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Monday, October 19
Russian ballistic missiles slam Kyiv right as air raid alarms sound
"The 'warning' about a ballistic threat came through only after the strike had already happened," a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent. "They're up to something again."
US Treasury Secretary downplays Russia sanctions waiver, warns Zelensky to 'be careful'
Trump appointee Scott Bessent insisted that no sanctions against Russia had been lifted — they had merely been waived.
'I want this war end' — Trump defends pro-Russian policies in scathing diatribe against Zelensky
"His country is in shambles, a large portion of his land is lost, his oceans and seas are gone, and his male population is low, wounded, and/or dead."
Sunday, October 18
US resumes intel sharing on Russian missile launches with Ukraine, Zelensky says
"We are very thankful for this... Now it works," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
NATO jets scramble as drone explodes in Lithuanian airspace
A flying object, likely a drone, entered Lithuanian airspace and exploded on Oct. 18, sending residents to shelters and damaging a civilian vehicle, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said.
How Starlink gave Ukraine a ‘middle strike’ advantage that is now at risk
How are Ukraine’s drones disrupting Russian supply lines — and can Ukraine hold on to its advantage? Flying far behind enemy lines, “middle-strike” drones hunt the fuel, ammunition, and reinforcements Russia needs to sustain its assaults. Starlink has helped make this campaign possible, but dependence on Elon Musk’s satellite network leaves Ukraine vulnerable to restrictions on its use. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell embeds with Ukraine’s 422nd Unmanned Systems Regiment on the southern
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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"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.
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