"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (25 Viewers)
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As someone involved in BD I would heavily criticise anyone involved in such who does not take the time to understand their market as deserving a kick up the rear for doing such.
Hundreds of drones swarm Ukraine nightly — soon there could be thousands
Ukraine is struggling to defend against growing drone attacks, and with Russia's mass production factories in full-swing there are fears thousands will soon be launched in a single night.
www.abc.net.au
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I believe these to be some wise words from the outgoing head of MI6, who we can safely assume knows more about the situation, than any of us.
Personally the part that I found interesting is the comment that Russian losses are over one million. It gives some credence to Ukraine's claims regarding Russian losses.
The outgoing head of MI6 has issued a damning indictment of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying that Vladimir Putin has "bitten off more than he can chew".
Richard Moore, known within MI6 as C, used his farewell speech in Istanbul to say that while Russia was unlikely to win on the battlefield, his agency was seeking to recruit spies inside Russia and worldwide in order to fight back.
"Putin has sought to convince the world that Russian victory is inevitable, but he lies. He lies to the world. He lies to his people. Perhaps he even lies to himself," said Moore. "But we should not believe him. Or credit him with strength he does not have."
Any Russian victories on the battlefield remained incremental, said Moore, and incurred massive costs as the president's army fell far short of its original aims to swiftly capture all of Ukraine.
The rising costs now included more than a million casualties – a quarter of them "poorly trained troops from Russia's poorest regions" that were "fed into the meat grinder", he said.
Iran, China and North Korea had all aided Putin's war in Ukraine, Moore said, allowing Putin to avoid possible internal collapse or an inevitable ceasefire deal.
"In the end, if we hold our nerve, Putin will need to come to terms with the fact that he has a choice to risk an economic and political crisis that threatens his own rule, or make a sensible deal," he said. "This is a choice he would have had to confront earlier, if not for the outside help he had been receiving."
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Personally the part that I found interesting is the comment that Russian losses are over one million. It gives some credence to Ukraine's claims regarding Russian losses.
The outgoing head of MI6 has issued a damning indictment of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying that Vladimir Putin has "bitten off more than he can chew".
Richard Moore, known within MI6 as C, used his farewell speech in Istanbul to say that while Russia was unlikely to win on the battlefield, his agency was seeking to recruit spies inside Russia and worldwide in order to fight back.
"Putin has sought to convince the world that Russian victory is inevitable, but he lies. He lies to the world. He lies to his people. Perhaps he even lies to himself," said Moore. "But we should not believe him. Or credit him with strength he does not have."
Any Russian victories on the battlefield remained incremental, said Moore, and incurred massive costs as the president's army fell far short of its original aims to swiftly capture all of Ukraine.
The rising costs now included more than a million casualties – a quarter of them "poorly trained troops from Russia's poorest regions" that were "fed into the meat grinder", he said.
Iran, China and North Korea had all aided Putin's war in Ukraine, Moore said, allowing Putin to avoid possible internal collapse or an inevitable ceasefire deal.
"In the end, if we hold our nerve, Putin will need to come to terms with the fact that he has a choice to risk an economic and political crisis that threatens his own rule, or make a sensible deal," he said. "This is a choice he would have had to confront earlier, if not for the outside help he had been receiving."
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Estonia seeks urgent Nato consultation after Russian jets violate airspace
Russia denies jets entered Estonian airspace in the same month as its drones violated the airspace of two other Nato members.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Take 2 Patriots and call me in the morning........Estonia seeks urgent Nato consultation after Russian jets violate airspace
Russia denies jets entered Estonian airspace in the same month as its drones violated the airspace of two other Nato members.
Ukraine unveils AI-driven heavy ground robot
Ukraine has presented a new generation of robotic warfare with the debut of the VATAG heavy uncrewed ground vehicle (H-UGV), unveiled at the Brave1 Defense Tech Valley 2025 summit on September 16. According to Defense Express, the system integrates artificial intelligence and advanced control...
Cracks appearing...?
defence-blog.com
Russia to delay production of A-50 radar plane
Russia’s efforts to modernize its airborne early warning and control aircraft have hit a pause, as United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) delays a decision on launching serial production of its A-50 radar planes. The announcement was made by Sergey Korotkov, general designer and deputy general...
More reporting:Estonia seeks urgent Nato consultation after Russian jets violate airspace
Russia denies jets entered Estonian airspace in the same month as its drones violated the airspace of two other Nato members.
Estonia says Russian jets breach airspace in 'brazen' incursion
Russian warplanes intercepted in NATO airspace over Estonia
Three MiG-31 fighter jets entered its airspace without permission and stayed there for a total of 12 minutes, Estonia's foreign minister said.
www.abc.net.au
Kyiv’s E-Points Drone Marketplace—An Amazon For Frontline Units
Ukrainian fighters can now bypass the Kyiv military bureaucracy and buy weapons directly from manufacturers
www.forbes.com
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Moscow, St. Petersburg And Russia’s Economy
Ukraine’s drone strikes act as kinetic sanctions, driving a fuel crisis, intensifying social pressure, and undermining Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war chest.
www.forbes.com
Tangentially related...especially in relation to Russian testing of NATO and in particular Poland:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv3eIMsz-6M
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv3eIMsz-6M
Exclusive: Italy readies massive transfer of 400 M113 armored carriers to Ukraine
Exclusive: Italy readies massive transfer of 400 M113 armored carriers to Ukraine
www.armyrecognition.com
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