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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 13h

French portal Intelligence Online claimed some officials were offered places on his "parliamentary list,' though Zaluzhnyi had allegedly not yet decided to run for president.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 14h

Oksana Torop, media advisor to Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, denied that he plans to form a team for elections or invite soldiers, stating that Zaluzhnyi is not considering elections while the war continues.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 14h

The Servant of the People faction supported the candidacy of Tetiana Berezhna, acting Minister of Culture, for the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy of Ukraine and Minister of Culture of Ukraine, MP Yevheniya Kravchuk reported.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 15h

A large fire occurred at an OJSC Zavod Pripoyev warehouse in the Russian city of Novosibirsk, with a fire train called to extinguish it. The cause is unknown, and the roof collapse hampers efforts, according to the Emergencies Ministry. No casualties were reported at this stage.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 16h

The Verkhovna Rada failed to vote on the appointment of candidates for the position of judge of the Constitutional Court, according to the broadcast of the meeting.

Currently, there are two vacancies in the Constitutional Court under the Verkhovna Rada quota, for which four candidates applied.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 17h

Ukrainian long-range drone-missiles are proving more effective, especially in destroying Russian air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a meeting with Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) head Vasyl Maliuk.

Ukrainian long-range drone-missiles prove more effective, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian long-range drone-missiles are showing greater effectiveness, particularly in destroying Russian air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a meeting with Security Servic...

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 18h

This data was entered into the War&Sanctions registry, which tracks stolen heritage objects.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 18h

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence reported that 178 artifacts, including over 140 from illegal Crimea excavations, were stolen by Russian authorities from Ukraine's occupied territories, including the Kamyana Mohyla Museum in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 18h

Ukraine's parliament approved the continuation of local councils and their heads during wartime, postponing new elections, which were to take place this October, until martial law ends, MPs Yaroslav Zheleznyak and Iryna Gerashchenko reported.

308 MPs voted in favor of resolution No. 14301.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 19h

Ukraine's MPs submitted a record 3,339 amendments to the 2026 draft state budget, over 59% more than last year, breaking a 19-year record. The last time more than 3,000 amendments were made was for the 2022 budget draft before the invasion, with 3,284 amendments. The previous record was set in 2007.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 20h

Russian forces hit Yofi, Ukraine's top hummus maker, temporarily halting supplies, the company announced on Instagram.

Russians hit the factory of Ukraine's largest hummus producer Yofi: production suspended

Russian forces struck the factory of Yofi, Ukraine's leading hummus producer, forcing the company to temporarily suspend product supplies, the firm announced on Instagram.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 21h

Russian forces unleashed a barrage on Chernihiv Oblast overnight into Wednesday, damaging rail lines, an oil depot, and energy facilities, regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported.

Russian strikes damage Chernihiv Oblast rail, oil and power infrastructure overnight

Russian forces unleashed a barrage on Chernihiv Oblast overnight into Wednesday, damaging rail lines, an oil depot and energy facilities, regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported .

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 22h

The aggressor launched drones from Kursk, Bryansk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, as well as from Hvardiyske and Chauda in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Of the 183 drones launched, approximately 100 were Shahed drones.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 22h

Overnight into Wednesday, Russian troops fired 183 Shahed and Gerbera strike drones and other types of unmanned aerial vehicles at Ukraine. Air defense forces destroyed 154 drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 23h

Russian troops struck a DTEK thermal power plant. As a result, two employees were injured, Ukraine's largest private energy company reported.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Estonian company Milrem Robotics will provide Ukraine with over 150 THeMIS combat ground platforms. The project will be financed and coordinated by the Netherlands, the company reports.

The agreement was signed on Monday at the Dutch VDL factory in Born, with Dutch DM Ruben Brekelmans in attendance

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Kyiv's Pecherskyi District Court has extended the preventive measure for Maksim Bobyliev, a former Ukrainian POW suspected of cruel treatment of Ukrainian soldiers in captivity and facing up to 12 years in prison. He will be held in custody until December 3, hromadske's correspondent reports.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Ukrainian unmanned aerial systems struck 66,500 Russian targets in September 2025, a 10.8% increase from August, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Tuesday.

Ukrainian drones hit 66,500 Russian targets in September, up 10.8% from August – Syrskyi

Ukrainian unmanned aerial systems struck 66,500 Russian targets in September 2025, a 10.8% increase from August, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Tuesday.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Ukraine is negotiating a 30% increase in natural gas imports, Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk told journalists.

She discussed this with G7 representatives on Tuesday, and efforts are underway to increase the $500 million EBRD loan and the €300 million European Investment Bank grant.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Skorokhod expressed outrage that the bill was not on the agenda, calling it a "strategically important" issue, stating it would show the Verkhovna Rada's "loyalty and commitment" to Trump's work.

hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

MPs Anna Skorokhod and Mykola Tyshchenko urged Ukrainian lawmakers to support a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for US President Donald Trump during the Tuesday session.

In late September, some Ukrainian legislators drafted a resolution for the appeal.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

On Tuesday morning, Russian troops attacked the Novhorod-Siverskyi district in Chernihiv Oblast with strike drones, damaging an agricultural enterprise building where grain was stored, according to local police.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

An Indian citizen surrendered to Ukrainian forces, saying he went to war to avoid imprisonment, the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade reported. The 22-year-old Majoti, who studied in Russia, was jailed there for 7 years for drugs, and then offered a Russian army contract to evade punishment.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Russian troops struck energy infrastructure sites in Chernihiv Oblast for the second straight day on Monday, sparking fires and partial blackouts, the regional military administration and the State Emergency Service reported.

Russian forces target Chernihiv Oblast energy sites again, triggering power outage schedules

Russian troops struck energy infrastructure sites in Chernihiv Oblast for the second straight day on Monday, sparking fires and partial blackouts, the regional military administration and the State...

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

European Union countries will restrict Russian diplomats' travel within the EU due to a rise in sabotage incidents involving agents under diplomatic cover, FT reports.

The rules will require Russian diplomats in EU capitals to notify host governments of their travel plans before crossing borders.

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