Several explosions were reported last night from the airport in the Russian Krasnodar krai in the occupied Crimea in what is suspected to be part of a larger attack from Ukraine on military targets in the region. There is still no information on what may have been hit and what damage has been caused. The videos from the attack that have surfaced on social media show that Russian air defense has been activated and there are also explosions in the air. Article at Kyiv Independent.
Russian losses in Ukraine
KWIA still under a thousand, but otherwise relatively high material losses, especially for artillery and soft vehicles (=unarmored vehicles, mainly for logistics). UAVs still over two thousand but no longer increasing.
- 860 KWIA
- 7 Tanks
- 5 AFVs
- 50 Artillery systems
- 4 MLRS 2
- Air defense systems
- 2071 UAVs
- 189 Vehicles and Fuel tanks
Here is an overview of Russian losses over time
Russian activities
Still many KABs and suicide drones, and the artillery has exceeded four thousand.
- 154 Clashes
- 78 Airstrikes
- 292 KABs
- 9,112 Suicide drones
- 4,231 Artillery attacks, 201 from MLRS
Although the number of clashes has decreased slightly, most other aspects have increased somewhat.
There has been much written about Russia sending forward many small groups that are sacrificed to clear Ukrainian positions. This has likely led to a high number of clashes and a high number of KWIA.
Lately, we have heard that Russia has had difficulty recruiting. They may have realized that they cannot waste manpower and may be attempting more mechanized and coordinated attacks again.
At the same time, Ukraine has launched local counterattacks. This possibly leads to fewer KWIA as the Russians defend themselves, but it may also force them to use more artillery, etc., to defend themselves.
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“Very telling footage from Magyar Birds @414magyarbirds – Russian Forces always make good use of foggy conditions and send expendable infantry to just get closer to the frontlines. Unlucky for them, Ukrainian Forces still find and delete them, no matter the weather. :)”
Kallas has read Johan’s post, the USA are not our friends!
“EU’s foreign minister Kaja Kallas says that the union’s relationship with the USA is very complicated, but if one reads the USA’s security strategy, one should only be able to draw one conclusion: the USA does not like the EU. She says this to the Financial Times.
– What I think is important for everyone to understand is that the USA has been very clear that they want to divide Europe, she says.
In the USA’s security strategy, the EU is described in less flattering terms and it explicitly states that the White House should support movements in Europe that share the USA’s interests. Trump has also clearly aligned himself with Hungary’s EU-critical leader Viktor Orbán and has also imposed trade tariffs on the EU and threatened to take Greenland from Denmark.
Kallas believes that the response to USA’s aggressions should be through the EU.
– They don’t like that we stick together, because we are equal powers when we stand united, she says.”
Kallas is a real hawk, which is exactly what the EU needs.
I’m not a fan of von der Leyen. But she wisely said the following recently:
According to DN:
“Europe can no longer be a guardian of the old world order, of a world that is past and will not return,” she said in her speech and continued:
“We can no longer rely on it as the only way to defend our interests.”
and further from DN about comments
“The statements are interpreted by critics as tacit support for US President Donald Trump’s warfare in foreign countries.”
And
“Evin Incir, EU parliamentarian for the Swedish Social Democrats, agrees with the criticism.
– It is deeply concerning that such a statement comes from the president of a union whose very existence is based…”
Are they completely out of their minds?
https://www.dn.se/varlden/kritikstorm-mot-von-der-leyen-efter-utspel-om-varldsordningen-djupt-oroande/
Kallas is probably completely in line with us here on the blog. It is certainly not difficult to see that they are trying to divide the EU. Together we are a competitor, divided we are a heap of small countries that can be exploited.
The EU should support Spain, which is now in the crosshairs when they do not bend to Trump’s demands. I do think that the Iranian regime certainly deserves every bomb they get in the head, but Trump doesn’t need to behave like a jerk every time someone says no to him.
If we let the USA divide us, it is not far to a new iron curtain.
N Slobozhansky-Kursk 1
S Slobozhansky 1
Kupyansk 3
Lyman 7
Slovyansk 8
Kramatorsk 0
Kostjantynivka 28💥💥↗️
Pokrovsk 27💥💥
Oleksandrivskij 8
Huliaipole 28💥💥↗️
Orikhivsk 2
Prydniprovskij/Dnipro 0
Sum sectors 🇷🇺 113↗️
Unlocalized (🇺🇦) 41
Total 154↗️
Kostjantynivka
Huliaipole
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Trams
This is nothing strange, it’s because Budanov has sent The Old Man on several secret missions lately, he simply hasn’t been in Sweden, that’s why it’s like this.
“Less alcohol was consumed in Sweden last year compared to 2024. This is shown by new statistics from the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN) reported by TT.
The total alcohol consumption decreased by 2.6 percent and the total consumption of pure alcohol per inhabitant over 15 years old was 8.2 liters.
The council also compared how much alcohol is consumed from Systembolaget, restaurants, farm sales, and grocery stores with how much alcohol is brought into the country, smuggled, homebrewed, and purchased through the internet. The so-called registered part accounted for 88 percent of total consumption.”
https://omni.se/svenskarnas-drickande-minskade-till-8-2-liter/a/XMjWVm
Despite my secret (?) foreign assignments with Budanov & co, I still do my part in maintaining alcohol consumption (= tax that can be used to support Ukraine).
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Oops, that was probably because I left Sweden after the summer 🤪
😂 Maybe you can get Systembolaget to sponsor a possible trip back home?
Well thought out. 👌
Good morning from a Sunny Abu Dhabi.
With my laptop on my lap, lying in my plastic bathtub with my 30 SEK Ikea blanket pulled up for extra protection, it’s hard to be completely relaxed. Hope was lifted a bit in the last 24 hours, it was calm for 25 hours straight and I could sleep without new alarms going off, but of course, Iran needs to assert its greatness and send a bunch of missiles around 8:15 a.m. today. It was close by and it banged quite loudly, but as usual, it’s over in about 5 minutes and then life goes back to normal.
I think it would be much better if all these semi-senile, aggressive old men met in a room to settle things in a proper brawl like in the old days, a glorious “last man standing” rumble so the rest of us can live our lives without bombs falling over our heads at regular intervals, just a suggestion with all good intentions.
The weekends are not so fun here anymore, it’s hard to move far from home I think, need to have some risk management at least, and it becomes quite an isolated life when it’s not workdays, and even this is something that makes it impossible to stay here indefinitely, under these circumstances.
Trump has spoken again in his wisdom, I had to verify that it is actually him who wrote it and therefore went to his social platform for the first time in my life and sure enough, he had posted this, Saturday Night Live doesn’t even need to try to write jokes anymore, they can just take his texts as they are. But if there is actually substance behind what he writes, it is clearly worrying for the region here, Iran will of course continue to stir around in the whole region here as long as they have the capability to do so.
Some updates on what’s happening in the region, Oman has continued to receive more drones sent to them and US citizens are asked to leave the country:
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mena/day-14-israel-us-iran-war-live-updates#blogCarddf200d13-c8ef-4073-bce4-fd92a6f75d97
Israel has been bombing heavily in Iran overnight, which may explain the temporary calm here in the UAE, it seems like Israel and the USA are targeting the launch sites but my understanding is that these are basically everywhere so the question is if they will ever be able to pick them all:
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mena/day-14-israel-us-iran-war-live-updates#blogCardde493992-571d-4852-8368-efb215c445b6
It also seems like the alarm has gone off at a NATO base in Turkey:
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mena/day-14-israel-us-iran-war-live-updates#blogCard0b4f5b75-1ba6-4535-a0f3-973babdaec5f
Saudi (and also Qatar) seem to have received drones and missiles both overnight and yesterday:
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mena/day-14-israel-us-iran-war-live-updates#blogCarde6f1cdaa-8fff-421f-9ef4-3ecd50b4b059
Looking forward to Friday afternoon, we only work 3.5 hours on Fridays now during Ramadan, and will celebrate the weekend with a combination of light beer and cheap whisky (luxurious indeed), a light beer that I managed to get here from Bombay after much effort, I want to convey to the Old Man that it’s not so fun to paddle slalom between the mines in the Strait of Hormuz, but what wouldn’t one do for some extra alcohol in stock and also, a strong drink of cheap whisky and light beer sounds quite delicious.
All is well here from Abu Dhabi.
Thank you for the report! Afraid that this unfortunately may take significantly longer than what the USA (and many others) initially thought.
Lucky that you could avoid the mines and got hold of the weakling especially if there isn’t much else to do on the weekends. Just hope that the liver doesn’t get damaged (only The Old Man can handle a barrel a day for an extended period).
Yes, the comedians mocking Trump are having good days, they just need to repeat what he says and look puzzled!
Hang in there and hold out!
Here is an example by the way:
https://youtube.com/shorts/zZQ8uJLxBso?si=tj7a1vfSj7z_Uz9Y
It’s absolutely wonderful 🤣
Don’t know if they have happy days. Satire is dead, reality surpasses fiction.
Thank you for the situation report from reality.
Certainly life feels easier now, with a barrel of light beer in your arms?
Do not envy your situation.
Torn between two thoughts.
1. Go all-in, deploy ground troops, crush the regime, destroy their robots, etc., and crush their arms industry and uranium stocks. Whatever the cost.
2. Cease the attacks, leave the region alone.
None of these thoughts will come to pass, but what will happen then?
A prolonged war until one of the parties collapses along with the world economy?
Krasnov will get tired and blame Israel.
https://youtu.be/XDMmWnjBeOU?is=P03nfyxe-Knt294Z
Iran 🇮🇷
Trump’s inner circle is divided on the terms and ways to end the war with Iran
https://x.com/zn_ua/status/2032362365635686481?s=46
— Reuters March 13, 2026, 08:39 © EPA-EFE/FRANCIS CHUNG
This explains why Trump and representatives of his administration have made conflicting statements about the operation.
The conflict between different factions within the White House is forcing U.S. President Donald Trump to change his public statements about the progress of the war against Iran, while his aides discuss when and how to declare victory, even as the conflict spreads across the entire Middle East, Reuters reports.
Some officials and advisers are warning Trump that rising gasoline prices could lead to political losses for the U.S. and Israel, while hawks are urging the American president to continue the war against Iran.
Reuters has spoken with one of Trump’s advisers and other individuals closely involved in the discussions. Their statements provide insight into the decision-making process in the White House, which is adjusting its strategy for the U.S.’s largest military operation since the Iraq War in 2003.
Differing internal perspectives
The maneuvers behind the scenes underscore the high stakes for Trump, who returned to the White House pledging to avoid “dumb” military interventions but ended up embroiled in a war that destabilized global financial markets and disrupted international oil trade.
The struggle for Trump’s attention is a hallmark of his presidency, but this time it concerns the consequences of war and peace in one of the world’s most unstable and economically crucial regions.
After deviating from the ambitious goals Trump set when initiating the operation against Iran on February 28, the American president has emphasized in recent days that he views the conflict as a limited campaign whose objectives have largely been achieved. However, this message remains unclear to many, especially to the energy markets reacting to Trump’s statements.
On Wednesday, March 11, Trump said that the U.S. had “won the war” and then suddenly added: “We don’t want to go home early, do we? We must finish this.”
Economic advisers and officials, particularly from the U.S. Treasury Department and the National Economic Council, warned Trump that the shock to the oil markets and the rising gasoline prices could quickly undermine domestic support for the operation against Iran.
High-ranking political advisers and economic experts, whose pre-war warnings of a possible economic shock were largely ignored, seem to have played a significant role in Trump’s attempt this week to “calm” the volatile markets and dampen oil and gas price hikes.
Trump’s public shift in stance, downplaying the impact of the war by describing it as a “brief excursion,” and his assertion that price hikes would be short-lived, appeared aimed at allaying fears of a prolonged conflict.
Some top advisers urged Trump to end the operation in a way that he could declare “victory,” at least militarily, even if much of the Iranian regime were to survive along with remnants of its nuclear program.
Wave after wave of American and Israeli airstrikes eliminated a number of Iranian leaders, destroyed an arsenal of ballistic missiles, crippled a significant portion of the fleet, and weakened the ability to support military allies in the Middle East. However, Iran’s attacks on tankers and transport facilities in the region have seriously undermined the military successes.
Trump has said that he will personally decide when the war should end.
The shifting official justifications for starting the war, which has spread to more than half a dozen other countries, have only made it more difficult to predict how the situation will evolve.
Analysts believe the Iranian regime may declare victory simply for having survived the operation, especially after demonstrating its ability to strike back and harm Israel, the U.S., and their allies.
The Strait of Hormuz will be crucial to the war’s outcome. This waterway, through which typically a fifth of the world’s oil shipments pass, is virtually blocked. In recent days, Iran has attacked tankers and other ships near the strait, and the country’s new top leader Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed to continue blocking the waterway.
If Iran’s control of the strait leads to a significant rise in gasoline prices in the U.S., it could increase political pressure on Trump to halt the military campaign to assist the Republican Party, which aims to maintain its slim majority in Congress in the midterm elections in November.
Trump has recently refrained from pushing the idea that the war aims to overthrow the regime in Tehran. According to U.S. intelligence assessments, Iran’s leadership is not threatened with imminent collapse.
At least some of the confusion surrounding the war against Iran appears to be linked to the U.S.’s rapid military successes in Venezuela.
Thank you for an interesting post 👍
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Great post, thank you! 👍
Interesting, I fear that Trump declares victory, and withdraws. Ayatollah declares victory, keeps the Hormuz closed for everything except Iranian oil, closes the country and lets the Revolutionary Guard put the people in their place. Europe gets a new refugee crisis, with the help of Russia and Turkey, the far right gets a boost, and the USA and Russia get the division they want.
Hm, maybe that was the plan from the beginning….
Unfortunately, it lies in the direction of the key.
I think this is a somewhat strange statement related to the Strait of Hormuz:
“Finance Minister Scott Bessent promised on Sky News that escorts will begin ”as soon as it is militarily possible”, but so far the USA has repeatedly rejected requests for escorts. The risks have been considered too great – even though Donald Trump earlier this week thought that the oil tankers could very well go through the strait on their own.
– They should show a little courage, there is nothing to be afraid of… They have no fleet, we have sunk all their ships, he told Fox News.”
So my question then becomes, Ukraine also has no fleet, and how has it gone for Russia at sea?
The quote is from here: https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/varlden/trump-trodde-inte-iran-skulle-blockera-hormuzsundet/
Young Mr. Trump has really messed up.
Thank you for your reports and analyses Jocke, worth reading.
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Trump is Trump, plain and simple, he now seems to do everything to downplay the seriousness of the war with statements like it’s already won, etc. Nothing to worry about!
Look, the ballroom is the most beautiful ever!
Now it seems possible to manipulate large parts of the American population (otherwise they would never have voted for him) but now he is probably out on thin ice with his lies.
Everyone can see what’s happening and even if you don’t read any news about the war in Iran, you can’t hide the rising gasoline prices or Americans dying in the war.
I think this will backfire on him.
Of course, one should not underestimate the Americans. I never thought they would vote for him a second time, they seem quite resistant when it comes to being critical of him.
Well, no lack of common sense in that country.
Interesting how uza has adopted, for example, Peskov’s headless rhetorical style.
But one can well note that a full cycle has now passed, as it all started with Baghdad Bob.
Ah, Bagdad Bob!😂
“❗️Zelenskyy has arrived in Paris: a meeting with Macron and a joint press conference are scheduled, – Office of the President of Ukraine. After that, the leaders will continue their conversation in a one-on-one format.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mgwdhlgra22p
Europe has nothing to gain from abstaining from help from above (read USA). It’s time to move from talk to action.
May 2, 2024: “President Macron does not rule out sending troops to Ukraine if Russia breaks through defense and there is a request from Kyiv. Preventing Russia from winning the war is a strategic security goal, and under certain circumstances, does not rule out European ground troops to Ukraine.”
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3859343-macron-does-not-rule-out-sending-troops-to-ukraine-if-russia-breaks-through-defense-and-there-is-request-from-kyiv.html
Time to dust that off again. Securing the border with Belarus after Zelensky’s invitation must be the lowest hanging fruit. Some anti-aircraft defense on top of the international border force as well.
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An American KC-135 tanker aircraft has crashed in western Iraq during the operation “Epic Fury,” the U.S. military reported according to Reuters.
“Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the planes crashed in western Iraq, and the other landed safely,” writes the U.S. Central Command, according to Sky News.
The Central Command adds that the aircraft did not crash as a result of hostile fire.
The military is now conducting a rescue operation at the site. It is unclear if anyone has been injured or killed.
Four US crew members were killed when an American KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, the US military said Friday, adding that the incident was not caused by “hostile fire”.
“Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased as rescue efforts continue,” US Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for American forces in the Middle East, said in a statement on X.
An investigation was underway into Thursday’s crash, it added. “However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,” it said.
Tror inte riktigt Trump var ute efter att förlora amerikanska liv i MENA.
I have noticed that they are flying with the transponder turned on. Feels like just a matter of time before someone tries something.
But with filters for nonsense, maybe in this case it was some kind of mid-air collision??
“At least six French soldiers have been injured in a drone attack in Iraq, reports Sky News.
The base is located in Makhmur in northern Iraq and is shared by French forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
The extent of the injuries is unclear.”
“The traffic through the Strait of Hormuz may come to a standstill, but Iran still manages to export a significant share of its oil on the world market, reports Reuters.
The US neither can nor wants to stop the Iranian shipments through the strait, says Middle East expert Alexander Atarodi to TV4 News.
– The US does not want to disrupt the oil market and risk higher prices for American consumers, he says.
Since the war broke out, Iran has shipped between 14 and 17 million barrels of oil through the strait, according to data from various tracking services.”
https://omni.se/irans-olja-fortsatter-floda-i-sundet-usa-vill-inte-rubba/a/xrme4B
Current oil prices:
Crude: 97
Brent 102
Ural 89″
“Iran threatens to strike against the entire region’s fossil infrastructure if the country’s own energy facilities are attacked, reports CNN.
“In the event of such aggression, all oil and gas infrastructure in the region where the USA and its Western allies have interests will be set on fire and destroyed,” the Revolutionary Guard stated in a release.
Iranian retaliatory attacks against neighboring countries have been ongoing since the war began. Attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf have also increased in recent days, with six ships hit in the past 24 hours.
The attacks have continued despite Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s promise to cease them. However, the statement was immediately met with skepticism from experts. Al Jazeera journalist Resul Serdar said it was unclear what actual power the president had on the matter.”
https://omni.se/irans-hot-satter-regionens-energisektor-i-brand/a/k0wmRa
It is an assurance that the Strait of Hormuz is not mined out of control, as then not even the Iranian ships can find their way out.
Now I am pushing the limits of the blog’s freedom of speech significantly with a quote within quotation marks from Johan’s favorite blog yesterday. Ryz is preparing the people for an invasion of Sweden and Finland:
“For Sweden, the main points – besides, of course, the Battle of Poltava that the Russians can’t let go of 300 years later – are that Sweden helped Nazi Germany completely exaggerated and distorted in Russian propaganda and that the Swedish government are Nazis (=SD was founded by a Nazi) and are helping the Nazis in Kyiv.”
How should LW and the rest of the SD haters handle this? Should they reinforce the Russian propaganda and continue to claim that SD are Nazis, and thereby legitimize an invasion, after all, according to them, Sweden is led by Nazis? Should we be grateful if the Russians come and save us?
I don’t want to start a domestic debate here, but it will be fun to see if they can hold both opinions at the same time.
One thing is for sure, that the Kremlin knows how to exploit conflicts in a country, and does so fully, i.e. it fuels the conflicts from all directions. If it hadn’t been for the SD, it would have been another party that would have become the tool.
Furthermore, it takes more than one party for conflicts to arise, and in the Russian propaganda machine, they are experts in fueling conflict by highlighting and targeting all sides of a conflict with selected recipients of each message.
Am I reading between the lines welcome here?
We are a thread of people who thought one could reason about a little bit of everything on that blog but discovered that the corridor is narrow and dark 😀
The whole thing originates from the underscore in SvD that I quoted briefly here yesterday.
In essence, the message of the oppositional Russian journalist was probably in line with what Johan is warning about: that preparations are underway.
The fact that the Russians have a lot of nonsense in their propaganda is probably not something to focus on, but rather the overarching fact that it is ongoing.
The domestic political hatred towards different parties that LW strongly contributed to was the main reason why I left LW’s blog.
Reply to Maggan.
See his response to you afterwards. He hates power techniques and blocks those who use them, but there he actually made himself guilty of using it himself.
What you have to give LW credit for is that he seems to dislike all parties more or less and does not favor any of them, nor does he try to convince anyone to vote for a certain party.
On the other hand, this also leads to him annoying everyone. If support for Ukraine is the most important thing, it is counterproductive when people leave the blog.
At the same time, I can also understand if criticism is raised against individuals who openly support Russia (regardless of which party it concerns).
You are probably right, but I think it would be wise of LW to keep domestic politics at a micro level away from his blog.
After my little outburst on C, I have not visited the blog and will never do so again.
Was I blocked MTX?
No, I don’t think so. He didn’t mention anything about it anyway.
You have to try to get people over here instead of to this utopia of good vibes
Here we hate Biden and are forgiving towards Trump ✊✊
Of course, that’s how it is, now it’s Friday drinks here and the water in the water cooler has been replaced with the weak beer that The Old Man sent, so my judgment may be somewhat influenced 🙄
I would like to have Perra here….
Johan, about 16% of the visitors in the last 30 days are from countries other than Sweden, and in terms of the proportion of new visitors during that period, it has been 22%.
I think we can continue with the English version.
Could it be Swedes living abroad, like the bathtub surfer?
Of course it is so! (Now you’re ruining my argument for keeping English!).
I miss three countries: Comoros, Guinea, and Eastern Finland.
I also don’t understand why we don’t have any visitors from there!
The entire list of all countries that have visited us consists of 58 countries, but not a single one from there.
Here are the countries with the most (or fewest as The Old One would have said) visitors.
Pfft, in this country and considering the websites I visit, VPN is a must so I guess the statistics show I’m as Swedish as can be. 🙂
Since The Old One is way too smart, I dug deeper into the statistics and instead looked at the percentage of visitors who have visited the Swedish or English pages (addresses starting with /sv/ and /en/ respectively).
Then of course, the arguments for keeping English weren’t quite as strong.
The English pages were visited by 188 unique visitors in the last 30 days.
That corresponds to 7.9% of all unique visitors.
I still think we should keep English.
8% is 8% we keep the page
MXT – those who come from other countries above, is it on the English side?
otherwise, as I said, Swedes some?
Strange that the Caribbean is not included?
Here we go, here is the rest of the list:
We regulars might go on vacation? Seeing some traces of my latest trip…
No, don’t put energy into English.
Many Swedes simply don’t live in Sweden.
🇺🇦🦩🚀 The number of uses of the Flamingo will increase exponentially because the military was looking for a tactic that would allow them to successfully use the missiles, and they found it, — Shtilerman.
https://bsky.app/profile/theukrainianreview.bsky.social/post/3mgwjuyjxps2m
👍👍👍 We look forward to that!
👍 in the fall there was initially something about the 3D maps. Perhaps that has now been addressed with a number of flyovers and dumping of memory units that, among other things, Den Gamle has collected.
“Fire Point CEO Denis Shtilerman said the FP-7 ballistic missile has passed all three test launches, covering 300km at 2-2.5x lower cost than Western equivalents. The FP-9 reaches 850km at over 1,200 m/s on impact, designed to defeat Moscow’s air defenses. Tests planned for early summer.”
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3mgwocr3qdk2j
Reading this and interpreting it as Kräklm becomes the test surface.
Already looking forward to this.
Guessing Bulls Eye 🎯 on the first try.
Jo and RU have no defense 🤣🤣🤣
Everyone living around the Baltic Sea can now look to the future with confidence. Another day with south/southwest gale. The Baltic Sea is now receiving oxygen-rich water in large quantities. The fermented herring fishing is saved, or at least the herring. But more is needed. Much more, in fact. 🐟
In addition, some of the high pressure has subsided.
Good news! 👍
But it must mostly be due to all the meltwater from the North Pole, right? 😉
I saw that they have temperatures almost down to -40 in some areas of northern Siberia and -60 where it’s coldest in the South Pole, so there’s no immediate risk for that yet.
(In the middle of Africa, we have +40, where the glaciers have a bit of a hard time establishing themselves.)
When I was last at the South Pole, it was below 60 degrees indoors. Our breath froze inside and when we spoke, the words froze and fell down under the tables and chairs. When we finally reached lazier latitudes, the chatter started everywhere in nooks and crannies. It was the words we had said before that thawed out. Don’t ask me how it looked at the South Pole. I don’t know. There were nailed boards there. 😉
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Good 👍
It’s during weather changes like this that the piers usually break loose. First low tide all winter, cold and ice formation, then low pressure, and southerly winds, and the ice lifts the pier and then when the ice melts, it goes with it.
“🤬 The invaders hit a regular bus in the Kharkiv region! According to operational information, one person was killed and four others were injured.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgwoiislf22n
😎 COOL: Ukraine is rewriting the rules of air defense. The combat-proven STING drone is now the “gold standard,” neutralizing Iranian Shaheds with a staggering 90% hit rate. At just $1K a pop, this tech offers a high-stakes shield without the million-dollar missile price tag.
I believe there may be some potential customers in the Gulf region 🙂
https://omni.se/a/oE3Vlg
Krasnov still insists that Zelenskyy doesn’t have any cards…
So they didn’t sell it for 100k each when they could. Fair
Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence reports Russia plans to re-register ~80 shadow fleet tankers under its own flag after increasing Western seizures. The vessels currently sail under flags of Seychelles, China, Azerbaijan & Samoa. Baltic region named as risk zone.
And Trump removes the sanctions?
Currently limited to oil on already loaded ships. Has been circulating some when for example India ceased to receive. According to the US Department of State (Rubio?) with limited impact on economic profit for the Russian part.
“🇺🇸❗️Axios: G7 leaders urged Trump to end the war as soon as possible. “Nobody knows who the leader is, so there is no one who can announce surrender,” Trump said. He did not provide a specific deadline, stating only: “We need to get this done” to “avoid another war with Iran in five years.”
https://bsky.app/profile/theukrainianreview.bsky.social/post/3mgwnv2mkc22n“
That was indeed a quite witty response 🤣🤣
Hm, yes, there he got it right.
“☠️ Spring is in full swing, as is the great cleaning of our land from the occupiers and their trash, – 92 OSHBR”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgwnmt4suc2n
“😎🇺🇦 A sniper from the Gray Area Group takes down a small enemy assault group as if in a shooting range. The fire is carried out from a distance of 485 meters, using .308 caliber cartridges.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgwndkm5622n
💥🙏 A tough rotation of soldiers of the 28th brigade under the blow of FPV drone Our soldiers were returning from a combat position behind Kostyantynivka. Suddenly, an FPV comes from above and hits the car. Everything could have ended in tragedy if not for heroic driver with call sign “Boroda”.
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgwn2bttdc2n
“Russian propagandist Solovyov whines that drone makers were told to slash production because of severe funding shortages. “The front screams give us more, but there’s no money,” he said.”
https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3mgwmr6qoek2f
“💥👌 Spectacular and risky shooting down of an FPV drone in Kostyantynivka, soldiers of the 24th OMBR reacted”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgwmpyeph22n
“Ukraine struck 105,200 Russian targets with drones in February Russia’s response: build a 101,000-strong drone force by 1 April and produce 19,000 FPV drones per day. Syrskyi calls drone buildup Ukraine’s “number one task.””
https://bsky.app/profile/euromaidanpress.bsky.social/post/3mgwmk2bt3g2d
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/13/russia-rushes-to-101000-drone-troops-by-april-as-ukraine-hits-105200-targets-in-february/
I had a bit too much yesterday so I missed posting the post.
I understand that the weekend is ruined and there will be mourning bands, but if not everyone resigns from their job in a fit of anger, Monday will come.
Also, do not pour salt in your neighbor’s flowerbeds.
“Mobile Internet has been shut off in Moscow for some time now. This means that payments, online maps, delivery services, taxis and many other things don’t work. Russians are buying pagers and paper maps. The “special military operation” is going according to plan.”
Film with Russians being interviewed “Throw away your mobile phone, you don’t need it”..
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mgwlcijamk2r
Something is definitely happening
Or maybe they just want to prevent the heroes’ drones from navigating via the ryz mobile network?
Sooner or later, the average Joe will probably get annoyed with the management, no mobile internet probably stings hard, at least for the younger ones.
Turkey’s defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO defences, in the third such incident in just over a week.
“A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean,” a ministry statement said.
https://gulfnews.com/uae/us-israel-war-on-iran-day-14-us-refuelling-aircraft-crashes-in-iraq-iran-threatens-gulf-energy-sites-1.500472879
Why they are shooting at Turkey I do not understand
Completely illogical also if you see my post below where it seems like they are friends. Iran seems to have a somewhat strange attitude towards friends, like we shoot at you but don’t mean any harm by it. 🤷♂️
Yes, strange that they allow ships to pass. Turkey was in conflict with Iran-backed Bashar al-Assad, so they haven’t been friends before. And attacking a NATO base makes sense if this involves American fighter jets. At the same time, Israel is hostile towards Turkey’s President Erdogan and therefore not the best of friends either. The enemy of my enemy?
I assume it has to do with them being part of NATO
We are making history – the Iraqis and Maldivians are reading the page now ✊✊💥
Some boats are therefore allowed to pass through, interesting to see which countries besides Turkey are best friends with Iran. Waiting for Hungary which usually stands on the wrong side… 🙃
A Turkish-owned ship that had been waiting near Iran was allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after authorities received permission from Tehran, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu was reported as saying by local media.
Ankara was continuing contacts with Iranian officials regarding the situation of the remaining 14 Turkish-owned vessels there, Uraloglu told reporters late on Thursday, news website Haberturk said.
“Fifteen ships (with Turkish owners) were there; we obtained permission from the Iranian authorities for one of them, which had used an Iranian port, and it passed,” Uraloglu was quoted as saying.
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mena/day-14-israel-us-iran-war-live-updates#blogCarda463a6c4-6324-44be-83cf-b90e8c5c4851
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sa att Tyskland bara fick reda på USA:s beslut att häva oljesanktionerna mot Ryssland på fredagsmorgonen, efter att Washington utfärdat ett undantag för att köpa sanktionerad rysk olja och petroleumsprodukter som strandats till havs.
Merz sa att han skulle vilja veta motiven bakom Washingtons beslut under ett besök i Norge på fredagen.
På frågan om den strategiskt viktiga Hormuzsundet sa Merz att det inte finns någon anledning att överväga att ge militärt skydd för sjöleder.
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mena/day-14-israel-us-iran-war-live-updates#blogCard07179f2c-f081-4a03-9ffe-6e53a1b78792
A good question
Israel is satisfied so far.
Yes, they are happy that Gaza is being forgotten and Russia is happy that Ukraine is being pushed into the background.
“As the world turns its gaze towards Iran, a concern has grown among Gaza’s population that they will be forgotten, reported both NBC News and Al-Jazeera.
The residents of Gaza are waiting for progress in the negotiations on the next steps of the ceasefire – meanwhile, the USA and Israel are carrying out hundreds of attacks per day against Iran and Lebanon.
The same day the war against Iran began, Israel also decided to close the border crossing at Rafah indefinitely, making it even more difficult to bring in food and medicine to the Gaza Strip.
Despite six months of ceasefire, daily reports of Israeli attacks on Gaza continue, with over 650 reported dead during this period, according to Gaza’s Hamas-controlled health authority.
– Ceasefire has become a new term for continuing to kill, and everyone’s attention is focused elsewhere, towards Iran, says Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu to NBC News.”
https://omni.se/gazakrisen-i-skymundan-nar-bomberna-faller-over-iran/a/XMjzgW
So backwards, Russia avoids sanctions and Iran can continue to sell its oil, when it should be the other way around.
“Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz may come to a standstill, but Iran still manages to get a significant share of its oil to the global market, reports Reuters.
The US neither can nor wants to stop the Iranian shipments through the strait, says Middle East expert Alexander Atarodi to TV4 News.
– The US does not want to disrupt the oil market and risk higher prices for American consumers, he says.
Since the war broke out, Iran has shipped between 14 and 17 million barrels of oil through the strait, according to data from various tracking services.”
https://omni.se/irans-olja-fortsatter-floda-i-sundet-usa-vill-inte-rubba/a/xrme4B
I don’t think this was how Trump intended it. At the same time, the US could easily stop Iran’s oil exports, but as long as Iran can block the strait for everyone else, the US cannot block Iran either, which would lead to fuel riots in the US.
It was probably expected that the US would ease sanctions on Russia, let’s see if it only applies to oil in tankers at sea or if they will come into the Baltic Sea to refuel after emptying their cargo.
“Iran threatens to strike the entire region’s fossil infrastructure if the country’s own energy facilities are attacked, reports CNN.
“In the event of such aggression, all oil and gas infrastructure in the region where the USA and its Western allies have interests will be set on fire and destroyed,” the Revolutionary Guard stated in a release.
Iranian retaliatory attacks against neighboring countries have been ongoing since the war began. Attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf have also increased in the past few days, with six ships hit in the last 24 hours.
The attacks have continued despite Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s promise to cease them. However, the statement was immediately met with skepticism from experts. Al Jazeera journalist Resul Serdar said it was unclear what actual power the president had on the matter.”
“🇫🇷 Macron: Russia is wrong to think the Iran war will give it respite in Ukraine. ❗️Macron: In no case should an increase in the price of oil lead us to change our position with regard to Russia. 🇺🇦 Zelensky: Sanctions relief on oil could give Russia $10 billion for the war.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgwxrlimyk2l
“70-year-old Pani Natalia evacuated her husband from the kill zone in a wheelchair. Video by Vadym Heiko.”
https://bsky.app/profile/saintjavelin.bsky.social/post/3mgwxnlsk4c2f
“Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas giant Naftogaz won a case against Russia’s Gazprom in a Swiss court, paving the way for the Russian company to pay more than $1.4 billion in debt.”
Rostov?
Is it a reasonable target for this year’s offensive?
Njaee…. I believe more in Vladivostok.
A little comfort in all the misery.
USA 🇺🇸 domestic, Off-topic:
“I knew I liked her”
The surprising award was presented during the night to Friday when Humphries visited the White House to be honored during the house’s “Women’s History Month”.
Her motivation is based on Trump’s decision from February 2025 to ban transgender individuals from competing in the nation’s women’s and girls’ competitions.
In addition, the 40-year-old praised the president’s decision to lower the costs of in vitro fertilization – something she herself used to become a mother.
The medal she gave was the so-called “Ikkos Order”.
A medal given to all American medalists in the Olympics and Paralympics, which they in turn should give to someone they believe has played a crucial role in their success.
– I knew I liked her, he said.
In addition to the two bronze medals she won at the Olympics in Italy, Humphries has several other impressive achievements, including three Olympic gold medals.
Iran 🇮🇷
Trump: Will hit Iran “very hard”
The war with Iran will intensify next week, says President Donald Trump to Fox News.
The USA plans to hit “very hard”.
AB
In this case, he seems to be delivering on his promises. So far, no TACO.
He has no idea what to do.
He needs some weekend rest first.
In this case, he seems to be delivering on his promises. So far, no TACO
TV4 Monday, March 9, 2026
https://www.tv4.se/artikel/4C0PIbnnG9EFdIV2AA9HTG/expert-says-russia-gained-colossal-lead-in-important-region
The Battle for the Arctic: “It’s crowded – everyone wants to build icebreakers”
How Russia gained a “colossal lead” – in a crucial region
Expert: The West may struggle to keep up • “The USA is in line”
Monday 16:09 ・ Updated: Monday 16:11
But the West may struggle to keep up.
– Russia has a colossal lead when it comes to the Arctic, says Russia expert Malcolm Dixelius.
The exercise caught the attention of the Western world, but concerns about a Russian military buildup in the Arctic would prove unfounded for another decade.
It is only now that the promise is bearing fruit, according to Lieutenant Colonel Johan Huovinen at the Swedish Defence University. Russia is building military bases and announcing expansions of the number of soldiers in the northern units.
– It will be a while before we see significant impacts. Building military capacity can take ten years, but Russia is on track to implement these things.
Iran 🇮🇷
Trump: Putin “maybe” helping Iran
US President Donald Trump says that Russia’s counterpart Vladimir Putin “maybe” helping Iran in the war.
– I think he might be helping them a little, says Trump in an interview with Fox News.
Russia and Iran have previously cooperated on, among other things, drones for the Ukraine war.
-DN
And is it totally okay? 🌮
🤣🤣🤣
If it were anyone else “maybe helping a little,” it would probably be sulfuric tirades and 100% tariffs and aircraft carriers off the coast.
😂😂😂 Ah, Trump is still quite funny.
BLINDED: @Heroiam_Slava posts this ‘greatest hits’ of drone operations against Russian air defense radars and sensors in occupied Crimea. Depressing Russian situational awareness opens windows for Stormshadows and Flamingos to do their thing.
Destroyed air-defense in temporarily Russian occupied Crimea during February 2026:
• 48Ya6-K1 “Podlyot” radar station; • Sopka-2 radar station; • P-18 “Terek” radar station; • Ground relay station for Geran/Gerbera UAVs; • RSP-6M2 radar landing system; • Electronic warfare jamming station; • 39N6 “Kasta-2E2” radar station.
— by specialists of the “Prymary” special unit of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
– Chuck Pfarrer
Hungary returned Ukraine’s armored bank vehicles this week. Both were damaged.
The $40 million, €35 million, and 9 kg of gold belonging to Ukrainian citizens and businesses are still in Budapest, with no legal explanation offered.
One collector was hospitalized after interrogation and received no medical help until he lost consciousness.
Budapest’s minister: “We will not return the money to them.” Zelenskyy called it banditry. Ukraine’s central bank called it international blackmail.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/13/hun…
Hungary continues to deliver 🙄 really hope the election in Hungary in a few months will solve this problem.
Yes, I hope so too. But it’s a bit worrying, after all. I think the Hungarian opposition is acting a bit too tamely. Considering how hard Orban is pushing against Ukraine, they should have protested better. Or is it that the whole Hungarian people harbor old grudges against Ukraine? Are they worried that Ukraine joining the union will affect EU agricultural policy? Are they concerned about territorial concessions? If so, Romania received a significantly larger portion when Greater Hungary collapsed after World War I. We keep our fingers crossed.
What absolute scoundrels 😡😡
Orban is starting to feel that he might lose, a dictator who feels the power slipping through his fingers can come up with anything. A false flag could come.
Iran 🇮🇷 Ukraine 🇺🇦
Zelensky:
“More than ten countries have already approached us for support in defending against “shaheds” – Iranian attack drones. These are essentially the same attack drones that the Iranian regime supplied to Russia and taught the Russians to use.
Today, Ukraine has the greatest expertise in the world in countering “shaheds” – from developing interceptors to establishing a systemic defense against drones. It is not enough simply to obtain interceptors somewhere – there must also be experience in using them. Our warriors have such experience. There must also be proper systemic work with radars and with the entire air defense system.”
From remarks at a joint press conference with Emmanuel Macron (1/3).”
”We know that in Middle Eastern countries, in the U.S., and in European states, there is a certain number of interceptor drones. But without our pilots, without our military personnel, without specialized software, none of this works. This system exists only within our Armed Forces; it is official, and therefore everyone understands: even with dozens or hundreds of interceptors, they will not be able to stabilize the situation. This is a systemic defense. And it is precisely the experts in systemic defense, professionals in air defense and in the use of short-range air defense, that have been sent to the Middle Eastern countries.
From remarks at a joint press conference with Emmanuel Macron (2/3).”
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Feels like Zelensky gets the opportunity to retaliate for all the hesitancy from both the EU and the USA where there are often excuses for why they should help. Like Taurus to Ukraine. Now, Zelensky does have the opportunity to show how it should be done. I really hope that he wants to come to my area with his drones and train the defense here so that Iran can be stopped even more effectively.
And you can help him create a shelter in an apartment using simple means found in the household. A plastic bathtub, a barrel of weak beer, and an IKEA blanket, and voilà, a high-class shelter.
I now realize, in the middle of my Friday night drunkenness, what a positive effect weakness has, so you are probably completely right in your analysis, a plastic bathtub is what everyone needs 🙄🤣
Regarding bathtubs. I saw this personal ad many years ago and remembered it.
“Lying bathtub with 32 years under its belt, good condition, no minor leaks, easy connection.
Reply to Bad Boy?”
Weak beer! You said it yourself, it’s weak beer that has a positive effect!
I saw that you wrote yesterday that you thought Iran is going to mine the Hormuz Strait, I don’t believe that for a second. If they do mine it, how will their own ships get through? How will China respond to this if it happens? In the short term, China won’t suffer from this; they have stocked up on huge strategic reserves and I don’t think Putin or the Chinese will be sad to see the US and EU take a hit.
I also miss the lack of analysis on what would happen if a fully loaded VLCC or similar vessel were to be hit in the Hormuz Strait. What are the environmental consequences? I’m not primarily thinking from a Greta perspective, check the co-pilot and how oil affects desalination plants. Essentially, the United Arab Emirates will become largely uninhabitable, as will Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman. If this happens, we will have a major war in the region, for sure.
I want to recommend two interesting interviews that I’ve listened to and found good:
Anas Al Hajji – via macrovoices.com (latest interview on March 12th)
Hotspot – Christina Toledano Åsbrink providing a perspective from Israel
Otherwise, all the focus is on oil, I miss the broader perspective. LNG: As far as I know, countries like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are highly dependent on LNG. Taiwan has a 2-week gas supply, what happens after 2 weeks? Speaking of Germany and the EU – how will they be affected?
Helium – Qatar is one of the world’s largest helium producers, how will microchips be affected by this?
Fertilizer – the Gulf states are among the world’s largest producers of artificial fertilizers, how will this affect especially the poorer countries?
Any comments?
Best regards,
EmigrantJohan
It depends a bit on how they mine, but normally you make sure to have good mine maps.
Admittedly, we have the old saying, he who digs a pit for others falls into it himself.
I refrain from further analysis right now.
Difficult situation. Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Norway cannot cover the shortfall. Russia? How much of the capacity is still functioning after all the attacks from Ukraine? I don’t think Europe is even considering Russian oil and gas.
If Xi solves this and Trump is left standing with his pants down, it will be interesting in world politics.
Interesting, apparently a lot of importance is shipped through that strait.
Ukraine is scoring brownie points 👍👍
A bit of late news here. Of the breaking news type. Cuba has apparently agreed to negotiations with the USA. Information about this tonight. Marco Rubio is likely very much behind it.
It would be good with negotiations and not war.
Apparently there have been large demonstrations in the country.
Trump is busy with Iran now, so it might be the right time to negotiate to de-escalate.
The right wing is advancing in several countries in Latin America right now. It has been a long time since Che Guevara was a role model.
Milei is EXTREMELY popular in Argentina, every local election he advances like a rocket.
El Salvador the same with whatever his name is now, election after election he increases his support.
I see that Dengamle is sour as usual, but if you look at where UA’s pre-combat is right now – Crimea, Novorossiysk, and over there.
Ukraine surely has +300 watercraft like CB90 suitable for amphibious warfare, and Crimea cannot be defended with its 15,000 soldiers.
What lies beyond Crimea?
Where are there no Russian soldiers?
Ukraine has drawn the Russians into the center and ALWAYS strikes on the flanks.
The other flank is Belarus, right, through popular uprising.
If you discuss this in 30 comments, we will surpass the other blog on a Friday before Erik14 shows up and doubles the comments.
I believe, as I said, that Ukraine’s offensive in Zapahorizia (I will never learn to spell it) is a diversionary tactic.
Crimea it is.
Does the orca only have 15K meat there?
A free Belarus would probably be great.
Luka is starting to be ready for retirement, but there are probably some Russian soldiers there who should be driven out.
It would probably annoy Putin immensely, and if they succeed while Russia is busy in Ukraine, Ry would probably go straight to Belarus when they have gathered themselves after the loss in Ukraine, if they don’t implode, as hoped.
Hope and know.
Death to them.
Tired of this now, isn’t it the Green Party that wants a basic income so if you vote for them in September, you’ll get a basic income and can stop working?
Japp. Then you get a loaf of bread and a bottle of T-red.
What else do you need.
And electricity, during the day and when the winds blow.
As long as the trees don’t fall on the power lines.
No one is working. No one is fixing.
The T-spirit cures the cold from within.
I see that MXT got upset when Israel was mentioned in a neutral context, let’s hope we don’t have the same practice as on Swedish Radio and people get suspended.
If I blink twice, I need help.
Not read in.
But generally, I like Israelis.
Even though they may be a bit harsh at times.
Come on now, Erik14 is pulling away.
Quiet. The other one is dead. Everyone seems to prioritize mäsk on Fridays.
Jävla Biden
(now MXT is about to come with a firework of seventeen comments).
Seems like MXT has stolen DenGamles mash tun.
And. Fallen asleep?
No, then, I am just struck by The Old Man’s higher wisdom.
Ah. Nice 😅
So it was a false rumor the rider came with. Possibly old.
❗️Footage showing 🇺🇸U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit strategic bombers taking off to strike 🇮🇷Iranian targets.
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mgxpdfr6622h
Ukraine’s 429th Achilles Brigade recently struck five Russian Pantsir-S1 self-propelled air defense missile and gun systems on the Belgorod axis. #Ukraine
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3mgxpfdgcs22j
https://bsky.app/profile/powerupukraine.bsky.social/post/3mgwi6dv7j226
Swish on and steal the role as the most generous blog.
If it’s even possible when you’re already in the lead?
‼️SHARE‼️URGENT NEED TO REPLACE POWER GENERATORS DESTROYED AT THE FRONT!
GOAL: 300,000 SEK
🇺🇸❗️🇮🇷 The U.S. is offering $10 million for information about Iranian leaders.
Here Johan 👑
The ticket to early retirement.
And you don’t have to vote for the housewife party.
https://bsky.app/profile/savchenkoua.bsky.social/post/3mgxityt6js2e
New proposal
(with thanks to @eastprospekt on X)
The solution to oil exports. Can’t remember the name of the strait.
https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3mgx2voo5t22p
Someone has stolen all my beers from the fridge. 😡
Ah, you know what it is! The Old One has given away his weakness!
He. Old is oldest.
But how do you sneak with creaking knees?
Even the ancient Greeks were old.
I do not go out after 9 pm, the neighbor lady sneaks around at night.
A Ukrainian interceptor drone shot down a Russian Molniya drone using the Ptashka net launcher.
Previously, net launchers were typically used against smaller drones (DJI Mavic, or sleeper/fiber-optic FPVs). Intercepting a strike drone with such a gun is far less common.
Cool!
📹: Ptashka Drones
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mgxlwwi2hk2p
Nice to see FIN and 205 dominating the comment section!👍👍👍✊️
Are you feeling well? Didn’t the yeast ferment?
😀😇
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/03/13/8025399/
Vilka 😡🤬🤬🤬
https://bsky.app/profile/jp-42.bsky.social/post/3mgxpw2b2o224
Seems like Johan is out walking the dog.
Trump is learning that the hardest part of conducting a two week war is the first four years.
https://bsky.app/profile/realjakebroe.bsky.social/post/3mgxobggqc22q
Great 😂
⚡️Gränsvakter-UAV-operatörer från spaningsenheten “Askold” i brigaden “Steel Border” förstörde en fiendens buggy, en morter, 2 kommunikationsantenner, 5 skydd och 2 personer i riktning mot Kursk.
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgxj5dufes2e
😎💥 Ukrainian startup Fire Point is going ballistic.
https://bsky.app/profile/united24media.com/post/3mgxqoyccfd2r
kräklm 🎯
I like the Liberals and Mohamsson and think it’s good that they have made peace with the Sweden Democrats.
They are needed on the right side.
Liberalerna or SD?
Meanwhile in Russian Media…
“The Pentagon has sent humanoid killer robots to the SMO zone.”
https://www.mk.ru/politics/2026/03/13/pentagon-napravil-v-zonu-svo-gumanoidnykh-robotovubiyc.html
https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mgxqran3cs2x
I think they may have caught a glimpse of The Old One.
Suggestion for a new poll.
When will the Coast Guards of Sweden launch their third ship?
Orcs with a longing for death.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, in Donetsk region, the Russian fascist invaders attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 26 times near Kostyantynivka, Ivanopillya, Pleshchiyivka, Illinivka, Mykolaypillya, Novopavlivka, and Sofiyivka.
1/3
https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmackay.bsky.social/post/3mgxr2vqavc25
They, with the longest lifespan, are among the best orchids!👍
7000 comments today perfect
Many from New Guinea also who are in here said MXT 👍
Great. Maybe someone from there can share their favorite recipe for Far i Kål.
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Maria Zakharova strongly criticizes the Social Democrats’ party leader Magdalena Andersson, according to state-owned Russian media as reported by Expressen. “Who are you, Magdalena Andersson, to threaten Russia with nuclear weapons? […] What have you done to discuss such topics? What have you created? Whom have you saved, whom have you helped?” Zakharova further suggests that Sweden should focus on defending Greenland from the USA. The statement is a reaction to TV4’s interview with Andersson earlier this week. There, she argued that the government should not engage in nuclear weapon dialogue with France because Europe already has sufficient deterrence. “We have nuclear weapons in Europe, so it is a clear deterrent for Russia as it is. Even today, Europe has nuclear weapons, so we can bomb Russia to pieces.”
When the Russian drunken strawberry disses Magdalena, you just don’t know what to believe. 🤷🏻♂️
She should be glad that the USA prevented Sweden from acquiring nuclear weapons in the 1950s. Sweden was close. Tage Erlander and a few others, along with some high-ranking officials, the Supreme Commander, and the party leaders from other parties except the Left Party, knew about it. He kept the Social Democratic Women’s League with Inga Thorsson and the religious part of the Social Democratic Party, the Brotherhood Movement, out of it. Sweden received, among other things, the best of what the USA had in signal intelligence and eavesdropping as compensation. Plus, the USA guaranteed that Sweden was included in NATO’s nuclear weapons umbrella. Everything is in Tage Erlander’s memoirs. Bought at an antiquarian bookstore in Gävle.
👍
Haha, it backfired in a highly unexpected way 🤣🤣🤣
Nothing is unexpected for a couch potato.
Or as we say, a couch potato.
Do you have spring there now?
Where I am right now, we have the West Coast’s contribution to the WWF department strange weather. Horizontal pouring rain with a touch of snow.