Russia launched another ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on October 13, hitting a major power station and a residential building. Russian attacks also caused casualties in Rivne, Kharkiv and Pavlohrad, while fighting continued around Pokrovsk. On the diplomatic front, the European Union formally opened two more groups of membership negotiations with Ukraine, marking another step in the country's path towards EU membership. In today's No Filter Ukraine, we cover parliament's new social assistance law, the dispute over Kyiv's winter preparations, and a government programme to help apartment buildings maintain electricity during blackouts. We also examine the latest economic forecasts, a major anti-corruption court decision, changes to university research standards, and Ukraine's election to the UN Human Rights Council. The episode closes with a remarkable victory for Ukrainian tennis player Daria Snigur in Wuhan.
Russia launched another ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on October 13, hitting a major power station and a residential building. Russian attacks also caused casualties in Rivne, Kharkiv and Pavlohrad, while fighting continued around Pokrovsk. On the diplomatic front, the European Union formally opened two more groups of membership negotiations with Ukraine, marking another step in the country's path towards EU membership.
In today's No Filter Ukraine, we cover parliament's new social assistance law, the dispute over Kyiv's winter preparations, and a government programme to help apartment buildings maintain electricity during blackouts. We also examine the latest economic forecasts, a major anti-corruption court decision, changes to university research standards, and Ukraine's election to the UN Human Rights Council. The episode closes with a remarkable victory for Ukrainian tennis player Daria Snigur in Wuhan.