There are reports (unconfirmed) that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to halt attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure. Russian war bloggers are losing their minds over that.
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🤔💡 Rumors of an “Energy Ceasefire” Between Russia and Ukraine: What Is Known
At 7 a.m. on January 29, reports appeared about a possible “energy ceasefire”. There may be a temporary ban on strikes against infrastructure facilities.
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— The Ukrainian Review (@theukrainianreview.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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1/ An immediate 'energy ceasefire' is reported to have been agreed between Russia and Ukraine in talks in Abu Dhabi, supposedly ending Russian strikes on Ukrainian power and heating infrastructure. Russian warbloggers are angry about the move. ⬇️
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— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 7:12 AM
2/ Vladimir Romanov writes about the (as yet unconfirmed) rumours about the agreement: "We are receiving information that, as of 07:00 today, the Russian Armed Forces have imposed a ban on firing:– against any targets in Kyiv and the Kyiv region;
3/ "– against any infrastructure facilities throughout Ukraine./Whether this information is accurate will be become clear in the next 24 hours, depending on the dynamics of the strikes (or lack thereof)."
4/ The news has been met with dismay among the more militant warbloggers, who see it as a capitulation. "Callsign 'LEON'" complains: "Fuck, I hope this is just a Ukrainian's wet dream. There's no way we can stop when most of the work is done and now we need to finish off the rest."
5/ Similarly, the Wagner-linked "Alex Parker Returns" calls it a "disgrace".'Belarusian Silovik' says that "a verbal (!) order not to attack Ukraine's energy sector has already been issued to various units by a certain date (I can't write it down, in case the source is compromised)."
6/ "Not everyone is aware of this order yet; it might get through, or it might be implemented locally. It's still unknown. For example, one military unit received the order and the moratorium is already in effect this morning, while another hasn't, and there have been no restrictions so far."
7/ 'Two Majors' comments that the reported agreement is "certainly bad. Just when the real consequences (and even then, Kyiv has clearly exaggerated them) began to be felt, we're essentially giving them time for repairs and stabilisation."
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Trump: "I personally asked Putin not too strike Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week. He agreed to do that. It was very nice. Lots of people said don't waste your time on it, you won't get it done. Even Ukraine didn't believe it."
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 29, 2026 at 11:25 AM
There are two fewer Russian aircraft.
This drone net snagged a Russian Lancet drone.
Two Russians who tried to evacuate were tied to poles and left in the snow.
WARNING: Shows dead Russians.
An Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea is sinking. Too bad, so sad.
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In the Caspian Sea, the Iranian cargo ship Caspian Shiva, en route to the port of Makhachkala, is sinking 👁👁
According to russian outlets, the vessel sustained a “breach of unknown origin” in Caspian waters, just 8 kilometers short of Makhachkala’s commercial port.
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— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Afterward, the ship ran aground and began flooding heavily. Water is pouring into the engine room and cargo hold.
Russians have destroyed Hulyaipole, as usual.
Myrnohrad is mostly under Russian control.
This Russian gets blown out of one pipe and then blown into another.
WARNING: Shows Russian getting blown up.
A low-flying Russian drone is gunned down.
Russia vows to protect the shadow fleet.
There have been a number of posts lately suggesting that Ukraine would join the EU by Jan. 1, 2027, as part of security guarantees. But German Chancellor Merz is throwing cold water on that.
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🇱🇺❗️🇺🇦 Luxembourg's Foreign Minister:
I heard that President Zelensky said that they have to be a member next year.
I am sorry, I also told him several times: don’t give ultimatums. It is not in your interest. There are rules that we need to fulfill.
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 3:58 AM
This asshole has been reported to be days away from death for a few years now. He has more lives than a room full of cats.
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, mumbling, said the war should be carried through to the end and that he opposes negotiations. He made the statement while in the Kremlin. Kadyrov did not elaborate on what he means by “the end” of the war or outline specific goals.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 29, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Moldova President Maia Sandu spoke in Strasbourg to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. After laying out the situation in Ukraine, she went on to say how Europe needs to respond to Russia.
This brings me to what I think we should do.
Long-term efforts alone will not meet the urgency of this threat.
You do not respond to a patient in cardiac arrest by announcing a long-term public health strategy.
You act immediately.
You stabilise the patient.
You stop the bleeding.
And then you invest in prevention and resilience.
Today, our democracies are under acute attack.
Treating this only as a long-term challenge — while elections are actively manipulated and institutions destabilised — leaves democracies exposed at the very moment they need protection.
We must act at the speed of the threat.
And we must protect our democracies without betraying democratic principles.
Here, the Council of Europe has a unique role to play.
We need a clear and comprehensive legal instrument on foreign information manipulation and interference — one that addresses election interference, media concentration and capture, organised crime, cybercrime, corruption, and the malign use of artificial intelligence and other technologies.
This should allow us to act before damage is done — not after.
After two years of resisting Russian interference, here is what has worked for us.
Coordinated disinformation campaigns must be exposed and disrupted before they shape voters’ perceptions and distort democratic debate.
For this, journalists and civil society must be protected.
Foreign interference and proxy actors must be exposed before trust in elections is undermined.
Illegal party financing must be tracked before those who benefit from it gain power through the ballot box.
And I cannot emphasise elections enough.
In democracies, they are the most vulnerable entry point for foreign manipulation — and the most decisive one. This is where trust can be broken fastest, where disinformation has the greatest impact, and where illicit money can translate directly into power.
Another 830 Russians who rolled snake eyes. Plus four tanks.
This shows that Russia has lost an average of 5.4 officers per day since the war began.
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⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — JAN 29, 2026 (1/2)
■ Engagements and casualties remain below the 7-day average; no confirmed territorial changes
■ Record 7-day drone losses; first downed aircraft of 2026; heavy losses of armored vehicles
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— Ragnar Bjartur Gudmundsson 🇺🇦 (@ragnarbjartur.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Good riddance.
Lukoil is divesting itself of its foreign assets.
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👀 Russian Lukoil announced it had agreed to sell the majority of its foreign assets, valued at approximately $22 billion, to the American private equity firm Carlyle Group.
The deal now requires approval from the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 5:31 AM
This is another video from another Russian talking about how commanders extort money from soldiers in exchange for not sending them into the meat grinder. But this one provides some different details about how the killings are covered up.
The Russian reporting this, Denis Vyacheslavovich Kolesnikov, is a sergeant who deserted after paying a bribe to be allowed to go to Rostov.
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5/ "I personally witnessed several people being killed, and then our drivers took them away under some pretext."
When new troops arrive at the unit, each man "is assigned a debt, ranging from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 rubles [$13,106 to $39,319]."
— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 9:36 AM
6/ "That's the price for not going to the line of contact. That is, they prevent people going there, even though they're ready to serve. They're not let go until they've paid all the money. As soon as the money runs out, they're sent there.
7/ "Either they shoot them themselves, or they're blown apart. But, as a rule, it's done with corpses when they're being taken away. I have seen this happen many times. The person's body is already lying there, a grenade [is put under them and] explodes.
8/ "Then the remains are collected and a medic is brought in, and it looks like he has been taken apart [by a drone]."
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12/ Kolesnikov says that the commanders routinely steal vehicles belonging to their men – almost all vehicles at the front line are privately owned – and resell them for personal profit. He also says that there is a "constant removal of weapons from the front line."
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18/ Complaining is futile, as the commanders intercept all written complaints and have the complainants killed:
19/ "So no matter how many people go to the prosecutor's office or the FSB, this paper doesn't go beyond the regiment. As soon as this paper lands on the commander's desk, the person is immediately erased. So that there is no information at all."
20/ Kolesnikov names several people who he says were murdered: Alexey, call sign 'Tikhy,' was killed after attempting to transfer to another regiment; Sergeant Major Kolpakov who "looked at the commander the wrong way. He didn't like him."
21/ "So, it was a personal grudge, and he was also reset"; Vasily, call sign 'Shumny,' was shot dead in his unit right in front of Kolesnikov for being 'loud'; and Yevgeny, call sign 'Klin', who was also killed despite helping the commander collect extorted money.
This is the inevitable outcome of Trump wrecking American alliances — nuclear proliferation on steroids.
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👀🇩🇪 Germany can create an atomic bomb in 3 years, — Bild citing nuclear technology expert
Former Foreign Minister is against a national bomb and proposes a common nuclear system for the whole of Europe. According to him, acting independently is a mistake, Europe needs unity.
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— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 8:54 AM
It would be a shame if Seagal’s fancy house dacha was renovated by a Ukrainian drone.
“Tatyana Alekseeva, director of NF Group's country real estate department, told Kommersant FM that Mr. Seagal does not live in the residence, and the decision to sell is due to the owner's move to another country house.”
Love this guy.
Further proof that the church in Russia is corrupted and compromised by the state.
Another traitor uncovered.
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian military counterintelligence has arrested a traitor within the Navy who was preparing a Russian attack on the bases of the Sea Baby and Magura naval drones, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) reported.
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— Militarnyi (@militarnyi.com) January 29, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Rest in peace.
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🕯Today, repatriation measures were taken, as part of which 1000 bodies of the fallen were returned to Ukraine, which, according to Russians, belong to Ukrainian defenders.
Law enforcement investigators and expert institutions, will take all necessary measures to identify dead.
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— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) January 29, 2026 at 4:24 AM
On January 27, the man tried to take his wife out of Hrabovske on a sled. The couple walked almost seven kilometers. “It hit my aunt. She was on a sled, it tore her apart. Then my uncle cried for about an hour next to her. And then they launched two more,” the man’s nephew said.
It looks like it was in the middle of a huge wreck at Daytona.
Some people just cannot be defeated.
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Mykhailo Drobotenko, platoon commander of the 57th Motorized Brigade, lost both his legs in 2022 near Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region.
After 13 surgeries, a month in intensive care, and more than a year of receiving treatment and rehabilitation, Mykhailo returned even stronger.
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Today, he is a world record holder in adaptive strongman and a two-time European champion and world vice-champion in Para-Jiu Jitsu."We stood. We stand. And we will stand as long as there are those who have not broken," the veteran says.
