Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko
Ukrainian patriot. Advisor to Internal Affairs Minister (2021-2023). Support my team of volunteer translators:
Journalist: Do you know if this Russia sanctions bill will be signed within the next week or two? And will you sign it? President Trump: There's a good chance that it gets done, but they'd like to add Iran, and they'd like to add Hezbollah to it. That's what I'm hearing.
Russia has reportedly deployed its Tu-214PU "Doomsday aircraft" airborne command aircraft to Tehran. A Russian Tu-214PU aircraft landed in Tehran on Monday morning. According to flight-tracking data reported by the Times of India, the plane is operated by the "Russia" Special Flight Detachment and
Satellite image of the sunken Russian FSB border patrol ship Izumrud after it was attacked by a Ukrainian Sargan-3000 uncrewed surface vessel near Novorossiysk.
"A ceasefire in Ukraine is possible, but achieving it will be very difficult because Putin needs a victory." - President Zelenskyy Key statements by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with BFMTV: ▪️ "Russians have lost the initiative on the battlefield.
Lavrov accused Ukraine and Europe of attempting to derail the "Alaska agreements" between Washington and Moscow - again. Back in late June, US Secretary of State Rubio denied there were any agreements in Alaska.
Chancellor Merz: Our message to Russia is this: it is time to come to the negotiating table. It is time to agree to a ceasefire. It is time to end the unnecessary bloodshed in Ukraine. It will be up to Ukraine and its partners, not Moscow, to decide exactly how we shape our security guarantees.
The Ukrainian Navy destroyed the Russian FSB border patrol ship Izumrud near Novorossiysk using a Sargan-3000 uncrewed surface vessel. 📹: The Izumrud took part in Russia's attack on Ukrainian Navy vessels in the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018.
The German embassy in Moscow once again called on Russia to end the war. In return, Russia called them "Nazi propagandists", jeered that the German ambassador's car drives on gas, and blamed Berlin for waging "an aggressive war" against Russia.
Peskov is unhappy that Azerbaijan supports Ukraine's territorial integrity and internationally recognized borders: "We consider Azerbaijan's position on Ukraine to be wrong. And we will continue to explain why we believe it is wrong. This is a position we categorically disagree with."
🇫🇷🇺🇦 Two Mirage 2000B fighter jets with Ukrainian pilots who completed their training in France flew over Paris during the Bastille Day military parade. Impressive!
In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian drone struck a civilian car, killing a woman and injuring a man.An apartment building was also damaged. In Kharkiv region, seven people were injured, including a child. Residential buildings, a gas station,railway infrastructure were damaged. 📷📷: Zaporizhzhia
A productive night for Ukraine's Defense Forces: two oil refineries, a transshipment area, and other Russian military facilities were struck. ▪️ Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, one of Russia's largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes, was attacked in Bashkortostan.
Russia attacked Chernihiv region, three people were injured. A residential building and power grid facilities were damaged, leaving thousands of families without electricity. Russia also struck critical infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, and Odesa regions. 📹:SESU
🇫🇷🇺🇦 Ukrainian Defenders marching on Champs-Élysées during the Bastille Day. 🇺🇦🇫🇷
Another night of Russian terror against Ukrainian civilians. Overnight, Russia attacked #Ukraine with 135 drones and 10 missiles of various types, most of them ballistic. Russians struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles. Sixteen sites were damaged, including an ordinary school and a business. 📷:SESU
❗️ 116 Russian shadow fleet vessels have been struck by Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces in the Sea of Azov in just nine days. Last night, 11 vessels were hit: five tankers, five cargo ships, and one tugboat. Glory!
They invented ways to warm themselves and stay alive, constantly innovating with the little means they had available to survive. These people are the salt of the Earth.
Ukrainian Defenders "Romashka" and "Eurik" spent five months during the coldest time of the year at positions. Warriors from the mechanized battalion of the 23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, 20th Army Corps, lived in a blindage that needed constant repairs after every Russian strike.
"The borders of no state can be changed by force or without the consent of the people of that country." -President Aliyev Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon asked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev questions during the Shusha Global Media Forum in Baku Key statements: ▪️"Never accept occupation.
A strike on an ammunition warehouse in Russian-occupied Donetsk. Impressive secondary detonation!
‼️Ukraine will receive licenses to produce Aster-30 anti-aircraft missiles for the SAMP/T air defense system,AASM Hammer aerial bombs &SCALP cruise missiles President Macron: Ukraine will get the first batch of SAMP/T missiles&16 Rafale aircraft&the accompanying weapon systems
Putin's reality: "Yes, they [Ukrainians] are currently causing us certain problems with petroleum products. I think the situation will gradually improve." Real reality: Russia's average oil refining rate has decreased to 3.91 million barrels per day this month.
An antiballistic coalition has been created: Ukraine, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom will unite their defense, research and production capacities to jointly develop air defense systems against ballistic missiles.
President Zelenskyy awarded the Order of Freedom to President Macron.
Russian Z-blogger Golman: Moscow came under heavy attack again today.Air defenses failed to intercept everything. Oil refineries are being destroyed. Russia cannot repair them without foreign spare parts. Domestic machine-tool industry is "f*cked." Everything is bought from China.
Putin continues living in a delusional world: "The Russophobic,aggressive part of the so-called collective West is fighting against us,while we’re strengthening our finances,improving our army,achieving new results in the defense industry,moving forward-our guys,our soldiers,are advancing,"he added
Fire Point showed the anti-ballistic FP-7x missiles that are in development for the Ukrainian Freya air defense system.
Ukrainian Defender Artem, call sign "Saur," lost both of his arms after being severely injured near Pokrovsk in November 2025. Artem's wife, Veronika, is always by his side. "I saw her, and I already felt better. I saw that she wasn't crying - and I felt even better," Artem says. 📹: Radio Liberty