To everyone who’s still not quite sure what is happening in 🇬🇪 right now, and why the events unfolding on the ground are truly unprecedented, or why the struggles of the Georgian people should even matter to those in Western capitals, here’s a (belated) not-so-short recap 🧵

An up-close look at the type of missiles Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps used in its attack on Israel.

Frederik Pleitgen reports from Tehran

People are setting up barricades on the left embankment as a preventive measure. #Georgia #NoToRussianLaw #TbilisiProtests

Around at 5:10am Tbilisi time 2 people were arrested moments after they were talking to police officers — Radio Tavisupleba reports.

Georgia on my mind.

…I mean the one with khinkali.

Zapraszam na krótką nitkę o obecnej sytuacji na froncie. W skrócie, sytuacja wygląda bardzo źle i nie należy oczekiwać jej poprawy w najbliższych tygodniach.

We're suspending our flights to Tartu from 29 April until May 31. The approach methods currently used at Tartu Airport are based on a GPS signal and GPS interference in the area affects the usability of this method. Read more: company.finnair.com/en/media-centr…

„Firms in China have provided Russia with semiconductors that are crucial for making various weapon systems. They have also provided navigation equipment, parts for jets, and more generic products such as ball bearings, used in artillery pieces and other equipment.“

Remember #Kony2012 ? Well, the viral attention focused on the internationally wanted warlord was accompanied by a years-long effort by the American military to capture Joseph Kony.

Now it’s Russian mercenaries who are on the hunt.

My latest for Rolling Stone

Russian mercenaries, weed plantations, a messianic warlord on the run and more from Mac William Bishop

Russian mercenaries!
African warlord!
American special forces!
Rescuing child soldiers!
Rebel commanders!
Marijuana plantations!
Hidden arms bazaars!
The misfortunes of an Italian adventurer!
Geopolitics!

My latest for Rolling Stone has a lot going on:
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Back in 2016, I accompanied US Special Forces & UPDF soldiers in central Africa on a mission to locate, kill or capture the warlord Joseph Kony. Now, sources tell me, the Russian mercenary group Wagner has taken up the hunt.

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British man accused of arson plot after alleged recruitment as Russian spy news.sky.com/story/british-…

What does US aid to Ukraine look like?

It requires the U.S. to constantly improve training and kit📈

Several U.S. military officials said that 🇺🇦 has pulled 🇺🇸M1A1 Abrams MBTs from the front due to their vulnerability to 🇷🇺 drones, however this is not the end of tanks.

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Two GRU agents were arrested for plotting to bomb 'industrial and military sites in Germany to disrupt the delivery of aid to Ukraine.' ft.com/content/9ee73d…

Seeing multiple reports of people spreading unconfirmed reports.

So many people with no experience of war behave as though it’s a football match, chortling with glee and excitement when the drums sound.

Sickening behavior from those seldom confronted with the maelstrom of suffering, butchery and loss that is the reality.

Great article by Mac William Bishop on the killing of aid workers in war zones.

#StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Gaza World Central Kitchen #WCK

“From Gaza to Ukraine, More Aid Workers Are Being Killed Than Ever”

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The day after Russian forces arrive, Niger signs a $400m oil deal with China. Life moves pretty fast…