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⚡️ How culture flourishes in #Kharkiv despite the war - Interview with the Literary Museum of Kharkiv director, Tetiana Pylypchuk. 🔗 Read: ukraineworld.org/en/articles… The LitMuseum isn't just a place for exhibitions. It's a space that thinks, creates, and gathers a steady circle of people around it. It keeps alive the memory of Kharkiv's writers of the 1920s-30s and draws in today's authors, artists, and researchers who carry that line through the war. 🟡 You can support our work on: patreon.com/c/ukraineworld #ISAR_Ednannia, #StrongCivilSocietyUkraine, #Norad, #Sida, #AskoldDir @Isar_Ednannia

A serviceman of the 3rd International #Legion for the Defence of #Ukraine with the callsign Tsakin was a documentary film director in civilian life. Now the heavy unmanned bomber “Vampire” that circles above us is under his control. The legionnaire is preparing a very different kind of historical scenario for real events — though any footage shot by the drone’s camera will undoubtedly be documentary. The man loves his children and fights for a free, independent, peaceful #Ukraine for their sake. 🗨️ “My dream is to calmly make films, because I am a documentary filmmaker. But first we must liberate our land and protect our loved ones. My goal is simple — to be a man. To destroy the enemy. And to love Ukraine without shame. When you do the job, when you help the guys, when you hold a position — you aren’t ashamed to be #Ukrainian.” Read more: ildu.mil.gov.ua/news/there-a…

⚡ Ukrainian IT and its role during the war Taras Tymoshchuk, a member of the Board of Representatives of the IT #Ukraine Association, talks about the #Ukrainian IT sector and the secret of its success, key wartime technologies and domestic developments, the cyber war, and the #Diia app: ukraineworld.org/en/podcasts… Support the #UkraineWorld team on Patreon: patreon.com/c/ukraineworld. #ISAR_Ednannia, #AskoldDir, #StrongCivilSocietyUkraine, #Norad, #Sida @Isar_Ednannia

Today, despite another massive Russian attack on #Ukraine, the direct Kyiv–Bucharest train has started its service. "By linking Kyiv and Bucharest through the Republic of Moldova, this route unites citizens that share a common vision of a strong, peaceful, and united Europe," Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha wrote via X. 📷: X/Andrii Sybiha

🟡 How is #Ukraine countering #Russian drone attacks? This podcast episode analyzes drone warfare and the long-term changes it is bringing to the battlefield: soundcloud.com/user-57958655… ▪️ Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, a #Ukrainian philosopher, editor-in-chief of #UkraineWorld, and president of PEN Ukraine. ▪️ Guest: Taras Tymochko, a consultant at @BackAndAlive (Povernys zhyvym), one of Ukraine’s most prominent charitable foundations supporting the military and veterans since 2014. Taras coordinates the foundation’s project “Dronopad” — “the fall of drones”. 🎧 Listen on various platforms: li.sten.to/explaining-ukrain…. You can support our work on Patreon: patreon.com/c/ukraineworld.

In Brovary, #Kyiv Oblast, a mini-market was completely destroyed in a Russian attack. Three apartment buildings, four food kiosks, and four cars were also affected — two destroyed and two damaged. The blast wave shattered windows and damaged the facades of the residential buildings. No casualties were reported, according to Mayor Ihor Sapozhko. The site shown in the video is located about 500 meters from the home of the chief editor of UkraineWorld. 📽️: Facebook/Ihor Sapozhko

#Russia has seriously damaged thermal power plant equipment, DTEK reports. Work is underway to eliminate the consequences. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, DTEK’s thermal power plants have been targeted more than 200 times.

#Russia has launched more than 30 missiles and over 450 drones against #Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, injuring more than 20 people. A child was killed in Zaporizhzhia, #Zelenskyy reported. Russia attacked DTEK’s thermal power plants, causing serious damage to the equipment. Work is underway to deal with the aftermath, the company said in a statement. The photo shows the consequences of a Russian drone strike on a 17-story apartment building in #Kyiv’s Pechersk district, where a fire broke out. 📷: Suspilne

Recent updates as of 10.10 👇

📰One Step Toward Reintegration: Ukraine’s Veterans on the Path to New Careers 📖ukraineworld.org/en/articles… Ukraine builds a system of veteran support in real time, as veterans return from the frontlines to a job market still under ongoing war. Together with the team of @LobbyX, we explored the challenges of veteran employment and the solutions that already work - from individual career counselling to building a new sense of purpose. #ISAR_Ednannia #AskoldDir #StrongCivilSocietyUkraine #Norad #Sida @Isar_Ednannia

🤝 Brave-Norway: #Ukraine and #Norway signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.

“Russia is attempting to erase Ukrainian national identity”: The Main Intelligence Directorate of #Ukraine has published information about 178 #Ukrainian cultural valuables stolen by #Russia from the temporarily occupied territories. This includes 140 artifacts looted during illegal archaeological excavations in #Crimea — at sites such as the Southern Suburb of Chersonesus Taurica, the Kadykivske settlement, and the #Byzantine architectural monument Church of St. John the Baptist. In addition, in 2023, #Russian forces transferred 37 exhibits from the National Historical and Archaeological Museum Kamiana Mohyla to the #Chersonesus Taurica museum under the pretext of a “temporary exhibition.” Screenshot: War & Sanctions

Among #Ukrainian weapons, the greatest success has been achieved by the #Liutyi drones, which have been used on a large scale, up to 300 units. “We understand that Ust-Luga and Primorsk are within reach. What happened is, in my opinion, a major success. According to our data, the enemy’s gasoline shortage has reached up to 20% of its demand. Estimates vary from 13% to 20%, but it is confirmed that the shortage is already significant — around 20% as of today,” #Zelenskyy said.

Cybersecurity: What the World is Learning from #Ukraine Taras Tymoshchuk, a member of the Board of Representatives of the @ITUkraineAssc, talks about the #Ukrainian IT sector and the secret of its success, key wartime technologies and domestic developments, the cyber war, and the #Diia app: ukraineworld.org/en/podcasts… Support the UkraineWorld team on Patreon: patreon.com/c/ukraineworld. #ISAR_Ednannia, #AskoldDir, #StrongCivilSocietyUkraine, #Norad, #Sida @Isar_Ednannia

💔 #Pokrovsk is a city where #Ukrainian composer Mykola #Leontovych — the author of the melody for "Shchedryk" (also known as "Carol of the Bells") — worked as a teacher.

⚡ Three #Flamingo cruise missiles were used in a strike on a #Russian intelligence base in occupied #Crimea - WELT. According to the media outlet, two of the missiles hit their targets, while another fell about 100 meters away. The explosions left craters up to 15 meters in diameter at the site.

⚡ On the night of October 9, the #Ukrainian Special Operations Forces attacked the "LUKOIL-Korobkivsky Gas Processing Plant" and the line-production dispatching station “Yefimovka” in the #Volgograd region of #Russia. The "#LUKOIL-Korobkivsky GPP" is a plant for primary processing of natural gas and associated petroleum gas with a design capacity of 450 million m³ per year. The Yefimovka LPDS services several regional mainlines: Kuibyshev–Tikhoretsk, Zhirnovsk–Volgograd and Saratov–Kuzmichi. Its throughput capacity is 50 million tonnes per year.

On October 8, President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy met with journalists. Key statements: 🔸 #US President Donald #Trump did not reject Ukraine’s request for long-range #Tomahawk missiles during his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on August 18. He said that work would continue at the technical level and that the possibility would be considered. 🔸 #Russia’s shadow fleet includes over 500 tankers used to export #Russian oil in circumvention of international sanctions. Russia also uses such vessels as platforms for launching drones. 🔸 The counteroffensive operation conducted by #Ukraine’s Defence Forces in the #Dobropillia direction since August 21 has disrupted the #Russian army’s summer offensive campaign. 🔸 Over the past month, Russian forces have carried out 1,550 strikes on the #Chernihiv, #Sumy, and #Poltava oblasts, but only 160 of them hit their targets. 🔸 Zelenskyy believes that if Russia launches another wave of mobilization, Vladimir #Putin could start a “major war” against #Europe. He once again emphasized that the Russian leader must be brought to the negotiating table. 🔸 Next week, a #Ukrainian delegation will travel to the United States to discuss air defence, energy issues, sanctions, and the negotiation track. 🔸 Zelenskyy confirmed that #Ukraine is already successfully using the #Neptune and #Flamingo missiles in tandem. 🔸 Ukraine will nominate Donald Trump for the #NobelPeacePrize if he provides an opportunity to achieve a ceasefire. 📷: X / Volodymyr Zelenskyy

On the night of October 9, #Russia launched a massive drone attack on #Odesa Oblast, according to the head of the Oblast Military Administration, Oleh Kiper. #Ukrainian air defence forces shot down most of the enemy targets, however, civilian, port, and energy infrastructure were damaged. As a result of the attack, fires broke out in two residential buildings, an administrative facility, a gas station, and at the port, where containers with vegetable oil and wooden pellets caught fire. According to preliminary information, five people were injured. In addition, due to the Russian attack, the city of #Chornomorsk near Odesa was left without power, and critical infrastructure is operating on generators. 📷: Fb / SES Ukraine