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Mikael William-Jörgensen

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1h
Russian attacks are killing and injuring civilians every day. Russians dropped FAB-250 guided bombs on a residential area of Sloviansk in Donetsk region, hitting two apartment buildings. One person was killed and 10 more injured. There may still be people trapped under the rubble. 📹V.Lyah
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1h
Twenty-one people were injured, including three children and a paramedic.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1h
Russia continues to strike Ukraine’s energy&civilian infrastructure More than 15 critical electricity generation&transmission facilities were attacked in various regions of the country. In Kherson,a 62-year-old ambulance driver who had arrived to help the injured was killed.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 2h
Zelensky says Russia carried out one of its largest strikes yet on Ukraine's energy system, hitting more than 15 power generation and transmission facilities across several regions.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 2h
Pete Hegseth was asked whether he was Putin's puppet on Ukraine and whether Putin was playing him like a fiddle.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h
The disruption has spread far beyond Moscow.On October 16,temporary flight restrictions affected at least 22 airports across Russia,including St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport. According to flight-tracking services,the skies over Moscow appeared virtually empty at times for the second night in a row
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h
The chaos at Moscow's airports has continued for a second day, with airspace repeatedly closed due to the threat of drone attacks. All four Moscow airports suspended operations, leaving hundreds of flights delayed or canceled.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 3h
A failed attempt by a Russian mobile air defense team to intercept a Ukrainian mid-range strike drone targeting logistics along the land corridor to Crimea. Despite attempts to shoot it down, the drone flies past the Russian gunners and slams into a truck.
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GAU @deaidua.org · 3h
The 2nd Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 59th Assault Brigade has shared new images of a Vector UAV in service with their battalion. The German government alone has officially delivered ~700 Vector UAVs to Ukraine until 2025, whilst it can safely be assumed that further contracts were funded. /163
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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 3h
75k ton tanker MYRA flying false flag Cameroon is heading out after a long loading Ust-Luga, Russia. Flying a false flag she is up for grabs. Any navy may stop and ascertain her status anywhere on the worlds oceans. She is just one of many slipping trough.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3h
❗️Slovakia and Hungary will not participate in the proposed €70 billion in additional EU financing for Ukraine in 2027, according to Slovak PM Robert Fico. He said neither country would stand in the way if the EU agrees to provide the money without their participation. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3h
Ukraine’s 66th Mechanized Brigade says its advance during Operation Vivaldi pushed the front forward faster than Russian forces could pull back their armor. MARA drone operators then tracked and struck Russian tanks and armored vehicles in occupied Luhansk region. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h
❗️G7 countries will provide €260 million to restore the protective confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, according to Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal. Ukraine estimates at least €500 million is needed for the full restoration. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h
Russian forces struck the Sumy community with eight guided aerial bombs, four of them targeting the regional capital. At least two people were injured. One bomb damaged an apartment building before hitting a body of water. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h
Ukrainian drones are creating some fiery scenes along the Mariupol-Dzhankoi highway, targeting Russian vehicles. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h
Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto says it is a “complete mistake” for the US to restrict satellite and intelligence support used by Ukraine. He warned that weakening Ukraine would convince Putin he can win and prolong the war. “I think that is completely wrong.” #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h
The White House order formally sets steep Russia-related tariffs under the Graham Act, then immediately waives them. That includes a 500% tariff on Russian goods and 100% tariffs targeting the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas and the top five facilitators of Russian oil sanctions evasion.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with missiles and drones. Shot down: 289/332 Various types of drones (23 of which were jet-powered) 4/4 Kalibr cruise missiles 0/? Iskander-M/KN-23 missiles 0/? Kh-22/32 missiles Hits were recorded at 22 locations, and debris from downed targets fell on 3 #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h
Russian losses per 17/10/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff +1950 men +1 tank +2 ACVs +24 artillery +4 MLRS +2 AD systems +1396 UAVs +4 GRCs
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 3h
Most were lifted by morning, but restrictions remain in the south.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 3h
CyberBoroshno analysts report Russia imposed flight restrictions at 12 airports overnight starting at 22:00 on October 16, including Moscow's Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo, plus Kaluga, Zhukovsky, Sochi, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Penza, Saratov, Cherepovets and Gelendzhik.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 3h
Putin's envoy Dmitriev says Russia and the US are discussing a range of economic projects, including a diesel deal he calls crucial "not only for the US but for the whole world." Other items include fertilizers, aluminum, rare earths, Arctic projects and LNG.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h
Comment from me: Ukrainian Defense Forces, who are currently resisting Russia, are in fact the main deterrent holding Russia back. That is why Russia is doing everything it can to stop funding for the Ukrainian army and break Ukraine. Then Europe would be left defenseless.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h
"And the drone ports we are now mass-producing are not intended for Ukraine. They are for them [Europe]. They may not fully realise that yet. Idiots," - Solovyev, a Russian propagandist, is threatening Europe with war and warning that 10,000 Geran drones could soon be launched towards Europe
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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 4h
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 ISW has also observed evidence that Russian forces have lost on average seven kilometers daily thus far in October 2026 — contrary to Putin’s false claim of continued Russian advances. understandingwar.org/research/rus... #ukraine #russia
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4h
I have submitted to the Congress a certification that the issuance of such a waiver at this time is in the national interests of the United States." This happened two days before the implementation deadline for the Act.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 4h
The waived measures include the 500% tariff on Russian goods and 100% tariffs on top buyers of Russian oil and gas. The waiver has no expiration date.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 4h
Trump signed an executive order waiving almost all the new Graham Act sanctions on Russia just weeks after signing the law itself, citing US national interests. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 4h
Desperate passengers at Moscow airports have started praying to the departure boards, waiting for their flights. Ukrainian drones forced a near seven hour airspace shutdown overnight, delaying or canceling more than 370 flights. Sobyanin claims 134 drones were downed.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 22h
Your Prez was sat on the blog. Everyone else has their take on Donald's betrayal, here's mine Donald is destroying US power. darthputinkgb.substack.com/p/betraying-...
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By Betraying Ukraine, Donald is destroying US Power.
The self destruction of the USA’s global reach will not be consequence free for the USA
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 23h
Of great interest BZ Sweden
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 23h
It occurs to me, that some leaders have the strategic foresight of a snail setting out to cross a motorway
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 17h
Dumbass. A journalist challenged Trump over wanting Zelensky gone: “Did you forget that Putin started the war?” Trump replied: “I know the details, okay? And at some point, I’ll release them.” In a couple of weeks we are looking at a lame duck due to midterms. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 17h
❗️Bingo: Russia’s Ryazan refinery shut one of its main crude processing units after a drone attack, Reuters reports. Sources said the CDU-6 unit stopped operating and several pipelines were damaged. The refinery can process around 340,000 barrels of oil per day and supplies fuel to Moscow. #Russia
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 19h
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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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 19h
More nonsense. Russian generals presented Putin with sweeping claims about northern Kharkiv region, saying Ukrainian forces of up to 2,000 troops had been encircled and eliminated during an operation involving several Russian divisions. Keep going. Your 'boys' will certainly appreciate it. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 19h
What a total clown. Gerasimov told Putin that Russian forces have fully captured Dobropillya. The same Russian general that previously claimed Lyman, Sviatohirsk and Kupyansk were taken. I can tell you, Dobropillya is in Ukrainian hands. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 20h
❗️Pope Leo XIV held a phone call with Putin today, according to the Vatican. He expressed deep concern over the humanitarian situation in Oleshky, Kherson region, and called for a ceasefire to allow food and medical assistance and the voluntary, safe evacuation of civilians. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 20h
❗️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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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 6h
Latest piece (mostly free). The great Graham-Blumenthal con comes to an end. This bill was never going to hurt Russia or help Ukraine. Trump just made that explicit. Shame on those who pretended otherwise. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-prot...
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Trump Protects Putin From Graham-Blumenthal
Stop Saying He Is Pivoting
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 7h
Trump tells Congress he doesn't care about what they think and lifts Russian energy sanctions www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
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Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law (Gift Article)
The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 12h
Two days ago, Neptune cruise missiles destroyed at least four Su-34 bombers at Borisoglebsk air base in Russia. Ukraine has spent a year demolishing the air defenses meant to protect them, and they still sat in the open. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/17/f...
Two satellite images of a Russian air base. Before: Su-34 jets parked in a row on an open apron, six of them boxed in red and blue. After, 15 October: burned wreckage in the same spots. An inset shows a Su-34 jet. Text: Russia still parks its best bombers in the open. Ukraine has spent a year knocking out the air defenses that were supposed to protect them. This week Ukraine’s Neptune missiles destroyed at least four Su-34s at Borisoglebsk.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 13h
Ukraine’s Frodo ground robot was first reported evacuating a wounded soldier. Now its armed version has fired on targets up to 1.3 km away in a demo for border guards. Combat models are the smallest group of the 22,000+ robots Ukraine contracted for 2026. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/15/u...
A six-wheeled ground robot with a weapon turret stands on a concrete floor in a dark studio. Text: Ukraine’s Frodo robot fired on targets up to 1.3 km away in a demo for border guards. Its first reported mission was an evacuation. Its turret takes a grenade launcher or a heavy machine gun.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 13h
Putin’s Valdai residence has four new air defense towers, including one just 400 meters from the presidential compound, Radio Svoboda reports, citing satellite imagery. The number of air defense towers around the residence has now reached 30. 📷Radio Svoboda
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 14h
Belgium plans to deliver 10 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by year-end, more than tripling its earlier pledge of three. The jets will help Ukraine counter Russian aerial attacks, including jet-powered drones, as Kyiv also seeks more ammunition for its F-16 fleet. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/16/b...
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Belgium triples planned F-16 deliveries to Ukraine, pledges 10 jets by year-end
Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced the expanded commitment during talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels, as Ukraine seeks more aircraft and ammunition to counter Russian attacks.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 14h
Gaslighting, deflecting and lying is not going to push down our energy prices. The Iran war is a mess and it will get worse. Far worse.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 14h
The oil prices are currently escalating. This evening they jumped by almost 4% in a matter of minutes and it is no surprise. The Iranian regime is currently fully enjoying their freedom to strike ships in the Strait of Hormuz while feeling safe that Ukraine is getting blamed for it.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 14h
Poland’s Foreign Minister Sikorski: “The USA haven’t spent a single cent on Ukraine since January 2025, so more than 1.5 years. We in Europe are doing it.”
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 14h
President Zelenskyy offered Trump an alternative in destroying Russian refineries. Instead, he offered that Starlink is extended to Russia and ballistic launchers will be attack. This has not only be ignored, but shortly later Starlink respectively Starshield in Ukraine has been curtailed.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 14h
The Telegraph obtained information that it was Elon Musk’s idea to reduce the maximum speed of Starlink-controlled (interceptor-) drones in Ukraine, then got cold feet that this might backfire on Starlink in the European market and then finally blamed Trump for this episode.
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