🇬🇧 Former British Soldier & 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Marine | Author of Live.Fight.Survive | Public Speaker | Defender of Mariupol | https://shaunpinner.com/bookhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlnwtj54f22mThere will always be corruption, what is interesting though is how things like Polymarket betting around Trump announcements never seem to attract the same level of scrutiny or outrage. He was, the 2nd most powerful man in Ukraine 🇺🇦12 May 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnwtj54f22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlnjlxr54c2gWHY WE SLEPT | The People Calling for Ukraine to Surrender Don’t Live Here As Russia’s battlefield failures deepen, the information war has intensified. https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunpinner/p/why-we-slept-the-people-calling-for?r=45nz38&utm_medium=ios12 May 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnjlxr54c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mln3hxmd322iTonight I’ll be joining a panel remotely from Ukraine 🇺🇦 If you can make it to the Frontline Club, we’ll be discussing foreign prisoners, captivity and the reality of POW experiences during Russia’s war against Ukraine. An important conversation, don’t miss https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discussion-imprisoned-by-russia-tickets-198841685734712 May 2026 05:44 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mln3hxmd322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mllqj4q3ck2kUkraine 🇺🇦 and Germany 🇩🇪 are launching joint production of drones with a range of up to 1,500 km, announced the German Defense Minister in Kyiv.11 May 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllqj4q3ck2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlkunly3u22oWhat was supposed to be a 3-day capitulation has turned into Ukraine taking the fight all the way to Moscow itself. Airports shut down, air defences scrambling, drones over Russian territory and Victory Day overshadowed by security fears and disruption. https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunpinner/p/victory-day-turns-into-embarrassment?r=45nz38&utm_medium=ios11 May 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkunly3u22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlklubzykc24Ukraine Humiliated the Kremlin. Watch the full episode 👉https://youtu.be/RDju-q82_QI?si=MesfQwZubGxf-acR11 May 2026 05:59 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlklubzykc24https://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlinzu7ppk2oFour years ago I was sitting in Rostov-on-Don during my prisoner exchange, back then, the idea Ukraine could pressure Russia itself, shut airports, strike oil infrastructure and force Moscow onto the defensive felt almost unimaginable. How times have changed. https://youtu.be/RDju-q82_QI?si=xZmBuUt8b5ULZrZy10 May 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlinzu7ppk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mli36irmes24A ceasefire on the current frontlines creates a huge problem for Putin: he hasn’t achieved any of his original invasion goals. After 4 years of war, Ukraine still stands, NATO is larger, Russia has lost Black Sea dominance, and Moscow has annexed more territory than it can realistically secure.10 May 2026 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mli36irmes24https://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlga4qeuzk2tThe Botanical Gardens in Dnipro are busier than normal today as people take advantage of not only the great weather, but the relatively rare silence from the air raids. For once, families are walking, children are playing, and the city almost feels normal again.09 May 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlga4qeuzk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlfnpvjaas26Despite the announced ceasefire, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine with a "Iskander-M" ballistic missile and 43 strike drones - the Air Force publishes a report for the night The impact of a missile and 9 strike drones at 6 locations, as well as the fall of downed debris at 2 locations.09 May 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfnpvjaas26https://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlemg2nepc2gAnd now we have a Ceasfire and a prisoner exchange. Bravo Ukraine 🇺🇦 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlemg2nepc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlebrj7mwk26Going live shortly on Substack! https://substack.com/@pinnerpatter/note/c-255682611?r=45nz38&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action08 May 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlebrj7mwk26https://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mldvvcy5cc2gUkrainian drone attacks hit Russia overnight. Airports across southern Russia shut down, oil refineries burning again, and Rostov looking very different to how I remember it during my 2022 prisoner exchange. My latest for London Loves Business. https://londonlovesbusiness.com/russia-celebrates-victory-day-with-traditional-soundtrack-of-air-raid-sirens/08 May 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldvvcy5cc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mldlokjry22tFast forward from 2022, it’s a different war, and one which Russia is clearly losing. https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunpinner/p/ukraine-strikes-deep-into-russia?r=45nz38&utm_medium=ios08 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldlokjry22thttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mldkyas7rc2dMoscow spoke of “ceasefires” ahead of Victory Day. Instead, drones struck deep into Russia overnight, with fires reported at the Yaroslavl oil refinery, explosions in Grozny, and air defences lighting up the skies over Rostov and Moscow. A ceasefire in name only. https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunpinner/p/ukraine-strikes-deep-into-russia?r=45nz38&utm_medium=ios08 May 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldkyas7rc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mldkeb7m4s2dIn amongst all the chaos, spring is here in Ukraine 🇺🇦 📷 Larysa Pinner https://linktr.ee/larysa.pinner?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=8d40ede1-4b57-4ae6-853b-a7058d9d526208 May 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldkeb7m4s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mld64oi2ik2iAll air traffic in southern Russia has been paralyzed due to an attack by unknown drones on the air navigation building.08 May 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld64oi2ik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mld4zjcmo22iUkraine will act “symmetrically,” Zelensky says, after accusing Russia of completely ignoring its own May 8–10 “ceasefire.” Russian forces carried out more than 140 shellings along the frontline, 10 assault operations, and launched over 850 drone strikes overnight “So much for the ceasefire.”08 May 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld4zjcmo22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlcsbhqpm227Civilians being hunted by Russian drones in Kramatorsk. Absolutely sickening 🤬08 May 2026 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcsbhqpm227https://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlbxhdb2lk2sFor the first time in four years, Ukraine has applied real pressure on Moscow and even cast a shadow over Russia’s May 9 Victory Day parade. Why? Because innovation has now brought Moscow closer to Kyiv. My latest for London Loves Business https://x.com/londonlovesbiz/status/2052406407136161869?s=4607 May 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbxhdb2lk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlb5jw62j223Russian state TV openly discussing missile strikes on Kyiv if Ukraine targets the May 9 parade in Moscow, threatening the government quarter, including the Presidential Office, Verkhovna Rada and even areas containing foreign diplomatic missions. All while Moscow talks about “ceasefires.”07 May 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb5jw62j223https://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3mlasmp7vv22gRussia speaks of “ceasefires” while drones and missiles continue striking Ukrainian cities overnight, as Zakharova openly threatens Kyiv and urges diplomats to leave the city. https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunpinner/p/zelensky-officialy-rejects-putins?r=45nz38&utm_medium=ios07 May 2026 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlasmp7vv22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3ml6momy2us25From “taking Kyiv in 3 days” to warning people to watch out for Ukrainian drones over Moscow. Quite the collapse of the narrative.06 May 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6momy2us25https://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3ml6mj777mc25There is no Ceasefire, Russia just hit a preschool in Sumy. My article for LLB https://londonlovesbusiness.com/putins-ceasefire-collapses-as-missiles-hit-ukrainian-cities/06 May 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6mj777mc25https://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3ml6klokj3c2fPre-school in Sumy after yet another Russian strike. Absolutely barbaric, children.06 May 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6klokj3c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3ml6h4mzvek2cThe Silence is Deafening - Where is the international condemnation? https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunpinner/p/zelensky-condemns-russia-after-deadly?r=45nz38&utm_medium=ios06 May 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6h4mzvek2chttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3ml5x4azyfc2dRussia is now almost indistinguishable from the very people they commemorate defeating. https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunpinner/p/victory-day-or-empty-theatre-how?r=45nz38&utm_medium=ios06 May 2026 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5x4azyfc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3ml5vmgno522i1 year on, we still Prevail. Chris ‘Swampy’ Garrett RIP Brother 🙏06 May 2026 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5vmgno522ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3ml4ccrxy7s2aPutin has a new battlefield, the courts. Justice has a long memory My article for LLB https://londonlovesbusiness.com/putins-war-meets-a-new-enemy-the-courtroom/05 May 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ccrxy7s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunpinner.bsky.social/post/3ml466rbuac2sWhat happens in the shadows doesn’t stay there forever. I’ve lived the other side of torture, captivity, and war crimes. Now it’s moving into the courts. It’s not about money, it’s about recognition. Someone finally saying: this happened. It’s not going away https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunpinner/p/the-lawsuits-coming-for-russia-why?r=45nz38&utm_medium=ios05 May 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:dx4zyej2oxalmtcvfphuiilt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml466rbuac2s