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This video describes the military situation in Ukraine on the 7th of November2026 0:00 👋 Intro — key events of the past 12 hours 0:13 🚨 US warning & Zelensky's statement: strike expected within 36 hours 1:06 📊 Overnight stats: 172 drones, 153 targets intercepted 2:06 🗺️ Strike map: up to 12 Iskanders and 12 Tsirkons target Kyiv's energy grid 2:53 🚀 Wave one: 8 Iskanders hit eastern Kyiv — air defense suppression 4:57 ⚡️ Wave two: 750kV "Kyivska" substation and Trypillia TPP hit, NASA confirms fire 7:09 💥 Wave three: 4 AM strikes on logistics and warehouses 8:00 🇷🇺...

Alyona’s waters broke in her hometown of Kramatorsk, 10km from the front line. The city has no functioning maternity ward, so an ambulance took her to Sloviansk, a short drive under a canopy of anti-drone netting. Complications then forced her to make an hours-long trip to Kharkiv, where on October 8th she gave birth to a son. That hospital had its dangers too: during air raids mothers and newborns are rushed to a bunker. But it was safer than Kramatorsk, where on the same day a Russian bomb killed 30 people.

“The reason we lost is the war,” Vice President J.D. Vance admitted Wednesday on X, explaining the Republicans’ disastrous midterm election loss the day before. He listed the top four things the GOP could do, according to a pollster with whom he spoke, to win back voters who had defected to the Democrats. These were: 1) End the war 2) Focus on cost of living/inflation 3) Put America First 4) Change our relationship to Israel Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) replied to Vance’s post, “Thanks for acknowledging these things. Better late than never.” Massie included an image of a red, MAGA-style...

The chances have increased for Ukraine to receive additional U.S. assistance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, reacting to Democrats’ overwhelming victories in the midterm elections. Ukraine needs to consolidate bipartisan support in the U.S. and “move toward” the new political infrastructure, he added in an interview with a Ukrainian news channel posted on the social platform X. Zelensky said at least $16 billion in assistance was withheld by the U.S. and needs to be disbursed, and he said Ukraine needs a “package” from the U.S. to fortify itself in the face of ongoing Russian attacks. It was not immediately...

Having now read the blame storming, post election data and punditry, I would like to offer my own take, for the little it is worth. I usually do not engage in Vanity posts. Please forgive this one or ignore it. Two storms collided to make a super storm that destroyed the GOP and likely the country. In one corner: Trumpism. The man believes in getting things done. See a problem, solve the problem. And that, in our lifetimes, has been refreshing and amazing to behold. For example, America has been screwed by bad trade deals and partners for years and...

WASHINGTON—The White House delivered a warning to conservative groups on Thursday: We’re watching you. Two days after voters rebuked President Trump and his party, the administration moved to hold together a coalition that was beginning to splinter. The White House Office of Public Liaison, which works with outside groups, sent a memo to more than 3,000 conservative organizations that laid out a list of Trump’s accomplishments in office and pledged to prevent newly ascendant Democrats from reversing them. The memo concluded with a sentence that was highlighted in yellow. “As always, we are monitoring statements, press releases, and media engagements...

Kyiv’s airstrikes have knocked 15 of Russia’s 38 major oil refineries out of operation — causing more than $23.2 billion in economic damage, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) agency said Thursday. Just 12 refineries are running at reduced capacity following the precision strikes, which wiped out nearly all of Moscow’s oil sector income from 2025, the HUR estimated. The agency specifically cited five facilities that were hit as of September, including the massive Ryazan Oil Refining Company, with those refineries accounting for 33% of Russia’s total volumes. The strikes have effectively cut Russia’s processing volumes by 55.4% compared to the beginning...

Marc Thiessen spent the week denying the war was a factor and calling JD Vance disloyal for blaming it and the economy. Don Jr. fired back by name, calling those pushing that narrative disgusting. Thiessen has been arguing there was “no downside” to striking Iran, and in response to that, Don Jr. is asking whether he’ll call Trump's own son disloyal too. ...

Security guarantees for Ukraine and a new European security strategy were the main topics of meetings in Brussels on November 5 with representatives of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States and NATO. Head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service Rustem Umerov said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "Together with representatives of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States and NATO, we discussed what security guarantees for Ukraine from the United States and other partners should look like, as well as a new European security strategy. We are continuing work on this track. We will share details...

About three-quarters of voters said the Iran war was a crucial factor in which candidate they supported in the 2026 midterm elections, according to an NBC exit poll. Among the 74% of voters who said the Iran war was a crucial factor, 62% voted Democrat and 35% voted Republican. ... In a CBS exit poll, most voters said the U.S. made the wrong decision to take that military action in Iran, including about a quarter of Republicans.

As global tensions reach boiling point, fears are never too far away that World War 3 could break out at any point. A major conflict is likely to bring conscription, the official term for when a country imposes mandatory military service on the public. The UK Government extended the age bracket for eligible call-ups to the Army Reserves earlier this year, and some Brits understood that to be a reaction to the current worldwide unrest. With Vladimir Putin and Russia warning that direct nuclear strikes are "reality" and "not a scare tactic", western leaders are on red alert. Experts are...

The Iran war, gas prices and Trump’s miscalculations led to one of the most decisive repudiations of an American president In mid-February, one of President Trump’s economic advisers arrived at the Oval Office with charts showing how the administration’s policies might be making America great again. Household income was up, particularly among low-income Americans. Retirement accounts were soaring. And the nation’s economic growth was even better than projected. “This is great stuff,” said Trump. He had completed his first year back in office, and his power seemed limitless. The president had complete control of Congress, U.S. business leaders were following...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in an interview on Wednesday, said he hoped gains by Democrats in the US midterm elections would generate more help for Ukraine in its 4-1/2-year-long war with Russia. Zelenskiy ​told Germany's ZDF television he hoped the changes caused by Democrats taking control of ‌both chambers of Congress next year would be to Kyiv's advantage. "I am also grateful to the Republicans, but the Democrats speak very clearly about supporting Ukraine and providing assistance to Ukraine," Zelenskiy said in comments provided in ​German by ZDF before the interview was broadcast. "They speak about renewing the connection between...

On Monday, Pat Buchanan turned 88. I leave it to others who knew and worked with him to sing his praises; I have little new to add. I can say simply that his record speaks for itself. It is, however, my privilege to help run the magazine he founded. When in the Trump years you’ve run into conservatives in the under-50 DC set, they’ve always been enthusiastic about Pat and the idea of his magazine, even when they can’t tell you a single thing it’s published in the past year. People knew how much the Trump thing owed to our...

This video describes the military situation in Ukraine on the 3rd of November2026 0:00 — 👋 Intro: the biggest energy strike ever 1:54 — 🌉 Zatoka bridge: 18 missiles in 30 minutes 3:19 — 🛩️ Phase 1: drones across 20+ cities, Kyivska 750 kV hit 4:38 — 🚀 Phase 2: 29 ballistics — Iskanders, KN-23s, Tsirkons, Oniks 6:23 — 🔥 Ladyzhyn, Prydniprovska, Kaniv HPP, Kharkiv TPP-5, Zmiiv — all hit 9:17 — ✈️ Phase 3: synchronized bomber armada — 70 Kh-101s 12:15 — 🎯 The 6 a.m. encore: strike tailored by battle-damage recon 13:27 — 💣 Vinnytsia Oblast blacked out;...

War is hell. Forced war upon the innocents is even worse and this story is very disturbing. Ukraine has forced conscription. Essentially a radical forced draft where the government pays private contractors to locate Ukrainian men, drag them off the streets, put them into military training and force them to fight in the war. Inside Ukraine this process has become more and more aggressive as the population of available fighting-age males has declined. The process is also fraught with corruption. The private contractors, “draft enforcers” ie. “headhunters”, are paid to find the men who refuse to fight. Financial support given...

[Sub-title: At least 38 civilians have been killed across Ukraine following intense Russian strikes on: a humanitarian aid centre in Zaporizhzhia, a hospice in Dnipro, and key municipal power networks.] 'Exceptionally horrific strike' — Russian bombs hit school used as humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, A wave of devastating Russian bombardments targeting civilian infrastructure across Ukraine has claimed the lives of at least 38 civilians and left scores of others injured over a single 24-hour period. The strikes directly hit a humanitarian distribution point, a medical hospice, and a hospital, deepening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis. The assaults come...

Last week, authorities received a warning from the Military Intelligence Service, as well as allied services, that diversionary actions could take place on the border with Russia - including border violations by armed groups. The police secure the royal region for possible events that could lead to acts of diversion - says RMF FM Marek Boroń. Therefore, reinforcements from police commands from several voivodships [jurisdictions: comparable to a county] came to the borderland. This is due to the information we also have from external services. We are to take care of the safety of the citizens who live there, but...

Independent international monitoring of detention facilities in Russia has come to an end with the country’s formal withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, the Council of Europe said on Sunday. In a statement, the Council of Europe said inspectors from the convention had carried out 30 visits to more than 450 detention facilities in Russia during the 23 years it was a member. Russia, however, permitted the publication of only four visit reports over that period. “Russia may authorize the publication of [the remaining] reports at any time,” the statement read, noting that the unpublished reports...

British troops could fire on Russian forces if they come under attack in Ukraine while operating as peacekeepers, Western officials have said. Western troops deployed to Ukraine could return fire in self-defence if confronted by Moscow's forces, though any such threat would more likely come from drones than direct gunfire. This is because any such peacekeeping mission would only enter the country after Russia's war in Ukraine had ended and peace had been established. As a result, British troops would be unlikely to come into direct contact with Russian forces, with any threat more likely to come from long-range drone...