The EU has announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers.
The UK is also all in on the sanctions.
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The UK government has announced expanded sanctions against Russia in response to a massive attack on Ukraine on the night of May 18, during which the Russian army used a record number of attack drones. A total of 100 further sanctions will target Russia's military, energy and financial sectors.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Newly released video (as far as I can tell) of the Ukrainian Neptune missile striking the Moskva.
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Ukraine's released previously unseen video which it says shows the moment its missile hit the famed "Moskva", flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.
The vessel sank 8 weeks after the full invasion, with 100s of Russian military dying.
🇺🇦 Gen Staff has published a book about it.
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— Tim White (@twmcltd.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Haulin’ ass on three good wheels.
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🔥 Nomination for Drift of the Year - GUR driver evacuated an armored car hit by Russians from the battlefield.
🚀 During the operation in the Kupyansk direction, soldiers of the "Timur Special Unit" went on a combat mission, and their M1224 MaxxPro was hit by the Russians.
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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Ukraine forms its own motorcycle assault unit.
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🤯🇺🇦🏍️ The first assault motorcycle company has appeared within the 425th SKALA Infantry Regiment.
❗️The main task of this company is to quickly break through enemy positions. This is the first company of this format in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The fight grinds on at Toretsk.
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ISW: Ukrainian forces near Borova and Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast
Ukrainian forces made confirmed advances near Borova and Toretsk while Russia continues to accumulate forces in Kursk Oblast and conduct small infantry attacks along the border, according to the ISW
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— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Bavovna.
Driving into the trees didn’t help.
Two Russians walk past a wounded comrade without lifting a finger to help.
Excellent shooting.
Russians celebrated a bit too early.
WARNING: Video shows Russians getting whacked by drones.
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian forces eliminated Russian troops who staged a video claiming the capture of Vilne Pole in Donetsk region. Moments after filming their “triumph,” they were struck by the 15th Mountain Assault Battalion and the 31st Mechanized Brigade.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Not just disgusting, but outrageous and obscene.
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⚡️ Trump administration considers deporting nearly 200,000 Ukrainians using foreign aid funds, WP reports.
During Joe Biden's presidency, Ukrainians and Haitians were granted temporary protection, allowing them to stay in the U.S. if they could not return to their home country.
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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Remember when some folks were saying Trump was frustrated with Putin, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah?
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⚡️Update: Trump says he trusts Putin, won't sanction Russia, prepared to 'back away' from Ukraine peace talks.
U.S. President Donald Trump on May 19 said that he trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not sanction Russia, but will abandon Ukraine peace efforts if progress is not made.
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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Trump will be repeating these lies in 5, 4, 3 ….
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The Russian dictator, during yesterday’s conversation with the U.S. President, claimed that Ukraine had supposedly "attacked" Moscow on the eve of Victory Day.
Putin also alleged that "terrorist threats" were supposedly foiled in central Moscow, near the Kremlin and Red Square.
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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Sleepy Don gets confused sometimes.
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⚡️Zelensky had to remind Trump peace talks already underway during call with EU leaders, Axios reports.
Donald Trump told the leaders that Vladimir Putin agreed to start direct negotiations on a ceasefire immediately, which led to a few seconds of "puzzled silence," Axios reported.
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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Trump wants to find a way to declare victory and get back to what he loves most — enriching himself and his friends (mostly himself).
Ukraine needs to clean house at this brigade.
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⚡️Ukraine's French-trained brigade faces fresh misconduct allegations; Ground Forces commander launches probe.
Ukrainska Pravda published an investigation into a possible involvement of the brigade's command in handing out falsified bonus payments and demanding bribes.
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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Another 1,030 dead/wounded Russians but only one tank for the third straight day.
Shaheds now carry more powerful warheads.
A Russia-friendly platform doesn’t seem to be a winning formula for a Polish candidate.
Russian citizenship comes with meat grinder duty.
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⚡️ Russia sends 20,000 recently naturalized citizens to fight in Ukraine, top official says.
The revelation signals an intensifying crackdown on Russia's migrant population as the Kremlin struggles to meet front line manpower needs.
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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Does anyone feel sorry for Russians who can afford to vacation in the Maldives?
Hungary and Slovakia have a good thing going.
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EU plans to quit Russian fuel aren’t an energy security risk for Hungary and Slovakia — but they could cost the Kremlin-friendly countries hundreds of millions in profits, according to new research.
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— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) May 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This sounds vaguely familiar.
Graft and corruption is the grease that keeps the Russian military going.
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1/ The huge reported scale of corruption in the Russian military wouldn't be possible without the active support and involvement of senior officers. An appeal to Putin from one Russian soldier highlights how even generals are likely to be profiting from the war in Ukraine. ⬇️
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— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
2/ One of the most important principles of modern Russian society is the concept of 'krysha', literally meaning 'roof' – a term borrowed from the Russian mafia to refer to protection from powerful individuals to enable criminal immunity for allies. It also works in the military.
3/ A Russian soldier has recorded an appeal to Putin describing the corruption he saw in the 139th Separate Assault Battalion, a Transbaikalia-based unit which has fought in the Donbas in Ukraine. He had previously been with the 19th Regiment of the 29th Combined Arms Army.
4/ The man accuses the commander of Russia's Eastern Military District - Lieutenant General Andrey Ivanaev – and Lieutenant General Yuri Grekov, deputy commander of Eastern Group of Forces, of colluding with corrupt officers to steal money from soldiers.
5/ He says that the two general removed the battalion's former commander, Alexei Klochkov, call sign ‘Chekist,’ from his post for ‘not selling humanitarian aid’ and ‘not bringing them money.’ Klochkov was said to be respected by his men.
6/ "It turns out that he was removed because he did not sell the humanitarian aid that they send us there. Because he was saving the personnel, because he did not bring [the generals] money, did not pay them – in the literal sense of the word."
7/ Klochkov is said to have been replaced as battalion commander by Kurabek Abdullayevich Karaev, call sign "Resort", who has a suspended sentence for abuse of office and extortion, and according to the soldier has an extensive record of corruption.
8/ "Since 2022, he has had 3 apartments in Donetsk registered in his name, which he rents out. Plus 2 military stores, where all the humanitarian aid is sold."
OK, so he ain’t John Bonham. But he’s got enthusiasm.
