How Ukraine's top military units turned soldiers into employees—with better results After 3 years in Russian detention, a Ukrainian lieutenant was met off the bus by Azov Care, which arranged his hospital, prosthetic, 24/7 hotline. This soldier welfare approach—absent in Soviet
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Caturday in Dolyna: Last resident cares for 20+ cats and dogs
Caturday in the village of Dolyna in the Donetsk region of Ukraine: Only 1 resident is left, Yuriy Trofimovich. He cares for more than 20 cats plus two dogs—and today he added some kittens! The Hachiko team left food+medicine for Yuriy so he can keep helping them. 😺 pic.twitter.com/GXZivnI6Kz
— Nate Mook (@natemook) 18 octobre 2025Caturday in the village of Dolyna in the Donetsk region of Ukraine: Only 1 resident is left, Yuriy Trofimovich. He cares for more than 20 cats plus two dogs—and today he added some kittens! The Hachiko team left food+medicine for Yuriy so he can keep helping them.
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Mariupol defenders recreate photos after returning from Russian captivity
All of them endured the hell of Russian captivity – and almost 3.5 years later, Mariupol’s defenders have recreated the photos taken during the defense of Ukraine’s city, now that each of them has returned home. We are beyond grateful for their courage and resilience. All
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Finland provides 30th military aid package to Ukraine worth €52 million
Finland will provide Ukraine with its 30th military aid package estimated at €52 million ($60,6 million), the country's defense ministry @anttihakkanen said. The aid will mainly consist of new orders from Finnish defense companies, it said in a statement. It's also noted that,
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Estonia orders crypto trader to pay 30x donation to Ukrainian NGO
Estonia's State Prosecutor's Office ordered crypto trader to pay Ukrainian NGO 30 times the sum of a Russian donation, Eesti Ekspress reported. In 2022, a cryptocurrency investor made three donations from their Binance account to a Russian organization supplying equipment to
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Extradition Judge on Nord Stream Sabotage: “Justified, Rational, and Fair”
Judge Dariusz Łubowski on the decision regarding the extradition of the suspect in the Nord Stream bombing:
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 18 octobre 2025
“Those actions were not unlawful. On the contrary, they were justified, rational, and fair.”
📹 tvp .info https://t.co/YfUBUazGz4 pic.twitter.com/4v7pAF3oeuJudge Dariusz Łubowski on the decision regarding the extradition of the suspect in the Nord Stream bombing: “Those actions were not unlawful. On the contrary, they were justified, rational, and fair.” tvp.info
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Russia’s combat losses as of Oct. 18, 2025
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Oct. 18, 2025, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Zaporizhzhia NPP restaure l’alimentation après 4 semaines
Zaporizhzhia NPP starts restoring external power after 4 weeks on backup diesel generators—the longest emergency period in its history IAEA had to broker local ceasefires just to allow repairs at the Russian-occupied facility
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Russia attacks kill one, injure 11; Ukraine downs 136 drones.
Russian attacks kill one, injure 11 over past day. The Ukrainian Air Force reported downing 136 drones launched by Russia overnight.
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Ukraine frappe 1 039 cibles russes en 24h
Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi, also known as Madiar, said that in the last 24 hours Ukrainian drones hit 1,039 Russian targets Looking at October’s scale, 14,933 Russian targets were verified struck, including 4,352 occupiers SBS
