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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 54m

The Social Design Agency (SDA) is the Kremlin's new social engineering contractor, replacing Prigozhin's IRA. SDA is deeply tied to the Presidential Administration and runs ops like "Doppelganger" news counterfeiting. By @shekhovtsov.substack.com
shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/the-kremli...

The Kremlin’s New Contractors

Inside Russia’s Market for Political Warfare

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 42m

⚡️ A senior NATO official told reporters in Brussels that China remains a linchpin in sustaining Russia’s defense industry.
united24media.com/latest-news/...

Beijing Is Powering Russia’s Drone War, NATO Says—80% of Critical Parts Made in China

NATO identifies China's contributions to Russia's military as essential, with over 80% of key electronic parts for Russian systems sourced from Beijing.

united24media.com

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 1h

Crimean #Tatar political prisoner rearrested to die in russian captivity after release because of cancer

russia has demonstrated contempt for its own laws, by so dooming Lenur Khalilov to die a painful death in the inhuman conditions of a russian prison, thousands of kilometres from his family

Crimean Tatar political prisoner rearrested to die in Russian captivity after release because of cancer

Russia has demonstrated contempt for its own laws, by so dooming Lenur Khalilov to die a painful death in the inhuman conditions of a Russian prison, thousands of kilometres from his family

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 3h

We pay tribute to the heroic men and women who stood to fight the Russian invaders.
They will not be forgotten.

RIP – Oleksandr Maksutov (53), Dmytro Sirenko (24), Ihor Severenchuk, Sri Lankan fighter Andrew James

These put their bodies
Between us and the flaming skies

Eternal Memory!

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 1h

14–15 Oct 2025:

#Ukraine repelled a drone attack— 113 UAVs (50+ Shaheds) launched from 22:50 on 14 Oct.

By 08:30 on 15 Oct, 86 UAVs (76%) were neutralized;

26 struck 11 sites. Debris at 1 location.

Attack ongoing.

This image is an infographic from the "Повітряні Сили" (Air Forces of Ukraine), dated October 15, 2025, at 08:30. Here’s a summary of the information presented:

- **Date and Time:** 15.10.2025 (08:30)
- **Air Raid Alerts:** 113 air raid alerts on Ukraine (close to 50 alerts).
- **Targets Hit/Destroyed:** 86 targets, specifically 86 enemy UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).

The infographic visually represents the number of enemy UAVs that were shot down or destroyed. The icons and text emphasize the defensive actions taken by the Ukrainian Air Forces.

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 1h

Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to October 15, 2025 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine

🔷 Yesterday 1,070 enemy, killed or wounded

This infographic details the reported losses of Russian occupiers in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to October 15, 2025. The data is attributed to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Here's a summary of the key figures:

### Personnel and Equipment Losses

- **Eliminated Personnel:** 1,126,220 (+1,070)
- **Tanks:** 11,259 (+3)
- **Armored Fighting Vehicles:** 23,347 (+2)
- **Artillery Systems:** 33,671 (+43)
- **Multiple Launch Rocket Systems:** 1,520
- **Air Defense Systems:** 1,227 (+2)
- **Aircraft:** 427
- **Helicopters:** 346
- **UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles):** 70,021 (+389)
- **Cruise Missiles:** 3,859
- **Warships & Boats:** 28
- **Submarines:** 1
- **Vehicles & Fuel Tanks:** 64,329 (+141)
- **Special Equipment:** 3,977

This infographic provides a visual representation of the extensive losses incurred by Russian forces during the conflict in Ukraine up to the specified date.

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 6h

Tomahawk missiles are russia’s latest red line. Will Trump call putin’s bluff?

by Peter Dickinson

www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

Tomahawk missiles are Russia’s latest red line. Will Trump call Putin’s bluff?

Time and again since 2022, Moscow has declared a new red line while warning of the West of nuclear escalation, only to then do nothing when their red lines are crossed. Trump can now call Putin's bluf...

www.atlanticcouncil.org

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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 11h

🕯️💔A woman sits at the grave of her 8-year-old grandson, Ivan — Also lost her two children and husband in the russian strike.

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 12h

According to @Le_Figaro, russia has stolen at least 25,000 properties in the temporarily occupied territories, though the actual number is likely higher.

russia is a state of war criminals, terrorists, obnoxious liars and pathetic thieves🧵

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 12h

Storyville, Mr Nobody Against putin:

A Storyville documentary that follows a russian schoolteacher as he risks everything to expose rising militarism in his classroom.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002kx2d via BBC iPlayer (if you're in the UK or have a VPN)

Storyville - Mr Nobody Against Putin

A Storyville documentary that follows a Russian schoolteacher as he risks everything to expose rising militarism in his classroom.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 14h

New book exposes russia’s ecocide as a war against Ukraine’s land – and memory

“Ecocide in #Ukraine,” Ukrainian scholar Darya Tsymbalyuk places the destruction of the Kakhovka dam at the center of a broader look into russia’s ongoing environmental destruction of Ukrainian land.

New book exposes Russia’s ecocide as a war against Ukraine’s land – and memory

When Russia destroyed Ukraine’s Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam in June 2023, unleashing catastrophic floods across the country’s south, it seemed like such a blatant act of environmental and humanitarian ...

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B4Ukraine @b4ukraine.org · 15h

17 CSOs urge @ec.europa.eu to reject Austria’s plan to award €2B in frozen Russian assets to Raiffeisen. Compensating RBI for its losses in Russia would reward a bank that enabled Russia’s war machine. Banks that undermine European security must be held accountable—not rewarded. bit.ly/4od9vKG

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B4Ukraine @b4ukraine.org · 1d

According to a study by @razomwestand.bsky.social, the European Parliament’s plan for a faster phase-out of Russian fossil fuels would result in €29bn more in losses for Moscow compared to the weaker version put forward by EU member states — roughly equivalent to the cost of 900,000 Shahed drones.

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 14h

Extract
Odesa deserves greater protection and greater support. This can be done in the format of a military administration – too many security issues in Odesa have remained without an adequate response for far too long.

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 14h

Odesa Deserves Greater Protection and Greater Support; This Can Be Done in the Format of a Military Administration – Address by President #Zelenskyy 14.10.2025

Full address www.president.gov.ua/en/news/odes...

www.president.gov.ua

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UkraineWorld @ukraineworld.bsky.social · 16h

⚡️ How drones changed the front line 👇

Taras Tymochko, a "Come Back Alive" Foundation Consultant, "Dronefall" Project Lead, explains how drones have eliminated the traditional front line and explores how #Ukraine implements innovations:

🔗 ukraineworld.org/en/podcasts/...

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 16h

🇺🇦 Zelensky has stripped Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov of Ukrainian citizenship after the SBU confirmed he holds a valid Russian passport issued in 2015. Trukhanov denies it and vows to fight the decision in court. His removal effectively ends his tenure as mayor.

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UkraineWorld @ukraineworld.bsky.social · 1d

Why does NATO need Ukraine?

🔗 Read: ukraineworld.org/en/articles/...

Ukraine is not just defending its borders - it is defending the very logic of the Alliance itself. Deterrence, innovation, collective defense, and moral credibility - all converge in Ukraine’s struggle.

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SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 1d

Russians living in the safety and comfort of civilized Estonia band together in a Facebook group aimed at a Russian takeover of Europe. Around 63,000 of them.

“Soon you’ll be on your knees before Russia!” What is going on in the Русскоязычная Эстония Facebook group? – Propastop

www.propastop.org

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 1d

Ukraine’s fight for freedom continues.
And so does our support.

In Kyiv, I was glad to hand over equipment worth €6.5 million to Ukrainian services.

This includes drone jamming systems, minibuses and four-wheel drive vehicles to reach remote and inaccessible locations.

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Randahl Fink @randahl.bsky.social · 1d

Brave Russian resistance fighter films many hours of video about Putin's school propaganda, and manages to smuggle the recordings out of Russia to create a documentary.

He is in Copenhagen, and his film is shown on Danish national tv.

(In Danish but use auto translate:)

www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 1d

❤️‍🔥 Europe has the power to reclaim its heat.

It’s time to kick fossil dependence to the curb.

The EU is drafting a new Heating & Cooling Strategy - a unique chance to break free from fossil dependency and make renewable, affordable heat the European standard.

Here’s how 👇

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 1d

Attacks also hit Kirovohrad, Sumy, and Donetsk regions.

He urged global partners to provide advanced air defense systems (Patriot, NASAMS, SAMP/T) to counter ongoing strikes and push russia toward meaningful peace talks.

Restoration efforts are underway.

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 1d

President #Zelenskyy reported that russia launched 96 drones overnight, targeting energy infrastructure, with some striking a Kharkiv hospital, injuring 57.

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 1d

General Staff of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine has reported facing 190 clashes, 108 airstrikes (with 213 guided bombs), 4,315 attacks (including 69 MLRS), and 5,214 kamikaze drones in The past 24 hours.

en.interfax.com.ua/news/general...

General Staff reports 190 combat clashes during day

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported 190 combat clashes over the past 24 hours on Telegram on Tuesday morning.

en.interfax.com.ua

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