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Russia's largest Yandex data center reportedly hit in drone attack
The Sasovo data center is located on the grounds of the Sasta machine-tool plant, a manufacturer of metal-cutting and high-precision CNC metalworking machines used across Russian industry, including the defense-industrial, aerospace, oil and gas, and heavy machinery sectors.
US senators urge Trump administration to enforce new Russia sanctions law ahead of Oct. 18 deadline
The senators called for tougher action against Russia's oil revenues and sanctions-evasion networks, urging the administration to match European and U.K. designations of shadow-fleet vessels.
Moldova to build drone shelters near Ukrainian border amid escalating Russian attacks
In addition to the new structures, some Moldovan border guards currently stationed on the Ukrainian side of the border will be transferred to the Moldovan side.
Lithuania to deploy troops along border with Russia's Kaliningrad after Latvia incident
The move is a preventative measure in response to signals that Russia may announce mobilization, Lithuanian Interior Minister Martians Katelynas said.
Russia hits another Kyiv apartment building after day of deadly strikes, injuring 4
The strike caused a fire and partial structural damage at a 12-story building, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. Four people were injured, including two children.
56 Ukrainians still missing as Nepal ends flash flood search-and-rescue operation
"Unfortunately, despite weeks of efforts by diplomats, consuls, and rescuers, (the missing Ukrainians) have still not been found among either the dead or the injured," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
About Baltics
The Baltics comprise Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, three NATO member states on the Baltic Sea that together cover 175,000 square kilometers (67,568 square miles). The countries have a combined population of approximately 6 million. The Baltics strongly support Ukraine with military aid, refugee assistance, and international advocacy, and view Russian aggression as an existential threat due to their shared history of Soviet occupation.
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