Franzén
@sectionix.bsky.social
Officer, Swedish Armed Forces. I mostly tweet about security issues. Opinions expressed often my own. Cynic. Extremism in the defence of Democracy is no vice.
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Franzén
@sectionix.bsky.social
· Aug 4
A brief analysis of the situation in Europe
Europe finds itself at war.
For the last three years Russia has tried to extinguish Ukrainian statehood.
This article will not attempt to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, or the last three y...
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”In what particular situation does Europe find itself vis a vis Russia, and based on the history and culture of Russia, what is to be expected from her?”
My brief analysis of what history teaches us about Russia, its conduct, and what it means for Europe.
My brief analysis of what history teaches us about Russia, its conduct, and what it means for Europe.
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Lower Russian losses reported in the last 24 hours.
It's possible there's a reporting "lag" because the number of attacks in Pokrovsk remains very high.
Yesterday we passed 1.15m Russian lives ruined, while Tuesday is likely to see the 80,000th UAV destroyed.
#RussiansGOHOME
It's possible there's a reporting "lag" because the number of attacks in Pokrovsk remains very high.
Yesterday we passed 1.15m Russian lives ruined, while Tuesday is likely to see the 80,000th UAV destroyed.
#RussiansGOHOME
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Lower Russian losses reported in the last 24 hours.
It's possible there's a reporting "lag" because the number of attacks in Pokrovsk remains very high.
Yesterday we passed 1.15m Russian lives ruined, while Tuesday is likely to see the 80,000th UAV destroyed.
#RussiansGOHOME
It's possible there's a reporting "lag" because the number of attacks in Pokrovsk remains very high.
Yesterday we passed 1.15m Russian lives ruined, while Tuesday is likely to see the 80,000th UAV destroyed.
#RussiansGOHOME
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❗️On the night of November 6, 🇺🇦Ukrainian SOF units struck 🇷🇺Russian oil depots and trains transporting fuel using FP-2 kamikaze drones in temporarily occupied Crimea.
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 AM
❗️On the night of November 6, 🇺🇦Ukrainian SOF units struck 🇷🇺Russian oil depots and trains transporting fuel using FP-2 kamikaze drones in temporarily occupied Crimea.
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Ukraine has successfully shut down Russia's Tuapse Black Sea oil export terminal and refinery. This is costing the Russians a fortune for every day it remains offline.
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Ukraine has successfully shut down Russia's Tuapse Black Sea oil export terminal and refinery. This is costing the Russians a fortune for every day it remains offline.
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Good. Now let’s arm Ukraine to the damn hilt.
Russian gas exports to Europe have hit rock bottom and their lowest since the Brezhnev era
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...
Экспорт российского газа в Европу пробил «дно» со времен Брежнева - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Good. Now let’s arm Ukraine to the damn hilt.
Good. Now let’s arm Ukraine to the damn hilt.
Russian gas exports to Europe have hit rock bottom and their lowest since the Brezhnev era
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...
50 years ago.
source: Reuters
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/03/e...
Экспорт российского газа в Европу пробил «дно» со времен Брежнева - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Good. Now let’s arm Ukraine to the damn hilt.
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Today's most important read:
"The 2015/16 migration crisis (on 🇷🇺 border with 🇳🇴 🇫🇮) can best be explained as strategic engineered migration and a pilot project of the Russian security services."
By @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen
"The 2015/16 migration crisis (on 🇷🇺 border with 🇳🇴 🇫🇮) can best be explained as strategic engineered migration and a pilot project of the Russian security services."
By @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen
Implementing a new tool: Russia’s strategic use of migrants towards Norway and Finland 2015/16 | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Implementing a new tool: Russia’s strategic use of migrants towards Norway and Finland 2015/16
www.cambridge.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Today's most important read:
"The 2015/16 migration crisis (on 🇷🇺 border with 🇳🇴 🇫🇮) can best be explained as strategic engineered migration and a pilot project of the Russian security services."
By @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen
"The 2015/16 migration crisis (on 🇷🇺 border with 🇳🇴 🇫🇮) can best be explained as strategic engineered migration and a pilot project of the Russian security services."
By @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen
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Chinese oil refiners - both state-run and private - are shunning Russian shipments after the US and others blacklisted Moscow’s top producers and some of its customers, Bloomberg reported.
State-owned Sinopec and PetroChina have already canceled some shipments of Russian oil.
State-owned Sinopec and PetroChina have already canceled some shipments of Russian oil.
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Chinese oil refiners - both state-run and private - are shunning Russian shipments after the US and others blacklisted Moscow’s top producers and some of its customers, Bloomberg reported.
State-owned Sinopec and PetroChina have already canceled some shipments of Russian oil.
State-owned Sinopec and PetroChina have already canceled some shipments of Russian oil.
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Ukraine successfully struck the oil terminal in Russia's Tuapse again and has in total successfully struck 160 of Russia's oil and energy sites so far in 2025. A Ukrainian sabotage group successfully destroyed some of Russia's pipeline infrastructure knocking out the power in a region of Moscow.
Ukraine Knocked Out the Power in Moscow
YouTube video by Jake Broe
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Ukraine successfully struck the oil terminal in Russia's Tuapse again and has in total successfully struck 160 of Russia's oil and energy sites so far in 2025. A Ukrainian sabotage group successfully destroyed some of Russia's pipeline infrastructure knocking out the power in a region of Moscow.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to capture Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad by 15 November, said Ukrainian military expert Mykola Malomuzh
Putin aims to showcase territorial gains to prove he can dictate the terms of the war, he added euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/p...
Putin aims to showcase territorial gains to prove he can dictate the terms of the war, he added euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/p...
Putin sets deadline for Pokrovsk conquest, throws 17,000 more soldiers thrown into burning city
“Putin’s goal is to demonstrate that he can dictate terms,” Malomuzh said.
euromaidanpress.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to capture Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad by 15 November, said Ukrainian military expert Mykola Malomuzh
Putin aims to showcase territorial gains to prove he can dictate the terms of the war, he added euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/p...
Putin aims to showcase territorial gains to prove he can dictate the terms of the war, he added euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/p...
Putin remains a strategic genius.
Russia is losing one of its last major oil markets as Turkey's refiners are now buying from other parts of the world
Ankara doubled Russian imports in 2022, but sanctions risks now outweigh discount benefits for refiners exporting to Europe
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/t...
Ankara doubled Russian imports in 2022, but sanctions risks now outweigh discount benefits for refiners exporting to Europe
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/t...
Turkey moves away from Russian oil as sanctions reshape Moscow’s last major markets – Reuters
Ankara's refiners seek alternatives from Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa as Western sanctions target Kremlin's war funding.
euromaidanpress.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Putin remains a strategic genius.
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Nerd-out & read this thread.
Tl;dr: Russia ain’t doing great.
Tl;dr: Russia ain’t doing great.
‼️ Russian Railways October 2025 Loading Update Thread
Things look…weird
Note: Data tables are provided in the thread
Things look…weird
Note: Data tables are provided in the thread
November 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Nerd-out & read this thread.
Tl;dr: Russia ain’t doing great.
Tl;dr: Russia ain’t doing great.
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Over 130 drones are currently in the sky above Russia, with many heading toward the Moscow region. Several airports have been placed on the highest alert level, according to Russian monitoring channels.
October 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Over 130 drones are currently in the sky above Russia, with many heading toward the Moscow region. Several airports have been placed on the highest alert level, according to Russian monitoring channels.
Will make a huge difference for Europe.
If realised.
If realised.
🇩🇪🔝 Germany unveiled €377 billion military modernization plan to make the Bundeswehr Europe’s strongest conventional army, - Politico
❗️The blueprint lists 320 new projects across land, air, sea, cyber, and space—most led by German firms like Rheinmetall (€88 billion) and Diehl Defence (€17 billion).
❗️The blueprint lists 320 new projects across land, air, sea, cyber, and space—most led by German firms like Rheinmetall (€88 billion) and Diehl Defence (€17 billion).
October 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Will make a huge difference for Europe.
If realised.
If realised.
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The European Union's enlargement policy has gained political momentum since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Candidates and member states will meet in Brussels on 4 November for a debate organised and hosted by Euronews.
56% of citizens support EU enlargement, new Eurobarometer poll shows
The European Union's enlargement policy has gained political momentum since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Candidates and member states will meet in Brussels on 4 November for a debate organised and hosted by Euronews.
l.euronews.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The European Union's enlargement policy has gained political momentum since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Candidates and member states will meet in Brussels on 4 November for a debate organised and hosted by Euronews.
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Good morning on Day 1343 of Russia's illegal, immoral, vile, sickening war on Ukraine + myriad associated war crimes.
It's another daily thread - I've still never missed a single day of fact-checking, analysing and reporting all the important news without the gore.
Let's begin:
It's another daily thread - I've still never missed a single day of fact-checking, analysing and reporting all the important news without the gore.
Let's begin:
October 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Good morning on Day 1343 of Russia's illegal, immoral, vile, sickening war on Ukraine + myriad associated war crimes.
It's another daily thread - I've still never missed a single day of fact-checking, analysing and reporting all the important news without the gore.
Let's begin:
It's another daily thread - I've still never missed a single day of fact-checking, analysing and reporting all the important news without the gore.
Let's begin:
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In which I share a few thoughts on our eastern flank:
History, if we care to listen, is a great teacher. As with the collapse of Imperial Germany at the end of the war, the noose around Russia, militarily and economically, is tightening.
Time, this vital commodity, is not on Russia’s side.’
History, if we care to listen, is a great teacher. As with the collapse of Imperial Germany at the end of the war, the noose around Russia, militarily and economically, is tightening.
Time, this vital commodity, is not on Russia’s side.’
Nothing new on the Eastern Front
It used to be a war between armies, now it is a war of the people. War used to end by defeating the enemy’s army, now war ends by defeating the enemy’s people. None of us knew that before this war and...
kkrva.se
October 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
In which I share a few thoughts on our eastern flank:
History, if we care to listen, is a great teacher. As with the collapse of Imperial Germany at the end of the war, the noose around Russia, militarily and economically, is tightening.
Time, this vital commodity, is not on Russia’s side.’
History, if we care to listen, is a great teacher. As with the collapse of Imperial Germany at the end of the war, the noose around Russia, militarily and economically, is tightening.
Time, this vital commodity, is not on Russia’s side.’
In which I share a few thoughts on our eastern flank:
History, if we care to listen, is a great teacher. As with the collapse of Imperial Germany at the end of the war, the noose around Russia, militarily and economically, is tightening.
Time, this vital commodity, is not on Russia’s side.’
History, if we care to listen, is a great teacher. As with the collapse of Imperial Germany at the end of the war, the noose around Russia, militarily and economically, is tightening.
Time, this vital commodity, is not on Russia’s side.’
Nothing new on the Eastern Front
It used to be a war between armies, now it is a war of the people. War used to end by defeating the enemy’s army, now war ends by defeating the enemy’s people. None of us knew that before this war and...
kkrva.se
October 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
In which I share a few thoughts on our eastern flank:
History, if we care to listen, is a great teacher. As with the collapse of Imperial Germany at the end of the war, the noose around Russia, militarily and economically, is tightening.
Time, this vital commodity, is not on Russia’s side.’
History, if we care to listen, is a great teacher. As with the collapse of Imperial Germany at the end of the war, the noose around Russia, militarily and economically, is tightening.
Time, this vital commodity, is not on Russia’s side.’
The fresh oil sanctions will be a huge blow to Russia’s economy. But Trump could also further target countries still buying Russian oil by applying much larger secondary tariffs on China and India, the two biggest purchasers. India, in particular, could be forced to turn to the US for oil imports…
What do Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil mean for Ukraine war?
Fresh sanctions imposed by the US president are aimed at hobbling Putin’s war economy. But will they work?
www.thetimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The fresh oil sanctions will be a huge blow to Russia’s economy. But Trump could also further target countries still buying Russian oil by applying much larger secondary tariffs on China and India, the two biggest purchasers. India, in particular, could be forced to turn to the US for oil imports…
‘Treasury Sanctions Major Russian Oil Companies, Calls on Moscow to Immediately Agree to Ceasefire’
Excellent move. Coordinated with the 19th EU sanctions package and this will hurt.
Excellent move. Coordinated with the 19th EU sanctions package and this will hurt.
October 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
‘Treasury Sanctions Major Russian Oil Companies, Calls on Moscow to Immediately Agree to Ceasefire’
Excellent move. Coordinated with the 19th EU sanctions package and this will hurt.
Excellent move. Coordinated with the 19th EU sanctions package and this will hurt.
’Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a letter of intent concerning cooperation in the field of air capabilities. This LOI between Sweden and Ukraine is the first step in a potential major export deal.’
Slava Ukrainï!
🇸🇪 ❤️ 🇺🇦
Slava Ukrainï!
🇸🇪 ❤️ 🇺🇦
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
’Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a letter of intent concerning cooperation in the field of air capabilities. This LOI between Sweden and Ukraine is the first step in a potential major export deal.’
Slava Ukrainï!
🇸🇪 ❤️ 🇺🇦
Slava Ukrainï!
🇸🇪 ❤️ 🇺🇦
‘Sweden has signed a letter of intent that could see it supply up to 150 of its domestically produced Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Zelenskiy.’
Great day for Ukraine, Sweden, & Europe.
Slava Ukrainï!
Great day for Ukraine, Sweden, & Europe.
Slava Ukrainï!
October 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
‘Sweden has signed a letter of intent that could see it supply up to 150 of its domestically produced Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Zelenskiy.’
Great day for Ukraine, Sweden, & Europe.
Slava Ukrainï!
Great day for Ukraine, Sweden, & Europe.
Slava Ukrainï!
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson will meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyj today in Sweden. At 15:00 (Stockholm time) they will present news regarding defence exports.
Press conference is held in Linköping. Where JAS Gripen is made…
Press conference is held in Linköping. Where JAS Gripen is made…
October 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson will meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyj today in Sweden. At 15:00 (Stockholm time) they will present news regarding defence exports.
Press conference is held in Linköping. Where JAS Gripen is made…
Press conference is held in Linköping. Where JAS Gripen is made…
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This may not be it, but I sense that Ukr has been preparing for one or more 'spectaculars' if only to help reverse the Putin/US narrative that Ukr is militarily close to defeat. The Russian ground offensive has run out of steam & now Ukr wants to hit hard to show them - & the world - that they can.
❗️🇷🇺Russian monitoring channels write that a number of their regions are under combined attack by cruise missiles "Flamingo", "Storm Shadow/Scalp", "Neptune" and "Peklo" missile drones, as well as Himars missiles, and there is a threat even to the Moscow region.
October 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This may not be it, but I sense that Ukr has been preparing for one or more 'spectaculars' if only to help reverse the Putin/US narrative that Ukr is militarily close to defeat. The Russian ground offensive has run out of steam & now Ukr wants to hit hard to show them - & the world - that they can.
‘The call between Rubio and Lavrov appears to have broken down because the Russian foreign wanted to discuss the “root causes” of the war rather than accept Trump’s ceasefire proposal.’
An absolute shock to anyone who’s been following Russian rhetoric since even before the invasion. Or not.
An absolute shock to anyone who’s been following Russian rhetoric since even before the invasion. Or not.
Trump-Putin summit off after Russia rejects ceasefire proposal
The leaders were expected to meet in the next two weeks but a call between ministers broke down because of the Kremlin’s ‘maximalist’ demands over Ukraine
www.thetimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
‘The call between Rubio and Lavrov appears to have broken down because the Russian foreign wanted to discuss the “root causes” of the war rather than accept Trump’s ceasefire proposal.’
An absolute shock to anyone who’s been following Russian rhetoric since even before the invasion. Or not.
An absolute shock to anyone who’s been following Russian rhetoric since even before the invasion. Or not.