Amid war, a Ukrainian soldier—perhaps en route to or from the front—plays piano at Kyiv’s central train station, a poignant reminder of defenders’ pre-war lives as artists, teachers, and more.
Support #Ukraine to help restore peace and their ordinary futures.
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There Must Be Substantially Increased Pressure on All Schemes that Enable Russian Military Production – Address by President #Zelenskyy 09.11.2025
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Today, #Ukraine introduced sanctions. russia continues its war, and in response, there must be our strong pressure with partners – pressure that is truly tangible for russia, that brings them losses and that is felt politically.
Full address president.gov.ua/en/news/povin…
Ukraine’s Winter War Is the World’s Test — and America Can’t Afford to Blink
by Dr. Douglas J. Davis
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Ukraine’s Winter War Is the World’s Test — and America Can’t Afford to Blink
OPINION — Two weeks ago, my colleagues and I stood in Dnipro while warning sirens cut across the city and Shahed drones screamed overhead.The Cipher Brief
Ukraine’s drones have exploited gaps in russia’s air defenses, hitting 160+ oil sites in 2025, causing fuel shortages. But #Ukraine lacks enough long-range missiles (like Taurus/Tomahawk) to fully capitalize on tussia’s vulnerabilities.
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Russia's air defenses are wide open — there's just one problem
Ukrainian drones — and the occasional missile — have been causing havoc across Russia for months. According to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), nearly 160 successful strikes have been conducted in 2025 against oil extraction and refining facilities…Tania Myronyshena (The Kyiv Independent)
President #Zelenskyy told The Guardian he’s “not afraid” of Trump, calling their ties “constructive.” He praised King Charles for bolstering US-UKraine relations.
As russian strikes cripple Ukraine’s power grid, Zelenskyy vows resilience, seeks more Western aid, and warns of putin’s wider threats.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy: why should I be afraid of Donald Trump?
Exclusive: Ukraine’s leader dismisses reports his last Washington meeting was volatile, and praises King Charles for helping build ties with US presidentLuke Harding (The Guardian)
🇺🇸🇧🇾 #Trump on Sunday said John Coale, who helped negotiate the release of prisoners from #Belarus, was his choice for special envoy to Minsk and would press for the release of more detainees.
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#usa
9 November 1912 | A Czech, Josef Petrucha, was born in Vesely nad Moravou. An upholsterer.
In #Auschwitz from 11 June 1942.
No. 39325
He perished in the camp on 9 August 1942.
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Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
Video history | Auschwitz-Birkenau
For the world the German Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination is a symbol of terror, genocide and the Holocaust.=====Collections used in t...YouTube
🇺🇦 Zelensky: These days, in most regions, repair crews are actually working tirelessly, energy workers, utility services.
The Russians used more ballistics in their strikes. And this means for us the need for more software, larger reserves of equipment and more accurate and efficient work in the regions.
⚡️ Defense forces stopped the advance of Russian troops in the east of Zaporizhzhia region — commander of the Assault Troops
The assault units were able to clear Solodke and Rivnopillia. Fighting is underway in the settlements of Poltavka and Uspenivka. The enemy from these two settlements tried to move towards Hulyaipole.
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 New satellite images confirm a Ukrainian strike that destroyed a Russian Shahed drone depot at the temporarily occupied Donetsk airport. The warhead storage was obliterated, and nearby launch positions and infrastructure were damaged, according to images shared by OSINT analysts on November 9.
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Ukraine Attacked Russian Drone Base at Donetsk Airport. Here Is What Satellite Images Show
New satellite visuals reveal a successful Ukrainian operation that targeted and destroyed a Russian drone depot at Donetsk airport.Roman Kohanets (UNITED24 Media)
🇩🇪🇧🇷🇺🇦 Germany has offered Brazil the supply of 65 Leopard 2A6 tanks and 78 Marder 1A5 IFVs after Ukraine allegedly refused to accept the equipment due to its technical condition, - Militarnyi
Brazilian MoD must conduct a technical and financial assessment, taking into account logistical costs and the need for crew training.
🇺🇦 Two Ukrainian companies have set up a full cycle of production of engines for their long-range drones, but they do not yet fully cover the demand, - Militarnyi
Ukrainian manufacturers, even though they have established their own production of components, are highly dependent on foreign components.
🇭🇺❗️🇺🇸 There are inconsistencies in the official statements from Hungary and the US, - Reuters.
▪️Hungary: Orban and Szijjártó claim the exemptions are indefinite.
▪️USA: The exemptions are for one year, and Hungary, in addition to purchasing $600 million worth of LNG from the US, has committed to diversifying its supply sources.
🇺🇲 More than $5 billion worth of U.S. weapon exports to support #NATO allies and #Ukraine have been delayed by the government shutdown, according to a State Department estimate shared with Axios.
axios.com/2025/11/09/governmen…
#usa
🇮🇹🇺🇦 Senator Carlo Calenda has gotten another tattoo: the trident symbol of Ukraine.
He explained that this was an expression of support for Ukrainians who are defending Europe from the "dangerous killer" Putin.
The politician visited Ukraine several times during the full-scale war and expressed admiration for the courage of its people.
9 November 1911 | A Czech Jewish woman, Gertruda Kleinová, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz
Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobi…
Podcast: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
"On Auschwitz" (44): Women at Auschwitz
The Auschwitz camp was established in June 1940 for male prisoners. The first groups of women were incarcerated by the Germans more than a year and a half la...YouTube
U.S. sanctions on russia have led to a suspicious ship-to-ship oil cargo transfer near #India, raising concerns about potential evasion of restrictions on russian oil exports.
Earlier this week the Fortis tanker, sanctioned by the UK and the EU, took about 720,000 barrels of russia's Urals crude from another sanctioned vessel, the Ailana, off the coast of Mumbai
oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-New…
U.S. Sanctions on Russia Lead to Puzzling Oil Cargo Transfer Off India
An unusual, unconcealed ship-to-ship transfer of a Rosneft crude cargo between two sanctioned tankers off the coast of India is baffling market analysts following new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producers.Charles Kennedy (OilPrice.com)
🇳🇴🇺🇦 More detailed info from The Times:
Norway is discussing a proposal to unlock a European war loan of more than €100 billion for Ukraine by securing the debt against its €1.7 trillion national sovereign wealth fund.
The EU would struggle to raise the loan without substantial collateral because of the risk that Ukraine might never be in a position to repay the funds. Negotiators are expected to try to win round the Belgians at a meeting on Friday.
‼️👀 In the new Ukrainian sanctions lists:
▪️Kirill Dmitriev - Putin's envoy in negotiations with the US
▪️Alexander Bugaev - First Deputy Minister of Education
▪️Alexander Zorin - General, Russian representative in the negotiating group
▪️Alexey Komkov - Head of the 5th FSB Service
▪️Oksana Lut - Minister of Agriculture
▪️Andrey Omelchuk - Deputy Minister of Science
▪️Alexander Tupytsky - Former Chairman of Constitutional Court of Ukraine
❗️Also under sanctions Russian publishing houses.
Un colosso italiano da 12,7 miliardi finisce nel dark web! Quale azienda verrà colpita?
📌 Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/un-coloss…
#redhotcyber #hacking #cti #ai #online #it #cybercrime #cybersecurity #technology #news #cyberthreatintelligence #innovation #privacy
Un colosso italiano da 12,7 miliardi finisce nel dark web! Quale azienda verrà colpita?
Una nuova inserzione su Exploit rivela l'importanza della Cyber Threat Intelligence per prevenire attacchi mirati. Scopri come funziona il mercato clandestino delle intrusioni.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
‼️ Zelensky: "I signed new special decisions on sanctions"
Today's sanctions decisions include individuals who work in Putin's government structures and are involved in the looting in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
In particular, one of his "wallets", a functionary of Russian military intelligence and one of his collaborators.
🇺🇦🦩🚀 The latest innovation is a Flamingo cruise missile with a range of 3,000km, a maximum speed of 900kmph and a payload of over a tonne, - The Independent
FP-5 “Flamingo” missile is powered by a rocket and a Soviet-era turbofan jet engine bolted on top. Some of those engines have been dug out of landfill dumps.
It’s got twice the range of the US Tomahawk, carries twice as much explosive and costs about the same.
🇲🇼⚠️ Malawian girls in Russia were taken into slavery and forced to make Shaheds in the Alabuga industrial zone.
Human Rights Watch confirmed that it is investigating reports of the recruitment of Malawian girls through the Alabuga Start program, which promised jobs and training but now has allegations of human trafficking and forced labor.
The Malawian parliament is preparing an appeal, and lawmakers are calling for the identification of those involved in the recruitment of the girls.
lavrov reappears and says ready to meet Rubio
Says he’s ready to hold an in-person meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio but insisted that moscow’s interests need to be taken into account when discussing the war in #Ukraine.
politico.eu/article/russia-ser…
Lavrov reappears and says ready to meet Rubio
“We communicate by telephone and are ready to hold face-to-face meetings when necessary,” Russian foreign minister tells Ria Novosti news agency.Giovanna Faggionato (POLITICO)
🇩🇪🇬🇧 Germany and the United Kingdom have warned of the growing threat posed by Russian and Chinese space satellites, which have been regularly spotted spying on satellites used by Western powers.
The countries have in recent weeks highlighted frequent instances of #Russia stalking, jamming and interfering with their satellites in space.
🇪🇸🇺🇸🇪🇺 Spanish Prime Minister Opposes Trump-Style Militarization of Europe, - El Pais
"We need to act diplomatically so that in 2035 we don't have a Europe armed to the teeth, but a united Europe that guarantees international law. What kind of world do we want to leave to our children? A world in which defense budgets account for 5% of GDP?"
9 November 1928 | Dutch Jewish girl Jenny Trui Spier, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in November 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Video history | Temporary gas chambers at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
In the spring of 1942, Nazi Germany began deportations of mass transports of Jews to Auschwitz doomed to immediate extermination. By a decision of the camp a...YouTube
🇬🇧🇧🇪 UK military personnel and equipment are being sent to #Belgium to help it bolster its defences after drone incursions on its airspace, suspected of being carried out by #Russia
bbc.com/news/articles/c3dn2ep5…
UK military to help protect Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart requested assistance in the form of personnel and equipment this week.Amy Walker (BBC News)
🇺🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺 After returning from Ukraine, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker stated that Europe should increase support for Ukraine and investment in its own defense.
🗣️ Whitaker: I believe Europe must do more. We urge them daily here at NATO to do two things.
They are not currently meeting the demands of the moment, and they should. This is crucial for the entire organization.
🥺🇺🇦 Angelina Jolie posted a post on her Instagram dedicated to her trip to Kherson and Mykolaiv
"This week I visited Mykolaiv and Kherson in Ukraine to meet with families living on the front lines. The threat of drones was constant and oppressive. There was a low hum in the sky - it is called "human safaris" here, because drones are constantly used to track, harass and terrorize civilians.
🇵🇱 🇺🇦 A month after the full-scale invasion, a survey by Warsaw-based pollster CBOS found that 94% of Poles wanted to accept Ukrainian refugees. A CBOS survey last month put that support at 48%, with half of Poles now believing that state benefits offered to Ukrainian arrivals are too generous.
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💡Yesterday, locals reported about a bright blue flash and a power outage at the 220 kV Sorochinskaya substation, Sorochinsk, Orenburg region. There were also problems in other regions, - Exilenova
‼️ It is not necessarily a UAV - but the consequences of system attacks on large nodes of 500-750 kV are already felt deeper in the network. After each hit, the Russian power system is forced to redistribute flows - and weak points begin to burn themselves.
🇷🇴🇧🇬 Romania and Bulgaria are racing against time to stop their critical oil refineries from shutdowns before U.S. sanctions on their Russian owners kick in later this month, - Politico
Bulgarian lawmakers approved a new bill that would allow the government to appoint a manager of Lukoil-owned Burgas refinery.
Romania — home to Lukoil’s Petrotel refinery — is yet to take a formal decision. But Bucharest is also considering asking for a “sanctions extension” as it drafts its own response.
In #Dnipro, the number of victims as a result of an enemy attack increased to 13, on the night of Saturday, Sunday and Monday declared a day of mourning reported head of OVA Vladyslav Hayvanenko.
interfax.com.ua/news/general/1…
Кількість постраждалих у Дніпрі зросла до 13 осіб, у місті оголосили два дні жалоби
У Дніпрі до 13 зросла кількість постраждалих внаслідок ворожої атаки у ніч на суботу, неділю та понеділок оголошено днем жалоби, повідомив очільник ОВА Владислав Гайваненко.Interfax-Ukraine (Інтерфакс-Україна)
9 November 1889 | A Pole, Witold Swierzyński, was born in Krakow. An engineer.
In #Auschwitz from 25 July 1942.
No. 52326
He perished in the camp on 22 August 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_0…
‼️🇺🇦 On the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Zelensky called NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg from a bunker in Kyiv and urgently pleaded for a no-fly zone to stop Russian air attacks, - The Times
Zelensky noted NATO had done this before in Bosnia and northern Iraq, but Stoltenberg refused, saying it would require destroying Russian air-defence systems in Russia and Belarus.
Stoltenberg described ending the call as “extremely painful,” fearing it could be Zelensky’s last.