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  The war with Iran has been very lucrative for American oil companies, which have earned more than $130 billion in profit as people pay much higher prices for gasoline, diesel and other fuel. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/business/energy-environment/exxon-chevron-oil-profits-iran-war.html #Ukraine #Russia #US #Iran

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  Trump administration officials are privately encouraging U.S. firms to import Russian diesel crossing the Atlantic, despite potential legal and reputational risks and concerns regarding compliance with existing sanctions laws. https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/trump-aides-leaning-us-firms-accept-russian-diesel #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  Three tankers laden with Russian diesel — including one blacklisted by US authorities and another by the EU — are scheduled to arrive at American ports next week, raising legal risks for firms involved with bringing the fuel into the country. https://www.ft.com/content/d847744f-cfa5-4dc5-bdd2-faeee0b584f7?syn-25a6b1a6=1 #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  The Trump administration on Tuesday will grant a visa to failed Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who fled Brazil for fear that he would face criminal charges and probes in a number of corruption cases involving him and his family. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/27/trump-flavio-bolsonaro-visa-brazil-election-01137440 #Ukraine #Russia #US #Brazil

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  Social media videos believed to be produced with artificial intelligence and linked to Russia are misusing real people’s names and photographs to spread disinformation about two Democratic Senate candidates in the final stretch of midterm voting. https://apnews.com/article/midterm-election-disinformation-russia-talarico-brown-c52f2c1720a0bb1ea86545d260aaf969 #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  The Trump administration is exploring a new concession to Russia: lifting sanctions on the country’s flagship government investment fund, long viewed by U.S. officials as one of the Kremlin’s most powerful tools of international influence. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/us/politics/russia-fund-sanctions-trump.html #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  Omsk, one of three cities with a population of over one million in Siberia, is becoming the new epicenter of "forced mobilization," where authorities pioneered the practice of kidnapping men from the streets and then sending them to the front in Ukraine. https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/27/pohischayut-izbivayut-zastavlyayut-podpisivat-kontrakt-zhiteli-omska-rasskazali-o-massovom-otlove-muzhchin-dlya-prinuditelnoi-otpravki-na-voinu-a209761 #Ukraine #Russia

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  Russian refinery utilization increased by 25% in late October compared to the start of the month following a pause in drone attacks. https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/27/rossiya-na-25-uvelichila-zagruzku-npz-posle-sdelki-s-trampom-i-prekrascheniya-atak-ukraini-a209766 #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  Ukraine's air defenses have intercepted nearly 60% of Russian Geran-4 jet-powered attack drones over the past three months, with interception rates reaching 80% during some attacks, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-intercepting-more-russian-geran-4-jet-powered-drones-general-staff-says/ #Ukraine #Russia

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  A localized ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky has been "expanded… within Kherson (Oblast)," U.S. First Lady Melania Trump said in a post on social media on Oct. 27. https://kyivindependent.com/local-ceasefire-in-besieged-oleshky-begins-ukrainian-russian-officials-say/ #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  An attack on the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, Tula region, has ignited a fire. The EuroChem-owned facility is a major producer of nitrogen fertilizers and supplies nitric acid used in explosive production. https://t.me/exilenova_plus/33570 #Ukraine #Russia

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  From 24.02.2022 to 28.10.2026 (Day 1708), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine. Noteworthy: First consecutive no Tanks/APVs day Highlights: +1510 Personnel +21 Artillery +1543 UAVs +266 Other Vehicles Statistics: #RussianLosses

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  Units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine have killed or wounded 302,000 russian military personnel using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) since the start of 2026. Every hit is recorded on video in the DELTA combat system and verified by the Brave1 defence innovation cluster https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/russian-casualties-from-drones-302000-in-2026 #Ukraine #Russia

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  Norway's prime minister defended on Wednesday a three-way call with Vladimir Putin and Finland's ​president, saying it was intended to ensure the Russian leader heard ‌European as well as US views. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norways-premier-says-call-with-putin-was-effort-present-european-views-2026-10-28/ #Ukraine #Russia #EU #Finland #Norway

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  The U.K. is set to provide over 10 billion pounds ($13.3 billion) in support for Ukraine in 2027, British Finance Minister John Healey announced on Oct. 28. https://kyivindependent.com/uk-budgets-over-13-billion-support-for-ukraine-in-2027/ #Ukraine #Russia #UK

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  A KIIS survey shows 80% of Ukrainians support continued strikes on Russian refineries, even if U.S. assistance is reduced. Furthermore, 63% of respondents are prepared to endure the war for as long as necessary. https://kyivindependent.com/80-of-ukrainians-back-strikes-on-russian-refineries-even-if-us-cuts-support-poll-shows/ #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  Ukraine’s military intelligence identified 49 Russian and Belarusian companies developing the Rassvet satellite system for long-distance drone control. Of these, 23 entities, including Roscosmos, remain unsanctioned by international coalitions. https://kyivindependent.com/nearly-50-companies-involved-in-producing-russias-starlink-alternative-23-not-under-international-sanctions-hur-says/ #Ukraine #Russia

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  Ukraine has received an average of 12 Patriot interceptor missiles per month from the U.S. throughout 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalist on Oct. 27 at a closed-door press briefing. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-receives-12-patriot-missiles-per-month-from-us-zelensky-says/ #Ukraine #Russia

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  German Ambassador to Ukraine Boris Ruge, a former senior NATO official, has confirmed Germany's support for Ukraine’s NATO membership and provided detailed statements regarding its support for Ukraine's EU membership integration in an interview. https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/interview/2026/10/27/7248673/ #Ukraine #Russia #EU #Germany

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  President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia is coordinating low-Earth-orbit satellite networks with "a real genius" Elon Musk and US partners despite political tensions between Moscow and Washington. Russia is also developing its own system, Rassvet. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-28/putin-says-russia-coordinates-with-genius-musk-on-satellites #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  Court testimony from FBI agent Bryan Witt reveals significant White House influence over FBI decision-making. Witt noted that Director Kash Patel frequently carries out presidential orders to investigate specific targets. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/us/politics/fbi-trump-patel-witt-testimony.html #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  Vladimir Putin used most of his call with the leaders of Finland and Norway to lecture them about medieval Slavic history, underscoring the difficulties Europe faces in asserting itself in upcoming peace talks with Russia. https://www.ft.com/content/a384acd1-c90c-4b71-bf7d-6c6e00bf9822?syn-25a6b1a6=1 #Ukraine #Russia #EU #Finland #Norway

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  Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr ​Stoere on Tuesday held a phone call ‌with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine, Stubb's office said in a statement. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norways-prime-minister-finlands-president-phone-call-with-putin-2026-10-27/ #Ukraine #Russia #EU #Norway #Finland

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  A temporary ceasefire begins Tuesday in the occupied town of Oleshky to facilitate evacuations and supply deliveries. Residents who previously fled due to food shortages remain skeptical about the measure's effectiveness. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-who-fled-oleshky-views-us-brokered-ceasefire-with-deep-scepticism-2026-10-26/ #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  Russia is significantly expanding its glide-bomb production, indicating that Moscow has no plans to scale back its war against Ukraine, a new report by Kyiv-based think tank Center for Defense Reforms exclusively shared with the Kyiv Independent reveals. https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-russia-significantly-expands-glide-bomb-production-research-shows/ #Ukraine #Russia

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  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 24 that he sees the U.S. doing business with both Ukraine and Russia after the war ends, despite criticism of efforts to restore commercial ties with Moscow. https://kyivindependent.com/trump-wants-business-with-both-ukraine-russia-after-war-ends/ #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  Sen. Adam Schiff says Pete Hegseth should testify on Starlink slowdown in Ukraine. The California Democrat said “anyone who has knowledge of what happened” with the Starlink slowdown should testify before the Senate. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/adam-schiff-pete-hegseth-testify-starlink-slowdown-ukraine-war-rcna605508 #Ukraine #Russia #US

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  Russian attacks hit four Epicentr hypermarkets in less than 24 hours, the company said on Oct. 25. https://kyivindependent.com/in-less-than-24-hours-russia-hits-4-hypermarkets-belonging-to-one-of-ukraines-largest-retail-chains/ #Ukraine #Russia

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  Ukrainian Air Forces struck the Energia plant in Yelets, Lipetsk region, using Storm Shadow cruise missiles. At least two hits were recorded at the facility, which produces chemical power sources for various Russian munitions. https://t.me/exilenova_plus/33445 #Ukraine #Russia

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  Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election on Sunday that ends his long grip on power and ​heralds a new political era in the Balkan country. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/serbia-votes-students-seek-unseat-vucic-snap-election-2026-10-25/ #Ukraine #Russia #Serbia