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Investigation: How scammers exploit Ukraine’s occupation to deceive foreign men
Since 2022, the non-profit Helping to Leave has received thousands of requests to rescue people from Russian-occupied territories. Some of those requests were to rescue women who may have never existed at all. The charity has helped thousands of people flee occupied areas, and its team was used to urgent pleas for evacuation. But over time, a different kind of request began arriving. Foreign men started writing to Helping to Leave asking to rescue Ukrainian women they had met online, women the
Order limiting Starlink access for Ukraine's military came from within White House, Reuters reports
Starlink, implemented speed restrictions on Oct. 14 without warning, limiting speed to 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour). The unexpected restriction disrupted active military operations, including the use of mid-range strike and interceptor drones.
Ukraine's Patriot interceptor stocks again reach critically low levels, media reports
Ukraine's supply of Patriot interceptor missiles has reached a critical low, multiple media outlets reported on Oct. 15 citing Ukrainian officials, as Russia intensifies attacks on energy infrastructure ahead of the upcoming winter months.
'I'm not a big fan of Zelensky,' Trump says as US-Ukraine tensions deepen
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Newsmax published on Oct. 15, describing the Ukrainian president as "not a good guy for (the U.S.) to deal with."
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Yandex data center, warehouses in overnight attack on Russia
According to monitoring channels ExileNova+ and SuperNova+, Russian technology giant Yandex's data center in Vladimir Oblast, around 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border, was targeted in the overnight operation.
G7 countries pledge 260 million euros to repair Chornobyl safety infrastructure damaged in Russian attack
The confinement structure, located about 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Kyiv, was severely damaged in February 2025 after being struck by a Russian drone.
About EBRD
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is a multilateral bank founded in 1991 with headquarters in London. The EBRD supports economic development across Central and Eastern Europe and has invested over €20 billion in Ukraine since 1993, making it the bank's largest country of operations. Since February 2022, the bank has mobilized emergency financing for infrastructure repairs and reconstruction.
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Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that only the U.S. president has the right to determine speed and usage restrictions for Starlink military systems.
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