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Friday, October 9
Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian cruise missile fuel plant, missile facilities
Ukraine's military launched an attack on Russia's Tver Oblast overnight on Oct. 9, reportedly targeting a Russian factory that manufactures fuel components for Kh-55 and Kh-101 cruise missiles, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Why have EU sanctions missed the company behind Russia’s tank industry?
With more than four years of full-scale war and 12 years since Russia first invaded Ukraine, it seems the European Union has developed an extensive arsenal of tools to sanction Moscow, but one problem appears to persist: the visibility problem. Consider two companies that share a name. The first is Research and Production Corporation Uralvagonzavod in Nizhny Tagil, Russia's only tank manufacturer. It has been under EU sanctions since March 2022 for supplying the T-72B3 tanks used against Ukrai
Russian airports closed amid alleged Ukrainian balloon and drone raid
Local Russian Telegram channels showed mysterious balloons in the skies near Moscow, and air defense activity.
'We were being arrested like terrorists' - Ukrainian journalist says his detention in Austria was brutal
The acclaimed journalist was reportedly on an editorial assignment in Vienna with his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko when he was detained by Austrian authorities.
Montenegro to expel founder of Russian war blog Rybar, citing security reasons
"Today, employees of the Police Department, together with the National Security Agency and with the support of international partners, conducted a targeted and coordinated operation aimed at preventing, detecting, and neutralizing illegal activities on the territory of Montenegro," Montenegro's police said.
EU represented by von der Leyen's right-hand at Ukraine peace talks, sources say
Two EU officials confirmed that Bjoern Seibert would be representing the European Commission at those talks, alongside the National Security Advisers of the E3 countries: France, Germany, and the U.K.
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