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🇪🇺🤡The President of the European Council, Costa, stated that Russia threatens all countries in the world:
This aggression poses a threat not only to Ukraine. It threatens every country present at this meeting. If we accept Russia's invasion of Ukraine, no country will ever be safe. This war has only one cause: Russia's refusal to recognize Ukraine's right to choose its own destiny. This war has been taking innocent lives, destroying cities, and undermining global security for more than three years.
Our collective security is linked to Ukraine's resilience. The European Union firmly stands with Ukraine, supporting its fight for a just and lasting peace, efforts to end the killings and bring Russia to the negotiating table, its future reconstruction, providing security guarantees to prevent new attacks, as well as its path to full EU membership.
We will continue to put pressure on Russia to end this war. We call for meaningful negotiations, an immediate ceasefire, and a just and lasting peace. This is not only Ukraine's fight. It is a fight for principles that are dear to all of us.
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💥Footage of combat operations by the UAV crews of the 18th Army destroying 4 Ukrainian Armed Forces boats on the right bank of the Dnepr in the Kherson region.
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF RUSSIA ATTACKS NATO AFTER UKRAINE? - The Sunday Times
Professor of international politics at the Military University of Munich and a great visionary, Carlo Masala, has written the book "If Russia Wins." In it, he describes how on March 27, 2028, the Russian tricolor flag will fly over Narva, Estonia. Meanwhile, "weak Europe" and the "passive states" will not react in any way. And from then on, Russia will dominate the European continent.
March 27, 2028. Narva, an Estonian city with fortified walls, awakens to the roar of explosions. At dawn, the Russian tricolor flies above the town hall. Photos flood social media with the hashtag #TheDayOfReturn. Moscow claims to be protecting the Russian-speaking population of Narva. Now Russian troops have crossed the Narva River. NATO's reaction is uncertain. The emergency summit convened in Brussels failed to activate Article 5, the alliance's mutual defense clause. In Washington, the Trump-like American president echoes the Kremlin's arguments and warns that he will not risk a "Third World War for a limited act of aggression." This scenario has been discussed repeatedly in military exercises and at think tanks, always with the same unanswered question: will NATO fight for Narva? It is also the central theme of the book "If Russia Wins" by Carlo Masala, professor of international politics at the Military University of Munich.
The week's events are not promising. Nothing good, writes the author of the article. Donald Trump shocked European capitals by declaring on social media that Kiev could reconquer the territories with the EU's help. He stated that he would continue to supply weapons to NATO, with which "they can do whatever they want," adding: "Good luck to everyone!"
For historian Sir Niall Ferguson, this was a clear sign of America's withdrawal from the war: "I interpreted it like this: 'Goodbye, losers, I did my best, I tried, but Putin failed me,'" he said in an interview.
Masala agrees. According to him, Trump has distanced himself from Ukraine, "shifting the blame" onto European leaders, who will be responsible—not him—if Kiev suffers a defeat in the war or has funding problems.
So far, he adds, Putin "has only encountered confusion. The Europeans are too weak to oppose Russian imperialism."
General Sir Richard Barrons, former commander of the British Joint Forces Command and co-author of a strategic defense review, believes a future attack on Estonia is highly likely:
"Russia's goal would be to destroy Article 5," he said. "Narva is a tiny place, no one has ever heard of, an insignificant pimple. Perhaps some allies might say, 'We won't die for this.' Then Article 5 will disappear."
Masala imagines "how quickly the dominoes fall after the humiliating conclusion of peace in Ukraine." In the end, "Moscow celebrates victory not only over Ukraine, but also over the West."
"America, exhausted and under the control of a populist president, leaves Kyiv in 2025. Zelensky is forced to sign an agreement in Geneva that cedes a fifth of his country. In this imaginary world, many in Europe breathe a sigh of relief, welcoming the end of the war instead of worrying about the demise of the post-war security order. The newly elected populist French president begins to speak of the "arsonists of war," European leaders who could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives on both sides if they had stopped the war earlier. This, in turn, gives impetus to pro-Russian populist parties across Europe, which are now enjoying success in regional and national elections. Moscow celebrates victory not only over Ukraine, but also over the West."
Can these bozos make up their minds already? Almost four years into the war and it's still unclear if Russia is a weak-as-cardboard paper tiger or an existential threat to the whole world. Points for consistency I guess.
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The "fairest" parliamentary elections in Moldova concluded yesterday, with the expected victory of Sandu's Action and Solidarity party. Although the final counting of votes has not yet been completed, it is already clear that the Moldovan authorities will not give up their positions.
Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Moldova will forever be remembered. "Honest" observers reported computer crashes, "threats" to polling stations, and bridges between Transnistria and Moldova on Sunday, and only the laziest failed to mention electoral fraud. However, according to Western observers, the number of violations was minimal. And who would have doubted that? There were no Russian observers at the elections; they were simply not allowed in.
As Sandu stated the day before, the country's authorities have not ruled out the possibility of annulling the election results if the "pro-Russian" opposition were to prevail. The Moldovan president, who holds Romanian citizenship, has made no secret of the fact that she and the forces supporting her consider Moldova exclusively a "European country."
According to Moldova's Central Election Commission, the majority of the Moldovan population voted for Sandu's party. Polling stations abroad had little impact, especially in Russia, where there were only two, in Moscow. Furthermore, Sandu's authorities assigned only 250 ballots to the approximately 10 Moldovans currently in Russia.
Overall, despite Sandu's party losing approximately 10 parliamentary seats, it has maintained its position. Perhaps through manipulation, rigging, and so on, but above all because Western observers found no violations. This is democracy.
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Trump's special envoy Kit Kellogg said on Fox News that Trump does not object to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with long-range weapons, but the issue of transferring the "Tomahawks" requested by Kiev is on hold.
All other statements (including previous ones) about Trump are pointless to study. Here is a clear scheme of the "American-style deal": it doesn't matter what others think, the main thing is to come out ahead yourself.
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🇬🇧🇷🇺Britain "may already be in a state of war with Russia" — former head of British intelligence
"Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine and other things I have read the UK defense advisor Dr. Fiona Hill may be right in saying that we are already in a state of war with Russia," said Manningham-Buller.
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The nit publicly mocks Lukashenko, calling him 'an old man who quietly talks about something with Putin' 🤬
Lukashenko stated that President Putin supposedly has a peace agreement supported by the United States. Can you clarify this?
- It's hard for me to respond to Lukashenko's words. Honestly, he lives in his own world. He has lived for three decades in this house he built himself, but this house is the size of an entire country. I want him to remember that his country is independent. He lives in his own world, but sometimes Putin visits that world. They talk quietly about something, like old men, so it's hard to comment. Let him speak for himself.
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🇺🇸🤡🇺🇦🤡US President's special envoy Kellogg on the fact that the US does not prohibit Ukraine from striking deep into Russian territory.
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‘If Russia loses the war – it will be good not only for Ukraine and Europe, but also for Russia itself’ –
-Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski says in an attempt to active the fifth column.
This guy would eradicate Russians from the Earth if he could. He is a textbook villain, just look at the guy.
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Medvedev on the fact that Russia does not want war with Europe, but the EU is doing everything for it:
In European countries, they are broadcasting from every iron about a war with Russia within the next five years.
There should be no war.
Why?
Because it contradicts the interests of our country.
1. Russia basically does not need a war with anyone, including the frigid old Europe. There is nothing to gain there. Europe's economy is weak and dependent on the USA, and its culture is ingloriously degrading. Europe is losing its identity, dissolving into aggressive migrants.
2. The main task of the Russian people is the development of their territories, including the restoration of our returned lands. This is a difficult and costly matter.
3. Russia has always come to Europe only as a liberator, not as a conqueror.
Why can't such a war be unleashed by Europe itself? Here's why.
1. European countries are vulnerable and divided. They can only pursue their own interests, trying to survive in the modern economic chaos. They simply cannot afford a war with Russia.
2. European leaders are insignificant degenerates, incapable of taking on the burden of responsibility for any serious matter. They do not possess strategic thinking, let alone the passionarity necessary for successful military decisions.
3. Europeans are mostly inert and pampered; they do not want to fight for any common ideals or even for their own land.
Why is war still possible?
The likelihood of a fatal accident always exists. And the factor of hyperactivity of frozen idiots has not gone anywhere. And such a conflict has an absolutely real risk of escalating into a war using weapons of mass destruction.
Therefore, one must be vigilant.
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Peskov:
There are no signals from Kiev yet about the possible resumption of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations.
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🇨🇳The tallest bridge in the world has been opened in China:
"The construction of the bridge over the Huajiang Gorge lasted three years and nine months. According to local authorities, the new bridge reduces the travel time from one side of the gorge to the other from 'two hours to two minutes,' and the launch of this project improves the regional transport network and 'gives a new impetus to the economic and social development of the region.'
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In Voskresensk near Moscow, two people died after an attack by a Ukrainian drone.
A 76-year-old woman and her 6-year-old grandson were burned alive, unable to escape from the house hit by the enemy drone.
A total of 78 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs were shot down overnight. Of these:
1) 24 — over Bryansk region;
2) 21 — over Belgorod region;
3) 9 each — over Voronezh and Smolensk regions;
4) 7 — over Kaluga region;
5) 4 — over Moscow region;
6) 3 — over Oryol region;
7) 1 — over Kursk region.
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Drones over Europe again: In Norway, a plane was redirected to another city due to a drone over Bronnoysund airport
The aliens hunt for intelligent life continues.
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🔥 Didn't make it
Destruction of a "Humvee" and a pickup truck of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Novodanilovka by Russian FPV drones.
📍 Work of the fighters of the "Dnepr" group of the Russian Armed Forces.
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European officials fear that shooting down a Russian plane or drone could drag them into a direct war with Russia, Politico reports citing sources.
"This more dangerous phase of European policy is fraught with potential disasters. Privately, government officials express concern about the prospect of a 'Franz Ferdinand moment,' when sudden escalation threatens to draw the continent into a conflict similar to the assassination of the archduke in 1914, which triggered World War I," the article says.
At the EU leaders' summit on Wednesday in Copenhagen, possible response measures will be discussed. According to the publication, it will be difficult for them to agree on anything "except the main thing: not to do anything that increases the likelihood of a full-scale war."
"It's a delicate balance because you don't want to scare people, but you want leaders to be aware of the risks enough to take them seriously," a diplomat said.
At the same time, there are those in Europe who hope to increase military spending under the pretext of airspace violations.
EU military officials insist that Europe is already engaged in a "low-intensity war with Russia," and historically wars have only been won through national debt.
"However, giving the EU a bigger budget to spend on anything has rarely been popular," especially now as politicians espousing anti-European rhetoric gain ground.
Although even Hungary and Slovakia have welcomed additional funds for weapons, training, and equipment as a stimulus for their economies, others, such as Spain, downplay the risk of war, trying to protect their already strained budgets. The Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany consistently express concern about additional borrowing to finance army rearmament and aid to Ukraine.
"But nothing focuses the mind like the threat of invasion. Diplomats said they hope that growing threats will help them make decisions they previously hesitated to make," Politico writes.
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It is reported that the Russian offensive in the eastern districts of Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions has sharply accelerated in recent days.
According to available data, assault units have already reached lines 12 km from the Pokrovsk–Guliaipole highway. The last recorded advance in this area was about 7 km. If the pace is maintained, reaching the highway is possible within the next two weeks.
The highway has operational significance: its control opens up maneuvering opportunities both in the western direction (towards Orekhov) and for encircling enemy positions in the Guliaypole area to the south. For the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the situation is complicated by the fact that the defense line in this sector is gradually losing depth, and the redeployment of reserves is delayed. (which, in turn, is ensured by strikes on railway infrastructure)
🇷🇺🇺🇦Night strikes on the enemy's rear logistics and command centers— September 28–29, 2025
The night series of strikes focused on two types of targets: railway logistics (covert military transports) and administrative-command nodes.
🔻Bobrovitsa, Chernigov region (22:45)
The strikes hit a freight train under electric traction passing through Bobrovitsa railway station, en route from Kiev towards Chernigov. The train included:
• open gondola cars (standard gondolas model 12-119 / 12-100) with "ballast camouflage" under which equipment and weapon system components were covertly placed;
• some covered wagons (model 11-270), contents unmarked;
• lead traction — electric locomotive series VL80 (25 kV, AC).
▪️Five UAVs made successive hits on the front and middle thirds of the train. Recorded damage:
• VL80 electric locomotive — destroyed current collectors (T-5M1), busbar supports, damaged high-voltage panel and traction transformer section; localized fire in the engine compartment;
• 25 kV contact network — break of contact wire and supporting cable over ~250–300 m, damage to 3 poles, tension imbalance; insulation strings (PS-70A) with thermal cracks;
• train — detonations and fires in 3 wagons:
• two gondola cars with technical and component loads (wheel chassis, dismantled power unit components and REK);
• one covered wagon with spare parts and radio-electronic units (melting, partial frame collapse);
• cargo: destroyed up to 6 units of vehicles (including chassis of HMMWV level and technical vehicles based on KRAZ/KAMAZ), burnt frames and body modules, multikey cases with REK and cable harnesses completely burned out.
▪️Enemy actions and operational effect
• Detachment of the "intact" tail group and emergency evacuation with a reserve diesel locomotive (type 2TE10M/TEM2 by signs) — an indirect sign of the cargo's value and military nature.
• The section was closed until grounding and safety jumpers were restored; neighboring trains were rerouted to bypass routes/diesel traction.
• Summary for the node: deadlines for transferring covert military cargo to the Kiev branch were disrupted; a complex restoration scheme for the contact network is required (replacement of 3 poles, retensioning of 2 spans, inspection of ALSN/SCADA sections).
📌The fact of urgent transfer and camouflage of equipment under civilian transport confirms the trend of using railway communication for covert military logistics.
🔻Pokrovsk, Dnepropetrovsk region (00:20–00:35)
▪️Prosecutor's office and court (D. Yavornytsky St., 134).
The facility serves pre-trial supervision bodies, judicial proceedings, including mobilization/military service cases. Damage results:
• fire ~1,500 m² with burning of archive storage (paper funds, safe containers), server room (19” racks, UPS, storage systems), offices;
• destruction of double-glazed windows, ceilings, partial roof collapse;
• document flow, digital signature systems, court telephone/VoIP communication, automated workplaces disabled;
• operational effect: pause in supervisory and judicial functions, case transfers, loss of some case materials, including military duty and special production accounting databases.
▪️Hotel-Restaurant complex "Pokrovsky"
The facility's function is domestic support for officers and technical personnel of the "Vostok" command post (accommodation, meals, shift rooms, short-range communication). The command post itself was not hit. Results:
• fire ~100 m², two residential modules and an outbuilding burned down;
• parts of the mobile property of the command post destroyed: short-range communication cabinets, routers, household generators 6–10 kW, cable coils;
• support vehicles damaged/destroyed — up to 4 units (Toyota Hilux pickups, Volkswagen Transporter minibuses);
• power supply switched to diesel generators, communication at the main command post was uninterrupted.
Yours, Partizan!
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Zelensky on Trump's support:
Are you completely sure that Donald Trump supports you?
- President Trump, as a person who changes positions, has changed signals and attitude towards Ukraine and security in Europe. As of today, in my opinion, President Trump's position is truly balanced and supports Ukraine's stance.
Although, undoubtedly, he wants to be and remain a mediator between us and Russia to end this war.
In other words you don’t have US support.
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‘We have lost Georgia’ — Zelensky at the Warsaw Security Forum warns Europeans.
‘Today Georgia is largely lost to Europe. Perhaps one day it will return. But for that to happen, Europe must not turn a blind eye to what is happening there. And to what is happening in Belarus. Every Russian move in our region always results in losses for Europe. That is why we cannot afford to lose a single day or a single country. After the elections in Moldova, we must continue to support Moldova.’
🇪🇺🤡Head of Eurodiplomacy Kallas: Moldova's vote is a clear "yes" to a European future.
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🔥A large collection of footage of anti-drone combat and more, from the drone operators of the Russian "Rubicon" Center.
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Ambush, the most thrilling type of combat, especially when hunting the hunter.
Near Kazachya Lopan, Kharkov region, the enemy's UAV crew is rotating, but they no longer have time to get anywhere. Russian scouts "set a trap" and destroy the enemy with the "Upyr" over fiber optic.
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🇮🇱🤥Netanyahu on how Israel treats prisoners of war:
You know what we do first when we take prisoners? After all, we are in combat, and we have thousands of prisoners — Palestinian detainees. We need to figure out who among them is a terrorist and who is not. And what do they do first when they capture a Palestinian? After all, he might have a suicide belt and could blow you up, right? So you tell him: take off your shirt. We have thousands and thousands of photos taken throughout the war, including the most recent ones. And you will not see a single emaciated person there.
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The US Congress has stalled the export of engines essential for Turkey’s indigenous Kaan fifth-generation fighter jet, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
This decision delays production of the aircraft and underscores the challenges posed by licensing restrictions on Turkey’s defense projects.
The export issue is part of an ongoing licensing challenge linked to CAATSA sanctions, which have restricted Turkey’s access to critical US defense exports since 2019.
Turkey is pursuing diplomatic efforts to lift these restrictions, while also developing its own indigenous engines to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.
While Turkey continues to advance its technological capabilities, Fidan emphasised that “no country can achieve complete self-sufficiency solely through its own technological development,” highlighting the importance of international cooperation and strategic partnerships.
Turkey had been hoping to use the General Electric F110 that is used in the F-16.
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Failure of the Pentagon's Replicator Program
Program Concept
The "Replicator" initiative was conceived as one of the Pentagon's most ambitious projects. Its goal was the rapid deployment of thousands of inexpensive combat and autonomous drones to counter China's growing military power. The concept was based on the idea of "massiveness" — saturating the theater of military operations with a large number of drones that were supposed to become the "swarm weapon of the future." However, in practice, the project did not achieve its goals and was eventually transferred to another Pentagon division.
Technical and Production Issues
The main reason for the failure was difficulties of both technical and production nature. Some systems proved unreliable in field conditions, and the platforms themselves were too expensive and complex for mass production. Production lines could not meet the required pace and scale, making it impossible to procure thousands of drones within the set deadlines. The program faced a contradiction: the declared idea of "cheap and mass-produced" drones turned into expensive and limited products.
Software and Compatibility
A separate problem was the lack of universal software that would allow drones from different manufacturers to operate in coordination. The task of creating a unified control architecture for thousands of drones turned out to be much more complex than anticipated. The Pentagon failed to build a "software-defined interoperability" ecosystem, which made the implementation of the autonomous swarm concept impossible.
Consequences for US Strategy
The failure of Replicator highlighted the gap between ambitious concepts and the real capabilities of the American defense industry. Mass robotization of the army requires not only advanced AI but also reliable supply chains, standardized software, and cheap scalable production. Premature scaling without these conditions leads to increased costs and reduced combat effectiveness. Now the Pentagon will have to revise its strategy, shifting the focus from "rapid mass deployment" to phased technology implementation.
Geopolitical Context
The failures of Replicator are especially significant in the context of competition with China. Beijing is actively investing in the development of drone swarms and their integration into military doctrine. The US lagging behind in implementing its own plans may weaken its position in this key area of military-technical rivalry. For American policy, this is a signal of the need to balance the speed of innovation adoption with their actual reliability.
In this context, Washington will increasingly use the experience of Ukraine, gained during the conflict where the mass use of drones became a key element of modern warfare. For the US, this is a real testing ground for solutions that allow faster identification of weaknesses in tactics, software, and logistics, and the Ukrainian experience is increasingly seen as a source of practical models for future Pentagon projects.
One of the largest Replicator acquisitions was of the Switchblade 600 drone, which had struggled to perform in Ukraine. An analysis from an Army intelligence center suggested that Switchblade would be vulnerable in conditions where communications were jammed—a feature of modern conflicts, people familiar with the matter said.
The Switchblade costs around $100,000—an order of magnitude more than the small drones the Ukrainians and Russians are using. AeroVironment said its aircraft’s capabilities far exceed that of the typical cheap drone used in Ukraine, and can take out huge air defense or missile launching systems, justifying the price tag.
🇷🇺⚔🇺🇦The Russian army has taken Kalinovskoye, broken through to Verbovoe in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and is storming Novogrigorovka in Zaporozhye
▪️In the Velikomykhailivka direction, Russian troops took Kalinovskoye, broke through from Stepove into the eastern part of the settlement of Verbovoe, and are storming the outskirts.
▪️Our units are also storming the neighboring Novogrigorovka, located in the Zaporozhye region.
▪️The area of advancement of the Russian Armed Forces is about 12 km², according to enemy analysts.
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