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Mar 22, 2024 7 tweets 3 min read Read on X
Russia “strikes back” today. This might be a response to successful attacks on Russian oil infrastructure

Zelensky: over 60 "shaheds" and nearly 90 different missiles targeted at power plants, power lines, a hydroelectric dam, residential buildings 1/ Image
This is the largest combined attack on the Ukrainian power system since the beginning of the full-scale invasion: Ukrenergo

100s of thousands of homes are in blackout 2/ Image
Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa and Donetsk are in blackout and being stabilized

There are interruptions of internet and water supply in multiple regions 3/ Image
-Russia hit the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant. There is a major fire but no threat of a dam breach.

Ukrhydroenergo reported two direct missile hits on the plant. One part is in a critical condition and unlikely to be repaired, Ukrhydroenergo director Ihor Syrota 4/


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Ukrainian Armed Forces shoot down 92 out of 151 missiles and drones - Air Force.

Successful interceptions:

55/63 Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs.
35/40 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles.
2/2 X-59 guided missiles 5/ Image
Failed interceptions:

0/12 Iskander-M ballistic missiles.
0/5 X-22 cruise missiles.
0/7 X-47M2 "Kinzhal" aerial ballistic missiles.
0/22 S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles 6/ Image
The moment of the attack on the Dnipro hydro power plant 7X

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Jan 14
Kennedy’s explosive analysis proves Russian economy is bankrupt. Craig exposes hidden defense debt and a credit bubble, aggravated by punitive interest rates and sanctions. It is not an economic fortress Russia but a house of cards. 1/ Image
Russia funds its war through a dual system: the official defense budget and a covert bank financing scheme. Putin narrative of economic resilience is unraveling as financial instability mounts. 2/
Off-budget financing through forced bank loans equals $210-250 billion, matching size of defense budget. 3/
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After Trump’s inauguration, Lavrov's rhetoric has grown stale, too coy to provoke Trump. Yet, today he said:

"The U.S. and Denmark should listen to the residents of Greenland just as Russia once listened to the residents of Crimea, Donbas, and Novorossiya" Lavrov said

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Scholz has said nothing in his talks with Putin that he hasn’t already stated publicly," Lavrov 2/
Trump was the first in the West to honestly admit that NATO lied about its promise not to expand eastward

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Jan 14
Economic fortress Russia is doing great!

Gazprom - the Russian gas giant that used to rule Europe - plans to cut 1,600 jobs, a 40% reduction in its central office workforce in St. Petersburg, marking the largest layoff in its history 1/ Image
European gas sales halved in 2023, with revenues dropping 30% year-on-year to Rbs8.5tn ($93bn), leading to a record loss of Rbs629bn ($6.9bn). 2/
Explosions on the Nord Stream pipeline and Western sanctions on Gazprom's oil operations have significantly disrupted its financial stability 3/
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Jan 13
Ukraine is ready to help the United States fight the fires in California - 150 Ukrainian rescuers will be sent there, Zelenskyy said. 1/

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Trump National Security Adviser on Ukraine:

A call with Putin soon, peace negotiations soon, Zelensky so ready, but needs to draft young people.

So Ukraine can stabilize and deter, unrealistic to return all territory, ceasefire is a first step 1/
Waltz: Preparation for negotiations are underway.
War has bogged down to a WW 2 style meat grinder of people and resources with WW III consequences

President Zelensky walked in the room in Paris and saying, ready to work with you to end this war, to protect Ukraine's future 2/
I do expect a call [with Putin] at least in the coming days and weeks.

We need to see really stabilizing things on the battlefield.

That would be a step. And we'll take it from there. 3/
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In this worldview: anti-vaccine conspiracies replace science, mystical nationalism overwhelms law, and political influencers brand themselves as spiritual leaders. 1/ Image
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Election annulled after discovery of Russian cyber attacks and paid fake accounts. 3/
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