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KYHorn

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  1. Seem like misses? Bad enough to justify a response, or maybe it'll end up being bluster
  2. BREAKING: The first units of the DPR military have already arrived in the combat zone This was reported by The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine's Defense Ministry. In particular, on October 23, the appearance of North Korean soldiers was recorded in Kursk Region of the Russian Federation. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine estimates that a total of about 12 thousand DPRK military personnel have been transferred to Russia. Of them - 500 officers, including three generals Most of them won't ever see a Ukrainian. Behold, your future:
  3. I think the best explanation of this is peoples' inability to remain in a state of cognitive dissonance or to live and think incongruently for very long. There's no homeostasis in "Trump is bad but I will vote for him": either Trump is good and voting for and supporting him is good, or Trump is bad and voting for and supporting him is bad.
  4. Rumors about a Trump video have been going around Twitter for a few days with the MAGA types preparing their followers for "fake AI misinformation", etc. Will be interesting if more comes of it, but you'd think the video would be out by now
  5. How did they ever figure out the GRU officer's real identity?
  6. Zelenskyy recorded a daily address to Ukrainians wearing a “make russia small again” T-shirt It shows a map of the Principality of Moscow from 1462, when it included Moscow, Suzdal and Vologda. On the back of the t-shirt, the size of the principality is compared to the size of the current Russian Federation.
  7. Russia transfers technology for nuclear weapons to North Korea in exchange for people and missiles. According to the head of the Defense Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Russia is helping the DPRK circumvent sanctions and "strengthen" its nuclear capabilities. Thus, Russia is transferring some technologies for low-yield tactical nuclear weapons and underwater missile launch systems. https://censor.net/en/n3516301
  8. Superpower News: Russia's major butter producers are either halting production or suspending deliveries to retail chains, while warning of impending price hikes. Since the start of the year, the cost of butter has surged by at least 25%. "Producers are grappling with steep inflation in raw cream materials, which rose by 39% in the first half of the year. Cumulative inflation has reached 46% for the first eight months of 2024 compared to the same period last year," reported HN, the former Danone subsidiary. Butter thefts have also been on the rise. Since late 2023, RFID tags have been appearing on butter packages in St. Petersburg, designed to alert store security in case of attempted theft.
  9. I'd guess for the same reasons Hungary is: partially ideological (strongmen leaders who identify with Putin and refuse to be influenced by the democratic West) and partially economic (they can get resources and goods at bargain basement prices from Russia because no one else will buy from them and they can charge Russia high prices when selling them goods because no one else will sell to them, plus hedging with Russia gives them bargaining leverage to squeeze more in diplomatic and economic ways from the West).
  10. Well that's a new one. Pilots of a Russian bomber left an appeal to the Ministry of Defence written on a glide bomb complaining about lack of bonus pay for bombing their own country: "Dear Ministry of Defence, I’m FAB with UMPK. Soon I will fly to destroy occupiers in Kursk Obl. I’m upset for my crew, they have not received bonus pay for counter-terrorist operation since August. Sort it out! P.S. You can make mistakes, but you can’t lie." Soon everyone will see the results of the use of Ukrainian ballistic missiles - the head of the permanent Ukrainian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Cherniv The official commented on two Ukrainian-made missiles. Regarding "Vilkha", he stated that there are components for missiles, which, unfortunately, we cannot get quickly now. Regarding the Operational Tactical Missile Complex "Hrim", the comment is more positive: "The president has already said that our ballistic missiles have passed tests. Believe me, there will soon be concrete results that will be seen not only by Ukraine, but also by the Russian Federation," he said. Dunno what most of this means, but it sounds catastrophic BREAKING Ukrainian hackers hacked Dr. WEB, a Russian IT security company 'We hacked the infrastructure of Dr.Web , a company that has long been considered one of the top cybersecurity companies. Ironic? More than that. We penetrated the local network, having planned everything from the start. After that, systematic work began - step by step we moved deeper, hacking server after server, resource after resource. In just a few days, we penetrated the most protected parts of the infrastructure. We managed to hack and unload the corporate GitLab server, where internal developments and projects were stored, the corporate mail server, Confluence, Redmine, Jenkins, Mantis, RocketChat — systems where development was carried out and tasks were discussed. All security improvement projects now seem to need protection in themselves. Software management resources were not left without attention either. Client databases. Yes, we also downloaded the data of users who trusted Dr.Web with their security. The cherry on the cake is the domain controller. Having taken possession of it, all we had to do was fill our storage devices by downloading more and more data. The total volume of data obtained was about 10 terabytes. However, the most remarkable thing is that we remained unnoticed for a whole month. While the "IS giant" continued to sell its products and talk about the importance of data protection, telling tales about an attempt to harm the infrastructure that was " timely stopped ". Expect some interesting news. We have a lot of Russian data, we continue to work on larger goals.'
  11. Worth remembering for election day that PA cannot begin counting these ballots until election day, which took 4 days in 2020, so initial returns on election night will be skewed.
  12. Moldovans can also vote at the Moldovan embassy in Moscow, but I'm sure everything was on the up and up.
  13. The Ukrainian military captured one of the most famous Luhansk separatists It is Herman Prokopiv, an active participant in the pro-Russian riots of 2014. He was the one who removed the Ukrainian flags from the administrative building of Luhansk. He represented the combat wing of the "Luhansk Guard" and took part in the seizure of the Luhansk regional state administration, as well as repeatedly threatened Luhansk Euromaidan activists. After 2015 and the disbandment of the Luhansk Guard, Prokopiv disappeared from the media. However, this did not prevent his identification after his capture in 2024. He immediately spoke Ukrainian. Together with Finland, we are launching a civil defence coalition to build a system of modern shelters in Ukraine. Today we visited the Merihaka civil defense shelter in Helsinki. In total, there are around 5,500 shelters in Helsinki, which can offer protection to 900,000 people. There are not only enough places for the residents, but also for the city's guests. We want to use this experience to build shelters in Ukraine. Together with Finland, we will involve partners in the realisation of similar projects. Second tweet: Please also note that many shelters are build in living and office buildings in their basement. This is by the law ie. big enough building has to have a shelter. These shelters are property of the building/owners and can be used in other ways during non emergency times. Typical use is a storage. Basically shelters in living buildings are divided with light walls so that each unit has their own small (few sqm) storage in their private use. Only light walls can be build cause in case of a need, this shelter needs to be in shelter use in 72 hours. This kind of arrangement increase a bit building costs however is a great way to offer extra storage for residents.
  14. France has recovered €300M from the interest on frozen Russian assets to provide military equipment to Ukraine, including 12 new Caesar howitzers, 155mm shells, Aster missiles, and Mistral launchers. This funding will be used by the end of 2024, announced Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
  15. Last night, at least 4 (according to official data) or more than a dozen (according to eyewitness accounts) unidentified drones attacked the city of Dzerzhinsk, 370 kilometers east of Moscow. Their target appears to be the Sverdlov Plant, which is part of Russia's military-industrial complex. According to an eyewitness (the video has been fully translated), attempts to shoot down the drones at the plant were unsuccessful, as he heard numerous explosions. The plant had already been attacked by drones on March 1, 2024. It is one of the largest explosives manufacturing facilities in Russia. The plant produces almost the full range of munitions, from aerial bombs to artillery shells
  16. Finally thinking in terms of negotiating from positions of strength Le Monde: US no longer opposes Ukraine's invitation to join NATO This became known after the talks between Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz, and Keir Starmer in Berlin on October 18. The source also noted that the change in Washington's position might influence the decision of Berlin, which is still against inviting Kyiv to the alliance.
  17. Full thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1847660595379605915.html
  18. Interesting thread on a (now dead) Russian soldier that includes previously posted videos related to the soldier's experiences
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