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DailyGeopoliticsFri, 30 Oct 2026Published 05:58 UTC · updated 18:06 UTC

Oleshky evacuations began as Russian strikes resumed and Israel demolished Hebron homes while EU satellite delay limited verification

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  1. EU 24-hour delay of GazaBellingcat found on Oct 29 that the EU has delayed free Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery over Gaza… steady
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  2. Russia-Ukraine warOleshky evacuations finally began Oct 30 after three days of stasis in the US-brokered local truce… steady
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  3. Gaza warIsrael moved from sealing to demolishing homes in Hebron on Oct 30 as the siege's displacement toll held in the thousands… rising
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The day, in more detail (5)
The day
  • Reported evacuations finally began in Russian-occupied Oleshky on Oct 30 after three days with no confirmed movement under a US-brokered…
  • Israel reportedly demolished gunmen's homes in Hebron on Oct 30 as the siege kept thousands displaced while the UN rights office warned…
  • Research by Bellingcat found the EU has delayed free Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery over Gaza…
  • Satellite heat hotspots on the eastern Ukraine front measured 123 on Oct 29…

· an under-covered story, researched in full

EU 24-hour delay of Gaza and West Bank satellite imagery , flat pace

EU has quietly delayed Gaza and West Bank satellite imagery by 24 hours since March, Bellingcat found

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict centers on Gaza, where war has caused severe humanitarian hardship, and the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians face settler violence, demolitions and movement restrictions under Israeli control. A fragile ceasefire and international plans for transitional governance and stabilization have not ended daily risks for civilians. Open satellite imagery has become a key way outsiders verify what is happening on the ground when access is limited.

Where EU quietly delayed open satellite imagery and how blackout zone expanded
Map story Where EU quietly delayed open satellite imagery and how blackout zone expanded. EU 24-hour delays to Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery now cover four regions, starting with Gaza and the Eastern Mediterranean on March 28.bellingcat.com ↗geoawesome.com ↗starport.im ↗as of 2026-10-30
Numbers match the timeline. Solid mark: researched; hollow: reported. Dashed purple areas: disputed or occupied territory; select one for its status and source. Infrastructure, lettered by type (A airbase, B bridge, P power plant, F fuel depot, H port, R refinery, M military base); colour is the latest status on record: claimed struck (a party's claim only), damage reported, damage confirmed or destroyed, restored, nothing on record. A claim is a party's word, not a confirmation; marks fade as a status ages. Power plants: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). Other places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Locations: Ohmega, from today's developments; approximate. Disputed areas: Natural Earth (public domain). Shipping data: IMF PortWatch. Interactive basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Grid impact · Ohmega analysis last report 15 days ago

0% claimed struck · 0 MWa party's own word
<1% damage reported · 600 MWowner, authorities or media
0% confirmed damaged · 0 MWoperator, authority or imagery
0% restored · 0 MW

Last 30 days, of 70 GW installed (nameplate) capacity the ledger knows. A plant can appear under more than one figure (claimed, then reported, then confirmed), so the figures overlap and are not added; the bars count each plant once, at the firmest thing said about it.

  • Confirmed damaged or destroyed
  • Damage reported
  • Claimed struck
  • Restored
3 plants named
  • 10-13Kiev · 440 MW hydro · Damage reported · said by Daily intelligence report
  • 10-14Kyiv-4 (Darnytska) Power Plant · 160 MW thermal & chp · Damage reported · said by reported via france24.com
  • 10-14Kyiv CHP-4 · capacity unknown other · Damage reported · said by Daily intelligence report (d5), reported via kyivindependent.com

Ohmega analysis from the asset ledger and WRI/OpenStreetMap capacity. Capacity is nameplate, not output; a status is not an outage duration; plant coverage is incomplete.

  1. 29 Oct
  2. 2
  3. 13 Jul3
Assessment and what changed · the full read, since yesterday

Bellingcat found on Oct 29 that the EU has delayed free Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery over Gaza, parts of the West Bank and the Eastern Mediterranean by 24 hours since March 28, 2026, reducing real-time independent verification. The EU said the unanimous, open-ended measure is for security amid the wider Middle East war, not Gaza events specifically, and declined to detail boundaries or other delayed areas. The finding matters because the delay coincided with active demolitions and displacement in Hebron this week.

More developments (1)
  1. 11 Mar4
On the record (1) · what was said, in the speakers' words

On the record

  • RussiaVladimir Putin · President, Russia · 20 Oct

    paraphrase Western sanctions against Russia are breaking records in their number and ineffectiveness, as well as in the amount of damage they cause to those imposing them.

    Accusation · hostile toward EU, West as reported by TASS ↗

A statement shows what was said, not that it is true.

Strike & status log (18) · named places, who says what, this week

Named places and things the reports say something dated about. Each line gives who says it: “claimed struck” is a party's own word, and only a second source turns it into reported or confirmed damage.

Numbers and actors · statistics, flows and rates

Who they are · size

People

Balance sheet · debt, budget, current account, reserves

: latest year on record for each figure (IMF figures for this year are estimates), bars on one scale per column, line = the last ten years. Tap an actor for every year, rank, energy, ranked trade and sources. All actors →

Pulses (3) · how tense, 0 to 100

A Pulse is a 0 to 100 gauge of how tense one specific situation is, from calm at the bottom to extreme at the top. It is reassessed whenever new evidence arrives, so the number moves with events.

model-assessed
Outlook, watch list and background

Outlook The 24-hour delay is likely to remain in place as long as the EU deems Middle East security threats persist, given the unanimous decision rule and stated indefinite duration with no published review. Independent real-time verification of strikes, demolitions and displacement in Gaza and the West Bank will likely stay degraded unless the EU publishes boundaries and a review mechanism or restores timely access. A formal challenge on transparency or a change in US force posture in the Eastern Mediterranean could prompt reconsideration, but neither is indicated in the current record.

Watch for
  • Whether the EU publishes the precise boundary, legal basis and review date for the Eastern Mediterranean/Gaza delay
  • Whether Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 timeliness over Gaza returns to ~4 hours or stays at ~24 hours in coming passes
  • Any legal or parliamentary challenge in the EU over the unpublished Council Decision 2026/1716 and its corrigendum
  • Changes to Planet Labs managed distribution that would restore or further restrict commercial high-resolution coverage
Background
  • 8 Oct 2025A tenuous ceasefire has been in place since Oct 8, 2025 as first phase of the US-brokered Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 on Nov 17, 2025, which welcomed a Board of Peace chaired by the US President and authorized an International Stabilization Force. Explains why real-time satellite monitoring of Gaza and the West Bank remains central to assessing ceasefire compliance and civilian harm. press.un.org ↗
  • 15 Oct 2026UN Security Council quarterly debate Oct 15, 2026 heard alarm over perilous life in Gaza and unprecedented settler violence and expansion in the West Bank; Acting Special Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov said after visiting Gaza Oct 11-12 the ceasefire 'exists in name only' along the Yellow Line, citing about 1,500 fatalities since the ceasefire. Shows the humanitarian and protection context in which a 24-hour imagery lag limits independent documentation. press.un.org ↗
  • 23 Oct 2026On Oct 23, 2026 two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in Hebron, prompting Israel to announce a full West Bank lockdown and operations at over 400 locations; UN reported about 3,000 Palestinians remain displaced from two Hebron neighbourhoods in the 72 hours before Oct 30. Immediate case where delayed western Hebron imagery on Oct 26 inhibited real-time verification of demolitions and displacement. bellingcat.com ↗

Added 18:06 UTC · AmericasRussia-Ukraine war and European security architecture · situation → , gradual pace

Oleshky evacuations begin as Russian strikes resume and drone war squeezes diesel exports

Russia is fighting to keep Ukraine in its sphere of influence and to revise the European security order, while Ukraine is fighting to preserve its sovereignty and territorial integrity with support from European states and the United States. The United States acts as both weapons and technology provider and diplomatic mediator. The contest matters beyond the front line because long-range strikes can hit cities and infrastructure, Black Sea fighting can disrupt shipping and energy, and control of satellite communications can decide operations.

Numbers match the timeline. Solid mark: researched; hollow: reported. Dashed purple areas: disputed or occupied territory; select one for its status and source. Infrastructure, lettered by type (V vessel, B bridge, P power plant, M military base, A airbase, F fuel depot, R refinery); colour is the latest status on record: claimed struck (a party's claim only), damage reported, damage confirmed or destroyed, restored, nothing on record. A claim is a party's word, not a confirmation; marks fade as a status ages. Power plants: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). Other places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Locations: Ohmega, from today's developments; approximate. Disputed areas: Natural Earth (public domain). Shipping data: IMF PortWatch. Interactive basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Grid impact · Ohmega analysis last report 15 days ago

0% claimed struck · 0 MWa party's own word
<1% damage reported · 600 MWowner, authorities or media
0% confirmed damaged · 0 MWoperator, authority or imagery
0% restored · 0 MW

Last 30 days, of 70 GW installed (nameplate) capacity the ledger knows. A plant can appear under more than one figure (claimed, then reported, then confirmed), so the figures overlap and are not added; the bars count each plant once, at the firmest thing said about it.

  • Confirmed damaged or destroyed
  • Damage reported
  • Claimed struck
  • Restored
3 plants named
  • 10-13Kiev · 440 MW hydro · Damage reported · said by Daily intelligence report
  • 10-14Kyiv-4 (Darnytska) Power Plant · 160 MW thermal & chp · Damage reported · said by reported via france24.com
  • 10-14Kyiv CHP-4 · capacity unknown other · Damage reported · said by Daily intelligence report (d5), reported via kyivindependent.com

Ohmega analysis from the asset ledger and WRI/OpenStreetMap capacity. Capacity is nameplate, not output; a status is not an outage duration; plant coverage is incomplete.

  1. 30 Oct1
  2. 29 Oct2
  3. 3
Assessment and what changed · the full read, since yesterday

Oleshky evacuations finally began Oct 30 after three days of stasis in the US-brokered local truce, while lethal Russian strikes resumed elsewhere Oct 29 after a brief pause on Kyiv. Moscow airports were again targeted and diesel export curbs tightened as drone damage to refineries bites. Confidence is high that strikes and airport disruptions continue; lower on exact damage and export volumes which rest on single-source reporting and official claims.

  • New: Oleshky local ceasefire produced first confirmed evacuations Oct 30 after three days with no movement; previously stasis
  • Escalated: Lethal Russian strikes resumed elsewhere Oct 29 (Kyiv, Dnipro, Chernihiv) after brief pause on Kyiv Oct 28-29
  • New: Diesel export fallout emerged Oct 29-30 with ban extension/quota plan and Novak warning of lower planned exports due to drone…
  • New: Black Sea diplomacy step Zelensky Istanbul visit announced for Oct 31

1 unchanged: Moscow airport drone pressure continued (16 UAVs intercepted Oct 29); Starshield >400 km/h status unchanged with no new formal US decision; no new EU sanctions text or NATO escort measures reported.

More developments (2)
  1. 30 Oct
  2. 5
On the record (16) · what was said, in the speakers' words

On the record

  • RussiaVladimir Putin · President of the Russian Federation · 27 Oct

    “a just and lasting peace would be possible only if the interests of the Russian Federation are considered in full and without any conditions attached”

    Red line · critical toward Ukraine, United States transcript ↗

  • UkraineVolodymyr Zelenskyy · President, Ukraine · 25 Oct

    paraphrase At the November trilateral talks, Ukraine will not discuss limits to its armed forces or enforced postwar neutrality.

    Red line · critical toward Russia, United States, NATO as reported by The Guardian ↗

  • Elon Musk · Owner of SpaceX · 25 Oct

    “Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be,”

    Red line · critical toward Ukraine as reported by BBC News ↗

Strike & status log (8) · named places, who says what, this week

Named places and things the reports say something dated about. Each line gives who says it: “claimed struck” is a party's own word, and only a second source turns it into reported or confirmed damage.

Numbers and actors · statistics, flows and rates

Who they are · size

People

Balance sheet · debt, budget, current account, reserves

: latest year on record for each figure (IMF figures for this year are estimates), bars on one scale per column, line = the last ten years. Tap an actor for every year, rank, energy, ranked trade and sources. All actors →

Pulses (4) · how tense, 0 to 100

A Pulse is a 0 to 100 gauge of how tense one specific situation is, from calm at the bottom to extreme at the top. It is reassessed whenever new evidence arrives, so the number moves with events.

model-assessed
Outlook, watch list and background

Outlook Mutual long-range strikes are likely to continue at a steady tempo, with further night attacks on Ukrainian power/heating and further Ukrainian drone attempts on Moscow airports and refineries. Oleshky evacuations are likely to remain limited and reversible, and diesel export curbs are likely to persist while refinery damage is assessed. Almost certain that Starshield connectivity above 400 km/h stays technically restored in the near term, but politically contested.

Watch for
  • Whether Oleshky evacuations expand Oct 31-Nov 1 to include aid convoys, demining and whether truce is extended
  • Next Russian missile/drone salvo on Kyiv heating/CHP and whether Dnipro power is restored and Southern Bridge/metro crossings reopen
  • Any formal US Air Force or White House decision on Starshield control and whether >400 km/h connectivity stays stable
  • Confirmation and exact date for Abu Dhabi trilateral talks after Nov 10 and outcome of Zelensky Istanbul Black Sea talks Oct 31
  • EU 22nd sanctions package text and any NATO/EU Black Sea escort or air-policing measures; plus actual diesel export volumes vs Novak warning
Background
  • 24 Oct 2026Starshield/Starlink speeds were restored to above 400 km/h on Oct 24 after mid-October throttling that hampered drone operations; control remains politically contested between SpaceX and the US government. Explains why communications for drone control remain a contested variable behind current long-range strike tempo. kyivindependent.com ↗
  • 22 Oct 2026Finnish companies ICEYE and Nokia signed a letter of intent with Ukraine on Oct 22 to explore a sovereign LEO satellite communications system, with over $336 million announced for energy and satellite development. Longer-term hedge against Starlink/Starshield dependency that frames current disputes. kyivindependent.com ↗

Deep brief →

Added 18:06 UTC · AmericasGaza war and West Bank settler violence diplomatic fallout · situation → , gradual pace

Israel demolishes Hebron homes as siege displaces thousands and EU delays Gaza satellite imagery

The war in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian armed groups and violence in the occupied West Bank are linked, with fighting in Gaza causing a severe humanitarian crisis and repeated ceasefires, while in the West Bank Israeli settlers and security forces confront Palestinian residents including during harvests. This cycle drives diplomatic fallout at the United Nations and among European governments, some of which restrict imports of goods made in Israeli settlements deemed unlawful under international law.

Hebron demolitions and displacement coincide with Gaza hotspot rise as EU imagery delayed 24 hours
Timeline Hebron demolitions and displacement coincide with Gaza hotspot rise as EU imagery delayed 24 hours. Hebron demolitions and displacement, Gaza hotspot uptick and delayed satellite imagery in late October.bellingcat.com ↗firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov ↗al-monitor.com ↗aljazeera.com ↗news.un.org ↗as of 2026-10-30
Numbers match the timeline. Solid mark: researched; hollow: reported. Dashed purple areas: disputed or occupied territory; select one for its status and source. Infrastructure, lettered by type (P power plant); colour is the latest status on record: claimed struck (a party's claim only), damage reported, damage confirmed or destroyed, restored, nothing on record. A claim is a party's word, not a confirmation; marks fade as a status ages. Power plants: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Locations: Ohmega, from today's developments; approximate. Disputed areas: Natural Earth (public domain). Shipping data: IMF PortWatch. Interactive basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  1. 30 Oct1
  2. 3
  3. 29 Oct2
Assessment and what changed · the full read, since yesterday

Israel moved from sealing to demolishing homes in Hebron on Oct 30 as the siege's displacement toll held in the thousands, while the UN warned Gaza displacement is deepening. A 24-hour delay imposed on EU satellite imagery over Gaza and parts of the West Bank on Oct 29 reduces independent monitoring at the same time. Confidence is moderate: demolitions and imagery delay are single-source reported, Gaza warning is UN-published, and fire detections ticked up but remain within a short 18-day baseline.

  • Escalated: Hebron operation escalated from sealed homes and evacuation orders (Oct 24-26…
  • New: EU satellite imagery delay over Gaza and parts of West Bank reported Oct 29…
  • Escalated: Kinetic indicator ticked up satellite heat hotspots rose to 7 per day Oct 29 from near-zero Oct 25-27, though still within a short 18-day history
More developments (1)
  1. 29 Oct4
On the record (16) · what was said, in the speakers' words

On the record

  • UN humanitarian partners · Humanitarian partners / OCHA, United Nations · 26 Oct

    paraphrase Humanitarian partners stated that Palestinians in the West Bank must be protected and that collective punishment is prohibited under international law, in context of more than 3,000 Palestinians evacuated by Israeli forces in Hebron and tight Israeli movement restrictions.

    Accusation · critical toward Israel, Palestine, West Bank transcript ↗

  • Francesca Albanese · Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, United Nations · 26 Oct

    “Genocide is not sustained by killing alone; in every genocide, dehumanization, information control and media complicity make the destruction of people ‘acceptable’”

    Accusation · hostile toward Israel, Palestinians transcript ↗

  • United KingdomEd Miliband · Foreign Secretary, United Kingdom · 19 Oct

    “This UK Government will not accept the continued displacement of Palestinians and the unlawful occupation that persists.”

    Red line · critical toward Israel, Palestine transcript ↗

Numbers and actors · statistics, flows and rates

Who they are · size

People

Balance sheet · debt, budget, current account, reserves

: latest year on record for each figure (IMF figures for this year are estimates), bars on one scale per column, line = the last ten years. Tap an actor for every year, rank, energy, ranked trade and sources. All actors →

Pulses (4) · how tense, 0 to 100

A Pulse is a 0 to 100 gauge of how tense one specific situation is, from calm at the bottom to extreme at the top. It is reassessed whenever new evidence arrives, so the number moves with events.

model-assessed
Outlook, watch list and background

Outlook Demolitions in Hebron are likely to keep displacement elevated and draw further UN collective-punishment warnings in the next days, while the 24-hour imagery delay will likely sustain criticism about information control. A broader West Bank lockdown or new Gaza casualty reports remain possible but are not yet evidenced; the hotspot uptick is roughly even to fade if not sustained over several days.

Watch for
  • Whether IDF publishes demolition orders/completions and how many Hebron families remain displaced or under curfew
  • Whether EU imagery delay is lifted, extended, or explained and whether alternative monitoring fills the gap
  • Any new Gaza casualty or hospital-service updates, especially on protected sites
  • Whether UK publishes E1 sanctions designations or EU announces new settlement-goods enforcement
Background
  • 24 Oct 2026Oct 24-26 Hebron operation forcibly displaced 2,200 to more than 3,000 Palestinians, per Hebron mayor, Hebron governorate/Palestinian PM office and UN OCHA/OHCHR, after house-to-house raids, tear-gas suffocations and evacuation orders. Sets scale of displacement that Oct 30 demolitions and siege coverage extend, and frames collective-punishment concerns now cited by UN. news.un.org ↗
  • 23 Oct 2026On Oct 23 Netanyahu ordered forces to close Hebron and prepare a full West Bank lockdown, pledging house-to-house raids and home demolitions after two gunmen killed two soldiers at Telem checkpoint west of Hebron. The Oct 30 demolitions are the execution of the Oct 23 demolition threat, linking kinetic retaliation to the ongoing closure. aljazeera.com ↗
  • 26 Oct 2026On Oct 26 UN Commission of Inquiry and Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accused Israel of ongoing genocide and related crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, citing dehumanization, information control and media complicity. Makes the Oct 29 EU imagery delay directly relevant as an information-control issue and sustains diplomatic pressure tracked in this theater. press.un.org ↗

Deep brief →

Around the world

North America

  • CanadaCanada unveiled its first national security strategy in over 20 years on Oct 30, according to CGTN, a rare reset that will shape Arctic, trade and defence choices as US pressure grows. news.cgtn.com ↗

East Asia

  • United StatesJapanThe US and Japan will establish a joint missile production facility, according to Taipei Times on Oct 30, deepening allied industrial capacity for a potential Taiwan contingency. taipeitimes.com ↗
  • North KoreaNorth Korean hackers were blamed for a record $6.36 billion theft from cryptocurrency exchange Binance on Oct 30, according to a U.S. firm cited by Yonhap, a scale that would make it the largest crypto hack ever and a major sanctions-evading funding stream for Pyongyang. en.yna.co.kr ↗ premiumtimesng.com ↗
  • United StatesChinaThe U.S. Army outlined Pacific deployments for a possible 2027 China-Taiwan conflict, according to Taipei Times on Oct 30, detailing how allied basing and munitions flows would be organized for a Taiwan contingency. taipeitimes.com ↗
  • SwitzerlandNorth KoreaSwitzerland's foreign minister made a rare visit to North Korea for political talks on Oct 30 and then briefed Seoul after reopening a diplomatic office, opening a rare European channel to Pyongyang as Seoul worries about being sidelined by U.S. outreach. aljazeera.com ↗ en.yna.co.kr ↗

Europe

  • PalestineIsraelSpotlightBellingcat reported on Oct 29 that EU satellite imagery over Gaza and parts of the West Bank is being delayed by 24 hours, reducing real-time independent monitoring of the conflict. bellingcat.com ↗
  • PolandRussiaPoland detained a Russian citizen on spying charges for photographing railways on Oct 30, according to Politico Europe, highlighting reconnaissance and sabotage risks to NATO logistics routes. politico.eu ↗

Russia and Central Asia

  • RussiaRussia's State Duma passed a record defense spending budget in first reading on Oct 29, according to The Moscow Times, locking in a war economy for the coming year. themoscowtimes.com ↗
  • RussiaRussia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was forced out of its Moscow newsroom after 29 years, according to Meduza and Amnesty on Oct 30, removing one of the last independent media footholds inside Russia. meduza.io ↗ amnesty.org ↗

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • VenezuelaUnited StatesVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Oct 30 that the US backs a 2027 election, according to DW, signaling a potential timeline for a negotiated transition. dw.com ↗
  • BrazilBrazil will spend nearly three-quarters of its 2027 defence budget on personnel and pensions, according to Mercopress on Oct 30, leaving little for equipment modernization despite regional security demands. en.mercopress.com ↗

Africa

  • Congo - KinshasaRwandaRussiaDR Congo urged Russia on Oct 30 to back a UN demand for Rwanda to withdraw troops, according to Anadolu, testing Moscow's alignment at its Africa summit in Moscow. aa.com.tr ↗
  • RwandaCongo - KinshasaUnited StatesThe United States imposed new sanctions targeting Rwanda's abusive role in eastern Congo, according to Human Rights Watch on Oct 30, raising pressure on Kigali as the war drives mass displacement. hrw.org ↗

Space and the High Seas

  • JapanJapan is advancing deep-sea mining even as international support for a moratorium grows, according to The Diplomat on Oct 29, a move that affects seabed resource rules and supply chains. thediplomat.com ↗

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