Dr Paul Huddie
@paulhuddie.bsky.social
ERC Project Manager @absolute_erc @ansoc_erc @civilwars_erc | Historian | Coordinator of @milwelfhist.bsky.social and @crimeanwar.bsky.social | also studies royal raval reserves 🇪🇺🇺🇦
For more about me see: http://irishhistorians.ie/members/phuddie/
For more about me see: http://irishhistorians.ie/members/phuddie/
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Powerful strike near Moscow. Street battles in Pokrovsk. Kyiv forging deeper military bonds with Britain and Europe. And Putin? Hinting at Russia’s first nuclear test in 35 years. This is “Summary of the Week” — your sharp, fast, no-spin roundup of Ukraine.
www.kyivpost.com/videos/63894
www.kyivpost.com/videos/63894
Inside a Critical Week of Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
Welcome to “Summary of the Week” — your fast and reliable roundup of the top global and Ukraine news.
www.kyivpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Powerful strike near Moscow. Street battles in Pokrovsk. Kyiv forging deeper military bonds with Britain and Europe. And Putin? Hinting at Russia’s first nuclear test in 35 years. This is “Summary of the Week” — your sharp, fast, no-spin roundup of Ukraine.
www.kyivpost.com/videos/63894
www.kyivpost.com/videos/63894
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⚡️Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack.'
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack'
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
kyivindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
⚡️Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack.'
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
The recent Russian attack destroyed all restored capacity, leaving the plants generating no power, the state-owned energy company Centrenergo said on Nov. 8.
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With incessant Russian drones flying all over areas near the front that once were safer, it has become increasingly difficult for journalists covering the war in Ukraine to keep doing their jobs.
'We had only a few seconds before it hit' — Russian drones force journalists farther from Ukraine’s front lines
With incessant Russian drones flying all over areas near the front that once were safer, it has become increasingly difficult for journalists covering the war in Ukraine to keep doing their jobs.
In ...
kyivindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
With incessant Russian drones flying all over areas near the front that once were safer, it has become increasingly difficult for journalists covering the war in Ukraine to keep doing their jobs.
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As winter approaches and Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system intensify, a small unit from the 3rd Army Corps spends sleepless nights hunting long-range Shahed drones on the front line in Kharkiv Oblast — before they reach Ukrainian cities.
One night with interceptor drone squad hunting Russian Shaheds
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
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November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As winter approaches and Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system intensify, a small unit from the 3rd Army Corps spends sleepless nights hunting long-range Shahed drones on the front line in Kharkiv Oblast — before they reach Ukrainian cities.
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⚡️Update: DTEK power plant 'seriously damaged' by Russian attack.
According to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, Russia has attacked its thermal power plants over 210 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.
According to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, Russia has attacked its thermal power plants over 210 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.
Kyiv faces over 12 hours of emergency power cuts following new Russian mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Russia launched yet another wide-ranging attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Nov. 8, using a combination of drone and missiles to strike targets across the country.
kyivindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
⚡️Update: DTEK power plant 'seriously damaged' by Russian attack.
According to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, Russia has attacked its thermal power plants over 210 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.
According to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, Russia has attacked its thermal power plants over 210 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.
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Getting close to the end with our final panels. Wonderful papers from Dr Anna Elisabeth Gehl (Frei Universitat Berlin),Dr Mike Reeve (Open University), Tiago Rocha e Melo (University of Lisbon) and Dr Otman Bychou (Sultan Moulay Silmane University) #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Getting close to the end with our final panels. Wonderful papers from Dr Anna Elisabeth Gehl (Frei Universitat Berlin),Dr Mike Reeve (Open University), Tiago Rocha e Melo (University of Lisbon) and Dr Otman Bychou (Sultan Moulay Silmane University) #milwelfhist
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Now onto Keynote 2:
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Now onto Keynote 2:
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
1330-1500hrs: Keynote Address – Prof Emeritus Michael Roper (University of Essex) ‘Locating trauma: a personal reflection and a family history’ #milwelfhist
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Prof Michael Roper is now delivering our second keynote lecture at the @milwelfhist.bsky.social conference in Birmingham, focusing on historical conceptions of trauma, inflected through his own family history. Fascinating so far, bringing out so many connections with colleagues’ work #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Prof Michael Roper is now delivering our second keynote lecture at the @milwelfhist.bsky.social conference in Birmingham, focusing on historical conceptions of trauma, inflected through his own family history. Fascinating so far, bringing out so many connections with colleagues’ work #milwelfhist
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0900-1030hrs: Panel Two: 'Short-Term and Long-Term Trauma', with papers by Oscar Owen (University of Wolverhampton); Dr Kristin O'Donnell (Birmingham Newman University) & Dr Ana Catarina Pinho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
0900-1030hrs: Panel Two: 'Short-Term and Long-Term Trauma', with papers by Oscar Owen (University of Wolverhampton); Dr Kristin O'Donnell (Birmingham Newman University) & Dr Ana Catarina Pinho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
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What a great second panel!
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
What a great second panel!
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
1100-1230hrs: Panel Four: 'The First World War'. With papers from three PhD candidates:
Nicola Nash and Didier Brouns (University of Birmingham) and
Delaney Beck (University of New Brunswick) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed
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It is a jam-packed day for the Network, with a two-day symposium still ongoing at @unibirmingham.bsky.social and @paulhuddie.bsky.social giving a Zoom lecture on the military welfare history 'perspective' to the great folks at the University of Buffalo's 'Joining Forces-UB' project #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It is a jam-packed day for the Network, with a two-day symposium still ongoing at @unibirmingham.bsky.social and @paulhuddie.bsky.social giving a Zoom lecture on the military welfare history 'perspective' to the great folks at the University of Buffalo's 'Joining Forces-UB' project #milwelfhist
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@sshmedicine.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
And we are off for day two. First up a three-paper panel on 'Short-Term and Long-Term trauma' #milwelfhist
And we are off for day two. First up a three-paper panel on 'Short-Term and Long-Term trauma' #milwelfhist
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
@sshmedicine.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
And we are off for day two. First up a three-paper panel on 'Short-Term and Long-Term trauma' #milwelfhist
And we are off for day two. First up a three-paper panel on 'Short-Term and Long-Term trauma' #milwelfhist
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A selection of great papers by Robert Dale, Eri Nakamura and Owen Rees on day 1 of this symposium. The second event in the @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded (via @sshmedicine.bsky.social) 'Military Communities’ Medical Welfare and Care History Conference Series‘. More tomorrow #milwelfhist
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A selection of great papers by Robert Dale, Eri Nakamura and Owen Rees on day 1 of this symposium. The second event in the @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded (via @sshmedicine.bsky.social) 'Military Communities’ Medical Welfare and Care History Conference Series‘. More tomorrow #milwelfhist
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Very happy faces at the conference dinner, following the end of day 1. Thanks to Owen Rees for his keynote and to our first panel, which included our own Eri Nakamura, all the way from Japan. Onwards to day 2 #milwelfhist
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Very happy faces at the conference dinner, following the end of day 1. Thanks to Owen Rees for his keynote and to our first panel, which included our own Eri Nakamura, all the way from Japan. Onwards to day 2 #milwelfhist
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Day 1 of @milwelfhist.bsky.social event 'War, Trauma and Emotional Injury', supported by a SSHM/Wellcome Network Grant Award.
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
#histmed #histSTM #medhumanities
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
#histmed #histSTM #medhumanities
Today is day 1 of the second of our @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded events series, hosted both at @unibirmingham.bsky.social in 2025 and online in 2026. With 'trauma' and its associated medical impacts as our theme, we expect interesting papers and stimulating discussions #milwelfhist
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Day 1 of @milwelfhist.bsky.social event 'War, Trauma and Emotional Injury', supported by a SSHM/Wellcome Network Grant Award.
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
#histmed #histSTM #medhumanities
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
#histmed #histSTM #medhumanities
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Co-convenor Michael Robinson has just kicked off our @milwelfhist.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social symposium at Birmingham on war, trauma and emotional injury. Some excellent papers and discussion to come this afternoon and into tomorrow #milwelfhist
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Co-convenor Michael Robinson has just kicked off our @milwelfhist.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social symposium at Birmingham on war, trauma and emotional injury. Some excellent papers and discussion to come this afternoon and into tomorrow #milwelfhist
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⚡️Ukraine reportedly strikes Russia's Volgograd oil refinery.
Ukraine's military reportedly struck and damaged Russia's Volgograd oil refinery overnight on Nov. 6, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Ukraine's military reportedly struck and damaged Russia's Volgograd oil refinery overnight on Nov. 6, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Ukraine reportedly strikes Russia's Volgograd oil refinery
Ukraine's military reportedly struck and damaged Russia's Volgograd oil refinery overnight on Nov. 6, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
kyivindependent.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
⚡️Ukraine reportedly strikes Russia's Volgograd oil refinery.
Ukraine's military reportedly struck and damaged Russia's Volgograd oil refinery overnight on Nov. 6, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Ukraine's military reportedly struck and damaged Russia's Volgograd oil refinery overnight on Nov. 6, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
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Ukrainian drones struck deep into Russia overnight, setting two more major Russian power plants ablaze in a large-scale assault.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63735
www.kyivpost.com/post/63735
Ukraine Hits Major Russian Power Plant in Overnight Drone Attacks as Energy War Escalates
Ukrainian drones struck deep inside Russia, setting the Kostroma power plant ablaze and hitting a Volgograd oil refinery in a major overnight assault.
www.kyivpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Ukrainian drones struck deep into Russia overnight, setting two more major Russian power plants ablaze in a large-scale assault.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63735
www.kyivpost.com/post/63735
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Ukraine closed its embassy in Havana and downgraded ties with Cuba, accusing Havana of complicity in Russia’s war.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63285
www.kyivpost.com/post/63285
Ukraine Cuts Ties With Cuba Over Russian War Involvement
Ukraine closed its embassy in Havana and downgraded ties with Cuba, accusing Havana of complicity in Russia’s war.
www.kyivpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Ukraine closed its embassy in Havana and downgraded ties with Cuba, accusing Havana of complicity in Russia’s war.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63285
www.kyivpost.com/post/63285
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Ukraine’s 2025–2028 budget gap may hit $53B, nearly double July’s estimate, Kyiv School of Economics warns.
The think tank urges swift IMF and EU aid as rising defense costs threaten Ukraine’s financial stability.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63290
The think tank urges swift IMF and EU aid as rising defense costs threaten Ukraine’s financial stability.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63290
Ukraine’s War Budget Shortfall Nears $53 Billion as Defense Costs Soar, KSE Report Finds
Ukraine’s 2025–2028 budget gap may hit $53B, nearly double July’s estimate, KSE warns. The think tank urges swift IMF and EU aid as rising defense costs threaten Ukraine’s financial stability.
www.kyivpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ukraine’s 2025–2028 budget gap may hit $53B, nearly double July’s estimate, Kyiv School of Economics warns.
The think tank urges swift IMF and EU aid as rising defense costs threaten Ukraine’s financial stability.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63290
The think tank urges swift IMF and EU aid as rising defense costs threaten Ukraine’s financial stability.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63290
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⚡️ Polish jets intercept Russian reconnaissance plane for second time this week.
Polish jets intercept Russian reconnaissance plane for second time this week
The Russian plane, flying without a filed flight plan and with its transponder turned off, did not violate Polish airspace and was escorted out of the zone of responsibility, Poland's military said.
kyivindependent.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
⚡️ Polish jets intercept Russian reconnaissance plane for second time this week.
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⚡️After US sanctions, Lukoil to sell assets to firm founded by Putin ally.
Russian oil company Lukoil said on Oct. 30 that it had reached a deal to sell its foreign assets to Gunvor, a company founded by an ally of President Vladimir Putin.
kyivindependent.com/after-us-san...
Russian oil company Lukoil said on Oct. 30 that it had reached a deal to sell its foreign assets to Gunvor, a company founded by an ally of President Vladimir Putin.
kyivindependent.com/after-us-san...
After US sanctions, Lukoil to sell assets to firm founded by Putin ally
Gunvor, which is registered in Cyprus and headquartered in Switzerland, was founded in 1997 by Gennady Timchenko, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Swedish billionaire Torbjör...
kyivindependent.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
⚡️After US sanctions, Lukoil to sell assets to firm founded by Putin ally.
Russian oil company Lukoil said on Oct. 30 that it had reached a deal to sell its foreign assets to Gunvor, a company founded by an ally of President Vladimir Putin.
kyivindependent.com/after-us-san...
Russian oil company Lukoil said on Oct. 30 that it had reached a deal to sell its foreign assets to Gunvor, a company founded by an ally of President Vladimir Putin.
kyivindependent.com/after-us-san...
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101 Russian soldiers accused of killing their own comrades in Ukraine — a brutal practice known as “nullification,” now rampant across frontline units, as documented by independent outlet Verstka.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63304
www.kyivpost.com/post/63304
‘Nullfired’: Russian Soldiers Who Kill Their Comrades Documented in New Database
Independent outlet Verstka has documented 101 Russian soldiers accused of killing their own comrades in Ukraine – a brutal practice known as “nullification,” now rampant across frontline units.
www.kyivpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
101 Russian soldiers accused of killing their own comrades in Ukraine — a brutal practice known as “nullification,” now rampant across frontline units, as documented by independent outlet Verstka.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63304
www.kyivpost.com/post/63304
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Putin’s forces have just struck the TV tower in central Chernihiv. Thick smoke is now rising above the site.
Residents are being urged to stay away and avoid the area within a 200-meter radius of the tower.
Residents are being urged to stay away and avoid the area within a 200-meter radius of the tower.
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Putin’s forces have just struck the TV tower in central Chernihiv. Thick smoke is now rising above the site.
Residents are being urged to stay away and avoid the area within a 200-meter radius of the tower.
Residents are being urged to stay away and avoid the area within a 200-meter radius of the tower.
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⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: 'Normal people don't fight like this' — Russia bombs power plant in Donetsk Oblast, Zelensky says.
"This is exclusively terror," he said.
"This is exclusively terror," he said.
Ukraine war latest updates: 'Normal people don't fight like this' — Russia bombs power plant in Donetsk Oblast, Zelensky says (7)
Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 7 times today. Russia on Oct. 30 bombed the Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant in Donetsk Oblast killing two ...
kyivindependent.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: 'Normal people don't fight like this' — Russia bombs power plant in Donetsk Oblast, Zelensky says.
"This is exclusively terror," he said.
"This is exclusively terror," he said.