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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 11h
Reuters reports the order to restrict Ukraine’s Starshield service came from inside the White House, citing two US officials and a Western official. A senior US official said Trump did not make the request. Kyiv was reportedly told it was a White House decision. #Ukraine
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 2h
NEW: The Taiwanese government is continuing to enforce its policies that require the elimination of People’s Republic of China (PRC)-made software and other PRC-made components of critical technology supply chains. (1/5) Read the full report: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 3h
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 9h
⚡️Emergency blackouts in Kyiv, as Klitschko announces start of heating season.
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Emergency blackouts in Kyiv, as Klitschko announces start of heating season
Kyiv's centralised heating systems will be turned on, starting with social institutions such as schools, hospitals, and kindergartens. The decision was sparked by "extreme conditions" created by const...
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 8h
The fire at the Ryazan Oil Refinery in Russia is ongoing after overnight Ukrainian drone attacks. #Russia
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 7h
⚡️Russian attacks kill at least 3, injure 53 across Ukraine, as Moscow hammers energy infrastructure. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 149 Shahed-type drones, 108 of them jet-powered.
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Russian attacks kill at least 3, injure 53 across Ukraine, as Moscow hammers energy infrastructure
Ukraine's Air Force said Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 149 Shahed-type drones, 108 of them jet-powered.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 7h
Despite finding common ground on dislike of liberalism, NATO, and the EU, Europe's far right is being forced to rethink its relationship with Moscow — much like it had to do with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Europe's far right has a Putin problem
Europe's far-right parties grow increasingly divided on something that once united them — sympathies for Vladimir Putin's Russia. As nationalists and right-wing populists across Western Europe move c...
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 7h
❗️❗️BREAKING: Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Surgut Condensate Stabilization Plant in Russia’s Khanty-Mansiysk region, roughly 2,400 km from Ukraine’s border. The Gazprom facility processes gas condensate and produces motor and aviation fuel, with capacity of 12 million tonnes a year. #Russia
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6h
⚡️'Gas deals will follow' - Zelensky warns Trump could ease more sanctions on Russia. "It will all come down to the banking system, individual people, and the chemical industry," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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'Gas deals will follow' — Zelensky warns Trump could ease more sanctions on Russia
"It will all come down to the banking system, individual people, and the chemical industry," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h
Zelensky says Ukraine’s war effort will cost €155 billion next year and asked European partners for at least €70 billion more for defense, weapons and resilience. Ukraine could double or triple production of some drone types, he said, but currently lacks the funding needed to scale up. #Ukraine
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 6h
Ukraine's defense forces reportedly hit Gazprom's Surgut gas processing plant some 2,400 km from the border, a facility capable of turning 12 million tons of gas condensate into motor and aviation fuel yearly.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 5h
⚡️Amid Trump tensions, Zelensky says Ukraine will stand its ground — with Europe's support. "I am standing up for Ukraine's interests solely and the people of Ukraine. We were attacked, we were occupied, our people were killed," Zelensky said when asked to comment on Trump's attacks against him.
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Amid Trump tensions, Zelensky says Ukraine will stand its ground — with Europe's support
"I am standing up for Ukraine's interests solely and the people of Ukraine. We were attacked, we were occupied, our people were killed," Zelensky said when asked to comment on Trump's latest attacks a...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 4h
⚡️Russian industrial facility reportedly on fire after drone attack in Surgut region. Ukrainian activist and volunteer Serhii Sternenko claimed the facility was the Surgut Condensate Stabilization Plant, which processes gas condensate and produces petroleum products.
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Russian industrial facility reportedly on fire after drone attack in Surgut region
Ukrainian activist and volunteer Serhii Sternenko claimed the facility was the Surgut Condensate Stabilization Plant, which processes gas condensate and produces petroleum products.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 4h
⚡️Zelensky's ask: 300 Patriot missiles, 70 billion euros, and Russian assets. "Without a determined European Union capable of making strong decisions Putin would have gone much further by now," Zelensky said, before calling on the bloc to double down on its support.
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Zelensky's ask: 300 Patriot interceptors, 70 billion euros, and Russian assets
"Without a determined European Union capable of making strong decisions Putin would have gone much further by now," Zelensky said, before calling on the bloc to double down on its support.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 4h
⚡️Belgium promises to deliver 10 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine this year. De Wever said that Ukraine urgently needed the fighter jets, as they were one of the few weapons capable to strike Russian jet-powered drones.
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Belgium promises to deliver 10 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine this year
De Wever said that Ukraine urgently needed the fighter jets, as they were one of the few weapons capable to strike Russian jet-powered drones.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h
❗️Sweden will provide Ukraine with Gripen fighter jets “in the near future,” Zelensky says after meeting PM Ulf Kristersson. The aircraft will complement Ukraine’s F-16 fleet and help intercept Russia’s jet-powered Shahed drones. The two leaders also discussed strengthening Ukrainian air defenses.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 4h
⚡️EU doubles down on helping Ukraine's rule of law with new task force. "This step shows our commitment to supporting Ukraine's path to EU membership," the EU's Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said.
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EU doubles down on helping Ukraine's rule of law with new task force
"This step shows our commitment to supporting Ukraine's path to EU membership," the EU's Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 3h
"As documented in the UNESCO report from 2024, over 30% of Ukraine's research infrastructure has been damaged by the Russian attacks, and its institutions were forced to move to safer areas," Tetiana Hryn'ova, Physicist at the French National Center for Scientific Research, writes in her op-ed.
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There is nothing apolitical about the scientists behind Russian weapons
A lunchtime drone attack on the head office of Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv's downtown on Sept. 28, 2026, might have come as a shock to scientists based outside the country. Unfortu...
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2h
Russia attacked Ukraine with 315 strike drones, including 78 jet-powered UAVs, plus 15 S-8000 Banderol/Dan-T drones between 07:00 and 19:00 on October 16. Ukraine says air defenses downed or suppressed 253 UAVs, including 49 jet-powered drones, and 9 S-8000s. #Ukraine
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 4h
“People don’t understand what kind of data they’re handing over,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @theverge.com, because Muse’s user interface is designed to encourage you to overshare. "It’s using dark patterns, and as a result you end up with Muse doing things that people don’t want.”
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Friends don’t let friends feed their data to AI agents
You may have consented to sharing with Muse, but all your friends sure didn’t.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 4h
The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine ​for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 4h
US intelligence assessment in May found that Iran retained about 70% of its pre-war missile stockpile and roughly 75% of its mobile launchers. Iran was believed to have had about 2,500 ballistic missiles before the war, the report said.-WaPo
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2h
A Turkish criminal gang may have been involved in the arson attack on a Starlink terminal in Poland. According to information from SPIEGEL. Members of the gang could therefore have carried out the targeted sabotage action on behalf of Russian secret services. www.spiegel.de/panorama/ans...
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Anschlag auf Starlink-Terminal: Behörden prüfen Spur zur türkischen Mafia
Der Brand in der Internetstation sollte wohl die ukrainische Armee schwächen. Polen machte Russland verantwortlich. War auch eine türkische Bande der Organisierten Kriminalität involviert?
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 10h
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian 55Zh6U Nebo-U long-range radar near Magri in Krasnodar Krai overnight, Ukraine’s General Staff says. A fire broke out at the site. The radar is used to detect and track aircraft and cruise and ballistic missiles. #Ukraine
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 10h
MAGA blogger Laura Loomer clapped back at Trump, saying swapping out Zelensky or holding elections won't end the war, because Putin's the one with imperial ambitions, and he's not stopping either way, UNIAN reports.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 10h
EU vows to maintain Russia sanctions after US pivot ft.trib.al/ZGtpS2D
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EU vows to maintain Russia sanctions after US pivot
European leaders close ranks around Volodymyr Zelenskyy following Donald Trump’s fuel deal with Moscow
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Russia Monitor @milonews.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Yandex restored access to Direct after attacks disrupted much of its service ecosystem. Vedomosti said the strikes hit three Yandex data centers, halting operations at the Vladimir site while some Direct tools and statistics remained unavailable. 1/4
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 15/10/2026
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Oct. 15, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
“.. While Hines .. the President’s 29 year-old crypto adviser .. was leading the White House’s push to pass the Genius Act, Tether .. was steering millions of dollars to a business he co-owned ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 11h
❗️EU leaders say sanctions on Russia will not be eased. Ursula von der Leyen said Moscow ignored the proposed energy ceasefire and escalated instead: “We will not lift any sanctions until Russia stops the war.” Antonio Costa said this is the time to increase pressure on Moscow. #EU
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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The rate at which Russian oil production continues to fall – now dropping at -90k barrels/day per month – puts Russia at only 5.5 million barrels/day three years from now, on par with Canada.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 10h
❗️Zelensky is reportedly ready to pause strikes on Russian refineries for 100 days in exchange for Starlink access for Ukrainian drones up to 300 km inside Russia, WSJ reports. The proposal was made by US Senators Roger Wicker and Kevin Cramer. #Ukraine
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10h
The former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirms what we all know: Trump wants Russia to win.
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Former UK Defence Secretary Says Donald Trump 'Wants Russia To Win' Ukraine War
Ben Wallace said “that should worry us all”.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10h
Denmark’s PM Mette Frederiksen: “If Russia wanted peace, they could simply stop. “They are the ones attacking. Nobody else is attacking in Europe right now except Russia.”
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 10h
Denmark’s PM Mette Frederiksen says Ukraine is running out of money and cannot buy or produce everything it needs. She called Russia’s frozen assets “the most obvious source” of additional funding, saying Russia should be made to pay for the damage it is causing Ukraine and Europe. #Ukraine
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
AviVector has published satellite imagery showing the aftermath of Ukraine’s Neptune missile strike on the Russian Su-34 parking area at Borisoglebsk airbase in Voronezh region.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10h
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski to Al Jazeera: “Since January of last year, the US has not contributed a single cent to the defence of Ukraine. “We are doing it, Europe.”
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 15/10/2026
Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky told the FT. “The ban is lifted. Enough is enough.” He said Ukraine paused energy strikes for three days at the US request while Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure and killing civilians. #Ukraine
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h
“.. As the company’s shares have fallen more than 60% from that high-water mark, the trio have cashed out billions, including $2.4 billion this year alone.” @bloomberg.com $CRWV www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20h
Another school shooting in America. Three kids, one adult dead in Bend, Oregon.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 18h
NEW: The Houthis attacked Yemeni government-controlled cities with missiles and drones, likely to weaken the Yemeni government’s legitimacy and possibly to disrupt government counteroffensives. + 3 maps 🧵 (1/5) Read more: isw.pub/IranUpdate10...
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Canada could save millions by developing its own operating system instead of relying on Microsoft Windows. #cdnpoli theconversation.com/canada-could...
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Canada could save millions by developing its own operating system instead of relying on Microsoft Windows
A national, open-source operating system could help reduce Canada’s dependence on the U.S. while improving security and saving a surprising amount of money.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This simply means a leader willing to surrender massive parts of their country to a foreign invader, setting itself up for future invasion by the same power.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 15/10/2026
❗️🔥BREAKING: Ukraine’s Navy says it destroyed six Russian Su-34M fighter-bombers at the Borisoglebsk military airfield in Voronezh Oblast overnight. The strike was carried out with Ukraine’s Neptune coastal missile system. #Ukraine
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 23h
Truth 👇
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Europe has stood by Ukraine since Russia started its war. And that is one of the reasons Russia has failed to achieve its goals. To end the war, we must pressure Russia, not Ukraine. Europe has the strength and influence to make a difference. My doorstep ahead of today’s European Council meeting↓
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
NEW: Ukrainian officials reported in-motion speed restrictions on SpaceX’s Starshield communications network over Ukraine overnight on October 13 to 14 that will significantly disrupt Ukraine’s jet-powered drone interception efforts and intermediate-range strike campaign. (1/9)
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20h
Ukrainian drones hitting Moscow oblast right now. All four Moscow airports have been closed. The Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin says the Russians have been intercepting drones heading to the capital. #explodey
Fire lights up the night sky
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h
“.. Rarely has an individual donor been effectively tied to such a large commitment for a single candidate.” @nytimes.com #TXsen www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 17h
NEW: Ukrainian forces reportedly regained unrestricted access to Starshield on October 15, following in-motion speed restrictions on SpaceX’s Starshield communications network over Ukraine. 🧵(1/6) Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar101526
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