Russia's top military officer, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, has declared the capture of the entirety of Ukraine's Luhansk region ... for the fifth time (as Agents_media helpfully points out). Gerasimov has a habit of doing this...
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Russland soll dem Iran verraten, was US-Aufklärungssatelliten fotografierten Russland soll Iran nicht nur mit eigenen Satellitendaten helfen, sondern auch von den USA erhobene Koordinaten übermitteln. Um das Regime zu warnen?

The fact that Russia supplies Iran with its own satellite data is nothing new. But the Russians have also been sharing data from American satellite imagery—to protect critical facilities such as uranium enrichment plants. Together with @dmoritz.bsky.social www.stern.de/politik/iran...

US-Israeli Attacks on Iran Show a Pattern of ‘Double-Tap’ Strikes New Lines verified three cases in Tehran and Karaj where sites were hit multiple times, increasing the harm to civilians and first responders for little military advantage

In a new investigation, @chrisosieck.bsky.social&@ntabrizy.bsky.social  trace a pattern of U.S.-Israeli “double-tap” attacks in Iran — strikes that retarget the same site, causing greater civilian harm

Exclusive: Russia-linked hackers compromised scores of Ukrainian prosecutors’ email accounts, data shows Russia-linked hackers broke into more than 170 email accounts belonging to prosecutors and investigators across Ukraine during the last several ​months, according to data reviewed by Reuters, a campai...

Fancy Bear (APT28) active again. By @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/russia...

A bot has appeared on Telegram that claims to be affiliated with Iranian intelligence in order to recruit informants within Israel . This bot was shared on the Handala channel along with an AI-generated recruiting video.

We (once again) kindly urge journalists to include IMO numbers of the vessels they write about because Dark Fleet tankers in particular may change names and flags by the time the articles have done their rounds for the week.

Thanks,
/TT

Investigation: Western companies miss deadline to exit Russia’s main drone production site Manufacturers from Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France, and the U.S. continue operating in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, where Russia produces thousands of Shahed drones capable of reaching the...

Manufacturers from Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France, and the U.S. continue operating in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, where Russia produces thousands of Shahed drones capable of reaching the EU. kyivindependent.com/investigatio...

The Russian War Snuff Videos Industry: “Welcome to the Real Murders Channel” Who makes money off videos of brutal war executions published on Telegram channels

Puh, sehr krasse Recherche von zu russischen Kriegsverbrechen und wie sie bei Telegram verbreitet werden @istories.bsky.social istories.media/en/stories/2...

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 9 April 2026

Shipping seeks clarity over Tehran toll booth requirements for Hormuz safe passage | Hormuz ceasefire spurs cautious optimism but no rush for the exit |

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#Tankers #Gas #DryBulk #Containers #Security #Trade #MiddleEast #Iran #Hormuz

Security camera captures key moments of yesterday’s large-scale Israeli strike in Beirut.

Der deutsche EU-Abgeordnete Thomas Geisel (BSW) hat heute an einer Podiumsdiskussion in Moskau mit dem russischen Faschisten Alexander Dugin teilgenommen und im Sinne (und wohl auch im Auftrag) des Kremls für die Wiederaufnahme der europäisch-russischen Beziehungen geworben. 1/3

Yamal LNG Deliveries Could Drop 50 Percent After EU Import Ban, Study Indicates Russia’s Novatek is likely to face a steep decline in liquefied natural gas exports from its Yamal project after January 1, 2027, when a European Union import ban takes effect, as limited ice-class sh...

Yamal LNG Deliveries Could Drop 50 Percent After EU Import Ban, Study Indicates
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Ten years ago, the #PanamaPapers changed journalism. But how do you verify 11.5M leaked documents with a small team?

Join Gerard Ryle and Delphine Reuter along with @opencorporates.bsky.social on April 9 for a deep dive into the data that shook the world.

Register here: buff.ly/JXRhvFH

(Reuters) -- Italy has denied permission for U.S. military aircraft to land at the Sigonella ​air base in Sicily before flying to ‌the Middle East, a source close to the matter said

@reuters.com

I'm looking for Telegram groups where people trade KitKat 🥶

Ilmavoimat ylläpitää tehostettua valmiutta ilmatilan valvontaan ja vartiointiin

Finland's air force says at least one Ukrainian drone ("AN196") was tracked by a Finnish F/A-18 Hornet jet this morning; the drone eventually crashed near the southeastern town of Kouvola. (there were apparently several drones spotted),
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Meine Kollegin Julia Weber hat für eine #Faktenzeichen Spezial ein Interview mit Louis geführt plus.rtl.de/video-tv/sho...

Und dann bauten sie aus den Akten Epsteins Postfach Eine Story wie aus Hollywood: Ein paar junge Programmierer machen Millionen Epstein-Dokumente für alle durchsuchbar, als Gmail-Postfach – der Berliner Louis Greiff war dabei.

Empfehlenswertes Porträt über Louis Greiff, einem jungen Programmierer aus Berlin, der in Sam Francisco mit einigen anderen die Plattform Jworld ins Leben gerufen hat. Die beste Datenbank für die #Epstein Files. www.stern.de/politik/ausl...

Michigan judge berates woman joining court while driving YouTube video by FOX 2 Detroit

ein bisschen witzig ist ja dieser Zoom-Gerichtstermin in Michigan www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjDK...

Ukraine fired nearly 400 drones at Russian targets overnight, per Russia's Defense Ministry-- incl. the Baltic Sea oil port of Ust-Luga. The nearby oil terminal of Primorsk, hit early Monday, is still burning. (This has been unusually busy week for Russian/Ukraine air attacks)
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🔴 Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytsky: "The architectural monument of national significance - the Bernardine Monastery Ensemble - was damaged. It is located in the historical area of Lviv, an object that is included in the International List of Cultural Values under enhanced protection (...)"

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"How much are drone coils these days?": The Insider and Nordsint go undercover to reveal how Chinese firms supply Russia’s defense industry Chinese companies are willing to sell critical components for the production of Russian military drones — this despite Chinese laws that have severely…

very good investigation by @nordsint.bsky.social and @theins.press theins.press/en/inv/290627

China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, building detailed knowledge of marine conditions that naval experts say would be crucial for waging submarine warfare against the United States and its allies.

Moscow’s Offshore Menace How the shadow fleet enables Russia’s hybrid warfare in Europe.

Moscow’s Offshore Menace | How the Shadow Fleet Enables Russia’s Hybrid Warfare in Europe @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/moscows-of...

We read an article stating that OMEGA TRADER (9567659) had traversed the Strait of Hormuz with 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil and is now in Mumbai, India.

Well, guess what? She's not there.

Also, that's a navy dockyard and not an oil terminal.

#OOTT #Tankers

1/ Hungarian opposition journalist Szabolcs Panyi has published a transcript of a conversation between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, in which Szijjártó asked for assistance in securing a social-democratic victory in Slovakia's elections. ⬇️

Archive image, October 2025

RF Navy Northern Fleet Yantar-class special-purpose auxiliary vessel Yantar departed port on 21 March and remains underway through today

Backstory here:
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👀The source for that mysterious Persian-language "numbers station" (that started up on the day the U.S. and Israeli started bombing Iran) has been traced to a location at a U.S. military barracks near Stuttgart, according to the radio group Priyom.

16 Mar 2026, Ouessant Strait

⚓ Talk of escorting Russian energy shipments isn’t new, naval protection of tankers has long been a feature in contested maritime environments.

🛰️ What stands out is the growing need to rely on such measures more systematically.