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Russia’s Rubikon and similar units are steadily erasing one of Kyiv’s key battlefield advantages. Their drone operators are crippling Ukraine’s drone logistics and targeting pilots instead of frontline troops—enabling Russian infantry to push deeper. Good piece. 👇
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The elite Russian unit hunting Ukraine’s drone warriors
Moscow’s new Rubikon team upends Kyiv’s control of the electronic battlefield
www.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Russia’s Rubikon and similar units are steadily erasing one of Kyiv’s key battlefield advantages. Their drone operators are crippling Ukraine’s drone logistics and targeting pilots instead of frontline troops—enabling Russian infantry to push deeper. Good piece. 👇
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The U.S. has granted a one-year exemption for Hungary from certain sanctions against Russia, specifically regarding oil and gas pipelines. Secretary of State Rubio noted that an immediate cutoff would severely harm Hungary’s economy.
Fico is next up.
Fico is next up.
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The U.S. has granted a one-year exemption for Hungary from certain sanctions against Russia, specifically regarding oil and gas pipelines. Secretary of State Rubio noted that an immediate cutoff would severely harm Hungary’s economy.
Fico is next up.
Fico is next up.
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A golden era of TB vaccines is coming – but is the world ready? | New op-ed from Alex Pym @wellcometrust.bsky.social
With new TB vaccines on the horizon, the global health community must act now to ensure they reach those that need them most
Free to read🔓
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
With new TB vaccines on the horizon, the global health community must act now to ensure they reach those that need them most
Free to read🔓
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A golden era of TB vaccines is coming – but is the world ready? | New op-ed from Alex Pym @wellcometrust.bsky.social
With new TB vaccines on the horizon, the global health community must act now to ensure they reach those that need them most
Free to read🔓
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
With new TB vaccines on the horizon, the global health community must act now to ensure they reach those that need them most
Free to read🔓
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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A new photo has surfaced showing the aftermath of a recent Ukrainian Neptune missile strike on the Oryol thermal power plant. The damage appears significant.
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A new photo has surfaced showing the aftermath of a recent Ukrainian Neptune missile strike on the Oryol thermal power plant. The damage appears significant.
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This is what fog does to Ukraine's drone advantage.
All of this territory fell to Russia in a single weekend when thick fog blinded Ukrainian surveillance
300+ Russian troops now inside Pokrovsk. They didn't fight their way in—they drove in while drones couldn't see:
All of this territory fell to Russia in a single weekend when thick fog blinded Ukrainian surveillance
300+ Russian troops now inside Pokrovsk. They didn't fight their way in—they drove in while drones couldn't see:
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This is what fog does to Ukraine's drone advantage.
All of this territory fell to Russia in a single weekend when thick fog blinded Ukrainian surveillance
300+ Russian troops now inside Pokrovsk. They didn't fight their way in—they drove in while drones couldn't see:
All of this territory fell to Russia in a single weekend when thick fog blinded Ukrainian surveillance
300+ Russian troops now inside Pokrovsk. They didn't fight their way in—they drove in while drones couldn't see:
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A MUST LISTEN at minute 17:35: Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute: youtu.be/95t6-kyaF0M?...
Clear-eyed analysis on the state of the front line. Clarifies why Ukraine's allies need to massively step up. Can we talk boots on the ground too?
Clear-eyed analysis on the state of the front line. Clarifies why Ukraine's allies need to massively step up. Can we talk boots on the ground too?
Energy war forces blackouts in Russia and Ukraine amid Putin’s manpower crisis | Ukraine: The Latest
YouTube video by The Telegraph
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November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A MUST LISTEN at minute 17:35: Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute: youtu.be/95t6-kyaF0M?...
Clear-eyed analysis on the state of the front line. Clarifies why Ukraine's allies need to massively step up. Can we talk boots on the ground too?
Clear-eyed analysis on the state of the front line. Clarifies why Ukraine's allies need to massively step up. Can we talk boots on the ground too?
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According to Business Insider, the company Atreyd has sent a "drone wall" to Ukraine for testing, designed to intercept Shaheds and KABs. Thanks to AI, a single operator can control a hundred drones simultaneously.
www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-gets...
www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-gets...
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
According to Business Insider, the company Atreyd has sent a "drone wall" to Ukraine for testing, designed to intercept Shaheds and KABs. Thanks to AI, a single operator can control a hundred drones simultaneously.
www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-gets...
www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-gets...
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Development: Ukraine suspended a top minister on Monday as it grappled with a sweeping investigation into graft in the energy sector that has implicated allies of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Development: Ukraine suspended a top minister on Monday as it grappled with a sweeping investigation into graft in the energy sector that has implicated allies of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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How the hell we fix this, I don't know. I *think* it needs a charismatic, inspirational leader inclined to build the nation rather than destroy the opposition - but there's a massive shortage of people like that in UK politics.
There’s a missing link in British public life – and it underpins crises from the BBC to our prisons | Rafael Behr
There’s a missing link in British public life – and it underpins crises from the BBC to our prisons | Rafael Behr
A declining sense of collective identity is corroding trust in our institutions and undermining democratic politics, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
How the hell we fix this, I don't know. I *think* it needs a charismatic, inspirational leader inclined to build the nation rather than destroy the opposition - but there's a massive shortage of people like that in UK politics.
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On a more serious note: British politics have been in crisis mode for ten years and this is a real problem whatever your politics. It undermines trust in government and democracy, fuels populism, and makes the UK an unstable partner at a time when the geopolitical situation is very dangerous.
The important story behind this story is that someone in Downing Street is having a breakdown:
Starmer allies issue warning to PM’s rivals as fears grow over leadership challenge
No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local elections
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
On a more serious note: British politics have been in crisis mode for ten years and this is a real problem whatever your politics. It undermines trust in government and democracy, fuels populism, and makes the UK an unstable partner at a time when the geopolitical situation is very dangerous.
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"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal" edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal" edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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A great cause for your donations!
Hello everyone, friends, followers, and supporters of Ukraine
I'm starting a new fundraiser for $120,000 to help Ukraine with engineering equipment, heavy trucks with cranes, and excavators
Please watch the video and read to understand why this matters
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I'm starting a new fundraiser for $120,000 to help Ukraine with engineering equipment, heavy trucks with cranes, and excavators
Please watch the video and read to understand why this matters
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Engineering Equipment for Ukraine
Help Liberty Ukraine Foundation reach their goal by donating or sharing with your friends.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A great cause for your donations!
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Good! Sanctions from the West and kinetic sanctions from Ukraine must continue.
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Good! Sanctions from the West and kinetic sanctions from Ukraine must continue.
"It’s far harder for the Greens, with their four MPs, to claim the same kind of plausible dominance [as Reform] over a governing party with more than 400."
Yeah, cos Reform have five MPs which is obviously completely different to the Greens' four.
Yeah, cos Reform have five MPs which is obviously completely different to the Greens' four.
What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off | Gaby Hinsliff
What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off | Gaby Hinsliff
They may lack Labour’s party machine, but Zack Polanski’s burgeoning popularity could have seismic consequences for British politics, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"It’s far harder for the Greens, with their four MPs, to claim the same kind of plausible dominance [as Reform] over a governing party with more than 400."
Yeah, cos Reform have five MPs which is obviously completely different to the Greens' four.
Yeah, cos Reform have five MPs which is obviously completely different to the Greens' four.
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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
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That’s a lot.
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
That’s a lot.
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
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Ukraine’s application to join the EU has so far been blocked by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Now Brussels is hatching a plan to ensure precious time isn’t wasted.
Today's Brussels Playbook reveals details of the latest gambit. 👇
Now Brussels is hatching a plan to ensure precious time isn’t wasted.
Today's Brussels Playbook reveals details of the latest gambit. 👇
In the shadow of war
Presented by Amazon By GABRIEL GAVIN with ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Contact us on X @gerardofortuna @NicholasVinocur | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser WHILE YOU WE…
www.politico.eu
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Ukraine’s application to join the EU has so far been blocked by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Now Brussels is hatching a plan to ensure precious time isn’t wasted.
Today's Brussels Playbook reveals details of the latest gambit. 👇
Now Brussels is hatching a plan to ensure precious time isn’t wasted.
Today's Brussels Playbook reveals details of the latest gambit. 👇
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The decision to sacrifice Ukrainians as disposable, second-class people for the sake of "avoiding escalation" has been an act of strategic idiocy. The consequences are now clear: Russia is more battle-hardened,its drone production is in overdrive, and its desperation makes it more dangerous,not less
On the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, President Zelensky called NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg from a bunker in Kyiv, pleading for a no-fly zone to stop Russian airstrikes.
He cited NATO’s past interventions in Bosnia and Iraq, but
He cited NATO’s past interventions in Bosnia and Iraq, but
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The decision to sacrifice Ukrainians as disposable, second-class people for the sake of "avoiding escalation" has been an act of strategic idiocy. The consequences are now clear: Russia is more battle-hardened,its drone production is in overdrive, and its desperation makes it more dangerous,not less
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Delightful detail from the Roman “unswept floor” mosaic by Heraclitus, showing a mouse nibbling a walnut.
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Delightful detail from the Roman “unswept floor” mosaic by Heraclitus, showing a mouse nibbling a walnut.
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
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![Comic. Someone is claiming to predict the exact date of a future earthquake. Should you listen? [flowchart: start] → NO (There are big earthquakes constantly, so if anyone ever *does* figure this out, it will be immediately obvious that their method works and then the world’s seismologists will not shut up about it. You won’t need this flowchart.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreic7wdqg4w6qfevbqzzq4esd6237pojsnpwsrbb7gaxsxobqaiwazm@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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⚡️ Ukraine will start building a European-gauge railway from Poland to Lviv in 2026.
Ukraine to Build EU-Gauge Rail Link From Poland to Lviv Starting in 2026
Ukraine will start building a European-gauge railway from the Polish border to Lviv in 2026, enhancing EU transport integration and logistics capabilities.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
⚡️ Ukraine will start building a European-gauge railway from Poland to Lviv in 2026.
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Russia's oil revenues collapsed 27% year-on-year in October—888.6 billion rubles down from expectations. Moscow now projects shortfalls through 2028.
Ukraine's response? Push the 20th EU sanctions package targeting energy profiteers, child abductors, and weapons component suppliers.
Ukraine's response? Push the 20th EU sanctions package targeting energy profiteers, child abductors, and weapons component suppliers.
Zelenskyy demands tougher sanctions as Russia’s oil revenues plunge 27%
Ukraine proposes targeting energy profiteers and child abductors in 20th EU package
euromaidanpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Russia's oil revenues collapsed 27% year-on-year in October—888.6 billion rubles down from expectations. Moscow now projects shortfalls through 2028.
Ukraine's response? Push the 20th EU sanctions package targeting energy profiteers, child abductors, and weapons component suppliers.
Ukraine's response? Push the 20th EU sanctions package targeting energy profiteers, child abductors, and weapons component suppliers.
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Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau says it's investigating the country's energy sector, alleging a $100M kickback scheme involving the state nuclear power company. Four months ago, Zelensky tried unsuccessfully to restrict the bureau's independence, before being forced into a U-turn by protests.
Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau says large-scale operation underway in energy sector
Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau said on Monday that it was conducting a large-scale operation to uncover corruption in the country's energy sector.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau says it's investigating the country's energy sector, alleging a $100M kickback scheme involving the state nuclear power company. Four months ago, Zelensky tried unsuccessfully to restrict the bureau's independence, before being forced into a U-turn by protests.
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