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![A satellite image taken and released by Vantor on August 12, 2026, shows heavily damaged ships at the Black Sea port naval base of Novorossiysk in Russia, following Ukrainian strikes. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A satellite image taken and released by Vantor on August 12, 2026, shows heavily damaged ships at the Black Sea port naval base of Novorossiysk in Russia, following Ukrainian strikes. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The StarGate unmanned aerial CASEVAC platform, developed by Ukrainian defense company SkyFall to evacuate wounded troops from areas inaccessible to ground vehicles. (Source: SkyFall)]( "The StarGate unmanned aerial CASEVAC platform, developed by Ukrainian defense company SkyFall to evacuate wounded troops from areas inaccessible to ground vehicles. (Source: SkyFall)")
![Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin (L), Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov and Russia’s presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev attend a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg on October 21, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin (L), Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov and Russia’s presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev attend a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg on October 21, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Ukraine’s Drones Were Hit by a 10-Day Starlink Speed Limit—What Happened and Why It Matters]( "Ukraine’s Drones Were Hit by a 10-Day Starlink Speed Limit—What Happened and Why It Matters")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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Ukraine’s Middle Strike drones are crippling Russian logistics up to 200 kilometers behind the front, helping Ukrainian forces liberate occupied territory. But for 10 days, unexpected speed restrictions affected SpaceX’s Starshield connectivity. Here’s how the restrictions unfolded between October 14 and 24, and how normal service was restored.![Russia Takes Five Major Hits in Just Two Days as Ukraine Hunts Key Defense Factories]( "Russia Takes Five Major Hits in Just Two Days as Ukraine Hunts Key Defense Factories")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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Ukrainian drones and missiles struck five Russian defense factories, targeting critical supply chains to prevent Moscow’s missiles from striking Ukrainian cities.![Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov speaks on a mobile phone during a Russian-Kazakh forum, on July 25, 2026, in Omsk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov speaks on a mobile phone during a Russian-Kazakh forum, on July 25, 2026, in Omsk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A monochrome illustration of military wreckage. (Photo: Open source)]( "A monochrome illustration of military wreckage. (Photo: Open source)")
![How Russian Double-Taps Increasingly Kill Rescuers]( "How Russian Double-Taps Increasingly Kill Rescuers")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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The number of double-tap strikes has grown each year, taking the lives of rescue workers, medical professionals, and others. This is a deliberate strategy targeting those risking their lives to save civilians.![Salo and a chilli pepper, Kyiv, Ukraine, February 22, 2020.]( "Salo and a chilli pepper, Kyiv, Ukraine, February 22, 2020.")
![Fuel tankers engulfed in flames following a freight train derailment near Yekaterinburg, Russia, on October 26, 2026. (Source: Russian EMERCOM)]( "Fuel tankers engulfed in flames following a freight train derailment near Yekaterinburg, Russia, on October 26, 2026. (Source: Russian EMERCOM)")
![Soldiers from a separate task rifle battalion of the National Police of Ukraine remove a camouflage case from a Starlink satellite communication terminal in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on October 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Soldiers from a separate task rifle battalion of the National Police of Ukraine remove a camouflage case from a Starlink satellite communication terminal in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on October 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet.]( "Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet.")
![Norwegian lawyer and politician Peter Christian Frølich.]( "Norwegian lawyer and politician Peter Christian Frølich.")
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-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-7d122a07556dc8e44148079aa671b3d7.jpg "Russia Takes Five Major Hits in Just Two Days as Ukraine Hunts Key Defense Factories")
-63c859efab550813c9d508440e946c5d.jpg "Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov speaks on a mobile phone during a Russian-Kazakh forum, on July 25, 2026, in Omsk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
-6ac3cb1aaea7875d81a71467e6e4b7ee.png "How Russian Double-Taps Increasingly Kill Rescuers")
-605be766de04ba3d21b67fb76a76786a.jpg "Joseph Place")
-7412c634555bc1f248d0867183951c7f.jpg "Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet.")
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