Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg
@factforce.bsky.social
🇳🇴 Social debater ︳Chronicler ︳Chessplayer
You are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.
Ukraine is democracy's red line. Slava Ukraini🔥
https://benjaminhusstadnedberg.substack.com/
You are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.
Ukraine is democracy's red line. Slava Ukraini🔥
https://benjaminhusstadnedberg.substack.com/
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Here to share factual info about the ua-ru war.
This order is crucial: Facts first. Then opinions.
Change of mind is strength, not weakness.
Especially encourage pro-ru ppl to follow me, bc you're probably just misinformed🤔
As European I‘m independent of Dem/GOP, and perhaps easier to trust?
This order is crucial: Facts first. Then opinions.
Change of mind is strength, not weakness.
Especially encourage pro-ru ppl to follow me, bc you're probably just misinformed🤔
As European I‘m independent of Dem/GOP, and perhaps easier to trust?
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Most likely #Pokrovsk will fall, but it is not certain.
The battle here shows Ukraine's strategy for victory in the war, in a nutshell:
#Ukraine knows #Russia must take the city to move forward. They know the Russians are attacking regardless of their own casualties.
Most likely #Pokrovsk will fall, but it is not certain.
The battle here shows Ukraine's strategy for victory in the war, in a nutshell:
#Ukraine knows #Russia must take the city to move forward. They know the Russians are attacking regardless of their own casualties.
❓ 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 7:39 AM
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More than that, Russia needs to be broken up into a hundred pieces and all its nukes taken away from them. We should prepare to trade their nukes for financial support to rebuild the republics that were once part of the ruscist empire. A modern day Marshall plan
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
More than that, Russia needs to be broken up into a hundred pieces and all its nukes taken away from them. We should prepare to trade their nukes for financial support to rebuild the republics that were once part of the ruscist empire. A modern day Marshall plan
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Ukraine is forcing Russia to mobilize reservists to protect its critical infrastructure
1/5 Russia’s hidden mobilization:
Ukraine’s deep strikes are so effective that Moscow is quietly mobilizing reservists to protect key infrastructure
Ukraine’s deep strikes are so effective that Moscow is quietly mobilizing reservists to protect key infrastructure
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Ukraine is forcing Russia to mobilize reservists to protect its critical infrastructure
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The Saratov oil refinery in Russia has been shot ablaze.
The facility is run by Rosneft and produces annually 7 million tons of oil products.
The facility is run by Rosneft and produces annually 7 million tons of oil products.
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The Saratov oil refinery in Russia has been shot ablaze.
The facility is run by Rosneft and produces annually 7 million tons of oil products.
The facility is run by Rosneft and produces annually 7 million tons of oil products.
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A truly infernal video has surfaced from attack by Ukrainian forces yesterday, on the Tuapse seaport. The massive explosion points to a serious payload carried by an USV. Extra credit goes to the cameraman, who happened to be in the right place at the right time
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A truly infernal video has surfaced from attack by Ukrainian forces yesterday, on the Tuapse seaport. The massive explosion points to a serious payload carried by an USV. Extra credit goes to the cameraman, who happened to be in the right place at the right time
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New: We've translated in full a 1988 KGB training manual on how to infiltrate U.S. government facilities in the Middle East and North Africa. Something of a Russian growth industry these days, you might say. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
How Russian Spies Infiltrate U.S. Institutions
Read a 1988 KGB textbook on how to recruit agents working for the U.S. government abroad.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New: We've translated in full a 1988 KGB training manual on how to infiltrate U.S. government facilities in the Middle East and North Africa. Something of a Russian growth industry these days, you might say. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
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🇨🇿🇺🇦 Czech media Deník N releases cover with QR codes for fundraisers to help Ukraine.
The publication responded to the decision of the new speaker of the Czech Parliament who last week ordered the removal of the Ukrainian flag from the building of the Chamber of Deputies.
The publication responded to the decision of the new speaker of the Czech Parliament who last week ordered the removal of the Ukrainian flag from the building of the Chamber of Deputies.
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🇨🇿🇺🇦 Czech media Deník N releases cover with QR codes for fundraisers to help Ukraine.
The publication responded to the decision of the new speaker of the Czech Parliament who last week ordered the removal of the Ukrainian flag from the building of the Chamber of Deputies.
The publication responded to the decision of the new speaker of the Czech Parliament who last week ordered the removal of the Ukrainian flag from the building of the Chamber of Deputies.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 The suspension of the US government due to the failure to approve the budget for the 2026 fiscal year did not stop the supply of American weapons to Ukraine under the PURL program, — "Suspilne" with reference to its own sources in NATO.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 The suspension of the US government due to the failure to approve the budget for the 2026 fiscal year did not stop the supply of American weapons to Ukraine under the PURL program, — "Suspilne" with reference to its own sources in NATO.
Russian economy is collapsing.
But remember tha "collaps" when it comes to a state economy is not swift, it is slow and gringing.
There is hundres on hundreds of examples like these;
www.reuters.com/business/big...
But remember tha "collaps" when it comes to a state economy is not swift, it is slow and gringing.
There is hundres on hundreds of examples like these;
www.reuters.com/business/big...
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Russian economy is collapsing.
But remember tha "collaps" when it comes to a state economy is not swift, it is slow and gringing.
There is hundres on hundreds of examples like these;
www.reuters.com/business/big...
But remember tha "collaps" when it comes to a state economy is not swift, it is slow and gringing.
There is hundres on hundreds of examples like these;
www.reuters.com/business/big...
The Putin apologists over at X are delighted with this. But they don't understand;
The fact that a major investigation, close to the president's circle, is taking place at all is precisely a sign that they are actively working against corruption.
Even in wartime!
Impressive, if you ask me...
The fact that a major investigation, close to the president's circle, is taking place at all is precisely a sign that they are actively working against corruption.
Even in wartime!
Impressive, if you ask me...
Zelensky on today’s NABU raids at Energoatom: “Any effective action against corruption is necessary. Accountability is necessary. Everyone who built these schemes must face a clear legal response. There must be verdicts.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Putin apologists over at X are delighted with this. But they don't understand;
The fact that a major investigation, close to the president's circle, is taking place at all is precisely a sign that they are actively working against corruption.
Even in wartime!
Impressive, if you ask me...
The fact that a major investigation, close to the president's circle, is taking place at all is precisely a sign that they are actively working against corruption.
Even in wartime!
Impressive, if you ask me...
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🇬🇧🇪🇺 The EU is asking the UK to contribute €4–6 billion (plus a €150m admin fee) in return for letting British defense firms bid for up to 50% of a €150 billion EU rearmament fund, - The Telegraph
‼️ Currently, the UK can only access 35%. France wants the cap kept at 50%.
‼️ Currently, the UK can only access 35%. France wants the cap kept at 50%.
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🇬🇧🇪🇺 The EU is asking the UK to contribute €4–6 billion (plus a €150m admin fee) in return for letting British defense firms bid for up to 50% of a €150 billion EU rearmament fund, - The Telegraph
‼️ Currently, the UK can only access 35%. France wants the cap kept at 50%.
‼️ Currently, the UK can only access 35%. France wants the cap kept at 50%.
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🇨🇿🇺🇦 48 Hours, Two Missiles: How Czech Solidarity Turns Into Real Aid for Ukraine
Czech initiative demonstrated two key things. First, civic solidarity can be fast and large-scale. Second, symbols and real action reinforce each other.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/48-hours-two...
Czech initiative demonstrated two key things. First, civic solidarity can be fast and large-scale. Second, symbols and real action reinforce each other.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/48-hours-two...
48 Hours, Two Missiles: How Czech Solidarity Turns Into Real Aid for Ukraine
Gift for Putin, a Czech civic initiative, raised enough money in two days not for one, but for two Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles. The volunteers announced
theukrainianreview.info
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🇨🇿🇺🇦 48 Hours, Two Missiles: How Czech Solidarity Turns Into Real Aid for Ukraine
Czech initiative demonstrated two key things. First, civic solidarity can be fast and large-scale. Second, symbols and real action reinforce each other.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/48-hours-two...
Czech initiative demonstrated two key things. First, civic solidarity can be fast and large-scale. Second, symbols and real action reinforce each other.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/48-hours-two...
Good pod on the topic of post-Putin👇
Will the succession happen in wartime or peace? Who is running? What is the outcome?
Personally, I think Russia needs a hard military defeat, if Europe is to have lasting peace.
The next Russian leadership must learn never to attack democracies again.
Will the succession happen in wartime or peace? Who is running? What is the outcome?
Personally, I think Russia needs a hard military defeat, if Europe is to have lasting peace.
The next Russian leadership must learn never to attack democracies again.
In Moscow's Shadows 223: After Putin Who... or What?
It's fruitless to try and come up with names of potential successors - but maybe we can identify archetypes, the kinds of people who might succeed him, depending on the perceived needs of the day.
www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
It's fruitless to try and come up with names of potential successors - but maybe we can identify archetypes, the kinds of people who might succeed him, depending on the perceived needs of the day.
www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
In Moscow's Shadows 223: After Putin, Who... or What? - In Moscow's Shadows
We need to talk about post-Putin. It's fruitless at this point to try and come up with names of potential successors -- but maybe we can identify potential archetypes, the kinds of people who might su...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Good pod on the topic of post-Putin👇
Will the succession happen in wartime or peace? Who is running? What is the outcome?
Personally, I think Russia needs a hard military defeat, if Europe is to have lasting peace.
The next Russian leadership must learn never to attack democracies again.
Will the succession happen in wartime or peace? Who is running? What is the outcome?
Personally, I think Russia needs a hard military defeat, if Europe is to have lasting peace.
The next Russian leadership must learn never to attack democracies again.
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A new week starts with Day 1356 of Russia's genocidal war.
Ukraine continues to simultaneously struggle for power but causes fuel problems in Russia.
This is THE daily thread, with all the important news, fact checked, in one place, every single day - never missed one yet!
Ukraine continues to simultaneously struggle for power but causes fuel problems in Russia.
This is THE daily thread, with all the important news, fact checked, in one place, every single day - never missed one yet!
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A new week starts with Day 1356 of Russia's genocidal war.
Ukraine continues to simultaneously struggle for power but causes fuel problems in Russia.
This is THE daily thread, with all the important news, fact checked, in one place, every single day - never missed one yet!
Ukraine continues to simultaneously struggle for power but causes fuel problems in Russia.
This is THE daily thread, with all the important news, fact checked, in one place, every single day - never missed one yet!
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 10, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 10, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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😳❗️Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, SBU has opened over 200 criminal proceedings against priests of the UOC (MP), including 27 metropolitans and archbishops who collaborated with Russian special services.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
😳❗️Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, SBU has opened over 200 criminal proceedings against priests of the UOC (MP), including 27 metropolitans and archbishops who collaborated with Russian special services.
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A conversation with a Russian soldier who went to fight in Ukraine, fired his weapon, but didn’t want to kill. That’s how it was.
youtu.be/tLYlJVnuVDA?...
youtu.be/tLYlJVnuVDA?...
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A conversation with a Russian soldier who went to fight in Ukraine, fired his weapon, but didn’t want to kill. That’s how it was.
youtu.be/tLYlJVnuVDA?...
youtu.be/tLYlJVnuVDA?...
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The Kyiv Independent’s Kollen Post and Nick Allard embedded with the team of a small unit from the 3rd Army Corps to document how FPV pilots chase targets at over 250 kilometers per hour, and how the crew identifies, pursues, and destroys incoming threats close to the front.
On the front line of Ukraine's drone vs. drone war
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
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November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Kyiv Independent’s Kollen Post and Nick Allard embedded with the team of a small unit from the 3rd Army Corps to document how FPV pilots chase targets at over 250 kilometers per hour, and how the crew identifies, pursues, and destroys incoming threats close to the front.
#India should not make deals with the mass murderer Putin, but arrest him and send him to Haag.
India and Russia are set to sign a mobility pact, which would help increase the number of Indian workers in Russia in the coming years, The Economic Times reported.
The deal is likely to be signed during Putin's trip to India next month.
The deal is likely to be signed during Putin's trip to India next month.
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
#India should not make deals with the mass murderer Putin, but arrest him and send him to Haag.
The situation is very clear:
Russia will continue its illegal, genocidal, imperialist war, which the UN defines as "Crimes against humanity".
This regime is considered by experts to be fascist.
If you do NOT support Ukraine in this matter, you are radicalized, and you want to destroy democracy.
Russia will continue its illegal, genocidal, imperialist war, which the UN defines as "Crimes against humanity".
This regime is considered by experts to be fascist.
If you do NOT support Ukraine in this matter, you are radicalized, and you want to destroy democracy.
Peskov: we want diplomacy but we will continue the war, and it's all Europe's fault!
Russia's "peacefulness" in a nutshell.
"Of course, we would like this conflict [the Russia-Ukraine war] to end as soon as possible. And it can end when Russia achieves the goals it set initiall”he said
Russia's "peacefulness" in a nutshell.
"Of course, we would like this conflict [the Russia-Ukraine war] to end as soon as possible. And it can end when Russia achieves the goals it set initiall”he said
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The situation is very clear:
Russia will continue its illegal, genocidal, imperialist war, which the UN defines as "Crimes against humanity".
This regime is considered by experts to be fascist.
If you do NOT support Ukraine in this matter, you are radicalized, and you want to destroy democracy.
Russia will continue its illegal, genocidal, imperialist war, which the UN defines as "Crimes against humanity".
This regime is considered by experts to be fascist.
If you do NOT support Ukraine in this matter, you are radicalized, and you want to destroy democracy.
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1/ Russian soldiers are once again finding themselves being targeted by the hated military police for petty offences, including "driving with dirty tires" in the middle of the muddy season in Ukraine. "Are we fighting or just wanking?" asks one aggrieved soldier-blogger. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
1/ Russian soldiers are once again finding themselves being targeted by the hated military police for petty offences, including "driving with dirty tires" in the middle of the muddy season in Ukraine. "Are we fighting or just wanking?" asks one aggrieved soldier-blogger. ⬇️
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1/ Shooting down drones on the battlefield requires a wide variety of weapons, used in a layered defence, according to a commentary by Russian soldier and warblogger 'Vault 8'. The lessons he suggests likely apply to both sides in the current war. ⬇️
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Ukrainian soldier with a red dot aim shotgun takes out russian FPV drone.
This is extremely skillful and lucky by Ukrainian defender in Zaporizhya region.
Bravo mate!!!
This is extremely skillful and lucky by Ukrainian defender in Zaporizhya region.
Bravo mate!!!
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
1/ Shooting down drones on the battlefield requires a wide variety of weapons, used in a layered defence, according to a commentary by Russian soldier and warblogger 'Vault 8'. The lessons he suggests likely apply to both sides in the current war. ⬇️
bsky.app/profile/dim0...
bsky.app/profile/dim0...
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🛡️ Ukraine's General Staff on Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk: Logistics complicated but functioning, no encirclement
Ukraine's General Staff on Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk: Logistics complicated but functioning, no encirclement
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has stated that logistics to the town of Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast are complicated but functioning, and reports claiming that the Russians have...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🛡️ Ukraine's General Staff on Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk: Logistics complicated but functioning, no encirclement
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"Russians are disgusting; they treat people cruelly and beat them up. They’re very bad,treat foreigners badly,like slaves”
Ukrainian soldiers of the 125th Heavy Mechanized Brigade captured an Iraqi citizen in the Kupiansk area,a 30-yr-old Alaa Mohammed Thajil (Al-Jubair village,Dhi Qar Governorate)
Ukrainian soldiers of the 125th Heavy Mechanized Brigade captured an Iraqi citizen in the Kupiansk area,a 30-yr-old Alaa Mohammed Thajil (Al-Jubair village,Dhi Qar Governorate)
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Russians are disgusting; they treat people cruelly and beat them up. They’re very bad,treat foreigners badly,like slaves”
Ukrainian soldiers of the 125th Heavy Mechanized Brigade captured an Iraqi citizen in the Kupiansk area,a 30-yr-old Alaa Mohammed Thajil (Al-Jubair village,Dhi Qar Governorate)
Ukrainian soldiers of the 125th Heavy Mechanized Brigade captured an Iraqi citizen in the Kupiansk area,a 30-yr-old Alaa Mohammed Thajil (Al-Jubair village,Dhi Qar Governorate)