Russian Invasion of Ukraine[In Progress]

[paxmao]

Zelensky keeps on talking like he wants a ceasefire. Of course he does. This so that he can regroup. Past ceasefires have shown that Z lies when he talks ceasefire. Russia simply responds to Z's lies with more fire. If Z were sincere, he would do it without requiring Russia to do it.

In addition to the above, European leaders are talking about taking over the Baltic Sea lanes. They have been actually making moves, and Russia has let them, somewhat, in the past. But now Russia is stepping up its defenses in this part of the world.

In addition to the above, European leaders - who surprisingly still are buying Russian oil - want to reduce the amount of money they are paying for it to $50 a barrel. Z says $30. Will this kind of sanctioning stop Russia? Lol.

You are not trying to make sense any longer? On one side you say Zelensky is not sincere when he says he wants a cease-fire while you also say that he does want a cease-fire?

At this moment a 30 days cease fire would be a good indication of Ruzzia being serious about peace. If you are seeking peace, Ukraine regrouping or building defences would matter very little. But... Ruzzia does not want peace. Putin has an industrial vision of all this and the way to stop Ruzzia is to make the losses unbearable - particuarly all the economic losses related to oil infrastructure, oil commerce and oil income.

The caveat is that it would also cause a problem for the rest of the world and that is why Europe is still buying, indirectly, Ruzzian oil.

BA, the European leaders are simply trying to stop a war in Europe that is causing problems for all of them. Ruzzia is not "making moves", if you hear the news they are actually on a full blown cyberwar all over Europe causing significant issues.

I am not sure if that would stop Ruzzia, I am sure it will help Europe.

[BADecker]

Zelensky keeps on talking like he wants a ceasefire. Of course he does. This so that he can regroup. Past ceasefires have shown that Z lies when he talks ceasefire. Russia simply responds to Z's lies with more fire. If Z were sincere, he would do it without requiring Russia to do it.

In addition to the above, European leaders are talking about taking over the Baltic Sea lanes. They have been actually making moves, and Russia has let them, somewhat, in the past. But now Russia is stepping up its defenses in this part of the world.

In addition to the above, European leaders - who surprisingly still are buying Russian oil - want to reduce the amount of money they are paying for it to $50 a barrel. Z says $30. Will this kind of sanctioning stop Russia? Lol.

You are not trying to make sense any longer? On one side you say Zelensky is not sincere when he says he wants a cease-fire while you also say that he does want a cease-fire?

At this moment a 30 days cease fire would be a good indication of Ruzzia being serious about peace. If you are seeking peace, Ukraine regrouping or building defences would matter very little. But... Ruzzia does not want peace. Putin has an industrial vision of all this and the way to stop Ruzzia is to make the losses unbearable - particuarly all the economic losses related to oil infrastructure, oil commerce and oil income.

The caveat is that it would also cause a problem for the rest of the world and that is why Europe is still buying, indirectly, Ruzzian oil.

BA, the European leaders are simply trying to stop a war in Europe that is causing problems for all of them. Ruzzia is not "making moves", if you hear the news they are actually on a full blown cyberwar all over Europe causing significant issues.

I am not sure if that would stop Ruzzia, I am sure it will help Europe.

Zelensky wants a formal ceasefire because he knows that Putin will honor it if he agrees to it, but he (Z) won't.

A 30-day ceasefire will only prolong the war, giving Ukraine time to regroup. Rather, if Z wants a ceasefire so badly, he should do it, and pull his troops back towards Kiev. Russia will stop, because they already have what they want... the Black Sea Corridor. The only reason why Russia is still fighting is because Z is trying to take it away from them, a thing he couldn't do in 2022, and a thing he can't do now.

One of the best things that could happen is Trump agreeing with Putin to help Russia with a war against Europe. After all, NATO is essentially dead.


"They Want War" - Martin Armstrong Slams European Leaders Reinstating Military Drafts


https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/they-want-war-martin-armstrong-slams-european-leaders-reinstating-military-drafts
Two weeks ago on USAW, Armstrong predicted, "After May 15, war is turning up (in Ukraine) and it will be turning up into 2026."  

That prediction paid off to the exact day as peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended on May 15 after just two hours, and neither side agreed to meet again.  

War is already here, and there is no stopping it with peace talks.  Armstrong says, "Putin knows and understands this is not a just a war with Ukraine, this is a war with NATO..."

"If Putin agrees to a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine, what's that going to do?  Absolutely nothing.  

You have every European country reinstituting drafts.  In Germany, even people 60 years old have been told to report.  Poland has ordered every able-bodied man to show up for military training.  They want war.  Their economy is collapsing.  You hear about this de-dollarization, and it's not happening.  The capitalization of just the New York Stock Exchange is worth more than all of Europe combined.  That's just the New York Stock Exchange...

You've got Macron in France, they call him the 'Petite Napolean.'. . . Without war, Europe is going to collapse.  It's in a sovereign debt crisis . . . They have done everything against the economy."

Armstong thinks Russia will finish off Ukraine sometime in 2027 and Europe a year or two after that.  And, Yes, Armstrong still thinks Ukraine will disappear from the map.

Armstrong urged his contacts in Washington to "Get the hell out of NATO."  It seems some in the US government are considering this warning as this headline breaks today: "US to Begin European Troop Withdrawal Talks, NATO Ambassador Says."  Armstrong says,

"I have been told by some very influential people on Capitol Hill 'you're right, we agree.'  That's what I have been told. . . . I have been complaining about this for months, and my view is Europe is committing suicide, and let's not be part of it this time."

Is President Trump getting this message?  Armstrong says, "Yes, I believe so. . . . Trump also said a peace deal does not seem likely, the hatred is too great on both sides."
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[DaRude]

Zelensky keeps on talking like he wants a ceasefire. Of course he does. This so that he can regroup. Past ceasefires have shown that Z lies when he talks ceasefire. Russia simply responds to Z's lies with more fire. If Z were sincere, he would do it without requiring Russia to do it.

In addition to the above, European leaders are talking about taking over the Baltic Sea lanes. They have been actually making moves, and Russia has let them, somewhat, in the past. But now Russia is stepping up its defenses in this part of the world.

In addition to the above, European leaders - who surprisingly still are buying Russian oil - want to reduce the amount of money they are paying for it to $50 a barrel. Z says $30. Will this kind of sanctioning stop Russia? Lol.

You are not trying to make sense any longer? On one side you say Zelensky is not sincere when he says he wants a cease-fire while you also say that he does want a cease-fire?

At this moment a 30 days cease fire would be a good indication of Ruzzia being serious about peace. If you are seeking peace, Ukraine regrouping or building defences would matter very little. But... Ruzzia does not want peace. Putin has an industrial vision of all this and the way to stop Ruzzia is to make the losses unbearable - particuarly all the economic losses related to oil infrastructure, oil commerce and oil income.

The caveat is that it would also cause a problem for the rest of the world and that is why Europe is still buying, indirectly, Ruzzian oil.

BA, the European leaders are simply trying to stop a war in Europe that is causing problems for all of them. Ruzzia is not "making moves", if you hear the news they are actually on a full blown cyberwar all over Europe causing significant issues.

I am not sure if that would stop Ruzzia, I am sure it will help Europe.

Isn't it interesting that no one was asking for a 30day ceasefire when Ukraine was on the offensive and was taking Kherson, Kupiansk etc... any idea why that is?

The devil is in the detail, everyone seeks peace it's the terms they can't agree on.

Ahh yes another ingenious idea, keep sending in souls from a country with population of under 30mil total now? trying to make losses unbearable to the country that lost over 20million in WW2. What can possibly go wrong with such strategy. But hey general public is uneducated so might work for a bit longer until they'll need to start mobilizing women in Ukraine then people will start asking questions.

Isn't Europe still sending more money to Russia for gas than aid to Ukraine?

Poland imports more and more cucumbers from Russia. With such headlines, a lot of Warsaw media outlets came out today, May 20. Russophobes are shaking from this news, but business is business, importers shrug their shoulders.

Since the beginning of 2025, the import of cucumbers from Russia in Poland has grown significantly — to the highest level in four years. The reason for this state of affairs is quite banal — it is a favorable price offered by Russian farmers.
"It is surprising that, despite the sanctions and the increased hostility of the two countries towards each other, trade has not stopped so much as it is flourishing. This is the problem of the entire EU!" — notes the Polish portal "Onet".

[BADecker]

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Poland imports more and more cucumbers from Russia. With such headlines, a lot of Warsaw media outlets came out today, May 20. Russophobes are shaking from this news, but business is business, importers shrug their shoulders.

Since the beginning of 2025, the import of cucumbers from Russia in Poland has grown significantly — to the highest level in four years. The reason for this state of affairs is quite banal — it is a favorable price offered by Russian farmers.
"It is surprising that, despite the sanctions and the increased hostility of the two countries towards each other, trade has not stopped so much as it is flourishing. This is the problem of the entire EU!" — notes the Polish portal "Onet".

Maybe they found a cheap enzyme that turns cucumbers into alcohol, so they don't need so much Russian oil and gas.

[paxmao]

Zelensky keeps on talking like he wants a ceasefire. Of course he does. This so that he can regroup. Past ceasefires have shown that Z lies when he talks ceasefire. Russia simply responds to Z's lies with more fire. If Z were sincere, he would do it without requiring Russia to do it.

In addition to the above, European leaders are talking about taking over the Baltic Sea lanes. They have been actually making moves, and Russia has let them, somewhat, in the past. But now Russia is stepping up its defenses in this part of the world.

In addition to the above, European leaders - who surprisingly still are buying Russian oil - want to reduce the amount of money they are paying for it to $50 a barrel. Z says $30. Will this kind of sanctioning stop Russia? Lol.

You are not trying to make sense any longer? On one side you say Zelensky is not sincere when he says he wants a cease-fire while you also say that he does want a cease-fire?

At this moment a 30 days cease fire would be a good indication of Ruzzia being serious about peace. If you are seeking peace, Ukraine regrouping or building defences would matter very little. But... Ruzzia does not want peace. Putin has an industrial vision of all this and the way to stop Ruzzia is to make the losses unbearable - particuarly all the economic losses related to oil infrastructure, oil commerce and oil income.

The caveat is that it would also cause a problem for the rest of the world and that is why Europe is still buying, indirectly, Ruzzian oil.

BA, the European leaders are simply trying to stop a war in Europe that is causing problems for all of them. Ruzzia is not "making moves", if you hear the news they are actually on a full blown cyberwar all over Europe causing significant issues.

I am not sure if that would stop Ruzzia, I am sure it will help Europe.

Isn't it interesting that no one was asking for a 30day ceasefire when Ukraine was on the offensive and was taking Kherson, Kupiansk etc... any idea why that is?

The devil is in the detail, everyone seeks peace it's the terms they can't agree on.

Ahh yes another ingenious idea, keep sending in souls from a country with population of under 30mil total now? trying to make losses unbearable to the country that lost over 20million in WW2. What can possibly go wrong with such strategy. But hey general public is uneducated so might work for a bit longer until they'll need to start mobilizing women in Ukraine then people will start asking questions.

Isn't Europe still sending more money to Russia for gas than aid to Ukraine?

Poland imports more and more cucumbers from Russia. With such headlines, a lot of Warsaw media outlets came out today, May 20. Russophobes are shaking from this news, but business is business, importers shrug their shoulders.

Since the beginning of 2025, the import of cucumbers from Russia in Poland has grown significantly — to the highest level in four years. The reason for this state of affairs is quite banal — it is a favorable price offered by Russian farmers.
"It is surprising that, despite the sanctions and the increased hostility of the two countries towards each other, trade has not stopped so much as it is flourishing. This is the problem of the entire EU!" — notes the Polish portal "Onet".

Unfortunately that is ballpark correct. The EU is still doing plenty of trade with Ruzzia - cucumbers is a very silly example, but the oil and gas among many other stuff is effectively still traded. While this is not a desirable situation, the key to sanction and find ways to pressure Ruzzia (or any other country for that matter) is to find assymetric sanction - someting that harms the oponent, but not at the expense of harming oneself.

However there is not reason why Ukraine should not apply "drone sanctions" on Ruzzia infrastructure. These "sanctions" are direct, cannot be avoided with a dark fleet and are more "permanent" than those from Brussels.

This is not easy as Merkel's politics of working with Ruzzia is deeply imbricated in the EU economy. But the good news is that EU is now more convinced about seeking some alternatives where that is possible.

[BADecker]

^^^ Ukraine attacked Russia with about 500 drones give or take. Russia brought down about 485 of them, about 60 or 70 in the region of Moscow. This means that about 10% to 15% got through.

Russia wasn't expecting this drone attack. Their response is that they are moving their defenses and a major portion of their attacks into the Northern areas of Ukraine, particularly to the place which is closest to Russia. Probably this is where Ukraine sent the drones from.

Ukraine has shot itself in the foot with this drone attack. Why? Because that area is relatively close to Kiev.

In the past, Russia broke off its Kiev attack to focus on regions further to the Southeast, areas along the edges of the Black Sea Corridor (BSC). Now Russia has reason to go back to their Kiev attack position as they attack what they believe to be the drone centers of Ukraine North.

It wasn't Russia's goal to conquer all of Ukraine. But Ukraine is making it very difficult for Russia to only focus on the BSC. Russia might have to take all of Ukraine, now. Zelensky better move the capitol of Ukraine further back from Kiev, because it's beginning to look like Russia might not have to use Oreshnik to accomplish their goals of keeping the BSC.



EDIT: It's important to note that NATO forces are already fighting Ukraine against Russian forces there. While this hasn't been publicly known, it's coming out into the open more and more, as you can't hide the NATO papers on the bodies of the dead NATO troops.

[DaRude]

Zelensky keeps on talking like he wants a ceasefire. Of course he does. This so that he can regroup. Past ceasefires have shown that Z lies when he talks ceasefire. Russia simply responds to Z's lies with more fire. If Z were sincere, he would do it without requiring Russia to do it.

In addition to the above, European leaders are talking about taking over the Baltic Sea lanes. They have been actually making moves, and Russia has let them, somewhat, in the past. But now Russia is stepping up its defenses in this part of the world.

In addition to the above, European leaders - who surprisingly still are buying Russian oil - want to reduce the amount of money they are paying for it to $50 a barrel. Z says $30. Will this kind of sanctioning stop Russia? Lol.

You are not trying to make sense any longer? On one side you say Zelensky is not sincere when he says he wants a cease-fire while you also say that he does want a cease-fire?

At this moment a 30 days cease fire would be a good indication of Ruzzia being serious about peace. If you are seeking peace, Ukraine regrouping or building defences would matter very little. But... Ruzzia does not want peace. Putin has an industrial vision of all this and the way to stop Ruzzia is to make the losses unbearable - particuarly all the economic losses related to oil infrastructure, oil commerce and oil income.

The caveat is that it would also cause a problem for the rest of the world and that is why Europe is still buying, indirectly, Ruzzian oil.

BA, the European leaders are simply trying to stop a war in Europe that is causing problems for all of them. Ruzzia is not "making moves", if you hear the news they are actually on a full blown cyberwar all over Europe causing significant issues.

I am not sure if that would stop Ruzzia, I am sure it will help Europe.

Isn't it interesting that no one was asking for a 30day ceasefire when Ukraine was on the offensive and was taking Kherson, Kupiansk etc... any idea why that is?

The devil is in the detail, everyone seeks peace it's the terms they can't agree on.

Ahh yes another ingenious idea, keep sending in souls from a country with population of under 30mil total now? trying to make losses unbearable to the country that lost over 20million in WW2. What can possibly go wrong with such strategy. But hey general public is uneducated so might work for a bit longer until they'll need to start mobilizing women in Ukraine then people will start asking questions.

Isn't Europe still sending more money to Russia for gas than aid to Ukraine?

Poland imports more and more cucumbers from Russia. With such headlines, a lot of Warsaw media outlets came out today, May 20. Russophobes are shaking from this news, but business is business, importers shrug their shoulders.

Since the beginning of 2025, the import of cucumbers from Russia in Poland has grown significantly — to the highest level in four years. The reason for this state of affairs is quite banal — it is a favorable price offered by Russian farmers.
"It is surprising that, despite the sanctions and the increased hostility of the two countries towards each other, trade has not stopped so much as it is flourishing. This is the problem of the entire EU!" — notes the Polish portal "Onet".

Unfortunately that is ballpark correct. The EU is still doing plenty of trade with Ruzzia - cucumbers is a very silly example, but the oil and gas among many other stuff is effectively still traded. While this is not a desirable situation, the key to sanction and find ways to pressure Ruzzia (or any other country for that matter) is to find assymetric sanction - someting that harms the oponent, but not at the expense of harming oneself.

However there is not reason why Ukraine should not apply "drone sanctions" on Ruzzia infrastructure. These "sanctions" are direct, cannot be avoided with a dark fleet and are more "permanent" than those from Brussels.

This is not easy as Merkel's politics of working with Ruzzia is deeply imbricated in the EU economy. But the good news is that EU is now more convinced about seeking some alternatives where that is possible.

Oh wow a rare glimpse of logic from you. So yes, by definition sanctions hurt both sides, logically it's desirable for the side applying the sanctions to pick the most asymmetric sanctions first, that is, the ones that disproportionately hurt the other side more than they hurt you, making them the most effective (but they still do hurt you too). Now follow that logic, what happens when you have to come up with things to sanction in the 2nd round, 3rd...17th round of sanctions? At what round the asymmetry of sanctions flips to your disadvantage?

[paxmao]

[...]

You have every European country reinstituting drafts.  In Germany, even people 60 years old have been told to report.  Poland has ordered every able-bodied man to show up for military training.  They want war.  Their economy is collapsing.  You hear about this de-dollarization, and it's not happening.  The capitalization of just the New York Stock Exchange is worth more than all of Europe combined.  That's just the New York Stock Exchange...

You've got Macron in France, they call him the 'Petite Napolean.'. . . Without war, Europe is going to collapse.  It's in a sovereign debt crisis . . . They have done everything against the economy."

Armstong thinks Russia will finish off Ukraine sometime in 2027 and Europe a year or two after that.  And, Yes, Armstrong still thinks Ukraine will disappear from the map.

Armstrong urged his contacts in Washington to "Get the hell out of NATO."  It seems some in the US government are considering this warning as this headline breaks today: "US to Begin European Troop Withdrawal Talks, NATO Ambassador Says."  Armstrong says,

"I have been told by some very influential people on Capitol Hill 'you're right, we agree.'  That's what I have been told. . . . I have been complaining about this for months, and my view is Europe is committing suicide, and let's not be part of it this time."
[...]

You seem a bit confused between what a Stock Exchange is and the economy of a region is. I do not feel like educating you - I give up like all the teachers that tried gave up.

But there are no news... US economy is bigger than Europe. - Yes, and it started with WW I (I assume you are catching up now) - Putin is the only one that does not seem to get that wars in Euorpe are won by anyone but the ones fighting. But what is "new" is that China is getting closer and close to the US so there are going to be proxy wars soon.

Macron right now is expanding his diplomatic influence. France is the one country that is EU and has nukes (for now, if I were Poland I would be preparing a nuclear programme) and that, unfortunately, carries weight when a nuclear power is waging war in Europe.

- Germany is not calling 60 year olds into the Army - altough it is business as usual to have reservists and retired military "reporting". The problem is that Europe has failed to meet recruitment quotas for decades and they may resort to making conscription mandatory. This may prove quite difficult in modern societies... but if Ruzzia is ignoring the lessons from the past... well, let's see what Putin successor(s) do.

https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/07/europes-conscription-challenge-lessons-from-nordic-and-baltic-states?lang=en

Meanwhile, Europe’s armed forces have failed for years to meet their recruitment goals and make military service attractive enough to retain their troops. This has revived a debate over the usefulness of conscription.

While most European militaries suspended mandatory military service after the end of the Cold War, some retained it. And several countries, such as Latvia, Lithuania, and Sweden, have in recent years reinstated conscription in response to a changing security environment. In the last several months, Western European politicians, including in Germany and the United Kingdom, have publicly pondered the benefits of returning to mandatory military service. [...]

It is something that might happen, but it is not happening. I mean, other that in Poland and the baltic republics ... anything close to Ruzzia.

[BADecker]

@paxmao. You seem to love playing with strategical ideas rather than confirm what is really happening.

Russia is making strong advances on the ground in Ukraine.

Kiev attacked Russia with more than a thousand drones, and Russia responded with a major attack on Kiev that Kiev couldn't resist.

A French vessel in a port of Odessa, which was carrying all kinds of war materials for Ukraine, was destroyed by a new kind of Russian drone.

Russian command has informed Ukraine that they will take no NATO or Nazi prisoners, but that they will take Ukraine prisoners as appropriate for circumstances. The prisoner exchange that was agreed on between Russian and Ukrainian delegates in Istanbul is taking place.

[paxmao]

@paxmao. You seem to love playing with strategical ideas rather than confirm what is really happening.

Russia is making strong advances on the ground in Ukraine.

Kiev attacked Russia with more than a thousand drones, and Russia responded with a major attack on Kiev that Kiev couldn't resist.

A French vessel in a port of Odessa, which was carrying all kinds of war materials for Ukraine, was destroyed by a new kind of Russian drone.

Russian command has informed Ukraine that they will take no NATO or Nazi prisoners, but that they will take Ukraine prisoners as appropriate for circumstances. The prisoner exchange that was agreed on between Russian and Ukrainian delegates in Istanbul is taking place.

That is false information. Ruzzia has been making very minor advances during the last two years. I published the maps a few posts ago, but you just seem to evade any proof, while claiming there is no proof and then actually claiming stuff without providing one.

Wonderwaffe is nothing. There are new kinds of drones being tested everyday and your claim does not have any evidence attached, so what you call "confirmation" equals zero.

What however is being discussed is that Ruzzia intends to send to the front anyone that obtains Ruzzian citizenship. That smells of recruiting issues.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-27/russia-has-sent-around-10-000-immigrants-to-front-in-ukraine

[BADecker]

@paxmao. You seem to love playing with strategical ideas rather than confirm what is really happening.

Russia is making strong advances on the ground in Ukraine.

Kiev attacked Russia with more than a thousand drones, and Russia responded with a major attack on Kiev that Kiev couldn't resist.

A French vessel in a port of Odessa, which was carrying all kinds of war materials for Ukraine, was destroyed by a new kind of Russian drone.

Russian command has informed Ukraine that they will take no NATO or Nazi prisoners, but that they will take Ukraine prisoners as appropriate for circumstances. The prisoner exchange that was agreed on between Russian and Ukrainian delegates in Istanbul is taking place.

That is false information. Ruzzia has been making very minor advances during the last two years. I published the maps a few posts ago, but you just seem to evade any proof, while claiming there is no proof and then actually claiming stuff without providing one.

Wonderwaffe is nothing. There are new kinds of drones being tested everyday and your claim does not have any evidence attached, so what you call "confirmation" equals zero.

What however is being discussed is that Ruzzia intends to send to the front anyone that obtains Ruzzian citizenship. That smells of recruiting issues.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-27/russia-has-sent-around-10-000-immigrants-to-front-in-ukraine

Lol. As usual you ignore the most important part... The Black Sea Corridor (BSC). Ukraine is gradually falling further back from the BSC. Sure, it is slow. If Russia wanted to do it fast, they would have used Oreshnik. Whatever their plan, they are doing it slowly to give Ukraine every chance to change their mind. Why? Because Ukraine is essentially Russian, anyway.

In addition, Ukraine drones that are attacking Russia are doing far less damage to Russia than the Russian drones and missiles are doing to Ukraine... including the Russia attacks in the Western side of Ukraine. Even the US is agreeing that Russia has the strength to continue its advancing for at least two more years.

The war is going so well for Russia that they have time and energy to make other moves in the world besides the ones in Ukraine.


China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dust


https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/china-signs-deal-with-russia-to-build-a-power-plant-on-the-moon-potentially-leaving-the-us-in-the-dust
A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.

Russia has signed a deal with China to build a nuclear power plant on the moon.

The Russian reactor will be used to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), jointly led by China and Russia, and should be completed by 2036, according to a memorandum of cooperation signed by the two nations.

The announcement comes just after NASA revealed a 2026 budget proposal that would axe the agency's plans for an orbital lunar base.

The construction of the Chinese-Russian reactor will likely be carried out autonomously "without the presence of humans," according to a 2024 interview with Yury Borisov, director general of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, on the Russian state-owned news site TASS. While details of how this can be achieved remain unclear, Borisov added that the technological steps are "almost ready."

"The station will conduct fundamental space research and test technology for long-term uncrewed operations of the ILRS, with the prospect of a human being's presence on the Moon," Roscosmos wrote in a May 8 announcement following the signing of the memorandum.

The new research station, a permanent, manned lunar base located on the moon's south pole, has so far attracted 17 countries to join the program — including Egypt, Pakistan, Venezuela, Thailand and South Africa. Its groundwork will be laid by China's 2028 Chang'e-8 mission, which will be the nation's first time landing an astronaut on the lunar surface.

The roadmap for the ILRS was first unveiled in June 2021, with China and Russia announcing they would loft the pieces for a robotic moon base using five super heavy-lift rocket launches from 2030 to 2035.

Once these basic pieces are established, China plans additional launches that will extend the base further, connecting it to a space station orbiting the moon and two nodes located at the moon's equator and its far side, Wu Yanhua, the chief designer of China's deep exploration project, said at a 2024 media conference, according to state media outlet Xinhua.

This extended model, laying the foundations for manned landings on Mars, should be completed by 2050. It "will be powered by solar, radioisotope and nuclear generators," Wu said. "It will also include lunar-Earth and high-speed lunar surface communication networks, as well as lunar vehicles like a hopper, an unmanned long-range vehicle, and pressurized and unpressurized manned rovers."
...

[LTU_btc]

@paxmao. You seem to love playing with strategical ideas rather than confirm what is really happening.

Russia is making strong advances on the ground in Ukraine.

Kiev attacked Russia with more than a thousand drones, and Russia responded with a major attack on Kiev that Kiev couldn't resist.

A French vessel in a port of Odessa, which was carrying all kinds of war materials for Ukraine, was destroyed by a new kind of Russian drone.

Russian command has informed Ukraine that they will take no NATO or Nazi prisoners, but that they will take Ukraine prisoners as appropriate for circumstances. The prisoner exchange that was agreed on between Russian and Ukrainian delegates in Istanbul is taking place.

That is false information. Ruzzia has been making very minor advances during the last two years. I published the maps a few posts ago, but you just seem to evade any proof, while claiming there is no proof and then actually claiming stuff without providing one.

Wonderwaffe is nothing. There are new kinds of drones being tested everyday and your claim does not have any evidence attached, so what you call "confirmation" equals zero.

What however is being discussed is that Ruzzia intends to send to the front anyone that obtains Ruzzian citizenship. That smells of recruiting issues.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-27/russia-has-sent-around-10-000-immigrants-to-front-in-ukraine

BADecker doesn't changes. Not much true can be found in his posts.
French vessel with war materials destroyed in Odessa. Interesting, since when they started to send this stuff through the sea? Almost all war materials are delivered through railway from Poland.
Not sure what maps he is looking that he see strong advance of Russia. In general, front is stable with minor changes.
Yeah, Russia is making massive drone attacks in recent days. But ok, what they achieved with it?

[BADecker]

@paxmao. You seem to love playing with strategical ideas rather than confirm what is really happening.

Russia is making strong advances on the ground in Ukraine.

Kiev attacked Russia with more than a thousand drones, and Russia responded with a major attack on Kiev that Kiev couldn't resist.

A French vessel in a port of Odessa, which was carrying all kinds of war materials for Ukraine, was destroyed by a new kind of Russian drone.

Russian command has informed Ukraine that they will take no NATO or Nazi prisoners, but that they will take Ukraine prisoners as appropriate for circumstances. The prisoner exchange that was agreed on between Russian and Ukrainian delegates in Istanbul is taking place.

That is false information. Ruzzia has been making very minor advances during the last two years. I published the maps a few posts ago, but you just seem to evade any proof, while claiming there is no proof and then actually claiming stuff without providing one.

Wonderwaffe is nothing. There are new kinds of drones being tested everyday and your claim does not have any evidence attached, so what you call "confirmation" equals zero.

What however is being discussed is that Ruzzia intends to send to the front anyone that obtains Ruzzian citizenship. That smells of recruiting issues.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-27/russia-has-sent-around-10-000-immigrants-to-front-in-ukraine

BADecker doesn't changes. Not much true can be found in his posts.
French vessel with war materials destroyed in Odessa. Interesting, since when they started to send this stuff through the sea? Almost all war materials are delivered through railway from Poland.
Not sure what maps he is looking that he see strong advance of Russia. In general, front is stable with minor changes.
Yeah, Russia is making massive drone attacks in recent days. But ok, what they achieved with it?

It seems that Dima of "The Military Summary Channel" - https://www.youtube.com/@militarysummary/videos - is a German guy who is doing some of the best projecting of what is actually happening on the ground. In addition, he has enough experience that often he projects his own ideas into what is happening. You would do well to take a look at his daily videos. Further, you would do well to look at the comments for each individual video.

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It seems that Dima of "The Military Summary Channel" - https://www.youtube.com/@militarysummary/videos - is a German guy who is doing some of the best projecting of what is actually happening on the ground. In addition, he has enough experience that often he projects his own ideas into what is happening. You would do well to take a look at his daily videos. Further, you would do well to look at the comments for each individual video.

I've watched his shows daily since near the beginning of this thing.  It's kind of a habit now even when I'm not very interested and my mind wanders.  I never could pin down his accent, but I heard he is living in Belarus.  I do appreciate that his mapping is based on geolocations, and he does seem to work with a group of competent people.

Dima talks more about the Russians winning, but that's easily explainable by the fact that the Russians are totally kicking ass.  The only way to have much to talk about in terms of Ukrainian success is to pull it straight out of your ass like Denys Davidork or RFU do.

Dima seems somewhat personally more on the 'Russian side', but that's pretty explainable given that any normal person who has some understanding of the history and geopolitical considerations would be.  Most Zionazi supporters are very low info, are psychopaths, or are both.

My sense is that Dima probably does have some military background, or at least is pretty into military related things as a serious hobby.  Surely he does have a clue about what constitutes professionalism in military activities and thus would be utterly disgusted by Zionazi tactics and somewhat impressed by Russian ones.

[BADecker]

It seems that Dima of "The Military Summary Channel" - https://www.youtube.com/@militarysummary/videos - is a German guy who is doing some of the best projecting of what is actually happening on the ground. In addition, he has enough experience that often he projects his own ideas into what is happening. You would do well to take a look at his daily videos. Further, you would do well to look at the comments for each individual video.

I've watched his shows daily since near the beginning of this thing.  It's kind of a habit now even when I'm not very interested and my mind wanders.  I never could pin down his accent, but I heard he is living in Belarus.  I do appreciate that his mapping is based on geolocations, and he does seem to work with a group of competent people.

Dima talks more about the Russians winning, but that's easily explainable by the fact that the Russians are totally kicking ass.  The only way to have much to talk about in terms of Ukrainian success is to pull it straight out of your ass like Denys Davidork or RFU do.

Dima seems somewhat personally more on the 'Russian side', but that's pretty explainable given that any normal person who has some understanding of the history and geopolitical considerations would be.  Most Zionazi supporters are very low info, are psychopaths, or are both.

My sense is that Dima probably does have some military background, or at least is pretty into military related things as a serious hobby.  Surely he does have a clue about what constitutes professionalism in military activities and thus would be utterly disgusted by Zionazi tactics and somewhat impressed by Russian ones.

Thanks for this confirmation. I, too, speed thru Dima's videos, looking for key changes. The overall picture that I get is that Russia is gradually extending their Black Sea Corridor lands into Ukraine.

Dima essentially admits that he is German in one of his recent videos.

Borzzikman, wherever he is from, seems to confirm what Dima says, while including Russian actions from other locations in the world. Borzzikman's stuff in his videos seems to be focused on the drama. I suppose that if he didn't focus on the drama, he wouldn't really have a lot to say. I like his pictures that seem to come directly from the source of the action.

[paxmao]

It seems that Dima of "The Military Summary Channel" - https://www.youtube.com/@militarysummary/videos - is a German guy who is doing some of the best projecting of what is actually happening on the ground. In addition, he has enough experience that often he projects his own ideas into what is happening. You would do well to take a look at his daily videos. Further, you would do well to look at the comments for each individual video.

I've watched his shows daily since near the beginning of this thing.  It's kind of a habit now even when I'm not very interested and my mind wanders.  I never could pin down his accent, but I heard he is living in Belarus.  I do appreciate that his mapping is based on geolocations, and he does seem to work with a group of competent people.

Dima talks more about the Russians winning, but that's easily explainable by the fact that the Russians are totally kicking ass.  The only way to have much to talk about in terms of Ukrainian success is to pull it straight out of your ass like Denys Davidork or RFU do.

Dima seems somewhat personally more on the 'Russian side', but that's pretty explainable given that any normal person who has some understanding of the history and geopolitical considerations would be.  Most Zionazi supporters are very low info, are psychopaths, or are both.

My sense is that Dima probably does have some military background, or at least is pretty into military related things as a serious hobby.  Surely he does have a clue about what constitutes professionalism in military activities and thus would be utterly disgusted by Zionazi tactics and somewhat impressed by Russian ones.

Thanks for this confirmation. I, too, speed thru Dima's videos, looking for key changes. The overall picture that I get is that Russia is gradually extending their Black Sea Corridor lands into Ukraine.

Dima essentially admits that he is German in one of his recent videos.

Borzzikman, wherever he is from, seems to confirm what Dima says, while including Russian actions from other locations in the world. Borzzikman's stuff in his videos seems to be focused on the drama. I suppose that if he didn't focus on the drama, he wouldn't really have a lot to say. I like his pictures that seem to come directly from the source of the action.

This guy on the military channel used to simply read the Ruzzia military reports and update the map with whatever they said. But then... he became an apologist of Putin and lost any credibility. His nationality is irrelevant.

The only person who is updating public maps with reasonable accuracy and only basing the updates on direct video evidence and geolocation is Andrew Perpetua. He is pro-Ukraine openly, but does no sweeten stuff. He also talks about other things that are happening, such as ruzzian drone pilots constantly "training" on civilans in  Kherson.

Speaking of Germay, congratulations to Putin, he finally managed to have Germany passing a few Taurus to Ukraine. More than enough range to hit up to Moscow.

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Speaking of Germay, congratulations to Putin, he finally managed to have Germany passing a few Taurus to Ukraine. More than enough range to hit up to Moscow.

It will be a good test of NATO's article 5 when weird lava starts bubbling up out of holes from the former German Taurus fabrication facilities.

Actually, I'm sure that Putin fully understands that the West NEEDS WW-III because they are about to implode and are going to try everything they can think of to get it.  A smart move would be to 'turn the other cheek' and let the West collapse more-or-less on their own.  This is even more inevitable with the coke-head, tranny-dad-spouse-having leadership installed as 'leaders' by the WEF types who run the place.

Of course the WEF old-money types already moved their loot to Asia decades ago which is probably why they are collapsing the West.  They will end up with much more of it than they already have, and a lot fewer problematic plebs who think they should have human rights and shit, and who would have gotten old and non-productive and still need support.

Edit:

Noting the NATO article 5 principle that 'an attack by one is an attack by all', the door is soon to be wide open for Russia take care of some lingering old business.  Particularly in the Baltic and Scandinavian sectors.

[BADecker]

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Thanks for this confirmation. I, too, speed thru Dima's videos, looking for key changes. The overall picture that I get is that Russia is gradually extending their Black Sea Corridor lands into Ukraine.

Dima essentially admits that he is German in one of his recent videos.

Borzzikman, wherever he is from, seems to confirm what Dima says, while including Russian actions from other locations in the world. Borzzikman's stuff in his videos seems to be focused on the drama. I suppose that if he didn't focus on the drama, he wouldn't really have a lot to say. I like his pictures that seem to come directly from the source of the action.

This guy on the military channel used to simply read the Ruzzia military reports and update the map with whatever they said. But then... he became an apologist of Putin and lost any credibility. His nationality is irrelevant.

The only person who is updating public maps with reasonable accuracy and only basing the updates on direct video evidence and geolocation is Andrew Perpetua. He is pro-Ukraine openly, but does no sweeten stuff. He also talks about other things that are happening, such as ruzzian drone pilots constantly "training" on civilans in  Kherson.

Speaking of Germay, congratulations to Putin, he finally managed to have Germany passing a few Taurus to Ukraine. More than enough range to hit up to Moscow.

Anybody who watches Andrew Perpetua must be living a pretty dull life. I mean, his videos are generally over an hour long, even though his maps are generally colored to show Russian and Ukrainian lands clearly, and Andrew, himself, spends like half of his video time apologizing for something in his video department or some activity that one of the European nations or NATO did. And there is a whole lot of info that doesn't really show the war overview results.

Probably one of the clearest, to the point, video makers is Dima on the Military Summary Channel.

[paxmao]

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Thanks for this confirmation. I, too, speed thru Dima's videos, looking for key changes. The overall picture that I get is that Russia is gradually extending their Black Sea Corridor lands into Ukraine.

Dima essentially admits that he is German in one of his recent videos.

Borzzikman, wherever he is from, seems to confirm what Dima says, while including Russian actions from other locations in the world. Borzzikman's stuff in his videos seems to be focused on the drama. I suppose that if he didn't focus on the drama, he wouldn't really have a lot to say. I like his pictures that seem to come directly from the source of the action.

This guy on the military channel used to simply read the Ruzzia military reports and update the map with whatever they said. But then... he became an apologist of Putin and lost any credibility. His nationality is irrelevant.

The only person who is updating public maps with reasonable accuracy and only basing the updates on direct video evidence and geolocation is Andrew Perpetua. He is pro-Ukraine openly, but does no sweeten stuff. He also talks about other things that are happening, such as ruzzian drone pilots constantly "training" on civilans in  Kherson.

Speaking of Germay, congratulations to Putin, he finally managed to have Germany passing a few Taurus to Ukraine. More than enough range to hit up to Moscow.

Anybody who watches Andrew Perpetua must be living a pretty dull life. I mean, his videos are generally over an hour long, even though his maps are generally colored to show Russian and Ukrainian lands clearly, and Andrew, himself, spends like half of his video time apologizing for something in his video department or some activity that one of the European nations or NATO did. And there is a whole lot of info that doesn't really show the war overview results.

Probably one of the clearest, to the point, video makers is Dima on the Military Summary Channel.

A couple of things... you see that small dented wheel (a gear) below the video... click on it, seek "speed", put it to double. You will discover a new world of quicker information.

But you do not need to see the videos in full, he has the map with all the events registered and documented that you can search and play around with at you whim.

If you want an "overview", Dima will not do the trick because he only speaks of the front. The war is being fought in the offices too.

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It seems that Dima of "The Military Summary Channel" - https://www.youtube.com/@militarysummary/videos - is a German guy who is doing some of the best projecting of what is actually happening on the ground. In addition, he has enough experience that often he projects his own ideas into what is happening. You would do well to take a look at his daily videos. Further, you would do well to look at the comments for each individual video.

I've seen plenty of channels which analyze maps and what's happening in front lines. But I prefer channels which are trying to stay neutral. While this one in probably 90% cases is only showing what's happening in one side.
In post above you said that Russia is making strong advance. That's not true and in general it's almost impossible to makebig advance now. Something like we saw in first days of war when Russia took most part of what they now, or Ukraine's Kharkiv or Cherson counteroffensive. There is good analysis, in Russian, but Telegram app have good translator:
https://t.me/atomiccherry/758
Mainly it's all about drones - FPV and surveilance. Everything is under control what makes any significant movement complicated. Only Russian meat grinder tactics let them to advance not significantly and without counting losses of people and equipment.