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BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 11h

Fires reported in Russia's Belgorod oblast amid suspected power plant attack, local officials say
Falling debris from downed missiles sparked fires and caused damage in Belgorod, Russia, the regional governor reported Oct. 11 amid a suspected attack on a power plant in the city.

Fires reported in Russia's Belgorod oblast amid suspected power plant attack, local officials say

kyivindependent.com

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 11h

>> In August, Russia's profit from the sale of ALL energy resources (crude oil, petroleum products, gas, LNG, and coal) reached its lowest level since 2022, at €546 million per day.
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 12h

📉 Goldman Sachs forecasts a 10% decline in Russian oil production in 2026, from 9.3 to 8.4 million barrels per day, - The Telegraph

The oil refinery crisis means there's nowhere to store the accumulated oil. Furthermore, oil companies are suffering from a high key interest rate of 17%.

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 11h

It might degrade the wells that get shut down.

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 12h

Russia scavenging on it's own. 😎

Beefeater Fella @beefeaterfella.bsky.social · 12h

In Kuban, the russian appointed head of the Crimean district, Sergey Lesya, was detained.

He is suspected of embezzling over 100 land plots with a total value of about 2 billion rubles.

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heepst @heepst.bsky.social · 12h

There has been some protest activity in Russia this fall. It's newsworthy because there hasn't been any in a year or two.

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I think we're still quite far from "people rising up".

Beefeater Fella @beefeaterfella.bsky.social · 12h

A rally against the increase of the recycling fee took place in Vladivostok.

According to Russian media, more than 500 people participated in the approved event, holding posters saying "They get Mercedes, we get Zhiguli," "Affordable cars — fair fee,"

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 12h

I wonder why...

Beefeater Fella @beefeaterfella.bsky.social · 12h

Maternity hospitals are closing en masse in Russia amid government calls to have more children

While authorities urge women to have more children and ban "childfree" lifestyles, maternity wards are disappearing one after another in the regions.

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Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen und Rants" Masala @carlomasala1.bsky.social · 14h

Scheckbuchdiplomatie is back 💪💪💪

Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 21h

Deutschland schließt aus, sich an Friedenssicherung in Gaza zu beteiligen (wie in 🇺🇦).
Ist aber bereit, den Wiederaufbau zu finanzieren.
Eine Haltung wie zu Zeiten Helmut Kohls.
Wir leben nicht mehr in diesen Zeiten.
Warum schließen wir dauernd Dinge aus, nach denen wir nicht gefragt worden sind?

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Robin Brooks @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social · 14h

China plays hardball with rare earths not because it has the upper hand in the dispute with the US, but because it has to. China's exports to the US have collapsed, a massive hit to its export sector. China is in a position of weakness, not strength. It desperately needs US tariffs to go away...

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 14h

Do not read how her body looked. Or do. That's what russian mir (peace/world) is. This is not a one off, this is centuries long murde show. Help Ukraine, help us. By listening, by growing a spine!

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14h

Here is a reporter who deserves to be remembered.
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-jo...

Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need...

kyivindependent.com

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 14h

To summarize. If Trump wanted to send Ukraine Tomahawks, he could right now. If Trump wanted to sanction Russia, he could right now. If Trump
wanted to seriously bolster Ukrainian air defense against Russia drones/missiles, he could right now. But he’s not, so he doesn’t want to.

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Ukraine War Brief Podcast @ukrainewarpod.bsky.social · 14h

🔥 ExileNova+ writes “unknown drones struck the Sukholdolna oil pumping station in the Rostov region...

Low-quality satellite images show the distribution switchboard… was likely completely destroyed, and the pump itself was damaged. The station's operation is effectively paralyzed.”

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Greg Davenport @gfazh.bsky.social · 14h

Upholding Christian values as always.

#russiaisanazistate

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 15h

🤬 The Russians dropped an aerial bomb on the church in Konstiantynivka: 2 dead, 5 wounded, — OVA

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Stathios Ballas @stathiosb.bsky.social · 15h

“Border guards observed an unusually large presence of Russian military personnel near the crossing on the evening of Oct. 9…
"Russian border guards routinely patrol the area near Saatse, as it lies within their territory. However, today we noticed significantly more movement than usual.”

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 15h

⚡️Estonia closes border crossing with Russia over unusual military activity.

Estonia has temporarily closed the Saatse border crossing following heightened Russian military activity near the area, the Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Oct. 10.

Estonia closes border crossing with Russia over unusual military activity

Estonia has temporarily closed the Saatse border crossing following heightened Russian military activity near the area, the Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Oct. 10.

kyivindependent.com

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Jessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 15h

I remember sitting in a room listening to Scholz advisor Wolfgang Schmidt blather that Germany couldn’t possibly send Ukraine tanks because there’d be German iron crosses painted on them and then Russia would say Germany was at war with Russia.
We’ve come a long way.
We can and must go further. 🇺🇦🇩🇪💪

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 1d

Release the Epstein Files.

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OSINT Intuit @urikikaski.bsky.social · 18h

Putin's 2025/2026 winter terror campaign, aimed at rendering Ukrainian population centers uninhabitable to drive mass civilian migration, is intensifying. The below images show what's left (nothing) of the 1,569 MW Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant in Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhia Oblast, UA.

#OSINT

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WIRED @wired.com · 18h

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

wrd.cm

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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 18h

Flag hopping accelerates as shadow fleet matures under sanctions pressure

▶️Over 70% of ships sanctioned this year have reflagged. Over 20% have reflagged twice and 7% three times or more
▶️Flag-hopping tactics correlate closely with maturing system of subterfuge

www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...

Flag hopping accelerates as shadow fleet matures under sanctions pressure

Sanctioned ships are moving between ship registers faster and more frequently with some extreme cases rotating through six flag changes this year

www.lloydslist.com

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 19h

Russians proudly showed their new expensive anti drone system only to see it later going into flames.

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Baba Yaga Fèlla @babayagafella.bsky.social · 19h

Reported as: damage to the ELOU-AVT-6 unit on the territory of the Bashneft refinery in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan.

~ 1400 km from the DCA.

#russianLosses
#UkraineNews

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Pedro @peter.agile-demokratie.org · 19h

Червона рута - ein KGB-Mord und die ukrainische Identität in der UdSSR 🧵

Während der russischen Angriffe auf Odessa in dieser Woche sangen hunderte russisch-sprachige Ukrainer im Keller des Opernhauses einen ukrainischen Song von 1970.
Er hat eine tragische und wirkmächtigen Geschichte:
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Borislav Kandov @borislavka.bsky.social · 20h

Not all heroes wear capes

Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 23h

Finnish 🇫🇮 SUPO security officer Veikko Palko, works decades fighting against russia. Retires, wins 61 million EUR with lottery. Uses money to fight russia

www.hs.fi/tutkiva/art-...

HS tutki | Eläkeläinen sai 61 miljoonan euron lottovoiton ja pyöritti sen avulla tiedustelua Supon hyväksi

Suposta eläköityneen etsivän toiminta liittyy poikkeukselliseen rikostutkintaan, jossa on epäiltynä myös viraston entinen päällikkö Antti Pelttari.

www.hs.fi

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 20h

🚀💥 Ukraine’s VAMPIRE/APKWS system successfully intercepted Russian Kh-69 cruise missile.

❗️$20,000-$25,000 per shot VS $1–3 million missile!

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 20h

Triple terror.

In the Chernihiv region, a russian drone targeted a service car of engineers who came to repair an energy facility after russia's previous attack — killing two workers and injuring three.

When rescuers arrived, russians shelled them too.

Unspeakable horror. Don't look away.

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