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1/ Why has Russia failed so abysmally at providing secure battlefield communications to its troops in Ukraine? The answer, concludes Russian warblogger Oleg Tsarev, is that the military communications budget has been looted for years by corrupt generals and contractors. ⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
1/ Why has Russia failed so abysmally at providing secure battlefield communications to its troops in Ukraine? The answer, concludes Russian warblogger Oleg Tsarev, is that the military communications budget has been looted for years by corrupt generals and contractors. ⬇️
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1/ The attempted assassination of Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseyev in Moscow this morning has outraged Russian warbloggers, who regard him as a hero of Russia. They have highlighted his key role and contributions to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. ⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
1/ The attempted assassination of Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseyev in Moscow this morning has outraged Russian warbloggers, who regard him as a hero of Russia. They have highlighted his key role and contributions to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. ⬇️
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1/ Russia's battlefield communications are reportedly "in chaos" following the Starlink shutdown. Communications specialists are said to be scrambling to find alternative solutions, while warbloggers advocate torturing Ukrainian PoWs to get their Starlink passwords. ⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 AM
1/ Russia's battlefield communications are reportedly "in chaos" following the Starlink shutdown. Communications specialists are said to be scrambling to find alternative solutions, while warbloggers advocate torturing Ukrainian PoWs to get their Starlink passwords. ⬇️
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1/ A Russian warblogger explains what the Russian army in Ukraine saw when they were disconnected en masse from Starlink yesterday. ⬇️
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
1/ A Russian warblogger explains what the Russian army in Ukraine saw when they were disconnected en masse from Starlink yesterday. ⬇️
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1/ Russian retailers are cashing in on Elon Musk's mass disabling of the Russian army's Starlink terminals by massively increasing the price of Russian alternatives. One such system has quadrupled in price overnight to over $2,600, but is said to be far inferior to Starlink. ⬇️
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 PM
1/ Russian retailers are cashing in on Elon Musk's mass disabling of the Russian army's Starlink terminals by massively increasing the price of Russian alternatives. One such system has quadrupled in price overnight to over $2,600, but is said to be far inferior to Starlink. ⬇️
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1/ Russian forces in Ukraine are experiencing a devastating loss of connectivity as the Starlink terminals they rely upon are systematically shut off. With Russia's own Starlink alternative years away from implementation, Russian warbloggers say the army is in crisis. ⬇️
February 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
1/ Russian forces in Ukraine are experiencing a devastating loss of connectivity as the Starlink terminals they rely upon are systematically shut off. With Russia's own Starlink alternative years away from implementation, Russian warbloggers say the army is in crisis. ⬇️
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1/ Russian 'combat penguins' are in reality soldiers who have been so badly misled about thermal protection capes that they treat them as magic amulets, says a Russian warblogger who says he is horrified by images such as this. ⬇️
February 4, 2026 at 8:20 AM
1/ Russian 'combat penguins' are in reality soldiers who have been so badly misled about thermal protection capes that they treat them as magic amulets, says a Russian warblogger who says he is horrified by images such as this. ⬇️
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1/ A town in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan unveiled a war memorial last year for local men who died in the war in Ukraine. Only six months later, it has already nearly doubled in size, with nearly 48 times more war dead than in Afghanistan and Chechnya combined. ⬇️
February 3, 2026 at 8:48 AM
1/ A town in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan unveiled a war memorial last year for local men who died in the war in Ukraine. Only six months later, it has already nearly doubled in size, with nearly 48 times more war dead than in Afghanistan and Chechnya combined. ⬇️
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1/ Igor 'Strelkov' Girkin is once again gloomy about Russia's prospects in Ukraine. He advises against trying to placate Trump with brief semi-ceasefires, and warns that "it will all end like with Milosevic", apparently anticipating Putin going on trial for war crimes. ⬇️
February 3, 2026 at 8:18 AM
1/ Igor 'Strelkov' Girkin is once again gloomy about Russia's prospects in Ukraine. He advises against trying to placate Trump with brief semi-ceasefires, and warns that "it will all end like with Milosevic", apparently anticipating Putin going on trial for war crimes. ⬇️
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1/ An authoritarian government begins rounding up people it sees as targets, using a rapidly expanded paramilitary force known for brutal tactics. Because of a lack of detention spaces, it warehouses people in requisitioned facilities. The year is 1933, the place is Germany. ⬇️
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
1/ An authoritarian government begins rounding up people it sees as targets, using a rapidly expanded paramilitary force known for brutal tactics. Because of a lack of detention spaces, it warehouses people in requisitioned facilities. The year is 1933, the place is Germany. ⬇️
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1/ Measures to prevent Russia using the Starlink system for drone navigation have prompted alarm among Russian warbloggers. They fear losing Starlink altogether at the front line, and warn that Russia's Starlink alternative is years away from implementation. ⬇️
February 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM
1/ Measures to prevent Russia using the Starlink system for drone navigation have prompted alarm among Russian warbloggers. They fear losing Starlink altogether at the front line, and warn that Russia's Starlink alternative is years away from implementation. ⬇️
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1/ Russian tank operators say that they are running short of explosive reactive armour due to losses running much higher than the relatively low rate of replenishment. Documentation published by a Russian foundation states that 100,000 ERA bricks are being produced annually. ⬇️
February 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM
1/ Russian tank operators say that they are running short of explosive reactive armour due to losses running much higher than the relatively low rate of replenishment. Documentation published by a Russian foundation states that 100,000 ERA bricks are being produced annually. ⬇️
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1/ America's democratic backsliding under Trump has been far faster and steeper than in Russia under Putin, Hungary under Orban, Venezuela under Chavez and Turkey under Erdogan, according to this remarkable graph and report from @jburnmurdoch in the Financial Times today.
January 31, 2026 at 5:35 PM
1/ America's democratic backsliding under Trump has been far faster and steeper than in Russia under Putin, Hungary under Orban, Venezuela under Chavez and Turkey under Erdogan, according to this remarkable graph and report from @jburnmurdoch in the Financial Times today.
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1/ Why are 'penguins' being seen wandering around the front line in Ukraine and getting blown up? The answer lies in a flood of dubious "anti-drone ponchos" being sold on Russian online marketplaces. ⬇️
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January 31, 2026 at 11:32 AM
1/ Why are 'penguins' being seen wandering around the front line in Ukraine and getting blown up? The answer lies in a flood of dubious "anti-drone ponchos" being sold on Russian online marketplaces. ⬇️
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1/ This is a good demonstration of how false claims about Russian advances are generated. A small group, or a single man, goes on a suicide mission to raise a Russian flag in a Ukrainian-held village. They do so but are quickly killed or captured.
Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces said reports about the occupation of Ternuvate in the Zaporizhzhia region are false. A Russian sabotage group briefly entered the village but was cleared within an hour, with some attackers killed and others captured. #Ukraine
January 31, 2026 at 12:16 AM
1/ This is a good demonstration of how false claims about Russian advances are generated. A small group, or a single man, goes on a suicide mission to raise a Russian flag in a Ukrainian-held village. They do so but are quickly killed or captured.
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1/ Donald Trump's ambition to take over Greenland has done severe damage to right-wing Danish parties, according to a new poll. Almost the entire right wing has suffered a drop in the polls, with the MAGA-aligned Danish People's Party particularly badly hit. ⬇️
January 30, 2026 at 6:32 PM
1/ Donald Trump's ambition to take over Greenland has done severe damage to right-wing Danish parties, according to a new poll. Almost the entire right wing has suffered a drop in the polls, with the MAGA-aligned Danish People's Party particularly badly hit. ⬇️
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1/ An immediate 'energy ceasefire' is reported to have been agreed between Russia and Ukraine in talks in Abu Dhabi, supposedly ending Russian strikes on Ukrainian power and heating infrastructure. Russian warbloggers are angry about the move. ⬇️
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💡🇺🇦 Kyiv region returns to power outage schedules.
Energy workers managed to stabilize the situation with the power supply of the Kyiv region. At the same time, it remains complex and may change.
Energy workers managed to stabilize the situation with the power supply of the Kyiv region. At the same time, it remains complex and may change.
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
1/ An immediate 'energy ceasefire' is reported to have been agreed between Russia and Ukraine in talks in Abu Dhabi, supposedly ending Russian strikes on Ukrainian power and heating infrastructure. Russian warbloggers are angry about the move. ⬇️
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1/ Trump Administration officials have reportedly held several secret meetings with Canadian separatists, who are seeking US$500 billion to bankroll their efforts. It suggests that the Administration is interested in breaking up Canada and absorbing the remnants. ⬇️
January 29, 2026 at 10:07 AM
1/ Trump Administration officials have reportedly held several secret meetings with Canadian separatists, who are seeking US$500 billion to bankroll their efforts. It suggests that the Administration is interested in breaking up Canada and absorbing the remnants. ⬇️
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1/ This video and a second one from the same group of men highlight how the Russian army treats ex-convicts as expendable cannon fodder without any regard for their lives. Here's the back story. ⬇️
Former convicts with amputated legs serving in the Russian military say a division commander who hates ex-prisoners is sending them to the front. Quote: “They should all die, every last one.”
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 AM
1/ This video and a second one from the same group of men highlight how the Russian army treats ex-convicts as expendable cannon fodder without any regard for their lives. Here's the back story. ⬇️
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1/ Russians are taking pride in an American president whom they affectionately term "our Trumpushka" hanging a photo of himself with Vladimir Putin on a White House wall. It's a reminder, says one Russian warblogger, that he will never match up to Putin's greatness. ⬇️
January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
1/ Russians are taking pride in an American president whom they affectionately term "our Trumpushka" hanging a photo of himself with Vladimir Putin on a White House wall. It's a reminder, says one Russian warblogger, that he will never match up to Putin's greatness. ⬇️
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1/ Russian soldiers are being tied to trees and murdered if they do not pay large bribes to their commanders, according to a testimony by a junior sergeant. They are assigned 'debts' by their commanders which they have to 'repay', or be killed. ⬇️
January 28, 2026 at 3:36 PM
1/ Russian soldiers are being tied to trees and murdered if they do not pay large bribes to their commanders, according to a testimony by a junior sergeant. They are assigned 'debts' by their commanders which they have to 'repay', or be killed. ⬇️
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1/ Four years on, realisation appears to be dawning among Russian warbloggers that the war in Ukraine has achieved little more than capturing "an empty wasteland with a dispersed population." A bitter commentary highlights the futility of it all. ⬇️
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💔🇺🇦 Kupyansk from the height of a drone.
Here, people once planned their lives: they built, loved, raised children, and waited for their relatives to come home in the evenings.
An ordinary Ukrainian city, full of life. Now, every destroyed house is someone's story.
Here, people once planned their lives: they built, loved, raised children, and waited for their relatives to come home in the evenings.
An ordinary Ukrainian city, full of life. Now, every destroyed house is someone's story.
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 AM
1/ Four years on, realisation appears to be dawning among Russian warbloggers that the war in Ukraine has achieved little more than capturing "an empty wasteland with a dispersed population." A bitter commentary highlights the futility of it all. ⬇️
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1/ Denmark was preparing to fight the United States over Greenland, according to Scandinavian news reports. Around 1,000 Danish troops and a frigate with anti-ship and anti-aircraft capabilities are being sent to Greenland, with standing orders to fight invading forces. ⬇️
January 23, 2026 at 12:56 PM
1/ Denmark was preparing to fight the United States over Greenland, according to Scandinavian news reports. Around 1,000 Danish troops and a frigate with anti-ship and anti-aircraft capabilities are being sent to Greenland, with standing orders to fight invading forces. ⬇️
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1/ While Kyiv freezes under Russian bombardment, on the other side of the front line an occupied Ukrainian city of 100,000 is also freezing – this time due to Russian corruption and neglect. Russian warbloggers say that the situation is catastrophic. ⬇️
January 23, 2026 at 8:57 AM
1/ While Kyiv freezes under Russian bombardment, on the other side of the front line an occupied Ukrainian city of 100,000 is also freezing – this time due to Russian corruption and neglect. Russian warbloggers say that the situation is catastrophic. ⬇️
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1/ Russian air defence soldiers complain that they are being paid as little as $133 a week and that the Russian government is failing to pay them bonuses promised for shooting down Ukrainian drones. Not surprisingly, this isn't helping morale. ⬇️
January 21, 2026 at 5:10 PM
1/ Russian air defence soldiers complain that they are being paid as little as $133 a week and that the Russian government is failing to pay them bonuses promised for shooting down Ukrainian drones. Not surprisingly, this isn't helping morale. ⬇️