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Monday, October 19
Russian ballistic missiles slam Kyiv right as air raid alarms sound
"The 'warning' about a ballistic threat came through only after the strike had already happened," a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent. "They're up to something again."
US Treasury Secretary downplays Russia sanctions waiver, warns Zelensky to 'be careful'
Trump appointee Scott Bessent insisted that no sanctions against Russia had been lifted — they had merely been waived.
'I want this war end' — Trump defends pro-Russian policies in scathing diatribe against Zelensky
"His country is in shambles, a large portion of his land is lost, his oceans and seas are gone, and his male population is low, wounded, and/or dead."
Sunday, October 18
US resumes intel sharing on Russian missile launches with Ukraine, Zelensky says
"We are very thankful for this... Now it works," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
NATO jets scramble as drone explodes in Lithuanian airspace
A flying object, likely a drone, entered Lithuanian airspace and exploded on Oct. 18, sending residents to shelters and damaging a civilian vehicle, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said.
How Starlink gave Ukraine a ‘middle strike’ advantage that is now at risk
How are Ukraine’s drones disrupting Russian supply lines — and can Ukraine hold on to its advantage? Flying far behind enemy lines, “middle-strike” drones hunt the fuel, ammunition, and reinforcements Russia needs to sustain its assaults. Starlink has helped make this campaign possible, but dependence on Elon Musk’s satellite network leaves Ukraine vulnerable to restrictions on its use. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell embeds with Ukraine’s 422nd Unmanned Systems Regiment on the southern
About Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is Russia's president, a position he has held since 2012 and previously from 2000 to 2008, following his tenure as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Born on October 7, 1952, Putin served as a KGB officer before entering politics in the 1990s and consolidating authoritarian control over Russia's political system.
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