Shaun Pinner
@olddogua.bsky.social
🇬🇧 Former British Soldier & 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Marine | Author of Live.Fight.Survive | Public Speaker | Defender of Mariupol | https://shaunpinner.com/book
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Shaun Pinner
@olddogua.bsky.social
· Oct 11
British veteran 🇬🇧, Ukrainian Marine 🇺🇦, survivor of Mariupol and Russian captivity. Sentenced to die - freed to speak.
📖 Live. Fight. Survive. - my story they couldn’t bury.
shaunpinner.com/book
📖 Live. Fight. Survive. - my story they couldn’t bury.
shaunpinner.com/book
Overnight, Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery — one of Russia’s largest and a key facility owned by Rosneft.
This marks the second attack on the refinery in recent weeks, following a previous strike on November 3.
This marks the second attack on the refinery in recent weeks, following a previous strike on November 3.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Overnight, Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery — one of Russia’s largest and a key facility owned by Rosneft.
This marks the second attack on the refinery in recent weeks, following a previous strike on November 3.
This marks the second attack on the refinery in recent weeks, following a previous strike on November 3.
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“SMO" now is just 2 months shorter than the "Great Patriotic war" 1941-1945 against Germany. At the same time Soviets were almost in Berlin. Russia is around Pokrovsk, town 41km from Donetsk from where they started invasion almost 4 years ago. Thats the perspective.
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“SMO" now is just 2 months shorter than the "Great Patriotic war" 1941-1945 against Germany. At the same time Soviets were almost in Berlin. Russia is around Pokrovsk, town 41km from Donetsk from where they started invasion almost 4 years ago. Thats the perspective.
The picture we would all love to see, the biggest killers of Christians since Hitler and Stalin. Women & Children included.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#RussiaIsATerroristState
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The picture we would all love to see, the biggest killers of Christians since Hitler and Stalin. Women & Children included.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Last night we were hit.
I’d been saying for a while that an attack on Dnipro City, where I live, was imminent. It came. It always starts the same way: that accelerated scream of a drone dive-bombing in the distance, the first wave testing the city’s air defences before the main attraction arrives.
I’d been saying for a while that an attack on Dnipro City, where I live, was imminent. It came. It always starts the same way: that accelerated scream of a drone dive-bombing in the distance, the first wave testing the city’s air defences before the main attraction arrives.
November 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Last night we were hit.
I’d been saying for a while that an attack on Dnipro City, where I live, was imminent. It came. It always starts the same way: that accelerated scream of a drone dive-bombing in the distance, the first wave testing the city’s air defences before the main attraction arrives.
I’d been saying for a while that an attack on Dnipro City, where I live, was imminent. It came. It always starts the same way: that accelerated scream of a drone dive-bombing in the distance, the first wave testing the city’s air defences before the main attraction arrives.
Loud tonight, Russians already directly hit an apartment block.
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Loud tonight, Russians already directly hit an apartment block.
Reposted by Shaun Pinner
‘Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth’
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth
“Last November, I visited Pokrovsk and called it the farmhouse at Waterloo”, writes the former Ukrainian Marine, Shaun Pinner.
cepa.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
‘Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth’
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
Pokrovsk has turned into the farmhouse at Waterloo. There really is no winning scenario for Russia as once again Ukraine confounds predictions & bleeds Russia dry.
Read this great account by my friend @olddogua.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/pokr...
‼️Russians reduce activity around Pokrovsk
Enemy movements in the city have decreased as they try to minimize losses and wait for reinforcements, reports the 7th Air Assault Corps.
Enemy movements in the city have decreased as they try to minimize losses and wait for reinforcements, reports the 7th Air Assault Corps.
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
‼️Russians reduce activity around Pokrovsk
Enemy movements in the city have decreased as they try to minimize losses and wait for reinforcements, reports the 7th Air Assault Corps.
Enemy movements in the city have decreased as they try to minimize losses and wait for reinforcements, reports the 7th Air Assault Corps.
WTF has he done now?
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
WTF has he done now?
Putin: “Hey, How old are you?”
Kid: “10.”
Putin: “Can you hold an AK-74?”
Kid: “10.”
Putin: “Can you hold an AK-74?”
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Putin: “Hey, How old are you?”
Kid: “10.”
Putin: “Can you hold an AK-74?”
Kid: “10.”
Putin: “Can you hold an AK-74?”
🚨Don’t forget to listen to my chat with US 🇺🇸 former army soldier Alex Drueke on Russian captivity, their systemic torture policy and his chat with Russian propagandist Graham Phillips. Life after Captivity and what it holds now 🙏🇺🇦
links in the thread below👇
#RussiaIsATerroristState
links in the thread below👇
#RussiaIsATerroristState
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🚨Don’t forget to listen to my chat with US 🇺🇸 former army soldier Alex Drueke on Russian captivity, their systemic torture policy and his chat with Russian propagandist Graham Phillips. Life after Captivity and what it holds now 🙏🇺🇦
links in the thread below👇
#RussiaIsATerroristState
links in the thread below👇
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Remarkable footage of a Russian Shahed drone diving toward civilian apartment blocks, taken out by Ukrainian air defence just before impact. 🇺🇦🙏
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#RussiaIsATerroristState
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Remarkable footage of a Russian Shahed drone diving toward civilian apartment blocks, taken out by Ukrainian air defence just before impact. 🇺🇦🙏
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#RussiaIsATerroristState
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My latest article Pokrovsk: Putin’s Bleeding Point
My latest article Pokrovsk: Putin’s Bleeding Point
Pokrovsk: Putin’s bleeding point - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
People keep asking me: why are we still fighting for Pokrovsk? Last November I called it the “farmhouse at Waterloo,” and I wasn’t wrong. Everything has been converging toward this…
londonlovesbusiness.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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My latest article Pokrovsk: Putin’s Bleeding Point
My latest article Pokrovsk: Putin’s Bleeding Point
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People keep asking me why we are still defending Pokrovsk, the question we should be asking, is why Russia is throwing everything at it?
People keep asking me why we are still defending Pokrovsk, the question we should be asking, is why Russia is throwing everything at it?
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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People keep asking me why we are still defending Pokrovsk, the question we should be asking, is why Russia is throwing everything at it?
People keep asking me why we are still defending Pokrovsk, the question we should be asking, is why Russia is throwing everything at it?
In India 🇮🇳, relatives of those recruited into the Russian army protested demanding the return of their loved ones home - a rare case of protest by relatives of recruited foreigners that’s gathering momentum.
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In India 🇮🇳, relatives of those recruited into the Russian army protested demanding the return of their loved ones home - a rare case of protest by relatives of recruited foreigners that’s gathering momentum.
🎙️ CAPTURED is now on Substack, Apple & Spotify
Aiden Aslin & I returned to a POW camp — this time on the outside — to meet captured Russian soldiers abandoned by the state they fought for.
Raw. Unfiltered. Real war — not Kremlin theatre. 11,000 views already on Youtube
Live. Fight. Survive. 🇺🇦
Aiden Aslin & I returned to a POW camp — this time on the outside — to meet captured Russian soldiers abandoned by the state they fought for.
Raw. Unfiltered. Real war — not Kremlin theatre. 11,000 views already on Youtube
Live. Fight. Survive. 🇺🇦
November 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🎙️ CAPTURED is now on Substack, Apple & Spotify
Aiden Aslin & I returned to a POW camp — this time on the outside — to meet captured Russian soldiers abandoned by the state they fought for.
Raw. Unfiltered. Real war — not Kremlin theatre. 11,000 views already on Youtube
Live. Fight. Survive. 🇺🇦
Aiden Aslin & I returned to a POW camp — this time on the outside — to meet captured Russian soldiers abandoned by the state they fought for.
Raw. Unfiltered. Real war — not Kremlin theatre. 11,000 views already on Youtube
Live. Fight. Survive. 🇺🇦
NK prisoners in Kyiv asked to be handed over to South Korea, - DW
Russia has abandoned many of its non-ethnic soldiers in Ukrainian POW camps.
They watch ethnic Russians go home while they remain, confused, forgotten, and betrayed by Moscow.
I know, because I interviewed them.
Documentary below. 🎥
Russia has abandoned many of its non-ethnic soldiers in Ukrainian POW camps.
They watch ethnic Russians go home while they remain, confused, forgotten, and betrayed by Moscow.
I know, because I interviewed them.
Documentary below. 🎥
November 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
NK prisoners in Kyiv asked to be handed over to South Korea, - DW
Russia has abandoned many of its non-ethnic soldiers in Ukrainian POW camps.
They watch ethnic Russians go home while they remain, confused, forgotten, and betrayed by Moscow.
I know, because I interviewed them.
Documentary below. 🎥
Russia has abandoned many of its non-ethnic soldiers in Ukrainian POW camps.
They watch ethnic Russians go home while they remain, confused, forgotten, and betrayed by Moscow.
I know, because I interviewed them.
Documentary below. 🎥
Russia uses torture to shape tomorrow’s narrative. With help from RT and other state-run media, they broadcast lies not just inside Russia, but to audiences around the world.
Listen to my conversation with Alex Drueke, why truth matters & why holding on to the things that make us human is how we win
Listen to my conversation with Alex Drueke, why truth matters & why holding on to the things that make us human is how we win
youtu.be/8OkgVemHf2g?...
🎙️ New PODCAST, Alex Drueke
Former US soldier. Fellow POW. Brother in survival. We talk capture, torture, propaganda, and the moment life snaps into before and after.
Raw. Honest. No filter.
Watch early on my channel, truth first, always. 🇺🇦🔥
🎙️ New PODCAST, Alex Drueke
Former US soldier. Fellow POW. Brother in survival. We talk capture, torture, propaganda, and the moment life snaps into before and after.
Raw. Honest. No filter.
Watch early on my channel, truth first, always. 🇺🇦🔥
BEATING THE LIES INTO YOU: Alex Drueke on captivity, coming home & the propaganda that followed him
YouTube video by Shaun Pinner
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Russia uses torture to shape tomorrow’s narrative. With help from RT and other state-run media, they broadcast lies not just inside Russia, but to audiences around the world.
Listen to my conversation with Alex Drueke, why truth matters & why holding on to the things that make us human is how we win
Listen to my conversation with Alex Drueke, why truth matters & why holding on to the things that make us human is how we win
💥🔥 GUR Special Operation
Ukraine’s intelligence service knocked out the critical “Koltsevoy” fuel pipeline, a key artery feeding the Russian military-industrial machine with gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel.
Anti-drone nets, guards, and all that Kremlin “fortress Russia” theatre didn’t save it.
Ukraine’s intelligence service knocked out the critical “Koltsevoy” fuel pipeline, a key artery feeding the Russian military-industrial machine with gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel.
Anti-drone nets, guards, and all that Kremlin “fortress Russia” theatre didn’t save it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
💥🔥 GUR Special Operation
Ukraine’s intelligence service knocked out the critical “Koltsevoy” fuel pipeline, a key artery feeding the Russian military-industrial machine with gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel.
Anti-drone nets, guards, and all that Kremlin “fortress Russia” theatre didn’t save it.
Ukraine’s intelligence service knocked out the critical “Koltsevoy” fuel pipeline, a key artery feeding the Russian military-industrial machine with gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel.
Anti-drone nets, guards, and all that Kremlin “fortress Russia” theatre didn’t save it.
Have I seen Elvis? How Russia uses torture to form tomorrow’s narratives.
My chat with Alex Drueke on Russian brutality & torture, with some gallows humour thrown in.
My chat with Alex Drueke on Russian brutality & torture, with some gallows humour thrown in.
October 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Have I seen Elvis? How Russia uses torture to form tomorrow’s narratives.
My chat with Alex Drueke on Russian brutality & torture, with some gallows humour thrown in.
My chat with Alex Drueke on Russian brutality & torture, with some gallows humour thrown in.
Click below to watch the full video:
Gallows humour isn’t disrespect, it’s survival. When you see the worst of humanity, sometimes humour is the only way to stay human.
Gallows humour isn’t disrespect, it’s survival. When you see the worst of humanity, sometimes humour is the only way to stay human.
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Click below to watch the full video:
Gallows humour isn’t disrespect, it’s survival. When you see the worst of humanity, sometimes humour is the only way to stay human.
Gallows humour isn’t disrespect, it’s survival. When you see the worst of humanity, sometimes humour is the only way to stay human.
youtu.be/8OkgVemHf2g?...
🎙️ New PODCAST, Alex Drueke
Former US soldier. Fellow POW. Brother in survival. We talk capture, torture, propaganda, and the moment life snaps into before and after.
Raw. Honest. No filter.
Watch early on my channel, truth first, always. 🇺🇦🔥
🎙️ New PODCAST, Alex Drueke
Former US soldier. Fellow POW. Brother in survival. We talk capture, torture, propaganda, and the moment life snaps into before and after.
Raw. Honest. No filter.
Watch early on my channel, truth first, always. 🇺🇦🔥
BEATING THE LIES INTO YOU: Alex Drueke on captivity, coming home & the propaganda that followed him
YouTube video by Shaun Pinner
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
youtu.be/8OkgVemHf2g?...
🎙️ New PODCAST, Alex Drueke
Former US soldier. Fellow POW. Brother in survival. We talk capture, torture, propaganda, and the moment life snaps into before and after.
Raw. Honest. No filter.
Watch early on my channel, truth first, always. 🇺🇦🔥
🎙️ New PODCAST, Alex Drueke
Former US soldier. Fellow POW. Brother in survival. We talk capture, torture, propaganda, and the moment life snaps into before and after.
Raw. Honest. No filter.
Watch early on my channel, truth first, always. 🇺🇦🔥
It’s not going away.
londonlovesbusiness.com?p=206749
Part 4 — the final instalment of my intro series for London Business News.
When you come home, the War doesn’t end, it just changes its clothes. 🇺🇦🔥
londonlovesbusiness.com?p=206749
Part 4 — the final instalment of my intro series for London Business News.
When you come home, the War doesn’t end, it just changes its clothes. 🇺🇦🔥
The man Russia tried to break: Part 4 'It’s Not Going Away' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Explore the emotional journey in The man Russia tried to break: Part 4 'It’s Not Going Away'. War's impact lingers long after.
londonlovesbusiness.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s not going away.
londonlovesbusiness.com?p=206749
Part 4 — the final instalment of my intro series for London Business News.
When you come home, the War doesn’t end, it just changes its clothes. 🇺🇦🔥
londonlovesbusiness.com?p=206749
Part 4 — the final instalment of my intro series for London Business News.
When you come home, the War doesn’t end, it just changes its clothes. 🇺🇦🔥
First of all, as a Russian speaker from East Ukraine (just born in London), they’re not ethnically Russian. That’s Kremlin propaganda from a burned-out “academic” who doesn’t know the region and likely profits from repeating it.
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
First of all, as a Russian speaker from East Ukraine (just born in London), they’re not ethnically Russian. That’s Kremlin propaganda from a burned-out “academic” who doesn’t know the region and likely profits from repeating it.
🎙 Great interview dropping tomorrow with Alex Drueke, FormerUkrainian POW from the US. He talks about his background, why he came to Ukraine, capture and survival, his return home, and how Americans see Ukraine today.
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Substack & YouTube: Link Below 👇
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Substack & YouTube: Link Below 👇
October 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🎙 Great interview dropping tomorrow with Alex Drueke, FormerUkrainian POW from the US. He talks about his background, why he came to Ukraine, capture and survival, his return home, and how Americans see Ukraine today.
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Substack & YouTube: Link Below 👇
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Substack & YouTube: Link Below 👇