Nizhny Novgorod.
Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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(Excerpt) Read more at oryxspioenkop.com ...
It excels in air-to-air combat
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Image caption:
SU-35 excelling at air to air combat.
“Seen here, Ukrainian F-16s, MiG-29s, and Su-27s drop a mix of US and French-supplied precision guided bombs on Russian positions.”
Note to Russian propagandists: This is occurring inside of Russia, in Kursk Oblast, still today.
“Seen here, Ukrainian F-16s, MiG-29s, and Su-27s drop a mix of US and French-supplied precision guided bombs on Russian positions.”
Note to Russian propagandists: This is occurring inside of Russia, in Kursk Oblast, still today.
Kazakhstan also has Western oil majors producing in their country, and they have bucked OPEC+ production cuts. Looks like they are looking out for Kazakhstan.
As Russian power, wealth and influence collapse; Central Asia will be served on a platter to Chinese domination, if they don’t find some counter-balance.
Nizhny Novgorod.
“To: FtrPilot
Nice work.” (Ronald Reagan Quote)
Ditto.
Tasteful and Dignified, befitting President Reagan, and the ideals that America stands for.
Facts:
Russia refining capacity is about 6.5 million bpd. Domestic consumption of oil, not just refined products, is 3.6 mbpd. The rest exported.
That refinery just mentioned refines about 36K bpd. About 1/2 of 1%.
Stats from Statista via GPT. The bible of oil, due for annual release in about 2 weeks, does not dwell on refining, largely a choice compelled years ago when Syrian rebels were refining crude on the back of pickup trucks.
“Results for the largest Russian oil companies’ activities for Q1 2025
Loss of -$4 billion, against +$4 billion in profit a year earlier. This was all BEFORE the fall of oil price in April.”
It is financial train wreck time in Russia (2025). Gas revenues are already gone - only oil kept them afloat.
A new lower price cap is being discussed, as well as big crackdowns on the shadow fleet. Oil facilities in Russia are burning again, and other competing oil producers are pumping up to take more of Russia’s market share. The overwhelming Bone-Crushing Sanctions remain at the ready, causing all players to shift to a post-Russian oil supply, to cover their butts, in case they drop.
Putin is a Master Strategist - if his strategy is to destroy Russia...
While Russia did not formally declare war either, the Kremlin officially acknowledged a "state of war" on March 22, 2024, two years into the invasion. Ukraine, however, has framed its actions as self-defense rather than a formal declaration of war, focusing on repelling Russian forces with significant international support. The conflict remains active, with recent escalations and peace talks proposed for May 2025.
Not confirmed but interesting...
Ukraine Defense Forces report that a Russian trainload of military equipment was destroyed in the south. The equipment destroyed included 13 tanks and more than a hundred units of armor and automotive vehicles.
https://x.com/raging545/status/1931448068039217612
More Ukrainian war blogger chatter suggests the “Grain Train” strike in the south was real. They’re waiting for video. For events like this, Ukraine typically has video and is holding it for release at the right time. Most likely tomorrow before the U.S. Sunday news shows.
Over the last seven days the Ukrainian military has launched over one thousand drones against targets in Russia. Most of these were shot down by Russian air defenses. There are no reports of any serious damage.
The biggest effect the week long drone attacks achieved was to shut down air traffic in Moscow for several hours.
After waiting a few days the Russian military responded in kind.
Over the last three days a record number of drones and missiles were launched against military installations and production facilities in Ukraine (archived):
Russia stepped up missile-and-drone assaults on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and other regions, killing at least 12 people overnight into Sunday after President Trump last week declined to impose further sanctions on Moscow over its refusal to halt its invasion.Russia attacked with a total of 367 drones and missiles—one of the largest single-night raids of the war, according to the Ukrainian Air Force—in a second consecutive day of pounding strikes that sent civilians running for shelters in the middle of the night.
Over three days the Russian forces used some 1,000 heavy drones plus 58 cruise- and 31 ballistic-missiles to attack Ukraine.
The Russian attacks are overwhelming (archived) the western provided air defenses:
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
What did Avdiivka cost us? Truly scary numbers have become known
The capture of Avdiivka and further advance on this section of the front is the largest victory of the Russian army over the past year.
The military command was in a hurry to drive the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of there before the March Presidential elections. It was expected that Vladimir Vladimirovich would even record a video with Avdiivka in the background (but later this idea was abandoned).
A secret report on the results of the battles for Avdiivka came into our hands. It is worth noting that the city, like a bone in the throat, prevented the alignment of the front, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces had the opportunity to shoot at Donetsk from there, including using cannon artillery.
From November 1, 2023 to March 1, 2024, in Avdiivka and on the approaches to it, our army lost:
➖ 14,453 dead
➖ 1,267 are listed as missing
➖ 42,312 were injured and/or amputated
[ Total casualties lost in the taking of Avdiivka: 58,032. A 3:1 ratio would give >19,000 dead. ]
The scale of losses in technology is also known. In the battles for Avdiivka our troops lost:
➖ 242 tanks
➖ 384 armored vehicles
➖ 312 artillery systems
Sergei Shoigu has these figures. He also reported to Vladimir Putin about the capture of the city, but then there was no definitive data. Obviously, Shoigu is in no hurry to report such colossal losses in technology.
The President previously took the loss of equipment in the Northern Military District very hard.
Why are we publishing this information? There are several questions regarding Avdiivka.
The main one is that another destroyed city will not bring anything to the budget in the coming years, and we have already spent huge amounts of money on its capture (and still have to invest in restoration).
Also, in the battles for the city, almost 60,000 military personnel were killed or injured.
••And these are only those who could be counted.••
Perhaps our command’s tactics need to be adjusted? We really hope that there will be people around Vladimir Vladimirovich who will talk about the real scale of the tragedy in Avdiivka.
Pete Hegseth skipping the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (they coodinate $126 bn in military aid) meeting sends a clear signal that there is a policy change.
Ukrainain intelligence claims they funded and directed their attack on Russian airbases for 18 months. The Whitehouse now claims they knew nothing about it. As someone who steadfastly supports Zelensky and his government, and all the US aid we have given, in view of your claimed military experience is keeping Donald Trump out of the decision loop concerning?
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of a ship named after Harvey Milk, a "gay rights icon."
I love that Hegseth waited until "Pride Month" to get this done. That makes my soul happy. pic.twitter.com/DB7y0OMlXW— George (@BehizyTweets) June 3, 2025
(SNAKE)
New poll shows 57% of Republican voters in South Carolina will not vote for Lindsey Graham in the primary
What do you say? pic.twitter.com/WxptXvWGkH— Charlie Kirk 🇺🇸 Commentary (@CharlieK_news<) June 2, 2025
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