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Saltatrix is back, and hopes hobbies will not ever start feeling like work.

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

🔥🚨 The New York Times released a new video report on Ukraine’s legendary An-28 “Shahed hunter”

A civilian An-28 transformed into a flying anti-drone interceptor platform, retrofitted with a minigun and modified to deploy interceptor drones mid-air.

The report centers not just on the aircraft, but on the owner and the crew behind it — the heroes who, through their own effort and initiative, turned it into a defender of the Ukrainian skies.

At the time of filming, its crew had already scored an astonishing 213 confirmed aerial kills.

[Preston Stewart @prestonstew_]

"Essentially, the enemy used drones to create an air-strike fist. To put it simply - a massive airstrike, but not with heavy bombers, but with drones: 300-400 of them simultaneously. This entire swarm is used at a depth of about 20 kilometers on a narrow frontline.
A kind of fire preparation is carried out, after which mobile groups and consolidation groups move in. Behind them, drone operator teams advance - and the whole process repeats itself again."

-Russian milblogger Belarussian Silovik on how Ukraine is massing drones ahead of maneuver forces

[Frankenburg Technologies @FrankenburgTech]

Frankenburg Mark I missile in a short-range air-defence engagement against a Shahed-type target

The video shows the Mark I missile in a live-fire test, demonstrating:
- Launch of a moving fixed-wing Class III target drone (200 km/h)
- Target detection and tracking by an external sensor and C2 system
- Mark I missile launch from a tripod system
- Terminal guidance at high sub-sonic interceptor speed (exceeding 1,000 km/h)
- Proximity-based warhead initiation and in-air target defeat
- Controlled descent of target debris for range safety

Missiles matter in defence for one simple reason: speed.
Mark I uses a solid-fuel rocket motor to generate missile-class closing speed, enabling intercepts at short-range (<2 km).

The system is intended to engage low- and slow-flying one-way attack drones with propellers (150–200 km/h), as well as faster targets using jet engines (450–600 km/h), including swarm-type systems.

Mark I is the world’s smallest and lowest-cost guided missile, built from commercially available components and engineered for localised, sovereign mass production by Frankenburg Technologies.

#Wintech

[Saltatriks @nuncestsaltandi]

@icstreispe @MrKovalenko @FrankenburgTech wiki says "various estimates for domestic production [of Geran-2] cost range from $10,000 to $50,000"

[Saltatriks @nuncestsaltandi]

@GloOouD I hope the bird was OK after that.

[Tim White @TWMCLtd]

In Sumy region an entire family has been killed by Russia.

Drone strikes hit Chernechyn, resulting in 5 deaths.

One house totally collapsed and rescuers retrieved the bodies of parents and their kids aged 4 and 6.

[Addressunkmown @addressunkmown]

@igorsushko I will keep saying this on all related posts, l love how Russians aren’t afraid when these things happen cuz they know they aren’t Ukraine’s targets. Same can’t be said for Ukrainian civilians on Russian attacks

[Stuart Dowell @StuartDowell_]

So, the EU has just found a way to get around Viktor Orbán.

Brussels is putting in place a mechanism to channel money to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets without needing unanimous approval. That means Hungary’s veto will no longer block aid.

The plan is being described as a “reparations loan.” The Commission would issue zero-coupon bonds, guaranteed by member states that choose to join a coalition of the willing.

Ukraine would only have to repay once Russia pays compensation. In practice, the scheme unlocks at least $170 billion.

Germany and Spain have already signalled support. They are impatient with delay and want Brussels to start using the cash held at Euroclear in Belgium, where more than €230 billion of Russian assets are frozen.

The assets are sitting idle, generating interest that the G7 is already using to service a $50 billion loan for Kyiv.

The bond issue scheme is a way of using the frozen assets without taking the money directly. The EU is worried that direct confiscation would harm the Euro's reputation as a reserve currency.

[Andrew Perpetua @AndrewPerpetua]

The Russian drone videos where they brag about *not* attacking humanitarians are so funny to me. Its like SEE GUYS. WE DONT **ALWAYS** MURDER INNOCENT CIVILIANS, ONLY USUALLY

[ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki]

1/ This isn't the first time that OAN has blatantly pushed Russian propaganda lines. It's regularly opposed aid to Ukraine and promoted conspiracy theories about it. Here are a few more "highlights".

[Mila.Alien 🇺🇦 @mila__alien]

Crimean Telegram channels post a video of a huge line of trucks at Chonhar control point on the way to Russian-occupied Crimea.

According to them, trucks are currently denied entry on the Kerch bridge.

While entering Crimea, each truck reportedly goes through an extensive search, probably for drones.

[Victoria @victoriaslog]

The leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Refat Chubarov, has issued a clear warning to Russian citizens illegally living in Crimea: leave now while you still can.

“Once the Kerch Bridge is destroyed — and that time is coming soon — you’ll be trapped. Russian generals won’t think twice about using you as human shields to save themselves. It’s something they’ve always done.”

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

Kherson is being systematically wiped out by russian drones.

Nowhere is safe - river bank refugees are now under fire in the city center. This week they destroyed the landmark building.

I went back to the city and saw how russia is terrorising civilians in hourly war crimes.

Watch my report below:

[Рядовий Фікс (ВОЛОНТЕР) @Ryadovyi_Fiks]

Маємо гарну новину - пікапа забрали та везуть в сторону фронту.

Питання із оплатою залишається відкрите, бо потрібна Ваша підтримка. 🙏🏻

Трохи менше 28 000 залишилось до кінцевої мети.

[Devin Nunes' Cattle Dog 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦 @Kaos_Vs_Control]

That they are so proud of blatant war crimes tells me one thing:

The russians aren't going to be talked down. They need to be defeated military, economically, and morally. We need to remove their means and will to make war.

[WarTranslated @wartranslated]

📉Russia’s in recession, per the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting, founded by Defense Minister Belousov. Industrial output rose 8% in 4 years, but without military production, it’s just 1.2% and falling since late 2023.

[Zoam @ZoamSc2]

RU infantryman surrenders to UA forces (likely the 8th Rifle Battalion of the 78th Air Assault Regiment)
@GeoConfirmed @UAControlMap
49.501651, 37.700765 0:41
Zahryzove, Kharkiv
Source: https://t.co/whqW2fzmLM
h/t @Bielitzling

[Zoam @ZoamSc2]

Video

[Eric Chenoweth @EricDChenoweth]

There were American "holdings" in Ukraine (even in Crimea) in 2014. There were American "holdings" in 2022. It didn't stop Russia either time. It's *all* gaslighting. So was the Munich speech. So was the Oval Office ambush.

[Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews]

Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries

Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.

https://t.co/TxHwvhfAAZ