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OTD in 1940 Soviet Union shot down a Finnish civil flight from Estonia to Helsinki, killing diplomats from France & USA plus businessmen from our allies in Germany. We denied it. Imagine the Russian military shooting down civil aircraft in this day & age then lying about it.
Finally. Ukraine’s “Sapsan” missile system (aka Hrim-2) is going into mass production, Valentyn Badrak, director of the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies confirmed. Already combat-tested — in May it hit a Russian military target from 300 km away. Warhead: 480 kg.
Teen cousins on their way to a family birthday in Las Vegas were detained near an ICE protest—targeted for simply “looking illegal.” “We're minors just trying to go home,” one told an officer. “Doesn't matter, you guys are illegal,” he replied. They left with bloody legs, bruised arms, faces.
"My index finger.They [Russians] said, 'You don't need it anymore." This is a Ukrainian Defender from Sloviansk,Donetsk region, who was returned to #Ukraine during today's exchange. While in captivity,the Russians cut his index finger off, "justifying" this by saying that "he no longer needed it."
President Zelenskyy in an interview with Newsmax: "Trump can stop him [Putin].For that to happen,Putin must lose money.Only by losing money will he be unable to grow his army or increase military spending.That will lead to internal problems.That is a fact.To achieve this,sanctions must be imposed."
We can state that the liberal world order has long disappeared — we simply chose not to notice that. Now, it is time to look at things realistically and adapt to the new reality. We do not yet know what the new world order will look like. It is emerging now, out of wars and conflicts⤵️
Russian military convoy was struck by a HIMARS early this morning near Donetsk during personnel transportation. All vehicles involved have black military license plates. At least one body of a Russian soldier in uniform is visible near the convoy. Preliminary reports mention up to 20 killed.
🚨🧵 Iran is reportedly suspending all weapons supplies to Russia. Although Iranian Shahed drone components are now largely manufactured domestically in Russia, powerplants were still being imported from Iran in significant numbers: Mado MD-550 piston engines & Tolue micro-jet.
I mean...yes. But also unclear what escalation means at this point. The Israeli opening was a coordinated decapitation attack against Iran's entire military leadership. That's just being at war. The only other meaningful escalatory step is if Israel decides to nuke Tehran, which seems unlikely.
The Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in the Stavropol region, Russia, has been under attack last night. The exact results of the attack need to be clarified. One picture shows a devastated control room. The plant is around is around 530 km (330 miles) from the current frontline.
🇺🇸❌ I was not informed in advance about the US intention to reduce aid to Ukraine in 2026. I want to talk about this with Trump, — Zelensky "I still very much hope that these signals are just signals. We will have the opportunity to talk with Trump during G7 summit in Canada."
The US is not very free & the media are scared: Trump sues them often for a lot of money. In a free society the president should not be allowed to sue the media for ever so slight a criticism. The Reporters without Borders Press Freedom Index ranks the US #57, below Liberia. rsf.org/en/index
❗️War between 🇮🇱Israel and 🇮🇷Iran. A thread covering all events. Day Two Israel and Iran have exchanged a series of missile strikes. The Israeli Air Force is reported to have struck Iranian MiG-29 and F-14 fighter hangars at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran 1X
Russia controls less of Ukraine today than they did three years ago. Their gains have never offset their losses to Ukraine on the battlefield over the last three years. Russia could have stopped the war then, saved 900,000 casualties, and would be controlling MORE of Ukraine than they do today.
🚤🇺🇦 SBU Transfers One of Sea Baby Drones to National Museum of History of Ukraine in World War II. 🫡 This drone completed several missions and traveled a total of more than 4,00 km across the Black Sea. Sea Baby conducted a “sea battle” with Russian aviation in December 2024.
Requesting NAFO Article5, Paragraph 24: #DarkNight🫡 Together with Fellas, we've successfully closed 4 drone fundraisers to fight off russian invaders. This time, let's fundraise an air defense turret to protect Ukrainians from terrorist UAVs and name it, too: u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...