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Anton Gerashchenko
@Gerashchenko_en

I don't often share my own emotions here. I mostly stick to facts and reason. But I'm actually a very emotional person.

The situation in Kyiv with freezing people in cold homes that are left without electricity, heating and water during the cold winter after deliberate Russian attacks is simply terrible.

The most vulnerable, the weakest, the old, the sick, the tiny kids and their parents - these suffer the most. They have nowhere to go or they simply can't move. A lot of people have nothing apart from those cold walls.

Their suffering doesn't help Russia reach any military goals.

Ukraine will not fall, the frontline will not collapse. Ukraine is still a large and strong country. What Russia does and what it is able to do is cause great suffering to average Ukrainians. Russia puts people on the brink of survival, makes people's lives unbearable.

This is a tragedy of a huge scale and people who are surviving through this want to understand what this is all for.

In almost four years of the full-scale war Ukraine demonstrates incredible resilience and bravery. An exhausted Ukraine is a direct threat to European security. A strong Ukraine means a protected Europe.

Ukraine needs air defense and security guarantees.

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/2015787945924382744

1:21 PM · Jan 30, 2026  ·  3,180 Views

https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/2017317323372187956

[PeteS in CA]

Given how badly Russian SAM systems have performed in Iran, Venezuela, and Russia, and how badly Russian tanks and IFVs have been performing against Ukraine, I kind of doubt Putin's claim about weapons sales.

[DB]

 

[BobfromWB]

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/2017309730952114529

India, China, and Kazakhstan were the primary recipients of Russian weapons in 2025, collectively accounting for the majority of Russia’s arms exports. According to data from Statista, India remained the leading importer, with arms imports valued at 463 million trade-indicator values (TIV) in 2024—reflecting continued strong demand in 2025. China received 30 million TIV [ does not reflect dollar amounts ] of arms from Russia in 2024, though its reliance on Russian equipment has declined as its domestic defense industry expands. Kazakhstan was the third-largest buyer, receiving 11% of Russia’s arms exports during the 2020–24 period.

Additional notable buyers in 2025 included Algeria, which received Su-35 and Su-57 fighter jets, and Iran, which secured deliveries of Su-35s and Su-34s. Serbia also shifted toward Chinese systems like the HQ-22, but Russia remains a key supplier for air defense and combat aircraft in the Balkans.