Trump may be a disaster for Ukraine, but Biden's weak, foolish and failed "escalation management" policy has prolonged the war and is effectively still causing more preventable civilian deaths in Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/exclusive-ho...

Exclusive: Inside Ukraine's 2-year effort to secure Patriot missile production

As U.S. President Donald Trump backs away from giving Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot air defense missiles, Ukrainian officials say Kyiv had a chance to solve the problem years ago — but Washingto...

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Video showing simultaneous launch of six Russian ballistic missiles from area in fascist Russia close to Ukraine's border. The missiles are launched from mobile carriers, which can set up in minutes, then quickly retreat to hiding places. Hard to detect and destroy.

Fascist Russia knows Ukraine now lacks the ability to intercept ballistic missiles, as its allies failed to provide them from their own stocks, never scaled up production. Kyiv now pretty much defenseless- I didn’t hear anything that sounded like an interception in this latest attack.

Euan MacDonald@euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 19h ago

Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv - 8 missiles reported incoming so far. Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles also said incoming. Explosions in Kyiv. More launches - now 10 missiles incoming.

Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv - 8 missiles reported incoming so far. Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles also said incoming. Explosions in Kyiv. More launches - now 10 missiles incoming.

"Shmyhal's preferred scenario would be for Putin to realize he can't win the war and reach a peace deal this fall. However, the Kremlin boss has shown no sign of walking back his demands against Ukraine, which is likely to mean another winter war." www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

Ukraine energy chief says infrastructure attacks will shape war’s outcome

Ukraine hopes its campaign to destroy Russia’s refineries will end the war this fall, but is preparing for energy attacks this winter, Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal told POLITICO.

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Small Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv just now.

Europe's "Well, Duh!" defense moment.

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

Polish PM Tusk: Poland's security depends directly on the effective actions of the Ukrainian military, including in the air. If Ukrainians had much more of what they've been asking for all along, perhaps that [Russian Kh-101 cruise] missile wouldn't have entered Poland.

Germany* 2026 *one part of Germany. Regional results are crazy diverse. Still.

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

In September, the 2 Million inhabitants of Sachsen-Anhalt, one of the 16 German Länder vote for their parliament. This is the current polling 👇

KASPAROV: I think empire is dying, and during our lifetime we'll see the end of Russian empire. But it's like a dinosaur: when it dies and falls, you don't want to be next to it. Putin will continue his assault, and there's big chance that unless Europe acts decisively, he'll cross NATO borders.

Kyiv during the massive Russian shelling last night.

I love a joke candidate. There're part of the rich tapestry of the British democratic tradition. But when one of them actually has a realistic chance of winning an election, then UK society has moved from harmless eccentricity to dangerous weirdness. This is rubbish.

Euan MacDonald@euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 6d ago

When a joke candidate has more visibility than a regular candidate, your democracy has been trashed.

When a joke candidate has more visibility than a regular candidate, your democracy has been trashed.

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Euan MacDonald@euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 6d ago

Do read. I'm a journalist, and post during air raids, as huge explosions go off outside, for basically the same reason (though it's also my profession): The story must be told. As for the people who troll you online during air raids - they're the scum of the Earth.

Romeo also talked about it its not that you allways have time. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Ukraine Update: Political Chaos, Drone War Crimes & More (ft. Romeo Kokriataski) - It Could Happen Here | iHeart

<p>Robert sits down with journalist and Ukrainian citizen Romeo Kokriataski to discuss the recent political shake-up by Zelensky, Russian drone-based war crimes, and the mental toll of ongoing war.</p...

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Do read. I'm a journalist, and post during air raids, as huge explosions go off outside, for basically the same reason (though it's also my profession): The story must be told. As for the people who troll you online during air raids - they're the scum of the Earth.

"The civilian economy is not separate from the war. It helps finance it." The great @ElviraBary, who in my opinion is worth between 10 and 15 Western Russia experts, explains the motivation and significance of Ukraine's attacks on Wildberries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4qt...

Putin’s Economic Trap: Why Ukraine Is Bombing Russia’s Largest Marketplace

Ukraine is striking Russia’s economic chokepoints—and Putin’s monopoly state may be the target 👉 What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia:…

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Rocky the dog was pulled alive from the rubble of the home of a large family in Radushne,Dnipropetrovsk region,after it was struck by a Russian missile Rocky is the only one left unharmed. At the time of the strike,the parents, their seven children,their 18-month-old grandson were inside the house.

A whole family of six killed by the Russian strike on Radushne, Dnipropetrovsk region, An unbelievable tragedy.... Three kids killed, six, eleven and seventeen years old. Several people are still missing. Fragments of bodies are being identified. Deepest condolences...

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

A direct hit by a Russian ballistic missile on a private home in Radushne, Dnipropetrovsk region, where a large family lived, killed both parents and their three children: a 6-year-old girl and two boys, aged 11 and 17. Two other children were rescued from the rubble.

The Russian cruise missile that flew into Poland went 94 km before impacting. NATO aircraft should be patrolling western Ukrainian airspace when fascist Russia launches a massive Blitz air raid on Ukraine - to help shoot down cruise missiles and to protect NATO airspace.

Two Ukrainian FP-1 long range drones cruising over Russian territory during today’s attacks. #Ukraine

A record number of Kyiv residents - 56,000 - sought shelter in the Ukrainian capital's metro stations during fascist Russia's latest Blitz air raid on Ukraine. The demand was actually greater, with some stations not admitting people due to overcrowding.

Air raid sirens sounded in Lublin, Poland, overnight. Ukrainian monitoring channels said a Russian missile had flown into Polish airspace; but there is not yet any confirmation of this. The Polish military said warplanes had been scrambled to counter any possible threat.

As Ukrainians dig through rubble to recover bodies from residential buildings struck by Russian missiles, Ukrainian drones hit another Wildberries online delivery company warehouse, in Penza, fascist Russia: A large fire started at the site. Coordinates: 53.267317, 44.791081

While Ukraine expects another massive Blitz air rid by fascist Russia tonight, air alerts of varying severity are spreading across much of the west of fascist Russia. Ukraine is currently launching large drone raids into Russia practically nightly. Map by @DrnBmbr.

Warnings spreading across Ukrainian military monitoring channels that fascist Russia is likely to launch a combined missile/drone attack against Ukraine tonight. Kyiv likely to be a top target. Tu-95s, Tu-160, MiG-31Ks, seaborne Kalibr cruise missile launchers, drones all active.

Madyar apologizes to Ukrainians in Russian-occupied Crimea for the hardships they are enduring as Ukraine make occupation of the peninsula untenable for Russian forces. Says it is no worse than those suffer by Ukrainians in other parts of the country.

The best outcome for the Kremlin is a negotiated pause or ceasefire; US would lift some sanctions and allow them to use their shadow funds. This would allow Russia to regroup, retrain, and relaunch their invasion at a later date while diminishing / cooling off Ukraine’s forces.

We are doing this to ourselves.

🇵🇱🇺🇦 Tusk calls on Polish president to respond to beating of Ukrainian couple The Polish prime minister said the country must wage a “resolute fight against violence” and radical groups. He said attacks on Ukrainians were against Poland’s own interests.

Air war set to become even more ferocious this autumn.