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🇺🇦 Four years ago, on November 11, 2022, the AFU liberated Kherson from Russia.
I remember that day well and those strong emotions. That joy!
Congratulations on its anniversary to the Hero City, its residents, and our soldiers who liberated the city.
Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Ukrainian Kherson! 🇺🇦
In the video, residents of liberated Kherson meet our soldiers / November 2022
Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Ukrainian Kherson!
In the video, residents of liberated Kherson meet our soldiers / November 2022
Ukrainian Defenders carried out a unique combat operation:
For the first time, an unmanned ground vehicle was deployed by air to the Russian-occupied left bank of the Dnipro River. It was used to destroy a Russian drone operators' position.
▪️ A Perun bomber drone delivered a kamikaze UGV carrying a 7 kg warhead to the left bank. The deployment was successful, with the robot remaining fully operational and maintaining control and communications.
▪️ The UGV then proceeded along its route independently. Along the way, Russian positions were detected from the UGV and from the air, with each target immediately struck by FPV drones.
▪️ The final destination was the entrance to a building used by Russian drone operators. When a Russian soldier emerged from the doorway, the Ukrainian operator detonated the UGV. The position was then struck again by FPV drones.
Glory!
📹: 426th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment
President Stubb on the outcome of the Abu Dhabi talks:
I think there is a real possibility that the Europeans will be around the table, and I think that would be progress in and of itself.
And if you add on to that that there might be a new meeting between, in this case, then the Americans, the Ukrainians, the Russians and the Europeans in one to two weeks on a technical level, that would be progress as well.
I believe the drop in visibility on X is primarily linked to attacks by Russian bot farms: massive, coordinated reporting campaigns targeting pro-Ukrainian accounts, with thousands of automated complaints submitted for alleged violations of platform rules. In response, X's automated moderation system blocks or restricts (shadowbans) these accounts.
Apparently, X's algorithm allows bot farms to operate quite freely.
Bot farms are a tool of information warfare. They manipulate public opinion and destabilize societies. Therefore, they must be countered not only technologically but also legally.
Today, countering bot farms is a legal obligation in many countries, and government pressure and oversight in democratic countries must be strengthened.
Questa piattaforma sta silenziando gli account pro-Ucraina. È un fatto, ed anche io sto avendo questo problema.
Credo che su X sia in atto una gravissima manipolazione dell'opinione pubblica, e questa è una cosa che non si può tollerare.
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Kaja Kallas on the talks in Abu Dhabi:
What Russia wants out of these talks is the lifting of sanctions and also the release of the frozen assets.
These are European decisions. They can't be made by anybody else but Europe.
Of course, Russia does not want to talk to Europe, because it's easier to talk to the US.
Russia is returning to the playbook it used in Minsk before the full-scale invasion: using war to force the adversary to make concessions, and negotiations to lock those concessions in. Back then, Moscow sought to gain permanent leverage over Ukrainian politics through the Russian-occupied parts of Donbas. Now, Russia is striving to influence the security decisions of the whole of Europe.
The first common feature is the war continuing during negotiations. Following the signing of Minsk-2, Russian-backed forces continued the battle for Debaltseve. The OSCE recorded Russia's outright refusal of a ceasefire. Today, Moscow is conducting negotiations in a similar way while simultaneously launching strikes at Ukraine.
The second is the demand to change political rules in exchange for ending the violence. The Minsk agreements envisaged amendments to Ukraine's Constitution, a special status for certain areas of Donbas, and coordinating election issues with their representatives. Moscow wanted to return its controlled structures into Ukrainian politics while maintaining leverage over them. Russia counted on using these structures to limit Kyiv's independence. Now, it is trying to negotiate a veto power over European security policy.
The third is the imposition of a sequence of steps advantageous to Moscow. Under Minsk-2, Ukraine was to begin regaining control over the border only after local elections. Russia demanded political concessions while retaining levers of pressure. Today, Lavrov speaks even more directly: first we agree on a new security system, then we deal with the war. He even pushes a ceasefire off to the future.
The fourth is shifting the responsibility for the war. In the Minsk process, Russia called itself a mediator and denied being a party to the conflict. Now, hiding its involvement is impossible, so the explanation is different: the problem allegedly lies within the European security system itself, which failed to account for Russian interests. When Kushner talks about decades of mutual distrust and competing security interests, he is helping Moscow shift the conversation away from its aggression and onto grievances against the West.
The fifth is an attempt to force Western negotiators to pressure their own partners. During the Minsk process, Putin demanded that Berlin and Paris influence Kyiv. In August 2021, he asked Angela Merkel for this directly. Now, Moscow is trying to use Washington so that Americans persuade Ukrainians and Europeans to accept a framework advantageous to Russia.
The sixth is opposition to independent monitoring and strong guarantees. During the Minsk process, armed formations blocked access for OSCE observers. In 2021, Russia refused to extend the mandate of a separate mission at two Russian border checkpoints. Now, Lavrov rejects European stabilization forces in Ukraine after a truce. Moscow's shared interest is to retain the ability to threaten new violence and limit the presence of those who could prevent it.
It is important that the diplomatic process continues and remains constructive. Ukraine, more than anyone else, desires this horrific and unjust war to end as soon as possible. A very important achievement is the humanitarian agreement on preparing a new prisoner exchange - the humanitarian track. We will be able to bring some of our people home. I am grateful to the UAE for their help in organizing the negotiations. Thank you to everyone helping Ukraine achieve peace.
The Security Service of Ukraine struck the Russian Buyan-M-class missile corvette Naro-Fominsk.
The vessel is capable of carrying Kalibr and Oniks cruise missiles. It was launched in 2022.
📷: for illustration purposes
Poland and Ukraine should not fall for Russia’s attempts to sow division and distrust between the two nations; both countries have made historic progress in resolving difficult issues. - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha
In an article for Rzeczpospolita, FM Sybiha stressed that Russia is trying to downplay the significance of the first months following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, undermine the value of Poland’s solidarity with Ukraine, and sow distrust between the two nations.
"We have enough wisdom to recognize this plan and enough mutual respect to resist it. Our peoples will decide for themselves the nature, level and tone of our relations. We will not surrender this right to the enemy."
Sybiha noted that heated debates are natural in democracies, but anti-Ukrainian rhetoric must not become a tool of political struggle.
"This is exactly the kind of division Moscow is counting on. We want Ukraine to bring people together across Europe rather than become an issue that divides them."
"Resolving difficult issues does not mean forgetting. It means having the courage to seek the truth. Pope John Paul II called on both nations to adopt this stance, reminding them to put what unites them above what divides them."
Russia is returning to the playbook it used in Minsk before the full-scale invasion: using war to force the adversary to make concessions, and negotiations to lock those concessions in. Back then, Moscow sought to gain permanent leverage over Ukrainian politics through the Russian-occupied parts of Donbas. Now, Russia is striving to influence the security decisions of the whole of Europe.
The first common feature is the war continuing during negotiations. Following the signing of Minsk-2, Russian-backed forces continued the battle for Debaltseve. The OSCE recorded Russia's outright refusal of a ceasefire. Today, Moscow is conducting negotiations in a similar way while simultaneously launching strikes at Ukraine.
The second is the demand to change political rules in exchange for ending the violence. The Minsk agreements envisaged amendments to Ukraine's Constitution, a special status for certain areas of Donbas, and coordinating election issues with their representatives. Moscow wanted to return its controlled structures into Ukrainian politics while maintaining leverage over them. Russia counted on using these structures to limit Kyiv's independence. Now, it is trying to negotiate a veto power over European security policy.
The third is the imposition of a sequence of steps advantageous to Moscow. Under Minsk-2, Ukraine was to begin regaining control over the border only after local elections. Russia demanded political concessions while retaining levers of pressure. Today, Lavrov speaks even more directly: first we agree on a new security system, then we deal with the war. He even pushes a ceasefire off to the future.
The fourth is shifting the responsibility for the war. In the Minsk process, Russia called itself a mediator and denied being a party to the conflict. Now, hiding its involvement is impossible, so the explanation is different: the problem allegedly lies within the European security system itself, which failed to account for Russian interests. When Kushner talks about decades of mutual distrust and competing security interests, he is helping Moscow shift the conversation away from its aggression and onto grievances against the West.
The fifth is an attempt to force Western negotiators to pressure their own partners. During the Minsk process, Putin demanded that Berlin and Paris influence Kyiv. In August 2021, he asked Angela Merkel for this directly. Now, Moscow is trying to use Washington so that Americans persuade Ukrainians and Europeans to accept a framework advantageous to Russia.
The sixth is opposition to independent monitoring and strong guarantees. During the Minsk process, armed formations blocked access for OSCE observers. In 2021, Russia refused to extend the mandate of a separate mission at two Russian border checkpoints. Now, Lavrov rejects European stabilization forces in Ukraine after a truce. Moscow's shared interest is to retain the ability to threaten new violence and limit the presence of those who could prevent it.
It is important that the diplomatic process continues and remains constructive. Ukraine, more than anyone else, desires this horrific and unjust war to end as soon as possible. A very important achievement is the humanitarian agreement on preparing a new prisoner exchange - the humanitarian track. We will be able to bring some of our people home. I am grateful to the UAE for their help in organizing the negotiations. Thank you to everyone helping Ukraine achieve peace.
Medinsky, head of Russia's delegation in Abu Dhabi, says that "the conflict in Ukraine has shown that the entire security system established after Yalta and Potsdam is functioning poorly, and Ukraine is where the abscess has burst."
Comment from me: Russia has essentially destroyed the entire post-WW2 security architecture. Ukraine, fighting for our freedom and independence, maintaining that a country's borders cannot be changed by force, insisting on international law being followed, is trying to restore the global security system. Our Allies understand what's at stake.
An important investigation by @OCCRP and @DelfiEE, led by Martin Laine that explains who is spreading Russian fake news in the West.
Head of Russian delegation Medinsky continues Russia's "diplomatic approach" towards the EU:
We have not received a single peace initiative, a single specific peace proposal from European countries.
So it's unclear what's to discuss.
But if they came here as tourists, they can chat in the hotel's lobby bar.
Comment from me: Europe has repeatedly offered a partial or complete ceasefire as the first step. Moreover, Russia itself acknowledges that European security architecture is being discussed. Europe must have a seat at this table.
Lavrov commented on the Abu Dhabi talks. He says all the EU and Ukraine want to talk about are an immediate ceasefire. He confirmed that Russia would not agree to this.
Then, confirming that the USA want to discuss the European security architecture, Lavrov mocks the EU participation: "let them sit in the hotel there."
No real readiness for negotiations is visible from Russia.
Head of Russia's delegation Medinsky regarding the talks in Abu Dhabi:
We have reached a principal agreement about a new large-scale prisoner exchange. Specific parameters to be announced in the near future.
During the attack on Ust-Luga port, Russia lost a Ka-52 helicopter.
There has been no official confirmation, but "Z-bloggers" are reporting it.
Raphael Glucksmann,
Candidate in the French presidential election:
We will put an end to our energy dependence on Russia. We will apply the same approach to nuclear energy. It is inconceivable that we should remain dependent on a regime that is waging war against us, because the war in Ukraine is not simply about the Donbas, contrary to what some people think. This is not a territorial issue; it is a conflict against European democracies. And we cannot finance the war machine that threatens our security.
BBC journalists traveled to Sloviansk with the "Peaky Blinders." It is a specialized unit that intercepts Russian drones there.
Slovyansk is one of four cities that make up Ukraine's "fortress belt" - a system of heavily reinforced defence lines in the parts of eastern region of Donetsk, controlled by Ukraine. Russia constantly launches brutal attacks on Sloviansk.
This is a rare opportunity to see inside Sloviansk.
Source: BBC
The Russian terror campaign against the energy sector and residential buildings continues.
Whenever you hear a Russian official talk about Russia wanting peace, remember these posts about Russia's true intentions.
▪️ Zhytomyr region. Energy, transport, and fuel infrastructure facilities came under Russian attack. Homes, a private business, and at least 20 vehicles were also damaged. Four people have been reported injured, including police officers who arrived at the scene in response to a call.
▪️ Zaporizhzhia region. Four private houses, apartments, and a shop façade were damaged. Six people were injured.
▪️ Odesa region. Energy infrastructure was targeted. One person was injured. Around 135,000 consumers remain without electricity in parts of Bolhrad, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, and Odesa districts.
▪️ Dnipropetrovsk region. In Kryvyi Rih, critical infrastructure facilities were hit. Part of the city was left without electricity. A power outage left nine workers trapped in a mine. Emergency responders brought them safely to the surface.
