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The first Ukrainian pilots who trained on F-16s in Romania are no longer just preparing for war. Some are already flying combat missions against Russian forces.
Zelensky said the first group began training there in 2024. Now that training is already protecting Ukraine’s skies.
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One war feeds another.
Ukraine spent the day stopping a Russian drone wave, striking Russian energy sites, and sharing anti-Shahed know-how abroad. A U.S. oil waiver and the Middle East war could pour fresh money into Russia’s war machine.
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U.S. bases: “Send the Ukrainians. They know drones better than anyone.”
Trump: “We don’t need Ukraine’s help.”
Ukraine sent drone specialists and interceptor drones to help protect U.S. bases.
Reality picked for him.
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❗️🇺🇦Ukraine has received Phantom MK-1 humanoid soldier robots from the 🇺🇸American company Foundation for testing and evaluation of their effectiveness.
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
Muhammad Ali
📷: 56th Motorized Brigade
“No, we don’t need their help on drone defense. We know more about drones than anybody. We have the best drones in the world, actually,” - President Trump
Ukraine is not just fighting this war. It is helping shape what future defense will look like.
Shield AI, known for its V-BAT drones, is partnering with a Ukrainian enterprise to integrate Hivemind AI into Ukrainian unmanned platforms.
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They’re still so young, yet they already know what war is
You can understand everything from the defenders’ eyes, even without words…🇺🇦
📸The 35th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Ostrogradskyi
Orbán put Zelensky on billboards to harvest fear. Zelensky answered with dignity.
He said Orbán built his campaign on hatred toward Ukraine, Ukrainians, the EU, Ursula von der Leyen, and him personally. Then he reminded everyone: Hungarians are much bigger than one person.
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One war is already feeding another.
Ukraine hit Russian fuel and air-defense targets and ruled out any surrender of Donbas. The same day, the war around Iran pushed more oil money into Russia and stretched Western resources.
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Ukraine is still fighting for its own sky.
Ukraine struck deep, held firm on Donbas, and kept turning battlefield experience into new air-defense and drone solutions. The Middle East war is already reshaping Europe’s security and filling Russia’s budget.
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Sometimes support reaches Ukraine from the most unexpected places.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recorded a message for Ukraine’s 425th Separate Assault Regiment and personally addressed commander Yurii “Skelia” Harkavyi, thanking him for his leadership and sending strength.
Hero 🇺🇦
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This big fluffy guy waited so long for his friend and finally got to see him 🐶💙💛
A Russian drone struck a public minibus in Kherson today. 10 people were injured, including a 17-year-old boy and nine adults. All victims sustained mine-blast injuries and have been hospitalised; a 58-year-old woman is reported to be in critical condition.
🎥: Kherson City Military Administration
You do not weaken a war machine only by hitting troops. You weaken it by hitting what keeps it running.
The SBU struck the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in southern Russia, where a major oil depot and terminal play an important role in Russian fuel logistics.
Near the heart 💙💛
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This is what the toughest job in the world looks like 🇺🇦
Peace with Putin may be necessary for Ukraine. Surrender is not.
Zelensky said Ukraine may need peace with Putin regardless of personal disgust, but not at the cost of Donbas, the constitution, or independence. Ukraine has already made major compromises. Russia still wants more.
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Ukraine is damaging the machinery of war — and still counting missiles over its own cities.
Ukraine hit Russian targets. Germany moved to send more PAC-3 missiles for Patriot batteries, while Russia kept striking civilians.
Daily summary: the strikes, the missiles, and the politics around them.
Ukraine is still fighting for its own sky — and for the missiles to keep it.
Ukraine hit deep Russian military targets and got fresh PAC-3 missiles for Patriot systems, while Russia kept attacking civilians. Europe is scrambling for money, missiles, and workarounds as pressure keeps rising.
Kids kneel before a funeral procession for a fallen Ukrainian hero🫡
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This war takes away children's peaceful, happy childhoods.