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https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251111-deceived-and-deployed-russia-recruits-indians-as-cannon-fodder-on-the-ukrainian-front

The Kremlin has employed a shadowy recruitment network to lure young Indian men with promises of jobs, only to trap them into fighting for Russia. Experts say Russia is using manpower from the Indian subcontinent to build a reserve of expendable soldiers to fight in its grinding war against Ukraine.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/68327

Video of the Geran-5 arriving after a surveillance drone found a HIMARS launcher - https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/01/21/2019271.html

The Geran-5 weighs about 850 kilograms and can fly at speeds of up to 600 kilometers (373 miles per hour) – far faster than previous Geran drones. It can stay in the air for around two hours and strike targets nearly 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) away.

Unlike propeller-driven Geran, this new drone is jet-powered. It strikes with terrifying speed, reducing reaction time & delivering devastating kinetic energy. Its guidance system allows it to pursue and hit moving targets like mobile artillery—a critical capability previously reserved for costly missiles.

In theory, a target detected 90 miles behind the line of combat contact could be hit with a Geran-5 within 15 minutes, delivering 180 pounds of high explosives. As seen in the above video.

https://archive.is/tEW2J

Quick search says that Russia has 1.15M active duty members, with another 2M in reserve. So nearly 1/3 of their military (and nearly all of their active duty) has been wiped out in the process of reclaiming a small bit of land from Ukraine? I don't bye it - anyone have the actual number?

Was watching a guy from DOD (now DOW) show some data, and one of his graphs showed ~700k Russian casualties. I call bullshit on that too; I remember reading years ago (while Biden was still president) that Russia would be out of bullets/ammunition in less than a month (IIRC, they gave them the famous 2 weeks). Obviously bullshit on that.

Or maybe I'm getting a false bullshit reading, idk. So much bullshit noise out there it's within the realm of possibility.

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/fuel-shortages-in-russia-is-the-price

Our American who's been living in the Russian village, but now returning to the US after gf inexplicably banned from returning to Russia, uses his sarcasm words to report on internal issues in Russia.

Note the "Closing thoughts from Edward:" section at the bottom.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15153243/French-troops-board-Russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-suspected-involved-Danish-drone-incursions.html


First, the entire “Shadow Fleet” thing is utter bullshit. It just means that they won't insure through Lloyd’s of London or any other Western insurance companies.

Second, isn't it interesting that the fwench can and will stop Russian oil tankers, but NOT boatloads of illegal african migrants.

This will not end well for fwance.

"The Russians stayed away from the battle [during the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham takeover of Syria] when we arrived in Homs as part of an agreement between us and them‌‌," - Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria, in an interview with al-Ikhbariya.

"As part of the agreement, Russia withdrew completely from the military scene [during the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham takeover of Syria]" - Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria, in an interview with al-Ikhbariya.