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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 2:42 am to Coeur du Tigre
Posted on 10/8/25 at 2:42 am to Coeur du Tigre
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"How Ukraine Turned the Tables on Russia"
Russia assumed time was on its side, but a new Ukrainian strategy is yielding surprising results.
Interesting article on the small and large changes the Ukrainians are making to overcome their smaller numbers of troops on the lines.
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Part of the answer is drone technology, which has done a great deal to help Ukraine protect itself in an uneven fight. But commanders are now taking a range of other measures to minimize casualties, including more careful use of artillery, more precise troop movements, and better rotation plans. “Our main purpose is to not let direct contact happen, so Ukrainian troops don’t have to engage,” one local commander told me.
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“Rotation is a way of conserving manpower,” YG said. This is especially important for infantry soldiers, whose job is the most physically demanding and who can be out for 50 days or more. “If they know they are not stuck there, it helps,” YG said.
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Members of the military drove me to their bases in ordinary civilian cars, not military vehicles, which can be spotted from above and targeted. I saw very few officers or soldiers in uniform in Ukraine, because the Russians will use drones to chase and kill a single person. Even far from the front line, soldiers tend to dress casually—presumably because of the risk of spies or saboteurs.
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Ukraine is also becoming dependent on ground drones: remotely driven robots that run on wheels, tracks, or even legs. Used for resupplying and evacuating troops, these drones often travel more than 10 miles without stopping but are vulnerable to changes in terrain; each trip involves dozens of people behind the scenes.
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How much longer can Ukraine maintain the fight? “We’ve been at war with the Russians for 300 years,” he said. “We can hold on for a while longer.”
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Posted on 10/8/25 at 3:38 am to Coeur du Tigre
Posted on 10/8/25 at 3:45 am to Coeur du Tigre
Hmmmm... two posts that seem to be related...
And yes, 'Black Sea Fleet' requires quotation marks at this point.
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For the past five days, Transnistria has been in a strict gas-saving regime, with industry halted and residents left without heating or hot water, leaving the separatist leaders with no viable options except either surrendering or following a last Kremlin order to destabilize the region.
And yes, 'Black Sea Fleet' requires quotation marks at this point.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 3:55 am to Coeur du Tigre
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If tweet fails to load, click here. This line is directly east of Estonia and south of Leningrad. If you wanted to... say, move gasoline/diesel from Belarusian refineries to Leningrad, you would use this line.
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On 14 September, two freight trains, including one carrying petroleum products, also derailed in Leningrad Oblast in Russia.
Oh... look at that... What a surprise.
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This post was edited on 10/8/25 at 3:56 am
Posted on 10/8/25 at 4:04 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that Poland will not honor the extradition request by Germany for Volodymyr Z., a Ukrainian national who is currently wanted by European authorities for his suspected involvement in a series of explosions back in 2022 that caused significant damage to both the Nord Stream 1 and 2 Gas Pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which ran between Germany and Russia.
Tusk stated that it was “not in the interest of Poland” to hand over Volodymyr, adding that, “The problem of Europe, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland is not that Nord Stream 2 was blown up, but that it was built
— Russia, with money from some European states and German and (Anglo-) Dutch companies, built Nord Stream 2 against the vital interests not only of our states, but of all of Europe, and there can be no ambiguity about that,” indirectly calling out German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her decision to authorize Nord Stream 2.
Two points here -
1. Now we know for sure who destroyed those pipelines; and
2. Angela should have stayed TF home and certainly not let her ego come up with this book writing idea. She is no longer the darling of the German media and her policies - with great coincidence - have now been seen to be aligned with Putin's almost perfectly. Her legacy has now been destroyed inside of one week.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 6:29 am to Coeur du Tigre
fuel crisis update
Russia expands gasoline sale restrictions amid fuel shortages, refinery strikes
October 8, 2025 1:05 pm
Restrictions on gasoline sales in Russia have expanded to the Tyumen and Sverdlovsk oblasts, Russian pro-government media outlets reported on Oct. 7.
This marks the third and fourth regions to impose limits following similar measures in occupied Crimea and the Chelyabinsk Oblast. The move comes as Ukraine's continued drone strikes on Russian oil refineries strain domestic fuel supplies.
The N-1 gas station chain introduced a 30-liter cap per customer for 92- and 95-octane gasoline in Tyumen Oblast, the company told pro-government outlet Ura.ru. While N-1 denied fuel shortages, it said the restrictions were meant to prevent "stockpiling" by customers buying fuel in canisters.
Tatneft's TPK stations also began selling AI-95 gasoline only to customers with fuel cards.
In neighboring Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian pro-government media outlet 66.ru reported similar measures, citing limits on purchases "to a single buyer" and "for stockpiling."
Lukoil stations reportedly stopped selling fuel in cans, while Bashneft stations ran out of gasoline entirely, leaving only diesel available. Tamic Energy and Varta gas stations also imposed a 30-liter-per-car limit.
Regional authorities have denied any shortage, claiming there are no supply interruptions or formal restrictions on gasoline sales. The tightening of local fuel policies coincides with growing signs of strain in Russia's energy sector.
The Kyiv Independent
Russia expands gasoline sale restrictions amid fuel shortages, refinery strikes
October 8, 2025 1:05 pm
Restrictions on gasoline sales in Russia have expanded to the Tyumen and Sverdlovsk oblasts, Russian pro-government media outlets reported on Oct. 7.
This marks the third and fourth regions to impose limits following similar measures in occupied Crimea and the Chelyabinsk Oblast. The move comes as Ukraine's continued drone strikes on Russian oil refineries strain domestic fuel supplies.
The N-1 gas station chain introduced a 30-liter cap per customer for 92- and 95-octane gasoline in Tyumen Oblast, the company told pro-government outlet Ura.ru. While N-1 denied fuel shortages, it said the restrictions were meant to prevent "stockpiling" by customers buying fuel in canisters.
Tatneft's TPK stations also began selling AI-95 gasoline only to customers with fuel cards.
In neighboring Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian pro-government media outlet 66.ru reported similar measures, citing limits on purchases "to a single buyer" and "for stockpiling."
Lukoil stations reportedly stopped selling fuel in cans, while Bashneft stations ran out of gasoline entirely, leaving only diesel available. Tamic Energy and Varta gas stations also imposed a 30-liter-per-car limit.
Regional authorities have denied any shortage, claiming there are no supply interruptions or formal restrictions on gasoline sales. The tightening of local fuel policies coincides with growing signs of strain in Russia's energy sector.
The Kyiv Independent
Posted on 10/8/25 at 6:37 am to cypher
Feodosia oil terminal in occupied Crimea burns for third day after Ukrainian strike
October 8, 2025, 02:56 AM
Photo: Crimean Wind / Telegram
An oil terminal in Russian-occupied Feodosia has been burning for a third consecutive day after being attacked by Ukraine’s Defense Forces early Oct. 6, the monitoring group Crimean Wind reported on Oct. 8.
Reports on social media say heavy smoke in Feodosia has stretched for dozens of kilometers. The Russian occupation authorities in Crimea have not yet commented on the incident, according to Crimean Wind.
A day earlier, on Oct. 7, toxic smoke from the fire at the oil terminal spread 26 kilometers westward.
On Oct. 6, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed that facilities of JSC Marine Oil Terminal in Feodosia had been hit, sparking a fire. The next day, the blaze intensified and spread to additional storage tanks.
The Feodosia oil terminal is the largest in occupied Crimea, with an annual capacity of 12 million tons of oil and storage facilities for 250,000 tons of products.
The terminal supplies fuel by rail to Russian occupation forces, including those stationed in Zaporizhzhya and Kherson oblasts.
NV
October 8, 2025, 02:56 AM
Photo: Crimean Wind / Telegram
An oil terminal in Russian-occupied Feodosia has been burning for a third consecutive day after being attacked by Ukraine’s Defense Forces early Oct. 6, the monitoring group Crimean Wind reported on Oct. 8.
Reports on social media say heavy smoke in Feodosia has stretched for dozens of kilometers. The Russian occupation authorities in Crimea have not yet commented on the incident, according to Crimean Wind.
A day earlier, on Oct. 7, toxic smoke from the fire at the oil terminal spread 26 kilometers westward.
On Oct. 6, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed that facilities of JSC Marine Oil Terminal in Feodosia had been hit, sparking a fire. The next day, the blaze intensified and spread to additional storage tanks.
The Feodosia oil terminal is the largest in occupied Crimea, with an annual capacity of 12 million tons of oil and storage facilities for 250,000 tons of products.
The terminal supplies fuel by rail to Russian occupation forces, including those stationed in Zaporizhzhya and Kherson oblasts.
NV
Posted on 10/8/25 at 7:00 am to No Colors
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Yes and we still haven't gotten an answer. Because the war was a failure from the beginning and now its only purpose is to perpetuate itself to keep Putin in power.
So Putin doesn't have any aims on further conquest, as many Ukraine-maxers claim? Good to know.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 7:01 am to Leopold
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I've learned that having an adult conversation with a troll is pointless.
An adult conversation, like spamming him in all caps?
Posted on 10/8/25 at 7:05 am to Coeur du Tigre
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1. Now we know for sure who destroyed those pipelines; and
Anyone with common sense always knew who destroyed them. It was Ukraine, possibly with US authorization if not outright US assistance. Its always been Ukraine.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 7:16 am to VolSquatch
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So Putin doesn't have any aims on further conquest
I don't believe so. I think Putin is done. This was his big adventure. And it was a breathtaking failure. He's already considered as a lame duck in the Kremlin. Plus, he fricked up and let $380 billion of his kleptocrats money get confiscated in Europe. That's not something you survive long term.
The war that Poland and Germany and the Baltics are gearing up for isn't this war with this Russian leader.
It's the next war with the next Russian leader.
There will always be another war. There will always be another leader in Russia committed to the cause of expansion. That cycle of conquest, collapse, revolution, contraction....that's what Russia does.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 7:47 am to John Barron
Good morning JB.
Looking forward to reading at least 100 updates from you today. Fighting the delusion and propaganda in this thread is tough when you have to go up against the Ukrainian Goebbels and the Bagdad Bob of Kyiv.
Keep them coming!!!
Looking forward to reading at least 100 updates from you today. Fighting the delusion and propaganda in this thread is tough when you have to go up against the Ukrainian Goebbels and the Bagdad Bob of Kyiv.
Keep them coming!!!
This post was edited on 10/8/25 at 7:52 am
Posted on 10/8/25 at 7:56 am to No Colors
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There will always be another war.
Yes I agree. As long as you boomercon John McCain, Dick Cheney, Miss Lindsey types are alive it will never stop.
We have been at war constantly for the American empire for decades while waisting trillions on war that could have been spent at home on infrastructure.
This post was edited on 10/8/25 at 8:01 am
Posted on 10/8/25 at 8:33 am to AU86
Another day of him saying Kupiansk will be taken by Russia soon.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 8:39 am to VolSquatch
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So Putin doesn't have any aims on further conquest, as many Ukraine-maxers claim? Good to know.
If only this were true, but who really believes Putin is logical? I don’t.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 8:40 am to VolSquatch
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Anyone with common sense always knew who destroyed them. It was Ukraine, possibly with US authorization if not outright US assistance. Its always been Ukraine.
That was the logical choice, but go back and read how many believed Seymour Hersh’s version and played mental gymnastics to blame the US.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 8:41 am to No Colors
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It's the next war with the next Russian leader.
I agree with this.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 8:48 am to doubleb
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So Putin doesn't have any aims on further conquest, as many Ukraine-maxers claim? Good to know.
Doubleb: If only this were true, but who really believes Putin is logical? I don’t.
And then literally the next comment
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It's the next war with the next Russian leader.
I agree with this
Posted on 10/8/25 at 8:49 am to doubleb
If business goes back to normal, Putin can fund and build enough in 2 years
Posted on 10/8/25 at 8:50 am to doubleb
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That was the logical choice, but go back and read how many believed Seymour Hersh’s version and played mental gymnastics to blame the US.
I don't think people were really bought in on Seymour's specifics of the event, but rather the fact that it wasn't Russia who did it like we were told to believe.
I don't think this is something Ukraine would have gone and just done on their own. I don't know if they are even capable of something like that. Don't think they are solely capable of doing the drone operations with the shipping containers either. But we will never find out for sure because of the implications if someone were helping them.
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