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https://kyivindependent.com/ Sunday ,   November 2 1,200 × 1,200 Most Popular   1 . Neptune missiles struck Russian energy infrastructure, oil refineries, Ukraine confirms 2 . One critical shortage keeps Ukraine’s interceptor drones from blocking out Russia’s Shaheds 3 . New missile that pushed Trump to leave nuclear treaty fired by Russia at Ukraine, Reuters reports 4 . 'A rumble in Moscow Oblast' — Ukraine hits critical military fuel pipeline near Russian capital, HUR says 5 . Russia claims HUR special forces raid in embattled Pokrovsk thwarted, Ukraine denies, Syrskyi insists 'no encirclement'

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Foreign money is helping Ukraine’s defense-tech startups expand abroad and compete with Western rivals  By Alistair MacDonald Follow and Heather Somerville Follow The Wall Street Journal , Nov. 1, 2025 7:00 am ET   Ukraine has been at the forefront of drone warfare since Russia’s 2022 invasion.   gleb garanich/Reuters  Ukraine has  pioneered the use of drones  in battle. Now Western investors are trying to get a piece of the action. Foreign investment in Ukrainian drone makers and other defense technology has risen this year, founders and investors say, driven by the prospect of the battle-tested technology winning a slice of rising military spending.  In Ukraine, the added financial firepower is helping professionalize outfits that began in garages and military units—giving them a chance to compete abroad with Western players . The Ukrainian startups also offer the U.S. possible solutions for its shortcomings in drone technology.   “Are they scra...

By  Juan Benn Jr. ,  The Washington Post ,  "updated 24 minutes ago" Mayor Muriel E. Bowser  declared  a limited, citywide youth curfew Saturday, after an incident on Halloween night led to the arrests of 10 teenagers in Navy Yard. The curfew, which affects all young people under the age of 18, will run between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. starting Saturday night and end on Wednesday at 11:59 p.m .  The order also gives D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith the power to designate special curfew zones in areas at “high risk for disorderly conduct by juveniles,” where enforcement would begin at 6 p.m. Smith was also authorized to declare a temporary curfew zone in areas where she determines that groups of at least eight young people are expected to gather and where the safety of the public “is endangered,” according to the order. ... see also

Saturday, November 1 1,200 × 1,200 Most Popular   [ scroll down for below items ] 1. Neptune missiles struck Russian energy infrastructure, oil refineries, Ukraine confirms  2. What we know now about the 'encirclement' of Ukraine's Pokrovsk 3. More than Tomahawks: What Ukraine’s soldiers say they actually need  4. New missile that pushed Trump to leave nuclear treaty fired by Russia at Ukraine, Reuters reports 5. Ukraine strikes two oil refineries, gas plant in Russia, military confirms