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[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Rutte: Russia now spends 40% of its state budget on defence. Putin is ready to lose 40,000 to 50,000 of his own men every month in Ukraine.

In eastern Russia you see cemeteries growing. In Moscow and St Petersburg they still drink oat-milk lattes

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[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

1 person was killed and 4 others were injured, including an 11-year-old girl, in russian attack on Pavlohrad‼️

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Today, the Russians destroyed a kindergarten in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district and damaged residential buildings.

The “desire for peace" was so great that it left huge craters. During the day, the children's parents and the kindergarten staff were cleaning up the building after the Russian attack. Through tears, they say it was one of the best kindergartens.

Children's toys lie strewn across the destroyed building and the street, mixed with shattered glass, concrete, and the remnants of the "peace deal" that flew in from the north.

Source: text translated from Serhii Nuzhnenko

[Alex Bond @AlexBondODUA]

I'm pleased to report on delivery of the laptops for the Air Defense unit in charge of interceptors that are defending skies above my lovely Odesa oblast!

Heartfelt gratitude to every fella participated in this mission ❤️‍🔥

Slava Ukraini!

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Report on 3D printers coming soon.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We now have intel that another strike is being prepared – targeting our energy sector, bridges across the Dnipro, and civilian infrastructure. The Air Force and the Armed Forces of Ukraine overall are preparing to protect us. We need interceptor missiles for our Patriots. Every agreement matters, and every day counts when it comes to deliveries. We're asking our partners very strongly: please don't put off deliveries.

Please stay safe, given the threat of missile attacks. Glory to Ukraine!

[NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @NOELreports]

Ukraine's SBU says its Alpha special operations unit ranked first among Defense Forces units for an eighth consecutive month, based on Russian personnel and targets hit. For October 2026, it claims nearly 11,000 Russian troops killed, along with 4,883 drones and ground robots, 2,388 antennas and communications nodes, and 2,251 vehicles hit. It also reports hitting 710 fortifications and 508 drone crews. #Ukraine

[Rohoza (Дев'ятий) Mykhailo 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇨🇦 @Oct7NeverForget]

Three bullets in his body. Two fallen brothers-in-arms. He pretended to be dead — and somehow survived.

Maksym Hrynyk lay in a trench with three gunshot wounds, terrified of making even the slightest movement. Russian soldiers had just executed three Ukrainian prisoners of war. One bullet shattered a bone in his arm. Another struck his chest. A third hit his shoulder. He knew that if the Russians realized he was still alive, they would finish him off. Thirty-year-old Maksym Hrynyk, a Ukrainian National Guard soldier from Ivano-Frankivsk, had been captured during his very first combat mission in the Donetsk region.

There were three of them. They were making their way toward Ukrainian positions when they unexpectedly encountered seven Russian soldiers. The Russians pointed their weapons at them, confiscated their phones, bound their hands with tape, pulled their hats over their eyes, and forced them into a trench. When the Russians realized they would not be evacuated, they decided to execute their prisoners. “I heard footsteps. Someone ran right up to us. Then came a burst of automatic gunfire. The first bullet hit my arm. I felt the bone break. The next struck me in the side of my chest, and another hit my shoulder. I fell and didn't move. I thought that if they saw I was alive, they would finish me off,” Maksym recalls.

One of his comrades was killed instantly by a bullet to the head. The second survived the shooting. He managed to tear the tape from his wrists, helped the wounded Maksym to his feet, and together they tried to escape the trenches. But along the way, his comrade became exhausted and began losing consciousness. Maksym begged him not to give up. “Brother, come on, keep fighting. We've only got 300 meters to go, and they'll help you.” His comrade replied: “I have no strength left. Run and get help yourself.” Those were the last words Maksym ever heard from him. His brother-in-arms could not be saved.

With a shattered bone, three bullet wounds, and Russian mortar shells exploding around him, Maksym ran toward Ukrainian positions. When he finally reached Ukrainian lines, the defenders were initially afraid to let him in. Only after checking him with a drone did they pull the wounded soldier into a dugout and provide medical assistance. Ahead lay a night under shellfire, evacuation, and hospitalization. He had survived an execution, escaped enemy positions, and crossed a battlefield while seriously wounded.

Later, Maksym learned what had happened to the seven Russian soldiers who had captured and executed them. A fellow soldier told him that Ukrainian forces had eliminated all seven. Maksym survived where his executioners had already condemned him to death. But of the three Ukrainian soldiers who entered that trench, he was the only one who came back alive. Two Ukrainian defenders were murdered after being captured. One survived to tell the world what happened.

Glory to Ukraine and its defenders. 🇺🇦

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[Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angelshalagina]

I have a question for Europe.
Do you think Ukraine belongs in the EU?
I’d really love to hear your answers🇺🇦🇪🇺

[Ukrinform @UKRINFORM]

🕯 Пам’яті командира роти Романа Майстерюка

Роман народився 23 листопада 1971 року в селі Миколаївка на Кіровоградщині. Строкову військову службу проходив у Чехословаччині. Майбутньому офіцерові довелося навчатися у країнах Балтії, згодом у Ленінграді і зрештою – у Дніпропетровську. Після закінчення навчання Роман служив у різних гарнізонах України.

У 2010 році чоловік звільнився зі Збройних сил України в запас за вислугою років, а вже з початком російсько-української війни вирішив знову стати до військового строю.

21 липня 2014 року його рота отримала бойове завдання зайняти блокпост у районі селища Неліпівка. Бойовики влаштували засідку. Вони пропустили першу бойову машину піхоти, в якій перебував заступник командира батальйону, а по другій машині, де їхав Роман, відкрили щільний вогонь. Під час того стрілецького бою Роман дістав смертельне поранення.

Вічна пам'ять та слава!

📝 Підготовлено Українським національним агентством Укрінформ спільно з Українським інститутом національної памʼяті та онлайн-медіа Міноборони України АрміяInform

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

russian refineries burn so often is doesn’t even make the news anymore.

There’s a very real chance russia could implode just like it did in the 90s. It’s a very young and fragile state despite what it pretends to be.

There’s only so long you can run an empire on bullshit

[Defense of Ukraine @DefenceU]

"The Air Assault Forces carry out some of the most difficult missions.

They have been fighting for Ukrainian land since 2014, and from the very first day of the full-scale war they met the enemy and took up the defence of the South, Donbas and the Kyiv region.

95th, 80th, 79th, 81st brigades, Air Assault Forces warriors! Thanks to you, we are able to break through enemy defences, carry out successful assaults and hold our lines.

Today, air assault troops have a vast range of weapons in service: drones, artillery and armoured vehicles.

But their main strength is their people: professional, brave and resilient.

This year alone, Air Assault Forces units have liberated more than twenty settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. Behind these operations lie careful planning, clear and well-coordinated work by the units, high-quality training and the determination of our troops.

Thank you, Air Assault Forces, for destroying the aggressor every day. Happy holiday to everyone who wears wings on their shoulders!

Glory to the Air Assault Forces!"

— Minister of Defence of Ukraine Evgeniy Khmara

[Meanwhile in Ukraine @MeanwhileInUA]

These are our fearless defenders. Never forget, even for a second, what these people sacrifice for your peace and safety 💙💛

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

A Russian military officer, a retired colonel general, has called for an end to the war and the start of negotiations.

In his view, continuing the war is not bringing Russia any closer to development, but instead leading to loss of life, the destruction of settlements and the country's further decline.

[Олег Володарський @volodarskijo]

Він вижив у полоні, де ламали об нього палиці. Але найбільше його зламало те, що вдома він став чужим.

Коли Павло Базар вийшов з автобуса на українській землі, він не відчув радості - лише порожнечу.

Бо його брат-близнюк Петро залишився там, за колючим дротом, ще на три роки.

Вони пішли на війну разом. Разом потрапили в полон. А додому повернулися з різницею у три роки - спочатку Павло, потім Петро.

У полоні їх били так, що ламалися дерев'яні палиці об ноги Павла.

Він не міг вимовити навіть власне прізвище - його били по ребрах, руках, ногах, поки він не падав, а потім піднімали за шкіру і били знову.

На шиї залишився чорний слід від каната - то була "мертва петля", коли один біжить, а інші душать одне одного за собою.

Коли Павло почув, що його брат теж у полоні, він кричав їм: "У мене там брат, мій близнюк!"

Йому відповіли: "Треба було раніше думати". І тоді він подумав: "Хоч не буду бачити, як мій брат мучиться".

А потім був день обміну. Павло стояв з піднятими руками п'ять чи шість годин - бо якби він опустив їх, покарали б усіх у камері.

Він думав, що не витримає. Але витримав. І коли в автобусі хлопець крикнув: "Слава Україні!", Павло зрозумів - він вдома.

Та радість тривала секунду. До нього підбіг побратим брата:

- "О, Петруха, ти теж звільнився?"
- "Ні, я Павло".

І тоді Павло дізнався, що брат ще в Луганську.

Він повернувся на службу - не тому що хотів воювати, а тому що не знав, де ще шукати брата.

Побратими сказали: "Пашка, в тебе брат у полоні, хтось має бути вдома". І він звільнився.

Але досі працює на двох роботах - на ринку і на полі, бо зарплати в Кременці невисокі.

А тепер найболючіше. Павло каже: коли ветеран повертається додому, він відчуває себе чужим.

"Наче і в своєму місті, наче і в себе вдома, а відчуваєш себе як у клітці, просто заручником".

Він звертався до місцевої влади - дорогу розмило, їхати неможливо. Їм відписують:

"Ми не в силі, ми не маємо ким, ми не маємо чим". І так завжди - самі відмазки.

"Наші хлопці гинуть заради того, щоб вони тут жили спокійно. А для ветеранів нічого не пристосовано - ні дороги, ні лікарні, ні тротуари.

Добре, я бачу, я з руками, з ногами. А є хлопці, які повертаються на колясках. Для них це все потрібно облаштувати. І цього від влади ми не бачимо".

І все ж Павло не здається. Він повторює фразу, яку почув колись:

"Роби сьогодні те, що інші не хочуть робити, а завтра будеш жити так, як інші не зможуть жити".

І додає від себе: "Поки ми працюємо, поки щось робимо хоч чуть-чуть - значить, ми живемо.

Вірте в себе, вірте в свою сім'ю, вірте в те, що ви робите. І в те, що воно у вас обов'язково получиться".

Він вижив у пеклі. Тепер він бореться за те, щоб вдома його не вважали чужим.

І щоб таких, як він, - тих, хто повернувся з полону і з війни, - тут зустрічали не байдужістю, а розумінням.

[Ukraine News 🇺🇦 @Ukrainene]

💥🔥This is Saratov. To freedom-loving souls, few sights are as deeply gratifying as the glow of fire and smoke sweeping across the Russian skies.

​Locals are still reeling from a massive overnight strike on the city.

​Some residents are already using drone detectors on the streets.

​The latest video captures a panoramic view of the night skyline against a backdrop of explosions, with the local oil refinery engulfed in flames.

[Devana 🇺🇦 ↑ @DevanaUkraine]

Ukrainians find ways to have fun even without electricity.

[The Ukrainian Review @UkrReview]

🇵🇱🇺🇦 Zelensky:

A shocking crime in Kraków. On behalf of the Ukrainian people, and personally, I extend my sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. There can be no justification for this attack, and we trust the perpetrator will face justice.

We wish strength and a speedy recovery to the injured and to everyone affected by this tragedy. Ukraine stands in solidarity with Poland and the Polish people. People have the right to safety.

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

Trump is once again talking about a breakthrough in negotiations in the Emirates, a new European security architecture, and pink elephants!

What a load of bullshit!

Another attempt — perhaps the last — to force Ukraine into capitulation!

It didn't happen during two years of Ukraine's isolation under the Trump administration, and it won't happen now!

Your time is up, Donald...

Starting in January, you'll have much more down-to-earth problems to worry about: corruption, pedophilia scandals, and finding a new place to live!

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[Foreign Recruitment Center @UAFRC]

🇨🇴 Entrenamiento de voluntarios colombianos en la 141.ª Brigada. 🇺🇦

⚔️#JoinUArmy

[СВЯТА РУСЬ @rus_svata15287]

Звіти вказують про велике наступальне угрупування, що простягається від Борової (південно - східніше Куп'янська) до життєво важливої фортеці Донбасу (Слов'янськ - Краматорськ - Дружківка). Лінія фронту приблизно 135 км.Вірте в ЗСУ. Моліться за наших воїнів