The Russia-Ukraine War has begun

[GoblinCampFollower]

Emmanuel Macron says that nowadays 2/3 of the intelligence information provided to Ukraine comes from France.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/macron-says-france-now-providing-two-thirds-intelligence-ukraine-2026-01-15/

I'm sure Macron is a bit bias.... but I'm happy somebody is being a good ally to Ukraine.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Well, that's a new one.

Russian Court Demands $29 Million from Ukrainian Navy Officer for Sinking of Moskva Missile Cruiser

A Russian military court has effectively confirmed that the Moskva missile cruiser was hit by Ukrainian missiles and has revealed information about the number of crew members killed and missing

militarnyi.com

 

[Casey Pelous]

Well, that's a new one.

Russian Court Demands $29 Million from Ukrainian Navy Officer for Sinking of Moskva Missile Cruiser

A Russian military court has effectively confirmed that the Moskva missile cruiser was hit by Ukrainian missiles and has revealed information about the number of crew members killed and missing

militarnyi.com

"You will now to please buy us gun for shoot you."

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Well, that's a new one.

Russian Court Demands $29 Million from Ukrainian Navy Officer for Sinking of Moskva Missile Cruiser

A Russian military court has effectively confirmed that the Moskva missile cruiser was hit by Ukrainian missiles and has revealed information about the number of crew members killed and missing

militarnyi.com

I wonder what game they are playing here. Are they maybe trying to pretend they aren't seriously at war with Ukraine and this was somehow unprovoked?

 

[Sheera Khan]

Maybe that's the russian counterpart of "The Onion"? $29 Mio seems a little cheap for the (then) flagship of the navy. But then, considering russian maintanance...

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Maybe that's the russian counterpart of "The Onion"? $29 Mio seems a little cheap for the (then) flagship of the navy. But then, considering russian maintanance...

Well that's just the fine. He was also sentenced to life in prison. Heh.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I can't be bothered to look up the references but a lot of German POWs in Stalin's Soviet Union after the war found themselves in front of regular criminal tribunals on charges of "destruction of Soviet government property" (e.g. shooting down Soviet fighter planes or destroying Soviet tanks during the battle of Kharkov).

 

[Isabeau]

Russia’s Grinding War in Ukraine

Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, with over 1.2 million casualties. Russia is also in decline as a major economic power with slow growth, weak productivity, and declining manufacturing.

www.csis.org

 

[Soen Eber]

Russia’s Grinding War in Ukraine

Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, with over 1.2 million casualties. Russia is also in decline as a major economic power with slow growth, weak productivity, and declining manufacturing.

www.csis.org

Good

 

[Essence Lumin]

I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Poland's president Karol Nawrocki thinks that his country should get its own nuclear weapons.

In an interview with Polsat television on Sunday, Nawrocki described himself as "a great supporter of Poland joining the nuclear project" and argued that the country should develop its security strategy "based on nuclear potential."

He added: "This path, with respect for all international regulations, is the path we should take. ... We must work towards this goal so that we can begin the work. We are a country right on the border of an armed conflict. The aggressive, imperial attitude of Russia toward Poland is well known."

Poland should ‘begin work’ on nuclear defenses, Nawrocki says

Warsaw should base its security strategy around ‘nuclear potential,’ Polish president said.

www.politico.eu

 

[Soen Eber]

I really don't know what to think about Poland having nuclear weapons. Putin is going to hit to roof, which admittedly is both a good thing ... and a bad thing.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Left in the dark

The impact on the Russian army of losing access to Starlink and Telegram

samf.substack.com

Evernote Link

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Question for me about Starlink is: why didn't Musk cut off Russia sooner, while being totally cool with cutting off Ukraine when "not paying for it?"

And more so: why is the US government fine with that such an important piece of technology, which can be used for war all over the world, being run by Musk?

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Question for me about Starlink is: why didn't Musk cut off Russia sooner, while being totally cool with cutting off Ukraine when "not paying for it?"

And more so: why is the US government fine with that such an important piece of technology, which can be used for war all over the world, being run by Musk?

Musk enjoys the chaos. If he were a D&D character, his alignment would be Chaotic Neutral.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Neutral?

 

[Free]

Neutral?

I was wondering about that as well.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Well, he's not purely evil. He's just completely unhinged. Maybe Chaotic Nuts.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Chaotic Narcissist

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Russia-Ukraine war: How one Russian village lost its fighting-age men to conflict

In the remote village of Sedanka in Russia's Far East, almost all of its fighting-age men have left to join the Ukraine war.

www.bbc.co.uk