Dr Paul Huddie
@paulhuddie.bsky.social
ERC Project Manager @absolute_erc @ansoc_erc @civilwars_erc | Historian | Coordinator of @milwelfhist.bsky.social and @crimeanwar.bsky.social | also studies royal raval reserves 🇪🇺🇺🇦
For more about me see: http://irishhistorians.ie/members/phuddie/
For more about me see: http://irishhistorians.ie/members/phuddie/
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@icuf.bsky.social @crimeanwar.bsky.social The third and final outing for my Dobbin-funded research this year. A great turnout for tonight's seminar, with lots of interesting questions. My thanks to the organisers at UCD History #CrimeanWar #Ireland #Canada
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All thanks to @icuf.bsky.social, the RNSHS and Eastlink TV, you can now watch my 'Ireland, Atlantic Canada and the Crimean War' lecture from Halifax back in June 2025 at youtu.be/X5-voQRJNeM #CrimeanWar #Ireland
All thanks to @icuf.bsky.social, the RNSHS and Eastlink TV, you can now watch my 'Ireland, Atlantic Canada and the Crimean War' lecture from Halifax back in June 2025 at youtu.be/X5-voQRJNeM #CrimeanWar #Ireland
Podium TV - Ireland, Atlantic Canada and the Crimean War with Dr. Paul Huddie
YouTube video by Eastlink
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@crimeanwar.bsky.social
All thanks to @icuf.bsky.social, the RNSHS and Eastlink TV, you can now watch my 'Ireland, Atlantic Canada and the Crimean War' lecture from Halifax back in June 2025 at youtu.be/X5-voQRJNeM #CrimeanWar #Ireland
All thanks to @icuf.bsky.social, the RNSHS and Eastlink TV, you can now watch my 'Ireland, Atlantic Canada and the Crimean War' lecture from Halifax back in June 2025 at youtu.be/X5-voQRJNeM #CrimeanWar #Ireland
Podium TV - Ireland, Atlantic Canada and the Crimean War with Dr. Paul Huddie
YouTube video by Eastlink
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
@crimeanwar.bsky.social
All thanks to @icuf.bsky.social, the RNSHS and Eastlink TV, you can now watch my 'Ireland, Atlantic Canada and the Crimean War' lecture from Halifax back in June 2025 at youtu.be/X5-voQRJNeM #CrimeanWar #Ireland
All thanks to @icuf.bsky.social, the RNSHS and Eastlink TV, you can now watch my 'Ireland, Atlantic Canada and the Crimean War' lecture from Halifax back in June 2025 at youtu.be/X5-voQRJNeM #CrimeanWar #Ireland
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New Members. We are very happy to welcome Tiago Rocha e Melo, Dr Ana Catarina Pinho and the Revd Dr Peter Howson to the Network. Their respective research on ancient Rome, colonial Portugal and British military chaplaincy are great additions #milwelfhist
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New Members. We are very happy to welcome Tiago Rocha e Melo, Dr Ana Catarina Pinho and the Revd Dr Peter Howson to the Network. Their respective research on ancient Rome, colonial Portugal and British military chaplaincy are great additions #milwelfhist
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⚡️Ukraine war latest live: SBU drones strike Russian oil terminal, navy base in Novorossiysk, source says
Ukraine war latest updates: SBU drones strike Russian oil terminal, navy base in Novorossiysk, source says (4)
Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated (4) times today. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) carried out a drone strike on the Russian Black Sea po...
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
⚡️Ukraine war latest live: SBU drones strike Russian oil terminal, navy base in Novorossiysk, source says
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"Any idea that a sizable chunk of frozen Russian sovereign assets could be split between Russia and the United States as part of a peace deal is fundamentally wrong in law and in principle," said Iryna Mudra, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office in charge of legal matters.
Ukraine rejects using Russian assets as bargaining chip in peace talks
"Keeping the assets permanently 'on ice' or turning them into a bargaining chip between Russia and another power only prolongs the conflict," Iryna Mudra, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's...
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Any idea that a sizable chunk of frozen Russian sovereign assets could be split between Russia and the United States as part of a peace deal is fundamentally wrong in law and in principle," said Iryna Mudra, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office in charge of legal matters.
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⚡️ Ukraine agrees to cap its army at 800,000 in revised US peace plan, FT reports.
A Ukrainian army of this size would be close to its current wartime strength, which is roughly 900,000 service members.
A Ukrainian army of this size would be close to its current wartime strength, which is roughly 900,000 service members.
Ukraine agrees to cap its army at 800,000 in revised US peace plan, FT reports
A Ukrainian army of this size would still remain the second-largest European force after Russia and put it close to its current wartime strength of about 900,000 service members.
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
⚡️ Ukraine agrees to cap its army at 800,000 in revised US peace plan, FT reports.
A Ukrainian army of this size would be close to its current wartime strength, which is roughly 900,000 service members.
A Ukrainian army of this size would be close to its current wartime strength, which is roughly 900,000 service members.
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s war has been criticized as effectively imposing the Kremlin’s terms for Ukraine’s surrender.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
Trump's peace plan undermines not only Ukraine's security but also Europe's, experts warn
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s war has been criticized as effectively imposing the Kremlin’s terms for Ukraine’s surrender.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's...
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s war has been criticized as effectively imposing the Kremlin’s terms for Ukraine’s surrender.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe.
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Russia launched two massive strikes on Kyiv, killing six and injuring 12 civilians.
Residential buildings were hit, critical infrastructure damaged, and rescue efforts continue across the city.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64911
Residential buildings were hit, critical infrastructure damaged, and rescue efforts continue across the city.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64911
Missiles and Drones Ravage Kyiv: Civilian Blocks Burn, Six Killed
Russia launched two massive strikes on Kyiv, killing six and injuring 12. Residential buildings were hit, critical infrastructure damaged, and rescue efforts continue across multiple districts.
www.kyivpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Russia launched two massive strikes on Kyiv, killing six and injuring 12 civilians.
Residential buildings were hit, critical infrastructure damaged, and rescue efforts continue across the city.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64911
Residential buildings were hit, critical infrastructure damaged, and rescue efforts continue across the city.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64911
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⚡️Romania detects drone incursion during large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine
Romania detects Russian drone incursion during large-scale attack on Ukraine
Romania, a NATO and EU member state located just below Ukraine, reported that it detected two drone incursions this morning.
kyivindependent.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
⚡️Romania detects drone incursion during large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine
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Peace on hold? Scheduling conflicts and a bruising party schism hobble the urgent push to end the war. Critics say a botched rollout has handed “invaluable political intelligence” to Putin’s Kremlin.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64901
www.kyivpost.com/post/64901
Peace on Hold: Clock Runs Out on Trump’s Pre-Holiday Ukraine Breakthrough
Scheduling conflicts and a bruising party schism hobble urgent push to end war. Critics say a botched rollout has handed “invaluable political intelligence” to Putin’s Kremlin
www.kyivpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Peace on hold? Scheduling conflicts and a bruising party schism hobble the urgent push to end the war. Critics say a botched rollout has handed “invaluable political intelligence” to Putin’s Kremlin.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64901
www.kyivpost.com/post/64901
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Russia poured nearly €400 million into influencing Moldova’s upcoming September parliamentary elections — all to tilt the vote toward Moscow-friendly candidates.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64925
www.kyivpost.com/post/64925
Moldova Says Russia Spent ‘Unprecedented’ €400 million to Sway Key Election
The country’s September parliamentary elections were viewed as pivotal for Moldova to remain on its pro-European path and not fall back within Moscow’s orbit.
www.kyivpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Russia poured nearly €400 million into influencing Moldova’s upcoming September parliamentary elections — all to tilt the vote toward Moscow-friendly candidates.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64925
www.kyivpost.com/post/64925
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Call for Statements of Interest - open now!
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Call for Statements of Interest - open now!
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
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2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers!
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers!
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
@icuf.bsky.social @crimeanwar.bsky.social The third and final outing for my Dobbin-funded research this year. A great turnout for tonight's seminar, with lots of interesting questions. My thanks to the organisers at UCD History #CrimeanWar #Ireland #Canada
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
@icuf.bsky.social @crimeanwar.bsky.social The third and final outing for my Dobbin-funded research this year. A great turnout for tonight's seminar, with lots of interesting questions. My thanks to the organisers at UCD History #CrimeanWar #Ireland #Canada
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Powerful strike near Moscow. Street battles in Pokrovsk. Kyiv forging deeper military bonds with Britain and Europe. And Putin? Hinting at Russia’s first nuclear test in 35 years. This is “Summary of the Week” — your sharp, fast, no-spin roundup of Ukraine.
www.kyivpost.com/videos/63894
www.kyivpost.com/videos/63894
Inside a Critical Week of Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
Welcome to “Summary of the Week” — your fast and reliable roundup of the top global and Ukraine news.
www.kyivpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Powerful strike near Moscow. Street battles in Pokrovsk. Kyiv forging deeper military bonds with Britain and Europe. And Putin? Hinting at Russia’s first nuclear test in 35 years. This is “Summary of the Week” — your sharp, fast, no-spin roundup of Ukraine.
www.kyivpost.com/videos/63894
www.kyivpost.com/videos/63894
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⚡️Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack.'
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack'
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
kyivindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
⚡️Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack.'
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
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With incessant Russian drones flying all over areas near the front that once were safer, it has become increasingly difficult for journalists covering the war in Ukraine to keep doing their jobs.
'We had only a few seconds before it hit' — Russian drones force journalists farther from Ukraine’s front lines
With incessant Russian drones flying all over areas near the front that once were safer, it has become increasingly difficult for journalists covering the war in Ukraine to keep doing their jobs.
In ...
kyivindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
With incessant Russian drones flying all over areas near the front that once were safer, it has become increasingly difficult for journalists covering the war in Ukraine to keep doing their jobs.
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As winter approaches and Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system intensify, a small unit from the 3rd Army Corps spends sleepless nights hunting long-range Shahed drones on the front line in Kharkiv Oblast — before they reach Ukrainian cities.
One night with interceptor drone squad hunting Russian Shaheds
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As winter approaches and Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system intensify, a small unit from the 3rd Army Corps spends sleepless nights hunting long-range Shahed drones on the front line in Kharkiv Oblast — before they reach Ukrainian cities.
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⚡️Update: DTEK power plant 'seriously damaged' by Russian attack.
According to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, Russia has attacked its thermal power plants over 210 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.
According to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, Russia has attacked its thermal power plants over 210 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.
Kyiv faces over 12 hours of emergency power cuts following new Russian mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Russia launched yet another wide-ranging attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Nov. 8, using a combination of drone and missiles to strike targets across the country.
kyivindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
⚡️Update: DTEK power plant 'seriously damaged' by Russian attack.
According to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, Russia has attacked its thermal power plants over 210 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.
According to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, Russia has attacked its thermal power plants over 210 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.
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Getting close to the end with our final panels. Wonderful papers from Dr Anna Elisabeth Gehl (Frei Universitat Berlin),Dr Mike Reeve (Open University), Tiago Rocha e Melo (University of Lisbon) and Dr Otman Bychou (Sultan Moulay Silmane University) #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Getting close to the end with our final panels. Wonderful papers from Dr Anna Elisabeth Gehl (Frei Universitat Berlin),Dr Mike Reeve (Open University), Tiago Rocha e Melo (University of Lisbon) and Dr Otman Bychou (Sultan Moulay Silmane University) #milwelfhist
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Now onto Keynote 2:
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Now onto Keynote 2:
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
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Prof Michael Roper is now delivering our second keynote lecture at the @milwelfhist.bsky.social conference in Birmingham, focusing on historical conceptions of trauma, inflected through his own family history. Fascinating so far, bringing out so many connections with colleagues’ work #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Prof Michael Roper is now delivering our second keynote lecture at the @milwelfhist.bsky.social conference in Birmingham, focusing on historical conceptions of trauma, inflected through his own family history. Fascinating so far, bringing out so many connections with colleagues’ work #milwelfhist
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0900-1030hrs: Panel Two: 'Short-Term and Long-Term Trauma', with papers by Oscar Owen (University of Wolverhampton); Dr Kristin O'Donnell (Birmingham Newman University) & Dr Ana Catarina Pinho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
0900-1030hrs: Panel Two: 'Short-Term and Long-Term Trauma', with papers by Oscar Owen (University of Wolverhampton); Dr Kristin O'Donnell (Birmingham Newman University) & Dr Ana Catarina Pinho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
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What a great second panel!
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
What a great second panel!
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
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It is a jam-packed day for the Network, with a two-day symposium still ongoing at @unibirmingham.bsky.social and @paulhuddie.bsky.social giving a Zoom lecture on the military welfare history 'perspective' to the great folks at the University of Buffalo's 'Joining Forces-UB' project #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It is a jam-packed day for the Network, with a two-day symposium still ongoing at @unibirmingham.bsky.social and @paulhuddie.bsky.social giving a Zoom lecture on the military welfare history 'perspective' to the great folks at the University of Buffalo's 'Joining Forces-UB' project #milwelfhist