Now let’s return to UA’s upcoming offensive, even though the Russian bastards seem to be increasing the pressure right now and also want to get serious in Zaporizhia.
Ukraine has formed units to handle breakthroughs of the minefields and fortifications – there are several now. Presumably, they have received all demining vehicles and other equipment and are being brought to breakthrough locations. Once the breakthrough is achieved, they move on to the next location – efficiently utilizing resources. We also know that they excel at their job with gold stars, and there are many breakthroughs at the northern front. The minefields there are significant and require weeks of preparation before the mechanized battalions can roll through.
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And now the storm brigade concept is spreading exponentially, it seems the units are mostly everywhere now, and NG is supposed to establish two army corps where the corps commanders are former Azov leaders.
I recall Zelensky also said at some point that Ukraine has 100 brigades in combat and at a high level, or something similar.
The total number of brigades is probably closer to 150, right?
(compare that to any country in Europe that has 2-3 brigades and thinks it’s enough).
I guess a tank is at least a battalion resource today, and 4km snipers, but most of the maneuver brigades have been mechanized because an immense amount of splinter protection has been delivered during the war.
The backbone is the infantry with splinter protection supported by drones at a low level, artillery, and CAS at a higher level.
There probably isn’t a unit in the army anymore with a little pride that doesn’t have its own drones, right?
80-85% of RU losses are caused by drones now, I think we’ve heard, and then UA drops a lot of JDAMS and has no shortage of artillery at all.
The workshops should be functioning well today so UA can recover much of what has been damaged, but it has been a long time since they captured a lot of Russian equipment. Crutches and horses aren’t worth much.
UA has essentially been on the defensive since Kursk and should have received a lot back from the workshops by now.
North of Kupiansk on the western side of Oskil, UA has brought forward a large number of brigades, and RU has Oskil at their back, so it could get really bloody there with a little luck.
After Kursk was partially concluded (they are still in Russia in several places in Kursk and Belgorod, and no prize for guessing that they are in dominant terrain), Ukraine now has quite a bit of redundancy available.
We haven’t heard anything about the 11th AC from North Korea, and in 2024, the information we received was that the entire staff had been moved to Kursk. Then UA actually fought higher staffs in Kursk, including the coordination staff with the North Koreans, and we have the name of the liberated NK general. They also lost quite a few of the 12,000+ 1,500 SOF they sent there to learn how to fight, so hopefully Rocket Man has reined in his claws maybe?
In any case, the 11th AC will come and take up defensive positions at the northern border, freeing up corresponding RU units, and that army corps is still over 60,000 strong, right?
Smart warfare is what they are doing now – finding weak areas in Kursk and Belgorod, and hopefully Bryansk as well, and conducting raids with a battalion or brigade under a devastating drone umbrella.
Hopefully, we’ll see more of that the less Trump interferes. Which, in a way, he doesn’t seem to be doing right now, as now it’s time to broker peace again 😶
If UA can withstand the upcoming offensive in northern Luhansk, maybe they have an opportunity to strike there in the future?
Then the question is, what do RU defense lines look like between Lyman down to the southern front – Volnovakha (you understand what I mean) because it wasn’t part of the Surovikin line and has moved forward from the ATO line.
In Pokrovsk, RU maintenance is extremely inadequate – they have a few roads that are like a deadly gauntlet and have started neglecting maintenance with FPV drones.
It’s clear that the artillery has been pinpointed, and UA has carried out local offensives to regain dominant terrain, starting around February 6 this year, and RU artillery losses are astronomical.
Now it’s mud season, and Trump is still at it, but at some point, the ground will give way, and UA + Europe will have a decision to make. Europe seems to be struggling to get out of the starting blocks, but knowing Ukraine, we know they are preparing to reclaim their land if they can because they have had a grand offensive plan throughout the war.
Next year, anything could have happened, right? We know what RU is planning, and we have seen Trump being Trump, so no one knows what will happen in 2026. Nor do we know how the situation with China will develop, except that they are now ready to fight.
This year, Ukraine has a fighting chance, and they should take it – the situation will not look better in 2026, and especially if RU has managed to build up a strategic offensive reserve as the Baltics claim, and Ukraine claims, time is no longer a reducing factor for RU.
Ukraine now produces 40% of its equipment domestically, and we know it’s also high-tech heavy equipment.
And apparently, RU has lost 140,000 soldiers since the turn of the year, incredibly good news.
I usually write that RU has held back modern heavy equipment or something – I suspect that on May 9th, we will get a receipt for that.
You know, having read these posts, that this summer or early autumn, things will explode unless Europe starts fortifying the border against the barbarians in earnest.
Mariupol 2022.
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Great to see a post that focuses entirely on Ukraine! 👍
I’m not entirely convinced that Ukraine has as much artillery and armor as they would need, however, there seems to be no shortage of drones, which has almost become one of the biggest success factors.
The question is whether they have the capability for a major offensive or not. Europe has promised a lot but we haven’t seen any major deliveries yet, mostly talk about LVs and drones but not much about different types of armor, etc. Artillery shells also seem to be lacking, RU still has a significant advantage. Since the support from the US, although continuing, is more limited, there is a risk that it will take time before Europe can ramp up.
Of course, I would like to see a Ukrainian offensive as soon as possible, but maybe it won’t happen until towards the autumn or worst-case scenario, next year. I hope I’m wrong so that we can see the spring offensive that we hoped for in 2023!
Russian losses in Ukraine 2025-04-16
1050 KWIA
9 Tanks
13 APVs
87 Artillery systems
146 UAVs
133 Vehicles & Fuel tanks
3 Special equipment
Glory to Ukraine!
Now that more than 1000 days have passed, it is quite easy to estimate how much has been eliminated compared to the average during the war.
This hero has already been written about in several places, but I believe it deserves more attention.
“13-year-old boy hero in Sumy: ‘Didn’t think – acted’
13-year-old Kyrylo Illiasjenko was on a bus through central Sumy with his mom when he heard a whistling sound. The bus windows shattered, and he fell to the floor, then all sounds were muted, he tells the Ukrainian Pravda.
– At that moment, I didn’t think – I acted. I was solely running on adrenaline, says Kyrylo from his hospital bed.”
https://omni.se/13-arig-pojke-hjalte-i-sumy-tankte-inte-agerade/a/dR2VeJ
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/04/14/7507536/
Well done by the boy who did everything right. I believe that children who experience the horrors of war up close become more trained in first aid and how to act in such a situation. He simply knew what to do and didn’t need to think too much. It was ingrained in him, in a Swedish youth it is ingrained to take out the phone and film to post on TikTok.
“The deliveries of artillery shells from North Korea to Russia began around the same time as the Republicans in the US Congress stopped a huge aid package to Ukraine at the end of 2023, reports Reuters.
Ukraine’s forces came under significant pressure, and in April 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia is firing ten artillery shells for every Ukrainian one. This power ratio is believed to have had a significant impact and allowed Russia to slowly advance.”
“Over the past 20 months, North Korea has sent between four and six million artillery shells to Russia. This is reported by Reuters, citing analyses of traffic data between the countries, satellite images, and Russian documents obtained by Ukraine.
Ukrainian sources state that about half of Russia’s artillery shells are of North Korean origin, which is consistent with estimates from the independent British organization Open Source Centre.”
https://omni.se/varannan-artillerigranat-har-skickats-fran-nordkorea-ar-strategiskt-avgorande/a/PpA146
In 2024, the IISS estimated that North Korea had more than 8,600 towed and self-propelled artillery pieces, 5,500 multiple rocket launcher systems, and 7,500 mortars in service. Not even NK’s stockpile is inexhaustible, when RU loses 80-100 artillery pieces per day, there is an end. NK should at least want to have something left in stock.
Yes, there is probably an end to their deliveries.
NK has surely received security guarantees from Russia, but they must almost start doubting Russia’s ability now that they have become dependent on deliveries from NK.
DeepStateMaps latest update:
The Defense Forces regained their positions near Vidrodzhennia and in Dniproenergia.
The enemy advanced near Nadiyivka and Sukhа Balka.
Today we had 9 tanks in the loss report, which almost exactly matches the average since July 1, 2024, which is 8.82.
It varies greatly from day to day, between 0 and 25 during the same period.
Today’s report is not included.
Thanks as usual to Ragnar!
The orange line is the seven-day average, while the dots represent each day.
“Bulgarien backar från försäljning av kärnreaktor till Ukraina. Bulgariens vice premiärminister och ordförande för det medstyrande Bulgariska socialistpartiet (BSP), Atanas Zafirov, hävdade att Sofia behöver utveckla sina kärnenergikapaciteter.”
Heroiam Slava!
“A 20-year-old Finnish volunteer soldier was killed in action while fighting for Ukraine, Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat reported on April 15. Jussi Tanner, head of consular affairs at Finland’s Foreign Ministry, said Finnish officials are working closely with Ukraine to obtain more information.”
https://bsky.app/profile/kyivindependent.com/post/3lmvktqakpc2f
Adding this one.
“A man from Åbo has fallen in Ukraine.
The man traveled to Ukraine a few months ago to fight in the war.
A man in his 20s has fallen in the war in Ukraine.
According to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, around 150 Finnish volunteers have made their way to Ukraine since Russia began its attack.
At least twenty of them are said to have fallen,” says Jussi Tanner, Consular Chief of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, to Yle.”
https://yle.fi/a/7-10076258
Deviate from Ukraine and gather the latest information about Trump and his tariffs:
Didn’t they say they were negotiating with 90 countries before? 🤔
“USA has more than 15 trade agreement proposals that are actively being reviewed, says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt according to Reuters. She adds that some of them may be presented very soon.
The President has reportedly made it clear to his negotiators that ‘he wants all those agreements to be personally approved by him'”
https://omni.se/vita-huset-vi-har-fler-an-15-forslag-till-handelsavtal/a/4B82re
Reminiscent of the bully on the schoolyard:
“Ok, I’ll refrain from beating you up and you can be my friend, but then you have to bully John and beat him up!”
“One of the US demands in the ongoing negotiations with other countries regarding tariff reductions is that the countries in question reduce their trade with China. The goal is to isolate and pressure the already pressured Chinese economy and force the country to the negotiating table, according to sources for the Wall Street Journal.
The exact demands may vary depending on the negotiating partner.”
https://omni.se/kallor-usa-s-nya-mal-ar-att-isolera-kinesiska-ekonomin/a/jQA43z
Let’s see who blinks first!
“President Donald Trump is open to a trade agreement with China, but it is up to Beijing to take the first step. This is according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, as reported by Reuters and Bloomberg.
During a press briefing, she reads a statement that Donald Trump is said to have dictated:
– The ball is in China’s court. China needs to make a deal with us, we don’t need to make any deal with them.”
https://omni.se/usa-bollen-ar-hos-kina-vi-behover-inget-avtal-med-dem/a/o3G0P7
“”One of the USA’s demands in the ongoing negotiations with other countries regarding tariff reductions is that the countries in question reduce their trade with China. The goal is to isolate and put pressure on the already strained Chinese economy and force the country to the negotiating table,” sources told the Wall Street Journal.”
Trump apparently read Johanno1 – Ukraine daily update April 12, 2025: “The idea that I guessed was that step two from the USA would be to demand a kind of trade embargo with China or at least X% tariff against China to continue trading with the USA – with the assurance that everyone would choose the USA.”
In total, 111 (99) combat actions have taken place in the past 24 hours.
#Kharkiv 1
#Kupyansk 3
#Lyman 14💥
#Siverskyi 5
#Kramatorsk 3
#Toretsk 19💥
#Pokrovsk 32💥💥
#Novopavlivka 12💥↗️
#Huliaipil 0
#Orikhivsk 1
#Prydniprovsky 1
#Kursk 17💥
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 14 times. They attempted to advance near Novomykhailivka, Tverdokhlibove, Nadiya, and towards Novyi, Zelena Dolyna, and Hryhorivka.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy carried out 19 attacks near Dachne, Diliyivka, Toretsk, and Kurdyumivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, our defenders repelled 32 attacks from the aggressor in the areas of Sukha Balka, Zelenne Pole, Yelizavetivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Novosergiivka, Troitske, Vodiane Druhe, Bohdanivka, Andriivka, and towards Stara Mykolaivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the enemy attempted to break through 12 times near the villages of Kostiantynopil, Pryvilne, Rozlyv, Vilne Pole, and towards Odradne.
In the operational area in the Kursk region, the Ukrainian armed forces repelled 17 attacks from Russian aggressors yesterday. Additionally, the enemy carried out 38 air strikes with 72 guided aerial bombs and 407 artillery attacks on our troops’ positions and settlements, including five from multiple rocket launch systems.
The enemy conducted 109 air strikes against Ukrainian units’ positions and populated areas, dropping 177 guided bombs. Furthermore, the enemy carried out nearly 6,600 artillery attacks, including 126 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 2,923 kamikaze drones.
In the past 24 hours, the defense forces’ aviation, missile troops, and artillery targeted six areas with concentrations of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, four air defense facilities, and two artillery pieces belonging to the Russian aggressors.
Thank you!
There aren’t so many battles (although they can of course be intense) but a lot of KAB, artillery, and drones.
Yes, as far as I know, AFU never reports on their own counterattacks(?). And of course, an attack can vary in intensity and involve different resources (number of soldiers, armor, artillery support, etc). So a sector like Karkhiv where only one attack is reported today, could actually be a larger battle. One probably needs to consider multiple sources to get a good picture…
“Under natten slog Putins styrkor till mot Odesa med dödliga drönare. Attacken skadade civil infrastruktur, bostadshus och lagerbyggnader. Det finns civila offer.”
Risk of things going completely wrong in Georgia.
“Georgian government weaponizes history with aim of banning opposition
Having gained total control over present-day political life, Georgian Dream party leaders seem intent on rewriting the past so they can rule for the foreseeable future.”
Could not resist:
“Ain’t it Great To Have an Idiot in The White House?!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-khzUcvHDw
“Ukraine-US talks on minerals deal going ‘in a positive mood,’ Zelensky says #Ukraine”
https://bsky.app/profile/amplifyukraine.eu/post/3lmvwkaz5fe27
“Not $300 billion, but $100 billion. After negotiations with Ukraine, the US lowered its demands for the return of aid spent on it, – Bloomberg.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3lmvvrqj7u22t“
Russia fortsätter att attackera Kherson med artilleri, KAB:er och drönare. Stadens militära administratör, Roman Mrochko, kom under beskjutning när han spelade in en video om den tidigare ryska attacken. På morgonen träffade ryssarna stadens centrala del med 4 KAB:er.
Maybe it’s North Koreans in the strategic reserve that Russia is building up? Perhaps they need a little more training, and they have time to inform home that everything is going well so more can come?
If NK is planning to send large numbers of soldiers, it might be so.
It’s not very motivating to go to Russia if you know that you’ll end up directly in a meat grinder attack (not that I think there’s any choice, though).
“Russia has a new city in sight – armored vehicles back at the front after a short break
One main target for Russia in the offensive seems to be the city of Kostyantynivka in central Donbass. If Ukraine does not strengthen its defense in the area soon, the Ukrainian situation risks deteriorating “radically” in large parts of the front, according to the analysis.
At the end of 2024 and the beginning of the year, the army relied largely on cars and motorcycles to transport fighters to the front.
But now Russia seems to once again deploy armored vehicles, such as tanks, as part of a “general escalation along the entire front,” according to ISW.”
The great power struggle?
Keeping my fingers crossed for Russian refineries and depots to receive explosive visits tonight!
“Today is the last day of the limited ceasefire on energy infrastructure between Russia and Ukraine, at least according to the Russians. Ukraine might count from a later start date, and in that case, it will probably take another week before the attacks on Russian oil refineries resume.”
https://bsky.app/profile/anderspucknielsen.dk/post/3lmvy3nbgls2f
Then we hope UA has loaded up heavily with bang during the ceasefire and makes RU look like a bonfire!
“Beautiful May welcome….”
At least it will be interesting to see who shoots first when the ceasefire is over.
Finally. It will be fun to see Russia shoot down 100% of everything Ukraine sends again 🙂
Yes, that’s when you know they’ve done the most damage! 😂
So that’s why it stopped.
Interesting article by Oscar Jonsson (Ph.D. in Russian warfare) in DN:
“Oscar Jonsson: Europe can defend itself without the USA – if we pull ourselves together
It was not enough to see Russia invade a neighboring country to make the necessary defense decisions. It wasn’t until Trump showed his hostility towards Europe that the money was put on the table.”
https://www.dn.se/ledare/oscar-jonsson-europa-kan-forsvara-sig-utan-usa-om-vi-tar-oss-samman/
Accentman’s latest:
“Russian Troops Walk into A BRUTAL UKRAINIAN AMBUSH!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOQBbxqfyJY
“Destroyed 🇷🇺Russian new 152-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S43 Malva near the village of Ozerki in the Kursk region.”
“A Russian soldier showed a ‘road of death’ in Russia’s Belgorod region. According to him, the number of burned vehicles on this road doubled in just one day. The car he was driving also burned down.”
“Right now, UAVs are attacking the city of Shuya in Ivanovo Oblast. It is home to the 🇷🇺112th Missile Brigade, which was involved in the attack on Sumy on Palm Sunday.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3lmvzilv65k2t
“Ukrainska militären från den 95:e luftburna stormbrigaden förstör 🇷🇺ryska mål vid fronten”
Clearly Putin is still worried about Navalny’s supporters. It may just be paranoia, or there may actually still be a lot of regime opponents left in Russia.
“Russia jails 4 journalists over alleged work with Navalny’s foundation #Ukraine” https://bsky.app/profile/amplifyukraine.eu/post/3lmvz2tgcfd2a
Mixed clips of Ukrainian soldiers having fun. Needed to keep the fighting spirit alive!
“Glory to our defenders! Heroyam Slava! 💪✌️ May God protect each and every one of you. Ukraine stands because of your courage. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! 💙💛”
https://bsky.app/profile/meanwhileua.bsky.social/post/3lmvyy3qibb2y
“Kina kan få upp till 245% (!) i tullar från 🇺🇸USA, – Vita huset. Samtidigt skriver WSJ att Trump vill isolera Kina. Han planerar att övertyga 70 länder att begränsa handelsförbindelserna med Beijing mot lägre tullar.”
That was probably what we guessed 🤣
Let’s see what China comes up with.
We in the EU are probably in trouble when the punitive tariffs are handed out.
In 2024, 21% of our imports were from China and 14% from the USA.
At the same time, 21% of our exports were to the USA, and 8% to China.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/13/what-are-the-most-imported-and-exported-products-between-china-and-the-eu#:~:text=China%20remained%20the%20EU's%20largest,the%20United%20Kingdom%20(13.2%25).
So, thinking about our exports, we have more to lose with higher tariffs against the USA. And if we buy fewer disposable products from China, we also save money, win-win.
What do you say Johan No.1?
You want Europe to start making an effort when it comes to collaborations in Africa, but perhaps Turkey wasn’t exactly what you had in mind?
“Turkey is increasing its influence in Africa. Recently, the country has made several diplomatic advances while traditional power players in the region, such as France and the USA, have taken a step back.
A recent feather in the cap for Turkey is its success as a mediator between Somalia and Ethiopia, who recently reached a peace agreement. An indication of the increasing influence is that Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the meeting in Antalya and that the countries have signed a new oil and gas agreement.”
https://omni.se/turkiet-pa-charmoffensiv-i-afrika-nar-andra-backar/a/dR2X9B
😭😭
OT, but that sounds like a description of Russian propaganda! 😀
“The parasite toxoplasma most commonly spreads from cats to humans – and by manipulating immune cells, it enters the brain, as shown by new research reported by Dagens Nyheter.
The parasite is quite common in Sweden, with one in five Swedes carrying it; in other countries, it is even more prevalent.”
https://omni.se/parasiten-sprids-fran-katter-och-manipulerar/a/4B89KE
Robert Kennedy may have cats?
😂
By the way, that wasn’t so funny, I have two cats… 😱
Do we have the explanation 😳
Cat food contains a parasite, or bacterium, that makes mice more daring and thus easier to catch, could it be this one?
USD -> Ruble 82.4 (-1.35) The ruble has not been this strong since the summer of 2023.
USD -> Euro 0.878 (-0.78)
USD -> Yuan 7.35 (-0.0025%)
Crude Oil, 60.96 (-0.62%)
😭
🇺🇸🇫🇷 Rubio and Witkoff are expected to travel to Paris later this week. Witkoff is set to meet Macron while Rubio will speak with Barrot, – Politico
‼️ Two sides will discuss 🇺🇦Ukraine, 🇮🇷Iran and trade relations in the wake of Trump’s tariff threats.
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3lmw4s25ajk2m
Witkoff will meet the president while Rubio will have to settle for the foreign minister.
One gets the feeling that Rubio has gotten a boss 🤔
“Universitetssjukhuset Schleswig-Holstein i Kiel (Tyskland) har donerat skyddsmasker, antiseptika, bandage, filter för konstgjord andning, samt en uppsättning läkemedel som febernedsättande medel och antibiotika till en medicinsk institution i Kherson Oblast.”
https://bsky.app/profile/deaidua.org/post/3lmw55mx4js2p
“At night, 🇺🇦Ukrainian military shot down
57/97 🇷🇺Russian UAVs, another 34 UAVs were lost in location due to EW action”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3lmw3rpxqdk2t
90% 👍
Has anyone had the energy to watch Biden’s speech? Did he have anything sensible to say (and was he coherent)?
Biden: “Fewer than 100 days into this new administration, they have done so much damage and destruction. It is kind of breathtaking it could happen that soon.”
https://bsky.app/profile/theukrainianreview.bsky.social/post/3lmw3sggn7s2m
🤣🤣
A former president should not pass judgment on the current one.
I’ll be darned if he had a cat.
It was probably the administration he criticized and not the president? 😉
Or maybe he’s trying to keep up with new trends and take the opportunity to give back for old cheese?
Trump has spent four years whining about Biden and even though he is no longer president, he continues to whine.
Joking aside, a boring development of course and Biden should have let it go.
The Democrats seem to have not yet managed to present any new candidate, otherwise it would have been best for this person to have voiced the criticism but that’s probably why Biden spoke up.
I wonder what happened to Kamala…
Boring development with this polarization. It started when Trump and Hillary ran in 2016 with accusations of election fraud, influence, and that the opponent would be put in jail. We must hope that we do not follow suit in Sweden.
Agreed. Unfortunately, we have a habit of following the United States in many ways, regardless of whether it’s good or bad.
Kamala aims to become Governor of California.
Yes, Harris has been quiet for a long time now.
Unfortunately, that’s how it looks nowadays when you lose an election, you accuse the other side of election fraud, “he’s not my president,” and then you smash up downtown areas during demonstrations.
Ok, maybe it’s just as well. Even though I’ve always seen her as the better choice over Trump as president, she didn’t do particularly well in the election. Whether it was her fault or if it was the Democrats as a whole who failed to put together a sensible election program with their own visions is hard to know.
In any case, it wasn’t enough to just point to Trump as a deterrent example and talk about how bad things would be.
Feels familiar even in Sweden. Admittedly, there’s a lot of electioneering, of course, but mostly the focus is on highlighting how bad everything will be if the other side gets to decide (and how bad it has been when in opposition).
I wish that instead parties could objectively explain what visions they themselves have and what they intend to do to realize them, rather than throwing mud at the opponent.
No, in this case it seems like the Dems were looking at the S party in Sweden. When they had a press conference to point fingers at the SD party and say: “if we don’t come to power, they are a threat to democracy.” Childish and very poor communication.
They are damn good at mudslinging, but they are much worse at coming up with new ideas and taking the residents’ concerns seriously. It’s as if ideology is outdated and it’s only tactics on how to gain power that matter!
Yes, and S also managed to win the election just as well.
Then one starts to wonder how it will end in the USA, where democracy seems to be somewhat threatened.
If Trump doesn’t manage to come up with some devilry to come back for a third term, then a Dem will come. who is just like the others and then it will take a few more terms, then some states will want to leave.
That country needs something completely new, but they are so damn narrow-minded that it will not happen.
If Sanders doesn’t become president! That might be crazy fun too!
It will never happen due to his orientation, but Buttigieg I think is not just a likable person, he is articulate without being arrogant, very clear and more right-wing for being a Dem..
The fact that he is about half the age of the other Viagra trolls just makes it even better. He is someone I would have liked to see.
The whole MAGA swamp would have been boiling with homophobia.
Then I’m also rooting for Buttigieg, just for the pleasure of seeing MAGA tie themselves in knots! 😂
Contemplating Gavin Newsom who is the current Governor of California. He and Kamala might switch positions with each other?
Just saw a short clip on TV4 news, he stumbled a bit on some words, but nothing more than that.
It felt like he became more senile just during the last six months before the election, but maybe it was the stress and pressure associated with the election campaign that contributed.
I myself can become slightly distracted and absent-minded when I have too much to do.😀
Yes, there is a big difference compared to when he, for example, received a medal from Obama. Back then he was a lively old man.
I don’t know if it was the stress that hastened senility or if senility contributed to him becoming more stressed and insecure, but it went pretty quickly in the end, yes.
They often highlighted the parts where he stumbled, stuttered, lost his train of thought, etc. The media is good at making someone look bad, both CNN and Fox.
Trump often goes off on tangents in his speeches in completely incomprehensible gibberish, so it will be interesting to see when his senility starts to escalate.
Yes, both seem to have some issues but they manifest themselves in different ways. Feels like Biden is a bit further gone but Trump is probably getting there soon.
It’s difficult with grumpy, his specialty has been incoherent rambling for at least 10 years. His stubbornness with oil, and the golden age of the USA clearly indicates that he remembers the good old 50s and 60s.
The present, with electric cars, global warming, the fall of the Soviet Union, and Russia’s diminished superpower status, doesn’t seem to have stuck. It’s usually the case with dementia, that the present fades and old times become clearer. Someone should ask him to draw a clock.
Here are “The Witches of Butcha” – shooting drones with machine guns
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/XjBJG7/haxorna-fran-butja-ukrainas-forsta-frivilliga-luftvarnsenhet
Heroes 💥💥💥
Interesting article by Inna Bondarenko who attended MGIMO University and learned how Russian diplomacy works.
“I Trained With Russian Diplomats. I Can Tell You How They Work
Last week, while Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities, the Kremlin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev landed in Washington with an offer of economic cooperation.
To many, this seemed like cognitive dissonance. To me, it felt eerily familiar.
Charm the West with trade. Threaten neighbors in the background. Speak diplomacy, practice coercion.
That isn’t just hypocrisy, it’s a strategy. It’s the realpolitik we were trained to believe in and to carry out.
”
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/14/i-trained-with-russian-diplomats-i-can-tell-you-how-they-work-a88722
It was what we said about Trump’s next move, as MXT writes above – other countries must freeze out China in order to trade down the USA.
Won’t work
If we in Europe want to be able to continue supplying Ukraine with ammunition, it would be quite tricky to manufacture the gunpowder needed if the USA says stop and we also make enemies with China.
China has already stopped the export of nitrocellulose to the USA, Ukraine, and (they claim) to Russia and Belarus.
Biden, come back, all is forgiven!!! 😂
Jo – it got damn worse 😬
😱 Did we just receive a confession there? That in the choice between the devil and the deep blue sea, Trump was the worse alternative???
The difference is that “some” have excused all of Biden’s abuses because he was “good”.
What is happening in the USA right now?
Is the US breaking free?
Is the EU breaking free?
Maybe we should thank the gods for Trump because the spell is broken.
Then, of course, the EU must also rise, otherwise it will only be China.
Regarding the threat of even higher tariffs against China, I remember reading that China considered 125% as a final offer, if the USA raises it further, they will simply stop exporting to the USA. I don’t know if it was a “qualified guess” or a public statement.
Trump apparently read Johanno1 – Ukraine daily update April 12, 2025: “The idea that I guessed was that step two from the USA would be to demand some kind of trade embargo with China or at least X% tariff against China to continue trading with the USA – with the assurance that everyone would choose the USA.”
“Four ryska bomber förstörde isarenan i Kherson idag!”
“RU Inflation 10% 😁 Wholesale prices for potatoes at the beginning of April 2025 increased by 285.5% year-on-year — from 11.4 to 42.4 rubles per kilogram (excluding VAT), NEWS.ru reports, citing data from the analytical AB-Center.”
Wonderful 👍👍👍
Russia has asked the USA to buy Boeing aircraft for its frozen assets, according to Russian sources to Bloomberg. A deal would require a ceasefire in Ukraine first. “The USA will not discuss any economic commitments until a ceasefire is achieved,” says National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes to the news agency.
It is only a fraction of the frozen Russian assets that are in the USA, the majority are in Europe.
Putin’s move is more of an attempt to drive a wedge between the USA and Europe than a need for the aircraft.
They have probably had problems with their planes and maybe they are starting to be in greater need of repairs?
It has been a while since anyone saw something crash to the ground, so maybe they have found alternative ways to solve it.
Trump is said to have trade deals with Russia, as he has already stated many times.
And then he crashes the trade with the rest of the world.
His special treatment of RU is interesting.
“Denmark to send unarmed soldiers to Ukraine for drone warfare training. The courses, expected to begin as early as this summer, will take place at training centers in western Ukraine and will not involve direct combat.”
https://bsky.app/profile/kyivindependent.com/post/3lmwida4zt22t
They understand who the world’s best infantry is 👍
Anonymous has leaked who is working for Russia in the West 🤣🤣
A link maybe?
On my Bluesky
Wonderful if that were true but I am skeptical.
Funny that the last name on the list is Trump! 😂
https://x.com/YourAnonTV/status/1912224091555197228
Read what he writes vs. what you see in the screenshot.
What you see is those who do business in RU well – dominos?
Then they ALSO have those in the West who work for RU.
So, it’s not 10TB of data that you see in the picture 😳
Oh really? Wasn’t that 10TB??? 😧
Of course, what I meant was that it was clever of them to advertise their hack with that particular image where Trump appears. They’re not stupid, and whether the hack is real or not, they have planted a message AND made everyone very curious.
The world looked 🧐
I have always hoped that Anonymous is real but I don’t really dare to believe it.
Interesting with Amnesty Int., Danon, and Domino’s pizza
Said to be a CIA operation?
But there are maaaany groups that call themselves anonymous.
As Cicada 3301? 😉
Just like NAFO then? 😂
“🇯🇵 Japan to provide Ukraine with 30 more SUVs, the Japanese Embassy reports. 6 of them already arrived in Poland on April 10 and were handed over to Ukraine.”
Large support package 👍
I’m not really sure if I think this agreement is really good. Afraid that Ukraine will be cheated.
“There is significant progress in the agreement on minerals, says Economy Minister Svyrydenko. “We’re preparing to finalize the agreement soon,” she stated.”
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3lmwkggaql22h
UA plays as well as they can with the USA.
They will never give away what the agreement concerns.
Those weapon purchases also harmed Trump when he refused.
UA is cornered and cannot afford to capitulate unlike Europe.
Macron is going to meet Rubio – what do we think about that?
Not good I think – economist writes that the USA is beginning to grow tired of the EU’s attempts to strengthen Ukraine.
Let’s see if Macron manages to refrain from being talked down.
Hope so!
Let’s see if Macron manages to refrain from being talked down 😂
Is it okay to have a Friday night out on Good Friday?
Asking for a friend 😳
En lång fredagsfylla! It’s always beer o clock somewhere!
No, you should listen to mournful music on P1. Mozart’s Requiem in D minor and Schubert’s Requiem in G minor are suitable pieces to enjoy and perfect for the occasion. At the same time, you should hold at least one, preferably three, peeled and chopped onions under your nose while in absolute silence, except for the sobbing and sniffing that the music and onions give rise to, staring at the walls all day.
Any other activity is considered ungodly and will result in you being labeled as a heathen and heretic, leading you to hell when you die!
However, if you are not at all concerned about the aforementioned consequences, Good Friday is the perfect day to have a funeral feast or seven, along with a few drinks, while enjoying, and preferably singing along to, Bellman’s song suitable for the evening, Fredman’s song no. 21.
Forgot to mention that if you don’t think the grave is deep enough to require a drink, you will of course make sure to dig a little deeper until you reach the right level.
Very deep words 👍👍
Yellow or red onion?
Yellow, if you don’t have an easier time crying from red onions of course.
Mozart died before he could finish the piece (barely 36 years old). The piece was commissioned by some wealthy man to be performed in memory of his deceased young wife. Fantastic music to help release the grief and tears.
Perhaps the same goes for Schubert’s as well. Not familiar with that one.
Can highly recommend as well as Fauré’s Requiem Opus 48.
https://youtu.be/flboe048gn4?si=lH4zgVmpvUhsp3rg
Anyone listening to regular music?
Metallica. AC/DC. Iron Maiden.
3x👍
On Good Friday? 😱
Yes, just as long as you stay in that Finnish melancholic state, between knife fights and your head on the table.
“Ukraine accuses Russia of having violated the ceasefire against energy infrastructure at least 30 times since the countries signed the agreement on March 18, reports Reuters.”
“The World Heritage Museum in Gothenburg has been asked to sign an agreement from the US government against diversity, equality, and inclusion, but has declined, reports Aftonbladet.
Through an exchange program from the US embassy, the museum has been granted 500,000 SEK. 400,000 has been paid out, but in order to receive the remaining 100,000, the US government wanted an additional agreement to be signed, which the museum has now declined, thus turning down the rest of the money.”
Donald Trump has woken up for the day! 😂
“Donald Trump has woken up for the day – and is furious with Harvard. In a new post on Truth Social, he writes that the university is a “joke” that should no longer receive any state support.
“Harvard has basically only hired woke, radical left-wing lunatics – idiots and ‘sheep heads’ – who only have the ability to teach FAILURE to students,” Trump writes in the post.”
Respond by offering Trump an honorary doctorate hat.
😁
😂
“The parliament of Latvia votes to leave the Ottawa Treaty, which prohibits the use of landmines, reports TT.
The vote comes as a direct response to the increased threat from the neighboring country Russia, following the invasion war in Ukraine.”
“USA’s president Donald Trump is attending today’s trade negotiations with Japan, he states on his social media platform Truth Social.
“Hopefully, we can figure out something that is good (great!) for Japan and the USA,” he writes.”
Cheers 🍻
Cheers!
I wouldn’t mind a cold beer right now. The air conditioning hasn’t been turned on yet, so I currently have 26.1 degrees here in the office.
Cheers 🥃
“The APZ-20 plant, which produces bearings, is burning in Kursk in Russia.
Marshmallows anyone?”
Typical overheating in warehouse.
Guessing on lifetime testing. Nothing to see. Keep scrolling 🔥
“China: Irrational number game – tariffs are at 245 percent
Trump’s new tariffs on certain Chinese goods are now as high as 245 percent, says Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian without specifying which products are affected. This is reported by AFP. – The USA has turned tariffs into a tool and a weapon at a completely irrational level, he said, adding that China will “ignore the USA’s completely meaningless number game”.”
The rest of the world keeps turning and falls asleep again.
Regarding Africa, you can probably guess who is active besides the villains: https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/3981076-sibiga-zustrivsa-sz-glavami-mzs-troh-krain-afriki.html
It might be repetitive, but Ukraine is indispensable for Europe.
We want to include them in our community
We need them
Release Caribbean Rum free 🥃 💫
Leyenda is what matters 👍
I got a Mauritian significant other!
Is it good 😋?
It looked good – everything with a lot of alcohol is good 👍👍
Haha. Only 20 cl. But I think it delivers 🥳
What type of spirit is leyenda?
A rare and special Extra Añejo tequila with unparalleled taste and character. Leyenda offers aromatic notes of apple, pear, quince, and raisins. The complex flavor contains subtle and sweet notes of wood with hints of maple, eucalyptus, cloves, and thyme.
A rum from Brugal called Leyenda, the mid-range tastes good and doesn’t kill the economy.
Cheers Johan 🥃 No.1
Here the comment section was full 🥳 of activity 💛💙
Glory to Ukraine 🦅 💫
There is a good atmosphere here – feel free to join in when you have time 😀
My new colleague/client expects results from my presence. Doesn’t rhyme well with what the resource itself wants to prioritize…
When will Ukraine’s offensive come?
Where will they strike?
When will the 40 new CV9035Cs arrive?
There are many questions.
And why no Gripens???
When did the Saab 890 arrive?
Delivered hundreds if not thousands of splinter guards since last autumn 🧐
I would like to be part of the gang in the pit…
But oh well. Just a simple bystander…
An update will be posted tomorrow and then it’s Easter.
Apparently, one is not allowed to have a “Friday drunk” without rubbing onion in their eyes, says the self-proclaimed oracle above, so it will probably be a fun Friday here – bought red onions.
If we hear anything from Anonymous, one is a bit curious if there are any Russian-paid men we have missed.
Good activity in the comment section – MXT is active and posts a lot, which is fun, and the rest of you 👍
I only come here nowadays when I want to read/write about the UA war and other things.
Together towards the inevitable total victory!
Hoping for a full offensive already by Easter.
The buzz is already here today 🥳
I believe 890 are already airborne in Ukraine.
Yes, there’s a certain risk of a Wednesday hangover here too 😀
Might slack off at work tomorrow, the entrepreneur seems to have blamed the rain and taken Easter leave already, and all colleagues are in Italy so I’m going for a long weekend.
Hope 😁
Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞
Fight 🥃.
Looking forward to new killer posts in original 📕 – 🖊️ – 🦅 – 👑
Now some evening philosophy OT.
How can I smile and laugh 🤭 when this hell is going on.
Drunkenness is strange but essential. For me.
Glory to Ukraine 💛💙
Took the opportunity to swing by the pub now that J1 has canceled the Friday binge. The wife is working a half day tomorrow so I can sleep in until lunch.
Seems like Trump has forgotten about UA and is fully focused on Harvard.
I need to update myself a bit on the situation in UA, the accent man usually releases something positive around this time.
Over 40% of Ukraine’s frontline weapons are now made domestically, Zelenskyy said. Ukraine is producing 1,000+ weapon types—from shells to long-range drones—and plans to scale up even further.
https://bsky.app/profile/united24media.com/post/3lmxgjxgl4p2m
Ukraine will become Europe’s arsenal in the future.
Something good will come out of it all.
Meh!? Are you completely out of your minds?? Of course we’re going to have Friday Fill-up (TM) as usual!!!
Without onions!
The only use for onions during Easter is to dye the eggshells yellow. That’s that!
Believe that MXT can arrange a revote, This time it doesn’t need IT that can go to hell as an alternative, there are others 🤣
Feel free to provide suggestions! 👍
“At night, the 🇺🇦Ukrainian military shot down 25/75 🇷🇺Russian UAVs, another 30 UAVs were lost in location due to EW action”
“A f*cking [military] unit is burning.” Russian Telegram channels report a new drone attack on the 112th Missile Brigade in Shuya, Russia’s Ivanovo region, which carried out a strike on the center of Sumy on Palm Sunday with Iskander-M ballistic missiles.”
En brand rasar på CHP-26, ett värmekraftverk i Moskva. Brandmännen har svårt att kontrollera branden som fortfarande pågår. Orsaken till branden är fortfarande okänd.”
Is the pallid reflection of afterthought beginning to affect Sullivan?
“Biden withheld ATACMS from Ukraine for 2 years due to weapon shortages, says ex-US national security adviser Sullivan. Support was “measured”—meant to help Ukraine without drawing the US into war. “Did we learn? Were we willing to do things later in the war than we were earlier in the war? Yes.””
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3lmykyrdte22w
“Another 🇷🇺Russian soldier on crutches tries to attack 🇺🇦Ukrainian positions”
“Ryssar släpper bomber från drönare på ambulans i Kherson, med rapporter om skadade #Ukraine”
https://bsky.app/profile/amplifyukraine.eu/post/3lmyjw6zar527
“Ryska styrkor attackerade Dnipro med drönare under natten och riktade in sig på ett bostadsområde. Som ett resultat dödades tre personer, inklusive ett barn, och 30 andra skadades, varav fyra var barn.”
“Ukrainsk delegation anländer till Paris för möte med representanter för Koalitionen av de Viliga och USA, – Presidentens kontor för Ukraina. Som en del av besöket planeras en serie bilaterala och multilaterala möten med representanter för Koalitionen av de Viliga.”
“Putin praises Musk as visionary, likens him to Soviet-era space icon Korolov. Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 16 lauded U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk as a trailblazing visionary, comparing him to legendary Ukraine-born Soviet rocket scientist Serhii Korolov.”
“Finnish military warns: When Russia is done with Ukraine, they will come to us
– When Russia is done with Ukraine, that is, when they can withdraw their forces from the Ukrainian border, they will come to our border, says Virtanen.
However, he clarifies that the Russian presence is about testing NATO’s defense, and that a full-scale attack is “very unlikely”.”