"his is a bad move and awful look for the United States
President Trump just announced that the United States will begin buying diesel fuel from Russia, a move Zelensky referred to as a weak decision by a strong partner. Adding that all of that money will be used to kill Ukrainians."
"Russians are facing a frightening new reality as Vladimir Putin transforms Russia's military draft system, making it increasingly difficult for young men to avoid conscription, challenge military authorities, or even leave the country. While the Kremlin continues promising that ordinary conscripts will not be sent to fight in Ukraine, Russia is quietly building a powerful electronic conscription system that could give the government unprecedented control over hundreds of thousands of military-age men. And the consequences are already becoming visible. One Russian conscript reportedly discovered that his signature had been forged on a military contract, effectively transforming him from a young man completing mandatory service into a contract soldier potentially facing deployment toward the war. Even after an independent examination reportedly confirmed the forgery, a Russian court refused to invalidate the contract. Meanwhile, Moscow is becoming a testing ground for increasingly aggressive military recruitment, with reports of facial-recognition cameras identifying draft-eligible men, police stopping young Russians in the subway, and military authorities pressuring conscripts to comply with recruitment procedures. Russia's new electronic draft register means military notices can be considered delivered without anyone physically receiving them, while ignoring a summons can result in restrictions on international travel, driver's licenses, bank loans, and property transactions. The Kremlin is also extending the validity of draft decisions, expanding year-round administrative procedures, and weakening some of the protections previously available to Russians challenging conscription decisions. This raises a much bigger question: is Putin preparing Russia for another wave of mobilization? With approximately 250,000 to 300,000 conscripts entering Russia's military system annually, the Kremlin is developing the infrastructure to access an enormous pool of potential manpower if the war in Ukraine continues demanding more soldiers. The experiences of Russian conscripts during the Kursk incursion and aboard the Moskva flagship also demonstrate why mandatory military service does not automatically guarantee safety from the war. None of this proves that Putin has already decided to deploy hundreds of thousands of conscripts to Ukraine, but it reveals how dramatically Russia's military recruitment system is changing and why leaving the country may become increasingly difficult for those trying to avoid military service."
"Ukraine has launched a monuments strike on the Omsk oil refinery over 2500km inside Russia as well as blitzing Putin’s google as TWO Yandex data centres go up in flames. Jerome Starkey brings you the latest news from the War in Ukraine as Kaluga, Ryazan, Tver and Sochi also came under Ukrainian drone attacks alongside a strike on the Khanskaya military airbase that left an SU-34 and 35 ablaze on the runway. The ISW has claimed Ukraine has DEFEATED Russia’s summer offensive which failed to encircle the fortress belt but Russia has launched a series of barbaric strikes on civilians leaving over 50 dead in two attacks. But as Kyiv prepares for winter a new electronic warfare weapon may solve the capital's woes…"
Official reports confirm that in the last two weeks alone, Alpha Special Forces have neutralized over 2,800 Russian service members, including those killed and seriously wounded. Their targeted operations consistently disrupt tactical command, troop concentrations, and supply lines before infantry units can establish defensive positions.