Russia will try to play European nations apart. Russia hopes one leader will talk to him from a national perspective, instead of from a common EU+Ukrainian perspective. This is also Russia's strategy in hybrid attacks against EU countries: the hope that it provokes a one-sided overreaction.

Saratov Oil Refinery under attack! The effect of "long-range sanctions" is growing #shorts #Ukraine

1/ Mobilised Russian soldiers serving on temporary contracts are being threatened en masse with execution if they do not sign contracts, making them permanent soldiers and ineligible for post-war demobilisation. Russian warbloggers are forcefully condemning this practice. ⬇️

On October 6, Ukrainian Special Forces destroyed a Russian S-400 launcher near Yevpatoria and hit an ammo depot of the 18th Army near Simferopol. The operation in occupied Crimea was carried out by Resistance units together with Deep Strike SOF teams.

A night, a Ukrainian drone strike hit the Tyingovatovo oil pumping station in Chuvashia, located nearly 1000 km from Ukraine. The facility is part of the Kuibyshev-Tikhoretsk oil pipeline.

⚡️Investigation finds Russian surveillance, sabotage ship near European undersea cables, FT reports. Satellite data has uncovered a Russian surveillance and sabotage ship near crucial underwater cables in Europe's seas, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Sept. 26.

🐦 Bird “shoots down” enemy drone simulator.

A Ukrainian MiG-29 has struck the only bridge linking occupied Vasylivka to the Kamyanske highway using GBU-62 guided bombs.

‼️ There were 26 cruise missiles and 597 drones, more than half of them were "Shaheds." More than 20 missiles and the vast majority of strike drones were neutralized, — Zelensky.

Russian massive attack on #Ukraine last night: two killed and 14 injured in Chernivtsi; six injured in Lviv. ▪️Two people were killed on the spot by falling debris in Chernivtsi - a 26-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man Residential buildings, administrative offices, shops, cars were also damaged.

What are some of Russia's weak points? 1. Russia's size is a typical structural weakness. They have such a large territory that to defend it all, you need insane amounts of air defence. Ukraine can hit whatever they like.

Russia increased the use of chemical weapons and increased research for new chemical weapons. Dutch and German intelligence services have documented 9000 chemical attacks to date, while the real number is a multiple of this. english.defensie.nl/latest/news/...

Trump made a sanctions exception for Russian nuclear projects world wide, it was already largely in place before Trump. Two questions: 1. What amount of money is involved? 2. What is the difference between the earlier (but slightly different version of 10 January 2025)? 1/

🇺🇦 Zelensky on the Russian Tribunal: Every War Criminal Should Know That Justice Will Come “There is still a long way to go, but politically we have already made great progress. Justice takes time, but it must come, I am sure.

I see this a lot on social media (not on Bluesky). What to do with Kremlin disinformation? Use the BIG button. Wait minute, then flush again for the vomit. And then: delete, block, mute, report. Repeat as needed and enjoy your day!

For those who insist that Soviet successes in space were essentially Russian... let's remember Sergei Korolev. He designed the GIRD-9 and 10 rockets, the R1 (that became the Scud), the R7 that put the Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin into orbit. 1/

Reportedly one of the first documented Ukrainian strikes on Russian positions using FAB bombs equipped with UMPK (Universal Gliding and Correction Modules).

✈️💣 Claimed as first Ukrainian strikes with FAB bombs equipped with UMPK on Russian positions!

💥 Korenevo, Kursk region

As Russia's stocks and production of weapons is diminishing, it becomes clear that Russia's overall strategy consists of three methods of attack. What are they? 1/

Iran has not come forward with any opening towards what the world needs to hear: their willingness to completely quit uranium enrichment. Hence: nothing to negiotiate about. Meanwhile, the US repositions its bomber fleet, undoubtedly moving in GBU-57 bombs right now. 1/2

Do cancer cells that are about to metastasise (to spread) have different properties? That's what Raphaël Rodriguez at the French Curie Insitute asked himself. And yes. They are more sensitive to iron. Feed them a particular molecule and these metastatic cells die of ferroptosis. Too much iron.

🇮🇷 A radar station has reportedly been destroyed in Tabriz, Iran.

Igor Sushko gave a very neat summary: igorsushko.substack.com/p/operation-...

Mordvichev is associated with “meat assaults” – mass attacks using poorly equipped and untrained soldiers trying to overwhelm fortified positions. He has been promoted to commander of the Moscow land forces.

Michael Kimmage in Foreign Policy (FP): "The only thing more dangerous to a political leader than a war of choice is a war of choice that goes badly." in: Russia Has Started Losing the War in Ukraine foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/19/r...

FP: "The Kremlin can try to hide the war’s misery from Russians [..] Putin cannot as effectively erase evidence of a faltering economy. Nor can he offer Russians any coherent political promise other than endless Putinism. Slowly and not yet suddenly, Russia is starting to lose the war." Source: 1/

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The Netherlands will use the latest 2A8s to be at the center of AI driven drone swarms, ready to attack from multiple directions. Apart from the drone swarm, the 2A8 itself will have active self defence measures, defeating enemy anti tank missiles.

People claim, along with Trump, that the economy was doing badly under Biden. Not so. Real GDP grew under Biden's Presidency and was doing better than any other G7 country. And growth of real GDP under Biden did better than under Trump's previous presidency.

People say: "a 9s. clip takes Trump's words out of context" But the question was straightforward: "...don't you need to uphold the Constitution... ?" Trump - of all people on the planet - should answer: "Yes, I swore an oath to do so" He can't be evasive on that one. youtu.be/aoNxKK2IJII?...

Will it be a disaster if the US leaves Europe to its own devices? Not if we take intelligent measures: 1. Buy Ukraine's Delta system and make it standard accross Europe. 2. Build large ammo supplies against Russia's type of warfare, including 'steel rain'. 1/3

APOLLO: “It normally takes 18 months on average for the US to negotiate a trade deal. .. While markets wait for trade negotiations with 90 countries at the same time, global trade is grinding to a standstill .. if current policies do not change, then the probability of a US recession in 2025 is 90%”

Often we hear Americans say that Europe neglected its defense spending. Americans may even speak of 'malign neglect', after all their President often points his finger at Europe, so maybe he's right, or isn't he? 1/

The Trump-Supreme Court battle is not really the crisis. The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall. 1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.

I listened to Biden's speech, first to get a general impression, then a second time to listen in a more analytical way. Biden spoke of values: trust, keeping promises, empathy versus cruelty, doing what's right. Vintage Biden, so to speak. [..] 1/ www.youtube.com/live/BHuPQ_I...

When Trump was doing his damage to the US economy, people started to discuss stockmarkets but took a wrong perspective. They looked at day trading, at futures, at options, at the panic and so on. It makes more sense to look at the longer term perspective, the way Berkshire Hathaway does. 1/3

The more people who do this, the more people will join them. I hope Democrats have donors willing to help fund security for these ppl, if they need it. Same for any GOP lawmakers willing to switch parties. Few people are this brave. I wish it weren't that way, but this isn't like the movies.

Just to remind you of the facts. And to counter constant disinformation: EU tariffs are lower in total than US tariffs. And have been that way in the past. Total yearly US tariffs for EU products: 7 billion. Total yearly EU tariffs for US products: 3 billion. Just the facts.

Analysts say that the U.S. could pressure Moscow to end its war by increasing military aid to Ukraine, strengthening the enforcement of existing sanctions or imposing additional tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil. So far, U.S. President Donald Trump has done none of that.

7 April 2025 US - Trump: "We're going to get fair deals and good deals with every country, and if we don't then we're going to have nothing to do with them." EU - Von der Leyen: Let's get to a good and fair deal then, let's talk. US - Trump: No. Where does that leave us?

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in an interview: ◾️Russia is testing NATO with its refusal of a ceasefire;⤵️

The US very publicly signalled from Diego Garcia to Khamenei that talks would be best. They may even demonstrate their abillity by flattening a few Houthi missile warehouses. Khamenei openly called for the total destruction of Israel. Will Israel wait for Iran to have nukes? No.

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Hegseth's idea seems to be to shrink the number of US soldiers by up to 90.000 and civil personnel by up to 60.000. They will possibly move 20.000 from Europe to elsewhere. Ans a 'deferred resignation program' for the military wil start next week. Just rumours... defensescoop.com/2025/04/01/d...

🧵 Once and again Russia tries the following story: If back in april 2022 Ukraine would have accepted neutrality, there would have been peace. Putin gave a version of one of the Istanbul peace proposals to African leaders, saying that Ukraine refused. But Putin forgot to tell something... 1/

⚡️Lithuania says vehicle carrying 4 US soldiers pulled from swamp; no news on the troops. U.S. soldiers and a tracked vehicle disappeared on March 25 in a training area near the Lithuanian city of Pabrade, some 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border with Belarus.

<There are no incentives for efficiencies in the federal government in the United States> There will never be market incentives in any government tasks, but it's very well possible to have them work efficiently. Northern Europe could be a prime example. 1/