Tom Giuretis

Australian living in Kyiv. Does data. Writes about Ukraine.

[NetBlocks @netblocks]

⚠️ Update: The internet blackout in #Iran is now on its 35th consecutive day as connectivity flatlines at 1% of ordinary levels after 816 hours. The general public remain cut off from the world without vital updates and without a voice as the incident closes its fifth week.

[SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre @StratcomCentre]

In Ukraine's Chernihiv region, Russians have again brought their culture, targeting the historic library in Novgorod-Seversky with drones.

Eliminating Ukrainian language, history and culture in the same method that Russians have applied to every "Russian republic" over the centuries, has been a primary goal of Moscow.

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

In stark contrast to Ukraine, whose government and utilities companies have been working tirelessly since 2022 to keep citizens connected despite Russia's efforts

[NetBlocks @netblocks]

⚠️ Update: #Iran has now been offline for 100 hours. Metrics show internet connectivity flatlining at 1% of ordinary levels as the regional conflict escalates.

The regime-imposed blackout is the second this year and follows the shutdown in January when thousands were killed.

[Paul Shapoval @Frialum]

I hate to say it, but Roger still hasn’t lost his job

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

@DSBatten Hey Dan, to be fair, the EarthTimes "about" page gives us no idea about their contributors nor their team, and their social links point to hashtags, not accounts. Searching for the author of the article gives us no clues to her background (or if she even exists) either.

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

@PaulNiland https://t.co/3U5LyWgQaE

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

It was shocking to see Shaheds impact US defence installations in the Gulf over the weekend, but if the calculus for defending against drone warfare involves PAC-3 interceptors ($4M a pop) or FIM-92 Stingers ($150k a pop), we're cooked.

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

The Shahed-136 one-way attack drone costs $20K per unit to produce. We need to develop solutions that cost 10% per unit to intercept them—as the Ukrainians have already done. Wild to think nobody seemingly paid attention until now.

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

It was shocking to see Shaheds impact US defence installations in the Gulf over the weekend, but if the calculus for defending against drone warfare involves PAC-3 interceptors ($4M a pop) or FIM-92 Stingers ($150k a pop), we're cooked.

[Robert Potter @rpotter_9]

Australia and its allies need to quickly learn from Ukraine. The future is here and we are not ready.

[Dimko Zhluktenko 🇺🇦⚔️ @dim0kq]

Day 1467.

We made it through the winter. Armed Forces of Ukraine stand, and Russians failed to break us - again.

The world is fighting more wars, Russian invasion unleashed enormous security crisis. It all boils down to the will of ordinary people who shape history.

We stand.

[Katerina Horbunova @blue_eyedKeti]

Today, I went online and checked news channels on Telegram, Twitter (X), and other sources-everything is literally overflowing with news about Iran, Israel, the US, and Dubai. It’s a new information wave crashing over the world, while Ukraine, for now, remains "behind the curtain."

But today is the first day of spring, even though there is still snow on the ground. For us Ukrainians, this is a significant day on the calendar. One of the hardest winters in Ukrainian history has come to an end. It was truly difficult, dark, and cold. I wanted to share this moment: March 1st is the first day of spring, and in Ukraine, it feels special. It’s just a pity that war doesn't follow calendars.

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

@HannaNotte According to all available information, Khamenei was killed directly by Israel, not the US.

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

"We are all forced to live in the nightmare they create"

No- you live in BARCELONA.

If you actually want to understand what a nightmare feels like, €192 gets you a Flixbus to Kyiv where you can see for yourself the hell that Russia and Iran unleashes on your own continent.

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

Professor at two European universities who is apparently so blinded by his hatred of jews that he isn't aware of the daily bombing of Ukraine by Russia just 1800km from his office in Barcelona.

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

Bombing Iran in the middle of negotiations, while starving Cuba, while genociding Palestinians, while threatening to invade Greenland… the US and Israel are the single greatest threat to humanity and it’s not even close. We are all forced to live in the nightmare they create.

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

@yanisvaroufakis Israel and USA are rogue states but Russia and Iran are not. Okay dude, totally sane take.

[Замаханий репортер @ReporterTired]

Probably should say this in English: the IOC saw “politics” in photos of murdered Ukrainian athletes. I was about to write a furious thread, but an air‑raid alert for Russian medium range ballistic missiles forced me to pause👇

[Meaghan Mobbs @mobbs_mentality]

One of the quiet victories aggressors seek is normalcy - the world moving on, names fading, and losses becoming background noise.

A courage that refused to let the dead be erased for the comfort of the living took its toll.

And in losing his place, he kept theirs.

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

@mobbs_mentality @United24media Yes. I guess they only saw the truncated video and decided to repost it without checking for the context (horrific if true). But really @United24media-use some common sense guys. Even if it were true, no defence minister would say it. Took me 10 mins to find the source to check.

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

@WarMonitor3 https://t.co/oiYocTRBnM

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

People are suggesting Germany is out of weapons stockpiles based on a truncated quote from Pistorius today. I went and found the full press conference to check. That's not what he said at all:

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

@CarloBasile17 @OksanaUkka I think you might find that the nasty one is actually in the mirror mate

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

"The Games need to be separated from...all types of interference so that all athletes can concentrate on performance" Yeah, that's not how the real world works

Maybe after the Ukrainians are separated from all types of "interference" so they can concentrate on living their lives

[IOC MEDIA @iocmedia]

The question about Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych addressed during today's press briefing at #MilanoCortina2026

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

Cc @United24media @clashreport @StopFakingNews @yevhenfedchenko

[Tom Giuretis @TomGiuretis]

People are suggesting Germany is out of weapons stockpiles based on a truncated quote from Pistorius today. I went and found the full press conference to check. That's not what he said at all: