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Thursday, October 8
Lithuania to deploy troops along border with Russia's Kaliningrad after Latvia incident
The move is a preventative measure in response to signals that Russia may announce mobilization, Lithuanian Interior Minister Martians Katelynas said.
Russia hits another Kyiv apartment building after day of deadly strikes, injuring 4
The strike caused a fire and partial structural damage at a 12-story building, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. Four people were injured, including two children.
56 Ukrainians still missing as Nepal ends flash flood search-and-rescue operation
"Unfortunately, despite weeks of efforts by diplomats, consuls, and rescuers, (the missing Ukrainians) have still not been found among either the dead or the injured," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Wednesday, October 7
Explosive device in field kills 2 boys in Sumy Oblast
Two 14-year-old boys in the Konotop district were killed after the device detonated, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said. The prevalence of unexploded ordnance and landmines poses severe risk to Ukrainian civilians in front-line regions.
Amid the rubble of a Ukrainian apartment building, locals have one wish for Putin’s birthday
PRYLUKY, Chernihiv Oblast – Families stand outside the ruins of a five-story apartment building, watching rescuers dig through what remains of their homes. Some sit wrapped in blankets, staring at the rescue operation, waiting to see who is pulled from the rubble next. Five so far are those of children, three of them only one year old. They were among at least 20 people killed by a Russian cruise missile that struck a five-story residential building in Pryluky as part of a mass salvo that stru
Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 28 dead including 5 children
Chernihiv Oblast Governor Viacheslav Chaus said that on Putin's birthday, he hopes "the Russian dictator ends up in custody in The Hague or in hell."
About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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