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Saturday, October 25
In times of war, even books take sides
There were two questions lingering over conversations among people at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair: Where was the stand of the Russian publisher Eksmo located, and why were they even allowed to be there nearly four years into Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine? I will never forget the look of horror and disgust of one exiled Russian author, who is fiercely pro-Ukrainian and quietly attended many of Ukraine's events at the book fair with a visible awe at this year's event program, when h
International Gymnastics Federation’s ‘neutral status’ is a sham that legitimizes Russian pro-war athletes
A lot happened this week. Russia hit a kindergarten in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where 48 children were sheltering. A Russian fighter jet violated Lithuanian airspace. And a former political candidate of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, Angelina Melnikova, won all-around gold at the 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Kremlin released a congratulatory statement to Melnikova, which read “Your outstanding performance in the individual all-around event
Russia is preparing Ukrainian children from occupied territories to fight in its war
High-ranking Russian officers are running military training programs for Ukrainian children from occupied territories and overseeing a system of youth militarization, an investigation by the Kyiv Indepndent has found. The programs are organized by the Warrior Center for Military and Patriotic Education — a network created in 2022 by direct order of Vladimir Putin. An investigation by the Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Unit revealed that Ukrainian teenagers from occupied parts of Kherson, Zapori
One of Russia's largest oil refineries reportedly suspends operations after Ukrainian attack
The plant is Russia's fourth-largest oil refinery and processed 13.1 million tons of oil last year, according to Russian estimates.
AI drones in Ukraine — this is where we're at
Ukraine’s drones are setting new standards for self-piloting on the battlefield. Full autonomy, however, remains well out of reach — and is likely to stay there. The broader vision of drones operating fully independently of pilots remains something of a holy grail for drone developers, even as it may seem a dystopian nightmare to many human rights activists and luminaries, including the pope himself. Ukrainian developers hope that progressively delegating more tasks to drones and software can
Russia attacks coal mine in central Ukraine with nearly 500 workers underground
All mine workers were brought to the surface safely, and none were injured, Ukrainian energy company DTEK said.
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Explosions took place at the Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Ploiești, southern Romania, as well as at Hungary’s largest oil refinery in Szazhalombatta.
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Trump's war mediation: 8 months of shifting between Ukraine, Russia
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