In an attack on occupied Crimea, Ukrainian drones destroyed two Su-27 fighter jets at the Belbek airbase, and the control tower is also said to have been damaged.
Already the day before, the attacks began when radar systems, a Pantsir, and a MiG-31 were destroyed.
You can find images from the Ukrainian attack here.
If the war in Ukraine continues for a few more years, there may not be much left of the Russian Air Force. Of course, there is no reliable information, but I have read that they are unable to produce more than a few fighter jets per year, if even that. For example, we never see the Russians boasting in films about any new deliveries.
Ukraine has also attacked a military ship and an oil platform in the Caspian Sea. A picture of the ship can be found here.
Russia complains that the frozen funds may be seized. If they are so concerned about the money, perhaps they should consider withdrawing from Ukraine. The economic damage they and Ukraine inflict on them far exceeds the frozen funds several times over. Just the attacks last night alone could probably be valued at nearly 100 million USD.
Russian losses
Over a thousand killed, a high number of soft vehicles, otherwise nothing stands out in the report.
- 1090 killed in action
- 1 Armored Fighting Vehicle
- 37 Artillery systems
- 1 Multiple Launch Rocket System
- 346 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- 130 Vehicles & fuel tanks
- 1 Special equipment
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55 aviation strikes (4 missiles)
150 KAB
3 875 shellings (96 from MLRS)
4 597 kamikaze drones
Now with all the discussions about using the frozen Russian assets, where Russia is complaining loudly (of course), Hungary says it would be a declaration of war, and Belgium is generally concerned; why is no one mentioning all the Western assets that Russia has seized since the invasion? Weren’t those a declaration of war against us?
I am generally allergic to collecting facts via AI, but I’m too lazy today, so Gemini asked:
“What is the value of the Western factories and other assets that Russia has seized since 2022?
The value of the Western assets that Russia has seized or forced out is extensive and amounts to hundreds of billions of crowns. The figure varies depending on whether one counts direct seizures (confiscation), “forced administration,” or the total losses for companies that have left the country under unfavorable conditions.
Here is a summary of the situation in December 2025:
1. Direct seizures and losses
According to reports from, among others, the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) and international news agencies, foreign companies have suffered direct losses of over 167 billion dollars (approximately 1,750 billion SEK) since 2022.
Seized assets: Just for the approximately 300 companies whose assets have been completely seized or placed under Russian control, the value is estimated to be over 57 billion dollars.
Sectors hardest hit: The energy sector stands out with enormous write-downs. For example, companies like BP, Uniper, and Fortum have recorded losses of tens of billions of dollars each after their Russian holdings were taken over or frozen.
2. “Exit taxes” and forced sales
Russia has imposed strict rules on Western companies from “unfriendly countries” wishing to leave the market:
50% discount: Companies are forced to sell their assets at least 50% below market value.
Exit tax: In addition to the discount, the Kremlin demands a “voluntary” tax to the treasury, which amounted to at least 2.7 billion dollars between 2023 and mid-2024.
3. Examples of major takeovers
Russia has used presidential decrees to take control (“external administration”) of several large Western subsidiaries:
Carlsberg (Baltika): One of the most prominent cases where the state took control of the brewery.
Danone: Their Russian operations were taken over and placed under the leadership of regime loyalists (later formally “sold” under duress).
Fortum & Uniper: Power plants and energy infrastructure placed under Russian administration in response to frozen Russian assets in the West.
Comparison: Russian assets in the West
It is important to distinguish between these private company assets and the Russian state assets frozen in the West.
Russian state funds: Approximately 300 billion dollars (mainly central bank reserves) are frozen in Western countries.
Retaliation: Russia has threatened to seize an equivalent value of remaining Western investments (stocks, bank accounts, and properties) if the West chooses to confiscate the Russian central bank funds to support Ukraine.
In summary: Western companies have already lost a value equivalent to over 1,700 billion crowns through a combination of direct seizures, forced sales at fire-sale prices, and total write-downs of operations.”
The takeover of Carlsberg should have been counted as a declaration of war in itself
By the way, am I the only one who has to log in via email authentication every time?