Hans de Vreij
@vreij.bsky.social
Dutch journalist (ret). Was defence editor at Radio Netherlands. Studied Russian. First job: Amnesty spokesman in the Netherlands. Then 3 decades in journalism. My Cold War spy story: https://hansdevreij.com/2017/01/24/russian-spy-and-i-2/
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Hans de Vreij
@vreij.bsky.social
· Dec 29
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Terug naar Khartoem, waar de oorlog geen gebouw heeft overgeslagen: ‘We moeten door. Het is onze plicht’
Terug naar Khartoem, waar de oorlog geen gebouw heeft overgeslagen: ‘We moeten door. Het is onze plicht’
www.volkskrant.nl
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Terug naar Khartoem, waar de oorlog geen gebouw heeft overgeslagen: ‘We moeten door. Het is onze plicht’
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AIS-spoof-station WHISKEY 365 in Finland is offline.
It operated with a noteworthy 100% uptime for over a year. Oct 30 it started publishing anomalous data and caused a mass spoof event Nov 2.
Now offline since a few hours.
Guess: they were raided by FI authorities.
It operated with a noteworthy 100% uptime for over a year. Oct 30 it started publishing anomalous data and caused a mass spoof event Nov 2.
Now offline since a few hours.
Guess: they were raided by FI authorities.
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
AIS-spoof-station WHISKEY 365 in Finland is offline.
It operated with a noteworthy 100% uptime for over a year. Oct 30 it started publishing anomalous data and caused a mass spoof event Nov 2.
Now offline since a few hours.
Guess: they were raided by FI authorities.
It operated with a noteworthy 100% uptime for over a year. Oct 30 it started publishing anomalous data and caused a mass spoof event Nov 2.
Now offline since a few hours.
Guess: they were raided by FI authorities.
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🔥🔥Drones attacked the oil refinery in Saratov: a large fire is reported
The russian Ministry of Defense claims 37 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over the swamps.
The russian Ministry of Defense claims 37 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over the swamps.
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🔥🔥Drones attacked the oil refinery in Saratov: a large fire is reported
The russian Ministry of Defense claims 37 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over the swamps.
The russian Ministry of Defense claims 37 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over the swamps.
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A video from the captured part of Pokrovsk, devoid of life.
Ukraine continues to launch counter attacks - the low cloud cover offers more freedom for both sides to try to advance with drones less effective.
Ukraine continues to launch counter attacks - the low cloud cover offers more freedom for both sides to try to advance with drones less effective.
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
A video from the captured part of Pokrovsk, devoid of life.
Ukraine continues to launch counter attacks - the low cloud cover offers more freedom for both sides to try to advance with drones less effective.
Ukraine continues to launch counter attacks - the low cloud cover offers more freedom for both sides to try to advance with drones less effective.
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2/2
It's very unusual for a repeat attack a few hours later, but sirens were heard again in Saratov this morning, and then a big explosion was heard.
With low cloud cover, it may sound worse than it is - it's possibly Russian air defence hitting a target.
It's very unusual for a repeat attack a few hours later, but sirens were heard again in Saratov this morning, and then a big explosion was heard.
With low cloud cover, it may sound worse than it is - it's possibly Russian air defence hitting a target.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
2/2
It's very unusual for a repeat attack a few hours later, but sirens were heard again in Saratov this morning, and then a big explosion was heard.
With low cloud cover, it may sound worse than it is - it's possibly Russian air defence hitting a target.
It's very unusual for a repeat attack a few hours later, but sirens were heard again in Saratov this morning, and then a big explosion was heard.
With low cloud cover, it may sound worse than it is - it's possibly Russian air defence hitting a target.
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1/2
I am going to start in the Russian city of Saratov, where another Ukraine attack began just over an hour ago.
It came just hours after I was posting videos like this at the end of yesterday's thread showing the refinery there burning...
I am going to start in the Russian city of Saratov, where another Ukraine attack began just over an hour ago.
It came just hours after I was posting videos like this at the end of yesterday's thread showing the refinery there burning...
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
1/2
I am going to start in the Russian city of Saratov, where another Ukraine attack began just over an hour ago.
It came just hours after I was posting videos like this at the end of yesterday's thread showing the refinery there burning...
I am going to start in the Russian city of Saratov, where another Ukraine attack began just over an hour ago.
It came just hours after I was posting videos like this at the end of yesterday's thread showing the refinery there burning...
'Syrië sluit zich aan bij VS-coalitie tegen IS na bezoek president' nieuws.nl/buitenland/s...
Syrië sluit zich aan bij VS-coalitie tegen IS na bezoek president
WASHINGTON (ANP) - Syrië gaat zich aansluiten bij een door de VS geleide coalitie tegen Islamitische Staat (IS), melden media als The New York Times en de BBC. Syrië wordt het negentigste land dat zic...
nieuws.nl
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
'Syrië sluit zich aan bij VS-coalitie tegen IS na bezoek president' nieuws.nl/buitenland/s...
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The AIS-receiver station responsible for the mass spoof event Nov 2 in Baltic Sea show anomalous data patterns during 8 more days but returned to normalcy Nov 9.
From a baseline of ~30 ships/h, for 8 days it reported 56-113 ships/h.
Speculation: Mass spoof might have been a mistake by attacker.
From a baseline of ~30 ships/h, for 8 days it reported 56-113 ships/h.
Speculation: Mass spoof might have been a mistake by attacker.
November 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The AIS-receiver station responsible for the mass spoof event Nov 2 in Baltic Sea show anomalous data patterns during 8 more days but returned to normalcy Nov 9.
From a baseline of ~30 ships/h, for 8 days it reported 56-113 ships/h.
Speculation: Mass spoof might have been a mistake by attacker.
From a baseline of ~30 ships/h, for 8 days it reported 56-113 ships/h.
Speculation: Mass spoof might have been a mistake by attacker.
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Russia launched a massive overnight drone attack on Odesa region, damaging energy and transport infrastructure. One person was injured.
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Russia launched a massive overnight drone attack on Odesa region, damaging energy and transport infrastructure. One person was injured.
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“Trump kan eigenlijk alleen maar dammen,” zegt Ruslandkenner Helga Salemon. Poetin speelt een schaakspel, Trump probeert mee te doen met sancties tegen twee grote oliebedrijven. Maar via omzeiling door Turkije en China blijft de vraag of het effect beperkt blijft.
Kijk hier: pod.link/1479010914
Kijk hier: pod.link/1479010914
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
“Trump kan eigenlijk alleen maar dammen,” zegt Ruslandkenner Helga Salemon. Poetin speelt een schaakspel, Trump probeert mee te doen met sancties tegen twee grote oliebedrijven. Maar via omzeiling door Turkije en China blijft de vraag of het effect beperkt blijft.
Kijk hier: pod.link/1479010914
Kijk hier: pod.link/1479010914
Podcast: 'Rusland op weg naar grootste triomf van 2025: de bezetting van Pokrovsk'. Met Arnout Brouwers en Tom Vennink. www.volkskrant.nl/podcasts/rus... (kaart: DeepState)
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Podcast: 'Rusland op weg naar grootste triomf van 2025: de bezetting van Pokrovsk'. Met Arnout Brouwers en Tom Vennink. www.volkskrant.nl/podcasts/rus... (kaart: DeepState)
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Indrukwekkende reportage van NOS correspondent Elles van Gelder over mensen die terugkeren naar Kartoem. Met zoveel liefde voor mensen gemaakt. Kijktip!
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/co...
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/co...
Inwoners Khartoem keren terug naar verwoeste stad: 'Er is hier niets'
Terwijl in de Sudanese regio Darfur de burgeroorlog in alle hevigheid doorgaat, keren inwoners van de hoofdstad Khartoem terug naar een stad in puin. Correspondent Elles van Gelder en cameraman Sven T...
nos.nl
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Indrukwekkende reportage van NOS correspondent Elles van Gelder over mensen die terugkeren naar Kartoem. Met zoveel liefde voor mensen gemaakt. Kijktip!
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/co...
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/co...
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"Europese Unie bezig met oprichting nieuwe inlichtingendienst"
De Europese Commissie is bezig met de oprichting van een nieuwe inlichtingendienst. De nieuwe eenheid moet het gebruik verbeteren van informatie die is verzameld door nationale veiligheidsdiensten.
www.hln.be/nieuws/europ...
#EU
De Europese Commissie is bezig met de oprichting van een nieuwe inlichtingendienst. De nieuwe eenheid moet het gebruik verbeteren van informatie die is verzameld door nationale veiligheidsdiensten.
www.hln.be/nieuws/europ...
#EU
“Europese Unie bezig met oprichting nieuwe inlichtingendienst”
De Europese Commissie is bezig met de oprichting van een nieuwe inlichtingendienst. Dat meldt de krant ‘Financial Times’. De nieuwe eenheid moet het gebruik verbeteren van informatie die is verzameld ...
www.hln.be
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
"Europese Unie bezig met oprichting nieuwe inlichtingendienst"
De Europese Commissie is bezig met de oprichting van een nieuwe inlichtingendienst. De nieuwe eenheid moet het gebruik verbeteren van informatie die is verzameld door nationale veiligheidsdiensten.
www.hln.be/nieuws/europ...
#EU
De Europese Commissie is bezig met de oprichting van een nieuwe inlichtingendienst. De nieuwe eenheid moet het gebruik verbeteren van informatie die is verzameld door nationale veiligheidsdiensten.
www.hln.be/nieuws/europ...
#EU
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This isn’t a scene from Mad Max: Furiosa - it’s more like Mad Maxim: Alcohosa, featuring Russian assault troops in Pokrovsk rolling in on hacked-up motorcycles and jery-rigged civilian trucks
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This isn’t a scene from Mad Max: Furiosa - it’s more like Mad Maxim: Alcohosa, featuring Russian assault troops in Pokrovsk rolling in on hacked-up motorcycles and jery-rigged civilian trucks
‘Czech president opposes removal of Ukrainian flags from institutions in Czechia’ www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Czech president opposes removal of Ukrainian flags from institutions in Czechia
Czech President Petr Pavel believes that Ukrainian flags should continue to fly in Czechia as a symbol of solidarity, adding however that the halting of material aid to Kyiv would be a far more seriou...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
‘Czech president opposes removal of Ukrainian flags from institutions in Czechia’ www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and ships in the Red Sea corridor in letter to Hamas.
Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and ships in the Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signaling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and ships in the Red Sea corridor in letter to Hamas.
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❓ ISW analyses situation around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad
ISW analyses situation around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have noted that the situation near the cities of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast remains difficult, as Ukrainian forces are fighting to ho...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
❓ ISW analyses situation around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad
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Fors meer Oekraïners naar EU gevlucht na versoepeling reisbeperkingen
Er zijn in september fors meer mensen vanuit Oekraïne naar EU-landen gevlucht, meldt het Europese statistiekbureau Eurostat. 79.000 Oekraïners maakten in september gebruik van hun recht op tijdelijke bescherming in de...
Er zijn in september fors meer mensen vanuit Oekraïne naar EU-landen gevlucht, meldt het Europese statistiekbureau Eurostat. 79.000 Oekraïners maakten in september gebruik van hun recht op tijdelijke bescherming in de...
LIVE Oorlog Oekraïne | Fors meer Oekraïners naar EU gevlucht na versoepeling reisbeperkingen
Er zijn in september fors meer mensen vanuit Oekraïne naar EU-landen gevlucht, meldt het Europese statistiekbureau Eurostat. 79.000 Oekraïners maakten in september gebruik van hun recht op tijdelijke ...
www.ad.nl
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Fors meer Oekraïners naar EU gevlucht na versoepeling reisbeperkingen
Er zijn in september fors meer mensen vanuit Oekraïne naar EU-landen gevlucht, meldt het Europese statistiekbureau Eurostat. 79.000 Oekraïners maakten in september gebruik van hun recht op tijdelijke bescherming in de...
Er zijn in september fors meer mensen vanuit Oekraïne naar EU-landen gevlucht, meldt het Europese statistiekbureau Eurostat. 79.000 Oekraïners maakten in september gebruik van hun recht op tijdelijke bescherming in de...
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‼️Declared as a video with Russians driving into Pokrovsk on light equipment
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
‼️Declared as a video with Russians driving into Pokrovsk on light equipment
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the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:
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Power went out twice during President Zelenskyy's interview with the Guardian's Luke Harding
When the lights went out for the second time, President Zelenskyy said, "See? That’s life," & suggested continuing the interview without interpretation headsets, which also didn’t work without electricity⤵️
When the lights went out for the second time, President Zelenskyy said, "See? That’s life," & suggested continuing the interview without interpretation headsets, which also didn’t work without electricity⤵️
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Power went out twice during President Zelenskyy's interview with the Guardian's Luke Harding
When the lights went out for the second time, President Zelenskyy said, "See? That’s life," & suggested continuing the interview without interpretation headsets, which also didn’t work without electricity⤵️
When the lights went out for the second time, President Zelenskyy said, "See? That’s life," & suggested continuing the interview without interpretation headsets, which also didn’t work without electricity⤵️
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❗️Putin is preparing a decisive operation in the Donetsk direction, - Syrskyi
"The Russian command has sent about 150 thousand occupiers to the Pokrovsk region. Russia's goal is to surround Pokrovsk and neighboring cities from the north, south and east, block supply routes and expel civilians..."
"The Russian command has sent about 150 thousand occupiers to the Pokrovsk region. Russia's goal is to surround Pokrovsk and neighboring cities from the north, south and east, block supply routes and expel civilians..."
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
❗️Putin is preparing a decisive operation in the Donetsk direction, - Syrskyi
"The Russian command has sent about 150 thousand occupiers to the Pokrovsk region. Russia's goal is to surround Pokrovsk and neighboring cities from the north, south and east, block supply routes and expel civilians..."
"The Russian command has sent about 150 thousand occupiers to the Pokrovsk region. Russia's goal is to surround Pokrovsk and neighboring cities from the north, south and east, block supply routes and expel civilians..."
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Rusland blokkeert simkaarten preventief om dronedreiging
Rusland blokkeert simkaarten preventief om dronedreiging
MOSKOU (ANP/DPA) - Rusland blokkeert simkaarten de eerste 24 uur nadat de kaarten het land zijn binnengekomen, uit voorzorg tegen droneaanvallen. Dat meldt het Russische RBC News, dat zich baseert op...
nieuws.nl
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Rusland blokkeert simkaarten preventief om dronedreiging
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The commander of one of the units of the 218th Tank Regiment (military unit 82588 of the Russian Armed Forces) openly explained why there are so many missing soldiers in the Russian army.
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The commander of one of the units of the 218th Tank Regiment (military unit 82588 of the Russian Armed Forces) openly explained why there are so many missing soldiers in the Russian army.
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⚡️ Zelenskyy reacts broadly to corruption in Ukraine's energy sector: Convictions must follow
Zelenskyy reacts broadly to corruption in Ukraine's energy sector: Convictions must follow
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he supports the ongoing investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) int...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
⚡️ Zelenskyy reacts broadly to corruption in Ukraine's energy sector: Convictions must follow