My latest with @sambendett exploring the rise and fall of the so-called 'People's VPK' – Russia's crowd sourced defense industry.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Ukraine Defense Forces Extended Reach 2.5 Times in Four Years
In 4 years, Ukraine’s Defense Forces extended their reach by 2.5 times.
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Ukraine Strikes Occupier Bases in Luhansk Region
СБУ та Сили оборони завдали масованих ударів по місцях базування окупантів на Луганщині
— СБ України (@ServiceSsu) 28 avril 2026
➡️ https://t.co/TfeHWS7oqa pic.twitter.com/49NwnWfihGSBU and Defense Forces have delivered massive strikes on the occupiers' bases in Luhansk region http://
ssu.gov.ua/novyny/sbu-ta-
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Rubio: Cuba’s Leaders Economically Incompetent, Enabling US Adversaries
SECRETARY RUBIO: Things can get better in Cuba with serious economic reforms, but not with the current people in charge. They are economically incompetent.
— Department of State (@StateDept) 28 avril 2026
They've rolled out the welcome mat to our adversaries to operate in Cuban territory against our national interests with… pic.twitter.com/D5qBbWRKPISECRETARY RUBIO: Things can get better in Cuba with serious economic reforms, but not with the current people in charge. They are economically incompetent. They've rolled out the welcome mat to our adversaries to operate in Cuban territory against our national interests with
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Ukraine Destroys Russian Iskander Missile Storage Base in Crimea
❗️Ukrainian Special Operations Forces destroyed a Russian Iskander storage base 40 km from Simferopol, Russian-occupied Crimea.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 28 avril 2026
Missiles stored there could have been launched the frontline or Ukrainian cities within minutes.
One Iskander missile costs about $700,000. pic.twitter.com/MOamc1KQZWUkrainian Special Operations Forces destroyed a Russian Iskander storage base 40 km from Simferopol, Russian-occupied Crimea. Missiles stored there could have been launched the frontline or Ukrainian cities within minutes. One Iskander missile costs about $700,000.
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Volunteers Supplying Russia’s War Machine Now Consumed by Corrupt State
A very interesting and important read on how volunteers have supplied the Russian forces in Ukraine with vital equipment and technology, but are now facing being consumed by a predatory and thoroughly corrupt state capitalist system.
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Latvian Commander: Russia Diverts Attention from Ukraine in Europe
Latvian Armed Forces Commander Views Russia's Activity in Europe as Attempt to Divert Attention from Ukraine https://
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Empty Beds Installation Confronts Brussels Leaders on Abducted Ukrainian Children
Empty Beds now stands outside Europe’s top institutions in Brussels, confronting leaders with the reality of abducted Ukrainian children. 1/6
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FP Drones Strike Crimea Iskander Base but Fail to Breach Bunkers
FP-1/FP-2 drones struck a Russian Iskander base in Crimea during the night of April 28, targeting hardened bunker-type structures.
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) 28 avril 2026
Visible damage suggests the drones lacked sufficient penetration power to breach heavily fortified targets. This highlights a broader limitation of… https://t.co/kEiGHgfKMe pic.twitter.com/OBM9adl5DlFP-1/FP-2 drones struck a Russian Iskander base in Crimea during the night of April 28, targeting hardened bunker-type structures. Visible damage suggests the drones lacked sufficient penetration power to breach heavily fortified targets. This highlights a broader limitation of
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Ferguson Compares US-Iran War to 1956 Suez Crisis
Historian Niall Ferguson: What is happening now [US-Iran war] is a bizarre echo of 1956.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 28 avril 2026
In the Suez crisis, a Middle East war to force regime change ended up closing a strategic waterway and triggering economic blowback.
Now the US and Israel are fighting Iran, and Hormuz is… pic.twitter.com/hoEaN1gwIQHistorian Niall Ferguson: What is happening now [US-Iran war] is a bizarre echo of 1956. In the Suez crisis, a Middle East war to force regime change ended up closing a strategic waterway and triggering economic blowback. Now the US and Israel are fighting Iran, and Hormuz is
