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Ukraine war latest: Drone strikes on Yandex data centers disrupt Russian court hearings, media reports

Key developments on Oct. 20: * Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers disrupt Russian court hearings, media reports * Ukraine's HUR claims 108 Russian soldiers killed, 29 captured in Sumy Oblast operation * Power outages in half of Ukraine's oblasts after Russian assault on power plants * Fire at oil pumping station in Russia’s Tambov Oblast after drone attack, monitoring channels say * Poland has no Patriot missiles left for Ukraine, Sikorski says * Russian drones strike Kyiv hospital,

As Trump turns toward Russia, Zelensky drops his restraint

President Volodymyr Zelensky has spent much of the past two years trying to win over Donald Trump. Flattery, constant meetings, and carefully calibrated concessions have become hallmarks of his dealings with the U.S. president. But the strategy has failed, prompting Zelensky to change course and adopt a more confrontational tone. "Frankly, Trump has crossed the Rubicon," a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent, summing up the mood in Kyiv following Washington's latest deals with Moscow

President Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels, Belgium, on Oct. 16, 2026.

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Journalism in Ukraine faces significant challenges including Russian disinformation campaigns, physical threats to reporters, and attacks on media infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. At least 79 journalists and media workers have been killed covering the war as of February 2025, according to the Institute of Mass Information.

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