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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 1h

The decision is linked to confirmed cases of these individuals holding Russian citizenship, which is not permitted by Ukrainian law for public officials
Ukraine permits dual citizenship but enforces a crackdown on officials who hold dual citizenship and are suspected of having sympathies with Russia

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 1h

Zelensky has signed decrees stripping Ukrainian citizenship from Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov, former Verkhovna Rada deputy Oleg Tsaryov, and ballet artist Sergei Polunin.
As a result, Trukhanov automatically loses his position as mayor of Odesa. 👇
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Zelensky Commission Moves to Strip Odesa Mayor Trukhanov of Ukrainian Citizenship

Trukhanov dismissed the move as “another provocation that has been going on since 2014,” insisting that he has never held Russian citizenship.

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 4h

... her honorary professor title from Mendeleev University, her publisher AST ceased payments, and her theatrical works were canceled in Russia.

Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 4h

Writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya has been fined 40,000 rubles by Moscow’s Savyolovsky Court for violating Russian regulations on "foreign agents". Recognized as a foreign agent for her pacifist and anti-war stance, Ulitskaya lost ... 👇
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Russia Labels Author Lyudmila Ulitskaya Foreign Agent - The Moscow Times

Russia on Friday declared the acclaimed novelist Lyudmila Ulitskaya a "foreign agent" for opposing the war in Ukraine and allegedly promoting LGBTQ+ "propaganda."

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 4h

Russia’s export of petroleum products by sea in September 2025 fell by 17.1% compared to August, reaching 7.58 million tons. This significant drop is attributed to decreased fuel production caused by Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries.

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Russia's oil and fuel export revenues fell again in September, IEA says

Russia's revenues from crude oil and refined products fell again in September, as exports of the latter plunged to the lowest in a decade excluding the COVID-hit April 2020, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 4h

... tenfold in late spring and summer, while similar spikes in lithium-ion battery exports coincided with intensified Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine.
Chinese manufacturers are critical enablers, modifying their production lines to support Russian needs.
So much for China's claims of neutrality 🤬

Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 4h

... Russia’s fiber-optic drones, giving them tactical advantages, since these drones are difficult to jam or intercept and have been instrumental in Russian operations along the front. Analysts and customs data confirm that shipments of fiber-optic cables from China to Russia increased nearly ...👇

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 4h

The surge in Russian battlefield drone activity in Ukraine is directly linked to Chinese factories ramping up shipments of critical components such as fiber-optic cables and lithium-ion batteries to Russian drone manufacturers over the summer of 2025. These parts are vital for ...👇
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Behind Russia’s battlefield drone surge in Ukraine? Chinese factories.

Chinese sales of fiber-optic cable and lithium-ion batteries to Russian drone makers surged over the summer, underscoring Beijing’s “no limits” ties with Moscow.

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 6h

The attacks, carried out in the direction of Myrnohrad and Razino, focused on capturing Shakhove, were repelled by the 1st Azov Corps.
Confirmed enemy losses in this sector amounted to 107 KIA and 51 WIA.
9 infantry fighting vehicles, 4 MT-LBs, 3 tanks and 3 motorcycles were destroyed.

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 6h

Russia attempted a massive mechanized offensive near Dobropillia in the Ocheretyn direction.
The offensive involved about 19 units of armored vehicles – infantry fighting vehicles, tanks, MT-LB transporters and motor vehicles. 👇
(⚠️the vid in the link is explicit!)
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Russians Lost More Than Fifty Infantrymen Near Dobropillia - Militarnyi

The enemy attempted a massive mechanized offensive near Dobropillia in the Ocheretyn direction.

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 7h

😲1'200 ☠️

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 7h

Russian drone attacks against civilian and humanitarian targets in Kherson have been documented by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and a UN Commission of Inquiry; these actions are deliberate and part of an ongoing campaign amounting to crimes against humanity. 🤬

Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 7h

According to the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Russian drone and artillery strikes hit an OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) convoy, setting one truck ablaze and damaging another. 👇
(Astra)

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 7h

Targeted include former PM Mikhail Kasyanov, Garry Kasparov, politicians Leonid Gozman and Vladimir Kara-Murza, journalist Viktor Shenderovich, ex-deputy Dmitry Gudkov, actor Artur Smolyaninov, political scientist Ekaterina Schulman, gallerist Marat Gelman, and businessman Yevgeny Chichvarkin...

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 7h

Russia’s FSB has opened a criminal case against exiled opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia, accusing them of creating a “terrorist community” and plotting the violent overthrow of the government. 😄
(RusNews)
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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 7h

... 🔥...

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 7h

Feodosia, Crimea, oil depot this morning ...
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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 8h

#InvestigateReformUK
#ReformRussianBribes

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 9h

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 18h

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 18h

👍😂💪

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 18h

#FreeGeorgianPoliticalPrisoners

Marie Muller @chutjebonk.bsky.social · 22h

The hashtag is #FreeGeorgianPoliticalPrisoners

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Reposted by Paolo Brrr

Marie Muller @chutjebonk.bsky.social · 22h

#FreeGeorgianPoliticalPrisoners

Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 22h

🇬🇪 is 🇪🇺
Participants of a protest march in Tbilisi, Georgia, rallied under the slogan "Georgia cannot be captured" on the 319th day of continuous demonstrations. They demanded the release of all those detained during previous protest actions and called for new elections. 👇

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Участники марша в Тбилиси потребовали освободить задержанных на акциях протеста

Участники марша под лозунгом: "Грузию не пленить" присоединились к протестующим на проспекте Руставели и в 319-й день непрерывных акций потребовали освободить всех задержанных в связи с протестами.

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 21h

... late afternoon ...

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 21h

Oil terminal in Feodosia, Crimea, still burning today ...

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 22h

Marchers carried Georgian and EU flags and displayed banners stating resistance against Soviet-era repression, affirming their determination not to be intimidated or imprisoned. Many protesters wore striped clothing to show solidarity with detainees.

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