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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 16m

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 · 5h

🕯️💔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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 7h

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 ...

kyivindependent.com

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B4Ukraine @b4ukraine.org · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 10h

⚡️ 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 · 9h

🇺🇦 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 · 17h

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 · 17h

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 · 17h

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 · 18h

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 · 17h

❤️‍🔥 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 · 18h

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 · 18h

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 · 18h

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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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 18h

russia sentences abducted Crimean to 15 years in second secret ‘trial’ on same absurd charges

Had there been grounds for charging Serhiy Lykhomanov with ‘treason’ and ‘terrorism’, the fsb would not have held him incommunicado, without a lawyer, for almost two years and staged two ‘trials’

Russia sentences abducted Crimean to 15 years in second secret ‘trial’ on same absurd charges

Had there been grounds for charging Serhiy Lykhomanov with ‘treason’ and ‘terrorism’, the FSB would not have held him incommunicado, without a lawyer, for almost two years and staged two ‘trials’

khpg.org

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 18h

From enforced disappearance to imprisonment: Anatoliy Kobzar found after 19 months of russian lies

russia’s methods in occupied #Crimea are becoming ever more brazenly lawless, however the FSB’s abduction of Anatoliy Kobzar and silence for close on 2 years is particularly shocking

From enforced disappearance to imprisonment: Anatoliy Kobzar found after 19 months of Russian lies

Russia’s methods in occupied Crimea are becoming ever more brazenly lawless, however the FSB’s abduction of Anatoliy Kobzar and silence for close on 2 years is particularly shocking

khpg.org

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 18h

China poses a "highly sophisticated and capable" cyber threat, the UK's cyber agency has warned - as it revealed a 50% jump in significant attacks in Britain by criminals and hostile states.

news.sky.com/story/china-...

China poses 'highly sophisticated' cyber threat to UK, NCSC warns

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says China poses a "capable" cyber threat, "targeting a wide range of sectors and institutions across the globe, including the UK".

news.sky.com

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 19h

Under russian drones, Ukrainians wonder if Europe still cares

by Bartosz Brzeziński

More than three years into russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine's capital endures constant russian attacks while watching European solidarity fray.

www.politico.eu/article/russ...

Under Russian drones, Ukrainians wonder if Europe still cares

More than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s capital endures constant Russian attacks while watching European solidarity fray.

www.politico.eu

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 21h

We bow our heads before the Heroes who protect Ukrainians from the barbarity of the Russian forces, defending freedom & democracy.
They will not be forgotten.

RIP – Oleksandr Kolisnyk (29), Georgian fighters Nodar Nasirov, Giorgiy Gogiashvili, Oleksandr Ivaniuk (29), Oleh Klymchuk

Eternal Memory!

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 19h

#Ukraine repelled a massive drone attack (96 UAVs: 60+ Shaheds) on 13–14 Oct 2025.

69 UAVs (72% success) were shot down/suppressed;

27 hit 7 locations. Debris fell in 1 area.

Preliminary report as of 08:30, the attack is ongoing.

This image is an infographic from the Ukrainian organization "Повітряні Сили" (Air Forces of Ukraine). Here’s a detailed summary of the information presented:

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**Date and Time:**
14.10.2025 (08:30)

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**Statistics:**
- **96:** Total number of air attack means used by the enemy (close to 60 were intercepted).

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**Results:**
- **69:** Number of enemy targets hit/destroyed.
- Specifically, **69 enemy drones** were destroyed.

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**Visual Elements:**
- The infographic includes icons representing drones and the number "69" to emphasize the number of enemy drones destroyed.
- The emblem of the Air Forces of Ukraine is displayed at the bottom left.

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**Source:**
- The image includes links to the Telegram and Facebook pages of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for more information.

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