Ukraine struck a prominent skyscraper in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya.
There are Chechen security offices in that building, which is pictured on the 50 ruble banknote, but the target might have been a nearby FSB office or Ramzan Kadyrov’s nearby residence.
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A drone hit the Grozny City complex early this morning, blowing out the facade of several upper floors in a tower that hosts key Chechen government offices. The blast occurred just down the road from Kadyrov’s palace. Russian channels blame intercepted UAVs, but the damage suggests a direct hit.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) December 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The port at Temryuk, which is directly across the Kerch Strait from Crimea, is burning.
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⚡️Ukraine hits Russian seaport, oil refinery in reported drone strikes.
A fire caused damage to facilities at the Temryuk port in Krasnodar Krai, a major Russian hub and oil export terminal. Locals also reported explosions at the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast.
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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The oil refinery at Syzran has been hit again.
Seems only fair to give the Russians their warhead back.
Drones violated the airspace over a French sub base and were reportedly shot down.
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Several drones flew over #France's Île Longue submarine base on Thursday evening, according to AFP. The base is located in the Brest roadstead and houses the French nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines of the national nuclear deterrent.
— Michael Horowitz (@michaelhorowitz.bsky.social) December 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Luhansk has become paradise since the Russians took over.
2/ A significant number of Ukrainians – many of them elderly people, who grew up under the Soviet Union and often still hold pro-Russian views – still live in the frontline Svatove and Kreminna districts. However, they now have no electricity and conditions are reportedly dire.
3/ 'Veterans' Notes' warns that the region faces 'mass casualties' among the civilian population – who are now regarded by the occupation authorities as Russian citizens – if urgent action is not taken to restore power:
4/ "So, as of December 1st, there is ABSOLUTELY no power supply (and consequently no heating) in the entire Svatove and Kreminna municipal districts of the LPR
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6/ "As of today:- there have been several fatal outcomes due to prolonged stay in cold apartments/houses of pensioners and people with chronic diseases;- the food crisis is growing;
7/ "- the head of the Administration of the Svatove Municipal District, Rusanova L.P. (who, according to available information, fled the town of Svatove) and the head of the Administration of the Kreminna Municipal District, Tretyakov V. Yu., …
8/ …have not made a SINGLE public statement or appeal to the population regarding what is happening.Several employees of the LPR State Unitary Enterprise "RSK" have committed deliberate sabotage and shirked their duties related to restoring power supply.
Another 1,240 Russians with worse luck than a SpaceX launch.
Macron was correct to warn Zelenskyy that Trump would betray Ukraine. Now he chickens out.
At some point, this shit needs to be treated like an act of war.
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Over 140 fake news sites clone real French outlets as elections approach, twisting genuine stories with Kremlin messaging designed to look like local reporting
Ukrainian watchdog links the network to the Doppelgänger operation run from Moscow
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/05/r...
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— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) December 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Putin is visiting India right now. But not everyone there is thrilled by that.
Let’s check in on the Russian economy.
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Insurance rates for ships trading in the Black Sea have jumped sharply following Ukrainian strikes against vessels belonging to Russia‘s shadow fleet. This is reported by the maritime news webpage Splash-247.
The already small profit margin for Russian oil takes another dent.
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— (((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) December 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A replacement for Yermak is almost finalized.
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Mykhailo Fedorov is set to replace Andriy Yermak as head of the Ukrainian President’s Office. Yermak resigned after an anti-corruption raid and mounting pressure. Fedorov, Ukraine’s digital reformer, is currently First Deputy PM and formerly served as Minister of Digital Transformation.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) December 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So instead of fragging the asshole commander they made a video and then (most likely) died.
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1/ A group of Russian soldiers say their commanders are "simply driving us to the slaughter" after extorting and brutally beating them: "There's no support, no air force, nothing. You just stomp along and die." They are all now listed as missing in action. ⬇️
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— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
2/ The men are from the 328th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment (military unit 01011), which is currently fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region. Heavy fighting is ongoing south of Zaporizhzhia city, where the Russians are trying to open the route to the north.
3/ The soldiers say that they "encountered abusive practices—money collection—and we refused. Yet another money collection. They started collecting money for some company needs, from us, the soldiers. We refused to contribute. The next day, they came and beat us."
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5/ The men complain that their commanders are "simply driving us to the slaughter. They're simply driving us to the slaughter. There's no support, no air force, nothing. No evacuation, nothing at all. You just stomp along and die. One way."
6/ "There are many who refuse, because the mission is absolutely pointless. There are 53 refuseniks in the 12th Company, a bunch of refuseniks in the 2nd Battalion, and a bunch of refuseniks in the 1st Battalion. The guys understand that everything is slowly coming to an end."
7/ A man named Evgeny Nikolaevich Sokolov, call sign “Sokol”, says that nobody returns from such combat missions. "They're simply erasing us, simply erasing us. The goal is to get rid of us as much as possible. Nobody wants to die, we don't want to die."
The Russian version of leopards eating faces.
And, of course, Trump will continue to blather on about how Putin wants peace.
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In India, Putin says Russia will take all the Ukrainian lands it has annexed. “All this boils down to one thing: Either we take back these territories by force, or eventually Ukrainian troops withdraw." Also, Trump's initial 28-pt peace plan had points he "can’t agree to." apnews.com/article/russ...
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— Kevin Rothrock (@kevinrothrock.me) December 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Trump is still carrying Putin’s water.
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The U.S. is pressuring EU states to block a €90B loan backed by frozen Russian assets for Ukraine. Washington wants to save the funds for a future peace deal with Moscow. Germany firmly rejected this, insisting the money must go to Ukraine now.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) December 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Grifters? Profiteers? Say it ain’t so!
There have been more reports about Kadyrov’s health than there were about Generalissimo Francisco Franco.
Denmark has been a stalwart supporter of Ukraine but now they are cutting their aid.
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The Danish Government intends to decrease its financial support for Ukraine in 2026. It argues that Denmark has been overperforming since 2022 and that it is now time for other countries to step up.
I see the point, but personally disagree with the decision. A lot.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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— Pax Lusitanica (@paxlusitanica.bsky.social) December 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Slovenia steps up.
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🇸🇮 Slovenia plans to allocate about €43 million by the end of the year to purchase US weapons for Ukraine's defence forces under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.
📸: GettyImages
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— Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 (@pravda.ua) December 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Sweden steps up.
The U.S. steps down.
A FIFA Peace Prize is laughable.
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“The US president will be present at today's draw for the 2026 World Cup and will receive the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize. The creation of the award was announced a month ago, but FIFA has kept the recipient's name secret until now”.
😅🤣😂
— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) December 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Speaking of international sports federations with their heads up their asses
Ukrainian defenders take the time to evacuate animals from Kostiantynivka.
You can’t make this stuff up.
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A team of artists in Yekaterinburg has found a novel solution to Russia’s mobile Internet blackouts — outfitting stray dogs with WiFi routers and letting them wander the city as walking hotspots.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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— Meduza in English (@meduza.io) December 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
