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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 16h

🇺🇦🚀 When our partners tell us about the transfer of 30-50 long-range ATACMS, it's nothing when we use 130-150 of our drones during the day. There should be ten times more if you want to see the effect, - Zelensky.

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 7h

Russians attempted to capture Vodymyrivka and Sofiivka using six tanks, 40 infantry fighting vehicles and over 40 vehicles.

Ukraine destroyed three of their tanks, 13 IFVs and 41 vehicles.
#SlavaUkraine 👊

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 21h

Uh oh.

Rubio “signed a letter last August to the Norwegian Nobel Committee supporting her nomination for the prize.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

White House Disapproves of Machado’s Nobel, but Rubio Is a Big Supporter

www.nytimes.com

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 8h

Incredible footage showing one of Russia’s most capable main battle tanks being obliterated by the firepower of two US-supplied Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in Ukraine.

The #T-90 tank was described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as "the world's most advanced main battle tank". 😟

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 9h

The RU defense industry is implementing long term efforts to increase T-90 tank production and recreate RU’s pre-war tank reserves, indicating that RU intends to present a long term military threat to NATO. (1/5)

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 11, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar101125

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 14h

Breaking: Disturbing scenes out of Portland, 2025 — authorities warn the situation could escalate.

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 8h

Putin said on Friday that he had offered to postpone the summit “because I don’t want to interfere” with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza deal
“If Donald succeeds in accomplishing everything he set out to do… it would be a truly historic event.” 😮
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/10/m...

Moscow Postpones Arab Summit Amid Reports of Low Interest - The Moscow Times

The Kremlin announced Thursday that it had postponed the planned Russia-Arab summit in Moscow after President Vladimir Putin and his Iraqi counterpart agreed that many Arab leaders would be unable to ...

www.themoscowtimes.com

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 22h

❗️Russia canceled its first Russia-Arab summit because most of Arab leaders would not attend it.

The summit was supposed to take place on October 15, but a week earlier, it turned out that only acting president of Syria and Prime Minister of Iraq confirmed their participation.

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 2d

🇺🇦🇺🇸🏅 Kyiv will nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he sends Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine and helps achieve a ceasefire with Russia, — Politico quotes Zelensky.

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 2d

Trump just did the 'IMPOSSIBLE', says former Israeli spokesman 😮

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 2d

“The main thing is that (Russia is) now importing gasoline — that’s a signal,” Zelenskyy said.
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Workers inspect a Flamingo cruise missile at Fire Point’s secret factory in Ukraine on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 3d

🔥🔥Three winged "Flamingo" missiles were used during the attack on the russian internal intelligence (FSB) base in the Crimea region, – WELT.

Two missiles reached the target, one of them hit about 100 m away from it. As a result of the strikes, craters up to 15 m in diameter remained.

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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 2d

❗️🇺🇸US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker stated that the US has "powerful weapons" that have not yet been transferred to 🇺🇦Ukraine, but are capable of "causing serious damage" if necessary.

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 2d

“At the last meeting I did not hear ‘no,’” Zelenskyy said of his request for Tomahawks, adding that U.S. officials had agreed to work on the question at a technical level. 💪

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d

Opinion: The real challenge is for Donald Trump to ensure the agreement moves beyond the hostage deal and leads to a more permanent settlement in Gaza, with the thornier issues still to be negotiated. on.ft.com/48nbyHr

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 2d

"If Trump gives the world – above all, the Ukrainian people – the chance for such a ceasefire, then yes, he should be nominated for the Nobel peace prize.
"We will nominate him on behalf of Ukraine."
- Zelenskyy ☮️🥰
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for Nobel peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefire – Europe live

US president has claimed he deserves the award for what he has described as his work in securing ‘numerous’ peace deals

www.theguardian.com

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New York Post @nypost.com · 2d

Hamas praises Trump for brokering hard-fought cease-fire with Israel

As part of the hostage exchange, Israel would release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, with Hamas also calling on Trump to make sure the Jewish state keeps up its end of the bargain.

nypost.com

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 3d

Putin and Rahmon signed agreements on developing labor migration

— Over a million Tajik citizens live and work in Russia. Russia strives to ensure decent working conditions and social protection for them. 🤡

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3d

Putin in Tajikistan:"One of the key guarantors of security in Tajikistan is the presence of Russia's 201st military base."

The base has been there since 1941.By estimates in open data,it has up to 7,000 soldiers (there were reports that about 1,500 of them were sent on war)&up to a 100 tanks

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 3d

Gazprom shares fell by 4.1%,
Sberbank by 4.9%,
VTB by 4.7% and
Rosneft by 2.5%.
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“Geopolitical tensions continue to pressure investors,” said Yaroslav Kabakov, strategy director at Finam.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/08/r...

Russian Stocks Suffer Sharpest Single-Day Drop in 3 Years - The Moscow Times

Russia’s stock market suffered its steepest single-day decline in three years on Wednesday after a senior diplomat said that progress toward a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine had largel...

www.themoscowtimes.com

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SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 3d

Russian stock market crashes -4% on the day as the fuel crisis begins to paralyze the economy.

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 3d

"Putin is basically executing a terrorist campaign … There has to be a punishment for that type of behavior..."
Once a leading investor in Russian markets, U.S.-born British financier Bill Browder has been an outspoken critic of the Kremlin 😡
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/08/b...

Bill Browder: It’s Time to Make Putin Pay for His War - The Moscow Times

Once a leading investor in Russian markets, U.S.-born British financier Bill Browder has been an outspoken critic of the Kremlin since the death of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, in a Russian prison in...

www.themoscowtimes.com

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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 3d

❗️Large-scale mobilization in Russia will be a challenge for Europe - Putin may start a big war - Zelensky

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 3d

Novosibirsk is located deep in Russia’s rear, nearly 3,000 kilometers (about 1,860 miles) east of Kyiv. 😮

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 3d

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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