❗️Prime Minister of Poland Tusk: I wish to remind our allies that NATO was created to defend the West against the Soviet aggression, that is against Russia. And its foundation was solidarity, not selfish interests. I hope that nothing has changed.

China’s massive fishing fleet had spent 73,000 hours in ONE month ravaging the waters right off the Galápagos Marine Reserve It is a UNESCO World Heritage site with unique species found nowhere else on Earth. #China is ranked as the world’s worst nation in IUU fishing index.

What the hell is this - artisan ammo making? Such ineficciency!!

Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments. 🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...

1/ The Wall Street Journal reports that the main focus of the US-Russia peace talks is to get commercial advantage for American companies, and personal benefits for individuals linked to the Trump Administration. European officials are said to be shocked by the plans. ⬇️

This is the info I've been looking for. Great.

⚡️ Russia’s athletes just got their flag and anthem back in Putin’s favorite sport. The International Judo Federation became the first Olympic body to fully restore Russia’s national symbols in competition, reversing restrictions imposed after 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

🇪🇺‼️ Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked more than 19 countries, some of them even three or four times, — Kallas None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.

"Among the ones we try to save and choose to count 96% will survive"

Ukrainian forces have cleared 11.5 km² of Russian positions near Pokrovsk, forcing Russians to deploy operational reserves in the Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad areas due to heavy losses, according to Commander in Chief Syrskyi.

Cruise missiles does orders of magnitude more damage than drones.

We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate. Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓

1/ The occupied Donbas is a garbage-filled, dysfunctional, and corrupt region infested by packs of man-eating dogs, according to a Russian warblogger. In a remarkable display of cognitive dissonance, she blames Ukraine and says that Russia is only in nominal control. ⬇️

This would have been major news in the first year of the full scale invasion

So proud of these Slovak students!

Visual confirmation that the oil facilities in Novorossiysk have been successfully hit. Coordinates: 44°42'32.45"N, 37°50'50.82"E This is also an endpoint for Russian pipelines, making it practically for Russians to be the worst spot of a missile strike.

❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian interceptor-drones shoot down 🇷🇺Russian Shahed kamikaze drones

🇦🇺 Australia is buying Russian oil to circumvent sanctions, - The Guardian. Energy supplies from Russia are being delivered to Singapore’s Jurong port, which is partly owned by the Australian investment fund Macquarie. Australia may have received over 3 million tons of petroleum products since 2023

A joke in Armenia: ”If Georgia and Armenia united into one country, it could be called Giorgio Armani”

❗️🇺🇦Ukraine has created a 3,000 km range “Flamingo” cruise missile — twice as powerful as the 🇺🇸American Tomahawk The British publication The Independent writes that Ukrainian engineers are creating a new generation of weapons, combining old technologies with IT solutions.

🫡 "We've lost 27 of our own. In return, we destroyed 24,895 russian troops and 76,950 targets. That’s two entire army corps. For every one of ours - 1,000 of theirs," — Magyar

We haven't seen a boom this big for a while.

Chris' threads are always worthwhile

He'll start a war against Venezuela and then end it to add it to his peace list

Warriors from Ukrainian Defense Intelligence attacked high‑value components of the Russian air‑defense system in Russian-occupied Crimea. The strike destroyed the Russian command post of an S‑400 Triumf anti‑aircraft missile division that was in a combat position, the multifunctional radar 92N6

Video from a foreign ship moored in Tuapse shows the Nov 2 drone strike on the oil terminal. Reportedly 12 attack drones hit the port: small vessel Nord destroyed, tankers POLLUX (40,000 t) and CHAI (56,000 t) were set ablaze, other tankers and berth equipment got damaged.

Sometimes, the least expensive and most simple idea is the greatest solution.

Of interest

The Ukrainian USF stats for October (minus a couple of hours that remain) - since June, they have almost doubled their claimed/reported numbers of inflicted Russian casualties.

Ukrainian folklore is a bottomless well of eerie wonders. We’ve gathered the ultimate lineup of monsters that are just begging to star in a horror film, comic, or game. 🧵 1/12 ⬇️

Record red!

‼️ Russian Media: “Former editor-in-chief of the Belarusian publication Nexta, Roman Protasevich, confirmed that he works for Belarusian national intelligence.” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8178083

Insane results

❗️Two 🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers from the 138th Separate Territorial Defense Battalion held their positions on the front line for 165 days without interruption. Under constant drone attacks and artillery fire, they observed the enemy, strengthened defenses, and set up engineering barriers.

If we're unable to bring them to the Hague, at least we can send them to hell.

"For me, the JAS-39 is the only fighter jet in the world I'd be willing to sell my soul for," Ukrainian pilot Vadym Voroshylov, call sign Karaya, said on Instagram, describing the possible delivery of Swedish aircraft as an "ideal option" for Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Navy has received additional Combat Boat 90 vessels from Sweden and Norway, completing a full division based on this platform. The CB90s are among the world’s best fast assault boats, used by many NATO countries for troop landings, coastal defense, patrol, and maritime security operations.

❗️The 🇺🇦Ukrainian Navy has formed a division of CB90 boats, which were received from 🇸🇪Sweden and 🇳🇴Norway — Commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Vice Admiral Neizhpapa

No surprises here

Putin: Defend Moscow! Defenders: Employ the Nissan!

Meanwhile Trump orders supercarrier to Venezuela. Great priorities.

Russian forces launched today a large armored assault of around 29 vehicles. Their aim was a flanking attack against Ukrainian lines in Shakhove and Volodymyrivka, some 18 km (11 miles) northeast of Pokrovsk.

Not in range of any known weapon launched from Ukraine, but Ukraine has done things like this before

Explosions are being reported near Moscow for the second night in a row as Ukrainian strike drones target the capital and rear areas. Russian strategic and tactical aircraft are evacuating from airfields near Kubinka and Zhukovsky. Panic in the skies, again.

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Such awful devastation.

russian planes has violated the airspace of Lithuania - President Gitanas Nausėda

"150 Gripen - paying for"

Cost efficiency