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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A look at an interesting Ukrainian drone. It has a 4-cylinder engine but is otherwise a bit of a mystery.

DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Where do the engines come from? That is the question I ask whenever a company announces it is going to make large quantities of long-range drones. Here is a close look at a Ukrainian engine. The article is free to read on Substack. danielrphd.substack.com/p/ukraine-ma...

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Ukraine Makes a Drone Engine

The MMV400 By Glefa and Ursus

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"many of Trump’s attempts at [foreign] interference failed... Now Carney seems to be on the verge of doing something Trump couldn’t: help to install a more favorable government abroad." - The New Republic 😅 🇨🇦

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Bars cruise missile (sometimes a drone) is one of the more interesting developments to come out of Ukraine. Of course, development does not stop.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This drone flying over Ukraine illustrates how much trouble the world is in. Is it operated by russia or North Korea? Was it made in North Korea or in China? Or was it supplied by Iran? Shaun Pinner and Chris Sampson recently asked, "Are we in a world war?" Perhaps yes.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

1. Ukraine has been targeting electrical substations in Crimea and other parts of occupied Ukraine. The NASA Worldview data lets us see the effects on night-time lighting. An image from April 5, 2026 shows where there are lights and thus power.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Live Fight Survive by @shaunpinner.bsky.social 1. This intense and unforgettable account is a powerful study of survival in the face of extreme hardship. Written in the first-person, Pinner describes how he and other soldiers defended Mariupol after russia invaded in 2022.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Solar eclipse today. We only catch the edge in Canada.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

1. I wrote an article about a Ukrainian drone that for a long time did not have a name. Now it has two names, an interesting engine, and a curious business arrangement. These drones are being made in quantity and have been spotted flying into russia. Here's your chance to see what's inside.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

1. Ukrainian soldier shoots at a nearby russian drone. The subsequent explosion must hurt.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Ukraine has systematically targeted russian air defence, and pretty much everyone (including me) predicted that the situation could rapidly change once these defences were sufficiently degraded. The result is still surprising though. This is like watching baby seals being bludgeoned.

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🇺🇸Trump: Would you go to Moscow? 😄Zelensky: It's difficult. There are a lot of Ukrainian drones there. 👀Reporter: Will you go to Ukraine? 🇺🇸Trump: I would. I would rather have the war be over.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Ukraine continues to hit electrical infrastructure in Crimea. Unfortunately, it was partially cloudy the night of July 5 but obviously russians are struggling to keep the lights on. The city of Yevpatoriya is dark.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

1. Ukraine has been targeting substations and other infrastructure in Crimea. The NASA Worldview data lets us see the effects on night-time lighting. An image from May 10, 2023 shows there was plenty of lighting (light pollution).

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This is an enjoyable video by Operator Starsky on how russian brains are reacting to their fuel crisis. That is, Stages Of Grief Explained

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

1. There must be some sort of geolocation award for a video showing the results of a Ukrainian attack on russian trucks. There are two burned trucks along with an air-defence vehicle.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A video showing the Behemoth drone by Culver Aerospace. In a few days, I will release a story on this drone.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

1. This is a toy drone that looks disconcertingly like interceptor drones seen in Ukraine. Yes, we are aware that this is a toy and not a weapon - at least not a very good weapon. A larger version with different, but off-the-shelf, electronics would be much more capable.

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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

AIR DEFENCE FIRE FIGHT & DIRECT HIT | Dnipro Under Ballistic Missile & Drone Attack - Live youtube.com/shorts/HBdg3...

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AIR DEFENCE FIRE FIGHT & DIRECT HIT | Dnipro Under Ballistic Missile & Drone Attack

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I took this photo in a parking lot (it's not AI). Apparently, only defence lawyers can park here.

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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Let’s talk about Crimea. Because Putin wants you talking about everything else. NATO. Nuclear threats. Belarus. Escalation. Red lines. Anything except the one issue that could become the greatest strategic failure of his entire reign.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Mark Carney talked about Ukraine and Canada to the Economic Club of New York. What he said is quite interesting. An excellent summary is provided in this thoughtful, well-written article: ifloz.substack.com/p/mr-cool-ca...

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Mr Cool, Calm and Fucking Collective

While Trump's peace deal got wheeled into the morgue and Russia firebombed Kyiv, Mark Carney calmly explained to a dictator that the numbers don't care about his feelings.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

This guy is quite knowledgeable about oil and energy markets. If you're are interested in how the war in Iran is affecting energy, he is worth following.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I wrote a short article about attacking ships with drones. You can read it here: open.substack.com/pub/danielrp...

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It's Not the Mines - Ships Should Fear Drones

lessons from the Black Sea

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

While a russian was being chased by a Ukrainian drone, a second drone flys in. Notably, the second drone is controlled using a fibre optic link. There are many such videos showing two drones attacking a single russian soldier with a predictable outcome.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

$350 billion is enough money to buy every active F-16 fighter jet and every active M1 Abrams tank with enough money left over to buy every Black Hawk helicopter, several aircraft carriers and some nuclear submarines. However, the USA sent zero F-16 fighter jets and thirty-one M1 tanks to Ukraine.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I have started moving my old threads (with updates) to Substack. Of course, new threads will be published there as well. This is partially in response to X turning itself into something I don't understand. Please give me a follow there. open.substack.com/pub/danielrp...

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Trump's Advancing Dementia

This is from a thread published on X January 6, 2026 that went viral.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Listen to the engines on these Ukrainian Liutyi drones and note how slow they are flying. Possibly, speed is being adjusted to maximise the dones' range and payload.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

A useful summary of the situation in Iran.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Really interesting comments regarding the Iran war. It's worth watching to get a different perspective on this highly complex conflict.

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BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 18/04/2026

Panic is growing in Russia – regions request air defense systems from the Kremlin #shorts undefined

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

In the latest news, everything is fine. Nothing to see here. Move along.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"Iran has just announced" tells us that it is Iran, not the USA, who is controlling events. "Strait of Iran" confirms this. The USA is a bully who kicked a dog only to find out the dog has very sharp teeth. It will be interesting to see what concessions the USA makes.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A Ukrainian FP-2 drone nearly collides with another FP-2 drone while flying over a russian air defence system that was destroyed earlier by a Ukrainian FP-2 drone. Ukraine has been quite successful at destroying russian air defences with these drones.

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Ari Kuscnir @arikuschnir.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

📚🐬TRUMP “LIBRARY” 2030 - You are invited to the Library/Museum/Hotel/Legacy in Miami

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

1. Twenty-three years ago I held a Canon A10 digital camera up to the eyepiece of a cheap 60 mm refracting telescope and pressed the button. This is the photo I captured on that cold winter night. It was far better than I could have ever got using film.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

1. On December 2, 2025, the russian tanker Midvolga 2 (IMO: 9735139) was hit by a drone in the Black Sea. Was this a false-flag operation?

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

🇨🇦 Fuelled the car today (March 21, 2026). For USA citizens, this price for regular corresponded to US$4.25 per US gallon. These pump prices have no meaningful effect on my life but higher fuel prices will increase the cost of everything else including food.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

1. Many people have reacted strongly to a video showing production of Shahed-136 (Geran-2) drones by a Chinese company. However, focussing on this company misses the more important aspects.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

1. A Ukrainian living in Kyiv sent me this: "The fifth year of the war has arrived, and the biggest paradox and the deepest trauma is that you freeze in anticipation of returning to your previous life, but you understand that returning is not possible, it is an illusion."

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This is a really good video about defending against a drone.

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

1. I received a card from April Huggett in Ukraine. This was for making donations to the Alcatraz Battalion. Alcatraz/ Батальйон Алькатрас 93 бригади @93alcatraz.bsky.social

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The commentary posted on Substack by Shankar Narayan is worth reading.

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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

No, I still can’t get this out of my head, and I keep trying to grasp the full abyss of this idiocy, unsuccessfully. Russia spent years, decades "fighting all of NATO," turning America into "radioactive ash" every night on state TV.

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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

youtube.com/shorts/Z4mu2... Well I was correct, the ballistics attack did materialize last night and the early hours, in an all but predictable attack on power infrastructure. However, it’s not all going Putin’s way, not in the slightest, in fact it’s getting worse.

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THINGS ARE NOT GOING WELL FOR RUSSIA #voicesfromthefront

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

1. A russian propagandist holds a wing and incorrectly claims it is from a Ukrainian Chaklun-V. In fact, this is from a Ukrainian Drakosha - Little Dragon. (This thread contains 16 posts.)

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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Putin may now be forced to consider a peace deal not from strength, but from exhaustion. That is precisely where the danger lies. open.substack.com/pub/shaunpin...

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CanadianRy 🇨🇦 @canadianry.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

ANALYSIS TIME - Large Man Abroad presents: Why The US Military Is (Rightfully) Terrified of #Canada 🦾 youtu.be/12ErvtNDOZQ

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Why The US Military Is Terrified of Canada

YouTube video by Large Man Abroad

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The russian terrorist, Strelkov pointed out that the USA uses NATO to control Europe. "NATO, of course, won't collapse because of some Greenland. The United States will never lose such an instrument and the influence it exerts on Europe"

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DanielR @danielr-phd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I had a work colleague who started acting weird like this. Five year later he was dead from frontotemporal dementia. Earlier symptoms included a strange impulsivity where he could not be reasoned with. A later symptom that could not be ignored was his aphasia.

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