North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

The indispensable General Flynn, who also earns $100,000 a month for lobbying on behalf of one of the Administration’s ‘energy partners’: the pro-Russian Republika Srpska in Bosnia-Herzogovina.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 1h ago

🧵🧵🧵 A scandal that hardly anyone knows happened is Trump giving traitor Michael Flynn $1.25 million in your tax money. Flynn, Trump’s 1st national security adviser, pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI but was pardoned by Trump. He sued, alleging "weaponization," and DOJ paid him in March. 1/4🧵

A video circulating on social media shows a Russian drone hunting an unarmed civilian trading at a local market in Kherson's Central district around 6:45 a.m. Video: National Police / Telegram.

The same Russian outlets that regularly dedicate significant attention to falsely claiming that ‘Ukraine is refusing peace’, today took a break from that narrative and returned to very openly discussing the ‘erasure’ of Ukraine as a state.

Umerov’s role in Mindichgate means he may soon be charged—rather than benefiting from an influential new post.

Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦@perevaa.bsky.social · 2d ago

Today's Zelenskyy decision is absurd. He replaces Luhovskyi – an actual career intelligence officer – with Umerov as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, then announces that Umerov will be busy cutting drone deals. As head of the fucking Foreign Intelligence Service. Drone deals.

Painful footage of a fire at a book warehouse in Kharkiv. After a Russian strike, rescuers are still fighting the fire. ​Up to half a million textbooks for 4th to 9th grades were stored there, intended to be distributed across the country, along with over a million books from the "KnyhoLand"

Enjoyed going looking for a character in the television series I am watching online, and having the bloody AI spoil the season in the *first sentence* of its response /s

💥 Explosions heard in Kyiv. Russia is attacking Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles.

Protesters in Kyiv rally for the return of Federov to the defence ministry

MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social · 5d ago

Kyiv 🇺🇦🤩

In Radushne, near Kryvyi Rih, ten members of a family killed in a Russian missile strike have been remembered. The bodies of five have been recovered. The others are presumed dead; testing is continuing in the ruins of the family home. The eldest son of the Voronov family today joined mourners.

Interesting theory re: North Korea/Russia ties.

Alex Panchenko@alexpanchenko2.bsky.social · 5d ago

Their new cross-border bridge connection alone can easily cost $100M, and I guess it's paid for by Moscow.

US government map of Africa mislabels “every country”

Ukrainian soldier Danylo Voronov lost his 18-month-old son, his parents, and his brothers and sisters today.

The reports follow polls that suggest 41 percent of voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt will back the AfD in elections next month—a figure close to delivering an absolute majority to the pro-Russian party.

Ulrike Franke@rikefranke.bsky.social · 6d ago

The German government is working on a plan on what to do if regions vote in extreme-right AFD governments which may not allow NATO troop movements or may otherwise want to impede defence policies and Russia deterrence. www.n-tv.de/politik/Sorg...

🇲🇱 Russian paramilitary group #Africa Corps killed eight civilians, including three children, in #Mali last month, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, during ‌air strikes the campaign group called "unlawfully indiscriminate". www.reuters.com/world/africa... #russia

Russia's Africa Corps kills Mali civilians in 'indiscriminate' attack, rights group says

Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps ​killed eight civilians, including three children, in Mali last month, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, during ‌air strikes the campaign group called "unlawfu...

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A North Korean missile is believed responsible for a strike near Kryvyi Rih that killed at least six members of a family, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Several more people remain missing in the village of Radushne, according to a briefing from an official in the city.

North Korean missile likely used in Russian strike that killed 6 family members in Ukraine, Zelensky says

"The alliance between the Moscow scumbags and the deranged regime in North Korea exists for the sake of missiles, North Korean troops on our borders here in Europe, and killing our Ukrainian children,...

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A coup from Kiriyenko and his faction DOES have some basic plausibility, unlike the Shoigu rumours a few months ago.

Natalka@natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 5d ago

🇷🇺 More and more popular Russian bloggers are openly discussing the possibility of a Kiriyenko coup in their country and expressing their frustrations. “Is he planning to take over a burned-down wasteland?” — Pavel Ivanov

🚨 Big news: All 55 UEFA countries have voted to support a World Cup boycott in protest against Gianni Infantino's proposed deal to sell stakes to private investors. Reminder: the next World Cup is set to be hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco.

Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino's investment plans go through

Uefa will boycott Fifa's tournaments if investment proposals from world football's governing body president Gianni Infantino go through.

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Another strategic military target destroyed by Russian missiles last night: Ukraine's largest books market in the Pochayna neighborhood of the capital Kyiv. Burning in those containers are tens of thousands of books and other publications, incl. rare ones. So it was a strategic site, in a way💔

Last night, Russia launched a massive combined strike against Ukraine. During the attack, Polish airspace was also violated, underlining once again that Russia’s aggression is a threat to the security of Europe as a whole.

It’s the third time this year Russia has targeted Lviv and its surrounding region. Given the lack of military utility, such attacks can only be interpreted as a warning to the West, ‘red-meat’ propaganda for viewers of Russian state television, or both.

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 6d ago

31 people injured by a Russian attack on Lviv A Russian missile hit a residential building directly. The attack damaged over 20 residential buildings,a schooltwo kindergartens. The youngest injured is a 6-yr-old boy,the oldest is a 93-yr-old woman. The search&rescue operation in Lviv continues.

Timing—Polish-Ukrainian relations have been strained. Now, a reminder of what’s at issue for the Polish. Can’t see this being anything but counterproductive for Russia.

The hedgehog@the-hedgehog.bsky.social · 6d ago

From the crater in Poland where a Russian Kh-101 impacted near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia The crater is about 10 meters in diameter.

🔴 In Kryvyi Rih, rescuers are pulling a dog from the rubble. So far, he is the only survivor of a missile strike that killed Artem, 47, his wife Olena, 41, and seven of their children and grandchildren, aged between 1.5 and 17.

Wow. Can’t remember too many Russian pundits who appear regularly on European television getting the boot…on the order of the state. (Via @christopherjm.ft.com on Xitter) Link: www.liberation.fr/internationa...

Putin’s attitude these days seems not so much l’État c’est moi, as Dieu c’est moi.

Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock.me · last wk.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a new interview that Yeltsin's "transfer of power" to Putin was divine intervention. Putin has rejected the "handover" framing in favor of constitutional legitimacy, but he's increasingly embraced the "God is on our side" rhetoric. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8847274

Blogger and snitch Ilya Remeslo, who turned against Vladimir Putin this spring (claiming backing from a faction in the presidential administration) has been moved from detention to a psychiatric asylum. He was detained in mid-July for circulating “fakes” about the army. meduza.io/amp/news/202...

Slutsky is a ‘deniable’ Kremlin pointsman tasked with managing relationships with foreign officials/assets, as a Datum podcast on the former Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl reveals. (She’s now resident in Russia.)

Trailer: Kniefall - die Radikalisierung der Karin Kneissl – DATUM

Nach monatelanger Recherche erscheint diese Woche unser neuer sechsteiliger Podcast: “Kniefall – Die Radikalisierung von Karin Kneissl” ab 19. März 2026 wöchentlich auf allen gängigen Podcast-Plattfor...

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Prune60@prune602.bsky.social · last wk.

‼️ Russia: "Anna Paulina Luna and her colleagues are actively cooperating with us. I spoke with them on the phone recently; they'll be visiting us soon, during the next convocation" ~ Leonid Slutsky Actively cooperating with Russia? tass.ru/politika/279...

”The version [that is set to advance] scales down the blanket 500% tariff to a maximum 100% tariff on the top five buyers of Russian oil and gas. It applies the same tariff rate to the top five countries that facilitate Russian oil sanctions evasion.”

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · last wk.

⚡️US Senate advances Russia sanctions bill following death of Lindsey Graham. "It's not only about money that help Russia wage its war, but it's also a big signal to Europe, Ukraine, and our people, so I'm very thankful," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

‼️ Russia: “Kadyrov denied reports of looming food shortages in Chechnya.” 👀 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8846069

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