Russia Invades Ukraine. Again by captaincrunch

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

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Quote:
Originally posted by second:
There is a connection between Russia's first nuke in 1949 and NATO's formation the same year.

There is a connection between Russia's first nuke and Horoshima and Nagasaki, stupid.

-----------

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

That is very Russian of you to forget that Russia has been threatening to nuke everybody in the West that gets in its way, but it has not because the Russians in charge are cruel cowards afraid of being hurt.

You also forget that the US, at least until Trump, a cruel coward afraid of being hurt, was not issuing nuclear death threats to the world, but there is no shortage of courage in America among the people who would never vote for a guy like Trump. Among the Trumptards, cruel cowardliness is the main force driving them, along with sex, gluttony, and greed, just like Trump's psychology.

I have been amused for years that little 6ixStringJoker has never understood that his misfortunes are caused by defects in his personality, but then all Trumptards are highly defective in the same ways. At this point, 6ix usually comes back with some sneering reply about me claiming to be perfect, always missing the point that you don't have to be perfect to be successful in America, but you can't be successful if you are anything like a Trump. Trump seems successful, but he did it by cheating at every opportunity. His dishonesty and bragging make him very attractive to people who share his defective characteristics.

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Sunday, May 24, 2026 7:51 AM

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

Putin Can No Longer Hide His Catastrophe

The Russian dictator has lost control of the narrative. In armed conflicts between nations, major momentum shifts occur when one of the combatants loses control of events—when its rulers can no longer convincingly tell themselves or their public that their side is on the cusp of victory.

By Phillips Payson O’Brien | May 23, 2026, 8:45 AM ET

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/putin-lost-control-russia/68
7269/?gift=BQHDq1p24LRO8cUUEyLQ6_6Vgz0eQYQh_GBzcWPnV88&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Sunday, May 24, 2026 7:54 AM

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

Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat

“This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions.”

By Stephen Clark – May 22, 2026 5:50 PM

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/a-satellite-company-supporting-u
kraine-appears-to-be-in-russias-crosshairs/

At least four Russian military satellites changed their orbits to match that of a Finnish-American radar surveillance satellite in the last week, raising questions about Russia’s intentions amid an ever-expanding standoff high above Earth.

The maneuvers were identified through open source orbital tracking data. Greg Gillinger, a retired Air Force space intelligence officer, revealed the orbit changes Friday in a special edition of his Integrity Flash newsletter, published by Integrity ISR, a private business that provides “combat-proven operational support and elite training that enhances mission success across ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), cyber, space, and targeting domains.”

The Russian satellites in question, designated Kosmos 2610 through 2613, launched together on April 16 on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. Over the last week or so, the four satellites adjusted their inclinations—the angles of their orbits to the equator—by less than a degree.

That may sound insignificant, but such “plane change” maneuvers use up a lot of fuel. The delta-v, or velocity change, required for a plane change maneuver of this magnitude is equivalent to the impulse needed to raise altitude by more than 100 miles.

The upshot is that these four Russian satellites are now positioned to routinely pass near a commercial radar surveillance satellite operated by the Finnish-American company ICEYE. This imaging platform, named ICEYE-X36, is part of a fleet of satellites providing all-weather overhead radar images to the US military and European governments. ICEYE also provides imagery to Ukraine’s military in its fight against Russia. ICEYE’s co-founder and CEO, Rafal Modrzewski, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last year.

According to Gillinger, the cross-track distances between the four Russian satellites and ICEYE-X36 now range between about 500 meters (1,640 feet) and 22 kilometers (13.7 miles). All of this is taking place in polar orbit at an altitude of approximately 340 miles (547 kilometers).

Russian satellite operators are now in a position to close in on the ICEYE satellite with “minor adjustments” in “satellite eccentricity and average altitudes,” Gillinger wrote in his newsletter. A fifth satellite from the same Russian launch last month now appears to be performing a similar set of maneuvers to move closer to ICEYE-X36.

Co-planar or cosplay?

We know little about what these particular Kosmos satellites can do. Perhaps, as one retired US military space official recently told Ars, this is another example of Russia rattling a dull saber. Russian military officials seem to enjoy probing US and allied forces, often flying strategic bombers near US and European airspace.

This same behavior now appears to extend into space, with Russia’s launch of several military spacecraft shadowing the US government’s most sophisticated spy satellites in low-Earth orbit several hundred miles above the planet. US officials believe at least some of these Russian satellites are part of an anti-satellite weapons program.

More recently, a mysterious Russian military satellite arrived in geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles over the equator. Circumstantial evidence suggests this, too, may be part of a Russian anti-satellite system. The US Space Force dispatched one of its own inspection satellites in geosynchronous orbit to get a closer look.

Targeting a single spacecraft, such as ICEYE-X36, in a constellation of similar imaging satellites would do little to inhibit the access of Ukraine or other Western nations to radar surveillance imagery. ICEYE, itself, operates dozens more radar imaging satellites. Unlike optical spy satellites, radars provide imagery day and night, regardless of cloud cover.

But Russia’s maneuvers to match the plane of ICEYE-X36’s orbit appear to be intentional. Russian military satellites have conducted similar operations to move into “co-planar” orbits with Keyhole-class spy satellites owned by the National Reconnaissance Office. The recent maneuvers with Kosmos 2610 and its cohorts appear to mimic what Russia has done to move within striking distance of the NRO’s satellites.

“We do not know Russia’s intentions or the capabilities of these particular satellites,” Gillinger wrote. “However, maneuvering into a co-planar orbit is alarming. Plane matching is the first (and most fuel expensive) step to conducting Rendezvous Proximity Operations (RPO), likely necessary for the Russian satellites to target (kinetically or non-kinetically) ICEYE-X36.

“We also do not know the satellites’ total fuel capacity, however the expenditure [during these maneuvers] is evidence the satellites are capable of conducting high-energy maneuvers,” Gillinger continued. “This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical Earth observation, signal collection, or communications missions.”

ICEYE did not respond to questions from Ars on Friday; the company announced in January that it was expanding its partnership with the Ukrainian military. ICEYE’s newest satellite capture images with a resolution of up to 16 centimeters, about the size of a grapefruit.

“ICEYE is proud and humbled to have supported Ukraine’s defense teams with reliable, near-real-time space-based intelligence since the beginning of the invasion,” said John Cartwright, senior vice president of data product at ICEYE.

“This agreement strengthens assured access to our high-resolution SAR imagery, helping Ukraine make decisions faster and with greater confidence,” Cartwright said. “ICEYE stands firmly with Ukraine in the face of these hostilities, and is deeply committed to strengthening Europe’s security more widely by ensuring our allies have the best decision-ready data when they need it most.”

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Sunday, May 24, 2026 8:00 AM

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

The Trump Administration Pivots, The Reason Why Is The Important Thing

By Phillips P. OBrien
May 24, 2026

https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-update-186-a-primer-on-
the

. . . both Vance and Rubio are being dishonest in their own way, which in and of itself is no shock. However the interesting thing is that they are being dishonest to try and convince the American public that the administration was and is more pro-Ukraine and anti-Putin than in reality it has been.

The reason why can only be because the intelligence that the administration is receiving is that Russia is struggling and Ukraine is doing much better than the administration both publicly and privately was saying. Remember this is the administration that not only said Ukraine had “no cards” it also built into its national security estimates that Russia had the upper hand in the war and was going to get a peace deal on its terms. . . .

. . . And now the administration is boasting about helping Ukraine? That does not happen by accident—it is because they are understanding that everything they said in 2025 was wrong. They would not do it otherwise. You know why? Because Trump himself remains wedded enough to Putin not to join the chorus. The administration does not want Ukraine to do well. Its fundamental outlook remains unchanged.

However it is being forced to try and pretend it is more pro-Ukraine than it has been, and that is important.

So take that as a good sign, just do not let these fraudsters get away with it.

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Sunday, May 24, 2026 10:51 AM

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

'Damage in every district of Kyiv' — Massive Russian ballistic missile, drone attack kills 4, injures 100

By Dmytro Basmat, Luca Léry Moffat, Nick Allard | Updated: May 24, 2026 3:46 pm

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-may-24-2026/

. . . Zelensky confirmed that Russia used its Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile during the attack, the third time Russia has used the sophisticated weapon against Ukraine. The strike targeted Bila Tserkva, a town 50 miles south of Kyiv. . . .

. . . Russia first used an Oreshnik against Ukraine in November 2024 in a strike on the city of Dnipro. The missile was most recently used in an attack on western Lviv Oblast on Jan. 9. . . .

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:32 PM

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

The Pride of Russia’s Defense Industry Dismantled Over the Past Month

By Ivan Stupak, Kyiv | May 21, 2026 21:10

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4125970-the-april-followers-of-th
e-cruiser-moskva.html

. . . The Zoopark-1M is one of the key components of Russia’s counter-battery warfare capabilities. The system is specifically designed to calculate the trajectory of incoming shells or rockets within seconds and determine the firing positions of Ukrainian artillery, mortars, and multiple-launch rocket systems. In essence, it functions as an artillery “hunter” — a critically important asset in modern battlefield warfare.

The cost of a single Zoopark-1M system is estimated at roughly $25 million, while production remains limited due to chronic shortages of electronic components and other critical parts. As a result, the Russian military is increasingly forced to redeploy these radars between different sectors of the front, effectively patching holes in its surveillance network.

Consequently, the destruction of every Zoopark system represents far more than a localized tactical loss. Each strike weakens Russia’s overall counter-battery architecture, forcing the command to expose other sectors or stretch already limited resources even further.

The broader pattern was becoming increasingly clear: Ukraine was not simply destroying individual pieces of equipment, but methodically eroding the interconnected systems that enable the Russian army to detect, track, coordinate, and respond on the battlefield. . . .

. . . Perhaps the most illustrative aviation episode of April was the strike against the Shagol airbase in Chelyabinsk. According to Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, the April 25 attack put two Su-57 fighters, one Su-34, and another aircraft from the Su family out of action. The latter was reportedly blown apart so completely that it proved impossible to determine the exact modification from the remains left at the burn site.

What makes this episode particularly remarkable is geography: Chelyabinsk lies roughly 1,700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

And once again, the issue extends far beyond the sheer financial cost of the losses, although that alone is substantial. The Su-34, valued at approximately $35–50 million, serves as Russia’s principal frontline fighter-bomber and has become one of the key instruments of Russian aerial pressure along the front line. Ukraine’s Defense Forces have destroyed these aircraft before.

But the reported disabling of two Su-57s belongs to an entirely different category of losses within the growing pantheon of neutralized Russian “wonder weapons.”

The Su-57 remains Russia’s most advanced and expensive serially produced combat aircraft — the flagship prestige project of the Russian defense industry and one of the very few platforms Moscow attempts to present as a true fifth-generation fighter. For years, the Kremlin showcased the Su-57 at international air shows as a symbol of technological superiority and as Russia’s answer to the American Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

And then reality intervened.

The symbolic impact of the strike may ultimately prove even more painful than the material losses themselves. The Su-57 program has long suffered from limited production rates, technological bottlenecks, sanctions-related component shortages, and chronic delays. Russia possesses only a small number of operational aircraft of this type, meaning that every damaged or destroyed airframe immediately becomes a strategic and reputational problem.

Moreover, the strike on Shagol demonstrated something else that would have seemed almost unthinkable just a few years ago: Ukrainian drones are now capable of threatening not only tactical aviation near the front line, but also Russia’s most prestigious military assets deep inside the country’s strategic rear.

Much more at https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4125970-the-april-followers-of-th
e-cruiser-moskva.html

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Sunday, May 24, 2026 7:35 PM

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

Why Putin continues warring

Sun, May 24, 2026 - 23:57

Despite internal problems, Putin's approach to the war has not changed. According to two sources with access to the president, he has made it clear to his inner circle that Moscow could allegedly capture the entire Donbas region by the end of the year.

"Putin is fixated on Donbas and he will not stop before that," an interlocutor said.

A Ukrainian intelligence official said that Russian generals have convinced Putin of the possibility of capturing Donbas by the end of the year. "Fabricated reports are being fed up the chain of command, claiming victory is imminent," he said.

Military analysts say that at the current rate of Russian advance, it could take years to fully seize Donbas.

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/war-and-economic-pressure-spark-frustr
ation-1779655802.html

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 7:48 AM

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

Sun 24 May 2026 01.00 EDT

Putin has made clear to his inner circle that he believes Moscow can capture the entirety of the Donbas region by the end of the year, two sources with access to the president said. “Putin is fixated on Donbas and he will not stop before that,” one of them said.

Speaking after the 9 May Victory Day parade, Putin surprised many by suggesting the war was “coming to a close”. The remark made headlines, but those familiar with his thinking caution that it should not be interpreted as a sign he is prepared to compromise. Instead, it suggests Putin believes a military breakthrough is imminent.

For now, Moscow’s goal is the capture of the Donbas, and Russian negotiators have made clear that Moscow would be ready to sue for peace once this happens. Yet those close to Putin say his ambitions may increase again if he senses Ukraine beginning to collapse. Then, two people familiar with his thinking said, he could push further, crossing the Dnipro River, in an attempt to seize all four Ukrainian regions that Russia claimed to annex in 2022 but still does not fully control.

“He is not a long-term strategist,” one of them said. “His appetite grows as he eats.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/24/there-is-
profound-disappointment-in-him-mood-in-russia-turns-against-putin

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 7:49 AM

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

Russia Launched $361 Million in Missiles and Drones at Ukraine in Overnight May 24 Barrage

By Ivan Khomenko Updated May 25, 2026 12:00

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russia-launched-361-million-i
n-missiles-and-drones-at-ukraine-in-overnight-may-24-barrage-19123

The enemy used 690 air attack vehicles - 90 missiles and 600 UAVs of various types:

• 1 average-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik" - $50 million;

• 2 aeroballistic missiles X-47M2 "Kinzhal" - $10 million;

• 3 M22 Zircon anti-ship missiles - $16.2 million;

• 30 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S-400 - $120 million;

• 54 cruise missiles X-101, Iskander-K, Kalibr - $135 million

• 600 strike UAVs, ramming munitions and drones of the type - $30 million.

https://armyinform.com.ua/2026/05/24/oryeshnik-czyrkony-ta-balistyka-k
ombinovana-ataka-na-kyyiv-koshtuvala-rosiyanam-361-mln/

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 7:50 AM

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

Quote:
Originally posted by second:
Russia Launched $361 Million in Missiles and Drones at Ukraine in Overnight May 24 Barrage

Russian nationalist milbloggers dismissed the strikes on Ukraine as mostly symbolic and noted that the strikes come amidst Russian failures on the battlefield. Russian milbloggers heavily criticized the May 24 strikes as expensive but not militarily useful and that the Oreshnik strike against Bila Tserkva did not have a clear militarily significant target.[14]

Milbloggers further criticized the strikes as expensive and as not contributing to the Russian war effort, while Russian forces are under-resourced and unable to advance on the frontline.[15]

One milblogger argued that the Russian military command is wrong to prioritize expensive strikes given Russian forces’ lack of sufficient first-person view (FPV) drones on the frontline, which is enabling Ukraine to achieve a larger number of FPV drones and advance.[16]

Another Russian milblogger argued that Ukrainian forces are successfully striking Russian logistics targets in occupied Ukraine, and that Russian strikes on Kyiv will not be able to prevent Ukraine from continuing these strikes.[17]

https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive
-campaign-assessment-may-24-2026/

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 8:14 AM

Keep it real please, and use a VPN

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Quote:
Originally posted by second:
At the Scene of a War-Game: How the UK Would Respond if Russia Attacked the Baltics

While Russia has dismissed claims it has plans to invade NATO, the alliance is rushing to prepare for the nightmare scenario.

By Ellie Cook | May 23, 2026

https://www.newsweek.com/at-the-scene-of-a-war-game-how-uk-would-respo
nd-if-russia-attacked-baltics-11977606

The main fear on NATO's eastern edge is that with the U.S. pulling back, Russia may be more willing to risk an invasion.

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

OMG. Such fear- mongering.

Yanno what the "decision- making centers" of NATO states SHOULD be afraid of?

A quick Oreshnik strike.

In thanks for helping Ukraine deliberarely strike colleges and apartment buildings.

-----------

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

Bombing into submission: Russian targeting of civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine

Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure
The war on housing, education, and health care
Violent incidents targeting infrastructure in Ukraine

2022 2023 2024
Education 271 199 214
Energy 428 195 346
Health 132 116 116
Residential 1,312 1,349 1,573

The impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine goes beyond the mere deaths and injuries. ACLED data show a persistent pattern of targeting of populated areas during the three years of Russian invasion

https://acleddata.com/report/bombing-submission-russian-targeting-civi
lians-and-infrastructure-ukraine

Signym, you're a lying propagandist for Russia. The world knows it is Russia who targets civilians. All you do is expose yourself when you say otherwise. I'd also point out you've been accusing others of fear mongering about the threat of Russia invading Ukraine going back a decade to when they first invaded. And you're still doing it. Too funny...Too sad...

T

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 1:34 PM

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

How Ukraine Found the Cards To Win, Without Help From the U.S.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, William B. Taylor, Cedric Leighton and Steven Tian

May 23, 2026 3:03 PM CT

President Donald Trump has boasted about cutting off all financial support for Ukraine and tried to impose a surrender on terms many see as favorable for Russia. Yet, as we predicted two years ago**, Ukraine has proven it doesn’t need it.

Just 15 months ago, in the Oval Office, Trump shouted at Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky: “You’re not in a good position. You don’t have the cards right now. With us, you start having cards.”

Zelensky fired back, “I'm not playing cards. I'm very serious, Mr. President. I'm very serious... Of course we want to stop the war. But I said to you, with guarantees."

More at https://time.com/article/2026/05/23/how-ukraine-found-the-cards-to-win
-without-help-from-the-u-s-/ or https://tinyurl.com/wx3ydydd

** Donald Trump’s invitation for Russia to invade NATO countries catalyzed anxiety that Europe may have to fight Russian aggression alone, as Trump and his followers are becoming increasingly assertive that supporting Ukraine is a bad deal for the U.S. https://time.com/6694915/ukraine-aid-bill-what-united-states-gains/

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 2:37 PM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Quote:
Originally posted by second:
Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Quote:
Originally posted by second:
There is a connection between Russia's first nuke in 1949 and NATO's formation the same year.

There is a connection between Russia's first nuke and Horoshima and Nagasaki, stupid.

-----------

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
That is very Russian of you to forget that Russia has been threatening to nuke everybody in the West that gets in its way,

As usual, you misrepresent.
I remember what Russian spox ACTUALLY said. What they said was: If you attack us in any way that threatens our existence, we may respond with nukes.
It's called deterrence.
Unlike USA nuclear posture, which includes first-strike.

IDK what's wrong with you, SECOND, but your brain is full of shit and has been since you were young.

-----------

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 2:54 PM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Quote:
Originally posted by second:
How Ukraine Found the Cards To Win, Without Help From the U.S.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, William B. Taylor, Cedric Leighton and Steven Tian

May 23, 2026 3:03 PM CT

President Donald Trump has boasted about cutting off all financial support for Ukraine and tried to impose a surrender on terms many see as favorable for Russia. Yet, as we predicted two years ago**, Ukraine has proven it doesn’t need it.

Just 15 months ago, in the Oval Office, Trump shouted at Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky: “You’re not in a good position. You don’t have the cards right now. With us, you start having cards.”

Zelensky fired back, “I'm not playing cards. I'm very serious, Mr. President. I'm very serious... Of course we want to stop the war. But I said to you, with guarantees."

More at https://time.com/article/2026/05/23/how-ukraine-found-the-cards-to-win
-without-help-from-the-u-s-/ or https://tinyurl.com/wx3ydydd

** Donald Trump’s invitation for Russia to invade NATO countries catalyzed anxiety that Europe may have to fight Russian aggression alone, as Trump and his followers are becoming increasingly assertive that supporting Ukraine is a bad deal for the U.S. https://time.com/6694915/ukraine-aid-bill-what-united-states-gains/

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

Ok, let's drill down into part of the article...

Quote:
nSome question whether this [drone technology] is a sustainable advantage as Russia plays catch-up, but we are told by senior Biden and Trump Administration sources that Ukrainian drone and anti-drone defense technology are heavily reliant in part on unparalleled U.S. technology, which Russia does not have access to, such as Motorola’s Silvus* infrastructure-less solutions, which are utilized by Ukraine to operate its drones.

What Motorola says about acquiring Silvus

Quote:
A number of forward-looking statements will be made during this presentation. Forward-looking statements are any statements that are not historical facts. These
forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of Motorola Solutions, and we can give no assurance that any future results or events discussed in these
statements will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements represent our views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any
subsequent date. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the statements contained in this presentation

So, what is Silvus? It's a mesh network.
Russia already has that.

The article is all about drones.
Since Russia has the equivalent, plus artillery, guided bombs, missiles, jets, and armored vehicles, I don't see any advantage to Ukraine. Drones do save lives and allow better reconnaissance and logistics disruption, but their payload is still relatively light. And in the end, winning still requires boots on the ground, which Ukraine is running short of.
.

-----------

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 6:31 PM

I'm still just wondering how in the hell this thread got to over 10,000 posts and why anybody gives a shit.

--------------------------------------------------

Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 7:34 PM

Keep it real please, and use a VPN

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

So, what is Silvus? It's a mesh network.
Russia already has that.

The article is all about drones.
Since Russia has the equivalent, plus artillery, guided bombs, missiles, jets, and armored vehicles, I don't see any advantage to Ukraine. Drones do save lives and allow better reconnaissance and logistics disruption, but their payload is still relatively light. And in the end, winning still requires boots on the ground, which Ukraine is running short of.
.

-----------

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

So then why is Russia losing? And why did Putin mandate the complete destruction of Kiev?

T

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 7:41 PM

Keep it real please, and use a VPN

Here you go comrade, I bring receipts.

T

Leaked From Russia: 15 Videos of the Real Economy (No Propaganda)

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 8:29 PM

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

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

As usual, you misrepresent.
I remember what Russian spox ACTUALLY said. What they said was: If you attack us in any way that threatens our existence, we may respond with nukes.
It's called deterrence.
Unlike USA nuclear posture, which includes first-strike.

IDK what's wrong with you, SECOND, but your brain is full of shit and has been since you were young.

Signym, what does this phrase mean? If you attack us in any way that threatens our existence, we "may" respond with nukes.

Because if it means to Russians what it says, Russia "may" have already nuked Ukraine.

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 8:36 PM

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

Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I'm still just wondering how in the hell this thread got to over 10,000 posts and why anybody gives a shit.

--------------------------------------------------

Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.

6ix, everything other than the batty ideas flying inside your head, synchronized to crazy music only you can hear, is meaningless to you.

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 8:37 PM

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

May 25, 2026

For the past 18 months, Vladimir Putin’s efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine have been led by a man with no diplomatic background or expertise. Kirill Dmitriev, a banker who is under sanctions for his role in financing the war, has been shuttling from Moscow to Florida to meet with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in and around the exclusive island known as Billionaire Bunker. His pitch during these rendezvous is that the United States should sell out Ukraine’s sovereignty in exchange for glittering billion-dollar projects for Russian and American companies—digging for precious minerals in the Arctic, say, or joint missions to Mars.

These fantasies are rooted in the idea that the Americans can be talked into ignoring some of the most salient facts about contemporary Russia. What sane investor would put long-term money into a country where the law is a facade, where the intelligence services can expropriate your business as soon as it looks profitable, and where another neo-imperial war might flip the chessboard at any given moment?

Putin chose Dmitriev for this job not only because of his reassuring American credentials—degrees from Stanford and Harvard Business School, work experience at McKinsey and Goldman Sachs—but because his profile matches that of his two main American interlocutors. He is an oligarch whose glamorous blond wife is close friends with Putin’s younger daughter. That makes him a virtual son-in-law of the ruler, and it may be the reason his real-estate holdings alone have soared from some $5 million to $100 million over the past decade.

But Dmitriev is more than just a gifted Kremlin illusionist. He is living proof that if you squint hard enough, you can blur out the difference between a free society and one ruled by fear. You can convince yourself that everything Ukrainians have been fighting for since 2014—democracy, civic rights, a European future—is meaningless.

. . .

Dmitriev’s father still lived in Kyiv in early 2022, when the Russian army was massing on the Ukrainian border. Many prominent people in Ukraine and Russia—including Zelensky—thought Putin was bluffing. It may be a measure of Dmitriev’s closeness to the Russian leader that he was not fooled. A few days before the invasion, his father abruptly left the country, most likely at his urging, according to neighbors of the family who spoke with the Ukrainian channel TSN last year.

When I spoke with Dmitriev’s former classmates, I thought they would express some surprise at what has happened to their old friend. Instead, they responded with a weary familiarity. “We have a name for people like this,” Ariev said. The word—yanichar—originated centuries ago, when the Ottoman officials who controlled parts of what is now Ukraine would kidnap boys to indoctrinate and train in the imperial capital before sending them back as men to crush local rebellions by their former compatriots. “Traitor” is probably too weak a translation.

Oleksandr Lisnichenko, another former classmate, said that one of Dmitriev’s closest childhood friends was seriously wounded at the front. That friend refused my request to speak.

“He said, ‘I don’t want to talk about Kirill,’” Lisnichenko told me. “‘I just want to shoot him in the knees.’”

More at https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/russia-putin-kirill-
dmitriev/687283/

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 8:56 PM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

As usual, you misrepresent.
I remember what Russian spox ACTUALLY said. What they said was: If you attack us in any way that threatens our existence, we may respond with nukes.
It's called deterrence.
Unlike USA nuclear posture, which includes first-strike.

IDK what's wrong with you, SECOND, but your brain is full of shit and has been since you were young.

SECOND:
Signym, what does this phrase mean? If you attack us in any way that threatens our existence, we "may" respond with nukes.

Because if it means to Russians what it says, Russia "may" have already nuked Ukraine.

How can you possibly claim to know "what it means to Russians" since everything in your head about Russians is fabricated?

There's a difference between "threstens our security" and "threatens our existence".
Fortunately for us, Russians make those distinctions, even if you don't.

Meanwhile, in the world outside of SECOND'S mixed up head ...

-----------

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 10:58 PM

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

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

How can you possibly claim to know "what it means to Russians" since everything in your head about Russians is fabricated?

There's a difference between "threstens our security" and "threatens our existence".
Fortunately for us, Russians make those distinctions, even if you don't.

Meanwhile, in the world outside of SECOND'S mixed up head ...

Video "Russia issues final warning – total war begins"

Don't you think it is 4 years too late for Russia to announce that Total War Begins Tomorrow?

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, May 25, 2026 11:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by second:
Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I'm still just wondering how in the hell this thread got to over 10,000 posts and why anybody gives a shit.

--------------------------------------------------

Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.
6ix, everything other than the batty ideas flying inside your head, synchronized to crazy music only you can hear, is meaningless to you.

It doesn't change the fact that aside from me coming in here and laughing at you or reminding you that nobody gives a fuck about Ukraine, the only three people that made up 98% of the rest of the 10,000+ posts in this thread was you two knuckleheads losing a who's got the biggest dick competition with Sigs.

--------------------------------------------------

Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 7:05 AM

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

Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:

It doesn't change the fact that aside from me coming in here and laughing at you or reminding you that nobody gives a fuck about Ukraine, the only three people that made up 98% of the rest of the 10,000+ posts in this thread was you two knuckleheads losing a who's got the biggest dick competition with Sigs.

--------------------------------------------------

Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.

6ix, a new signature for you: once you have given up on existentialism and grown out of nihilism, all that is left is to embrace the absurdity

6ix, you will have essentially summarized the core premise of Absurdism, as pioneered by Albert Camus. If nihilism states that life has no meaning, and existentialism tries to force a subjective meaning onto the void, absurdism is the liberating acceptance that the universe is fundamentally indifferent to our search for purpose.

Rather than succumbing to despair, embracing the absurd turns meaninglessness on its head. It frees you from the pressure of grand designs or ultimate destinations. Since there are no intrinsic rules or predetermined paths, you are free to live passionately, authentically, and defiantly in the present moment.

As Camus famously noted, acknowledging the absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning. It becomes an active rebellion where you choose to savor the sheer experience of living without illusions. You can dive deeper into this philosophical liberation through the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Camus, or explore its practical applications on Psychology Today.

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 7:06 AM

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

Russia May Have Launched 2 Oreshniks At A Time. Seems 1 Failed, 1 Missed.

The $30-million missile is unreliable and inaccurate.

May 25, 2026

https://www.trenchart.us/p/russia-may-have-launched-2-oreshniks

Russia apparently fired two Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Ukraine on Saturday night, not one. https://x.com/kimhvik2/status/2058675911273148893 https://www.trenchart.us/p/russias-30-million-missile-blew-up

One of the 40-ton missiles seems to have failed mid-flight—and crashed on Russian-occupied Ukraine. The other dropped its 36 non-explosive submunitions on Bila Tserkva, 40 miles south of Kyiv—and blew up a few garages. https://x.com/cyber_boroshno/status/2058856164129943793

It’s possible the Oreshnik that hit Bila Tserkva was aiming for the air base just outside of town. It’s also possible the Oreshnik was supposed to hit Kyiv, and simply missed by a wide margin.

In other words, it’s possible two Oreshniks missed on Saturday. If so, it’s a damning indictment of the missile’s effectiveness in a non-nuclear role. It may be unreliable and inaccurate.

--------------

Russia may have fired two Oreshnik missiles in attack on Ukraine, analysts say
May 25, 2026, 08:46 AM
https://english.nv.ua/nation/russia-may-have-fired-two-oreshnik-missil
es-at-ukraine-analysts-say-50610781.html

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 7:22 AM

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

Ukraine May Test New Low-Cost Alternative to Patriot Air Defense System by End of 2026

By Dariia Mykhailenko | May 25, 2026 19:44

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-may-test-new-low-cost
-alternative-to-patriot-air-defense-system-by-end-of-2026-19161

Ukraine could conduct tests of a new air defense system designed as a more affordable alternative to the US-made Patriot system before the end of 2026, according to Denys Shtilerman, co-founder of the Ukrainian defense company Firepoint.

The announcement was made during a broadcast hosted by Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko on May 25.

According to Shtilerman, Firepoint is participating in the international Freya project, which aims to develop a modern air defense system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.

He said developers expect the first tests of the system to take place by the end of the current year.

The Freya project is being positioned as a lower-cost alternative to the American Patriot air defense system, with its primary mission focused on destroying ballistic targets.

Currently, systems with such capabilities are limited, with Patriot regarded as one of the most effective air defense platforms for countering ballistic missile threats.

Shtilerman noted that Ukraine’s participation in the project allows developers to incorporate practical battlefield experience gained during Russia’s full-scale invasion.

The initiative comes as Ukraine seeks long-term alternatives to Western-made interceptor systems amid growing concerns over limited supplies of Patriot missiles.

Earlier this month, Ukraine’s ambassador to Japan, Yuriy Lutovinov, said Tokyo could support the development of a Ukrainian-produced air defense system financially, helping Kyiv reduce dependence on US-made Patriot interceptors.

Speaking in an interview with Reuters, Lutovinov said Ukraine was interested in combining Japanese technology with Ukrainian wartime experience to create advanced defense products.

“We are not the country that would like to just ask. We are the country that is going to provide as well,” he said. “The technology of Japan and experience of Ukraine, if we can put them together, it would be a high-class product.”

According to the ambassador, discussions have also included possible Japanese participation in the PURL mechanism, a procurement framework that has already enabled the delivery of more than $4 billion worth of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.

Additionally, Ukrainian Patriot air defense crews are reportedly intercepting ballistic missiles using a single interceptor instead of the typical two to four.

The report is based on a video released by Ukraine’s Air Command West, featuring a Patriot system operator who describes how the system is employed during large-scale Russian missile and drone attacks, including strikes on critical energy infrastructure.

He said the unit has experience engaging ballistic and aeroballistic threats, including Kinzhal missiles, and noted that crews continuously reposition their assets to enhance operational effectiveness.

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 12:51 PM

Keep it real please, and use a VPN

Ukraine Starts a Massive Attack! Russians are Panicking

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 6:15 PM

Keep it real please, and use a VPN

Wow! Russia Completely Lost it! No Safe Supply Lines Left

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 7:35 PM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Ukraine is focusing on roads to the Zaparozhiy front. Too bad for them the front is 1000 miles long, and Russians mostly use rail lines.

-----------

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 7:50 PM

Keep it real please, and use a VPN

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

Ukraine is focusing on roads to the Zaparozhiy front. Too bad for them the front is 1000 miles long, and Russians mostly use rail lines.

-----------

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

Ukraine just outplayed Putin so badly… even the US is impressed | Other War Stori

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Ukraine%20just%20
outplayed%20Putin%20so%20badly%E2%80%A6%20even%20the%20US%20is%20impressed%20|%20Other%20War%20Stories&mid=9F86D88DB6DFAE147AC39F86D88DB6DFAE147AC3&ajaxhist=0

The Numbers Are WORSE Than Anyone Imagined… Putin Is Now in an UNWINNABLE Scenario

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Ukraine+just+outp
layed+Putin+so+badly%e2%80%a6+even+the+US+is+impressed+%7c+Other+War+Stories&refig=6a16327407cd43a3b5df37b4b60dadb7&mkt=en-us&ocid=&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dUkraine%2bjust%2boutplayed%2bPutin%2bso%2bbadly%25E2%2580%25A6%2beven%2bthe%2bUS%2bis%2bimpressed%2b%257C%2bOther%2bWar%2bStories%26form%3dSTARH1%26refig%3d6a16327407cd43a3b5df37b4b60dadb7%26mkt%3den-us%26ocid%3d&mmscn=vwrc&mid=62A687549A73669D50B062A687549A73669D50B0&FORM=WRVORC&ntb=1&msockid=3e76062d595e11f1b5d728bbed1bd82d

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 8:00 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by THG:
Putin Is Now in an UNWINNABLE Scenario

Those are big words.

I remember when you said the exact same thing about Trump before you disappeared for 3 weeks after election day because you're a pussy and a coward.

And almost 18 months later you still haven't finished crying.

As for Putin and his scenario... We'll see...

--------------------------------------------------

Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 8:09 PM

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

Russia Has No Chance of Winning the Ukraine War

By Reuben Johnson | May 26, 2026

https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/russia-has-no-chance-of-winning-th
e-ukraine-war/

Does anyone still remember way back when the prospect of a missile or other aerodynamic weapon system launched from Ukraine hitting a target on actual Russian territory was a terrifying prospect? This would result in horrific “E” word coming to pass –escalation of the conflict into a global war – those of us who were calling for Ukraine to receive long-range weapons from the US, we were told repetitively.

This was the hallmark of Joe Biden’s presidency, who, as The Atlantic described it, ensured that the war would continue indefinitely as he “thought of the conflict as a crisis to be managed, not a war to be won.”

His decision to finally permit strikes with shorter-range US systems like the HIMARS rocket artillery system came only after 33 months of the war. During this almost three-year period, Russia consistently launched long-range missile and drone attacks almost anywhere in Ukraine the Kremlin wanted, and Moscow also increasingly began using Iranian- and North Korean-made weapons to do so.

As the magazine recalls in this November 2024 assessment, “Biden has promised the Ukrainians that he will stand by them ‘for as long as it takes’— but he has nevertheless made sure that the war has gone on much longer than it had to.”

Now, in May 2026, as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “10-day Special Military Operation” inches up on the counter towards day number 1600, Ukraine is hitting targets inside of Russia on practically a daily basis and doing so at will. Moreover, it is striking at not just military sites and command centers, but also at strategic facilities that are essential to Putin’s ability to keep funding his war effort.

These include some of the largest oil refineries and gas transit facilities in Russia, as well as many of the terminals and ports needed to load oil onto tankers for export.

Changing the Dynamic in the Ukraine War

Ukraine’s drone and missile attacks have sharply altered the dynamic of this war and have made it one in which Moscow no longer has the initiative, no longer has the upper hand in the war of air, drone, and missile strikes, and – most importantly – no longer shows any chance of prevailing in the conflict.

The Washington, DC-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think-tank’s 25 May assessment concludes, “Ukraine is actively challenging the positional character of the war that has dominated the battlefield since 2023. Russian battlefield gains are approaching net zero, while Ukrainian forces are setting conditions potentially to break out of positional warfare by reintroducing limited elements of mechanized maneuver at the tactical level.”

With an ominous warning about what could be in store for Russia’s forces in the near future, the ISW now reports that “Ukraine has re-secured an overall drone advantage and fielded systems capable of disrupting Russian forces throughout their operational depth in support of planned Ukrainian offensive or defensive ground operations.”

In plain language, a new-generation version of combined arms, which military experts used to refer to as the “Air-Land Battle.” It is the type of warfare that Russia’s military always claimed they were the world’s experts at, but which they have shown almost no signs of having any institutional memory of ever since the February 2022 invasion.

Long and Medium Range Strikes

Long-range Ukrainian strikes inside Russia, which were once a surprise to Putin’s military, are now so frequent that they are not just hitting valuable targets in Russia’s rear. They are also testing – as well as wearing down – Russian air defenses and straining Moscow’s logistics.

They are also a major boost for Kyiv’s war effort. After years of almost robotically chanting “there is no way the Ukrainians can win,” and wanting to look the other way, Western governments are now reconsidering how much they are willing to do to support the Ukrainian military and their defense companies.

But attacks on shorter-range targets are also causing the Russian military no end of headaches.

Ukraine has been systematically and increasingly interdicting Russian supply lines across southern Ukraine – as well as along the land bridge that connects mainland Russia to Crimea.

These attacks that occur in the 50-to-150-kilometer range have become the most damaging for Moscow’s war effort in recent months. These Middle Strike operations or Mid-Range Strikes have effectively cut off Crimea from the rest of Russia. But they have done so through drone-based interdiction of supply routes rather than through an armored force ground offensive that Western analysts had predicted.

It seems that these low-cost drones can be assembled quickly and cheaply and can accomplish what some of the most expensive and sophisticated Western tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery have failed to do.

About the Author: Reuben F. Johnson

Reuben F. Johnson has thirty-six years of experience analyzing and reporting on foreign weapons systems, defense technologies, and international arms export policy. Johnson is the Director of Research at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation. He is also a survivor of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He worked for years in the American defense industry as a foreign technology analyst and later as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Defense, the Departments of the Navy and Air Force, and the governments of the United Kingdom and Australia. In 2022-2023, he won two awards in a row for his defense reporting. He holds a bachelor’s degree from DePauw University and a master’s degree from Miami University in Ohio, with a specialization in Soviet and Russian studies. He lives in Warsaw.

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 9:34 PM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

THGR, I listened to the first 5 minutes of your video. Did you count the # of times it referenced Ukraine's military intelligence??? In five minutes, there was not one true statement, and I'm not about to waste my time listening to 48 minutes of bull.

So, quick comments to you and SECOND:

a) If drones were enough to win a war, Russia would have won two years ago. Airwars don't make victories.

b) Everything... EVERYTHING ... said about Russia goes 10x for Ukraine. Ruined logistics? Failed economy? Ginormous deficits? Mobilization? Check, check, check, and check!

c) If it wasn't for the USA and EU, Ukraine would have cratered a long time ago. As it is, EU weapons, supplies, finances, and economies are being drained into the black hole that is Ukraine. It's becoming politically insupportable.

Ukraine is a giant grift.

-----------

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 10:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by second:
Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:

It doesn't change the fact that aside from me coming in here and laughing at you or reminding you that nobody gives a fuck about Ukraine, the only three people that made up 98% of the rest of the 10,000+ posts in this thread was you two knuckleheads losing a who's got the biggest dick competition with Sigs.

--------------------------------------------------

Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.
6ix, a new signature for you: once you have given up on existentialism and grown out of nihilism, all that is left is to embrace the absurdity

6ix, you will have essentially summarized the core premise of Absurdism, as pioneered by Albert Camus. If nihilism states that life has no meaning, and existentialism tries to force a subjective meaning onto the void, absurdism is the liberating acceptance that the universe is fundamentally indifferent to our search for purpose.

Rather than succumbing to despair, embracing the absurd turns meaninglessness on its head. It frees you from the pressure of grand designs or ultimate destinations. Since there are no intrinsic rules or predetermined paths, you are free to live passionately, authentically, and defiantly in the present moment.

As Camus famously noted, acknowledging the absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning. It becomes an active rebellion where you choose to savor the sheer experience of living without illusions. You can dive deeper into this philosophical liberation through the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Camus, or explore its practical applications on Psychology Today.

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

This might be the biggest fucking Straw Man that I've ever seen constructed in my life.

Go fuck yourself, retard.

This isn't about not caring what happens in Ukraine because one cares about nothing.

This is NOBODY GIVES A SINGLE FUCK ABOUT UKRAINE.

--------------------------------------------------

Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 7:43 AM

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

Council of the EU
Press release
11 May 2026 13:17

Ukrainian children unlawfully deported and forcibly transferred to Russia: EU sanctions 16 individuals and seven entities

On the day of the high-level meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, the Council has decided to adopt restrictive measures against further 16 individuals and seven entities responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

The decision targets those responsible for the systematic unlawful deportation, forced transfer, forced assimilation, including indoctrination and militarised education, of Ukrainian minors, as well as their unlawful adoption and removal to the Russian Federation and within temporarily occupied territories.

Since the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia is estimated to have deported and forcibly transferred nearly 20,500 Ukrainian children. These actions constitute grave breaches of international law and a violation of the fundamental rights of the child and aim to erase Ukrainian identity and undermine the preservation of its future generations.

The entities listed today include federal state institutions linked to the Russian Ministry of Education such as the All-Russian Children's Centres Orlyonok, Scarlet Sails, and Smena. They organise -- in coordination with occupation authorities -- programmes for Ukrainian children in which they are subjected to pro-Russian indoctrination, including through patriotic events, ideological education, and military-oriented activities. Other listed entities host Ukrainian minors transferred from occupied territories of Ukraine and expose them to programmes aligned with Russian state policies, including political indoctrination and activities consistent with education frameworks designed for basic military training. The DOSAAF Centre in Sevastopol, the Nakhimov Naval School and the Military-Patriotic Club “Patriot” in Crimea run the re-education, ideological indoctrination, and militarisation of minors, fostering loyalty to Russia and undermining Ukrainian national identity.

Much more at https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/05/11/ukr
ainian-children-unlawfully-deported-and-forcibly-transferred-to-russia-eu-sanctions-16-individuals-and-seven-entities/

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 9:08 AM

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

Exclusive: Zelensky sends Trump urgent letter warning of Ukraine's critical missile defense shortages

May 27, 2026 3:43 pm

by Tim Zadorozhnyy

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-sends-trump-urgent-letter-warning
-of-critical-missile-defense-shortages/

"When it comes to defending against ballistic missiles, we rely almost exclusively on the United States."

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 9:29 AM

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

Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:

This is NOBODY GIVES A SINGLE FUCK ABOUT UKRAINE.

Ukraine is buying the West time to rearm against Russia, Czech General Karel Rehka told Euromaidan Press.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/27/ukraine-is-buying-the-west-time
-and-should-be-in-nato-top-czech-commander-says/

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

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 9:53 AM