5/ "Half of the people just threw away their water and food because they didn't have the strength to walk. We arrived there when we were ordered to advance, and they told me there was an enemy there. In fact, it was our men—the 132nd Brigade."
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Commander Omut criticized for lack of preparation
3/ He is serving under a commander with the call sign 'Omut' ['Whirlpool'], of whom he says: "He's a total drunk. Before [the mission], there was no training, no preparation, no basic instruction. How, what, and why? He was just messing around…" pic.twitter.com/ASCiuQyzR6
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 4 novembre 2025He is serving under a commander with the call sign 'Omut' ['Whirlpool'], of whom he says: "He's a total drunk. Before [the mission], there was no training, no preparation, no basic instruction. How, what, and why? He was just messing around…"
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Ex-Wagner fighter joins Ukraine’s 61st Marine Brigade near Malynivka
2/ The man describes himself as a former Wagner Group fighter now serving with the 61st Separate Marine Brigade (military unit 38643). He says that he was fighting with the 2nd assault company near the village of Malynivka, about 14 km east of Pokrovsk.
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Drones Outnumber Birds: A Woman’s Journey from Myrnohrad to Dobropillia Amidst Evacuation
"There are fewer birds in the sky than drones. One drone after another," says a 70-year-old woman who walked for three days from Myrnohrad to Dobropillia, Donetsk region.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 4 novembre 2025
The evacuation of people from Dobropilla has been going on for several months now. More than 1,500 people… pic.twitter.com/b34A3FRr9T"There are fewer birds in the sky than drones. One drone after another," says a 70-year-old woman who walked for three days from Myrnohrad to Dobropillia, Donetsk region. The evacuation of people from Dobropilla has been going on for several months now. More than 1,500 people
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EU warns Ukraine: €50 billion at risk over stalled anti-corruption reforms.
The EU just warned Ukraine it could lose €50 billion if anti-corruption reforms collapse. Brussels’ tone flipped from support to alarm after raids, missed deadlines & agency infighting. “Negative trends must be decisively reversed.” Read the full story
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Prisoner exchange: tears, unfairness, and a second birthday
Ihor Nazarenko: It’s emotionally unbearable — tears just flow. Ordinary people, from children to the elderly. It was painful to see the faces of those left behind.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 4 novembre 2025
Prisoner exchange is complex and unfair — not everyone is freed. For me, it felt like a second birthday. 7/ pic.twitter.com/5aI5UTEw6mIhor Nazarenko: It’s emotionally unbearable — tears just flow. Ordinary people, from children to the elderly. It was painful to see the faces of those left behind. Prisoner exchange is complex and unfair — not everyone is freed. For me, it felt like a second birthday. 7/
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Living with hope for prisoner exchange since 2017
Ihor Nazarenko: Since 2017, every two weeks we lived with hope — hope for a prisoner exchange. Minsk talks happened regularly, and each time we waited, believing we’d be freed, believing Ukraine hadn’t forgotten us. 6/ pic.twitter.com/5WPUatRKFZ
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 4 novembre 2025Ihor Nazarenko: Since 2017, every two weeks we lived with hope — hope for a prisoner exchange. Minsk talks happened regularly, and each time we waited, believing we’d be freed, believing Ukraine hadn’t forgotten us. 6/
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Nazarenko sentenced to 11 years in prison
Ihor Nazarenko: They warned me to leave, to be careful. In October, the so-called “DNR court” sentenced me to 11 years in a high-security colony.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 4 novembre 2025
On December 28, 2019, I was taken to Colony No. 32 in Makiivka. They called us “Germans” — first “ukrops,” then “the German squad.”4/ pic.twitter.com/h8QEwyDnWgIhor Nazarenko: They warned me to leave and to be careful. In October, the so-called 'DNR court' sentenced me to 11 years in a high-security penal colony. On December 28, 2019, I was transferred to Colony No. 32 in Makiivka. They called us 'Germans'—first 'ukrops,' then 'the German squad.'
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Ukrainian detainee defies DNR claim, guard aims gun
Ihor Nazarenko: During the case review, I said, “What DNR? This is Ukraine.” A guard aimed his gun at me — they looked at me like I was insane.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 4 novembre 2025
But I never believed in or supported that so-called “DNR” or its fake 2014 referendum. It was madness — I just stayed true to Ukraine.3/ pic.twitter.com/XVleoZ48suIhor Nazarenko: During the case review, I said, “What DNR? This is Ukraine.” A guard aimed his gun at me — they looked at me like I was insane.
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Ihor Nazarenko tortured, forced to sign papers in DNR prison cellar
Ihor Nazarenko: After torture, they forced me to sign papers — resistance meant more pain.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 4 novembre 2025
In the “DNR” prison cellar there were no windows, heat, or toilets, just insects and mold. We froze through winter, six months in hell. “If you’re not with us, you’re against us.” 2/ pic.twitter.com/BeDSxhpkg2Ihor Nazarenko: After torture, they forced me to sign papers — resistance meant more pain. In the “DNR” prison cellar there were no windows, heat, or toilets, just insects and mold. We froze through winter, six months in hell. “If you’re not with us, you’re against us.” 2/
