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Friday, October 16
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Yandex data center, warehouses in overnight attack on Russia
According to monitoring channels ExileNova+ and SuperNova+, Russian technology giant Yandex's data center in Vladimir Oblast, around 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border, was targeted in the overnight operation.
G7 countries pledge 260 million euros to repair Chornobyl safety infrastructure damaged in Russian attack
The confinement structure, located about 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Kyiv, was severely damaged in February 2025 after being struck by a Russian drone.
Zelensky meets Belgian Prime Minister De Wever, but silence reigns on Russian assets
The talks apparently failed to yield a breakthrough on the fate of €200 billion ($227 billion) in Russian assets frozen by Euroclear under Belgian jurisdiction.
Thursday, October 15
Russian drone strikes leave portions of Kyiv without power, fires burning
Damage to energy facilities in the Kyiv region has also reduced water pressure in areas of the capital on the Dnipro River's right bank. Emergency specialists are switching power supplies to water pumping stations, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
UK to resupply Ukraine with more Storm Shadow missiles to strike Russia, Bloomberg reports
In a meeting in London on Oct. 14, President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham agreed on a new shipment of missiles, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. No official public announcement of this resupply has been made.
No one's owning up to throttling Ukraine's military Starlink, and that's telling
Nearly 48 hours after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, nobody in Washington, nor at SpaceX, has taken responsibility for the apparent decision to hobble Ukrainian military communications. Starshield terminals — the militarized version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet system — began losing connectivity as they approached a certain speed, causing havoc among Ukrainian drone units. The unexpected restriction disrupted active military operations, includi
About Privatization
Ukraine's privatization program aims to transfer state-owned enterprises to private ownership to improve the economy's competitiveness. Ukraine’s State Property Fund manages auctions for state assets ranging from small businesses to large industrial facilities, with proceeds designated for defense and reconstruction needs. Ukraine suspended privatization of strategic enterprises in March 2022 following Russia's full-scale invasion, but resumed limited sales of non-critical assets in 2023.
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Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that only the U.S. president has the right to determine speed and usage restrictions for Starlink military systems.
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