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Finnish PhD candidate @FSV_UK trying to help Ukraine with the @69thSB and by mocking disinformation. Opinions are my own
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Oct 10 7 tweets 3 min read
1/7 A rough winter is coming to Ukraine.

Russia will strike harder than ever, with more drones and missiles than in previous years.

Europe has a duty to act now to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses.

There is no time to waste Image 2/7 We need to place urgent orders for more SAMP/T, IRIS-T, and other effective systems.

That includes Patriot batteries, while Trump still allows them to be sold.

Ukraine needs them.

There is no excuse not to act Image
Oct 9 5 tweets 2 min read
1/5 The war in Ukraine seems to be entering a new phase.

Frontline movements may soon matter less to the war’s future than long-range strikes.

A race to force the other side to give up has begun.

Russia started long ago. Ukraine is finally catching up Image 2/5 Russia understands the stakes. Its leadership will do everything it can to cripple Ukraine’s drone and missile production.

General Gerasimov has openly said this is now a priority.

Ukraine likely has similar plans for Russia’s production Image
Oct 9 5 tweets 2 min read
1/5 If Putin's goal was to get as many Russians killed as possible without achieving anything, then he has succeeded.

This war is a disaster. The numbers speak for themselves Image 2/5 @KilledInUkraine has confirmed 7,000 dead Russian officers.

These are just the ones identified through public obituaries and graves. The real number is even higher.

And officers are supposed to survive more than the soldiers they lead Image
Oct 8 7 tweets 3 min read
1/7 Ukraine: Hope is slowly coming back.

After years of brutal war, 2025 has brought a renewed sense of possibility for Ukraine and its supporters.

The war remains devastating, but recent developments are starting to shift the narrative and reshape international perceptions Image 2/7 Ukraine still faces serious challenges: mobilization issues, slow command reforms, hesitation from allies, and internal political battles.

Russia keeps advancing slowly and at extremely high cost.

Many supporters lost hope, and there were valid reasons to worry Image
Oct 8 7 tweets 3 min read
1/7 Several ongoing and upcoming developments are turning out to be very unfavorable for Russia Image 2/7 Ukraine has finally started producing decent quantities of its own cruise missiles.

It has already scaled up strike drone production and is developing ballistic missiles.

Russia’s rear is no longer safe. The pressure is growing Image
Oct 5 5 tweets 2 min read
1/5 China is an enemy of Europe, and only Europeans are stupid enough not to see it.

China sees itself as being in a proxy war, backing Russia in Ukraine to weaken us.

The longer we deny this reality, the harder it will be to deter China from escalating its support Image 2/5 China is the biggest enabler of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

It provides financial support, military assistance, and helps Russia evade sanctions.

It shares intelligence, supplies dual-use goods, and uses its proxy North Korea to arm Russia.

This is active involvement Image
Oct 5 7 tweets 3 min read
1/7 Trump’s ICE isn’t just an immigration agency.

It increasingly resembles the Gestapo and NKVD, Hitler’s and Stalin’s secret police, which were used to control, intimidate, and purge.

This thread outlines the disturbing parallels. The danger is real and growing👇 Image 2/7 Authoritarian leaders rely on secretive, unaccountable enforcement agencies to consolidate power.

These forces operate outside the law, targeting political opponents, minorities, and dissenters.

In the US, Trump’s ICE shows troubling signs of this pattern Image
Oct 2 8 tweets 3 min read
1/8 Is Telegram's Pavel Durov working for Russia?

He built Telegram claiming to escape Putin’s grip.

But leaked border data shows he visited Russia over 50 times between 2015 and 2021. That’s not exile.

He also recently helped Kremlin-linked candidates in Romania and Moldova Image 2/8 In Moldova, Durov claimed he refused to block Telegram channels before elections.

He cited pressure from France and framed it as a Western attack on free speech. No proof.

Why make this move on election day? Image
Oct 2 6 tweets 3 min read
1/6 I have an idea:

Donald Trump sells Ukraine some Tomahawk, Barracuda, ATACMS, and/or JASSM missiles to pressure Russia, while Ukraine continues scaling up its own missile production.

Europe pays for all of it.

How does that sound? Image 2/6 The US is finally helping Ukraine strike inside Russia with intelligence.

Now Ukraine needs missiles.

Drones are useful, but easy to shoot down and carry small warheads.

To damage refineries, weapons stockpiles, and factories, Ukraine needs cruise and ballistic missiles Image
Oct 1 5 tweets 2 min read
1/5 Elon Musk and David Sacks are attacking Wikipedia again.

They say they will replace it with “Grokipedia.”

Why? Because quick, free, independent fact-checking is their enemy.

They cannot control it. And that terrifies them Image 2/5 This is not new.

Disinformation agents like Musk and Sacks have long hated Wikipedia.

It is imperfect, yes. But it is multilingual, free, and far more accurate than X, which Musk claims should be your main source of information.

Even Grok admits X has more disinformation Image
Oct 1 13 tweets 5 min read
1/13 The Kremlin fed the West a poisoned narrative based on a lie, and many swallowed it.

But something seems to be changing.

Is the West finally done with Russia’s poisoned narrative? Image 2/13 You have heard it:

Ukraine cannot win.
Russia is advancing slowly but surely.
Cities like Chasiv Yar and Pokrovsk are about to fall.
Russia has endless men and resources.
Ukraine must compromise or surrender.

This is the narrative. But it is a poisoned one Image
Sep 30 7 tweets 3 min read
1/7 Hegseth’s hyped speech was exactly what everyone expected.

Another Trump-era move that looks bold on the surface but ends up sabotaging the US and its ability to project power Image 2/7 This speech could have happened on Teams or by email.

It wasn’t important enough to gather that many generals in one place.

Worse, it actively harms the US armed forces Image
Sep 29 9 tweets 3 min read
1/9 European countries are preparing to defend against the Russia that invaded Ukraine in 2022.

But that version of Russia no longer exists.

The Russia of 2025 or 2027 is more dangerous, more experienced, and far ahead in unmanned warfare.

Europe is not ready Image 2/9 Russia is in a war economy.

Its society is used to war and accepts high losses.

It receives military and financial aid from China, North Korea, Iran, and Belarus.

It is evolving fast while Europe remains in peacetime mode Image
Sep 28 7 tweets 3 min read
1/7 Let’s talk about Hungary.

Conservatives around the world praise it as a model nation.

They say it represents Christian values, national strength, and anti-woke politics. But almost none of that holds up under scrutiny.

Hungary is a warning, not a model Image 2/7 Hungary is the most corrupt country in the EU.

Orbán and his circle siphon off public money. EU funds disappear into private hands.

Public services are collapsing.

Orbán’s family profits from state contracts and hosts drag shows in hotels they own in Spain Image
Sep 26 5 tweets 2 min read
1/5 Russia’s economy is not fine.

It is in stagflation, with high inflation and low growth.

The war on Ukraine is draining resources and it is not sustainable.

Ukraine's strike campaign on Russian refineries is making things worse Image 2/5 Many Russians, especially outside big cities, have gained financially from the war.

The military and defense industry are overpaying to recruit.

This drives up wages and inflation.

The war economy feels good now but it has been overheating Image
Sep 24 11 tweets 4 min read
1/11 How should Europe deal with Trump on Ukraine?

The strategy is clear, but hard to implement:

👉 Stop expecting anything from him
👉 Engage with him as much as possible

Not to win him over, but to extract whatever little help we can, and limit the damage he can do Image 2/11 Europe has been weak on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion.

We let the US lead, even though Ukraine is a far more existential issue for us than for them Image
Sep 24 15 tweets 6 min read
1/15 Despite what many think, time is not on Russia’s side in Ukraine.

The bad news is it might take a while to show.

Wars are slow-moving disasters, and Ukraine’s expanding strike campaign will be key to speeding up the reckoning Image 2/15 Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, we have seen plenty of bad analysis from both pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian sides.

The pro-Russian side is way more dishonest, but the pro-Ukraine side has often been too optimistic.

Neither collapse ever happened Image
Sep 18 8 tweets 3 min read
1/8 While Trump buys time for Russia, Ukraine is still winning the war.

This war has lasted more than 11 years, with 3.5 years as full-scale war.

Russia is further from its goals today than it was in 2022, 2021, or even 2014 Image 2/8 Russia’s strategic goal: turn Ukraine into a satellite state.

Reality: Ukraine is now more sovereign, more militarized, and more united than ever in its history.

This war has been a strategic failure for Russia Image
Sep 17 9 tweets 3 min read
1/9 Peter Thiel keeps preaching about the Antichrist.

Not to stop him. To summon him.

He’s laying the groundwork.

Private lectures. End-times rhetoric. Surveillance framed as salvation.

This isn’t just politics. It’s prophecy weaponized Image 2/9 Journalist @gilduran76 just published a deep dive into Thiel’s obsession with the Antichrist.

Thiel frames politics as cosmic war and draws from nazi-linked thinkers who saw democracy as a threat to divine order Image
Sep 15 11 tweets 4 min read
1/11 Why is Elon Musk pushing for civil war in the US and Europe?

This thread breaks down how Musk is using his platform, wealth, and influence to amplify far-right movements, incite political violence, and undermine democracy—across continents Image 2/11 Elon Musk is pushing for civil war in the West.

He’s not just amplifying far-right voices—he’s actively inciting political violence.

And he’s doing it with the power of X, his wealth, and global influence.

This is not just reckless. He’s out of control and dangerous Image
Sep 14 6 tweets 2 min read
1/6 Europe is already at war.

Russian drones have hit Poland, Romania, and Lithuania.

This is not just Ukraine’s fight.

The war is spreading. And it will keep spreading until Russia is stopped Image 2/6 Putin has tied his legacy and survival to the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine is not the final goal.
It is the first step.

Russia will escalate again and again unless it is defeated Image