Korrespondent Fernsehen SRF. Ukraine, Russland, Kaukasus.
Joined October 2009
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Ich war für @srfnews im Südosten der Ukraine und habe mit Soldaten gesprochen. Erkenntnisse: 1. Die Ukrainer attackieren erfolgreich die russische Logistik, aber an der Front merken die Kämpfer bisher wenig davon. 1/
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What’s top story today on Irkutsk TV?
Not the death of a Russian plague researcher.
I watch the local TV news bulletin and take a look at today’s Russian newspapers. #ReadingRussia
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A woman who went to an Irkutsk maternity hospital for a routine visit today told me staff checked her for symptoms of “plague” and asked her to fill in a form. Experts stress the disease is easily treatable with antibiotics
theguardian.com/world/2026/o…
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Over the month of September, the Russian net gains were negative 190 km2. This marks the greatest monthly net territorial loss for Russia in our dataset since the June of 2023.
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"Imagine heavy drones flying 15 to 20 kilometers (approximately 9.3 to 12.4 miles) deep into enemy rear positions and then deploying unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles), essentially robots, that drive even deeper into the rear," writes Kateryna Lisunova, Ukrainian journalist, in her op-ed.
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More from my @FT interview with President Zelenskyy and on the intelligence intercepted by Kyiv about Russia's winter attack plans. It's deeply disturbing.
Attacks concentrated on Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and Lviv. The goal: isolate them, destroy morale, sow chaos, spark a new flood of refugees into the EU. Also: Russia wants to sever Ukraine's nuclear facilities from the energy grid.
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"In the closed world of Russian politics, what clues can we find to what comes next?" Our report from Moscow on Vladimir Putin's appearance at a foreign policy forum.
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putin’s escalation in ukraine,
as shown by air raid alert frequency/duration in kyiv
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Russia's 2027 budget in one line: defense grew more than the entire budget. Everything else shrank to pay for it.
Security takes 44%. Human capital—social policy, healthcare, and education—accounts for 21%. Debt interest beats health + education combined. Why are we not surprised?
reuters.com/world/russia-rai…
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👀Polish defense minister cancels trip to the U.S. because of urgent actions needed to safeguard the security of NATO members.
Informujemy, że ze względu na pilną prośbę strony amerykańskiej,
środowa wizyta w Pentagonie wicepremiera, szefa MON W. @KosiniakKamysz odbędzie się w innym terminie.
Trwa w tej chwili jego ustalanie. Po sygnałach ze strony amerykańskiej, a także po spotkaniu szefów sztabów krajów NATO niezbędne jest teraz pilne podjęcie nowych działań dotyczących bezpieczeństwa krajów Paktu.
Do Waszyngtonu udają się wiceminstrowie: @magdasobkowiak i @ZalewskiPawel. Będą prowadzić rozmowy z amerykańskimi partnerami i przygotowywać kolejne umowy dot. naszej współpracy.
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Heavy damage in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, this morning after a major overnight Russian drone and missile attack.
Russian forces launched roughly two dozen ballistic missiles and 30+ cruise missiles at Kyiv and the nearby city of Bila Tserkva, killing at least two.
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1/ Russische Sabotageakte gegen die europäische Rüstungsindustrie – was wissen wir? 🧵👇
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Big statement from Zelenskyy, who appears to warn of unprecedented amounts of Ukrainian drones heading into Russia soon: “We in Ukraine do not want innocent lives to be lost. That is why we are warning our partners: the safe days in Russia’s skies are over.”
“Today, we want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, and everyone who still uses Russia’s key airports: Russian airspace is becoming completely unsafe. Ukraine does not threaten civilian aviation as such – not a single civilian aircraft. There will simply be drones in Russia’s skies on a scale that has to be taken into account. Although the Russian authorities are not properly informing people about this, Russian airspace will effectively be closing – the war started by Russia is closing its skies.”
It was from Russia that the first missiles and the first drones came, and they crossed our country’s border from Russian airspace. This escalation cannot and will not remain confined to Ukrainian territory.
Today, we want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, and everyone who still uses Russia’s key airports: Russian airspace is becoming completely unsafe. Ukraine does not threaten civilian aviation as such – not a single civilian aircraft. There will simply be drones in Russia’s skies on a scale that has to be taken into account. Although the Russian authorities are not properly informing people about this, Russian airspace will effectively be closing – the war started by Russia is closing its skies.
We in Ukraine do not want innocent lives to be lost. That is why we are warning our partners: the safe days in Russia’s skies are over. It is important that this is heard by the ambassadors of countries represented here in Ukraine, as well as by ambassadors working in Moscow. Every one of them knows exactly what Russia’s war means for our country and our people, and they must convey this information to their capitals. It is important that the airlines currently flying to airports primarily in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other key destinations in Russia hear this as well.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and our other institutions will provide international organizations with full information about the dangers in Russian airspace. Drone-infested skies are no place for civilian aviation.
From the evening address.
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Since 2021, Russia's main stock market index is down over 50%. Adjusted for inflation, it is down over 70%. Even if you include dividends, Russian shareholders lost a lot of money in recent years.
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L'évolution des frappes russes 🇷🇺 est assez intéressante dernièrement
🔹️L'emploi des drones Geran 2/3 a très largement diminué, avec trois points : un remplacement progressif par les drones jet Geran-4 (qui sont plus rapides et manœuvrables), l'emploi plus accru des autres Geran proche du front (operator controled) pour des frappes mid-range et une baisse qui pourrait être due à des frappes ukrainiennes sur certaines usines de composants ou l'évolution des intercepteurs.
🔹️Les frappes de missiles évoluent avec des frappes très rapide (moins de 7 minutes), avec du S300/S400 et du Iskander, en particulier sur Kyiv (les alertes aériennes arrivent souvent après les frappes), comme hier soir. Avec la pénurie généralisée de missiles de défense aérienne, ces frappes sont beaucoup plus efficaces. Ces frappes s'accompagnent de quelques Kinzhal lancés depuis des avions et les cibles sont principalement les usines/entrepôts militaire ou civils.
🔹️Les frappes employant les bombardiers stratégiques restent beaucoup plus prévisibles et arrivent plusieurs fois par mois. Globalement, la Russie n'empile pas les réserves, elle utilise rapidement sa production. Les frappes depuis des navires ont quasiment disparues.
🔹️Les cibles ont aussi évolué, avec un focus actuel sur la logistique (ferroviaire, routière, énergétique), des frappes sur les ports et sur des entrepôts à l'arrière du front.
Source de la carte : t.me/monitoringwar/25943
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According to Moscow mayor Sobyanin, almost 1,900 Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in just one week.
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Ukraine is struggling to ship grain via the Black Sea as Moscow steps up strikes on commercial vessels in retaliation for a week of heavy attacks by Ukraine on Russian shipping, @alicemhancock, @SavageSusannah and @polinaivanovva report.
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"Ukraine is struggling to ship grain via the Black Sea as Moscow steps up strikes on commercial vessels in retaliation for a week of heavy attacks by Ukraine on Russian shipping.
Russian drone attacks on the port of Odesa, Ukraine’s biggest seaport, have caused storage capacity to drop by a third, according to maritime security company Ambrey, while shipowners are refusing to send ships into the area for fear of being struck. Some traders have paused buying in Odesa, according to analysts...
As a result, she said, domestic purchase prices at Ukrainian ports have “vanished”, and shipowners are no longer providing freight quotes...
Some ships have paused outside Ukrainian waters to reassess the risk of Russian drone and missile attacks, while insurance premiums have soared, according to Pavel Sosnovsky, analyst at Ukraine-based International Seaborne Market (ISM). “Several underwriters have suspended war risk cover for voyages to Ukrainian ports altogether.”
@alicemhancock @SavageSusannah @polinaivanovva
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Incredible. This is how wars are lost. Zelenskyy will not nominate Fedorow for the MoD.
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Viele in der Ukraine werten die Entlassung von Verteidigungsminister @FedorovMykhailo als großen politischen Fehler des ukrainischen Präsidenten.
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.
