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#92801
14 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:
Amazing journalism: The Times obtained thousands of complaints by Russian citizens outlying brutal mistreatment of Russian soldiers by their own officers.

How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers - The New York Times

I wish this wasn't behind a paywall

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    I volunteered today. Log/Admin role to replace people for 30-60 days. The operation is in the west, or should the Orcs win will be pulled back behind the NATO wall. Either way the humanitarian effort

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#92804
On 1/2/2026 at 5:46 PM, Gatorubet said:

It’s as if Aggy produced this New Year’s Eve special. Also, like Aggy, they are the weirdest fuckers on earth. They captured the white supremacy part just perfectly. Just cringe-worthy variety acts with ludicrous propaganda interspersed.

OTOH, I can’t deny that there is some impressive talent present amongst some of the female on the sidelines.

I especially enjoyed some young Russian soldiers forced to explain how they are advancing across Ukraine broadly and about to be victorious. Uh-huh. You don’t say that line perfectly and you’re going to wind up in a ditch in Kupyansk with no food, water or ammunition within 24 hours.

Somehow the Pulp Fiction reference pisses me off most of all

#92806
Ukraine’s GUR just released its 2025 drone raid compilation, showing dozens of strikes on Russian air defenses, ships, and aircraft.
The first full year of Ukrainian long-range FPV strike drone ops has savaged the Russian rear area, especially in Crimea and on the Black Sea.
#92807
There are reports indicating a deployment of 160th SOAR assets to RAF Fairford in the UK. In addition, two AC-130J aircraft have also recently deployed to the UK.
The specific mission set remains unclear at this time. However, several plausible explanations stand out:
A)

There are reports indicating a deployment of 160th SOAR assets to RAF Fairford in the UK. In addition, two AC-130J aircraft have also recently deployed to the UK.

The specific mission set remains unclear at this time. However, several plausible explanations stand out:

A) Participation in a joint exercise with UK Special Forces.

B) Forward staging for a potential maritime interdiction or seizure operation, potentially involving sanctioned vessels such as BELLA 1.

C) A temporary staging node ahead of further deployment, either elsewhere in Europe or onward into the Middle East.

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#92808
Ukrainian units deploy these drones for terminal attack, target recognition, and navigation without GPS.
The systems fly through Russian jamming and keep attacking after pilots lose control. 2/
In one strike near Borysivka, Russian jammers stopped human-piloted drones.
A Bumblebee locked on, lost signal, kept flying, and hit the target anyway. Russian analysts later warned they have no effective countermeasures.
4/
New software replaces GPS with visual navigation.
Strike drones now fly hundreds of kilometers without satellites, defeating Russian jamming deep behind the front.
6/
Sources: https://t.co/U7W2gspZC4
#92809
BREAKING:
On the Kupyansk front, the Armed forces of Ukraine advanced in the direction of Borovskaya, securing the Oskil River. Russian cavalry attempted to prevent the advance but their effort ended catastrophically.
🇺🇦🇷🇺
BREAKING:
Ukrainian forces have liberated Riznykivka and Svato-Pokrovskoe.
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Pretty gruesome at the end:

Ukraine's SIGNUM battalion destroyed a van packed with Russian soldiers on the Lyman front, then eliminated fleeing quad bikes. The final strike was completed by drone inertia after video signal loss.
#92810
59 minutes ago, KYHorn said:
Ukrainian units deploy these drones for terminal attack, target recognition, and navigation without GPS.
The systems fly through Russian jamming and keep attacking after pilots lose control. 2/
In one strike near Borysivka, Russian jammers stopped human-piloted drones.
A Bumblebee locked on, lost signal, kept flying, and hit the target anyway. Russian analysts later warned they have no effective countermeasures.
4/
New software replaces GPS with visual navigation.
Strike drones now fly hundreds of kilometers without satellites, defeating Russian jamming deep behind the front.
6/
Sources: https://t.co/U7W2gspZC4

If their signal is jammed, that means all the AI they use is onboard?

#92812
1 hour ago, KYHorn said:
BREAKING:
On the Kupyansk front, the Armed forces of Ukraine advanced in the direction of Borovskaya, securing the Oskil River. Russian cavalry attempted to prevent the advance but their effort ended catastrophically.
🇺🇦🇷🇺
BREAKING:
Ukrainian forces have liberated Riznykivka and Svato-Pokrovskoe.
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Pretty gruesome at the end:

Ukraine's SIGNUM battalion destroyed a van packed with Russian soldiers on the Lyman front, then eliminated fleeing quad bikes. The final strike was completed by drone inertia after video signal loss.

The fact that we are living Reese's words of warning from Terminator bring me zero comfort: "It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop... ever, until you are dead!"

We humans are very, very, very good at creating killing machines. Instead of pausing to consider "so....MAYBE we shouldn't keep creating scenarios where 'create better killing machines' is the only rational response," we just keep on keeping on.

Layer in a psychopathic, religious devotion to "AI" with 100% emphasis on profits and power, and 0% emphasis on humanity or ethics.....well....

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#92813
⚡️Fighters of the Darknode battalion of the 412th Nemesis brigade intercepted a "shahid", on which an MANPADS was installed.
The drone also had a camera and a radio modem, which allowed it to be controlled from the territory of Russia and to launch a missile.
At present, a

⚡️Ukraine was attacked for the first time by a "Shahed" drone equipped with a MANPAD, — according to the head of the Flash Radio Technology Center.
The drone was equipped with a camera and a radio modem.
The missile is launched by the "Shahed" pilot, who controls it from

Trying to go after anti-air missiles or fighters?

#92814
3 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Trying to go after anti-air missiles or fighters?

I would guess helicopters. I've seen a few videos of door gunners in helicopters shooting these things down.

#92815
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Fire is burning around (52.600356, 38.506595)
Eastern Polish airspace has snapped shut as Russia mounts a major drone and cruise missile attack on Ukraine.
Multiple Polish airports are closed due to “unplanned military activity related to ensuring state security,” with NATO fighters likely airborne.

#92816

I posted this earlier in the wrong thread. Bit of sunshine pumping, but talks about how a lot of things that happened in 2025 are going to really start to have an impact here in 2026, and I tend to agree with some of it.

Russia is not replacing men fast enough and will have to go to mass mobilization in the major cities, and Russia's economy is just not that robust as the war costs more and revenue drops.

#92818
2 hours ago, Parliament said:

I want to believe.

I do as well. They are hurting for men and money, it’s just when will the breaking point hit.

Edit : and he mentions the defensive line that Ukraine has built that will slow down any serious Russian attempts at breakthroughs. Based on everything they’ve learned, Russian capabilities real and theoretical, and made with drones in mind. It’s impressive. Doesn’t have to stop the Russians totally, just funnel them into choke points or slow them down while the drones do their work.

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#92819
42 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I do as well. They are hurting for men and money, it’s just when will the breaking point hit.

I have absolutely nothing to back up my thoughts, but it seems not illogical that the Russian business and military culture based upon corruption and stealing - when faced with a universally recognized (even if not admitted) possibility of a severe recession and potential war end/regime change - would view those circumstances as significant motivation to now steal as much as possible as quickly as possible while they still can.

Russian front line logistics will not be improving. And I think only one side in the conflict will be giving their soldiers sufficient cold weather gear for this winter.

#92820
4 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

I have absolutely nothing to back up my thoughts, but it seems not illogical that the Russian business and military culture based upon corruption and stealing - when faced with a universally recognized (even if not admitted) possibility of a severe recession and potential war end/regime change - would view those circumstances as significant motivation to now steal as much as possible as quickly as possible while they still can.

Russian front line logistics will not be improving. And I think only one side in the conflict will be giving their soldiers sufficient cold weather gear for this winter.

I’m still trying to figure out how they aren’t able to keep up production of motorcycles or utility vehicles. Something has happened with their procurement process and manufacturing for them to resort to horses, and to send so many men in without body armor and helmets. Not even shitty steel helmets.

Theft, corruption, sanctions? They were, for a while, importing cheap AtVs and golf carts from China. Has the money dried up to an extent that they are spending it elsewhere.

#92821
The US is making plans to try to intercept a fleeing oil tanker that Russia has claimed ownership of, according to four people familiar with the matter, setting up a possible confrontation between Washington and the Kremlin… confirming CBS:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-interdict-tanker-carrying-venezuelan-oil-after-maduros-capture/

#92822
A second undersea communications cable was severed in the Baltic Sea within a week.
Reuters, citing Latvia’s State Police, reported that the cable was damaged on January 2, three days after Finland detained a vessel that had departed from Russia and is suspected of involvement

#92825

Man @PTINS they are working over the fuel depots lately

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#92826
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UK and France to send troops to Ukraine if peace deal agr...

The announcement was made by UK PM Sir Keir Starmer after a meeting of Ukraine's allies in Paris.

#92827
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US forces attempt to board oil tanker after pursuit acros...

US officials say that American forces plan to seize the Russian-flagged ship, which is accused of breaking sanctions.

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#92828
16 minutes ago, KYHorn said:
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Russia sends navy to guard oil tanker being pursued by US...

US officials say that American forces plan to seize the Russian-flagged ship, which is accused of breaking sanctions.

CDN media

#92830
Since runaway oil tanker MARINERA (formerly BELLA 1) has become a hot topic on this platform, it’s worth reiterating that the vessel isn't carrying any oil cargo. It never docked in Venezuela; it came from Iran. See map of its route over past 7 months. https://t.co/pX3WfK0k4p
Yesterday I published an analysis on the tanker MARINERA arguing that this was not a routine sanctions evasion case and not a simple oil shipment problem because the behavior around this vessel did not fit commercial logic and instead tracked with mission logic. Three hours


Yesterday I published an analysis on the tanker MARINERA arguing that this was not a routine sanctions evasion case and not a simple oil shipment problem because the behavior around this vessel did not fit commercial logic and instead tracked with mission logic. Three hours later, the Wall Street Journal confirmed that Russia has deployed naval units, including a submarine, to escort MARINERA through the North Atlantic and deter any U.S. attempt to board or seize her, which materially changes how this transit should be understood.

See "The Ship Russia Would Not Abandon: A Collision Course Between Superpowers":

https://t.co/Qrvtlwm9hY

States do not assign submarines to protect fuel cargo, and they do not escalate naval posture to defend a marginal tanker.. A submarine escort is not asset protection and it is not commercial risk management but deterrence signaling used when cargo, passengers, or onboard capability are politically or strategically sensitive. In my report, I assessed that MARINERA was likely tied to the movement of high value personnel, ISR capability, or sensitive mission equipment, and that the early U.S. interest combined with Russia’s political response suggested this was being treated as a protected transfer rather than a commercial shipment.

The Russian decision to deploy naval escorts, including a submarine, aligns with that assessment because oil and a rusty hull are replaceable while people and capabilities are not. This is why this case is now being handled as a contested movement operation rather than a shipping issue. This is also why it is drawing military assets, why it is being defended in the open, and why it should be analyzed as a strategic transfer problem rather than protecting a comparatively worthless shadow fleet asset.

The escort, as I predicted in my report, confirms that "Marinera" is not about sanctioned oil and never was

#92832
U.S. forces boarded sanctioned oil tanker between Iceland and the British isles before Russian warships and a submarine could arrive, officials say. The tanker was previously called Bella 1, but had reflagged to become a Russian vessel.
Initial reports that an additional crude oil tanker has also been boarded by the U.S. Coast Guard in the Caribbean, off the coast of Latin America.
#92835
9 hours ago, Johnny Chimpo said:

I wonder if we will ever find out what was inside.

2 hours ago, pops said:

Anyone care to posit a guess as to what is going on here? Seems very out of left field....

Conspiracy theorists think some Russian superweapons were on board.

If there were, they would have been escorted by Russian naval ships from the start, even if it was just a submarine shadowing it.

#92836

Don't know if it'll actually do anything but looks like it's finally going through

After a very productive meeting today with President Trump on a variety of issues, he greenlit the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that I have been working on for months with Senator Blumenthal and many others.
This will be well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace

After a very productive meeting today with President Trump on a variety of issues, he greenlit the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that I have been working on for months with Senator Blumenthal and many others.

This will be well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent.

This bill will allow President Trump to punish those countries who buy cheap Russian oil fueling Putin’s war machine.

This bill would give President Trump tremendous leverage against countries like China, India and Brazil to incentivize them to stop buying the cheap Russian oil that provides the financing for Putin’s bloodbath against Ukraine.

I look forward to a strong bipartisan vote, hopefully as early as next week.

#92837
3 minutes ago, KYHorn said:

Don't know if it'll actually do anything but looks like it's finally going through

I really like Ukraine’s “tactical” sanctions applied directly to Russian refineries and fuel depots and wish we’d support more of that.

I hope this does something more than taking over shadow tankers and sending the oil to American refineries. I doubt we do much with China.

#92838
2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

I hope this does something more than taking over shadow tankers and sending the oil to American refineries. I doubt we do much with China.

Could be used as part of some kinda 3D chess attempt. I mean if COULD.

#92839
"If they [Russians] are promising you well-paying jobs in Russia, you are going to end up in the army."
Ukrainian Defenders of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade captured a Ugandan named Richard Akantoran, who, according to him, was forced to fight on the Russian side.
He shared that

"If they [Russians] are promising you well-paying jobs in Russia, you are going to end up in the army."

Ukrainian Defenders of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade captured a Ugandan named Richard Akantoran, who, according to him, was forced to fight on the Russian side.

He shared that he took a loan from the bank to buy a plane ticket to Russia after someone offered him "good-paying jobs" in the supermarket, factory, etc. But upon arriving in Balashikha, Richard had only two choices - to sign a contract with the Russian military or die from a bullet to the head.

According to Richard, three more people from his country signed the contract. One night, he decided to flee the positions without equipment and surrendered to Ukrainian soldiers near Lyman, Donetsk region.

A Russian family is awaiting compensation for the possible death of their father in the "special military operation" in order to buy a private house.
They don't know anything about his death or seem to care.
#92840
1 hour ago, KYHorn said:
"If they [Russians] are promising you well-paying jobs in Russia, you are going to end up in the army."
Ukrainian Defenders of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade captured a Ugandan named Richard Akantoran, who, according to him, was forced to fight on the Russian side.
He shared that

"If they [Russians] are promising you well-paying jobs in Russia, you are going to end up in the army."

Ukrainian Defenders of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade captured a Ugandan named Richard Akantoran, who, according to him, was forced to fight on the Russian side.

He shared that he took a loan from the bank to buy a plane ticket to Russia after someone offered him "good-paying jobs" in the supermarket, factory, etc. But upon arriving in Balashikha, Richard had only two choices - to sign a contract with the Russian military or die from a bullet to the head.

According to Richard, three more people from his country signed the contract. One night, he decided to flee the positions without equipment and surrendered to Ukrainian soldiers near Lyman, Donetsk region.

A Russian family is awaiting compensation for the possible death of their father in the "special military operation" in order to buy a private house.
They don't know anything about his death or seem to care.

And this is what we are dealing with. That's it in a bottle. A society that has absolutely zero regard for life. I would call them dogs, but i like dogs.

#92841

Still using Meals on Wheels to carry their people into battle

Russian forces continue to use cavalry this winter, with Ukrainian drone operators increasingly attempting to avoid the horses during strikes.

In the 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade's area of responsibility, Russian occupiers attempted a massive assault using armored vehicles, but the mission failed.
#92843
Russian channels report that a plant producing jet engines for Su aircraft and Ka-52 and Mi-28 helicopters is on fire in Moscow. Firefighting units are being dispatched to the scene.
FPV drone operators from the "Aquila" unit of the "Steel Border" Border Guard Brigade destroyed 4 enemy vehicles and struck an ammunition depot, a mortar, and an assault troop shelter near the Ukrainian border.
https://t.co/nCEEEO8U5f
#92845


Was headed to a Russian port to pick up a load of oil. Hopefully we see a lot more of this.

The Turkish outlet Ortadoğu reports that on January 7, a drone attacked the oil tanker ELBUS near the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea. The vessel was heading to the Russian port of Novorossiysk, where it was supposed to load oil. The ELBUS tanker, sailing under the flag of Palau, was located approximately 30 miles off the coast of the Abana district in Turkey’s Kastamonu Province. https://ortadogugazetesi.com/gundem/kastamonu-aciklarinda-dron-saldirisi-elbus-tankeri-hedef-oldu/347527

#92850
2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Well, UKR is completely fucked. This thing is impervious to puddles. 🤣

Looks like those campus food delivery drones, minus the self destruct mode.

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