Alex Sonichev

he/him. Cyclist, pedestrian, nerd, lib, progressive capitalist, urbanist, YIMBY, Georgist, fella. Vaxxed Chipotle eater. Born and raised in Kharkiv 🇺🇦.

[tobi lutke @tobi]

Make liberals liberal again

[Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀 @EricDLombardi]

There are some long-time Liberals upset that I’m running for leader, in part, because I am trying to pull my party back towards liberalism.

I believe that:

- The law should apply equally to everyone
- People should be judged on merit
- Markets should be competitive
- Opportunity must be real for all
- Government should be secular
- Speech should be free
- Excellence should be celebrated

These values are simple, but they are good, and our politics has wandered too far away from them.

[🇺🇦Ukraine Resists ruzzian Genocide... Yeah Again @ArmedMaidan]

putler is escalating strikes on civilians to make up for his battlefield failures

Casualties are up 2.5x since February

ruzzian drone barrages are nearly 2x bigger than last fall

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[Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀 @EricDLombardi]

I’m entering the race for Ontario Liberal Leader because I believe Ontario can still win!

But not if we keep ignoring our big problems. (1/3) 👇

[Clément Molin @clement_molin]

With more and more drone strikes reaching the key Rostov-Crimea highway, Ukraine 🇺🇦 redefines the depth of the "kill zone".

🔹The first echelon extends to approximately 20 km (this is the case on both sides of the front). It primarily consists of FPV drone strikes, which generally operate at a depth of 5 to 15 km, although some drones with wings fly further. This is the basic kill zone; anything that moves is quickly targeted, movement is severely restricted, and losses are high.

🔹The second echelon is very recent, extending to 50 km or more, with enhanced conventional FPV strikes, notably via Starlink or sometimes with added wings, increasing their range. This is particularly the case around Donetsk. In this instance, the targets are logistics, deployment points, and key roads leading to the front. Losses are also significant, especially in terms of vehicles, which are often unarmored.

🔹The third echelon is twofold: on the one hand, there are tactical strikes against high-value targets carried out primarily by FP-2 drones (rear bases, training centers, ammunition depots, repair facilities, air defenses, radar installations, etc.), and now also by roving munitions that fly over key routes and target Russian logistics, particularly military equipment and fuel trucks.

🔹The fourth echelon extends even further, towards Crimea and Russia. This echelon mainly involves the FP-1 drone, but also frequently the FP-2 and other long-range drones. Targets include the foundations of the Russian economy (refineries, ports, industries), the Russian army in Crimea, fuel depots, and command centers.

🔹An additional echelon is made possible by the launch of conventional FPV drones from the decks of naval drones (USVs) and sometimes aerial drones, enabling FPV strikes far from the front lines.

My map with a basic understanding of the different echelons ⬇️

[Clément Molin @clement_molin]

Interestingly, Rybar is saying some things worth reading about the overall situation, especially with what is happening in Stepnohirsk :

📝Logistics Problems📝
Deeper Than They Seem

The situation in Russia's southern regions is becoming increasingly threatening. Since early May, Ukrainian forces have significantly increased the number of drone strikes against vehicles transporting various goods to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions and Crimea. There is a risk of shortages of certain goods on the peninsula, and fuel sales are restricted.

The threat is not only the disruption of the Crimean holiday season or the shortage of certain products on the peninsula. Strikes against cargo carriers on the peninsula directly impact the combat capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces on the southern fronts, where the situation is already precarious.

🔻What's happening on the front?

➡️The enemy has been attacking the Kamenskoye area for a long time and has managed to advance in several areas, pushing back Russian forces: Stepnogorsk and Plavni have been nearly lost, along with virtually all territorial gains made by the Russian Armed Forces during the offensive that began in early 2025.

➡️There is a risk that the enemy will not only restore the status quo but also launch an offensive along the Kamenskoye-Shcherbaki line. Indirect signs indicate that the problems in this area have been addressed, but the situation remains difficult.

➡️Ukrainian drone operators have significantly increased their activity in strikes against Kamenka-Dniprovska, Vodyane, and Enerhodar. Every 20-30 minutes, local public groups report dozens of drone attacks on the city. There have been casualties among the local population. Employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant are also becoming targets, as officially reported by the company's resources.

➡️This may indicate that the enemy is preparing, if not a full-scale landing, then a diversionary strike through the reeds at the bottom of the former Kakhovka Reservoir.

The loss of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant cannot be allowed: dislodging even small enemy forces from there will be an extremely difficult task. Moreover, the Russian Armed Forces will be severely limited in their means of destruction, as the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is not a target worth targeting with airstrikes.

❗️Considering that Ukrainian forces have already partially paralyzed the logistics of southern Russia in the land corridor to Crimea, it is not difficult to imagine what will happen if the Ukrainian Armed Forces manage to breach the Russian Armed Forces' defenses along the Kamenskoye-Shcherbaki line.

📌The Russian Armed Forces will have to deploy reinforcements along the route to Vasilyevka, the roads to which are already under frequent enemy attack. In the worst-case scenario, stabilizing the situation will require the deployment of additional forces via routes such as Tokmak and the more distant Berdyansk and Mariupol. Even the delivery of civilian cargo along these routes is already severely disrupted.

❓What can be done about this? The issue of organizing a "small sky" air defense system is clear and has been studied. It has also been discussed at the highest levels. The exponential increase in attacks after the May holidays is obvious, even though the roads were unsafe even before. Just in time for the beginning of May, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tested Hornets, and after the ceasefire, they began massive use, giving no respite to develop countermeasures.

https://t.co/3gNvac1Xjs

[Basil🧡 @LinkofSunshine]

This might be the funniest poll of all time lol

He is 80. The dickriding is unreal

[Toronto Poles and Dangling Wires @PolesWires]

This a good example of a failing city @ Bathurst & Fort York Boulevard.

Condo built 10 years ago.

Unfinished. Railing that serves no purpose. “Temporary staircase”. No landscaping. No Trees. No care.

A real city would be bothered by this and do something about it.

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

🔴 European intelligence reports potential Russian coup involving Sergei Shoigu.

According to CNN, the Kremlin has restricted Vladimir Putin’s movements to fortified bunkers and intensified security for top military commanders following reports that the former defense minister maintains enough influence to lead an elite-driven assassination or power grab.

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

One of Russia's most popular bloggers says that the Russian elite are about to oust Putin, replacing him with a weak pro-western puppet, ushering in (once again) a new Gorbachev-esque time of perestroika to convince the west to remove sanctions, while in the background warring clans will battle over the nation's (Putin's) wealth.

Maxim Kalashnikov further cites that not only the armed Russians returning from the front will descend the country into violent chaos, but that interethnic violence will explode.

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

If you ever feel pathetic, just remember that in 2026 the mighty invincible superpower Russia was calling the President of the United States to arrange a one-day ceasefire with Ukraine for May 9 -- because Putin is now too afraid to step out in the open under Ukrainian drones and hold his usual bloodlusing militaristic show on Red Square.

[Gil Meslin @g_meslin]

A self-storage facility atop two subway lines, at what is arguably the city’s premier intersection, is just depressing.

[Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀 @EricDLombardi]

We should build a High Speed Rail (HSR) Network for Southern Ontario.

Today I argue in @TorontoStar, that for the price of Ford's Highway 401 Tunnel Vision, we can!

But more than write an article, I've put together a proposal for what it can look like, and cost.

(1/10) 👇👀

[Euan MacDonald @Euan_MacDonald]

In Sarajevo, Serbian snipers killed about 225 people over four years in "Sniper Alley."

Fascist Russia's "Human Safari" in Kherson has achieved a similar number of targeted civilian deaths (200+) in roughly half the time.

And drones are not limited by line-of-sight: they can "hunt" around corners and into courtyards, so the danger zone is the entire city, not just a single boulevard.

There's not been much outcry from the civilized world, however. Follow @ZarinaZabrisky and @CaolanReports for first-hand reporting of this ongoing atrocity.

[Gabe Blanc @Gabe_Blanc]

I’m running for Toronto City Council in Ward 11 University–Rosedale.

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

Isn’t it just magnificent?

With the snap of a finger, the moment he lost the election, Orban instantly became completely unnecessary to his former "friends."

Trump didn’t say a single word about the crushing defeat of his favorite whom he and his administration had been effectively campaigning for just days earlier and ignored all questions from journalists.

In the Kremlin, it’s even better: they pivoted in mid-air in an instant, and suddenly Orban was never really their friend. And Hungary, it turns out, had "always been unfriendly" all along.

He’s no longer needed, and off he goes to the scrap heap.

[Election Enjoyer @ElxMapping]

visits the pope → pope dies

leads Iran negotiations → talks collapse

flies to Hungary to prop up Orbán → Orbán loses in a landslide

Man’s got a streak.

[WarTranslated @wartranslated]

Over 80 Lebanese residents have reportedly been killed and another 200 injured following an Israeli missile strike on Beirut. The casualty count is expected to rise as many people remain trapped under the rubble.
https://t.co/GEIJMUmFmP

[Rayane Moussallem @RioMoussallem]

One of the darkest days in Lebanon’s recent history! 100 Israeli strikes in 10 minutes across different regions.
More than 250 have been killed and 1,200 wounded, with the toll expected to rise as civilians remain trapped under the rubble.
My heart is aching. I’m still in shock.