contd:Ukraine can use US-supplied weapons to hit Russian forces...

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• Ukraine can use US-supplied weapons to hit Russian forces that are firing on Ukrainian troops anywhere across the border into Russia and not just in Russian territory near Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the Pentagon said. “It’s self-defence and so it makes sense for them to be able to do that,” Ryder said.
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• Volodymyr Zelenskiy has announced measures to protect Ukraine’s energy system, including protection for power plants under Russian fire and the development of alternative and renewable energy sources. Drone and missile strikes have knocked out half of generating capacity since March, according to official figures. Attacks overnight into Thursday hit four regions and cut power to more than 218,000 consumers, the energy ministry said.

• Zelenskiy outlined plans to develop solar energy and energy storage facilities, “decentralised energy capacities”, and a schedule for critical infrastructure sites to come up with alternative energy sources. The work, he said, must be completed before winter and its increased energy demand.
  .good to see this finally starting to be addressed
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• Russians on Thursday reported problems with processing payments at major banks after a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyber-attack, Russia’s Kommersant newspaper reported. The paper said the Telegram messaging app and major mobile phone networks were also affected. The IT Army of Ukraine, a volunteer hacker group, claimed responsibility.