Russia Invades Ukraine. Again
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UPDATED: Sunday, September 6, 2026 21:09
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
THGR: No such thing happened. If it did, Military Summary Channel would have posted it.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
I know I know; you see nothing sergeant Schultz.
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How many times is Ted going to post bullshit that's always proven wrong with time before he goes back to look at all the seriously stupid crap he's posted over the last 2 decades?
You are a fucking idiot, Ted.
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So much for Putin starting a war with NATO. He has no gas to move his army. Shit, he no longer has an army. I told you so comrade.
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According to whom?
You've been saying this exact same shit for years now, dummy.
You're such a fucking idiot, Ted.
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Putin wanted to make Russia great again. Instead, Ukraine is the new rising power in Europe
By Mark Edele | Hansen Professor in History, The University of Melbourne
June 16, 2026 4:07pm EDT
https://theconversation.com/putin-wanted-to-make-russia-great-again-in
stead-ukraine-is-the-new-rising-power-in-europe-284827
Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine is often, and misleadingly, characterised as a great power conflict.
The narrative goes like this: Russia went to war against Ukraine because it felt threatened by NATO’s enlargement into eastern Europe after 1991. The real enemy is the United States, which is, at the very least, “principally responsible” for the war.
This interpretation follows Kremlin talking points. It takes the logic of the Cold War and drops it into a fundamentally different present-day world. It has been debunked both by political scientists and historians.
In reality, Russia’s war is the opposite of a great power conflict. It is a confrontation between middle powers. The great powers – the United States and China – are acting from the sidelines.
A great power no more
Russia has not been a great power since the implosion of the Soviet Union in 1989-1991. As I discuss in my newly updated book, Russia’s War Against Ukraine , Russia is a middle power with a great power complex. [Download from https://z-lib.sk/s/Mark%20Edele%20War or https://z-lib.sk/book/oqkdPJm35A/russias-war-against-ukraine.html for the 2026 version ]
It has successfully usurped Soviet great-power legacies, including its permanent seat on the UN Security Council and one of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals. It has also projected a vision of itself as a world leader, which has gained some traction with conservatives in the global north and critics of US hegemony in the global south.
But it can no longer back up these claims. Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is only slightly bigger than South Korea’s, and smaller than Canada’s or Brazil’s.
It still has one of the world’s largest militaries, with an estimated 1.1 million active-duty personnel. But in order to maintain it, Russia had to devote 7.5% of its economy – or US$190 billion – to military spending in 2025.
Meanwhile, the oft-decried underspending of Europe’s NATO members, none of whom spend more than 4.5% of GDP, added up to nearly three times as much: US$559 billion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin went to war to reverse this reality and make Russia great again. But Russia’s army failed to overwhelm Ukraine’s army in the war, even though Kyiv has just 880,000 active-duty personnel (other estimates vary).
Four and a half years after the full-scale invasion, Russia has suffered a functional defeat in Ukraine. About 80% of Ukraine remains in Ukrainian hands behind a largely static front line. Moscow has now been reduced to conducting an air assault against civilians, a criminal strategy of desperation with few historical examples of success.
Its international influence is also waning. Since 2022, Russia has lost carefully cultivated allies in Syria, Venezuela and Hungary. Europe, once a lucrative market for Russian hydrocarbons, has turned hostile for the long term.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has risen from a minor power on the outskirts of Europe to a diplomatic and military middle power at the continent’s heart.
While still financially dependent on Europe, it is now a world leader in the production of drones. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent “drone diplomacy” in the Middle East – which culminated in ten-year deals with three countries – further demonstrated a country punching well above its weight.
Ukraine is also playing a central role in Europe’s ongoing self-assertion – and this week, took an important step forward in joining the European Union.
Why the great powers have distanced themselves
This war, then, is a war between middle powers, not a proxy conflict between great powers. It cannot be construed as some great game over “Eurasia”.
Neither China nor the US wanted a war in Europe this century. Chi
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Moped ban in Crimea as official says noise is Kyiv plot using youth
Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed governor of Crimea, said the ban would be in place between 8pm and 6am from Wednesday onwards.
Oleg Kryuchkov, Aksyonov’s adviser, claimed separately on Telegram: “The enemy is recruiting your children for night-time rides … The moped noise hampers the work of defence systems. Their engines sound similar [to drones].”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/17/ukraine-war-briefing-san
ctions-waiver-on-russian-oil-could-end-soon-trump-suggests
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Crimea Bans Nighttime Motorcycle Riding for Allegedly Disrupting Air Defense Forces
June 16, 2026
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/16/crimea-bans-nighttime-motorc
ycle-riding-for-allegedly-disrupting-air-defense-forces-a93029
Kremlin-backed authorities in annexed Crimea said they will impose a nighttime curfew on motorcycles and other motorized bikes starting Wednesday in an effort to prevent loud engine noise from interfering with air defense forces tracking incoming Ukrainian drones.
Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-appointed governor of Crimea, announced the curfew on Tuesday, a day after his adviser criticized loud motorbikes for allegedly disrupting the work of mobile air defense firing groups during air raid alerts.
State media reports claimed that bikers in the peninsula were purposely driving on the road during Ukrainian drone attacks “at the request of certain individuals on messaging apps for small financial rewards.”
Aksyonov said the movement of motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, ATVs and similar modes of transportation will be strictly banned between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. from June 17 until further notice.
“The main goal of these measures is to ensure public safety and to protect military personnel, government installations and specialized facilities,” Aksyonov wrote in a post on Telegram.
The motorcycle ban follows other transportation restrictions in Crimea. Last week, authorities suspended rail service between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. across the peninsula after a deadly Ukrainian drone attack on a passenger train locomotive.
Ukraine’s military also claimed that Russia banned all military cargo traffic along the Novorossiya highway, a vital transit link stretching from Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia through occupied Ukrainian territories into Simferopol.
For weeks, Ukraine has ratcheted up its targeted drone campaign against the military trucks and fuel tankers that supply Crimea from the north, triggering a local gasoline shortage.
While the peninsula is linked directly to mainland Russia via the Kerch Bridge in the east, Ukrainian attacks in recent years have prompted Moscow to restrict its use for hazardous cargo like fuel. Instead, supply lines have relied on northern land corridors.
Ukraine’s military claims that average daily traffic along the Novorossiya highway plummeted by over 40% between early May and early June.
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THGR, you have GOT to stop going to your clickbait sites!
"Crimea" is not a front.
But meanwhile, while you're obsessing about someplace where no battle is taking place...
There's a whole 800 miles of frontline you're ignoring. Konstantinovka (one of the big fortfied cities) and Lyman (gateway to the fortified city of Sloviansk) have either fallen or are about to fall. Kupiansk is under Russian control and the entire front line, from Sumy to Kherson, is being nibbled away.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
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Attacks on Russian supply lines are slowing enemy assaults, military says
Russian attack activity in the south falls significantly after recent Ukrainian strikes
By Uliana Bezpalko, Daria Dmytriieva
Thu, June 18, 2026 - 13:54
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/attacks-on-russian-supply-lines-are-sl
owing-1781779984.html
The number of Russian assaults along the front line has dropped sharply as a result of Ukrainian strikes on the occupiers' logistics infrastructure, according to Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn in a comment to RBC-Ukraine.
He emphasized that Ukraine's strike campaign is having a direct impact on the battlefield situation.
Russian assault activity declines
According to Voloshyn, the number of Russian assault operations in southern Ukraine has fallen by about 25% over the past four to five days due to Ukrainian strikes on enemy logistics.
Previously, around 50 combat engagements were recorded daily in the south. That figure has now dropped to approximately 35–37.
"There is no longer the level of intensity the enemy was counting on, as it had concentrated a certain amount of personnel and equipment here in preparation for increased activity in the south. Through our mid-range strikes on enemy logistics, we prevented them from launching that planned offensive activity during this period," Voloshyn said.
Strikes on routes leading to Crimea
On June 7, the first strike targeted the Chonhar Bridge. Following the attack, traffic across the crossing was only partially restored and operated under a one-way alternating traffic system.
The bridge came under drone attack again on June 9. As a result, traffic was completely suspended. Occupation authorities subsequently advised motorists to use alternative routes through Armyansk and Perekop.
On the morning of June 10, Russian occupation authorities also closed the bridge connecting Henichesk and the Arabat Spit in the temporarily occupied part of the Kherson region. This was the second strategically important crossing whose operation was restricted within days of the attacks on the Chonhar Bridge.
During the night of June 11, explosions were reported in occupied Crimea. Local Telegram channels reported fires in Simferopol and Sevastopol, as well as possible damage to bridge crossings linking the peninsula with the mainland.
Later, on June 13, Russian officials again reported attacks on transport infrastructure near Crimea. According to occupation official Vladimir Saldo, drones struck the bridge between Henichesk and the Arabat Spit.
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Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
THGR, you have GOT to stop going to your clickbait sites!
"Crimea" is not a front.
But meanwhile, while you're obsessing about someplace where no battle is taking place...
There's a whole 800 miles of frontline you're ignoring. Konstantinovka (one of the big fortfied cities) and Lyman (gateway to the fortified city of Sloviansk) have either fallen or are about to fall. Kupiansk is under Russian control and the entire front line, from Sumy to Kherson, is being nibbled away.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
Oh my god, no battle, really. Do you know nothing? Throughout history countries have laid siege by cutting off the enemy from needed resources until they capitulate. That's what is happening to Crimea.
“in a military context, to lay siege to a place involves surrounding a city, fortress, or building with armed forces to capture it or compel its inhabitants to surrender. This often includes cutting off supplies, isolating the location, and applying continuous pressure until the defenders give up control.”
As for the rest of the front; I’ve posted using many different sources showing the rest of the front is a Russian meat grinder. They are now losing more ground than they are advancing. And they too, are not getting the supplies they need. You just won’t admit it. Well, soon you won’t be able to deny it.
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