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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 12h

The Russians are struggling to stop Ukrainian advances toward the T0504 Pokrovsk-Kostiantynivka highway and are responding with terrorism and additional war crimes.
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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 12h

#RussiaIsATerroristState
The ruZZian army has destroyed a section of the Tolyatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline near the settlement of Rusyn Yar in the Donetsk region today.
The explosion caused an ammonia leak, creating a toxic cloud dangerous to people and animals❗👇

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 12h

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, thousands of Ukrainian cultural heritage sites, historic buildings, museums, churches, and monuments, have been damaged, destroyed, looted, or otherwise targeted in a deliberate strategy.

ruZZia is intentionally erasing Ukraine’s national identity and history.🤬

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 12h

#RussiaIsATerroristState
In frontline Kostiantynivka, the Holy Assumption Church is burning after an attack by Russian drones.
The Holy Assumption Church had already suffered damage earlier this year from Russian shelling. 👇

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 12h

The depot is a critical hub used for transferring oil and petroleum products supporting Russian military operations.
Authorities blocked roads near the terminal and evacuated about 250 nearby residents.
Tourists and vacationers have been fleeing Feodosia en masse.
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Tourists flee Feodosia en masse due to fire at oil depot

In Feodosia, in the temporarily occupied Crimea, tourists and vacationers are leaving the city en masse due to a large-scale fire at an oil depot. The fire broke out on the night of October 6 after a ...

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 12h

The oil depot at "JSC Marine Oil Terminal" in Feodosia, Crimea, has been burning for the fourth consecutive day following a Ukrainian drone strike on the night of October 6, 2025. Videos and satellite data confirm ongoing fires at the large facility, with smoke plumes stretching over 25 kilometers👇

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 12h

This crisis reflects economic strain in Russia's non-energy industries, compounded by stagnant domestic demand and sanctions limiting access to foreign markets. The sector's troubles threaten widespread layoffs and production shutdowns, affecting many regions dependent on steel manufacturing.

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 12h

The sector is facing its deepest crisis since the war began, with steel production dropping significantly year-on-year, export markets lost, and financial losses mounting for leading companies like Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works and Mechel. 👇

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 12h

Russian metallurgical plants have begun layoffs due to a sharp decline in demand, expensive loans, and worsening financial conditions. Most plants are first cutting auxiliary staff. Some would prefer to switch to a four-day workweek, as has already happened in major car factories.👇
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Russia’s Metals Industry Faces Layoffs, Shortened Workweeks – Reuters - The Moscow Times

Russia’s metals industry is facing a wave of layoffs and reduced working hours as demand slumps and financial pressures mount, Reuters reported Thursday, citing industry sources.

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 16h

The death of volunteers and persecution of those maintaining the memorial highlight ongoing repression.
Last year, a volunteer was sentenced to 12 years in prison amid allegations of torture related to his activism.
This year police detained journalists and dispersed mourners.
(RusNews)

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 16h

Volunteers have kept a makeshift memorial at the bridge for over a decade, despite regular attempts by authorities to remove flowers and plaques. The site, known as Nemtsov Bridge, symbolizes resistance and remembrance of the politician’s fight for democracy and against corruption. 👇

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 16h

Do not forget❗
Boris Nemtsov, a prominent Russian politician and fierce critic of Putin, would have turned 66 today. He was governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region and a leading anti-corruption advocate.
Nemtsov was assassinated on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in Moscow on February 27, 2015. 👇

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 17h

This labor deficit, combined with extreme weather and reduced access to quality imported seeds, is complicating Russia's efforts to boost agricultural output.

What a failed and ridiculous federation.😡

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 17h

This shortage is hindering plans to increase agricultural production
Lut emphasized the need for an advertising campaign to attract workers
The shortage of skilled and seasonal labor poses a serious challenge, with farms operating with 30% to 50% fewer workers than required, affecting productivity.👇

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 17h

Putler, maybe spend those billions on feeding your people instead of feeding your ego in Ukraine?

The head of Russia's Ministry of Agriculture, Oksana Lut, reported that the country's agro-industrial complex is losing about 150,000 workers annually. 👇
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Russia’s Farm Sector Losing 150K Workers a Year, Agriculture Minister Warns - The Moscow Times

Russia’s agriculture sector is losing about 150,000 workers every year, hampering efforts to boost food production, Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut said Wednesday. “There is a personnel shortage [in t...

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 17h

The beautiful world of the Ukrainian region 'liberated' by Russia.

In the Donetsk area gasoline supplies are either completely unavailable or strictly rationed, leading to much longer waiting lines for fuel.

De-nazified?
Nope, de-gasolinefied 😂

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 17h

The resolution supports a coordinated and proportionate response, up to and including shooting down airborne threats.
The EU also calls for expanding sanctions against Russia to include Belarus, Iran, and North Korea, and recommends using all frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine.

JUST DO IT ‼️

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 17h

❗‼️ The EU has adopted a resolution condemning Russia's violations of EU and NATO airspace, including incursions of drones and fighter jets over Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania, as well as drone attacks on critical infrastructure in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. 👇
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European Parliament recommends EU nations shoot down Russian jets

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 17h

57% favor higher tariffs or penalties for countries that continue purchasing Russian oil and gas.
The poll also reveals a growing pessimism about a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow, and a broad bipartisan backing in the US for strong measures against Russia and military support for Ukraine.

Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 17h

68% support supplying weapons to Ukraine and imposing more sanctions if Russia avoids negotiations.
79% agree Europe should stop buying Russian energy and buy from the US instead, with Republicans showing 10% more
77% back additional US sanctions on Russia, with Republican support 15% higher. 👇

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 17h

Trump and MAGA's betrayal to the American people.🤬

A recent Harvard CAPS/Harris poll shows almost 70% of Americans support continued US military aid to Ukraine and increased sanctions on Russia. Among Republicans, support is even higher than among Democrats. 👇
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Almost 70% of Americans support arming Ukraine and tightening sanctions on Russia – poll

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 18h

They will pay, definitely. 😡

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 20h

... no longer need them, especially due to fishing restrictions. They have become a critical item in Ukraine's multi-layered anti-drone efforts. While nets do not guarantee complete protection, they force the enemy to expend more drones (fiber-optic tethered drones immune to electronic jamming).

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 20h

Sweden has provided around 400 tons of old fishing nets to Ukraine, used as a low-tech but effective defense against drones. The nets are strung over trenches, roads, and shelter entrances at frontline positions to entangle drone propellers.
The nets come mainly from Nordic fishermen who ... 👇

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Paolo Brrr @lassaperdere.bsky.social · 20h

UPD
Ukrainian drone attack targeted an oil depot.
Residents report that at least two drones flew over the area. The Matveev-Kurgan oil depot, operational since 1955, supplies fuel to various sectors and retail petroleum products through its gas stations.
Vid showing flying drone "debris" 😂
(ASTRA)

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