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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Several Ukrainian children abducted by Russia forcibly sent to North Korea, expert tells US Senate -- Ukraine strikes Druzhba oil pipeline again -- How Moscow built a drone system that now threatens to end Ukraine’s front-line aerial dominance -- In rare criticism, former Russian commander says Moscow was 'unprepared' for invasion of Ukraine ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/thursday-december-4-2025/

Ukrainian soldiers of the Separate Presidential Brigade “Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi” test a drone designed to hunt Russian drones in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Winter 2025

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Capitulation and betrayal by Trump: Ukraine & controversial US peace plan -- European leaders push back on surprise Ukraine peace deal, affirm support for Kyiv -- US threatening to cut intelligence, weapons to pressure Ukraine into new peace deal -- US official contradicts Ukraine’s Umerov’s claim that he didn’t amend peace plan ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/saturday-november-22-2025/

Emergency workers respond to a burning building after a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia in fall 2025

#FlashbackFriday
Autumn 2021.
Warming up & chatting with #HereditaryChief Sonny Wallas (David Hanuse), Chief Ye-kue-klas of [Gwat’sinuxw (Quatsino)] nation.
He was sharing with me about feeling bullied/outnumbered by band council folks who are dishonouring their ancestors/betraying Creator & his work with culture & language preservation.

Wallas’s great-grandfather was James Wallas—coauthor of #Kwakiutl Legends. He was the former hereditary Chief of the Quatsino #FirstNation of the Northern #VancouverIsland #Kwakiutl.

Learn more:
https://himwitsa.com/products/kwakiutl-legends

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/northwestern-vancouver-island-likely-escaped-the-ice-age/

Chief Sonny's #Indigenous #linguistic# work:
https://as.amphilsoc.org/repositories/2/resources/3432

https://www.quatsino.org/history

https://www.asparagusmagazine.com/articles/indigenous-communities-on-vancouver-island-are-healing-forests-for-the-future

#IndigenousElders #KnowledgeKeepers #LanguageKeepers #CutureKeepers #NativeWisdom #Decolonization #VancouverIsland #PortHardy #TraditionalChief #NativeChief #BCFirstNations #UNDRIP #LandBack #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #NativeLanguages #Frontlines #Blockade

Chief Sonny, wearing a hat, gray jacket, black shirt and plaid pants, seated outdoors by a campfire, petting a white, fluffy dog. He has long gray hair and a long beard, and he holds a wooden walking stick. The campfire is burning brightly in front of him.

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Russia targeted substations powering nuclear plants during large-scale overnight energy attack -- One night with interceptor drone squad hunting Russian Shaheds -- Russia has lost 1,150,100 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 -- "We had only a few seconds before it hit" Russian drones force journalists farther from Ukraine’s front lines ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/sunday-november-9-2025/

One night with interceptor drone squad hunting Russian Shaheds. Vlog video

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Air terror: Russia drops record number of aerial guided bombs on Ukraine in October -- Video shows Russian drone killing white flag-waving civilians and dog, Ukraine opens war crimes investigation -- Russia's seaborne oil exports see sharpest fall since early 2024 after new US sanctions -- Belgium yet again shuts down Brussels Airport due to suspicious drone sighting ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/wednesday-november-5-2025/

Screen grab shows a civilian carrying a white flag and walking a dog near Kruhliakivka in Kharkiv Oblast shortly before the attack on Nov. 3, 2025 according to the 77th Airmobile Brigade

Monday, November 3, 2025

Trump 'not really' considering Tomahawk transfers to Ukraine -- Powerful explosions reported at Shakhtarsk oil depot in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast -- Ukraine receives promised Patriot air defense systems from Germany -- These people just escaped Russian-occupied Ukraine, but some say they need to go back. Here's why ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/monday-november-3-2025/

Long-range drones An-196 Liutyi of the Ukrainian 14th Separate Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, fall 2025.

🔮🤖 Oh look, another expert pontificating about the end of the world through #AI, as if we needed more sci-fi #doomsday predictions! 🤦‍♂️ Goertzel basically says, "Hey Yudkowsky and Soares, your apocalyptic bedtime stories are outdated—come join us on the #AGI front lines where we actually do stuff!" 😂
https://bengoertzel.substack.com/p/why-everyone-dies-gets-agi-all-wrong #Dystopia #Experts #Frontlines #Predictions #SciFi #Satire #HackerNews #ngated

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

UN report accuses Russia of using drones to hunt civilians near front lines and force them from their homes -- Over $100 million in losses reported after Russia’s weekend missile strikes on Kyiv businesses -- Russia's LukOil to sell foreign assets after US sanctions -- Lego enters Russia through European intermediaries, despite Danish manufacturer's withdrawal from the Russian market ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/10/tuesday-october-28-2025/

The facilities of Idealist Coffee engulfed in flames following a Russian missile attack on Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo: Idealist Coffee)

Take care of yourself, and each other. We need you. #selfcare #homelessness #project2025 #frontlines #activism

http://invisiblymisdiagnosed.com/2025/10/08/fighting-on-all-fronts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Per the #LATimes

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Russia recruits Arab fighters with promises, then sends them to Ukraine #frontlines
#russia lures thousands of foreign fighters from the Middle East and elsewhere to join its war in #ukraine by promising citizenship and benefits.
Travel agencies have drawn people from all over the world to join what they call Russia’s 'elite international battalion.'
A Jordanian cab driver joined the Russian army thinking he'd cook for troops but ended up on the front line in Ukraine.

Three helmeted soldiers close to the ground in the woods hold automatic weapons in the woods. The LA Times, In a photo provided by the Russian military, Russian snipers prepare for battle with Ukrainian forces. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service / AP)

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

After release from captivity, Russian POWs often 'sent back to die' in Ukraine -- Ukraine tests new kamikaze drones resistant to Russian jamming -- Starlink 'down across the entire front line' in Ukraine as internet service suffers global outage -- NATO "at war" with Russia, Kremlin says, as propaganda blitz after Poland drone attack continues .. and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/tuesday-september-16-2025/

Ukraine's Brave1 defense innovation cluster is testing new kamikaze drones, as seen in a photo published on Sept 2025

Friday, September 12, 2025

Strong EU sanctions "best response" to Russia violating Poland's airspace -- Europe scrambles for Ukrainian interceptor drones after Russia's attack on Poland -- Ukrainian drone disables rare Russian vessel patrolling Black Sea, intelligence says, shows footage -- Russian disinformation exploits Polish drone incursion as public confidence wavers ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/friday-september-12-2025/

The Ukrainian ODIN Win_Hit high-speed FPV interceptor drones, shown in a vertical launch configuration, were designed to target and destroy loitering munitions in flight

#Russia #Ukraine #War #Drones #FrontLines #Demoralization youtu.be/exO-sQ0Ttdg?...

I CAN’T F***ING BELIEVE THIS!

#LukeBeasley reporting from #Kyiv and the #frontlines of #Ukraine #war #Russia #freemedia #resist youtu.be/hZelc_A7hWo?...

I went to the Ukrainian frontl...

Monday, July 28, 2025

Russia depletes Soviet arms, heavily relies on foreign supplies for Ukraine war — Ukraine to receive 33,000 AI drone kits under US defense deal — Moscow warns of ongoing war unless Ukraine complies with its maximalist demands — Russian drone strike on bus kills 3, injures 19 in Sumy Oblast … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/monday-july-28-2025/

The testing of fiber optic drones with Ukraine’s Azov Brigade in Donetsk Oblast, in April 2025. (Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent)

Friday, July 25, 2025

Over 23,000 civilians, 113 children trapped in active combat zones in Donetsk Oblast — Russian glide bombs strike Kharkiv residential high-rise building, injuring at least 41 — Marjorie Taylor Greene is spreading lies about Ukraine’s protests. Russia is taking note — Georgian-Ukrainian music festival ICKPA returns to Kyiv amid shared resistance to Russian imperialism … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/friday-july-25-2025/

A ruined building in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, in June 2025. (Francis Farrell/The Kyiv Independent)

Cybersecurity professionals are the guardians of our digital world. They stand at the frontlines of defense, responding to incidents, analyzing threats, and working tirelessly to outpace a constantly evolving adversary. Yet behind the screens and scripts are real people, often stretched...

https://medium.com/@mrsno1special/cybersecurity-burnout-and-self-compassion-protecting-the-people-who-protect-the-systems-b68c50152b7a

# #cybersecurity #professionals #guardians #digital #frontlines

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Ukraine shows footage of Bober drones hitting Russian air defenses, fighter jet in Crimea — Ukraine’s new interceptor UAVs are starting to knock Russia’s long-range Shahed drones out of the sky — Germany still weighing Taurus missile supply to Ukraine — [vlog/video] Why Norway is investing billions in Ukraine’s victory … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/wednesday-july-2-2025/

Interceptor drones, funded by the Prytula Foundation. The foundation reported that each drone costs under $2,000 and is successful in downing Russian drones like the Geran

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Zelensky had to remind Trump peace talks already underway during call with EU leaders — For war-weary Europe, Trump-Putin call yet another signal to wake up — Trump doesn’t know how to deal with gangsters — US lets Ukraine down, once again — Because of Russia, my child understood fear early … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/tuesday-may-20-2025-2/