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First Evacuation by Hexacopter

defly — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:56:17 +0000

Article URL: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/first-evacuation-by-hexacopter-soldiers-from-the-92nd-assault-brigade-and-30th-mechanized-brigade-rescue-wounded-fighter/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50151865

Points: 1

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Starlink Gateway Station Serving Ukraine Targeted in Arson Attempt in Lithuania

defly — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:41:02 +0000

Article URL: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/starlink-gateway-station-serving-ukraine-targeted-in-arson-attempt-in-lithuania/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141022

Points: 10

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Implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

defly — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:00:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/10/implementing-the-lindsey-o-graham-sanctioning-russia-and-iran-act-of-2026/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50128100

Points: 5

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Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine

defly — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:28:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/16/musk-approached-trump-slow-down-starlink-help-ukraine/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50122371

Points: 52

# Comments: 21

New comment by defly in "Ukraine's Starlink Access Restricted Without Warning"

defly — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:18:22 +0000

Mesh is a pain to run and less stable, so UA miltech goes with the easy option, and that ties it to whatever the US decides

New comment by defly in "Ukraine's Starlink Access Restricted Without Warning"

defly — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:11:11 +0000

Terminals moving speed restrictions applied so most of so called "Middle Strike" drones which relie on Starlink terminals become obsolete. Different sources mention different speed limits from 160 km/h to 90 km/h.

Ukraine's Starlink Access Restricted Without Warning

defly — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:06:39 +0000

Article URL: https://kyivindependent.com/this-cannot-be-a-coincidence-ukraines-starlink-access-restricted-without-warning-zelensky-adviser-says/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50084049

Points: 18

# Comments: 4

New comment by defly in "3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit"

defly — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:02:37 +0000

Hello :)

New comment by defly in "3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit"

defly — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:46:10 +0000

Around 200, but hard to say how many so critical as Yandex: https://hackyourmom.com/karta-data-czentriv-na-rasii/

New comment by defly in "3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit"

defly — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:44:19 +0000

Saturation

New comment by defly in "3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit"

defly — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:38:54 +0000

Zero censorship???

New comment by defly in "3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit"

defly — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:38:23 +0000

From public sources in last 4 days hits in cities: Sasovo, Kaluga and Vladimir

New comment by defly in "3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit"

defly — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:35:45 +0000

Still few left. BTW someone built a map of russian largests DCs (use Google Translate): https://hackyourmom.com/karta-data-czentriv-na-rasii/

New comment by defly in "3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit"

defly — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:54:33 +0000

Thank you, updated

New comment by defly in "3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit"

defly — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:48:10 +0000

If you want to help Ukraine, here is a list of the largest volunteer funds you can donate to:

Come Back Alive - delivered the first deep-strike drones https://savelife.in.ua/en/

Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation - bought the famous spy satellite https://prytulafoundation.org/en

KOLO Charity Foundation - run by the Ukrainian tech community https://www.koloua.com/en/

Razom - US-based foundation https://www.razomforukraine.org/donate/

Canada-Ukraine Foundation - Canadian NGO, organizes winter aid for civilians https://www.cufoundation.ca/

Ukrainian World Congress https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/

Exen - Polish volunteer who delivers used vehicles to the front https://pomagam.pl/4x4dlaukrainy

United24 - the government fund https://u24.gov.ua/

Blue/Yellow - Lithuanian NGO supplying the Ukrainian military https://blue-yellow.lt/en/

Stopify - Latvian initiative, donations collected via Ziedot.lv https://stopify.org.ua/

Weapons to Ukraine - Czech initiative https://weaponstoukraine.com/en

Help99 - from Estonia's LIFT99 startup hub, convoys refitted trucks and drones to the front https://www.help99.co/donate

Aktion Deutschland Hilft - German humanitarian aid https://www.aktion-deutschland-hilft.de/

Thanks to everyone who suggested additions. Please keep adding foundations from your country in the comments.

3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit

defly — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:34:45 +0000

Article URL: https://status.yandex.cloud/en/incidents/2136

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50040547

Points: 644

# Comments: 809

Trump announces deal with Putin to release Russian diesel

defly — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:53:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm1dwgr666wno

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025809

Points: 26

# Comments: 11

2nd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Attacked

defly — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:28:38 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/yandex/status/2108482115155169544

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50018988

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Disruption to the network of Russian internet and cloud giant Yandex

defly — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:47:08 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/netblocks/status/2108002325143118018

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50002527

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of 'unknown' infection

defly — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:40:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/europe/russia-laboratory-plague-accident-intl

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49961402

Points: 3

# Comments: 0