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EU to provide Ukraine with €18 billion in financial aid for 2023

So far this year, the EU has disbursed €4.2 billion in macro-financial assistance to help Ukraine cover its most basic budgetary needs.

Russia

Putin fires rifle during visit to challenge reservist narrative

It comes as Russians have posted on social media pictures of shabby or non-existent gear for newly mobilised troops.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Six developments to know this weekend

These are the six latest developments in the Ukraine war you need to know this Saturday.

Germany

Fire ravages Ukrainian refugee shelter in Germany

Investigators think the fire was arson after a swastika was found to have been painted on the door.

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Ukraine

Russia has begun a 'strategy of escalation' in Ukraine, says analyst

Moscow is trying to "destroy the energy supplies of Ukraine, to make it a very tough winter and thereby break the national morale", an expert told Euronews.

Europe News

MEPs award Sakharov Prize to the 'brave people' of Ukraine

This year's finalists included WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Colombia's Truth Commission.

Ukraine

Putin imposes martial law in four Russia-annexed regions of Ukraine

Putin imposes martial law in four Russia-annexed regions of Ukraine

My Europe Series

Meet the Russian exile 'trying' to overthrow Vladimir Putin

Ilya Ponomarev says he is the spokesman of the National Republican Army, which claims to have been behind the car bomb that murdered Darya Dugina, the daughter of ultra-nationalist Alexander Dugin.

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Firefighters search for survivors in Kyiv

Multiple explosions hit central Kyiv on Monday, October 17, for the second time in a week, killing at least four people, including a pregnant woman, and damaging residential buildings, officials said.

Germany

German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged ties with Russia

The head of the BSI agency, Arne Schönbohm, was dismissed after allegations appeared linking him to a security agency founded by a former Russian intelligence agent.

Italy

Some in Sardinia lament loss of Russian oligarchs amid war sanctions

“The damage has been done to us, ordinary people,” said a chauffeur from Sardinia.

Russia

Russian warplane's crash into apartment block kills 14 people

Three of the victims died when they jumped from the upper floors of the building in a desperate attempt to escape the flames, according to the vice governor of the region, Anna Menkova.

Ukraine

Ukrainians speak about their life and hope near the frontline

The closer the Ukrainian soldiers are to Kherson, the greater the chances of more civilians staying alive - Mykolaiv residents share their views on the Ukrainian army advances.

Culture news

Ukrainian conductor shot dead by Russians for refusing to lead concert

Yurii Kerpatenko, the renowned and principal conductor at the Kherson Music and Drama Theatre, was shot dead in his home after he “categorically refused to cooperate with the occupants"

Poland

Belarusians fight for Ukraine with an eye on ousting Lukashenko

Lukashenko, a key ally of Russia's Vladimir Putin, won a disputed presidential election in 2020, sparking protests.

Belgium

NATO insists annual nuclear drills are not linked to Russia tensions

The manoeuvres are likely to coincide with Moscow's own annual nuclear drills, dubbed "Grom", in which Russia tests its nuclear-capable bombers, submarines and missiles.

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Rockets strike mayor's office in separatist Donetsk

The mayor's office in a key eastern Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Kremlin separatists was struck by rockets, Russian state agencies reported.

Russia

Two men open fire at Russian military range in Belgorod, killing 15

The Russian Defence Ministry said the assailants were nationals of a former Soviet state and labelled the attack as "terrorism".

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Families honour Ukraine soldiers killed in battle

The families and comrades of Ukrainian servicemen killed in battle gathered at a cemetery outside the eastern city of Kharkiv on Friday for a ceremony honouring defenders of the nation

Russia

Ukraine advancing, Zelenskyy says as Minsk mulls joining Russia's war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a confident address to the Ukrainian people, but tensions on the Belarus border continue to grow.

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