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Eastern Europe
News from Ukraine, Poland, the Baltic states, the Balkans and the wider region.
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Chechen court fines woman for picket over missing friend Seda Suleimanova
Lena Patyayeva was fined 150,000 roubles for a one-person protest in Grozny.
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Russian drone strike on park in Kharkiv region town kills six, including three children
Officials say families were in the park in Nova Vodolaha when the drone struck.
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Ukraine charges Russian ship captain with war crime over stolen Crimean grain
Prosecutors say it is the first such case treated as a war crime.
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Ukraine and Russia near deal to evacuate civilians from occupied Oleshky
The ombudsman says a local ceasefire is being discussed, but no deal has been announced.
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Russian military satellite closes in on ICEYE radar satellite linked to Ukraine
Trackers say the approach looks deliberate; ICEYE and the Pentagon declined to comment.
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Estonia faces organic egg shortage until December as producers renew flocks
The main producer says output is down 80% and prices are due to rise in November.
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US set to extend protected status for 100,000 Ukrainians, CNN reports
A Homeland Security spokesperson said those covered can safely remain while a formal statement is prepared.
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Polish police break up ring accused of laundering €77m through exchange offices
Nine people have been charged and gold and cash worth more than 1m zloty seized.
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Kyiv warned of winter water and sewage crisis if power grid keeps failing
Utility experts warn that further blackouts could leave parts of Kyiv without clean water and working sewers.
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Ukraine says wounded soldier evacuated from front by heavy-lift drone
A Ukrainian assault brigade releases video of a hexacopter lifting an injured soldier from a mined, drone-contested sector.