Simon Shuster

Staff writer @TheAtlantic covering armed conflict and national security. Author of The Showman:

[Simon Shuster @shustry]

Sooner or later, books fly the nest to live their own lives, outside the authors' control. Mine has now reached that point. If you see it, please grab it, read it, and judge it for yourself.
https://t.co/2lXaEFQ3Hy

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

"They killed us": Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s last major independent newspaper, to shut down under pressure from a systematic campaign by the security services. @maxseddon https://t.co/yzXo2Z7R1D

[Simon Shuster @shustry]

WSJ World Exclusive yesterday:
Ukraine is expected to stop hitting Russian oil refineries "until after the U.S. midterm elections but potentially deeper into November," citing people with knowledge of the operations. https://t.co/vkHKv49IHM

WSJ today:

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, ending a two-week pause in its refinery attacks https://t.co/bhcABDjAw2?

[Simon Shuster @shustry]

NEW: Our reporting found the recent Starlink outage in Ukraine could be part of an elaborate upsell.
When U.S. officials asked Musk's company about it, they were told the problem could be fixed by upgrading to a new contract.
@isaacstanbecker @TheAtlantic
https://t.co/roRLEpyQdM

[Simon Shuster @shustry]

Yesterday, Putin revealed that Russian authorities are "in close touch" with Elon Musk about the technology Ukraine needs to defend itself.

Our new report @TheAtlantic investigates how @elonmusk went from supporting Ukraine to coordinating with Moscow.

https://t.co/sTjaLgcwJe

[Paul Beckett @paul4thepress]

A fascinating, deeply-reported tale of Elon Musk's dealings with Ukraine and how he now holds the fate of the country in his hands, from @shustry & @isaacstanbecker: https://t.co/ZdZqUnpBGU

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Russia is giving Trump-friendly media figures a tour of Oleshky, Ukraine, the site of a cease-fire reportedly brokered by Melania Trump—but what they’ll see almost certainly won’t be the truth, @ZarinaZabrisky reports. https://t.co/xdEvbyhq0B

[Simon Shuster @shustry]

@ianmastersmedia Always a pleasure to join you @ianmastersmedia, thank you for having me

[nxthompson @nxthompson]

Crazy reporting from @Shustry: soldiers from both sides in Rusisa's war on Ukraine have begun fighting inside abandoned gas pipelines because of the danger posed by drones.
https://t.co/dxfT82yuKU

[Simon Shuster @shustry]

Under John Ratcliffe, the CIA continues to play a crucial role in Ukraine’s defense against Russia—even as Ratcliffe advises a president cozying up to Putin.

By the great @shaneharris

https://t.co/VViFecU44k

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

As drones fill the skies over the war zone, the fighting in Ukraine has moved into a network of gas pipelines deep belowground, @shustry reports. https://t.co/LjqVEBOI3f

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

During a trip to Venezuela in September, I found people hoping for change, but shocked and surprised by US policy. The system looks, one economist told me, like “a coalition of two kleptocracies"

https://t.co/Rdk3fPcdrW

[Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire]

Control of the Donbas gas-pipeline network could give Russia a decisive advantage in the winter campaign

That would allow an attempt to punch a hole through the kill zone and seize eastern Ukraine, which Russia could use to stage another push toward Kyiv https://t.co/MuOZHAsKKL

[Simon Shuster @shustry]

NEW: Russia pioneered the use of gas pipelines to sneak under Ukraine's defenses and ambush them.

Now Ukrainian troops are going down there to fight them back, inside the pipes.

Our exclusive report today @TheAtlantic about this new subterranean front

https://t.co/BFJllcbmSN

[Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire]

Our worry is that they are looking at this as a new Yalta Conference, to divide the world into spheres of influence,” another Ukrainian official told us. https://t.co/FsoNrYmbwp

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Three upcoming events taking place far from Ukraine could determine the country’s future, @JonLemire and @shustry report. https://t.co/pfgRyN41Jq

[Moritz Gathmann @moritz_gathmann]

Spannendes Stück von @shustry über die Frage, ob sich Taiwan in einer mehr und mehr multipolaren Welt, angesichts schwindender Unterstützung der USA, am Ende aus pragmatischen Gründen einfach China unterwerfen könnte. https://t.co/zg2XmtDhuM

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Donald Trump recently struck a deal to import Russian diesel fuel into the U.S. and exempted Russia from a sanctions bill passed by Congress. On Radio Atlantic, @JonLemire and @shustry discuss what’s behind the moves: https://t.co/NBLH8HBv2z

[Mick Ryan, AM @WarintheFuture]

“Ukrainians have gotten used to awful news. But even by their standards, the past several days have felt dismal.” @shustry
https://t.co/FCvHvu5zoR

[Simon Shuster @shustry]

Might work through Starshield, but I can't see @elonmusk doing this with Starlink. People who communicate with him about Ukraine have told me that his position has hardened in recent months. Seems immovable on the question of allowing Starlink for strikes inside Russia.

[Mike Eckel @Mike_Eckel]

A new Ukraine proposal, pitched to @ZelenskyyUa by US Republican senators (per @WSJopinion, strangely):
Ukraine stops bombing Russia refineries for 100 days.
In exchange, US expands Starlink satellite coverage up to 300 kms into Russia (so Ukraine can target missile launchers)

[Simon Shuster @shustry]

Here's the scene at Moscow airports yesterday as Ukraine steps up effort to close Russian air space. Almost 200 flights cancelled or delayed in one day.
As we reported yesterday @TheAtlantic, Ukraine spent months preparing this campaign. Now it's started
https://t.co/lQJ2ovRYOm

[Сharter97.org @charter_97]

Обстановка в аэропортах Москвы и Петербурга. Задержаны или отменены почти 200 рейсов

С вечера 15 октября ограничения на прием и отправку рейсов вводились в московских аэропортах Шереметьево, Внуково, Домодедово и Жуковский, следует из сообщений Росавиации. Их сняли только рано утром 16 октября. Задержано или отменено почти 160 рейсов.

Закрывался также петербургский аэропорт Пулково. Ограничения в нем сняли только в 9 утра. Отменены или задержаны на вылет 37 рейсов, на посадку — девять, передает «Фонтанка».

Журналист The Atlantic Саймон Шустер со ссылкой на источники писал накануне, что кампания Украины, цель которой — парализовать работу аэропортов в РФ, «только начинается».