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"Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.“ — Cato the Elder
#Ukraine Foreign Minister Sybiha calls for russian athlete travel ban as moscow's #icehockey return risks forcing Ukraine out.
💬 "I call on governments that have not lost their moral compass to deny russian players entry to their territory," said Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
The vote puts together two candidates with sharply contrasting views on how #Bulgaria should engage with russia and the war in #Ukraine moving forward. #EuropeNews
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Bulgarians head to the polls in tense presidential runoff
The vote puts together two candidates with sharply contrasting views on how Bulgaria should engage with Russia and the war in Ukraine moving forward. #EuropeNews
russian strikes overnight hit energy infrastructure in four regions (Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi), leaving hundreds of thousands without power as repair teams work.
This week russia launched 1,940 drones, 1,580+ guided bombs, and 44 missiles (36 ballistic), exploiting #Ukraine interceptor shortage.
President #Zelenskyy urges immediate delivery of Patriot systems and air defence aid — new packages were announced, but russia is counting on ballistic missiles this winter
russian "suicide drones" struck energy infrastructure across #Ukraine overnight: a thermal power station in Kyiv, four substations in Dnipropetrovsk, a power station in Shostka, railways in Dnipro and Kharkiv, and a gas facility. Around 280,000 households (200,000 in Dnipro region, 80,000 in Kyiv region) are without power, with repair crews working to restore supply.
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8 things we learned at the EU-Canada summit
🖊️ Ben Makuch, Zi-Ann Lum, Mike Blanchfield, Nick Taylor-Vaisey, Jacob Parry and Zoya Sheftalovich
Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Mark Carney hammered out the contours of a new partnership during a whirlwind 48 hours in Montreal. Here's everything you need to know.
https://www.politico.eu/article/8-things-we-learned-eu-canada-summit
Overnight & early-morning #Ukraine news, 30–31 Oct: russia's mass drone attack knocks out power & water in parts of Kyiv; air defences down 105 of 134 drones; President Zelenskyy in Istanbul today. Details 🧵👇
Crimean #Tatar mother of three sentenced to 12.5 years for a donation to #Ukraine Armed Forces
Diana Havryliuk was seized when she tried to get to occupied #Crimea to see her dying aunt
Human Rights in Ukraine
Crimean Tatar mother of three sentenced to 12.5 years for a donation to Ukraine’s Armed Forces
Diana Havryliuk was seized when she tried to get to occupied Crimea to see her dying aunt
#Oleshky residents pressured to flee to russia
#Ukraine is convening an emergency meeting of the #UN Security Council following russian strikes on #Dnipro, Chernihiv, and Kremenchuk that killed 20 Ukrainians and wounded dozens more, Ukraine’s UN envoy announced on October 30.
UNITED24 Media
20 Dead in Russian Strikes—Ukraine Convenes Emergency UN Meeting and Demands Russia Out
Ukraine called an emergency UN Security Council meeting after Russian strikes killed 20 in Dnipro, Chernihiv, and Kremenchuk, wounding dozens more.
Increased russian military presence reported as #Oleshky evacuated
russian soldiers have tried to coerce people to get on the wrong bus
Two queues formed for buses taking people out of the ceasefire city - one for people to resettle in russia, and another for people to return to #Ukraine, albeit via russia and Belarus.
“Our dearest ones... We are so happy,”
Local residents welcome a Ukrainian delegation to temporary occupied #Oleshky.
The #Ukraine Ombudsman noted that the ceasefire has lasted 80 hours, while officials continue assisting residents who want to leave.
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Are tRump’s global actions, from #Ukraine to Iran, going to hurt him in elections?
🖊 Robert Tait in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Voters who backed the US president in the last election are saying they can’t vote for him today: ‘This is an abomination’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/30/ukraine-iran-trump-elections
🕯️ October 30 declared day of mourning in #Dnipro #Ukraine
"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil" - Thomas Mann (1875 – 1955)
russia is a Terrorist State
❤️🩹 "A rocket came toward our school, and I cried."
Daily air raid alerts in #Kyiv force schoolchildren underground to continue their lessons in bomb shelters amid russian attacks.
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#Ukraine Presidential Advisors Vladyslav Vlasiuk and Serhii Beskrestnov (Flash) Showed Components of russian Missiles and Drones to Ukrainian and Foreign Media
These included electronics and parts from Geran-4 and Geran-5 UAVs, as well as Iskander-M, Kalibr, Kh-101, Banderol, Filin, and Dan-T missiles.
🕊️ A ceasefire across a large section of the frontline in southern #Ukraine began at 03:00 Kyiv time on 27 October to unblock Oleshky, a town in the Kherson region temporarily occupied by russia. It holds until 22:59 on 1 November, allowing aid to reach civilians still in Oleshky and preparing their safe passage out.
Close-of-day #Ukraine report for 27 Oct: the Oleshky truce holds as Kyiv endures ballistic missile strikes, Nordic leaders speak with putin, and Ukrainian troops raid the russian rear via pipelines 🧵👇