Someone — presumably Ukraine — detonated a car bomb in Moscow just as a Russian general was walking by. The blast threw his body against a fence.
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/8. Russian media “The improvised explosive device (IED) was constructed using VOG-type grenades, originally designed for under-barrel grenade launchers. The VOGs were distributed throughout the vehicle, with the highest concentration located in the left section of the trunk.”
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— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) April 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
An EW designer was blown up in a strike in Bryansk. Oh well.
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☠️ A car belonging to a leading Russian designer Evgeny Ritikov exploded in Bryansk. He was working on modernizing electronic warfare systems.
Ritikov was responsible, in particular, for modernizing the Russian electronic warfare system "Krasukha".
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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) April 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Another victim of Open Window Syndrome.
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‼️ Russia: “The body of a 40-year-old woman was found under the windows of the Chistoe Nebo residential complex on Komendantsky Prospekt on April 24. Literally a few minutes before that, operatives had completed a search of her apartment.”
🇷🇺: Gravity is dangerous…
www.fontanka.ru/2025/04/24/7...
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— Prune60 (@prune602.bsky.social) April 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Another 1,180 Russians, nine tanks and 72 artillery systems.
The son of a CIA deputy director was fighting for Russia in Ukraine, which would seem to be problematic. His death reportedly came last year.
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☠️ The son of the deputy head of the American CIA fought on the side of Russia against Ukraine, who signed a contract with the Russian army and later died, - Militarnyi
❗️This is 21-year-old Michael Gloss - the son of the CIA's deputy director for digital innovation Juliane Gallina Gloss.
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— Savchenko Volodymyr (@savchenkoua.bsky.social) April 25, 2025 at 6:12 AM
No word on whether Saidov was home at the time.
A Russian videos the detonation of an ammo dump. And he is rather close, indicating either bravery or stupidity.
Sound on for this one.
Ukraine seized a cargo ship in the Black Sea carrying stolen grain.
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❗️Security Service of Ukraine arrested a vessel of the Russian 'shadow fleet' that transported 5,000 tons of looted Ukrainian grain from temporarily occupied Crimea.
The operation was carried out jointly with the Border Guard Service in the Black Sea area of Ukraine.
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) April 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Trophy hunters are reported to be looting coveted battle flags from Russian graves — and leaving behind the Russian national flag.
This analysis of the Big Bavovna at the Kirzhach Ammunition Depot near Moscow seems to confirm that it happened as a trainload of missiles was being unloaded.
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2/ Triangulation of videos showing the initial explosion suggests that it took place at the very centre of the arsenal near Kirzhach (coordinates 56.101466125876044, 38.74729263195981), where satellite images show a rail loading/unloading facility.
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— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) April 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
3/ New satellite images released today show that the most heavily impacted area of the arsenal is centred on the rail loading/unloading facility, which may support the hypothesis of an accident with an ammunition train.
It’s Ghost Rider.
The tow truck needs a tow truck.
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A squad of Buryats from the Russian army thought they'd swing by to tow a tank trashed by Ukrainian forces. Barely had time to blink before their armored ride hit a juicy anti-tank mine. Now they’re the ones needing a lift out. Smooth move, guys. Likely, Eastern direction.
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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) April 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The latest in Russian logistics.
Oh, look! I found scooter.
Ukraine should reject the deal. Let Trump throw a tantrum and a gallon of ketchup against the wall and declare he is washing his hands of the whole thing. A week later he’ll be back.
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Ukraine is preparing for a new scenario: a potential end to US support. Sources tell BILD they’re making contingency plans as Trump pushes a final peace deal in Paris while saying he will walk away if its not accepted.
www.bild.de/politik/ausl...
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) April 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Zelenskyy does seem hopeful about something good happening soon.
And such a deal at only 82% interest at an annual rate.
Russia is so large it covers 11 time zones, but apparently it can’t grow enough potatoes.
It’s fitting that Russians should be victims of internet scams.
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1/ Ukrainians are scamming millions of rubles a day from Russians and directing the proceeds to fund the Ukrainian armed forces, according to Russian investigators. They accuse the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) of being behind the scam operations. ⬇️
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— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) April 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
2/ Russian journalist and warblogger Anastasia Kashevarova has posted on her Telegram channel the results of an investigation by SNOS Call Centre, a group which is dedicated to countering Ukrainian scam operations against Russian citizens.
3/ The scams are said to be organised like regular businesses, complete with offices, employees, HR managers and corporate policies. Kashevarova cites the example of a concern called Strongcall, which operates in Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities.
4/ According to Kashevarova, employees' salaries depend on how much they manage to scam from Russians, and can reach up to 10,000 hryvnia daily ($239) daily – about half the average monthly salary in Ukraine. Bonuses are paid for the biggest scams.
5/ In one notable case of 'landing a whale', a former Moscow city prosecutor was reportedly scammed out of 20 million rubles ($240,000) by a 15-year-old boy from Zhitomir.
The UK backs away from the idea of troop deployments to Ukraine.
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⚡️UK may abandon plans to deploy large troop force to Ukraine, the Times reports.
Instead of placing troops near the front lines, the U.K. and France now reportedly aim to send military trainers to western Ukraine, fulfilling a commitment to deploy personnel without engaging in direct defense roles.
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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) April 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Ukraine is sharing its knowledge and experience with Russian drone strategies.
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Ukrainian drone instructors are now training UK personnel to counter Russian drone strategies, utilizing insights gained from intense battlefield experience, as NATO armies increasingly look to Ukraine for lessons on drone warfare’s evolving role in modern combat. t.me/RFUenglish/2...
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— Samuel Bendett (@sambendett.bsky.social) April 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
