Russia Invades Ukraine. Again by captaincrunch

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Russia Invades Ukraine. Again

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During a recent attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down nine Russian Kh-22 missiles. Prior to this, throughout the entire period of the full-scale war, air defense had managed to intercept only three such missiles out of more than 400 launched, according to an interview with Colonel Yurii Ihnat, head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command.

According to him, during the attack on the capital, Russian forces used as many as 12 Kh-22 missiles. Each carries a warhead weighing about 1 ton, making such strikes particularly dangerous.

Ihnat emphasized that nine of these missiles were shot down.

"This is an unprecedented case that truly deserves attention and gratitude to our warriors who intercepted these missiles. Incidentally, before this case, out of more than 400 such missiles launched over the entire period, only three had been intercepted," he said.

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/kyiv-attack-air-force-shoots-down-9-kh
-22-1770042905.html

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“I don’t understand why, for example, Elon Musk’s satellites are not a legitimate target for us,” Vladimir Solovyov, a well-known state television presenter closely linked to the Kremlin, said in a clip circulating online on Monday, dated Sunday. “One nuclear weapon detonation in space, as I understand it, solves this problem.”

Intelligence agencies from two NATO countries believe Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon to target Starlink, The Associated Press reported in December. The weapon would litter Starlink orbits with shrapnel, but would also indiscriminately damage others nearby.

https://www.newsweek.com/russian-state-tv-nuclear-strike-threat-elon-m
usk-11451107

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“I don’t understand why, for example, Elon Musk’s satellites are not a legitimate target for us,” Vladimir Solovyov, a well-known state television presenter closely linked to the Kremlin, said in a clip circulating online on Monday, dated Sunday. “One nuclear weapon detonation in space, as I understand it, solves this problem.”

Intelligence agencies from two NATO countries believe Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon to target Starlink, The Associated Press reported in December. The weapon would litter Starlink orbits with shrapnel, but would also indiscriminately damage others nearby.

https://www.newsweek.com/russian-state-tv-nuclear-strike-threat-elon-m
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OH NOEZ!!!! THE SKY IS LITERALLY FALLING NOW... LITERALLY!!!!!

Shut up, retard.

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6ixStringJoker, the Russians are threatening to destroy Starlink satellites because Starlink is attempting to stop Russia from using Starlink terminals to destroy Ukraine. Here is the story:

Ukraine to Allow Only Registered Starlink Terminals Under New ‘White List’ Rule

Only verified and registered Starlink terminals will be allowed to operate in Ukraine under new rules aimed at countering Russian drone use, according to the defense minister.

By Yuliia Zavadska | Feb. 2, 2026, 1:50 pm

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/69255

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Monday, February 2, 2026 9:00 PM

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I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Where would I be without my dose of SECOND- rate propaganda?

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Good news: Starlink’s drone block is legit. Bad news: Russia has a plan B.

Defense Minister moves to block all illegitimate Starlink users inside Ukraine — Russians, in other words

By Igor Kossov

02/02/2026

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/02/can-starlink-block-russian-dron
es-yes-but-devils-in-the-details/

Starlink is not the only system the Russians are using to control some of their drones. They are also hijacking local mobile networks by using Ukrainian SIM cards in their drones.

Adding functional SIM cards allows Russian drones to connect to Ukrainian (and other countries') data networks.

These trackers are able to send information back to Russia through these networks, possibly employing Telegram bots for this purpose, according to Ukrainian engineers.

James said that these systems are even more useful than Starlink, once a Russian drone is close enough to its target to initiate its terminal guidance phase. And it is why phone companies must also crack down on data accounts that are being used in this way.

“Vodafone, Kyivstar, Lifecell, they need to get their shit in a bag and start with these mobile accounts’ IMEI numbers,” he said. “They should be able to track these SIMs as they move across the country.”

“It’s not that hard. You could code up an automated system that allows you to track that stuff quickly,” and integrate it with Delta. “I totally blame the cell companies for allowing this to happen.”

Starlink doesn’t work on the territory of Russia but does work in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s military insiders believe that Russia is getting the terminals and other hardware through its many shell companies registered in other countries, such as the United Arab Emirates. Russia uses this method to get many of the components that go into its weapons.

Asked if there was a practical upper limit on these acquisitions, James, an American engineer and head of the Azov International Battalion’s fiber-optics laboratory, said it’s hard to tell: “I know that Starlink is chunking out terminals as fast as they can… so I don’t see a limit. These devices are incredibly easy to produce.”

But the hardware is only one part of the equation. Starlink users also need to have accounts. For Russia, these are also likely to be registered in other countries. These accounts are all in a database. This informs Fedorov’s solution of blocking all unregistered accounts.

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Trump Helps Putin Kill Ukrainians: A Case Study
Phillips P. OBrien
Feb 03, 2026

https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-helps-putin-kill-ukrainia
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What happened last night in Ukraine was so egregious and terrible that I thought it deserved a special note. The Russians launched what was arguably their largest missile/drone attack of the war, aiming to destroy as much of the Ukrainian heating and power generation system as possible.

The number of missiles and drones that the Russians used is still being counted, but it was massive, particularly in terms of the very difficult to intercept ballistic and cruise missiles. Here is how President Zelensky described the system.

"Today, Russia carried out a record strike in terms of the use of ballistic missiles. There were 28 cruise missiles, as well as 43 missiles of various types that approach their targets along a ballistic trajectory and can be intercepted only by Patriot systems."

Here is a map that the Ukrainians released of the attack, showing that the major cities in the east of the country were basically blanketed in missiles and drones.

According to the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, the attack hit Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and at least three other cities.

The temperature in Ukraine is below -20°C (-4°F). Overnight, Russia attacked with 450 drones and over 60 missiles, including ballistic ones.

Primary targets: energy and residential houses in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, and other regions.

Putin waited for the temperatures to drop and stockpiled drones and missiles to continue his genocidal attacks against the Ukrainian people.

Neither anticipated diplomatic efforts in Abu Dhabi this week nor his promises to the United States kept him from continuing terror against ordinary people in the harshest winter.

We are dealing with terrorists who must be forced to stop violence.

Sybiha’s reference to the temperature was no accident. This attack was carefully planned to happen during the coldest stretch of the winter — indeed the coldest stretch of the last few years. Ukraine is freezing now, far worse than it was when I was there in early January. According to the BBC Weather forecast, Kyiv will not be above freezing at any time in the coming weeks. They have a forecast up for the next 14 days, and it's all below freezing — often in the teens.

So this attack was a cruel and calculated war crime, designed to freeze and kill Ukrainians with maximum effectiveness.

It was also an attack that was aided by the President of the USA. How you say? Well, a few hours before the attack, Trump engaged in a deliberate act of disinformation, designed to fool people. In an afternoon press conference from the Oval Office, Trump said that Putin not only would not attack Ukrainian energy/heating that night, but had promised not to do so for the next week. Here is the exact quote.

"I did call up President Putin and he's agreed -- they have the same cold wave that we do, maybe different because it's pretty far away, but it's the equivalent. And Ukraine is a very cold country, it's much colder than us. It's colder than, on average, Canada or colder. I asked him if he wouldn't shoot for a period of one week and he's agreed to do it."

I’m sure the better natured of you will say that Trump was misled by crafty Vlad. If that makes you feel better, so be it. I do not buy it. If Trump had been deliberately misled and made a fool of, then we should have an immediate response by the US government. The President of the US was turned into a tool of Russian disinformation.

Get those sanctions on Russia going, restart military aid to Ukraine, something.

Yet so far we have silence.

Unless Trump does something dramatic soon, even the most hopeful will have to admit that he is not a fool, but is happy to spread Russian disinformation in a way that helps Putin the most and harms Ukraine. Indeed, it is just the latest example of how Trump is helping Putin kill Ukrainians.

It will almost certainly not be the last.

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Chart of the week: Ukraine's electricity imports hit record high as Russian attacks devastate energy system

By Luca Léry Moffat | February 4, 2026 9:38 AM

https://kyivindependent.com/chart-of-the-week-ukraines-electricity-imp
orts-hit-record-high/

The country imported 900 gigawatt hours of electricity last month, a 40% increase compared to December 2025, ExPro said.

Historically, Ukraine has been a net exporter of electricity. According to ExPro, the country has not exported electricity since mid-November 2025.

Russia has launched thousands of drones and hundreds of missiles at Ukraine's power infrastructure since October last year and into the beginning of 2026.

In January 2026, Ukraine imported record volumes of electricity: https://expro.com.ua/en/tidings/in-january-2026-ukraine-imported-recor
d-volumes-of-electricity

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Behind Russia’s numbers
Analysts say the true scale of military spending tells a different story

By Kathrine Frich | Feb 4, 2026

https://www.dagens.com/war/is-russia-lying-intelligence-contradicts-pu
tin-on-ukraine-war-costs

Russia’s military expenditure in recent years has been far higher than the figures listed in its official defense budget, according to an analysis by Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND).

The agency estimates that real spending has exceeded declared levels by as much as 66%.

The intelligence service estimates that Russia spent around $296 billion on its military in 2025. That figure would represent roughly half of total state spending and about 10% of the country’s gross domestic product. Military spending accounted for about 6% of GDP in 2022, rising to 6.7% in 2023 and 8.5% in 2024.

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Where would I be without my dose of SECOND- rate propaganda?

Xi betrays Putin by using his weapons to create a ‘far superior’ arms industry

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Russia spent $324.8 million on weapons used in a single mass combined strike on the night of Feb. 3, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) wrote on Feb. 4.

February 4, 2026, 05:09 AM

https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russia-traded-regional-budgets-for-m
issiles-over-ukraine-50580977.html

Based on HUR calculations, the total cost of the weapons used amounted to $324.8 million, which is more than $190 million higher than the cost of Russia’s previous mass strike on Jan. 20.

HUR stressed that 79.2% of the resources Russia used were effectively wasted, as Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 450 aerial targets.

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Why Does A Narcissist Accept Humiliation? Epstein Might Be The Answer.
Does the Risk of Greater Humiliation Loom...

By Phillips P. OBrien
Feb 05, 2026

https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/why-does-a-narcissist-accept-hu
miliation

Hi All,

This week we witnessed three extraordinary events which when you put them altogether show a very worrying pattern. Indeed, linking the three of them might be the only way that they all make sense together.

First, the President of the United States of America, a narcissist of the highest order in charge of the most powerful country in the world, was publicly and richly humiliated. Donald Trump was toyed with by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and used to pass on fake news about the Russians agreeing not to attack Ukrainian heating and power generation. Having used Trump to spread the lie as far as they could, the Russians then launched arguably their largest attack on exactly the kinds of Ukrainian heating and power generation targets that Trump said Putin had promised to spare. In other words, the Russians used Trump, willingly or unwillingly, as a patsy in the most public and flagrant manner.

Second, having been humiliated in the most extreme way, and with his most devoted supporters now begging him to get tough with the Russians (see Lindsey Graham and the New York Post), Trump turned around and defended Putin, the source of his humiliation. Not even bothering to act upset, his normal behavior when Putin humiliates him, Trump said that actually the Russian deadline for halting such attacks had just ended! It was therefore ok for the Russians to do exactly what he, the President of the USA, had said that they would not do hours earlier. In an extraordinary turn of phrase, Trump said that his humiliator, Putin, had “kept his word” on the attacks.

Third, another batch of millions of documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files was released and they made a very strong case that Epstein was closely linked to elements in Russian intelligence. There were trips, emails, and other assorted hints that Epstein was associated with and even coordinated activities with members of the Russian intelligence service. The evidence was strong enough that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a man not prone to histrionics or overstatement, said that the Poles were investigating whether Epstein had been a Russian agent. Tusk’s exact words in a government meeting were:

“There is increasing evidence and commentary in the global media suggesting that this unprecedented scandal may have been co-organized by Russian intelligence services.”

In some ways it was like watching the pieces of a puzzle fall progressively into place. The great mystery of Donald Trump’s behavior has been why he, one of the most famous narcissists in world history, reacts aggressively with extreme anger at any slight or insult, except those given by Vladimir Putin. Usually not supporting or praising Trump makes the president lash out with bitterness. When the Indian government refused to support Trump’s lie that he brought peace between them and the Pakistanis, Trump went ballistic and dramatically increased tariffs on Indian products in retaliation.

On the other hand, when it comes to Russia, Trump accepts humiliation after humiliation and still does whatever is in the best interests of Vladimir Putin. In May, I put this piece together arguing that Trump was acting exactly as a Russian agent of influence would be expected to act. I have just taken it out of paywall for anyone to read.

Is the President of the USA acting like an "Agent of Influence" for Putin?
Phillips P. OBrien · May 28, 2025
https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/is-the-president-of-the-usa-act
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The piece revealed how strange and dependent Trump seemed to be on the Russians; how he constantly pushed their narrative and interests, even when, remarkably, they turned around and humiliated him time and again. I even used a recent example of a Russian humiliation of Trump because it struck me as so extraordinary, concluding with these lines:

“So, the Russians are certainly acting like Trump is enough of an agent of influence on their behalf that they can publicly insult or threaten him, and he will not take a concrete step against them.”

I do think we need to ponder on the extraordinary way Trump accepts Russian humiliations—as it stands out so remarkably from all of his other dealings. For instance, Trump’s need for constant validation and praise is so extreme that he publicly accepted the gift of Corinne Machado’s Nobel Prize. As a narcissist, he could not understand that it actually made him look ridiculous, and instead grinned like some demented child when he showed off his new present.
Donald Trump holds the Nobel Peace Prize medal in a large frame next to María Corina Machado in the White House.

Now what actually scares a narcissist? Well, it seems to be for people to understand that behind all the grandiose bluster lies an ordinary, flawed, even fraudulent human being. In other words, it is the prospect of shame/humiliation that keeps them always pressing ahead. As this article in Psychology Today clearly put it:

“Narcissists are frightened, fragile people. Rejection, humiliation, and even the tiniest of defeats can shake them to their core.”

Now, who would be able to humiliate Trump more than anyone else? The answer to that question could be Jeffrey Epstein. Trump and Epstein were clearly associated for decades and shared a predilection for sex with very young girls. As far back as 2002, Trump was boasting about this, most famously in a New York Magazine profile in which he was quoted as saying:

“I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy,…He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

Epstein himself seems more than aware of Trump’s particular tastes for very young girls and in 2017 described Trump this way. “I have met some very bad people, none as bad as Trump,…Not one decent cell in his body.”

In other words, if Epstein was collecting kompromat (compromising material), Trump would loom as a very likely candidate for him to have collected it on. Any narcissist would instinctively understand that this kompromat would represent the greatest possible humiliation risk in his or her life.

This would give Russian intelligence, if it did get such kompromat from Epstein, the ability to hold it over any narcissist without having to say a word. It would be an extremely powerful tool, always operating in the background and would never even need to be used to threaten a narcissist to get them to do what the Russians want. He or she would do it automatically in a desperate need to protect against humiliation.

Btw, even if not collected, just the possibility of such kompromat existing would prey on the mind of any narcissist. Now I have no idea if such kompromat exists, so I cannot say. However, the release of the Epstein files makes it clear that he had connections with Russian intelligence—and if he collected such kompromat, who knows where it would have gone.

Thanks for reading Phillips’s Newsletter! This post is public so feel free to share it.

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Ukraine strikes heart of Russia’s nuclear blackmail — hitting Oreshnik launch site with domestic FP-5 cruise missiles

Ukraine’s FP-5 “Flamingo” reaches Kapustin Yar.

By Olena Mukhina | Feb 05, 2026

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/05/ukraine-strikes-heart-of-russia
s-nuclear-blackmail-hitting-oreshnik-launch-site-with-domestic-fp-5-cruise-missiles/

When a non-nuclear state hits a nuclear state's infrastructure

The strikes on Kapustin Yar represent the first known case in which a non-nuclear state has successfully targeted infrastructure used to prepare nuclear-capable ballistic missiles on the territory of a nuclear power.

Ukrainian strike systems, including the FP-5 Flamingo, demonstrated the ability to reach strategic targets deep inside Russia, shattering the perception of the invulnerability of Russian missile test ranges and altering the deterrence balance not only for Ukraine, but for Europe as a whole.

This constitutes an asymmetric response to Russia’s long-standing nuclear blackmail, which Moscow has used for years to pressure the West and attempt to paralyze support for Ukraine.

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The US Air Force has successfully tested the ERAM cruise missile for Ukraine

By Kyiv Post | Feb. 4, 2026, 12:41 pm

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/69408

The US Air Force has successfully tested the low-cost Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) cruise missile being developed for Ukraine.

According to the Militarniy news outlet, citing official US Air Force materials, the Jan. 21, 2026 test was at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The project team met all key objectives, including confirming the full functionality of the missile’s warhead.
https://militarnyi.com/uk/news/raketueramvyprobuvalyzbojovoyu-chastyno
yu/

One notable aspect of the program is its rapid pace: less than 16 months passed between the signing of the first contract and the live test. Speed was a priority in developing a missile designed to be affordable, mass-producible, and low-cost.

The successful trial marked another step toward serial production.

The US Air Force Armaments Working Group reported that production of ERAM missiles for Ukraine began in spring 2025, with the first batch of 840 units scheduled for delivery in October 2026.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has also informed Congress that the missiles can be launched from both US-made F-16 fighters and Soviet-era MiG-29 aircraft.

ERAM missiles are being produced by two companies: Virginia-based CoAspire and California-based Zone 5 Technologies.

CoAspire’s version, known as the Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile (RAACM), weighs about 500 pounds (roughly 250 kilograms) and carries a combined penetrating and high-explosive warhead. It is designed with a multi-mode fuse and can be aircraft-mounted, reaching subsonic speeds of up to 200 meters (656 feet) per second.

Technical specifications for Zone 5’s variant, dubbed Rusty Dagger, have not been disclosed, though its capabilities are expected to be similar.

The Pentagon expects production to reach around 1,000 ERAM missiles over two years – roughly 42 units per month.

As per Militarniy, US military officials said Washington is accelerating several programs aimed at producing inexpensive cruise missiles, either by extending the range of existing systems or developing entirely new designs using alternative materials and technologies.

Under the Enterprise Test Vehicle (ETV) program, the US ultimately aims to produce millions of such munitions.

In 2024, five defense companies - Anduril Industries, IS4S, Leidos/Dynetics, and Zone 5 - began designing and testing low-cost cruise missile prototypes with support from the Defense Innovation Agency and the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center.

In late August 2025, the Trump administration approved a potential $825 million arms sale to Ukraine, pending congressional approval.

The package includes 3,350 ERAM missiles and related equipment, funded through the Jump Start program by Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands, with additional support from US Foreign Military Financing.

The ERAM - an air-launched “mini cruise missile” with a reported range of up to 400 kilometers - is intended to give Ukraine a low-cost, high-volume long-range strike capability, allowing Ukrainian forces to hit military assets and infrastructure deep behind enemy lines.

The package also includes mission-planning software, spare parts, support equipment, and technical assistance.

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Thursday, February 5, 2026 7:49 PM

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Russian forces face catastrophe at front as their Starlink terminals go offline, Ukrainian military adviser says

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-forces-face-catastrophe-a
t-front-as-their-starlink-terminals-go-offline-ukrainian-military-adviser-says/ar-AA1VIYWQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDBBAN&cvid=6e10e2232228410edf9601f0d1ef1289&ei=150

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Thursday, February 5, 2026 7:55 PM

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Shut up, Ted.

Nobody cares. Nobody ever cared.

And everything you've ever posted in this thread has been an easily provable or disprovable lie.

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Active-duty Russian service members continue to visit schools in occupied Ukraine and engage with children and youth on the topic of military service. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported on February 1 that paratroopers of the Russian 7th Airborne (VDV) Division visited a secondary school in occupied Donetsk City as part of the VDV’s “Heroes of Our Time” military-patriotic project.[15] Secondary school students spoke with paratroopers about their experiences in the Russian military, interacted with military equipment, and learned how to operate drones. Students and youth activists of the “People’s Druzhina” youth project met on January 30 with active-duty fighters of the Maxym Kryvonos Battalion and members of Rosgvardia’s Vostok-Donetsk Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) to learn about combat first aid and Soviet military history.[16] Russian soldiers’ constant engagement with Ukrainian children and youth serves the purpose of normalizing the presence of the Russian military in occupied areas, while also setting conditions to encourage Ukrainian children to consider future careers in the Russian military.

Russian occupation administrations are intensifying efforts to formalize the militarization of schools in occupied Ukraine in line with the mandatory Russian “Fundamentals of Security and Protection of the Motherland” (OBZR) curriculum. Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) Head Denis Pushilin reported on January 28 that the Donetsk Oblast occupation government plans to equip classrooms in 513 schools in occupied Donetsk Oblast with equipment for OBZR courses.[17] Sevastopol occupation governor Mikhail Razvozhaev reported on February 2 that the Crimea occupation administration is equipping schools for OZBR courses under a grant from the Russian “Youth and Children” national project.[18] Razvozhaev specified that Sevastopol School No.39 will receive tactical simulators, sets and models for “defense fundamentals,” military-patriotic education materials, modern personal protective equipment, and first aid training equipment. Razvozhaev also noted that a Russian soldier who fought against Ukraine is a teacher at School No.39 and is sharing his experiences with schoolchildren. OBZR intends to codify the increasingly military-patriotic slant of the Russian education system since 2022, and Russian authorities have been imposing it on the school system in occupied Ukraine to accomplish the same effect.[19] Drone assembly and operation, for example, are now a required part of mandatory OBZR courses.[20] OBZR seeks to normalize the forced militarization of society in occupied Ukraine while also preparing Ukrainian children for eventual service in the Russian military or the Russian industrial base.[21]

https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-occupatio
n-update-february-5-2026/

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Ukraine’s kill rate just overtook Russia’s troop replacement

By Yuri Zoria | Feb. 06, 2026

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/06/ukraines-kill-rate-just-overtoo
k-russias-troop-replacement-syrskyi-says/

406,000 mobilized, 410,000 lost: Russia loses six soldiers for every Ukrainian soldier killed, Syrskyi says

"The role of their instructors, who, having just returned from battles, train newcomers, is hard to overestimate," Syrskyi wrote.

This veteran-to-instructor pipeline is a key reason Ukraine's best brigades consistently outperform newly formed units. Syrskyi said the military is working on "further improving the quality of training."

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Friday, February 6, 2026 3:51 PM

THG

Keep it real please

Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Shut up, Ted.

Nobody cares. Nobody ever cared.

And everything you've ever posted in this thread has been an easily provable or disprovable lie.

Musk cuts Russian army Starlink in Ukraine, Kremlin troops lose web access

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/musk-cuts-russian-army-starlink-i
n-ukraine-kremlin-troops-lose-web-access/ar-AA1VPJhz

SpaceX cuts Russian military link to Starlink satellites, Elon Musk says

https://nypost.com/2026/02/01/world-news/spacex-cuts-russian-military-
link-to-starlink-satellites-elon-musk-says/

Ok, the post you are referring to above is based on Musk, Russia and StarLink, so prove it wrong Gilligan. I can give you more links proving it true, but these and the original should do. Now, I say it is you who are, always easily proven wrong because you make your point the way stupid people do. Let's see who is right.

too funny...

T

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Saturday, February 7, 2026 7:22 AM

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The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two

Ukraine aimed a barrage of Flamingo missiles at Russia’s Oreshnik missile base — and apparently missed

Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles are back in action in small numbers. But it seems they missed a very valuable target.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/06/flamingo-attack/

On the basis of the low rate of attacks and the limited damage, Thorkill described the Flamingo as a "marketing-propaganda hoax." The apparently failed recent attack on Kapustin Yar might not compel critics of the Flamingo to reconsider their skepticism.

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Saturday, February 7, 2026 7:41 AM

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Ukrainian drone pilot training program turned into a video game so anyone can "feel the rush" of modern warfare

By Archie Clarke

February 6, 2026 / 11:57 AM EST / CBS News

London — Gamers around the world can now buy and play at home a pared-down version of a first-person drone training program developed and used by the Ukrainian armed forces. The game's evolution — from battlefield training tool to home entertainment — is a notable first, and it is tied directly to Ukraine's ongoing efforts to repel Russia's four-year, full-scale invasion.

"Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator" (UFDS) is available to buy online for about $30.

More at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-drone-program-now-a-video-game-fo
r-gaming-modern-warfare-rush/

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Saturday, February 7, 2026 11:36 AM

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Interview with Ukrainian Colonel Volodymyr Polevyi

February 7, 2026, 05:16 AM

https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-withdrawing-on-pokrovsk-front-as-
russia-suffers-heavy-losses-military-50581829.html

. . . To rescue one soldier, about 20 Ukrainians may be involved in pulling that wounded person out. The Russians have a completely different concept and a completely different approach. They send people one way and tell them to shoot themselves so there is no need to worry, fear or think about what to do with their wounds. You must move forward regardless; no one will extract you. Your task is to assault.

These are two fundamentally different concepts. Technology certainly helps us in this. And the more technology we have, the less need there is to storm positions with infantry, because entire sectors can genuinely be handed over to aerial drones for strikes and to ground systems for fire control.

Question — I understand you are not a psychiatrist to diagnose the enemy, but based on your impressions and reflections, how have the Russians managed to turn mobilized people into something like a zombie apocalypse — marching one way and ready to simply shoot themselves afterward?

Fear, pressure and, of course, the influence of propaganda that essentially tells people the homeland needs their death. They go to that death. It is a perverted psychology and technology, but nevertheless, it somehow works. In totalitarian societies, it works.

Imagine North Korea. It sent tens of thousands of people here simply by issuing an order: You are going to die in Ukraine tomorrow. They went and died. Now they are heroes in North Korea. What interests were they fighting for? What were North Koreans fighting for?

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Saturday, February 7, 2026 4:56 PM

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Russia tries to reactivate blocked Starlink terminals

February 7, 2026, 10:46 AM

https://english.nv.ua/nation/russia-trying-to-reactivate-blocked-starl
ink-terminals-ukraine-adviser-50581904.html

Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov, known by the call sign Flash, said Russian forces are trying to find ways to reactivate Starlink terminals that were recently blocked for their use on Feb. 7.

“Of course, the enemy is looking for ways to reactivate Starlink. They share ideas in their groups, and then those posts circulate in our groups. All of their ideas are trivial: send someone to an administrative service center for money, use a fictitious LLC, remove Starlink from a captured drone, and so on,” Beskrestnov wrote on his Telegram channel.

He said Ukrainian authorities were aware of these risks and had developed ways to counter them.

“All of these Starlink terminals will be blocked — we know how. As for those who want to try to make ‘easy money’ for the enemy, they face imprisonment, and not a short one. This is not setting a car on fire and running away. This is going to an administrative service center and effectively documenting your crime for the court. So my advice to traitors is: don’t even try,” the defense minister’s adviser added.

Launch of Starlink terminal verification in Ukraine and its impact on invaders

On Feb. 2, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced the launch of Starlink terminal verification in Ukraine. He said that only verified and registered terminals will operate in the country, while all others will be disconnected to counter the use of Starlink by Russian forces.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk agreed to help Ukraine address the issue.

On Feb. 5, Defense Ministry technology adviser Serhiy “Flash” Beskrestnov said Russian troops halted assaults in many sections of the front line due to the mass shutdown of Starlink satellite communications, calling the situation a “catastrophe” for the enemy.

Later the same day, Fedorov confirmed that Starlink terminals used by Russian forces in the war against Ukraine had already been blocked, while registration of Ukrainian terminals, including through administrative service centers, is ongoing.

Read also:
Starlink shutdown exposed scale of Russian dependence on the system – Flash
https://english.nv.ua/nation/starlink-shutdown-exposed-russian-depende
nce-triggered-panic-ukraine-adviser-50581820.html

Read also:
Starlink block may reduce Russian strikes on railways and Pokrovsk-Pavlohrad route – ISW
https://english.nv.ua/nation/isw-says-blocking-russian-starlink-may-we
aken-strikes-on-ukraine-s-rear-logistics-50581511.html

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Sunday, February 8, 2026 6:15 AM

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Russia was never supposed to have Starlink, so why did SpaceX wait so long to cut it off?

5:51 pm, February 6, 2026

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/07/russia-was-never-supposed-to-h
ave-starlink-so-why-did-spacex-wait-so-long-to-cut-it-off

So what does the cutoff mean for Russia’s frontline units?

As noted above, both armies primarily use satellite connectivity to transmit live drone footage to commanders. This enables them to direct small assault squads and receive real-time intelligence from the field.

Satellite links also help manage logistics under challenging conditions, where enemy drones monitor supply routes many kilometers behind the front lines. Without satellite channels to transmit heavy data loads, supplying frontline troops would be even more difficult.

However, there are other high-speed Internet options. Before Starlink, Russian command posts (especially those located near Ukrainian territories occupied back in 2014–2015) used civilian fiber-optic networks and extended them to frontline positions. They’ve also created radio repeater networks to extend communication ranges. Both sides use relay drones to extend UAV ranges.

These communications systems are, of course, far less convenient and more labor-intensive than commercial satellite networks.

Are there any Starlink alternatives for Russia?

There are only a few companies in the world that provide high-speed satellite Internet with low signal lag. Roughly a dozen others are at various stages of building their own networks, including Russia’s Starlink alternative, Rassvet (“Dawn”).

However, the Russian project is far behind. Although it was expected to be online by 2027, production of the low-orbit satellites for the constellation hasn’t started yet. Russia’s existing civilian and military satellites are also unsuitable as alternatives to Starlink due to low Internet speeds, high signal latency, and insufficient bandwidth.

From a political perspective, China’s Starlink competitors may appear to be a viable alternative for the Russian military (even if their devices are smuggled into the country). However, even the country’s top project, the Shanghai-based “Thousand Sails” (Qianfan) network, has encountered problems. Launch delays in 2025 mean it’s unlikely to provide global coverage by 2027, as planned.

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