Russia Invades Ukraine. Again
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Russia spent $324.8 million on weapons used in a single mass combined strike on the night of Feb. 3, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) wrote on Feb. 4.
February 4, 2026, 05:09 AM
https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russia-traded-regional-budgets-for-m
issiles-over-ukraine-50580977.html
Based on HUR calculations, the total cost of the weapons used amounted to $324.8 million, which is more than $190 million higher than the cost of Russia’s previous mass strike on Jan. 20.
HUR stressed that 79.2% of the resources Russia used were effectively wasted, as Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 450 aerial targets.
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Why Does A Narcissist Accept Humiliation? Epstein Might Be The Answer.
Does the Risk of Greater Humiliation Loom...
By Phillips P. OBrien
Feb 05, 2026
https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/why-does-a-narcissist-accept-hu
miliation
Hi All,
This week we witnessed three extraordinary events which when you put them altogether show a very worrying pattern. Indeed, linking the three of them might be the only way that they all make sense together.
First, the President of the United States of America, a narcissist of the highest order in charge of the most powerful country in the world, was publicly and richly humiliated. Donald Trump was toyed with by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and used to pass on fake news about the Russians agreeing not to attack Ukrainian heating and power generation. Having used Trump to spread the lie as far as they could, the Russians then launched arguably their largest attack on exactly the kinds of Ukrainian heating and power generation targets that Trump said Putin had promised to spare. In other words, the Russians used Trump, willingly or unwillingly, as a patsy in the most public and flagrant manner.
Second, having been humiliated in the most extreme way, and with his most devoted supporters now begging him to get tough with the Russians (see Lindsey Graham and the New York Post), Trump turned around and defended Putin, the source of his humiliation. Not even bothering to act upset, his normal behavior when Putin humiliates him, Trump said that actually the Russian deadline for halting such attacks had just ended! It was therefore ok for the Russians to do exactly what he, the President of the USA, had said that they would not do hours earlier. In an extraordinary turn of phrase, Trump said that his humiliator, Putin, had “kept his word” on the attacks.
Third, another batch of millions of documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files was released and they made a very strong case that Epstein was closely linked to elements in Russian intelligence. There were trips, emails, and other assorted hints that Epstein was associated with and even coordinated activities with members of the Russian intelligence service. The evidence was strong enough that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a man not prone to histrionics or overstatement, said that the Poles were investigating whether Epstein had been a Russian agent. Tusk’s exact words in a government meeting were:
“There is increasing evidence and commentary in the global media suggesting that this unprecedented scandal may have been co-organized by Russian intelligence services.”
In some ways it was like watching the pieces of a puzzle fall progressively into place. The great mystery of Donald Trump’s behavior has been why he, one of the most famous narcissists in world history, reacts aggressively with extreme anger at any slight or insult, except those given by Vladimir Putin. Usually not supporting or praising Trump makes the president lash out with bitterness. When the Indian government refused to support Trump’s lie that he brought peace between them and the Pakistanis, Trump went ballistic and dramatically increased tariffs on Indian products in retaliation.
On the other hand, when it comes to Russia, Trump accepts humiliation after humiliation and still does whatever is in the best interests of Vladimir Putin. In May, I put this piece together arguing that Trump was acting exactly as a Russian agent of influence would be expected to act. I have just taken it out of paywall for anyone to read.
Is the President of the USA acting like an "Agent of Influence" for Putin?
Phillips P. OBrien · May 28, 2025
https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/is-the-president-of-the-usa-act
ing
The piece revealed how strange and dependent Trump seemed to be on the Russians; how he constantly pushed their narrative and interests, even when, remarkably, they turned around and humiliated him time and again. I even used a recent example of a Russian humiliation of Trump because it struck me as so extraordinary, concluding
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Ukraine strikes heart of Russia’s nuclear blackmail — hitting Oreshnik launch site with domestic FP-5 cruise missiles
Ukraine’s FP-5 “Flamingo” reaches Kapustin Yar.
By Olena Mukhina | Feb 05, 2026
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/05/ukraine-strikes-heart-of-russia
s-nuclear-blackmail-hitting-oreshnik-launch-site-with-domestic-fp-5-cruise-missiles/
When a non-nuclear state hits a nuclear state's infrastructure
The strikes on Kapustin Yar represent the first known case in which a non-nuclear state has successfully targeted infrastructure used to prepare nuclear-capable ballistic missiles on the territory of a nuclear power.
Ukrainian strike systems, including the FP-5 Flamingo, demonstrated the ability to reach strategic targets deep inside Russia, shattering the perception of the invulnerability of Russian missile test ranges and altering the deterrence balance not only for Ukraine, but for Europe as a whole.
This constitutes an asymmetric response to Russia’s long-standing nuclear blackmail, which Moscow has used for years to pressure the West and attempt to paralyze support for Ukraine.
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The US Air Force has successfully tested the ERAM cruise missile for Ukraine
By Kyiv Post | Feb. 4, 2026, 12:41 pm
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/69408
The US Air Force has successfully tested the low-cost Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) cruise missile being developed for Ukraine.
According to the Militarniy news outlet, citing official US Air Force materials, the Jan. 21, 2026 test was at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The project team met all key objectives, including confirming the full functionality of the missile’s warhead.
https://militarnyi.com/uk/news/raketueramvyprobuvalyzbojovoyu-chastyno
yu/
One notable aspect of the program is its rapid pace: less than 16 months passed between the signing of the first contract and the live test. Speed was a priority in developing a missile designed to be affordable, mass-producible, and low-cost.
The successful trial marked another step toward serial production.
The US Air Force Armaments Working Group reported that production of ERAM missiles for Ukraine began in spring 2025, with the first batch of 840 units scheduled for delivery in October 2026.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has also informed Congress that the missiles can be launched from both US-made F-16 fighters and Soviet-era MiG-29 aircraft.
ERAM missiles are being produced by two companies: Virginia-based CoAspire and California-based Zone 5 Technologies.
CoAspire’s version, known as the Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile (RAACM), weighs about 500 pounds (roughly 250 kilograms) and carries a combined penetrating and high-explosive warhead. It is designed with a multi-mode fuse and can be aircraft-mounted, reaching subsonic speeds of up to 200 meters (656 feet) per second.
Technical specifications for Zone 5’s variant, dubbed Rusty Dagger, have not been disclosed, though its capabilities are expected to be similar.
The Pentagon expects production to reach around 1,000 ERAM missiles over two years – roughly 42 units per month.
As per Militarniy, US military officials said Washington is accelerating several programs aimed at producing inexpensive cruise missiles, either by extending the range of existing systems or developing entirely new designs using alternative materials and technologies.
Under the Enterprise Test Vehicle (ETV) program, the US ultimately aims to produce millions of such munitions.
In 2024, five defense companies - Anduril Industries, IS4S, Leidos/Dynetics, and Zone 5 - began designing and testing low-cost cruise missile prototypes with support from the Defense Innovation Agency and the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center.
In late August 2025, the Trump administration approved a potential $825 million arms sale to Ukraine, pending congressional approval.
The package includes 3,350 ERAM missiles and related equipment, funded through the Jump Start program by Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands, with additional support from US Foreign Military Financing.
The ERAM - an air-launched “mini cruise missile” with a reported range of up to 400 kilometers - is intended to give Ukraine a low-cost, high-volume long-range strike capability, allowing Ukrainian forces to hit military assets and infrastructure deep behind enemy lines.
The package also includes mission-planning software, spare parts, support equipment, and technical assistance.
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Russian forces face catastrophe at front as their Starlink terminals go offline, Ukrainian military adviser says
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-forces-face-catastrophe-a
t-front-as-their-starlink-terminals-go-offline-ukrainian-military-adviser-says/ar-AA1VIYWQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDBBAN&cvid=6e10e2232228410edf9601f0d1ef1289&ei=150
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Shut up, Ted.
Nobody cares. Nobody ever cared.
And everything you've ever posted in this thread has been an easily provable or disprovable lie.
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Be Nice. Don't be a dick. 
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Active-duty Russian service members continue to visit schools in occupied Ukraine and engage with children and youth on the topic of military service. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported on February 1 that paratroopers of the Russian 7th Airborne (VDV) Division visited a secondary school in occupied Donetsk City as part of the VDV’s “Heroes of Our Time” military-patriotic project.[15] Secondary school students spoke with paratroopers about their experiences in the Russian military, interacted with military equipment, and learned how to operate drones. Students and youth activists of the “People’s Druzhina” youth project met on January 30 with active-duty fighters of the Maxym Kryvonos Battalion and members of Rosgvardia’s Vostok-Donetsk Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) to learn about combat first aid and Soviet military history.[16] Russian soldiers’ constant engagement with Ukrainian children and youth serves the purpose of normalizing the presence of the Russian military in occupied areas, while also setting conditions to encourage Ukrainian children to consider future careers in the Russian military.
Russian occupation administrations are intensifying efforts to formalize the militarization of schools in occupied Ukraine in line with the mandatory Russian “Fundamentals of Security and Protection of the Motherland” (OBZR) curriculum. Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) Head Denis Pushilin reported on January 28 that the Donetsk Oblast occupation government plans to equip classrooms in 513 schools in occupied Donetsk Oblast with equipment for OBZR courses.[17] Sevastopol occupation governor Mikhail Razvozhaev reported on February 2 that the Crimea occupation administration is equipping schools for OZBR courses under a grant from the Russian “Youth and Children” national project.[18] Razvozhaev specified that Sevastopol School No.39 will receive tactical simulators, sets and models for “defense fundamentals,” military-patriotic education materials, modern personal protective equipment, and first aid training equipment. Razvozhaev also noted that a Russian soldier who fought against Ukraine is a teacher at School No.39 and is sharing his experiences with schoolchildren. OBZR intends to codify the increasingly military-patriotic slant of the Russian education system since 2022, and Russian authorities have been imposing it on the school system in occupied Ukraine to accomplish the same effect.[19] Drone assembly and operation, for example, are now a required part of mandatory OBZR courses.[20] OBZR seeks to normalize the forced militarization of society in occupied Ukraine while also preparing Ukrainian children for eventual service in the Russian military or the Russian industrial base.[21]
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-occupatio
n-update-february-5-2026/
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Ukraine’s kill rate just overtook Russia’s troop replacement
By Yuri Zoria | Feb. 06, 2026
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/06/ukraines-kill-rate-just-overtoo
k-russias-troop-replacement-syrskyi-says/
406,000 mobilized, 410,000 lost: Russia loses six soldiers for every Ukrainian soldier killed, Syrskyi says
"The role of their instructors, who, having just returned from battles, train newcomers, is hard to overestimate," Syrskyi wrote.
This veteran-to-instructor pipeline is a key reason Ukraine's best brigades consistently outperform newly formed units. Syrskyi said the military is working on "further improving the quality of training."
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Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Shut up, Ted.
Nobody cares. Nobody ever cared.
And everything you've ever posted in this thread has been an easily provable or disprovable lie.
Musk cuts Russian army Starlink in Ukraine, Kremlin troops lose web access
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/musk-cuts-russian-army-starlink-i
n-ukraine-kremlin-troops-lose-web-access/ar-AA1VPJhz
SpaceX cuts Russian military link to Starlink satellites, Elon Musk says
https://nypost.com/2026/02/01/world-news/spacex-cuts-russian-military-
link-to-starlink-satellites-elon-musk-says/
Ok, the post you are referring to above is based on Musk, Russia and StarLink, so prove it wrong Gilligan. I can give you more links proving it true, but these and the original should do. Now, I say it is you who are, always easily proven wrong because you make your point the way stupid people do. Let's see who is right.
too funny...
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Ukraine aimed a barrage of Flamingo missiles at Russia’s Oreshnik missile base — and apparently missed
Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles are back in action in small numbers. But it seems they missed a very valuable target.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/06/flamingo-attack/
On the basis of the low rate of attacks and the limited damage, Thorkill described the Flamingo as a "marketing-propaganda hoax." The apparently failed recent attack on Kapustin Yar might not compel critics of the Flamingo to reconsider their skepticism.
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