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Olena Droboti's life was taken by the shelling of Novoselidivka in Donetsk region on approximately November 15, 2024.

Together with her relatives and neighbors, she hid in the basement of an apartment building. One of the neighbors went outside and died.

Later, when other people also came out and wanted to bury the man, another shelling began. Seven people died. In particular, Olena's daughter Tetyana, father Mykola and local resident Tetyana Cherepnia.

Elena Droboti was 51 years old. She was born in Novoselydivka. She had secondary special education. She worked as a cleaner of office premises at the school.

"Students called her Aunt Lena. They loved her, and she loved them. There were no other people's children for her: she would hug and feel sorry for everyone. Olena also graduated from our school... Diligent, sensitive, polite - she was like that for all of us. Very hardworking. She had a lot of work, but she didn't complain. I raised three children by myself," said Nataliya Verkhovska, director of the Novoselydiv Gymnasium.

"No Red Lines": Ukraine May Hit Russian Territory with French Missiles

This was stated in an interview with the BBC by the head of the French Foreign Ministry, Jean-Noel Barrot. He emphasized that Ukraine could strike at the territory of the Russian Federation for the purpose of self-defense, but did not confirm the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were using long-range French weapons.

"We will support Ukraine as intensively and for as long as necessary. Why? Because our security is at stake. Every time the Russian army advances one square kilometer, the threat becomes one square kilometer closer to Europe," the head of the French Foreign Ministry said.

According to him, Western partners should not set restrictions on aid to Ukraine and draw "red lines". When asked by journalists whether this could even mean the participation of French troops in the battle, he said: "We do not exclude any option."

Currently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have French SCALP-EG missiles, an analogue of the British Storm Shadow. Such missiles are capable of hitting targets at a distance of more than 250 km.

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Britain's largest bank HSBC has stopped accepting payments from Russia and Belarus

The financial institution's website states that any such payments may be delayed or rejected and the funds returned. HSBC urged customers to seek alternative solutions for such transactions.

The reason for HSBC's new decision could be that the US recently expanded sanctions against Russian financial institutions.

Russian soldier filmed the moment a Ukrainian ATGM missile FGM-148 "Javelin" hit and destroyed the tank in front of him.

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