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Russian stuff blowing up: Trump says he might send more Patriots to Ukraine [1]

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Date: 2025-06-25

Good news if it actually happens, but you can never tell with trump.

So I’ll believe this when I see it happen.

x ⚡️Trump signals support for sending more Patriot missiles to Ukraine. "They (Ukraine) do want to have the anti missiles. As they call them, the Patriots, and we're going to see if we can make some available," U.S. President Donald Trump said.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) June 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM

x During a conversation with a Ukrainian journalist, the U.S. President promised to consider supplying Patriot missiles. “Kyiv wants to receive Patriot missiles. We’ll see — we really need them too. I can see you’re upset, we’ll look into whether we can provide them." - Trump.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM

So Trump and Zelenskyy met at the NATO summit and Zelensky had to explain some basic facts to Trump.

Doesn’t Trump have a national security staff that tells him this stuff? Oh, right.

x Ukrainian media report that President Zelensky, during his meeting with Trump, presented evidence that Russia had transferred the bodies of Russian soldiers disguised as Ukrainian fighters.

Zelensky showed maps to Trump, exposing Russian gains as exaggerated by propaganda.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM

This is from yesterday’s mass Russian attack on the city of Dnipro. The death toll in that attack is now 19.

x "We're all going to die now" a six-year-old boy cried during the 24 June Russian attack on Dnipro that damaged a children's development center — Suspilne News. He was hiding in the corridor of the center with his grandma and several other staff members when the Russian missile struck.

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[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 5:23 AM

Here’s a story that wasn’t close to being on my bingo card for this war.

x A 66-year-old American who disappeared before his sentencing for child sexual abuse in Arizona has been arrested in Kyiv Oblast, ending a 32-year international manhunt that began when he fled the United States in 1992

euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/25/s... — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM

The man was detained in Kyiv Oblast during a joint operation involving Ukrainian prosecutors, the Cyber Police Department, the FBI, and Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice. He had been living under a false identity, using forged documents claiming to be a Mexican citizen. According to US law enforcement data, the suspect worked as director of a preschool in Pima County, Arizona, where he committed sexual offenses against four children aged 4 to 9 between 1984 and 1991. Before the Arizona Superior Court could issue sentencing, the man fled US territory. Ukrainian investigators discovered the fugitive had been living in Kyiv Oblast for an extended period. Using forged documentation, he posed as a Mexican national and purchased a private house in one of the region’s villages.

Ukraine drops a bridge using drones.

The city of Kostiantynivka is in the Donetsk region and only a few miles from the front lines.

x ⚡️ Donetsk Oblast city ‘on brink of humanitarian catastrophe,’ governor says as drones cripple infrastructure. "The Russians are trying to fully control all movement in the city using their drones," a military spokesperson told the Kyiv Independent.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) June 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM

The front-line city of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast is facing a looming "humanitarian catastrophe" as ongoing Russian strikes destroy critical infrastructure and leave thousands without basic services, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on June 25. Kostiantynivka, in eastern Donetsk Oblast, lies just 10 to 15 kilometers (6 to 9 miles) from several areas currently occupied by Russian forces, according to battlefield mapping site DeepState. The city has come under intensified attack in recent months as Moscow pushes westward beyond its gains around other nearby towns. According to Filashkin, nearly half the city is without electricity due to shelling, and 1,900 households in the Santurynivka district have no access to gas, with restoration currently impossible. Water is supplied just once a day from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., meeting only 20–25% of the city's needs. Drone strikes have halted all city bus operations, while the suburban route to Druzhkivka, a nearby town, is operating on a limited basis, Filashkin said.

A plethora of motorcycle mayhem.

Russian armor goes bavovna. It helped that the Russians bugged out and left the back door open.

Russian casualties dip below 1,000.

A warhead depot appears to be on fire in Chita, which is a city along the Trans-Siberian Railroad line about 1,100 km east of Irkutsk.

x It is reported that a warhead depot is on fire and detonating in Chita, Velikaya Tura, located in the Zabaykalsky Krai of Russia. A firefighting train and small aircraft have been deployed to extinguish the blaze.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM

A drone factory in Taganrog has also been struck

x It was loud in Russia overnight. In Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, there was an explosion following a strike at the "Atlant AERO" plant. The facility produces unmanned aerial vehicles, including those with space-related applications, as well as related equipment.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM

x Moment of impact of a Ukrainian UAV at the Atlant AERO Enterprise factory in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia, which manufacture components for military UAVs. #OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar



[image or embed] — OSINT Intuit (@urikikaski.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM

This plant in Nizhny Novgorod is east of Moscow on the Volga River.

x Something is on fire at the "Zarya" plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region of the Russian Federation. The plant specializes in machinery manufacturing for the chemical, oil and gas processing, and nuclear industries.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM

There has been a raging wildfire in the Transbaikal region, which is in Russia’s Far East north of Mongolia, but this does not appear to be related.

x Ammunition is exploding at a military facility in the Transbaikal region of Russia. The cause is not associated with regional wildfire and is most likely the result of SWD (Smoking While Drunk). #OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar

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[image or embed] — OSINT Intuit (@urikikaski.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM

Norway, Denmark and The Netherlands step up.

There’s no such thing as too many drones in this war.

x 🇳🇴🇺🇦 Norway is allocating 6.5 billion Norwegian kroner (nearly $640 million USD) to purchase drones and related technologies for Ukraine. Drones will be purchased from Ukrainian and European manufacturers, the Norwegian government announced on June 24.



[image or embed] — 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM

x 🇺🇦🇳🇱 The Netherlands to Produce 600,000 Drones for Ukraine Under €500 Million Deal Dutch Defence Minister has announced the signing of contracts for the production of 600,000 drones destined for Ukraine, funded through a €500 million aid package.



[image or embed] — 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) June 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM

x 🇩🇰 Denmark will become the first country to host the joint production of Ukraine’s long-range drones and missiles outside Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Friday after talks with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in The Hague. militarnyi.com/en/news/denm...



[image or embed] — Militarnyi (@militarnyi.com) June 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM

The UK steps up with much-needed air defense equipment.

x 🇬🇧🇺🇦The UK will send to Ukraine 350 ASRAAMs air defence missiles, adapted in record time for ground launch. The missiles will be deployed through UK-supplied Raven systems – five more of which are en route to Ukraine, taking the total to 13. www.theguardian.com



[image or embed] — 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM

Serbia recently bent to pressure from Russia to curb ammo exports to Ukraine, but not everyone is happy about it.

Ukraine now has a fiber-optic forest.

Ukraine has its own KABs.

Clearly sanctions have not been slowing Russia down when it comes to electronics components for missiles.

x Financial Times, citing Ukrainian intelligence, reports that Russia has stockpiled over 13,000 missiles and is capable of producing up to 200 more each month. www.ft.com/content/ac24...



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) June 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM

When the collapse does eventually come, it won’t be pretty.

x In a rare public sign that all is not well in Russia, two high-ranking Moscow officials last week issued separate warnings about the state of the country's economy. Experts say that the statements are likely accurate.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) June 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM

He ain’t exactly Evel Knievel.

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