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"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." --Eden Phillpotts

[Rohoza (Дев'ятий) Mykhailo 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇨🇦 @Oct7NeverForget]

Former CIA Director David Petraeus:

Ukraine now has the advantage over Russia on the front line. Russia’s 5-to-1 manpower advantage and its significant superiority in firepower are becoming less important when Ukrainians inflict more than 90% of Russian losses using unmanned systems.

Petraeus in an interview with Charlie Rose:

“The kill zone” now extends roughly 35 kilometers on both sides — the front line is no longer really a line. Trenches and field positions are no longer protected: if you can shoot out from them, a drone can fly in.

Last year, Ukraine produced 3.5 million drones and is on track to reach 7 million this year. It is already deploying more than 10,000 drones per day. The future of warfare is being written in Ukraine.

Ukraine strikes Russian fuel depots, warehouses, and oil refineries deep inside Russian territory almost every night. At least 40% of these facilities have already been hit or damaged, including a fuel terminal in St. Petersburg during Putin’s economic forum.

Crimea could be cut off, with both the Kerch Strait crossing and the northern supply route to the peninsula under threat. Strikes are now targeting logistics far beyond the front line, in areas where Moscow once felt secure.

Ukraine is inflicting about 35,000 Russian killed and severely wounded every month — slightly fewer than Russia is able to recruit during the same period. Ukraine is now increasingly seizing the initiative on the battlefield.

Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Glory to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief! Glory to the nation! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

ZELENSKYY: Ukrainian attacks on St. Petersburg and Moscow region, on military and energy targets, are our response to Russian attacks on our energy sector.

This is also our answer: we will not just silently die — we will respond, and we will grow stronger each day, day by day.

[Anna @AnnaDeMilanese]

Ukrainische Drohnen nehmen auf der Krim mittlerweile alles ins Visier was sich bewegt – einschließlich Straßenbaumaschinen. Das Ziel ist klar: Russland soll die Straßen nicht mehr reparieren können die Ukraine systematisch zerstört.

Das 3. Sonderoperationsregiment hat die Luftkontrolle über Teile der Melitopol-Chonhar-Route übernommen – der letzten Landverbindung zur Krim.

Benzin fehlt.
Busse fahren nicht. Lebensmittel rationiert. Straßenbaumaschinen brennen.
Russland wollte die Krim als Festung. Ukraine macht sie zur Falle. 🇺🇦🇪🇺

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

Russians in Krasnodar Krai getting a little taste of what Ukraine has been dealing with the past few years tonight.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Total collapse at russia's Sochi airport. Thousands of passengers have been stuck there ever since Friday's drone attack.

​What’s the matter? Is your own little war getting in the way of your travel plans? 😏

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a bridge in the Chonhar area.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a precision strike on a bridge near Chonhar. The structure is considered one of the key elements of the Russian military’s logistics network in the south.

The bridge was used by occupying forces to move military equipment, ammunition, and personnel between occupied territories. As a result of the strike, a section of the bridge was damaged, significantly complicating Russian military movement in this direction.

According to preliminary information, the strike caused substantial disruptions to enemy logistics. Russian sources have already confirmed that the bridge was hit, although details regarding the extent of the damage have not yet been disclosed.

This strike continues a series of successful Ukrainian operations aimed at disrupting the rear-area supply and logistical support of Russian forces.

[Anna_From_Ukraine_Official @AnnaFromUA_YT]

Be careful when traveling to Russia—regions are turning into active war zones. After 4.5 years of a “3-day” operation, war now reaches Sochi, Moscow, and beyond. Flights canceled, drones overhead. Russians are seeing it’s failing. The only peace plan: defeat Russia. Subscribe and share the truth! 🇺🇦🔥

#PutinCollapses #RussiaIsCollapsing #MakeRussiaSmallAgain #StandWithUkraine

[Ukraine News 🇺🇦 @Ukrainene]

Ukrainian long-range drones reportedly penetrated deep into Russian territory and struck facilities housing valuable MiG-31 interceptor aircraft.

Multiple hangars were destroyed, massive fires erupted across the base, and several aircraft were reportedly destroyed or severely damaged.

The MiG-31 serves as a critical launch platform for Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, making the losses particularly costly for Moscow.

The strike is expected to reduce Russia's ability to conduct long-range missile attacks and highlights Ukraine's growing capability to reach strategic military targets far behind the front lines.

Satellite imagery circulating online appears to show extensive destruction, burning infrastructure, and collapsed aircraft shelters. Russian authorities have yet to provide an official assessment of the damage.

A bold deep-strike operation that demonstrates Ukraine's expanding reach and delivers a costly setback to Russian military aviation.

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

This is very impressive. Tyumen is so far away in northern Siberia and that is the oil capital of Russia.
Then, Ukraine can hit all Russian oil that matters.

[Olena Halushka @OlenaHalushka]

In a deliberate act of ecocide, 3yrs ago today russia destroyed the Kakhovka dam, murdering people, causing a minimum of $14 billion in damage, flooding villages and towns, devastating ecosystems, and killing animals.

We must not allow russia to whitewash itself.

[Rohoza (Дев'ятий) Mykhailo 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇨🇦 @Oct7NeverForget]

Malyuk Defied Zelensky's Order and Massively Destroyed Russian Aircraft! The Operation Turned Out to Be Even More Effective Than the Previous "Spiderweb."

Several key Russian airbases were suddenly engulfed in flames. Aircraft already loaded with missiles and bombs began exploding directly on their parking stands. The chain reaction was so powerful that the fire rapidly spread from aircraft to aircraft and from parking areas to ammunition depots. The sky above the airfields turned into a blazing inferno.

The new strike methods proved exceptionally effective, surpassing even the results of the previous "Spiderweb" operation. According to these claims, the operation completely disrupted a large-scale Russian air strike against Ukraine that had been planned for the coming days.

Malyuk effectively assumed enormous responsibility. He made it clear that if there was an opportunity to prevent an attack on Ukrainian cities, he would do everything possible to stop it, regardless of the cost.

[Obserwator Wojen @ObserwatorWojen]

Ukraińcy na Krymie atakują już nawet sprzęt odpowiedzialny za remonty dróg. Wszystko, aby utrudnić życie rosyjskiej logistyce.

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

Last night, the House chose to stand with Ukraine, and I was proud to cast my vote.

We passed military and reconstruction aid for Ukraine, plus hard new sanctions on Russia.

We did it over the objections of Mike Johnson and Republican leadership, who spent over a year trying to keep this bill from ever hitting the floor.

Eighteen Republicans crossed the aisle and did the right thing.

Why does this matter?

Because when a giant authoritarian state invades a smaller democracy, there is no gray area. There is no “both sides.”

Vladimir Putin is a thug. He started an unprovoked war. He flattened cities. He stole children from their families. Helping Ukraine isn’t charity. It’s the test of whether we still mean a single word we say about freedom.

I heard every excuse. The war’s winding down, they said, so let’s wait and see. Nonsense. You don’t strengthen a democracy by going wobbly the second things get hard. You don’t stop the next invasion by telling the world American resolve comes with an expiration date. Putin is watching. So is every dictator who dreams of taking what isn’t his by force.

This bill still has to clear the Senate and survive a presidential signature. The odds are long. But the House did its job. And we said it plainly: no country gets swallowed whole just because a tyrant wants it.

I’ll keep fighting to see this through. Ukraine’s fight is our fight, and we do not abandon our friends.
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[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, the Russians again struck the special territory around the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. A “shahed” hit one of the buildings of the Centralized Spent Fuel Storage Facility. An extremely critical infrastructure facility – and an extremely vile Russian strike. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Ministry of Energy, and all our services are already working to ensure that each of our partners knows what has happened.

Russia deliberately struck this particular nuclear infrastructure facility. As of now, there are no readings exceeding normal background radiation levels. But there is certainly an increase in Russia’s brazenness, which long ago went off the charts. Ukrainian first responders extinguished the fire at this facility after the strike. And real new steps by the world are needed so that the Russians feel that this terrorist war of theirs is a blow to Russia itself.

Last night, there were also Russian strikes on other civilian facilities in 13 of our regions. In total, over the course of this past week, Russia launched 88 missiles, more than 3,250 attack drones, and around 1,800 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine. Pressure on Russia must be increased. Thank you to everyone who’s helping!

[D.Radka, #NAFO 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 @DakdaR22]

I just love good news.🙌🫡

Ukrainian forces have retaken several Russian positions, and have advanced into the north of Zarichne in Donetsk region🇺🇦

Ukraine belongs to Ukraine!🇺🇦

[D.Radka, #NAFO 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 @DakdaR22]

- Kaja Kallas says:

If Russia truly wants peace, it should accept responsibility for the damage caused in Ukraine, return deported Ukrainian children and ensure accountability for war crimes..."

I couldn't agree more....this is true!

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

MADYAR DESTROYS RUSSIA'S LARGEST AIR BASES! A STRATEGIC APOCALYPSE FOR RUSSIAN AVIATION

The legendary Madyar, together with his fighters and units of Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR), carried out a large-scale combined attack. Ukrainian drones and missiles reportedly broke through air defenses and struck several of Russia's key strategic air bases simultaneously.

Among the targeted facilities:

Engels — the main base for Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers.

Dyagilevo — a major long-range aviation airfield.

Kursk, Olenya, Severny, and several other critically important military sites.

Powerful explosions reportedly erupted in aircraft parking areas, hangars, and ammunition depots. Fires spread across the facilities as military aircraft burned on the ground. Su-34s, Su-35s, Tu-95s, and Tu-160s were reportedly engulfed in flames, leaving behind charred metal wreckage.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Unfortunately, the Russian side once again chooses war – everyone heard the response today. Weak response. He simply does not want to end the war.

I think many around the world were disappointed by that response. He does not want to change anything, and he does not want to admit that this war appeals only to him – and to those who are making money off him. They were all smiling very broadly today.

That means Russia must have less money, and there must be more pressure on Russia.

I thank everyone who is helping us. I thank everyone who stands with Ukraine and wants a real peace.

[Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 @maria_drutska]

Videos appear to show the entire oil depot in Ust-Labinsk, Krasnodar Krai, burning down at once.

Remember: every strike like this is more than just an awesome fire. It's Russia's ability to kill Ukrainians being taken away from them.

The road to victory is lit with oil lamps.🔥

[Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 @maria_drutska]

The land corridor to Crimea.

“Apparently this is why there’s no fuel,” – says the voice in the video.

Turns out it’s difficult to deliver petrol when the fuel trucks keep catching fire along the way.

Ukrainian sanctions will find you everywhere. 🔥⛽️🇺🇦