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[Caolan @CaolanReports]

@414magyarbirds The full, 90 minute interview drops this week. Meanwhile, follow the work of Robert Brovdi's unit at @414magyarbirds

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

“We’re isolating Crimea and closing the routes in, not the route out.

The bridge is still standing for one reason: so the occupiers can fuck off.

Tankers are burning. No fuel. No power. No future for russia’s war machine there.”

Commander UAV Forces is just getting started 🚨

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

🔥🚢 Russia’s “three-day specify military operation to disarm Ukraine” has reached the stage where Ukraine can disable a flotilla of 100+ Russian vessels in one week.

15 Russian vessels hit overnight on July 13. The tally includes 7 tankers, 5 dry cargo ships, 1 ferry and 2 tugs.

From July 6 to 13, Ukraine’s Operation has now struck 105 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Former MI6 chief Alex Younger: Putin is fundamentally invested in adversarial relationship with West.

What's Russia in the end? It's a kleptocracy, headed by Putin, whose only offer to Russian people, from whom they're stealing, is that they'll provide security against a threat.

Now, it follows that for that prospectus to continue, there needs to be a threat.

He needs to be in a state of constant conflict with the West in order to justify his own position.

So I don't think, absent genuine incentives, that Putin changes.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Putin's reality:

"Yes, they [Ukrainians] are currently causing us certain problems with petroleum products. I think the situation will gradually improve."

Real reality:

Russia's average oil refining rate has decreased to 3.91 million barrels per day this month. This is the lowest level since March 2005 - Bloomberg.

That’s more than 1.4 million barrels a day below the average.

Russia has banned exports of diesel, gas and jet fuel and is now negotiating fuel imports.

[Chuck Pfarrer | Indications & Warnings | @ChuckPfarrer]

THIS JUST IN: As Putin’s 72 hour SMO approaches its 5th year, Kremlin sock puppet Dmitry Peskov said he’s asked the White House to tell Ukraine to stop attacking Russian infrastructure and oil refineries. The request comes as fuel shortages spread across the nation.

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

The genius of Ukraine's campaign of strikes on Russian shipping on display today on the Azov Sea, with ships made worthless, unusable wrecks, but without the environmental devastation of blowing gaping holes in hulls.

[Nico Lange @nicolange_]

Deutschland muss sich endlich wehren. Die hybride Kriegsführung trifft uns täglich – und wir reagieren noch immer zu langsam, zu zögerlich, zu fragmentiert. „Hybride Kriegsführung einfach hinzunehmen, kann keine Lösung sein.“ 🧵https://t.co/lTz2UBYeEy

[WarTranslated @wartranslated]

Footage from the scene of a suspected Russian air defense missile crash in the Moscow region.

I mean, Russian air defense is totally the best in the world, hard to argue.

[Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 @maria_drutska]

Over 100 ships have now been hit in the last week by Ukrainian drones.

Meanwhile, the Black Sea Fleet keeps hiding in Novorossiysk doing nothing, unable to sortie for fear of being sunk.

No Russian fleet has been this badly humiliated since the Battle of Tsushima in 1905.

[MisDisa @MisDisa_52]

Russian losses to Jul.13.2026 Day 1601
+1600 Personnel tied for 26th highest day loss
Higher losses in 2026= 1610 on Mar.20 & 1710 on Mar.18; top 25 days were in Oct.2024 to Mar.2025
+4 Air defense tied at 6th
+494 Auto & Fuel Tanks ranks 6th
+11 Ground Robotics tied for 7th

[Andy Schneider @AndySch64494719]

Der ukrainische Sicherheitsdienst (SBU) hat innerhalb einer Nacht mehr als 10 militärische, logistische und Treibstoffanlagen Russlands</a> angegriffen.

Eine groß angelegte Geheimoperation wurde in der

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Applebaum: Military loss has often changed Russia. Russians tell themselves they never lose wars and won World War II.

Russia has lost many wars, and each loss hit hard. The shock comes when propaganda meets reality.

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[💙💛 Regina Laska @Sunnymica]

Bei Le Pen und Farage hat Askola recht. Die beiden mögen Putin, das ist keine Vermutung, sondern Fakt. Le Pen hängt seit 2014 an einem russischen Millionenkredit, den sie am liebsten vergessen würde. Und Farage erklärt uns seit Jahren, der Westen habe Putin ja quasi selbst provoziert, O-Ton Kreml. Gut gewähltes Foto.

Eine Sache würde ich trotzdem anders sagen: Hängt die Warnung nicht an der Rüstungsbilanz auf. Wenn das Argument gegen die Rechten lautet „das schadet der Exportindustrie”, dann hat man verloren, sobald einer mit anderen Zahlen kommt. Vor der AfD, vor Le Pen, vor Farage muss man nicht warnen, weil sie schlecht fürs Geschäft sind. Sondern weil sie im Ernstfall beim Falschen anrufen.

Das ist der Punkt. Kein Umsatz der Welt macht das besser oder schlimmer.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

With such strong anti-Putin sentiment across the continent, it's logical to ask why openly pro-Russian political parties are leading in national polls in many countries. What does this paradox say about the ability of mainstream parties to capitalize on this obvious handicap?

[Natalka @NatalkaKyiv]

‼️ Check out a comparison between the map briefly shown during Putin’s visit to a Russian command post and the DeepState map.

😱 Apparently, in Russia’s version of reality, Zaporizhzhia is practically theirs already, and Russian forces are knocking on the doors of Dobropillia and Sloviansk.

The only small problem? Their fantasy map differs from DeepState's by 1,900 square kilometers.

[Nico Lange @nicolange_]

Russland umgeht mit der Schattenflotte in der Ostsee die Sanktionen, finanziert seinen Angriffskrieg und spioniert uns von diesen Schiffen aus mit Drohnen aus. Und wir Deppen lassen die gutmütig da rumfahren. https://t.co/BJ4QuaWaZw

[WarTranslated @wartranslated]

More footage of the strike on the St. Petersburg oil terminal.

[HC Strien @Strien9]

Da muss Selenski wohl nochmal ein paar deutliche Worte fallen lassen. Bzw. notfalls ein paar Drohnen

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

🔥In Mali, a Russian Mi-24 helicopter was shot down near the town of Anefis. The entire crew was killed in the crash.