Meanwhile in Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers are still moving to the front—quietly, steadily, so our cities can wake to morning. May every step be guarded and every unit come home whole.👇

This is Bakhmut before and after Russia came. A living Ukrainian city was reduced to ruins by months of Russian assault. Russia calls it “liberation.” Bakhmut shows what that word really means. Support link is in our Bio.

Moscow thought Washington could force Ukraine to obey. Putin aide Yuri Ushakov admitted the Kremlin expected the U.S. to pressure Kyiv into compliance after Anchorage. It failed. His explanation: Europe kept standing behind Ukraine. Thank you, Europe! Support link is in our Bio.

He refused to let bureaucracy cost Ukrainian lives. Norwegian MP Peter Frølich helped get thermal-imaging drones to Ukraine despite old export restrictions. The rules were later changed. Thank you, Peter. Ukraine remembers friends who act when it matters. Support link is in our Bio.

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.”

Voronezh’s war industry came under attack. Reports identify VASO, a major aircraft plant, and Voronezhsintezkauchuk, previously linked to materials used in solid rocket propellant for Iskander missiles.

For once, the blue flashes on Odesa’s coast are beautiful. This October, Black Sea waves have been glowing with bioluminescence, light produced by tiny marine organisms when the water moves. Odesa has seen enough flashes in the dark. These ones are worth watching. Support link is in our Bio.

The factory powering Iskanders and Kinzhals was hit again. Russia’s Energia plant in Yelets produces power sources used in Iskander, Kinzhal and Zircon missiles, as well as Pantsir systems. This is part of the industrial chain behind Russia’s weapons.

Still human after all of this. “I am a perfectly ordinary person. I am simply a human being. Perhaps not as great a humanist as Putin, but in any case, I try to do everything in my power,” Zelenskyy said. After everything Ukraine has endured, that simple desire to remain human says enough.

This was not just an online-shopping warehouse. Ozon has become a procurement channel for Russian troops, including body armor, military optics, firearm parts and drone components. Its Omsk logistics hub was hit by drones today. Support link is in our Bio.

Cossacks and Their Little Birds 🐦💙💛

Togliattikauchuk appears to have been hit again. Russian authorities confirmed a Ukrainian drone attack on Samara Oblast, while local reports point to the chemical complex in Tolyatti. Ukraine previously confirmed striking the same plant in September.

Our people are finally home. Ukraine brought 270 people back from Russian captivity. Thank you, our dear ones, for enduring and holding on. Today, you are home. Support link is in our Bio.

The “second army” needs rescuing. Russia was supposed to dominate this war. Instead, Ukraine keeps behaving like a small, extremely irritated wolverine that refuses to let go. And not every Trump line needs to become a Ukrainian national event. Support link is in our Bio.

Trump floated 200% tariffs on Ukraine and Russia, then dismissed the idea himself. He suggested using tariff pressure to stop the war, but immediately said it would not work because the U.S. does not buy enough from either country.

All four Moscow airports suspended arrivals and departures on Oct. 23 amid another drone threat. Earlier, Moscow’s mayor said 155 drones had flown toward the region overnight. For Moscow, air-travel disruption is becoming part of the war’s routine.

Five presumed dead at Olenivka are alive. Ukraine brought 270 people home from Russian captivity, including five whom Ukraine had considered killed in the July 2022 Russian attack on Olenivka prison. Most had been held since 2022, and most defended Mariupol.

The accusation is no longer coming from Kyiv: Bill Clinton says Trump has abandoned Ukraine for Putin. The former U.S. president accused Trump of abandoning Ukraine and embracing Putin again. For Ukrainians, the frightening part is who is saying it: someone who once sat in the White House.

How do you describe life in Ukraine without words? You don’t. You just show the video. Because sometimes life in Ukraine feels exactly like this: watching something terrifying unfold, having no idea how it will end, and still hoping against all odds for a good ending Subscription link in our Bio

As Washington opens the door to Russian diesel, Europe is moving the other way. The EU is proposing 31 new sanctions listings targeting Russia’s oil processing, refining and export capacity, from St. Petersburg to Sakhalin. Same war. Two very different directions. Thank you, Europe!

Putin is again insisting Russians and Ukrainians are “one people” Convenient theory after a “three-day war” turned into years and Kyiv still stands If Moscow needs “one people” to explain why Ukraine keeps stopping the army sent to conquer it,perhaps the battlefield explanation was less flattering