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Jamie Mayerfeld @jmayerfeld.bsky.social · 1h

A Russian speaker threatens a Ukrainian family on a train in Switzerland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKE8...

Russian Peace Supporter threatened to unalive Ukrainians in Switzerland Video with Eng. Subtitles

YouTube video by Denys Davydov

www.youtube.com

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saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 49m

The Young of Russia deserve better than Putin, Lavrov et al - what’s left of them after they are sent to Ukraine to die or be crippled for life.

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saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 52m

Predictable, alas. I wish her well.🙏🙏🙏🤞😔

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1h

An 18-year-old Russian singer, Diana "Naoko" Loginova, who recently performed anti-war songs on Nevsky Prospect in Russia's St. Petersburg, has been brought to court, in handcuffs.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 22h

🇺🇦 Ukraine asked partners for a "winter package" of air defense at Ramstein, a sufficient supply of interceptor missiles, — Shmyhal

👀 "In 2026, Ukraine will be able to produce 20 million drones if partners finance it. There are effective, fast and battle-tested solutions."

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 21h

Germany will provide €400 million for the procurement of Ukrainian long-range drones.

Thank you, Germany! 🇩🇪

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius⤵️

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 21h

Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced that the Century Partnership Agreement between the UK and Ukraine has taken effect today. It will remain valid until October 15, 2125, unless either party chooses to withdraw.

www.facebook.com/stefanchuk.o...

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saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 20h

This demo in Russia is extraordinary! Bravo, kids, bravo🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡 !!

Crowds in St Petersburg sing about overthrowing Putin www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/50ce8e3...

Crowds in St Petersburg sing about overthrowing Putin

Hundreds gather to chant anti-war lyrics labelled ‘extremist’ under Moscow’s censorship laws

www.telegraph.co.uk

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saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 21h

This cartoon villain has been quiet of late. He is addressing Trump here.

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 21h

🐴🤡 Lavrov stated that the supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would cause colossal damage to relations between Russia and the US.

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saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 21h

If you can open this I urge listening and reading this powerful Special Report about drones - experience yourself what Ukraine hears as they experience drones targetting them for a hit. Meet two soldiers who survived drones hitting them. apple.news/AO1kCLtefT92...

The War of Sound — The Telegraph

This project is best with audio, please unmute and use headphones if you have them.

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saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 1d

Only available to subscribers😒 and its mega important

saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 1d

I wish this was available to gift to you from my allowance as a subscriber and it isn’t. It is the sound of war as people in Ukraine experience it including those who get hit by drones. If you know anybody a subscriber, I hope you can listen to it on their phone. It is truly harrowing.

saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting departure in thinking from the rest of beleaguered Europe
#Africa #illegalmigrants www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Spain-Africa: Madrid's radically different approach to African migration

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government is kicking against the prevailing mood among Western nations.

www.bbc.co.uk

saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 1d

Russian or Chinese…or both?https://nv.ua/en/50552574.html

Dutch troops spot drones during NATO drills in Poland

Dutch troops spotted suspicious drones during NATO exercises in Poland, causing communication disruptions, according to the Netherlands Defense Ministry, local outlet NOS reported on Oct. 14.

nv.ua

saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 2d

😢😞 Its getting harder to out-innovate and tool up to gain advantage

The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 2d

❗️ FPV drone launched by Russian terrorists reached the center of Kharkiv for the first time. Russia is trying to expand the "hit zone", - ISW

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 2d

👊🇺🇦 The 33rd separate assault regiment, together with the 24th separate battalion "Aidar", are breaking through the enemy's defenses in southern Ukraine.

During the operation in Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian assault troops liberated the settlements of Mali Shcherbaki, Shcherbaki and partly Stepove.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2d

Ukraine was hit by 96 Russian drones overnight, including around 60 Shaheds launched from multiple directions including Russia and occupied Crimea. Air defenses shot down or suppressed 69 of them across the north, south, east, and center. Strikes were recorded at 7 locations.

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saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 2d

Sacrificed to Putin’s ego tripping fantasy of presiding over a reconstituted Soviet Union #Legacy

Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 2d

💀 Russia loses 1,200 soldiers over past day

Russia loses 1,200 soldiers over past day

Russia has lost 1,200 soldiers killed and wounded and more than 500 weapons and pieces of military equipment over the past day.

www.pravda.com.ua

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 3d

💥 Russian soldiers blow themselves up on a drone-dropped SVP in Donetsk region

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 3d

☠️🌊 Ukrainian Marines use kamikaze drones to destroy a dozen boats with Russian troops in the Kherson region.

Footage from the 40th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade.

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saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 4d

Oh. My. God….

saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 4d

And Trump has the nerve to think he deserves a peace prize, a Nobel peace prize. He is baiting the population and conjuring a civil war. It is demonic.

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saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 4d

A war crime to kill journalists?
I hope so.

Wolf-man main bastard Nafo @wolf-man.bsky.social · 4d

‘It flew straight at them’ – how Russian drone attack on Ukrainian and French journalists unfolded
kyivindependent.com/it-flew-stra...

‘It flew straight at them’ – how Russian drone attack on Ukrainian and French journalists unfolded

Throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, journalists have faced routine attacks by Moscow's forces — a threat now compounded by the spread of advanced drone technology that makes front-line...

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saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 4d

Let’s hope its true & not subject to volatile whim

Trump shares US intelligence to aid Ukraine strikes on Russian energy sites www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/d038bfc...

Trump shares US intelligence to aid Ukraine strikes on Russian energy sites

The move marks further signal of Washington’s growing support for Kyiv and hardening stance towards Moscow

www.telegraph.co.uk

saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 4d

Tonight at 9:30 pm on BBC Radio 4 #Ukraine
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, Ukraine's death messenger

The soldier with the unenviable task of telling families their loved ones have been killed

www.bbc.co.uk

saltyv.bsky.social @saltyv.bsky.social · 4d

🫡🫡🫡 🇬🇧 Royal Marine sniper stops £35m drug haul with single shot www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/635d30d...

Royal Marine sniper stops £35m drug haul with single shot

The sniper disabled the engine of a drug-smuggling gang’s boat as it sped across the Gulf of Oman

www.telegraph.co.uk

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