Ukraine is Gamifying the Elimination of Russians with Drones

Youtube ^ | 1-27-2026 | Jake Broe

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

"Ukraine is Gamifying the Elimination of Russians with Drones" Jake Broe** I am a United States Air Force veteran who served as a Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer. Jan 27, 2026 8:00 p.m. EST Length 32:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KknUmByywT0

"Ukraine has struck a Russian oil refinery for the first time in 4 weeks. Ukraine's new Defense Minister has announced a competition between drone units that allows them to earn "e-points" for every successful strike on the Russians. Trump is pressuring Ukraine to surrender the Donbas to Russia in exchange for US security guarantees."

[tennmountainman]

The Embalmer has joined the thread. Indeed.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

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“Germany, France, Italy, Spain start boarding and seizing Russian ships”
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Today, the biggest news comes from Europe.

Here, the Russian shadow fleet continues operating across European waters, relying on rerouting, ambiguity, and hesitation to keep tankers moving despite sanctions and intermittent intervention from the continent. However in recent days, Europeans have started boarding ships, detaining cargo, and forcing vessels off their routes, not in individual cases, but in a coordinated mass-enforcement operation across 2 seas.

Across Europe’s northern and southern sea routes, Russian shadow fleet vessels continue to move through Mediterranean passages, Baltic approaches, and European ports that have sustained sanctions-evading trade since the war began. What has changed is that these ships are now being stopped directly and in quick succession by European states, in areas that were previously avoided, without any visible effort to contain the precedent this creates.

Recently, France intercepted a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean, stopping it mid-transit on a route that had long been treated as less exposed than northern European waters. French naval units moved to the vessel, ordered it to slow, and carried out a boarding operation at sea, placing personnel on deck to question the crew and examine shipping documentation directly. Once control was established, the tanker was redirected away from its intended route and held while inspections continued, preventing it from resuming its voyage and removing it from commercial circulation. The operation unfolded without resistance and without any external intervention altering its outcome.

Soon after, similar enforcement followed in the Baltic, as German naval forces identified a Russian-linked tanker transiting one of Europe’s most closely monitored maritime corridors and closed distance until continued movement became impossible. The vessel altered course and exited the area, abandoning its planned route rather than risk detention by German authorities. The encounter ended with the ship leaving the transit zone entirely, accepting delay and rerouting costs in exchange for avoiding a boarding in confined northern waters.

Enforcement then extended from open water into port infrastructure, with Italian authorities detaining a cargo vessel carrying goods linked to Russian trade, blocking its departure, and initiating inspections that kept the ship in place. With the vessel held in port, cargo movement stopped, crews were forced to remain onboard, and the ship was seized under Italian jurisdiction while documentation and compliance were reviewed. The detention did not rely on warnings or future penalties, but on immediate physical control of the vessel and its ability to sail.

Taken together, these actions mark a loss of freedom of movement for the Russian shadow fleet, as European states stop treating enforcement as an exceptional risk and begin treating it as a normal use of authority. With France constraining movement in the Mediterranean, Germany disrupting transit in the Baltic, and Italy denying port access in southern Europe, the space in which these vessels can move without interference has narrowed sharply. There is no longer a reliable way to reroute and continue, only longer paths that increase exposure, delay schedules, and raise the likelihood of being stopped before transit is complete. As European authorities carry out these interceptions without facing escalation or retaliation, hesitation disappears on their side, allowing enforcement to accelerate simply because stopping another vessel no longer feels like a decision that needs to be weighed carefully.

Russia has not responded in a way that alters this dynamic, as no escorts are deployed in seizure zones, no attempts are made to interfere with boardings, and no escalation raises the cost for European states carrying out enforcement. By leaving these actions unanswered, Moscow does not counter the pressure but allows it to continue under the same conditions, where each new interception takes place in an environment already shaped by previous ones.

Overall, European enforcement has reduced Russia’s ability to move sanctioned shipping without interruption to a narrow and unstable margin. The space that allowed operators to wait, reroute, or rely on caution has narrowed to the point where movement itself now carries predictable risk. This matters because once freedom of movement is lost, it cannot be restored through delay or negotiation. From here, maintaining continued pressure is key, while reversing it would require a step Russia has so far chosen not to take.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

Need sleep to keep up with our 16 day-old beautiful 'Little Blessing'

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "The Embalmer has joined the thread. Indeed."

What amuses me about Andrew and his boyfriend is that their "live streams" go on for hours, while the one posting the newest makes a post when its only minutes into the hours. This suggests, 1) she listens while she curates her thread, or 2) she doesn't listen, but just promotes. The Leaf Spring Army is such a scam, but folks fall for all sorts of things in this world.

[ANKE69]

I deeply appreciate and respect your very informative comments.
>Yhank< you. 😁😁

[ANKE69]

Sorry, I thought I pinged you to #265, as well.

[mass55th]

🤣👍👏

[Rocco DiPippo]

https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/how-to-cook-steak-on-the-stovetop.html

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[dennisw]

lolz ... Its you Bad Vlad squaddies who are curating this revMom thread, she says thanks to all you собачка sobachka. Where is Sicily sicario Rocco de Nada?

[dennisw]

“Jim also told you to knock off the Ukie Propaganda.”

Quit crying when your your love letters to Vlad go unanswered.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

---- "Its you Bad Vlad squaddies who are curating this revMom thread, she says thanks to all you собачка sobachka. "

An addition to the thread, a "revMom thread," and the notion of "curating" the thread. My participation has been with links aplenty to detail what some of the YTs are, with these bloggers dislike of America, as of the Trump-Vance administration.

So, as to the notion of "aeration," here is a list of one of the participants of this thread:

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70 out of 270 to the moment. One quarter of the thread, and within those posted sentiments came the sentiment of the original poster, Democrat “Alexander Vindman finally got his head on straight!”

You write of "Bad Vlad squaddies," and accusation of political loyalty to Putin. Very likely untrue, but a bunch of Freepers who refuse to be labeled as such. A "not my clowns and not my circus" mentality, more likely.

Your support for the Zelensky government is noted. I support neither Putin nor Zelensky and more. But without a doubt, I support the Trump-Vance administration in its efforts.

As to those who blithely accuse some of this administration is the original poster's "poster boy" for the thread. Proof:

Robert F Kennedy Jr is Working for Russia Jake "America is a fascist state" Broe, 9 July 2023.

Alexander Vindman: Ukraine Cannot Be Ignored | Jake Broe Podcast (E035) Jake "America is a fascist state" Broe interviews Alexander Vindman, 28 June 2025.

Positing "Bad Vlad squaddies" seems a rhetorical leap too far. Or you could include President Trump's current United States secretary of health and human services in your estimation. If you consider ranking members of President Trump's administration somehow pro-Putin, we then disagree heartily.

[Allegra]

I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain it to you, Denny Dimwit. You Trump-hating, Putin-lovin’ weirdos are funny, though.

Nice picture of you, Dimmie. You might want to switch to decaf, though.

[Allegra]

An addition to the thread, a "revMom thread," and the notion of "curating" the thread. My participation has been with links aplenty to detail what some of the YTs are, with these bloggers dislike of America, as of the Trump-Vance administration.

It’s all too much for these lil’ Democrats to understand. 😏

[Allegra]

Dang it…that sounds really good. 😋

[Sunsong]

Interesting:

” Fedorov had thanked Musk and SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell “for their swift response and for immediately beginning work on a solution”.

The minister also thanked Musk for providing Ukraine with Starlinks at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, which he said had been “critical to the resilience of our state”.

Musk responded: “You’re most welcome.”

Is it ok with Trump?

[tennmountainman]

“Jim also told you to knock off the Ukie Propaganda.”
This is a true.

Quit crying when your your love letters to Vlad go unanswered.
This is a lie.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

Best to just ignore the disruptors, detractors haters and harassers!
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4364300/posts?page=271#271

I’m apparently living rent free in Worldly’s head! LOL

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
2 timothy 2:23-24

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