Agents of the Atesh movement disrupted Russian equipment deliveries near the temporarily occupied Debaltseve, damaging railway infrastructure.

 

.Earlier, agents of the Atesh movement carried out an operation on a railway branch in Kostroma, destroying a relay cabinet. It is used to transport fuel, military equipment, and components to military factories in central Russia.

 

The movement's agents also carried out sabotage on the railway line between Safonove and Novooleksiivka in the temporarily occupied part of the Kherson region. This direction is key to the logistics of Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia direction.

 

Partisans disrupt Russian equipment deliveries in Donetsk region

 

Photo: Partisans disrupted Russian equipment deliveries (video screenshot)

Ukrainian soldiers are increasingly relying on unmanned drones akin to small tanks in their fight against Russia, military insiders have said, as Kyiv expands its arsenal against Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

 

Airborne drones have revolutionised warfare in Ukraine and are now used daily to gather intelligence and to launch attacks, with drones now accounting for an estimated 70 per cent of casualties.

 

But Ukrainian insiders and military analysts told The i Paper they were increasingly using ground drones, which are often the size of a go-kart, for both logistics and attacks.

Dzyga’s Paw, which supplies equipment to Ukraine’s military units, said the number of requests for ground drones from frontline soldiers was “actively increasing”.

 

How new ‘mini tank’ drones are helping Ukraine

 

 Ukrainian serviceman controls an unmanned ground vehicle during a demonstration. The machines are mostly being manufactured by Ukrainian defence companies (Photo: Genya Savilov/AFP)

 

 

 

Ukraine has managed to bring back another group of children and young people aged 3 to 18 from the temporarily occupied territories and Russia.

 

This took place within the framework of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, according to Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

 

"For years, they lived under pressure and fear. The occupiers forced them to attend Russian schools, threatened and humiliated their parents," Yermak said.

 

Years under pressure and fear: Ukraine returns another group of children from occupation

 

Photo: Ukraine has brought back another group of children from occupation (Getty Images)© RBC-Ukraine (UK)

 

 

11 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

And then you add this

 

https://www.twz.com/land/shell-game-the-worldwide-tnt-shortage

 

Q: So, where is the nitrocellulose made?

A: The ones that we’re aware of, personally, China makes that as well, in large quantities. We’ve got a contract to procure some from Taiwan. There’s also a factory in Brazil. Most of these factories that exist don’t do high volume. We work with a propellant manufacturer in Canada, and their annual requirement for propellant is about 5,000 metric tons. So that’s a lot of nitrocellulose.

 

 

The problem: Ukraine was one of the largest supplier of TNT to the US before the war.TNT is toxic and setting up factories in western countries is pretty heavy regulated, so it's not that easy.

India+China got hit with high taxes and the rest is funnelling their production into Ukraine. I guess mining in the US just got more expensive and less competitive. Wasn't that what Trump wanted?

 

 

 

You pointedly have made no mention of IMX-101 production, nor the implications of BAe's rollout of NGAA continuous flow production approaches  to RDX and propellant manufacture. 

 

Explosive production, like TNT, is normally made in incredibly large batches, requiring the construction of huge plant set within a large area (because it could go boom). BAe has applied continuous flow processing to explosive manufacture (in this case good old Royal Demolition Explosive). That means you don't need huge plants, you are storing much less. The cost comes right down.

 

And they've applied the same approach to propellant production. Nitrocellulose is made from cotton pulp treated with nitric acid and sulphuric acid and dehydrated. The resulting guncotton is used as a propellant. In a batch process, you need to procure large amounts of cotton, the output of which depends on the growing season. Like any commodity, its difficult to surge production if all the cotton has been brought up for cheap t-shirts and teatowels.

 

If you are a thuggish <deleted> like Hitler or Putin, then you have prepared for your genocidal war. Elsewhere, there is a long lead to buy the cotton on the markets, to start making the guncotton.

 

BAe has designed a reactor vessal based approach do away with the need for  nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, doing away with the batch process (which is labour intensive, which is why India and China dominate in Nitrocellulose production; cheap labour). Our Need will be the Real Creator is the common maxim. That inventiveness seperates us from the thuggish crypto or so-called ex-communist <deleted> in Russia. Invention defeated their cuntish Nazi predecessors, and will do it again.

 

Its again, no surprise that you present a one sided despairing viewpoint. You have been conditioned your whole adult life (and who knows what abuse you suffered to decide one day Trotskyism held all the answers) to believe West Bad, East Good, and you go looking for stories to support that conceit.

Igor Girkin  (Russian nationalist, pro-war in Ukraine, but in prison because he thinks Putin is screwing it up) pondering from his cell about what it means that Ukraine has now relaxed regulations to allow 18-22 year olds to go on holiday overseas.

 

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1962543240915321039.html?utm_campaign=topunroll

 

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The enemy (Ukraine) has no need to conscript this age group, tighten the exit regime, or even maintain the exit regime that existed before. We failed to break through the front anywhere over the summer. We failed to do anything over the summer except finally push the enemy out of Chasiv Yar, which was stormed for 16 months — a small town with a population of 20,000!

Therefore, why would the enemy need more people if they are managing with the forces they have? Yes, the enemy may lose some potential soldiers. But right now, it turns out they don't even need them.

This is a disgrace. It is a slap in the face to our wonderful brilliant politicians, military leaders, and other geostrategists.

 

I look at it from this point of view. If the enemy were truly on the brink of defeat and destruction, they would be grabbing sixteen-year-olds, so-called ‘Volkssturm’ members, sending them into battle, and unfortunately, there would be many of them. But they don't even need to conscript 22-year-olds. This is a major achievement. Let's keep telling the story that ‘ha-ha, this clown, fool’ — he (Zelensky) is not a fool at all. If, excuse me, he is a fool, then I want to ask, what kind of geniuses are those who cannot win this war against this fool in three and a half years? That's all.

 

 

 

 

 

Remarkable.

Russian intent; to take Ukraine right to the Romanian border

 

 

https://x.com/RaduHossu/status/1962294090873417929?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1962294090873417929|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=

 

History might be a guide. 1917; who was "winning" the Great War at that stage.

 

Q1 1917. Germany started unrestricted submarine warfare, to starve Britain into submission. Strategically, an error, as it would bring the US into the War.. France and Britain were fatigued, and planned new offensives. However Operation Alberich (planned German withdrawal to shorten the line) threw all those plans into the toilet. Riots and widespread protests spread in Russia. America enters the warl doesn't materially change anything on the Front, but a psychological boost.

 

Q2 1917. French Nivelle Offensive fails, with huge casualties. Sparks mass mutinies among an exhausted army. French offensive capability is nullified for months. Britain explodes mines at Messines Ridge, causing mass German casualties, seen as a victory, but gains nothing. By the next month the Third Battle of Ypres kicks off, drags until near the ned of the year, with huge casualties and minimal gains. The British Army is on the brink. Russia is trying to mobilise for a summer offensive, but faces domestic pressures. Germany is starting to feel the heat as the British blockade starts to be felt through shortages in the shops.

 

Q3/4 1917; Russia is now basically out of the War following the Revolution. At the Battle of Caporetto, the Italian front collapses and Germany advances 100kms.

 

At the end of 1917, things looked quite bleak for the allies. Sure there was the promise of American reinforcements using very inexperienced troops. The year had started off with the Americans offering to mediate, proposing "peace without victory", somewhat similar to today. By the time the Americans entered the war, they changed their tune to the war ending when Germany stopped its aggression. By the end of the year, Wilsonian Idealism changed to the 14 Points, which was still quite vague, but at least accepted that the only way the War would end was through the defeat of Germany.

 

History doesn't always, rarely repeats. But it can teach. Fuller remarked "It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn".

https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-update-149-breakthrough-what?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1176440&post_id=172383946&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=45w57p&triedRedirect=true

 

Good article contrasting Russia's expenditure of surface to surface and air launch missiles on essentially civilian targets, with Ukraine's focus on industrial infrastructure, and which is strategic and which isn't.

59 minutes ago, MicroB said:

Russian intent; to take Ukraine right to the Romanian border

 

 

https://x.com/RaduHossu/status/1962294090873417929?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1962294090873417929|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=

 

Of course and then after that it would be a piece of cake for Russia to turn the fully castrated remaining Ukraine into a Russian puppet 100 percent.

10 hours ago, bannork said:

 

Army General Valery Gerasimov, Russia’s Chief of the General Staff, has found himself in the crosshairs of his country’s own military bloggers after his recent battlefield claims.

 

On August 30, he stated that Russian forces had seized 3,500 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory and captured 149 settlements since March 2025.

 

Fact-checking Gerasimov’s claims, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that Russian forces had gained only around 2,346 square kilometers and captured 130 settlements between March and late August — not the 3,500 km² and 149 settlements he reported.

 

Even Russians are now slamming the Russian army for lying about battlefield gains

 

 

 

Russia lies shock. 

 

You may be interested to know that Zalunhyi, who is sitting on the benches as UKAmbo, is an admirer of Gerasimov.

 

Ironically, Zaluzhnyi has said one of his idols is General Valery Gerasimov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces, who is fighting for the other side.
Valery Gerasimov. "I learned from Gerasimov. I read everything he ever wrote … He is the smartest of men, and my expectations of him were enormous," Zaluzhnyi told Time Magazine.

"I was raised on Russian military doctrine, and I still think that the science of war is all located in Russia," he said, adding that he keeps Gerasimov's collected works in his office. 

Miron told Insider: "It's interesting now to see that Zaluzhnyi is now on the one hand for Ukraine, and Gerasimov, somebody whom he admired, is right on the other side in that same role."

https://www.businessinsider.com/valerii-zaluzhnyi-iron-general-putin-ukraine-war-russia-2023-1#zaluzhnyi-is-dedicated-to-the-fight-against-russia-in-january-2023-the-general-donated-1-million-that-he-inherited-to-the-ukrainian-army-14

The Russian leadership whether Putin or a potentially worse successor remains firmly in the hands of the Siloviki, the state security apparatus. With 5 million members, they stick together or hang together. The Russian people aren’t part of the deal, which is why Russia won’t be toppled, Balkanized, or turned into a Western-style democracy. China and other partners back them with material, tech, and intelligence while enjoying a live theater to see how their adversaries cope.

 

Russia is taking massive losses but has adapted its tactics, strengthened supply chains, and believes it can win a war of attrition. Meanwhile, the West is running out of kit, munitions, and money, with no boots on the ground and no appetite for a long fight. In the UK, the Ukrainian flag has nearly vanished; Palestine and Union Jacks dominate , a rough and ready sign that the public has no stomach for an endless war in a country they barely know.

Ukraine is fighting for it's survival no one can dount that , but this isn’t 1939. Russia won’t reach beyond its own backyard it’s their own Slavic Monroe Doctrine. All talk of a new Hitler or dominoes falling is a narrative to make Ukraine’s struggle ours. It isn’t. Kyiv is being left to fight “to the last Ukrainian” a tragedy for everyone involved. 

 

As are all wars. 

 

24 minutes ago, MicroB said:

https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-update-149-breakthrough-what?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1176440&post_id=172383946&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=45w57p&triedRedirect=true

 

Good article contrasting Russia's expenditure of surface to surface and air launch missiles on essentially civilian targets, with Ukraine's focus on industrial infrastructure, and which is strategic and which isn't.

 

The fact that the Russians have sent two mass attacks on civilian targets over the last 4 days shows that this is now a major part of their strategic air campaign. They seem to believe that they can break or at least weaken Ukrainian morale to the point that Ukraine will take the terrible deal that Putin and Trump are trying to foist on the Ukrainian state.

 

Some thought bombing civilians would break the morale of the people during World War II.   Some say it did, some say no.   It depends on the source.   

 

The Russians are amateurs when it comes to big-picture thinking.   They are expending enormous resources on targets that do not matter. 

Kim Jong-un is "making huge sums of money" from North Korean soldiers sent to the front line in Putin's war in Ukraine as "cannon fodder", it is claimed. The despot is accused of pocketing the reported $2,000 a month wages of troops sent to fight for Russia.

 

North Korean defector Hyun-Seung Lee — who was conscripted to the army at 17 — said the soldiers did not expect to be deployed to the battlefield and thought they were going to Ukraine as the support units, but "ended up on the front line as cannon fodder".

 

Hyun-Seung, who served in the Storm Core — the elite military unit that has been sent to Ukraine — before he defected in 2014, added: "Most of the soldiers were supposed to die in this battlefield and Kim Jong Un is making huge amounts money off those sacrifices."

 

Kim Jong-un taking $2,000/month wages from his soldiers being used as Putin cannon fodder

 

Despot Kim is accused of keeping the money meant for North Korean troops© Getty Images

 

 

4 hours ago, bannork said:

Kim Jong-un is "making huge sums of money" from North Korean soldiers sent to the front line in Putin's war in Ukraine as "cannon fodder", it is claimed. The despot is accused of pocketing the reported $2,000 a month wages of troops sent to fight for Russia.

 

North Korean defector Hyun-Seung Lee — who was conscripted to the army at 17 — said the soldiers did not expect to be deployed to the battlefield and thought they were going to Ukraine as the support units, but "ended up on the front line as cannon fodder".

 

Hyun-Seung, who served in the Storm Core — the elite military unit that has been sent to Ukraine — before he defected in 2014, added: "Most of the soldiers were supposed to die in this battlefield and Kim Jong Un is making huge amounts money off those sacrifices."

 

Kim Jong-un taking $2,000/month wages from his soldiers being used as Putin cannon fodder

 

Despot Kim is accused of keeping the money meant for North Korean troops© Getty Images

 

 

 

This is a bizarre story. Kim, as the leader of the most authoritarian country on earth, doesn’t need to nickel-and-dime petty payments when the entire apparatus of the state is at his disposal. It reeks of an intelligence operation, cooked up with just enough truth to send a message.

Talking about the DPRK: at the full concert with Kim and Putin, when Korean singers performed the Russian hit by Shaman, Putin rose to his feet and everyone followed.

This war has benefited both countries. Two pariah states, swapping what they need: Russia provides food, oil, and money; in return, it gets weapons, soldiers, and a battle-tested army. North Korean troops gain live-fire training for World War III.

 

The axis of evil is taking shape. The U.S. is collapsing under its own weight, China is rising inexorably and will, in due course, invade Taiwan. Meanwhile, the West must ask itself: if they want to start World War III, can they win? Or will they lose hollowed-out nations drowning in debt, with restless populations that demand bread and butter, not guns. And that’s why I’m a “stay-in-your-lane” sort of guy: charity begins at home, and we are not the world’s policeman. Because make no mistake  World War III will truly be the last war.

 

Ukraine picked the wrong strategic partner. If it had aligned with China instead of a faltering European Union, it could have gained a massive infrastructure boost, a revitalized domestic oligarchy, and a stronger firewall against Russian aggression.

 

 

On 9/2/2025 at 11:18 PM, Mike_Hunt said:

 

The fact that the Russians have sent two mass attacks on civilian targets over the last 4 days shows that this is now a major part of their strategic air campaign. They seem to believe that they can break or at least weaken Ukrainian morale to the point that Ukraine will take the terrible deal that Putin and Trump are trying to foist on the Ukrainian state.

 

Some thought bombing civilians would break the morale of the people during World War II.   Some say it did, some say no.   It depends on the source.   

 

The Russians are amateurs when it comes to big-picture thinking.   They are expending enormous resources on targets that do not matter. 

 

There is general agreement that Goering's error was to switch from attacking Airfields to attacking the East End.

3 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

The axis of evil is taking shape. The U.S. is collapsing under its own weight, China is rising inexorably and will, in due course, invade Taiwan. Meanwhile, the West must ask itself: if they want to start World War III, can they win? Or will they lose hollowed-out nations drowning in debt, with restless populations that demand bread and butter, not guns. And that’s why I’m a “stay-in-your-lane” sort of guy: charity begins at home, and we are not the world’s policeman. Because make no mistake  World War III will truly be the last war.

Cool story bro. 

3 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

Talking about the DPRK: at the full concert with Kim and Putin, when Korean singers performed the Russian hit by Shaman, Putin rose to his feet and everyone followed.

This war has benefited both countries. Two pariah states, swapping what they need: Russia provides food, oil, and money; in return, it gets weapons, soldiers, and a battle-tested army. North Korean troops gain live-fire training for World War III.

 

The axis of evil is taking shape. The U.S. is collapsing under its own weight, China is rising inexorably and will, in due course, invade Taiwan. Meanwhile, the West must ask itself: if they want to start World War III, can they win? Or will they lose hollowed-out nations drowning in debt, with restless populations that demand bread and butter, not guns. And that’s why I’m a “stay-in-your-lane” sort of guy: charity begins at home, and we are not the world’s policeman. Because make no mistake  World War III will truly be the last war.

 

Ukraine picked the wrong strategic partner. If it had aligned with China instead of a faltering European Union, it could have gained a massive infrastructure boost, a revitalized domestic oligarchy, and a stronger firewall against Russian aggression.

 

 

Absurd.

You're not posting in good faith. Just playing silly twist games.

3 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

 If it had aligned with China instead of a faltering European Union, it could have gained a massive infrastructure boost, a revitalized domestic oligarchy, and a stronger firewall against Russian aggression.

 

 

 

 

Go tell Sri Lanka how they feel about the "massive infrastructure boost" they got from China.

 

https://thediplomat.com/2024/10/debt-or-diplomacy-inside-chinas-controversial-loans-to-sri-lanka-laos-and-malaysia/

 

The last time China formed a close alliance with a European country was Albania. Ukraine is a European country. Pre-war, it was already integrated into the American-European manufacturing supply chain, being the location of many a CMO. Flextronic being an obvious example (blown up by the Russian <deleted>). 17% of European car wiring looms come from Ukraine (and ironically, all of the Russian truck wiring looms).

 

Corbyn is also anti-EU, pro-CCP. No surprise you, a fellow political traveler of his,  have taken this stance.

4 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

 

This is a bizarre story. Kim, as the leader of the most authoritarian country on earth, doesn’t need to nickel-and-dime petty payments when the entire apparatus of the state is at his disposal. It reeks of an intelligence operation, cooked up with just enough truth to send a message.

 

So why does he need foreign bank accounts stuffed full of cash, if the entire resources of the DPRK are at his disposal?

 

Kim Jong Un rules by patronage, not by control of state institutions. Generals, party bosses, and security chiefs are kept loyal not just by fear, but by material rewards. That means rolexes, nice houses, foreign holidays, cash. So the North Korean elite are dependant on him personally. The money in Swiss and Singaporean bank accounts is insurance. Sadda Hussein, Gaddafi, Mobutu, all looked secure until they  weren't.

 

Office 39 tells you about the shadow economy Kim has built (well, his dad created it). its not only the way monies from legitimate activities of the DPRK are channeled, but also the criminal activities, eg the counterfeiting rack, narcotics production, ransomware gigs.

 

He's a crook. He killed his own brother.

7 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

when the entire apparatus of the state is at his disposal

He's using the entire apparatus of the state here.

11 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

This is a bizarre story. Kim, as the leader of the most authoritarian country on earth, doesn’t need to nickel-and-dime petty payments when the entire apparatus of the state is at his disposal. It reeks of an intelligence operation, cooked up with just enough truth to send a message.

I don't think you've done the maths on this. It's hardly nickel-and-diming and these aren't petty amounts. According to some intelligence estimates, there could soon be close to 40,000 North Korean troops fighting for Russia. Their $2,000 a month wages would add up to approaching a billion dollars over the course of just a single year.

 

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A Western intelligence official confirmed the estimate, saying they had seen information separate to the Ukrainian assessment which suggested up to 30,000 new North Korean troops could be sent to Russia.

 

This would be:

 

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adding to the 11,000 sent in November who helped repel Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.

 

North Korea to send as many as 30,000 troops to bolster Russia’s forces, Ukrainian officials say

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/02/europe/north-korea-troops-russia-ukraine-intl-cmd

 

The amount of money we're talking about here is not exactly chump change.

 

But even if it were a lesser amount, it seems as if you don't understand the habitual traits of rich and ruthless kleptocrats like Kim Jong-un. He's running probably the world's worst kleptocracy and people like him are famously not averse to taking even small or seemingly trifling amounts of money whenever they can get their grubby little fingers on them.

On 8/23/2025 at 8:12 AM, beautifulthailand99 said:

 

You've mistaken me for someone who sees the world in binary terms good versus evil, black and white within a moral universe of your own design. But reality is far more complex, especially in a fallen world where choosing the "best" option often means choosing the least destructive one.

 

Take Africa, for your example a continent still scarred by the legacy of Western colonialism. Many of its ongoing internecine wars stem from arbitrary borders imposed by colonial powers. Consider France’s backing of Emperor Bokassa, or the brutal war for Algerian independence, in which over a million Algerians died. Or the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya, where the British killed thousands with impunity.

 

But you don’t want to see this or if you do convebniently ignore it. You've fully bought into the narrative that Ukraine is a plucky little country bravely standing up to its old imperial master, Russia and that the West must defend it in this supposedly noble war. I strongly suspect this moral clarity doesn't extend to the Palestinians, who face daily oppression, or to the Irish during the Great Hunger, when over a million people effectively starved under British rule—an atrocity now buried under layers of historical amnesia.

 

In these modern wars, there is nothing for Britain except a stark reminder that it is a shadow of its former imperial self. And worse, it is repeating the fatal errors of past empires. The Roman Empire fell not from a single event, but from imperial overreach fighting endless wars at the edges of its dominion while ignoring deepening problems at home. Britain today seems intent on walking the same path: posturing abroad while its social fabric frays at home. We can't even stop the boats and our army as it's leaders unhappily admit wouldn't last 5 minutes against a near peer adversary. Particuarly so if we have emptied our coffers and store with weapons that could be used to defend ousrelves should push come to shove. We are an island with nukes let the world sort out it's own problems - charity begins at home. 

 

And then there are the armchair keyboard warriors many of them retired expats living in places like Thailand who bask in the comfort of corrupt, essentially undemocratic societies, all while loudly proclaiming their support for "freedom" and "human rights" in conflicts far away. The irony is as thick as it is tragic: moral grandstanding from those who have opted out of their own democracies, lecturing others on the values they themselves no longer live under. But it's cheap to live  and your pension goes further and Somchai smiles away happily so all is good. 

 

Russia is neither uniquely evil nor uniquely virtuous. It is no worse than many of the former colonial empires now posturing as defenders of freedom. But to truly understand the world, you have to let go of your manufactured myths and confront the hypocrisies embedded in the narratives we’re encouraged to believe. That doesn’t make me a “tankie” (your word) it simply makes me better informed.

If the West had spent more time bringing Putin into the global system as an equal partner, rather than constantly trolling him like a vanquished adversary and circling Russia like vultures eager to carve up its wealth, we wouldn’t be here having this discussion. But we didn’t so here we are.

 

I suggest you watch Adam Curtis’s excellent TraumaZone. At seven hours, it’s a commitment, but it lays out the road to Putin with clarity and reveals the significant role the West played in shaping the Russia we see today.

 

 

Congrtaulations on the promotion - I did wonder where you had gone. 

Ukraine smashes the Bryansk arms and chemical factory with UK Storm Shadow Missiles

 

Ukraine has struck deep inside Russia using British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles, targeting a key chemical plant that produces explosives and rocket fuel for Moscow’s war machine.

 

Kyiv’s General Staff said a “massive combined missile and air strike” was launched against the Bryansk Chemical Plant, a major hub in Russia’s military-industrial network. Ukrainian officials claimed the Storm Shadows — long-range, low-flying missiles provided by the UK — “successfully penetrated the Russian air defence system.” The full extent of the damage is still being assessed.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1376700-ukraine-hits-russian-arms-plant-with-uk-storm-shadow-missiles/

 

Russian army disaster as over 700 soldiers 'torn apart' in failed assault as 900 desert 

 

A Russian unit has lost over 700 soldiers in fighting in Pokrovsk, as Putin's army desperately tries to seize full control of the eastern city. Pokrovsk is a vital logistics and transport hub on Ukraine's eastern frontline, and is also considered to be the "gateway to Donetsk".

 

Putin's commanders have amassed a force of around 155,000 troops, as they step up attacks on the besieged city. Kyiv has rushed in reinforcements, including special force units, as it tries to hold back the Russian onslaught. Russia has sustained a massive number of casualties in the course of the almost two year battle for the eastern city.

 

READ MORE: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2147690/russian-army-pokrovsk-ukraine-war?int_source=nba

European country ready to blow up £64m bridge connecting it to Putin's Russia

The bridge was supposed to symbolise good relations between the two countries and was expected to increase trade. 

 

 

Norway is laying plans to blow up bridges across the country in the event of a Russian invasion. One of the bridges under consideration could be the Bøkfjord Bridge, that connects Norway with its Slavonic neighbour.

 

Opened with much fanfare in 2017, the bridge was part of a new cross-border road link, which also included a tunnel. It was supposed to symbolise good relations between the two countries and was expected to increase trade. “We have a mutual interest in further developing cooperation, for business, trade, education, environment and other areas,” Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen said at the time.

 

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2147191/european-country-ready-blow-up-64m-bridge-norway?int_source=nba

Interesting series of clips, two from Russians, and one from a Ukrainian SpecOps unit. No gore.

The first clip shows two Russian jeeps, on a snow covered landscape (so recent). There is a FPV attack, someone suffers an injury. They all bail out of their jeeps leaving wounded behind. They look more like a rabble, than soldiers. You compare to footage from Afghanistan/Iraq, and Western/NATO troops. Yeah, there is chaos, but a curious sense of order, and training showing through.

The second clip is also Russians, similar landscape. Drone damaged dormobile. They exit the vehicle, or rather fall out of it. The camera operator gets hit by a drone, and is conscious. Not one of his unit renders any first aid, checks on him, they are all too busy looking around at the sky.

As the narrator intimates, the Russian government is committing murder, not just of Ukrainians, military and cavilian, but their own people. They are clearly sending in untrained blokes off the street to be mown down, until presumably Ukraine runs out of drones. That must be the tactics. Its criminal.

The third clip is Ukrainian, and they capture a Russian soldier who is apparently a spotter. He's living like a tramp (hobo) and is apparently caught unawares in his <deleted>hole he calls a bed. Again, I think back to US/UK spotters; they wouldn't be like that. They'd be well camouflaged, and fully aware of their situation.

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sweden sends tridon mk2 40 mm aa gun to ukraine,

this is ideal counter vs cheap drones

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