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Russian stuff blowing up: Another large prisoner exchange planned [1]

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Date: 2025-06-04

Ukrainian troops clear out a Russian position near Tetkino in the Kursk region.

Another large prisoner exchange is planned.

x ⚡️ This weekend, a 500 for 500 prisoner exchange is expected, Zelensky He added that Ukraine does not take Russia's memorandum seriously, calling it an ultimatum. Zelensky proposed a ceasefire ahead of a potential leaders' summit and noted Ukraine has not yet received responses from the US or Russia



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) June 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM

Naturally, Trump has Putin’s back.

x ❗️Trump asked Senate Republicans not to consider a bill to tighten sanctions against Russia for now, media reported, citing Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker.



[image or embed] — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@militarynewsua.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM

Moldova’s prime minister says Russia wants to put 10k troops in Transnistria.

x Moldova’s prime minister told @financialtimes.com that Russia is meddling in the its upcoming parliamentary election in hope that a more friendly future govt would allow it to deploy more soldiers. Russia wants to deploy 10,000 troops in the Transnistria region on Ukraine’s border.

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[image or embed] — Christopher Miller (@christopherjm.ft.com) June 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM

Notice how the drone is able to lazily fly around the Russian bomber looking for a good place to strike.

x 🔥/1. The SBU has released unique footage from the special operation "Spiderweb" The video captures FPV drone strikes by the SBU on four enemy airfields: Olenya, Ivanovo, Dyagilevo, and Belaya. Among the aircraft hit are the A-50, Tu-95, Tu-22 as well as the An-12.



[image or embed] — 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM

You may encounter one of these posts claiming that the head of Russia’s Air Force is the latest victim of a faulty window latch. They are unconfirmed and likely BS, although he certainly deserves it.

Checking every truck in Russia every day should only take years.

x According to Russian media, there are huge truck lines all over Russia after Operation Spiderweb. Each truck is checked for drones and other possible "surprises."



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM

Another satisfied customer of the Chechen Mafia.

x 🧵 Russia: At the Yoroslavskiy train station in Moscow, Chechen Kadyrovite mafia kidnapped a person in broad daylight as he screamed for help, threw him in the trunk of their Mercedes SUV, and drove off.

Bystanders and police just watched on and dared not interfere.



[image or embed] — Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) June 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM

The kidnapped victim is Areg, a blogger who was publishing negative content against Kadyrovites and dared them to find him. He kept screaming "These people are not police, please call for police!" as he was dragged away through the train station.

He dared them to find him — and they did. He’s lucky he didn’t get shipped off to Pokrovsk.

x Areg Shchepihin made a video about his abduction. According to him, it was carried out by Chechens who arrived in a car with unofficial license plates and a flashing light. Shchepihin claims he called the police, but the attackers arrived first and took him out of the city.



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM

Russia introduces its latest high-tech weaponry — a rabbit bomb.

Russia screwed up and attacked an actual military target. Someone will likely be demoted for this.

x Russian missile hits Ukrainian training ground in Poltava A Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian military training facility in Poltava Oblast on 4 June left servicemen wounded, marking the second such strike on Ground Forces training units within four days

euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/04/r...



[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM

Some Russian will also have to be held responsible for this bomb not blowing up the playground.

x Russian Shahed drone with a 50kg warhead crashed next to a children’s playground in Kharkiv and didn’t go off. Imagine if it had...



[image or embed] — Meanwhile in Ukraine (@meanwhileua.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM

But then Russia made up for it by eliminating the Nazis and NATO operatives hiding in the dairy aisle of a grocery store.

x Russian forces struck a grocery store where ordinary people were shopping, injuring four civilians in Nikopol, Ukraine. A 40-year-old man and woman are now hospitalized in serious condition, plus two other residents are receiving medical care. ⤵️ 📷State Emergency Service



[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM

The Netherlands steps up, which is especially noteworthy since the governing coalition collapsed yesterday.

x ❗️🇳🇱Netherlands announces new €400 million military aid package for 🇺🇦Ukraine focused on maritime security - Dutch Defense Minister It includes over 100 vessels — patrol boats, interceptors, special purpose ships — and over 50 naval drones, as well as weapons systems, sensors, spare parts and training



[image or embed] — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@militarynewsua.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM

The UK steps up, announcing they will deliver a fuck ton of drones to Ukraine.

If I worked at Tupolev, I’d be worried.

x ⚡️ 'There is nothing secret left' — Ukraine hacks Russia's Tupolev aircraft manufacturer, source claims. HUR's cyber corps accessed over 4.4 gigabytes (GB) of internal data, including official correspondence, personnel files, home addresses, and closed meeting minutes, a source claimed.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) June 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM

Ukraine even put up a new image on Tupolev’s website — an owl (Ukrainian Defense Intelligence mascot) grabbing a Tupolev aircraft.

x IT experts from the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine have hacked the resources of the Russian United Aircraft Company Tupolev. Tupolev is a Russian company in the field of design, production and maintenance of missile carriers and special-purpose aircraft⤵️



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM

I endorse this activity.

x Russian Telegram channels claim that since the beginning of 2024, breakdowns on submarines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet have become more frequent because of Russian sailors deliberately damaging them to get more rest⤵️



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) June 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that fires broke out two days in a row at two engine plants serving the military.

x The day after a fire at Zavolzhye Engine Factory, a fire broke out at Avtodizel Yaroslav Engine Factory. It is under US sanctions for producing diesel engines for the Russian army. Yaroslav Motor Plant is one of the largest Russian enterprises for the production of multi-purpose diesel engines,



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM

The Odometer of Death rolls on.

x ⚡️ Putin's 'disregard' for troops highlighted as Russian losses approach 1 million, CSIS report shows. The total number of military casualties on both sides is nearing 1.4 million, including approximately 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed or injured.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) June 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM

More bomb damage photos from Operation Spiderweb. This one is from the Olenya base at Murmansk.

x 🔻Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Olenya Airbase as of June 3, 09:55 UTC The airbase housed 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 Il-76 (Candid), 3 An-12 (Cub) and 28 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C). 4 completely destroyed planes can be seen: 3 Tu-95MS (Bear-H) and 1 An-12 (Cub).



[image or embed] — AviVector (@avivector.com) June 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM

This is from the base north of Mongolia.

x Belaya Airbase.

Three Tu-95 destroyed.

One TU-22M3 destroyed. SAR does not give enough detail to determine any damage to additional airframes in imagery, or to the extent. Source: TW-Chris Biggers

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[image or embed] — Evergreen Intel (@vcdgf555.bsky.social) June 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM

x Belaya (part 2). Two smoke columns coming from revetments. This is in an area that has historical imagery that is used by Tu-22Ms. I can find no imagery in the past 5 years that any other types are parked here.

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[image or embed] — Evergreen Intel (@vcdgf555.bsky.social) June 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM

So … how is Russian going to beef up its defenses at its air bases?

What could possibly go wrong?

x 1/ Following Ukraine's drone attacks on Russian airfields, the Russian Air Force is reported to have responded by ordering its personnel to build wire and mesh anti-drone shelters for aircraft – at their own expense. Naturally, the airmen aren't happy about this. ⬇️



[image or embed] — ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM

2/ The Fighterbomber Telegram channel, known for its ties to the Russian Air Force, reports that there has been a flurry of overdue activity to protect airfields in Russia. However, as the channel says, "there is a nuance". 3/ "Telephone messages, orders and instructions to the troops began pouring in with demands to increase the quantity and quality of tires, Jedi swords per square metre. Increase vigilance, bury bombs a metre deeper and add another row of slabs on top. But this is not exact. 4/ "One interesting thing is that they finally made someone take responsibility and sent down a project of a standard shelter for equipment. But naturally there is a nuance. You have to build it at your own expense. That is, from your own pocket, or go steal it somewhere or beg. 5/ "So basically nothing has changed, If this shelter falls on a helicopter from the wind and breaks something off, the cost will be charged to the one who built it. Because the aircraft mechanics and UAV drivers who will build these shelters are not very certified builders.

Russia does have one industry doing a booming business.

Kellogg attempts to be relevant again. He fails.

x Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine warned that recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian strategic bomber bases might push the war toward dangerous escalation

euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/04/t...



[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM

Your periodic reminder than Viktor Orban is an asshole.

x ⚡️Orban vows to 'do everything' to prevent Ukraine from joining EU. "I would not be able to answer my conscience...if I did not do everything now to protect Hungary and the European Union from the Brussels fever dream of Ukrainian accession."



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) June 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM

Somebody please explain this to me so that it makes sense.

x Ukraine's top diplomat accused the UN of wasting time on trivial matters, while ignoring serious global issues, after the General Assembly approved an International Day of the Horse.

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[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM

This is probably a good thing for Russia. The women might actually get the job done.

x Meanwhile, in Zabaykalsky Krai, there are severe wildfires — but no men around. All the firefighting is being done by women. What are all the men busy with? Well, perhaps they’re busy dying in Ukraine.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM

Pistol Pete was planning to go until he heard they won’t have an open bar.

x US defense secretary skips Ukraine military aid meeting attended by more than 50 other allies – Europe live



[image or embed] — The Guardian (@theguardian.com) June 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM

France and Belgium are dragging their feet on a Russian gas ban.

x 🇪🇺 EUs two biggest buyers of Russian liquefied natural gas are refusing to endorse Brussels' plan to ban Moscow’s gas, - Politico 🇫🇷🇧🇪 France prefers a strategy of hunting for alternative supplies. Belgium wants a report detailing the economic fallout before making a decision.



[image or embed] — MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM

Move along. Nothing to see here.

x Peskov confirmed the explosion at the Kerch Bridge. "There indeed was an explosion. Nothing was damaged, the bridge continues to function," he said.



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 6:07 AM

All lives matter.

x You know what touches me deeply — how people prioritize saving their animals above all else.

They leave everything behind — their belongings, their homes — but they take their dogs with them. Ukrainians are incredibly humane. May 24, 2025. Shakhove, Donetsk region. The second trip to the village.



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM

Grief and joy exist side-by-side in Ukraine these days.

An interesting sound from Ukraine.

Trystavisim is a Ukrainian rock band blending punk, folk, and ska. Volodymyr Shchobak, the band’s trumpeter and backing vocalist, joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the start of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

You knew a “Downfall” parody was going to show up. This one is pretty good.

x YouTube Video

And speaking of jokes.

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