Edd
@edd493.bsky.social
Royal Engineer Veteran, Gardener, Writer, supporter of Ukraine. Interested in the fight against autocracies, kleptocracies and general oligarchary.
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Friends,
Winter is coming. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure will increase.
Russia has ramped up drone production and is changing its attack tactics. There will be blackouts in winter. #Kyiv will be Russia’s main strategic and symbolic target⤵️
Winter is coming. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure will increase.
Russia has ramped up drone production and is changing its attack tactics. There will be blackouts in winter. #Kyiv will be Russia’s main strategic and symbolic target⤵️
October 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Friends,
Winter is coming. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure will increase.
Russia has ramped up drone production and is changing its attack tactics. There will be blackouts in winter. #Kyiv will be Russia’s main strategic and symbolic target⤵️
Winter is coming. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure will increase.
Russia has ramped up drone production and is changing its attack tactics. There will be blackouts in winter. #Kyiv will be Russia’s main strategic and symbolic target⤵️
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Venezuelan Government says that it expects an US "armed attack" against Venezuela in "a very short time." -CBS news
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuela-un-emergency-session-us-military-actions-armed-attack/
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October 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Venezuelan Government says that it expects an US "armed attack" against Venezuela in "a very short time." -CBS news
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t.co/lgb9gaNKqB
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Russians are showing off their new expensive anti-drone electronic warfare system.
October 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Russians are showing off their new expensive anti-drone electronic warfare system.
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Ukraine and Japan have sanctioned Russian military suppliers operating across five countries
The coordinated sanctions show how Moscow relies on a global network - from China and Türkiye to Kazakhstan and the Seychelles
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/11/u...
The coordinated sanctions show how Moscow relies on a global network - from China and Türkiye to Kazakhstan and the Seychelles
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/11/u...
Ukraine aligns new sanctions with Japan, targeting Russian military suppliers in China, Türkiye, Kazakhstan
The measures target eight individuals and 14 companies in Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Türkiye, and the Seychelles, with 10-year asset freezes and trade restrictions.
euromaidanpress.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ukraine and Japan have sanctioned Russian military suppliers operating across five countries
The coordinated sanctions show how Moscow relies on a global network - from China and Türkiye to Kazakhstan and the Seychelles
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/11/u...
The coordinated sanctions show how Moscow relies on a global network - from China and Türkiye to Kazakhstan and the Seychelles
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/11/u...
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VAMPIRE complex intercepted a Russian cruise missile.It’s usually used against drones,but Ukrainian Defenders managed to intercept a missile using it,as well
VAMPIRE-portable complex that can be mounted on most cargo-carrying vehicles to launch low-cost APKWS missiles or other laser-guided munitions
VAMPIRE-portable complex that can be mounted on most cargo-carrying vehicles to launch low-cost APKWS missiles or other laser-guided munitions
October 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
VAMPIRE complex intercepted a Russian cruise missile.It’s usually used against drones,but Ukrainian Defenders managed to intercept a missile using it,as well
VAMPIRE-portable complex that can be mounted on most cargo-carrying vehicles to launch low-cost APKWS missiles or other laser-guided munitions
VAMPIRE-portable complex that can be mounted on most cargo-carrying vehicles to launch low-cost APKWS missiles or other laser-guided munitions
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Liyty drone on its way to Ufa to strike some Russian oil refineries
October 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Liyty drone on its way to Ufa to strike some Russian oil refineries
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Journalist,historian,author @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum:
"I spent most of the day talking to Ukrainians,some of whom are fighting,some of whom are making drones,some of whom are doing other things to keep their country going.I’ve to say it doesn't feel like a place that's giving up…”
Anne Applebaum:
"I spent most of the day talking to Ukrainians,some of whom are fighting,some of whom are making drones,some of whom are doing other things to keep their country going.I’ve to say it doesn't feel like a place that's giving up…”
September 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Journalist,historian,author @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum:
"I spent most of the day talking to Ukrainians,some of whom are fighting,some of whom are making drones,some of whom are doing other things to keep their country going.I’ve to say it doesn't feel like a place that's giving up…”
Anne Applebaum:
"I spent most of the day talking to Ukrainians,some of whom are fighting,some of whom are making drones,some of whom are doing other things to keep their country going.I’ve to say it doesn't feel like a place that's giving up…”
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If you think you are smarter than the previous generation...
50 years ago the owners manual of a car showed you how to adjust the valves. Today it warns you not to drink the contents of the battery.
50 years ago the owners manual of a car showed you how to adjust the valves. Today it warns you not to drink the contents of the battery.
September 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If you think you are smarter than the previous generation...
50 years ago the owners manual of a car showed you how to adjust the valves. Today it warns you not to drink the contents of the battery.
50 years ago the owners manual of a car showed you how to adjust the valves. Today it warns you not to drink the contents of the battery.
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💙💛 Situation in Kupiansk and exit from pipeline are under control of Armed Forces of Ukraine. Counter-sabotage operation is underway in city - General Staff
censor.net/en/news/3573...
censor.net/en/news/3573...
September 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
💙💛 Situation in Kupiansk and exit from pipeline are under control of Armed Forces of Ukraine. Counter-sabotage operation is underway in city - General Staff
censor.net/en/news/3573...
censor.net/en/news/3573...
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❗️🇵🇱Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski: The Russian government suggests that Russian drones breached Poland’s airspace by mistake while the Russian UN ambassador claims it’s a physical impossibility for Russian drones to reach Poland.
Which Russian lie are we supposed to believe?
Which Russian lie are we supposed to believe?
September 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
❗️🇵🇱Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski: The Russian government suggests that Russian drones breached Poland’s airspace by mistake while the Russian UN ambassador claims it’s a physical impossibility for Russian drones to reach Poland.
Which Russian lie are we supposed to believe?
Which Russian lie are we supposed to believe?
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#RecipeOfTheDay is Apple and Blackberry Kuchen, which is rather like a Germanic fruit-topped focaccia. And I should tell you that it’s as wonderful (and more common, actually) made with plums. www.nigella.com/recipes/appl...
Apple and Blackberry Kuchen
Kuchen, in this context, may be simply "cake" in German, but what it means in America, taken there by German refugees, is a sweet, but not too sweet, yeasted dough, baked in a slab and topped as desir...
www.nigella.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
#RecipeOfTheDay is Apple and Blackberry Kuchen, which is rather like a Germanic fruit-topped focaccia. And I should tell you that it’s as wonderful (and more common, actually) made with plums. www.nigella.com/recipes/appl...
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💔Stas’s story is just one of thousands about the destruction of children’s national identity in the occupied territories.
“Mom, can I speak Ukrainian here?” — that was the first thing Stas said when he finally found himself in safety. He’s just 12 years old.
“Mom, can I speak Ukrainian here?” — that was the first thing Stas said when he finally found himself in safety. He’s just 12 years old.
May 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
💔Stas’s story is just one of thousands about the destruction of children’s national identity in the occupied territories.
“Mom, can I speak Ukrainian here?” — that was the first thing Stas said when he finally found himself in safety. He’s just 12 years old.
“Mom, can I speak Ukrainian here?” — that was the first thing Stas said when he finally found himself in safety. He’s just 12 years old.
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Lipetsk, Russia: Russian soldiers finally returning home packed neatly in boxes.
May 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Lipetsk, Russia: Russian soldiers finally returning home packed neatly in boxes.
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In the good old days they were supposed to jump over Zealand - and my brigade’s task was to ensure they got a hard landing ;-) Now, things have changed to the better and we are #StrongerTogether
The Polish 6th Airborne Brigade - or 6 Brygady Powietrznodesantowej im. gen. bryg. Stanisława Sosabowskiego as it is known in full - jumpin in Finland as part of Swift Response 25. 📸 from 6BPD Twitter by Dawid Cisło
May 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
In the good old days they were supposed to jump over Zealand - and my brigade’s task was to ensure they got a hard landing ;-) Now, things have changed to the better and we are #StrongerTogether
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F-16 air strikes on Russian ground targets with SDB and other munitions. t.me/utac_team/115
May 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
F-16 air strikes on Russian ground targets with SDB and other munitions. t.me/utac_team/115
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Truly horrific night for Kyiv
May 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Truly horrific night for Kyiv
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Leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the UK will travel to Kyiv on Saturday to show solidarity with President Zelenskyy after Putin hosted the leaders of China and Brazil at Moscow’s Victory Day parade — and amid renewed calls for Russia to agree to a lasting ceasefire. on.ft.com/3RZGSCK
European leaders travel to Kyiv in push for 30-day ceasefire
German chancellor Friedrich Merz joins French, British and Polish leaders in show of solidarity with Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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May 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the UK will travel to Kyiv on Saturday to show solidarity with President Zelenskyy after Putin hosted the leaders of China and Brazil at Moscow’s Victory Day parade — and amid renewed calls for Russia to agree to a lasting ceasefire. on.ft.com/3RZGSCK
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Coalition of the Willing
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Coalition of the Killing
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Coalition of the Killing
May 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Coalition of the Willing
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Coalition of the Killing
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Coalition of the Killing
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Day 153. #GeorgiaProtests
📷 David Chkheidze
📷 David Chkheidze
April 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Day 153. #GeorgiaProtests
📷 David Chkheidze
📷 David Chkheidze
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⚡️ Russians launched a double-tap attack on rescuers who responded to a house fire after a previous shelling in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, State Emergency Service said.
The strike damaged the rescue truck. Later, Russians attacked rescuers again, damaging another vehicle.
📷 DSNS on Telegram
The strike damaged the rescue truck. Later, Russians attacked rescuers again, damaging another vehicle.
📷 DSNS on Telegram
April 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
⚡️ Russians launched a double-tap attack on rescuers who responded to a house fire after a previous shelling in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, State Emergency Service said.
The strike damaged the rescue truck. Later, Russians attacked rescuers again, damaging another vehicle.
📷 DSNS on Telegram
The strike damaged the rescue truck. Later, Russians attacked rescuers again, damaging another vehicle.
📷 DSNS on Telegram
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The possible EU visa-free suspension is already taking over other issues in Georgia. It’s gonna be big.
Suspension of the visa-free regime for Georgia is a bigger issue than you imagine.
Everyone cares about it, everyone benefits from it. I hear even the police might riot if the visa-free is revoked.
Everyone cares about it, everyone benefits from it. I hear even the police might riot if the visa-free is revoked.
The Georgian Dream begins preparing the population for a potential suspension of the EU visa-free regime.
Regime MP Irakli Kadagishvili said today that the issue might be used as a blackmail against Georgia.
Regime MP Irakli Kadagishvili said today that the issue might be used as a blackmail against Georgia.
April 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The possible EU visa-free suspension is already taking over other issues in Georgia. It’s gonna be big.
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🔎🇪🇺"WELCOME TO THE HOTEL ORBÁN" – Our investigation reveals how Hungary’s 2024 EU presidency tried to steer EU delegations to spend money at the Orbán family’s luxury hotel in Budapest. Here’s Viktor Orbán’s daughter, Ráhel, promoting Hotel Dorothea.
🔗Read the full story: vsquare.org/hungary-eu-p...
🔗Read the full story: vsquare.org/hungary-eu-p...
April 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🔎🇪🇺"WELCOME TO THE HOTEL ORBÁN" – Our investigation reveals how Hungary’s 2024 EU presidency tried to steer EU delegations to spend money at the Orbán family’s luxury hotel in Budapest. Here’s Viktor Orbán’s daughter, Ráhel, promoting Hotel Dorothea.
🔗Read the full story: vsquare.org/hungary-eu-p...
🔗Read the full story: vsquare.org/hungary-eu-p...
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The school in Kharkiv, close to where the Russian missile struck.
I remember passing by it just a week ago and seeing kids rehearsing their prom dance in the yard, and now it's ruins.
I remember passing by it just a week ago and seeing kids rehearsing their prom dance in the yard, and now it's ruins.
April 18, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The school in Kharkiv, close to where the Russian missile struck.
I remember passing by it just a week ago and seeing kids rehearsing their prom dance in the yard, and now it's ruins.
I remember passing by it just a week ago and seeing kids rehearsing their prom dance in the yard, and now it's ruins.
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