Petri Mäkelä
@pmakela.bsky.social
Mlitary analysts, expert of all sorts, writer, reservist, shooter and engineer.
B-list talking head.
From Finland.
B-list talking head.
From Finland.
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Petri Mäkelä
@pmakela.bsky.social
· Dec 14
Quick guide into North Korean tanks
Vantage Point North: News and analysis from security and warfare related topics with the focus mostly on Russia and Scandinavia. Tanks etc
blog.vantagepointnorth.net
My latest article: DPRK tanks
blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2024/12/quic...
blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2024/12/quic...
By far the coolest SHORAD system on the block
The Tempest air defense system in service with the Ukrainian Air Force. It has already accounted for 21 downed Russian Shahed drones.
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
By far the coolest SHORAD system on the block
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“The driver has not been identified and was in the process of being arrested and booked early Monday, said Officer Charles Miller, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department.”
Man who plowed a U-Haul through a crowd of Iranian-Americans protesting in LA has been detained www.kcra.com/article/u-ha...
U-Haul truck hits demonstrators during anti-Iranian regime protest in Los Angeles
A U-Haul truck drove through a crowd of people in Southern California during a demonstration in support of the Iranian people on Sunday, according to NBC Los Angeles.
www.kcra.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 PM
“The driver has not been identified and was in the process of being arrested and booked early Monday, said Officer Charles Miller, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department.”
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Kyiv locals threw a barbecue in their apartment block courtyard after Russian strikes cut power and heating, social media shows.
January 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Kyiv locals threw a barbecue in their apartment block courtyard after Russian strikes cut power and heating, social media shows.
Interesting
⚡ Georgia has detained an oil tanker, previously registered in Russia, in its waters.
Border Police say the Panama-flagged Caminero was seized for violating navigation rules.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
Border Police say the Panama-flagged Caminero was seized for violating navigation rules.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
January 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Interesting
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This brief video illustrates a long range rocket, LORA, test fired from an adapted merchant vessel
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
This brief video illustrates a long range rocket, LORA, test fired from an adapted merchant vessel
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Everyone can always use more mates...
Call your buddies.
They need you.
They need you.
January 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Everyone can always use more mates...
AGM-114L compatibility makes this Tempest also a very potent anti-tank weapon, if loaded with the tandem HEAT variants of the Hellfire.
Now the Hellfire AGM-114R-9X ninja blade variant would be an interesting choice against Russian mad max assaults 🤔
Now the Hellfire AGM-114R-9X ninja blade variant would be an interesting choice against Russian mad max assaults 🤔
🇺🇦👀 Footage of Tempest mobile self-propelled air defense system in combat, mounted on a buggy, with two AGM-114L Longbow SAMs.
January 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
AGM-114L compatibility makes this Tempest also a very potent anti-tank weapon, if loaded with the tandem HEAT variants of the Hellfire.
Now the Hellfire AGM-114R-9X ninja blade variant would be an interesting choice against Russian mad max assaults 🤔
Now the Hellfire AGM-114R-9X ninja blade variant would be an interesting choice against Russian mad max assaults 🤔
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Happy "Finland reintroduces anti-personnel landmines"-day today 🥳
January 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Happy "Finland reintroduces anti-personnel landmines"-day today 🥳
It's rude to steal the dog kills from the ATF
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
It's rude to steal the dog kills from the ATF
Pahlavi should be crossing the border armed right about now, if he wants any sort of legitimacy for his leadership position.
But so far he looks like a typical royal coward.
But so far he looks like a typical royal coward.
Reza Pahlavi: "Our goal is no longer merely to come to the streets; the goal is to prepare for seizing the centers of cities and holding them."
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37/
January 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Pahlavi should be crossing the border armed right about now, if he wants any sort of legitimacy for his leadership position.
But so far he looks like a typical royal coward.
But so far he looks like a typical royal coward.
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Chaos in Tehran. Highways are fully blocked by protestors. Clashes between protestors and Iranian regime forces are ongoing for several hours already.
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Chaos in Tehran. Highways are fully blocked by protestors. Clashes between protestors and Iranian regime forces are ongoing for several hours already.
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First look at the Danish Army’s new Patria armoured personnel carriers.
A key element in defending strategically vital Bornholm in the Baltic Sea — and the same unit earmarked to lead any future reinforcement of Greenland.
A key element in defending strategically vital Bornholm in the Baltic Sea — and the same unit earmarked to lead any future reinforcement of Greenland.
January 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
First look at the Danish Army’s new Patria armoured personnel carriers.
A key element in defending strategically vital Bornholm in the Baltic Sea — and the same unit earmarked to lead any future reinforcement of Greenland.
A key element in defending strategically vital Bornholm in the Baltic Sea — and the same unit earmarked to lead any future reinforcement of Greenland.
So Trump is talking about attacking Greenland and French Guyana?
I seriously can't find worse places to fight in.
From the utterly inhospitable arctic winter to the worst jungle you can find...
Poor US servicemen...
I seriously can't find worse places to fight in.
From the utterly inhospitable arctic winter to the worst jungle you can find...
Poor US servicemen...
January 9, 2026 at 7:37 AM
So Trump is talking about attacking Greenland and French Guyana?
I seriously can't find worse places to fight in.
From the utterly inhospitable arctic winter to the worst jungle you can find...
Poor US servicemen...
I seriously can't find worse places to fight in.
From the utterly inhospitable arctic winter to the worst jungle you can find...
Poor US servicemen...
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Osien saaminen meni hieman pitkäksi, mutta kaksi ensimmäistä omaa Fliegeriäni, Blacksmith Trackeria nyt valmiina. Vielä takakansien laseroinnit ja kellot myyntiin. 39mm, Seiko NH35, safiirilasi, ruuvilukittava kruunu.
Tarjolla jo nyt, 225e/kpl.
Tarjolla jo nyt, 225e/kpl.
January 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Osien saaminen meni hieman pitkäksi, mutta kaksi ensimmäistä omaa Fliegeriäni, Blacksmith Trackeria nyt valmiina. Vielä takakansien laseroinnit ja kellot myyntiin. 39mm, Seiko NH35, safiirilasi, ruuvilukittava kruunu.
Tarjolla jo nyt, 225e/kpl.
Tarjolla jo nyt, 225e/kpl.
Fuck this shit, I'm going to Sauna
January 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Fuck this shit, I'm going to Sauna
No, people on hunger strike of suicide.
No one has any obligation to save people who decide to die of hunger while food is available.
No one has any obligation to save people who decide to die of hunger while food is available.
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:52 AM
No, people on hunger strike of suicide.
No one has any obligation to save people who decide to die of hunger while food is available.
No one has any obligation to save people who decide to die of hunger while food is available.
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Secondary explosions can be heard in Neya, Kostroma Oblast. Locals claim detonations can already be heard for 2 hours, and that civilians are being evacuated.
January 6, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Secondary explosions can be heard in Neya, Kostroma Oblast. Locals claim detonations can already be heard for 2 hours, and that civilians are being evacuated.
Artsy composition
Russian soldiers are treated like meat – sent on assaults where most are killed or severely wounded. Here's one result near Kup'yans'k.
Ukrainians call them "Russian millionaires." These hopeless men give up their lives for a pittance: a million rubles is less than 13 thousand dollars.
Ukrainians call them "Russian millionaires." These hopeless men give up their lives for a pittance: a million rubles is less than 13 thousand dollars.
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Artsy composition
Chinese build quality seems to be just as expected.
VT-4 had a barrel bursting under real combat and the predicted reliability issues have appeared in high enough frequency to make the crews detest the contraption.
VT-4 had a barrel bursting under real combat and the predicted reliability issues have appeared in high enough frequency to make the crews detest the contraption.
January 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Chinese build quality seems to be just as expected.
VT-4 had a barrel bursting under real combat and the predicted reliability issues have appeared in high enough frequency to make the crews detest the contraption.
VT-4 had a barrel bursting under real combat and the predicted reliability issues have appeared in high enough frequency to make the crews detest the contraption.
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Venäjän pommittama Mariupolin teatteri, teksti 'Дети' eli lapsia näkyy satelliittikuvassa. Tämä on sitä todellista venäläistä "kulttuuria".
vartiopaikalla.blogspot.com/2022/03/laps...
vartiopaikalla.blogspot.com/2022/03/laps...
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Venäjän pommittama Mariupolin teatteri, teksti 'Дети' eli lapsia näkyy satelliittikuvassa. Tämä on sitä todellista venäläistä "kulttuuria".
vartiopaikalla.blogspot.com/2022/03/laps...
vartiopaikalla.blogspot.com/2022/03/laps...
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Ja jos joku vielä kuvittelee, ettei kulttuuri ole Venäjälle ase.
Vladimir Mashkov: “This is our statement to the world — Russian culture cannot be killed.”
Vastenmielistä tanssia luilla ja haudoilla!
Vladimir Mashkov: “This is our statement to the world — Russian culture cannot be killed.”
Vastenmielistä tanssia luilla ja haudoilla!
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Ja jos joku vielä kuvittelee, ettei kulttuuri ole Venäjälle ase.
Vladimir Mashkov: “This is our statement to the world — Russian culture cannot be killed.”
Vastenmielistä tanssia luilla ja haudoilla!
Vladimir Mashkov: “This is our statement to the world — Russian culture cannot be killed.”
Vastenmielistä tanssia luilla ja haudoilla!
I wonder how they relay the Igla lock-on signal to the operator 🤔
‼️ Man-portable air defence system found on Russian Shahed-type drone for first time
Man-portable air defence system found on Russian Shahed-type drone for first time
A man-portable air defence system (MANPADS) has been found for the first time on a Russian Shahed-type attack drone. Russian forces have likely installed it to counter Ukrainian aircraft.
www.pravda.com.ua
January 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I wonder how they relay the Igla lock-on signal to the operator 🤔
Sjupris
Another fiber optic cable has been damaged in the Baltic Sea, near Liepāja, the Latvian PM writes on the hellsite:
x.com/EvikaSilina/...
x.com/EvikaSilina/...
Evika Siliņa 🇱🇻🇺🇦 on X: "Baltijas jūrā netālu no Liepājas ir konstatēts privātuzņēmumam piederoša optiskā kabeļa bojājums. Latvijas sakaru lietotājus incidents nav ietekmējis. Esmu saziņā ar Krīzes vadības centru un atbildīgajiem dienestiem, kamēr Valsts policija ir uzsākusi pārbaudi un turpinās apstākļu" / X
Baltijas jūrā netālu no Liepājas ir konstatēts privātuzņēmumam piederoša optiskā kabeļa bojājums. Latvijas sakaru lietotājus incidents nav ietekmējis. Esmu saziņā ar Krīzes vadības centru un atbildīgajiem dienestiem, kamēr Valsts policija ir uzsākusi pārbaudi un turpinās apstākļu
x.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Sjupris
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Every drone operator's dream: Russians gathered in a group to make the work easier.
January 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Every drone operator's dream: Russians gathered in a group to make the work easier.
Splendid
In Kuban, a Russian military truck carrying soldiers involved in attacks on Ukraine was blown up, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence reported.
They noted that these soldiers were directly involved in missile strikes against Ukraine and war crimes targeting civilians.
They noted that these soldiers were directly involved in missile strikes against Ukraine and war crimes targeting civilians.
January 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Splendid