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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
• Saudi Arabia may be preparing to dramatically expand its war against the Houthis, as Syria considers sending as many as 20,000 troops to Yemen to support a much larger ground offensive.
• New reporting reveals an alleged Iranian plot to use drones against U.S. military bases in Germany and potentially kill American troops, while a separate drone strike has hit a major Russian data center operated by Yandex.
• South Korea has successfully tested a domestically developed hypersonic glide weapon as Seoul races to keep pace with North Korea’s advancing missile capabilities.
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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
• A fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan is holding after the deadliest fighting in decades. U.S. officials reportedly acted on alarming intelligence, sparking a last-minute diplomatic push led by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
• President Trump says a “total reset” has been negotiated with China after high-level trade talks in Geneva. But questions remain over what was actually agreed to—and whether China sees it the same way.
• Vladimir Putin calls for direct peace talks with Ukraine. President Zelensky says he’s open to it, but only if Russia agrees to a full ceasefire.
• And in today’s Back of the Brief—President Trump lands in Riyadh to begin a week of high-stakes diplomacy across the Gulf, including stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
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If Putin already controls the outcome, why go this far to manufacture a landslide? I examine the reports, voter accounts, and statistical anomalies behind Russia’s election—and what the result could mean for Ukraine.
I break down Russia’s 2026 State Duma election, United Russia’s official victory, and how the Kremlin is presenting that result as support for its war. I examine allegations of ballot stuffing, coerced voting, and electronic voting fraud, then explain Novaya Gazeta Europe’s estimate of roughly 34% for United Russia versus the official result near 58%. I also discuss the estimate’s limitations, why authoritarian governments still stage elections, and competing assessments of whether another mobilization could follow.
0:00 How Rigged Was Russia’s Election?
0:43 What United Russia’s Supermajority Means
2:54 Turning an Election Result Into Support for War
4:18 Opposition Exclusion and Allegations of Fraud
7:03 Kadyrov’s Result and Voters’ Accounts
9:21 The Numbers Behind the Official Landslide
11:56 What the Statistical Estimate Can—and Cannot—Show
13:15 Mobilization Fears and the Ritual of Power
15:13 The Struggle Over Who Controls Domestic Politics
16:00 Final Takeaways, Viewer Comments, and Supporting Ukraine
#Russia #RussianElections #Putin #Ukraine #ElectionFraud
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.
Russia election 2026, Russian election fraud, Putin, United Russia, State Duma elections, ballot stuffing, electronic voting, Novaya Gazeta Europe, Russian mobilization, Russia Ukraine war, Russian politics, authoritarianism, Kadyrov, Kyiv Independent, Professor Gerdes, Gerdes, Professor Gerdes Explains
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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.
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
#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
I examine a day of intensifying long-range drone warfare: Ukraine reported sending roughly 320 drones toward Russia and occupied territory, while confirming strikes on a Rubicon UAV storage site in Donetsk, a UAV command post, a rocket-and-artillery depot in Luhansk, and Russian equipment concentrations in Zaporizhzhia. Reports of drone activity toward Moscow, Bryansk, Kaluga, Saratov, and Penza remained incomplete at the time of recording.
I also assess Russia’s mounting pressure on Kyiv and Odesa. Kyiv endured a 20-hour, 44-minute air-alert period on September 30, followed by reported launches of 107 drones, including 63 jet-powered Shahed-type drones. A school in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district and the Southern Bridge metro link were struck or damaged. Finally, I put Ukraine’s reported 1,900 Russian daily personnel casualties and September’s reported 46,230 total in context, including the limits of casualty claims and the stakes for a possible early winter infrastructure campaign.
00:00 320 Ukrainian Drones Reported Over Russia
01:40 Rubicon UAV Site and Russian Depots Hit
03:04 Kyiv’s 20-Hour Air Alert
04:47 School Strike and Southern Bridge Attack
06:37 Jet-Powered Shaheds and Ukrainian Air Defense
08:01 Reported Russian Casualty and Equipment Losses
11:47 Frontline Fighting and Zelensky’s Visit
14:06 Ukraine’s FPV Drone Warfare Innovation
15:05 Closing Remarks and Support Initiative
#UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Kyiv #DroneWarfare #RussianCasualties #AirDefense
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.
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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.
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
#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
We take a macro look at the pressure points shaping Ukraine’s war: Russia’s apparent focus on electricity transmission, the Dnipro crossings that connect Kyiv and the eastern battlefield, and the defensive stakes from Chernihiv and Sumy to the Slovyansk–Kramatorsk fortress belt. We examine the role of Rivne and Khmelnytskyi nuclear generation, substations feeding Kyiv, and why bridges at Kyiv, Kremenchuk, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia matter for civilian movement and military logistics.
I also assess the fight around Lyman and Dobropillia, including the access routes supporting Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, alongside Russian occupation narratives in Mariupol and Oleshky and concerns around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Finally, I share what Project Constantine has delivered to the 42nd, 67th, and 77th Ukrainian units: pickups, Starlinks, charging stations, reconnaissance drones, night-vision devices, thermal optics, and a Polaris vehicle. The strategic question is whether Ukraine can sustain logistics, power, and battlefield resilience under layered pressure.
00:00 Ukraine’s Strategic Picture
03:10 Russia’s Pressure on Ukraine’s Energy Network
07:10 Belarus, Chernihiv, and the Northern Threat
14:11 Sumy, Kharkiv, and the Eastern Battlefield
17:15 The Fight for the Slovyansk–Kramatorsk Fortress Belt
21:25 Occupation Policies, Nuclear Risks, and Russian Narratives
23:40 Project Constantine: Equipment Delivered to Ukrainian Units
#UkraineWar #DniproRiver #Kyiv #Slovyansk #Kramatorsk
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.
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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.
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
#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
Russia’s position is weakening across multiple fronts at the same time—and the effects may be compounding. Ukraine is gaining ground militarily and technologically, Europe is rapidly expanding its defense capacity, and Russian covert activity inside the EU is becoming more exposed. At the same time, Russia’s influence abroad is showing signs of fracture, including a loss of control in Mali and growing instability among its partners. When these developments are viewed together, they suggest something more than isolated setbacks—a cascading effect that could reshape the trajectory of the conflict. In this video, we break down what’s happening, why it matters, and what could come next.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Russia’s Control Is Slipping
1:20 Ukraine Gains Momentum
3:00 Russia’s Battlefield Stalls
4:45 Europe Rearms Rapidly
6:30 Covert Ops Expand in Europe
8:15 Sanctions Gaps Exposed
10:00 Russia Loses Ground in Mali
12:00 Propaganda and Internal Strain
14:30 Alliances Begin to Shift
17:00 U.S. Political Divide
19:00 The Cascading Effect
#Ukraine #Russia #Geopolitics #Mali #NATO #Putin #WarAnalysis #Europe #BreakingNews
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points.
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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
Art Arthur of the Center for Immigration Studies joins Mike Baker on The PDB Situation Report to examine a dramatic surge in terrorism-related encounters at the southern border.
With more than 11,000 encounters recorded at southwest border ports of entry, Arthur explains why the numbers have skyrocketed—and why they don't necessarily mean thousands of known terrorists are attempting to enter the country. He breaks down how tighter border security is forcing smugglers and cartel members toward official checkpoints, how new terrorist designations are changing enforcement, and how criminal networks previously exploited gaps in Border Patrol coverage.
I examine a night in which reported Ukrainian long-range drone activity disrupted Moscow-area aviation while Kyiv appeared to avoid Russian oil refineries after Donald Trump declared an immediate energy ceasefire—an arrangement that neither side publicly appeared to recognize. Instead, Ukrainian forces reportedly targeted Russian UAV and electronic-warfare facilities in occupied Donetsk, a troop site near Khrustalny in Luhansk, and the aftermath of the October 10 strike on the Novoshakhtinsk petroleum-products terminal.
I also assess Russia’s response: a Kh-59 guided missile and 121 drones, including 76 jet-powered Shaheds, with strikes reported across Ukraine and heavy casualties in Kharkiv. On the front, fighting was especially intense around Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Kupiansk. The strategic issue is whether political declarations can restrain a war in which both infrastructure pressure and battlefield tempo remain high.
00:00 Ukraine’s Drone Raid Toward Moscow
01:36 Moscow Airport Closures and Reported UAV Activity
04:21 Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Military Sites
06:37 Russia’s Missile and Drone Strike on Ukraine
09:05 Battlefield Pressure Across the Front
11:05 Russian Casualty Estimates and Starlink Concerns
12:40 Pressure on Putin and the Strategic Picture
15:00 What to Watch Next
#UkraineRussiaWar #MoscowDroneAttack #EnergyCeasefire #RussianRefineries #ShahedDrones #Kostiantynivka
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.
Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/
***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****
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Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes
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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.
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
#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
We examine President Zelensky’s claim that Ukraine received no warning from partners before a Russian Iskander-M ballistic-missile strike on Kyiv, reportedly targeting TPP-4, one of the capital’s major electrical generating facilities. Ukrainian Air Force reporting cited in this discussion makes the episode especially consequential: Iskander launches had previously been detected with advance warning, yet Kyiv’s air-raid alarm reportedly came only as the missiles approached.
We also assess the reported destruction of a distribution center in the Khmelnytskyi region and Ukraine’s claimed long-range response against oil infrastructure around Rostov-on-Don, including the Novoshakhtinsk facility. The central issue is not a definitive claim about intelligence-sharing policy, but the stakes if missile-launch warning is interrupted: civilian protection, air-defense readiness, energy security, and the credibility of a partner relationship under wartime pressure.
00:00 Reports of Missing Missile Warnings
01:54 Zelensky’s Statement on the Kyiv Strike
04:18 TPP-4 and Kyiv’s Energy Infrastructure
06:12 Why the Iskander-M Warning Matters
08:32 Ukraine’s Long-Range Response in Rostov
10:05 Khmelnytskyi Distribution Center Hit
11:35 Intelligence Support and Strategic Consequences
#UkraineWar #Kyiv #IskanderMissile #Zelensky #USUkraineRelations #AirDefense
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.
Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/
***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains
Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes
Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes
YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Profe....ssor-Gerdes/membersh
🇺🇸 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.
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
#UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
Last night wasn't just another successful drone attack. Ukraine simultaneously hit Russia's fuel infrastructure, logistics network, air defenses, occupied territory, and the Shadow Fleet. If you're looking for evidence that Ukraine's strategy is evolving, this may be one of the clearest examples yet.
Chapters
00:00 Ukraine Had an Incredible Night
00:38 Fuel Depot Hit Near Moscow
02:00 Logistics Facilities Burning
05:23 Seven More Shadow Fleet Ships Hit
06:33 Air Defenses Destroyed
07:19 More Than Moscow Was Targeted
08:07 Russia's Overnight Attacks
09:51 Battlefield Update
12:02 The Future of Warfare
12:49 Question of the Day
#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #MilitaryAnalysis #Geopolitics
Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.
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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/
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🇺🇦 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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Russia’s Elite Purge Signals a Darker Phase of Putin’s War
Putin May Be Preparing Russia for Another Mass Mobilization
The Kremlin’s New Crackdown Reveals Putin’s Growing Weakness
Russia Is Becoming More Authoritarian as Putin’s War Grinds On
I examine evidence of Russia’s elite arrests, internet restrictions, recruitment pressure, electronic draft system, and possible fall 2026 mobilization. Putin’s Kremlin is tightening authoritarian control while the war against Ukraine drains manpower, money, and public confidence.
00:00 Russia’s Authoritarian Turn
03:18 Can Putin’s War Still Be Won?
05:52 Declining Popularity and Domestic Pressure
07:36 Evidence of Possible New Mobilization
09:19 Closing Russia’s Exit Routes
15:01 Official Denials and Kremlin Political Theater
16:32 What Russia’s Crackdown Means
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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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TRUMP WANTS AN APOLOGY FROM THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC. They need to apologize for hitting ships, declare the Strait of Hormuz Open, and talk about the nuclear issue immediately. The fragile interim truce has officially shattered as President Donald Trump declares the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding dead, ordering massive, multi-wave airstrikes that have left Iran's southern coast systematically smashed. Speaking with visible fury from the NATO summit, Trump slammed Tehran's leadership as "lying scum" and warned of total economic destruction if maritime hostility continues. Tonight, A2 Analysis breaks down the destruction of over 90 coastal targets—including severe damage to the Chabahar port facilities and the Bushehr perimeter—and maps out the rapid mobilization toward a wider regional war. Join the live broadcast for a definitive tactical assessment of CENTCOM's unfolding air campaign, the immediate Iranian missile retaliation against Gulf bases, and the critical maneuvers on the water.
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The geopolitical crisis in the Middle East has reached a boiling point as new intelligence exposes how Iran is actively planning high-stakes regional strikes timed to impact the upcoming U.S. elections. With oil prices surging past $100 a barrel following intense naval blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military is locking down defensive postures to counter Tehran's aggressive maneuvering. Inside Iran, the clerical establishment is desperately trying to leverage energy shocks and regional proxies to alter the political landscape, even as the Iranian People suffer under a catastrophic convergence of crises.
Decades of severe international sanctions combined with catastrophic domestic mismanagement, corruption, and the diversion of billions into regional proxy wars and the nuclear program have left the rial virtually worthless, making basic food staples, medicine, and housing entirely unaffordable for millions of working-class families. Despite sitting on massive hydrocarbon reserves, the population routinely faces systemic power grid failures, rolling blackouts, and critical fuel shortages that leave hospitals and basic infrastructure struggling to function and directly endanger civilian lives.
Furthermore, years of disastrous dam projects, government corruption, and acute mismanagement of water resources have triggered severe droughts across multiple provinces, destroying traditional agriculture, drying up historic water sources, and displacing rural populations into impoverished urban fringes. Finally, civil liberties have been systematically eradicated, where peaceful protests over economic conditions or basic human rights are met with violent crackdowns by security apparatuses, mass arrests, and harsh judicial sentences, trapping the populace under an atmosphere of constant surveillance and state intimidation.
This expanding conflict is rippling across neighboring flashpoints, drawing in security spillover from Iraq and Israel while testing the endurance of Saudi Arabia and the IRGC.
Join us live on A2 Analysis as we break down Tehran's midterm strike plans, the escalating U.S. confrontation, the profound suffering of the Iranian people, and the ultimate fight for the region.
0:51 INTRO ENDS
2:54 Analyzing military activity
6:23 Energy market crisis
9:15 Mecca attack and regional shifts
12:17 Geopolitical realignment
15:10 New world order analysis
19:23 Economic and oil instability
22:01 Global oil market trends
25:15 Xi Jinping's health and instability
33:49 Iranian economic collapse
1:22:14 ALIGRAMS
1:22:56 Regime propaganda and morale
1:34:18 Community interaction and closing
The U.S. military says all American troops have now left Iraq, officially ending a 12-year mission focused on fighting ISIS. The final U.S. forces departed the last air base in northern Iraq under an agreement between Washington and Baghdad. The withdrawal comes as the U.S.-Iran war continues, with fighting and tensions at times spilling over into Iraq.
A cockpit incident onboard an Israeli plane lead to a hijacking scare causing the plane to be diverted. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's office says "The incident is under control, and all measures are currently being deployed in order to return the Israeli passengers safely to Israel."
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President Trump announced on Truth Social that Katie Zacharia will begin her term as the new White House Press Secretary on Tuesday. She is expected to hold her first press briefing at 9:30 am eastern time Tuesday.
"I am pleased to announce that Katie Zacharia will be beginning her term as Press Secretary tomorrow, Columbus Day, and will be doing an introductory News Conference on Tuesday at 9:30 A.M. from the Press Briefing Room in the White House. Katie has been with me, in spirit, from the very beginning, and will do a fantastic job!" said Trump.
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The home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was raided early Monday morning by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. The raid stems from a criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman's immigration paperwork, which was filled out by her late father when she was a child.
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Duane “Keffe D” Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison Tuesday for his role in the 1996 drive-by shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur. He was found guilty of first-degree murder in August for orchestrating the retaliation shooting after an earlier altercation involving his nephew, Orlando Anderson.
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Christa Pike’s lawyer is calling for her death-row sentence to be commuted, saying that her “tortuous” failed execution is punishment enough even for her “awful crime.” Steve Ferrell joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to provide the latest updates on his client and discuss the outcomes he's hoping to achieve.
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