Great photos.
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And now for some stealthy bad news.
Russia is burning through them, or Ukraine is burning through them?
An age old story.
She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/science/russian-scientist-ice-detained-harvard.html
It’s a rare thing that I agree with the United States of Autocracy nowadays.
Chinese nationals fighting for Russia in Ukraine are mercenaries-US officials
I’d like to think the answer is ‘yes’.
Peace - on American terms of them agreeing to annex another nations sovereign soil. So very generous of them. Farken negotiators extrordinaire.
War. What is it good for? Innovation.
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Очі та Жало ВЙО-day 01-07.04.25, 414 ОБрУБАС Птахи Мадяра
Eyes and Sting VYO-day 01-07.04.25, 414 OBrUBAS Birds of Magyar (Eng Subs) - Magyar
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He does need to get a move on. His 24-hours is nearly up.
Kyiv given a working over.
Little Estonia poking the bear.
Estonia really giving that bear a poke.
Estonian Navy Seizes Russia-bound Oil Tanker from EU Sanctions List
Who gives a flying F-35.
Jeremy cuts lose and tells it like it is.
If this pr!ck is the key, it must be a farken simplistic lock.
I don’t see Resident Orang-utan rallying to persecute his best mate, Comrade Vlad.
It’s an armoury wrestle.
“Fark it. We’ll build our own.”
I wish Australia would say/do this.
Ukraine working on its own analogue of Patriot air defense system
Vlad’s got an oily chest.
Vladimir Putin’s war chest under threat as oil prices slide
Space. The final frontier.
In modern warfare, there is no way without space - an expert explained why Ukraine needs its own Space Forces
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Russian losses per 12/04/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff
+1240 men
+11 tanks
+7 AFVs
+49 artillery
+2 MLRS
+78 UAVs
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And here is the day’s Very Big Top News from Aleksey Yukov (UKR Eastern Gazette and Red Cross Volunteer):
(as usual, highlights are mine)
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I salute the bravery and determination of the men and women of the AFU and of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Strelkov had been present in Ukraine from the start of the war, having entered Crimea on February 26th and participated in the armed storming of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on February 27th.
In March 2014, his unit stormed a photogrammetric center in Simferopol, further consolidating control over strategic locations.
Strelkov was instrumental in organizing local pro-Russian militias and coordinating with Russian regular forces, particularly the so-called “little green men” (Russian special forces without insignia).
Strelkov was a former officer of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), having served until at least 2012 and was an officer of Russia’s military intelligence (GRU).
He was closely linked to Sergey Aksyonov, the Russian-installed prime minister of Crimea, serving as a security aide and advisor.
After Crimea, Strelkov moved to eastern Ukraine, leading a group of 52–55 armed militants across the Russian-Ukrainian border on the night of April 11–12, 2014, to seize Sloviansk, a city in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
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On April 12, 2014, his group captured key administrative buildings, including the police station, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) offices, and city administration, declaring Sloviansk part of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
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Strelkov established himself as the military commander of Sloviansk, organizing defenses, setting up roadblocks, and overseeing operations that included ambushes, kidnappings, and executions.
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He admitted to sparking the broader Donbas War, stating, “I’m the one who pulled the trigger of war. If our unit hadn’t crossed the border, everything would have fizzled out.”
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His forces engaged Ukrainian troops, killed SBU officers, and took OSCE observers hostage.
Strelkov ordered the execution of several individuals, including Ukrainians Yurii Popravko, Yurii Diakovskyi, and Volodymyr Rybak.
- By May 2014, he was named “commander-in-chief” and “defense minister” of the DPR, consolidating control over separatist fighters in the region.
Facing intense Ukrainian military pressure, Strelkov’s forces retreated from Sloviansk to Donetsk on July 5, 2014, after which his influence waned, and he was dismissed in August 2014.
It was also in August that large formations of the Russian regular army invaded the Donbas region from Russia to stop the Ukrainian Army from crushing the pro-Russian separatist forces that had taken control of some cities in the region.
Strelkov later fell out with Putin, accusing him of not taking enough of Ukraine and being too weak.
Strelkov was sentenced to 4 years in prison last year for ”inciting extremism”
Sloviansk is still in Ukrainian hands 11 years after Strelkov’s attack and 3 years after Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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Good morning Blitzers.
Once again our beloved Bombers have prevailed and the whole day just appears that much better.
With this article, you’d have to wonder if Russia weren’t being favoured by Trump, would they be praising his ‘understanding’? Because it’s fairly well established that the Orange Nong understands fark-all.
Russia’s Lavrov says Trump understands Ukraine war better than others in West
Resident Orang-utan with ‘The Art of the Steal’.
Sanctions extended but not increased by the orange Mr. Sanctiionious.
Ukraine put into a bloody holding pattern.
No real mention of what the leverage is. I’m figuring it’s something big, like the withholding of an Easter egg exchange between DisPutin and the Orange Nong.
Frontline update - 3 hours ago.
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Speaking of ‘The Art of the Steal’. If this article is correct, my already low opinion of the USA is lowered even further.
Unfortunately, an F-16 and pilot lost.
MuskRat earning a Russian salary.
If you repeat a lie often enough.
Russia’s Lavrov praises Trump’s understanding of Ukraine conflict, says NATO expansion was a mistake
Mum and Pop pitching in.
Forced Russiafication.
‘Russians are even trying to ban our holidays’ - women speak out from occupied Ukraine
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93gy91y43vo.amp
As ‘wood’ be expected.
The way President Orange-A-Tan is going with his 24-hour peace plan, this 2026 scenario is a distinct possibility.
Care factor = 0
We all have to have ambitions.
Kyiv Views Middle Volga And North Caucasus As Likely To Be First Regions To Become Independent Of Moscow – OpEd
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AI says:
The cost for Russia to produce a barrel of crude oil varies, but estimates range from $32 to $44 per barrel, depending on factors like location (onshore vs. offshore) and whether taxes are included. Some analyses suggest that Russia’s production costs are higher than those of major oil exporters like Saudi Arabia.
Current price: 
Trend:
Crude oil dropping lower to +/- $60pb might just be a huge worry for Russia.
Remember: Russia has to sell its oil at a discount due to sanctions.
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For all the evil the Gherkin has done, this is quite an achievement. Sloviansk has 100,000 people.
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But the price cap sanctions are only applied by developed West allies.
As I understand it, Russia can sell crude to the likes of India without price cap sanctions. India can on sell refined to the West without sanctions.
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True, but Strelkov and his unit were merely another catalyst injected by Putin (but at a crucial place at the crucial time). Most of the destabilizing legwork had already been done and widespread chaos already sown:
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Bump.
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