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Hungary ready to allow Ukrainian grain transit to Western Europe, prime minister says
"If it just passes through the country, then obviously there is no obstacle to it," Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.
Massive Ukrainian drone attack hit oil facility, bridge, and data centers in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed the attack, reporting fires at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpinsky District.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,565,060 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 2,090 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Marco Rubio says Trump's Russian oil sanctions waiver is a '60-day pause,' denies restricting Starlink access
"I think the President wants to take the 60-day period of time to sort of analyze what imposing both sanctions and tariffs will mean to the global economy and even to the U.S. economy," said Rubio.
Kromberg and Schubert electrical wiring plant in Lutsk halts operations following Russian attack
The Lutsk facility in northwestern Ukraine, which manufactures wiring systems for BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Skoda vehicles, was attacked by Russian drones on Oct. 16.
Romanian F-16s down two jet-powered drones after airspace incursion
The two drones were jet-powered, belonging to the Geran-family of attack drones frequently used by Russia to attack targets in Ukraine, according to Romania's Defense Ministry. The Ministry did not specify which nation the drones belonged to.
About Odesa Oblast
The region in Ukraine’s southwest covers 33,310 square kilometers (12,861 square miles) along Ukraine's Black Sea coast, with a population of approximately 2.4 million and Odesa city as its administrative center. Odesa Oblast borders Moldova to the west, and Romania across the delta of the Danube. Odesa Oblast serves as Ukraine's main maritime trade gateway and has faced repeated Russian missile and drone strikes targeting port infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
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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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