Ukraine has attacked the oil refinery in Saratov
There is a video showing the fire and it is said to be near the refinery’s AVT-6 unit (the most important distillation column in a refinery). The refinery has an annual capacity of 7MT (million tons). As I usually write, these attacks could be what decides the war in Ukraine and eventually forces Russia to retreat.
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3m4pfibganc2q
Fuel depot in occupied Shakhtarsk has been hit
Ukraine also seems to have hit an oil depot in Donetsk which reportedly is on fire.
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3m4pfibgs7s2q
No Tomahawks to Ukraine according to Trump
When directly asked, he responds that he is not planning to send any now, but also says that it could happen.
“No, not really. It could happen. I could change, but at this moment I’m not.”
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3m4ph2dlvkc2m
Russia once again terror bombing Ukraine overnight
In places like Dnipro, a 37-year-old was injured and a fire broke out in a large store in Mykolaiv but has now been extinguished. Also, a service station has burned down.
https://bsky.app/profile/theukrainianreview.bsky.social/post/3m4pg2wl5yk2q
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3m4ph67qz7222
Russian losses
Relatively high losses and also some armor and special equipment that we don’t see often nowadays. Good bonk simply!
- 1180 KWIA
- 5 Tanks
- 6 AFVs
- 45 Artillery systems
- 383 UAVs
- 1 Cruise missile
- 121 Vehicles and Fuel tanks
- 2 Special equipment

SLAVA UKRAINI
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🧵1/18 Kidnapping, extortion, coercion: how Chechens are sent to the front against their will 👇
• The Chechen authorities claim that only volunteers are sent to the front in Ukraine, but there is extensive evidence of kidnapping, extortion, and coercion.
• Ramzan Kadyrov uses military service as punishment for “immoral” citizens, criminals, or politically active individuals.
• Local security forces in Chechnya use torture, extortion, and coercion to force people to sign contracts with the Russian army.
(Grozny. Mother and son at the Chechen military commissariat before sending new recruits for autumn conscription to their service location (illustrative image)
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Unfortunately, Kadyrov has too much power for the people to rise up, but we keep our fingers crossed that it may happen sometime in the future.
The pressure increased further in Pokrovsk and neighboring sectors with a total enormous pressure of 115 combat actions in the triad. Kupyansk continues with a steady and noticeable pressure that has been ongoing for a few days now. The same applies to the Kharkiv area (South Slobozhansky).
The combat actions were distributed as follows.
N Slobozhansky-Kursk 1↘️
S Slobozhansky 12💥↗️
Kupyansk 13💥↗️
Lyman 7↗️
Slovyansk 8↗️
Kramatorsk 2↗️
Kostyantynivka 18💥
Pokrovsk 68💥💥💥↗️
Oleksandrivskij 29💥💥↗️
Huliaypillia 5↘️
Orikhivsk 0↘️
Prydniprovskij/Dnipro 1
AFU”
A total of 162 battles have been registered in the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out two missile attacks and 66 air strikes, used four missiles, and dropped 134 guided aerial bombs. Additionally, the enemy conducted 4913 shelling, 45 of which were with rocket systems for salvo fire, and used 5481 kamikaze drones.
The aggressor carried out air attacks, including against the areas of Borova and Tsyrkuny in the Kharkiv region, Ternuvate, Solodke, Zaliznychne, Malokaterynivka, and Primorske in the Zaporizhia region, as well as Sadove in the Kherson region.
In the past day, the air force, missile forces, and artillery within the defense forces struck three areas where personnel, weapons, and military equipment were concentrated, as well as three of the enemy’s artillery installations.
In northern Slobozhansky and Kursk, Ukrainian defenders repelled a Russian attack. In the past day, the enemy carried out seven air strikes, dropped a total of 13 guided aerial bombs, and conducted 179 artillery shelling, nine of which were with rocket systems for massive fire.
In the southern Slobozhansky direction, our troops stopped 12 enemy attacks in the areas around the settlements of Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Tykhe, Odradne, and towards Kolodyazne and Dvorichanske.
In the direction of Kupyansk, 13 attacks by the invaders took place yesterday. Our defenders repelled the enemy’s assaults in the areas around the settlements of Stepanova Novoselivka, Borivska Andriivka, and towards Petropavlivka, Kurylivka, and Pishchane.
In the Liman direction, the enemy attacked seven times and tried to break through our defenses in the areas around the settlements of Grekivka, Kolodyazi, Zarichne, and towards the settlement of Koroviy Yar.
In the Slovyansk direction, the defense forces repelled eight enemy attacks near Serebryanka, Dronivka, Fedorivka, and towards Siversk.
In the Kramatorsk direction, two battles occurred yesterday. The invading forces tried to advance near the settlement of Chasiv Yar and towards Stupochky.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 18 attacks in the areas around the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbinivka, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka.
In the direction of Pokrovsk, our defenders stopped 68 attacks from the aggressor in the areas around the settlements of Nikanorivka, Mayak, Myrnohrad, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Razine, Mykolaivka, Novoeekonomichne, Pokrovsk, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetsk, Novomykolaivka, Gorikove, Dachne, and Filiya.
In the direction of Oleksandrivsk, the enemy carried out 29 attacks yesterday in the areas around the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Sichneve, Novoselivka, Vorone, Sosnivka, Verbove, Oleksiivka, Rybne, Yegorivka, and Krasnogirske.
Five battles were registered in the direction of Huliaipole, the enemy attacked in the area around the settlement of Okhotnytske and towards Uspenivka.
In the direction of Orikhiv, the occupiers did not take any offensive actions in the past day.
In the direction of Prydniprovsk, Ukrainian units repelled a storming attempt in the area around the Antonivsky bridge.
No signs of the enemy forming offensive groups have been detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions.
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🎥Exclusive images from the front
– a video of a firefight in the #Donetsk region has emerged, where 13 occupiers were eliminated
Special forces from the “DOZOR” unit within Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service (SBGSU) killed 13 occupiers during a firefight in the Donetsk region. The operation was carried out in conjunction with other units within Ukraine’s armed forces.
Russian and Belarusian passports were found on the deceased occupiers.
(not for individuals under 18 years, unless accompanied by parents)
Continued, source, images, video🎥, links 🧵2-7🇬🇧: https://x.com/anno1540/status/1985013603225702908?s=46
Good that you are warning!
“❗️During the night, 🇺🇦Ukrainian military shot down 116 out of 150 🇷🇺Russian air targets Shot down/launched:
▪️1/3 Kh-47M2 « Kynzhal »
▪️0/4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles
▪️115 / 138 Shahed UAVs
▪️0/5 missiles for S-300/S-400 air defense systems”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3m4pjdyyvwc24
German Patriot delivered. Can’t get too many.
Thank you for the information about 205 and MXT.
Belarusians among the occupiers. They should have learned a lesson when Sweden bombed Minsk about 15 years ago. With teddy bears, admittedly. But where was the Belarusian air defense? It became doubly embarrassing for Lukashenko. About 1000 teddy bears were taken into custody by the police and probably received long prison sentences. The Swedish ambassador had to go home. Yes, this was indeed an embarrassing story for the Belarusian defense.
A S-200 against a teddy bear in a balloon.
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🧵1/14✍️ Europe’s Scandinavian front: several reasons why the Nordic countries help Ukraine most actively and effectively
While Western Europe cautiously calculates political risks and the continent’s giants weigh the balance between supporting Ukraine and their own military and economic concerns, Scandinavia acts • quickly, • clearly, and • decisively.
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland have become the heart of the determination that reminds the rest of Europe that
– the Russian dictator Putin is not only fighting Ukraine but the entire European security area.
Why Scandinavia is a true bastion of support for Ukraine, in the article
Continue, source, images, links 🧵1-14🇬🇧: https://x.com/anno1540/status/1985250303231373538?s=46
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https://www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/novosti-mir/skandinavskij-front-evropi-kilka-prichin-chomu-pivnich-dopomagae-ukraini-najaktivnishe-ta-najefektivnishe.htm
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/zelensky-is-winning-trump-voters-over-72d5f6c1
92% of Trump supporters now see Russia as a threat as support for arming Ukraine rises – WSJ
Oops, are they starting to wake up, at last?
Did you see that the support for Ukraine among the Republicans apparently has also increased.
“‘Let Them Fight’ – Trump Cools on Tomahawk Missiles for Ukraine, Urges Self-Settlement
US President says he is “not really” considering transferring the long-range cruise missiles, despite reports that the Pentagon deemed the Tomahawk stockpile sufficient for US requirements.”
Inga Tomahawks to Ukraine.
Who could’ve guessed?
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“💥 Destruction of the Russian “Porcupine Tank”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3m4pvrodpzc2v“
“Ukrainas integration i Europas ENTSO-E-nät var menat att garantera energi oberoende. Istället skapades en ny slagmark. Rysslands drönar- och missilattacker träffar nu infrastrukturen som driver halva en kontinent. Varje påverkan är ett stresstest för europeisk och ukrainsk motståndskraft.”
“On the night of November 3, SOF carried out strikes with FP-1/FP-2 guided strike drones on Russian military logistics facilities:
• Near Dovzhansk, SOF units hit a Rusian fuel train at the unloading site.
• Near Rozkishne village, another unit destroyed a Russian logistics and supply warehouse.”
https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3m4pz25wmwk23
“❗️The 🇺🇦Ukrainian Defense Forces have stopped the expansion of the 🇷🇺Russian presence in the north of Pokrovsk and prevented the enemy from cutting the road connecting Pokrovsk and Rodynske, — 7th Airborne Assault Corps.
Yesterday, the Ukrainian military eliminated 19 Russian soldiers in the city of Pokrovsk. More assault units and special forces are being involved to counter the enemy.
On the approaches to the southeastern outskirts of Myrnhograd, the enemy was recorded with a total number of enemy personnel — about 10. Work is underway to eliminate them. The city’s defense has already been replenished with additional forces.”
Looking at the map, does it sound like the situation was serious?
And that some have tried to play it down?
The road up to Rodynske is then the only open road left?
One doesn’t really know what to believe, there is probably a lot of propaganda from both sides but unfortunately I suspect that Ukraine is really struggling.
Swedish instructors are training Ukrainian sailors in combat boat 90 at a secret location along the Swedish coast, reports TT. The setup has been ongoing for some time but has not been made public until now. However, large parts of the operation are still classified.
Some Ukrainian participants have little or no experience at sea, making the training valuable.
– At most, someone has driven a tractor on the family farm, says a soldier who was already serving in the Ukrainian navy when asked to go to Sweden for training.
Combat boat 90 can operate in very shallow waters, which is suitable for the delta along the Black Sea coast and in the Sea of Azov.
“❗️En 🇷🇺russian column av fem bepansrade fordon sprängdes av fjärrplacerade minor och fastnade i leran när de försökte storma området för 🇺🇦46:e Separata Luftburna Brigaden.”
Project Owl has conducted a thorough review of the units’ positions, which is good.
South Korea’s export to somewhere is skyrocketing.
Previously, both Taiwan and Israel have been caught indirectly supporting Russia.
and the EU buys a lot of everything and sells everything to RU through intermediaries still.
I find this quite exciting.
Party – we have a hundredth attack on a refinery today after Saratov – 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
💥🔥💥🔥💥🔥💥🔥✊✊✊✊
“✈️💣 Ukrainian aviation struck Russian command post, – Soniashnyk”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3m4q76o2abk2o
“I continue my work in the Donetsk region, especially in the area under the responsibility of the 7th Rapid Response Unit within the Ukrainian Air Force.
I have listened to reports from the commanders on the ground about the current situation and the most urgent needs.
The most important issues are to secure logistics and for assault troops to drive the enemy away from urban areas.
We are reinforcing the troops with additional units, weapons, technology, especially unmanned systems.
We are increasing pressure on the Dobropilskij committee. We continue to liberate and clear territories, forcing the enemy to spread their forces and enabling the concentration of main efforts in the Pokrovsk area.
Over the past day, assault troops in the area around Dobropilsky have advanced on certain stretches. A total of 188 km² has been liberated during the operation, and 248.7 km² has been cleared of enemy DRG.
The fighting to eradicate the occupiers continues.
I thank every Ukrainian defender for their perseverance, courage, and professionalism.
Honor to Ukraine!”
– Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / CinC AF of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AqmfqbXAX/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Where is Dobropilskij located?
Добропільському
A district?
In the Dobropil direction, the Defense Forces advanced to a distance of 200 to 550 meters – Syrsky
In the Dobropil direction, the Defense Forces advanced to a distance of 200 to 550 meters – Syrsky
Assault units of the Defense Forces in certain areas of the Dobropil direction advanced by a distance of 200 to 550 meters.
As Ukrinform reports, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported this on Telegram.
“The Dobropil operation is ongoing. As of today, assault units have advanced from 200 m to 550 m in some directions. In total, 186.8 km² of Ukrainian territory was liberated during this operation, 246.8 km² were cleared of enemy DRGs,” Syrskyi informed.
Does not show up on Google Maps 😭
Wait, ..
It’s an attack direction (seen from the Russian side).
48°28’13″N 37°05’41″E
Dobropillya, Donetsk, Ukraine, 85000
Drones have been sighted over a military base in Belgium for the third night in a row, writes the BBC.
Defense Minister Theo Francken says that an investigation will be conducted. According to him, it appears that the drones are part of an intelligence operation, but he does not want to speculate on who is behind it.
– I have my ideas but I want to be cautious, he tells Belgian radio.
Now DAMN it will be investigated, now we strike back ✊✊✊
I can bet that within three weeks the first Tomahawk missile will have been fired from Ukrainian territory towards Russian territory and taken out a military installation. The decision will be confirmed by Zelensky no later than this week.
Much information now about offensive at the southern front?
RU has really stretched themselves to the maximum – maybe we will reach the point where someone collapses first?
You have passed Stepnohirsk.
Feels a bit like all army chiefs have been ordered to advance at the same time?
Where is it not full offensive?
16-report:
Heading towards Orikhiv, the enemy has so far attacked twice in the areas of Stepnogorsk and Stepove.
Has UA started an offensive?
Or are these local counter-offensives?
Why is the tail bridge still standing?
To enable the Russians in Crimea to return home once Ukraine has regained control of Crimea. It is suitable for pedestrians and cyclists.
Good morning!
840 KWIA
5 Tanks
1 AFVs
42 Artillery systems
1 MLRS
425 UAVs
93 Vehicles and Fuel tanks
1 Special equipment
Glory to Ukraine!
https://bsky.app/profile/matsextrude.bsky.social/post/3m4rt475gi227