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Russian stuff blowing up: Trump says Putin has 'gone crazy' [1]

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Date: 2025-05-26

Trump changes his tune on Putin once again.

This time he says he doesn't know what the hell happened to Putin. The dude’s gone CRAZY.

This stunning insight might last a few days at most, then he’ll be right back to singing Putin’s praises.

If there is one thing Trump excels at, it is causing giant sell-offs on stock markets.

x After President Trump called Putin "absolutely crazy", the Russian stock market has lost about 100 billion rubles in several hours, Russian media report. Gazprom's stock has fallen by 3,5%. Russian Sberbank and VTB bank stocks have fallen by 1,5% and ⤵️



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 5:44 AM

Narrator: No, he isn’t.

It was another night of mass drone attacks from Russia directed toward Kyiv and other cities.

x Zelensky: Russian strikes are relentless—900+ drones in 3 days, plus missiles. No military logic, only Putin’s choice to destroy lives. Diplomacy fails under attack. Full pressure & strong sanctions from US, EU needed to force ceasefire and peace.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM

Taking down a Russian cruise missile with a Browning.

x Ukraine’s warriors are the wall standing between us and death. During a recent massive attack, they shot down a Russian cruise missile using a Browning M2. This moment isn’t just a video — it’s a symbol: as long as they hold the skies, our cities live, and we live. Thank you, defenders!



[image or embed] — Meanwhile in Ukraine (@meanwhileua.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM

Ukraine struck an MLRS facility in Tula.

x 🔥 The NPO Splav in Tula, a developer and manufacturer of multiple launch rocket systems, was once again targeted in a morning attack. Local residents are sharing videos from the scene. 👇🏻Video and Details: militarnyi.com/en/news/dron...



[image or embed] — Militarnyi (@militarnyi.com) May 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM

Drones also reached a Shahed production facility in Tatarstan.

x According to the head of the CCD, Andriy Kovalenko, despite Russian attacks, unidentified drones struck Yelabuga in Tatarstan, where "Shaheds" are produced, as well as a chemical plant in the Ivanovo region that manufactures components for Russian equipment and weapons, including missiles.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM

Building bavovna. This site is just across the border in the Belgorod region.

From Ukraine, With Love

x 🔥☠️ Soldiers of the 25th OPDbr throw a juicy "gift" to Putin's stormtroopers hiding in a house in the Pokrovsk direction!



[image or embed] — MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM

How Russians clear a road of mines.

Closed for repairs.

x The Bolkhov Semiconductor Device Plant (JSC “BZPP”) in Bolkhov, Oryol, Russia, is vital to Russia’s military, producing microchips, semiconductors, diodes, thyristors, and rectifiers for missiles and aircraft. On May 20–21, 2025, Ukrainian drones struck it, causing fires and damage.



[image or embed] — Radio&Nukes (@radioandnukes.teamosint.social) May 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM

It’s amazing this piece of crap is still standing.

x 😵‍💫 This is the Vitimsky Bridge, which connects Buryatia and the Transbaikal Territory of Russia. 💀 These two regions are among the leaders in the number of liquidated servicemen. ❗️No one from the authorities has started to build a new bridge, because money is allowed to be spent only on missiles.



[image or embed] — Savchenko Volodymyr (@savchenkoua.bsky.social) May 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM

Welcome home, you disgusting traitors.

x 1/ While the Ukrainians welcome home their exchanged prisoners of war, Russian warbloggers criticise their own POWs for not having died fighting and call for them to be interrogated and/or prosecuted for surrendering. ⬇️

bsky.app/profile/urik...



[image or embed] — ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM

2/ The exchange of 1000 Ukrainian POWs for 1000 Russians has prompted some remarkably sour reflections from Russian warbloggers, who appear to consider the released Russian POWs to be little more than deserters or traitors. 3/ 'Sladkov+' acknowledges the need to publicly show the return of POWs, but says that "there is no need for pomp. Captivity is not the primary act of valour during the Special Military Operation. The wounded can be greeted like this from hospitals." 4/ "Provide prisoners with everything, but do not make them heroes. An exception for those who were captured unconscious, having fought to the end." 'Revenge of Good Will' calls for the returnees to be interrogated and prosecuted or assessed for fitness to go back to war: 5/ "Did ours return? [Yes,] ours. Heroes? Not all, but a minority. So, treatment, filtration [ie. interrogation], and then either the Military-Medical Commission or the court will decide — no-one has repealed Article 352.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation."

Well … isn’t that a shame.

But there’s plenty of money for Shaheds.

x Russia now produces 500 Shahed drones per day and could launch 1,000 drones per strike.

Russia has stockpiled 500 ballistic missiles according to Ukrainian intelligence.

Massive missile strikes expected if the cheap drones exhaust Ukraine's air defenses.

english.nv.ua/nation/ukrai...



[image or embed] — Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM

At this point my attitude is OK, whatever, just send them the Patriots.

x 🇺🇸 The U.S. does not plan to provide Patriot systems to Ukraine free of charge but is prepared to sell them, according to The Washington Post. Discussions are ongoing as Ukraine seeks to strengthen its air defenses.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM

Ukraine also urgently needs resupply of other air-defense missiles.

x 🚫🇺🇦 AFU have run out of missiles for SAMP-T batteries, — Le Monde ❗️Ukraine has also not received ammunition for the French-made Crotale air defense system for a long time. According to the officer, today we have nothing to protect the south of Ukraine.



[image or embed] — Savchenko Volodymyr (@savchenkoua.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM

Poor Putin. He’s just trying to wipe out Ukraine and everyone is picking on him.

x "They [the West] simply forced us to do what we are doing now [waging war]. And they are trying to make us to blame for this." - Putin. Of course, he's not crazy. He only lies and kills because he can. And he'll keep doing it until he's stopped.



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM

Russia targets the press.

x Russia bombs Ukrainian hotels full of journalists — 31 times, killing about 25 journalists A new report calls it a calculated assault on the press

euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/25/r...



[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM

Another 1,000 Russians who should have stayed home. Plus 4 tanks.

The cost of Putin’s war.

x ✈️💀 The process of unloading an Il-76 transport plane of the Russian Aerospace Forces filled with coffins in Lipetsk



[image or embed] — MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM

China wants to be seen as a neutral party but they have no problem selling Russia what it needs. Time to impose some serious sanctions on China.

x China provides 80% of critical electronics for Russian drones, intelligence agency says Ukraine’s intelligence confirmed that 20 Russian factories receive Chinese machine tools, special chemicals, gunpowder and components specifically for military enterprises

euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/25/c...



[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) May 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM

Sweden steps up.

I’m actually surprised there were still any restrictions. Merz issued a statement saying there will no longer be range restrictions on weapons given to Ukraine.

x ⚡ Germany, the United Kingdom, France and the United States have lifted restrictions on the use of long-range weapons supplied to Ukraine. 👇🏻 Find out more: militarnyi.com/en/news/germ...



[image or embed] — Militarnyi (@militarnyi.com) May 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM

Rest in peace.

x This is Maryna. Russia murdered her in the latest attack on Khmelnytskyi region. Her parents are injured too, and her grandmother is in intensive care.



[image or embed] — Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM

Combat cat is safe and sound.

x Seeing animals suffering from war is 💔 this cat was just rescued from the rubble of the building Russia hit in Kyiv region the other night. Just look how he holds onto the rescuer 💔❤️‍🩹



[image or embed] — Margo Gontar (@margogontar.bsky.social) May 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Such a wonderful reunion.

Life and music go on.

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