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Analysis: Ukraine’s Starshield access is still crippled, and no one is taking the blame
Eleven days after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, there is still nobody in Washington who wants to take responsibility, while Trump administration officials continue pointing fingers firmly at SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 23 that U.S. President Donald Trump had ordered Musk on Oct. 21 to lift the restrictions on Ukraine's Starshield terminals, claiming Trump was "frustrated the system's speeds remained capped at around 100 mi
Austria expels 4 Russian diplomats, Moscow vows response
Three members of the Russian Embassy, as well as a Russian delegate at the OSCE responsible for military security and arms control, "carried out activities incompatible with their diplomatic status," Austria's Foreign Ministry said.
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.
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