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Transportation of the Challenger 2 tank by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a MAN HX81 trawler.
As the C2 breaks down and gets stuck a lot. The tank is just hauled around by truck
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Good Question: What do we really need satellites for, anymore?
What catastrophe would befall us if all the satellites in orbit are brought down, at once?
Military:
Early warning of missile attack? There are other means.
Surveillance? Russia is at a disadvantage there, at the moment, and possibly for quite a while longer.
Communications:
Most of broadband traffic is done through cable networks.
Elite/politician communications? Looks like they are all using WhatsApp anyways.
The big-ticket items are science (space and terrestrial) and communications in remote areas.
Frankly, bring them all down. Especially Musk’s vanity project.
Thoughts? Disagreements? Tell me in the comments.
On the objective control footage, the defeat of the 155mm self-propelled gun "Paladin" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by a strike from the "Lancet" UAV in the area of Vozdvizhevka, Zaporozhye region.
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🇩🇪🤡"You can't fart happily with a sad butt" - German Defense Minister Pistorius urges Germans to be optimistic:
The Weimar Republic fell not because of the strength of its enemies and opponents, but because of the weakness and cowardice of democrats and their supporters - because they did not stand up to their full height, did not speak out loudly, did not resist, did not act together. And I say this very clearly: we have no right to let this happen again.
And here I will quote not Willy Brandt, not Kurt Schumacher, and not Helmut Schmidt, but Martin Luther: "You can't fart happily with a sad butt". After all, endless complaints about how terrible the enemies of democracy are don't help us at all. No - everything depends on how passionately we ourselves are ready to defend this democracy.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦Medvedev - spoke about the fate of Zelensky:
I don't want to discuss the fate of this character, because he has already become so annoying to all of us. I can even judge by what my colleagues are writing there. But I can only say one thing. You know, as a famous Kiev resident once said: "Anna has already spilled the oil". And that means, he won't be able to keep his head.
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🇮🇷🇺🇸The creative department of the IRGC continues to shoot promotional videos about American aircraft carriers.
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Trump on the negotiations over Greenland.
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Canadian National Post columnist Adam Zivo is adamant he sees “no problem” with presenting himself as a journalist by day while moonlighting for a foreign spy agency by night.
This National Post Columnist Says He Spied for a Foreign Intelligence Agency. Experts Call His Behaviour ‘Unethical’ and ‘Absurd’.
National Post columnist Adam Zivo says he was moonlighting as a foreign intelligence asset at the same time as he worked for the National Post
Is it ethical for a journalist to wear a wire to dinner and spy for a foreign intelligence agency at the same time as they’re writing for one of Canada’s biggest newspapers?
Most experts on journalism ethics might say that’s clearly “unethical,” but National Post columnist Adam Zivo is adamant he sees “no problem” with presenting himself as a journalist by day while moonlighting for a foreign spy agency by night.
Zivo, who was sanctioned by Russia in August 2022, has recently been sharing dramatic and fantastical stories about a “weird espionage experience” he had while he was doing war zone reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the National Post.
In the first instalment of his story, tweeted unprompted after midnight on a weekend, Zivo revealed he worked with Ukraine’s spy agency, the Security Service of Ukraine or SBU, in a counterintelligence operation that saw him strap a wire to his chest and go undercover in an attempt to entrap a man he suspected was a Chinese spy.
“I met the Chinese man and his wife at a restaurant while wearing a wire,” Zivo said in one tweet. “The SBU officers watched us from a car parked outside, which had tinted windows.”
Zivo shared additional details about his spy story in statements to PressProgress, revealing that he also compiled multiple reports which he claims he sent to Canada’s spy agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, as well as to the Ukrainian government and his employer, the National Post.
“After my initial interaction with Zhang, I drafted a detailed report which I quickly provided to the National Post, CSIS and the Ukrainian government,” Zivo told PressProgress. “After the recorded dinner, I produced transcripts and a follow-up report which was also shared with these stakeholders.”
Canada has some dubious media….
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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The Russian army is conducting a large-scale offensive towards Sumy, having been increasing its troop grouping monthly since the fall - UA
▪️This is reported by Kiev media outlets, citing intelligence sources.
▪️ Russian troops are aiming for the dense large forest located northwest of Sumy.
▪️ The main front of the offensive remains the area liberated by the Russian army between the villages of Alekseevka-Yablonovka-Yunakovka. From this side, there are three "branches" along which it is possible to advance to the villages of Khotin, Pisarevka, and Nova Sich. Another, less noticeable direction is Miropele.
❗️"Why this is dangerous for Ukraine: Transferring the war in Sumy from the villages where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding the defense to the forest will mean a significant complication of Ukrainian defense. After all, the combat actions from the flat terrain will move into the dense forest with deep ravines.
▪️ In essence, Ukraine will get a second Serebryanskoe forestry.
▪️ It will be very difficult to drive out Russian troops from the huge "green zone", which masks everything from movements to bunkers," - say the intelligence officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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‼️🇺🇦🛰The fight against Starlink on Russian drones has begun in Ukraine
▪️SpaceX, following the appeal of Defense Minister Fedorov, has started speed restrictions for drones controlled via Starlink over the territory of Ukraine.
▪️At speeds above 90 km/h, the connection via Starlink is disconnected. This, without additional modifications, makes it impossible to use the system on aircraft-type UAVs.
▪️However, helicopter-type drones, including FPV and heavy drones, continue to operate.
▪️The restriction also applies to Ukrainian UAVs - this, in particular, is indicated by a sharp reduction in the number of strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Crimea. Starlink is not able to accurately identify specific accounts used to control Russian drones in a short time.
▪️Earlier, a speed limit of up to 40 km/h was already introduced, for which technical workarounds, including proxy servers, were found.
▪️Now, Starlink determines coordinates and speed directly through the satellite constellation, but developers believe that a new solution will also be found over time.
▪️Earlier, an advisor to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry stated that SpaceX has already taken the first measures against "Starlinks" on Russian drones.
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‼️🇺🇦🥶Severe frosts will hit Ukraine by the end of the ceasefire: up to -28 degrees, - UkrGidromet
➖"And, let's remind you, the energy ceasefire ends tomorrow", - write Kiev media outlets.
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🇺🇦⚡️ The most severe situation with energy supply is now in Kiev, — Zelensky about the energy collapse
- According to the clown, energy workers promise to restore heat supply by tomorrow morning. Water supply in the capital is planned to be restored today.
- The probable cause of the accident is named as the weather — icing of power lines. We are talking about a systemic failure against the backdrop of an overloaded and worn-out power grid.
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New forecasts now confirm a Stratospheric Warming event in early-mid February, causing a Polar Vortex split and collapse. The latest predictions show a breakdown of the polar circulation, with a prolonged colder weather pattern across North America and parts of Europe, potentially lasting into early Spring.
For those looking to deep dive I’ve included a link.
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The “pedofiles” of the US.
Best portmanteau of the day.
Credit goes to Starshe Eddy (hard “y”) TG Channel.
‼️🇺🇦🏴☠️Zelensky stated in advance that the Abu Dhabi negotiations will not lead to a result
▪️"Territorial issues cannot be resolved only by technical teams," he told Prague International.
➖"Without direct contact at the leaders' level, it will be impossible to reach an agreement on territorial issues," he added.
▪️The territorial issue will be a key topic at the meeting in Abu Dhabi on February 1, where delegations from Ukraine and Russia will gather. That is, Zelensky is giving a clear signal in advance that no agreements will be reached there on the territorial issue, according to Kiev-based media outlets.
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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Donbass will become a springboard for a new Russian offensive if Zelensky fails to implement peace agreements, - NYT
▪️Russian control over Donbass would give Moscow a favorable starting position for a possible new phase of the offensive, writes the New York Times.
▪️For the Kremlin, the DPR is not only a military but also a symbolic goal since 2014; the defense of Donbass lies at the heart of the special military operation (SMO).
▪️Slavyansk is singled out separately: as long as the city is occupied by Kiev, it's difficult for Moscow to declare the objectives of the special operation as achieved.
▪️The part of Donbass held by Kiev is one of the most fortified sections of the front with defense lines that have been built since 2014; their loss would make Ukraine more vulnerable to future Russian operations.
Apparently Ukraine couldn't just build the same fortifications again.... Honestly this isn't difficult NYT, it's called water and rebuilding the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal
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"The New US Flag":
Charlie Hebdo didn't miss the opportunity to poke fun at their American friends amidst the suppression of protests in the United States.
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🇷🇺A military victory in the Special Military Operation is already visible in a number of parameters, - Medvedev
Other statements by the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council:
- The goal of victory in the special operation in Ukraine is to prevent new conflicts;
- The continuity of the Special Military Operation in relation to the Great Patriotic War is that it is the defense of one's own country and the closest people;
- Zelensky should not "cut off heads", as Bulgakov, a native of Kiev, wrote, "Anna has already spilled the oil";
- Russia has never "found" any submarines, about the dispatch of which Trump spoke;
- Trump is trying to remain in history as a peacemaker, sometimes he succeeds, sometimes not;
- Russia's contacts with the USA under Trump have become much more productive, and this is beneficial for the cause.
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🇺🇦🤡Zelenksy announced the postponement of today's negotiations with Russia:
Our negotiating team just reported. The dates of the next trilateral meetings have been set: February 4 and 5 in Abu Dhabi. Ukraine is ready for a substantive discussion, and we are interested in a result that will bring us closer to a real end to the war.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸 Negotiations in Abu Dhabi are disrupted: the meeting is likely not to take place, — Reuters
- The agency refers to Zelensky's statement: Kiev is waiting for additional clarifications from Washington and expects new contacts next week.
- Earlier, Zelensky suggested postponing the meeting due to the escalation of the situation in the Middle East and the growing tensions between the US and Iran.
- Against this backdrop, on Saturday in Florida, negotiations took place between US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Finance Minister Besent with a representative of the Kremlin, Kirill Dmitriev.
- Witkoff characterized these contacts as "productive and constructive", indicating a shift in negotiation activity beyond the format involving Kiev.
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❗️❗️❗️ The Northerners liberated the village of Zelenoe!
The "North" group continues to establish a security zone near the Russian border. As a result of decisive offensive actions, the assault units of the 9th Motor Rifle Brigade of the 11th Army of the "North" Military District, having broken the resistance of the 13th Motor Rifle Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, liberated the populated area of Zelenoe in the Kharkov region.
North Wind
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Alleged Mossad-linked operative tells Israeli Channel 12 that he helped form an inside team and remotely strike a missile launcher in Iran on June 13, while staying in live contact with headquarters:
Our mission was to take very specific and professional weapon, to assemble everything together and be ready to launch. I was Mossad’s eyes inside this mission.
To finish the job, I only had to click on a button and leave from there. I had to wait for more than two hours… I was scared about everything.
We had just one chance to launch. I said: ‘Okay, let’s do it.’ I could see our target… a launcher ready to shoot the ballistic missile to Israel.
We eliminated it. I said: ‘We did our job.’
HQ said: ‘Yes, you did.’”
• Clash Report
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‼️🇺🇦👹 "Magicians for Yermak collected water from corpses": the ex-head of Zelensky's Office turned out to be a Satanist
▪️Yermak, the "grey cardinal" of Ukraine, resorted to magical and esoteric practices for years, said the former press secretary of Zelensky, Yulia Mendel.
▪️Back in 2019, a strange episode occurred in the President's Office during a briefing.
➖"After the briefing, the journalist did not run after the president, but after his then-advisor Andrey Yermak with a question on camera: 'What were you doing at the cemetery with NAME?' He repeated this question several times," writes Mendel, noting that Yermak ignored the question.
▪️In 2020, one of the ministers told her that Yermak, already in the status of the head of the office, "was engaged in magic". "The minister did not go into details, but was very scared," writes Mendel.
▪️Also in 2023, a person from an "important service" reported that Yermak "brought magicians from Israel, Georgia, and some Latin American country for magical rituals". These magicians "burn some herbs, collect water from corpses and make some dolls" which Yermak stored in a special chest. "Apparently, in that special chest are the dead themselves," wrote Mendel, citing a "person from the esoteric sphere".
▪️Mendel notes that she did not attach importance to these stories before, but now such topics are "being discussed publicly".
▪️Yermak "is far from the only one who practices magical rituals in Ukrainian politics".
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lya Ponomarev did not become President of Russia. He sits in Kiev and helps Ukrainian military intelligence plan terrorist attacks in Russia. He pretends these terrorist attacks are committed by Ponomarev loyalist militias and not Ukrainian military intelligence (e.g., he publicly took credit for the assassination of Darya Dugina).
He will get killed sooner or later, though.
Boris Nikolic is a WEF guy and former chief advisor for science and technology to Bill Gates. Love how he tried to pimp out Ponomarev's gf to Epstein apropos of nothing.
So much for the "Russian opposition". All these people need to burn.
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🇵🇱🤡Poland accused the FSB of attempting to cause an energy blackout during freezing temperatures
- Warsaw officially blamed Russian special services for a large-scale cyberattack on the country's critical infrastructure.
- At the end of December, when Poland was hit by snowstorms, hackers allegedly tried to leave hundreds of thousands of people without heat and electricity. But the defense system worked, propagandists claim.
- More than 30 energy facilities were attacked, including a thermal power station serving 500,000 consumers, Poles claim.
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It seems that in Ukraine, they have started to restrict communication via Starlink, which the Russians have recently been installing on "Shahid" drones.
"Many users of the Starlink satellite communication system in Ukraine are already observing the first countermeasures that SpaceX has taken at the request of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense," said Sergei Beskrestnov, an advisor to the Minister of Defense.
"I cannot publicly disclose everything that has already been done, is being done, and will be done," said Beskrestnov.
He added that the current solutions are temporary "and will be replaced by a global, well-thought-out solution, which will take us time to implement."
The advisor called for "collecting all information about users of SpaceX services in the military across the country."
Thus, according to his words, one of the methods of combating "Starlinks" on Russian drones will be disconnecting all devices except those that will be added to the "white list" (for which a census of the "Starlinks" used by the military is required).
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‼️🇪🇺🇺🇸 Europe is preparing a plan to "pacify" Trump — emergency secret agreements in Brussels — NYT
▪️At an emergency closed dinner in Brussels, European leaders developed a strategy to respond to Trump after the crisis over Greenland. The discussion took place in a narrow circle and was devoted to how to contain the sharp steps and statements of the US president without a public escalation.
▪️The key line is a demonstrative calm in response to provocations, while at the same time being ready to threaten with retaliatory tariffs and economic measures.
▪️In parallel, the EU intends to "work behind the scenes", reducing military and economic dependence on the US, which is increasingly seen in Europe as an unreliable ally.
▪️In the long term, the plan envisages diversifying trade, building up defense potential, and reducing dependence on American technologies.
▪️Italy and Germany have already prepared a document proposing to create a pan-European stock exchange and a single capital market — as the basis for the EU's strategic autonomy.
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🐈⬛ The footage on OK shows the destruction of a Ukrainian UAV by an FPV drone of the Russian Armed Forces in the Sumy direction.
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In a number of regions of Ukraine, emergency power outages were introduced today. The situation occurred against the backdrop of a temporary absence of strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Russian Army using X-101 missiles, Iskander-M missiles, and Heron-2/3 drones.
The trigger for the January 31st accident was a cascade (avalanche-like) failure. According to available data, automatic protection activated at the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant, which led to the unloading and shutdown of power units. This could have been caused by both external factors and internal overloads in the damaged network.
The cascade failure and voltage drop in the Ukrainian network immediately affected the high-voltage interconnecting lines (including the 400 kV Isakcha-Vulkaneshti-Moldovan GRES line). The Moldovan system's automation, having detected a critical drop in parameters, "activated" an emergency disconnection from the Ukrainian network for self-preservation, which led to a collapse of the power supply.
The deficit and instability led to the disconnection of other generating capacities and power transmission lines to prevent the complete destruction of equipment. This triggered a chain reaction, which led to mass power outages in Kiev and the Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy, Zhitomir, Kharkov, and Odessa regions.
In Kharkov and Kiev, the metro and electric transport stopped, and the water supply was disrupted due to the shutdown of pumping stations.
Today's blackout was not the result of a single strike, but a systematic collapse caused by prolonged infrastructure destruction. This event marks a qualitatively new phase of the energy crisis.
“Military Chronicle”
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