❗️Semafor: The Trump administration is expected to extend its waiver on Russian oil sanctions, according to former officials, a move that could clear the way for similar relief on Iranian oil as Washington tries to contain energy shocks and market pressure. #US

For some reason, Sevastopol isn't thrilled with the direction the "Russian world" is heading. And since this Russian woman lacks any sense of cause and effect, it’s no surprise she doesn’t understand what’s happening.

On Sunday, April 12, Hungary will hold elections that are important for the future of the European Union. This is a point where two models of Europe collide: a liberal-democratic, institutional one - and an alternative model built on personalized power and anti-European narratives.

🇷🇺: PIRATES!!!! ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/09/k...

‼️ Russia: “State Duma deputies have begun complaining about difficulties communicating with voters and fellow party members due to the blocking of Telegram.” 😂 ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/09/v...

‼️ Russia: “The Belgorod region has not yet received the funds allocated by the government.” 🍿 Oh dear… www.kommersant.ru/doc/8572547

Pioneers, Octobrists, and Komsomol members are set to be revived in Russia. It is proposed to require schoolchildren to wear symbols like red scarves and stars. 1/2

⚡ Russian forces have expanded their unmanned aerial systems units to 101,000 personnel, with plans to increase this number to 165,500 by the end of the year. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

Mariupol. "Future first-graders getting to know their school." And where exactly is the school here? This is how the Russians "educate" children under occupation.

The number of faulty wagons in Russian Railways has sharply increased. Their quantity has reached 158,000 units, which is 11% of the total fleet. At the end of the first half of 2025, there were only 86,000 such wagons, according to "Vedomosti". 1/2

On the Kherson front, the past month and a half has seen a growing trend of long-range strikes on Russian targets beyond 50 km. Footage shows an accumulation of two UAZ Bukhanka vehicles and trailer with a BREM-1 recovery vehicle destroyed at a distance of 55 km from the frontline.

Meanwhile in Russia… “The Russian Orthodox Church has recognized aliens as "God's angels."” Okey Dokey? www.mk.ru/social/2026/...

Meanwhile in Russia… “The shore is strewn with corpses: dozens of dead frogs were found on a cape in Primorye.” 🐸 www.mk.ru/incident/202...

1/ This continues Russian drone developer Alexey Chadayev's analysis of the state of Russia's drone warfare; see the links below for parts 1 and 2. In this part, he assesses the crucial role of communications systems in drone control. ⬇️

‼️ Russia: “A regular on Russian state-run political talk shows, Z-propagandist Viktor Olevich announced that he left the country after receiving threats from the FSB.” 👀 ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/09/o...

🤨 Russian forces have deployed an oversized unmanned ground vehicle in the Kharkiv direction, marking its first recorded use on the battlefield. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

There were also strikes overnight in Alchevsk, in the occupied Luhansk region. According to reports, the hit occurred on the grounds of the metallurgical plant, which the Russians use for military purposes.

Starmer’s spine is reported missing. Again. Russian military ships have started escorting "shadow fleet" tankers in the English Channel - The Telegraph 1/5

I wish……… .

Ein Fehler in der deutschen Diskussion über einen möglichen Abzug der USA ist es, sich auf Ramstein zu konzentrieren. Eine Verlegung Ramsteins ist in der Tat ein gewaltiger logistischer Akt, aber Ramstein ist ja nicht der einzige US Stützpunkt in DEU. Die USA könnten Spangdahlem, Miseau, Vilseck,1

It's over 1500 days into Russia's 3 day Special Military Operation. This year's Victory Day parade in Moscow may be cancelled because they are afraid of Ukrainian strikes ruining the celebrations. All according to plan, right @darthputinkgb.bsky.social ? You remain a master strategist. 😉

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 9, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Donald Trump says America may not be there when NATO needs it, adding that the alliance has “failed its test” ahead of talks with Mark Rutte. But former NATO envoy Ivo Daalder hit back, insisting the alliance has survived far tougher challenges. www.kyivpost.com/post/73528

Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 99 of 119 Russian drones overnight, including about 70 Shaheds, while 16 UAVs struck 11 locations. #Ukraine

Toddler at it again. Trump questions NATO’s reliability, saying the alliance “wasn’t there when we needed them,” while also referencing Greenland in his remarks. #US

An overnight strike hit the Krymskaya oil pipeline facility in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, triggering a fire at an electrical substation on the site. The facility is part of the oil transport infrastructure supporting regional logistics. #Russia

Video footage of Feodosia, occupied Crimea. Oil tanks are still burning after yesterday's Ukrainian drone attacks. #Russia

🚨 BREAKING: Russian military forces launched a heavy attack on the village of Balabine in the Zaporizhzhia region, causing significant destruction and leaving at least one person dead and four others injured. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

👀 Drones struck a key oil pipeline control station in southern Russia overnight, triggering a fire and power outage at a facility critical to fuel transport toward the Black Sea. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

We are ALL ready for that!

"I am ready to meet with Putin. Of course, not in Moscow or Kyiv. We can find such a place in the Middle East, in Europe, the USA, anywhere." - Zelenskyy stated in an interview with the RAI television channel.

Near the front line, brigade cooks prepare meals every day for more than 500 people In DEFENDERS KITCHEN, chef Hector Jimenez-Bravo joined the Achilles Brigade kitchen with Kyiv Post, cooking alongside military chefs. Special thanks to METRO www.kyivpost.com/videos/73158

🏆️ Ukraine has won its first UEFA Grassroots Gold Award. The Ukrainian FA’s “League of the Mighty” was honored as the best disability initiative, recognizing its work in promoting inclusion through football.

Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into the war, but Israel’s right to defend itself does not justify inflicting such massive destruction. Israeli strikes killed hundreds last night, making it hard to argue that such heavy-handed actions fall within self-defence. (1/2)

Drones paid a visit to Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight, where the "Krymskaya" Linear Production and Dispatch Station was attacked.

‼️ This is important Russia is moving toward the militarization of maritime trade In recent weeks,Putin’s aide Nikolai Patrushev has been consistently advancing the same logic:Moscow is using the risk of detentions&blockades as a pretext to bring the navy into play,legitimize convoys,armed escorts,

For four months straight since Dec.2025, Ukrainian forces have taken out more Russian troops than Moscow can recruit, Ukraine’s top commander Syrskyi said. In March alone, over 150,000 targets were hit, with hundreds of strikes up to 120 km behind the front line. www.kyivpost.com/post/73553

Russian Navy frigate Admiral Grigorovich escorts sanctioned oil tankers through the English Channel, accompanying vessels linked to Russia’s shadow fleet. The move signals direct defiance of UK plans to intercept sanctioned ships transiting its waters. #Russia

🤯 Russian military cyber hackers has been found exploiting vulnerabilities in internet routers, allowing them to covertly redirect users’ internet traffic through malicious servers. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

€74 to go and we will get 1/2 of the matching 👀

Ukraine’s 1st Center of Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a TOR-M1 air defense system near Kalchynivka in occupied Donetsk region, with the system unable to intercept the exact UAV that hit it. #Ukraine

Red lines www.youtube.com/shorts/aS_6-...

🔴 Russia bleeds 316 soldiers per square kilometer and still can’t seize the Donetsk region.

80th brigade needs 2 Autels 4T and batteries set for it and our Swedish friend proposed us a matching up to €500🥹 Let's go send.monobank.ua/jar/7NZ36CMdts PayPal [email protected] P.S. Need your €5, since the start of this fundraiser we got only €40🥺

$170 million in bets on the Iran ceasefire were recently placed on Polymarket. Could some users make bets w/ insider info? You'd think the government would more closely monitor this, but Trump is stifling regulation of these prediction markets. His family has a stake in their success, of course.

No—he's lying. It was Pakistan that wrote up the ceasefire agreement, and Pakistan has said unequivocally that Lebanon was included. So this isn't a mistake Iran has made, this is Trump yet again covering for war crimes and vigilantism by Israel by lying to the American people. A Trumpist pathology.

Mines and explosive remnants of war pose a grave threat to children across #Ukraine. Zakhar, 12, was injured by a grenade. As his recovery continues, he hopes to ride his bicycle again. 📹🖊️: UNISEF Ukraine

Attacks and threats against journalists in Ukraine surged in 2025, with 160 cases recorded so far this year, while the total number of media workers killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion has risen to 147, according to Ukraine’s National Union of Journalists.

Ukrainian FPV drone operators from the 2nd Khartia Corps destroyed a Russian 9K51M Tornado-G multiple launch rocket system. The system's loss is significant due to its long production time and the critical nature of its automated fire control system. #Ukraine