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Russian billionaires 'volunteer' to fund state budget after closed-door meeting with Putin, Reuters reports
Wealthy Russians have already contributed a total of 471 billion rubles (over $5.6 billion) to the state budget in 2026, according to Reuters. The payments are listed as "voluntary receipts" in budget documents.
Washington should pay attention to Ukraine's new robotic counteroffensive
Imagine heavy drones flying 15 to 20 kilometers (approximately 9.3 to 12.4 miles) deep into enemy rear positions and then deploying unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles), essentially robots, that drive even deeper into the rear. There, in areas the enemy considers relatively safe and calm, these robots can destroy Russian logistics, strike dugouts, eliminate military personnel, and sometimes even take prisoners of war. Russian soldiers can surrender directly to the robots
Ukraine war latest: Russia takes aim at key Kyiv bridge for second day
Key developments on Oct. 2: * Key Kyiv bridge hit by Russian drones fourth time in 2 days * Ukraine aims to produce up to 400 interceptor drones as Russian jet-powered drone use grows, Zelensky says * UK sanctions 7 Russians over deportation, indoctrination of Ukrainian children * Russian Mi-8 helicopter reportedly shot down in friendly-fire incident over Voronezh Oblast * Russian glide bombs strike Kharkiv, kill women, injure children * Russia planning to increase "hybrid warfare" activi
Russia planning to increase 'hybrid warfare' activity in Europe, Ukrainian intelligence warns
The Russian special services are targeting military facilities, critical infrastructure, and communication systems, Ukraine's military intelligence service (HUR) warned.
Ukraine returned 41 civilians from occupied territories through Volyn border crossing in August and September, says ombudsman
Among those returned were people held under forced medical treatment and at risk of mobilization by Russia, according to Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
Russian glide bombs strike Kharkiv, kill women, injure children
One of the Russian glide-bombs "completely destroyed" a residential building, Kharkiv city mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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Asked what the missile struck, Zelensky's communications advisor told the Kyiv Independent: "We're not telling."
