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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 4h

Maritime drone technology hits a problem it can't solve - The Telegraph

The solution to overcome the problem is obvious, but putting it into practice is more difficult than saying.

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Технология морских дронов уперлась в проблему, которую не могут решить, - The Telegraph

Рецепт преодоления проблемы очевиден, но реализовать все сложнее, чем сказать.

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 5h

‘A gift from god’: British troops faster and ‘more lethal’ using AI tech
Start to finish, a successful raid on an ‘enemy’ force took 35 minutes using drones and electromagnetic sensors fitted with artificial intelligence

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‘A gift from god’: British troops faster and ‘more lethal’ using AI tech | LBC

Start to finish, a successful raid on an ‘enemy’ force took 35 minutes using drones and electromagnetic sensors fitted with artificial intelligence.

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 5h

My position remains unchanged: while the war continues, elections in Ukraine to its state bodies are impossible

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Валерій Залужний: Моя позиція незмінна: поки триває війна, вибори в Україні до її державних органів неможливі — Блоги | OBOZ.UA

Автор Валерій Залужний. Кожний, хто отримує пропозицію від начебто мого прізвища долучитися до будь-яких процесів через будь-яку організацію, має повідомити про це правоохоронні органи. Я не створюю н...

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 5h

"Putin was offered to end the war many times": Zelensky agreed with the SBU "some asymmetric responses" to Russian aggression

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"Путіну багато разів пропонували закінчити війну": Зеленський погодив СБУ "деякі асиметричні відповіді" на російську агресію

Президент заслухав декілька доповідей, зокрема голови СБУ

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 5h

Channeling its Nazi past, Austria aims to lick Putin’s boots for cash

A move that has stunned diplomats across the EU, Vienna has threatened to block the EU’s latest sanctions package against Russia unless it receives financial compensation for one of its own banks

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Channeling its Nazi past, Austria aims to lick Putin’s boots for cash

Austria is once again standing apart from Europe — this time not out of neutrality, but out of greed. In a move that has stunned diplomats across the European Union, Vienna has threatened to block the...

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

Estonian Kaitseliit Member Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Collaborating with Russian Intelligence

Viru County Court handed down the sentence to Estonian citizen Ivan Dmitriev, who is from Narva.

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Estonian Kaitseliit Member Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Collaborating with Russian Intelligence - Militarnyi

In Estonia, a member of the voluntary paramilitary organization, the Defense League (Kaitseliit), has been sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for espionage on behalf of Russia

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

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Pechersk Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard Destroys Russian TOS-1A Heavy Flamethrower System

A strike UAV unit from the 27th Separate Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine has destroyed a Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system.

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Pechersk Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard Destroys Russian TOS-1A Heavy Flamethrower System - Militarnyi

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military has lost more than 33 Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems, four of them in 2025 alone.

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

Spain seizes property of Russian Helicopters CEO Nikolai Kolesov on suspicion of money laundering

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Spain seizes property of Russian Helicopters CEO Nikolai Kolesov on suspicion of money laundering

Spanish authorities have seized property belonging to Russian Helicopters CEO Nikolai Kolesov on suspicion of money laundering, according to Maria Pevchikh, head of investigations at the Anti-Corrupti...

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

'Epstein bomb about to drop': Dem lawmaker claims House Republicans ready to abandon Trump

Republican lawmakers in the House are ready to abandon Donald Trump because of the fallout over files related to convicted child abuser Jeffrey Epstein

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'Epstein bomb about to drop': Dem lawmaker claims House Republicans ready to abandon Trump

Republican lawmakers in the House are ready to abandon Donald Trump because of the fallout over files related to convicted child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, according to one Dem in Congress.Rep. Eric Swal...

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

Ex-US attorney buries 'ridiculous' prosecution of Comey by Trump's 'preschool' lawyers

U.S. Attorney Carol Lam was on MSNBC saying Donald Trump’s DOJ was setting itself up for a major defeat.

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Ex-US attorney buries 'ridiculous' prosecution of Comey by Trump's 'preschool' lawyers

At the same time that former FBI Director James Comey was entering a not guilty plea in a Virginia courtroom, former judge and U.S. Attorney Carol Lam was on MSNBC saying Donald Trump’s DOJ was settin...

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

NY Times wins lawsuit to obtain Musk's government security info

Musk's companies have several government contracts, and Musk himself worked for President Donald Trump's administration in the first few months of the administration as a special government employee

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NY Times wins lawsuit to obtain Elon Musk's government security info

Politico legal reporter Kyle Cheney reported on Wednesday that The New York Times has won its lawsuit, which requested a list of Elon Musk's security clearances. Musk's companies have several governme...

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

Charlie Kirk's group chases anti-fascism professor out of the country

A history professor is abruptly leaving the U.S. after a conservative group founded by the late Charlie Kirk singled him out for persecution.

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Charlie Kirk's group chases anti-fascism professor out of the country

A history professor is abruptly leaving the U.S. after a conservative group founded by the late Charlie Kirk singled him out for persecution. Mark Bray, who has taught about antifascist movements at R...

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

Spain’s surprise move: Replacing American F-35 with Turkish Kaan stealth fighter?.

Spain’s Defense Ministry is reassessing its combat aircraft plans after halting exploratory talks on the U.S. F-35 in August 2025

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Spain’s surprise move: replacing American F-35 with Turkish Kaan stealth fighter?

Spain may turn to Türkiye’s Kaan fighter after ending F-35 talks, seeking to keep stealth capability and industrial control before Europe’s next-gen jet arrives

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

U.S. missile production surges as Lockheed ramps up for future wars

The company said the scaling effort reflects both the accelerating requirements of the U.S. military and the growing demand from allies seeking to strengthen deterrence

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U.S. missile production surges as Lockheed ramps up for future wars

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martinis rapidly expanding production of some of the most critical missile and launcher systems in the U.S. arsenal — from PAC-3 and GMLRS to HIMARS, Javelin,...

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

German lawmakers back new Eurofighters under $8 billion spending spree
Germany’s parliament has given the green light for a set of defense procurements collectively worth more than €7 billion ($8.14 billion), with new combat jets topping the list of new equipment

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German lawmakers back new Eurofighters under $8 billion spending spree

The military said that the new jets would be particularly important for electronic warfare, replacing Berlin’s aging fleet of Tornado aircraft.

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

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"Genius" tactics - paratroopers showed off a "zombie assault" by Russians near Pokrovsk

The Defense Forces' aerial reconnaissance witnessed a "zombie assault" by Russian invaders in the Pokrovskoye direction.

armyinform.com.ua/2025/10/08/g...

«Геніальна» тактика — десантники показали «зомбі-штурм» росіян біля Покровська

Відповідними кадрами у середу, 8 жовтня, поділився у себе у соцмережах 7 корпус...

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

Zaluzhny criticized the media for spreading information about his alleged preparations for the elections: It's a shame

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Залужний розкритикував медіа за поширення інформації про його нібито підготовку до виборів: Дуже шкода

Посол України у Великій Британії Валерій Залужний прокоментував інформацію, ніби він формує команду для виборів, запрошуючи туди військових. Він розкритикував українські медіа, які написали про це.

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

Over 1,000 German Mercedes‑Benz Zetros trucks Secretly Ordered For Ukraine, Boosting Its Fleet Beyond 340 Already in Use

Unsure if i posted this yesterday 🤷‍♂️

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Over 1,000 German Mercedes‑Benz Zetros trucks Secretly Ordered For Ukraine, Boosting Its Fleet Beyond 340 Already in Use | Defense Express

Trucks are vital to military logistics 1,000+ Mercedes‑Benz Zetros will greatly strengthen Ukraine's Defense Forces

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

russia Fails to Push S-500 to India But New Deal Could Pour Millions Into Moscow's Pockets

India skips the S-500 but plans to buy five localized S-400 systems multibillion boost for russia's defense industry

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russia Fails to Push S-500 to India But New Deal Could Pour Millions Into Moscow's Pockets | Defense Express

India skips the S-500 but plans to buy five localized S-400 systems multibillion boost for russia's defense industry

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

Univision Amplifies Trump’s Praise in Paid Ads on His Platform
The move raises questions about corporate favoritism

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

How Russia Tried to Con Americans into Paying for Plutonium Disposal, and Why It Failed

"Russia has denounced the agreement with the US on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium" sounds very serious. But behind it lies a rather peculiar story.

www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/08/k...

Как Россия пыталась развести американцев на деньги для утилизации плутония и почему ничего не вышло - Русская служба The Moscow Times

Мнение | Владимир Сливяк - «Россия денонсировала договор с США об утилизации оружейного плутония» – звучит очень серьезно. А скрывается за этим весьма своеобразная история.

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

The government has stated there are no problems with gasoline after the introduction of limits on sales per person in four regions.

There are "no problems" or gasoline shortages in the Russian fuel market. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced 😂

www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/08/v...

В правительстве заявили об отсутствии проблем с бензином после введения лимитов на продажу «в одни руки» в четырех регионах - Русская служба The Moscow Times

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

Panic Selling: Russian stocks plunged to their lowest since September 2022 after the Foreign Ministry announced a collapse in relations with the US.

The Russian stock market responded with its sharpest decline in three years to harsh statements

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«Панические продажи». Российские акции рухнули рекордно с сентября 2022 года после заявления МИДа о разрушении отношений с США - Русская служба The Moscow Times

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

German politicians celebrated Putin's birthday at the Russian embassy

Three members of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament from the far-right Alternative for Germany party took part in an event to celebrate Vladimir Putin's birthday

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Німецькі політики відсвяткували день народження Путіна в посольстві РФ

Троє депутатів парламенту землі Саксонія-Ангальт від ультраправої “Альтернативи для Німеччини” взяли участь у заході на честь дня народження Владіміра Путіна в посольстві Росії в Берліні.

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

More than a week without water – Z-Channel reports on the dire situation of Putin's troops near Yunakovka in Sumy Oblast.

читайте подробнее на сайте "Диалог.UA": www.dialog.ua/war/321798_1...

Больше недели без воды – Z-канал о бедственном положении войск Путина в районе Юнаковки на Сумщине

Армия Путина продолжает боевые действия на Сумщине в районе Вольфино и Алексеевки.

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