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Anders Östlund
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· Nov 15
The Russo-Ukrainian war started at 4.30 AM on February 27th 2014 when Russian troops took control of the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol. The invasion of Crimea was followed by the invasion of Donbass in March 2014. The war has been going on ever since.
A lot of Kremlin legacies in Ukraine.
I wonder what legacy all the other countries plagued by corruption in the energy sector have?
I wonder what legacy all the other countries plagued by corruption in the energy sector have?
‼️ Advisor to head of Ukrainian President's Office calls corruption in energy sector "legacy of Kremlin"
Advisor to head of Ukrainian President's Office calls corruption in energy sector "legacy of Kremlin"
Mykhailo Podoliak, an advisor to the head of the Ukrainian President's Office, has called the exposed corruption scheme in Ukraine's energy sector a "logical echo of the past".
www.pravda.com.ua
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A lot of Kremlin legacies in Ukraine.
I wonder what legacy all the other countries plagued by corruption in the energy sector have?
I wonder what legacy all the other countries plagued by corruption in the energy sector have?
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Energy facilities in Oryol, Russia, have come under attack by missiles and drones last night. Debris is coming down.
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Energy facilities in Oryol, Russia, have come under attack by missiles and drones last night. Debris is coming down.
Corruption is a problem in Ukraine and part of the reason the country has not freed itself from Russia earlier. Now it appears the anti-corruption forces are about to win a major battle though. The news here is not that there is corruption. The news is that it's being brought to light and fought.
In July, Zelenskyy tried to gut Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau.
In November, it released wiretaps exposing his friend running a $100M kickback scheme at the state nuclear operator.
The agency survived—and struck back. Our deep dive into the scandal: euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/12/n...
In November, it released wiretaps exposing his friend running a $100M kickback scheme at the state nuclear operator.
The agency survived—and struck back. Our deep dive into the scandal: euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/12/n...
NABU survived Zelenskyy’s July purge to expose his friend’s $100M racket—now comes the harder test
Ukraine's justice system decides whether evidence by its top anti-corruption agency becomes convictions.
euromaidanpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Corruption is a problem in Ukraine and part of the reason the country has not freed itself from Russia earlier. Now it appears the anti-corruption forces are about to win a major battle though. The news here is not that there is corruption. The news is that it's being brought to light and fought.
One thing I do know for sure is that Zelenskyy will never be reelected. Ukrainians will remember him for his bravery, especially on Feb 24th, but Ukrainians are really fed up with corruption and power abuse too.
Remember those teenagers with "F*ck corruption" signs who forced Zelenskyy to back down in July?
Turns out they were right.
NABU just released 1,000+ hours of surveillance showing the president's friend Tymur Mindich allegedly demanding 10-15% kickbacks on nuclear plant protection contracts.
Turns out they were right.
NABU just released 1,000+ hours of surveillance showing the president's friend Tymur Mindich allegedly demanding 10-15% kickbacks on nuclear plant protection contracts.
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
One thing I do know for sure is that Zelenskyy will never be reelected. Ukrainians will remember him for his bravery, especially on Feb 24th, but Ukrainians are really fed up with corruption and power abuse too.
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🇺🇦🚀✈️ A Ukrainian missile strike in March 2022 destroyed a Russian Il-76 with all personnel and equipment on the runway and significantly damaged another aircraft in Taganrog, - 19th separate missile brigade.
‼️ The strike carried out with Tochka-U complex.
‼️ The strike carried out with Tochka-U complex.
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🇺🇦🚀✈️ A Ukrainian missile strike in March 2022 destroyed a Russian Il-76 with all personnel and equipment on the runway and significantly damaged another aircraft in Taganrog, - 19th separate missile brigade.
‼️ The strike carried out with Tochka-U complex.
‼️ The strike carried out with Tochka-U complex.
If the war ends it will be clear Russia didn't win, the economy will crash when turing back to civilian needs, and the brutalized soldiers will come home to form violent gangs to rupture society. No peace will ever come from the Russians. It will have to be created after Russia's defeat.
He can’t agree to a deal because he cannot put enough lipstick on this pig of a disaster he created to sell to his people.
It’s bizarre how Russians treat failure as patriotic.
Four years, over a million casualties, and none of the invasion’s original goals achieved, yet, the simps still beg and hope they can take Pokrovsk, while the bunker midget drives their economy straight into the gutter.
Truly bizarre.
Four years, over a million casualties, and none of the invasion’s original goals achieved, yet, the simps still beg and hope they can take Pokrovsk, while the bunker midget drives their economy straight into the gutter.
Truly bizarre.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If the war ends it will be clear Russia didn't win, the economy will crash when turing back to civilian needs, and the brutalized soldiers will come home to form violent gangs to rupture society. No peace will ever come from the Russians. It will have to be created after Russia's defeat.
From a fascist point of view everybody has an agenda and the "truth" is just what people want it to be, so of course there is "propaganda" everywhere. There is no coincidence that fascists hate journalists so much, good journalists seek truth and an objective truth is fascism's biggest opponent.
The Russian Embassy in London has called the BBC, Britain’s public service broadcaster, a “propaganda and disinformation tool” that was full of “ideological dogma.”
Russia joins Trump’s BBC pile-on
Moscow’s Embassy in London said “ideological dogma has replaced journalistic ethics” at the corporation.
www.politico.eu
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
From a fascist point of view everybody has an agenda and the "truth" is just what people want it to be, so of course there is "propaganda" everywhere. There is no coincidence that fascists hate journalists so much, good journalists seek truth and an objective truth is fascism's biggest opponent.
I dare to say that fear is the biggest threat to western civilization. If good people have less fear we wouldn't be in this horrible situation today.
I'd say opposition to supporting Ukraine in Germany is mostly driven by (a) fears of escalation, (b) concerns around cost and (c) general anti-Americanism + admiration for Putin
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I dare to say that fear is the biggest threat to western civilization. If good people have less fear we wouldn't be in this horrible situation today.
Morning update from @hoholenko.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Morning update from @hoholenko.bsky.social
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The Saratov oil refinery in Russia has been shot ablaze.
The facility is run by Rosneft and produces annually 7 million tons of oil products.
The facility is run by Rosneft and produces annually 7 million tons of oil products.
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The Saratov oil refinery in Russia has been shot ablaze.
The facility is run by Rosneft and produces annually 7 million tons of oil products.
The facility is run by Rosneft and produces annually 7 million tons of oil products.
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Map of Utilities outages in Russia for the week 3rd to the 9th of November. The regions bordering Ukraine have Outages primarily due to drone strikes.
November 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Map of Utilities outages in Russia for the week 3rd to the 9th of November. The regions bordering Ukraine have Outages primarily due to drone strikes.
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All of Russia deserves to be without power.
⚡️Ukrainian attacks in Russia's Belgorod Oblast leave over 20,000 without power, governor claims.
A local power plant was reportedly damaged, causing widespread blackouts in the city of Belgorod and the surrounding region.
A local power plant was reportedly damaged, causing widespread blackouts in the city of Belgorod and the surrounding region.
Ukrainian attacks in Russia's Belgorod Oblast leave over 20,000 without power, governor claims
A local power plant was reportedly damaged, causing widespread blackouts in the city of Belgorod and the surrounding region.
kyivindependent.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
All of Russia deserves to be without power.
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Video of the TETs-1 combined heat and power plant in Voronezh, fascist Russia, after a series of explosions, bright flashes and possible fire at the plant overnight on Nov. 9. Locals reported power outages. Video point geolocation: 51°38'13"N 39°13'57"E.
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Video of the TETs-1 combined heat and power plant in Voronezh, fascist Russia, after a series of explosions, bright flashes and possible fire at the plant overnight on Nov. 9. Locals reported power outages. Video point geolocation: 51°38'13"N 39°13'57"E.
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"Putin attacked Ukraine, not Russians" fails to grapple with why millions of ordinary Russians were willing to follow orders in a devastating war against Ukraine.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
"Putin attacked Ukraine, not Russians" fails to grapple with why millions of ordinary Russians were willing to follow orders in a devastating war against Ukraine.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
1983 I visited Travemünde in West Germany and saw the fences and guards of the Iron Curtain. I asked my father if the wall would ever fall. "Not during mine, and even your, lifetime" he answered. Seven years later we visited Berlin. My father bought himself a big chunk of the wall as a souvenir.
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
1983 I visited Travemünde in West Germany and saw the fences and guards of the Iron Curtain. I asked my father if the wall would ever fall. "Not during mine, and even your, lifetime" he answered. Seven years later we visited Berlin. My father bought himself a big chunk of the wall as a souvenir.
None in the Russian opposition ever predicts a real Russian defeat where the Russian statehood itself is under threat.
Top Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky warned Europe to get ready for a long-term confrontation with Russia regardless of how Moscow’s war on Ukraine unfolds.
Putin’s archrival warns Europe: Brace for Cold War II whatever happens in Ukraine
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky tells POLITICO why Russia will take decades to get over the “imperialist-military narrative” that Moscow pushes.
www.politico.eu
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
None in the Russian opposition ever predicts a real Russian defeat where the Russian statehood itself is under threat.
Pro-Russians say Russia quickly repair their refineries. Clever me says that if it takes five weeks to repair it, it's the same as a ten percent annual loss in production. Each day closed matters. Same with harbors.
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Pro-Russians say Russia quickly repair their refineries. Clever me says that if it takes five weeks to repair it, it's the same as a ten percent annual loss in production. Each day closed matters. Same with harbors.
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A Ukrainian drone strike caused a shutdown at Volgograd's oil refinery which processes 5% of Russia's total refining capacity
The strike is part of Ukraine's campaign targeting refineries and fuel infrastructure sustaining Moscow's war effort since late 2023
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/06/u...
The strike is part of Ukraine's campaign targeting refineries and fuel infrastructure sustaining Moscow's war effort since late 2023
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/06/u...
Ukrainian drone strike forces shutdown at major Russian oil refinery in Volgograd – Reuters
Lukoil facility in Volga Oblast processing 5% of Russia's refining capacity goes offline after strike damages primary unit and hydrocracker.
euromaidanpress.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A Ukrainian drone strike caused a shutdown at Volgograd's oil refinery which processes 5% of Russia's total refining capacity
The strike is part of Ukraine's campaign targeting refineries and fuel infrastructure sustaining Moscow's war effort since late 2023
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/06/u...
The strike is part of Ukraine's campaign targeting refineries and fuel infrastructure sustaining Moscow's war effort since late 2023
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Ukraine has launched a series of successful large-scale strikes across Russia tonight. As of November 6, multiple hits are confirmed. 🧵Thread:
1. A major fire was caught on video at the Kostromskaya thermal power plant in Volgorechensk, over 730 km from the Ukrainian border.
1. A major fire was caught on video at the Kostromskaya thermal power plant in Volgorechensk, over 730 km from the Ukrainian border.
November 6, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Ukraine has launched a series of successful large-scale strikes across Russia tonight. As of November 6, multiple hits are confirmed. 🧵Thread:
1. A major fire was caught on video at the Kostromskaya thermal power plant in Volgorechensk, over 730 km from the Ukrainian border.
1. A major fire was caught on video at the Kostromskaya thermal power plant in Volgorechensk, over 730 km from the Ukrainian border.
How come Russians can still get visas for the EU? Should have ended in 2014.
The EU is preparing to further tighten visa rules for Russian citizens, effectively ending the issuance of multi-entry Schengen permits in most cases, three European officials told POLITICO.
EU set to further tighten visa rules for Russians
Russians will generally only be eligible for single-entry visas once new rules take effect.
www.politico.eu
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
How come Russians can still get visas for the EU? Should have ended in 2014.
We should never pay attention to Russia's scare tactics. It's for cowards like Jake Sullivan and Olag Scholz, not people who are willing to stand up for something.
Putin has just announced that he has instructed the Foreign Ministry, the Defense Ministry, intelligence agencies, and other civilian departments to explore the possibility of preparing for nuclear weapons testing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We should never pay attention to Russia's scare tactics. It's for cowards like Jake Sullivan and Olag Scholz, not people who are willing to stand up for something.
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Ukraine also had time to hit another electricity target in Russia.
This time it was the second hit in 6 days on a big substation in Vladimir.
#StopRussia
This time it was the second hit in 6 days on a big substation in Vladimir.
#StopRussia
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Ukraine also had time to hit another electricity target in Russia.
This time it was the second hit in 6 days on a big substation in Vladimir.
#StopRussia
This time it was the second hit in 6 days on a big substation in Vladimir.
#StopRussia
Another great news reel by Jay. Watch it!
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Another great news reel by Jay. Watch it!
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Four Ukrainian 155mm Bohdana SPGs in service with the 406th Marine Artillery Brigade
November 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Four Ukrainian 155mm Bohdana SPGs in service with the 406th Marine Artillery Brigade
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In 2022, Putin launched the largest European invasion since WWII while blaming Ukraine’s distant NATO aspirations. Weeks later, he said Russia had “no problem” with neighbouring Finland and Sweden actually joining NATO. Putin’s problem is evidently Ukrainian independence not NATO expansion
November 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In 2022, Putin launched the largest European invasion since WWII while blaming Ukraine’s distant NATO aspirations. Weeks later, he said Russia had “no problem” with neighbouring Finland and Sweden actually joining NATO. Putin’s problem is evidently Ukrainian independence not NATO expansion