It looks like Ukraine has once again attacked the oil pumping station Krymskaya in Krasnodar krai in Russia, post here.
Unfortunately, Russia also attacked Ukraine. In Odesa, two people were killed, in Poltava one person was killed and one was injured, and in Sumy, a residential building was attacked resulting in 14 people being injured. Read more here.
Russian losses in Ukraine
The report on the latest day’s Russian losses looks really good. High KWIA, artillery, and soft vehicles but also losses of both tanks and other armor as well as both MLRS and Russian air defense and finally also two special equipment. Can’t get much better than that.
- 1440 KWIA
- 3 Tanks
- 6 AFVs
- 64 Artillery systems
- 2 MLRS
- 3 Air defense systems
- 2014 UAVs
- 183 Vehicles & fuel tanks
- 2 Special equipment

Russian activities
- 173 skirmishes
- 73 air strikes
- 230 KAB
- 8,162 suicide drones
- 3,188 artillery attacks (including 109 from MLRS)
GLORY TO UKRAINE
Updated 2026-04-11, 10:01
Russian losses October 20, 2023 – A nostalgic trip
Do you remember October 20, 2023?
It was a real highlight in terms of Russian losses. Not a record in terms of KWIA even though it was high, but at that time Russia had plenty of equipment and dared to use it. On this particular day, a record was set for armor losses, which still stands today. A total of 175 units.
The whole of October is a record month that probably will never be repeated in terms of armor losses.
During October, a total of 520 tanks and 820 other armored vehicles were lost.
That’s more than what most countries have in total for their defense.

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“🙏 In Odesa, the occupiers struck a residential area and killed two people, two wounded. In Poltava region, one person was killed and another was injured. In Sumy, Russian drones hit residential buildings – at least 14 people are known to have been injured, including children.” https://bsky.app/profile/theukrainianreview.bsky.social/post/3mj75h66k4c2f
“❗️At night, strike drones repeatedly attacked the territory of the 🇷🇺Krymskaya oil pumping station in the Krasnodar Krai.”
“🇺🇦🚁 Combat work of a pair of Mi-8 helicopters of the Army Aviation against the enemy, – Soniashnyk”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mj76tzfbf22f
“✈️💥 Ukrainian Aviation destroyed UAV control point of the 114th Motor Rifle Regiment in Huliaypole with two GBU-62 bombs.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mj76kn5uuc2f
He really wants Orbán to win.
“Trump: “My Admin stands ready to use full Economic Might of US to strengthen Hungary’s Economy, as we have done for our Great Allies in the past, if PM Orbán and the Hungarian People ever need it. We are excited to invest in future Prosperity that will be generated by Orbán’s continued Leadership!””
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mj66oezbnc2r
The USA has shown us its true colors when they were under pressure
Yes, it is probably scary when you see how the USA and Russia are now aiming to divide us and straightforwardly trying to undermine democracy in Europe.
“Overnight, Tver came under attack by strike drones.”
https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3mj7ai74uvs26
“Exilenova+ reports overnight strikes in Tver may have hit near the Lazurny industrial park, possibly the Rosrezerv Krasnaya Zarya plant.”
So Russia needs security guarantees?
Sounds like they’re starting to get scared of getting a beating from Ukraine! 😂
“🥴🤡”Without security guarantees for Russia, it will not be possible to resolve the conflict with Ukraine,” – Lavrov.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mj7774eqcs2f
The horse face:
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Best if the Russians establish a 10-mile deep DMZ on their side of the border to avoid military provocation of the Ukrainians.
😎
Have they drunk away the codes to the nuclear weapons?
Poor Russia, they have never done anything wrong… The best security guarantee for Russia is for them to stay within their borders.
The front attacks show an interesting trend this morning, in themselves and in relation to the loss steps with a sharply rising KWIA. The Russian attacks decreased. The unlocalized ones increased instead, kindly interpreted as Ukrainian counterattacks. In the north, the Russians thought to escalate, in the far north in the Kursk area, it has been relatively calm in recent weeks.
N Slobozhansky-Kursk 12💥↗️↗️
S Slobozhansky 12💥↗️
Kupyansk 3↘️
Lyman 10💥↗️
Slovyansk 3
Kramatorsk 0
Kostjantynivka 19💥↘️
Pokrovsk 26💥💥↘️
Oleksandrivskij 5↘️
Huliaipole 16💥
Orikhivsk 1
Prydniprovskij/Dnipro 4
Sum sectors 111↘️
Unlocalized 62↗️
Total 173↗️
Interesting!👍
Interesting
Sometimes I get a feeling that KWIA is rising at the same time as unlocalized seizures are increasing or on the rise?
But as I said, just a feeling and nothing I can substantiate. Kind of logical though if RU attacks with the same intensity while Ukraine increases…
That’s what I have decided for myself as well. That the number of KWIA per non-localized attack is greater than during a localized attack. Like 15-25 KWIA per Ukrainian compared to 2-4 KWIA per Russian. Perhaps this can be explained by the fact that Russian attacks occur at a group level (3-8 people) without anything other than light vehicles, i.e., no protection, and are more opportunistic, while the Ukrainian ones are more planned, involve more personnel, and probably, armor that not only protects but also provides more firepower.
👍
🌕🌏 The Artemis II crew has arrived back on Earth, ending a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon.
Fejk! The moon doesn’t exist! Or maybe it’s a cheese. Completely sure, saw it on TikTok.
“133/160 drones shot down 🇺🇦”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mj74xzkaic2p
By the way, what do you think of Trump’s Trump Tower?
Surprisingly little gold, but I think he will adjust that, these are just the architects’ initial sketches.
https://bsky.app/profile/kristoncapps.bsky.social/post/3mj5soxv6q22s
All great field marshals must have a triumphal arch, it’s been that way since ancient times 👍
The question is not how Trump’s triumphal arch will look, but how will the European triumphal arch take shape, and where? Do we need blinders?
Yes, we need a large one in gold 👍
Macron recently brought home the French gold from the Fed. 2437 tons. A good start!
France Has Moved All Its Gold Out of the United States
The Banque de France has completed a full withdrawal of its gold reserves from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Between July 2025 and January 2026, 129 tonnes of French gold stored in New York were sold and replaced with equivalent bullion purchased in Europe. All of France’s 2,437 tonnes of gold now sit in Paris. Every last bar.
https://x.com/microinteracti1/status/2041126982222586302?s=46
Good, Trump has not yet come up with the idea to use other people’s gold as blackmail, but it’s only a matter of time.
I think we can wait with that until we have some trump card to brag about.
The day we firmly helped Ukraine crush Russia, for example.
Trumpet bows to celebrate that the USA turns 250 years old is just ridiculous, only for show! 😄
11 carat brass candlestick in the shape of an eagle.
Wings on the Statue of Liberty…. is it perhaps so that she will have the opportunity to fly back to France if it starts to become too unbearable and project 25 is fully realized……
Was in Paris here a few weeks ago, in their arch there are the names of over 600 generals and about 130 battles from the Crimean War.
I guess in Trump’s arch there will be 100 times “Donald Trump”, the 100 biggest (worst) dictators, and 150 fictional battles.
2000 units by 2030? It’s not just Europe that takes time to scale up.
“🚀 Defense contractor Lockheed Martin has been handed a $4.7 billion Pentagon contract for Patriot interceptors, – WSJ The deal is a step toward the company increasing production of the PAC-3 MSE interceptor from 620 last year to 2,000 per year by 2030.”
Should Europe🇪🇺🇬🇧🇹🇷🇳🇴 pull an Iran🇮🇷/Venezuela🇻🇪 in Hungary 🇭🇺? It’s our sphere of interest after all, so neither Trump 🇺🇸 nor Putin 🇷🇺 should be able to object. And security: Sharing information with the Kremlin. What can anyone do if we step in? Putin 🇷🇺 is busy. But we probably need to secure 🇬🇱 Greenland first. Maybe coordinate with Canada 🇨🇦. And can we involve Israel 🇮🇱 in exchange for more support in the war against Hezbollah🇮🇷? An Israel that has blamed the Kremlin 🇷🇺 for the attacks on Israel 🇮🇱 on October 7, 2023.
Rumors are circulating that the Russians are increasing their strategic reserves to compensate for the losses. They are weakening towards the other neighboring countries. So, it’s time to follow up Hungary 🇭🇺 with the Königsberg enclave 🇩🇪 🇵🇱 and the part of Karelia that Finland 🇫🇮 was forced to give up by Stalin. Some Finnish territory in the north as well. And the Russian oligarchs’ cottages on Åland are being turned into NATO military installations.
Moldova, Georgia are appearing on the radar…
Has Israel officially pointed out the date for October 7th?
If that’s the case, Mossad should make sure the windows are open for the guilty Russians
Well, even if Orban is a scumbag, I don’t think it would be good for the EU if we start behaving like Russia or the USA, but, on the other hand, we should hit hard against those who try to disrupt the democratic processes within the EU’s countries.
“💥 Border guards-pilots of RUBpAK “Prime” destroyed an enemy firing position with a 120-mm mortar, a camouflaged infantry fighting vehicle, cars, an ATV, a shelter, fuel depot and in the North-Slobozhansky direction. The invaders suffered significant losses in manpower.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mj7cgswtas2m
It’s going backwards
https://x.com/maks_nafo_fella/status/2042857086392914309?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Oh yuck.
Poor Russia! 🫂 😂😂😂
Interesting
https://x.com/gerashchenko_en/status/2042278032514130280?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Yesterday you had a party 😳
Sweden avoided the hangover after the Second World War
Exactly 👍
Of course, but we missed the founder of Fredagsfyllan™!
😳
Soon the ground will bear and then the RU attacks will start, resulting in rampant Russian deaths.
Then UA’s own attacks.
The man on the street in Ukraine is now sensing the morning air, they feel that the tide has turned.
Expect a more and more desperate Trump regarding the UA war.
Was it worth waiting so long, a stratagem of war?
No, what if UA had fallen…
2022 was this low point, then we sabotaged Ukraine’s chances and now they managed to get all the pieces in place again.
Legends.
One can sense that Budamov is behind the slightly tougher decision-making.
Yes, he apparently also has respect from the American side.
Yes, when Budanov speaks, people listen.
Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
Saw that too, usa is gone so they must do something 😐
Ireland is having a general strike and the government tried to deploy the military, which is interesting in itself.
The only thing getting through the blockades is the beer truck.
https://x.com/declanganley/status/2042729103745290458?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Europe has increased its purchase of Russian LNG 😡
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/2042566047081922890?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
No f-ck, no Triumphal Arch in sight. In terms of security: military operation to open Hormuz or Russian LNG? The choice should not be controversial.
Alltså…
Europe…
Yes, a disappointment, but whose fault is it then?
Biden?
Joking aside.
One might think that we should take the hit this year to end the war, not try to fill the gas reserves with Russian gas.
Of course, the USA/Trump’s plan is exactly this, but can’t we buy from Canada instead?
I haven’t checked, but it would be strange if we’re not already buying everything they can deliver.
Israel has apparently decided to resume settlements again with the reservation that it is fake news like smr in Ohio 😳
It’s a free for all right now.
China has increased significantly around Taiwan.
2026 is the year and the only ones standing completely in the spotlight are damn Ukraine.
They do it all the time, even during the war they took the opportunity.
Someone said above that the USA is just a child. Every square meter of Israeli land has been preceded by war. Israel was founded in 1948. Not even the infant…
Trump has the right priorities, completely destroy MENA unnecessarily and then focus all attention on a triumphal arch.
The jokes write themselves
Ballroom and arch, wondering what the next construction will be.
Haha, do you need to ask – a golden Trump statue of course 🤣🤣🤣
Donald John Trump is a product and a concentrate of everything that is wrong with the USA.
I don’t think that during my life I have seen a country like Ukraine, have you?
They constantly manage to balance on the right side in everything.
It would be Ray Liotta then
I was in Odessa in 1981 or 1982. Memory is starting to fade. They impressed me even back then. Will come back to it. 🇺🇦
I wonder if Taiwan’s visit to China is to try to prevent invasion?
Njae…. KMT Koumingtan has been mindful of its relations with mainland China since Chiang Kai Chek’s passing, which accelerated when Communist China embraced capitalism. I suspect that, to a large extent, for the KMT, it is rooted in the same motivations as it is for Fidesz, i.e. power, greed, corruption, and tribute.
Iran still has thousands of robots and the country’s launch ramps can be repaired, moreover, there are indications that China is ready to send new air defense systems to Iran. This is shown by American intelligence information that Wall Street Journal and CNN have access to. WSJ’s information contradicts the Trump administration’s official narrative that Iran’s robot capacity has been disabled. The assessment is that Iran still has half of its robots left, which is thousands, and that the country should be able to quickly replenish its arsenals to the same level as before the war. “The Iranians have shown a remarkable ability to quickly adapt and rebuild their forces,” says Kenneth Pollack, former CIA analyst and vice policy chief at the Middle East Institute. CNN’s information suggests that help may come from China, which is currently working to send air defense systems through a third country to conceal their true origin.
Correct and we wrote that early.
so WHY did Israel let in all the Shia militias?
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
the only way to de-escalate is for there to be a regime change.
Israel’s security situation is now terrible but it is the laws of war that apply now.
Suggestion: to avoid having them close to Israel when they attack Hezbollah in Lebanon (and Syria). Then another advantage, now they are gathered in one place without the protection of air defense. Perhaps the militias saw Israel coming in Lebanon/Syria and in fact, it’s a retreat? Why would they bother to defend a regime whose army is crushed?
USA lies as much as RUS but the problem seems to be that the fool in the Kremlin knows about it, while the fool in the White House does not know about it.
Yes, mythomaniac!
It seems like the Italians have gotten sour?
https://x.com/polito_loco/status/2042732402632532237?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
I don’t know who the account is but the video clip is genuine, right?
Sounds mostly like if some Guinness-chugging Patrick has been in need of some more pub money and the Kremlin has coughed up.
Of course RU is in the shadows 😀
Good day.
Was on the “other blog” for a bit and was struck by how much chatter there has been about Swedish domestic politics, especially about SD being an extension of the Kremlin in Swedish politics and what quislings M, KD, and L are. I am a bit surprised at how quickly the author-blogger has shifted from focusing solely on Ukraine and avoiding trivialities about domestic politics, as I am politically independent, to C being the only true conservative party. Could it be that he or his wife is going to run for C?
Is it election year?
Here it is clean and relevant – this is where everyone should hang out 👍
I vote like Bosse Parnevik. He once said that he votes for the party that is “the best for the most people.” But he didn’t say which one he meant. So it will be blank until I figure out which one he meant. But I vote municipally and sometimes regionally. It has been different from election to election. At sea, there were no communist sympathies. Not that I noticed anyway. The reason: We saw with our own eyes how terrible it was in those countries. Worst: East Germany!
Sannerligen!
My interest in LW decreases with every sd-touretts post. They seem to be coming more frequently.
I think it’s really sad that he’s ruining his blog with that. I’ve been following his blog since 2022 and unfortunately, I feel that it’s not just the blog that has changed but also his persona… or maybe he’s always been like that… well, sad is the word.
Just for the record, I want to add that I’m not a member of or have any plans to vote for the Swedish Democrats.
I do not vote for SD. Before the last election, I read all party programs and could find issues with all that I could sympathize with except for one, which happens to be Johan’s favorite party. That being said, I mean that his attacks on SD only divide people, much like Russian trolls want to do in comment fields. No shadow should fall on LW, but I think he should consider that his blog has a great influence, both positively but, as I see it in this case, negatively.
Regarding domestic politics… interesting view on democracy and freedom of speech in Örebro… how large will GDPR fines be for a region? Must feel like well-spent tax money I think….
To clarify – here there is total freedom of speech as long as one criticizes MP and praises me 👍
Jokes aside, or was it a joke 🧐
No one has been blocked here and personal attacks are rare + often on topic.
This thread works well without heavy moderation.
If you start controlling opinions with the block button, it becomes a rather dull echo chamber with not much discussion.
Yes, that seems reasonable. Let it be high-ceilinged. There is a stifling atmosphere on the other blog.
👌
Selling the farm, moving to Stockholm, and running for the Center Party seems likely.
No, I gave up on that blog after the election before last. Back then, I was labeled an idiot and stamped as an MP supporter just because I thought the MP (Green Party) was completely right in the sense that they were following their election promise. The fact that I didn’t like the MP’s politics and thought they were completely off track is another matter, but no one cared about that. According to the self-proclaimed experts, I was definitely a Green Party supporter.
Echo chambers and backslappers create people like Trump and Putin… and others as well.
I was blocked because in a post I thought it would be a good idea to try to understand what drove half of the electorate to vote for Trump. If the Democratic Party had made such an effort, maybe we would have been spared him.
Next level starcraft
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/2042885503050006845?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Instead of prosecuting violations of international law (free passage) in the Strait of Hormuz, Norway, France, Germany, and others nominate the regime that just shot several women in the forehead with snipers during the protests that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths.
Congratulations to all brave war crime prosecutors! And congratulations to all women who sacrificed themselves for the sake of freedom.
Which mullah is Norway leaning the Nobel Peace Prize towards?
Again, congratulations! 🙌
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has just been nominated to the U.N. Committee for Program and Coordination, which meets soon to shape policy on women’s rights, human rights, disarmament, and terrorism prevention.”
Issues to be addressed by this U.N. committee: May 14: Gender Equality & Empowerment of Women May 19: Disarmament May 21: Human Rights May 21: Terrorism Prevention
ECOSOC members who backed this include: 🇬🇧🇪🇸🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇴🇳🇱🇦🇺🇨🇭🇦🇹🇫🇮
https://x.com/kasparov63/status/2042656875011867091?s=46
Sweden 🇸🇪 and Denmark 🇩🇰 should divide ⚔️ Norway 🇳🇴 and the offshore oil fields 🛢️ 🛢️🛢️🛢️.
There is something in what you write, 205. At least when it comes to oil and gas. Since the oil was present in the North Sea before 1905 (the dissolution of the Union) and even before 1814 (when Denmark handed over Norway to Sweden), the oil should belong to all three countries. 🇳🇴🇩🇰🇸🇪
Ant-Western protests from within (UK🇬🇧)
En mobb av pro-palestinier upptäckte medlemmar av Storbritanniens militär som gick in i MOD-byggnaden och försökte lynch dem.
https://x.com/koshercockney/status/2042623947909284095?s=46
You probably all understand that the protests now spreading across Europe are also partly orchestrated by Russia.