Yuri Zoria

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A philologist by education, in 2003-2007 Yuri worked as a journalist in a Luhansk online media. He was born and lived all his life in the peaceful provincial city of Luhansk, where nothing serious happened. Until 2014. Now he is an IDP. Follow Yuri on twitter: @loogunda

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axios cuba has acquired over 300 russian iranian military drones · post russia's drone factory tatarstan shahed_plant alabuga video ukraine news ukrainian reports

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From escorting to firing: Romania changes how it meets Russia’s wandering drones

The F-16 fighter downed the intruder near a village northeast of Bucharest. That same barrage threw Shahed and other drones plus five missiles at Ukraine, with border districts across from Romania among the targets.

simferopol st petersburg—ukraine's drone commander sums up one night fire russia's online giant · post wildberries logistics warehouses burning after ukrainian strike near petersburg russia 24 2026 exilenova+ ukraine news

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“From Simferopol to St. Petersburg”—Ukraine’s drone commander sums up one night of fire at Russia’s online giant

Same retailer, the fourth assault in a week—Ukraine has a clear new favorite target. The Russian retailer's logistics network keeps ending up on fire.

eu adopts largest sanctions package russia 218 names 100+ banks crypto platforms among those list · post flags member states ukraine well flag fly front parliament strasbourg eastnewsua news ukrainian

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EU adopts largest sanctions package on Russia: 218 names and 100+ banks and crypto platforms among those on the list

Banks, refineries, drone parts, crypto exchanges: the bloc's 21st sanctions package reaches further into Russia's economy than any round before it.

one plant makes seats save russian pilots—ukraine's flamingo missile torched 1200 km home · post column black smoke rises over kirov after ukrainian struck avitek russia 24 2026 лшкщм vyatka

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One plant makes the seats that save Russian pilots—Ukraine’s Flamingo missile torched it 1,200 km from home

The Avitek factory is the country's sole serial producer of escape seats for every fighter and attack aircraft in the fleet.

russia's su-57 newest stealth fighter crashes near moscow—and suspects russian air defenders · post crash site military aircraft reported odintsovo district moscow oblast 23 2026 місце падіння літака у московській

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Russia’s Su-57 newest stealth fighter crashes near Moscow—and the suspects are Russian air defenders

A Russian military lblogger pointed at a mobile air-defense group guarding the capital, though no official confirmed the cause.

pipeline hub burns 1300 km war—it feeds fuel across several russian regions once · post fire oil facility novospasskoye russia's ulyanovsk oblast after ukrainian drone strike 23 2026 пожежа на

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Two Russian oil sites burning north of Kazakhstan—Ukraine hit both in the dark

The twin strikes reached about 800 and more than 1,300 kilometers into Russia, hitting Ulyanovsk and Bashkortostan facilities.

france hasn't finalized terms funding 16 rafale jets promised kyiv · post french air force fighter jet flight defenseimagerymil a_french_air_force_rafale_aircraft_breaks_formation_after_refueling_from_a_us_air_force_kc-135_stra1 ukraine news ukrainian reports

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France hasn’t finalized terms or funding for the 16 Rafale jets promised to Kyiv

What a Paris summit unveiled two weeks ago remains, in the manufacturer's own words, a stated intention rather than a purchase contract.

isw russia has taken just 81 km² ukraine year—while claiming 2226 · post russian president vladimir putin (left) chief general staff valery gerasimov (right) arrive command russia’s joint group forces

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ISW: Russia has taken just 81 km² of Ukraine this year—while claiming 2,226

The false picture is not just propaganda for the public but material that appears to reach the desk of Russia's leader, the think tank says.

crimea's political prisoners lost lifeline—because keeping open have put more people prison · post crimean solidarity 751751894_1050160240849716_3703501919270286713_n ukraine news ukrainian reports

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Crimea’s political prisoners lost their lifeline—because keeping it open would have put more people in prison

The Crimean Solidarity movement backed families of the detained in the occupied peninsula, arranged legal defense, and circulated information that fell outside the official Russian narrative.

russia's answer amazon has new problem delivery times—two more warehouses ablaze · post fires wildberries logistics centers krasnodar nevinnomyssk russia 22 2026 пожежі на логістичних центрах у краснодарі та невинномиську

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Russia’s answer to Amazon has a new problem, and it is not delivery times—two more warehouses ablaze

Fires broke out at the company's Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk hubs overnight, days after two more of its warehouses burned near Moscow.

bomb-maker working russia's military intelligence zaporizhzhia loses freedom 15 years · post security service ukraine officers during operation sbu news ukrainian reports

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Bomb-maker working for Russia’s military intelligence in Zaporizhzhia loses his freedom for 15 years

The court convicted him of high treason committed under martial law, the article of Ukraine's Criminal Code reserved for wartime collaboration with the enemy.

first pumps harvest now commute—russia's fuel shortage keeps finding new victims · post tram vladivostok russia 2024 vladivostok1ru lines ukraine news ukrainian reports

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First the pumps, then the harvest, now the commute—Russia’s fuel shortage keeps finding new victims

Public transport fares climb in 25 Russian regions. Fuel-sale restrictions officially cover more than 40 regions out of 83.

whatever came down lipetsk overnight started missile warning ended flames steel mill · post dense smoke column towers over lipetsk's outskirts morning after blasts russia 21 2026 ukraine news ukrainian

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Whatever came down on Lipetsk overnight, it started with a missile warning and ended in flames by the steel mill

Local Telegram channels had spread the missile-danger announcement hours before residents began filming blasts over the city.

occupation official told putin crimea highway drone-proof—russia's own milbloggers refuted within hours · post russian-appointed governor occupied part pf zaporizhzhia oblast yevgeny balitsky (left) meets russian president vladimir 20 2026

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Occupation official told Putin the Crimea highway is drone-proof—Russia’s own milbloggers refuted him within hours

One pro-war channel admitted traffic collapsed because drivers fear Ukrainian drones, not because Russian air defenses got better.

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Yuri Zoria

From escorting to firing: Romania changes how it meets Russia’s wandering drones

“From Simferopol to St. Petersburg”—Ukraine’s drone commander sums up one night of fire at Russia’s online giant

EU adopts largest sanctions package on Russia: 218 names and 100+ banks and crypto platforms among those on the list

One plant makes the seats that save Russian pilots—Ukraine’s Flamingo missile torched it 1,200 km from home

Russia’s Su-57 newest stealth fighter crashes near Moscow—and the suspects are Russian air defenders

Two Russian oil sites burning north of Kazakhstan—Ukraine hit both in the dark

France hasn’t finalized terms or funding for the 16 Rafale jets promised to Kyiv

ISW: Russia has taken just 81 km² of Ukraine this year—while claiming 2,226

Crimea’s political prisoners lost their lifeline—because keeping it open would have put more people in prison

Russia’s answer to Amazon has a new problem, and it is not delivery times—two more warehouses ablaze

Bomb-maker working for Russia’s military intelligence in Zaporizhzhia loses his freedom for 15 years

First the pumps, then the harvest, now the commute—Russia’s fuel shortage keeps finding new victims

Whatever came down on Lipetsk overnight, it started with a missile warning and ended in flames by the steel mill

Occupation official told Putin the Crimea highway is drone-proof—Russia’s own milbloggers refuted him within hours

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