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BREAKING: Electronic Arts is cutting 400 jobs and shutting down BioWare, the legendary development studio behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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The lesson to be learned from this is that if the US imposes sanctions on you, you should detain as many US nationals as possible on bogus charges, then gradually release them in exchange for sanctions relief or other concessions. Rinse and repeat.
It's so weird when it's she who's defending Zelensky against Trump.
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At the end of the day, it doesn’t even matter if Zelenskyy is President of Ukraine or not. @ZelenskyyUa
Putin’s goal is to take Ukraine. Then he will take Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and he will make his way through all of Europe.
People obsess over personalities too much.
You could have an election in Ukraine tomorrow and Putin would still find a reason to be at war.
Russia INVADED Ukraine.
Not the other way around.
Zelenskyy’s removal from office won’t stop Russian imperialism.
It’s not about Zelenskyy. It’s about Putin. It’s always been about Putin.
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Somewhere in Germany, 1985:
“Karl, wie must move the spring for the axle on the AWD version.”
“Nein, Klaus, I have ein fantastisch
idea! Hold mein Bier”
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Lai trenētu gatavību ātri reaģēt šādās situācijās, @Valsts_policija Speciālo uzdevumu bataljons aizvadījis taktiskās mācības arī Latvijā. Tās notika Kurzemes militārajā bāzē “Mežaine”, kur iespējams trenēties pilsētvidē.
Plašāk skaties šeit: youtu.be/Hbw21cE9i9M
Video from Ukraine's 475th Assault Regiment "Code 9.2" of two turtle tanks engaging Russian positions. The tanks sustain multiple FPV and mine strikes. They are escorted by a Vampire heavy bomber drone, FPV, and Mavic.
youtube.com/watch?v=cjDggsof…
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Palūdzām divām kolēģēm, kinoloģei ar dienesta suni Nasu 🐕 un Kriminālistikas pārvaldes ekspertei 🧪🔬 , katru stundu atsūtīt mums vienu bildi no savas darba dienas. #everyhourtrend #valstspolicija
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Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps reports capturing over 250 Russian soldiers during Operation Vivaldi on the Lyman axis.
I managed to count approximately 59 Russian POWs in this single photo, but the actual number pictured is likely dozens higher, as many prisoners are obscured by others standing in front of them.
Білецький: «Противник був введений в оману і проспав справжній удар»
Третій армійський корпус звільнив Нове, Рідкодуб і Катеринівку та відновив контроль над Карпівкою і Новомихайлівкою. Втрати противника — 2000 живою силою, понад 250 росіян захоплені в полон. Так закінчився третій сезон «Вівальді», переломний для всієї операції.
Ми повернули ще 51 км² української землі, а від початку наступальних дій — 176 км².
Головною ціллю третього сезону «Вівальді» стало Нове — ключовий хаб противника на плацдармі. Хто контролює висоти довкола цього населеного пункту, той і володіє ініціативою на плацдармі, — розповів командир Третього армійського корпусу Білецький.
«Противник був переконаний, що основним напрямком удару є Шандриголове — Зелена Долина. Це змусило його безглуздо спалити свої резерви в контратаках саме на цьому напрямку. Росіяни проспали справжній удар, який був зосереджений на взятті Нового», — заявив бригадний генерал Андрій Білецький.
Для прориву оборони противника Третій армійський корпус застосував власний винахід — радянські БТР-60, перетворені на роботизовані комплекси-камікадзе. Ними підірвали найміцніші укріплення ворога.
Росіяни здавалися у полон цілими підрозділами разом із офіцерами, пілотами, артилеристами.
Ключову роль у третьому сезоні «Вівальді» зіграли бійці Третьої штурмової бригади, які продемонстрували високий бойовий дух і професіоналізм.
3-й прикордонний загін імені Героя України полковника Євгенія Пікуса відновив повний контроль над Рідкодубом та швидко встановив оборону на нових рубежах. Активну участь у штурмових діях взяв 10-й мобільний прикордонний загін «ДОЗОР».
Як окупанти до останнього грали партію за сценарієм Трійки — незабаром у нових повідомленнях!
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Bryan Boughton, who runs the Fox News Washington bureau and is the current TV pool chair, says in an email; ”This is to advise that, effective today, the TV pool will not be covering events designated as pool coverage of the President.”
“This follows the White House’s position preventing CNN from fulfilling its assigned pool duties. There will be no replacement pool put in place.” Via @brianstelter
Breaking Benjamin frontman pauses concert to rant about Fallout 4 modding beef pcgamer.com/games/fallout/br…
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A Russian military Mi-8 helicopter made an emergency landing on a highway on Sakhalin Island.
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⚡️Dažkārt grūtākais nav salabot elektrolīniju – grūtākais ir līdz tai nokļūt. Purvāji un slīkšņas; upes, pār kurām iet bojātās līnijas; krituši koki, kas ceļus aizšķērso pat vairāku simtu metru garumā; un reizēm – arī iršu uzbrukumi.🐝
Video neliels ieskats mūsu brigāžu ikdienā
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🇱🇻 Dursupē spēcīgās lietusgāzes izskalo dambi, ūdens straumei strauji pieaugot pēc intensīvajiem nokrišņiem. Video redzama dambja erozija un ūdens plūsma applūdušajā teritorijā.
🎥 Mmm | @MeteoLatvia
#Dursupe #Talsi #Latvija
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It has been a great honor to serve the Ukrainian people as the Minister of Defense.
Here is what our team managed to achieve:
1. Disabled Starlink access for Russian forces.
2. Took over a Ministry of Defense with zero budget, took a risk, reallocated funds from payroll from the end of the year, and effectively invested them in mid-strike capabilities, fiber-optic FPVs, low-cost reconnaissance, ground robotic platforms, interceptor drones, and deep-strike drones.
3. Launched "Logistical Lockdown", this cut off enemy logistics and initiated the isolation of Crimea.
4. Continued the funding program for the Drone Line.
5. Launched a support program for modern drone-assault units that rely primarily on advanced technologies in combat.
6. Introduced a 70% advance payment policy for procurements made via e-Points on the Brave1 Market portal.
7. Fundamentally overhauled the procurement system.
8. Procured thousands of pickup trucks, buggies, and ATVs for the military for the first time—and did so through open tenders.
9. The drone interception rate rose from 83% to 91%, and the cruise missile interception rate soared from 47% to 87%.
10. Contracted Patriot PAC-2 GEM-T missiles for the first time, and submitted an application through an EU loan to purchase PAC-3 missiles.
11. Launched a baseline drone supply system for brigades and corps.
12. Launched a massive grant program for manufacturers of explosives and missiles.
13. Initiated an unpopular but vital transformation of the military.
14. Conducted three UDCG meetings, where we successfully broke through the Russian information trap claiming our defeat, restoring partners' faith in Ukraine. This secured $40 billion in support announced for this year (excluding the EU loan).
15. Launched the mechanism to utilize the EU loan for our military priorities.
16. Found a way to scale cheap missiles against jet-powered Shaheds and signed a record-breaking contract.
17. Our domestic ballistics. We radically revised the technical specifications, maximized accuracy, and reduced the cost by 30%.
18. Signed a contract to procure Gripen fighter jets.
19. Collaborated with the military to plan and execute Operation Auchan, which halted the enemy's mechanized offensive for six months.
20. Opened up exports under the Drone Deal program to attract investment and scale up domestic defense-industrial complex (OPK) production.
21. Launched the Trophy Lab, providing partners with the opportunity to study captured Russian military technologies.
22. Launched the Defense AI Center A1 to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence on the battlefield.
Thank you to my entire team for their relentless 24/7 service. A special thank you to my family for their patience.
Thank you all for your support!
I will continue to work toward the mission I originally brought to the Ministry of Defense: defeating the enemy through asymmetry, the speed of innovation, and the power of organization.
To be continued.


































