Eric Biegala

The square antenna on the top of the fuselage of this Russian jet-powered Geran (Shahed) drone looks like Starlink (?)

"An armed attack on Poland is being prepared. The enemy has begun preparations for war." - said the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Wiesław Kukuła, as reported by Rzeczpospolita.
www.rp.pl/wojsko/art43...

The EU is preparing €90 billion in grants for Ukraine if the plan to use frozen Russian assets fails. The EC has outlined three options: direct grants from member states, a joint EU loan, or using the assets as loan collateral. Belgium continues to block the full use of the €200 billion in Euroclear

Bulgaria plans to nationalize and then sell the Russian-owned Lukoil Neftochim Burgas refinery, the largest in the Balkans, supplying nearly 80% of the country’s fuel. The move comes amid fears of fuel shortages due to new US sanctions.

🇫🇷 Un acte de "réparation" et de "reconnaissance": le Parlement a entériné une loi élevant Alfred Dreyfus au rang de général de brigade à titre posthume lors d'un ultime vote du Sénat jeudi, malgré quelques réserves à droite et au centre.

Bright insight on transatlantic link and the future of NATO by Erik Brattberg:
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

🇪🇺🇷🇺Cette nouvelle étude de l'Ifri évalue les rapports de force entre l’ #Europe et la #Russie sur quatre dimensions :

• Économie et énergie
• Défense et sécurité nationale
• Systèmes politiques et résilience sociétale
• Alliances et positionnement international

À lire : www.ifri.org/fr/etudes/eu...

Date idea: we go on a cocaine scavenger hunt

Italy is preparing its 12th military aid package for Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Defense. Bloomberg previously reported the shipment will include ammunition and missiles for the SAMP-T air defense system, with deliveries expected by the end of 2025.

HUR, SBU, and SZR destroyed one of three Russian Oreshnik missile systems at the Kapustin Yar test site in a joint operation during summer 2023, SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk announced.

i liked it better when zhirinovsky threatened to sink america by changing the earth's gravitational fields

A 12-point peace plan for Ukraine has been drafted by EU partners and Kyiv, proposing a two-phase process: ceasefire and negotiations. It includes freezing the front line, monitoring by the US, and a non-aggression pact. But some points clash with Russia’s demands, EU diplomats say chances are slim.

A visual example of the density of FPV drones in Pokrovsk.

Timothy Snyder: Freedom is Action Professor Timothy Snyder – a prominent voice of freedom, teams up with NAFO to fundraise for ten trucks and ten cargo buses with anti-drone jamming systems. These will transport and protect those who ...

Please join me in raising funds for medical cargo buses and trucks with electric jamming for brigades of Ukraine's Khartiia Corps. These automobiles make the difference between whether people survive or not. We can do something very specific and meaningful to help.
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Ukraine and UK specialists have developed the OCTOPUS interceptor drone, designed to counter aerial threats. The UK will mass-produce thousands of these drones monthly for Ukraine, with the first production batch already agreed.

Ukrainian ground drone ZMIY Logistic evacuated a severely wounded soldier from just 20 meters away from Russian positions near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast.

The robot survived bullets, shelling, a mine blast, and a drone strike.

The soldier survived and is now undergoing rehabilitation.
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Breaking:

The Ukrainian project I_Want_To_Live has published a photo of a document with Russian losses over 8 months, from January to September 2025. According to it, total KIA numbers 86,744, roughly 10,843 per month, which is very close to our earlier estimates. Total losses are 281,550

Russian advance rates in September dropped to their lowest since May, DeepState reports. Russian forces managed to gain only 259 sq km of Ukrainian territory, 44% less than in August.

➡️ Selon une analyse des rapports quotidiens de l'armée de l'air ukrainienne, la Russie a lancé 5.638 drones de longue portée et 185 missiles contre l'Ukraine lors d'attaques nocturnes en septembre, soit une hausse de 36% par rapport au mois précédent.

DRONES OVER DENMARK: The tanker Pushpa, near Danish airports during the Sept 22 & 24 incidents, has suddenly stopped off France. It’s now anchored at Nantes. I’m trying to learn if French authorities are involved. Anyone know more?

NASA missions at risk under the Trump administration The Trump administration has proposed cancelling more than 40 NASA missions, including at least 14 Earth science missions.

Earlier this year the president proposed cutting NASA’s budget by 24 percent, the clearest indication of his priorities going into a possible shutdown. Funding for Earth science programs specifically would be cut by MORE THAN HALF.

These are some of the satellite & space instrument missions at risk

The Missiles Threatening Taiwan China’s rapidly growing missile force threatens Taiwan and the U.S. forces that protect the island.

I spoke with NYT about the expanding DF-26 base in eastern China. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Read more in our recent China Nuclear Notebook: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Putin signed a decree launching the autumn conscription, with 135,000 people expected to be drafted.

For the first time, Russia struck the Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv with an Iskander-K cruise missile (9M727) carrying a 450 kg warhead, which failed to detonate, Defense Express reports. The fire on the upper floors was caused by the rocket’s fuel tanks igniting.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Svyrydenko also recorded a video address from the damaged section of the Cabinet of Ministers building.

Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko inside the damaged part of the Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv, which was attacked by Russian drones.

A plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen was forced to land in Bulgaria using paper maps after suspected Russian GPS jamming disabled all navigation systems at Plovdiv Airport, Financial Times reports. The aircraft circled for an hour before landing manually.

🇺🇦 Ukraine: le bilan de l'attaque nocturne qui a touché Kiev s'est alourdi à dix morts parmi lesquels un enfant et "plus de trente blessés", a annoncé le parquet général ukrainien, alors qu'une des frappes a partiellement détruit un immeuble d'habitation dans la capitale.

Gteat 'shakespearian' piece by Tim Snyder

Norway will provide about $700M for Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced. Together with Germany, Oslo is funding two Patriot systems with missiles, as well as contributing to the purchase of Hensoldt radars and Kongsberg air defense systems.