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How Russia’s new jet drones are changing the threat to Kyiv
In this report, the Kyiv Independent’s Asami Terajima and Nick Allard join a Ukrainian volunteer air defense team defending Kyiv as Russia intensifies its drone attacks on the capital.
Germany announces $1.46 billion in aid for Ukraine, including interceptor drones
The package was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a joint press conference in Kyiv.
Russian attacks kill at least 5, injure 30 across Ukraine
Overnight, Russia launched 135 attack drones of various types, including 52 jet-powered drones, the Air Force said.
Russia targets Kyiv bridges for fourth consecutive day, hits Northern Bridge
From Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, Kyiv's Southern and Northern bridges were targeted in multiple Russian drone strikes amid an intensifying campaign against infrastructure in the capital.
Kyiv now feels like a front-line city — but its resolve is holding, for now
For much of Russia's full-scale war, massive attacks on Kyiv came mainly at night. Residents learned, as much as possible, to organize their lives around them. They would sleep in hallways or bathrooms, check Telegram channels for updates in the dark, then emerge in the morning and go to work, cafes, concerts, or dinner. That fragile division between wartime nights and relatively normal days is now disappearing. In recent weeks, Russia has increasingly launched jet-powered attack drones toward
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,540,700 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,750 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
About Steel production
Ukraine was the world's 13th-largest steel producer before Russia's full-scale invasion, with an annual output of approximately 21 million tons. The sector previously employed 280,000 workers and generated 12% of Ukraine's GDP. Russian attacks on metallurgical facilities have reduced steel production by over 70% since February 2022. Major plants, such as Azovstal in Mariupol, remain under Russian occupation. Others have ceased operations due to energy shortages and damaged infrastructure.
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