Trump, take this Russia deal: Ukraine stops hitting energy, expand Starshield!

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his approval of Russia's actions in Ukraine, stating that Russia "has been fine on Ukraine." This came as tensions between Kyiv and Washington escalated due to reports that the U.S. had stopped warning Ukraine of incoming Russian ballistic missiles and limited the use of Starshield, a military version of Elon Musk's Starlink, making it harder to intercept Russian attacks.

On October 19, a Russian drone struck a park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv Oblast, killing six people, including children, and injuring at least 15 others. One of the victims was 28-year-old teacher Inna Mariukhna, who was pushing her 1-year-old daughter in a stroller when the drone hit them. Another attack occurred in Kyiv, where Russian drones killed at least three people and injured four others in the Holosiivskyi District on October 20.

The U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported that 328 civilians were killed and 2,105 injured in September 2026, an 85% increase from the previous year. The trend appears to be continuing into October, according to the mission. In addition, the U.S. has taken actions that have increased the threat for Ukrainian civilians, such as impeding Starshield satellite internet terminals and delaying deliveries of vital Patriot interceptors.

The history of Russian atrocities in Ukraine dates back to March 2022, when Russian forces carried out a massacre in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, after failing to take the capital. At least 22,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed during the 86-day Russian siege of Mariupol, though the true figure may be as high as 87,000.