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Ukraine endured an extremely dangerous day of Russian attacks stretching from western regions to the front-line areas, with ballistic strikes hitting Odesa and parts of the city losing power. President Zelenskyy warned that Russia is preparing to intensify attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure as the country moves toward fall and winter.
In this update, I break down the scale of the attacks, including more than 500 Russian attack drones reported during the day, the suspension of rail service into Sumy, strikes on civilian and economic targets, and the growing pressure from sharply rising fuel prices. At the same time, Ukraine continued striking military bases and industrial targets supporting Russia’s war effort.
We also look at Vladimir Putin’s latest warnings about European troops in Ukraine, the response from Peskov and Lavrov, Zelenskyy’s warning that attacks on Ukraine’s energy system will receive a response, and the increasingly hostile rhetoric surrounding possible negotiations. Finally, we examine new reports that Russian forces are again actively using Starlink terminals for communications and drone operations.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 A Dangerous Day Across Ukraine
2:17 Zelenskyy Warns Infrastructure Attacks Will Increase
4:19 Russian Strikes and the Civilian Toll
9:22 Ukraine’s Fuel Prices Surge
14:50 Putin Warns Europe Over Troops in Ukraine
15:40 Moscow Says It Does Not Threaten Europe
17:20 Zelenskyy Warns Russia Over Winter Energy Attacks
19:36 Moscow Rejects a Pause for Negotiations
20:06 Escalation, Starlink and the BRICS Message
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Zelensky says Russia sacrificed 150,000 troops for roughly 50 square kilometers of territory. That staggering exchange reveals how slowly Russia is advancing—and how heavily Putin is paying for every marginal gain. Meanwhile, Ukraine reshuffles its government, Europe deepens defense cooperation, and Washington moves closer to major new sanctions.
00:00 Russia’s staggering price for 50 km²
01:26 Why Putin still needs a victory
02:28 Putting 150,000 losses into perspective
04:17 Ukraine’s government resigns
05:02 The debate over Fedorov and Budanov
07:38 Ukraine moves closer to Europe
09:02 France, Britain, and Europe deepen support
12:02 Russia escalates at sea—and lashes out at its neighbors
13:35 Starlink, China, and Russia’s growing weakness
16:10 Washington moves toward tougher Russia sanctions
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History was made in the Black Sea as Ukrainian naval forces scored the world's first confirmed "drone vs. drone" combat victory. Armed with onboard weaponry, a Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel (USV) engaged and destroyed a Russian robot boat—marking a dramatic paradigm shift in the future of modern maritime warfare.
In this video, Retired Royal Navy Commodore Steve Prest breaks down how the engagement unfolded, analyze the tactical evolution of sea drones from kamikaze tools to active interceptors, and examine what this historical milestone means for global naval strategy.
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Putin spent a decade turning Crimea into the most fortified peninsula in Europe. Anti-ship missiles, S-400 batteries, a naval base projecting power across the entire Black Sea. When he annexed it in 2014, his approval rating surged to 89%. Crimea was the crown jewel of his regime, the proof that Russia was back. Today, that crown jewel is becoming an anchor. The Black Sea Fleet has abandoned Sevastopol entirely. The last warship left in July 2024. Ukrainian naval drones made the port too dangerous to operate from. The M-14 highway corridor is under Ukrainian drone fire control. The Kuban-Crimea gas pipeline has been sabotaged. Over 500 Russian air defense units have been destroyed in and around the peninsula in four months alone. Property prices in Sevastopol have collapsed by more than 40%. Insurance companies refuse to issue travel policies for Crimea at any price. And now mobilization has turned the peninsula into a literal trap — men living there have nowhere to flee, because the bridge is monitored, the ferry is limited, and the northern border is the front line. Retired US Army General Ben Hodges has laid out exactly how this ends — not through invasion, but through strangulation. Three simultaneous phases: isolation, degradation, economic collapse. Putin built a fortress. Ukraine turned it into a cage.
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I examine two election results that could sharpen the strategic pressure on Ukraine: AfD’s 38.3% result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where Friedrich Merz’s CDU fell below the 5% parliamentary threshold, and United Russia’s new constitutional majority in the Duma. AfD leaders have said they would end support for Ukraine, restore relations with Moscow, and resume Russian gas purchases—making Germany’s political instability a major test for European cohesion.
I also look at Ukraine’s effort to build fuel storage in Hungary amid fears of winter strikes, plus the claimed 416 km/h Zorylet V5 interceptor drone. On the Russian side, I assess plans to expand carbon-fiber capacity that could support 28,000 additional Shahed-136-type airframes annually, alongside reported Dan-T missile production targets. The central question is whether Europe can sustain support for Ukraine while Russia further consolidates political power and military-industrial capacity.
00:00 Why Germany and Russia’s Elections Matter for Ukraine
03:04 AfD’s Mecklenburg Win and CDU’s Parliamentary Defeat
06:33 East Germany, Economic Frustration, and Political Extremes
09:14 Immigration, the Political Center, and Ukraine Support
11:55 Merz’s Leadership and Europe’s Security Stakes
14:28 Russia’s Shahed and Missile Production Plans
18:07 What These Results Mean for Ukraine
#ukraine #germanyelection #afd #russia #putin #friedrichmerz
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🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.
🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE
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I examine Ukraine’s reported overnight drone raid into Russia, including damage and disruption at Yandex’s Sosovo data center in the Ryazan region, drones pushing toward the Omsk refinery, and a fire at Gazprom Nevkhim Salavat in Bashkortostan. Omsk processes roughly 440,000 barrels per day and supplies major shares of Russia’s gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel; Salavat is also a major refining and petrochemical complex supporting Russian forces. I also track the continuing fire at the Samara oil-pumping station.
I then assess the other side of this exchange: Russia’s Shahed attacks, Ukraine’s reported interception rate, Quantum Systems’ SPYS interceptor-drone plans, and a MiG-29 intercept. On the ground, I look at Ukrainian FPV attacks on Russian equipment, the Frodo evacuation robot, and more than 3,000 Russian trucks and vehicles reportedly hit on key southern roads since May 2026. The strategic question is whether strikes on data, fuel, and road logistics can impose durable costs on Russia’s war effort.
00:00 Ukraine’s Large Drone Raid Into Russia
03:03 Omsk, Salavat, and Russian Oil Infrastructure
05:01 Russian Drone Attacks and Ukraine’s Air Defense
06:58 Civilian Deaths in Pryluky and Kramatorsk
09:52 Battlefield Losses and Combat Records
12:03 Frodo Robot and Southern Supply Routes
13:43 Can Pressure on Russia’s Front Last?
#ukraine #russia #yandex #omskrefinery #russianoil #dronewarfare
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🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.
🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE
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Ukraine has unleashed a week of heavy strikes on Russia as a Volgograd went up in flames for the third time. Ukraine unleashed the new FP7 ballistic missile as targets in Samara, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Ulyanovsk and an ammunition depot in Krasnozavodsk, Moscow were blitzed. Jerome Starkey brings you the latest news from the War in Ukraine as the 3rd Army Corps continues to make significant gains in Lyman, employing unorthodox tactics to break Russian lines. Putin has finally admitted that Zelensky’s deep strike campaign has hurt the Russian economy but Moscow has responded with a barbaric strike on the National Academy Of Sciences in Kyiv and a strike on the Pivdennyi bridge.
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I examine Ukraine’s reported first combat use of the FP-7 tactical ballistic missile amid a major overnight drone and missile campaign against targets across Russia. With a reported range of up to 300 kilometers and a payload of up to 200 kilograms, the FP-7 could put Russia’s dense near-border logistics network, ammunition sites, airfields, and glide-bomb infrastructure at greater risk—if Ukraine can sustain serial production and employ it effectively.
I also break down reported strikes on the Samara oil-pumping and petrochemical complex, the Lukoil Volgograd refinery, and facilities in Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnodar, and elsewhere. On the defensive side, I assess Russia’s 108-drone attack on Ukraine, F-16 cannon intercepts, and Ukraine’s efforts to scale interceptor drones. Finally, I look at September’s battlefield figures: Russia reportedly seized 175 square kilometers but lost 256, while suffering 46,230 reported casualties.
00:00 FP-7 first combat use and overnight strike campaign
02:25 FP-7 range, payload, and Russia’s logistics buffer
05:03 Strikes across Russia and future reach toward Moscow
06:45 Moscow refinery smoke and reported Russian friendly fire
09:24 F-16 cannon intercepts and interceptor-drone production
11:33 Battlefield activity and Ukrainian operations
14:06 September losses, territorial balance, and Russia’s setbacks
16:15 FP-7 production and the strategic outlook
#ukrainewar #fp7 #russiaukrainewar #ukrainiandefense #russianlogistics #volgograd
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🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes
🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.
🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE
🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.
🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com
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I examine Ukraine’s reported battlefield results following Operation Volvaldi, including 250 captured Russian soldiers and claimed daily Russian casualty figures exceeding 1,900. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Drapatyi’s stated priority is clear: use unmanned systems, long-range strikes, precision planning, and unconventional tactics to disrupt Russian logistics while preserving Ukrainian personnel rather than matching Russia’s mass assaults.
I also look at DevDroid’s combat-tested Droid TW 12.7 and Droid NW-40 ground robots, which Ukraine says are now fielded in significant numbers. The larger strategic race is air defense: Ukraine says its new interceptors can stop most Shahed drones, but needs partner funding and components to scale production before winter. Jet-powered Shaheds are only the immediate challenge; low-profile cruise missiles such as Banderol and Danny T could demand more short-range guided missiles, industrial capacity, and faster cooperation with allies.
00:00 Ukraine’s Reported Operation Volvaldi Results
01:34 DevDroid Strike Ground Robots Enter Service
03:05 Reported Russian Casualty Levels in September
05:19 Dobropillia and Russia’s Slow Donbas Tempo
07:39 Kyiv Under Pressure From Jet-Powered Shaheds
09:49 Scaling Ukrainian Drone Interceptors Before Winter
11:01 A Soldier’s 40-Day Escape Through the Gray Zone
13:33 September Losses and the Strategic Outlook
#ukraine #russiaukrainewar #ukrainiandrones #dronewarfare #airdefense #shaheddrones
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*****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****
🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine.
Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/
🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20
🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/
***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***
🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes
🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.
🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE
🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.
🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com
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Zelenskyy met President Trump in the Oval Office—but the public readout was limited while Ukraine’s air-defense needs remain urgent.
I break down the confirmed facts: talks about licensing production of Patriot interceptors, Zelenskyy’s meeting with Lockheed Martin, Reuters’ report that $400 million in U.S. aid may be stretched through 2029, and the unproven Iraqi allegation against Ukraine.
We also examine Putin’s disturbing remarks about Russian fighters fearing what comes after the war, Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian businesses and fuel infrastructure, the false claim that every gas station between Poltava and Kharkiv was destroyed, and the Golden Leo sinking near Odesa with 150 tons of fuel onboard.
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0:00 A Big Day: Facts vs. Fiction
0:53 Zelenskyy Meets Trump
2:13 Lockheed Talks—and Who Was Missing
4:40 $400M Aid Delay and Iraq Allegation
9:08 Putin’s Chilling War Remark
10:03 Why Putin Is All-In
11:16 Metro Closes in Zaporizhzhia
11:33 Gas Station Claims Fact-Checked
16:50 Golden Leo Threatens Odesa’s Coast
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Ukraine appears to have opened a new front in its long-range strike campaign—not by abandoning attacks on oil refineries and the shadow fleet, but by expanding to Russia's logistics backbone.
I explain why repeated strikes on Wildberries distribution centers, oil depots, cargo ships, and military supply routes represent a coherent strategy designed to increase the cost of sustaining Russia's war effort. The discussion also covers the latest battlefield update, the appointment of Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine's new Commander-in-Chief, and continued Ukrainian pressure on Russia's occupied logistics corridors.
Chapters
00:00 Ukraine's New Target
01:13 Why Wildberries Matters
03:55 Shadow Fleet Update
05:16 Drapatyi Replaces Syrskyi
07:49 Crimea's Supply Corridor Under Fire
09:26 What's Ukraine's Next Target?
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*****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****
🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience
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🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:
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🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/
***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***
🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes
🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.
🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE
🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.
🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com
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Wes O'Donnell breaks down how Ukraine has become to effective at striking in Russia's deep and what tools they use to attack. Wes unravels the full arsenal at Ukraine's disposal and the exciting new weapons that we could see blitz Russia in the near future.
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Ukraine’s maritime campaign has escalated dramatically. Ukrainian drone units reportedly struck 28 Russian vessels overnight, bringing the five-day total to 76. Russia has halted traffic through key Sea of Azov routes as the attacks threaten military fuel deliveries, merchant shipping, port operations, and the vessels sent to recover damaged ships.
0:00 Ukraine Hits 28 Ships Overnight
1:07 The Sea of Azov Campaign Explodes
2:50 Tankers—and Their Rescue Tugs—Targeted
4:06 Russia Halts Shipping as Markets React
5:14 Ukrainian Drones Strike Ports and Oil Facilities
7:00 Russia Launches Missiles at Kyiv
10:11 Battlefield Losses and Ukrainian Gains
12:37 Frontline Update: 261 Combat Engagements
15:13 Why the Ship Campaign Matters
16:31 Day 16 of Ukraine’s 40-Day Pressure Campaign
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🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
*****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****
🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience
Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)
https://a.co/iodWsUK
Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK
https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...
Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA
https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html
Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information
https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html
🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20
🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/
***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***
🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes
🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.
🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE
🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine.
🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email professorgerdesyt@gmail.com
#ukraine #ukrainerussiawar #ukrainewar