The war will continue to rise in intensity and spread geographically until the West gives democratic Ukraine enough military, economic and political support to be able to defeat fascist Russia.

I asked an AI (Google Gemini) to analyze the data in this image, to see if it could divine an underlying strategy behind democratic Ukraine's campaign of attacks on fascist Russia's oil industry. Results in thread below.

Spectacular new footage of the Sept. 24 Ukrainian sea drone attack on the oil loading pier in the port of Tuapse, in SW fascist Russia.

The difference in mood between exchanged Ukrainian and Russian POWs is painfully apparent. This is not surprising. Ukrainians are coming home to loved ones and a grateful nation. Russians know they will likely be interrogated then thrown straight back into Putin’s meat grinder

A Ukrainian drone passes low through ineffective small arms fire from the ground to dive onto Orsknefteorgsintez refinery in fascist Russia’s Orenburg Oblast, 1,400km from Ukraine. The refinery produces gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, fuel oil, and bitumen - 6.6M tons per year.

That makes it 26 out of 46 for those playing fascist Russian oil refinery Bingo.

While Kyiv was relatively quiet, last night’s Russian Blitz in Ukraine focused on the east of the country. Some parts if Poltava and Kharkiv without power. As well as attacking energy infrastructure, fascist Russia has recently also been targeting Ukraine’s rail network.

Current positions of Russian/Iranian Shahed Doodlebug attack drones in tonight’s Russian Blitz on Ukraine. Most of north-central and eastern oblasts on air alert - Kyiv city also, and heightened alarm just sounded. There could be a big drone raid tonight.

Finally dem communication has deteriorated to the required level

More datapoints for the hypothesis that the US is suffering from Dutch Disease caused by overreliance on the tech sector

I've always kept an open mind on whether Trump is a "Russian asset" - he has consistently acted like one, but there's no definite proof. He likes and admires dictators, but he also quickly turns on those whom he feels have betrayed him. It could be the case with Putin here.

Fascist Russia attacked the Kyiv suburb of Bucha with Shahed flying bomb drones overnight on Oct. 1-2: Railway infrastructure and a two-story building in a non-operational sanatorium was hit. One man was injured. Kyiv currently on air alert, with Shaheds circling the city.

Fascist Russia attacked Odesa with Shahed flying bomb drones overnight on Oct. 1-2, causing a large fire and knocking out power to part of the city.

R.I.P. Jane Goodall, science superstar (as you are if you were ever the subject of a Far Side cartoon.)

Jane Goodall RIP

A blackout at Chornobyl, while serious, is not of immediate concern as it's not an operating plant, and power is only needed to operate the cooling-pond pumps where its spent nuclear fuel is stored. It would take weeks for the water there to boil off. Worry about Zaporizhzhya.

We laugh at this shit -- I mean, how can you not? -- but it's serious: these guys want to infuse reactionary thinking into AI and then infuse AI into every nook & cranny of American life. They can't win the argument so they are trying to blunt-force their views onto us with money & power.

AI image.

Play fascist Russian oil refinery bingo with this handy chart from @KHoholenko on X! Yaroslavl refinery on top left. Includes dates of previous attacks on facilities.

Cope cages not coping? Slavneft oil refinery in Yaroslavl, 100km N of Moscow and 700 km from the nearest Ukrainian-controlled territory, burning merrily on the morning of Oct. 1 after being hit overnight. The refinery is one of fascist Russia’s largest.

Damage from today’s fascist Russian Blitz attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Kharkiv also attacked, and Chernihiv Oblast under attack with ballistic missiles. Kyiv now on alert - threat if ballistic missile launches from Russia’s Bryansk Oblast.

Smoke over Dnipro, now under Shahed drone attack by fascist Russia in broad daylight. Kharkiv also currently under attack. After launching mass drone production in Russia, the Russians are not only using more drones - they’re attacking for longer and at more times of the day.

26,000 people left without power in Bobrovytsya in Chernihiv Oblast after fascist Russia hits energy infrastructure overnight with drones on Sept. 29-30. With cold season approaching, fascist Russia is expected to wage another campaign of air attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid.

I am actually rather glad I have a British passport now. When I applied for it, however, I did not imagine I would feel safer with it as an immigrant. I do now. Which is not a good state of affairs in a country that relies on immigrants as much as Britain does.

In Samara, Russia has started covering oil refineries with metal structures and nets in an attempt to protect them from Ukrainian drone strikes. Cope, literally.

🇵🇱🇪🇺 Europe must realize that it is already at war, — Tusk The biggest and most important task of our leaders today is to make other people, the entire Western, transatlantic community, realize: this is a war. We did not want this, it is sometimes strange — a new type of war, but still a war.

Ukraine’s own “long-range” weapons systems are coming into use, altering the strategic balance in the air war. Sustained strikes on fascist Russia’s military-industrial complex could start to alter the balance in the ground war in Ukraine’s favor as well.

I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.

The Ukrainian military says it has destroyed a Russian Mi-28 helicopter with an FPV drone. Video from the drone shows it approach the aircraft almost head on until the instant it presumably impacts. Video shot from another drone shows the helicopter crash in flames. Drones are changing war.

Andrew Chakhoyan: "Moscow’s goal isn’t to fight but to have us wake up one day to find NATO’s guarantees void, European Union institutions ruined and transatlantic solidarity gone. No need for Russia to fire a shot if it can convince Europeans that defending themselves isn’t worth the effort."

Russian mili-bloggers saying this was a HIMARS strike. The location is about 33 km from the nearest Ukrainian-controlled territory, putting it well within range of this multiple rocket system. Verdict: Plausible.

Lights go out in Belgorod, in fascist Russia. Russia's national grid operator Rosseti says blackouts in city and region are due to "unfavorable weather conditions" - I suppose a creative way of saying it's raining Ukrainian missiles and drones on the region's power facilities.

Exactly the way to go: layered defence with different systems. That’s what Europe’s drone wall could eventually look like. “Syrskyi said the drone air defense system is echeloned. The first interception line runs along the frontline, where Russian long-range UAVs enter Ukrainian airspace.”

George Galloway being detained is an opportunity to post his all time taken on Ukraine

Russia doesn’t have the capacity to successfully attack another European state - any such attack would be a disaster. No rational Russian leader would order one. Putin is a late-stage dictator, likely not getting truthful info from underlings about the military. Is he rational?

There are signs fascist Russia is preparing a big missile strike tonight: communications with Tu bombers on combat frequencies have been recorded, monitors say. Shahed attack drones are already crossing the country from the east. A large attack has been expected for some days.

Daily life in Ukraine: Russian drone crashed into the roof of Kharkiv shopping centre today. Hole in the roof, water covering the furniture. The sign outside says: ‘We are working’ in Ukrainian - you’ll see a lot of signs like this in Ukraine outside of stores and cafes hit by Russian attacks.

this is an extraordinary canary in the coal mine

Horrific indiscriminate artillery strike on Kherson today by fascist Russia's forces. No military sense - simply terrorizing civilians in the city.

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Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodarsky Krai, SW fascist Russia, last attacked on Aug. 28, gets another visit from a Ukrainian drone overnight on Sept 25-26. Preliminary reports are that the primary oil processing unit was hit.

The Little Sea Drone That Could: A Ukrainian sea drone evades fire, circling around the harbor in Tuapse in SW fascist Russia, and strikes the oil-loading pier.

Navalnaya's solution - the West supporting Russian civil society, independent media, human-rights defenders - was tried in the '90s. It failed catastrophically. Russians have to solve the problems of their sick fascist-imperialist society themselves, long-term. No more shifting blame to the West.

Ukraine also elected a felon president who tried to steal an election - and we all know how that turned out. Maybe the U.S. could follow Ukraine's lead and try electing a comedian next time?

Overnight, Ukraine again struck the oil refinery in Salavat, Bashkortostan - one of fascist Russia’s largest refineries - with thick black smoke being seen rising from the facility this morning. The plant was last struck six days ago, on Sept. 18.

21 years ago today - Yanukovych eggsassinated in Ivano-Frankivsk. The pro-Russian PM and then presidential candidate, visiting western Ukraine, was struck by an egg thrown by a protester, collapsed egg-stremely dramatically, and was bundled into a car and rushed to hospital.

Russian sources claim some of the mysterious balloons that have been floating over parts of fascist Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine, including Crimea, have been dropping containers with homing beacons that could be used to guide missiles and drones.

Fascist Russia attacking attacking Zaporizhzhya in SE Ukraine today with jet-powered Shahed suicide drones: Twelve people are reported injured from five drone strikes on the city.

Mysterious balloons seen over Russian cities, claimed to have explosive devices hanging from them. Reported in Moscow, Yaroslavl, Tatarstan, Ryazan, Tula, and a dozen other locations, Ukrainian Telegram channels claim.