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Now that the US is no longer a reliable partner, it's essential that the Freya ant-ballistic missile system enters service as quickly as possible. Ukraine, even in wartime, has delivered its part of the work. Can Kyiv's partner nations keep up though?

Lviv, Ukraine. A son visits his dad at the cemetery. War is often explained in maps, offensives, and statistics. For this child, it is much simpler: his father is now someone he has to visit here. That’s all you should know about Putin’s “humanism.”

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Khmara says Starlink connectivity has been restored at speeds exceeding 400 km/h.

Ukraine's General Staff says it hit the Tolyattikauchuk rubber plant, tied to rocket fuel production, and a plane at Yeysk airfield in Krasnodar region overnight.

Maybe we should replace Steve Witkoff with Melania. I doubt she did much to secure this deal, but probably a lot more than Witkoff has done.

A nice short video report following a Portugese/UK surveillance drone from factory to deployment in Ukraine. It's a Tekever AR3. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz6q...

Radio Svoboda satellite imagery shows Russia has established 33 air defense positions around the Alabuga special economic zone, where Geran and Shahed attack drones are produced. New defenses include Pantsir and Tor sites, gun towers and anti-drone netting. #Russia

Ukraine’s Sky Raiders unit strikes armed Russian soldiers, including disguised in civilian clothing while attempting to infiltrate Ukrainian positions on the Kupiansk front.

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❤️‍🩹 “These people, they are angels.” After holding his position alone against heavy odds, Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn was saved by a drone in a historic first-of-its-kind evacuation.

A jet-powered Shahed flew a record 1,472 km to Lviv today, circling the city six times. It may have been intended for reconnaissance and carried almost no warhead; the drone was launched from Russia’s Oryol region. #Ukraine

I thought you may like to see this. A Ukraine pilot's eye view of the shooting down of a Russian drone.

Russia is losing astonishing numbers of soldiers. Yesterday's joint second highest ever total has been surpassed today. 2,100 is just 100 shy of he all-time record. The number dead and disabled in October has already surpassed Oct 2025's total after just 18 days of fighting.

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5/ Of course Russia is delighted, listen to Putin ally Kirill Dmitriev here. And even this sounds dodgy as hell. The Russian Investment Fund? Another way to bypass US laws and prying eyes so he can line his pockets again it seems to me.

Of course, Trump will never impose any significant sanctions on Russia because he supports Putin and Russia against Ukraine and Europe. All lobbying for this Russian sanctions law was a meaningless endeavor. Congress should instead have given Ukraine arms & funds www.ft.com/content/836e...

Ukraine’s SkyFall has developed StarGate, a heavy CASEVAC drone built to evacuate wounded troops from frontline kill zones unreachable by ground vehicles. It can carry 150 kg, fly 15 km one way and reach 105 km/h. Frontline testing began in October. #Ukraine

From FighterBomber (t.me/bomber_fight...). IMO, most people underestimate how many airframes (besides all the related crashes) will be lost or have their lifespans drastically reduced due to wear and tear.

Trump and Co are baffled that Ukraine and Iran haven’t capitulated. It doesn’t make sense to them. In their worldview, their very sense of self, this isn’t how things work. So they yell at the attacked country to quit, tell everyone it’s about to happen, then get upset that it doesn’t. And repeat.

These aircraft are used to drop glide bombs on Ukrainian cities as well as troops. Hopefully this strike will save some lives.

IMHO, no 1-4 shows a complete loss of up to 4 jets, while no 5 and 6 show possible oil leakages due to damage - 2 jets likely were dragged out after the strike - the extent of damage is unclear, but since the blast was huge, they might be beyond repair (or will at least require an extensive one).

More proof that Russia has no intention to stop the war. Near Rostov, the Terrorist State built a new jet drone launching base, from scratch, in just 40 days. Satellite pics show the transformation from an empty field. Note, work began just as Witkoff was about to fly to Moscow

Russia’s newer jet-powered Shaheds fly up to 600 km/h. A Ukrainian charity just sent troops 80 drones built to chase them down, at roughly $3,800 each, paid for by a donation. defence-blog.com/charity-buys...

"Romanian officials stopped short of explicitly linking the fires onboard the ships to the Russian drones. But the incidents follow drone strikes on at least five other cargo ships near the coasts of Romania and neighbouring fellow NATO member Bulgaria over the past 10 days." Russia is escalating

Fedorov says Starlink’s in-motion speed limit has been restored to 160 km/h, and he is working to remove the restriction entirely. It was “restored” because the limit had dropped to 70-80 km/h during the day.

Not a great amount, but every little bit helps.

⚡️ BREAKING: A Ukrainian FPV interceptor drone struck a Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter in midair. The drone was operated by the Ukraine’s 115th Mechanized Brigade reports that its “Prybultsi” air defense unit

Trump and Musk going all out to protect Putin

❗️Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps has revealed the liberation of another 101 km² of territory and three more settlements during Operation Vivaldi: Zelena Dolyna, Lypove and Kolodiazi. This brings the officially revealed operation’s total to 277 km² and 16 settlements liberated

Goodbye mid-strike. Elon lowered the maximum allowed terminal speed to 50 mph.

However, one of the most respected Ukraine frontline journalists published a different angle last night. Bohdan Myroshnykov, who has very good sources, basically said we cannot blame the U.S. for lack of notice of the ballistics, and gave very detailed reasoning.

Video shows a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 shooting down a Russian jet-powered Geran-4 drone at point-blank range with its onboard cannon, then flying through the resulting fireball. The footage is so clear that even the muzzle flashes from the cannon on the MiG-29’s left side are visible as it fires

UPDATE: Vessel of Interest, Greek flagged tanker, loaded cargo in St Petersburg. Four different ship tracking sites has three different destinations for the vessel. Two credible sites show destination as Wilmington, NC. However, there is a good chance that the cargo is not diesel but Russian urea.

President Zelenskyy confirms "There was just an attack on a Thermal Power Plant in Kharkiv." bsky.app/profile/twmc...

Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency says it has contracted 300% more drones in 2026 than last year. FPV drone contracts are already 54% above the total for all of 2025, while FPV deliveries have increased nearly 3.7-fold, according to the Defense Ministry. #Ukraine

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A Ukrainian B-2 mid-range strike drone heads into the Russian rear. The B-2 is most commonly used to hunt Russian military logistics, targeting supply trucks and other vehicles behind the front lines. One of its most distinctive features is the warhead mounted externally beneath the fuselage.

I don't see anything erratic here. For over a decade, Trump has prioritised "getting along with Russia"; since 20 January 2025, Trump administration policy has reflected that priority. It's perhaps the most consistent aspect of Trump foreign policy. 🧵on Trump and sanctions.

A tanker carrying Russian oil products left St. Petersburg for the US on Sep 22. Trump eased sanctions on Oct 9. Minerva Zen (IMO 9410909) is due in North Carolina in two days. Apparently, Russian tankers can predict US sanctions policy weeks in advance. What a coincidence.

The reaction of the Ukrainian delegation to Trump's betrayal is understandable, but the most striking thing in this article is that apparently the Ukrainians genuinely believed that an energy ceasefire was possible. That is actually worrying. I have no idea where they would get that optimism from.

Keep in mind that russia has banned diesel exports currently as it needs it for internal consumption. What exactly is Trump getting out of this?

⚡️ Record 20 Russian officers killed in Ukrainian strikes on headquarters in Donetsk, monitors say. According to Mediazona, 18 of the Russian officers died immediately in the missile strike, while two succumbed to their injuries.

Almost 150 flights were delayed or canceled in Moscow after balloons carrying suspended objects triggered repeated airport shutdowns throughout the day due to air defense activity.

Hundreds of people remain trapped in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where food has run out and mined roads make any escape attempt a gamble with death. Meduza spoke to people who have managed to stay in touch with those inside. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

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"According to the UN, Ukraine saw more civilians killed by August this year than were killed in all of 2025." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

SPECIAL REPORT: Russian inexpensive, highly maneuverable quasi-cruise missiles mark a concerning shift toward low-cost, cruise-missile-like weapons that can strain Ukraine’s scarce air defense stocks. Read the full special report: https://isw.pub/RussianQuasiMissilesBSK

Zelensky told the Financial Times that F-16s currently destroy 50-60% of Russian jet-powered drones. Ukraine is also testing five high-speed interceptor models, with effectiveness varying from 30% to 70%, and expects to have 400 interceptors in October. #Ukraine

1/3 Russia has hit the North Bridge in Kyiv again today. If this was a genuine military target (though it's impossible to even pretend it is), Putin and his horde of war criminals could hit it at night, during the curfew. This again proves Putin's lie they don't target civilians.

❗Ukrainian forces struck Russia’s Tsymbulova Geran drone launch site near Bolkhov in Oryol Oblast overnight September 30-October 1. Satellite imagery analyzed by OSINT channel absreliable indicates two ground shelters and drone preparation areas were damaged. #Russia