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Received — 15 October 2026 ⏭ The Kyiv Independent

Russian drone strikes leave portions of Kyiv without power, fires burning

15 October 2026 at 21:23
Damage to energy facilities in the Kyiv region has also reduced water pressure in areas of the capital on the Dnipro River's right bank. Emergency specialists are switching power supplies to water pumping stations, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

UK to resupply Ukraine with more Storm Shadow missiles to strike Russia, Bloomberg reports

15 October 2026 at 20:26
In a meeting in London on Oct. 14, President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham agreed on a new shipment of missiles, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. No official public announcement of this resupply has been made.

Russian soldier faces life in prison over alleged killing of 5 Ukrainian troops, civilian in Kharkiv Oblast

15 October 2026 at 18:47
The suspect was identified as 36-year-old Leonid Ryzhikov, a Russian citizen from St. Petersburg who served in the 2nd Battalion of Russia's 1009th Motorized Rifle Regiment.

No one's owning up to throttling Ukraine's military Starlink, and that's telling

15 October 2026 at 18:42

Nearly 48 hours after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, nobody in Washington, nor at SpaceX, has taken responsibility for the apparent decision to hobble Ukrainian military communications.

Starshield terminals — the militarized version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet system — began losing connectivity as they

The EU loophole Russia is using to free its oligarchs from sanctions

15 October 2026 at 18:20
Russia has exploited an EU sanctions loophole to unfreeze $3 billion worth of assets held by Belgium's Euroclear, according to a Flemish media report, and Austria's Raiffeisen Bank could be about to execute the same maneuver.

The Russian commentators living in Europe who justify Moscow's war against Ukraine

15 October 2026 at 17:59

Latvia's decision last week to declare Russian-born journalist and blogger Leonid Ragozin persona non grata has drawn attention to a broader trend: Russians who once presented themselves as opponents of Vladimir Putin are now accused of echoing Kremlin narratives.

Some now live in Europe, taking advantage of the

Russia builds massive new launch base for jet-powered attack drones in six weeks, satellite images show

15 October 2026 at 17:41
Ukrainian open-source intelligence (OSINT) group Absolutely Reliable Source reported the construction on Oct. 13, citing satellite imagery. The analysts identified eight launch positions and 32 areas for preparing drones for takeoff.

Open letter to Trump from ex-Ukrainian President Yushchenko: Ukraine's desire for peace is not willingness to surrender

15 October 2026 at 16:40

Mr. President,

I write these words without diplomatic formulas or ceremonial language. I write simply, from one human being to another, and from one president to another — two men who understand that there are moments in history when decisions determine not only the fate of nations, but the fate

Europe shuts US out of Russian assets conversation

15 October 2026 at 15:02
"These are frozen Russian assets held in Europe, belonging to Russians who are destroying Ukraine and killing people there every day... the idea of releasing these assets is completely out of the question," said Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.

Zelensky arrives in Belgium, prepares to meet Prime Minister De Wever

15 October 2026 at 14:16
"All of us in Europe want this war to end. And for that to happen, strong signals are needed — more real pressure on Russia and more defense support for Ukraine," Zelensky wrote on social media upon arrival.

From Oleshky to Mariupol, crises across Russian-occupied Ukraine deepen

15 October 2026 at 13:30

While the humanitarian crisis in the Russian-occupied front-line city of Oleshky recently garnered media attention, all regions of occupied Ukraine face worsening humanitarian issues at the hands of Russia's occupation authorities.

Across all occupied territories, civilians face failing water and electricity systems, shortages of qualified doctors, deteriorating municipal

ECHR opens proceedings againt Hungary over detention, 'torture' of Ukrainian bank staff

15 October 2026 at 13:06
"The fact that the ECHR has accepted the complaint and opened proceedings indicates that there are reasonable legal grounds for the case, that it has legal merit, and that the court intends to examine it on its merits," the Ukrainian state-owned Oschadbank said.

Ukrainian parliament passes key bill on international parcel taxes

15 October 2026 at 10:20
The bill's passage is a condition for unlocking an approximately $700 million IMF tranche and 3.7 billion euros ($4.1 billion) in EU macro-financial assistance.

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