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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 6m

A vivid example of the critical shortage of adequate transportation among Russians.

Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 7h

Literally everyone recognize the courage and losses that Ukrainian nation is taking.
Not sure what your argument is here.

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 12h

NO RETURN! Russia’s Army Losses Hit a Breaking Point youtu.be/WojlnZ6QfrQ?...

NO RETURN! Russia’s Army Losses Hit a Breaking Point

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 15h

It's russsian drones, shoot them down, blokade Kaliningrad until russia stops jamming.

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 1d

Make no mistake.

The recent incursions in our skies are part of a pattern of growing threats.

It’s time to call it by its name.
This is hybrid warfare.

Europe must get the capacity to respond and protect our skies.

Work has begun.

→ link.europa.eu/4Fxrqr

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 15h

Russian doctrine does not distinguish "Hybrid warfare" all of it is categorized as warfare.
Hybrid tag has been invented by our western politicians to make sure they can have an excuse to do nothing.

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 19h

🇪🇺👀 Violation of EU airspace is a hybrid war by the Russian Federation, it's time to call a spade a spade, — Ursula von der Leyen

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 15h

It still had a lot of soviet stockpiles and Ukraine struggled after US elections.
Ukraine is conducting its command reform, and we already see it bearing fruits in data.
But the challenges are many.
In any case, I follow what the data shows and Ukraine is doing its best, quite successfully 4/4

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 15h

This war is to make sure Ukraine survives.
Syrskyi despite the hate he gets, also delivers results. Not a single russian campaign was even mildly successful. Every single time, even the most minimal objectives have not been achieved.
2025 was arguably the most favorable year for russia.
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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 15h

There are reasons for that.
Is the situation for the soldiers on the front line horrible - ABSOLUTELY! Every single day is a nightmare and every single section of the frontline is facing impossible, hellish odds.
But Ukraine does not fight this war to keep Lyman, or Dobropillia, even Sloviansk 2/4

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 15h

Just to be 100% clear with what I say.
Russia is advancing and will be advancing this is attrition warfare, russia has more resources it is willing to spare.
Data does not support the "TOTAL CATASTROPHE" description of the situation on the front line. Russia captured only about 0.8% of Ukraine's 1/4

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 1d

Ukraine’s Drones Are Now Striking the Kremlin’s Backyard youtu.be/7JE-C5YN6-k?...

Ukraine’s Drones Are Now Striking the Kremlin’s Backyard

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 2d

Turning The Tide: Ukraine Springs a STRATEGIC TRAP youtu.be/wYm9WUs_jFs?...

Turning The Tide: Ukraine Springs a STRATEGIC TRAP

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Paulette MacQuarrie @pawlina.bsky.social · 4d

I hope PETA and Greenpeace are finally over their love affair with Moscow and will begin to address the reality of its destructiveness in their areas of interest. They could do a lot to fight russia on the propaganda front, which russia still dominates. If they wanted to.

Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 4d

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces have begun deploying cavalry units in assault operations against Ukrainian positions, reviving tactics long thought obsolete and raising outrage over the use of animals in combat.

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Ukrainian drone strike destroys Russian cavalry unit

Russian forces have begun deploying cavalry units in assault operations against Ukrainian positions, reviving tactics long thought obsolete and raising outrage over the use of animals in combat. Ukrai...

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 7d

Humiliation: Russia FORCED to Import Fuel youtu.be/BfClPClO9O8?...

Humiliation: Russia FORCED to Import Fuel

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 8d

BLACKOUT: Ukraine’s US Weapons Leave Russia in the Dark youtu.be/pJhWT55Ap-I?...

BLACKOUT: Ukraine’s US Weapons Leave Russia in the Dark

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 9d

Russia in CRISIS: New 2026 Budget Is a Train wreck youtu.be/7YXi0md-06s?...

Russia in CRISIS: New 2026 Budget Is a Train wreck

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 12d

PANIC In Airbases: No Safe Haven For Russian Planes youtu.be/xhy4Ffq_E80?...

PANIC In Airbases: No Safe Haven For Russian Planes

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 12d

Yes we can and we should.
More than that we need to run own independent policy and get off the US dependency.
Whenever a leader of another nation across the ocean makes politicians we elect to represent us foce to call him "Daddy" we have gone too far.

🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 12d

❗️The US cannot shift the entire burden of supporting Ukraine onto Europe, — EU top diplomat Kaia Kallas

"America is the largest ally in NATO. If we talk about the actions of the Alliance, this also means the actions of the US," — said Kallas,

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 12d

Some important context.
It is no HARD encirclement in the like of WW2.
Russians still can move in and out and there are supplies delivered by drones.
The area is just being heavily monitored by drones, so any movement is borderline suicidal.
Moreover, not many russians left in these "pockets"

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 13d

👀 AFU in the Pokrovsk direction surrounded the Russians in three "pocket", depriving them of their main means of retreat, - Russian voenkor.

More than 330 km² and 16 settlements have been liberated, Russian positions are cut off from logistics, AFU drones are tracking and destroying Russian convoys

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 13d

Russia's Oil Empire Is Crashing youtu.be/yRS0J-mBo30?...

Russia's Oil Empire Is Crashing

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 13d

I partially agree with Joni.
Ukraine does have manpower issues.
However I strongly believe that the key is retention of soldiers, not increased mobilization.

Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 13d

1/7 The sad truth is that Ukraine needs to mobilize more soldiers than it currently does, and Europe needs to massively step up its military and financial aid.

This war is existential, both for Ukraine and for Europe.

Not doing enough risks losing everything

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 13d

Here's the answer he should've gotten.
"Get out of Europe or get fucked"

WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 13d

"It will be war." - Russian Ambassador to France Alexey Meshkov said on RTL radio that the downing of a Russian aircraft over a NATO country would mean the beginning of a military conflict.

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 15d

Ukraine's Big Move Shocks Russia! youtu.be/DGp5IAcNcU0?...

Ukraine's Big Move Shocks Russia!

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@steffrichard73.bsky.social 💙💛🦈🌻🍉🦝🚜✊🇺🇦 @steffrichard73.bsky.social · 17d

They do not need schools anymore, either books - except propaganda and bio of their great leader Putin -...
They just have to be ready for war, be ready to kill !

Denys from Kharkiv @glushko.bsky.social · 17d

⚡️ Russia is militarizing not only schoolchildren, but also children in kindergartens by dressing them in military uniforms.

“Boys and girls tried on camouflage before school. All of them are graduates of the kindergarten cadet group,” Russia 1 state propaganda TV channel reported.

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 17d

Ukraine's HIGH STAKES Battle For Lyman, The KEY To Donbas youtu.be/oF2W4KssBFs?...

Ukraine's HIGH STAKES Battle For Lyman, The KEY To Donbas

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Ukraine Matters (Georgijs) @ukrainematters.bsky.social · 19d

RED ALERT: Russian Jets Violate NATO Airspace youtu.be/QtdY_EWZ4oE?...

RED ALERT: Russian Jets Violate NATO Airspace

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