Ukraine carried out a drone attack on the Moscow region during the night. An oil depot and a logistics center were hit according to Russian Telegram channels, where there are also pictures of smoke rising from the city of Podolsk and its oil depot. The city is located 40 km south of the Kremlin. There are also reports of another fire said to be from a warehouse that is part of one of Wildberries’ distribution centers. Read more at Kyiv Independent.
Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia with glide bombs (KAB) last evening. The bombs hit a five-story building and a nine-story building, killing two people and injuring 42, including eight children. Read more at Kyiv Independent.
Russian losses
Russia continues to suffer heavy losses, primarily of KWIA and soft vehicles (today’s 605 is the second highest in the war so far), but losses of artillery and air defense are also high, although not record-breaking.
- 1600 KWIA
- 2 Tanks
- 8 AFVs
- 82 Artillery systems
- 3 MLRS
- 6 Air defense systems
- 1769 UAVs
- 9 UGVs
- 605 Vehicles & fuel tanks
- 3 Special equipment
- 18 Cruise missiles

This is how KWIA has developed since the beginning of the year, and the chart resembles a staircase with three steps:

Russian losses of Russian vehicles are now three times as high as at the beginning of the year:

Losses of artillery have not increased as markedly but are still twice as high now as at the beginning of the year.

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235 combat clashes
** Overnight, Ukrainian defense forces launched a massive attack on the Moscow region:
• A logistics complex belonging to Wildberries, the company’s largest sorting center, is on fire in Kolechino.
• In Podolsk, drones struck an oil depot in the Lvovsky microdistrict.
• A logistics park called “Yuzhnye Vrata” is burning in Domodedovo.
• The “Grivno” industrial park in Motovilov is also on fire.
• Additionally, Russian electronic warfare systems once again redirected a drone towards a multi-story building. **
https://bsky.app/profile/slavaukraini033.bsky.social/post/3mr2k63nk4s2t
** Ukrainian naval drones struck another oil tanker of the Russian shadow fleet on the morning of July 19. The oil tanker Avero was hit in the Black Sea as it was preparing to pick up more oil for their Chinese clients from the Russian Port of Novorossiysk. **
https://bsky.app/profile/slavaukraini033.bsky.social/post/3mr2bnkw7r22o
** 💥 Massive explosion in Yalta, Russia-occupied Crimea. **
https://bsky.app/profile/igorsushko.bsky.social/post/3mr2aoc32mk2i
Big bada boom!
** 💥 Moscow, Russia: “I open the window and it turns out half of Podolsk has been bombed” ** Movie:
https://bsky.app/profile/igorsushko.bsky.social/post/3mr2anwf2ts2i
** 💥 Ukraine struck another Wildberries e-commerce logistics hub in the Moscow suburb of Koledino, 26 miles south of the Kremlin. **
https://bsky.app/profile/igorsushko.bsky.social/post/3mr2743ib4c2i
In Russia, they seem to not get enough of Stalin…
“The fourth Stalin monument in the region was unveiled in Cherepovets.
A monument to the former General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, Joseph Stalin, and the academician Ivan Bardin was unveiled in Cherepovets on Metallurgist’s Day. Vologda Oblast Governor Georgy Filimonov announced the unveiling on Telegram.”
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8830081
** An oil depot in Lviv, Moscow Oblast (yes, that’s the name of the town) was struck by Ukraine. **
https://bsky.app/profile/ukrainewarpod.bsky.social/post/3mr26s6m4qc2z
Thank you MXT for several uplifting news this morning.
Unfortunately, also Russian terror.
Thank you!
Ukraine has really managed to increase its ability to strike deep and is now causing serious problems for the Russians. An interesting turn that they are now hitting Wildberries’ warehouse, but of course, that is completely right and must almost affect their access to the drones.
Then, as you write, unfortunately, it is not only good news. The Russians seem to have changed tactics and are now sending cruise missiles more often but in smaller quantities instead of saving up for larger attacks.
This probably causes a greater psychological hell for the Ukrainians, having their sleep disturbed every night besides people being killed and injured.
** Russian drone destroys URCS vehicle **
https://bsky.app/profile/amplifyukraine.eu/post/3mr2pp4c5aq2c
Off-Topic, FIFA World Cup
Congratulations Spain on winning the FIFA World Cup!
(Trump once again embarrassed himself when he seemed to think he was part of the Spanish team).
“After Donald Trump handed the World Cup trophy to the Spanish team captain Rodri last night, he refused to leave the podium. When Rodri lifted the trophy, the American president instead remained with the team, an event that has become a major talking point on social media.
After Rodri received the trophy, he seemed to wait a few seconds for Trump to leave the frame, but the president was in no hurry. FIFA chief Gianni Infantino then hurried across the podium to show Trump away from the players.
But Trump ignored Infantino’s instructions, writes Fox Sports, which describes the incident as ‘painful.’ The British The Telegraph calls the whole thing ’embarrassing.’ This means that Trump will now forever be part of the image that will become iconic in Spanish football history, notes Fox.
A dominant Spain won the final against Argentina 1–0 after extra time.”
https://omni.se/trump-vagrade-lamna-podiet-trots-infantinos-forsok/a/bOQEXk
GOOD SPAIN!
Haha yes that was funny when he tried to hang out with the cool gang. Feels good that there were others who saw it too
Off-Topic, Schrödinger’s War
“The bombings escalate – new war hangs in the air
Another American soldier has been confirmed dead in an Iranian attack in the Middle East – and during the night the US retaliated. It is the ninth consecutive day that the attacks occur.
– We hit them very hard again last night. And we did that to honor the soldiers who were killed, says Donald Trump according to AP.
Iran responds with new attacks on American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Bloomberg and AP write that the attacks follow each other at an increasingly rapid pace and that the countries are moving closer to a full-scale war. The situation now risks slipping out of everyone’s control:
“Although both Washington and Tehran initially seemed interested in keeping the confrontation within certain limits, the conflict is now moving worryingly close to a point where these limits may collapse,” writes Danny Citrinowicz, analyst at the think tank INSS, on X.”
https://omni.se/bombningarna-eskalerar-nytt-krig-hanger-i-luften/a/Okz4mq
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“The US and Iran have attacked each other for the ninth consecutive day during the night. When oil trading opened after the weekend, the price of Brent crude rose above $90 per barrel for the first time since early June.
In connection with peace negotiations between the US and Iran earlier this summer, the price fell, but with new tensions and attacks, the price has risen again.
Rising oil prices also mean that inflation concerns are increasing once again.”
https://omni.se/oljepriset-stiger-efter-nya-attacker-i-mellanostern/a/7pBWm9
—
“Since the Iran war began at the end of February, the situation for already vulnerable families in the northern parts of Nigeria has worsened, reports AP.
The war has worsened food supply for millions of people in one of the world’s poorest regions.
Children are particularly vulnerable, and more and more are affected by malnutrition.
If the war continues, up to 23.4 million additional children risk falling into monetary poverty.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led to rising oil prices worldwide and driven up the costs of everything from gasoline to food and fertilizers. It threatens the upcoming planting season and worsens the situation for farming communities in northern Nigeria.
– The longer the conflict continues, the more serious the consequences become, says UNICEF chief Catherine Russell to AP.”
https://omni.se/irankriget-driver-barn-i-nigeria-in-i-undernaring/a/pBKzXG
The Russian stock index MOEX is now at its lowest level since the war started.
The last time it was this low was during the summer-autumn of 2022, although the decline had already begun before the war started.
Back then, I guess it was largely due to psychology and negative expectations rather than a real crisis. The war had not been going on for long, and during the autumn, Ukraine had regained much of the occupied territories.
Today, I suspect the decline simply reflects the worsening economy affecting the entire society and ultimately, of course, the companies. The decline would probably have come slowly but surely anyway, but now the fuel crisis caused by Ukraine has accelerated it.
Viewed from a longer perspective, Russia was otherwise on the rise. The war in Georgia caused a dip in the curve, while it only leveled off around 2014 when Crimea was occupied. The subsequent fighting in Donbas is not noticeable at all.
This time they have really done a number on themselves, and it will be interesting to see if their stock market will crash completely. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for that and that it happens quickly.
We are already back at the same level as in 2017.
** Update from Moscow region 🔥✌️ **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mr2rsq5qqs2t
** ⚓️🔥 Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces hit 7 more Russian shadow-fleet vessels overnight on July 20. The tally: 3 tankers and 4 dry cargo ships in the Black and Azov seas. Total since July 1: 183 Russian shadow-fleet vessels hit. **
https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mr2rq56zlc2s
It seems that all the ships encountered have survived considering that none of them appear in the loss reports, but that does not of course mean that they are still seaworthy.
** 🔥 The results of one of the recent attacks on the oil products of the aggressor country, – Exilenova At least three oil depots were hit in the city of Azov, Rostov region. **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mr2uahst2k27
** Russia Fires More Ballistic Missiles in 19 Days Than It Produces in a Month – Analysis
In brief: Russia launched 107 ballistic missiles and 20 Zircon missiles in the first 19 days of July, exceeding its estimated monthly ballistic missile production and using two-thirds of its planned annual Zircon output, according to Militarnyi, citing Ukrainian military data and Military Intelligence estimates. **
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/80652
**🇺🇦**
“Чергова робоча поїздка – в район ведення бойових дій на Костянтинівському напрямку.
Заслухав доповіді керівного складу 19-го армійського корпусу, командирів бойових бригад та підрозділів щодо оперативної обстановки і стану справ за всіма видами забезпечення.
Головний акцент – на нарощенні застосування безпілотних систем усіх типів, щоб посилити вогневий вплив на противника та зменшити ризики для життя особового складу.
Наша оборона залишається активною. Дрони обов’язкового йдуть першими – і для виявлення противника, і для його ураження.
Ознайомився з деталями поточної ситуації в Костянтинівці. Обговорили з командирами потенційні нові виклики та можливі варіанти протидії їм.
Костянтинівський напрямок залишається одним із найгарячіших по всій протяжності лінії фронту. У середньому щодоби противник вчиняє тут до 20 атак, не припиняє спроб інфільтруватись углиб міста.
За даними розвідки, в Костянтинівці російські окупанти накопичили до 145 осіб. Підрозділи Сил оборони продовжують у місті контрдиверсійні заходи. Для виявлення і знищення ворожої піхоти та вогневих позицій наші воїни проводять пошуково-ударні дії, масовано застосовують FPV-дрони, скиди з БпЛА. Загарбники зазнають значних втрат. Так, лише за добу 18 липня втрати ворога в місті становили 21 особу вбитими, 6 – пораненими. Було уражено 6 укриттів.
Перед українськими захисниками стоїть завдання захисту Костянтинівки і максимального ураження окупантів, і ми його виконуємо.
Хочу відзначити високий рівень професіоналізму командирів, мужність та стійкість оборонців українського міста. Дякую за бойову роботу!
Боротьба триває. Слава Україні!” – Головнокомандувач ЗС України / CinC AF of Ukraine генерал Олександр Сирський.
👍
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N Slobozhansky 0↘️ S Slobozhansky 14💥↗️ Kupyansk 0 Lyman 26💥💥↗️ Slovyansk 27💥💥 Kramatorsk 2↘️↘️ Kostjantynivka 24💥💥 Pokrovsk 30💥💥 Oleksandrivskij 0 Huliaipole 21💥↗️ Orikhivsk 2↘️ Prydniprovskij 0
Localized 145 Unlocalized 90↘️ Total 235↘️ Ratio unloc/loc 0.6↘️
A reduced total pressure where it was Ukrainian attacks that drove the decline. 90 attacks is still high over a longer period, and still close to the minimum level of just over a hundred attacks per day that has been maintained for a while.
👍 Going a bit in the wrong direction but it is probably only temporary. Maybe they are waiting for the drone shortage which hopefully will be the result of Wildberries’ burning warehouse.
If a clear decline is noticed, it will probably be very interesting to attack.
Now Johan has managed to scare Lithuania.
Russia may attack Poland and the Baltic states because it has not defeated Ukraine:
NATO must immediately strengthen defense, — Lithuanian Ministry of Defense.
😄 Well, I guess that’s good (as long as it doesn’t mean reduced support for Ukraine).
95% chance that MXT won’t happen 🧐
“Likely, right, it probably means something similar to truth. But it’s not quite as true as truth if it is likely.”
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T. D.
I have home insurance even though the probability of something actually happening is low.
Didn’t you just steal my argument now for the entire Operation Baltikum 🧐
+1
Unfortunately, Europe seems to be taking a chance and going with cheap car insurance.
If anything, it shows the importance of communicating graphically
Good good
Would like to see him appoint more generals! 👏🏼
Off-topic, extreme weather with freezing cold and hellish heat?
Sweden is a long country, one of the longest in the world, and a good weather gauge if you want data on extreme weather with on one side extremely cold temperatures and on the other side extremely warm.
This morning breakfast on the terrace in the summer month of July in southern Sweden, wearing long johns and a down jacket. In the north the same morning they have to scrape the cars:
AB: “Summer is short.
And in places really cold.
When Eva Johansson was about to go to work she had to start by scraping the windows.”
It must have been more than hellishly hot, at least 40 degrees hot in Central Sweden?
24 degrees on the west coast 😎
(On the other hand, only 12 last night)
20 degrees here so I have avoided the down jacket.
Up on Kebnekaise it was -6 today according to a well-informed source.
It was a bit cold, but probably worth it?
Happy nuns to the whole gang in any case!
👍
Spanish media:
“We are facing a heatwave”
Swedish public television:
The extreme heat is expected to hit on Tuesday and continue until Thursday.
You got there first. 🥇
No, it is Spain that is getting those temperatures for the third time this year.
“The heat is sweeping over Spain – reaching nearly 45 degrees
The third heatwave of the summer is on its way over Spain – with temperatures between 40 and 45 degrees. In a warning, the country’s meteorological authority Aemet writes that temperatures are expected to rise towards the 40-degree mark on Tuesday. The heat will then remain over the country for a few days. …”
https://omni.se/a/0pWPWJ
Here we are apparently going to get some kind of every-other-day weather.
“The coming weeks are expected to offer more normal, changeable summer weather with sun and scattered showers, says SMHI meteorologist Kjell Lund to DN. – It will be quite locked in a westerly flow with ‘every-other-day weather,’ like a typical Swedish summer. A bit of everything. In the north it will be cooler and rainier, and in the south warmer.”
https://omni.se/a/7pBbEv
Should have been a reply to 205.
Usually follow Mr Weatherman who has so far been spot on all summer. He doesn’t resort to either chest-thumping or superlatives but explains what the weather looks like and what we can expect.
https://youtube.com/@weathermaneurope?si=_0dq7Tw9eG2nU48a
I feel that you write far too little about Kuwait MXT, they have over 40 degrees now and it usually rises up to around 50 at worst.
Ukraine’s dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has declined an offer to return to the government, according to sources to the Financial Times. Fedorov was dismissed following a conflict with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. This has triggered strong criticism and protests, as Fedorov had been a popular defense minister during his six months in office. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, however, wanted to keep him on his team. According to the newspaper, the president offered him a new role with expanded responsibilities, but it is unclear what position it concerned. According to two sources with insight, Fedorov was only willing to return as defense minister. The Financial Times has previously reported that Zelensky is considering firing Syrskyi after the harsh criticism of Fedorov’s dismissal and the growing protests.
This was NOT good at all😐
Since Fedorov does not want to come back, the demonstrators and the parliament are surely demanding Syrskyi’s continued resignation as they believe he is behind it. That ball is already rolling.
Now Zelensky risks attracting instability at a time when things had started to go really well.
If he fires Syrskyi now, he will have neither a Chief of Defense nor a Minister of Defense 😀
This was REALLY badly handled, actually, just when everything looked bright…
Or actually worse than that, Zalizhny is also lying low in the undergrowth, getting ready to stand in an election where it has long been rumored that it is about time.
Does anyone think he has NOT already called Fedorov???
The exact reason why Zelensky chose to do what he did will probably come out, but he does not have the parliament, the citizens, and the soldiers with him on this, and it could get quite lively.
Off-Topic
Is the stage possibly being set for actions against Cuba?
“The U.S. State Department has released a report accusing Cuba of spying on and infiltrating the highest levels of the American government apparatus, reports AFP. In the report, the department claims that Cuba has recruited and built networks of American activists over several generations and supported a ‘historically extensive wave of left-wing extremist terrorism in the U.S.’ The report is published at a time when relations between the U.S. and Cuba are the most strained since the Cold War. The U.S. has threatened to take control over Cuba and imposed an oil embargo on the country, which has contributed to a severe energy crisis on the island. Last week, the State Department also launched a new campaign against political terrorism, with a particular focus on left-wing extremism.”
https://omni.se/a/7pBE5V
He’s tough and big-mouthed against the small ones, but when it comes to China and Russia, he just makes a little noise and then runs off to hide again. What a damn clown!
Standing there like an idiot on the podium when Spain is being photographed. A full-blown narcissist!
** Ukrainian regiment claims capture of 64 Russian soldiers.
The regiment said the operation resulted in the capture of 64 Russian soldiers, who have been added to Ukraine’s pool of prisoners of war available for future exchanges. **
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-225th-assault-regiment-claim-it-captured-64-russian-soldiers-prisoner/
There have been some pictures circulating of Skala in Kostyantynivka where they first raised a flag in the center and then were captured and had to raise a Russian flag instead.
The OSINT analysts are arguing but it seems like everything is Russian fake.
RU is probably pressing hard with the whole Fedorov – Syrskyi dispute if one were to guess.
We can guarantee with 100% certainty that the Russian bastards are taking advantage of the opportunity.
So Ukraine’s protest movement changes its target – now it’s about the army
July 20, 2026 16:25
Mykyta Trachuk
Protests against the dismissal of Defense Minister Mychajlo Fedorov in Kyiv on July 16, 2026. A placard reads that Syrskyj (here rewritten with the name of a dish, quark pancakes, which sounds almost like Syrskyj) should leave his post. Photo: Getmanivna / Wikimedia commons
Protests against the dismissal of Defense Minister Mychajlo Fedorov in Kyiv on July 16, 2026. A placard reads that Syrskyj (here rewritten with the name of a dish, quark pancakes, which sounds almost like Syrskyj) should leave his post. Photo: Getmanivna / Wikimedia commons
For several days now, protest actions have been ongoing in Ukraine, to an extent that attracts attention even considering the war. The formal reason people took to the streets was the dismissal of Defense Minister Mychajlo Fedorov — a man who managed to build an image that made it possible to mobilize protest voters.
However, upon closer analysis of the messages and dynamics of these gatherings, it becomes clear: it is no longer primarily about reinstating an individual technocrat, but about the dismissal of the head of Ukraine’s armed forces, Oleksandr Syrskyj. This shift deserves its own review, as something far more fundamental is glimpsed behind it — an attempt to redefine the army’s role in the state’s political system.
Mychajlo Fedorov: a tool, not a goal
Mychajlo Fedorov is undoubtedly a visible profile. He has succeeded in building a reputation as a person who understands digitalization, technology, and innovation, and — which is more important — established stable contacts with Western partners. It was precisely this capital that enabled him to mobilize protest voters after his dismissal. Fedorov also has some popularity among Ukraine’s politically active youth: he himself comes from the IT sector with a reputation as a modern, pragmatic leader, without ties to corruption and without outdated Soviet attitudes or methods.
But it would be a mistake to regard Fedorov as an independent political leader. He is a manager and technocrat, fundamentally one of the architects behind the very system that the protests, according to their own logic, claim to oppose.
Here lies a fundamental contradiction: how can one change a system while being an inseparable part of it? Fedorov is not the kind of element that can break apart the established power configuration — he is himself a product of that very arrangement.
That is why the protests, which began under the slogan of his reinstatement, quite quickly revealed their true nature. Fedorov functions here more as a battering ram. His name, his image, his media profile are used to legitimize much broader demands: now the protesters are demanding that the defense forces chief, Syrskyj, resign.
Syrskyj as a target: the real goal is the army’s commander-in-chief
Why has Oleksandr Syrskyj suddenly become the center of protest rhetoric? Formally — because Fedorov had a conflict with him, and the dismissed defense minister even tried to have the defense forces chief removed, though without success. But in reality, the answer to this question requires an understanding of the role that the current defense forces chief plays in the system of power relations.
Oleksandr Syrskyj is a military leader without public political ambitions. His leadership style, his communication, his way of positioning himself in the public sphere show that he is above all an executor. He carries out the tasks assigned to him, without claiming a political role of his own, without formulating his own agenda, without trying to transform the post into influence beyond the purely military domain.
It is precisely this predictability and lack of ambitions that the current power appreciates. In a system where initiative, visions, and independence are increasingly perceived as a threat rather than a virtue, Syrskyj is the ideal candidate for the post of defense forces chief. He does not create an alternative power center, does not accumulate personal legitimacy, does not build a circle of officers loyal to him — a circle that could become the basis for political influence. He is a function, not an independent actor.
But this is exactly what makes him a target for the forces that would like to see a completely different figure in the leadership of the army. And here we come to the most essential — the question of whose interests such a change would serve, and what consequences it could have for the state as a whole.
The army’s political sovereignization: history, context, risks
In modern Ukrainian history, the army has never been politically sovereign. This applies both to the Soviet period and the years of independence. Already the Soviet Union’s General Secretary Joseph Stalin, who physically eliminated the Red Army’s authoritative field commanders before the war and after the victory over Germany methodically deprived Zhukov, Voroshilov, and other marshals of influence and posts, understood very well the danger of a popular military leader with troops loyal to him personally. This lesson has been learned by political leaders throughout the post-Soviet area.
The Russian army today is similarly deprived of a political role. The Kremlin carefully monitors that no commander acquires too much independence. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s fate — he who led the large armed Wagner group, gained too much influence, and tried to transform it into political pressure, all the way to a march on Moscow and an attempted coup — is a telling illustration of how such attempts usually end. The Prigozhin rebellion became yet another proof of the rule: the state tolerates no alternative power centers, especially not when that power is armed.
The Ukrainian authorities show that they understand the same pattern. The former defense forces chief Valeriy Zaluzhny, who gained extraordinary popularity in society and began to be seen as an independent political figure, was dismissed and sent as ambassador to London. His competence as a diplomat is a secondary matter. The important thing is that he ceased to be a political actor in the leadership of a million-strong organization armed with weapons. The decision was completely rational from the perspective of maintaining control over the army.
What the demand for Syrskyj’s resignation really means
Returning to the current protests, it should be clearly stated: the demand for Syrskyj’s resignation is not an end in itself. It is an intermediate step. The ultimate goal of the forces behind these demands is that the head of Ukraine’s armed forces becomes an independent political figure. It is thus about a political sovereignization of the army as an institution.
Today, the Ukrainian army as a whole is not a political actor. Certainly, there are individuals — media battalion commanders, popular commanders with political ambitions trying to realize them. But broadly speaking, the army is still subordinate to civilian leadership, and this principle is fundamental to Ukraine’s state-building.
If Syrskyj is replaced by a figure with political will, autonomy, and personal legitimacy, this configuration would change. Such a defense forces chief would cease to be merely an executor of the political leadership’s decisions. He would become an actor who can formulate his own agenda, supported by the army and society. This would create a completely new situation in Ukrainian politics — a situation where the army gains political subjectivity.
Here one must admit: there is no unequivocally good solution. Excessive politicization and sovereignization of the army entails obvious risks — from lost civilian control to scenarios involving military coups and further restrictions on citizens’ rights and freedoms. At the same time, the current model, where the military leadership completely lacks a political voice and is reduced to an executive function, creates its own distortions.
The current situation is a direct consequence of decisions made by the political leadership. Personnel changes that violate established routines, a demonstrative disregard for legal norms, the creation of a legitimacy vacuum — all this provokes a societal reaction that inevitably develops from defending an individual to much more fundamental demands.
In summary, the ongoing protests in Ukraine constitute a far more complex phenomenon than it may appear at first glance. What began as a reaction to the dismissal of an individual minister eventually exposes a deeper conflict — the conflict over the army’s role and place in the state’s political system. In this construction, Fedorov is rather a tool, a tactical reason to legitimize broader demands, than the protesters’ actual goal.
The real goal is a change of commander-in-chief — and through that, a political sovereignization of the army. Those who advocate such a scenario want to see an independent political figure in the leadership of the armed forces, rather than a predictable executor — a figure who can shape the agenda and serve as a counterweight to civilian power. It is a fundamentally different model than the one that has existed in Ukraine throughout its modern history.
Whether the protesters will succeed in achieving their goals is an open question. But Syrskyj’s position — he who is not particularly popular in society — is currently more precarious than it has been for a long time, and much indicates that the army’s commander-in-chief will soon be dismissed.
Mykyta Trachuk
Mykyta Trachuk is a Ukrainian political scientist and writes analyses from a Ukrainian perspective.
https://bulletin.nu/sa-byter-ukrainas-protestrorelse-mal-nu-handlar-det-om-arm-n
🪖The strangest accusation I’ve heard is that I supposedly “don’t want to fight with drones.” It was I who created the Unmanned Systems Forces as a separate branch of the military — Syrskyi.
▪️I’m not interested in media work or politics. I only do war 24/7. Lately, my silence has begun to be interpreted as agreement, so I’m speaking out myself.
▪️War is won by real work, not public drama around it.
▪️If I offended anyone with my harshness — Mykhailo Albertovych, I’m sorry. It was a surprise to me that there was a conflict between us.
▪️The strategy of war is not a social media post. It is reported to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and its results are visible on the front lines.
▪️I have served in the army for over 40 years. I don’t issue ultimatums to my superiors and I don’t command troops via messengers.
▪️Drones are important, but for them to work effectively, we need artillery, engineering, air defense, electronic warfare, and more. The General Staff submits a full list — we must procure everything, not just what’s trendy.
▪️Only about 2,000 servicemen have signed the new contracts. Many soldiers and officers are demotivated because they expected one thing but received another. The decree itself raises serious legal questions.
▪️I am not fighting with the Ministry. I am fighting Russia and am ready to work with any minister.
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mr44uizft22w
Cold text, isn’t it?
Since he stayed, he naturally tries to appeal to everyone to be the adult in the room.
We’ll see if he succeeds.
There’s quite a lot coming out now from all sorts of people, we’ll see if the pressure becomes too much.
The nightmare, Zelensky is forced to force him out and there will be many resignations there as well, just like the support for Fedorov.
Did it become Burnham in the UK?
A left turn BUT oldschool labour – it will be interesting to follow.
Sensible old pragmatic Labour politics is never wrong but it is poorly regarded today.
Damn Greeks.
Damn Europe 😡😡😡
Currencies – EUR and SEK down against USD.
The pound is doing well
RUMOR
warning 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
but good candidate if so
my mistake, it matched with skelya