The world’s richest man announced on Twitter on Oct. 15 that his company would continue to fund the operation of the Starlink internet service in Ukraine. "The hell with it," he wrote. “Even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free.” The announcement came a day after Musk said that his company SpaceX can't pay for Starlink "indefinitely" while also sending "several thousand more terminals that have data usage up to 100X greater than typical households."
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The number includes 890 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu said her country's path toward European Union integration can only continue if her pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) secures a parliamentary majority in the upcoming elections.
Russia's crude oil exports declined sharply in the first seven months of 2025, falling by nearly 30 million barrels compared to the same period in 2024, Bloomberg reported July 29.
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The new law provides compensation for material and moral damages incurred by victims of deportation and their descendants.
Russia launched a missile attack on a military training facility of Ukraine's Ground Forces on July 29, killing at least three soldiers and injuring another 18.
Ukrainian special forces destroyed Russian weaponry and personnel during a combat operation on the Tendra Spit, an island off the coast of the occupied area of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on July 29.
"I don't know if it’s gonna affect Russia, because he (Russian President Vladimir Putin) wants to obviously probably keep the war going, but we're gonna put tariffs and various things," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said both leaders expressed support for the new bill and agreed on the urgent need for the Ukrainian parliament to vote on it this week.
The waiver allows the company to continue its operational and contractual activities without disruption for another month.
The newly developed Threeminer ground drone, designed for mine-laying operations, costs about Hr 120,000 ($3,000) to produce.
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