r/ukraine • • 13h ago

WAR If the war ends...

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r/ukraine • • 11h ago

Ukrainian Politics Zelenskiy Smiles as Entire EU Summit Laughs at Trump | All of Europe knows why Donald Trump is really attacking Ukraine and its president.

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r/ukraine • • 21h ago

News Lukashenko Rejects Trump’s Call to Replace Zelensky: ‘Ukrainians Will Decide’

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What even is this timeline.


r/ukraine • • 8h ago

News Zelenskyy tells reporters over WhatsApp that restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink systems remain. Interceptor drones can't function, logistics and operations hobbled. The maximum speed is 161 kph;

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"exceeding this limit causes the Starlink connection to cut out completely, resulting in the loss of the drone."

︀︀He says Ukraine has done tests to determine whether SpaceX is truly facing technical issues, as has been told Kyiv by the US side, or if this is a "deliberate operation. to restrict us, cut us off, and prevent us from defending ourselves and protecting our people, both at the front and among the civilian population."

︀︀He says Ukraine "sent a couple of vehicles equipped with Starlink terminals into European Union territory."

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︀︀"They moved at speeds exceeding 180kph, and the Starlink systems worked perfectly. We have the relevant logs and evidence to prove this."

He adds: "The conclusion is clear: the restrictions are in effect within Ukraine but do not apply within the European Union. In other words, this is a planned operation."


r/ukraine • • 6h ago

News Polish PM Tusk: Everyone was aware that, with this shift in President Trump's position on Ukraine and Russia, Europe should support Ukraine even more. Many countries realize that if Ukraine falls, we will all have very, very serious problems. 17 Oct 2026

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There has never been such a unified position among practically all EU countries. Even those who are less pro-Ukrainian,who sometimes show signs of weakness toward Putin,had no doubts that the next several months will be crucial,perhaps not only for the history and future of Ukraine, but for the whole of Europe. Everyone expects an increase in Russian escalation and provocations on a larger scale.

source: https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mxzct4egyk2b


r/ukraine • • 11h ago

Combat Ukrainian forces shoot down a second Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter in one week as interceptor drone pilots score another battlefield success

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A second Russian Mi-28 helicopter has been destroyed in a week. Ukrainian pilots from the "Aliens" anti-aircraft missile battalion have managed to destroy the second Mi-28 helicopter belonging to the Russian occupiers in a week.


r/ukraine • • 3h ago

News Ukraine still unable to intercept Russian drones due to Starlink restrictions, Zelenskyy says

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r/ukraine • • 23h ago

News Of course Trump is helping Russia in Ukraine – he’s a master of the art of betrayal

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r/ukraine • • 23h ago

Bavovna Sky closed over Moscow multiple nights in row as Ukraine resumes refinery strikes

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r/ukraine • • 18h ago

WAR Losses of the Russian military to 17.10.2026

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r/ukraine • • 9h ago

WAR Ukraine Repels Russia’s Largest Motorcycle Assault of 2026 Near Pokrovsk

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r/ukraine • • 19h ago

News Trump waives several Russian sanctions as new US law takes effect

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Another expected betrayal, does this mean USA no longer sanctions Russia in any effective capacity?


r/ukraine • • 5h ago

WAR Ukrainian Soldier Escapes Enemy Fire: Rides Drone-Dropped Electric Scooter 17km to Safety with Severed Leg Under Code 9.2 Unit Cover. Published 16/10/2026

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Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DejMsg5xMLU/

7 KILOMETERS ON AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER WITH A SEVERED LEG: AN INCREDIBLE RESCUE STORY OF A UKRAINIAN SOLDIER

  • During an assault on enemy positions, a Ukrainian soldier engaged in close-quarters combat and eliminated an occupier, but sustained a severe injury himself. Due to significant blood loss, he would lose consciousness every time he tried to stand up.
  • An electric scooter became his only chance to escape. The command of the code__9.2 unit delivered the scooter using a heavy-lift drone. Despite his injury, the soldier covered 17 kilometers, reaching speeds of up to 52 km/h.
  • Throughout the journey, he was covered by Ukrainian FPV drones, while fiber-optic cables kept getting tangled in the scooter’s wheels, complicating the evacuation. • Ultimately, the soldier managed to reach a location where a fellow soldier picked him up by car.
  • "I’m glad I’m still alive," says the defender.

r/ukraine • • 10h ago

News 'Planned operation' — Zelensky confirms Ukraine's Starlink access not fully restored

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r/ukraine • • 11h ago

News War in Ukraine: ‘Thank you, France’ – Zelensky announces he has secured the promised licences to produce weapons

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After meeting with Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, the Ukrainian president thanked him for keeping his promise. An agreement announced in July called for the production in Ukraine of AASM bombs and SCALP and Aster 30 missiles.


r/ukraine • • 12h ago

News Trump Puts a Hold on Russian Sanctions

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"President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving new sanctions and tariffs on Russia. The move effectively neutralizes the law by lifting provisions that barred the president from removing sanctions against Russia and preventing a host of new sanctions and penalties from taking effect on Oct. 18 -- the deadline set by the law. "


r/ukraine • • 1h ago

WAR Moscow Patriarchate priests from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra getting the reception they deserve as they leave the courtroom today. 🇺🇦

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r/ukraine • • 2h ago

WAR UK, France, and Germany Gear Up for Ukraine Deployment With Major Military Drills in Poland

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r/ukraine • • 14h ago

WAR Russia uses AI to fake battlefield victories in Ukraine — UNITED24 Media

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Russia Is Integrating AI Models into Its Cognitive Warfare Campaign Against Ukraine

https://understandingwar.org/research/geospatial-intelligence/russia-is-integrating-ai-models-into-its-cognitive-warfare-campaign-against-ukraine/

The tactic existed even before the current boom in generative AI. Small Russian groups would try to infiltrate far ahead between Ukrainian positions, reach a building or the outskirts of a settlement, unfurl a Russian flag in front of a drone camera, and immediately flee or, more often, be killed shortly afterward. The mere appearance of the flag would then be used as evidence that Russia supposedly controlled the settlement.

But now there is no longer always a need to send a soldier with a flag one can simply be generated.


r/ukraine • • 6h ago

News Satellite images of damage to the Yandex data center in Vladimir after the Ukrainian attack, published Mark Krutov.The journalist notes that at least five buildings were damaged, some of them significant. 17 Oct 2026

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r/ukraine • • 8h ago

News Over half of Russian jet-powered drones downed by Ukraine's aircraft, Zelensky says

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r/ukraine • • 11h ago

WAR Hope

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Надія.

That's her name. She lived in Kramatorsk her whole life. She got traumatized during the first modern russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and never been the same. And trauma only grew.
Now she is forced to leave. Russians bombed her home. Then russians bombed the home of the relatives she moved in with after. Russians want Hope dead. Russians simply despise the idea of Hope existing in this world.

But Hope is alive.

And Hope was born here, in Ukraine.
https://youtu.be/4CzjF-yzn0Y


r/ukraine • • 7h ago

News Why Trump wants Ukraine to lose – and what to do about it - Military analyst and speaker - Anders Puck Nielsen

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r/ukraine • • 10h ago

WAR 🇺🇦 The moment Ukrainian interceptor drones shoot down russian reconnaissance and attack drones

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r/ukraine • • 11h ago

WAR Russian Ryazan oil refinery halts operations of one main unit after drone attack, Reuters reports

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