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Ok soft landing for their economy or the guy the FSB is going to escort out of the 8th floor window? Just curious
For Those Who Might Be Wondering Why We Might Be In Ukraine
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ZELENSKY and METSOLA spoke urgently to Ukrainians
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Wednesday that the country has received over two billion dollars through NATO’s new support program. Speaking at a joint news conference in Kyiv with EU President Roberta Metsola, Zelenskyy added that Ukraine is expected to receive additional funds in October to help sustain the country as the war continues.
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The economy for sure is going out the window
Putin? I still think he'll eat a lead pill. Optimal would be doing the Ceaucescu Dance
Those kinds of strikes don’t do much visual damage, but they sure: occupy a fuckton of Russia’s attention; disrupt deliveries of critical supplies to the front, and cause chaos & social unrest inside Russia as the authorities roust / hassle innocent Russian civilians in their search for Ukrainian partisans.
Between those kinds of partisan attacks and the Ukrainian drone strikes on oil production, etc, inside of Russia, the Ukrainians are occupying / delaying / eliminating the human & material resources for the front lines AND for the defense of CRIMEA.
I also see a quasi-combined arms strategy being employed by the Ukrainians that is unconventional in its implementation: The Ukrainians are primarily using ground troops and mechanized artillery, etc on the Russian facing fronts, while primarily using aerial assets to deal with Crimea (Sea drones can’t be forgotten when it comes to the military assets contributing to the liberation of Crimea). Very smart.
Crimea is still the lynchpin of the conflict (imho), and a Russian evacuation from the peninsula will be the harbinger of the end of the war (again, imho).
Slava Ukraini!!!
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‘There Will Be No Offensive’ – 18 senior Russian Officers Killed in Zaporizhzhia Sabotage
Eighteen officers of Russia’s 35th Army died after sabotage set fire to their Zaporizhzhia command post. “Now there will be no offensive,” wrote Ukrainian official Andryushchenko.
Eighteen operational officers of Russia’s 35th Combined Arms Army headquarters were killed in a sabotage incident in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to the Unified Center for Surrender Appeals “I Want to Live” [Я хочу жить]. The sabotage took place on Aug. 30 near the village of Voskresenka but was reported publicly on Sept. 18. “Unknown well-wishers set fire to dry grass near the command post of the 35th Army,” the Telegram post read. The blaze spread rapidly into the command post’s rooms and dugouts. Smoke and carbon monoxide filled the underground positions, leaving the officers trapped without escape.
The following Russian war criminals were confirmed dead:
Ilya Makhotin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Missile Troops and Artillery Department, b. Feb. 25, 1980
Col. Ruslan Shigabutdinov, Chief of General Operational Planning, b. Oct. 25, 1990
Col. Dmitry Pashabekov, Chief of Fire and Nuclear Destruction Planning, b. July 19, 1977
Rustam Setdarov, Senior Officer for Mathematical Modeling, b. Dec. 2, 1989
Vladimir Sulitsky, Officer of Fire and Nuclear Destruction Planning, b. Feb. 20, 1988
Andrei Silin, Chief of Topographic Service, b. Feb. 20, 1988
Aleksandr Nitayev, Chief of Technical Information Protection, b. Dec. 25, 1984
Aleksey Koltsov, Deputy Chief of Electronic Warfare Service, b. Feb. 28, 1988
Aleksandr Dmukha, Engineering Troops Operations Officer, b. Feb. 20, 1979
Vladislav Panin, Electronic Warfare Officer, b. Jan. 23, 1996
Andrei Bogdanov, Air Defense Officer, b. Feb. 20, 1988
Lt. Ilya Sivukhin, Artillery Intelligence Officer, b. May 7, 1998
Vadim Yakovets, Head of Radio Group, 714th Recon Center, b. May 7, 1984
The bodies of five more could not be evacuated:
Col. Sergei Konoiko, Deputy Chief of Intelligence, b. June 30, 1978
Vladimir Filimonikhin, Assistant to Operational Duty Officer, b. Apr. 25, 1984
Lt. Alexey Khorin, Engineering Troops Officer, b. Oct. 28, 1993
Semyon Ponomarev, Chief of Information Collection Group, 714th KRC, b. Aug. 14, 1997
Yuriy Fokin, Orlan-10 UAV Crew Operator, 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, b. Feb. 6, 1990
On Sept. 1, Petro Andryushchenko, former advisor to the exiled mayor of Mariupol and head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation, reported that the operation was carried out jointly by Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) and the Mariupol Resistance.
He wrote on Telegram: “Seventeen officers and one private were killed. The officers were leading an offensive in one of the Zaporizhzhia sectors. Now there will be no offensive.”
The HUR has not officially confirmed its involvement. The deaths of the war criminals came as Russia concentrated forces for renewed offensives in Zaporizhzhia. On Aug. 18, Ukraine’s Armed Forces (AFU) Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Russia had redeployed troops from the Sumy region. On Aug. 22, Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn confirmed the Russian regrouping.
However, in September, reports indicated that Russia’s summer campaign in Zaporizhzhia had largely failed. In early September, Syrsky reported that Russian forces currently hold a threefold advantage in manpower and equipment, which in some areas rises to four to six times. He said that in August, Russia had planned large-scale offensives in the Zaporizhzhia sector, but Ukraine’s Defense Forces thwarted those efforts. As a result, Russian troops were forced to delay their push in Zaporizhzhia and redeploy marine units to Donetsk. “In fact, the month when the Russian military made maximum efforts to break through became a month of relatively small territorial gains,” Syrsky said.
According to him, Ukrainian troops regained 58 square kilometers (22.4 square miles) and liberated several settlements in August, while holding firm in the Hulyaipole and Prydniprovske sectors. On Thursday, Voloshyn stated that Russian forces were attempting to capture the villages of Kamyanske and Plavni to continue their offensive toward Prydniprovske and advance to the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia.
Eighteen officers of Russia’s 35th Army died after sabotage set fire to their Zaporizhzhia command post. “Now there will be no offensive,” wrote Ukrainian official Andryushchenko.
Eighteen operational officers of Russia’s 35th Combined Arms Army headquarters were killed in a sabotage incident in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to the Unified Center for Surrender Appeals “I Want to Live” [Я хочу жить]. The sabotage took place on Aug. 30 near the village of Voskresenka but was reported publicly on Sept. 18. “Unknown well-wishers set fire to dry grass near the command post of the 35th Army,” the Telegram post read. The blaze spread rapidly into the command post’s rooms and dugouts. Smoke and carbon monoxide filled the underground positions, leaving the officers trapped without escape.
The following Russian war criminals were confirmed dead:
Ilya Makhotin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Missile Troops and Artillery Department, b. Feb. 25, 1980
Col. Ruslan Shigabutdinov, Chief of General Operational Planning, b. Oct. 25, 1990
Col. Dmitry Pashabekov, Chief of Fire and Nuclear Destruction Planning, b. July 19, 1977
Rustam Setdarov, Senior Officer for Mathematical Modeling, b. Dec. 2, 1989
Vladimir Sulitsky, Officer of Fire and Nuclear Destruction Planning, b. Feb. 20, 1988
Andrei Silin, Chief of Topographic Service, b. Feb. 20, 1988
Aleksandr Nitayev, Chief of Technical Information Protection, b. Dec. 25, 1984
Aleksey Koltsov, Deputy Chief of Electronic Warfare Service, b. Feb. 28, 1988
Aleksandr Dmukha, Engineering Troops Operations Officer, b. Feb. 20, 1979
Vladislav Panin, Electronic Warfare Officer, b. Jan. 23, 1996
Andrei Bogdanov, Air Defense Officer, b. Feb. 20, 1988
Lt. Ilya Sivukhin, Artillery Intelligence Officer, b. May 7, 1998
Vadim Yakovets, Head of Radio Group, 714th Recon Center, b. May 7, 1984
The bodies of five more could not be evacuated:
Col. Sergei Konoiko, Deputy Chief of Intelligence, b. June 30, 1978
Vladimir Filimonikhin, Assistant to Operational Duty Officer, b. Apr. 25, 1984
Lt. Alexey Khorin, Engineering Troops Officer, b. Oct. 28, 1993
Semyon Ponomarev, Chief of Information Collection Group, 714th KRC, b. Aug. 14, 1997
Yuriy Fokin, Orlan-10 UAV Crew Operator, 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, b. Feb. 6, 1990
On Sept. 1, Petro Andryushchenko, former advisor to the exiled mayor of Mariupol and head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation, reported that the operation was carried out jointly by Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) and the Mariupol Resistance.
He wrote on Telegram: “Seventeen officers and one private were killed. The officers were leading an offensive in one of the Zaporizhzhia sectors. Now there will be no offensive.”
The HUR has not officially confirmed its involvement. The deaths of the war criminals came as Russia concentrated forces for renewed offensives in Zaporizhzhia. On Aug. 18, Ukraine’s Armed Forces (AFU) Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Russia had redeployed troops from the Sumy region. On Aug. 22, Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn confirmed the Russian regrouping.
However, in September, reports indicated that Russia’s summer campaign in Zaporizhzhia had largely failed. In early September, Syrsky reported that Russian forces currently hold a threefold advantage in manpower and equipment, which in some areas rises to four to six times. He said that in August, Russia had planned large-scale offensives in the Zaporizhzhia sector, but Ukraine’s Defense Forces thwarted those efforts. As a result, Russian troops were forced to delay their push in Zaporizhzhia and redeploy marine units to Donetsk. “In fact, the month when the Russian military made maximum efforts to break through became a month of relatively small territorial gains,” Syrsky said.
According to him, Ukrainian troops regained 58 square kilometers (22.4 square miles) and liberated several settlements in August, while holding firm in the Hulyaipole and Prydniprovske sectors. On Thursday, Voloshyn stated that Russian forces were attempting to capture the villages of Kamyanske and Plavni to continue their offensive toward Prydniprovske and advance to the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia.
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Ukrainian drones struck Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat. 1,300 km away from Ukraine.
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I believe the ladies are sending a message
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Happens in every large scale war - real war experience, young and talented - and western-military training, NOT the old Soviet school. This is good.
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$550k Russian Kh-69 cruise missile shot down over Kyiv with $11 worth of ammo from a WW1 Maksim machinegun
The Kh-69 is a modern Russian air-to-surface cruise missile, first unveiled in August 2022. It weighs about 710 kg and has a 310 kg warhead that can be of a deadly cluster type. Normally, Kh-69 missiles are intercepted in Ukraine with air-defense missile systems (SAMs) such as the Patriot and other MANPADS and AD systems. Shooting down a Kh-69 is an outstanding result because these missiles are designed to penetrate even high-capacity air-defense systems. The Kh-69 is a modern Russian air-to-surface cruise missile, first unveiled in August 2022. It weighs about 710 kg and has a 310 kg warhead that can be of a deadly cluster type. Equipped with counter-jamming and interception-avoidance systems, it can penetrate even powerful air-defense arrays. In April 2024, a similar missile obliterated the Trypillia thermal power plant in Kyiv Oblast, causing widespread blackouts.
During the morning attack on 7 September, one of the Russian missiles hit a governmental building, and another was tracked heading toward residential areas. The Kh-69 was flying at about 50 metres altitude at over 550 km per hour. Its flight was intercepted by a volunteer with the call-sign “Hrek,” who opened fire with a Maksim machine gun. This time, after a series of shots, the missile began to smoke and fell several hundred metres from the positions. There were no casualties; only some cars were damaged. “The missile was flying very low, and large air-defense systems find it hard to spot. We requested permission to open fire and acted instantly. Hitting such a target with a ‘Maksim’ is a one-in-a-thousand chance, but we managed it,” the fighter Hrek said. “We spent $11 on rounds. But most importantly, he adds, “no one died, children and women remained alive.”
The Maksim machine gun is a heavy-mounted weapon with a liquid-cooled barrel developed in the early 20th century. It has a firing range of about 1,000 metres and an effective range of 2.5–3 km. During World War II, the Maksim was used to engage open group targets, support infantry in defense and attack, and be mounted on armoured trains, combat vehicles, and trucks.
Turns out their are quite a few Maksim's in Ukraine and they're being used all over...quite something for a weapon that's over a hundred years old - and to use one to shoot down a missile travelling at 550kph is quite something. I'd imagine this is Mk I eyeball aiming and shooting too.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/09...uise-missile-over-kyiv-with-11-worth-of-ammo/
The Kh-69 is a modern Russian air-to-surface cruise missile, first unveiled in August 2022. It weighs about 710 kg and has a 310 kg warhead that can be of a deadly cluster type. Normally, Kh-69 missiles are intercepted in Ukraine with air-defense missile systems (SAMs) such as the Patriot and other MANPADS and AD systems. Shooting down a Kh-69 is an outstanding result because these missiles are designed to penetrate even high-capacity air-defense systems. The Kh-69 is a modern Russian air-to-surface cruise missile, first unveiled in August 2022. It weighs about 710 kg and has a 310 kg warhead that can be of a deadly cluster type. Equipped with counter-jamming and interception-avoidance systems, it can penetrate even powerful air-defense arrays. In April 2024, a similar missile obliterated the Trypillia thermal power plant in Kyiv Oblast, causing widespread blackouts.
During the morning attack on 7 September, one of the Russian missiles hit a governmental building, and another was tracked heading toward residential areas. The Kh-69 was flying at about 50 metres altitude at over 550 km per hour. Its flight was intercepted by a volunteer with the call-sign “Hrek,” who opened fire with a Maksim machine gun. This time, after a series of shots, the missile began to smoke and fell several hundred metres from the positions. There were no casualties; only some cars were damaged. “The missile was flying very low, and large air-defense systems find it hard to spot. We requested permission to open fire and acted instantly. Hitting such a target with a ‘Maksim’ is a one-in-a-thousand chance, but we managed it,” the fighter Hrek said. “We spent $11 on rounds. But most importantly, he adds, “no one died, children and women remained alive.”
The Maksim machine gun is a heavy-mounted weapon with a liquid-cooled barrel developed in the early 20th century. It has a firing range of about 1,000 metres and an effective range of 2.5–3 km. During World War II, the Maksim was used to engage open group targets, support infantry in defense and attack, and be mounted on armoured trains, combat vehicles, and trucks.
Turns out their are quite a few Maksim's in Ukraine and they're being used all over...quite something for a weapon that's over a hundred years old - and to use one to shoot down a missile travelling at 550kph is quite something. I'd imagine this is Mk I eyeball aiming and shooting too.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/09...uise-missile-over-kyiv-with-11-worth-of-ammo/
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First American weapons arrive in Ukraine under PURL agreement
The Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) allows NATO allies to fund US weapons stockpiles, which are then shipped directly to Ukraine under a coordinated support program. Ukraine has received the first shipment of military equipment under a new agreement between the United States and NATO, a NATO representative told Ukrainian media outlet Suspilne on Thursday. The Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program is a new NATO-US mechanism that allows military aid to Ukraine to be financed collectively by allies, while weapons and equipment are drawn directly from American stockpiles. The system is designed to speed up deliveries and share costs among NATO members, ensuring a steadier flow of support to Kyiv that does not rely on US political will. Additional aid packages are already on the way, with four packages financed so far through PURL.
Ukraine is counting on US$1 billion a moth to buy US weapons thru the PURL Program. This is in addition to any weapons supplied by EU countries and by Ukraine's own industry, which is now producing 50-60% of Ukraine's needs. The first PURL shipments apparent include HIMARS and Patriot missiles as a priority.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/09...arrive-in-ukraine-under-purl-agreement-media/
The Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) allows NATO allies to fund US weapons stockpiles, which are then shipped directly to Ukraine under a coordinated support program. Ukraine has received the first shipment of military equipment under a new agreement between the United States and NATO, a NATO representative told Ukrainian media outlet Suspilne on Thursday. The Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program is a new NATO-US mechanism that allows military aid to Ukraine to be financed collectively by allies, while weapons and equipment are drawn directly from American stockpiles. The system is designed to speed up deliveries and share costs among NATO members, ensuring a steadier flow of support to Kyiv that does not rely on US political will. Additional aid packages are already on the way, with four packages financed so far through PURL.
Ukraine is counting on US$1 billion a moth to buy US weapons thru the PURL Program. This is in addition to any weapons supplied by EU countries and by Ukraine's own industry, which is now producing 50-60% of Ukraine's needs. The first PURL shipments apparent include HIMARS and Patriot missiles as a priority.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/09...arrive-in-ukraine-under-purl-agreement-media/
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Russian Soldiers Crowdfund for Basics, Die on Supply Runs
Russian troops have complained of poor supplies, out-of-pocket expenses, and deadly delivery missions in an intercepted call released by Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) on Friday. In the recording, a Russian serviceman described the lack of basic provisions. “Gas canisters are not issued, f**k. What we get is canned meat, grains, and cigarettes, and that’s it – nothing else. The rest we have to buy with our own money or people send it from home,” one could be heard saying. The soldier added that troops often rely on improvised crowdfunding to cover small needs. “Yes, there’s some minimal thing, people chip in money, buy the same lighters, f**k, because nothing else is given out,” he said.
He went on to explain that delivering supplies to dugouts near the front line comes with deadly risks. “Two of our guys are already dead. One was wounded while bringing this food from point X to our positions,” he said in Russian. HUR did not specify the time and place of the call, and Kyiv Post cannot independently verify its authenticity. That said, captured Chinese soldiers fighting alongside Moscow’s troops voiced similar complaints about lacking supplies and having to pay out of pocket for basic necessities.
Earlier last year, Kyiv Post also interviewed “Maria,” a professional eavesdropper with HUR, who said the “insane” things heard in intercepted calls are, in fact, real despite their often outrageous nature. “They all are real even though they might seem insane. Sometimes I can’t believe the words I’m hearing myself, but we have what we have,” she said.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/60494
Russian troops have complained of poor supplies, out-of-pocket expenses, and deadly delivery missions in an intercepted call released by Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) on Friday. In the recording, a Russian serviceman described the lack of basic provisions. “Gas canisters are not issued, f**k. What we get is canned meat, grains, and cigarettes, and that’s it – nothing else. The rest we have to buy with our own money or people send it from home,” one could be heard saying. The soldier added that troops often rely on improvised crowdfunding to cover small needs. “Yes, there’s some minimal thing, people chip in money, buy the same lighters, f**k, because nothing else is given out,” he said.
He went on to explain that delivering supplies to dugouts near the front line comes with deadly risks. “Two of our guys are already dead. One was wounded while bringing this food from point X to our positions,” he said in Russian. HUR did not specify the time and place of the call, and Kyiv Post cannot independently verify its authenticity. That said, captured Chinese soldiers fighting alongside Moscow’s troops voiced similar complaints about lacking supplies and having to pay out of pocket for basic necessities.
Earlier last year, Kyiv Post also interviewed “Maria,” a professional eavesdropper with HUR, who said the “insane” things heard in intercepted calls are, in fact, real despite their often outrageous nature. “They all are real even though they might seem insane. Sometimes I can’t believe the words I’m hearing myself, but we have what we have,” she said.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/60494
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Russians smoked by unknown well-wishers
Ukraine executed a sabotage strike near Voskresenka in Zaporizhzhia on August 30, 2025, killing 18 Russian officers of the 35th Combined Arms Army. The operation was revealed publicly on September 18 after confirmation of the results, with reports naming senior figures such as Colonel Ilya Makhotin and Lieutenant Colonel Ruslan Shigabutdinov among the dead.
The fire-based strike engulfed the Russian command post, trapping officers inside and crippling Russia’s local leadership. At least 13 officers are confirmed dead, with 5 more presumed lost beneath the rubble. Analysts note this blow leaves Russia’s Zaporizhzhia offensive leaderless and marks one of Ukraine’s most significant sabotage operations of the war.
These 18 officers are all experienced. Not only have they lost them, but where do they get replacements at this level?
Curious that the US media was falling all over themselves to cover the war in Ukraine when Russia seemed to be winning. Now that Ukraine is holding its own and even gaining ground over Russia not much is reported. In fact, the media wants you to believe that Ukraine is doing poorly. I wonder why that is?
Ukraine executed a sabotage strike near Voskresenka in Zaporizhzhia on August 30, 2025, killing 18 Russian officers of the 35th Combined Arms Army. The operation was revealed publicly on September 18 after confirmation of the results, with reports naming senior figures such as Colonel Ilya Makhotin and Lieutenant Colonel Ruslan Shigabutdinov among the dead.
The fire-based strike engulfed the Russian command post, trapping officers inside and crippling Russia’s local leadership. At least 13 officers are confirmed dead, with 5 more presumed lost beneath the rubble. Analysts note this blow leaves Russia’s Zaporizhzhia offensive leaderless and marks one of Ukraine’s most significant sabotage operations of the war.
These 18 officers are all experienced. Not only have they lost them, but where do they get replacements at this level?
Curious that the US media was falling all over themselves to cover the war in Ukraine when Russia seemed to be winning. Now that Ukraine is holding its own and even gaining ground over Russia not much is reported. In fact, the media wants you to believe that Ukraine is doing poorly. I wonder why that is?
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This is just reading out the text but it's an interesting summary of logistical strikes and hits on Russia
Looks to be a classic long term Shaping Campaign by the Ukrainians
Here, Ukrainians unleashed a devastating rail campaign that systematically targeted Russia’s core supply arteries across multiple regions. With the flow of troops, fuel, and equipment disrupted or halted completely, Ukrainians severed the veins that keep the Russian war effort alive.
Just two days ago, three Russian National Guard officers were killed by a mine planted under the rail line in the Oryol region. The explosion halted the connection to Kursk and delayed more than 15 trains, a direct hit on one of the primary corridors of supplying Russian forces along the Kharkiv and Sumy regions. That same night, sabotage in Leningrad Oblast derailed a locomotive pulling 15 fuel tankers. Rail traffic in both directions was stopped, and a train operator was killed. In Tver, Ukrainian military intelligence conducted a precision operation, planting explosives beneath parked fuel cars and remotely detonating them at the main junction. Farther south, Ukrainian Special Operation Forces confirmed a successful strike on a fuel train at Dzhankoi station in Crimea, disrupting supply to Russia’s southern grouping of forces. And in a particularly brutal sequence near Ostrykivk in the Zaporizhia region, Ukrainian forces blew up a rail line, derailed a freight train, and then used FPV drones to ignite the spilled fuel. These are not isolated incidents; they are the sharp edge of a campaign to make rail-based Russian logistics near impossible.
The pace and precision of the campaign are accelerating, as Ukraine is now striking deeper, more frequently, and with a broader toolkit of rail bombs, FPV’s, sabotage units, and coordinated drone raids. This reflects not only Ukrainian innovation, but also a strategic playbook outlined months ago in reports and echoed by Russian analysts. Railways are Russia’s logistical backbone, as nearly all heavy equipment, fuel, and personnel destined for Ukraine pass through a handful of chokepoints, bridges, traction substations, and switching stations. Suppose two or three such disruptions happen at once; in that case, reserves get stuck, rotations are missed, and continuous offensive pressure collapses, allowing Ukrainian frontline soldiers to deal with scattered offensives more easily.
Beyond the headline strikes, the rest of the rear is also under strain, because in the Leningrad region, three more cars were derailed, and in the Komi region, partisans set fire to a locomotive on the station. Drone attacks damaged relay cabinets at Archeda station in Volgograd and sparked fires across multiple rail points in Rostov. In Voronezh, a Ukrainian strike hit a traction substation that powers the Zhuravka-Millerovo line, a route built to bypass Ukrainian territory, and forced an automatic shutdown of the nearby nuclear reactor due to electrical instability. Krasnodar and Bryansk also saw substations hit, both key to moving trains along the southern corridor. In Melitopol, Ukrainian intelligence blew up an ammo depot linked to a railway route and killed multiple Russian marines, while additional fuel trains were targeted in Molochansk and in southern Zaporizhia. The pattern of strikes follows a clear logic, not just targeting moving trains, but attacking the static infrastructure that supports them: substations, relay boxes, and switching stations are now regular targets. In total, Russian sources admit that over 250 trains were delayed in recent weeks alone, with the bulk of the economic disruption stemming from strikes in the Rostov, Volgograd, and Krasnodar regions. It is a map-wide degradation that may not fully paralyze Russian logistics in a single stroke, but it is sustained, and increasingly difficult for Moscow to contain.
Overall, the collapse of Russian logistics is no longer a prediction; it is a visible process unfolding in real time. Ukraine has found the formula in bypassing hardened military targets and striking the soft, static infrastructure that supports them. Rail sabotage, fuel train ambushes, and targeted substation attacks have left Russia scrambling to repair, reroute, and recover their railway network. With each strike the cost of moving supplies grows, and the margin for sustaining their various offensives narrows. If this tempo holds, Russia may soon be unable to move fast enough to fight at all, as many sectors are already seeing the Russian offensive tempo decrease dramatically.
Looks to be a classic long term Shaping Campaign by the Ukrainians
Here, Ukrainians unleashed a devastating rail campaign that systematically targeted Russia’s core supply arteries across multiple regions. With the flow of troops, fuel, and equipment disrupted or halted completely, Ukrainians severed the veins that keep the Russian war effort alive.
Just two days ago, three Russian National Guard officers were killed by a mine planted under the rail line in the Oryol region. The explosion halted the connection to Kursk and delayed more than 15 trains, a direct hit on one of the primary corridors of supplying Russian forces along the Kharkiv and Sumy regions. That same night, sabotage in Leningrad Oblast derailed a locomotive pulling 15 fuel tankers. Rail traffic in both directions was stopped, and a train operator was killed. In Tver, Ukrainian military intelligence conducted a precision operation, planting explosives beneath parked fuel cars and remotely detonating them at the main junction. Farther south, Ukrainian Special Operation Forces confirmed a successful strike on a fuel train at Dzhankoi station in Crimea, disrupting supply to Russia’s southern grouping of forces. And in a particularly brutal sequence near Ostrykivk in the Zaporizhia region, Ukrainian forces blew up a rail line, derailed a freight train, and then used FPV drones to ignite the spilled fuel. These are not isolated incidents; they are the sharp edge of a campaign to make rail-based Russian logistics near impossible.
The pace and precision of the campaign are accelerating, as Ukraine is now striking deeper, more frequently, and with a broader toolkit of rail bombs, FPV’s, sabotage units, and coordinated drone raids. This reflects not only Ukrainian innovation, but also a strategic playbook outlined months ago in reports and echoed by Russian analysts. Railways are Russia’s logistical backbone, as nearly all heavy equipment, fuel, and personnel destined for Ukraine pass through a handful of chokepoints, bridges, traction substations, and switching stations. Suppose two or three such disruptions happen at once; in that case, reserves get stuck, rotations are missed, and continuous offensive pressure collapses, allowing Ukrainian frontline soldiers to deal with scattered offensives more easily.
Beyond the headline strikes, the rest of the rear is also under strain, because in the Leningrad region, three more cars were derailed, and in the Komi region, partisans set fire to a locomotive on the station. Drone attacks damaged relay cabinets at Archeda station in Volgograd and sparked fires across multiple rail points in Rostov. In Voronezh, a Ukrainian strike hit a traction substation that powers the Zhuravka-Millerovo line, a route built to bypass Ukrainian territory, and forced an automatic shutdown of the nearby nuclear reactor due to electrical instability. Krasnodar and Bryansk also saw substations hit, both key to moving trains along the southern corridor. In Melitopol, Ukrainian intelligence blew up an ammo depot linked to a railway route and killed multiple Russian marines, while additional fuel trains were targeted in Molochansk and in southern Zaporizhia. The pattern of strikes follows a clear logic, not just targeting moving trains, but attacking the static infrastructure that supports them: substations, relay boxes, and switching stations are now regular targets. In total, Russian sources admit that over 250 trains were delayed in recent weeks alone, with the bulk of the economic disruption stemming from strikes in the Rostov, Volgograd, and Krasnodar regions. It is a map-wide degradation that may not fully paralyze Russian logistics in a single stroke, but it is sustained, and increasingly difficult for Moscow to contain.
Overall, the collapse of Russian logistics is no longer a prediction; it is a visible process unfolding in real time. Ukraine has found the formula in bypassing hardened military targets and striking the soft, static infrastructure that supports them. Rail sabotage, fuel train ambushes, and targeted substation attacks have left Russia scrambling to repair, reroute, and recover their railway network. With each strike the cost of moving supplies grows, and the margin for sustaining their various offensives narrows. If this tempo holds, Russia may soon be unable to move fast enough to fight at all, as many sectors are already seeing the Russian offensive tempo decrease dramatically.
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Ukraine's Gazprom strike could cost Putin $600M a MONTH in lost income
Ukraine has hit a Gazprom plant a thousand miles inside Russian territory as its troops launch counter-offensives inside Donetsk and Donald Trump reveals he thinks Vladimir Putin has let him down.
Ukraine has hit a Gazprom plant a thousand miles inside Russian territory as its troops launch counter-offensives inside Donetsk and Donald Trump reveals he thinks Vladimir Putin has let him down.
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Donbas OFFENSIVE Was Meant to Break Ukraine... It's breaking RUSSIA Instead
Russia’s summer push for Pokrovsk was meant to secure the Donbas once and for all — instead, it’s become a grinding nightmare. With staggering losses and no breakthrough, the battle has revealed the true cost of Moscow’s ambitions. Ukraine’s fortified defenses, counterattacks, and new strategies have turned the city into a death trap, reshaping the future of the war.
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Russia is blowing their wad on Ukraine and after their country collapses in on itself the vultures will surely swoop in to pick off the pieces.
I know I'm calling dibs on Koenigsberg.
I know I'm calling dibs on Koenigsberg.
Melania could have sent a much louder message a looooong time ago simply by ditching that disgusting orange traitor a loooooong time ago (since the lead up to the 2016 election… she knew…what DonOld was / is…)
Now Melania is just DonOld’s Ghislaine…
We. Told. Them. So.
Oh my, DonOld "thinks Vladimir Putin has let him down"…
Strong stuff from the orange cream puff in chief…
We. Told. Them. So.
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Yes indeedy. Slowly, slowly, he is realizing the truth....
A little late, but lets see if he does more than whimper (you can't call THAT a bark. Not even a yap)
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Putin is not willing to negotiate, so my position has been for a while, that we 'give' (sell through NATO) Ukraine all the long range weapons to bring Putin's war to the doorstep of the Russian people - and cripple them, and any country still buying their oil, with the most severe economic sanctions available.
It's actually an insult that Ukraine should have to negotiate. They should negotiate a manner of death for Putin as they stand over the last dead Russian soldier.
It's actually an insult that Ukraine should have to negotiate. They should negotiate a manner of death for Putin as they stand over the last dead Russian soldier.
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Gotland and the Suwalki Gap are places people are going to come to know better soon imo.
Putin’s fucking about with aerial incursions into NATO skies every other day, along with the low level sabotage occurring here and there.
Not long back the Turks lost patience with a Russian jet over its territory - a spin off from the then Russian presence in Syria - after less than 20 seconds, and snuffed it out, with things escalating no further.
Somehow I doubt things would calm down so easily if something similar occurs over eastern NATO territory in the next few days/weeks.
Putin’s fucking about with aerial incursions into NATO skies every other day, along with the low level sabotage occurring here and there.
Not long back the Turks lost patience with a Russian jet over its territory - a spin off from the then Russian presence in Syria - after less than 20 seconds, and snuffed it out, with things escalating no further.
Somehow I doubt things would calm down so easily if something similar occurs over eastern NATO territory in the next few days/weeks.
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Or.....maybe not. Every time he seems to be making sime progress towards the truth, he or his administration find some new way to screw Ukraine.
The end result here is simply going to be that Ukraine designs and builds a Patriot analog and takes all the international sales.
Trmp is STILL screwing Ukraine ober. These are sales. NOT aid.
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