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Kyiv pushes back on Donald Trump's call for a new Ukrainian president as drones hit Russian data hub

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The exchange came as Kyiv pressed its campaign against infrastructure deep inside Russia, with a drone attack shutting down a data centre run by Russian technology giant Yandex…

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  • Reported by The Hindu and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:49:21 UTC.

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