Nothing quite says “I have no plan” like threatening to blow up Oman, a crucial partner in the region.

UK GCHQ head Anne Keast-Butler reports nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion began, stating Putin is "going backwards on the battlefield" during a threat assessment at Bletchley Park. news.sky.com/story/ukrain...

Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine. That’s the figure now publicly confirmed by Anne Keast-Butler, head of British GCHQ – the first time a senior UK official has put a number to it. Half a million dead. For what? A war Putin promised would take three days. A war he still cannot win.

Every day putin can choose to limit russia’s losses by ending the war. But for over 1500 days straight, he has chosen to make it worse. Obviously that’s how he’ll continue. One day he’ll do a general mobilization. And all it will result in is a demographic disaster in russia.

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Don’t fcuk with Ukraine!

The United States was not among the signatories.

The world must hear Oleksandra Oliynykova to understand why all russians and their allies must be banned from sports competitions until they are defeated and are held accountable for what they did. Oleksandra Oliynykova was speaking after she defeated a russian at Roland Garros (source:@i_gil_)

lol wtf India 🤷🏼🙈

In two weeks, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine will have lasted as long as the entire World War I.

VON DER LEYEN: No one wants peace more than the Ukrainian people. If Russia stops its aggression, the war is over. But Russia is showing no willingness for peace. This is despite Russia losing huge number of men with no territorial gains, while its economy is suffering under our sanctions.

De siste månedene har Ukraina tatt droneinitiativet tilbake i krigen mot Russland. 🇺🇦 Russiske krigsbloggere har slått alarm oftere og oftere denne våren, og dagens melding fra Telegram-kanalen «Novorossijas spøkelse» oppsummerer stemningen blant russiske ultranasjonalister godt. 🧵👇

Wife asked her regular question: “How does my hair look?” I’ve always answered “you look great”. This evening I said “you’re looking a little original”. She immediately went to the restroom to freshen up😂 So, should I just have given my standard reply?

On the evening of May 25, ordinary russians committed another crime against humanity when they dropped two FAB-250 glide bombs on the city center of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk Oblast. The attack destroyed civilian housing and infrastructure, injuring at least twelve people.

We still remember the London Blitz, which lasted eight months. Ukraine has been under attack for fifty-one months. You can help defend Ukrainians from missiles and drones. u24.gov.ua/news/timothy...

Russia announces that it will systematically bomb Kyiv, including diplomatic missions. Trump & the US do not even protest. Trump is the greatest coward the US has ever had as president.

One year later, same lovely spot. Last year: @lukeharding1968.bsky.social This year: The Orphanage, by Serhiy Zhadan. A Ukrainian teacher crossing the front line to bring his nephew home from a residential school. It conveys the confusion of war extremely well.

By @phillipspobrien.bsky.social Devastating. But analytically correct.

On the same day that the russians attacked Kyiv with nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, Italian football legend Andrea Pirlo was spotted in Moscow with Dzyuba,a footballer who supports the war. Anyone who chooses to support genocidal fascists should be sanctioned for aiding the invasion of Europe!

It's been a year since Russia was going to use nukes within a year. There is nothing you westerners can do or give to us that will stop us bluffing about nukes. Every time you cave, you just reinforce the value of the bluff.

Why would Russia fire an Oreshnik IRBM at a bunch of garages in Bila Tserkva in Ukraine? Because they were aiming for a nearby air base, but their missile's targeting is crap.

SNYDER: Trump is very much on Putin's side. He keeps talking how Russia has to win the war, Russia will win the war, Russia already won the war. None of these things are true. What's really happened? Russia hasn't won the war even with Trump on its side. Russia's losing the war.

Morning sounds in Kharkiv 😤 I fucking hate russia.

Everton, you had one job!🤦‍♂️ cc @roosefella.bsky.social

🚀💥 From the @thestudyofwar.bsky.social 🧵

Don’t fcuk with Ukraine!!

Ukraine's defense forces struck oil terminal Sheskharis, oil depot Grushova and Russian shadow fleet tanker CHRYSALIS, Ukraine's General Staff reports.

Warming up for our #NAFO Krym beach party. Mallorca this year. But next year on Krym💪🇺🇦

NEW: Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted a mechanized counterattack in the Borova direction, possibly penetrating up to five kilometers into the Russian defenses. 🧵(1/5) Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 23, 2026: isw.pub/UkrWar052326 Other Key Takeaways

Keep calm. russia only has 10 of these Oreshnik missiles. They’ve used two already. WITH ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT ON THE WAR.

VIDEO: ISW’s Director of Innovation and Open Source Tradecraft George Barros explains why the Fortress Belt is the cornerstone of Ukraine’s defense in the east and why Russia is trying to seize the territory through negotiations. Watch the full video:

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En favorittaktivitet: Å gå om bord på fly til Syden, og observere hustrige vestlendinger legge Norge bak seg. Med lette sommerklær. Masse forventninger til deilige late dager i sola. Herlig🤩

Ooh look. I must’ve been a good fella, because my friend gave me this Lviv Handmade Chocolate today. Yum. Will savor it tonight.

“Putin harms the German people. Putin harms Europe. Putin is killing people in Europe.” - Jürgen Hardt, member of the German Bundestag from Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), addressing the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

The US is not “abandoning” its efforts for “peace” in the Ukraine-Russia war. They were never trying for peace. The Trump administration was trying to get a great deal for Putin, and the Ukrainians refused. Now the Ukrainians have no need of this charade. The war will end when Russia is defeated.

Gen. Wald: Saying goes that Russia had second-best military in the world before it invaded Ukraine. Now it has second-best military in Ukraine. It’s not just funny, it’s a truism. Ukraine has done a fantastic job of defending itself, shown great courage. We should support them.

That was my first reaction too. russian incompetence is the gift that keeps on giving.

From ISW earlier this week. I think this has not gotten the attention it deserves, but Russians monthly recruitment rate the first three month of 2026: 23.500. Monthly losses: Bigger than that.

“… some recognition within the russian elite that the war is not going well.” After 4 1/2 years! Not exactly fast learners.

The russian definition of Nazi, by professor @timothysnyder.bsky.social

#NAFO #Fellas! Free borscht _and_ a new NAFO anthem! Management complains it is having a bit of trouble with the mop-topped talent though...🙄

Got my first ever glasses with a progressive lens today. Whoa that’s weird.

Et lite øyeblikk tok det før hjernen min sluttet å tolke dette som en gladnyhet

1/ Russia's army is in a shambolic condition and is good at nothing but wiping out its own men, a Russian warblogger complains. He calls it a "rag-tag group" that, even after four years of of war, still can't properly supply its soldiers with uniforms, weapons, or vehicles. ⬇️

Hey #fellas To what degree do you think events in the Middle East are taking away focus on the genocide in Ukraine? An example below. «Gotcha» journalism faceplanted by exposing that the journalist (and editor and DNC) had totally forgotten about the largest war since WWII.

1/ Russia's demographic crisis is worsening sharply, as its villages empty out and birth rates slump. Hundreds of thousands of Russians have died in the war in Ukraine and at least a million more have fled the country, with no respite in sight for its dwindling population. ⬇️

"On the present trajectory, Iran will emerge from the conflict many times stronger and more influential than it was before the war. It will exercise leverage with dozens of the richest nations in the world." From Robert Kagan, @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...