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  • 3h ago

    Russian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Kyiv, testing Trump's energy truce

    Two people were killed and 21 injured on the evening of 13 October in a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, followed by a larger overnight barrage across Ukraine that Zelensky said targeted energy facilities.

  • 2d ago

    Ukrainian drones hit Sberbank data centre in Balakovo after Yandex attacks

    Sberbank said its data centre in Balakovo was attacked but that its systems kept working normally. The strike came days after Ukrainian drones hit three Yandex data centres, which the Kremlin says the government is discussing.

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