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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 11h

The war seems to be entering a new phase

Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12h

1/5 The war in Ukraine seems to be entering a new phase.

Frontline movements may soon matter less to the war’s future than long-range strikes.

A race to force the other side to give up has begun.

Russia started long ago. Ukraine is finally catching up

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 11h

Europe is not ready

Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 16h

1/8 Russia has recovered and adapted militarily.

Most of Europe is still preparing to fight the Russia of 2022.

It is now 2025, and today's Russia is a different type of threat.

We are not ready

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 16h

My new video "Is Trump’s ICE America’s Gestapo?" is out on YouTube.

Watch it and let me know what you think👇
youtu.be/yvoFBp0yQ00?...

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 11h

Ukraine will continue to plan and execute daring operations as long as the war continues

Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 18h

It’s reassuring to know that as I write this, Ukraine is preparing several operations that will blow your mind, just like Spiderweb did

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 11h

Insanely high officer losses for Russia

Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 22h

1/5 If Putin's goal was to get as many Russians killed as possible without achieving anything, then he has succeeded.

This war is a disaster. The numbers speak for themselves

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 11h

Putin does not want you to see this!

Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 1d

1/7 Why is Ukraine still winning and Russia still losing the war?

This thread lists a few key facts that Putin would prefer you forget

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12h

New video out!👇
youtu.be/yvoFBp0yQ00?...

The EU's ambitious plan for frozen Russian assets, explained

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 17h

Momentum is building to use Russia’s frozen central bank reserves to fund Ukraine's war effort. The recent proposal, distributed to EU ambassadors in September and seen by the Kyiv Independent, outlines an innovative legal and financial plan to lend €140 billion of the frozen assets to Ukraine.

Momentum is building to tap more of Russia’s central bank reserves — immobilized after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine — to help fund Kyiv's war effort. As the U.S. moved to wash its hands of Ukra...

kyivindependent.com

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12h

5/5 The war is shifting.

Long-range strikes may now shape its outcome more than trench lines.

Ukraine must be supported in this phase: militarily, financially, and strategically.

Europe must act and finally seize Russia’s frozen assets. Help Ukraine win!

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12h

4/5 Ukraine needs to strike the Yelabuga drone factory.

Reducing Russia’s ability to launch cheap, long‑range attacks is essential.

Oil refineries and other defense‑production sites also need to be hit.

The direction is right, but there is still a lot of work ahead

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12h

3/5 Ukraine’s drone and missile production is its strongest card to accelerate the end of the war.

Let’s hope it is wisely organized: underground, abroad, and/or in hardened facilities

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12h

2/5 Russia understands the stakes. Its leadership will do everything it can to cripple Ukraine’s drone and missile production.

General Gerasimov has openly said this is now a priority.

Ukraine likely has similar plans for Russia’s production

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12h

1/5 The war in Ukraine seems to be entering a new phase.

Frontline movements may soon matter less to the war’s future than long-range strikes.

A race to force the other side to give up has begun.

Russia started long ago. Ukraine is finally catching up

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 13h

(I obviously have no clue about what operations Ukraine is planning. It's just a fact that Ukraine has already planned and executed many, and will continue to do so as long as the war continues)

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 16h

My new video "Is Trump’s ICE America’s Gestapo?" is out on YouTube.

Watch it and let me know what you think👇
youtu.be/yvoFBp0yQ00?...