Russia Invades Ukraine. Again
POSTED BY: captaincrunch
UPDATED: Sunday, September 6, 2026 21:09
VIEWED: 562266
PAGE 1004 of 1104
This should have happened years ago:
Ukraine’s drone operators are about to stop carrying five different controllers to front.
The country is solving a significant issue.
By Olena Mukhina | April 21, 2026
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/21/ukraines-drone-operators-are-ab
out-to-stop-carrying-five-different-controllers-to-front/
Ukraine is introducing a universal ground control station for fiber-optic drones for the first time. The solution is intended to replace multiple separate control systems and simplify operators’ work on the front line, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
Fiber-optic drones have become one of the key strike assets, especially in conditions of intensive electronic warfare (EW) use. At the same time, their effectiveness is reduced by the fragmentation of control systems.
Fedorov explained that “dozens of different solutions from various manufacturers are operating simultaneously on the front line.” As a result, operators are forced to carry 3–5 different systems, which creates additional workload and reduces time available for mission execution.
Creating a unified control standard to reduce fragmentation in UAV systems
To address this issue, the Ministry of Defense, together with manufacturers, has been developing a unified standard for several months. UAV efficiency advisor Serhii Sternenko also joined the process.
Technical requirements for analog ground control stations, still the most widely used in the military, have now been defined. A prototype close to a production-ready model has been developed and will be delivered to units this week for combat testing.
Scaling digital systems as the next stage of UAV standardization
After testing analog solutions, the next step will be to develop digital control systems and scale the unified model across the entire frontline.
Fedorov emphasized that the goal is to create a single ground control station that replaces multiple systems and reduces operational complexity for units. According to him, this is part of a broader transformation in how warfare is conducted through unmanned technologies.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
11 countries want Ukraine’s drone defense technology: three Gulf states already signed 10-year deals
Ukrainian interceptor drones (systems designed to shoot down Russian Shaheds and other attack UAVs) have emerged as one of the most battlefield-validated Ukrainian drone capabilities.
By Olena Mukhina | 21/04/2026
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/21/11-countries-want-ukraines-dron
e-defense-technology-three-gulf-states-already-signed-10-year-deals/
The Drone Deal is evolving into a large-scale international program that includes interceptor drones, going far beyond purely military cooperation between Ukraine and other countries. It also integrates air defense systems and electronic warfare capabilities, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Army Inform reports. https://armyinform.com.ua/2026/04/21/drony-reb-i-systemy-ppo-shho-pere
dbachaye-programa-drone-deal/
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
1.5 million more Russian soldiers would have to die to take rest of Donetsk Oblast — Ukraine’s UN ambassador
At 254 Russians killed per square kilometer, Russia needs at the current pace up to 183 years to fully subjugate Ukraine.
By Olena Mukhina | 21/04/2026
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/21/1-5-million-more-russian-soldie
rs-would-have-to-die-to-take-rest-of-donetsk-oblast-ukraines-un-ambassador/
The Kremlin would have to send to their death around 1.5 million more troops to fully occupy the territory of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Andrii Melnyk, says. Knowing this, Russia wants to take the region through diplomacy, as per Ukraine's Foreign Ministry.
According to him, the current pace of Russia’s offensive shows minimal territorial gains at an extremely high human cost. At the same time, more than 20% of Donetsk Oblast remains under Ukrainian control, despite Russian ruler Vladimir Putin's demands to hand over these territories without a fight.
“This is outright blackmail. We are talking about 6,000 square kilometers. Russia is demanding that Ukraine abandon one of its most fortified defensive lines,” Melnyk emphasizes.
Demand for capitulation meets entrenched defense
The diplomat stressed that behind these defensive lines are towns and villages with civilian populations who would be placed at risk in the event of a withdrawal.
“How can we leave hundreds of thousands of these people at the mercy of barbarians?” he says, highlighting the humanitarian dimension.
According to his estimates, the calculation is based on an average of about 254 Russian soldiers killed per square kilometer of advance. This “arithmetic of war” leads to the projection of roughly 1.5 million additional losses just to capture the rest of the region.
Strategic pressure instead of military cost
Melnyk noted that at current rates, Russia would theoretically have to lose up to 122 million people to fully occupy Ukraine — a figure that is effectively impossible given the country’s demographics.
“It is difficult to describe the loss of over 122 million lives as a ‘victory,’” he adds.
Against this backdrop, the Kremlin is attempting to achieve its objectives through diplomatic pressure and pseudo-negotiations, as a military path would entail an unsustainable cost for Russia.
He also added that, at the current pace, Russia could need up to 183 years to fully subjugate Ukraine.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Seems the USA respects no national borders either, SECOND.
In any case, despite all your hopium, copium, and opprobrium, SECOND, Russia continues to advance along the entire front....
-----------
"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
Russia is getting it's ass kicked which is why you barely post anymore. That and how bad your choice for president was. Wow, what a fuck up you are.
T
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Quote:
Originally posted by THG:Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Seems the USA respects no national borders either, SECOND.
In any case, despite all your hopium, copium, and opprobrium, SECOND, Russia continues to advance along the entire front....
-----------
"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
Russia is getting it's ass kicked which is why you barely post anymore. That and how bad your choice for president was. Wow, what a fuck up you are.
T
Son, IDK what world you live in, but it ain't the real one.
I slowed down on posting bc I realized that facts won't wake you up. Even now, when the TRUMPRUSSIACOLLUSION HOAX mechanics are laid bare and perps ID'd, you still think that Trump was "colluding" with Russia?
But here's a FACT for you:
It was DEM neocons in the State Dept ("Fuck the EU" Nuland, and more), think tanks (Kagan, ISW) and WH (Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, filling in for the mentally vacant "President" Joe Biden) who kicked off and ramped up the war in Ukraine. That's where the disaster began.
-----------
"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
How Do You End Up Being Called “Kitten” in the Ukrainian Army?
By Yurii Marchenko | Apr 21, 2026 18:52
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/how-do-you-end-up-being-calle
d-kitten-in-the-ukrainian-army-18049
Often, new names emerge from everyday incidents during service that make someone stand out.
One soldier who sneezed while eating cereal became “Shotgun.”
“Volcano” got his name after suffering severe diarrhea during basic training.
Another fighter, sleeping in a tent at night, threw his legs up onto a small metal field stove used for heating—unaware that it had already become extremely hot. He burned his legs and his boots, earning the call sign “Bacon.”
A massive soldier, two meters tall and weighing 130 kilograms, slipped and fell onto a small dugout, breaking its roof. After that, he was named after Russian glide bombs—“KAB.”
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Shit comrade signym, you don't deal in facts. You deal in bullshit and propaganda. Your biggest problem now is that because of current circumstances, your bullshit is so far from the truth, you're too embarrassed to post it.
T
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Quote:
Originally posted by THG:
Shit comrade signym, you don't deal in facts. You deal in bullshit and propaganda. Your biggest problem now is that because of current circumstances, your bullshit is so far from the truth, you're too embarrassed to post it.
T
Huh?
Biden was non compos mentis neocon and I called it out.
Trump is going off the rails. I called that out too.
Unlike you, I track reality, not a political party.
-----------
"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov continues to make greatly exaggerated claims of Russian advances amidst Russian forces’ poor performance in their ongoing Spring-Summer 2026 offensive. Gerasimov visited the Russian Southern Grouping of Forces (GoF) command on April 21 and claimed — contrary to available evidence, including pro-Russian war reporting — that Russian forces seized over 1,700 square kilometers and 80 settlements in Ukraine, including the entirety of Luhansk Oblast, since early 2026.[1]
Gerasimov claimed that Russian forces seized about 700 square kilometers and 34 settlements in March and April 2026 alone. ISW has only observed evidence to assess that Russian forces advanced 381.5 square kilometers and seized 13 settlements since the start of 2026, and that Russian forces have only seized two settlements and have actually lost 59.79 square kilometers across the theater since March 1. The Russian military command has also previously claimed to have seized Luhansk Oblast three times prior to April 21, two of which were after Ukraine’s Fall 2022 counteroffensive in the area.[2]
Gerasimov made several exaggerated claims about Russian operations in specific parts of the frontline, even compared to other Russian sources. Gerasimov claimed that Russian forces advanced to within seven kilometers of Kramatorsk and 12 kilometers of Slovyansk, but even the most expansive previous Russian claims that ISW has observed placed Russian forces at closest roughly 14 kilometers from Kramatorsk and nine kilometers from Slovyansk. Gerasimov claimed that Russian forces seized 70 percent of Lyman, Donetsk Oblast and 75 percent of Novopavlivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, but ISW has not observed evidence to indicate that Russian forces have seized any of Lyman and has only observed evidence to indicate that Russian forces seized 20.51 percent of Novopavlivka. Gerasimov further claimed that Russian forces are fighting in or have seized several small settlements that are several kilometers away from ISW’s current assessed frontline.
Gerasimov has been making speeches exaggerating Russian gains roughly once or twice a month for the last several months and has made comparable aggrandized claims on January 15 and 27, February 15, and March 16 so far in 2026.[3]
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive
-campaign-assessment-april-21-2026/
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
EU envoys on April 22 approved the 90-billion-euro ($106 billion) loan for Ukraine, the spokesperson for the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council said, signaling an end to a months-long standoff between Kyiv and Budapest.
The loan is a crucial lifeline for cash-strapped Ukraine amid Russia's invasion, intended to help cover the country's financial needs in 2026–2027, with two-thirds allocated to defense and the remainder to budgetary support.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-druzhba-eu-loan/
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME