At every turn Trump puts Russia before America. Why?

Footage of Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missiles slamming into Russia’s Energia military electronics plant in Yelets this weekend. At least 7 missiles hit the plant, damaging multiple workshops that produced batteries for a number of Russian missile systems.

21:46 | Air Situation Over Russia A large-scale missile alert is currently in effect across Russia. The alert covers the Moscow, Smolensk, Kaluga, Tula, Ryazan, Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, Voronezh, Lipetsk, and Tambov regions. As for Ukrainian UAVs, sightings have been reported in the Smolensk, Bryansk, Kursk, and Voronezh regions, as well as in the Rostov direction. The most significant groups are currently being reported in the Smolensk and Bryansk regions. What makes the situation particularly interesting is the scale of the missile alert. It remains unclear what exactly prompted Russian authorities to issue alerts across so many regions simultaneously. We're continuing to monitor the situation 👀 Information about UAV sightings and missile alerts is based on Russian monitoring sources. All details are approximate and have not been independently verified.

🇺🇦 23:00 | 24/10 Approximate flight routes of Ukrainian UAVs: 🔴 Red arrows indicate the flight directions of attack UAVs. According to Russian monitoring sources, approximately 300 drones were reported. However, both the drone count and the indicated flight routes are highly approximate.

Kyiv. Holy fucking shit. The explosions are so fucking loud. One hit so close, I could hear someone’s windows shattering. Judging by the sound, at least three appeared to be cluster warheads. russia is a fucking terrorist state.

Kudos to the camera man. He decided NOPE - ain’t letting him pull this shit. Not today. Not on my watch.

⚡️ Rubio says Ukraine would not exist as a sovereign state without US support. "This doesn't mean the bravery of the Ukrainian fighters should not be highlighted because they have fought very bravely for their country," he noted.

491 days alone on the frontline. He amputated his own leg with a knife to survive. And when all hope seemed lost, a drone came to bring him home. This is the extraordinary story of Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn Vlasenko. Imagine a concrete drainage pipe in almost-occupied territory. Two soldiers inside. Then there is only one left. Without legs. With no hope that anyone will come for him. And so it goes, month after month. Kostiantyn Vlasenko, from Kryvyi Rih, volunteered to fight. He had to beg for a long time just to be called up. He was assigned to a position known as “Vertun” — a concrete drainage pipe converted into a shelter. He and his comrade held it for months. Until one day, his comrade was killed — on his 50th birthday, February 16. Kostiantyn was left alone. The enemy knew he was there. They dropped a speaker playing a recording telling him to surrender. His own side would never save him, they said. A white drone would come for him and take him home. Kostiantyn answered over the radio: “russian warship, go fuck yourself.” And stayed at his position. Then came the explosive drops from enemy drones. His left leg was badly injured, and he twisted his right. His legs began to die. The flesh on his left foot rotted away on its own. He amputated his right foot himself — with a knife, resting it on a brick. “Tears were running down my face. It had to be cut off. So I cut it off,” he recalled. Later, he joked to his commander: “Congratulate me — I no longer have flat feet or size 44 shoes.” When the weather warmed up, he crawled to where his legs had been left behind. There, he saw orange-and-black butterflies swarming around them. “I thought: God, butterflies have come out of my legs, too.” It sounds like something out of a Stephen King novel. And that is no metaphor. His wife had sent him King's The Outsider in a care package. The book helped keep him going, along with thoughts of his daughter, Khrystyna. Then came the rescue. A drone flew in to bring Kostiantyn home alive. The pilot dropped instructions. The drone landed and shut down its engines. Kostiantyn clipped himself on with a carabiner, gave the camera an OK sign and a heart, and took off. As they flew over a river, he feared only one thing: that they would be shot down and he would fall into the water. He couldn't swim. Other drones provided cover. The enemy shot one of them down. But Kostiantyn made it. 491 days at his position. Both legs lost. A drone sent to bring him home alive. And a man who still doesn't consider himself a hero. He says: “I don't like being first. I'd rather be second.” He is alive. He is back on solid ground. His heroism and his story will live on forever.