The Kremlin can continue funding its war effort in the near term due to steady commodity revenues, competent economic management, and increased domestic repression 5/
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Russia prepares for prolonged war, boosts military spending 22.6%
Russia is preparing for a prolonged war in Ukraine and, possibly, the region. It will wreak its economy and quality of life, but who cares Russia's 2025 budget shows a significant increase in military spending, up 22.6% from 2024 and 58% from the original 2023 draft 1/
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Thematic conferences end, no November Peace Summit
At the end of October, the thematic conferences that will form the basis for the second Peace Summit are coming to an end. However, there are no plans to hold the summit in November, Dariia Zarivna, an adviser to the head of the Presidential Office, told Telegraph.
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Russian drones near South Ukraine NPP
On the night of October 7, two Russian drones were spotted near the industrial site of the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant. The occupiers again violated the no-fly zone around the plant, Energoatom reported.
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Hungary delays EU loan to Ukraine until November
Hungary confirmed that it will delay the EU's plan for a 35 billion euro loan to Ukraine as part of the G7's commitment to provide Kyiv with funds from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets until after the US presidential election on November 5, according to Euronews.
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Shared goal of victory and lasting peace, says Ukraine minister at forum
"We are united by the single goal of victory: the achievement of lasting peace." – Minister @andrii_sybiha at the International Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2024 organised by @UA_Institute in cooperation with the MFA of Ukraine
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Occupants steal 180,000 tons of Ukrainian grain from Mariupol
Russian occupiers have exported more than 180,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain through the port of Mariupol this year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. 'There is a robbery of the temporarily occupied territories in order to finance the war with the stolen money,' he stated.
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Spartan Brigade destroys Russian BMP-2 in Kharkiv direction
🔥 Точний скид з дрону: ворожа БМП-2 злетіла в повітря
— НГУ (@ng_ukraine) 8 octobre 2024
Харківський напрямок.
⚔️ Аеророзвідники бригади #Спартану #НГУ з повітря знищили бойову машину піхоти. Влучний скид і БМП-2 запалала, а потім підірвалася. pic.twitter.com/3NMWQWsox7Точний скид з дрону: ворожа БМП-2 злетіла в повітря Харківський напрямок. Аеророзвідники бригади #Спартану #НГУ з повітря знищили бойову машину піхоти. Влучний скид і БМП-2 запалала, а потім підірвалася.
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Over 20,000 Ukrainians applied to recruitment centers
More than 20,000 Ukrainians have applied to the recruiting centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense said. 5,091 people are already being considered for admission to the Defense Forces, and 1,726 have already started service or will soon join the army.
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Kremlin denies war crimes despite mounting evidence
It is infuriating that the Kremlin continues to deny that its forces commit war crimes in Ukraine, despite ever increasing evidence to the contrary 11X
