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EIB’s second $106 mn tranche unlocks repairs for war-damaged Ukrainian schools and hospitals

Schools, kindergartens, hospitals, and heating systems across Ukrainian communities will receive funding as the government unlocks $106 mn from the European Investment Bank's second tranche under the Ukraine Recovery Programme III

byMaria Tril

Flag of the European Union, illustrative image. Photo via Eastnews.ua.

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Ukraine set to gain access to $8.4 bn EU defence fund by year’s end

Ukraine could gain access to a $8.4 bn European defence fund before the end of 2025, following an informal agreement reached between EU lawmakers and Denmark's Council presidency on 5 Nov.

byMaria Tril

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Czech Republic plans to abandon Ukraine after delivering 850,000 shells as Russian intimidation fractures EU unity

The incoming Czech government plans to prioritize "diplomatic efforts" and shift from military to humanitarian aid despite Russia showing no interest in peace negotiations, intensifying attacks throughout 2025, and conducting its first strike on NATO territory in Poland.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian forces target Russian energy grid: Oryol power plant hit twice in five days

The largest power plant in Russia's Oryol Oblast came under missile attack early 5 Nov., just days after a previous strike caused massive power outages across the city

byMaria Tril

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Russia buys 18,000 drones to train schoolchildren for war, Ukrainian intelligence says

Russia has transformed hundreds of schools into military training facilities, spending $82 million on 18,000 combat drones that teach teenagers reconnaissance and attack operations as part of a program to train one million drone specialists by 2030

byMaria Tril

nato official serious risk russian nuclear escalation present patrick turner senior representative ukraine

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NATO confirms $60 bn Ukraine aid package for 2026, double of country’s self-funding capacity

Four aid packages have been announced under NATO's PURL initiative for Ukraine, with funding set to reach $60 billion in 2026, Patrick Turner, head of NATO's representation in Ukraine, said.

byMaria Tril

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ISW: Russia took 21 months to reach Pokrovsk using air interdiction and drone suppression

Nearly 100 Russian fireteams pour into Pokrovsk daily, moving so rapidly that Ukrainian drone operators cannot launch their equipment in time, according to a Ukrainian drone unit operating in the sector.

byMaria Tril

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Small Russian groups in civilian clothes push south of Pokrovsk, says Ukrainian paratrooper

Ukrainian forces from the 25th Sich Airborne Brigade recently eliminated a Russian group attempting to cut the road to Rodynske as Moscow's troops intensify efforts to sever supply lines to Pokrovsk

byMaria Tril

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He got smashed, then drank even more vodka and signed contract: Russian POW shares his story in Ukrainian captivity

“I woke up hungover and went to enlist — still drunk,” he said.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine destroys Russia’s newest reconnaissance drone named after Kyivan Rus ruler (VIDEO)

The operation shows that, regardless of name or design, Russian unmanned aerial assets remain highly vulnerable to precision countermeasures of Ukrainian forces.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine fights to prevent logistics collapse in Pokrovsk as Russian artillery, drones, and guided bombs level city’s blocks

Currently, the battle for Pokrovsk remains central to the struggle for the east of Ukraine.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian special forces establish corridor in burning Pokrovsk after historic parachute-free insertion (VIDEO)

Russia seeks to capture Pokrovsk to demonstrate it can seize eastern Ukraine and pressure Kyiv into surrendering occupied territories.

byOlena Mukhina

A team of Ukrainian deminers in full gear walks into a field past a red and yellow "Danger Mines!" warning sign with a skull and crossbones

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AI-powered drones deliver 800% productivity surge in Ukraine demining surveys, new research reveals

Technology cuts survey costs by 50% per hectare.

byMaxim Volovich

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He tried to get away with money for army — but Ukraine caught him in Armenia

The organizer of a massive $480,000 fraud scheme is handed over by Armenia to Ukrainian authorities.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discuss the "Octopus" interceptor drone, a joint UK-Ukraine production, shown in the foreground

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UK to bolster Ukraine’s sky shield with thousands of new “Octopus” interceptor drones and missiles

New systems aim to counter Russian attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure.

byMaxim Volovich

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Elite Ukrainian drone pilot who survived Krynky killed at outdoor awards ceremony as negligence investigation launched

Volodymyr Sviatnenko, call sign "Znakhar" (healer), earned his name carrying wounded from Krynyky's killing fields and pioneered optical drone piloting techniques he taught to others, but died with the 35th Marine Brigade's best pilots and infantry in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russian military aircraft trigger three NATO scrambles over Baltic in single week

NATO fighter jets patrolling Baltic airspace scrambled three times in one week to identify Russian military aircraft flying between mainland Russia and Kaliningrad Oblast, with at least one reconnaissance plane operating without a radar transponder or flight plan

byMaria Tril

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Denmark pledges $1.4 mn for Ukrainian heritage as UNESCO counts 500+ sites destroyed

Denmark is contributing $1.4 million to a new Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund targeting restoration of sites destroyed since Russia's 2022 invasion, with UNESCO documenting over 500 damaged cultural objects across Ukraine

byMaria Tril

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Brussels to release fifth Ukraine Facility payment on 4 November

The European Union will approve $1.46 bn in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine on 4 November, following last week's decision by EU ambassadors to greenlight the fifth Ukraine Facility tranche

byMaria Tril

Carsten Linnemann, general secretary of Germany's Christian Democratic Union.

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German ruling party official says young Ukrainian men should work, not seek welfare

The number of young Ukrainian men aged 18 to 22 entering Germany has increased nearly 95-fold over two months, jumping from 19 per week in mid-August to up to 1,800 per week in October, according to Germany's Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs.

byMaria Tril