1/ Russia's air defences are doing great, according to Russian warbloggers. However, they say that those of Laos (a synecdoche for Russia, to evade censors) are crippled by shortages of manpower and resources, and an inflexible command and control system.
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🇺🇸🤔 Jared Kushner is reportedly trying to raise $5 billion+ for his private equity firm Affinity Partners from Middle Eastern governments while serving as Trump’s Middle East envoy, raising conflict-of-interest concerns, - NYT
An Iranian drone strike destroyed a Saab Giraffe 1X 3D surveillance radar inside a radar dome at the US Embassy in Iraq. #Iran
❗️Belgian PM Bart De Wever is calling for the EU to be formally mandated to negotiate directly with Russia, warning that without it Europe will be shut out of talks where the US will pressure Ukraine to accept a deal he describes as "a bad agreement for us." #Ukraine
Das sind Kommentare, die ich im Netz bekomme. Frauen kennen das. Das sind keine Argumente. Das ist Hass. Ich mache ihn sichtbar, weil Hass im Netz nicht unsichtbar bleiben darf. Hass trifft Einzelne – aber gemeint sind wir alle. Deshalb braucht es Solidarität und Widerspruch. 💚 #HassImNetz
Belgian PM De Wever says the US sometimes looks closer to Putin than to Kyiv. Without an EU mandate to negotiate with Russia, he warns, Europe will watch America pressure Ukraine into a bad deal.
Junior Lieutenant Andrii Ishchenko is called one of the main heroes of the operation to liberate Kupiansk. He led an assault in the forest on the northern outskirts of the city for five days, destroying Russian forces.
In Russian-occupied Dozhansk, Luhansk region, in Ukraine videos of a „firework“ involving something very explosive appeared. From the looks of it, it appears to be rocket fuel. So, possibly a Russian air defense position decided to rapidly disintegrate.
🔥🤩 Occupied Dovzhansk
🔥🚀👌 More from Dovzhansk
An Iranian drone strikes the Lanaz oil refinery in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. #Iran
🇰🇼✈️💥 Kuwait International Airport was attacked by several drones that hit the airport's radar system. There were no casualties.
Update from Dovzhansk 💥
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces struck a surface-to-air missile depot located on the grounds of a former dynamite storage facility, Russian-occupied Luhansk region. #Ukraine
🤩 More beautiful shots from Dovzhansk, Luhansk region.
Donald Trump letting you know how the authoritarian capture of the media is going, in case you missed it. Unlike other authoritarians in places like Hungary and Poland he has no worries about advertising his authoritarian take over of the media.
🔥💥More footage from Luhansk region where ammunition warehouse was blown up.
The explosions of the Russian air defense position in Dovzhansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine are getting recorded from multiple directions.
Judging from the giggles in the background these locals, who are enduring the Russian occupation since 2014, are obviously enjoying the view.
Israel is running critically low on interceptors, US officials say
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Related, alarming.
🇨🇭🇺🇸 Switzerland has closed its airspace to US military flights directly related to the war against Iran, citing its tradition of neutrality in armed conflicts, — Bloomberg
The government said that further US flights will be rejected if their purpose is not clearly defined or related to the war.
🤭 Luhansk region. Minus Russian missiles for air defense systems!
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Zelensky states Russia transferred drones to Tehran and is sharing military intelligence on US bases in the Middle East with the Iranian regime. Zelensky said Russia's position is explicit: if Europe and the US share intelligence with Ukraine, Russia will share intelligence with Iran. #Ukraine
The most dangerous russian tanker on the Baltic Sea. Litteral eco-catastrophe waiting to happen
@auonsson.bsky.social one nugget for your folder
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🇯🇵🇺🇦 Japan is considering the possibility of purchasing Ukrainian UAVs for the Japan Self-Defense Forces, — Kyodo News.
Japan is also studying the possibility of obtaining Ukrainian technologies for its own drone production.
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European leaders call for banning participants in the invasion of Ukraine from entering the Schengen zone
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💥 A drone strike hit the UAE Consulate in Erbil, injuring two security personnel and damaging the building.
Russia attacked yet another passenger train in Ukraine.
These strikes are becoming systematic, Russia attacks trains and buses in areas close to the Russian border or the front line.
Thankfully, it seems no one was injured.
