Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Participant in the democratic renaissance of Ukraine. Chronicler of Russia's war of aggression.

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A United States invasion of Canada is unlikely but possible. This is because Trump is a Russian asset and the MAGA cult came to power in the U.S. as a consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Trump has been cultivated as a Russian asset since the 1980s. Russia modelled its Trump-for-President active measure against the United States on its efforts against Ukraine using Yanukovych – dating from the Orange Revolution in 2004 to the Maidan Massacre in 2014. Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014. The Putin regime used irregular forces – the Donetsk and Luhansk "People's Republics" – and regular forces – the "little green men" in Crimea who simply removed identifying insignia. This is the pattern of Chekist warfare Russia always adopts. The United States failed to uphold the spirit of the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances. In 2016, Russia perfected the Trump-for-President active measure and completed its long-term effort to achieve elite capture of the Republican Party. Russia's sponsorship of the MAGA cult paid off. The ideology of the Moscow empire is rashism: russian fascism. Rashism has all the features of Benito Mussolini's fascism mixed with Muscovy's imperialism: the supreme leader principle, ethnic purity, abuse of religion, forever wars as imperial policy, the brutal colonialism of the "Russian World," etc.. The United States has become the American Oblast of the Russian Federation. Trump has subordinated the U.S. to the rashism of the Putin regime just as Mussolini put Italy under the Nazism of the Hitler regime. Trump breaks away from U.S. ally Canada to hie towards fascist Russia. How might the United States go about invading Canada? Pete Hegseth is radically transforming the U.S. military according to rashist (russian fascist) principles. He's replacing commanders loyal to the Constitution with operatives who are personally loyal to Trump. The Trump regime is building armed paramilitaries that are outside the rule of law. ICE is attacking Americans in their communities and building concentration camps to transform the United States into an ethno-fascist state where white, Christian males hold perpetual power. If the United States invades Canada it will do so in a pattern similar to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Irregular forces similar to ICE and a degraded "just following orders" military like the U.S. armed forces are becoming are starting to look very much like Russia. It's more likely U.S. armed aggression against Canada will look more like the Fenian Raids of the 1860s than the invasion of 1812. However unlikely, Canadians must prepare for war the way Ukrainians do. Ukraine's volunteer battalions of 2014 should be our inspiration. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, the Ukrainian armed forces were small and somewhat corrupt after the Yanukovych years. Volunteer battalions – many coming straight from Maidan – stopped the Russians in Luhansk and Donetsk. The Canadian Armed Forces are small but getting bigger. Service members are highly professional and augmenting their capabilities in new combat domains such as drones. Canada's military is expanding reserve formations and garnering much greater support from civil society. War with the United States is not unimaginable. Canadians are already thinking about the non-zero chance MAGA-aligned armed forces from the U.S. will invade. Inspired by Ukraine, Canada is preparing national defence with unity and purpose.
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After Ukrainian drone strikes, the oil refinery is on fire at Ilsky in Krasnodar Krai on the territory of the russian fascist invaders.
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In the Oleksandrivka direction, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian defenders halted one attempt by the russian fascist invaders to advance towards Zaporiz'ke. 1/3
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In the Hulyaypole direction, in Zaporizhzhya region, the russian fascist invaders carried out three attacks towards Rizdvyanka, Vozdvyzhivka and Kopani. 2/3
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Zaporizhzhya region: "In the Orikhiv sector, our defenders halted one enemy attempt to advance towards the settlement of Pavlivka." Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information as of 22:00 on 25 September 2026 regarding the russian invasion 3/3
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Donetsk region: "In the Kostyantynivka sector, the Armed Forces [of Ukraine] repelled 18 enemy assaults near Kostyantynivka, Stepanivka, Novoselivka, Rusyn Yar and Vil'ne. Two additional combat engagements are ongoing." 1/3
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In the Pokrovs'k direction, in Donetsk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 attacks by the russian fascist invaders near Doboropillya, Dorozhnye, Svitle, Krasnopodillya, Serhiyivka and Molodets'ke. 2/3
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Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information as of 22:00 on 25 September 2026 regarding the russian invasion 3/3
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In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled three attempts by the russian fascist invaders to advance near Kopanky in Kharkiv region and Novoselivka in Donetsk region. 1/2
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In the Slov'yans'k sector, in Donetsk region, the Ukrainians halted two enemy assaults near Kryva Luka and towards Mykolayivka. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information as of 22:00 on 25 September 2026 regarding the russian invasion 2/2
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In the north of Kharkiv region, the russian fascist invaders attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders ten times near Lyman, Synel'nykove and Chaykivka as well as towards Kudiyivka, Izbyts'ke, Zakharivka, Malyi Burluk and Putnykove. 1/2
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Kharkiv region: "Since the start of the day in the Kup'yans'k direction, the Armed Forces [of Ukraine] repelled an enemy attack near Kivsharivka." –General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational info at 22:00 on 25 September 2026 regarding the russian invasion 2/2
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Michael MacKay retweeted
Russia’s attacks on Kyiv have killed five residents, including a child, and injured 31 people on 25 September, according to Ukrainian authorities. Fifteen wounded people remain hospitalized, including two children. Among the dead are four people killed when a Russian drone struck an office building in the capital. The attacks also hit a warehouse used by McDonald’s. Zelenskyy said Russia is increasingly targeting the infrastructure that supports ordinary life – from businesses and data centers to internet providers. Kyiv says Russia must face concrete consequences for this campaign, including through Ukraine’s long-range strikes and international sanctions. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
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Last night, Ukrainian defenders successfully struck the oil refinery in Perm on the territory of the russian fascist invaders. Perm is more than 1,500 km from the UA-RU border.
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Give an ultimatum to the russian fascist invaders to get out of Ukraine. If they don’t begin to do that within 48 hours then impose a total embargo on the aggressors.
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In the Hulyaypole direction, in Zaporizhzhya region, the russian fascist invaders attacked Ukrainian positions five times near Vozdvyzhivka, Rivne and Charivne. –General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine bulletin, 22:00, 24 September 2026, regarding the russian invasion
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In the Kostyantynivka sector, in Donetsk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled 17 assaults by the russian fascist invaders near Kostyantynivka, Novoselivka, Illinivka, Osykove, Mykolaypillya, Tors'ke and Novopavlivka. One combat engagement is ongoing. 1/3
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The russian fascist invaders carried out 27 attacks in the Pokrovs'k direction, attempting to advance near Sofiyivka, Kucherivka Yar, Dobropillya, Novyi Donbas, Dorozhnye, Rodyns'ke, Svitle, Vasylivka, Serhiyivka, Molodets'ke and Novopavlivka. 2/3
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Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information as of 22:00 on 24 September 2026 regarding the russian invasion 3/3
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In the Lyman direction, Ukrainians defenders successfully repelled four attempts by the russian fascist invaders invaders to advance near Nadiya in Luhansk region, Shyykivka in Kharkiv region, and Drobysheve and Lyman in Donetsk region. One combat engagement is ongoing. 1/2
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In the Slov'yans'k direction, in Donetsk region, the Ukrainians halted one enemy assault near Pyskunivka. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information as of 22:00 on 24 September 2026 regarding the russian invasion 2/2
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