Ukrainian drone attack on industrial area in Ryazan, uncertain if refinery was damaged – 4 injured and fires in infrastructure in Ukraine after Russian attacks – Today’s Russian losses

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Ukrainian drone attacks triggered explosions and fires at industrial areas in Ryazan, Russia. The likely targets were oil refineries in the area, but it is still unclear if they were hit. According to Kyiv Independent, there are videos showing Russian air defense being activated, followed by a powerful explosion and a bright glow lighting up the night sky. Other videos appear to show flames and thick smoke rising from the area.
The governor of the region has confirmed that a massive drone attack took place during the night and that fires broke out at industrial facilities in the city. It is also reported that power lines were damaged, leading to power outages, and that homes and a school had their windows shattered.

The Ryazan refinery, operated by oil giant Rosneft, is one of Russia’s larger refineries with an annual capacity of about 17 million tons of crude oil. The facility is located about 500 kilometers from Ukraine and produces gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, and other petroleum products and has been attacked several times before by Ukraine. Read more at Kyiv Independent.

Russian drone attacks on Dnipropetrovsk and the Kyiv region injured at least four people and triggered fires at critical and logistical infrastructure facilities. Russia attacked the cities of Dnipro and Samara in Dnipropetrovsk oblast, injuring three people, and fires broke out in a house and several garages. In the Kyiv region, a building materials warehouse was attacked and caught fire, injuring one man. No deaths have been reported so far. Read more at Kyiv Independent.

Today’s Russian losses

Russian losses of wounded and killed soldiers continue to exceed 2,000 per day, and today’s 2,380 is the fourth highest for the entire war.

  • 2380 KWIA
  • 1 Tank
  • 3 AFVs
  • 23 Artillery systems
  • 2 MLRS
  • 5 Air defense systems
  • 1163 UAVs
  • 5 UGVs
  • 375 Vehicles and Fuel tanks
  • 2 Special equipment

Ukrainian General Staff morning report

Note an unusually good ratio in my comment at the bottom!

Operational information as of 08:00 on November 5, 2026, regarding the Russian invasion

Glory to Ukraine!
The 1716th day of the Russian Federation’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun.

The Ukrainian defenders continue the systematic combat against the enemy, effectively resisting on all front sections and inflicting significant losses on the occupiers.

In total, Russian attackers’ losses over the past day amounted to 2,380 personnel. Additionally, one tank, three armored fighting vehicles, 23 artillery systems, two rocket artillery systems, five air defense systems, five ground-based missile systems, 1,163 unmanned aerial vehicles, 375 vehicles, and two units of special equipment were neutralized.

A total of 184 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.

Yesterday, enemy aircraft conducted 89 airstrikes, including with 289 guided aerial bombs. Additionally, the attackers used 7,045 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,449 shellings against communities and our troops’ positions.

The communities of Ulanove, Yunakivka, Khrapivshchyna, Bachivsk, Pysarivka, Khotin, and Marine in the Sumy region, as well as Berylivka in the Chernihiv region, were subjected to artillery shelling. Moreover, the areas around Mohrytsia, Luzhky, Marine, Sinne, Ivolzhanske, and Sumy were targeted by airstrikes.

Over the past day, the defense forces’ aviation, missile units, and artillery struck an area with a concentration of enemy personnel and two command posts for unmanned aerial vehicles.

On the northern Slobozhansky front, the attackers launched two assaults near Pokrovka and Boiaro-Lezhachi.

On the southern Slobozhansky front, Ukrainian units repelled six enemy attacks. The occupiers attempted to advance in the areas around Ternova, Starytsia, Rybalchyne, and Ambarne.

On the Kupyansk front, the enemy conducted no storming operations over the past day.

On the Lyman front, our defenders repelled six attacks in the areas around Novoserhiivka, Stavky, Lyman, and Zarichne.

On the Sloviansk front, the attackers launched two attacks near Nykonorivka and Mykolaivka.

On the Kramatorsk front, the enemy conducted no active operations over the past day.

On the Kostyantynivka front, ten attacks were recorded. The occupiers conducted storming operations in the areas around Kostyantynivka and Druzhkivka.

On the Pokrovsk front, our defenders stopped 17 attacks. The enemy attacked in the areas around Serhiivka, Molodetske, and Novopavlivka and conducted stormings toward Toretske, Vilne, Novyi Donbas, Chernihivka, and Dobropillia.

On the Oleksandrivka front, the attackers conducted no storming operations.

On the Huljajpole front, nine enemy attacks were repelled near Zlahoda, Ternuvate, Dolynka, Hirke, and Yehorivka.

On the Orikhiv and Prydniprovsk fronts, the occupiers conducted no active operations over the past day.

On the Volyn and Polissya fronts, the situation remains largely unchanged. No signs have been detected that the enemy is forming offensive groupings.

We steadfastly hold our positions, defend Ukraine’s land with full force, and protect the future of our families.

Join the defense forces! Together we will win! Glory to Ukraine!

Comment:
52 localized attacks out of a total of 184 leaves 132 unlocalized, resulting in a ratio of 132 / 52 ≈ 2.54.

Regarding the older Zelensky speeches, we have just reached day 390, and of course, I also upload his latest speeches as they are released. Nowadays, he does not release speeches every day. Besides Zelensky, there are also translated videos from other channels.

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    2. Gandalf

      Good that UA continues with its sanctions against the Russian oil industry.

      The loss row above is also interesting. Not only 2000+ guys again but also 5 air defenses.

      For every air defense that disappears, the probability of hits on the facilities increases.

  13. MXT

    💥🔥✊

    ** Ukraine Set Russian Oil Refinery Ablaze, Struck Wildberries Hub in Massive Raid

    In brief: Ukrainian drones targeted one of Russia’s largest oil refineries and a major Wildberries logistics center in Ryazan overnight on Thursday, Nov. 5, triggering fires at both facilities.

    The overnight strikes also damaged power lines, causing outages in parts of Ryazan and injuring one person. Ukrainian drones also attacked Russia’s Rostov and Voronezh regions, where Russian authorities claimed to have intercepted or destroyed nearly 100 aerial targets. **
    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/89194

  15. MXT

    ** Two of the three tankers carrying Russian diesel that were heading to the US under the “diesel deal” have changed course, the Financial Times reports. The Russian tanker Talisman, which is under US, UK, and EU sanctions, has turned away from the US Atlantic coast and entered the Mediterranean.

    It is now off the coast of Algeria, signalling “for orders” – indicating that it has no confirmed buyer or destination port. The tanker Leruo, sanctioned by the UK, EU, and Canada, changed its declared destination to Brazil on Monday.

    The third tanker, Agioi Fanendes, is expected to arrive in New York this weekend. However, Kpler analyst Matt Smith said that given the apparent reluctance of US buyers due to regulatory, legal, and sanctions-related concerns, it would not be surprising if this vessel also changed course. **

    https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mzkiq6sp7k22

  18. MXT

    ** Russia Tries to Break Through Ukraine’s Defenses Across Multiple Fronts but Fails to Advance, ISW Says

    Russian forces attempted to advance across several sectors of the frontline on November 3 and 4 but failed to secure territorial gains as Ukrainian troops conducted counterattacks, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

    In northern Ukraine, Russian troops continued offensive operations in the Sumy region on November 3 and 4 but made no confirmed advances amid Ukrainian counterattacks northeast of Sumy. … … **

    https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russia-tries-to-break-through-ukraines-defenses-across-multiple-fronts-but-fails-to-advance-isw-says-24098

     

  19. MXT

    ** Russia’s Buk-M3 Air Defense System Gets a Taste of “Vivaldi” as Ukrainian Drones Strike, Video

    Ukrainian drone operators from the Third Army Corps have struck a Russian Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system during an operation “Vivaldi.”

    The Third Army Corps reported the strike on November 4, releasing video footage showing the Russian air defense system being targeted. … … **

    https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russias-buk-m3-air-defense-system-gets-a-taste-of-vivaldi-as-ukrainian-drones-strike-video-24100

  20. MXT

    Several European planes have been forced to make emergency landings following bomb threats on Thursday, according to Reuters.

    In the morning, a plane en route from Dublin to Rome was forced to land at the French military base Évreux. Another three planes have been forced to make emergency landings in Bulgaria after similar threats. According to The Guardian, these are Ryanair planes that took off from Copenhagen, Madrid, and London.

    A Finnair plane between Helsinki and Rome is also said to have been subjected to a bomb threat and was escorted to the airport by fighter jets, a source with insight told Reuters.

    On Tuesday, bomb threats were directed at about ten planes in European airspace. No explosive substances were found.

  21. MXT

    Off-Topic

    150 million SEK and two attempts.. Isn’t it time he pays for the next renovation out of his own pocket?😄

    “The reflecting pool in Washington that Donald Trump has spent so much time, energy, and focus on renovating and talking about during the election campaign is clearly damaged. That is reported by the Washington Post.

    The newspaper was on site during Trump’s final plea the day before the election, where the president spent the first 23 minutes talking about the pool. Among other things, Trump said he is ‘very proud’ of the pool renovation and that it is now in ‘excellent condition.’

    After the press conference, they took a walk around the pool and found at least 20 areas with uneven color, at least ten where the coating appears to be peeling, as well as cracks, dents, and visible sealing tape.

    The pool has been renovated twice during 2026, for more than the equivalent of 150 million kronor. Among the president’s critics, the reflecting pool has become a symbol of what his interventions mean: a money and attention sinkhole, writes the newspaper.”

    https://omni.se/trumps-ogonsten-var-skadad-direkt-efter-presskonferensen/a/MA4eRr

  22. MXT

    Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to discuss the possibilities of ending the war in Ukraine with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reports.

    The announcement comes after Saturday’s conversation between him and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

    Erdogan states that Turkey’s foreign minister and other high-ranking representatives are in talks with both Russia and Ukraine about a meeting between the countries in Turkey.

    1. MXT

      So when will we wake up and go head to head?

      Germany, for example, has clearly pointed out Russia, among other things for the drones near the planes, but do they do anything?
      If anything, they should have sent Taurus, but no, they didn’t.

      Meanwhile, here in little Sweden, we are going to send Gripen.. Wish more countries were like Sweden!

  24. MXT

    Off-Topic

    Is it long-term if there is a snap election and you lose even more seats and the government shifts to the other side? What was she thinking there? 😄

    The ministers don’t have that huge influence.

    Feels like there might be a snap election. Honestly, I don’t mind that in principle, but it costs a huge amount of money that could be used better. It would be funny if the Centre Party suddenly gets more votes than V.. 😄

    It doesn’t seem like anyone cares so much about which politics come first, the most important thing is the prestige issue of getting ministerial posts..

    “The Left Party’s vice chair Ida Gabrielsson would rather take the risk that V loses seats in a snap election than give up the demand for ministerial posts. She says this in an interview with DN.

    – We cannot back down to short-term keep Tidö away. Democracy must be won in the long term.

    According to Gabrielsson, V leader Nooshi Dadgostar goes even further in her negotiation rhetoric and says that the Centre Party members “can blame themselves” and eat up all left-wing politics because the Left Party got more votes in the election.”

    https://omni.se/gabrielsson-hellre-extraval-an-att-ge-upp-krav/a/eGbQL9

      1. MXT

        Yes, it seems so.

        Better without influence than to only get a little less influence than one perhaps should have.

        We’ll see if S will give in if they get the chance in round four. But of course, it also depends on whether C will back down in that case.

        I can partly understand V, they got 8.4% of the votes and are thus the fourth largest party, but at the same time, opinion polls show that the entire left bloc is losing trust because they cannot agree. 
        Those 8.4% are significantly less now than at the election.

        The last I saw, it was 7.2 for V and 6.7 for C, so the difference has decreased and is within the margin of error.

        Now, the left side did not win with any overwhelming majority, but it’s funny to see how they seem to manage to fumble this away.

        He who grasps for much often loses the whole piece, as the saying goes, and I think it fits well both V and S and to some extent C. 

        1. Pehr

          From SVD.
          It concerns a portrait of the Left Party’s deputy leader that DN published on Thursday.

          In it, she reproduces, among other things, Nooshi Dadgostar’s internal negotiation rhetoric.

          – The Centre Party members can damn well blame themselves. Now they have to swallow all the left-wing politics. They are seven percent suitable. We are 8.4 percent suitable, Ida Gabrielsson tells the newspaper.

          Gabrielsson’s father, Bengt Eriksson, also suggests that Martin Ådahl, the Centre Party’s economic policy spokesperson, should be locked in a sauna and then the temperature raised to boiling point.

          Furthermore, Ida Gabrielsson reasons that Ådahl must be closely marked, and this can only be done from inside the government and not from outside.

          – Martin Ådahl is privatizing the Public Employment Service and now there is no one. That you can mess up the entire Public Employment Service and then just shrug your shoulders at it. That negligence, that arrogance, has to do with class. If we had messed up in that way, our entire government capability would have been questioned, she tells DN.

          Ida Gabrielsson.
          Ida Gabrielsson. Photo: Meli Petsson Ellafi.
          It is among these statements that the Social Democrats’ party leader Magdalena Andersson is now reacting strongly to.

          In a post on Instagram, she now marks against the Left Party.

          “The interview that Ida Gabrielsson from the Left Party has done in DN does not contribute positively to that process. The judgments and expressions used about the Centre Party and its representatives do not help to create trust and confidence, rather the opposite. Parties you want to cooperate with are not spoken about in that way,” writes Magdalena Andersson.

          It has been almost two months since the election, but there is still no new government in sight.

          The talks between the four red-green parties have increased in intensity recently, according to SvD’s sources, but the process has not moved forward significantly.

          Andersson notes that it is a complicated parliamentary situation that requires responsibility and judgment from all parties involved.

          “The Left Party now needs to show that they are serious about putting together a cooperation that achieves that,” she writes.
          https://www.svd.se/a/d7xXEJ/magdalena-andersson-till-attack-mot-ida-gabrielsson

      2. Lasse W

        The left-wing movements are becoming more and more internationalized with the Palestinian component. They believe they are riding a leftist wave and act accordingly. If V does not back down in a vote on Magdalena Andersson, there will likely be a new election.

  25. Proxima


    The election results in the USA were well received by most. Something that pleased me a little extra was something that went somewhat unnoticed. Namely, that Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota was elected to the Senate. She belongs to the indigenous population (Ojibwa). Never before has someone from these first Americans reached such a high political level. I consider this event to be the best thing about the election and it gives hope for the future of a currently tarnished USA.


    I have spent quite some time in Newfoundland for various reasons. There lived the Beothuk people who were exterminated already in the early 1800s. It was this people that Leif Eriksson, Thorfinn Karlsefni (Karlsämne) and others encountered at the end of the 10th century. Thus, the first contact between whites and the indigenous population (sorry Columbus).


    The last of this people was a woman, Shanwditit, who died in 1829. “My people have scattered and are gone; when I scream my voice is heard deep in the forest, but no voice returns to me with an answer – everything is silent around me.”


    So, I wish Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota all the best.

    2. MXT

      👍👍👍 Thank you for the information about Peggy that I otherwise would have missed, and also thank you for a short but interesting and sad history lesson about the Beothuk. 

    3. CB500four

      Interesting. It is probably time for the indigenous people to get a voice in Congress.

      They should always have had reserved seats in both the House and the Senate, but like so many other indigenous peoples in the world, they were just in the way when “civilization” came marching in.

    1. HW

      There is a lot of truth in that statement.
      In Europe’s left, there is jubilation, mostly because they often shout the loudest even in the USA, but the USA has not moved as far to the left as these hope for. It was the dissatisfaction with Trump that decided the outcome.

      What is frightening is that Islam is gaining ground in the USA.
      “Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed once declared his sacred “obligation” to follow Sharia law in every aspect of his life until he meets his maker on the day he dies, according to unearthed comments he made to the New York Times in 2009 as a young man buying his first home.”
      https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/washington-free-beacon-el-sayed-proclaimed-obligation-to-follow-sharia-law-until-the-day-he-dies-2026-08-11/

      1. MXT

        Islam has probably been established there for a long time, I don’t think you need to worry about having read the Republicans’ scare propaganda. 😉

        This is the article they base themselves on:
        https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/a-hometown-bank-heeds-a-call-to-serve-its-islamic

        El-Sayed follows Sharia law. Admittedly, it is quite strange and understandably raises a warning bell, but as with all religions, there is quite a big difference between interpretations.
        Who would want to follow all the strange rules found in the Bible?

        He has been very clear that he separates his private life and the religion he practices from politics. He has also said that he has no intention of introducing laws based on religion, but that he intends to follow the US Constitution and that he appreciates that it includes the right to freedom of religion.

        Even if he were actually crazy enough to try Sharia law, he would disappear quickly.

        Islam as a religion is actually very close to Christianity at its core. The Bible and the Quran share many people and stories and most of the fundamental values (although both are incredibly outdated with quite strange life advice).

        However, there are possibly a few more crazy Muslims who are also Islamists and Jihadists who actually think religion should govern everything when it comes to laws and politics, than there are fanatical fundamentalist Christians.

        Christianity has come a bit further in its development, you could say, but it was not that long ago that it was quite extreme. 

        But if you ask deeply religious Christians if they think God’s word should apply as law, you will find those as well.

        Islamists do not belong in politics in my opinion. That is why I also have a hard time with the Christian Democrats. Religion and politics do not belong together (KD has toned down the Christianity aspect nowadays) but what individual politicians believe is not that important.

        As for El-Sayed, there are no statements that would indicate that he is an Islamist.

        If you believe in freedom of religion (and in the US case, in the Constitution), you must also accept that other people have a different faith than yourself (as long as that faith does not affect others).

        But I guess we will have to try to follow developments and see if Michigan introduces Sharia law in a few years.

      2. MXT

        Speaking of the fear that Islam will replace Christianity.

        I am an atheist myself, but still deeply disappointed that Christianity pushed out the Norse paganism, would have liked to see how it would have developed and adapted to a modern society.

        Christianity (and Islam) are a bit boring when you only have one god. Most other major religions do not have those limitations. 

        1. Lasse W

          Agree with Christianity. I see myself as a Christian but have the greatest respect for the religions of Asia, which have more dimensions and more wisdom.

          1. Proxima

            Agree with MXT and Lasse W about Christianity. The woman’s role before the advent of Christianity was strong. Absolutely equal to the man. Even though they had different tasks. In 1919, it was decided that women were allowed to vote. It therefore took 1900 years for women to become equal to men again.

            1. MXT

              Christianity has of course brought a lot of good with it, but at the same time has caused much that has hindered development (and in this case set it back).

              The equality you mention has been fought against all along, even though they have been forced to give in today, but there are still many who, for example, do not want to acknowledge female priests here in Sweden, and in the USA they are even more backward-looking.

              A religion that for most of its existence has been authoritarian, where some consider themselves to have the right to represent God and decide how His will should be interpreted. God have mercy on the heretics who did not accept that order!

              But it has gotten better over time, we just need to make sure to separate religion and see it as something private and not let it dictate the terms for society.

              1. Pehr

                Regarding Christianity, the history of the Scientific World had a very interesting episode about how it became the state religion in Rome.
                “He changed the course of world history when he transformed Rome into a Christian empire. We tell the story of Constantine the Great and rounders!

                1,700 years ago, hundreds of bishops met under the leadership of Rome’s emperor Constantine the Great to draw up guidelines for how Christianity should be practiced. On his deathbed a few years later, Constantine also had himself baptized, thus becoming Rome’s first Christian emperor. The antiquarian Allan Klynne talks about Constantine’s time and path to power and how he changed world history by making Rome a Christian kingdom.

                The host is Tobias Svanelid.”

                https://www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/nar-rom-blev-kristet

                1. CB500four

                  It was probably during these councils that it was decided which books would be included in the Bible.

                  It seems that the participants had not had much luck with women, as the books containing stories about Jesus’ love life were omitted, and Mary Magdalene was suddenly transformed from an equal disciple to a prostitute.

          2. CB500four

            Well, their religions are a bit broader, and not as judgmental, you can benefit from sacrificing to a certain god when needed, but you won’t be punished if you don’t.

            Buddhism is not really considered a religion, but rather a philosophy of life, as far as I remember.

        2. DJ

          You have God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the devil, and all the angels. Then lots of demons as well. On top of that, you have an inherent pantheism since God is everywhere. As if that wasn’t enough, we humans are also created in the image of God.

           

          1. MXT

            Yes, ok you are right. God is of course a bit more complex with his multiple personalities and there are quite a few other interesting characters. 

      3. CB500four

        I hardly believe he has any greater chance to influence in an Islamic direction; he can vote against aid to Israel, etc., but the USA is a democracy after all.

        Allowing politics to be influenced by religion never leads to anything good. Politics should be based on reality, not fairy tales.

        2. DJ

          You’re right about that, but at the same time, everyone has their own stories, I think. The story of communism, the climate, the market, etc.

  29. johan No.1

    Seems like SD still demands minister posts, article in AB from Nov 1.

    V directly insults C, and C has now said that not even with SD as a supporting party can they consider the Tidö agreement.

    Magdalena mostly snaps at the journalists.

    Thought SD and C would calm down, Ulf has to report on the 10th but he didn’t sound hopeful.

    —

    I lean towards a snap election because even if S, C, V, MP manage to stitch something together it will just be conflict.

    S, KD, L, C, MP I can live with or a government without L that seeks support to the right.

    But that probably won’t be what comes up in vote 4 maybe.

    Like a preschool class before lunch right now 😐

     

    2. Flurrevuppen

      You have to listen to the detailed choice of words:

      JÅ – we are either in a government or in opposition

      ETR – we do not cooperate with a government that cooperates with SD

      My interpretation – with SD “in opposition” it becomes difficult for C to claim that an M-KD-L government “cooperates with SD”

      My interpretation obviously requires that an SD “in opposition” can still vote yellow. I believe that SD would gladly be “in opposition” to a C-supported M-KD-L government. Avoid taking responsibility while being free to push their issues hard in rhetoric. It is highly unclear how eager JÅ and others actually are for ministerial posts. Then they would basically have to work for real… 

       

       

      1. iamwhoiam

        So they tolerate Uffe in the prime minister vote and then go into opposition.

        Still not entirely unlikely. They can still bring him down at any time, so they should be able to influence some things in/from the background (where C cannot see them, but it must still include some form of benevolent trust from C perhaps)…

        It remains to be seen if C can tolerate a prime minister candidate who must be tolerated by SD in order to become prime minister.

  30. johan No.1

    Now Europe has to solve Russia on its own.

    Even if D wants to support, Trump can delay for another two years.

    Our problem, our responsibility.

    Ukraine is doing its part right now, more than its share

    1. MXT

      It is not given that Trump can stop proposals; if he vetoes, Congress can in turn vote on it and override him.

      Of course, it requires that 60% support it in the Senate due to their peculiar filibuster rules, but take, for example, the sanctions against Russia—they had strong support.

      Then, of course, he can ensure to delay the implementation, just as has already been done with those 400 million that were decided on. The Pentagon has not even started the procurement and has announced that deliveries will not take place until 2029.

      But with the Democrats in the majority, they still have a chance to put pressure and hold the Pentagon accountable.
      If proposals for support to Ukraine are made, they have probably realized that there must also be a timeframe included.

      Whether they succeed depends entirely on whether enough Republicans stand on Ukraine’s side and if they also dare to go against Trump. But considering how the election went, I believe, and hope, that more dare and realize that it is sensible to distance themselves.

      I do not agree with “our problem, our responsibility” as a way to excuse the USA.

      If one were to reason like that, we could have said that to Ukraine from the start. Your problem, your responsibility. Then gone and waited and hoped that Russia would be satisfied with taking Ukraine.

      The USA reasoned that way at the beginning of World War II. Then they got involved anyway.
      Had they acted earlier, the war could probably have ended earlier as well.

      We do not live in an isolated world, and if one believes in democracy and justice, one should probably fight for it regardless of where it happens. At least in such an obvious situation as Ukraine finds itself in.

      But sure, we must of course see it as our problem for real. We are a bit like the USA during World War I; we support but do not go all the way, which we (and the USA) should have done from the start.

       

       

      1. Gandalf

        With a bit of luck, the Democrats will pick up two more Senate seats.

        They are leading by 0.1% in Mississippi with 4 percent of the votes left to count.

        They are leading in Alaska by 0.3% with 25% of the votes uncounted.

        1. MXT

          Yes, that would be good, then they don’t need to bring along as many Republicans.

          Then again, they are experts there in the USA at putting together proposals that contain a bit of this and that, so they can get the opponent on board by tempting them with something they really want to get through. They might have to combine Ukraine and Israel in a support package again.

  32. johan No.1

    Jo and I also hope that some in the operational part now dare to go against Trump directly.

    So even if he tries some mischief, it simply does not happen.

    Iran may of course be liberated.

  33. johan No.1

    Of course it’s our war and our responsibility MXT 😀

    Now we have leaned on the USA in two world wars and an entire Cold War.

    Now it’s not necessary if we just stand up ourselves because Ukraine is doing the job as long as we provide the materiel, which is also available in emergency reserves.

    All we need to do is invade Kaliningrad and bomb away the Baltic Sea fleet, liberate Belarus, fully support Ukraine, and get a color revolution in Russia – two weeks?

    I don’t think the USA, despite the election victory, will regain its top position as world police anytime soon, in the positive way we hope.

    Partly the Iran war is exhausting for them and then there will probably be quite a lot of domestic politics for a while now.

    Yes, Trump will get Republicans against him if he allies more with Russia so it will probably decrease, but the USA will not land in Europe again to save us, and it’s not needed.

    The Yugoslavian war was somewhat of a low point when it went well if we don’t end up there again.

    St Petersburg shall become Swedish again and those bastards will pay back for Svensksund ✊✊

     

     

     

  34. johan No.1

    Well Pehr, it is clear that C, V, MP, S will not make a good government at all, if they can’t even agree on winning, how are they going to manage new electricity production, emergency reserves, exports, supporting entrepreneurship, financial crisis, the armed forces, self-sufficiency, and strengthening us against hybrid warfare?

    Well, what are the most urgent issues on the table that must be prioritized?

    Also, V is actually not government-capable, Nooshi did an investigation a few years ago that one should be able to expropriate properties at the municipal level but the loans would remain, or am I remembering wrong?

    And their double faces towards different voter groups is not nice.

    But yes, we live in a democracy and the government base that emerges is something we all have to accept 👍

  35. johan No.1

    Yandex servers were probably a commissioned job?

    There are rumors that Russian troll accounts dropped significantly.

    Or UA chose to mess with Trump entirely on their own initiative.

    X at least borrowed money from Musk that was linked to Russia, that came out now, right?

    Imagine if there is a civil war in Russia, how calm it would become for us

  42. MXT

    ** 🇪🇺 Ukraine received a €4.4 billion tranche from the EU out of a €90 billion loan, – Shraik News €3.7 billion of this is for financial portion. €0.7 billion is for the military portion. Remaining The Ukraine Support Loan program in 2026: €9 billion in financial aid and €11.9 billion in military aid.

    With only two months left in the year, we’ve received just over half of the available funding (€24 billion out of €45 billion). Also available in 2026 is €4.4 billion in financial support under the Ukraine Facility program. The principle is the same: money in exchange for reforms. **

    https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mzl3ic4ftc2z

  43. MXT

    ** Water supply disruptions return in Kyiv, metro service temporarily suspended due to power fluctuations.
    Kyivvodokanal, the municipal utility responsible for water supply and wastewater services in Kyiv and the surrounding region, said at around 1:30 p.m. local time that power outages at its facilities had disrupted water supplies across all districts of the capital. **

    https://kyivindependent.com/water-supply-disruptions-return-in-kyiv-metro-service-temporarily-suspended-due-to-power-fluctuations/

     

  45. MXT

    ** Russia Cuts ‘Death Benefits’ for Fallen Soldiers as War Drains Budgets
    In brief: Russian regions are slashing or abolishing payments to families of soldiers killed in Ukraine, with Saratov cutting its benefit tenfold. The moves come as regional budget deficits mount and could reach 2 trillion rubles ($24.5 billion) this year. **

    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/89231

  46. MXT

    ** Renault Enters the Robot War With a Lunar-Style Military Rover That Carries a Ton and Mounts a Gun

    Renault’s newest military experiment is essentially a driverless battlefield mule that can haul a ton of gear, carry weapons, and potentially be dropped into action by helicopter before driving off on its own. .. …**

    https://united24media.com/defense-tech/renault-enters-the-robot-war-with-a-lunar-style-military-rover-that-carries-a-ton-and-mounts-a-gun-24114

     

  47. Pehr

    I listened to the latest episode with Jason Jay Smart and Chuck Pfarrer. The security policy analyst Jason Jay Smart reports that Russia is facing growing problems with paying its soldiers. He highlights several concrete examples and signs of economic and structural stress within the Russian military:
    1. Delayed salaries: Russia’s Ministry of Defense has proposed postponing December salaries to January for certain military personnel. Although frontline troops in Ukraine are formally exempted, this breaks an 18-year-old practice and signals liquidity problems.
    2. Broken financial guarantees: Newly recruited soldiers were promised generous debt write-offs of up to $124,000, but Russian credit institutions and banks have started to challenge and deny these claims.
    3. Cuts in regional payments: Several Russian regions have drastically reduced the promised bonuses to soldiers and their families. For example, the Saratov region has cut its regional death benefits by as much as 90%, and Belgorod has made similar cuts of around 67%.
    4. Economic pressure: This is happening at the same time as Russia has sharply raised its key interest rate to combat inflation, creating a liquidity crisis where the state is also struggling to pay its own defense factories.
    Smart and other military analysts assess that these broken economic promises are creating growing internal frustration among Russian soldiers and their families, as the economic incentives have been the Kremlin’s primary tool for maintaining the flow of volunteer recruits.

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wTqmebvJtwp1XNfwIkV7o?si=-pQkMWXVQ_GPjQLZ08hOeg&utm_source=copy-link

    2. MXT

      Good to hear! 👍

      December is usually the worst month for the Russian state as they have to pay out a lot of money, about 15-20% and sometimes more of their expenses fall in the last month. This includes pensions, but they also make final payments on contracts that have run during the year, pay out bonuses, and allocate money to regions, etc.

      Guess point 1 on the list is an attempt to dress up the numbers so that the annual report doesn’t look quite so bad. 😂

  49. MXT

    **❗️ “We will do everything to end the war with dignity for Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said. After Russia’s occupation of Crimea in 2014, Western partners urged Ukraine not to escalate, yet Russia then seized part of Donbas.

    Real help only began after the full-scale invasion — following eight years of occupation. Withdrawal from Donbas will not stop Putin: at the start of the war he advanced on Kyiv and occupied other regions.

    Ukraine has already retaken significant territories and should not give up what Russia failed to seize by force. **

    https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mzljrlozw22v

    1. MXT

      What, you have tech stocks even though you’ve been nagging about the AI bubble? Nah, then you have only yourself to blame and should sell off some Trump coins! 😄

  55. MXT

    Good morning!

    Continued high losses.

    2440 KWIA

    2 Tanks

    8 AFVs

    54 Artillery systems

    6 Air defense systems

    1395 UAVs

    8 UGVs

    673 Vehicles and Fuel tanks

    5 Special equipment

    Slava Ukraini

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