Editor’s note: This is issue 78 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Oct. 21- Oct. 27, 2024. The digest highlights steps tak Source : kyivindependent.com/mp-yarosl…
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Ex-Google CEO urges US to buy drones instead of 'useless' tanks, cites Ukraine experience
The U.S. military should replace its “useless” tanks with AI-powered drones, Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt said on Oct. 30, Bloomberg reported. Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conferen Source : …
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Mapping Russia’s War Machine on NATO’s Doorstep
An investigative report led by Anna Gielewska, published on October 30, 2024, reveals detailed analysis from high-resolution satellite images showing that Russia has significantly reinforced its military presence along NATO’s eastern flank, …
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Ukrainian Rescuers Help a Cat After Russian Drone Strike on Kyiv
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North Korean soldiers 50 km from Ukraine's border, including special forces, FT reports
Around 3,000 North Korean troops that arrived in Kursk Oblast were housed in barracks only 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 29, citing undi Source : kyivindependent.com/north-kor…
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Diplomacy like Lavrov
Diplomacy like Lavrov Moscow’s multiple acts of aggression against the rest of the world are the cause of a diplomatic backlash. The Western world does not wish to concede to the Kremlin’s politics, c Source : uacrisis.org/en/tiu8
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South Korea reportedly not considering direct 155 mm ammunition supplies to Ukraine
South Korea is currently not considering directly providing 155 mm artillery shells to Ukraine, the Yonhap news agency reported on Oct. 30, citing a senior South Korean presidential official. Seoul ha Source : kyivindependent.com/south-kor…
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Time to introduce an oil-for-food program for Russia
Russian oil revenues today are higher than in 2021. It’s time to change the sanctions policy. Next year, Russia’s military expenditures will be at least $145 billion , 25% more than this year. This ha Source : voxukraine.org/en/time-t…
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Georgian prosecutors open investigation into election fraud allegations
Georgia’s Prosecution Service said on Oct. 30 that it would open an investigation into mounting reports of the falsification of the parliamentary elections held on Oct. 26. The ruling Russian-friendly Source : kyivindependent.com/georgian-…
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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure 41 over past day
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least four people and injured at least 41 over the past day, including children, the regional authorities reported on the morning of Oct. 30. Ukrainian air def Source : kyivindependent.com/attacks-1…
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Death toll of Russia's Kryvyi Rih strike on Oct. 28 rises to 2
The death toll of a Russian missile attack against the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Oct. 28 has risen to two as a man died in the hospital, a local official said on Oct. 30. “Unfortu Source : …
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Russian hackers targeting US officials, Microsoft warns
Russian hacker group Midnight Blizzard has been sending highly targeted phishing emails to U.S. individuals working in government, academia, defense, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft warn Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-h…
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Ukraine should strike back if North Korean troops cross into its territory, Biden says
U.S. President Joe Biden said Kyiv should strike back at North Korean troops “if they go into Ukraine” during a press conference on Oct. 29. A Pentagon spokesman added at a separate briefing that Mosc Source : …
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Chechnya drone strike: Kadyrov claims to use Ukrainian POWs as human shields
Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov on Oct. 29 apparently boasted about using Ukrainian prisoners as human shields, claiming there were casualties among the captives after a drone strike on Chechnya. The Source : kyivindependent.com/kadyrov-c…
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Update from Ukraine | Wow! Ukraine Strikes Kadyrov Spetsnaz Training Base . Big Win!
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Russian drone debris hits residential building in Kyiv, 9 injured
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russian drones targeted Kyiv during an overnight attack on Oct. 30, city authorities reported. Nine people were injured in the incident, Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-d…
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General Staff: Russia has lost 693,640 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 693,640 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Oct. 30. This number includes 1,560 c Source : …
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Hungarian FM to attend and speak at Eurasian security conference in Belarus this week
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto is set to speak at the Minsk Conference on Eurasian Security in Belarus on October 31, Politico reported. Other participants will include Russian Foreign Min Source : kyivindependent.com/hungarian…
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Ukrainian and Russian officials to resume discussions on stopping energy plant attacks, FT reports
Ukraine and Russia are reportedly holding preliminary discussions about stopping attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 29. Earlier talks mediated by Qatar Source : …
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South Korea Will Help Ukraine After DPRK Involvement: Kurt Volker
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Mediazona confirms identities of over 75,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 75,382 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the beginning of Russia' Source : kyivindependent.com/mediazona…
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Ukraine facing 'most difficult' winter since start of full-scale war, Ukrenergo chief says
The interim head of Ukraine’s state grid operator Ukrenergo, Oleksiy Brekht, said on Oct. 29 that the country may be facing its most challenging winter since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Source : …