Ukraine has attacked an oil pumping station in Russia – Russian losses

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An oil pumping station in Krymsk in Krasnodar Krai was attacked by Ukrainian drones during the night, causing a transformer station to catch fire.
According to reports from residents on site, several explosions were heard during the drone attack, which also resulted in power outages. Read more here and watch the video here.

Russian losses in Ukraine

Today’s report contains no surprises but KWIA over a thousand, a high number of artillery pieces and soft vehicles, and two specials are always nice to see in the report.

  • 1040 KWIA
  • 1 Tank
  • 2 AFVs
  • 64 Artillery systems
  • 1 MLRS
  • 2238 UAVs
  • 229 Vehicles and Fuel tanks
  • 2 Special equipment

Russian activities

What stands out in the latest report from the Ukrainian General Staff is the number of suicide drones, which is over 10,000 and the third highest recorded during the war.

  • 164 battles
  • 75 air strikes
  • 250 KAB
  • 10,100 suicide drones
  • 3,625 artillery shells (107 from MLRS)

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  1. 205

    N Slobozhansky-Kursk 1↘️
    S Slobozhansky 7↗️
    Kupyansk 8
    Lyman 6
    Slovyansk 5↘️
    Kramatorsk 1
    Kostjantynivka 20💥↘️
    Pokrovsk 32💥💥↗️
    Oleksandrivskij 7↘️
    Huliaipole 18💥↘️
    Orikhivsk 0
    Prydniprovskij/Dnipro 5

    Sum sectors 110↘️
    Unlocalized 54↗️
    Total 164↘️

  2. MXT

    It is obvious that the USA is working against the EU and Ukraine (and is not our friend as Johan No.1 usually writes).

    They fully support Orbán, who in turn sabotages the EU and, among other things, blocks the much-needed economic aid package to Ukraine of 90 billion euros. Orbán has also confiscated a valuables transport from Ukraine under the pretext that it was related to smuggling. He is entirely at Putin’s disposal and has recently agreed to a new twelve-point plan for even closer cooperation.

    Supporting Orbán in an attempt to help him win the election means simultaneously supporting Putin and Russia.

    Then we also have Vance’s various statements during his visit to Hungary.

    The USA has also approached Belarus, a country even closer to Russia. Some have previously put forward theories that the USA is approaching Russia to get them on their side against the main enemy, China. Some believe it is roughly the same thing the USA is trying to do here, to approach Hungary and Belarus to get them on their side against Russia. Feels a bit naive.

    I am increasingly convinced that the USA is on Russia’s side and wants to help Russia gain more influence in Europe, partly to weaken us but also as an exchange for the USA to strengthen its geopolitical presence on its side of the globe (Venezuela, etc.). A geopolitical division, plain and simple. Johan has been on that track (with the addition that the USA also wants to crash our economy) and it actually seems more and more likely.

    Syria, Venezuela, and Iran are clearly weakening Russia’s influence, but in terms of military matters, it doesn’t cost them much. In Syria, they withdrew everything they could as soon as they saw where it was heading instead of strengthening their presence and helping out.

    Russia is weakened and needs all military capacity themselves.

    Therefore, I believe it has been a relief for Russia to no longer have to continue supplying those countries with weapons. Iran is possibly an exception because they, in turn, have supplied Russia, but soaring oil prices + oil shortages that also make them sell more probably compensate for that (even if it perhaps wasn’t intended to go as far as it did).

    The USA was quick to lift sanctions against Russia, and Vance urges Europe to buy Russian oil.

    I actually no longer see it as just a joke, but as entirely possible that Trump and Putin have coordinated the USA’s attacks on both Venezuela and Iran.

    But regardless, the USA is not on our side, so whose side are they on?

    “JD Vance once again criticized Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Budapest, reports Reuters.

    Vance brought up Zelensky’s veiled threat to give Viktor Orbán’s address to Ukrainian soldiers if he does not stop blocking EU aid to Ukraine.

    – It is completely scandalous. A foreign head of state should never threaten a government leader in an allied country, says the American vice president.

    Vance also accused the EU and Ukraine of election interference in Hungary, which is heading to the polls on Sunday.”

    “US Vice President JD Vance lashes out at the EU during his press conference with Hungary’s national conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest ahead of the election on Sunday. Reuters reports.

    – The bureaucrats in Brussels want to destroy Hungary’s economy by making Hungary less energy independent and driving up consumer prices. They have done it because they hate this guy, says JD Vance side by side with Orbán.

    He believes that the rest of the EU should instead do as Hungary and import Russian oil, according to TT.

    Orbán is trailing the opposition by between 10 and 20 percent in the polls ahead of the election, according to the BBC.”

    “In twelve points, Hungary and Russia list how the countries’ trade, energy, and culture will be further intertwined. The plan, signed at a meeting in Moscow in December but previously unknown, is published by Politico on Wednesday.

    The points range from nuclear fuel and education to culture and sports. Hungary has also agreed to increase Russian language education in the country by flying in teachers from Russia. Overall, the points underline “how close Budapest and Moscow hope to become,” writes the political site.

    Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó responds that foreign policy is only guided by national interests, not by “the extremely biased liberal mainstream media.”

    The election campaign has been marked by news of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s increasingly close cooperation with Russia, and the list is seen as further evidence. The election will be held on Sunday.”

    1. 205

      We kick out Hungary. Geographically becoming a new Kaliningrad but without other access roads than by air.

      If economically strong partners like the USA are after undermining that goal right now. It will be natural resources in Russia with nothing refined beyond that.

      If the USA is to find customers for its refined products, both Russia and the EU aid recipient Hungary have little to offer. At the same time, the EU has signed free trade agreements with India, South America, and things are underway with AU. Together with the Middle East, from a European perspective, there is no need for Russia, the USA, or China with these trading partners.

    2. CB500four

      I was at the beginning of the Trump administration also of the opinion that he wants to have Russia on his side against China. That may still be relevant, but he is also likely with Russia, against Europe. Russia allows the US to have its sphere of interest in America and partly in the Middle East, while the US helps Russia to have its sphere of interest in Europe.

      Flirting with Belarus is a bit harder to understand, as they already belong to Russia’s sphere of interest. Could it be some kind of influence against the Baltics?

      Trump wants to turn the clock back to his teenage 50s, which was the golden age of the US. Europe was weak after World War II and dependent on the US. The US was untouched with a massive industry, they had control over the seas and oil. No oil crisis and no strong trade unions. The biggest competitor was the Soviet Union, but they kept each other in check with the threat of “MAD”. If the communists got too close, it meant war, and leaders were replaced by controllable dictators.

      Now communism is gone, and Russia is no longer an economic or military threat. However, the EU and China are economic competitors, and China is also a military one. Trump is now going for the lowest hanging fruit, to divide the EU together with his newfound friend Putin, and wants to keep the dictators in power in Europe.

       

      1. MXT

        The possibility exists, of course, that one wants to weaken Russia by strengthening one’s ties with the countries close to Russia, or one simply wants to strengthen the ties precisely because they are close to Russia and help them for that reason. If countries like Russia and the USA have friends, they surely see it as positive. 

        I agree that there is no need to help Belarus get closer to Russia, but by helping Belarus (lifting sanctions), one is also helping Russia, which can surely take advantage of it.

        It seems like you are right there, that it is primarily Europe they are focusing on and not China (at least not yet), or perhaps the conspiracy theories are true that the idea is to divide the world between the USA, Russia, and China. Or in the long run, maybe just the USA and China.

        China should be able to outmaneuver Russia if they really wanted to, and in a way, they are probably doing so economically to some extent now during the war.

    4. Flurrevuppen

      My impression is that the Trump regime would prefer to see the world divided into spheres of interest with the USA, Russia, and China as the main actors within their respective spheres.

      It has been mentioned that the USA has conducted war games regarding confrontation with China and then concluded that there were zero scenarios for the USA to emerge victorious from such a confrontation. So, “if you can’t beat them, join them” then appears to be a reasonable strategy. I’m not even sure that Trump’s team is alone in the USA in this view. Perhaps just more direct in their actions than the Biden administration.

      Possibly, Trump and his entourage are also aiming to enrich themselves personally to the greatest extent possible, which in no way needs to conflict with the policy of spheres of interest.

  3. MXT

    “While Donald Trump praises the ceasefire in Iran as a ‘total victory,’ concerns are growing among analysts, allies, and even Trump loyalists that the victory lap is being taken prematurely, reports the Wall Street Journal.

    Defense analysts interviewed by the newspaper agree that Iran’s capacity has clearly been diminished by the war, but it is still significant and that Iran can still keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and develop its nuclear program. This is despite US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saying that ‘every objective was achieved, as planned, exactly as it was laid out from day one.’

    – My biggest concern right now is that in the coming weeks we will realize that we fooled ourselves because we lost courage, rather than achieving real change,” says Newt Gingrich, a Trump loyalist and former spokesperson in the House of Representatives.”

    1. 205

      I perceive that Hegseth is running his own race, within the military, with the Department of Defense, with his own personal agenda, a bit like JD Vance runs his, within politics. They act on Trump’s mandate, but the question is how rooted these two are in the Republican party in general. And if Trump listens to this as well. Mike Pence has expressed it like this, where Trump, with the attack on Iran, acted against MAGA.

      1. MXT

        Yes, it may be that they act very much on their own. I don’t think they have the majority of the party with them. However, there are probably few within the party who dare to go against. Trump has too much influence over their political careers. 

        1. Pehr

          I hope for a really big victory for the Democrats in the fall election. It will be liberating for Krasnov’s grip on the GOP to loosen.
          Unfortunately, the Democrats are also infiltrated by the Kremlin in accordance with the horseshoe theory.

    2. Flurrevuppen

      What does the Middle East look like according to the sphere of interest perspective?

      Whose sphere is it?

      If it is supposed to be Russia’s sphere, the situation is perhaps not completely unknown?

      • Iran remains Russia’s ally
      • Iran gains influence over the entire Middle East and its energy exports
      • The position and influence of the USA are eroded

      Maybe it’s not a failure?

      Maybe it’s completely according to plan?

  7. MXT

    A bit sneaky chart that doesn’t start from zero in the Y-stack, giving the impression that the decline is much larger than it is, but there is still a clear decline in 2024, 2025, and now at the beginning of 2026.
    Things are going well now!

    “‼️ Russian Railways March 2026 Loading Update Thread Did they meet Russian Railways loading plan for March? Lol, nope! But they may have now passed an important new point on their race to the bottom! That and more is coming up in the thread!”
    https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3migznuu4fs2l

  10. 205

    Next:

    🇺🇦 Bravo! Zelensky just dropped a cold warning straight to the American people:

    “I want American people to understand: we are your allies in Europe.

    World has no distance anymore — when drones already strike thousands of kilometers.

    One, two, three years — drones will strike ten, twenty thousand kilometers. With reactive engines, they will be very cheap. There will be swarms of these drones.

    You can’t defend that by yourself. The world has to help countries defend themselves and push the aggressor back.

    That’s why, i think, Americans need us, and we need the United States.”

    Who’s listening?

    1. MXT

      Good, and good to have he refuses to give up hope for the USA.
      Perhaps he is thinking long-term as well.

      There are many in the USA who stand on Ukraine’s side and who donate money and other things. Even if Zelenskyy cannot convert Trump, it is important to have as many Americans on your side as possible, even if the USA is not fully there.

    2. johan No.1

      I don’t think it will happen by 2025.

      Maybe something so it doesn’t become too much of a talking point, but forget that Putin is sitting on a stool in the sunshine

  12. MXT

    Off-Topic

    “Donald Trump claims to protect the American steel industry and has, among other things, imposed high trade tariffs on foreign steel. But when his own ballroom in the White House is to be built, steel from the European company Arcelor Mittal is being used, sources tell the New York Times.

    According to reports, the Luxembourg-based company has donated steel worth tens of millions of dollars to Trump’s highly controversial vanity project. The steel, to be used for the ballroom’s structure, is manufactured in Europe.

    The White House has not provided any details about the donation, but in October, Trump said he had been offered steel worth $37 million. A few days later, he made changes to the steel tariffs that Arcelor Mittal may have benefited from, notes the NYT.

    The steel company has declined to comment on the reports, and White House spokesperson Davis Ingle says that Trump is making the building beautiful without costing the taxpayers.

    – Only people who are deeply obsessed with Donald Trump would see a problem with that, he adds.”
    https://omni.se/kallor-vita-husets-balsal-byggs-med-europeiskt-stal/a/n19A8J

      1. MXT

        They are well global (exist, among other places, in Sweden I think) but are probably based in Luxembourg where they also have their headquarters so they should still be considered European?

        A corrupt hypocrite?

  13. MXT

    “❗️ In March, the indicator of the enemy’s total losses increased by 29% thanks to Ukrainian unmanned systems units, — Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrskyi

    ▪️Since December 2025, our unmanned systems units have been neutralizing more enemy personnel than the enemy is recruiting into its ranks.

    ▪️Per day, unmanned forces units carry out more than 11,000 combat missions: in March, the number of verified targets hit increased by 50% — this exceeds 150,000.

    ▪️As of the beginning of April, the occupiers have expanded the size of their unmanned systems troops to 101,000 servicemen, and by the end of 2026 they plan to increase this number to 165,500.

    ▪️In March, the number of enemy pilot positions suppressed was 26% higher than in February.”

  14. MXT

    Zelenskyy: “Few people can tell US president that he is wrong.” ✊👍

    “🇺🇦 I am ready to meet with Putin. Of course, not in Moscow or Kyiv. We can find such a place in the Middle East, in Europe, in the US, anywhere, — Zelensky for RAI

    ▪️Currently, the trilateral talks with Russia have been postponed due to the US concentration in the Middle East.

    ▪️The US ignored evidence of cooperation between Moscow and Tehran, they trust Putin.

    ▪️Trump team clearly does not fully understand Putin’s intentions.

    ▪️I am one of the few in the world who tells Trump what he thinks. Few people can tell US president that he is wrong. I think we have good relations.”

    https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mj2d7gwv5s2b

  15. johan No.1

    Almost a half admission above MXT, I take all the positive I can get 👍

    Yes, it’s starting to look like that, some outliers dismiss all as too conspiratorial when connecting a couple instead of the main direction.

    My worst-case scenario – RU, USA, and China agree to divide the world.

    and that the EU must be kept weak and divided.

    We’re not there yet, but we haven’t seen enough of the USA-China either.

    Low probability for China-USA to succeed in agreeing, but it was also USA-Russia until it wasn’t anymore…

    We live in a CRAZY time sir, and the media at large is still seven exits behind.

    But… the counterattack on Orban is probably a collaboration between Europe’s intelligence services and a first positive.

     

    1. MXT

      I understood 2-3 years ago that Trump would not be good for Ukraine, even though one hoped he would change. Now it is becoming obvious that he not only wants Russia to run over Ukraine but also wants to sabotage Europe.

      So there I give you credit!

      Even AfD, who otherwise stands close to him and MAGA, is starting to smell a rat and distance themselves from him. That’s when you know it’s serious! 

      Then I don’t believe they have agreed on Russia attacking the Baltics (as long as the war in Ukraine continues). 

    2. Pehr

      Europe 🇪🇺 must show some self-confidence and become more hawkish like Kalas and assert that Russia belongs to our sphere of interest instead of the other way around.

    1. MXT

      Saw a post on Twitter after agreeing on the two-week break:

      “And now, back to the Epstein files!!” 😄

      But as someone also wrote, there are enormous amounts of documents with evidence but not a single one of those involved in the investigation has been prosecuted.

      Some have had their careers ruined but not more than that.

      Regardless of whether it’s Trump or someone else who has been left out, it’s a catastrophic handling from the victims’ perspective. However, it also applies to the Democrats because they didn’t do anything about it even though they could have.

      The difference is that Trump promised to do it, then when he won, he did everything to avoid it. So yes, a hypocrite.

      When the documents finally come out, some will barely be readable because there is so much redacted, and not everything has been released yet.

      It will be interesting to see what happens if the Democrats win the next election. They might be hoping that everything will have calmed down by then so they won’t have to deal with it.

      Surprised that no one has leaked everything, maybe it’s so sensitive that no one dares to. Or if you think about the victims, of course, they probably don’t want their information to come out.
      Whoever is thinking of releasing the documents might be frantically editing out only the victims.

        1. MXT

          The only major thing he campaigned on and implemented is the tariffs.
          But on the other hand, they were supposed to bring in trillions and trillions, but it only amounted to a quarter of a trillion in 2025, so it’s actually also a failure and something that many seem to be against.

          There would be peace in Ukraine within 24 hours. The US would stop engaging in the world and participating in any wars. In a way, he did keep some of that promise, as he has cut off most of the US humanitarian aid around the world.

  18. MXT

    Off-Topic

    AI kills beloved expectant mother duck!

    “Residents of the Mueller Lake Park area in Austin, Texas, are outraged after a self-driving vehicle ran over a duck earlier this week, reports KXAN.

    The bird was well-known in the neighborhood and had its nest in a pot outside a restaurant. It had eggs, which residents are now taking care of.

    There was a human safety driver, but the vehicle was reportedly in autonomous mode when the accident occurred.

    Arvide, the company behind the self-driving car, has paused its test drives in the area and is reviewing whether technical improvements can be made to avoid similar incidents in the future.”
    https://omni.se/ilska-efter-att-popular-andmamma-korts-ihjal/a/gkd0eA

    What do you think, can I get a job as a click-bait headline writer in the tabloids? 😄

  20. MXT

    😂 Fun to see them starting to flee, but who knows if we should really welcome someone like him?

    Those of you who have followed what is being said in Russian media might recognize him.
    (Here you can find translated broadcasts https://www.youtube.com/@russianmediamonitor)

    “‼️ Russia: “A regular on Russian state-run political talk shows, Z-propagandist Viktor Olevich announced that he left the country after receiving threats from the FSB.”
    https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mj2kfyoiuk2f

  23. MXT

    “🤨 Russian forces have deployed an oversized unmanned ground vehicle in the Kharkiv direction, marking its first recorded use on the battlefield.”

  25. MXT

    Well done to take a stand considering the pope is American.

    “Pentagon called in Pope Leo XIV’s top US envoy after his anti-war remarks. Vatican sources call it a “bitter lecture.” The Pope reportedly skipped Trump’s 4 July invite — he’ll visit migrants in Lampedusa instead”

    https://bsky.app/profile/euromaidanpress.bsky.social/post/3mj2ksltie62r
    https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/09/pentagon-called-in-vaticans-top-us-diplomat-over-popes-anti-war-remarks-media-reports/

      1. Proxima

        Strong tidal currents in some places in the UK. A submarine should probably be careful not to navigate too close to the coast. Many whales have made that mistake. But you feel sorry for them…

  30. johan No.1

    It’s starting to clear up,

    Cyprus is semi-acute.

    Svalbard probably included in the overall plan.

    Internet and power cables are now surveyed and maybe even adapted?

    Baltic states – if there’s no event there, I’ll be surprised.

    Starting to look like a shower of different events to paralyze Europe’s decision-makers.

    USA will not help

    add a financial crisis.

    and of course, migration crisis 2.0 is underway.

    do you think Orban will disappear – starting to think he won’t…

    Kept quiet for four years but now it’s here with us.

    1. MXT

      May need to get help from AI later so that it can also index it based on subject areas, etc. so that it can be searched in a sensible way. 

      Considered for a while if I should have the energy to “scrape” the other site and pull down all your yellow walls (comments that you have written and that contain at least x number of characters) and post them in an archive here on the site, but realized that there are more fun things to spend time on! 😄

       

      1. alfaomega

        That would be a great thing of course, maybe use AI to avoid all the work, right?
        Easier for Johan when he’s going to write his memoirs or something, and then you should have a share of the profit of course. 😇📖📕📗📘📚💶💶💶💶💶💶

  32. MXT

    🇺🇦 Zelensky: You can’t just talk about withdrawing from Donbas as a matter of compromise. Our withdrawal from Donbas opens up opportunities for the Russian Federation to occupy our most protected territories without losses. Someone says that it takes a year or a half to build new fortifications.

    The withdrawal opens up space for Russia for major maneuvers. They can be directed both at Kharkiv and Dnipro, destroying our cities. And 2 large cities will be under threat. So many people died there… The morale of our army will definitely deteriorate. There will definitely be a split in society.

    In addition, 200 thousand people now live in the territories of Donbas that we are defending. Leaving does not mean saving anything. You leave and without any guarantees you can lose everything. And this is a big risk.

    https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mj374wfemk2y

    Zelenskyy
  34. johan No.1

    I believe MXT that if we stick with this and then when the active phase is over, we can consider what to do with the archive?

    In here, there is a daily dose of relevant information that others lack, so valuable.

    Yes, for the first two years, one would need to scrape from another blog, but for heaven’s sake, I haven’t even had the energy to upload the videos on YouTube that I saved on X 😭😭

    Not for a second would I hesitate to do this full-time since the media reporting at its best is worthless, but for our thousand a month we share, it becomes hungry children so it’s not possible.

    Already now, I am drawing information from memory since 2022, and one can get sensible overall pictures from it.

    1. MXT

      No, I can’t guarantee that one will sit here and write posts and comments all day long for all eternity once the war is over, but the site should be able to live on, as long as I have servers and run sites on my own anyway.

      Then surely other things to write about will come up as well. The world is full of conflicts.
      And we can always discuss the environment and the climate threat! 😂

      If the interest from visitors completely fades, one will have to strip away all features that cost money. The operation costs, of course, also need to be taken into account, as it is a part of the total cost, but I can probably handle that in that case.

      It’s not too difficult to move to another web hosting either, but if I get tired of it, of course, someone else will be needed to help ensure that all updates are made continuously, etc.

       

    2. MXT

      Hmm, couldn’t resist digging a little, and it doesn’t have to be so damn much work to copy down your comments. First thought I needed to scrape everything in raw HTML format and then try to run some regex to get the right info but saw that you actually don’t need to. There is an accessible REST API.

      Of course, it will take time anyway, might also be that you actually need to review as well. It did happen that you wrote long comments that weren’t yellow walls.

      Then you need to think about how it should be presented.

      The easiest would be to create backdated posts of it, with the same date as when the comment was written.
      Once you’ve got it in, you can later consider if you want to make a more readable archive of it.
      For example, in one step go through everything to find keywords to index, etc. Or just be content with the fact that it exists and can be browsed through. 

      You could also consider taking the comments that belong to your yellow wall and make comments out of them (but then with anonymous users) but it doesn’t feel right. It’s not you who is the author so that would be a kind of theft.

      But of course, I could include all my comments, but then you’ll also get my counterarguments and maybe you don’t want that? 😂

       

  35. MXT

    🇺🇦 Rutte: Ett par länder håller tillbaka Ukrainas inträde i NATO, inklusive Tyskland, Slovakien, Ungern och USA. Jag tror inte att det är aktuellt just nu. Jag tror inte att Ukrainas medlemskap i NATO kan lösas på kort sikt.

    Rutte: Frågan är: vad skulle hända om Kina skulle gå till angrepp mot Taiwan? Varför inte först ringa din “juniorpartner” i allt detta – Ryssland – och be dem att hålla oss sysselsatta här? Så troligtvis skulle detta inte förbli begränsat till en region.

  37. 205

    ”Gen. Patton’s grandson, BEN PATTON:

    I visited one of Ukraine’s command-and-control centers with my team. It was safe, 30 or 40 miles from the front. You go inside, and it looks like Newark Airport on steroids.

    100 feet of LED displays with real-time statistics: tank or motorcycle, wounded or killed, North Korean or Russian, Kalashnikov or else. And real-time videos of every strike or kill.

    The entire country is totally synchronized. This apparatus is extraordinary, everybody knows what’s happening anywhere in the country in real-time.”

    🎥 @bohuslavskakate

    2. CB500four

      It’s incredible what systems they have built up during this time, since they have been forced to do so, and the fact that means and countermeasures have been built up simultaneously. Europe is probably far behind.

  38. johan No.1

    AI cannot solve simple math problems if you throw in a bunch of unrelated information.

    then all AI customer service, you’ll go crazy.

    When AI seriously starts being used to solve problems and human control isn’t sharper, then it will become lively.

    1. MXT

      AI Armageddon!

      Well, those AI chatbots that everyone uses are totally useless. The Tax Agency, however, is an actor that was early in digitalization and actually has good services.
      Asked a simple question to their chatbot (wondered where to find a certain function on the website that isn’t easily accessible) but only got irrelevant answers.

      Had an old public transport card and received an email stating that you had to inform if you wanted to get the money back that was on the card since it would expire, and that you had to do it on the website.
      Asked their chatbot “Where do I report that I want to get the money back on my public transport card” and got extremely strange and irrelevant answers. Among other things, if I wanted to know which stations were accessible for people with disabilities..

      This is how it ends when everything collapses:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdRL6qH3YRM

       

      1. 205

        You must specify the area when trying to get a SL card. You may have noticed that you came from the wrong area? Even though the boundary is unclear.

        1. MXT

          Ah, no, it wasn’t like that. It wasn’t that I wanted to make any deductions regarding the SL card.
          You just had to register with your card so they knew it was active and that you wanted a refund (and who you were).

          Quickly checked their menus but couldn’t find where it was supposed to be done so I asked the chatbot. Tried to reformulate several times. but eventually got tired and continued searching. 

          The Tax Agency was about the same, just wanted to know where I found a form, it had nothing to do with the SL card or any deductions.

          But if it had been about the electricity area, it would surely have caused problems because I live in electricity area 5! 😄 

      2. CB500four

        As a larger and larger part of the information available on the Internet is AI-generated, and not fully fact-checked, and new versions of AI are trained on this information, errors will increase exponentially. Bots talk to each other and generate even more junk, which brings us closer to a point where the information on the internet is no longer usable, and we have to dust off the encyclopedias and look up the textbooks. 

  40. MXT

    Oil company executives are reaching out to the White House, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance to protest allowing Iran to charge tolls through the strategic Strait of Hormuz as a condition of peace talks, said one industry consultant granted anonymity to discuss relations with the administration.

    “Hell yes,” this person said when asked if executives were contacting the White House to protest a toll on Hormuz. ”We didn’t have to do that before — and I thought we won the war. Any place you have access to the administration, you ask, what are you guys thinking?”

    https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/hormuz-oil-trump-iran-tolls-00863570

  41. 205

    https://x.com/KurdishGalGadot/status/2042251591894360249?s=20

    🇺🇸🇮🇷 How Tom Barrack Blew It: Why the U.S. Lost a Kurdish Front in Iran

    Iran’s Kurds had fighters, terrain, and motive—but stayed out of the 2026 conflict. The key reason wasn’t military—it was trust. U.S. policy in Syria signaled that Kurdish allies could be abandoned when it matters most.

    Why Kurds Didn’t Join On paper, everything aligned: armed groups, strategic geography, and shared opposition to Tehran. But distrust—linked to U.S. actions under Tom Barrack—overrode all of it.

    The Syria Effect Kurdish groups closely watched U.S. behavior in Syria: •Pressure to integrate into a centralized state •Signs of reduced U.S. commitment •Limited response to attacks on Kurdish areas

    The message: partnership doesn’t guarantee protection.

    Turning Point: Early 2026 As violence increased and U.S. support appeared inconsistent, Iranian Kurds reassessed. The risk of being exposed after the war became too high.

    Refusal to Lead Even after outreach from Donald Trump, Kurdish leaders refused to lead any uprising—highlighting fears of abandonment and being used as a frontline proxy.

    Bigger Than Military Power The concern wasn’t fighting—it was the aftermath: •Retaliation from Tehran •No security guarantees •Regional pressure, including from Turkey

    Outcome No uprising. No Kurdish front. Strategic caution prevailed.

    Bottom Line This wasn’t a military failure—it was a credibility crisis. And that loss of trust may have cost Washington its most important potential ground force inside Iran.

    In the end, it wasn’t Iran that defeated U.S. plans.

    It was the loss of Kurdish trust.

    Iran 🇮🇷 America 🇺🇸

        1. Proxima

          One might wonder. Maybe from the home care service? Sorry, home care service! You’re doing a great job! We joke around here sometimes. Missing Sarah Palin. When Rubio becomes prime minister of Cuba, the foreign minister post is important for her. Despite being governor of Alaska, she didn’t know that Alaska belonged to Russia. So Sarah Palin, with her “hello -oops” statements, is a worthy representative of the MAGA gang in the White House.

  42. MacMelmac

    That the USA, RUS, and China are going to divide the world is a possible wish from these gentlemen (with incredibly large egos and incredibly small dicks!)
    But how are they going to pull it off when RUS is on the verge of collapse regardless of how the war ends, the USA is finished as a superpower before 2050, and if China is lucky, will emerge as the winner, with significant domestic problems? All three have economies that are very shaky and on the verge of collapsing like a house of cards.

    The USA has always been afraid of Europe but above all the EU. They did not want another power with relatively strong economies (at least then) between them and Russia.

    China will emerge victorious from this, but it will be a Pyrrhic victory that will become apparent in the second half of the 2000s. Then China’s economy and demographics will collapse.

    1. CB500four

      Well, both the USA and Russia are on the decline as superpowers. The USA has the possibility to fall softly, as long as it doesn’t turn into a full-fledged dictatorship. Russia is hardly falling softly, with its vertical power structure.

      China may come out relatively unscathed from this, but it has an inflated economy that could burst at any time.

      Europe still has a chance to come out on top as long as we stick together and fill the power vacuum left by the USA and Russia, before China does.

  43. Pehr

    Krasnov might buy?
    Russian railways are facing severe economic problems and lack the funds to pay salaries. In order to generate cash, the state-owned company is selling assets, most recently a brand new skyscraper in Moscow City. The company is heavily indebted, with debts amounting to several trillion rubles, and the state is pushing for sales to address the crisis in the Russian economy.

    http://youtube.com/post/UgkxOcz03nUeCwniNM0n0R88MaVFgFE1Q4fv?si=iC8pD7d3aNm6UcHE

  45. MXT

    “❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian drone operators from the State Border Guard Service brigade “Steel Border” (“Stalevyi Kordon”) destroyed 6 🇷🇺Russian shelters, one artillery gun, and a vehicle camouflaged with anti-drone nets on the Kursk and North-Slobozhansky directions. As a result of the strike, 2 Russian servicemen were eliminated.”

  46. MXT

    Sweden will contribute around 600 soldiers and officers to the NATO force in northern Finland, which is intended to deter a Russian attack, writes TT. According to a government proposition, a battalion will be allocated to NATO’s enhanced presence in Finland (FLF). It will depart from Boden and will also be able to operate in Sweden and the Nordic region. If necessary, the number of soldiers can be increased to 1,200. Other Nordic countries as well as France and the United Kingdom are also contributing to the force.

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