Ukraine Expands Deep Strikes Into Russia as War With Moscow Escalates
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Wise provides a transparent, globally accessible money transfer service with fair exchange rates, helping users avoid hidden fees. Meanwhile, Ukraine has launched a significant drone campaign deep into Russia, targeting critical infrastructure such as Ozone logistics hubs, petrochemical plants, and a major shopping center in Belgrade. Elon Musk has criticized Ukraine for using Starlink for offensive operations, claiming violations of terms of service and restricting access, though evidence suggests prior U.S. consultation and possible oversight. Critics argue that Musk’s actions, alongside Trump’s threats to cut off Ukrainian access to technology and weapons, undermine Ukraine’s defense. A major scandal at Polar Train LNG revealed that investors were shell companies for Russian energy interests, prompting resignations. Zelensky has highlighted the disparity in defensive capabilities, noting that while the U.S. deployed 2,000 interceptors in a short Middle East conflict, Ukraine now relies on just 24 over 90 days. Additionally, Melania Trump has been accused of claiming credit for a humanitarian ceasefire initiated by Pope Leo, raising concerns about political exploitation. These events underscore a broader geopolitical tension involving military support, transparency, and accountability in international conflict.
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, I don't know what it is. Now, I'll show you what the Belgrad Air Defense system looked like as these Ukrainian drones were swarming in Belgrad. Here, play this clip. More photos coming out of Belgrad. This is what they're calling in Ukraine. They're Ozon Bingo Card. We saw something similar with the Wildberry Bingo Card, the Yandex Data Center Bingo Card. In other words, most of the Wildberry logistical facilities have been struck. Over 50% of them destroyed. Ukraine now going after the Ozon facilities. One, two, three, four, five, six, six and a half, seven of these massive Ozon logistical centers also hit very hard. What did Elon Musk say? This was Elon Musk's post. In response to an account saying, "Starlink works the same way. It's always worked. It's not a weapon system." No matter how much Ukraine wants it to be, Elon Musk responded and said, "Correct." Using Starlink a civilian commercial service for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be. Star Shield, a different system is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them. Ukraine military violated Starlink's terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week, pause. That loophole he's referring to is when he shut down Starlink access, or I should say, throttled Starlink access by the Ukrainian drone, so that Ukrainian drones couldn't go more than 161 kilometers per hour. Starlink remains critical to the defense of Ukraine, Musk says, as it is the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up, at least for now. We're Starlink to be turned off the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately. This is not a threat. It is simply a statement. In fact, Starlink was also crucial to preventing Russia from overrunning Ukraine in the early days of the war, as all other means of communications were destroyed or jammed by Russia. SpaceX has done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth by far.
Musk says that said, "I have nothing but utter contempt for the virtue signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict. May you burn in hell." It should be noted that what Musk is saying there is pretty much entirely false. Ukraine had previously consulted with the United States military with the defense department with other departments in the United States in order to use the starlink and the star shield systems. There was no noted violations of terms of service. It wasn't like this was being hidden or concealed from the United States by Zelensky. It was just last week Elon Musk just shut it down. And it should be noted some other developments that we all know about. The same time Donald Trump threatened to do that. Donald Trump said to Zelensky, "If you don't stop hitting the refineries in Russia, then I'm going to shut down your access to American technology." And then the access got shut down. The alert system to alert Ukraine of Russian ballistics was shut down. That's in addition to the starlink star shield being throttled. That's in addition to the Trump regime not providing the weapons that were purchased. Not gifting weapons to Ukraine. There's a system called Pearl, where European countries and Ukraine spent money. They paid the United States and military companies for money. Contractors have been paid already. And so Europe and Ukraine's give us what we paid for already. And that is being slowed as well. So you have all of these developments happening. And don't even get me started on how in July Donald Trump in front of the whole world that the NATO summit in Ankara Turkey told Zelensky we're going to get you interceptors are at the very least an interceptor license. There's a video of it. Then Donald Trump tapped, tapped, tapped Zelensky along. Zelensky thought he was going to get an interceptor license heading into autumn or this winter where we know Russia's launching this massive offensive, which frankly has already begun. And then Trump says, "Yeah, we're actually not going to give it to you. Hand over all of Eastern Ukraine to Russia." That's what Donald Trump wanted. We also have been discussing and this was a quite a scoop by the Financial Times. This story that US executives at a company called Polar Train LNG, liquefy natural gas in Alaska. The former CEO of Polar Train LNG and all of their top executives just did a mass resignation when they found out that their investors were actually straw men for the Russian energy giant Novotech, which was previously sanctioned from building out its LNG facility in Siberia with certain types of powerful sanctions. So then they went to Alaska and this basically this company called Polar Train LNG had all of these investors from Abu Dhabi and all of these Trump MAGA investors throughout the world. Then it turns out that at least according to the former CEO of Polar Train and the top executives that these middlemen were functioning as basically pass through straw men just sheels for the Russian money for Novotech to secretly control the investments. And so all of these executives at this company were like, we're resigning because we're just not going to be a part of this thing. We think this is crooked and criminal. So they all left. Now, Ukraine President Zelensky yesterday was asked on ABC. You know, they were talking about Trump. I'll show you this exchange where the interviewer says, I thought you were saying Trump was very polite. And then Zelensky says, up to you here play this clip. Three curses. Curtius. By the way. Why in what way? He loved to come to be worried. He's okay. The phone call is polite and it's curtius. Do you mean is that what you're saying? No, it's cautious. Of course. Of course. The Americans are cautious. Of course. I thought you were saying curtius. I thought you were saying President Trump was very polite. Up to you. Yeah. I mean, the secret service is very cautious. From that same interview, the question was asked, do you think Trump is friends with Putin? Watch Zelensky's answer. Let's play it. I mean, it's so what is that feeling? You feel what you feel? It's not supportive. What's gone wrong with President Trump? I don't know. It's wrong or not because it's his personal decision to be friends with Putin or not. And do you think his friends with Putin? I think you're there in quite a good relationship. Yes. Is Zelensky was then asked, do you think Elon Musk slowed star link here play this clip? Musk slowed it down. Oh, we know with you one thing that space it slowed it down. And I'm sure Elon knows about it now. Even if he didn't know before, he knows it because we speak about it and a lot of people in the world speak about it. By the way, Musk admits it, right? And then Zelensky talks about how during the first 84 hours of Trump's catastrophic war in Iran get this 2000 interceptors were used in the Middle East in that period of time, 2000 and 84 hours currently right now Ukraine has 24 of those same interceptor missiles in the last 90 days. So 84 hours, the US and its Middle East partners used 2000 and that's one of the main reasons the United States and the Middle East nations like Saudi Arabia and others are out of interceptors. They used them all in 84 hours. They were not prepared for Iran's response once the Trump regime and Netanyahu launched the catastrophic war. And Zelensky's like, I'm defending Ukraine right now with frickin 24 missiles interceptors over the past 90 days. And Zelensky's like, I'm not crying. I'm not screaming. Just letting you know what the facts are here. Play this clip. Everything is crucial. Everything is difficult to find. Each missile is difficult to find. First days of the war in the Middle East, the countries used during first 48 hours, around 2000 missiles, first 84 hours, 2000 missiles that they've got from their partners. I've got from our strategic partner 24 missiles during last 90 days. We're not crying. We're not screaming. But this is very important. I'm just trying to say that each missile is important. So then it should also be noted that you had Melania Trump continuing to try to steal the valor in my opinion of Pope Leo. As you know by now, Pope Leo organized a very limited ceasefire in the Russian occupied Ukrainian territory of Oleshky, elderly population there, about 2000 elderly people. We're not able to get out of there. It's currently Russian occupied. They need medicines. They need food. Pope Leo worked with Zelensky and Putin to bring food into the region on October 27th. Or so, I believe that's when it will start. Then Melania took credit for it. It's how I perceive the situation. And then Melania is like, well, I'm glad the Pope is following me. I'm glad the Pope is doing, you know, supports my efforts there. This Trump family, the biggest bunch of grifters ever in my opinion, in my opinion, is stealing the valor of the Pope here at play. They're starting a ceasefire on October 27th. And I hope everything goes as it's planned. We talked, we signed agreements, and we both. She does better than our professions. I think so. Do you want to get involved? I think she's doing better than the professionals right now. Now she got a ceasefire, this has to do with children and people. They'll delete people. There you have it, everybody. Let me know what you think about all of this. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. Thanks for watching, everybody. Get your copy of WTF America. Thanks so much. WTF America is officially out now. 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Key Points:
Wise offers a transparent, fee-free global money transfer service with exchange rates matching those seen on Google, helping users avoid hidden fees.
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack deep into Russia, targeting key logistical and industrial facilities such as Ozone and Ozon warehouses, as well as petrochemical plants and a major shopping center in Belgrade.
Elon Musk criticized Ukraine for violating Starlink’s terms of service by using the network for offensive drone strikes, throttling access to limit drone speed and claiming Starlink is critical to Ukraine’s defense.
Despite Musk’s claims, Ukraine had previously consulted U.S. military authorities on using Starlink and StarShield, and access was only restricted recently, raising questions about transparency and intent.
Trump’s administration reportedly withheld weapons, shut down U.S. early warning systems, and threatened to cut off Ukrainian access to technology, undermining Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
A scandal emerged at Polar Train LNG, where executives resigned after discovering investors were acting as shell companies for Russian energy giant Novotech.
Ukrainian President Zelensky criticized Trump’s conduct, noting the U.S. used 2,000 interceptors in just 84 hours during the Iran conflict, while Ukraine currently has only 24 in the last 90 days.
Melania Trump was accused of taking credit for a ceasefire initiative initiated by Pope Leo, sparking accusations of political manipulation and misattribution of humanitarian efforts.
Summary:
Wise provides a transparent, globally accessible money transfer service with fair exchange rates, helping users avoid hidden fees. Meanwhile, Ukraine has launched a significant drone campaign deep into Russia, targeting critical infrastructure such as Ozone logistics hubs, petrochemical plants, and a major shopping center in Belgrade. S.
consultation and possible oversight. Critics argue that Musk’s actions, alongside Trump’s threats to cut off Ukrainian access to technology and weapons, undermine Ukraine’s defense. A major scandal at Polar Train LNG revealed that investors were shell companies for Russian energy interests, prompting resignations.
S. deployed 2,000 interceptors in a short Middle East conflict, Ukraine now relies on just 24 over 90 days. Additionally, Melania Trump has been accused of claiming credit for a humanitarian ceasefire initiated by Pope Leo, raising concerns about political exploitation.
These events underscore a broader geopolitical tension involving military support, transparency, and accountability in international conflict.
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Yes, some providers may hide extra costs and apply unfavorable exchange rates. Wise avoids this by offering exchange rates that match what users typically see online, ensuring transparency and lower fees.
Ukraine has launched long-range drone strikes on key Russian facilities, including the Omsk Ozone logistics hub, Tolyatti and LePetsk petrochemical plants, and a large shopping center in Belgrade. These strikes have targeted critical infrastructure.
The term 'Bingo Card' refers to the pattern of attacks on major logistics facilities. Over 50% of Wildberry facilities and multiple Ozon centers have been destroyed, indicating a strategic focus on disrupting Russian supply chains.
Musk claimed Ukraine violated Starlink's terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes. He throttled access to limit drone speeds and stated that Starlink is vital for Ukraine’s defense, though he criticized the use of the service for military purposes.
While Musk claimed Ukraine violated terms of service, reports indicate prior consultations with U.S. military authorities. The U.S. and Ukraine have not publicly confirmed violations, and access was later restricted by Musk, not due to prior wrongdoing.
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