Four years ago, I was supposed to be at Olenivka. Instead, I’d already spent 60 days in a Russian black site. This is my account of a prison system built on torture, propaganda and fear, and the world that still allows it. 🇺🇦👇 open.substack.com/pub/shaunpin...

Day 1598 of my 3 day war. Perhaps I should have mobilised the country while the country was still mobile. I remain a master strategist.

New essay on CNN, Ukraine, and the danger of mistaking attribution for context. A single emotionally loaded detail can obscure the forest of russia’s criminal aggression, even when the reporting is technically careful. chakhoyan.substack.com/p/everyone-i...

Everyone is guilty, everyone lies, and everyone kills children, the kremlin wants you to know

CNN did not mean to tell that story, but it did, and that's the problem.

chakhoyan.substack.com

OCTOBER REVOLUTION? PUTIN GAMBLES ON THE NATIONS FUTURE Putin has lost touch, the very idea of mass conscription will be his undoing. Is another Russian Revolution on the cards?

OCTOBER REVOLUTION? PUTIN GAMBLES ON THE NATIONS FUTURE

Putin has lost touch, the very idea of mass conscription will be his undoing. Is another Russian Revolution on the cards?

themilitaryanalyst.com

1/ Russia's ongoing fuel crisis will soon lead to impacts far worse than queues at gas stations, warns a Russian warblogger. A logistical crisis is predicted, accompanied by shortages of raw materials and goods, along with soaring inflation. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/wart...

WarTranslated (Dmitri)@wartranslated.bsky.social · last mo.

Omsk refinery became Russia's only strategic oil refinery operating at full capacity after the Slavyansky refinery strike, Russian media reports.

‼️ Erste Berichte, dass den russischen Bestzern an der Front der Sprit für ihre Generatoren zum Laden der Batterien und für die Steuerung der Drohnen ausgeht. „…und an manchen Stellen (im Süden) haben sie sich sogar zurückgezogen, da sie sich nicht mehr aufladen können.“ t.me/bahshiddemon...

Is anyone really surprised that Trump was outsmarted by a single-cell organism?

Well put

If you wonder where Trump stands on Ukraine, consider his "pleasant 1 hour conversation" on his birthday, just before the horrific bombing of Kiev. Also consider Tulsi Gabbard's claim on the biolabs, with an AI generated erroneous map and the non-reaction of Trump, the guy who rages at anything.

A truth like a hammer. And he knows Trump like no other

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

BOLTON: Trump's analysis of Ukraine isn't what’s in America’s security interest, it’s about personal grievance. Putin plays on that in belittling Zelenskyy. He passes Russian propaganda to Witkoff, who passes it to Trump, who says it publicly. Putin exploits Trump’s weaknesses.

A bit of a read, but worth it.

Hillary Clinton: "I think our allies believe we've lost our minds because they wake up in the morning like we do and see the rants from the president making no sense half the time"

Brilliant.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is so well done. 👌

Would this make his voters question him?

News Eye@newseye.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A Reddit user has meticulously kept a diary of Trump’s daily victory claims. It should form part of every historical archive on the planet. Brace yourself, here goes 🧵👇

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social

I nominate this cartoon by Steve Cousineau for a Pulitzer!

To prevent Donald starting WW3, American nuclear codes should be hidden in the Epstein files.

Denmark is returning the favor and sending two hospital ships to America.

Incredibly brave of these woman to talk about it. The filmmaker herself went through it and still decided to make the movie. Unimaginable what they went through. The world must stop this empire of evil.

Christophe Kopp@chkopp.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"They survived Russian imprisonment, torture and sexual violence. In "Traces", seven Ukrainian women tell their story - and transform pain into strength. A documentary about war crimes, dignity and the fight for justice." www.euronews.com/culture/2026...

Well, now it turns out that it’s no longer enough for Russia for Ukraine to hand over what remains of Donbas without a fight, its strongest fortified region, so that “the war can end.”

Another great analysis. Thx!

DanielR@danielr-phd.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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.)

Yes they should.

Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.

best to all boycott @ubiquiti.bsky.social , that is the only way to force companies to take responsibility.

Mats Bengtsson@matslbengtsson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

@ubiquiti.bsky.social !?

What a thoughtful and well written text. USA, please help yourself before it is to late. You are in 1938 right now. Careful not to reach 1939

Greg Olear@gregolear.bsky.social · 6mo ago

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

Basically Trump is threatening to sanction NATO unless NATO commits suicide. And people still think he might sanction Russia. He is doing Putin’s work.

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 7mo ago

⚡️ Trump floats tariffs on countries opposing his Greenland ambitions. "I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that," Trump said.