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Dr. Michael MacKay

@michaelmackay.bsky.social

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Canadian Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science Participant in the democratic renaissance of Ukraine since independence Chronicler of fascist Russia's wars since 2014

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 4d

"So we will erase all of Ukraine off the face of the earth. What difference does it make to the West?"

Fascist Russia is waging a genocidal war of aggression to annihilate the Ukrainian nation.

via @juliadavisnews.bsky.social

youtu.be/Ghan_f7wU_I

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 30m

Trump always chickens out.

The kompromat Russia has on him always prevails.

Given Trump's unchecked power and Putin's hold over his Useful Idiot, the United States is little more than the Belarus of North America.

#TACO #RussiaIsATerroristState

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 4h

Meeting Trump in Budapest is perfect. That's where we promised never to invade Ukraine in the first place.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 52m

Trump says there will be no Third World War over Ukraine.

Experience tells us we're already in World War III because of Russia.

Trump is a Russian asset and traitor to the United States.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 1h

Kherson region, along the Dnipro River: "In the Prydniprovs'ke direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled three attacks by the invaders."

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information as of 22:00 on 16 October 2025 regarding the russian invasion

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 1h

In Zaporizhzhya region, the russian fascist invaders attacked Poltavka and Malynivka five times. Ukrainian defenders stopped one attack on Stepove.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information as of 22:00 on 16 October 2025 regarding the russian invasion

Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 1h

"In the Oleksandrivka direction, our defenders have already repelled 20 enemy attacks near the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Novokhats'ke, Sichneve, Sosnivka, Verbove, Novomykhaylivka, Ivanivka, Oleksandrohrad and Novohryhorivka. Two more combat clashes are still ongoing."

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 1h

In the Pokrovs'k direction, russian invaders conducted 42 assaults in the areas of Shakhove, Volodymyrivka, Zapovidne, Dorozhnye, Rodyns'ke, Krasnyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Lysivka, Pokrovs'k, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Filiya and towards Bilyts'ke, Myrnohrad, Balahan and Novopavlivka.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 1h

On the Torets'k front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 16 russian attacks in the areas of Pleshchiyivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar and towards Kostyantynivka, Stepanivka and Sofiyivka.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information at 22:00 on 16 October 2025

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 2h

After Putin exerted reflexive control and scored a big win over Trump today, russian terrorists are conducting another massive aerial assault on Ukraine.

All of eastern and most of central Ukraine is under threat alert. The russians are using many strike UAVs and guided bombs.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 2h

In the Sivers'k direction, in Donetsk region, the rashists tried to advance four times in the areas of Yampil' and Serebryanka.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information as of 22:00 on 16 October 2025 regarding the russian invasion

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 2h

In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled ten attacks by the russian fascist invaders in the areas of Ridkodub, Derylove, Kolodyazi, Tors'ke and Zarichne as well as towards Druzhelyubivka and Lyman. Three more combat engagements are still ongoing.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 2h

In the Kup'yans'k direction, the rashists attacked 11 times in the areas of Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Bohuslavka and towards Kurylivka, Borova.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information as of 22:00 on 16 October 2025 regarding the russian invasion

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 2h

In the north of Kharkiv region, the russian fascist invaders attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 14 times near Vovchans'k, Vovchans'ki Khutory and Kam'yanka as well as towards Bolohivka, Kolodyazne and Kut'kivka. Two combat engagements are still ongoing.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 3h

Drone Wars

Ukrainian drones destroy Russian drones before they are able to take off.

Each enemy drone destroyed saves the lives of Ukrainian defenders.

📹 5th Separate Assault Kyiv Brigade

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 3h

Hungary is an ally of fascist russia and does not belong in NATO or the EU.

Ukraine is the only fighting defender of the West against russian fascist aggression and belongs in NATO and the EU.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 3h

Which body double will Putin send to Budapest?

My bet is he'll go with "Chubby Cheeks Putin" – the same one Russia sent to Alaska. That body double does not have a morbid fear of poisoning like the real Putin and is willing to shake hands and touch objects.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 4h

Alaska made Trump's talk of sanctions on invader Russia disappear.

Hungary will make Trump's talk of Tomahawks for defender Ukraine disappear.

Putin has complete reflexive control of Trump. Russia will go on waging war against the West.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 4h

Russian aircraft are banned from flying in Europe. Putin directed the very obedient Trump to accept Hungary as a proposed meeting place to divide the EU and NATO.

Whether Putin's triumph in Budapest goes ahead or not, disunity in the transatlantic alliance will be exacerbated.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 5h

Because of his mental incapacity, Trump has no memory of the humiliation he suffered in Alaska.

The idea of a meeting in Hungary was Putin's idea entirely, arranged by the Russians beforehand.

As in Alaska, Putin will bore Trump with a lecture and threaten him with kompromat.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 5h

Normally, Putin would be subject to arrest for the war crimes he committed in Ukraine: kidnapping children, stealing their Ukrainian identity, and transferring them to the Russian Federation. But Hungary, under the Orbán regime, withdrew from the International Criminal Court.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 5h

Dictator Putin just won another stunning victory over his Useful Idiot Trump.

There will be a "summit" between Putin and his regional governors Trump and Orbán in Budapest.

Putin again held off any consequences for the genocidal war of aggression Russia wages against Ukraine.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 6h

Russia has no path to victory in the war it started against Ukraine. Putin is a loser.

Trump is said to like winners. His slavish devotion to Russia seems odd unless one understands how possessing the Epstein files and other kompromat gives Putin reflexive control over Trump.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 7h

The Governor of the American Oblast of the Russian Federation calls to get instructions from his superior.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 7h

Russian terrorists fired artillery at the peaceful border settlements of Klyusy, Huta-Studenets'ka, Bleshnya and Karpovychi in Chernihiv region and Nova Huta and Zarichne in Sumy region.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information at 16:00 on 16 October 2025

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 9h

Frontline report: Russia blew up an ammonia pipeline to poison Ukrainian defenders, then watched its massive relief column get obliterated anyway.

Russian commanders hoped the toxic cloud would clear a path for a massive assault column to reach trapped soldiers near Pokrovsk⤵️

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