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Zelensky Resumes Strikes as Trump Increases Pressure on Ukraine

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Zelensky Resumes Strikes as Trump Increases Pressure on Ukraine

Ukrainian forces have intensified attacks on Russian infrastructure, including a devastating multi-target strike on the Nova Kuznetsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast, which caused 11 separate fires and signals a shift in strategy toward full-scale destruction. Simultaneously, Ukrainian drones targeted occupied areas in Kalina Grad, causing blackouts and emergency responses. Amid this escalation, the U.S. State Department approved a $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, but deliveries are slated only for 2030—deeply undermining Ukraine’s immediate defense needs. Critics argue that the Trump administration is actively undermining Ukrainian capabilities by withholding weapons, throttling Starlink access, and redirecting aid to allies like Israel. Additional evidence of U.S. complicity includes halting funding for Ukraine’s security programs and pressuring allies to soften rhetoric against Russia. The administration also used the story of prisoner Stephen Hubbard’s alleged “positive” treatment by Russian forces for propaganda, despite reports of torture. Meanwhile, Russian military assets have been heavily damaged, with multiple Su-34 and Su-30 aircraft destroyed. A key food production plant in Starodub was also targeted, disrupting military supplies. The Trump regime’s strategy appears to prioritize resource access (like Belarusian potash) and diplomatic quiet over Ukraine’s survival, while also attempting to normalize Russia’s actions through staged narratives. The situation underscores a broader pattern of weakened U.S. support and deliberate disinformation, raising serious concerns about U.S. foreign policy and its impact on the war in Ukraine.

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All hell is breaking loose as Ukraine's president Solinsky said enough is enough. I'm not going to sit back while Donald Trump and Putin threatened the survival of Ukraine. So Solinsky started once again striking oil refineries in Russia. Take a look right here in the Samara Oblast region. The Nova Kumiesk oil refinery was struck by Ukrainian drones over and over again. There were at least 11 separate fires at the Nova Bhushchevsk oil refinery. And what was notable about this strike is in the past, Ukraine would go for, you know, a single strike on one unit. Now they hit multiple units at the same time and went to really just destroy this oil refinery for good. You can see some of these scenes right here with the 11 separate fires, plumes of smoke. I mean apocalyptic scenes you're seeing over there. Let me just show you a video of what it looked like on the road heading towards the No Bayevviesk oil refinery here play this clip. Folks, Ukrainian drones were also striking in Russia's Kalina grad Oblast area as well in an occupied area over there. There were blackouts over there. Russia activated its emergency protection system. You can see that taking place. And then one of the things that we learned, which seemed like, okay, is it's going to be good news until you led the fine print, which is just more of Donald Trump tapping Zolinsky along the headline was the State Department approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot pack three interceptor missiles to Ukraine. The deal would be funded entirely by allies of Ukraine, Canada, Germany, Norway with literally zero U.S. funding, zero U.S. taxpayer funds involved. So it's like, look, Ukraine desperately needs interceptors back in July and on Cara, the NATO summit, Donald Trump, promise Zolinsky interceptors. But here's what we ended up learning that the Patriot interceptor announcement, where all these other countries would be buying the interceptors for Ukraine, Trump said, "Sawry, they're not going to be available until 2030." So place your order now. Maybe we'll give you those interceptors in 2030. All right, editor-in-chief Ron Philip Kowski said, the United States government is actively helping Russians kill Ukrainian civilians. And I've been documenting whether it was not providing the interceptors to Ukraine, whether it's Starlink, Star Shield, Throttling Ukraine drone usage of Starlink and Star Shield, whether it was the United States shutting down the early warning alert systems, whether it was not providing through the pearl system weapons that were already purchased by Canada and Europe and other countries for Ukraine. The Trump regime is clearly activating one in my view as a plan hatched by Donald Trump and Putin. But that's just my opinion. Share your opinion as protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. Ukraine, President Zolinsky responded as such a strong decision by the U.S. State Department, authorizing Ukraine's purchase of Patriot interceptors to counter Russian ballistic missiles. 500 pack three interceptors is a substantial number. And very soon this winter, they can make for a highly effective defense package. His key words, this winter they could make for a highly effective defense package. However, it has been stipulated that deliveries may begin only in a few years. We are asking our American partners to find a solution for the time when there is real danger and a real need to use interceptors. However, the remaining U.S interceptor stock is currently going to Israel, Netanyahu, who wanted these interceptors. As the Trump regime is threatening massive escalation against Iran, as soon as the day after the election. So on Wednesday, the Trump regime is likely going to do a massive escalation, according to all reporting. And Israel that already has massive interceptors, they are getting the remaining interceptors. That the United States could have given to Ukraine. Also, Ukrainian President Zolinsky said every day, Russian strikes hit our energy infrastructure, causing extensive damage, Russia's operation against our power generation energy grids, and inter-connectors continues at launch 17 ballistic missiles last night, some of which struck our oil refinery infrastructure in Kremlin. Chuck, the Russians have not taken a single step toward energy de-escalation. We will act accordingly and justify. And thus you saw the strikes that I talked about at the outset of the bitty video. Also, as my friend Jane key points out, it's been a brutal five weeks for Russian aviation. As we seen some major Russian aircrafts destroyed. Back on October 15th, four Su-34s were destroyed. October 29th, two Su-34s were destroyed. October 21st, one Su-30 SM was destroyed. You have some Russian helicopters were destroyed. Some more Su-34, 35s were destroyed. Back on October of the 4th, so a lot of Ukrainian strikes focusing on Russian aircraft. Also, yesterday night, the conservus prod factory in the star-dub Brianne's region of Russia called fire, according to sources of excal nova. As a result of the attack, the laboratory was completely destroyed. Dairy processing plans were damaged and the plant that produces ready-to-eat meals for the Russian army was also seriously affected. Today, preliminary information indicates that one of the warehouse buildings also sustained additional damage. Firefighters remain on the factory premises today. As a reminder, the Convanvers Brode is a food industry enterprise that among other things produces food supplies for the Russian military, and that was attacked by Ukraine. Also, show you this footage right here. As a Russian Shahid, it looks like a jet-powered could be a guarantor over here. Attacked a residential area of Pavlo-rod. This is what Ukrainians live with every day. Play this clip. Also, last night, the Russians targeted a bridge in the Denipro area, hitting a truck, and killing a driver. We saw that prior attacking the Denipro area of the train station, which resulted in the loss of many Ukrainian lives and a ton of people were injured. We covered that the other day. With all of this taking place, let's take a look at the Trump regime's behavior. In the past 24 hours, Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, arrived in Atlanta for the G20 ministers meeting, the foreign minister of Russia, first time he's been invited to the G20 in some time. You see some B-roll of him arriving, some B-roll of him at cocktail hours. Russia, which is the number one ally of Iran at this point along with China. This is, I guess, how the Trump regime views operation economic outcast of Iran. I mean, the Trump regime is just so utterly weak and pathetic. But also, take a look at some other Trump actions in the past just 24. Just let zoom in on 24 hours. The Trump regime pressured Lithuania to crack EU potash sanctions on Belarus. The Trump regime special envoy inquired with officials from Lithuania about a way to lift EU sanctions regarding the potash from Belarus. The Trump regime desperately needs that potash type of fertilizer. The costs are through the roof for American farmers because of Trump's catastrophic war in Iran. Guess what? More comes out of that strative for moves than just oil. I know we often just talk about oil, but let's talk about other things. So, you know, now in the Trump regime, in the era of scarcity and Donald Trump bankruptcies, we the American people need to think about, okay, can we get some potash from Belarus? Is Russia going to bring a few hundred thousand dollars of food and a thousand barrels of diesel? That's the Trump regime for you. So, pressuring Lithuania to get Belarusian potash sanctions lifted. Then the Pentagon, a guy by the name of Elbridge Colby, he's a despicable vile thing. He's the number two to Pete Hegseth. Always been a vile thing his whole life this guy. He was urging several NATO allies, please tone down your public rhetoric against Russia. Okay, why are you poking Moscow? Okay, you're portraying Russia as a cornered rat. And Russia doesn't like that. Putin told us to tell you stop acting like Russia is a cornered rat. When European officials summarize the US message as the following, we are helping you. The Americans are there. Just don't be loud. Don't make noise. Don't make Putin upset. You understand? You understand? The Estonian Prime Minister respond that Kristen Mike Gunn says, what are you talking about? We're not going to soften our rhetoric of Russia, regardless of what you say. I'm not holding back Putin's a dictator who kills women and children. Estonia's Prime Minister say and he will continue doing so until he is forced to change core. Stop being weak US. That's the message from Estonia. Meanwhile, again, I'm just talking about stuff last 24 hours, folks. Trump regime halted funding to a key Ukrainian security program. So all that stuff, I said in the beginning that Trump was doing to withhold weapons and withhold interceptors and withhold alerts and throttling starling concern should add this to the list. State Department officials told Congressional staff last month, the White House had sent guidance to stop future aid from being released as part of a program called the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Program. And so during late September meeting with Congressional staff, State Department officials said they received White House guidance to override their position to stop future funding through the program, according to a Senate Democratic aid familiar with the discussion. The INCLE program helps Ukraine's police border guards and other security personnel protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. The guidance from the White House came despite the state department's earlier decision to allow Ukraine's INCLE program to continue after the agency completed a foreign assistance review. The state later redirected 50 million in Congressional appropriated fiscal year funding intended for Ukraine to the Western Hemisphere. This is money that Congress passed laws that said it goes to Ukraine, which Trump stole and gave it to his Don Roe doctrine or whatever the hell you want to call it in the Western Hemisphere to prop up dictators in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this deserves some attention. Of course, yesterday's White House Halloween party, there was a kid wearing a Russian military uniform, but it was a very specific Russian military uniform. It had modern Russian tank force patches featuring the Armata tank. As one account noted, this is carefully crafted political messaging by someone in Trump's inner circle. This isn't a coincidence. Troops wearing this patch are currently pillaging and raping Ukrainian children while their supporters and enablers send their kids to celebrate Halloween with the USA president as such a specific patch that was being warned that you really had to know details about the modern Russian military outfits that are used in the war. Now, Trump was also spreading additional pro-prudent propaganda from the Oval Office today. He was joined by Stephen Hubbard. Stephen Hubbard was someone taken hostage, who was a prisoner in Russia that was released recently back to the United States. According to all reporting, this American teacher, Stephen Hubbard, was horrifically beaten in a Russian president ex-inmate, who was with Hubbard, described the heinous physical abuse, including being forced to crawl around like a dog, E-Hor Shisco, a Ukrainian prisoner, who was jailed alongside Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher. From Michigan, said that the Russians would perform electric shock torture on Hubbard, sexual abuse involving general touching games in exchange for food, and other horrific torture conduct. And then Hubbard said to the New York Post, "It wasn't any sexual stuff. It was no sexual abuse as well." Look at what Hubbard looked like in this New York Post, but you can see physically what he looked like. But during this propaganda session, first Donald Trump with Hubbard standing by his side said, "Only stupid people want sanctions for Russia. If you're stupid, you want sanctions. You signed a law requiring sanctions, the Lindsey Graham sanctions act. It's a law that you're violating. Your obligation under the Constitution, you traitor, is to take care that laws be faithfully executed." He or not only is Donald Trump saying that it's not just temporary. He says anybody who does sanctions against Russia is stupid. That's the law in the United States right now. Watch what he says with Stephen Hubbard by his side. Play this clip. "You know, I was very happy. They wanted me while I was negotiating for you. People and stupid people wanted me to put sanctions on Russia. If I were to put sanctions on Russia, your sons would have said, "That wasn't good." The Russians laugh at me, it's the sanctions. I think you hear that? They laugh at the sanctions. He knows. It brings disrespect on the country. How would it have been? I'm speaking to President Putin. I'd like to get Stephen Hubbard back, Mr. President. And by the way, we're putting sanctions on you right now. You would have been back. So, no, it was a great honor to get you out, really. It's a great family, please. Now, I shared with you all of these facts about Stephen Hubbard. I was reported at least by the inmate that was with Hubbard. So, Trump had Hubbard stand by his side. And folks, this looked like a freaking hostage video. Look at this. As Donald Trump with Hubbard by his side, Trump said, "And from what I heard, the Russians treated you great, right? You were treated wonderfully by Putin." And Hubbard said, "Yeah, I guess I was treated good." And I just read for you what the inmate with him describe, play this clip. This is Stephen Hubbard, who has become a very well-known person. In fact, you could run for office tomorrow. Right now, you want to get a little rest. But he came in from Russia, and he, I think I could say that you were treated reasonably well. Even sympatheticly by some of the guards. I think that's great. And so, as you know, he was somebody I wanted to get back and I spoke to President Putin. They said, "We'll let him come back. We had a plane and we arrived a couple of days ago, and I know you've been treated very well. I hope you've been treated very well." Oh, of course. But he's been through a lot. How many years? How many years was sworn-and-a-half? Four and a half years? Well, it's a long time. That's a long time. I'm going to Florida. You want to come with me? I've got to do another rally in Florida. And they have a big crowd right now in Florida. They're waiting for you. They're going to be one or right. I'll give you a right or an airflow as well. And finally, you may have been hearing about a town called Oleshky. That's now Russian occupied, which was once part of Ukraine, which was taken in the war. And this was part of a so-called Melania deal with the Russians. And as I've been saying, I think Melania has been doing a lot. I've been sharing my opinion. Again, First Amendment protected speech. So, you could feel free to disagree. In my opinion, this was giving cover to the atrocities of this catastrophic war and that this would be used for propaganda purposes. Shelby Wilder from Kiev went on newsmax because they were the only American outlet that was allowed to be in Oleshky during this temporary ceasefire. And here's how she described what was taking place here at play this clip. We are there to be independent observers, meaning documenting what they are witnessing on the ground. But we have to make no mistake to give context to the situation. Russia is using this humanitarian operation as a propaganda opportunity. Moscow wants to portray itself as the rescuer of civilians in a city that it occupies. One, it has destroyed and plunged into this humanitarian crisis. And we need to be clear. Russia controls what we are going to be allowed to see. Moscow appears to have brought in numerous Russian media compared to just the one American news outlet. And our team, because of that, is not going to have an unrestricted picture of life under Russian occupation. The people that we could speak to very well could be under duress. And Russian authorities are showing us what they want the world to see. That is essential when we're going to be evaluating the first images and reports that are coming out of Oleshky. But nonetheless, the fact that civilians are being evacuated and offered this humanitarian aid, this is historic, this has been brokered by the White House, and this is a significant point in the war with seeing a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine continue to hold to enable this operation to take place. We are again tracking the developments coming out of Oleshky today. All eyes are on this ceasefire, and now what will happen next, and we will certainly keep you posted, Alex, in key of Shelby Wilder Newsmax. Well, there you have it, everybody. 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Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Ukrainian forces launched a sustained, multi-unit drone attack on the Nova Kuznetsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast, causing 11 separate fires and marking a shift from single-target strikes to deliberate destruction.
  2. Ukrainian drones also targeted Russian-occupied Kalina Grad Oblast, triggering blackouts and activating Russia’s emergency protection systems.
  3. The U.S. State Department approved a $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 interceptors to Ukraine, funded entirely by allies—Canada, Germany, and Norway—with zero U.S. taxpayer involvement.
  4. Despite the approval, deliveries are delayed until 2030, raising concerns about Ukraine’s urgent need for defensive weapons amid ongoing Russian missile attacks.
  5. The Trump administration reportedly withheld or redirected U.S. military aid, including interceptors and security funding, and throttled Ukraine’s access to Starlink, undermining Ukrainian defense capabilities.
  6. A Russian food production facility in Starodub, producing meals for the military, was destroyed in a Ukrainian strike, highlighting attacks on strategic military supply chains.
  7. The Trump administration pressured Lithuania to lift EU sanctions on Belarus over potash exports, signaling a focus on agricultural scarcity and strategic resource access.
  8. During a White House event, a child wore a modern Russian Armata tank uniform, and Trump used the story of U.S. prisoner Stephen Hubbard’s alleged “positive” treatment by Russia for propaganda, despite credible reports of torture.

Summary:

Ukrainian forces have intensified attacks on Russian infrastructure, including a devastating multi-target strike on the Nova Kuznetsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast, which caused 11 separate fires and signals a shift in strategy toward full-scale destruction. Simultaneously, Ukrainian drones targeted occupied areas in Kalina Grad, causing blackouts and emergency responses. S.

1 billion sale of 500 Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, but deliveries are slated only for 2030—deeply undermining Ukraine’s immediate defense needs. Critics argue that the Trump administration is actively undermining Ukrainian capabilities by withholding weapons, throttling Starlink access, and redirecting aid to allies like Israel. S.

complicity includes halting funding for Ukraine’s security programs and pressuring allies to soften rhetoric against Russia. The administration also used the story of prisoner Stephen Hubbard’s alleged “positive” treatment by Russian forces for propaganda, despite reports of torture. Meanwhile, Russian military assets have been heavily damaged, with multiple Su-34 and Su-30 aircraft destroyed.

A key food production plant in Starodub was also targeted, disrupting military supplies. The Trump regime’s strategy appears to prioritize resource access (like Belarusian potash) and diplomatic quiet over Ukraine’s survival, while also attempting to normalize Russia’s actions through staged narratives. S.

S. foreign policy and its impact on the war in Ukraine.

FAQs

Ukraine has launched multiple drone strikes on the Nova Kuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast, resulting in at least 11 separate fires. This marks a shift from previous single-target attacks to a coordinated effort aimed at permanently destroying the facility.

The strikes are designed to maximize destruction and prevent the refinery from operating again. This indicates a strategic escalation in Ukraine’s efforts to damage Russia’s energy infrastructure and disrupt its war economy.

The U.S. State Department approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot Patriot Package 3 interceptors to Ukraine, funded entirely by allies like Canada, Germany, and Norway—no U.S. taxpayer funds were involved.

The interceptors are not expected to be delivered until 2030, despite being promised during the NATO summit. This delay has raised concerns about Ukraine’s ability to defend against ballistic missile threats in the near term.

Critics allege that the U.S. has withheld interceptors, throttled Starlink access for Ukrainian drones, and disabled early warning systems, potentially aiding Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and civilians.

Ukrainian strikes have destroyed several Russian aircraft, including Su-34s and a Su-30 SM, as well as a food production facility in the Starodub region that supplies meals to the Russian military.

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