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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 12h

🇺🇦🇺🇸🏅 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 · 12h

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

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 12h

“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 · 19h

🔥🔥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 · 13h

❗️🇺🇸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 · 12h

“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 · 13h

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 · 13h

"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 · 13h

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 · 16h

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 · 17h

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 · 16h

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 · 17h

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 · 17h

"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 · 17h

❗️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 · 17h

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 · 1d

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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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 17h

Putin arrived in Tajikistan on Wednesday.
Moscow's longstanding dominance in Central Asia has been increasingly challenged by China and the West. 😉
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/09/p...

Putin Arrives in Tajikistan as Russia Seeks to Reassert Influence in Central Asia - The Moscow Times

President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan on Wednesday night for a three-day visit aimed at shoring up Russia's influence in Central Asia, a region where Moscow's longstanding dominance has been ...

www.themoscowtimes.com

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 17h

The Lukoil-Korobkovsky gas processing plant processes roughly 450 million cubic meters of gas per year.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defense systems had intercepted and destroyed 9 of the 19 Ukrainian drones over the Volgograd region overnight. 😟
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Fires at Energy Sites in Volgograd Region - The Moscow Times

Fires broke out at energy sites in the southern Volgograd region overnight Thursday, following what officials described as a “large-scale” Ukrainian drone attack.

www.themoscowtimes.com

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 18h

✅🔥 Update: Special Operations Forces hit "LUKOIL-Korobkivskyi GPP and LVDS "Efimovka"

‼️ LVDS "Efimovka" - the station serves several trunk lines in the region: Kuibyshev-Tikhoretsk, Zhirnovsk-Volgograd, Saratov-Kuzmichi. throughput capacity - 50 million tons/year.

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 1d

The two conflicts that Trump has so far put the most efforts into ending – Gaza and Ukraine – continue to rage with no signs of easing, despite the myriads of deadlines, threats and promises he has made to get ceasefire agreements. 😟

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1d

Trump will sit for a “routine yearly check up” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House announced, ahead of a possible trip to the Middle East.

Trump to get a 'routine yearly' medical check-up — his second in 6 months

The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility.

nbcnews.to

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

In Novosibirsk, Russia, a fire broke out at the premises of ZAO "Zavod Pripoyev," a plant specializing in electronics and microchip production, repair and assembly of electrical devices, and work for the defense industry (soldering components for weapons, communications, and radio electronics).

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ajit4g.bsky.social @ajit4g.bsky.social · 1d

Russia unveiled its new interceptor drone: four engines and vertical takeoff. Conceptually, similar to the Ukrainian Sting interceptor.

Technical specifications have not been disclosed, but its stated purposes include #monitoring the maritime situation and infrastructure. 😉

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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 1d

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