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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
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Topic: Kyiv

Russia blames illegal mobile use by its soldiers for Ukrainian missile strike that killed 89

The Russian defence ministry said 4 Ukrainian missiles hit a temporary Russian barracks in Makiivka, twin city of the Russian-occupied regional capital of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Russian drones attacked critical infrastructure in & around Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say

Ukraine’s air force claimed to have destroyed all of Russia's 39 Iranian-made Shahed drones, as the attacks continued on capital and its surrounding areas Monday.

As Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy supply continues, millions stare at ‘constant power cuts’

Ukraine's state energy company said gas production facilities in eastern Ukraine had been damaged or destroyed. Heavy fighting was also reported in Donetsk & Luhansk regions in the east.

Would not yield “a single centimetre” in eastern Donetsk region to Russia, says Zelenskyy

The region is one of four Russia claimed to have annexed in late September. Fighting had been going on there between Ukrainian military and Russian proxy forces since 2014.

Iranian trainers in Crimea to help Russia with Ukraine drone attacks, says US

White House spokesperson John Kirby said Washington will pursue all means to "expose, deter & confront" Iran's munitions supply to Russia. Both countries have denied allegations

Belarus’s President warns Ukraine, deploys joint troops with Russia after ‘threat’ from Kyiv

Alexander Lukashenko said that a warning was delivered to Belarus through unofficial channels that Ukraine planned 'Crimean Bridge 2', though he did not give details.

Russia bombs Ukrainan cities in apparent revenge strikes against Crimea bridge explosion

Explosions were reported in Lviv, Ternopil, Dnipro Kharkiv as well as in Russia's Belgorod region near the Ukrainian border. City police say five people have died and 12 wounded.

‘Entire villages are leaving’ — Ukrainians flee under military watch from Russian annexation

As Russia prepares to annex a swathe of Ukrainian territory the size of Portugal in four provinces, hundreds of Ukrainians escaped through the last Russian checkpoint.

Indian embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine will reopen on 17 May

The embassy shifted to Warsaw, Poland after overseeing the evacuation of Indians from war-torn Ukraine.

Status of Ukraine war: Battlefield moves east, Russian withdrawal from Kyiv & Chernihiv complete

Offensives reported in Donbas region, where conflict is expected to intensify in coming weeks. Russia also consolidating positions in northeast, while south remains quiet for now.

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Takaichi channels Abe & wins over Trump

Trump calls Takaichi 'one of the greatest prime ministers' & offers her 'anything you want'.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.