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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 5h

🇪🇺🦅 The EU will propose launching joint drone and air defense projects in the coming months as part of an ambitious five-year plan to rearm the continent, - Bloomberg.

❗️By the end of 2027, the plan wants the EU doing 40% of its defense procurement jointly.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 5h

🚨 Chelyabinsk received drone threat report today from strike UAVs in its airspace.

Chelyabinsk is almost 1800 km from Kharkiv. Even more from Sumy and Chernihiv.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 5h

🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇦 The UK and Canada will join EU plan to tap a portion of the almost $300 billion in Russian assets to support Ukraine, - Bloomberg

UK sanctions have frozen more than £25 billion ($33.3 billion) of Russian assets, while the EU holds around €200 billion ($232 billion).

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 6h

🇱🇹🇺🇦 Lithuania joins PURL initiative and will contribute $30 million — Ministry of Defense of the country

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 6h

🇺🇦🕊️ Odds on Russia and Ukraine ceasefire by end of 2026 is now 45% on Polymarket.

🤔 Do you believe in a truce next year, or as Sikorski said, we should be prepared for the next 3 years of war?

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 6h

🇺🇦 Officially: Zelensky has formed a military administration in Odesa.

By a separate decree, he dismissed the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak, who will head the Odesa OVA.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 6h

🚀 NATO believes that if the Tomahawk is supplied to Ukraine for their use, this weapon will not become decisive, but it will have an impact on the battlefield, said representative of the Alliance leadership, - EP

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 6h

💥 Ukrainian drones attacked a Lukoil refinery near Volgograd, Bashneft-UNPZ refinery in Ufa, and industrial zone in Bashneft's Ufaorgsintez Oil Refinery, - The Moscow Times

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 6h

Wow 😲 Shahed VS interceptor drone

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 17h

🇬🇧🇺🇦 British government reports that over 85,000 drones have been delivered to Ukraine in six months, according to a press release issued ahead of Ramstein.

This year, London invested almost $800 million in drone production for Ukraine, including "tens of thousands" of FPV drones.

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 6h

🇺🇦👀 The Odesa MVA will be headed by the head of Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak.

🏅 Serhiy Lysak participated in hostilities from the first years of the war with Russia. In March 2022, he was awarded the rank of brigadier general.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 7h

❗️🇧🇪 According to Belgian Defense Minister, NATO countries are indeed discussing new rules that would make it easier to shoot down Russian planes and drones if they violate the Alliance's airspace. It also includes countering ships, etc.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h

🇧🇪🇺🇦✈️ All the F-16s we promised will arrive in Ukraine, - Belgian Defense Minister

He explained that his country's receipt of new F-35 fighters does not mean that the transfer of F-16s to Ukraine will take place instantly.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h

‼️💥 33rd Mechanized Brigade repelled Russian assault in the Dobropillya direction!

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h

🇳🇱🇺🇦 The Netherlands is providing Ukraine with another €90 million aid package, according to the Ministry of Defense.

The funds will be used for the purchase and development of Ukrainian UAVs.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h

🇺🇦🤝 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that many more countries will join the PURL program for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine.

"The US provides Ukraine with the necessary military support paid for by allies. More than $ 2 billion has already been allocated."

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h

👀 Situation on Oleksiivka from Russians

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h

🇱🇹 Russia is constantly creating strategic dilemmas for NATO. Are we finally ready to create strategic dilemmas for Russia? - Lithuanian Defense Minister.

🗣️ "So until Russia feels that it is suffering consequences for its aggressive war, until then everything else is just talk."

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 7h

🤬 Over the past 7 days, Russians have attacked Ukraine's gas infrastructure three times, - Naftogaz

Critically important facilities in Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions have been attacked. In addition, one of the Naftogaz Group's CHP plants was under attack this night.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukrainian delegation to the US met with representatives of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

💬 "F-16s and modern air defense systems protect Ukrainian skies. Every downed missile or destroyed enemy command post proves the quality of American weapons and the professionalism of our soldiers," Yermak.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8h

✈️⚠️ Nato Defence chiefs want Russian jets carrying ground-attack missiles over allied airspace to be possible targets, - The Telegraph

“Weaponry and trajectory” of aircraft would be the key determining factors for perceived threat.

They are due to discuss the plans at a Nato meeting on Wednesday.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8h

🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦 Sikorski: Europe should be prepared for strikes by the occupying country Russia deep into the region. Refusing to create defense systems such as the "drone wall" is an irresponsible step. Europeans should prepare to support Ukraine for at least another three years.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8h

🇺🇸 US expects allies to buy more weapons for Ukraine.

Pete Hegseth, speaking with Rutte, expressed his expectation that more countries would make even more donations to the PURL initiative and buy more to secure Ukraine and bring this conflict to a peaceful conclusion.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8h

⛽️❗️Krymskyi Veter report there is no diesel fuel at gas stations in Zuya, Alushta, and Perevalne (Crimea).

👀 There is also no diesel fuel at ATAN and TES gas stations in Simferopol.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8h

🇫🇮🇺🇦 Finland to join NATO initiative to purchase American weapons for Ukraine

🤝 Finnish Defense Minister announced joining PURL before a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels. He also said that this week there will be an aid package for Ukraine from Finland.

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