Dave L
@davel1.bsky.social
NAFO Main Bastards Division. I do what I can to help. Oi u luzi Chervona Kalyna. Slava Ukraïni. Yes2Nato
⚡️ Ukraine's new Magura naval platforms strike Russian radar systems in occupied Crimea for 1st time, military intelligence says.
Ukraine's new Magura naval platforms strike Russian radar systems in occupied Crimea for 1st time, military intelligence says
The operation, carried out by HUR's Group 13 special unit in late July, targeted a command vehicle belonging to a Podlet radar system and a Parol-4 identification friend-or-foe radar interrogator, acc...
kyivindependent.com
"[Byline] revealed that Cottrell entered corporate finance under a false Swiss identity, hired by the same City network that produced Reform UK’s own treasurer, Mehrtash A’zami. "Byline Times has since confirmed that this identity was stolen from a real person – Cottrell’s old school friend."
Nigel Farage Funder George Cottrell's Accountant Co-Invested With Russia-Linked Indicted Cocaine Trafficker
The accountancy firm that administers George Cottrell’s Montenegro company, has invested in a property development with the alleged ringleader of the country’s largest money laundering cartel
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Don't people get sent to prison for this sort of thing? Why is Farage's fiancier so immune to punishment for these felonies?
Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3d ago"[Byline] revealed that Cottrell entered corporate finance under a false Swiss identity, hired by the same City network that produced Reform UK’s own treasurer, Mehrtash A’zami. "Byline Times has since confirmed that this identity was stolen from a real person – Cottrell’s old school friend."
Ukraine’s air defence faces a crisis. Russia’s missile and drone production has outstripped Ukraine’s ability to deploy interceptors capable of shooting them down.
Ukraine needs help against Russian missiles now. What more can allies do?
Recent air defence pledges won’t deliver interceptors for years. Europe could help now by providing fighter cover, or by delivering more offensive weapons. Will it act?
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Super cool discovery! The SWMAG team have found a Bronze Age sword on a protected wreck site off Salcombe, Devon. #MaritimeHistory #Underwater #Archaeology www.facebook.com/HistoricEngl...
37K views · 747 reactions | A remarkably rare Bronze Age sword has been discovered! ⚔️ It was found during investigations on the protected wreck sites off the Devon coast near Salcombe by volunteer divers Becky Gill and Catherine Gill, from the South West Maritime Archaeological Group. We funded a project to recruit new members and to pass knowledge and skills to a new generation of maritime archaeology volunteers, delivered in partnership with MSDS Marine and MSDS Heritage. Following conservation, the sword will be donated to the British Museum, where it will be studied and made accessible for future research. | Historic England
A remarkably rare Bronze Age sword has been discovered! ⚔️ It was found during investigations on the protected wreck sites off the Devon coast near Salcombe by volunteer divers Becky Gill and...
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Petri Mäkelä@pmakela.bsky.social · last mo.Russians are using this website to mark which gas station has fuel and if there is a queue.⛽ It would be awful if some #nafo fellas would go there and turn empty stations to look like they have gasoline to sell. It would cause anger and further waste of fuel. gdebenz.ru
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) previously assessed that Ukraine did not target a residence used by Putin, confirming Kyiv's immediate denial and undercutting claims made by the Kremlin. The Kyiv Independent cannot verify claims made by Russian officials.
Updated map of cable breaks between Sweden and Estonia, based on press release from Estonian ministry for digital affairs. The details are murky and partly incoherent and I have asked Swedish authorities for clarification. Whats clear: there are several breaks on one cable.
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
They’ve had a month to do this. Redacting names to protect victims wouldn’t take long. Instead, they’re protecting the president, and the fact that it requires this much time and resources says a lot. www.thedailybeast.com/doj-demands-...
DOJ Begs for ‘Emergency’ Epstein Files Scrubbers Over Holidays
Justice Department officials have begged lawyers to sacrifice their Christmas to redact the Epstein Files.
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The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
The bridge that is militarily, economically, and politically essential to the Kremlin: The Trans-Siberian Railway Bridge in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, which connects the European and Asian parts of the Russian Federation.
Disabling One Bridge Could Shatter Russia’s War Machine (and It’s Not the Kerch)
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TL;DR: Russia has decided that the UK is Russia's enemy, and there's nothing we can do to change that as long as Putin is in power. The choice is whether to be an undefeated enemy or a defeated one. That's all the choice we get.
WP claims that Russia is telling the U.S. to take frozen Russian assets from the EU and hand them back to Moscow in exchange for a “share,” arguing the White House should help Russia reclaim the funds. They assert that if the EU doesn’t return the assets, the U.S. will do it instead.
🇪🇺 The EU’s struggle isn’t just about Belgium blocking the use of €210 B frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, it’s about intense U.S pressure. According to Politico, Trump officials have been pushing European capitals to reject the plan, deepening divisions just days before a crucial EU summit.
The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game. If he gets it, he will demand more. We know this from history and we should learn from history. Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Excellent piece by @eribakova.bsky.social .
Ulrike Franke@rikefranke.bsky.social · 8mo ago“Ukraine’s experience since February 2022 has upended long-held assumptions about the economics of war — from the belief that size and industrial capacity are a guarantee of victory to misunderstandings about mobilisation, logistics and adaptability.”
🇺🇦🦅 Ukraine's cheap interceptor drones are rewriting the rules of war, - Business Insider During one of the recent massive attacks, they shot down more than 150 drones. Ukraine is currently aiming to produce up to 1,000 of these interceptors per day.
Ukraine for the first time has deliberately targeted and struck the power plant in Belgorod after President Zelensky warned the Russians that if they continue targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure then Ukraine would have to respond.
Ukraine's Latest Move Has Russia Terrified!
YouTube video by Jake Broe
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🇬🇧 Britain may already be at war with Russia because of the depth and intensity of cyber-attacks, sabotage and other hostile activity orchestrated by Moscow against the UK, according to a former head of MI5, - The Guardian
⚡️Sandu’s pro-European party takes majority in Moldovan parliamentary elections. With 99.91% of ballots counted, Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) secured 50.16% of the vote, giving it a clear lead and reaffirming public support for Sandu’s push toward European integration.
Sandu’s pro-European party takes majority in Moldovan parliamentary elections
The EU has warned that Moldova is enduring "an unprecedented campaign of disinformation" from Russia ahead of the election.
kyivindependent.com
Elon Musk has been awfully silent about calling for the release of the Epstein files lately
The Norwegian owners of OSLO CARRIER 3, the Russian crewed ship suspected of launching the drone attack on Copenhagen, are deeply tied to a Russian paramilitary organisation RSB and by extension, security service FSB. danwatch.dk/droneangreb-...
Droneangreb: Norsk skibsejer samarbejdede med russisk paramilitær gruppe
Et norsk skib med russisk besætning befandt sig få kilometer fra Københavns Lufthavn under droneangrebet. Danwatch kan nu afsløre, at skibets ejere tidligere ha
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Danwatch@danwatch.dk · 10mo agoEt norsk skib med russisk besætning befandt sig få kilometer fra Københavns Lufthavn under droneangrebet. Skibets ejere har samarbejdet med en stor russisk paramilitær organisation i årevis. Læs afsløringen her: https://danwatch.dk/?p=41793
No mincing of words in this @ecfr.eu policy brief on the China-Russia relationship ecfr.eu/publication/...
🔥 Transneft is warning Russian oil companies it cannot take on more oil. Oil companies, already bordering on loss, may need to reduce output. Russia has no excess storage capacity. If unrefined oil cannot be exported, it must be disposed of or kept in the ground. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Exclusive: Russia close to cutting oil output due to drone attacks, sources say
Russia's oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has warned producers they may have to cut output following Ukraine's drone attacks on critical export ports and refineries, three industry sources said on Tuesday.
reuters.com
The obvious way to deter further Russian strikes/‘incursions’ on Poland, Romania or other NATO or EU countries is not to increase forces in those countries. It’s to tie it to increased military aid to Ukraine. ?
“The Danish government on Thursday chose the Franco-Italian SAMP-T long-range surface-to-air weapon system over the US Patriot alternative, and said it would choose a Norwegian, German or French medium-range option for a total of DKr58bn ($9.1bn) — its biggest single investment in defence”
Denmark chooses European air defences over US Patriots
Copenhagen places record order as relations with Trump administration come under strain over Greenland
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