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Ukraine reportedly targets Russian cruise missile fuel plant, oil depot in overnight attack
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.

Founder of Russian war propaganda channel Rybar detained in Montenegro
Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria Zvinchuk, and three other associates were detained in an operation by Montenegrin police and security service on the morning of Oct. 9, local media reported.

Second Russian Yandex data center damaged by drone attack in two days, company says
Several modules of the data center were completely knocked out of operation, Yandex said in a statement.

Update: Austria releases Ukrainian journalist but he's still incommunicado, his colleague reportedly injured
The acclaimed journalist was reportedly on an editorial assignment in Vienna with his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko when he was detained by Austrian authorities.

Food court flop? Kyiv’s historic market empties after million-dollar makeover
Bessarabskyi Market has stood in Kyiv for 114 years. Its upscale makeover lasted less than one. Less than a year after the late-2025 reopening, most of the restaurants are gone, and the hall is quieter than before the renovation. Before the makeover, Bessarabskyi was a labyrinth of produce stalls, offering everything from churchkhela — a sweet from the Caucasus — and watermelons from southern Ukraine to pigs' feet and sauerkraut craft beer. But by the end of 2025, the maze of vendors had shru

Russian attacks kill at least 41, injure 67 across Ukraine as glide bombs strike Zaporizhzhia
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 136 drones, including 93 jet-powered Shahed-type drones, Ukraine's Air Force said.

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