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Political impacts of Ukraine war
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HavokFour
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It seems Trump may have finally realized Witkoff and Kushner aren't very good peace deal makers.
[FT]US spy chief prepares for greater role in Russia-Ukraine talks
EDIT: Interesting timing.
Kushner-Witkoff Initiative Left Kyiv Facing New Russian Demands
Deep strikes are back on the menu, and with a new record.
[FT]US spy chief prepares for greater role in Russia-Ukraine talks
EDIT: Interesting timing.
Kushner-Witkoff Initiative Left Kyiv Facing New Russian Demands
Deep strikes are back on the menu, and with a new record.
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Winter is coming
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WRT the 3300 km strike:
Does that say more about the capabilities of the aircraft or about the air defence environment through which they flew?
After four and a half years of war Russian air space seems to be becoming easier to penetrate.
The successful penetrator seems to owe as much to Mathias Rust's Cessna as to B2s.
Hence their continuous hits on radar and targeting systems. I am no defense expert but it seems logical to create a hole in the coverage and then fly through it. Russia is huge and the cost of providing nation-wide coverage would be prohibitive. It seems that Ukraine is getting very adapt at detecting or creating flight corridors. Says something about the number of people they must have that are not Russian patriots but have Russian zip codes.
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Conventional Active Search Radars are detectable miles beyond what they can detect.
Add in that Russian AD Networks have been continuously mapped for decades.
The fixed site ones at least.
The mobile systems have limited range and generally aren’t operating unless activated for a threat.
Combined with Russian radar systems have been in constant analysis from NATO etc.
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A couple of things related to the Ukraine War...
Are we getting closer to the point where first contact will be drone vs drone?
defence-blog.com
More and more being bolted on to tanks to counter the drone threat
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Meanwhile he US is looking at lower cost kinetic solutions to the same drone problem, but these can only target a single drone at a time and any time you're firing weapons around ground level there is the risk of blue-on-blue
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And President Zelensky visits Ukrainian pilots training in North Bay
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Are we getting closer to the point where first contact will be drone vs drone?
Ukraine claims first-ever battle between naval drones
Ukraine's Navy said one of its Sargan-3000 uncrewed surface vessels destroyed a Russian drone boat in the Black Sea, describing the engagement as the first battle in history between two uncrewed naval vessels. The Navy said its Defense Intelligence partners
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More and more being bolted on to tanks to counter the drone threat
New Russian tanks arrive with upgraded protection
Russia's state-owned tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod has delivered another batch of T-90M "Proryv" and T-72B3M tanks to the Russian Army, the company said, timed to coincide with Russia's Tank Crew Day. As with previous shipments, Uralvagonzavod did not disclose how many
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Meanwhile he US is looking at lower cost kinetic solutions to the same drone problem, but these can only target a single drone at a time and any time you're firing weapons around ground level there is the risk of blue-on-blue
U.S. Army tests robotic machine gun against drones
An autonomous machine gun system engaged drone targets in the Arizona desert, according to official photos from a U.S. military exercise. The system, called Bullfrog and built by Texas startup Allen Control Systems, pairs a standard M240 machine gun with
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And President Zelensky visits Ukrainian pilots training in North Bay
Ukrainian pilots in Canada prep for F-16 and Gripen jets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited a group of Ukrainian military pilots training in Canada on September 12, 2026, ahead of their eventual transition to Western fighter jets including the F-16 and Sweden's Gripen. Four L-39 training jets flown by Ukrainian
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That would have had some interesting consequences if it tagged those politicians...
Among the passengers on the “Kyiv–Warsaw” train, which was attacked by Russian drones on the morning of September 13, were Western officials, diplomats, and lawmakers. This was reported by the German publication Spiegel.
In particular, Günter Sautter—advisor to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on foreign and security policy—was on the train. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was also among the passengers.
ua.news
Russia attacked the train carrying Boris Johnson and other Western officials — Spiegel
Among the passengers on the “Kyiv–Warsaw” train, which was attacked by Russian drones on the morning of September 13, were Western officials, diplomats, and lawmakers. This was reported by the German publication Spiegel.
In particular, Günter Sautter—advisor to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on foreign and security policy—was on the train. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was also among the passengers.
Russia attacked the train carrying Boris Johnson and other Western officials — Spiegel
Among the passengers on the “Kyiv–Warsaw” train, which was attacked by Russian drones on the morning of September 13, were Western officials, diplomats, and lawmakers. This was reported by the German publication *Spiegel*.
ua.news
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Trump's got Putin's back...
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Who’s got no cards now?
China asks Ukraine to refrain from launching attacks on Russian Far East: sources
China asked Ukraine to refrain from launching attacks on Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, where a Chinese vice premier attended an international economic forum, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.english.kyodonews.net
China want its future assets and geography to remain undamaged. The Dragon has the Bear’s balls in its claws.
Putin has quite the return on investment with Krasnov.
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I can see the Home Office announcement in my mind's eye.
"We regret to announce the death of BoJo at the hands of the Russians. Despite this, we remind the people of the UK that Russia is in fact our enemy."
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And... "We are shipping a new load of marginal politicians east for train trips effective immediately..."
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And they're still being blamed for not wanting to give up land Russia hasn't really even stepped foot in, the very land that would ensure a future continuation of invasion if Russia held it.
The fortress belt in Donbas.
Ukraine's refusal to give up territory to Russia stalls peace deal, Trump envoy says
"Ukraine right now does not want to do that," U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said.
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And even then, it's just barely a pinky promise.
It's a good thing Trump has already divested much the US' leverage over Ukraine.
For context, Russia has typically been a very significant exporter of diesel, but have restricted exports due to the Ukrainian campaign on this refineries. This means that importers who normally would be supplied by Russia need to find substitute sources, and so generally prices go up as suppliers and producers jockey the new market dynamics and the same number of buyers (minus any demand destruction) try to buy from a smaller selection of suppliers. Refiners in turn are trying to ramp up production where they can to cash in.
Maybe Trump should just tell Putin to get the hell out of Ukraine if he wants Russia’s to beefy industry to stop getting hit.
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Donald trying to blame Ukraine for high diesel gas prices in US (see below) which he is responsible for, not Ukraine.
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Gas stations are going to need another digit on their signs.
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And they're still being blamed for not wanting to give up land Russia hasn't really even stepped foot in, the very land that would ensure a future continuation of invasion if Russia held it.
The fortress belt in Donbas.
Ukraine's refusal to give up territory to Russia stalls peace deal, Trump envoy says
"Ukraine right now does not want to do that," U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said.
And even then, it's just barely a pinky promise.
It's a good thing Trump has already divested much the US' leverage over Ukraine.
$10 says Kushner can’t see his reflection in the mirror…
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That would have had some interesting consequences if it tagged those politicians...
Russia attacked the train carrying Boris Johnson and other Western officials — Spiegel
Among the passengers on the “Kyiv–Warsaw” train, which was attacked by Russian drones on the morning of September 13, were Western officials, diplomats, and lawmakers. This was reported by the German publication Spiegel.
In particular, Günter Sautter—advisor to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on foreign and security policy—was on the train. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was also among the passengers.
Russia attacked the train carrying Boris Johnson and other Western officials — Spiegel
Among the passengers on the “Kyiv–Warsaw” train, which was attacked by Russian drones on the morning of September 13, were Western officials, diplomats, and lawmakers. This was reported by the German publication *Spiegel*.
The Guardian is reporting that former CIA Director David Petraeus was also n the train.
Train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say
Ukrainian Railways says former British PM and David Petraeus crossed into Poland shortly before drone attack near border
www.theguardian.com
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