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Energy facilities across Ukraine targeted as Russian attacks kill at least 8, injure 67 over past day
Ukrainian private energy company DTEK said one of its thermal power plants had halted generation following a Russian attack.
First tanker with Russian diesel under Trump deal heads to US, Reuters reports
The tanker Agioi Fanendes is delivering the first cargo as part of a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 9 to purchase Russian diesel.
US Senator Blumenthal opens probe into Ukraine Starshield restrictions
"This decision to limit critical technology for a key ally... (puts) Ukrainian forces at risk and their people in peril," Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote in a letter addressed to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,574,620 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,830 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Analysis: Ukraine, Russia set stage for climax of Battle of Donbas
This autumn, as Russia escalated its total-war-style strike campaign against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and economy, and relations between Kyiv and Washington hit an all-time low, the daily battles along Ukraine’s vast battlefield have faded into the background of the information space. Despite the reduced attention in international media — often spawning misleading perceptions that both sides are bogged down in some kind of stalemate — the attritional fighting in Ukraine’s east remains
Russian drone attack injures 9 people, including 2 children
"Russia continues its deliberate terror against the peaceful Zhytomyr Oblast," regional Governor Vitalii Bunechko wrote on Telegram.
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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