Author: Dal Stanton
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11/17/2025 — Ukraine’s wages remain nearly seven times lower than EU average – Eurostat
Average wages across European Union countries rose by 5.2% in 2024, reaching €39,8k ($43k), Polskie Radio reported, citing Eurostat data, on Nov. 12. In Poland, the average annual salary in 2024 was about €21,250 ($22,9k), over $3k higher than the previous year. The highest average gross annual wageslast year were recorded in Luxembourg ($89,6k), Denmark ($77,3k), and Ireland ($66k). The lowest averages were registered in Bulgaria…
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11/17/2025 — Ukraine’s blackouts were avoidable. Energoatom corruption and political vendetta made them inevitable.
The blueprint existed. The funding existed. What happened instead reveals an institutional collapse more damaging than Russian missiles alone. From: Euromaiden Press BY MAXIM VOLOVICH Kyiv residents endure 12-16 hour blackouts this winter—but the darkness was avoidable. Ukraine had proven grid protection works: under former Ukrenergo chief Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, 60 concrete shelters defended critical transformers,…
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11/17/2025 — Shadows of Chornobyl and Iron: A Day of Reckoned Losses and Defiant Strikes
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / November 17, 2025 November 15–16, 2025, etched a brutal mosaic where nuclear ghosts met modern missiles, prisoner swaps kindled fragile hope, and fog-veiled battlefields hid executions while Ukrainian drones lit distant infernos—reminding the world that this war devours the past as fiercely as the present. The Day’s Reckoning Envision the acrid…
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11/17/2025 — “O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart…”
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1360) O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;you will strengthen their heart;you will incline your earto do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.Psalm 10:17-18 We are at grandma’s for a few days, so it’s…
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11/15/2025 — Why Frozen Russian Assets Have Become Critical to Ukraine’s Defense
Zelenskiy tells us in an interview that right now, there is no alternative From: Bloomberg by Oliver Cook Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Oliver Crook, chief Europe correspondent for Bloomberg Television, bringing you the latest from the EU. Make sure you’re signed up. For European leaders listening to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the importance of…
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11/14/2025 — New study: Ukrainian-American businesses generate billions for US economy
From: Atlantic Council By Melinda Haring Like many Ukrainians, Valerii Iakovenko and his family ended up far from home in 2022 after the full-scale Russian invasion; in Pennsylvania, to be precise. Valerii wasn’t just seeking safe harbor in a storm, though. He was also expanding his business, which happens to be agricultural scouting with drones. His…
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11/14/2025 — Ukraine’s drone war lesson for Europe: Technology is nothing without training
From: Atlantic Council By David Kirichenko As Europe races to strengthen its defenses against the mounting threat posed by Russian drones, more and more countries are looking to learn from Ukraine’s experience. Speaking in October, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen acknowledged that Ukraine is currently a world leader in drone warfare and called on her European colleagues to…
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11/14/2025 — Frontline report: Russian army crumbles as Pokrovsk assault becomes “death sentence” for soldiers
Russian forces are disintegrating in Pokrovsk as soldiers refuse orders, choosing prison over what they call “suicide missions.” The battle has evolved into a lethal war of shadows fought by small autonomous groups, with desertion becoming the logical outcome of a system sending unwilling troops into a drone-dominated meat grinder. From: Euromaiden Press BY REPORTING…
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11/14/2025 — Ukraine dominates with drones—until fog arrives in Pokrovsk
Drones are an effective defense, but only when the weather is clear. Ukraine has too few infantry to fill in when its drones can’t see. From: Euromaiden Press BY DAVID AXE The overcast and foggy weather that rolled in with the winter months is an opportunity for Russian forces to rush infantry and vehicles across…
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11/14/2025 — Russia’s Fog Infiltration Nears Hulyaipole as Ukraine Torches Moscow Power Plant: Lavrov Demands Capitulation While EU Delivers €6 Billion
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / November 14, 2025 In Zaporizhzhia fog, Russian flags rose over Danylivka. In Kostroma, flames engulfed Russia’s largest thermal plant feeding Moscow. In Brussels, €6 billion flowed to Kyiv. Day 1,359—when weather became a weapon, missiles rewrote winter, and Europe answered Moscow’s maximalism with cash. The Day’s Reckoning Fog swallowed the T-0401…
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