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A year ago, Ukraine’s 125th Heavy Mechanized Brigade was written off as beyond saving: manned at 17%, with not a single tank, gun, or drone crew to its name.
A year on, the brigade says it now ranks first among the army’s heavy brigades, and that 1,500 soldiers who had gone absent without leave have returned to serve.
The 125th, part of Ukraine’s Third Army Corps, drew the comparison as it summed up its first year under new command.
It comes as Ukraine struggles with a force-wide shortage of soldiers and leans on the Third Army Corps for its counterattacks around Lyman.
In the unit’s telling, the collapse was never the whole story. “We were told the brigade couldn’t be saved. But they didn’t account for the main thing, people,” the brigade recalls.
By its own count, manning has risen 430% over the year, and its main units now stand at 95 to 100%.
The crews that grew fastest were the ones flying drones: aerial-reconnaissance teams are up 1,200%, FPV crews 950%, heavy-bomber crews 1,400%, and fixed-wing drone crews 600%.
The brigade also built ground-robot units from scratch and stood up its own training, air defense, electronic warfare, reconnaissance, and medical structures. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/…
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Beide benutze ich für meine -#Kinder als "Vorbilder".
Selenskjy - wie man als #Politiker sein soll.
Trump - als abschreckendes Beispiel für einen "bösen Menschen".
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Why is it important to close down Moscow airports?
Because it has a huge impact on Russian economy and logistics.
The Moscow Aviation Hub is essentially a bottleneck for Russian logistics. Whenever its work is disrupted, it creates a cascading effect on the Russian logistics as a whole.
Moscow is the central hub for the Russian domestic and international air traffic. When the Moscow airports (Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky airports) close down, this disrupts connectivity across all of Russia, and matters are further complicated by the fact that Russia has 11 time zones. Russian aviation is heavily centralized, and due to the cize of the country, aviation is the only viable transportation means for long-distance travel in Russia, cargo transportation included.
When flights are delayed and/or canceled, the ripple effect is felt all across Russia. The Russian state is forced to install air defense systems in the area, taking them from the front lines and military infrastructure inside Russia. Russian airlines bear additional costs of using more jet fuel, added handling fees at alternate destinations and paying compensations to passengers for the delays.
Flights that cannot arrive in Moscow airports are diverted to other airports which creates a strain on the ground infrastructure and fuel resources of those alternative airports.
Russian airlines and planes already work under severe Western sanctions that complicate obtaining spare parts and performing maintenance. There have been reports that about 20% of the Russian airfleet failed to return to active service due to needing maintenance. For large airlines, these figures can reach up to 30%. This also means that the remaining 70/80% of the planes are working more which leads to more vulnerability.
In addition to all the direct and indirect costs of closing down the Russian airports, there is also a moral impact. The Kremlin largely prefers to "insulate" large cities (starting with Moscow and St Petersburg) from the war, creating the illusion of normalcy and "business as usual." When passengers cannot leave on their flights for hours and businesses suffer from logistics disruptions, it serves as a loud reminder about the war to those Russian priviliged enough to ignore it otherwise.
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Around 760 flights have been delayed or canceled at Moscow airports since late on October 29, according to Russian aviation reports.
Last night, arrivals and departures were restricted at all four Moscow airports - Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky - due to drone attacks. The restrictions lasted more than nine hours at some airports.
Around 100 aircraft bound for Moscow were diverted to alternate airports.
Over 460 flights were also delayed or canceled at airports in Moscow and St. Petersburg yesterday.
Why is it important to close down Moscow airports?
Because it has a huge impact on Russian economy and logistics.
The Moscow Aviation Hub is essentially a bottleneck for Russian logistics. Whenever its work is disrupted, it creates a cascading effect on the Russian logistics as a whole.
Moscow is the central hub for the Russian domestic and international air traffic. When the Moscow airports (Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky airports) close down, this disrupts connectivity across all of Russia, and matters are further complicated by the fact that Russia has 11 time zones. Russian aviation is heavily centralized, and due to the cize of the country, aviation is the only viable transportation means for long-distance travel in Russia, cargo transportation included.
When flights are delayed and/or canceled, the ripple effect is felt all across Russia. The Russian state is forced to install air defense systems in the area, taking them from the front lines and military infrastructure inside Russia. Russian airlines bear additional costs of using more jet fuel, added handling fees at alternate destinations and paying compensations to passengers for the delays.
Flights that cannot arrive in Moscow airports are diverted to other airports which creates a strain on the ground infrastructure and fuel resources of those alternative airports.
Russian airlines and planes already work under severe Western sanctions that complicate obtaining spare parts and performing maintenance. There have been reports that about 20% of the Russian airfleet failed to return to active service due to needing maintenance. For large airlines, these figures can reach up to 30%. This also means that the remaining 70/80% of the planes are working more which leads to more vulnerability.
In addition to all the direct and indirect costs of closing down the Russian airports, there is also a moral impact. The Kremlin largely prefers to "insulate" large cities (starting with Moscow and St Petersburg) from the war, creating the illusion of normalcy and "business as usual." When passengers cannot leave on their flights for hours and businesses suffer from logistics disruptions, it serves as a loud reminder about the war to those Russian priviliged enough to ignore it otherwise.
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Die Russen haben heute, neben vielen anderen Zivilisten, zwei fünfzehnjährige Mädchen bewusst ermordet.
Die Ukraine hat zwei SU-34 Kampfflieger zerstört.
AfD, BSW, Trump und Musk sehen da keinen Unterschied. Und wenn, dann schimpfen sie über Zelensky.
So kaputt einfach.
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A Russian agent registered more than 1,000 Starlink terminals despite Ukraine’s whitelist and SpaceX restrictions.
Russian forces are using Starlink again on the battlefield and on naval drones, Asia Times. 1/
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“Kushner told Zelensky that he should pause the strikes because he and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff were dedicating a lot of time, energy, and jet fuel to mediating with Moscow, one of the U.S. officials said. A 30-day pause on refineries would be a way for Ukraine to show gratitude, that U.S. official said.”
An almost comical thing to tell a nation fighting for its existence. Lay down your weapons because we are exhausted from taking a private jet.
wsj.com/world/ukraine-pauses…
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Wir sehen hier Bilder, die es eigentlich noch gar nicht geben dürfte.
Das sind Aufnahmen der russischen Staatsagentur TASS, die gestern veröffentlicht wurden.
Sie zeigen Menschen aus dem russisch besetzten Oleschky, umgeben von bewaffneten russischen Soldaten, auf militärischen Fahrzeugen.
Was wir NICHT sehen: Aufnahmen des amerikanischen Fernsehsenders Newsmax, der die Exklusivrechte zur Dokumentation der humanitären Operation erhalten hat.
Was schließen wir daraus?
Schauen wir genauer hin.
Die Frau mit der weißen Strickmütze und der bordeauxroten Jacke sehen wir sowohl auf dem TASS-Foto als auch im Video. Das Foto trägt die TASS-Bildnummer 100160778.
Aufgenommen am 27. Oktober. Veröffentlicht am 29. Oktober um 11:17 Uhr. ☝️
Nur: Am 27. Oktober begann erst die Waffenruhe. Die Zufahrten nach Oleschky sollten entmint werden. Die international begleitete Evakuierung war für den 30. Oktober vorgesehen.
Und nun präsentiert uns TASS eine ältere Dame auf einem russischen Militärbuggy, aufgenommen drei Tage vorher. In der englischen Bildbeschreibung wird sie sogar als Evakuierte bezeichnet.
Hoppla.
Denn die Vereinbarung, die Melania Trump am 23. Oktober so stolz verkündete, sah vor, dass ukrainische und russische Vertreter die humanitäre Operation begleiten. Newsmax sollte sie als angeblich neutraler Beobachter unabhängig dokumentieren. Vor allem aber sollten die Menschen selbst entscheiden können, ob sie in ukrainisch kontrolliertes Gebiet oder nach Russland evakuiert werden wollten.
Am 29. Oktober meldete das ukrainische Zentrum für strategische Kommunikation allerdings bereits Hinweise darauf, dass Russland Menschen aus Oleschky ohne die vereinbarte internationale Kontrolle abtransportiere. Der ukrainische Ombudsmann konnte diese Meldungen zunächst nicht bestätigen.
Und nun haben wir diese Bilder.
Wohin wurde die Frau gebracht? Hat sie selbst entschieden, wohin sie wollte? Waren ukrainische Vertreter anwesend? Wo waren die amerikanischen Beobachter?
Die Bilder beweisen keine Verschleppung. Aber sie dokumentieren einen Transport, der offenbar bereits vor dem vereinbarten Evakuierungstermin stattfand.
Und ausgerechnet die russische Staatspropaganda liefert uns die Bilder dazu.
Melania Trump hatte die Sicherheit der Menschen und eine unabhängige Dokumentation versprochen. Dann sollte sie jetzt erklären, wer am 27. Oktober auf diesem Militärfahrzeug saß, wohin die Menschen gebracht wurden und wer darüber gewacht hat, dass sie tatsächlich eine freie Wahl hatten.
Denn die internationale Öffentlichkeit hat Anspruch auf mehr als ein paar hübsche Pressemitteilungen über die humanitären Großtaten des Kremls und einen Putin, der sich vor Kameras setzt und behauptet, er sei mit der First Lady der Retter dieser Menschen, weil die Ukraine die Straßen vermint haben soll, die er persönlich erst zu Straßen des Todes gemacht hat.
Und vor allem haben die Menschen von Oleschky nach der Überflutung durch die russische Sprengung des Kachowka-Staudamms, nach monatelangem Elend mit nichts als Gras auf dem Teller, ohne Strom und sauberes Wasser, ein Recht darauf, jetzt nicht auch noch als Statisten in Putins nächster Propagandavorstellung missbraucht zu werden.
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🇺🇦 Good news from Ukraine!
Evacuated residents of occupied Oleshky are finally on their way home!
According to Ukrainian negotiator Davyd Arakhamia, they are traveling with the Ukrainian delegation to Anapa, then flying to Belarus before continuing home by bus.
One step closer to being home💙💛
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Following Russia’s latest barbaric atrocities against Ukrainian civilians in Dnipro, Chernihiv & Kremenchuk, where Russian missiles deliberately slaughtered 20 Ukrainians & wounded dozens more, we are convening an emergency meeting of the🇺🇳UN Security Council. Kick Russia out🥊😡
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Superb, once again.
There will be more and more Ukrainian strikes like this, and that’s the way it should be.
As for the warnings from the corrupt US administration—in cahoots with russian criminals—we should just brush them off.
Ukraine will win the war, against the US as well.
🇪🇪 ✊ Estonian Prime Minister refuses to tone down his rhetoric toward Russians: “I’m not going to hold back”
“Putin is a dictator who kills women and children. And he will continue to do so until he is forced to change course,” Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said.
Speaking to Delfi, he said he had received no direct requests from the US to soften his rhetoric. The politician added:
“Appeasing dictators only leads to humiliation, and freedom will ultimately be lost anyway.”
🇺🇸 The US has urged the Baltic states to “keep it down” and stop making harsh statements about Russia. Wait, what?
Reuters reports, citing sources, that US officials have approached Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in recent weeks.
Washington believes that strong rhetoric about the Russian threat could escalate tensions and undermine European security.
Among the remarks that reportedly caught Washington's attention was a claim by European leaders that Russia has been “cornered like a rat” by its war against Ukraine and is resorting to increasingly desperate measures.
Apparently, they've been asked not to say things like that anymore.
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🇺🇦 Budanov:
For every victim in Ukraine, Russian military-industrial complex facilities must burn.
I call on Ukraine’s partners to give the aggressor a worthy response to daily terror.
Long-range weapons to suppress Russia’s ability to wage a genocidal war, effective air defense systems to save the lives of Ukrainian civilians – this is what will really bring peace closer.
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🇺🇦 The AFU is having a problem… But don’t worry — it’s a great problem to have! It’s running out of Russians.
“We’re facing a problem: our guys aren’t meeting their target numbers simply because there aren’t that many Russians.”
— Serhiy Beskrestnov (aka Flash), Advisor to the President of Ukraine on the Development of Technological Areas of Defense
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This is what Russia is doing while some are getting high on ketamine and staging a disgraceful circus by cutting off communications for Ukrainian drone defenses, and others are practically drooling over promises of lining their pockets with the Kremlin's blood money.
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Business over peace.
Trump Aides Are Leaning on U.S. Firms to Accept Russian Diesel washingtonsun.com/whitehouse…
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Replying to @Maks_NAFO_FELLA
That is 100% correct.
The Russian play book is Three Stages.
The second stage is simple and only consists of one word.
That word is: No
The Third stage is the hardest: The Waiting.
That's why they have always been saying No,
to every peace offer, this is their same old play book.
In the end there theory is they will be the Winners
because some Country will fold first and they will
always walk away with something much better,
more valuable than what they would of ever asked for.
Yet the West always falls for it,
and that's why Russia always uses it.
Something Old, Something Borrowed.
Here we go again.
I just hope Hell gets here before them,
so we can all go home and be Free.
♥️
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Replying to @Maks_NAFO_FELLA
Demand Königsberg back to Germany. Demand pre Sept. 1939-Polish territories from Belarus.
Demand Finish territories pre-1940 (Karelia, Salla, Petsamo) back from Russia.
And set them a ultimatum for leaving Transnistria.
If they wana play, play...
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🇪🇺 Kaja Kallas:
The Foreign minister of the Soviet Union said that the tactics of Russia are actually threefold.
First, you present demands and ask for something that has never been yours. Second, you present ultimatums and threats.
And third, you just wait, because there will always be people in the West who will offer you something you didn't have before.
So you just have to wait them out, because the Westerners will always fold. Let's not give him this.































