2/ Footage of the attack, shared by Kyle Glen:https://t.co/AHMABQl0SY

— Tatarigami_UA (@Tatarigami_UA) October 15, 2025

Russian sources confirm the de-facto loss of Oleksiivka, Sumy region. Ukrainian forces are already in the center and control the southern part. Attempts to bring in Russian reserves are failing, with most units taking heavy losses before reaching the front. Russian channels admit… https://t.co/LY8wnV0KUS pic.twitter.com/r0THK9lpJD

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 15, 2025

Couldn't help sharing. The laughable irony and willful hypocrisy involved here is almost beyond belief. Absurdly laughable. But I did laugh. Watching Russia try to clutch their pearls with a straight face would be a hoot if it weren't for all the people dying on account of them.

💬 #Zakharova: The Kiev regime openly prepares terrorist attacks against Russia.

Zelensky approved SBU "special operations" shaped around the possible delivery of US Tomahawk missiles.

❗️ Attempts to use the threat of terror are unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/OxBk05feZn

— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) October 15, 2025

During a recent visit to the United States, a Ukrainian delegation which including Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umierov, First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya, and Ukraine’s Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna, met with… pic.twitter.com/JG0CV6a5Kf

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 15, 2025

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine's railways.

""It's a very clear battle for the railways," says Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chief executive of UZ. "The enemy is trying to stop us completely. This is part of a war tactic meant to cause panic among civilians, destroy our economy, and make the country unlivable."

RAIL

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Russian troops fired two ballistic missiles at a training unit of the Ground Forces in the rear, relatively calm part of Ukraine, - the South Command reported. Despite the security measures taken, there are casualties. The wounded are being provided with necessary medical assistance

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https://liveuamap.com/en/2025/16-october-12-russian-troops-fired-two-ballistic-missiles

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Drones have attacked oil refinery in Kstovo of Nizhniy Novgorod region

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This is about 400 km east from Moscow.

Lol

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Putin's Trump Strategy: Lots of Flattery, and Talk of Business Deals

After Thursday's phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons.

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Are Tomahawks any better at avoiding anti air weaponry than other such missiles?

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Are Tomahawks any better at avoiding anti air weaponry than other such missiles?

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Not if they're trying to hit targets that are behind in-depth defenses. They fly extremely low but they're still sub-sonic.

Biggest benefit is the massive payload they can carry and their ability to damage fortified targets. They'd have to screen the hell of them with drones and other hybrid attacks to give them any chance of hitting deep into Russia.

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Are Tomahawks any better at avoiding anti air weaponry than other such missiles?

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Ukrainian long-range missiles and drones are getting thru to their targets, but they are much less precise and, with the exception of Flamingo, carry a much smaller payload than does Tomahawk.

There's a reason Putin becomes unglued at the thought of Ukraine getting Tomahawk.

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They have an advantage over glide bombs, himars, atacms, etc because they can fly very low for the full length of their flight instead of needing a ballistic trajectory or an initial boost phase at higher altitude. That gives air defenses a much shorter time to engage them before impact when they are finally detected. I am not sure if the Russians are using any airborne radar systems anymore after the Ukrainians took out a few of their Mainstays, but those have a better chance to see them than ground based systems. The Tomahawks are also faster than the low flying propeller driven drones and carry a much bigger warhead. So overall, they will be somewhat harder to shoot down just because of the short engagement window, and they will not be as easy as slower moving drones to shoot down once engaged. Not a massive difference, but the combination of range and warhead size combined with lower ability to shoot them down will be a game changer if we let them use them properly.

Bizarro world.

The current administration knows Putins lying
They just don't care

Has anyone told Trump yet?

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Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine's railways.

""It's a very clear battle for the railways," says Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chief executive of UZ. "The enemy is trying to stop us completely. This is part of a war tactic meant to cause panic among civilians, destroy our economy, and make the country unlivable."

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it was always interesting that the Russkies were incapable of cutting off Ukrainian supply routes from the West.

I mean there are only a few rail lines to put tanks and APCs and SP Artillery from Poland.

even the road network could have been hit at the beginning of the war.

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That's Trump being a smart ass and not asking Putin for permission, dolts

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At this point, there is no way you can make that statement with any certainty.

NATO allies continue to debate how best to respond to Putin's provocations.

"Russian incursions into NATO allies' airspace are causing rare public disagreements between treaty allies. Is this the disarray that Moscow wants, or a sign of healthy debate? Officials we spoke to suggested that the answer is both."

SHOOTDOWN?

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I love that Putin gets a veto on our foreign policy. Such strength by this administration.

Trump: I did actually say to Putin, would you mind if I gave a couple thousand tomahawks to Ukraine? He did not like the idea. pic.twitter.com/B7AnT6N4AM

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 16, 2025

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That's Trump being a smart ass and not asking Putin for permission, dolts.

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That's how I saw it as well.

Hopefully Trump gets the Tomahawks to the Ukes ASAP.

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I love that Putin gets a veto on our foreign policy. Such strength by this administration.

Trump: I did actually say to Putin, would you mind if I gave a couple thousand tomahawks to Ukraine? He did not like the idea. pic.twitter.com/B7AnT6N4AM

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 16, 2025

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That's Trump being a smart ass and not asking Putin for permission, dolts.

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That's how I saw it as well.

Hopefully Trump gets the Tomahawks to the Ukes ASAP.

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Don't hold your breath.

Brutal.

Chasiv Yar. Tank of the 24th Brigade destroys a Russian armored vehicle and infantry near it.
The crew was came across an Infantry Fighting Vehicle that had delivered troops to the drop-off location.
The tankers burned the vehicle with several shots and suppressed the infantry. pic.twitter.com/sLQmIe4oGa

— 24 ОМБр імені короля Данила (@24th_brigade) October 17, 2025

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I love that Putin gets a veto on our foreign policy. Such strength by this administration.

Trump: I did actually say to Putin, would you mind if I gave a couple thousand tomahawks to Ukraine? He did not like the idea. pic.twitter.com/B7AnT6N4AM

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 16, 2025

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That's Trump being a smart ass and not asking Putin for permission, dolts.

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That's how I saw it as well.

Hopefully Trump gets the Tomahawks to the Ukes ASAP.

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Don't hold your breath.

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With this agreed upon meeting in Budapest, its just another chance for Putin to delay and try to flip Trump again.

Russia certainly not talking like they're willing to reach a compromise.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸 "Russia needs victory under all known conditions," Medvedev responded to Trump

▪️This is how the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council reacted to Trump's proposal to stop the conflict along the front line and declare both Russia and Ukraine winners.
▪️The Kyiv regime…

— -- GEROMAN -- time will tell - 👀 -- (@GeromanAT) October 18, 2025

"Russia needs victory under all known conditions," Medvedev responded to Trump

This is how the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council reacted to Trump's proposal to stop the conflict along the front line and declare both Russia and Ukraine winners.

The Kyiv regime will not be recognized as the winner under any circumstances, Medvedev notes.

"The Banderite gang will not be recognized as the winner in their own home under any circumstances. And the drug addict and his comrades understand this perfectly. The loss of territories will not be forgiven not only by the rabid Ukrainian nationalists but also by political competitors. Therefore, the end of the war means the death of the regime," Medvedev writes.

Medvedev also reproached Trump for the fact that even the "old senile Biden" was against supplying Ukraine with long-range weapons.

"We must be prepared for any development of events," Medvedev emphasized."

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt says the U.S. is growing weary of the war in Ukraine, and that Trump’s and the American people’s patience is wearing thin.

“Both sides must accept reality and strike a deal,” she stated, adding that Trump is working tirelessly to end the… pic.twitter.com/Uuw0PjzSjP

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 18, 2025

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Gordo14 said:

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I love that Putin gets a veto on our foreign policy. Such strength by this administration.

Trump: I did actually say to Putin, would you mind if I gave a couple thousand tomahawks to Ukraine? He did not like the idea. pic.twitter.com/B7AnT6N4AM

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 16, 2025

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That's Trump being a smart ass and not asking Putin for permission, dolts.

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That's how I saw it as well.

Hopefully Trump gets the Tomahawks to the Ukes ASAP.

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After the meeting, some media reports seem to be that Tomahawks may be off the table.

After meeting Trump, Zelensky makes it sound like Ukraine’s withdrawal from Donetsk region is the final sticking point in peace talks, but there is no trace of former defiance now that the empty Tomahawk threat is off the table. He says he is ready to negotiate.

Putin wants not…

— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) October 17, 2025

Something else of note, my X feed has suddenly been swamped with tankie tweets over the past few days. Likewise algorithm is refusing to learn from my repeated requests that they be removed. Quite interesting.

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I love that Putin gets a veto on our foreign policy. Such strength by this administration.

Trump: I did actually say to Putin, would you mind if I gave a couple thousand tomahawks to Ukraine? He did not like the idea. pic.twitter.com/B7AnT6N4AM

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 16, 2025

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That's Trump being a smart ass and not asking Putin for permission, dolts.

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That's how I saw it as well.

Hopefully Trump gets the Tomahawks to the Ukes ASAP.

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After the meeting, some media reports seem to be that Tomahawks may be off the table.

After meeting Trump, Zelensky makes it sound like Ukraine’s withdrawal from Donetsk region is the final sticking point in peace talks, but there is no trace of former defiance now that the empty Tomahawk threat is off the table. He says he is ready to negotiate.

Putin wants not…

— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) October 17, 2025

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Piecing together Zelenskyy's press pool after his talk with Trump and Trumps own tweets mixed with other media reports does seem that long range munitions were ultimately a bluff and Putin called and Trump backed down, again. I am biased based off of recent history but have been trying to look at this objectively and it does seem to be the case. At least from the data we have.

Granted, not sure this changes much as obviously, this was ultimately a Hail Mary IMO anyways and was never should have been a factor in any war plans IMO. It'll just drag things out longer and make things just a little bit easier on Russia. As both our of admins, this one and last one, are wont to do.

Cold is already settling in that part of the world. The Ukes will suffer, as they have done last several winters, but will be interesting to see if Russia will feel any true pressure as well from "General Winter" aside from the already hellish conditions on the frontlines.

Last night, Ukrainian attack drones successfully struck Russia’s Orenburg gas processing plant, one of the largest in the country.

The regional governor confirms that the facility was damaged in the strike, and Kazakh authorities announced that gas shipments have been suspended. pic.twitter.com/xIpidjxLoo

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) October 19, 2025

During Friday’s closed-door meeting at the White House, President Donald J. Trump repeatedly urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia’s terms for ending the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, insisting that he surrender the entirety of the Donbas, which includes… pic.twitter.com/xbn0aXPaIl

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 19, 2025