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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · Dec 19

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News

The latest news about Russia and Ukraine, hand-picked for you every weekday morning (09:30 GMT+3).

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 3h

🇺🇦 Emergency crews restored power to many parts of #Ukraine on Friday after a Russian drone and missile attack struck energy facilities, plunging large parts of #Kyiv and other areas into darkness and cutting water supplies.

www.reuters.com/world/russia...

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 3h

ISW:

🇷🇺🇺🇲 The Kremlin continues parallel efforts to curry favor with the United States while deflecting blame onto #Ukraine and Europe for stalling negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine.

understandingwar.org/research/rus...

#Russia #USA

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 10, 2025

Russian forces launched a large, combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine on the night of October 9 to 10, per ISW.

understandingwar.org

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 14h

🇳🇱🇺🇦 The Netherlands has allocated €200 million to strengthen Ukraine’s anti—drone capabilities, according to Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Archive: archive.is/IlSAl

Dutch Pledge €200 Million to Bolster Ukraine’s Anti-Drone System

The Netherlands has allocated €200 million ($232 million) to strengthen Ukraine’s anti—drone capabilities, according to Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans.

www.bloomberg.com

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 14h

💬 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that #Russia deliberately waited for bad weather before staging a vast attack on Ukraine's energy system, adding the conditions reduced the efficiency of air defences by between 20% and 30%.

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 14h

🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪 The leaders of Britain, France and Germany said on Friday they had agreed in a phone call to move towards using the value of immobilised Russian assets to support Ukraine's armed forces.

The E3 leaders said they would do this in cooperation with the United States
www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 14h

🇵🇱🇺🇦 Generators, extra electricity supplies and an LNG terminal are at Ukraine's disposal, Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Friday, as Russia continues to attack Kyiv's energy infrastructure.

www.reuters.com/business/ene...

#poland

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 14h

💬 Poland's critical infrastructure has been subject to a growing number of cyberattacks by #Russia, whose military intelligence, has trebled its resources for such action against #Poland this year, the country's digital affairs minister told Reuters.

www.reuters.com/technology/p...

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 15h

🇷🇺📉 Russian tank and railcar maker Uralvagonzavod will move part of its civilian-sector staff to a four-day working week amid weakening demand, the company's press service told Russian media on Friday.

www.reuters.com/business/rus...

#russia

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 15h

🇵🇱 The Polish Prosecutor’s Office has filed an indictment with the Warsaw District Court against Tomasz L., a former employee of the Warsaw Civil Registry Office, accusing him of espionage carried out on behalf of Russian intelligence.

theins.press/en/news/285730

#Poland #Russia

Polish prosecutors charge former registry office employee with aiding Russian intelligence in creating fake identities for spies

The Polish Prosecutor’s Office has filed an indictment with the Warsaw District Court against Tomasz L

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 16h

🇱🇻 #Latvia has ordered 841 Russian citizens to leave the country by Oct. 13 after they failed to prove their Latvian language proficiency and to undergo mandatory security checks.

www.politico.eu/article/latv...

#Russia

Latvia orders more than 800 Russian citizens to leave by mid-October

Russian citizens who failed to comply with Riga’s new immigration rules must leave by Oct. 13 or risk deportation.

www.politico.eu

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 16h

😁 There simply weren’t enough Arab leaders saying ‘yes’ to warrant holding a summit. That’s what forced #Putin into a last-minute delay of an event he’d hoped would boost his standing in the region.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Archive: archive.is/ajZtD

#russia

Putin Scraps Summit Over Lack of Attendance From Arab Leaders

There simply weren’t enough Arab leaders saying ‘yes’ to warrant holding a summit. That’s what forced Russian President Vladimir Putin into a last-minute delay of an event he’d hoped would boost his s...

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 16h

🇺🇦🇬🇧 #Ukraine and the U.K. are negotiating a joint project to produce interceptor drones, which could yield around 2,000 units per month in the coming months, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 10.

kyivindependent.com/ukraine-uk-n...

Ukraine, UK negotiating joint production of 2,000 interceptor drones monthly

"Very shortly, we'll be producing around 2,000 drones a month, deliberately shipping all of them to Ukraine so they can be used to intercept Russian drones," U.K. Defense Readiness and Industry Minist...

kyivindependent.com

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 23h

🇩🇪🇺🇦 Germany’s Rheinmetall stated that #Ukraine will receive Skyranger 35 short-range air-defense systems mounted on Leopard 1 chassis, with the purchase to be financed by an EU member state using frozen Russian assets, the company announced on October 10.

united24media.com/latest-news/...

Ukraine to Receive Skyranger Air-Defense Systems Funded With “Hundreds of Millions” of Seized Russian Assets

The EU-funded purchase of Skyranger 35 systems by Ukraine, mounted on Leopard 1 chassis, represents a significant step in modernizing air defense.

united24media.com

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

💬 NATO's annual nuclear deterrence exercise, Steadfast Noon, will begin on October 13, Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday.

www.reuters.com/world/nato-s...

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

⚡️ The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado.

#NobelPrize #Venezuela

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

💬 German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Friday that he is confident European Union countries will find a solution to use Russian central bank assets to help #Ukraine

www.reuters.com/business/fin...

#russia #europe

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

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- MEPs demand a unified EU response to Russian hybrid warfare threats
- Finnish prosecutors appeal Baltic cable cuts case
- Ukraine's PM, top Zelensky aide heading to US next week
- Russia's industrial titans furlough workers as its war economy stalls

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News

The latest news about Russia and Ukraine, hand-picked for you every weekday morning (09:30 GMT+3).

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Briefing:

- China restricting sales to #Russia of tools needed for missile production
- Russia targets railway links to isolate Sumy, Chernihiv regions
- #Ukraine orders evacuation of kids around frontline city of Kramatorsk
- EU Commission to investigate allegations about Hungary spying

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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Archive: archive.is/zUllo

#russia #ukraine

South Africa Investigates How It Made a Part for Russian Drones

The manufacturer says it’s unclear how Russia obtained the equipment because it isn’t supposed to be sold for military use.

www.bloomberg.com

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

🇿🇦 South African authorities said they are investigating how electronic equipment made in the country ended up in Russian drones used to attack Ukraine.

The part in question is a laser range finder made by Lightware Optoelectronics Ltd., which is based on the outskirts of Pretoria.

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

🇷🇺 A Russian MiG-31 fighter-interceptor jet crashed in Lipetsk Oblast while attempting to land, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Oct. 9.

kyivindependent.com/russian-mig-...

#russia

Russian MiG-31 fighter jet crashed in western region during landing, Moscow says

The MiG-31, a twin-seat supersonic aircraft capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, has been widely used by Russia to strike targets deep inside Ukraine.

kyivindependent.com

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

😁 #Russia would back Trump's candidature for the Nobel Peace Prize, state news agency TASS quoted Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov as saying on Friday.

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

#usa

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 Alarmed by Russia's vast military spending since its 2022 invasion of #Ukraine, the three Baltic states are drawing up contingency plans to deal with the possibility of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing a Russian troop buildup or attack.

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

#europe

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

🇪🇺🇷🇺 The EU has reduced its reliance on once-dominant supplier #Russia by roughly 90% since 2022. It nonetheless imported more than 11 billion euros of Russian energy in the first eight months of this year, according to a Reuters analysis of data from the CREA.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...

#europe

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 1d

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on #Ukraine overnight on Oct. 10, killing a child and injuring 15 people in the country while leaving large parts of Kyiv without power.

kyivindependent.com/potential-wa...

'Missiles, one after another' — Child killed, 15 injured across Ukraine as Russian strike causes blackouts in Kyiv

"From the explosions that just occurred — a ballistic missile attack is ongoing. Missiles one after another, air defense is active," Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said.

kyivindependent.com

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