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Marcelo Valdez

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Father. Husband. Real Estate Developer. Capital Raiser. Supporter of Democracy and Ukraine

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026
⚡️'Very dangerous moment' — Russia sharing jet-powered drone tech with North Korea, Zelensky says. The president's comments come a week after he warned that Moscow is preparing to recruit another 10,000 North Korean military personnel to fight alongside Russian troops against Ukraine.
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'Very dangerous moment' — Russia sharing jet-powered drone tech with North Korea, Zelensky says
The president's comments come a week after he warned that Moscow is preparing to recruit another 10,000 North Korean military personnel to fight alongside Russian troops against Ukraine.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11h
⚡️ New automatic gun turrets successfully down first Russian jet-powered drones, Air Force says. President Volodymyr Zelensky previously announced that 12 such turrets had been installed in areas where Russian jet-powered drones have been particularly active, including around Kyiv.
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New automatic gun turrets successfully down first Russian jet-powered drones, Air Force says
President Volodymyr Zelensky previously announced that twelve such turrets had been installed where Russian jet-powered drones have been particularly active, including around Kyiv.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 13h
⚡️ 'It was humiliating' — ex-US Army Secretary says Washington lags behind Ukraine in war innovations.
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'It was humiliating' — ex-US Army Secretary says Washington lags behind Ukraine in war innovations
"When you would see what Ukraine's budget was and how small it was relative to ours and how, despite that, they had better weapons of war, it was a wake-up call," former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Drisco...
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 9h
Russian strikes have pushed Ukraine’s spare locomotive fleet close to exhaustion, threatening grain and iron ore shipments to Black Sea ports. Kyiv is seeking replacement locomotives from European partners as rail capacity becomes a growing export bottleneck. www.kyivpost.com/post/86139
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Russian Strikes Nearly Exhaust Ukraine’s Locomotive Reserves, Threatening Export Lifeline
Kyiv is seeking replacement locomotives from European partners as attacks on the railway threaten the delivery of grain and iron ore to Black Sea ports.
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Malinda @malinda1.bsky.social · 20h
2020 Losers. 1,542,720
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 9h
Russian forces hit KUSUM’s medicine factory in Sumy with drones on Oct 4, killing one worker and injuring three. The plant was largely destroyed, with damage estimated at over $50M.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 8h
On this day in 2023, Russia struck the village of Hroza, Kharkiv region. Barbaric missile strike killed 59 civilians at a memorial service in a local cafe. ​Russian propaganda long insisted that military personnel were present, but in reality the victims were
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 9h
2 crew members were killed&11 more rescued after a reported drone attack in the Black Sea targeted the grain carrier Royad Mammadov The vessel was hit after departing from Izmail,Ukraine's Odesa region,bound for Ravenna,Italy.Although operated by a Turkish company,it flew the flag of St.Kitts&Nevis
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 9h
🇺🇦💔A large fire broke out in Odesa after a Russian attack, damaging industrial infrastructure. Firefighters battled the blaze amid extreme heat and repeated air raid alerts.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 9h
⚡️ Children among dozens injured as Russian glide bombs hit Kharkiv, 3 dead. People are reportedly trapped under the rubble of a residential building in the city.
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Children among dozens injured as Russian glide bombs hit Kharkiv, 3 dead
People are reportedly trapped under the rubble of a residential building in the city.
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Militarnyi @militarnyi.com · 7h
🛰️ Satellite images of the Ilsky Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar Krai following the attack indicate that all of the facility’s primary refining facilities were damaged. militarnyi.com/en/news/ilsk...
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At Ilsky Oil Refinery, Drones Damaged Processing Units; at the Samara Oil Pipeline, Tanks Were Damaged
In total, four to five RVS-20,000 tanks and one RVS-50,000 tank sustained significant damage.Thus, the strikes on the Ilsky Oil Refinery and the Samara Oil
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 12h
Satellite analysis indicates the September 26 FP-1 strike hit all primary processing capacity at Russia’s Ilsky refinery. At least six impacts were identified on AVT-5 and AVT-6 equipment, while the smaller AVT-3 unit burned extensively. The refinery entered repairs. #Russia
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8h
💥 BBC Ronins are relentlessly hunting enemy hardware in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8h
🔥 Lyman direction. Pilots of "Strazh" unit of "Pomsta" brigade hunted down BMP-2M "Berezhok", a tank, a howitzer, motorcycles, a generator and enemy manpower.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 10h
Ukrainian Raid operators struck a Russian R-161-5 Polyus-5 mobile radio station twice in occupied Kherson region. The system provides secure, jamming-resistant communications at the strategic command level and belongs to the Russian General Staff’s Polyus network. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 04/10/2026
Eight crew members were killed when a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber crashed in Amur region on September 29. The crew included two lieutenant colonels and two majors, with at least three linked to planning, organizing or executing missile strikes on Ukraine. #Russia
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h
🤔 Claimed as passengers from Irkutsk are already having their temperatures taken in Moscow
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🇺🇦🕯️Rest in peace hero. Thank you for your sacrifice and service. We will never forget and we will never forgive russians.
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Armenian-born Aleg Dzhavadyan, 66, who had lived in Kharkiv region for over 40 years, was killed when a Russian FPV drone struck his car near Maslii on Oct 3. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, a granddaughter, a son-in-law, two brothers and a sister.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yesterday, bikers came to say goodbye to 14-year-old Illia Honcharov, who was killed by a Russian missile strike on his home in Vyshhorod, Kyiv region, on September 30. Illia loved motorcycles. His family asked bikers to join the farewell ceremony. Many answered the call.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In Russia, bears calmly roaming the streets is no longer a joke - it is the reality Siberians now face. The animals have started attacking people almost daily; more than 20 people have already died at their paws, with predators mauling seven people in the Krasnoyarsk Territory alone.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 04/10/2026
Footage captures a strike on Kyiv’s Pivnichnyi Bridge as cars crossed it, fortunately without being hit. The bridge has now come under attack for three consecutive days. #Ukraine
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 03/10/2026
⚡️ President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine will increase its strikes on Russian oil refineries in response to Moscow's new campaign of airstrikes aimed at forcing people to flee Kyiv and other cities. 📸: Office of the President
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 04/10/2026
Ukraine is seeking 5,000-6,000 rounds of 20mm ammunition per day for F-16s intercepting Russian jet-powered drones, Zelenskyy said. He said the ammunition works well against the drones and that Kyiv has discussed securing additional supplies with Germany and Poland. #Ukraine
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🇺🇦🇩🇪 Ukraine and Germany sign a series of defense agreements, including: 🔹 Thousands of IRIS-T missiles and interceptor drones 🔹 HENSOLDT tactical radars and precision artillery shells 🔹 Acquisition of Quantum Systems’ latest interceptor drones ✅️Follow us for the latest updates
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026
Ukrainian forces deliver nearly 4 tons of aid by drone to occupied Oleshky in second operation; Ukraine's military strikes Russian military targets in occupied parts of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk oblasts; UK sanctions 7 Russians over deportation, indoctrination of Ukrainian children; and more.
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News from occupied Ukraine: Military delivers aid by drone to occupied Oleshky in second operation
The operation was the second large-scale drone delivery to the occupied city, where residents have faced severe shortages of food, water, and medicine.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wow. A Ukrainian lady rushed to help rescue a Ukrainian ground robot. She is incredibly cool. Note how she also hid her bike so it wouldn't be visible. God bless her. Ukrainians risk their lives because we are fighting an existential war. Source: 71st Brigade
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ukraine's USF say their "Crimean Switch Off" operation has knocked out 456 power facilities in occupied territories and Russia over three months, including 44 in the past 10 days, across Crimea, occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Impressive cockpit footage from a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 shows the fighter shooting down a Russian jet-powered drone with an R-60M air-to-air missile.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Russian truck driver films from cover beside the road as a Ukrainian mid-range strike drone approaches and hits his truck. The rest of the video shows other burned-out trucks he encountered along the same route
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Ukrainian hexacopter operator obliterates a building occupied by Russian soldiers, precisely dropping paired TM-62 anti-tank mines directly onto the structure.
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Challengerinua @challengerinua.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Russian UAV crew were detected near Vovchansk and their hideout was burnt! One dead and one injured along with the equipment. Skopa 5th Sumy Border Guard Detachment 🇺🇦State Border Service
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 04/10/2026
❗❗SBU drones struck a Russian Su-35 and Su-34 at Khanskaya military airfield in Adygea overnight, the agency says. Its Alpha unit also hit an ammunition depot at the base, around 500 km from Ukraine. Both aircraft are used to carry guided aerial bombs. #Ukraine
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Footage of Ihor being evacuated. A fragment pierced his neck.
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Russian drone attack in Kherson killed 24-year-old volunteer Ihor Koliagin on Sep 6. He had returned after liberation, helped locals and was rebuilding his life in the city. His girlfriend said he had simply gone to the store while she waited for him at home.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is Yelyzaveta Devdyuk. She was 26 years old. She had her best years ahead, but russia killed her in an overnight strike on a residential apartment building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district. 🕯💔
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Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🇷🇺 Unabashed Russian fascism: State Duma deputy Zhuravlev: “I would destroy everything.” Journalist Ivan Pankin: “Along with the people?” Zhuravlev: “Yes, absolutely.”
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bill Browder @billbrowder.bsky.social : Putin can't walk it back from any of this stuff, but I can guarantee you that if one day he were to drop dead of a stroke or something like that, anybody else could walk back from it immediately.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 02/10/2026
"Imagine heavy drones flying 15 to 20 kilometers deep into enemy rear positions and then deploying unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles), essentially robots, that drive even deeper into the rear," writes Kateryna Lisunova, Ukrainian journalist, in her op-ed.
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Washington should pay attention to Ukraine's new robotic counteroffensive
Imagine heavy drones flying 15 to 20 kilometers (approximately 9.3 to 12.4 miles) deep into enemy rear positions and then deploying unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles), essent...
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Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🇷🇺 At least some Russians understand that the war is coming home with a vengeance this winter. “How are you going to keep warm? How will you have running water without electricity? What about the sewage system? Think about that.”
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Russian occupier killed yesterday in a car bombing in Tula Oblast has been identified as Roman Syromyatnikov, a veteran of the 106th Airborne Division's 51st Regiment who fought in Ukraine. He was wanted by Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office and worked as a college instructor in Novomoskovsk.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Footage from the Ukrainian UGV’s own camera shows its "KARAKURT" anti-drone net system working under real combat conditions. The ground robot, equipped with deployable nets designed to defeat incoming FPV drones, successfully repels Russian FPV attacks while operating on the frontline.
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Marina was killed when a Russian FPV drone directly hit her grocery store in Kushuhum, a settlement in the Zaporizhzhia region, on Aug. 5. She leaves a husband, daughter and granddaughter.
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ukraine is saying goodbye to Illia Hancharov. The 14-year-old boy was killed on Sep. 30 following a Russian attack.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1/ Humiliating scenes of Russian surrendering en masse to Ukrainian forces in the Lyman salient are continuing to produce recriminations among Russian warbloggers. One lays the blame on a "rigged" military hierarchy dominated by incompetent "sycophants and lackeys". ⬇️
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 01/10/2026
⚡️ 'We're not telling' — Ukraine won't say what first FP-7 ballistic missile strike hit. Asked what the missile struck, Zelensky's communications advisor told the Kyiv Independent: "We're not telling."
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'We're not telling' — Ukraine won't say what first FP-7 ballistic missile strike hit
Asked what the missile struck, Zelensky's communications advisor told the Kyiv Independent: "We're not telling."
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1/ Russia's surviving mobilised soldiers – many of whom have been serving without a break for four years – are completely exhausted, says one. With no respite in sight, severe injury or death are the only ways out. ⬇️
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oleg Levushkin has been identified by The Telegraph as the suspected organiser behind the Leipzig/Halle airport drone plot. The Russian-Latvian handled logistics, scouted the airport days before the attack, and has ties to GRU colonel Denis Smolyaninov going back 20 years.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
❗️👀 More than 189 Russians were hospitalized after coming into contact with a woman who died of the plague in the Irkutsk region. Shelekhovsky district hospital was closed for quarantine. Woman caught the plague after breaking a test tube with bacteria in a laboratory.
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New development - whiskers on Geran-4 (improved jet-powered Shahed) are for striking suspension bridges and similar cabled structures
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