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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 6h

🤬 The Russians hit Kharkiv with three KABs.

The building of a medical institution where people with endocrine diseases are treated and power lines were damaged. Several districts of the city were left without electricity.

Kirovohrad region: damage to buildings, 5 settlements without electricity.

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Peter Schrijver @psguu.bsky.social · 3h

Kreeg net de vraag om een uitspraak te doen over hoeveel doelen aan het front in de Russisch-Oekraïense oorlog worden vernietigd of beschadigd door drones. Is een wat lastige vraag om eenduidig te beantwoorden, maar er zijn wel een paar bronnen die goede indicatie geven. Kort draadje 🧵:

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1d

In Feodosia, following the UAV attack on an oil depot, authorities have rerouted transport and urged residents to stock up on water as emergency crews work to contain the aftermath.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3h

BREAKING: President Andry Rajoelina dissolves Madagascar's lower house of parliament after fleeing an apparent coup attempt. His whereabouts are unknown.

Madagascar president dissolves lower house of parliament in midst of apparent coup attempt

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has dissolved the country’s lower house of parliament amid a military rebellion.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 5h

An absolutely terrifying SCOOP from @mattburgess1.bsky.social and @agreenberg.bsky.social revealing that everything from inflight browsing data to military communications are being beamed unencrypted from satellites all the time

www.wired.com/story/satell...

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

www.wired.com

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NPR @npr.org · 5h

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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Turboodsenfred @budsen.bsky.social · Aug 31

Asylsuchende schulden weder dem Land, noch der Gesellschaft etwas.

Unser Land und unsere Gesellschaft haben deren Länder ausgebeutet und mit Krieg überzogen. Ob direkt oder indirekt und mit Billigung.

Wir schulden denen Dankbarkeit, dass sie friedlich hier herkommen.

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Philipp Eckstein @eckstein.bsky.social · 4h

Migration und das Stadtbild... bemerkenswerte Aussage von #Merz: "Bei der Migration sind wir sehr weit [...] Aber wir haben natürlich immer im Stadtbild noch dieses Problem und deswegen ist der Bundesinnenminister ja auch dabei jetzt in sehr großem Umfang auch Rückführungen zu ermöglichen" 1/x

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 4h

"Already under fire today": Germany's intelligence leaders sound alarm on Russian threats

He said that Russia posed a direct threat to the European alliance and that the current state of affairs between Moscow and the EU could shift rapidly.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/14/a...

“Already under fire today”: Germany’s intelligence leaders sound alarm on Russian threats

He said that the current state of affairs between Moscow and the EU could shift rapidly, adding "To achieve this goal, Russia will not shy away from direct military confrontation with NATO if…

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Bartelds @bartelds.bsky.social · 4h

Germany's foeign intelligence chief Jaeger: “Russia ready for direct military confrontation with NATO”

www.deutschlandfunk.de/bnd-chef-jae...

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 19h

Russia is ready to test European borders and escalate the current tensions into an open confrontation at any moment, German intelligence head Martin Jaeger said; Ukraine will form new helicopter groups to intercept drones, Zelensky said; and more.

Ukraine war latest updates: Russia ready for 'hot confrontation' with Europe, Germany warns

Live coverage of Russia's war against Ukraine with breaking news and front-line updates. Russia is ready to test European borders and escalate the current tensions into an open confrontation at any mo...

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 4h

The oil depot in Feodosia is still burning.

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Rundradion @rundradion.bsky.social · 17h

Is traffic picking up to/from Kaliningrad?

Four visits by the huge An-124:s in the last two weeks, with three visits the last three days.

First visits (in my book) from RA-73025 (Airbus A319-115), RF-86902 (Il-76MD), RA-82030 (An-124-100), RF-78794 (Il-76MD)

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Ragnar Bjartur Gudmundsson 🇺🇦 @ragnarbjartur.bsky.social · 6h

⚡️ WAR IN UKRAINE & RUSSIA — OCT 14, 2025 (2/2)

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■ Overnight attacks: below a hundred, all drones, with a decent interception rate
■ Double-digit 🇺🇦 strikes two days in a row, improved strike ratio

📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/p64i3OiIgmQ

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Ragnar Bjartur Gudmundsson 🇺🇦 @ragnarbjartur.bsky.social · 6h

⚡️ WAR IN UKRAINE & RUSSIA — OCT 14, 2025 (1/2)

■ Casualties remain high; engagements up but still below average
■ Notable unarmored vehicle and artillery losses; five tanks hit
■ ...

📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/p64i3OiIgmQ

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 5h

Footage shows the aftermath of the Russian attack on a district of Kharkiv, where the strike also hit a hospital.

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Bartelds @bartelds.bsky.social · 5h

Dus er verschenen Belarussische auto's en er manifesteerden zich drones die de Nederlandse Apaches en Chinook zelfs hinderden ... 𝑚𝑎𝑎𝑟 𝑑𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑔𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖-𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑒-𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑖𝑗 𝑧𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐿𝑢𝑐ℎ𝑡𝑚𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒 𝑧𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑣𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑔 𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑑? 𝐼𝑛 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛, 𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑗 𝑑𝑒 𝑅𝑢𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑠?

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Hans de Vreij @vreij.bsky.social · 5h

Het vliegveld bij Zegrze Pomorskie in noordwest Polen van waaruit de Luchtmobiele Brigade deelneemt aan de NAVO-oefening Falcon Autumn. Zie ook de berichten vandaag van AD en NOS.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 6h

Some unknown drones are flying over occupied Donetsk again.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 6h

At night, the Russians shelled Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs. The mayor of Kharkiv reported a fire at a hospital following the attacks. It is also known that four people were injured.

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 17h

In Egypt, Trump praised a general-turned-president who jails critics and crushes protests, saying, “They don’t have crime.” Days earlier, he floated using the Insurrection Act and the National Guard at home. This is his authoritarian ambition spoken out loud.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump on Egypt: "They have very little crime. Because they don't play games. That's why. Like we do in the United States with governors that have no idea what they're doing."

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 17h

Obama warns us: when leaders call ordinary crime an “insurrection” and turn the military inward, it corrupts democracy at its core. Using troops against citizens is the road to authoritarian rule and a loss of our Constitutional rights. We are now standing at that very edge.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 17h

The Pentagon is restricting press access, and the NYT raises a serious First Amendment concern. The SecDef’s response? A wave emoji. It’s a childish mockery of accountability. But dodging scrutiny with memes is how authoritarians treat a free press.

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Bartelds @bartelds.bsky.social · 7h