Russia attacked Odesa in Ukraine during the night, hitting both residences, a hotel, warehouses, infrastructure, and several cars also caught fire. In the attacks, 13 people were injured, including two children. Read more here.
Today’s report on Russian losses in Ukraine
Today’s loss report is clearly lower than the recent average on all points. There is often a day in the week with slightly lower Russian losses, and this often applies to reports around the weekends (Saturday, Sunday, or Monday), so it is probably only temporary.
- 810 KWIA
- 4 AFVs
- 26 Artillery systems
- 1 128 UAVs
- 128 Vehicles and Fuel tanks

Russian activities
The Russian attacks still show a fairly high number of combat clashes and also KAB, even though the other figures are relatively low.
- 241 combat clashes
- 86 air strikes
- 257 KAB/CAB
- 6 847 kamikaze drones
- 2 673 shells (138 from MLRS)
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Here I was sitting and writing in the other thread.
Double posting to make the world a better place 👍
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Damn,
knowing that a FAB can bury you at any moment 😳
The world’s best shooter has the self-control of a Zen monk.
https://x.com/branaf0/status/2048496620422021626?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Good video of the assassination attempt on Trump from some new angles
https://x.com/furkangozukara/status/2048491876269875639?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Don’t know if anyone managed to see it, but I just accidentally published a sensational world news story. Didn’t realize I had messed up until after I published it.
German drone attacks on Odesa would probably have made most people choke on their morning coffee. 😄
now damn it is war ✊✊💥💥🤩🤩😡😡
outclassing
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/2048430676861497825?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
The amount of disinformation from the USA is enormous.
We got used to UA’s honesty and this is difficult for me to navigate.
fedtmule,
The USA was in decline there, with China actively undermining them.
EUR is an alternative.
The BRIICS alternative or China is too uncertain.
The USA is probably trying to make EUR less attractive, and we have NOT yet seen that play out.
The USA is trying to defend the petrodollar with weapons.
An attack in the Baltics could probably contribute to financial fear for EUR – that is the hypothesis I have been promoting for a long time.
Is EUR too strong now?
In 2008, we were not, and it would be reasonable for the USA to test again.
If they fail to break EUR in the coming crisis and Iran goes to hell, the USA’s heyday is probably up for discussion.
But right now they can —
stop the fuel tap to us
Cause Russian aggression in the Baltics
Coordinate their finances in an attack against us.
In other ways, complicate sea transport to us by provoking China and MENA.
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Europe seems to have just given China the cold shoulder for some trade agreement, so we did not exactly run to China, which is good.
Jonathan Flink is probably reading Johanno1.se
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2FrzPQEjN9dNL9tkznrYW7?si=NR6laJnaS72hZCC4a9PCNg&t=0&pi=vhmQbuduQD20x
That someone in the opposition, who I don’t know, has started to move in Russia is clear, but do you believe the rumors that Putin is gone?
Probably a bit early, but one can always hope; this year he should go down.
If you remember the disputes about “the world’s best infantry,” Stubb has now said it but in terms of UA having gained that work experience.
To some extent, that’s true, but not all countries have the seeds that were there from the beginning to try to sow.
Recently, when information about starvation came out from a frontline unit, the brigade commander and corps commander were fired, and the political leadership is now on the world stage to create alliances.
They manufacture themselves what they need.
Ukraine, from the individual soldier up to Zelensky, is something we don’t get to see very often, and they have stood up against RU, China, and the USA after so many bad news that most have already thrown in the towel.
We are not humble enough at all.
Agree, we are not humble enough and we are also not doing enough to help.
Now, as I said, I don’t believe anything will happen in the Baltics as long as the war in Ukraine continues, but that does not mean we shouldn’t strengthen the military presence there.
Not even that seems we can manage.
I can partly agree with the US criticism of Europe.
We behave like the slow-moving colossus on clay feet that the Soviet Union was jokingly called before, with their rigid five-year plans.
Next year the war will have been going on for five years, if we are not to be worse than the old Soviets, we must wake up before then and of course also have gained the courage to do something more active and not let Ukraine take the whole blow alone.
Possibly the agreement the USA made with Saudi, parts have probably been discussed earlier.
A good deal for the USA provided that Iran’s regime falls.
https://x.com/yehoshuameiri/status/2048308188886323396?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Sounds like an alliance as a military version of the Abraham Accords. And with a pipeline to Israel, a becoming of a trade union (oil instead of coal and steel). Could be a wise path to take to create peace in the Middle East. Has demonstrably worked in Europe. Maybe Trump, despite not pursuing it himself, is not as demented as MXT and other NAFO members would like to believe in order to avoid thinking for themselves. Kamala is apparently going to run again, which is an excellent sign that people prefer not to think for themselves.
So far, the USA has done what is good for them and the Trump family is filthy rich 😀
Yes, but the Saudi families even richer. Equalization and a bit of socialism in the middle of all capitalism..
Hello Mr. 205.
I believe Kamala’s plans to run again will fizzle out, and even if she manages to roll a few meters on soggy tires, her campaign will not result in her being nominated as the presidential candidate.
Woke as a phenomenon in American politics has seen its heyday, just as the Maga movement is losing ground.
My prediction is that the winning concept for the next presidential election will increasingly be to focus on the growing group of independent voters, as they tend to be the “swing vote.” My impression is that more and more people in the USA are starting to get tired of the polarization and are seeing more clearly the connection and “symbiosis” between the extremes in American politics.
Mr. 205, do you also have ties to the USA through work or residence, like Maggan?
If they have nothing better than Harris, they can forfeit.
Pete Buttigieg is someone who can speak so that ordinary people understand, but he will never get the chance.
Exactly, and that was my point with Harris. The problem with Trump, if we are to define him as a problem, is not so much that he wins on politics far out on the right wing, but that the opponents fail to establish a credible alternative, a mix of extremes on the left side (as a reaction to Trump) as well as a weak offering otherwise. Speculation and I do not live in the USA but stayed there for a year, a few shorter return visits and have maintained contact with alumni. In addition, before my stay in the USA, I had a job after school with an American from SAN Diego, whose parents played doubles with Reagan. The father was a B-list actor colleague with Ronald. We watched together on TV the motorcade with Reagan after the victory against the peanut magnate. That’s how my perception of American politics was shaped. The stay in the USA was during Reagan’s presidency.
Now I don’t have any greater confidence in Grok, but someone in the thread you link to asks:
“Is this true @grok ?”
The answer:
“Credible reporting (NYT, WaPo, March 2026) shows MBS urged Trump to continue pressure on Iran for regime change as a “historic opportunity.” But the specific list—$100B war funding, Ashdod oil pipeline, $1T investments, “Middle East NATO,” joint naval force, etc.—originated in unverified mid-April social media claims with no White House, Saudi, or mainstream backing. It’s rumor, not fact.”
https://x.com/holl86503/status/2048397964272394474
It has been brought up too much, so I believe some of the points are correct.
(3) How Saudis missed a chance to bypass Iran’s Hormuz choke point and export oil via Israel
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1ti5bj9bx#
Netanyahu revives proposal to route Gulf oil through Israel to Europe, sidestepping Iranian threats; plan first floated in Trump era resurfaces amid war, but Riyadh responds coolly despite potential to reshape global energy routes.
(4) MAY 13, 2025 | FLASH BRIEF
U.S. AND SAUDI ARABIA SIGN $600 BILLION AGREEMENTS AS TRUMP BEGINS TOUR OF GULF
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/05/13/u-s-and-saudi-arabia-sign-600-billion-agreements-as-trump-begins-tour-of-gulf/
President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have signed a series of economic agreements valued at more than $600 billion, including investments in defense, energy, technology, global infrastructure, and natural resources. According to the White House announcement, the deals included a $142 billion defense sales agreement to provide Saudi Arabia with “state-of-the-art warfighting equipment and services,”
(4,5) Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Solidifies Economic and Defense Partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The White House, November 18, 2025
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/11/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-solidifies-economic-and-defense-partnership-with-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia/
In a major expansion of this partnership, the Crown Prince announced today that Saudi Arabia will be increasing their investment commitments in the United States to almost $1 trillion, reflecting deepening trust and momentum for the United States under President Trump’s leadership.
I say nothing about economic agreements being made, but that it would happen as part of an agreement where the USA undertakes to overthrow Iran’s regime is probably what cannot be proven.
NOTE! But by that I do not mean that it CANNOT be so.
And this one just so Dengamle sees that he is already celebrated at five in the morning.
Where is he, by the way?
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Is it a sleep-in today?
Only the living everyday hero Dengamle who once again shoulders the world’s responsibility and makes everyone’s life more fun to live. the internet’s own Solsidan.
A thread is as fun as you make it – a group effort, so the more who air their thoughts, the better.
Had to keep a low profile for a while, the neighbor’s wife took a walk around the block, heavily armed.
She is really horrible 😳
Dominance behavior, marking territory and completely unreasonable
Sharp increase in Donetsk, and the total is peaking, but not topping, so still a waning but persistent Russian offensive.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive, which can be seen in the unlocalized attacks, rose sharply compared to yesterday but is also higher than the average of the recent period. With a low estimated KWiA/unlocalized attack of 10, it should account for 770 of the day’s 810 KWiA, which even with a low KWiA per localized attack of 2 (which was the ratio in Pokrovsk according to the 22 report) does not add up. If we start from localized, with 2*165=330 KWiA, we have from the unlocalized attacks 810-330=480 KWiA from the unlocalized and then a ratio of 480/77=6.234 KWiA /unlocalized attack. Outside and lower than the previously observed range of 10-20. To consider: 5-25?
N Slobozhansky-Kursk 2
S Slobozhansky 11💥↗️
Kupyansk 9💥
Lyman 10💥
Slovyansk 1
Kramatorsk 0
Kostjantynivka 26💥💥↗️
Pokrovsk 55💥💥💥↗️
Oleksandrivskij 9💥↗️
Huliaipole 37💥💥↗️
Orikhivsk 1
Dnipro 3
Localized 164↗️
Unlocalized 77↗️↗️
Total 241↗️
Ratio unloc/loc 0.47↗️
Kostjantynivka 26💥💥↗️
Pokrovsk 55💥💥💥↗️
Huliaipole 37💥💥↗️
Hey 😳
77 UA attacks and 164 in total.
soon we’ll break 50%
I mean 164 RU…
👍 And an extra 👍 for sticking around!
Check out the 205 MXT buttering hard 😳
What if we got the same support, JUST once, Johan 😢
I take the criticism to heart, will become a better person from today 👍
Look, The Old One, Johan might not be as tough as you think. Maybe self-projecting?
Nice that you take the criticism, which I suspect was rather directed at me. 👍
Did you also take it to heart, are you a better person now 🧐
No, I am completely evil!
Thank you 205!
Trump
CBS 60 Minutes interview with Trump.
“Extended interview: President Trump on White House Correspondents’ Dinner”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj6Hwb3XrWc
Never miss a good crisis
One of the comments on the video:
“Inflation is so bad a 60 minute video is only 40 minutes” 😄
😄
(It is probably because they have cut out all the commercials from the regular broadcast.)
Yes, but fitting in these times.
Have you also started getting up really early to have a cup of coffee and sit quietly enjoying a snus?
The only hour of the day you own
I was so tired in the morning that I accidentally took a pinch of snuff and sipped on a coffee before falling back asleep and sleeping in.
Orbán
This has already been reported, but now Omni has caught up.
“Several people in former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s inner circle appear to be fleeing Hungary. This is due to the formal change of power expected in May.
According to The Guardian, which refers to sources within Orbán’s own party Fidesz, at least three people have already moved billions of forints out of the country. The incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar warned over the weekend that several ‘oligarchs’ have also taken their children out of school and appear to be preparing to move to countries from which they cannot be forced to return.
Magyar therefore urges local authorities – police, prosecutors, and tax authorities – to stop the flight before it becomes difficult for the country to act. However, the development is expected, judging by Péter Magyar’s own statements.
– The situation in our country is acute and Hungary has problems in every way. Hungary has been plundered, betrayed, put into debt, and ruined, he said already the day after the election.”
https://omni.se/orbans-oligarker-flyr-ungern-och-tar-med-sig-rikedomar/a/zO08V1
Freezing the accounts would have been appropriate.
But probably difficult.
I reported on the location in yesterday’s thread. See the post MXT about Johan winning the yellow card visa.
Ah, missed that, yes, Orbán might have sensed what was coming. 😄
Or wait, Johan, did you sell your golden card on to Orbán? 🤔
205’s comment from yesterday’s thread:
“Wasn’t it Orbán who got Trump’s golden card visa?
BREAKING: Viktor Orbán quits Hungary’s parliament after 36 years – confirming my earlier scoop that he’s planning a longer US trip this summer, where heads of the Orbán business empire – his daughter and son-in-law – already live, and where he could seek refuge from prosecution.
https://x.com/panyiszabolcs/status/2048064991194923049?s=46
”Only one person has so far been approved for Trump’s golden card visa, reports AP.
The so-called golden card was announced at the beginning of last year, about a month into Donald Trump’s second term. It was described as similar to a green card, but significantly more ”sophisticated”, according to Trump”
Petrodollars, Orbancash – Johan has spoken openly..
Really! 😄
Yes, these are the wonderful types Trump and Vance want to associate with.
“Russia keeps remotely scattering antipersonnel mines across Kherson. The latest batch of Pryanik mines was found by a school on Shenheliia Street, the head of Kherson City Military Administration, Yaroslav Shanko, said. Residents are warned to stay out of the area. 📷 Telegram/yaroslavshanko”
https://bsky.app/profile/euromaidanpress.bsky.social/post/3mkhe4d5kya24
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Moldovan President Maia Sandu paid tribute to the heroes of the Chernobyl disaster on its 40th anniversary.
https://bsky.app/profile/slavaukraini033.bsky.social/post/3mkhdlbfsg22z
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“🤯Results of the UAV attack on the Tuapse reservoir park in Krasnodar Krai:
🔴Destroyed – 24 reservoirs, or 52%;
🟠Damaged – 4 reservoirs, or 9%;
🟢Not damaged – 18 reservoirs, or 39%;
61% of the reservoirs will not be operational in the near future.”
A small ointment in the green cluster in the northern part would have been nice!
To bring down RU when everyone is against you except a passive Europe that still doesn’t dare to do anything – when has that happened before?
come on world, give us your worst – and they win 😳
No – the Battle of Stäket doesn’t count Dengamle even though you performed great deeds before sneaking off to a nearby guesthouse that had happy hour on strong mead.
If one may guess, Europe will come out on top and the global conflict will mainly be fought in Asia in the coming years.
We can thank Ukraine for that.
Full members of the EU are a start but we MUST also give them worthy post-war aid.
even the stingy Portuguese must pull their weight.
WHY does RU still have ships in Crimea?
They don’t have many Ropuchas…
Do you remember all the countries that were waiting for UA to become strong before they dared – now they dare.
The leaders in RU face a bigger uprising if they fail to navigate this.
and THAT is what they fear the most
Ukraine received 31 M1A1s (older variant) from the USA but has actually received a total of 80 since Australia also sent 49. The first 31 from the USA arrived at the end of 2023 while the latest 49 from Australia arrived at the end of 2025.
“❗️🇹🇼Taiwan has received the final batch of tanks, consisting of 28 🇺🇸American M1A2T Abrams tanks. In total, Taiwan has received 108 Abrams tanks.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mkhfz6kewk2o
❗️Overnight, 🇺🇦Ukrainian forces shot down 74 out of 94 🇷🇺Russian UAVs
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mkhfrsryz22o
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“Iran’s foreign minister visits Russia to meet Putin, consult on US ceasefire talks”
https://bsky.app/profile/amplifyukraine.eu/post/3mkhj5vwmtu27
https://kyivindependent.com/irans-foreign-minister-visits-russia-to-meet-putin-discuss-negotiations-with-us/
At the end of this week, I plan to order more coins from Ukraine, so if anyone has not yet taken the opportunity to buy a coin, now is a good time to do so before then:
Spjutskaftet
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“President Stubb: In the past four months – and sorry for being morbid – Ukraine has killed or wounded between 30,000 to 35,000 Russian soldiers per month. They have done so 95% with drones, at a ratio of one Ukrainian dead to five Russians dead.”
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mkhkzcwi7k2s
Moldova has backbone:
https://youtu.be/4s8o9JzVijo?si=QmJkI7DiTFhnWiAZ
Summarized by Gemini:
Moldova’s strategic moves
Isolation of Russian leadership: Moldova has declared the leadership of the Russian forces in Transnistria, including commander Dmitri Zelenov, as persona non grata. This means they are trapped in the region; if they try to leave via Moldova, they risk expulsion or imprisonment, and the route through Ukraine is closed due to the war [00:23].
Logistical trap: By stopping personnel rotation and limiting mobility, the Russian military capability weakens over time. Without new officers and supplies, morale and operational effectiveness decline [02:12].
Reintegration plan
A peaceful solution: Moldova has presented a comprehensive plan to the EU aiming for full reunification by 2038 [01:11].
Demilitarization: The plan requires Russian forces to withdraw and be replaced by an international civilian mission [01:28].
Economic union: The strategy involves linking Transnistria’s economy to Moldova and the EU through joint customs and tax systems [01:47].
Conclusion
The video argues that Moldova has transformed Transnistria from a Russian outpost into a “strategic death trap.” By applying controlled pressure, the government in Chisinau hopes to force a Russian withdrawal and resolve the frozen conflict in a way that benefits Moldova’s independence and alignment with the West [04:21].
Sounds really good!
It should actually be quite simple to “starve them out”.
If only Moldova and Ukraine agree to stop all imports and exports, they shouldn’t be able to hold out for that long.
Hope the EU does its part and dares to help, even with boots on the ground when it comes to demilitarization!
Hmm, hasn’t this already been reported earlier?
Anyway, it’s good in any case.
“🇺🇦 🇳🇴 Ukraine and Norway are launching their first joint production of Ukrainian drones. Manufacturing facilities will be established in Norway, capable of producing several thousand mid-strike drones. For now, all units produced under the project will be supplied to Ukraine’s Defense Forces.”
https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mkhm2in3pk27
Latest from Ragnar.
“⚡️ RUSSIA’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — APR 27, 2026 (1/2)
■ Most engagements this month so far, and far more than expected based on the evening report
■ Casualties and equipment losses well below average; no confirmed territorial changes
■ Relatively few overnight attacks (all drones); interception rate on the lower side
■ 3 🇺🇦 strikes reported; 🇷🇺 MLRS and air strikes above average”
https://bsky.app/profile/ragnarbjartur.bsky.social/post/3mkhni44cnc26
China impresses. It behaves calmly and orderly in contrast to the USA/Russia. Has the idea of invading Taiwan been abandoned? Does it have a hidden agenda? China naturally knows that the seams in the Russian empire are cracking. It surely knows more than anyone else. If Russia collapses, it can easily take back Manchuria without war, which the Russians took from the Chinese when China was on the verge of dissolving as a nation after the Opium Wars. No European or American would consider this unfair.
What is happening in Moldova is positive. When the Great Northern War ended, Sweden was in a bad position if Peter the Great had intended to continue across the Baltic Sea. Almost all men of working age were gone and the farms were falling into ruin. With some help from England, which did not want Russia to rule the Baltic Sea as well, the Russians moved towards Crimea and Bessarabia (Moldova) instead. Sweden’s luck and Moldova’s misfortune, in other words. That is why it feels especially good as a Swede to hear positive news from Moldova.
Off-Topic, AI
“23-year-old Liam Price has no education in advanced mathematics, but with the help of Chat GPT, he has solved a mathematical problem that has baffled researchers for 60 years. This is reported by Scientific American.
The case is special in several ways. GPT-5.4 Pro found a method that no one had previously tried for this type of problem, and it was based on a single prompt – instruction – from Price.
Recently, several cases where AI is claimed to have solved so-called Erdős problems have received attention. This problem also belongs to that category, but unlike previous examples, the solution is described as more original and significant. According to researchers, it is expected to have broader applications within the mathematical field, which is seen as relatively unique.”
https://omni.se/23-arig-amator-loste-60-ar-gammalt-matematikproblem/a/43EmJg
Was at a lecture about AI where a report on the latest version of Claude (from early April) had found a common thread of security vulnerabilities across a total of six systems. Each of these looked secure on its own, but in combination there was a risk. No one had discovered this in 25 years.