Nick Lockwood🇺🇦

Farmer/Photographer in the Vale of Pewsey

[Shaun Pinner @ShaunPinnerUA]

⛽️ Fuel restrictions are now being reported in parts of Russia.

In Saint Petersburg, some petrol stations have reportedly introduced limits of 20 litres per vehicle. Meanwhile, in Nizhnekamsk, reports suggest motorists have begun panic-buying after restrictions appeared at several filling stations.

The reports come as Ukrainian long-range strikes continue to target Russia’s refining and fuel infrastructure, including facilities in Tatarstan. Ukrainian forces claimed strikes on both the TANECO and TAIF-NK refineries in Nizhnekamsk overnight.

Whether these measures are precautionary, localised shortages, or the beginning of a wider fuel supply problem remains unclear, but they are another sign that the war’s economic effects are increasingly being felt inside Russia itself.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

"How do you even keep your mental health together?"

"I don't. I lost it a long time ago. Ever since three of my closest friends and my boyfriend were killed. I was the one who recovered his body from the evacuation point."

Ukrainian Defender "Kit" ("Cat") from the Magura Brigade joined the military at the age of 24. Over four years of service, she has fought in some of the war's hottest sectors, including the defense of Donetsk region, the counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia region, and the Kursk operation.

Kit's boyfriend died defending Ukraine in Donetsk region while carrying out a combat mission.

"One evening, he brought me the wounded and the fallen from the positions, and the very next evening, he was the one being recovered..."

Today, Kit is defending the Sumy region.

📹: Hromadske Radio

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Putin: NATO started the war. It wasn't Russia who started the special military operation.

His lies are getting more and more delusional.

"Russia is standing alone against the entire collective West, represented by the well-known North Atlantic bloc - NATO.

All NATO countries are intensifying their efforts and doing everything possible to organize these hostile actions against Russia and, as they believe, bring the war they unleashed against Russia to a victorious conclusion.

It was they who started this war.

It wasn't us who launched the hostilities at the beginning of the 'special military operation'."

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Putin: don't fight Russia, let's negotiate.

"Negotiate" means give in to Russia.

(By the way, look at Belousov's face expression. He's sitting next to Putin)

"We can give our enemies only one piece of advice: do not fight Russia, never attempt to do so.

Let us live in peace and resolve all issues through negotiations. But those must be negotiations, not ultimatums directed at us, which they have been trying to impose until now.

Now, it seems they are finally saying: let's negotiate. Yes, we are ready to negotiate, but only with due regard for our national interests - not just those of today, but those calculated with a long-term historical perspective in mind."

[Shaun Pinner @ShaunPinnerUA]

Putin is a pathetic coward, who invaded West, and because it failed, will now take down those nearest to him and blame NATO.

[NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @NOELreports]

❗️The US Senate Armed Services Committee backed extending Ukraine security aid and authorizing $750 million through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, Reuters reported. The wider defense bill also barred recognition of Russian sovereignty over Ukrainian territory. #Ukraine

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

I was banned from traveling to Iran.

I was sanctioned by Russia.

I was hacked by China and now hacked by Russia.

Putin will do anything to silence those who oppose him, but I know the difference between good and evil.

You can tell a lot about a person by their enemies.

[Defense of Ukraine @DefenceU]

Yana, 20, artillery cadet. She dreamed of studying filmmaking — then February 2022 changed everything. In 2023 she entered the National Army Academy.

In a war dominated by drones, she chose artillery: "A drone can be jammed. A 155mm shell can't."

"I'm here because I want to live in Ukraine. I can't and won't stand aside."

Glory to the Heroes! 🇺🇦

📷: 148th Artillery Brigade

[(((Tendar))) @Tendar]

The refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, currently in Russia is more than 1,100 km (700 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

When operating without any interference the refinery annually produces up to 15 million tons in oil products.

[Defense of Ukraine @DefenceU]

🇺🇦🤝🇫🇷 Merci, France!
Minister @FedorovMykhailo and Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans @CaVautrin discussed accelerating radar procurement and Aster-30 missile deliveries — urgent priorities to protect Ukrainian cities before winter.
Every intercept is a life saved.

[MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA]

🇩🇪🇺🇦 German Diehl Defence is considering the possibility of launching production of Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missile in Germany, — Financial Times.

The company's CEO said that in the coming weeks he would hold talks with Fire Point to discuss partnership options.

According to him, Diehl's management is very optimistic about this project.

This idea appeared against the background of Berlin urgently seeking a replacement for American Tomahawk missiles.

[MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA]

🔥 The Defense Forces used strike drones to strike the Togliattikauchuk chemical plant in the Samara region. A fire broke out at the facility.

[Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angelshalagina]

⚠️ Ukraine has seized the initiative on the battlefield, according to Bloomberg.

Ukrainian drones are increasingly striking targets deep inside russia, reportedly reducing russian refinery output by 15% compared to last spring.

[MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA]

👀‼️ Trucks are queueing at the pontoon crossing near Chonhar after the bridge was damaged, - Radio Liberty

Some trucks are parked in the direction of the occupied Kherson region and in front of the Dzhankoy checkpoint. Traffic heading toward Crimea is almost nonexistent.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

New footage has captured a massive blow dealt by Ukrainian forces to Russian logistics in Crimea, as they used FPV-2 and "Behemoth" drones to obliterate around 50 fuel and ammunition trucks.

The targeted strikes successfully hit key bridges near Armyansk, crippling the occupiers' supply lines. Additional footage also captures strikes on a bridge near the village of Stavky.

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

Meanwhile, fires at Russia's sprawling Nizhnekamskneftekhim facilities continue to expand after several Ukrainian drone strikes on multiple areas of the complex several hours ago.

With all Russian air defenses now either protecting Putin's palaces or the Kremlin, Ukrainian drones have time to carefully target before strikes.

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

Irish parliament have now started demanding samples from Aughinish are forensically analysed against missile fragments. This is a huge step closer to linking the russian refinery to the Kremlins military complex.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

A Russian MP harshly criticized the Kremlin:
The country is at a brink of a social explosion, and all responsibility for that will fall on the unchanging authorities, a Communist MP Markhaev wrote.

He said that there were no reforms in the 35 years of Putin's rule, and Russia's degradation is obvious.

Below is his full post:

"Dear fellow citizens!

Against the backdrop of ongoing attacks by Ukrainian formations on our cities, the authorities recently held the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. On the opening day of the forum, the St. Petersburg oil terminal - one of the largest on the Baltic - was attacked. Yet the arguments that had previously led to the cancellation of the Victory Parade on May 9 were not deemed sufficient to cancel the forum. It appears that the main purpose of such events is to demonstrate illusory well-being, behind which there are no visible real achievements other than the personal enrichment of the elites.

Over the past years, numerous development programs and strategies have been drafted in Russia across all sectors of the economy. However, virtually none of them have been implemented - they have remained on paper and in declarations delivered from international rostrums. Instead of real action, we continue to face new prohibitions, restrictions, and a growing financial burden.

One of the most acute problems is the housing and communal services sector, which has effectively become an instrument for extracting money from the population. Over the past 25 years, tariffs have risen by 366%. Officials justify this with false arguments while covering up their own inaction. A pensioner receiving a pension of 22,000 rubles is forced to pay 12,000 rubles for utilities. The infrastructure inherited from the Soviet Union is deteriorating, while funds are not directed toward repairing networks but toward yachts, palaces, and foreign assets. Direct presidential orders to curb tariff growth are not being fulfilled — according to various estimates, up to 99% of such decrees remain nothing more than words.

Meanwhile, the pockets of government officials and affiliated elites remain far from empty. According to Forbes data for 2026, the number of Russian billionaires reached a record 155 people, with their combined wealth totaling nearly 700 billion dollars - one and a half times the size of the federal budget. Multi-billion-dollar thefts, arrests of officials at all levels, and the seizure of assets worth one trillion rubles per year - this is the real picture. This course was largely inherited from the 1990s, when the country experienced the large-scale plunder of state property.

What would an external enemy do upon capturing Russia? They would seize resources, plunder industry, sharply raise tariffs, and build mansions for themselves. But no invasion took place - the authorities accomplished this themselves, and more effectively than any aggressor. In 35 years, not a single successful reform has been carried out, while oligarchs continue to multiply and grow richer - and this is already in the fifth year of the special military operation.

Addressing the topic of the special military operation (SMO), which I have long avoided, I must state the following: corruption scandals are accompanied by ongoing losses among the most active and reproductive segment of the population due to ineffective leadership. Attacks on our cities continue and are expanding geographically. The West is increasing drone supplies, and we are forced to endure it. Officials from the Presidential Administration are already stating that the goals of denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine have effectively been reduced to acquiring new territories rather than the entire country.

If this situation continues, a social explosion and chaos will become increasingly likely. The West will inevitably exploit this to finish off what remains of Russian statehood. For a quarter of a century, the political system has been led by the same team, which appears to have largely lost touch with the needs of the people. Modern Russia has existed for half as long as the Soviet Union, yet only oligarchs and their inner circle - less than 5% of the population - can claim any real development.

I call on the ruling authorities to come to their senses!

We demand an end to the unjustified growth of housing and communal services tariffs and the restoration of a fair pricing system. Real accountability must be established for officials who fail to implement laws and direct presidential orders. We need a clear, public plan for concluding the SMO based on Russia’s national interests. We demand an end to the practice of ostentatious forums that produce no real results and a focus on solving the urgent problems facing citizens.

The time of illusions is over. The country stands on the brink of a social explosion, and full responsibility for this will rest with the irremovable power.

Deputy of the State Duma
V.M. Markhaev"

[Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 @maria_drutska]

#FuelInCrimea

📍 Occupied Crimea

Russian fuel tankers are now being disguised as civilian cargo trucks.

Definitely won’t attract any attention.

And it is certainly not carrying anything valuable. ⛽️

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

🇩🇪 Merz: The €90 billion loan from EU for Ukraine has been released, and we're increasing pressure on Russia.

We're taking more robust approach against Russian shadow fleet and beginning work on 21st sanctions package.

In response to Russia's apparent willingness to escalate, we're strengthening NATO's eastern flank.

At the same time, we're supporting efforts to reach negotiated solution to end Russia's war of aggression.

Sustainable peace can only be achieved through negotiations involving Ukraine, Russia, the USA and Europe.