Eric Biegala
@ericbie.bsky.social
Reporter Defense -- Radio France
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A mass drone and missile attack is ongoing on Russian and occupied territory. Lots, really lots of drones are heading for Moscow and even more for occupeid Crimea and beyond.
December 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A mass drone and missile attack is ongoing on Russian and occupied territory. Lots, really lots of drones are heading for Moscow and even more for occupeid Crimea and beyond.
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Meanwhile, Russian Shahed kamikaze drones are active in northern Ukraine and other areas just 30 minutes before the New Year.
December 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Meanwhile, Russian Shahed kamikaze drones are active in northern Ukraine and other areas just 30 minutes before the New Year.
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NYE, 2025:
Who better to give us a message of inspiration and hope than Jane Goodall? I hope her last message gives all of you some perspective and motivation needed to look forward to 2026.
💙 CB
Who better to give us a message of inspiration and hope than Jane Goodall? I hope her last message gives all of you some perspective and motivation needed to look forward to 2026.
💙 CB
December 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
NYE, 2025:
Who better to give us a message of inspiration and hope than Jane Goodall? I hope her last message gives all of you some perspective and motivation needed to look forward to 2026.
💙 CB
Who better to give us a message of inspiration and hope than Jane Goodall? I hope her last message gives all of you some perspective and motivation needed to look forward to 2026.
💙 CB
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Do we charge for this? Or is it a free service we provide to friendly dictators?
The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad.
Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
www.inquirer.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Do we charge for this? Or is it a free service we provide to friendly dictators?
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4/4 - Let’s see the plan: cost, shipyards, vulnerability, operational and diplomatic effects. The way we have seen the Trump regime operate, I doubt any critical analysis made it far up the ranks.
December 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
4/4 - Let’s see the plan: cost, shipyards, vulnerability, operational and diplomatic effects. The way we have seen the Trump regime operate, I doubt any critical analysis made it far up the ranks.
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Ukraine’s Air Force showed the upgraded Buk air defense system in action under the FrankenSAM program, combining non-standard parts into new, effective SAM systems. This version alongside Mirage 2000-5F and F-16's fighter jets helped repel Russia’s massive missile and drone attack.
December 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ukraine’s Air Force showed the upgraded Buk air defense system in action under the FrankenSAM program, combining non-standard parts into new, effective SAM systems. This version alongside Mirage 2000-5F and F-16's fighter jets helped repel Russia’s massive missile and drone attack.
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SBU drones hit an Il-38N maritime reconnaissance plane at the Yeysk airbase. Designed to hunt and destroy submarines, it was targeted just before a submarine was blown up in Novorossiysk.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
SBU drones hit an Il-38N maritime reconnaissance plane at the Yeysk airbase. Designed to hunt and destroy submarines, it was targeted just before a submarine was blown up in Novorossiysk.
t.me/c/1296224042...
t.me/c/1296224042...
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Turkey should use their navy against the black sea fleet
Russia struck a Turkish cargo ship that was returning to Turkey from Ukraine, Turkish media report.
December 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Turkey should use their navy against the black sea fleet
RIP Peter
⚫ Le célèbre correspondant de guerre américain Peter Arnett, prix Pulitzer pour ses reportages au Vietnam en 1966 et qui avait couvert la plupart des conflits de la fin du XXe siècle, est décédé mercredi, selon les médias américains.
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
RIP Peter
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🇺🇦🇩🇪 Ukraine and Germany have signed €1.2B+ in new defence deals: long-term Patriot spare parts supply, €200M for Ukrainian drones, €750M for 200 Bohdana SPHs on Zetros chassis, joint UAV production (Linza), and tactical EW systems.
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🇺🇦🇩🇪 Ukraine and Germany have signed €1.2B+ in new defence deals: long-term Patriot spare parts supply, €200M for Ukrainian drones, €750M for 200 Bohdana SPHs on Zetros chassis, joint UAV production (Linza), and tactical EW systems.
Qu'a fait l'armée israélienne à Gaza ? Une analyse militaire lerubicon.org/collimateur-...
Qu'a fait l'armée israélienne à Gaza ? Une analyse militaire
Presque deux ans après les attaques du 7 octobre, le Collimateur tire un bilan militaire de l'intervention israélienne dans la bande de Gaza, avec Amélie Férey (IFRI), autrice d'une étude à paraître s...
lerubicon.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Qu'a fait l'armée israélienne à Gaza ? Une analyse militaire lerubicon.org/collimateur-...
Quelques points de la proposition ukrainienne de plan de paix dévoilés: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
Trump Wanted Ukraine to Cede Land to Russia. Ukraine Has Another Offer.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Quelques points de la proposition ukrainienne de plan de paix dévoilés: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
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Ukrainian forces destroyed the pipeline Russian troops used to infiltrate Kupyansk, using three tons of explosives with support from allied Defense Forces units, 429th Achilles UAV regiment reports.
December 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ukrainian forces destroyed the pipeline Russian troops used to infiltrate Kupyansk, using three tons of explosives with support from allied Defense Forces units, 429th Achilles UAV regiment reports.
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Updated my Timeline of Ukraine Invasion: War In The Black Sea > www.hisutton.com/Timeline-202...
So much been happening lately. Hopefully the tracker provides perspective, trends and a reference for future researchers
So much been happening lately. Hopefully the tracker provides perspective, trends and a reference for future researchers
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Updated my Timeline of Ukraine Invasion: War In The Black Sea > www.hisutton.com/Timeline-202...
So much been happening lately. Hopefully the tracker provides perspective, trends and a reference for future researchers
So much been happening lately. Hopefully the tracker provides perspective, trends and a reference for future researchers
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In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
Smart move
President Zelenskyy asked the US and Europe to ensure Ukraine's security from Russia's war to hold elections, which US President Trump had earlier insisted on
If security is guaranteed, "within the next 60–90 days, "Ukraine will be ready to hold them
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/z...
If security is guaranteed, "within the next 60–90 days, "Ukraine will be ready to hold them
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/z...
Zelenskyy says he’s ready to hold elections within 90 days if US and Europe ensure security for Ukraine during this period
Will the US protect polling stations from Russian strikes?
euromaidanpress.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Smart move
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Russia is trying to break Ukraine from the inside. The Kremlin is preparing a new hybrid strike: staged “anti-war” rallies across Ukraine, said Ombudsman Lubinets
Kremlin wants to recruit women who carry the deepest wounds: mothers of soldiers euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/08/r...
Kremlin wants to recruit women who carry the deepest wounds: mothers of soldiers euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/08/r...
Russia plans to use Ukrainian mothers as ammunition in hybrid attack
Russia's final weapon isn't missiles.
euromaidanpress.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Russia is trying to break Ukraine from the inside. The Kremlin is preparing a new hybrid strike: staged “anti-war” rallies across Ukraine, said Ombudsman Lubinets
Kremlin wants to recruit women who carry the deepest wounds: mothers of soldiers euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/08/r...
Kremlin wants to recruit women who carry the deepest wounds: mothers of soldiers euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/08/r...
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War-risk insurance in the Black Sea has tripled after Ukraine intensified strikes on Russia’s shadow fleet. It’s an outcome that sanctions have failed to produce.
With premiums up to 250% higher, some shipowners are halting voyages linked to Russia altogether.
With premiums up to 250% higher, some shipowners are halting voyages linked to Russia altogether.
Insurance costs succeed where sanctions fail: Ukraine hits Russia’s shadow fleet
Shipowners halt Russia-linked voyages as war risk premiums surge up to 250%.
euromaidanpress.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
War-risk insurance in the Black Sea has tripled after Ukraine intensified strikes on Russia’s shadow fleet. It’s an outcome that sanctions have failed to produce.
With premiums up to 250% higher, some shipowners are halting voyages linked to Russia altogether.
With premiums up to 250% higher, some shipowners are halting voyages linked to Russia altogether.
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Soldiers in Benin appeared on state TV, claimed to remove President Patrice Talon, and dissolved all institutions. The self-declared "Military Committee for Refoundation" closed borders and suspended the constitution. Gunfire is also reported near the presidency. Talon’s status remains unclear.
December 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Soldiers in Benin appeared on state TV, claimed to remove President Patrice Talon, and dissolved all institutions. The self-declared "Military Committee for Refoundation" closed borders and suspended the constitution. Gunfire is also reported near the presidency. Talon’s status remains unclear.
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The square antenna on the top of the fuselage of this Russian jet-powered Geran (Shahed) drone looks like Starlink (?)
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The square antenna on the top of the fuselage of this Russian jet-powered Geran (Shahed) drone looks like Starlink (?)
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"An armed attack on Poland is being prepared. The enemy has begun preparations for war." - said the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Wiesław Kukuła, as reported by Rzeczpospolita.
www.rp.pl/wojsko/art43...
www.rp.pl/wojsko/art43...
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"An armed attack on Poland is being prepared. The enemy has begun preparations for war." - said the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Wiesław Kukuła, as reported by Rzeczpospolita.
www.rp.pl/wojsko/art43...
www.rp.pl/wojsko/art43...
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The EU is preparing €90 billion in grants for Ukraine if the plan to use frozen Russian assets fails. The EC has outlined three options: direct grants from member states, a joint EU loan, or using the assets as loan collateral. Belgium continues to block the full use of the €200 billion in Euroclear
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The EU is preparing €90 billion in grants for Ukraine if the plan to use frozen Russian assets fails. The EC has outlined three options: direct grants from member states, a joint EU loan, or using the assets as loan collateral. Belgium continues to block the full use of the €200 billion in Euroclear
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Bulgaria plans to nationalize and then sell the Russian-owned Lukoil Neftochim Burgas refinery, the largest in the Balkans, supplying nearly 80% of the country’s fuel. The move comes amid fears of fuel shortages due to new US sanctions.
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Bulgaria plans to nationalize and then sell the Russian-owned Lukoil Neftochim Burgas refinery, the largest in the Balkans, supplying nearly 80% of the country’s fuel. The move comes amid fears of fuel shortages due to new US sanctions.