#Ukraine #DutchSupport #MaddeningDisruption

My god, those things are loud. One added every year.
The Russian personnel was told that were a whole lot more in the family. And they wouldn’t stop adding more, unless their ‘glorified leader’ would retreat.

”Vier draaiorgels bij de Russische ambassade in Den Haag” [ ± 1-3 min]
by Eduart Bekker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKYZfwRCKwk

Quote by EB:
“Feb 24, 2026
Uit protest tegen de Russische agressie tegen Oekraïne heeft de kunstenaar Teun Castelein vier draaiorgels gecharterd om de hele dag draaiorgels het Oekraïense volkslied te laten spelen, pal voor de Russische ambassade.
Elk jaar komt er een draaiorgel bij. De inval was vier jaar geleden, dus inmiddels staan er vier draaiorgels op 120 decibel.“

transl:
Feb 24, 2026.
In protest against Russian aggression against Ukraine, the artist Teun Castelein chartered four barrel organs to let spinning organs play the Ukrainian national anthem all day long, right in front of the Russian embassy.
A barrel organ is added every year. The raid was four years ago, so there are now four rotary organs on 120 decibels.

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #2ndOffence # Huliaipole

”Second axis opened: Russians attacked from all sides” [5:02 min]
by RFU News – Strategic Geopolitics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2ZKiLAUxk

Quote by RFU N:
“Feb 25, 2026
Today, there is interesting news from the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
Here, the Russian lines started cracking as the Ukrainians broke through and recaptured important positions. However, Ukraine isn’t giving the enemy time to adjust and opened a second axis from the north, threatening an even bigger disaster for the Russians.
Ukrainian forces have pushed near Huliaipole, creating the first significant breach in Russian positions from the west and northwest, pushing them further behind the Haichur River. They are now exploiting this breakthrough by launching a secondary attack from the north near Velykomykhailivka. This new attack vector complements the initial push, attacking the Russian salient from the flanks, while they are focusing on protecting it from the west. The new efforts aim to recapture villages along the initial Ukrainian defense line and eliminate the Russian bridgehead over the river.
The Ukrainians launched their new attack from the north, along 3 separate vectors. First, they mounted an assault towards Vyshneve along the Yanchur river to flank Verbove from the west and push forward. Simultaneously, the second vector complemented the first one, attacking Verbove directly to regain control over the defense line north of the settlement. The third assault aimed to capture Ternove to envelop villages north of the defense line. This cuts the Russians off from reinforcements, as their vehicles cannot go through the defense line, consisting of various anti-tank obstacles. Securing these villages, Ukraine regained key defensive positions along its second defense line, which was partially under Russian control. This tactical success enables better defense against future Russian assaults and creates the opportunity for a deeper breakthrough southward.
To protect its operation from a Russian surprise attack, Ukrainian drone operators targeted Russian troops in their dugouts near Stepove, as can be seen in a geolocated video, ensuring troops on the ground will meet less resistance. At the same time, additional Ukrainian kamikaze drones also struck Russian transport vehicles and bikes, reducing their ability to counterattack or quickly redeploy, leaving them without transport and means to maneuver.
Having already pushed Russian units from the west, Ukrainian troops are now applying pressure from the north as well, with these sustained efforts generating a double risk for the Russian forces. On the one side, isolated Russian positions in the fields are surrounded on the tactical level and left without supplies and reinforcements. On a bigger scale, several Russian-held villages are becoming enveloped as well, and this could trigger a bigger breakdown among Russian forces, as positions secured after months of heavy fighting are now surrendered at the first Ukrainian push.
The threat of being surrounded is especially serious, as Ukraine is forcing Russian commanders to shift limited reserves around constantly instead of focusing on strengthening the front line in one place. Despite Russia committing troops from at least three combined arms armies to capture Huliaipole, the Russian command lacks enough backup forces in reserve. Notably, after stepping up its efforts, Russia lost over 10,000 troops on the southern axis, with the majority in the Huliaipole area, where more than 150 Russian soldiers are being eliminated every day. The lack of reserves only accelerates the encirclement dynamic, as Russia cannot stop the Ukrainian counterattacks without enough troops.
After the successful opening of a second vector from the north, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, visited several command posts of units engaged near Huliaipole, awarding soldiers for their courage and resilience. Such visits signal confidence in the success of the operation and are used to plan next steps with Ukraine’s command, planning to exploit the situation further and encircle as many enemy soldiers as possible. It also provides direct, real-time insight into frontline conditions, streamlines the chain of command, and enables faster, more informed decision-making.
Overall, Ukraine successfully coordinated attacks from different directions aimed at stretching Russian forces to their limits and exposing weak points that can be exploited with additional quick raids. If this pressure continues, these breakthroughs could turn into potentially bigger encirclements, forcing the Russians to pull back to avoid heavier losses. With limited reinforcement options and supply routes under Ukrainian fire, the Russians are left without choice but to reallocate manpower from other directions to stabilize the frontline here, at the risk of a collapse elsewhere.“

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #DutchSupport #MaddeningDisruption

My god, those things are loud. One added every year.
The Russian personnel was told that were a whole lot more in the family. And they wouldn’t stop adding more, unless their ‘glorified leader’ would retreat.

”Vier draaiorgels bij de Russische ambassade in Den Haag” [ ± 1-3 min]
by Eduart Bekker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKYZfwRCKwk

Quote by EB:
“Feb 24, 2026
Uit protest tegen de Russische agressie tegen Oekraïne heeft de kunstenaar Teun Castelein vier draaiorgels gecharterd om de hele dag draaiorgels het Oekraïense volkslied te laten spelen, pal voor de Russische ambassade.
Elk jaar komt er een draaiorgel bij. De inval was vier jaar geleden, dus inmiddels staan er vier draaiorgels op 120 decibel.“

transl:
Feb 24, 2026.
In protest against Russian aggression against Ukraine, the artist Teun Castelein chartered four barrel organs to let spinning organs play the Ukrainian national anthem all day long, right in front of the Russian embassy.
A barrel organ is added every year. The raid was four years ago, so there are now four rotary organs on 120 decibels.

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #2ndOffence # Huliaipole

”Second axis opened: Russians attacked from all sides” [5:02 min]
by RFU News – Strategic Geopolitics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2ZKiLAUxk

Quote by RFU N:
“Feb 25, 2026
Today, there is interesting news from the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
Here, the Russian lines started cracking as the Ukrainians broke through and recaptured important positions. However, Ukraine isn’t giving the enemy time to adjust and opened a second axis from the north, threatening an even bigger disaster for the Russians.
Ukrainian forces have pushed near Huliaipole, creating the first significant breach in Russian positions from the west and northwest, pushing them further behind the Haichur River. They are now exploiting this breakthrough by launching a secondary attack from the north near Velykomykhailivka. This new attack vector complements the initial push, attacking the Russian salient from the flanks, while they are focusing on protecting it from the west. The new efforts aim to recapture villages along the initial Ukrainian defense line and eliminate the Russian bridgehead over the river.
The Ukrainians launched their new attack from the north, along 3 separate vectors. First, they mounted an assault towards Vyshneve along the Yanchur river to flank Verbove from the west and push forward. Simultaneously, the second vector complemented the first one, attacking Verbove directly to regain control over the defense line north of the settlement. The third assault aimed to capture Ternove to envelop villages north of the defense line. This cuts the Russians off from reinforcements, as their vehicles cannot go through the defense line, consisting of various anti-tank obstacles. Securing these villages, Ukraine regained key defensive positions along its second defense line, which was partially under Russian control. This tactical success enables better defense against future Russian assaults and creates the opportunity for a deeper breakthrough southward.
To protect its operation from a Russian surprise attack, Ukrainian drone operators targeted Russian troops in their dugouts near Stepove, as can be seen in a geolocated video, ensuring troops on the ground will meet less resistance. At the same time, additional Ukrainian kamikaze drones also struck Russian transport vehicles and bikes, reducing their ability to counterattack or quickly redeploy, leaving them without transport and means to maneuver.
Having already pushed Russian units from the west, Ukrainian troops are now applying pressure from the north as well, with these sustained efforts generating a double risk for the Russian forces. On the one side, isolated Russian positions in the fields are surrounded on the tactical level and left without supplies and reinforcements. On a bigger scale, several Russian-held villages are becoming enveloped as well, and this could trigger a bigger breakdown among Russian forces, as positions secured after months of heavy fighting are now surrendered at the first Ukrainian push.
The threat of being surrounded is especially serious, as Ukraine is forcing Russian commanders to shift limited reserves around constantly instead of focusing on strengthening the front line in one place. Despite Russia committing troops from at least three combined arms armies to capture Huliaipole, the Russian command lacks enough backup forces in reserve. Notably, after stepping up its efforts, Russia lost over 10,000 troops on the southern axis, with the majority in the Huliaipole area, where more than 150 Russian soldiers are being eliminated every day. The lack of reserves only accelerates the encirclement dynamic, as Russia cannot stop the Ukrainian counterattacks without enough troops.
After the successful opening of a second vector from the north, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, visited several command posts of units engaged near Huliaipole, awarding soldiers for their courage and resilience. Such visits signal confidence in the success of the operation and are used to plan next steps with Ukraine’s command, planning to exploit the situation further and encircle as many enemy soldiers as possible. It also provides direct, real-time insight into frontline conditions, streamlines the chain of command, and enables faster, more informed decision-making.
Overall, Ukraine successfully coordinated attacks from different directions aimed at stretching Russian forces to their limits and exposing weak points that can be exploited with additional quick raids. If this pressure continues, these breakthroughs could turn into potentially bigger encirclements, forcing the Russians to pull back to avoid heavier losses. With limited reinforcement options and supply routes under Ukrainian fire, the Russians are left without choice but to reallocate manpower from other directions to stabilize the frontline here, at the risk of a collapse elsewhere.“

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #RuGenerals #DefyingOrders

Not a real coup, just normal Russian court.

“Putin's Generals Are Defying Orders” [13:45 min]
by Jason Jay Smart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJrFUzf5C5Q

Quote by JJS:
“Feb 22, 2026
The Kremlin's demand for loyalty has triggered a predictable cycle of institutional collapse. Fear of being labeled disloyal forces subordinates to sanitize intelligence reports before they send them to their superiors. The truth is thus scrubbed for optics and only arrives when the smoke is already visible.
This internal blackout accelerates as Moscow prioritizes paranoia over performance. Loyalty tests have replaced competence, fueling a power struggle between the FSB and GRU for narrative control. When truth is filtered upward, decision speed drops. Late orders and repeated mistakes become routine because specificity requires accountability. This friction extends to the digital front: Telegram restrictions have turned vital coordination channels into high-risk liabilities.
The decay eventually hits the physical layer. "Ghost factories" emerge where promised output meets bottlenecks in CNC tools, power, and skilled labor. Repair queues grow and replacement flows thin, masked by optimistic official statistics until the failure is irreversible.
Finance turns these bottlenecks into a countdown. With National Wealth Fund liquid assets at $55.1 billion as of February 2026 and war costs hitting 7% of GDP, the financial cushion is evaporating. As resources vanish, reporting becomes "safer" and infighting sharpens, making the system increasingly brittle and predictable.”

Time stamps
00:00 - Intro: The Price of Putin’s Loyalty
03:21 - Putin’s Regime: The Internal Feedback Loop of Fear
04:45 - Strategic Blow: Ukraine Hits Russian Production
05:40 - Kremlin Lies: Why the Russian MoD Hides the Truth
07:53 - Russia’s Paralysis: Why the Kremlin Has No Victory Plan
08:21 - Iskander-M Crisis: Ukraine Hits Russian Rocket Factories
09:32 - Putin’s Cowardice: How the Kremlin Fled Internal Threats
10:45 - Russia’s Economy: Bank Defaults and Financial Fragility
12:30 - Putin’s Last Allies: The Fall of Orban and Global Support

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #RuGenerals #DefyingOrders

Not a real coup, just normal Russian court.

“Putin's Generals Are Defying Orders” [13:45 min]
by Jason Jay Smart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJrFUzf5C5Q

Quote by JJS:
“Feb 22, 2026
The Kremlin's demand for loyalty has triggered a predictable cycle of institutional collapse. Fear of being labeled disloyal forces subordinates to sanitize intelligence reports before they send them to their superiors. The truth is thus scrubbed for optics and only arrives when the smoke is already visible.
This internal blackout accelerates as Moscow prioritizes paranoia over performance. Loyalty tests have replaced competence, fueling a power struggle between the FSB and GRU for narrative control. When truth is filtered upward, decision speed drops. Late orders and repeated mistakes become routine because specificity requires accountability. This friction extends to the digital front: Telegram restrictions have turned vital coordination channels into high-risk liabilities.
The decay eventually hits the physical layer. "Ghost factories" emerge where promised output meets bottlenecks in CNC tools, power, and skilled labor. Repair queues grow and replacement flows thin, masked by optimistic official statistics until the failure is irreversible.
Finance turns these bottlenecks into a countdown. With National Wealth Fund liquid assets at $55.1 billion as of February 2026 and war costs hitting 7% of GDP, the financial cushion is evaporating. As resources vanish, reporting becomes "safer" and infighting sharpens, making the system increasingly brittle and predictable.”

Time stamps
00:00 - Intro: The Price of Putin’s Loyalty
03:21 - Putin’s Regime: The Internal Feedback Loop of Fear
04:45 - Strategic Blow: Ukraine Hits Russian Production
05:40 - Kremlin Lies: Why the Russian MoD Hides the Truth
07:53 - Russia’s Paralysis: Why the Kremlin Has No Victory Plan
08:21 - Iskander-M Crisis: Ukraine Hits Russian Rocket Factories
09:32 - Putin’s Cowardice: How the Kremlin Fled Internal Threats
10:45 - Russia’s Economy: Bank Defaults and Financial Fragility
12:30 - Putin’s Last Allies: The Fall of Orban and Global Support

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #RuRetreat

With Starlink closed for Russia and other modern media banned by Putin; RuCommand is blind. Ukraine armored forces can advance, be it with losses.

“Update from Ukraine | Awesome News! Russian Forces Pushed Away in South Direction” [23:05 min]
by Denys Davydov [Feb 14, 2026]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfG4GVnv9us

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #EndOfFailedWar

“Russian parliament openly calls to end the failed war in Ukraine” [5:34 min]
by RFU News Strategic Geopolitics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTcM6nZPD8k

Quote by RFU:
“Feb 5, 2026
Here, what was previously discussed mainly in private by regular citizens or online by analysts is now openly said in the Russian parliament. Even Russian officials cannot pretend anymore, starting to admit that the war is lost and the only way out is for the Russian army to end it now.
For the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, a sitting regional lawmaker has publicly declared that the war is lost and must be ended. At a session of the Samara regional assembly, 69-year-old Grigory Yeremeyev openly urged colleagues to acknowledge what he called the failure of the war and to share responsibility with Vladimir Putin. Yeremeyev stated that the goals of the invasion are fundamentally unattainable and argued that Putin continues the war not for victory, but to avoid entering history as a defeated president. The reaction was immediate and revealing, as other deputies shouted him down, cut his microphone, and unanimously voted to file a complaint against him. Shortly afterward, Yeremeyev was charged with abusing press freedom.
In a political system where even mild doubt about victory has long been treated as treason, the fact that such words were spoken aloud in a regional parliament is significant. It reflects not courage alone, but accumulated frustration that fear can no longer fully suppress. Internal criticism of the war is steadily growing, even as repression remains severe. Dissidents, activists, and ordinary citizens who openly oppose the invasion continue to receive harsh prison sentences, with more than 600 prosecuted within 2025.
At the same time, fractures are appearing inside the pro-war camp itself. Influential military bloggers and commentators who once amplified Kremlin narratives have been labeled foreign agents after criticizing battlefield realities, commanders, and decisions, exposing divisions among those who were supposed to sustain public morale for the war effort. Beneath another layer, economic strain and the visible disconnect between official statements and daily experience are feeding quiet discontent. While most Russians still avoid public protest, the erosion of legitimacy is evident in conversations, commentary, and now even legislative chambers.
Russian analysts increasingly frame this dissatisfaction through uncomfortable comparisons, as they watch foreign intelligence services conduct decisive operations while Russia’s war drags on inconclusively. They continue to refer to how the United States showed how a real special military operation looks like in their precision raid against Venezuela, extracting the sitting president and achieving operational goals in only 3 hours. The very thing the Russian analysts have dreamed of for years for their country to achieve in Ukraine, and now the inevitable question inside Russia has become blunt: what about us?
To cope, many commentators retreat into self-soothing explanations, insisting that Russia could win instantly if there were an order to do so, or that secret backroom deals are singlehandedly causing the failing war effort. However, with Ukrainian drones continuing to fly more than 1,500 kilometers into Russian territory, and battlefield progress is measured in meters per day, even the most pro-war analysts and commentators start to admit these are not anomalies or conspiracies but indicators of systemic failures in planning, command, and adaptation.
The growing anger is magnified by history, as in mid-January, the war in Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days, or the exact length of the Soviet Union’s fight against Germany in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War. Between 1941 and 1945, the Red Army drove enemy forces roughly 1,500 to 1,800 kilometers west, ending in Berlin. For comparison, after four years in Ukraine, Russia’s deepest sustained advances extend maximally at 150 kilometers beyond its own borders, or more than 10 times less, and it still cannot fully seize the Donbas it claims as its own.
These facts are no longer confined, and doubt is spreading upward from the public to analysts, from analysts to politicians. The speech in the local parliament was shut down, but it was also heard. That alone signals a loss of narrative control at the top, and once officials begin openly questioning the war’s purpose and sustainability, even at great personal risk, it indicates that the political system is entering a downward cycle.
Overall, after Russia's war in Ukraine has been going on longer than World War 2 for Russia, the core lesson is clear. The myth of Russia’s invincibility has shattered, as the country couldn't defeat Ukraine outright. This reality is now visible not only to the public but to officials themselves, as more voices conclude that the...“

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #EndOfFailedWar

“Russian parliament openly calls to end the failed war in Ukraine” [5:34 min]
by RFU News Strategic Geopolitics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTcM6nZPD8k

Quote by RFU:
“Feb 5, 2026
Here, what was previously discussed mainly in private by regular citizens or online by analysts is now openly said in the Russian parliament. Even Russian officials cannot pretend anymore, starting to admit that the war is lost and the only way out is for the Russian army to end it now.
For the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, a sitting regional lawmaker has publicly declared that the war is lost and must be ended. At a session of the Samara regional assembly, 69-year-old Grigory Yeremeyev openly urged colleagues to acknowledge what he called the failure of the war and to share responsibility with Vladimir Putin. Yeremeyev stated that the goals of the invasion are fundamentally unattainable and argued that Putin continues the war not for victory, but to avoid entering history as a defeated president. The reaction was immediate and revealing, as other deputies shouted him down, cut his microphone, and unanimously voted to file a complaint against him. Shortly afterward, Yeremeyev was charged with abusing press freedom.
In a political system where even mild doubt about victory has long been treated as treason, the fact that such words were spoken aloud in a regional parliament is significant. It reflects not courage alone, but accumulated frustration that fear can no longer fully suppress. Internal criticism of the war is steadily growing, even as repression remains severe. Dissidents, activists, and ordinary citizens who openly oppose the invasion continue to receive harsh prison sentences, with more than 600 prosecuted within 2025.
At the same time, fractures are appearing inside the pro-war camp itself. Influential military bloggers and commentators who once amplified Kremlin narratives have been labeled foreign agents after criticizing battlefield realities, commanders, and decisions, exposing divisions among those who were supposed to sustain public morale for the war effort. Beneath another layer, economic strain and the visible disconnect between official statements and daily experience are feeding quiet discontent. While most Russians still avoid public protest, the erosion of legitimacy is evident in conversations, commentary, and now even legislative chambers.
Russian analysts increasingly frame this dissatisfaction through uncomfortable comparisons, as they watch foreign intelligence services conduct decisive operations while Russia’s war drags on inconclusively. They continue to refer to how the United States showed how a real special military operation looks like in their precision raid against Venezuela, extracting the sitting president and achieving operational goals in only 3 hours. The very thing the Russian analysts have dreamed of for years for their country to achieve in Ukraine, and now the inevitable question inside Russia has become blunt: what about us?
To cope, many commentators retreat into self-soothing explanations, insisting that Russia could win instantly if there were an order to do so, or that secret backroom deals are singlehandedly causing the failing war effort. However, with Ukrainian drones continuing to fly more than 1,500 kilometers into Russian territory, and battlefield progress is measured in meters per day, even the most pro-war analysts and commentators start to admit these are not anomalies or conspiracies but indicators of systemic failures in planning, command, and adaptation.
The growing anger is magnified by history, as in mid-January, the war in Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days, or the exact length of the Soviet Union’s fight against Germany in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War. Between 1941 and 1945, the Red Army drove enemy forces roughly 1,500 to 1,800 kilometers west, ending in Berlin. For comparison, after four years in Ukraine, Russia’s deepest sustained advances extend maximally at 150 kilometers beyond its own borders, or more than 10 times less, and it still cannot fully seize the Donbas it claims as its own.
These facts are no longer confined, and doubt is spreading upward from the public to analysts, from analysts to politicians. The speech in the local parliament was shut down, but it was also heard. That alone signals a loss of narrative control at the top, and once officials begin openly questioning the war’s purpose and sustainability, even at great personal risk, it indicates that the political system is entering a downward cycle.
Overall, after Russia's war in Ukraine has been going on longer than World War 2 for Russia, the core lesson is clear. The myth of Russia’s invincibility has shattered, as the country couldn't defeat Ukraine outright. This reality is now visible not only to the public but to officials themselves, as more voices conclude that the...“

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #AmmoDepotsErupt

“Battle for Kostiantynivka ends before it starts as biggest Russian depots erupt overnight” [5:45 min]
by RFU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJxej13SoXc

Quote by RFU N:
“Jan 26, 2026
Today, there is important news from the Kostiantynivka direction.
Here, the Russians launched an offensive on Kostiantynivka, which was meant to be the next major effort in the Donetsk region, launching assaults from several vectors at one. However, the Ukrainian forces acted quickly, cutting Russians at their knees and depriving them of all of their hard-worked preparations, as Russians saw their entire plan fall apart before the real battle had even started.
The Russian plan relied on a familiar but resource-intensive approach: a two-pronged pincer maneuver designed to exhaust Ukrainian defenses through constant pressure. One main vector, containing several smaller routes of attack, was planned from the east and southeast, using Kurdiumivka as a staging hub. From there, Russian forces intended to advance along the road connecting several smaller settlements, taking advantage of the more densely packed road network. These asphalt connections were central to the plan, allowing faster reinforcement and resupply while minimizing exposure. The second attack vector was planned from the north through Maiske. Although Russian forces had repeatedly failed to advance decisively along this axis due to strong Ukrainian resistance, the intent was to keep pressure constant and eventually tighten an encirclement around Kostiantynivka.
Russian commanders aimed to launch repeated rush assaults, accepting heavy losses, with the goal of pushing small groups of soldiers as far forward as possible. Even if most were killed, any survivors who managed to dig in slightly closer to Ukrainian positions were considered a partial success. Alongside these larger assaults, smaller infiltration groups were sent from multiple directions to stretch Ukrainian attention, dilute defensive fire, and increase the chance of a breakthrough through cumulative pressure rather than decisive maneuver.
However, this entire concept depended on one critical factor: uninterrupted ammunition flow, as the Russian tactic only works if artillery, rocket systems, drones, and infantry weapons can maintain constant, overwhelming fire. Without a sustained ammunition supply, the rush-assault model collapses quickly, as under-equipped troops cannot suppress Ukrainian positions or survive counterfire long enough to gain ground. The Ukrainian command identified this dependency and moved to exploit it by launching simultaneous strikes against the depots supplying both pincers and the broader Russian ammunition system behind them.
Firstly, to cut off the northern pincer, Ukrainian forces struck an ammunition depot in the Russian-controlled town of Debaltseve in the Donetsk region. Geolocated footage confirmed a powerful explosion followed by large-scale fires and continuous secondary detonations throughout the night. The blast was so severe that the Russian administration urged residents to remain indoors, a clear indicator of the scale of the destruction.
Secondly, Ukrainian drones targeted ammunition facilities supporting the southern pincer. One strike hit a depot in the Russian-controlled city of Makiivka, reportedly containing rocket and artillery munitions. Resident videos showed extensive secondary explosions and prolonged fires, indicating a significant loss of stored munitions. Another Ukrainian drone strike hit a Russian ammunition depot in the Russian-controlled part of the Zaporizhzhia region the same night, contributing to the overall disruption of southern supply routes, which are feeding Russian forces south of Kostiantynivka.
Simultaneously, Ukraine also struck Russian ammunition capacity at a strategic depth by targeting the 100th Arsenal of Russia’s Main Missile and Artillery Directorate in Kostroma Oblast. This Grau facility is a major long-term storage and preparation site for artillery munitions and missiles serving multiple branches of the Russian military. The strike caused a fire significant enough to trigger civilian evacuations, disrupted Russia’s ammunition supply chains by creating a bottleneck at the beginning and reduced the combat readiness of frontline units.
The consequences of these strikes are decisive, as field storage sites like those in Makiivka and Debaltseve typically hold around 25,000 tons of ammunition. Destroying even one such site can delay Russian operations in a given direction by one to three months. A damaged Grau arsenal, with a capacity estimated at around 150,000 tons, has even broader effects. Combined, these losses sharply reduce Russian fire intensity, turning planned assaults into under-equipped, poorly supported attacks that are far easier for Ukrainian forces to repel and counter.“

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #AmmoDepotsErupt

“Battle for Kostiantynivka ends before it starts as biggest Russian depots erupt overnight” [5:45 min]
by RFU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJxej13SoXc

Quote by RFU N:
“Jan 26, 2026
Today, there is important news from the Kostiantynivka direction.
Here, the Russians launched an offensive on Kostiantynivka, which was meant to be the next major effort in the Donetsk region, launching assaults from several vectors at one. However, the Ukrainian forces acted quickly, cutting Russians at their knees and depriving them of all of their hard-worked preparations, as Russians saw their entire plan fall apart before the real battle had even started.
The Russian plan relied on a familiar but resource-intensive approach: a two-pronged pincer maneuver designed to exhaust Ukrainian defenses through constant pressure. One main vector, containing several smaller routes of attack, was planned from the east and southeast, using Kurdiumivka as a staging hub. From there, Russian forces intended to advance along the road connecting several smaller settlements, taking advantage of the more densely packed road network. These asphalt connections were central to the plan, allowing faster reinforcement and resupply while minimizing exposure. The second attack vector was planned from the north through Maiske. Although Russian forces had repeatedly failed to advance decisively along this axis due to strong Ukrainian resistance, the intent was to keep pressure constant and eventually tighten an encirclement around Kostiantynivka.
Russian commanders aimed to launch repeated rush assaults, accepting heavy losses, with the goal of pushing small groups of soldiers as far forward as possible. Even if most were killed, any survivors who managed to dig in slightly closer to Ukrainian positions were considered a partial success. Alongside these larger assaults, smaller infiltration groups were sent from multiple directions to stretch Ukrainian attention, dilute defensive fire, and increase the chance of a breakthrough through cumulative pressure rather than decisive maneuver.
However, this entire concept depended on one critical factor: uninterrupted ammunition flow, as the Russian tactic only works if artillery, rocket systems, drones, and infantry weapons can maintain constant, overwhelming fire. Without a sustained ammunition supply, the rush-assault model collapses quickly, as under-equipped troops cannot suppress Ukrainian positions or survive counterfire long enough to gain ground. The Ukrainian command identified this dependency and moved to exploit it by launching simultaneous strikes against the depots supplying both pincers and the broader Russian ammunition system behind them.
Firstly, to cut off the northern pincer, Ukrainian forces struck an ammunition depot in the Russian-controlled town of Debaltseve in the Donetsk region. Geolocated footage confirmed a powerful explosion followed by large-scale fires and continuous secondary detonations throughout the night. The blast was so severe that the Russian administration urged residents to remain indoors, a clear indicator of the scale of the destruction.
Secondly, Ukrainian drones targeted ammunition facilities supporting the southern pincer. One strike hit a depot in the Russian-controlled city of Makiivka, reportedly containing rocket and artillery munitions. Resident videos showed extensive secondary explosions and prolonged fires, indicating a significant loss of stored munitions. Another Ukrainian drone strike hit a Russian ammunition depot in the Russian-controlled part of the Zaporizhzhia region the same night, contributing to the overall disruption of southern supply routes, which are feeding Russian forces south of Kostiantynivka.
Simultaneously, Ukraine also struck Russian ammunition capacity at a strategic depth by targeting the 100th Arsenal of Russia’s Main Missile and Artillery Directorate in Kostroma Oblast. This Grau facility is a major long-term storage and preparation site for artillery munitions and missiles serving multiple branches of the Russian military. The strike caused a fire significant enough to trigger civilian evacuations, disrupted Russia’s ammunition supply chains by creating a bottleneck at the beginning and reduced the combat readiness of frontline units.
The consequences of these strikes are decisive, as field storage sites like those in Makiivka and Debaltseve typically hold around 25,000 tons of ammunition. Destroying even one such site can delay Russian operations in a given direction by one to three months. A damaged Grau arsenal, with a capacity estimated at around 150,000 tons, has even broader effects. Combined, these losses sharply reduce Russian fire intensity, turning planned assaults into under-equipped, poorly supported attacks that are far easier for Ukrainian forces to repel and counter.“

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #TwoMaps #WhoIsStronger

Lately I became more and more frustrated by a ‘general opinion’ in my country 🇳🇱 that Ukraine is on the losing side. Those opinions are not hampered by any knowledge of recent history AND are based on the messaging by the main [TV] broadcasters. Which keep telling that Ukraine is a victim. Loads of reports on the horrific attacks on civilians and maps of Russian ‘successes’. But NEVER on the new inventions in battle, well coordinated tactics and the decimation of the Russian refineries. Nor on the consequently deplorable economic and social state of Putin country.
In the discussions I have these two charts will be very helpful.

"Two Maps” [2:11 min]
by Professor Gerdes Explains

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #TwoMaps #WhoIsStronger

Lately I became more and more frustrated by a ‘general opinion’ in my country 🇳🇱 that Ukraine is on the losing side. Those opinions are not hampered by any knowledge of recent history AND are based on the messaging by the main [TV] broadcasters. Which keep telling that Ukraine is a victim. Loads of reports on the horrific attacks on civilians and maps of Russian ‘successes’. But NEVER on the new inventions in battle, well coordinated tactics and the decimation of the Russian refineries. Nor on the consequently deplorable economic and social state of Putin country.
In the discussions I have these two charts will be very helpful.

"Two Maps” [2:11 min]
by Professor Gerdes Explains

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #Crimea

"Acute water, fuel, and power shortages push Crimea back to Ukraine” [ ± 1-3 min]
by RFU News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E80sqhCdtD4

Quote by RFU N:
“Oct 24, 2025
Today, the biggest news comes from Crimea.
Here, a sustained campaign of strikes has set major fuel depots and key electricity nodes ablaze has pushed the peninsula into acute fuel and power shortages. With fuel shortages worsening, and the Russian state unable to deliver on promises of solution, ordinary residents are beginning to ask whether they want to continue to live as part of Russia or need another referendum.
First, Ukraine struck one of the biggest and most important oil terminals in Crimea with a precision drone attack, as that first hit ignited several tanks and produced a large, sustained blaze on the Feodosia oil terminal. After the fire partly subsided, follow-up strikes hit the terminal again and reignited burning zones, spreading damage to adjacent tanks along with port-side equipment. Open-source satellite and thermal imagery now show double-digit losses, as the imagery shows at least 11 tanks destroyed and multiple additional tanks badly damaged or in urgent need of repairs. The initial strike, re-ignition, follow-up strike, continued burning, turned a single incident into a week-long event that shredded Feodosia’s usable diesel, gasoline, and oil storage and left the depot smoking for days. With the terminal in ruins and visible flames in the background, pump prices across the whole southern Crimea spiked and queues lengthened as traders and residents reacted to the sudden collapse in available supply.
Terminals are built to resist rapid destruction, as tanks are spaced apart and fitted with firewalls, foam suppression, and isolation valves that prevent a chain reaction. Russians have now often added berms, cages or other external shielding around most tanks, which makes destroying them even harder. Rapid firefighting and cooling efforts further delay thermal escalation. Because of these layers of protection, a single strike rarely finishes a whole facility; repeated precision hits or prolonged thermal stress are needed to bring it down successfully. That is why a week-long campaign was necessary, but also so effective in damaging and destroying two dozen fuel tanks in a region already in crisis.
Feodosia was not the only target, as in recent nights Ukrainian strike waves ignited depot fires at Gardeskove and Karierne, struck rail-side storage clusters, and hit several major transmission substations, notably the Kafa 220-kilovolt substation near Feodosia and the 330-kilovolt Simferopol distribution hub, producing outages and thermal hotspots visible on Nasa Firms imagery. Russian-installed officials reported power disruptions across Simferopol, Feodosia, and neighboring districts as emergency teams worked to contain fires at multiple sites.
The civilian side is even worse, as local monitoring and activist channels report diesel and gasoline shortages in Zuya, Alushta, Perevalne, and parts of Simferopol, and occupation authorities have imposed rationing and a temporary price freeze to restrain panic buying. Two weeks ago, the Kremlin-appointed head of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov, promised quick fixes, saying 95 stocks would return in days and 92 in roughly two weeks. But those deadlines have long since passed as fires continued, and specialist repair crews were hard to mobilize. In short, damaged tanks and a ruined power grid resulted in leaving residents with longer queues, strict purchase limits, and unreliable supplies overall. Those conditions are bearable for a few weeks, but if rationing and blackouts stretch into a month to two months, the impact moves from inconvenience to economic and social harm. Small shops and taxis have already stopped operating reliably, heating and transport costs spike, and households exhaust savings set aside for emergencies.
Very rapidly this will turn private frustrations into public ones, as pro-Ukrainian slogans will increasingly resonate in the marketplaces and neighborhoods of Crimea. Persistent queues, repeated multi-day blackouts, measurable business closures in towns like Feodosia and Simferopol, are only the beginning. As Russian authorities in Crimea are unable to bring an end to the crisis, breaking promises along the way, genuine civil unrest will start to build.
Overall, the strikes on Feodosia and related energy nodes have done more than produce temporary disruption. By burning significant ../\..stripped Crimea of the short-term buffers that normally smooth supply shocks and have multiplied the burden on repair teams. Sustained shortages and power instability give critics of the Russian presence a clear, concrete grievance to point to, and they increase local pressure on Russian authorities who have so far failed to address restoration problems, risking genuine increases in revolt and partizan...“

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #Crimea

"Acute water, fuel, and power shortages push Crimea back to Ukraine” [ ± 1-3 min]
by RFU News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E80sqhCdtD4

Quote by RFU N:
“Oct 24, 2025
Today, the biggest news comes from Crimea.
Here, a sustained campaign of strikes has set major fuel depots and key electricity nodes ablaze has pushed the peninsula into acute fuel and power shortages. With fuel shortages worsening, and the Russian state unable to deliver on promises of solution, ordinary residents are beginning to ask whether they want to continue to live as part of Russia or need another referendum.
First, Ukraine struck one of the biggest and most important oil terminals in Crimea with a precision drone attack, as that first hit ignited several tanks and produced a large, sustained blaze on the Feodosia oil terminal. After the fire partly subsided, follow-up strikes hit the terminal again and reignited burning zones, spreading damage to adjacent tanks along with port-side equipment. Open-source satellite and thermal imagery now show double-digit losses, as the imagery shows at least 11 tanks destroyed and multiple additional tanks badly damaged or in urgent need of repairs. The initial strike, re-ignition, follow-up strike, continued burning, turned a single incident into a week-long event that shredded Feodosia’s usable diesel, gasoline, and oil storage and left the depot smoking for days. With the terminal in ruins and visible flames in the background, pump prices across the whole southern Crimea spiked and queues lengthened as traders and residents reacted to the sudden collapse in available supply.
Terminals are built to resist rapid destruction, as tanks are spaced apart and fitted with firewalls, foam suppression, and isolation valves that prevent a chain reaction. Russians have now often added berms, cages or other external shielding around most tanks, which makes destroying them even harder. Rapid firefighting and cooling efforts further delay thermal escalation. Because of these layers of protection, a single strike rarely finishes a whole facility; repeated precision hits or prolonged thermal stress are needed to bring it down successfully. That is why a week-long campaign was necessary, but also so effective in damaging and destroying two dozen fuel tanks in a region already in crisis.
Feodosia was not the only target, as in recent nights Ukrainian strike waves ignited depot fires at Gardeskove and Karierne, struck rail-side storage clusters, and hit several major transmission substations, notably the Kafa 220-kilovolt substation near Feodosia and the 330-kilovolt Simferopol distribution hub, producing outages and thermal hotspots visible on Nasa Firms imagery. Russian-installed officials reported power disruptions across Simferopol, Feodosia, and neighboring districts as emergency teams worked to contain fires at multiple sites.
The civilian side is even worse, as local monitoring and activist channels report diesel and gasoline shortages in Zuya, Alushta, Perevalne, and parts of Simferopol, and occupation authorities have imposed rationing and a temporary price freeze to restrain panic buying. Two weeks ago, the Kremlin-appointed head of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov, promised quick fixes, saying 95 stocks would return in days and 92 in roughly two weeks. But those deadlines have long since passed as fires continued, and specialist repair crews were hard to mobilize. In short, damaged tanks and a ruined power grid resulted in leaving residents with longer queues, strict purchase limits, and unreliable supplies overall. Those conditions are bearable for a few weeks, but if rationing and blackouts stretch into a month to two months, the impact moves from inconvenience to economic and social harm. Small shops and taxis have already stopped operating reliably, heating and transport costs spike, and households exhaust savings set aside for emergencies.
Very rapidly this will turn private frustrations into public ones, as pro-Ukrainian slogans will increasingly resonate in the marketplaces and neighborhoods of Crimea. Persistent queues, repeated multi-day blackouts, measurable business closures in towns like Feodosia and Simferopol, are only the beginning. As Russian authorities in Crimea are unable to bring an end to the crisis, breaking promises along the way, genuine civil unrest will start to build.
Overall, the strikes on Feodosia and related energy nodes have done more than produce temporary disruption. By burning significant ../\..stripped Crimea of the short-term buffers that normally smooth supply shocks and have multiplied the burden on repair teams. Sustained shortages and power instability give critics of the Russian presence a clear, concrete grievance to point to, and they increase local pressure on Russian authorities who have so far failed to address restoration problems, risking genuine increases in revolt and partizan...“

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #Surveillance on #Wodka

This scheme may be just as bad as a national mobilization. It IS Russia, after all.
Never mind: #AllChaosToRussia

"You Can't Buy Alcohol in Russia Now Without MAX App” [ ± 1-3 min]
by Jake Broe [Nov 14, 2025]
---- for a longer video, with more info on that MAX app, watch:
---> Russia is Shutting Off Their Own Internet ← [33:32 min]
---> youtube.com/watch?v=B50aujl_JSQ ←

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS_Ls5BZ7h4

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

#Ukraine #Surveillance on #Wodka

This scheme may be just as bad as a national mobilization. It IS Russia, after all.
Never mind: #AllChaosToRussia

"You Can't Buy Alcohol in Russia Now Without MAX App” [ ± 1-3 min]
by Jake Broe [Nov 14, 2025]
---- for a longer video, with more info on that MAX app, watch:
---> Russia is Shutting Off Their Own Internet ← [33:32 min]
---> youtube.com/watch?v=B50aujl_JSQ ←

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS_Ls5BZ7h4

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState

Doorbell cameras by Amaz0n Ring are being illegally shared w/ Flock surveillance software.
1) Turn Off & 2) Cover your Ring cameras this Halloween.
ICE wants to deport families trick-or-treating, & is stealing biometric data from you, to do so.
#do #not #comply in #advance #protest #fight #fascist #USA #crush #ICE #melts #under #pressure #Halloween #surveillance #Flock #welcome #dystopian #present #eat the #rich #Tax #Bezos #end #billionaires #new #privacy #data #laws https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-10-29-safety-advisory-no-ring-for-ice-this-halloween

Doorbell cameras by Amaz0n Ring are being illegally shared w/ Flock surveillance software.
1) Turn Off & 2) Cover your Ring cameras this Halloween.
ICE wants to deport families trick-or-treating, & is stealing biometric data from you, to do so.
#do #not #comply in #advance #protest #fight #fascist #USA #crush #ICE #melts #under #pressure #Halloween #surveillance #Flock #welcome #dystopian #present #eat the #rich #Tax #Bezos #end #billionaires #new #privacy #data #laws https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-10-29-safety-advisory-no-ring-for-ice-this-halloween

#Ukraine #DeepStrikes

"Western missiles storm Russian skies, as deep strike ban is lifted” [ ± 1-3 min]
by RFU News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUccgzdKyqI

Quote by RFU:
“Oct 26, 2025
Here, full permission was finally granted to Ukraine to use Western missiles inside Russian territory. The Ukrainian armed forces had a priority target list and started immediately by striking one of the most important drivers of the Russian war machine.
The night sky over Bryansk lit up with explosions as Ukraine’s Storm Shadow missiles cut through Russian air defenses. Ukraine’s Air Force, in coordination with Land and Naval Forces, launched a combined strike with drones saturating the air and depleting the enemy air defense, as Storm Shadow broke through in surprise, while the Russians were still unaware of the lifted restrictions. The main target was the Bryansk Chemical Plant, one of the cornerstones of Russia’s military-industrial complex, producing propellants, explosives, and components for Kh-59 and other missiles used against Ukrainian cities. Russian monitoring channels issued air raid alerts, warning of Storm Shadow cruise missiles inbound, and local officials initially claimed all had been shot down. Minutes later, videos flooded social media showing fireballs over the region and multiple explosions rocking the industrial area. The plant’s ammunition depot reportedly detonated after impact, and production at the site is now irreversibly halted.
Bryansk Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz scrambled to control the narrative, insisting air defense forces destroyed six aircraft-type drones, but the published footage told another story: precision strikes hitting deep into the industrial zone, with secondary explosions lasting for hours. Ukrainian sources confirmed the use of Storm Shadow missiles, marking the first officially acknowledged strike on Russian soil following the US green light for cross-border operations. For months, these British and French-made cruise missiles had been used to devastating effect on Russian-controlled territories in Ukraine, but now, they are reaching beyond.
The Bryansk strike followed a wave of escalating Ukrainian attacks on strategic Russian defense industry targets. Just days earlier, explosions tore through the Avangard plant in Bashkortostan, more than 1,300 kilometers from Ukraine. The massive blast destroyed the factory’s newest production hall, prompting Russian officials to speculate about internal sabotage. Soon after, the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk, one of Russia’s largest producers of explosives and warheads for anti-tank and air-defense missiles, was obliterated in another long-range drone strike.
Fires and explosions were reported at chemical and munitions facilities in Smolensk, Perm, and Krasnodar, all critical to sustaining missile and aviation bomb production. One of the most significant hits occurred in Nizhny Novgorod, where Ukrainian drones struck the Arzamas Instrument-Making Plant, a supplier of components for Russia’s KH-101 and KH-32 cruise missiles, the same weapons that have terrorized Ukraine’s cities in recent years. Russian media attempted to minimize the damage, but footage from locals revealed widespread destruction and prolonged fires.
For Ukraine, the political and strategic implications of these strikes are enormous. The Storm Shadow missiles have once again demonstrated their lethality and accuracy, penetrating Russia’s air defense and crippling high-value military assets. This success will likely accelerate further deliveries, as to date, between 200 and 300 Storm Shadows have been provided mostly by the United Kingdom and France. Usage has been intense, with Ukrainian sources acknowledging that by early 2025, stocks were nearly depleted. Production at plants in Britain and France resumed this summer after a fifteen-year pause. Output is now ramping up, from an initial from 10 to 20 missiles per month to a projected up to 50 by 2026, ensuring a steady supply for Ukraine’s growing deep-strike arsenal.
Storm Shadows’ effectiveness lies in their combination of range, precision, and payload. With a 450-kilogram warhead, possibility to penetrate and then explode, and a range of 250 kilometers, they are made for taking down hardened targets like factories, bunkers, and depots, objectives that long-range drones cannot destroy completely.
Overall, as Ukrainian strikes with Storm Shadow prove their worth, calls are growing across Europe to widen Ukraine’s access to other long-range systems. The next potential breakthrough could come from Germany, as its Taurus missile, with 550 kilometer reach and advanced bunker-penetrating capability, would give Ukraine an even greater ability to cripple Russia’s industry and command hubs far behind the front. A parallel can already be drawn with the tank coalition moment of 2023, when Britain’s Challenger deliveries broke..."

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState