Belarus has freed opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky — and 13 other political prisoners — after a visit from US special envoy Keith Kellogg.
Tikhanovsky is a longtime activist against the Lukashenko regime. He was arrested two days after announcing he would run against Lukashenko in the 2020 election. His wife, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, ran in his place and is generally assumed to have won in a fraudulent election.
So, the question is why did Lukashenko agree to free his main opposition figure and what did Kellogg have to promise him? Is an easing of sanctions part of this deal?
What goes up, must come down.
Let’s hope this report turns out to be accurate.
All those bullets fired into the air come down somewhere.
Russia continues its systematic destruction of Kherson.
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Russia keeps mercilessly attacking Kherson!
Overnight, the Russian army shelled Kherson's Central district, according to the Regional Military Administration.
The attacks damaged multi-story residential buildings. Homes sustained damage to balconies, walls, and roofs, with windows blown out.
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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) June 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
More drone-on-drone action.
A dozen Russians surrender to a Ukrainian drone.
Russia isn’t producing enough electronics and other critical parts for these missiles and drones by itself. This production is sustained thanks to China and various sanctions-busting schemes.
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As of June 15, Russia has over 1,950 missiles — including ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic Kinzhal types — and more than 6,000 Shahed-136 attack drones and decoys, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence. Russia is currently producing up to 195 missiles per month and 170 drones per day.
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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Using cluster munitions against civilians.
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Dangerous cluster munition remnants were found in Poltava region after last night's Russian attack, local police warn. The fragments — metal spheres about 10 cm wide — resemble toys or balls, posing a serious risk to children who might mistake them for harmless objects.
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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Russia launched a massive overnight strike on Kremenchuk, Poltava region. Around 50 explosions were heard. Energy infrastructure, including a refinery, was damaged. Fragments with metal ball bearings are being found across the city.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) June 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Russia rolls out its newest drone — called Splash.*
*yes, that’s a joke.
Another day, another 1,000-plus Russians who chose poorly.
Who would you be scared to encounter in a dark alley — a drunk Pete Hegseth or this guy and his dog?
Maluku reminds me of Eddie Murphy’s line from “Trading Places” about the quart of blood technique. One look from this guy and you drop a quart of blood.
This is from a Russian blogger complaining about the new tactics employed by Robert Brovdi, famous as commander of the Madyar’s Birds unit who was appointed commander of Unmanned Systems Forces earlier this month.
The lesson in this story is not that a can of Pringles is as good as a 155 mm shell.
It’s that you can’t win a war with high-tech expensive weapons systems if you can’t produce/acquire enough of them.
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💥 Lyman, Donetsk - “I don’t need your f***ing American shells,” Vadim Adamov muttered as he packed the Pringles can full of sulphate & plastic explosive.
👀 Whoever masters mass production & deployment of these drones will likely gain the advantage in the war.
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— DCminx 🕊🌍🔥🌱 (@dcminx.bsky.social) June 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Pakistan has already nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Extremely reliable sources say the Nobel committee is considering this nomination and will announce a decision — in two weeks.
Yep.
Good boy, Richy.
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A dog saved its owner's life on June 17 during a strike on a high-rise building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv.
This was shared on social media by the injured young man’s grandmother, Kateryna Lysova, in the Facebook group “Country of Animal Help.”
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) June 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
During the massive attack on Kyiv, her grandson Oleksii was on the first floor of a high-rise building together with his dog, Richard. The four-legged friend got scared by the loud explosions and ran off — Oleksii ran after him.
Richy was later found and reunited with Oleksii.
