The 2024 European Athletics Golden Tracks Awards ceremony took place on October 26. Olympic gold medalist Yaroslava Mughuchikh was named the European women’s athlete of the year.
The 23-year old high jumper won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games for the women’s event in the high jump after a jump of 2,00 meters on August 4.
Mahuchikh, a native of Dnipro and holder of the current world record in women’s high-jump at 2.10 meters, was named the world champion for the event in August 2023.
Mahuchikh has won the award for the first time after two years of finishing second. Mahuchikh is the first senior Ukrainian women’s athlete ever to receive this honor.
Mahuchikh, who accepted her award, said: “It is a very special moment for me because of the difficult time that Ukraine is going through.” “But, you’re right, I am glad to be here…for all my people in Ukraine and I hope it brings some joy during this time.”
Mahuchikh claimed that her medal was for the entire country after winning the Paris Olympics.
The Dutch sprinter Femke Bo and Britain’s 800-meter star Keely HODGINSON finished as runners-up at this year’s awards ceremony.
On October 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law allowing foreign volunteers to serve as officers in Ukraine’s International Legion.
According to the central electoral commission, Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream Party captured 53% of votes in the Oct. 26, parliamentary elections, with 70% precincts being counted.
During his evening speech on October 26, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that North Korean forces may appear on the front lines fighting alongside Russian forces in the coming weeks.
On Oct. 26, the ruling Georgian Dream Party, led by billionaire Bidzina Ilvanishvili, and groups that aimed to end its 12-year rule, declared victory.
According to Ukrainian authorities, the casualties of the Russian missile attack on Dnipro’s central-east city Dnipro that hit residential buildings as well as the Mechnikov Hospital late on October 25 have risen to 5 dead and 21 injured.
On Oct. 26, footage was released showing a person stuffing the ballot box in the southern Georgian town of Marnueli.
The government is currently auditing the exemption process until Nov. 15, to determine which businesses qualify for critical enterprises status. This reflects the government’s efforts to balance the country’s defense needs and economic stability.
Nino Lomjaria is a lawyer and a former ombudswoman who reported on October 26 that a voter observer was assaulted while filming the stuffing of a ballot box.
According to Le Monde, sources cited on October 25, Gazprombank is poised to buy the Russian operations of Auchan, one of Russia’s biggest banks, which is also under U.S. heavy sanctions.
This includes 1,690 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
G7 leaders announced that they would begin disbursing funds by the end the year. The loan will help Ukraine meet its economic, defense and reconstruction needs.
During the Cold War, Sergiyev Posad-6 was a biological weapon research center. The Washington Post reports that a major renovation was started at the site soon after Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine.
Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, reported that a Russian suicide drone struck a 25-story building in the Solomianskyi District on October 25, killing a girl aged 15 and injuring 5 others.
According to a U.S. government official, the Biden administration believes a contingent of North Korean soldiers is en route to Russia’s Kursk region in order to help Moscow counter a Ukrainian offensive launched in that region in August.
The North Korean foreign ministry stated on October 25 that any decision made to send troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine would be in accordance with international law. However, it did confirm if such a deployment has taken place.
“If Mr. Trump is so confident of his influence over Putin, would he be able to help free Azovstal’s defenders as well as all Ukrainians who are in Russian captivity immediately?” “Time is of the essence,” Ukrainian boxing world champion Oleksandr Uzyk wrote on X.
“Russia’s losses seem to be quite high.” This month, it seems that Russia has suffered the most losses. Janek Kesselmann is the deputy commander of Estonian Military Intelligence Center.
Ukraine’s military intelligence reported that Russia intends to assign an interpreter for every 30 North Korean soldiers to improve interaction on the battlefield. The report was based on an intercepted communication between service members of an Russian brigade located in Kursk Oblast.
Andrzej Dda, the Polish president, said that he had spoken to Kyiv regarding the possible transfer of South Korean arms but that his response was “unambiguous” to the allies.
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“Any outcome must be favorable to Russia, I say it directly, without embarrassment. It must be based upon the realities of the battlefield,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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