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28 October 2026

Drone strike on Dnipro station kills 14, Putin praises Musk

A jet‑powered drone struck Dnipro's main railway station on 29 Oct, killing 14 people. Mayor Borys Filatov reported rescuers at the scene. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Elon Musk a “genius” and said he was in contact with him about a response to Starlink. Ukraine says its Starlink system for drones and communications has faced speed limits, though President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the restrictions are now lifted. Musk asserts Starlink must remain civilian and that Ukraine breached its terms by using it for offensive strikes.

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27 October 2026

WorldTue 22:40

Oleshky truce passes three days with no reported breaches

A US-brokered local ceasefire in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine's Kherson region, has entered its third day with no reported violations, both Kyiv and Moscow say. The truce began at 3 am local time on 27 Oct and runs until 10.59 pm on Sunday, 1 Nov, according to Ukraine's human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets. It allows aid into the city, where about 2,000 residents lack food, water and medicine, and lets those who wish to leave evacuate safely, US First Lady Melania Trump has said.

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25 October 2026

Tech & ScienceSun 13:39

Ukraine reports stable, faster Starlink connection after US throttling

Ukraine confirms a stable link to the Starlink satellite network and says the service speed has risen above 400 km/h after restoration work began the previous night. The military uses both civilian Starlink and the classified Starshield system, while officials dispute whether recent speed limits were imposed by the United States or stem from SpaceX policy.

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