Moscow is trying to add conditions to a Black Sea truce that had none, Zelensky said. "Meanwhile, Ukraine will increase its Mirage-2000 fleet to counter Shaheds & other drones.
Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Yermak says ties with the White House are "back on track." But let’s be real—Trump only cares about his own status. He’s not interested in Ukraine, just his own legacy. https://twitter.com/user/status/1904970830448369818
Lavrov claims Crimea, Donbas, and "Novorossiya" are "long-settled questions", enshrined in Russia's constitution.
"I welcome President Trump's initiative, which is aimed at reducing and ending hostilities as soon as possible in a sequence that could help us achieve a solid and lasting peace that guarantees the security of Ukraine and the continent." https://twitter.com/user/status/1904969432969154890
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Ukraine could receive 1.5 million shells from the Czech initiative this year. Czech PM Petr Fiala stated that the program will deliver at least as many munitions in 2025 as it did last year. https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.../3llh2x3su5225
Ukraine's 77th Airmobile Brigade reports its impact on a Russian failed assault: 60–200 KIA, 28 WIA, 12 armored vehicles, 1 tank destroyed.
Over the past few months, SBU Military Counterintelligence strike: ▪️ 95 armored vehicles and artillery; ▪️ 6 radars; ▪️ 4 EW complexes; ▪️ 65 UAVs, ▪️ 5 UAV pilot crews, 4 control points and 9 FPV antennas; ▪️ 48 special equipment; ▪️ 225 positions; ▪️ 11 warehouses with ammo; ▪️ 18 communication https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.../3llgygilwx22d
Reworked U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Proposal: What to Know More than a month after Washington and Kyiv first haggled over a deal to grant the United States a major stake in Ukraine’s mineral, oil and gas development projects, the two sides are back to square one in the negotiations.
Ukraine’s government is not preparing for elections—there was no such meeting or directive from Zelensky, says the Presidential Office, responding to The Economist. https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.../3llojqpaevc2k
The Kremlin reacted with indignation to the verdict of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who was found guilty of embezzling EU funds to finance her far-right party https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.../3llojqj5qes2k
Sweden will provide Ukraine with the largest aid package since the start of the full-scale war: $0.92B for weaponry, $0.5B for funds/coalitions to buy equipment, and $50M for machine guns, training weapons, small-caliber ammo, and medical transport vehicles. https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslat.../3llocscid6k2y
The Armed Forces of Ukraine broke into the Belgorod region by 3-4 km: presumably, the purpose of this operation is to distract Russia from the fighting in Kursk https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.../3llobjijz5c24
The talks regarding Ukraine and Russia will fail. We have been there multiple times and this pattern will not suddenly change. Even the chances of a mere ceasefire are - even when not zero - rather modest. https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.../3lloayconf22n
Russia: Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin who's been imprisoned for bribery has volunteered to go fight on the frontline against Ukraine as his punishment. https://bsky.app/profile/igorsushko..../3llaykr6hls2g
WAR IN UKRAINE & RUSSIA - MAR 29, 2025 ■ Engagements, casualties & equipment losses stay above average ■ Biggest tank losses of 2025 so far & 3 air defence systems taken out ■ 🇷🇺 air strikes above average, fewer 🇺🇦 strikes See dashboard for further data https://bsky.app/profile/ragnarbjart.../3lliu52belc23
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Gen. Christopher Cavoli, head of the United States European Command, spoke about the Ukraine-Russia war at a Senate hearing and gave an overview of the general situation on the battlefield (second half of the video). https://twitter.com/user/status/1908055816558751969
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CATCHING THE BUG: Russia has discovered that reusing downed UKR drones was a bad idea. The UKR drones contain Trojan Horse software that infects Russian flight control systems. The hacks are contagious, and are now spreading drone-to-drone in Russia’s fleet. https://twitter.com/user/status/1907851752583442546
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Germany announced that they are deploying 5,000 military personnel to Lithuania, which is their largest foreign deployment since WW2.
It won't be overnight, but will take place gradually over the next 2 years. Still, a pretty big deal I think. A more militarily engaged Germany will make a big difference in Europe I think.
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Germany announced that they are deploying 5,000 military personnel to Lithuania, which is their largest foreign deployment since WW2.
It won't be overnight, but will take place gradually over the next 2 years. Still, a pretty big deal I think. A more militarily engaged Germany will make a big difference in Europe I think.
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