Hans de Vreij
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Dutch journalist (ret). Was defence editor at Radio Netherlands. First job: Amnesty spokesman in the Netherlands. Then 3 decades in journalism. Here: news about defence issues. My Cold War spy story: https://hansdevreij.com/2017/01/24/russian-spy-and-i-2/
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Eindelijk is er vrede in Gaza.

Bron: [email protected] op tiktok
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UAVs attack 👏 Map from DroneBomber

🔴Red arrow - attack UAVs;

🔵Blue arrow - jet UAVs;

🟠Yellow arrow - balloons;
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Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov is at the hospital where the attack happened.

#RussiaIsATerroristState
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Four people have been injured in Kharkiv after a strike in the city tonight.

An outbuilding in a medical centre was destroyed according to reports.

Three parts of the city are without power following this strike.
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Centre for Defence Strategies (Kyiv): Russia’s war on Ukraine, 13.10.25, Operational situation cdsdailybrief.substack.com/p/russias-wa...
(details on the Pokrovsk sector attached)
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💔 Residential building after KAB-250 hit in Kostyantynivka.
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🤬🤬 A hospital is on fire in Kharkiv after being hit by a KAB.

Preliminary reports indicate casualties.
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A strange NATO-Russia border road in a tiny area called the Saatse 'boot' (Saatse saabas in Estonian) has been causing tensions between Estonia and Russia after Russian soldiers were seen standing on the border crossing road that is supposed to be passable on the condition you do not stop there.
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The European Council has agreed to reduce and eliminate duties on a range of Ukrainian agricultural products, paving the way for the first significant update to tariffs under an EU-Ukraine trade agreement since it was adopted in 2016.
EU, Ukraine move forward with new trade agreement, deepening ties
The European Council has agreed to reduce and eliminate duties on a range of Ukrainian agricultural products, paving the way for the first significant update to tariffs under an EU-Ukraine trade agree...
kyivindependent.com
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Biden-era hostage outcomes 🇮🇱👇

≈89 released by Hamas:
≈8 rescued by IDF

≈97 Israelis returned alive — the result of both diplomacy and military action.
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Quick check: the second one is a Russian Slava-class guided missile cruiser. The others at first glance don't look American, but maybe older types.
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Lindsey Graham is famous for shifting with the wind.
If you watch Lindsey, then you know which way the wind is blowing.
The wind is saying "Ukraine is winning."
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Daar staat in dat artikel dit over: ‘Daarnaast is het een impuls voor de Nederlandse defensie-industrie en mogelijke leveringen aan de Nederlandse krijgsmacht.’
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🪖 Reservists in Russia have been officially allowed to be involved in hostilities abroad, — Russian media

❗️The document opens up the possibility of using the mobilization reserve — about 5 million people outside Russia.