Ukraine says it hit a Russian missile ship Grad on Lake Onega, which is northeast of St. Petersburg in the Karelia region and about 1,100 km from Kyiv. The ship was reportedly traveling from the Baltic Sea to the Caspian Sea.
The Grad is one of Russia’s newer ships and carries Kalibr-NK missiles. The extent of the damage to the ship is not known.
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The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck the missile ship Grad of Project 21631 Buyan-M on Lake Onega (Republic of Karelia,Russia)
The missile carrier was en route from the Baltic Sea to the Caspian Sea.The strike hit the starboard side of the ship’s engine compartment
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) October 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Ukraine also struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries near St. Petersburg. The Kirishi refinery was also hit about three weeks ago and had lost about half its capacity of about 20 million tons a year.
One thing Russians are definitely good at is swearing.
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Another resident of Leningrad Oblast, Russia’s so-called cultural capital, filmed the highly successful aftermath of a Ukrainian drone strike on Kirishinefteorgsintez, narrating the fire show in a truly colorful display of Russian expletives.
Warning: Mature Language
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— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) October 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Russia struck a passenger train in Shostka, which is northeast of Chernihiv and close to the Russian border.
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The moment of the “Shahed” drone attack on the Shostka train station was caught on📹
Russia struck the train station in Shostka,Sumy region,twice.The first strike hit the locomotive of the suburban train Tereshchynska-Novhorod-Siverskyi.When the evacuation of people began,the enemy attacked again
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) October 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
An Iskander missile site in Kursk was also hit.
Russia’s capacity for building new tanks may have been overestimated.
If the Uralvagonzavod tank factory in Sverdlovsk Oblast were mostly or entirely producing T-90Ms from scratch, it would be evidence of enduring Russian capacity for armored vehicle production despite all the sanctions Ukraine's foreign allies have imposed on the sector.
And that would underscore the long-term nature of the Russian threat.
If Russia can produce a lot of new armored vehicles, it might be able to eventually make good its heavy losses in Ukraine—nearly 23,000 vehicles and other heavy equipment and counting—and re-arm for the current war ... or the next war.
In that context, the evidence of 20-year-old T-90As becoming T-90Ms (with better optics and fire controls) is good news for Ukraine. Uralvagonzavod is feeding "new" tanks to front-line Russian regiments in large part by cannibalizing a few hundred older T-90As.
Those T-90As will eventually run out, if they haven't already done so.
At that point, the only new T-90Ms will be T-90Ms Uralvagonzavod builds from the tracks up. It's obviously harder to produce a tank from scratch than it is to upgrade an older tank to a newer standard. The former requires more materials and much more precision welding.
The drone will find you. Resistance is futile.
The cavalry came over the hill but it turned out to be under the command of Colonel General Georgi Armstrongovich Custerov.
It must be quite exciting to be a drone operator and suddenly see a big fat juicy TOS rocket system up ahead just begging to be blown up.
Pro-Russian billionaire Andrej Babis is leading in the two-day Czech parliamentary elections. Babis has promised to halt all aid to Ukraine and end the Czech ammunition initiative.
I guess the Prague Spring and 1968 are too long ago for some folks to remember.
Georgia again erupts in protests over local elections.
Just when you think folks are getting tough.
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France released a Russian "shadow fleet" tanker suspected of involvement in Danish drone flights, six days after detention
Russia's shadow fleet uses foreign flags to evade sanctions, carrying oil that generates billions for the war in Ukraine
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— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) October 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So do something about it.
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Denmark's military intelligence reports that Russian naval forces have aimed weapons at Danish warships and helicopters, disrupted navigation systems in key maritime straits, and even sailed collision courses, all clear provocations.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) October 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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BILD says military-grade reconnaissance drones forced repeated shutdowns at Munich and caused disruptions in Frankfurt and elsewhere. Munich was closed twice, about 6,500 passengers affected; a 41-year-old suspect was arrested in Frankfurt.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) October 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The EU will consider banning Russian oil imports a year earlier than planned.
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EU lawmakers vote 16 October to ban Russian oil imports from January 2026 and all gas flows by 2027 - a year faster than planned
The proposed amendments would eliminate the bloc's remaining €500-700 mn monthly payments to Moscow
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— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) October 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Greece steps up.
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🇬🇷🇺🇦 Ef.Syn. citing the Greek Ministry of Defense:
As part of the new aid package, Greece will transfer to Ukraine heavy self-propelled guns and their ammunition:
▪️60 M110A2 203mm self-propelled guns;
▪️150,000 203mm shells;
▪️several thousand 70mm and 127mm Zuni MLRS shells.
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— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) October 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
China should have to pay a price for its military aid to Russia.
Let’s check in on the Russian economy today.
This is actually quite sad.
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Russians occupied her city when she was five. Now, they are turning her into a soldier.
Oleksandra Deminova from Russian-occupied Makiivka, Donetsk region, ended up in Russian Vladivostok, where she is being made a "cadet" in the militarized program of the "Warrior Center".
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) October 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Russia is building pontoon bridges faster than Ukraine can blow them up.
Another 950 Russians.
Russia has lost at least 7,000 officers as confirmed dead since the start of the invasion.
The previous milestone of 6000 was reached 142 days ago — on 14 May 2025.
The milestone of 5000 was reached 190 days before 6000 — on 5 November 2024.
Probably had the heart attack when they told him they were going up to the 20th floor for some fresh air.
Russia continues to target Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Considering the bullet entered backwards I assume it must have ricocheted before hitting him.
Dad made it home.
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#Ukrainian Defender Roman was taken into Russian captivity on February 24, 2022, at Chornobyl NPP.
Roman is finally home and was able to hug his kids.
His eldest son couldn't stop crying with joy. What the family has lived through in these 3,5 years...
📹: serhii_nuzhnenko
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) October 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Rest in peace.
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💔Antoni Lallikan, French photojournalist, was killed by a Russian FPV drone in Donetsk region.
Hryhorii Ivanchenko, photographer for Kyiv Independent, worked alongside Antoni. Both journalists were wearing bulletproof vests with PRESS written on them. Hryhorii was injured but is stable.
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) October 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Eleanor stands guard.
