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Wednesday, October 7
Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 19 dead
Explosions rocked Kyiv overnight on Oct. 7 as Moscow launched its latest mass missile and drone attack on the capital, coinciding with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.
'We're ready to fight' — How a pipeline meant to prepare Kyiv for Russian strikes pitted Ukrainians against their city council
In one of Kyiv's hardest-hit districts, a heating pipeline meant to help residents weather Russian attacks this winter has instead pitted them against their own city's administration. Residents of Teremky, a neighborhood in southwestern Kyiv, say that while they are not against the pipeline itself, they oppose what they see as an unnecessary destruction of greenery to build it. But after a violent pushback by municipal security guards injured several demonstrators, including women, the protest
EU provides Ukraine 1.2 billion euros for drones and missiles
"The money will be spent on drones, drone interceptors, drone ammunition, and missiles manufactured by Ukrainian entities," reads a European Commission press release.
EU ambassadors clear path for Ukraine to open two new accession clusters
Assuming all goes as planned, opening the two clusters could help Ukraine benefit from the European Commission's new "gradual integration" idea.
Norway's 2027 budget includes almost $9 billion in new Ukraine support
The money would be funneled into Norway's Nansen Support Program, named after humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, who led famine relief efforts in Ukraine in the early 1920s.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,544,260 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,690 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
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