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Russian stuff blowing up: Reaction is swift to Ukraine's law curbing anti-corruption agencies [1]
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Date: 2025-07-23
That new law Ukraine passed to strip anti-corruption agencies of their independence is already raising concerns within the EU.
x 🇪🇺🇺🇦 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Zelensky and asked for clarification on the law that limits the independence of NABU and SAPO. She expressed deep concern about the consequences of these changes and asked the Ukrainian government to provide clarification.
[image or embed] — The Ukrainian Review (@theukrainianreview.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
x Six years ago, Zelensky urged citizens to call the hotline of Ukraine's anti-corruption agency if they were offered bribes. Now it's at the center of the biggest political crisis of his wartime presidency. My latest, on how his power grab sparked a massive backlash: www.ft.com/content/c98f...
[image or embed] — Christopher Miller (@christopherjm.ft.com) July 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The crisis appears to have been sparked by probes into members of Zelensky’s circle, particularly his close ally and ex deputy pm Oleksiy Chernyshov, as well as the president’s desire to further consolidate control over powerful institutions in wartime. The president’s office ordered MPs back to the capital for an urgent session on Tuesday, with MPs from Zelensky’s ruling faction told that “the boss” was watching closely and noting any opposition, according to a lawmaker from the president’s party. Ukraine’s western backers rushed to try to persuade Zelensky to change course and not sign the contentious law. French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council president António Costa phoned him in a last-ditch effort to dissuade him, but failed.
There have already been protests against the new law.
x Protests against Law 12414 took place in Kharkiv today. It was peaceful. Cars passing by were beeping in support. I’m incredibly proud of my fellow citizens for showing up despite being so close to the frontline,
[image or embed] — Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
x Zelenskyy reacts to wave of criticism Suddenly, Ukraine's president said he will propose a bill that will "ensure the strength of the law enforcement system, with no Russian influence.. and - very importantly - all the norms for the independence of anti-corruption institutions"
[image or embed] — Tim White (@twmcltd.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
x ⚡️ Kyiv Independent suffers DDoS attack after publishing criticism of anti-corruption rollback. The attack followed the publication of a critical editorial and in-depth coverage of the government's push to expand the prosecutor general's control over key anti-corruption agencies.
[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) July 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Ukraine and Russia are meeting in Istanbul again with prisoner exchanges on the agenda.
Ukraine lost a French-made Mirage jet.
x ⚡️Ukraine loses French-made Mirage 2000 fighter jet to reported technical failure. The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and is now in stable condition, according to Ukraine's Air Force. A special commission has been appointed to investigate the incident.
[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) July 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A bevy of bavovna.
Sakhalin Island is off Russia’s Pacific coast.
x 🔥 Russia: A 200-meter stretch of the 23km-long coal conveyor belt from the mine to the port caught fire on Sakhalin Island.
Russia colonized the island in the 19th century and built the coal mine with prisoner labor - it has 3 billion tons of resources for open pit mining.
[image or embed] — Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) July 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Sadly, Putin is likely correct.
Ukraine attacked Russian positions on the Kinburn Peninsula.
The post doesn’t say where on the peninsula this happened, but it wasn’t the Spit, which is a treeless sandbar extending from the end of the peninsula.
A victory over a Russian drone.
x ‼️ The Russian drone was waiting for Ukrainian transport and tried to catch up with the scouts' buggy. 🙏 Soldiers shot down the enemy drone with fire from small arms, and it fell to the side of the road without detonating.
[image or embed] — MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Ukraine continues to pound Russia’s rail infrastructure. The attack also targeted a power plant and an administrative building. Novocherkassk is about 30 miles northeast of Rostov. Wikipedia says the city is the cultural capital of the Cossacks.
I Googled the term “jewelry explosives” and it was defined as a bath bomb. I don’t think that’s how it’s used in this context. 😅
Whatever it is, it did a good job on this pontoon bridge.
The foreign minister of Hungary gets a history lesson.
x Polish FM: “I’d rather support Ukraine than get a medal from Putin” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski did not hold back when referring to Hungary's close ties with Moscow:
“I would rather be a supporter of Ukraine than receive a medal from Putin.”👇
[image or embed] — Meanwhile in Ukraine (@meanwhileua.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Russia manages to hold its personnel losses under 1,000.
Another 18 Russian officers confirmed dead. Anyone see anything prophetic in the running total?
The promised Patriots are being delayed.
x 🇺🇦⏳ Ukraine will not receive the Patriots announced by Trump until spring 2026, — Spiegel The US expects that European allies will provide Patriots from their existing stocks, and only then will they receive new systems from the US.
[image or embed] — MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Interceptor drones seem to be the wave of the future in the war against Shaheds.
x ❗️9 out of 10 🇷🇺Russian "Shahed" drones shot down by drones in 🇺🇦Ukraine are attributed to interceptor drones from Swift Beat, a company owned by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
[image or embed] — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@militarynewsua.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Necessity being the mother of invention.
x A Ukrainian developer has introduced new ammunition feed systems for assault machine gunners and robotic platforms. These are available for both light and heavy machine guns, as well as grenade launchers militarnyi.com/en/news/ukra...
[image or embed] — Militarnyi (@militarnyi.com) July 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Murena is designed to provide continuous belt-fed ammunition supply to all types of machine guns and launchers used by Ukrainian forces. Each caliber and weapon type has its own modification. The system is available in two configurations: a static configuration with a flexible sleeve connecting the weapon to an ammo container, and a mobile version that functions as a wearable backpack for assault operations. ….. Developer Taras Holota mentioned that one of the main engineering challenges was achieving consistent belt curvature, which directly affects feed reliability and risk of jamming. Each belt type has its own limitations. “The hardest part was adapting the system to .50 BMG and 12.7 mm belts. But we achieved the desired result,” he noted.
I know a place they can test this under combat conditions.
x ❗️🇹🇷Turkish defense company ROKETSAN first demonstrated the latest hypersonic ballistic missile TAYFUN Block-4. According to unofficial information, the firing range is about 1000 km.
[image or embed] — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@militarynewsua.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
There is no end to the benefits of living under Russian occupation.
x Khanzhenkivs'ke Reservoir near Donetsk has completely dried up. Another scar on Ukrainian land. This is what russian “liberation” looks like - destruction, mismanagement, and rot. Occupation doesn’t bring life. It drains it. #UkrainianView
[image or embed] — Tetїana △ (@tpspindel.bsky.social) July 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Let’s check in on the Russian economy and see how it’s doing.
x ‼️ “Russia, one of the world's largest exporters of sunflower oil, has reduced supplies in the first half of 2025 by 38% compared to the same period last year, the production breeding and seed company Ruseed reported” www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/07/23/r...
[image or embed] — Prune60 (@prune602.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Bread by the slice?
x 🧵 Russia: The Kremlin wants to lift export restrictions to China so that all grain harvested in Siberia can be exported. Last month stores in Russia began selling bread by the slice due to skyrocketing prices amid supply and production shortages.
[image or embed] — Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) July 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Rest in peace.
x ⚡️Commander of Ukraine's elite police-formed brigade dies in car crash. Colonel Maksym Kazban was a veteran officer who commanded the Liut Brigade, a unique front-line formation made up of Ukraine’s elite police forces.
[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) July 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne is being remembered as a friend and ally of Ukraine.
x Rest in Power, Ozzy Osbourne 🖤🇺🇦 The Prince of Darkness is gone. Ozzy Osbourne — heavy metal icon, frontman of Black Sabbath, voice behind Iron Man, Paranoid, War Pigs, Crazy Train and Changes — has died at 76, just weeks after his final farewell concert.👇
[image or embed] — Meanwhile in Ukraine (@meanwhileua.bsky.social) July 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
He and Sharon Osbourne offered their home to shelter refugee families. He stood with us — loudly, publicly, proudly.Today, we mourn not just a rock god, but a true friend of Ukraine.Thank you, Ozzy. You’ll always ride the Crazy Train in our hearts. But Ozzy wasn’t just a legend of music. He was a man of heart.When Russia invaded Ukraine, he didn’t stay silent. He spoke up — for Ukrainians, for refugees, for peace.He released an album wrapped in blue and yellow, donating the proceeds to help evacuate Ukrainian orphans with disabilities.
Russians encounter a flock of geese at the front lines. The geese were smart and didn’t show themselves.
x The Russians on the front lines have finally seen that infamous “biological weapon” they've been talking about all along.
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting to you — combat geese.
[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
A wartime love story.
x During her rehabilitation at the Superhumans center, sniper Anastasiia "Phoenix" Savka from Lviv met Defender Oleksii Levchenko, who also lost a leg on the front line. In early June, Oleksii proposed to Anastasiia. Now the couple is preparing to get married.
[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Another wartime love story — sort of.
x Chubarek the pony, who lost his sight after a drone attack in Kharkiv region, has found support in his friend Caramella. She has become his "eyes". During a Russian attack, a drone exploded near Chubarek,shrapnel badly injured his eyes.Despite undergoing 2 surgeries,his vision could not be restored
[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
He was only seven months old.Chubarek was taken in by the “Rifugio” shelter in Kyiv region, run by Italian Andrea Cisternino. Andrea noticed in a video that there had always been a white pony next to Chubarek - Caramella. She was also brought to the shelter. "When they reunited, Chuba recognized his friend right away, even without sight. Caramella hasn’t left his side since. If she wanders off, Chuba starts to worry and turn around. Then she comes back, touches him - and he calms down," Andrea shared.
This Combat Cat is an air-raid warden.
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