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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Nov 4

A Ukrainian double agent known as “Andrei” is playing Russia at its own game - The Telegraph.

When the FSB ordered him to bomb a government building, he built the device, sent the coordinates and let Ukraine’s SBU catch the Russian courier red-handed.

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Andrei answers FSB “job ads” on social media, poses as a saboteur, and flips the missions into sting operations - helping Kyiv foil attacks and capture collaborators.

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The FSB pays up to $5,000 for arson or sabotage and even $3 per fake “Nazi graffiti” photo to fuel propaganda.

Agents post on Telegram, luring desperate Ukrainians to act as mercenaries.

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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Nov 4

McFaul: The old Cold War was autocrats versus Democrats, communists versus the free world. Now we have great power competition and battles within states — Hungary, Italy, France, UK, United States. Putin has invested in these relationships for decades. 1/

McFaul: I didn’t like how Trump talked about Putin early on — he was naive. I see autocrats versus Democrats; he sees strong versus weak leaders. When a strong leader clashes with him, he’s annoyed — that’s a good thing. 2/

McFaul: Does Trump have a strategy to pressure Putin to end the war? Sanctions — we need more. Zelenskyy wanted new weapons, Tomahawks, to pressure Putin. Wars end by victory or stalemate. Russians are gaining ground; if Zelenskyy stops them, it could allow negotiations. 3/

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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Nov 4

Russian drones hunt Ukrainian repair crews fixing power lines and rails

In Chernihiv, a Lancet drone hit a truck mid-repair. Anatoliy Savchenko, 47, crawled out with a broken leg. His partner, Ruslan Deynega, 46, ran to help. A second drone struck and killed them both - Times 1/

Moscow uses “double-tap” tactics. Drones strike once, then again when rescuers arrive.

Ukraine’s energy ministry says Russia uses the same method as in Syria. It killed over 100 Ukrainian rescuers and 7 energy workers and wounded more than 350. 2/

Savchenko’s colleagues in Chernihiv still repair power lines without flak jackets. They say armor slows them down.

When asked if they’d quit, they just shook their heads. “We worry about our families more than ourselves,” one said as air raid sirens wailed. 3/

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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Nov 4

Singaporean Minister, Lee Hsien Loong: Europe knows its challenge - Russia, successor to USSR - and relies on NATO for defense.

Asia’s picture is different: China as a big power, but most don’t see it as a threat. We do business with them, and prosper because they prosper. 1/

Lee Hsien Loong: Between America and China there are deep contradictions that will not disappear. The U.S. sees China as a “pacing challenge,” catching up in tech, military, and nuclear power.

China says development is its right - a red line. Neither side can afford a fight. 2/

Lee Hsien Loong: The U.S. has decided it will no longer hold the ring or champion free trade. It doesn't stand for multilateralism or MFN rules.

Washington prefers bilateral deals and now uses trade - fully weaponized - as an instrument of power. 3X

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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Nov 4

Donetsk surgeon Ihor Nazarenko, spent 8 years in “DNR” torture chambers: Two men stopped me at the hospital, put a bag over my head, handcuffed me and took me to isolation.

There I was interrogated all day, tortured with electric shocks, forced to answer questions, Suspilne. 1/

Ihor Nazarenko: After torture, they forced me to sign papers — resistance meant more pain.

In the “DNR” prison cellar there were no windows, heat, or toilets, just insects and mold. We froze through winter, six months in hell. “If you’re not with us, you’re against us.” 2/

Ihor Nazarenko: During the case review, I said, “What DNR? This is Ukraine.” A guard aimed his gun at me — they looked at me like I was insane.
But I never believed in or supported that so-called “DNR” or its fake 2014 referendum. It was madness — I just stayed true to Ukraine.3/

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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Nov 3

Zelenskyy: In Pokrovsk, the enemy has not had any success in recent days. 26-30% of all combat operations on the front take place in Pokrovsk.

50% of all Russian glide bombs are dropped at Pokrovsk. So you understand how difficult it is for us. 1/

Zelenskyy: We don't communicate much about strikes on our production lines. Sometimes it happens, it is postponed, it is restored.

All our factories are restored. We have not lost a single type of long-range weapon to date. Sometimes mass production slows. 2/

Zelenskyy: We are currently using new missiles, such as Flamingo and Ruta. I won't tell you how many.

We expect mass production by the end of this year. There are "long" [extended range] Neptunes. I also won't say how many we have used. 3/