Ukrainian military just received 30 Ukrainian-made reconnaissance drones with a range of 180 km, high-quality cameras, and advanced protection from electronic warfare jamming. The cost is ~$94,825 apiece, including ground equipment, MUCH less than comparable Western drones.

Source of the photo and information: x.com/serhiyprytula/…

One of the pieces of the puzzle that Trump administration demonstrably ignores for some reason: Russia's economy is dying FAST.

Дивіться, Сільпо зробили копію зошита Левка Лукʼяненка, у якому була написана чернетка Акта проголошення незалежності України. Дуже класна ідея і коштує адекватні гроші, а прибуток передадуть на АЗОВ, для звільнених з полону українських військових

My Times column today thetimes.com/comment/column…

Here's Vice President of the United States praising Putin for the war of conquest, genocide, crimes against humanity, forced population transfers, mass torture and military slavery:

Interesting to learn Russia is suddenly against foreign military intervention in Ukraine.

Reminder that allowing Russia to have a sanctuary to protect its military infrastructure as it wages a relentless war against Ukraine has never made strategic sense. Grant Russia its own "safe space" didn't made sense in 2022, and maintaining it doesn't make sense in 2025.

I think the Russians feel emboldened when the U.S. backs down from sanctions, like we did on Sunday. Pressure is what brought Russia to the table. To take away this pressure is the free hand that Russia wants.

Symbolic yet inspiring development: President Zelensky decorated Capt. Andriy S., MD: Ukraine's first medic influencer and vaccines evangelist now serving as field hospital anestesiologist. Andriy S. is still one of us but his X posts today are PITCH BLACK-gloomy, he's depressed.

Putin's demand to Ukraine: cease to exist

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV is openly mocking Trump by describing their bombing of a U.S.-owned Flex electronics factory as "destroying Western investments." Remember when Scott Bessent said that U.S. investments in Ukraine would serve as an "implicit" security guarantee?

Elegant slap on the face of Viktor #Orban , Kremlin's puppet PM of #Hungary : yet another Ukrainian drone strike on an oil pipeline in Russia (in which Orban's cronies have a stake) is announced by none other than Col. "Madyar" Brovdi: best-known Ukrainian of Hungarian descent.

Russia has not changed its goal: drag Ukraine into a new Russian Empire. Moscow has demanded that Ukraine cede territory it already holds and the remainder of Donetsk, which it has been unable to conquer.  Zelensky will never do so.  Meanwhile, meetings will continue because

Breaking news: The FBI has raided the home of John Bolton, who served as Donald Trump’s national security adviser during his first term and has emerged as a staunch critic of the US president in recent years on.ft.com/4lQfXG8