@MrGeopolitical

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Joined April 2021
This gives us some indication of what to expect in the next 2 months as temperatures begin to lower in Ukraine. Russia is already conducting operations to knock out Ukrainian thermal power plants before the winter even starts but there's one thing that should be known ..
⚡️ Russia destroys all generating equipment at Kherson thermal power plant ahead of heating season. The attack caused critical damage to the plant, which supplies heat to a significant number of residential buildings in Kherson. kyivindependent.com/russia-d…
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Expect Russia to increase its ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine, especially as the Ukrainians have almost zero interceptors for the Patriot System.
Very "humanitarian" Putin has just launched dozens of ballistic missiles at Kyiv. He's not even hiding that he's humiliating Trump.
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They will somehow find a way to say "It's @ZelenskyyUa fault!"
Right now we're seeing the pro-Russian crowd celebrating Zelensky saying it would accept a freeze along the current front lines (something he's always said) in order to end the war. How will these people justify it when Russia inevitably says they don't accept?
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🇮🇱🇮🇷📡U.S. officials said the Israelis knew that Iran's air defense systems would detect the sortie 🇮🇱🇺🇸🛩Israel notified the U.S. in advance & described the operation as a training exercise intended for "power projection" & aimed at deterring Iran ahead of the elections
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President Zelensky says he would accept a peace deal that freezes the entire frontline of the war in Ukraine. Mind you, the frontline is about 750 to 800 miles long.
Interviewer: Would you accept a peace deal that freezes everything the way it is right now, where you still keep 75 percent or more of your country? Regardless of how it started, would you accept where it is right now? Zelensky: Yes.
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Steve Witkoff praises Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin by saying, "You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that, I commend you, and I thank you again." Witkoff is totally not biased, guys, lol!
Steve Witkoff to Putin: You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that, I commend you, and I thank you again.
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Russian Geran-4 jet-drones struck three more dry cargo ships and one container vessel in the western Black Sea.
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U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff has landed in ST. Petersburg, where he's expected to meet with his dear friend Putin for peace talks.
⚡️US envoy Steve Witkoff lands in St. Petersburg for Russia peace talks. Witkoff's movements are taking place while Kyiv's ties with Washington are sharply deteriorating due to concerns that the U.S. could be withholding the delivery of Patriot air-defense missiles funded by Ukraine's allies. kyivindependent.com/us-envoy…
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This is why we are observing an increased tempo of operations in the Zaporizhzhia City direction by Russian forces.
Russian military blogger says Ukrainian mid-range drone strikes on the main Russian supply route in occupied southern Ukraine have almost ceased because of the throttling of Starlink. No need to elaborate on what this new freedom of logistics for Russia means for the frontline.
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There's been an observed increase in fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region especially in the direction of Zaporizhzhia City.
Fighting near Orikhiv Zaporizhia direction sees extremely fierce fighting. Russian forces continue advancing despite increased enemy counterattacks. A large gray zone remains near Rozhdestvensky and Vozdizhevka. Russian troops are pushing toward Lyubytsky and Barvinivka, while the enemy tries to reach the Gaichur river. Omelnik has come under Russian control. Fierce fighting continues in Orikhiv, where the enemy brought fresh forces. Russian groups still enter through Novodanylivka. Fighting continues for Novoandreyevka. Enemy presence north of Shcherbaky hampers advances from the west. The Stepnogorsk sector remains relatively stable. Overall, the enemy has pushed Russian units back inside Orikhiv but failed to fully drive them out.
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What the hell.... Russia has been causing significant damage to Ukraine's electric grid and has been causing significant destruction to civilian population centers with a pretty large increase in fatalities for October 2026 compared to the last few months.
Donald Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much."
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Same day a Russian drone killed six civilians, including children, in a Kharkiv region park. Overnight strikes cut power to 550,000 households. Ukrainian civilian casualties up 85% y/y in September. usnews.com/news/world/art… abcnews.com/International/… mb.com.ph/article/109408…
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Russian sabotage and reconnaissance forces are active in a few villages directly on the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia City. Zaporizhzhia City remains fully under Ukrainian Control and that's not expected to change through the remainder of this year into Spring 2027.
❗️Information from the ground. Russian DRG (sabotage and reconnaissance) groups have been reported in the villages of Kushuhum and Balabyne, right on the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia City. They are equipped with AK-12 rifles and are fluent in Ukrainian, attempting to blend in with the civilian population and the military. There is a risk of repeated DRG infiltrations into this area. It is unknown how many are currently there, but their number is likely small. Presumably, they moved up the near-unbroken chain of settlements from Prymorske to Malokaterynivka and Kushuhum, using the residential areas as cover from Ukrainian drones, while trying to avoid detection from soldiers operating in the area. Alerts have already been sent out to Ukrainian units operating in this direction.
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Putin is proposing a summit with Trump and President Xi regarding the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin is hoping to capitalize on warming ties with US President Donald Trump. Ukraine would not agree to anything reached at a Pro-Russian summit. wsj.com/world/russia/putin-f…
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Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia temporarily crippling Russia's ability to export oil through its Western Oil export infrastructure.
Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of President Donald Trump's demand it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure. cnn.it/4isgzmB
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Ukrainian President Zelensky spoke by phone with America's special envoy for the war in Ukraine Kushner & Witkoff. That had to be an interesting conversation...
Zelenskyy spoke to Kushner and Witkoff by phone this afternoon. No details in this readout but the language used is still remarkable. "Peace comes only through strength and cooperation built on trust," Zelenskyy says. "We are doing everything on our part to make this happen, and to ensure that America’s position is strong and helps bring peace closer."
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A more extensive description from Global News: "A live-fire training exercise hit a gas line or gas well on the base causing an explosion around 4 p.m. MT, multiple Canadian Armed Forces sources told Global News. A fire then broke out and spread, fuelled by wind gusts of up to 100 km/h that prompted much of Alberta to be under wind warnings on Saturday." They report at least 7 dead and dozens more injured. globalnews.ca/news/12106709/…
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Informējam, ka šorīt, 18. oktobrī, laikā no plkst. 6.00 līdz 8.00 Lietuvas gaisa telpā tika konstatēts neidentificēts, iespējams, bezpilota lidaparāts, kas vairākos reģionos izraisīja gaisa trauksmi. Ņemot vērā pieejamos datus un augsto varbūtību, ka objekts var ielidot Latvijas teritorijā, tika aktivizēta šūnapraide arī Bauskas, Aizkraukles un Ogres novados. Reaģējot uz iespējamo apdraudējumu tika pacelti NATO pretgaisa aizsardzības misijas iznicinātāji. Saskaņā ar pašlaik pieejamo informāciju iznīcinātāji iespējamo bezpilota lidaparātu nenotrieca un pastāv iespēja, ka neidentificētais objekts detonēja pats. Incidenta vieta atrodas Pasvales rajonā, Lietuvas ziemeļos, netālu no Latvijas robežas. Notikuma vietā pašlaik strādā Lietuvas policijas darbinieki, veicot sākotnējās izmeklēšanas un pierādījumu vākšanas darbības. Incidenta apstākļi, tostarp iespējamā bezpilota lidaparāta izcelsme un iespējamā sprādziena cēlonis, joprojām tiek izmeklēti.
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Expect Ukrainian long-range attacks to become more complex in the coming months. Ukraine intends to dramatically ramp up attacks on St Petersburg and Moscow.
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Based on the information currently available to us, we cannot confirm that Starshield’s full capabilities have been restored. Four (4!) days after we submitted our inquiries, we have yet to receive a response from the Pentagon or SpaceX. We hope to receive confirmation that unlimited speeds have been restored and that Starshield is operating as it did previously, providing reliable communications essential to protecting our people amid intensified Russian aerial attacks.
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