It's NPR so can't vouch for its accuracy but interesting nonetheless.
Ukraine - Russia Conflict (Original Title: Things are heating up in the Donbass)
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Ukrainian towns captured by Russia in Sept 2026. So much for official US narrative of frontline not moving.
| Sept. 2 | Kozacha Lopan | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 3–4 | Izhevka | Donetsk |
| Sept. 3–4 | Nikanorivka | Donetsk |
| Sept. 3–4 | Gruzke | Donetsk |
| Sept. 3–4 | Rubizhne | Donetsk |
| Sept. 3–4 | Novoandriivka | Donetsk |
| Sept. 9 | Ozerne | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 14 | Shyroke | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 14 | Shevchenkove | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 14 | Novoandriivka | Zaporizhzhia |
| Sept. 15 | Olkhovatka | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 17 | Mala Vovcha | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 17 | Rozivka | Zaporizhzhia |
| Sept. 19 | Loschakove | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 19 | Komisarove | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 19 | Mariyevka | Donetsk |
| Sept. 19 | Gulevo | Donetsk |
| Sept. 19 | Zelena Dibrova | Zaporizhzhia |
| Sept. 21 | Polnaya | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 21 | Novoaleksandrovka | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 24 | Buzove | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 24 | Khizhnyakove | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 26 | Petropavlivka | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 26 | Lozova | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 26 | Maryino | Sumy |
| Sept. 27 | Khripuny | Kharkiv |
| Sept. 28 | Novovodyane | Donetsk |
| Sept. 28 | Ulanove | Sumy |
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
I am highly skeptical, of the strategy of killing kids . Makes no military sense whatsoever. unless there were some kind of serious hatred for the enemy . the premise is, as a general the effective and efficient use of weapon systems that will damage the enemys ability to resist , Im allocated say 200 high end missles per month because thats what can be delivered , wasteing my assets on schools and hospitals seems like a stupid way to use valuable assets . My recon can seek out arm depots ammo depots fuel depots , airfields , barracks, leadership and HQ , bridges, troop concentrations ect... and its really bad publicity , handing the enemy propaganda for what gains?
doesn't make any sense to me , attacking civilians is going to make my job and my mens jobs even harder . not saying it doesnt happen. but as a policy I find it very hard to believe, I got better things to target
doesn't make any sense to me , attacking civilians is going to make my job and my mens jobs even harder . not saying it doesnt happen. but as a policy I find it very hard to believe, I got better things to target
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spat
.950 JDJ
At this rate Putin will be dining in Kiev by 2035.
Assuming he lives into his 80s.
You guys that are so sure he'll win, wanna bet on a time frame ?
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
He better hurry things up if he wants to live to see himself victoriously vacationing in Kiev. Pretty sure flabby turd Vladimir will be worm food before 2035 ends.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
No way, unless there can be some kind of serious counter to the drone threat. Its gonna be a long walk
the southern front is getting torn up pretty good , probably due to resupply issues , Russians have been pounding logistical points pretty good , and Ukraine's are faceing a similar problem as far as moving troops and supplys and now the rainy season begins . the two main bridges over the Deiper river in Kiev have been damaged . the last two major citys in the Donbass are about to be assaulted , Severdonesk and kramatorsk after that there is little but farmland to the Deiper river and Kiev, the only place the Ukraine's can really set up in in the tree lines The russians are going to put Ukraine to the test soon in the 2 citys Ukraine has failed to stop the Russians in the citys since Kiev . Its a man power issue for sure . its the next big battles to occur . it will take a few months , and may end up looking like bakmut ( I cant spell these places )
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
Nord Stream Pipeline Bomber Says He Was Operating on Instructions from Ukraine Government
Four years after the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, one of the alleged perpetrators has to answer in court for the first time. The trial of Serhiy Kuznetsov began today in Hamburg, Germany.https://theconservativetreehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Serhiy-Kuznetsov-v2.jpg
During opening arguments, lawyers representing Kuznetsov informed the judge that he was acting on instructions given to him by the government of Ukraine when he led a team to detonate explosives on the Nord Stream pipeline.
Nord Stream Pipeline Bomber Says He Was Operating on Instructions from Ukraine Government - The Last Refuge
Well, well well… Interesting development. The conspiracy theorists were correct all along. Four years after the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, one of the alleged perpetrators has to answer in court for the first time. The trial of Serhiy Kuznetsov began today in Hamburg...
theconservativetreehouse.com
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
#16: Who Really Blew Up Nord Stream with Bojan Pancevski
Will Chamberlain talks with Bojan Pancevski, the Wall Street Journal's chief European political correspondent, about his book The Nord Stream Conspiracy and the small Ukrainian team that blew up the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022. Pancevski explains how a seven-person crew on a rented sailing yacht destroyed one of Europe's most expensive pieces of energy infrastructure for about $250,000, and how German investigators tracked them down. The conversation also digs into Germany's long bet on trade with Russia, the Russia and CIA theories, Poland's refusal to cooperate, and what American conservatives misunderstand about Putin.
He describes how a small group of Ukrainian intelligence and special forces veterans drew up a list of targets meant to choke off Putin's oil and gas revenue
He walks through how the team recruited civilian deep-sea diving instructors and tested them with wiretaps, hidden cameras, and staged arrests
Bigfoot
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I haven't been paying any attention to this war for the last year or so. So I have to ask: which side is winning at this point in time?
Brawny71
.223 Rem
Two masked men set fire to 11 Starlink antennas in Bulgaria
Follows a similar fire in Poland last month
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Brawny71
.223 Rem
China
Bigfoot
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Brawny71
.223 Rem
But the 100 year plan is working well for them.
Their problem is there won't be many Chinese left in a hundred years at the rate their population is declining. Seriously. Their birthrate is well below replacement rate and has been for decades. The future belongs to those who show up for it. But for now they are winning. Their 2 main rivals are bleeding themselves (Russia in terms of men, the US in terms of weapons) so they don't have much to fear from either if they wanted to do something bold (like take Taiwan).
spat
.950 JDJ
It's going about as well as their 5 year plans used to.
FIFY
I've said it before, but I'm repeating it again.
I think Russia is going to be forced to do something, drastic, sooner than later to try to bring this conflict to a close and stop Ukraine (with NATO support) from really F-ing up Russian infrastructure and economy.
Russia can't continue to absorb this forever and there has to be growing internal domestic support to really try and end this conflict.
There has to be all sorts of behind the scenes diplomatic wrangling going on. Just in the past 2 weeks Trump has claimed he made a deal to buy Russian diesel (which that in itself is telling how bad the global fuel situation is) and told Zelensky to stop attacking Russian refineries.
Zelensky ignored Trump, and kept attacking.
Trump turned off starlink to physically prevent Ukrainian drones to receive guidance signals deep inside Russia.
What does Zelensky do next? Just this weekend Ukraine flew hundreds of one way attack drones through NATO Baltic airspace and used their guidance comms and then used the Baltics as a protected travel route for the drones to transition to the target area. They destroyed, surprise surprise, the Russian st Petersburg fuel export terminal.
Russia was just hit by Ukrainian drones using NATO airspace and guidance, further damaging the Russian economy, petroleum industry infrastructure and driving another wedge between the US and Russia while further affecting the global Diesel shortage problems.
Hmmmmmm
I think things are going to escalate to the next level sooner than later.
Yes I've said this before, but I think too many events are converging together.
I think Russia is going to be forced to do something, drastic, sooner than later to try to bring this conflict to a close and stop Ukraine (with NATO support) from really F-ing up Russian infrastructure and economy.
Russia can't continue to absorb this forever and there has to be growing internal domestic support to really try and end this conflict.
There has to be all sorts of behind the scenes diplomatic wrangling going on. Just in the past 2 weeks Trump has claimed he made a deal to buy Russian diesel (which that in itself is telling how bad the global fuel situation is) and told Zelensky to stop attacking Russian refineries.
Zelensky ignored Trump, and kept attacking.
Trump turned off starlink to physically prevent Ukrainian drones to receive guidance signals deep inside Russia.
What does Zelensky do next? Just this weekend Ukraine flew hundreds of one way attack drones through NATO Baltic airspace and used their guidance comms and then used the Baltics as a protected travel route for the drones to transition to the target area. They destroyed, surprise surprise, the Russian st Petersburg fuel export terminal.
Russia was just hit by Ukrainian drones using NATO airspace and guidance, further damaging the Russian economy, petroleum industry infrastructure and driving another wedge between the US and Russia while further affecting the global Diesel shortage problems.
Hmmmmmm
I think things are going to escalate to the next level sooner than later.
Yes I've said this before, but I think too many events are converging together.
Neither.
The NATO/Ukrainian side is holding on but losing manpower and slowly losing territory, with civilians suffering
The Russians are having their petro industry, data and distribution infrastructure impacted, economy affected and losing lots of manpower.
Sooner or later Russia is going to realize they are essentially in defacto conflict with NATO using Ukrainian man power, and will act accordingly
As usual, the only side winning is the military industrial complex and their investors.
Uzi
.308 Win
Where is the source of this, just out of curiosity?
TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) on X
No. Never has. The datapoint to prove it was finally evidenced when Michael Fedorov resigned as Ukraine Minister of Defense. Fedorov noted neither he nor Zelenskyy controlled the battlefield commanders. The Ukraine military operates independently, much like a mercenary unit; however, the command…
TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) on X
No. Never has. The datapoint to prove it was finally evidenced when Michael Fedorov resigned as Ukraine Minister of Defense. Fedorov noted neither he nor Zelenskyy controlled the battlefield commanders. The Ukraine military operates independently, much like a mercenary unit; however, the command…x.com
Interesting theory that I haven't heard before. I guess it aligns with the "rumors" of extreme money laundering in the ukranian government. Afterall, the big guy gets his 10% and Hunter somehow ends up on a board of directors for a company he has no industry knowledge or experience in.
So yea.
A lot of these factoids align into a very odd picture of circumstances.
I guess I can't rule out the fact that elements of the ukranian military are essentially mercenaries and are operating based on whoever is funding them telling them what to do. When you consider everything else going on it's not outside the realm of possibilities.
I rather not say. Ukraine is known to throw everything it has to stage successful offensives into Russian held territory as propaganda tool. They are eventually encircled and have to break out or retreat with huge loses. It also takes away from their defences in other places. It's a long front line. Russians use that to attack and advance in other places which Ukraine doesn't have the manpower to defend.
So you have a direct line to the Russian military?
I am selective in who I listen to.
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But you can't share your secret source because it might aid the Ukrainians?