Elon Musk and Donald Trump: What their growing ties mean for Ukraine

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• Airstrike or shelling: Defiant zelenskyy resume russian refinery drone strikesBombardmentsUkraine15 October 2026, 12:45 UTC
• Airstrike or shelling: Ukraine attacks ryazan oil refinery with drones missiles says officialsBombardmentsUkraine15 October 2026, 10:45 UTC
• Airstrike or shelling: Ukrainian strikes on russian data centers problem for moscow and beyondBombardmentsUkraine15 October 2026, 10:30 UTC
• Airstrike or shelling: Zelensky says ukraine will resume strikes on russian refineries ft reportsBombardmentsUkraine15 October 2026, 10:15 UTC
• Airstrike or shelling: Ukraine accuses of helping russia missiles hit kyivBombardmentsUkraine15 October 2026, 07:45 UTC
• Airstrike or shelling: Ukraine says spacex hampers drones for attack and defence as tiesBombardmentsUkraine15 October 2026, 01:45 UTC
• Airstrike or shelling: Putin defies trumps ukraine ceasefire as russian missiles hit power grid and american businesses americasBombardmentsUkraine14 October 2026, 22:30 UTC
• Airstrike or shelling: Russian defenses intercepted ukrainian drones in last hoursBombardmentsUkraine14 October 2026, 14:45 UTC

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