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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · Oct 23

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Archiving the War in Ukraine

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 21m

The Russian propagandist Mardan summed up the results of the "special military operation."

Everything is going according to plan.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1h

The engineering ingenuity of the Russians never stands still. This time, they came up with the idea to strap a fragment of a BMP-1 turret onto a resurrected "Moskvich."

The weapon itself isn’t too scary — it’ll die at the very start of its journey.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 11h

Friendly fire in Russia: the moment a Russian air defense missile hit a residential building in Belgorod.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 11h

Russians are filming the flights of ultra-fast UAVs, which they claim are heading to strike deep behind the front lines.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 12h

The oil depot in Feodosia has been burning for the second day in a row. Russian channels report that the fire has already spread to another storage tank, and according to satellite images, the smoke from the burning facility has stretched for 21 kilometers.

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

The Ural Turbine Plant in Yekaterinburg is currently on fire. The blaze has engulfed about 1,000 square meters of the facility’s roof, where equipment for nuclear power plants, thermal power stations, and turbines for nuclear vessels is manufactured.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 14h

Ukrainian soldiers captured an Indian national. Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein, a 22-year-old citizen of India, spent only three days on the front line. He said he came to Russia to study but was caught with drugs and sentenced to seven years in prison.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 17h

Combat operations of the mobile fire group of the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Command "West" in the western direction.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 17h

Militarnyi reports that Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has unveiled a new, previously unknown version of the Neptune cruise missile. The new modification is distinguished by visual features — notably two lateral bulges. Their exact purpose has not been disclosed.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 18h

"That’s where it’s burning — and here we’re shooting them down." - One of the "Dronopad" crews showed the behind-the-scenes of their "anti-Shahed" work. They took down three Shaheds in one night — one of the downed drones crashed right next to them.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 20h

Rosenergoatom claimed that a Ukrainian drone tried to attack the cooling tower of the Novovoronezh NPP.

In reality, however, RF electronic warfare systems jammed the drone, causing it to crash into the tower-type evaporative cooling unit of the operating power unit No. 6 at the plant.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 21h

Russia’s nuclear test site in the Arctic has begun tightening security over fears of "drone deliveries," similar to those seen during Operation "Pavutyna."

www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/rus...

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

Medvedev shared his “expert” take on drones over Europe — blaming everyone at once: “Banderites, secret services, hooligans, maybe aliens.”
For Russia’s Security Council deputy, when imagination’s boundless, logic and sobriety, apparently, seem unnecessary.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

The FT writes that EU member state governments have agreed to restrict the travel of Russian diplomats within the bloc in response to a surge in sabotage attempts, which, according to intelligence reports, are often carried out by spies working under diplomatic cover.

www.ft.com/content/bc1a...

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

"We would gladly refrain from striking Russia and want the war to end, but the Russians don’t want that. For now." - Zelensky.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

Russian media report that drones attacked Nizhny Novgorod and Dzerzhinsk in Russia. Locals heard at least 15 explosions during the night. It was also loud in Nizhny Novgorod. Temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft were introduced at the airport.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

"Such darkness here. The whole district is like this." — residents of Belgorod have been without power for the third day.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

"I have already made the decision to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine." - said Trump.

He added that before making a final decision, he would like to know exactly how these missiles will be used.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

A new record for strike range on Russian territory — attack drones flew 2,000 kilometers to hit an oil refinery in Tyumen.

The Russians didn’t even activate an air raid alert, as they did not expect an attack from such a distance.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

At a joint press conference with the Dutch PM, Ukraine’s President said detailed public disclosure of long-range "Flamingo" missile use would come later, so as not to prepare the enemy.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

For the second day in a row, missiles have been attacking the "Luch" substation in Belgorod. The city was partially plunged into darkness yesterday, and more significant consequences are expected today.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

The "I Want to Live" project published Russian statistics on the losses of the Russian Armed Forces in 2025.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

A Russian war correspondent complains that due to Ukrainian drones, the chances of simply reaching the front lines are 50/50, and the life expectancy of a Russian assault soldier in the war in Ukraine is 12 days.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

Former German Chancellor Merkel stated that Putin attacked Ukraine because of the actions of Poland, the Baltic states, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 1d

According to Russian media, one of the largest explosives manufacturers in the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk was attacked. The target was the Sverdlov Explosives Plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Eyewitnesses shared videos from the city, and local chats reported that drones struck the facility.

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