Russia Invades Ukraine. Again
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The Lying Sack of Shit Trump Can Shove His Fake “Security Guarantees” Up His Fat Ass
March 25, 2026, 02:40 PM
Trump has agreed to provide Ukraine with security guarantees only if Kyiv withdraws from Donbas. But Russia would effortlessly gain strong defensive positions that it has not been able to seize on the battlefield. Military analysts say Russia could need years and significant manpower to fully capture the Donetsk Oblast, including the fortified Ukrainian cities Kramatorsk and Slovyansk.
https://english.nv.ua/nation/zelenskyy-u-s-wants-ukraine-to-withdraw-f
rom-donbas-50594953.html
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The Tide Turns for Ukraine
By Noah Rothman | March 25, 2026 8:41 AM
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-tide-turns-for-ukraine/
Kyiv-skeptical elements inside the Trump administration are still trying to force Ukraine into a supplicative posture, and Ukraine is still resisting Washington’s efforts to impose defeat on it. But those who saw Ukraine as little more than a freeloading alms-seeker draining the West’s resources toward no greater strategic end must increasingly rely on baseless prejudices to justify that outlook.
Russia’s war of conquest in Ukraine won’t end anytime soon, and there will be more twists of fortune to come in a war that’s been full of them. But those who told themselves that Ukraine’s defeat was only a matter of time allowed the wish to father the thought.
“The command of the Russian troops threw tens of thousands of soldiers into ‘meat assaults,’ but the price of this attempted offensive turned out to be catastrophic for the aggressor,” Ukrainian Armed Forces chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi revealed this week. “Over four days of intensive assault actions, the enemy lost more than 6,090 servicemen killed and wounded.” https://www.kyivpost.com/post/72443
“For soldiers in front-line assault units, the odds of surviving the war are approaching zero,” the exiled Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky wrote, citing Russian-language dossiers disclosing the extent of Moscow’s losses. https://x.com/khodorkovsky_en/status/2036538548309074008
“I have read the full Russian-language report linked below,” the Volokh Conspiracy contributor, U.S. law professor, and native Russian speaker Ilya Somin wrote, “and I can confirm it amply documents these conclusions (based on original Russian military docs provided by an officer who defected).” https://x.com/IlyaSomin/status/2036662428641931708
(What’s this all about? See the article written in Russian, below. You’ll have to translate. Use google:
https://dossier-center.translate.goog/minus27/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr
_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp The following is a sample.)
Minus Division
How the Russian Army Fights – Using One Unit as an Example
March 23, 2026
https://dossier.center/minus27/
What are the chances of survival for a soldier in a Russian motorized rifle regiment in the war with Ukraine? The Dossier Center examined documents from the 27th Guards Division and arrived at a damning conclusion. The chances of survival are within the margin of error.
Read more at https://dossier-center.translate.goog/minus27/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr
_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp
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The Dossier Center has obtained personnel rosters for the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, which has been fighting in the Pokrovsk sector since 2024. These records reveal that over the course of a single year, more than 28,000 individuals were enlisted in the division—a figure double its authorized strength. Was this an error? No; we have verified that the data is accurate. We realized that, based on these figures, we could calculate the unit’s losses—and, by extension, those of the entire Russian army—as well as estimate a newly recruited contract soldier’s chances of survival. Those chances, it turned out, are negligible. Moreover, those who did survive are unlikely to ever return to active duty due to severe injuries. Nearly half of the division’s personnel are over the age of forty; furthermore, the survival rate for new recruits is significantly lower than that of soldiers who have served in the division since its inception, as the newcomers are invariably deployed to assault units. Since the start of its involvement in the war against Ukraine, the division’s entire personnel roster has been completely replaced three times over.
For a detailed look at how the 27th Division operates, who serves within its ranks, and whether the military leadership deems such methods of warfare acceptable (spoiler alert: they do—and they even reward commanders for their "successes"), see the full investigation by the Dossier Center.
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Reuters: 40% of Russia’s oil exports offline, mostly due to Ukrainian drone strikes — worst disruption in Russian history
Russia earns roughly a quarter of its state budget from oil and gas. This week’s attacks halted oil loadings at both Russian Baltic Sea terminals.
By Yuri Zoria | March 25, 2026
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/25/reuters-40-of-russias-oil-expor
ts-offline-mostly-due-to-ukrainian-drone-strikes-worst-disruption-in-russian-history/
Ukrainian drone strikes, pipeline damage, and tanker seizures have halted at least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity — around 2 million barrels per day — in what Reuters calculated on 25 March as the most severe oil supply disruption in modern Russian history. The shutdown combines port strikes, pipeline damage, and tanker seizures.
Ukraine has maintained a sustained drone campaign against Russian oil infrastructure throughout the war, targeting refineries, pumping stations, and export terminals to reduce the foreign currency revenues that fund Moscow's ongoing war against Ukraine.
All three major western Russian ports hit
Ukraine struck all three of Russia's major western oil export ports recently. Primorsk and Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea suspended crude oil and petroleum product loadings on 25 March after massive drone attacks sparked blazes. Both ports had briefly resumed exports after earlier strikes but halted again following the latest wave.
A source told Reuters that Ust-Luga was sealed off with reservoirs ablaze. Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District director Jukka-Pekka Lumilahti confirmed the Primorsk fire was still ongoing.
"It is still burning there pretty much just as it was at the start," he said. "These are indeed massive fires, and there is a massive amount of smoke."
He added there was no oil leakage from the attacks.
Heikki Autto, a Finnish MP and chairman of the parliament's defence committee, told Reuters he saw a massive pillar of black smoke rise from the direction of Primorsk as he landed at Helsinki Airport yesterday.
Novorossiysk on the Black Sea — which can handle up to 700,000 barrels per day — has also been loading below plan since drone attacks earlier this month.
Beyond the port strikes, Russia's Druzhba pipeline — which runs through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia — has been disrupted since damage in late January. Ukraine said the pipeline was hit by Russian strikes, but both Slovakia and Hungary — led by pro-Russian governments — demanded Kyiv restart supplies immediately.
Frequent seizures of Russia-related tankers in Europe have also disrupted 300,000 barrels per day of Arctic oil exports from the port of Murmansk, Reuters said, citing traders.
With western export routes under sustained attack, Moscow must rely on oil shipments to Asian markets from the country's east — but traders said those routes are limited by capacity.
The timing compounds the pressure
Russia's oil output is one of the main revenue sources for the national budget, central to its $2.6 trillion economy, with oil and gas accounting for roughly a quarter of state budget proceeds. Ukraine says it aims to cut those revenues to weaken Russia's military capacity. The disruption arrives just as oil prices exceeded $100 a barrel due to the Iran war — Reuters noted Ukraine has stepped up attacks over recent weeks as US-pushed peace talks stalled.
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Quote:Sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker struck by drone near Istanbul, 140,000 tons of oil on board
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Reuters: 40% of Russia’s oil exports offline, mostly due to Ukrainian drone strikes — worst disruption in Russian history
By Benjamin Murdoch | March 26, 2026
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/26/sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet
-tanker-struck-by-drone-in-black-sea/
An explosion struck a sanctioned oil tanker linked to Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea on March 26, Turkish media outlet NTV reported.
The vessel is part of a network of tankers used by Moscow to sustain oil exports despite Western sanctions, allowing it to continue generating revenue for its war in Ukraine. By operating through opaque ownership structures and indirect shipping routes, this system has softened the intended economic impact of sanctions and kept energy income flowing into the Russian state budget.
ALTURA struck 15 miles off Istanbul, crew safe
The crude oil tanker ALTURA, carrying around 140,000 tons of oil from Russia, was hit roughly 15 miles off the coast of Istanbul near the Bosphorus, according to NTV.
Turkish officials said the blast likely resulted from an unmanned maritime drone, damaging the ship’s deck and engine room and causing it to take on water.
Türkiye’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said initial assessments point to an uncrewed surface or underwater vehicle.
Russian channels said the attack was carried out by a Ukrainian drone.
All 27 crew members were reported safe. Emergency teams, including coast guard units and a rescue vessel, were deployed to assist.
ALTURA sanctioned by EU, UK, Ukraine, and Switzerland
The vessel has been sanctioned by the EU, UK, Ukraine, and Switzerland and is identified in multiple databases as part of Russia’s shadow fleet. The ALTURA alone transported millions of barrels of Russian oil between 2024 and 2025, including shipments to India and China.
Ukraine has increasingly targeted this maritime network, viewing it as a critical source of funding for Russia’s war effort. Previous strikes on oil infrastructure and shadow fleet-linked assets have aimed to disrupt export logistics and reduce the flow of energy revenues into the Russian state budget.
Drone attacks on shadow fleet expand Ukraine's maritime campaign
The use of a maritime drone is consistent with the expanding role of uncrewed naval systems in the Black Sea, where such attacks have targeted ships, port infrastructure, and logistics routes tied to energy exports.
Despite multiple rounds of sanctions, international enforcement has remained uneven, allowing much of the shadow fleet to continue operating with limited interference.
Incidents like this underline both the vulnerabilities of the network and the increasing role of Ukrainian direct action in attempts to curb Russia’s oil trade.
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Russia panics over war setbacks, Kremlin launches internal crackdown
Thu, March 26, 2026 – 12:20
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-panics-over-war-setbacks-kremli
n-launches-1774520412.html
Russian Armed Forces' problems and internal criticism
According to analysts, a Russian military blogger has called for a significant buildup of forces and reforms in the defense industry.
According to him, the Russian army faces systemic problems that hinder success on the front lines. He emphasized that without fundamental changes in the structure of the troops and a shift away from small-group tactics, Russia will not be able to achieve victory quickly.
Additionally, the blogger stated that at the current pace of the offensive, it could take Russian forces up to 100 years to capture the rest of Ukraine.
The ISW also estimates that even if the February 2025 pace is maintained, it could take about 83 years.
"The milblogger’s statements may be a final attempt to criticize the Kremlin and Russian military command before the Kremlin implements the anticipated ban on Telegram in the future and pushes milbloggers to state-controlled platforms," the Institute for the Study of War states.
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FACT-CHECK: Trump Says Ukraine Is Behind US Ammo Shortages in Iran. Is He Telling the Truth?
The US really did send Ukraine a massive amount of tanks and artillery – weapons that are pretty useless against Iranian drones and missiles. Also, Kyiv offered Trump help, but he rejected it.
By Kyiv Post | March 25, 2026, 3:50 pm
Recent claims by senior US officials led by President Donald Trump that munitions shortages faced by American troops fighting against Iran are Ukraine’s fault are false, a Kyiv Post fact check of those statements found.
Starting in March, following massive expenditures of US air defense munitions against unexpectedly aggressive and large-scale Iranian missile and drone attacks in the Gulf, Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt all have blamed Ukraine.
Much more at https://www.kyivpost.com/post/72585
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Comrade signym has given up. She can no longer claim Russia isn't getting its ass kicked. Which is has since day one of this war. Way to go Ukraine; funny...
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Ukraine Just WIPED OUT Russia’s Entire BALTIC Port
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Russia panics over war setbacks, Kremlin launches internal crackdown
Thu, March 26, 2026 – 12:20
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-panics-over-war-setbacks-kremli
n-launches-1774520412.html
Russian Armed Forces' problems and internal criticism
According to analysts, a Russian military blogger has called for a significant buildup of forces and reforms in the defense industry.
According to him, the Russian army faces systemic problems that hinder success on the front lines. He emphasized that without fundamental changes in the structure of the troops and a shift away from small-group tactics, Russia will not be able to achieve victory quickly.
Additionally, the blogger stated that at the current pace of the offensive, it could take Russian forces up to 100 years to capture the rest of Ukraine.
The ISW also estimates that even if the February 2025 pace is maintained, it could take about 83 years.
"The milblogger’s statements may be a final attempt to criticize the Kremlin and Russian military command before the Kremlin implements the anticipated ban on Telegram in the future and pushes milbloggers to state-controlled platforms," the Institute for the Study of War states.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
This milblogger is stupid. Neither side can risk large-group tactics due to drones. When troops are massed and many vehicles are on the move they becomes visible to surveillance drones and are usually destroyed. Movement only comes from stealth and infiltration.
Until an effective, cheap anti-drone technology is developed, the front is going to move slowly.
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Denmark outspends everyone on Ukraine. I walked the streets to find out why.
By Michael Andersen | 24/03/2026
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/24/denmark-outspends-everyone-on-u
kraine-i-walked-the-streets-to-find-out-why/
Every time a Danish taxpayer spends one dollar to support Ukraine's military, financial, or humanitarian aid, an Englishman or a German sends 30 cents, a Frenchman or an Italian sends 6-7 cents, a Spaniard or a Greek sends 5 cents. An American, of course, these days sends 0 cents to Ukraine.
These numbers stem from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy—the unrivaled tracker of the international community's aid to Ukraine.
https://www.kielinstitut.de/fileadmin/Dateiverwaltung/IfW-Publications
/fis-import/dd24a73f-4270-46c5-9c40-bcc9df4f1672-KPB2023_EN.pdf
According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, in the four years since Russia invaded Ukraine, Denmark has spent around $10 billion on supporting Ukraine. In relative terms, as a percentage of GDP, the Danish commitment to Ukraine's survival is the highest in the world and dwarfs what most other countries have been willing to muster.
Put differently: if all NATO countries had supported Ukraine at the same level as Denmark and the Baltic countries during the four years of war, the total help for Ukraine, which now amounts to around $350 billion, would instead have been five-six times higher — $2.0 trillion. Most importantly, this would obviously have had an impact on Russia and its insistence on continuing its war.
Practically nobody here in Denmark questions whether the massive support for Ukraine should be continued into a fifth, sixth, or seventh year.
Overall, almost 80% of Danes say that it is important to them that Ukraine wins. Compare that with around half of Germans, 40% of the French, and 30% of Italians.
I decided to take a walk around my native city of Aarhus to check whether the Danes are indeed that keen on Ukraine as polls suggest. And with very few nuances—they are.
Much more at https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/24/denmark-outspends-everyone-on-u
kraine-i-walked-the-streets-to-find-out-why/
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