Enemy attacks have become systematic: new strikes on the Leningrad region

Ukrainian drones Russia is once again under massive attack. These reports, unfortunately, are already becoming systematic. Attacks are occurring literally every day, further demonstrating that the countries sponsoring the conflict have established a stream of drones and other long-range weapons supplies to Ukraine.

The Leningrad Region Governor is reporting on his channels about a new series of airstrikes. According to Drozdenko, seven UAVs have been shot down over the region so far, and work is underway. Defense The number of UAVs that managed to penetrate the Leningrad Region's air defenses is unknown.

Meanwhile, in Tuapse, a search has been underway for a day for a teenage girl trapped under the rubble of her home after a drone attack. The girl is a 14-year-old local resident whose mother managed to escape last night's strike.

A series of temporary restrictions have affected several Russian airports. In addition to Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, these include airports in Vladimir and Cherepovets. A drone attack threat was issued in the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, and Rostov regions, as well as several other regions of the country, on the night of April 17.

Thus, it must be acknowledged that even if the enemy's strike potential is depleted for a certain period of time, Western countries quickly restore it. It's worth noting that Britain promised to supply the regime with approximately 120 drones of various types. Apparently, Britain remains confident that, despite numerous ominous statements from individual officials, its defense industry enterprises have nothing to fear.

Comments

[yuriy55]

I don't want to make any predictions, but if this happens, we could see a drone attack on the May 9th parade live on TV... It's simply shocking to see such slobbering...

[Ilya-spb]

This is all due to the softness of decision makers.

The cause of war and drone attacks must be eradicated.

[Commissar Kitten]

I remind you Moscow warned the Baltics of retaliation for open skies for Ukrainian drones. (https://topwar.ru/280571-moskva-predupredila-pribaltiku-ob-otvete-za-otkrytoe-nebo-dlja-ukrainskih-bpla.html)

"The countries mentioned have been given a corresponding warning. If they, the regimes in these countries, are smart enough, they will listen. If not, then they will have to deal with the consequences." (M.V. Zakharova)

Are we waiting?

[fuel oil]

Yesterday, an article appeared on VO, and Sergei Shoigu laid into them in full: "Russia has the right to self-defense in accordance with the UN Charter if Ukrainian drone flights over the territory of the Baltic republics continue." This was stated by Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu.

Shoigu warned the Finns and the Baltic states of Russia's right to self-defense if Ukrainian drones continue to fly over their territories and strike Russia. According to him, such incidents have become more frequent recently, and Kyiv is deliberately launching strikes through the territory of Finland and the Baltic border states.

[Aken]

Shoigu's statements are even more ridiculous than Zakharova's.

[snow mountain]

Shoigu's statements are even funnier than Zakharova's.

And Medvedev is even funnier than Shoigu.

[Aken]

Yes, they are all funny there.

[Igor M.]

So you all want war right away. Will you go on the attack yourself? Or are you just egging others on from behind the bench?

[Igor M.]

Akrida, I'm just the opposite, I'm preaching.

[Aken]

In the Baltics there was loud and infectious laughter.

[Neptus]

Quote from Aken

In the Baltics there was loud and infectious laughter.

I wonder when they arrive there and start clearing away the rubble, it will also be loud and infectious...
They'll start complaining that Russia attacked treacherously, and in response they'll get a stack of official public warnings.

[Aken]

Well, yes, the pair didn't make it to Ust-Luga; they crashed. But there were no debris. Even if some barn burns down, they'll come to an agreement with Okraina.

[Igor M.]

Your solution to stop people laughing? Hit them with a nuke straight away?

[Aken]

First, change the army's command staff. You can't scare the weak. You can only make them laugh.

[Igor M.]

Aken, they're doing quite well. Look at that brilliant operation they carried out at the beginning of the Central Military District. They managed to stall a surprise attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces despite their eight-to-one superiority. They killed so many enemies in the Kursk region, even though the Buchi were outnumbered. And they're also conducting a successful offensive operation under conditions of approximate parity.

[Meaning of life]

Quote: Igor M.

They're doing quite well. Look at that brilliant operation they carried out at the beginning of the Central Military District. They managed to stall a surprise attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces despite being outnumbered eight to one. They killed so many enemies in the Kursk region, even though the Buchi were outnumbered. And they're also conducting a successful offensive operation under conditions of approximate parity.

Yeah, this is already a clinic.

[Igor M.]

Meaning_of_Life, are you another Ukrainian troll?

[Fitter65]

Quote: Commissar Kitten

As a reminder, Moscow warned the Baltics of retaliation for keeping Ukrainian drones open. Are we waiting?

What to expect?

The Leningrad Region Governor reports on his channels about the new round of airstrikes. According to Drozdenko, seven UAVs have been shot down over the region so far, and air defense operations continue.

More detailed figures? Coming soon. Responses? Well, don't confuse the leadership of Iran and Russia.

[Igor M.]

Fitter65, could you remind me where the IRI leadership went?
Are you ready to form a human chain to protect important facilities? And bring your children?

Or gather on Red Square and wait for a nuclear strike?

[Fitter65]

Quote: Igor M.

Are you ready to form a human chain to protect important facilities? And bring your children?

What about you? Or is it just blah-blah that you can do?

Quote: Igor M.

Or gather on Red Square and wait for a nuclear strike?

Do you think things are so bad in our country that the only way to prevent a nuclear strike against Russia is by gathering in Red Square? By the way, are you ready? Or will you rush off to the Asians, who have fed you up?

Quote: Igor M.

Could you remind me where the IRI leadership went in the meantime?

Isn't it possible to search the internet yourself? And by the way, it seems the leadership has disappeared somewhere, but the country hasn't collapsed. And what's more, they've turned the hegemon into a sham. And in another country, the leadership was still there, and the country collapsed...

[Igor M.]

Fitter65, you're the one trying to drag us into another war, and I'm categorically against it. God forbid we experience anything like what happened in Iran.
You were the one praising the actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran. So I reminded you of all the nuances of these actions. And you responded by saying that we don't have it like that, that we have it better.
This is the difference between Iran and Russia - we have it betterAnd there is no need to bring Russia to the state of poor, unfortunate Iran.
I know he was killed. And I don't want that to happen again here in Russia.
You seem to be paying more attention to the external tinsel. It might not be over yet. Israel hasn't gotten its comeuppance and is eager to fight, and the US continues to amass forces in the region. He who laughs last laughs best.
But what I also wanted to point out is that Iran deliberately killed hundreds of innocent civilians and destroyed purely civilian infrastructure. Its actions harmed a large number of uninvolved neutral countries. This is not our method; Russia does not act this way.
And if you compare Iran's and Russia's military successes, we've achieved an incredible amount. Iran has killed a few dozen foreign troops, while we have 2 million. Iran has shot down a couple dozen aircraft and helicopters, while we have up to 1000. And that's not to mention the 66 units of military equipment destroyed. The only thing I think we're lacking, and where Iran is far ahead of us, is PR for our military successes.

[Fitter65]

Quote: Igor M.

You're the one trying to drag us into a new war, and I'm categorically against it. God forbid we experience something like what happened in Iran.

You? Draw me in? You've been sitting there up to your ears for a long time, trying to put on a show.

Quote: Igor M.

This is precisely the difference between Iran and Russia - we are better.

Who do we have this with?

Quote: Igor M.

And there is no need to bring Russia to the state of poor, unfortunate Iran.

This poor, unfortunate Iran has been living on its own since 1979. And it's not afraid of what the West will say about it, unlike some.

Quote: Igor M.

Well, if you compare the military successes of Iran and Russia, we have done incredibly more.

You? Did something? Don't make me laugh—as a cartoon character used to say, "My horseshoes." You've been unable to do anything except try to throw more manure on the fan toward the Russian Federation.

Quote: Igor M.

I wanted to point out that Iran deliberately killed hundreds of innocent civilians and destroyed purely civilian infrastructure.

Oh, how nasty this Iran is. When the good guys from the US destroyed a school with 170 girls, that was normal, in your Zipso-like mind. But when Iran retaliated by striking facilities housing "peaceful American troops," the same ones from which the strikes on Iran were launched, that's bad. You stink really badly, and the further you go, the worse it gets. The Zipso-like filth is evident. Although not right away...

[Igor M.]

Fitter65, thank God, we're not at war with NATO right now. And, God willing, we won't be for a long time.
Iran is actually afraid because it's running a powerful PR campaign, posting material in the Western and Russian segments of the internet. We don't have anything remotely similar, and that's probably a bad thing. I read at least three Iranian Telegram channels in Russian during the war. And Hezbollah's Telegram channel in Russian.
It's not hard for me to repeat it for those who don't know:

Iran has a few dozen foreign military personnel killed, while we have 2 million. Iran has shot down a couple dozen aircraft and helicopters, while we have up to 1000. And that's not to mention the 66 units of military equipment destroyed.

Just because someone commits crimes, including war crimes, doesn't mean others can do the same. Yes, the US and Israel are war criminals. Everyone knew that before. But now Iran has become just as much of a war criminal. It's proven to be no better than the US and Israel, which it has reviled for years.
Don't exaggerate: Iran attacked not only military bases but also civilian cities—Tel Aviv, Erbil, Dubai, Doha, and so on—as well as civilian infrastructure, including desalination plants. It also blocked food and medicine from reaching the Gulf states.

[Fitter65]

Quote: Igor M.

The fact that someone commits crimes, including war crimes, does not mean that others can commit them too.

What are you saying

Quote: Igor M.

Yes, the US and Israel are war criminals. Everyone knew that before. But now Iran has become just as much of a war criminal.

It's not your place to decide whether Iran is a war criminal or not. And who told you that Iran struck non-military targets, or targets not used for military purposes? Let's not shift the blame. The US and Israel started the war, their Arab lackeys helped them, and they got what they deserved. What other opinions are there? And your opinion is the last thing I care about.

Quote: Igor M.

Now, thank God, we are not at war with NATO.

You, together with NATO, are fighting against us.

[Igor M.]

Fitter65, who can stop me? You? I'll tell you to go to hell.
I've been closely following the media coverage. If you'd like, I'll provide links to the stories, dates, names, and video evidence. There are tons of videos of cluster munitions deploying over Tel Aviv.


The US and Israel started it, and Iran responded with prohibited means.
The use of cluster munitions in civilian cities is a war crime.

[Fitter65]

Quote: Igor M.

The use of cluster munitions in civilian cities is a war crime.

Ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. And in which peaceful cities is this a war crime, and in which peaceful cities is it not a war crime? You tried, and you got your comeuppance. You can blow all sorts of bubbles here, trying to make the black sheep of Israel and the US look like noble deer, trying to blame Iran for all the sins. It's long been known that your organization closely monitors events and, having turned them upside down, tries to foist them on the public. Just don't think that no one around you understands international affairs.

Quote: Igor M.

There are tons of videos of cluster munition warheads deployed over Tel Aviv.

So what did you expect? You can violate everything and everyone, while others, responding to your vile attacks, must adhere to international agreements on the rules of war? When you threaten civilization's very existence, why on earth do you expect it won't be met with the same punishment you're committing? You thought you'd be playing around in the sandbox again, but now you've been made into weaklings. And so thoroughly, in fact, that even your "colleagues" have refused to help you. They understand that helping people like you only brings shame on themselves.

[Igor M.]

Fitter65, that's a crime in any city, anywhere. Some people got involved, and everyone around them got their comeuppance, including those who didn't. And the American losses were minimal.
What kind of nonsense are you talking about, trying to justify the killing of civilians?
Here we go again. Do you seriously believe that if someone robs you illegally, you now have every right to rob a bank? Are you out of your mind?
One is threatening, and I'll note that he has the means to do so. So far, he's spared Iran. But tomorrow he might change his mind.
And Iran is taking revenge on completely innocent civilians and neutral countries that have done nothing bad to Iran.
Trump has only increased his personal fortune from this war, making statements that cause oil prices to fluctuate. And he's been looking for an excuse to jump ship from NATO for a long time.

[Fitter65]

Quote: Igor M.

Some people climbed, but everyone around them got the response, including those who didn’t climb

We need to provide less assistance to various aggressors by establishing bases on our territory.

Quote: Igor M.

And the American losses are minimal.
What kind of nonsense are you talking about, trying to justify the killing of civilians?

You're talking nonsense. You're trying to shift the blame for unleashing aggression against Iran onto Iran itself.

Quote: Igor M.

Do you seriously believe that if someone robs you, breaking the law, then you now have every right to go rob a bank?

Don't you confuse warm with transparent? Iran didn't go and rob a bank, and by refusing to let itself be robbed, it kicked the robbers in the ass and gave a thrashing to the mob that supported the robbers with all its might.

Quote: Igor M.

Iran is taking revenge on completely innocent civilians and neutral countries that have done nothing wrong to Iran.

And how is Iran taking revenge now? Is it secretly bombing and shelling someone's city, like Israel did when the US began begging Iran to sit down at the negotiating table? No! Iran is doing the opposite. So, Iranian civilians are obliged to suffer, but the aggressor and its supporters are not? By your twisted pro-Western logic, the USSR had no right to fight against Nazi Germany and its lackeys back then.

Quote: Igor M.

One threatens, and I note that he has the ability to do so.

If there were, he wouldn’t have threatened, but would have pushed on as best he could.

Quote: Igor M.

But tomorrow he might change his mind.

He can't, his nates are very tightly clenched, he can't relax them in any way.

US President Donald Trump opposed the US military's seizure of Kharg Island in Iran, fearing that a ground operation would result in heavy losses. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing sources.

They got lucky in Yugoslavia before, they sold out Milosevic, but then they were still mulling over whether to go ground combat. It was similar in Iraq, too, though NATO was still fussing there, and the Americans weren't pushing too hard. Afghanistan is a great example: as soon as the US was left alone there, the bearded guys in slippers kicked them out of the country. The US won't do anything against Iran alone. Because no one in the leadership is selling out. North Korea and Vietnam are examples.

Quote: Igor M.

Trump has only increased his personal fortune from this war, making statements that affect oil prices. And he's been looking for an excuse to jump ship from NATO for a long time.

The fact that he's increased his fortune with his statements is further proof of the idiots who sit on these various stock exchanges and believe Trump's every word, and he takes advantage of that. On the other hand, well, if things didn't work out for him with Iran, let's go shear his sheep. Now, as I understand it, you're jumping to the topic of how Trump won this war by increasing his fortune... Years go by, and nothing changes in your organization. If you can't push through one issue, you immediately try to jump to another... One thing has gotten better, though, more correct, your sentences are now composed without systemic errors. Although some syntax errors are very obvious. And as for a reason to jump ship from NATO... Would you kick the goose that lays eggs out of the coop, especially the only one?

[Amateur]

Now, thank God, we are not at war with NATO. And, God willing, we will not be at war for a long time.

Of course we are. And we will continue to fight for a long time. As long as the Kremlin thinks (or pretends to think) like you.

[Sergei Fonov]

"Thank God we are not at war with NATO."

Of course, it's good that we're not at war with NATO, but it's very bad that they're at war with us, and it's even worse that they're preparing for war with us, and they're not hiding it. Therefore, it's perfectly logical not to gather in Red Square in anticipation of a nuclear strike, but to launch one first. Like the US did to Japan in 1945, or like the US and British Air Forces, which carpet-bombed European cities during the war.

[credo]

As a reminder, Moscow warned the Baltic states of responsibility for keeping the skies open to Ukrainian drones (https://topwar.ru/280571-moskva-predupredila-pribaltiku-ob-otvete-za-otkrytoe-nebo-dlja-ukrainskih-bpla.html)...

There is a belief, not supported by official authorities but persistently spreading among the population of our country, that UAVs are launched from the Baltics to reduce flight time and be less unexpected for us.

[Igor M.]

credo,

[Igor M.]

Military Commissar Kitten, i.e., isn't the SVO enough for you, and you're still pushing for a second war with NATO? Well done, man.

[Sergei Fonov]

"Military Commissar Kitten, i.e., the SVO is not enough for you, and you are pushing for a second war with NATO?

I don't know what Military Commissar Kotyonok is pushing for, but you seem to be pushing for capitulation, while Russia is being attacked by drones from Europe. Suggest a smart solution for what to do in this situation? Surrender? Under what conditions? Continue the Second World War? How and with what weapons can victory be achieved? Or is victory impossible under these circumstances?

[Igor M.]

Sergey Fonov, why did you come to that conclusion? I'm saying that a war on two fronts is a path to defeat.
Firstly, no one has yet proven that drones are attacking us from Europe. There's a lot of talk about it, but it's usually highly likely. When the British said that about the Skripals, we mocked them. And now we're repeating the same thing. Therefore, the smart solution is to track where the drones are coming from. And then think about it with facts, not theories, in hand.
Secondly, well, they fly and fly. They cause very little damage. A war would cause immeasurably more damage. Therefore, in my opinion, we need to improve air defense and complete the air defense. And when and if peace comes, the UAVs will stop flying.
I'm embarrassed to ask, but aren't we striving for victory in the NVO? We've already achieved the NVO's main goal—protecting the people of the LPR and DPR. New tasks that arose during the NVO remain to be addressed: further liberation of new Russian territories and the completion of protective buffer zones in the border areas. We still have about a year left.

[Sergei Fonov]

"I say that a war on two fronts is the path to defeat."

1- The war on two fronts has been going on since 2022. 2- The example of Iran has shown that a war on two fronts is the path to reconciliation.

"Secondly, well, they fly and fly. They do very little damage."

We have 3 (three) ports that have either stopped or suspended the shipment of oil products: Ust-Luga, Primorsk and Novorossiysk, the three main oil loading ports of the Russian Federation.

"We have already achieved the main goal of the SVO - the protection of the people of the LPR and DPR."

Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are Russian territory, and you've already achieved EVERYTHING. I wonder where you get your information? And who's your editor?

[Arkady007]

Show us on our Olympus a person capable of making independent decisions and being responsible for his actions.
April 9, 2026: "The head of Russia's Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, proposed a new front in the fight against corruption. Special scrutiny will be placed on government officials whose children are receiving expensive education abroad, as well as families permanently residing in the United States and Europe. Information has emerged about investigations into the renowned composer Igor Krutoy and several high-ranking officials from elite villages in the Moscow region."
I wonder what he will do when he finds out where Matvienko’s children and granddaughter live.

[barclay]

I wonder what he will do when he finds out where Matvienko’s children and granddaughter live.
In the meantime, he pretends not to know this...

[Igor M.]

Arkady007, so you honestly believe that the decision to launch the SVO was not made independently?

[Arkady007]

I think everyone is looking at the same thing.

[Igor M.]

Arkady007, given the balanced and thoughtful decisions that this one makes, he has advisers who are able to insist on their opinion.
For example, how he did not want to carry out a partial mobilization in the fall of 2022, but it was pushed through and quite quickly.

[Arkady007]

This is a very unfortunate example. If the emergency mobilization hadn't been carried out in 22, the Ukrainian Armed Forces would already be at Moscow, and it's impossible not to understand that.

[Igor M.]

Arkady007, remember that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' advance was halted even before the first mobilized troops arrived. And there was always the option of sending in the professional army and the National Guard. In reality, partial mobilization was far from obvious and extremely unpopular. Accepting it required courage, and insisting on it required moral strength.

[Arkady007]

In my opinion, it didn't take much courage to declare partial mobilization at a time when we were retreating on all fronts, since we had completely screwed up with our saber-wielding offensive. It didn't take a great deal of strategic talent to see the complete failure of the stupidity of our first steps.

[Per se.]

Quote: Ilya-spb

The cause of war must be eradicated.

War is already a consequence, not a cause. The cause is the demise of a great country, whose legacy was deliberately destroyed. The West has bribed the Russian "elite," tying them to the selfish interests of the rich. They're pumping out raw materials and semi-finished products, moving assets abroad, to thousands of destroyed factories, design bureaus, and research institutes, with an optimized industry that the Central Bank oppressed with draconian interest rates. Now, the Central Military District, with its resources depleted, warehouses and arsenals emptied, until the last nuclear trump card remains... A joke about Voronezh, and, let's be honest, a Western colony, with satisfied bad guys. That's the way it has to be thought; otherwise, it's difficult to explain everything that's happening.

[The power of Russia]

I fully support and understand you!

[Igor M.]

Per se. Indeed, since the 2000s, everything has begun to revive again. This includes the construction of thousands of new factories, the creation of new design bureaus, research institutes, and universities.
But first, the warehouses and arsenals were filled from somewhere. Surely not by the Holy Spirit.
Well, the warehouses are not empty.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that Russia produces several times more ammunition in three months than all the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance produce in a year.

And we are constantly developing new types of weapons - the latest being the Oreshnik and the Burevestnik.

[Amateur]

Since the 2000s, everything has begun to revive again. This includes the construction of thousands of new factories, the creation of new design bureaus, research institutes, and universities.

We're in 51st place out of 50 countries selected. And these efficiencies, whether they were in the past 15 years or now, are the same. And the number of industrial workers... (...) Mechanical engineering is collapsing. Four million in 1999, now 440,000. Almost tenfold. Light industry is three times smaller. But there are one and a half million couriers and security guards. And the number of scientists per 10,000 people here is 54, while in advanced countries it's 174. That's efficiency for you.
(Academician Nigmatulin. Speech at the International Economic Forum on April 7, 2026.)

[Igor M.]

He's an amateur, that's why I'm saying that Nigmatulin is lying like a grey gelding.
Has anyone noticed where he works?
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology.
Then why the hell is he talking about our economy?

It's a disaster when a shoemaker starts baking pies, and a pie maker starts making boots..

[Fan-fan]

Igor, at least he's an academic, a scientist, and the head of an institute with extensive scientific and organizational experience. And who are you to accuse him of lying? Sharikov also criticized Professor Preobrazhensky.
It is clear from your comments that you are a narrow-minded and inadequate person.

[Per se.]

Quote: Igor M.

Per se. Well, since the 2000s, everything has started to revive again.

You're an optimist who believes in PR, or one of those who promote these magical achievements for the public. We were saved only by the resilience of the USSR, Soviet developments, and Soviet achievements. Even if we take the period from 2000, not 1991, nothing fundamentally new has been created. Of course, there's been general human progress, but having a smartphone, for example, in our case, means having a Chinese smartphone. Even our rolled metal has become inferior to Chinese steel, so many manufacturers buy semi-finished products from China. There's no point in arguing; continue to believe those who, under the guise of fireworks and holidays, continue to milk and squeeze Russia, transferring assets abroad, to foreign banks, and into foreign currencies.

[Igor M.]

Per se, I don't believe, I know. I know how to collect and analyze facts.
We lost Soviet achievements and developments during the collapse of the USSR, when a significant portion of science and production ended up abroad. Then we were finished off in the 90s, when design bureaus and factories closed, and secrets were sold abroad. Remember that Yeltsin had CIA advisers. Scientists, engineers, and teachers fled by the hundreds of thousands, including abroad due to meager salaries. I earned the equivalent of $15 at the time, but I learned how to obtain foreign grants. We lost science, space, the army, education, and healthcare. I witnessed all of this. Most importantly, the connection between generations was severed. The older specialists left, and no younger ones came to replace them.
Since the 2000s, we've been commissioning new enterprises—hundreds a year—and developing agriculture. Scientists and engineers have been retrained. And since 2014, an import substitution program has been implemented. Our army has been completely re-armed. At the same time, we've acquired new, unique weapons for the first time, weapons that have no Western equivalents: the Kinzhal, the Zircon, the Avangard, the Oreshnik, the Poseidon, and the Burevestnik. We've also built over 100 new warships, including 11 nuclear submarines.
We have excellent metal, which is also exported.

Rolled steel and pipes are the main exports, while scrap metal supplies have been significantly reduced due to quotas. Russia remains the world's fifth-largest steel producer.

2024 Spain resumed importing iron and steel from Russia.

Exports of rolled steel products and pipes accounted for 32% of the total revenue of the Russian metallurgical industry in 2023. These products remain the key export commodity for the country's ferrous metallurgy industry, according to statistics from the Federal Customs Service.

[Igor M.]

Ilya-spb, well, right before our eyes, two powerful military powers tried to eradicate the cause of drone attacks with literal carpet bombing. And they failed. It's probably impossible in principle.
The only way to stop the raids is to make peace. But we're not ready for that yet. So we'll have to endure the raids for another year.

[agk1982]

And the Beskids are still intact...
And ships carrying UAV containers are still moored in Odessa...
Is this Treason?
What is going on?

[mitrich]

I traveled from St. Petersburg to Moscow by train. And back again by Sapsan. It became impossible to leave on time. Which means I'll have to fly back from Moscow.
In St. Petersburg, many people have already switched to trains and cars.
And for the sufferers, everything is fine.

[icy]

Peregrine falcon is faster than airplane.

[mitrich]

When you fly out of the same Moscow airport where you landed, it's not any faster.
I had a flight from Moscow in the morning, and not a single Sapsan flight was connecting.
I drove through the night for 12 hours. Mobility was out of the question.

[Igor M.]

Mitrich, that is, you rode on a modern, luxurious, high-speed train. And you consider yourself a loser. But if you had started a war with NATO, you wouldn't have had to go anywhere. There probably wouldn't be any St. Petersburg or Moscow left, just nuclear embers.

[barclay]

There's a persistent feeling that the enemy has found our weak spot. And it looks like they'll be stepping up their efforts in that direction. It's hard to imagine where this situation could lead. A shortage of air defense forces is already evident. Civilian casualties are mounting.
The enemy is clearly unimpressed by our "retaliatory strikes." Our "words, words, words" directed at the sponsors of Kiev have no effect. The sponsors are convinced we are powerless against them...

[Igor M.]

Barclay, car accidents kill 34 times more people. And yet, somehow, we tolerate it; we don't demand that everyone be forced to ride horses.
Air defense is developing. Look, even in St. Petersburg they announced the formation of new mobile air defense groups.
So, are you proposing a global nuclear war? Do you think the death toll will be lower?

[barclay]

No, I simply believe that those guys are far from feeble-minded idiots planning their actions, as we're told on the radio and TV, and they have no intention of stopping. What I'm saying is that they're calculating everything, while we, as always, are acting according to the situation and relying on people's patience.

[Igor M.]

Barclay, troubles must be dealt with as they arise. They haven't attacked while we're busy with the NVO, and thank God for that. Russia is not an aggressor and always acts within the law.
In fact, we have a historical maximum standard of living.

In July 2025, the independent Levada Center public opinion research institute conducted a survey among Russians on their satisfaction with their standard of living. Fifty-seven percent of respondents responded positively. This is the highest survey result recorded since 1993.

[Yuri L]

I watched the enemy channel "Inter," and their experts really do dream of flying to Red Square on May 9, 2026, and dropping a capsule with VX gas. The most offensive thing is that they went on to say that there will be absolutely no response to the use of WMD because the Kremlin's paws have long been tied. That's their view.

[Igor M.]

Yuri L, are you also in favor of starting a war with the West tomorrow? With nuclear weapons, I bet?
Do you think this will reduce our losses?

[Igor M.]

yuriy55, they already tried in 2025. Nothing, they fought them off.
You yourself, I bet, aren't sitting in a trench, but on a warm sofa. And you want someone to fight in your place, and on two fronts at that. There are no fools.

[jovanni]

Apparently, Britain remains confident that, despite numerous threatening statements from individual officials, its military-industrial complex enterprises have nothing to fear.

They have every reason to do so. Throughout the war, the British suffered no punishment for their actions. And there's plenty of our blood on their filthy hands...

[Igor M.]

Giovanni, so what, drop an atomic bomb on London, and then get hit in response on Moscow and St. Petersburg?
Are you absolutely sure this will make things better for us?
The British are dying regularly in Ukraine. And a lot of their military equipment has been burned there.

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

So where is our decisive response to the factories in Europe that produce UAVs for Ukraine?
Yesterday the news showed a map with these very factories.
Where are the "attacks on decision-making centers"?

[g_ae]

A bearded old joke.

"Lavrov calls Shoigu and says:
- Listen, Kuzhugetovich, don’t hit New York, my daughter lives there.
Shoigu, indignantly:
– Damn it! Peskov asked not to hit London and Paris, Medvedev asked not to hit Berlin, Mizulina asked not to hit Belgium, Zhirinovsky asked not to hit Switzerland... Others from our group called, the list is long. Lavrov, where should we hit then if something happens?
- Mmm, well, hit Voronezh, there are definitely no people of ours there."

That's the whole solution.
Р Р »Рё РІРѕС‚ РµС ‰ С '.
"Russia can have as many nuclear briefcases and nuclear buttons as it wants, but since the Russian elite's $500 billion is sitting in our banks, you still have to figure it out: is this your elite or is it ours? I don't see any situation in which Russia would use its nuclear potential." — Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski

Source: https://ru.citaty.net/tsitaty/452387-zbignev-kazimezh-bzhezinskii-rossiia-mozhet-imet-skolko-ugodno-iadernykh-chemodanch/

[Igor M.]

g_ae, so do you want Russia to use nuclear weapons? And a nuclear retaliatory strike doesn't bother you at all? You probably don't live in Russia, do you? But remember, God forbid, a nuclear winter would be no peace anywhere. Are you absolutely certain this would be best for us?

[Dmitry Rigov]

Arms supplies are not a pretext for declaring war. The USSR didn't bomb the US and China during the Afghan War for supplying the mujahideen. Nor did the US bomb the USSR for supplying arms to the North during the Vietnam War. They bombed Vietnam's logistics, but no one attacked Soviet factories.
Russia is conducting an operation against Ukraine, meaning all actions must be strictly aimed at cutting off supply routes within Ukraine's borders. Otherwise, everything will lead to a new world war, in which only the United States will emerge victorious.

[alexoff]

However, for example, the mujahideen did not shell the territory of the GDR from the territory of the FRG, although they could have

[ptt]

Quote: Dmitry Rigov

Arms supplies are not a pretext for declaring war. The USSR didn't bomb the US and China during the Afghan War for supplying the mujahideen. Nor did the US bomb the USSR for supplying arms to the North during the Vietnam War. They bombed Vietnam's logistics, but no one attacked Soviet factories.
Russia is conducting an operation against Ukraine, meaning all actions must be strictly aimed at cutting off supply routes within Ukraine's borders. Otherwise, everything will lead to a new world war, in which only the United States will emerge victorious.

Your example is not at all indicative. Soviet and Chinese military products were not used in attacks on US territory at that time. In our case, military products from the US and European countries are directly involved in attacks on Russian territory. Feel the difference!

[Igor M.]

So, what now? Are you suggesting we start a war with NATO? To fulfill, so to speak, Ukraine's cherished dream.

[ptt]

Quote: Igor M.

So, what now? Are you suggesting we start a war with NATO? To fulfill, so to speak, Ukraine's cherished dream.

Don't need anything, just sit back and wipe your snot! Wait for those Western thugs to come. They'll herd us all into camps and we'll toil for a bowl of gruel for the "liberators," while Bandera guards will whip us, accompanied by the approving cheers of a tolerant Europe. That's where it's all heading.

Don't overwork yourself, guys. I counted over 79 of your posts yesterday. Take care of yourself—get enough sleep, and don't forget your lunch! You probably get paid by the number of posts, and your kids have mortgages; they really need the money. I see no other reason for such energetic writing.

[Igor M.]

Ptt, when they come, then we'll get to it. Right now, we're busy—we're wrapping up the SVO. Only a complete idiot would wage a two-front war on his own initiative. And calling for it would only be a provocateur and a pro-Ukrainian who wants Russia to be defeated.
Well, there were a lot of you running to the Ukrainian troll thread, and I'm alone. At least insomnia got the better of me. I spent all my time productively. And defending the Motherland on the information front, sparing no effort? Is that not a valid reason?

[Meaning of life]

Quote: Igor M.

When they come, then we'll get to work.

When they come, you will work for them with the same diligence. For the same pay.

[Igor M.]

The Meaning of Life, I won't do it that way, I'm already a pensioner.

[Sergei Fonov]

Everything is as it should be: the ships are sailing, the port facilities are intact. Train and road service is uninterrupted, bridges and tunnels are intact, the reservoirs are untouched. So why should Ukraine surrender? Yes, Ukraine is first in line, but there's also Iran's experience, apparently they drew on that, and the result exceeded all expectations. Negotiations have begun, and we, too, are pushing for negotiations.

[Igor M.]

Obi-Wan Kenobi, aren't you afraid of getting hit in Moscow and St. Petersburg in return? Or do you live far away and think you're safe? Nuclear winter is like that; it'll cover everyone.
Strikes against decision-making centers in Ukraine are carried out regularly. Just the other day, they struck the SBU building where a meeting with CIA advisers was taking place. An ambulance plane from Poland arrived.

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

Enemy attacks have become systematic: new strikes on the Leningrad region

Rostec, Chemezov, where's the Pantsir-SMD?

Maybe instead of showing it off at exhibitions, you could start supplying it to the military, and there it will advertise itself!!!

How many more Pantsir, Tor, and Buk crews can we afford to lose?! Isn't it clear that for point-based air defense, we need modular air defense systems, where the launcher, radar, and command post with personnel are installed separately!!!

Rostec and the Ministry of Defense, wake up!!!

[tank_killer156]

Wake up, stop crying here, we need to hit the enemy on his own territory with a shovel, not worry and draw red lines, we just need to bang and that's it, the issue will be closed.

[The power of Russia]

These "strategists" are nothing compared to the Persians! They're not going to attack Europe, where they have everything: money, families, kids studying. They even go there to get their teeth treated!

[Igor M.]

Russia's strength—well, we're not suicidal like the Persian leadership. I'm categorically against exposing Russia to the risk of nuclear strikes. And the Iranians, it's like they're celebrating, even bringing their children to the potential impact of a nuclear bomb.
https://t.me/chirpnews/2367

[Igor M.]

tank_killer156, and bring a new war to Russia. What a wonderful idea. Let's nuke them too, and get a nuke in return. And then we'll be happy, right?
But keep in mind that you won’t be able to sit out a nuclear winter in Ukraine.

[yuriy55]

Quote: Ratmir_Ryazan

Maybe instead of showing it off at exhibitions, you could start supplying it to the military, and there it will advertise itself!!!

I believe that transporting equipment to exhibitions during the Second World War is a crime. Equipment must prove itself in combat!

[Igor M.]

Yuriy55, how do we earn money for the war and new equipment? We'll sell one complex abroad and build five for ourselves.

[Nastia makarova]

Where is this about loss of settlements?

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

Where is this about loss of settlements?

Do you need this written about here?

Do you think that when the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate shows a drone flying into our Pantsir or BUK, the crew suffers losses?

Now compare this with when our missiles hit a Nasam or Patriot launcher, yes, they lose hardware, but their crew remains intact, and in a month they will be given another launcher and more missiles.

[Nastia makarova]

It's constantly flying in, if there are a couple of hits a year, it's nothing, but do their crews consist of terminators?

[Igor M.]

Ratmir_Ryazan, I remember where the shells were. And then it ended very badly.
Have you tried to enroll in the mobile air defense group yourself?
Right now new ones are being formed in St. Petersburg.

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

Have you tried to enroll in the mobile air defense group yourself?

I would love to, but they don’t let you go there from the SVO.

[tralflot1832]

There's this concept of efficiency, and Europe has problems with it. In Primorsk, only one of the six oil terminals is not working. Judging by the shipping traffic, Rosneft is working on all of them. The Black Sea coast is a problem for us (but it's being resolved). It's dangerous to comment on the air defense system. Aerial reconnaissance over the Black Sea is a thorn in the side.

[Boris Sergeev]

Are you saying the glass is half full? Yes, drones are flying along the Russian coast, but there's nothing to worry about—Europe has trouble with effectiveness. Tell that to the family from Tuapse, where children died yesterday!

[Igor M.]

Boris Sergeyev, tell the residents of Donbass that you regret that we stood up for them and saved thousands of children there.

[Boris Sergeev]

This is called "manipulating the discussion" by diverting the conversation to another topic. Since Donbas was mentioned, the result of its "salvation" was that it became uninhabitable, unlike, say, Western Ukraine.

[Igor M.]

Boris Sergeev, you were the one who started manipulating, and now you are unhappy.
And again, you're distorting things. We saved the LPR and DPR. And things haven't gotten worse within its old borders. On the contrary, they've gotten better. And even Mariupol, which was heavily destroyed, has already been largely restored and has regained its pre-war population.
And the number of shelling attacks on Donetsk and Horlivka has decreased tenfold because the front has been pushed back farther. Meanwhile, practically nothing reaches Mariupol and Luhansk.

[Boris Sergeev]

Instead of practicing loyalty, you should listen to Putin and Khusnullin:
https://www.mk.ru/politics/2025/06/30/glavnoe-chtoby-lyudi-vozvrashhalis-domoy-za-poslednie-tri-goda-naselenie-bolshogo-donbassa-sokratilos-na-dve-treti.html

[Igor M.]

Boris Sergeyev, I'm presenting you with the pure, unadulterated facts. They cannot be loyal.

[Boris Sergeev]

You have nothing but unsubstantiated chatter.

[Igor M.]

Boris Sergeev, let's analyze my previous post based on the facts.
1. Did we save the LPR and DPR? Yes, we did. After all, the Ukrainian Armed Forces couldn't seize a single inch of their land after we launched the Second World War.
2. Has destruction in the LPR and DPR within the old borders increased? It hasn't, because we prevented fighting there, nor any such serious shelling.
3. Has shelling of regional capitals decreased? It has. After all, the front has been pushed back 60 km from Donetsk, and even further from Luhansk.
Everything is clearly to the point, everything is completely in line with the facts. So what are you dissatisfied with? Was I inaccurate in any way? Did I stretch the truth?

[Boris Sergeev]

Who did you save with your language? Of the 9 million who lived in Donbas, 6 million have left and are unlikely to return.

Donetsk has been sitting without water for years now, so the rest will leave too.

[Igor M.]

Boris Sergeev, they left before the North-Eastern Front. Including leaving for Russia.
Those who lived in the LPR and DPR at the start of the Second World War remain there. And the populations of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Mariupol are returning to pre-war levels. They report that by December of last year, Donetsk already had 900 residents, and that the city's development plan is designed to accommodate a population growth to 1,5 million.
Mariupol and Luhansk have no water shortages. Donetsk isn't without water either—temporary systems have been found and some water is being supplied to the city.
But the Russian army has already liberated 90% of the Seversky Donets-Donbas waterway. And it's almost to the water intake point. So, it won't be long before the water starts flowing in abundance.

[yuriy55]

Quote: tralflot1832

Zanoza - aerial reconnaissance over the Black Sea.

It's time to remove all the splinters to prevent abscesses. The Houthis and Iran have shown how quickly this can be done... And the Aerospace Forces exist to prevent various things from flying where they shouldn't...

[barclay]

It's time to remove all splinters to prevent an abscess from forming.
The point is that all the "splinters" are located outside of Ukraine. And our leadership is terrified of taking the conflict outside of Ukraine. So we continue to receive slaps from all sides and courageously pretend that we don't care.

[Igor M.]

Barclay, would you boldly start a war with NATO right away? But then many more people would die. Our leadership understands this.

[Igor M.]

yuriy55, and then our VSK will be removed too – NATO has many more planes. Haven't you considered that?

[Boris Sergeev]

Couldn't even yesterday's statements from "heavyweight" Shoigu have helped? All that's left is to ask wrestler A. Karelin to make a stern statement. At least, when he was asked to speak out in support of raising the retirement age, he didn't refuse.

[Chack wessel]

We need to hold awards ceremonies for the senior command staff. Then Europe will think twice!

[g_ae]

Well, Kadyrov was awarded for his contribution to the cement industry. Why isn't it being acted upon?

[g_ae]

Better than Valuev. He has more charisma... more convincing.

[Igor M.]

Boris Sergeyev, stop pushing for war with NATO. Ukrainian provocateurs won't get through here.

[Boris Sergeev]

What else will you hear from a "pro-NATO" guy? Let NATO continue to strike with impunity at everything within its reach!

[Igor M.]

Boris Sergeyev, NATO isn't attacking us. Ukraine is. And not with impunity.
I understand that pro-Ukrainians and opponents of the Central Military District are eager to drag Russia into another war and ensure our defeat. But, thank God, there are smart people in the Kremlin and they will never allow that to happen.
But the truth is, your logic, like that of many others, is ironclad. Drones are hitting us, and a few people are dying. Let's immediately start a war with NATO, so that many, many more people die. A new war won't improve things in this regard; it will only make things worse, and the death toll will be many times higher. But the main thing is that it won't stop the drone strikes against us. Force can't do that, as the war with Iran showed. Only peace can save us here.

[Boris Sergeev]

Speak, Emelya! It's impossible to establish Hymars without the Americans, just like ATAKMS.

[Igor M.]

Boris Sergeev, in response, we helped the Iranians target missiles and UAVs at American bases in the region.
Well, hundreds of Americans died in Ukraine from our strikes. Even a general was caught. He later allegedly crashed his plane in the US.

[Boris Sergeev]

Another portion of unsubstantiated chatter - assurances that the Russian Federation is not providing any assistance to Iran - was made by both the Minister of Foreign Affairs and his deputy.

[drags33]

What's so surprising? The blows against Russia will continue to mount, as the great country is acting like a whipping boy... The Dutch Prime Minister (!!!) has bluntly stated that he doesn't care about Russia's warnings about Kyiv.

[Ed Mac]

How else could it be?
According to international law, a country supplying weapons is not a party to the conflict.
Officially there is no war, there is a Cold War.
If we hit the factories, it would be an attack and then it would definitely be a war.

[Boris Sergeev]

According to international law, a country supplying weapons is not a party to the conflict.

Somehow in Iran they don't think so.

Shurygin (Ramzai) even sent an open letter to the Minister of Defense with information that the drones were being assembled and launched from Finland.

[yuriy55]

Quote: Ed Mack

According to international law, a country supplying weapons is not a party to the conflict.

And in the federal law there is:

1.1. In this article, aiding and abetting shall mean intentional assistance in the commission of a crime by giving advice, instructions, providing information, means or instruments for committing a crime, or removing obstacles to its commission, as well as a promise to conceal the criminal, the means or instruments for committing a crime, traces of a crime, or items obtained by criminal means, as well as a promise to acquire or sell such items.

So what laws should Russia live by?

[Ed Mac]

The Constitution amended in 2020:
Article 15, Part 4: "4. Generally recognized principles and norms of international law and international treaties of the Russian Federation are an integral part of its legal system. If an international treaty of the Russian Federation establishes rules other than those provided by law, then the rules of the international treaty shall apply."
The international treaty takes precedence. That's what the country decided.

[spektr9]

That's what the country decided.

Not a country, but power, my dear friend...

[Igor M.]

spektr9, you are not my friend, CIPSOT.

[The power of Russia]

And with him too! Better to settle this with these bastards at once!

[Igor M.]

Russia's strength, and we'll get a nuclear strike in response. And then we'll lament over the ruins of our cities—and what about us? And Russia will no longer have strength.

[YES UZH]

So Samoy's daughter is married to a Dutch architect...

[Igor M.]

drags33, so what now, just nuke him? And in return, 100 times more people will come flying at us and kill us. But at least we'll prove ourselves to be both decisive and stupid. Right?

[next322]

Shoigu was mumbling something yesterday, like he's a figurehead secretary of the Defense Council? Where's our decisive response? It's business as usual... The actions of these old suckers are inexplicable.

[Igor M.]

next322, wouldn't you just wait and start a war right away? It's a good thing you're not our country's leader. We'll live a little longer.

[Chack wessel]

Maybe we should transport the icon around the Leningrad Region, like we did around the DPR in 2023?
Quote: "On May 17-18, 2023, the National Guard aviation forces and the sector for interaction with the Russian National Guard of the Synodal Department for Interaction with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies conducted overflights with the miraculous icon of St. Seraphim of Sarov over territories of the Russian Federation located in the zone of potential threat from enemy unmanned aerial vehicles."
https://www.patriarchia.ru/article/81449
As far as I understand, there are no other options.

[Igor M.]

Chack Wessel, yes

The Leningrad Region Governor called for a contract to protect the region from UAVs.

.

[tank_killer156]

And our words were scattered about, like, we'll respond, and the Czech Foreign Ministry summoned our ambassador to explain what's going on with this statement, and there won't be any more crap, our ambassador will go back to his office, and our guys will continue to shoot down drones, and then we'll come up with something else to say, now it's almost the weekend, we'll keep quiet as always and at least things will clear up - that's what I (hey, you up there) think, in short, the Foreign Ministry and Lavrov are pouting and Zakharova is dancing Kalinka Malinka, and Medvedev is writing menacing lines in his X

[AIK05]

Are they really selling out their homeland for filthy dollars? My grandfather, who gave his life in WWII, hides his face in shame in the afterlife. This is when Stalin's will is needed to make a decision. Russia is in danger, and we urgently need to cool those hot European heads.

[Vladimir60]

Unfortunately, the old mantras of "we're so ugly" will return! They don't care about Russia's former greatness. The masters only have selfish interests.

[Igor M.]

Vladimir60, are you for war with NATO? Will you even go into the trenches yourself? Or will you sit it out, hoping you won't be hit? Your selfish interests are preserving the country intact and preventing millions of our citizens from being consumed by another war. Or are you naive to think it'll be a one-sided game? Will Russia be able to sustain two wars at once? Or do you not care? Or is that precisely your interest?

[Igor M.]

AIK05, Stalin wasn't the one who started the war. So even he wouldn't have helped here.
The only way to settle the dispute is through war. But then many more people will die than now. And maybe we won't be able to sustain a war on two fronts.

[Lena Petrova]

The show trial should begin with the Balts, warn them, and then whack them with Oreshnik. And the next targets should be numbered. There will be a lot of screaming, but not a single one will move.

[Igor M.]

Lena Petrova, and then they'll kill us. Starting a second war is the height of idiocy.
And it is doubly idiotic to start a war in which millions could die in order to save a few dozen.

[Lena Petrova]

Well then, let's sit for another 3 years, maybe it will resolve itself:)) Let them prepare well.

[Igor M.]

Lena Petrova, the main thing here is that we will complete the SVO during this time.

[old64]

Permissiveness breeds impunity. All of Europe laughs at our red lines.

[Boris Sergeev]

Alas, he doesn’t laugh, but threatens.

"Europe as a whole is truly capable of winning any military, financial, and economic confrontation with Russia—we're simply stronger. We just needed to start believing it. And today, it seems, that's happening," Donald Tusk told reporters before the summit (quoted by Reuters).

[Igor M.]

old64, are you ready to pick up a machine gun yet? Or will others take it?
Will you just scream and jump?

[old64]

I would take it, but they don’t trust me because of my age.

[Igor M.]

old64, and I can add 62 to my nickname. So, we're almost the same age. That's if we're talking about the year of birth. And if we're talking about age, then it's exactly the same. I just applied for my pension a month ago.

[Meaning of life]

I see. My pension is small, so I have to earn extra money on forums.

[Igor M.]

The Meaning of Life is enough for me to live on. I also work as a research fellow at the institute and periodically consult with foreign colleagues on my area of ​​expertise, and I also occasionally lecture at universities abroad.

[Fan-fan]

Enough whining about consultations and foreign universities. Writing so many comments here will take up all my time.

[tralflot1832]

Quote: Boris Sergeev

Are you saying the glass is half full? Yes, drones are flying along the Russian coast, but there's nothing to worry about—Europe has trouble with effectiveness. Tell that to the family from Tuapse, where children died yesterday!

This is how the war goes, a "Lyuty" was shot down at 300 meters, an unforgettable experience.

[Boris Sergeev]

There's no war going on. Governors report on strikes by foreign armed forces on Russian territory as if they were floods or forest fires. Neither the Ministry of Defense nor the Supreme Commander-in-Chief are involved.

[tralflot1832]

Quote: Boris Sergeev

There's no war going on. Governors report on strikes by foreign armed forces on Russian territory as if they were floods or forest fires. Neither the Ministry of Defense nor the Supreme Commander-in-Chief are involved.

Don't talk nonsense! Even Trump is waging a military operation against Iran. These aren't wars, but military operations. But that doesn't make things any easier, the language.

[Boris Sergeev]

We're nowhere near your level! If, say, Uruguayan drone strikes were carried out on the US from Mexico, what would Trump announce?

[tralflot1832]

Quote: yuriy55

Quote: tralflot1832

Zanoza - aerial reconnaissance over the Black Sea.

It's time to remove all the splinters to prevent abscesses. The Houthis and Iran have shown how quickly this can be done... And the Aerospace Forces exist to prevent various things from flying where they shouldn't...

The Houthis dumped everything that flew into their territory for reconnaissance purposes. We don't like to mention this detail.

[Igor M.]

tralflot1832, how many of them died later? How many of their leaders were killed, how much infrastructure was destroyed. Sometimes it's useful to think before taking an irreversible step.
In this war they behaved much more cautiously.

[Million]

There was a saying: Vaska listens and eats...

[know]

And this despite the cessation of American supplies. In short, the "guarantor" is failing. Why did he even run for a third term or more? He could have gone down in history as a good president. But now history's verdict will be more than harsh. A lesson for all ambitious power-hungry individuals—one they, however, will never learn.

[Igor M.]

Vet, so you think there was no need to save our citizens in the LPR and DPR? Let the Banderites hang them and slaughter them, right?

[Meaning of life]

So where were you in 2014? Who's to blame for the LDNR being sold out back then?

[Igor M.]

The Meaning of Life, in Moscow. What do you mean, "failed"? Russia had nothing to do with the events in the LPR and DPR. They started the commotion themselves, didn't ask us, and then presented us with a fait accompli: go save us. That's called "marrying me off without me." But they forgot that Russia only does everything according to the law. But they still saved us. The Minsk agreements, humanitarian aid, free gas and electricity. Did we really need all that? We weren't exactly living it up back then, having already received sanctions for Crimea. The dollar doubled. And if you look at it that way, the people of Donbas essentially abandoned Ukraine. They sat on the sidelines and didn't come to the aid of their protégé. If they'd helped disperse the Maidan, all these terrible events wouldn't have happened.

[Meaning of life]

So Putin committed a war crime by attacking Ukraine in 2022?

[Igor M.]

The Meaning of Life, Putin carried out an operation to force Ukraine to peace in full compliance with international law. Russia had alliance obligations with the LPR and DPR. Moreover, by 2022, 500 Russian citizens were already living there. Therefore, when Ukraine attacked the LPR and DPR,

according with Article 51, Part 7 of the UN Charter, with the sanction of the Federation Council of Russia and in pursuance of the ratified By the Federal Assembly on February 22 of this year treaties of friendship and mutual assistance with the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic I have made a decision to conduct a special military operation.

But then, when the Istanbul Peace Accords were agreed upon and the Russian army withdrew from Ukraine, Ukraine committed a war crime by refusing to comply with the peace agreements and attacking the withdrawing Russian troops. That's when the heat started to turn.
In other words, Ukraine violated the law twice: first in February 2022, when it refused to implement the Minsk Peace Agreements, and then in September 2022, when it refused to implement the Istanbul Peace Agreements.

[Meaning of life]

It's funny to see how paid security guards from one account first write:

You think there was no need to save our citizens in the LPR and DPR? Let the Banderites hang them and slaughter them, right?

Then, without batting an eye:

Russia had nothing to do with the events in the LPR and DPR. They started the commotion themselves, without asking us, and then presented us with the fait accompli: go save us. That's called "marrying me off without me." But they forgot that Russia only does everything according to the law.

And then again:

Russia had allied obligations with the LPR and DPR.

And yet they don’t see anything strange in their behavior.

[Meaning of life]

Quote: Igor M.

Therefore, when Ukraine attacked the LPR and DPR,

That was in 2014. And Russia did not start the SVO then.
And in 2022, no one attacked the LPR and DPR.

[guest]

Quote: The Meaning of Life

And in 2022, no one attacked the LPR and DPR.

Are you serious now?

[Meaning of life]

Of course. Or did I miss something?

[guest]

Quote: The Meaning of Life

Or am I missing something?

Yes, they missed the powerful shelling of Donbass cities a week before the start of the Second World War.

[Meaning of life]

Can I get a link to this information?
As far as I remember, even Putin, when announcing the SVO, did not mention this.

[guest]

Have you been banned from search engines? Okay, here's the first link on the topic: https://www.business-gazeta.ru/article/540027?ysclid=mo7kvsghti152075275

[Meaning of life]

Sorry, but such sporadic mortar and even artillery shelling has continued there throughout the seven years of the ceasefire. If this is sufficient grounds for a joint military operation, it should have been launched in 2015.

[alanery]

Oh, what about Masha Zakharova's ultimatums? They were all off the mark. The Balts gave her the middle finger :-). By the way, yesterday the Brits said they would triple their drone deliveries. As expected, the strikes will also triple. And what about the guarantor? He's keeping quiet...

[Igor M.]

Alanery, are we hitting London with a nuke? Without fear of getting hit? That's called stupidity and courage.

[guest]

Quote: Igor M.

will it fly back?

From where?

[Zheka111]

The Finns are already deploying artillery brigades on the border, and ours are frantically building pillboxes and dugouts, and you're talking about drones flying.

P.S., it would have been better if all these Shoigis/Peskovs kept quiet, otherwise after the menacing puffing out of their cheeks, there is an escalation - their favorite partners are their bourgeois ones, they don’t miss the opportunity to humiliate them once again

[Vladimir Eremeev]

Of course, they have "nothing to fear," because the Russian military-political leadership lacks the political will and determination to launch a REAL strike! Only verbal threats...

[Igor M.]

Vladimir Eremeev, you have the will. Look, the SVO has started. But there's no desire to get a response from NATO. And you, I see, do. Westerner?

[Personal opinion]

The Russian "red line" has become as common an idiom in the world as "China's final warning."

[Igor M.]

Personal opinion, but at least there's no war with NATO, not even with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. And a lot of people survived.

[snow mountain]

Britain has promised to supply the regime with around 120 drones of various modifications.

Britain should supply a million migrants from Central Asia and the Caucasus

[opuonmed]

Well, Zakharova warned the Baltics, we are waiting for Russia’s response.

[Igor M.]

Opuonmed, nuclear, I hope? Aren't you afraid of a war with NATO? Or are you not one of us?

[easy]

The longer our leadership spends its time whining and wagging its finger, the more often we'll be hit from all sides. No one's afraid of Russia anymore; they stopped being truly afraid long ago. That's what empty threats like "whoever gets in, who knows?" lead to... It would be better to talk less and do more. I don't understand what our leadership is afraid of. We have the most powerful Strategic Missile Forces, a powerful ground army, we just need to restrain it less, and most importantly, WE HAVE had strong popular support. What more did you want? It's sheer insanity.

[ptt]

Quote: forester

We have the most powerful Strategic Missile Forces

Are you sure about that? Perhaps things aren't as rosy as they've written and spoken about in reports. Paper will bear anything. No one planned to fight, yet large sums of money were allocated. It's money, after all, and the attitude of some people toward state funds in today's Russia is well known. The lack of uniforms in warehouses during mobilization and the quantity that should have been there according to documents are an example for us.

[avdkrd]

Quote: Ptt

Are you sure about this? Perhaps things aren't as rosy as they've written and spoken about in the reports. Paper will bear anything.

Yes, after it turned out that all the Ministry of Defense deputies are especially large-scale thieves, the former confidence in the Strategic Missile Forces is gone. In the fifth year of the war, the troops have no communications. The soldiers are running around with TUTs, which are perhaps better than Beofengs, but not critically so. Combat internet and automated command and control systems are just pipe dreams.

[Igor M.]

Forester, are you suggesting we start a second war without finishing the Central Military District? Will Russia survive? Will it not collapse? Or is that a good thing for you?

[snow mountain]

Quote: opuonmed

Well, Zakharova warned the Baltics, we are waiting for Russia’s response.

We won't hear anything from there except laughter.

[Igor M.]

Schneeberg, laughter is better than rockets and bombs.

[snow mountain]

Schneeberg, laughter is better than rockets and bombs.

Is it better to just throw up your hands and surrender? Is that what you mean?

[Igor M.]

Schneeberg, surrendering and starting a new war are two very different things. It's even stranger to start a war just to stop someone else's laughter. Let them laugh, to their heart's content. Are we even that stingy?

[Mikhail Nasharashev]

It's crazy, it's like '41 all over again, and the Germans are bombing Leningrad. But Stalin's geostrategist is clearly not one of them. And who knows if there'll be a spring of '45.

[Igor M.]

Mikhail Nasharashev, do you remember how many Leningraders died of starvation? It might be a good thing we have a different strategist who won't allow a two-front war and a siege of St. Petersburg.

[pexotinec]

I'll just say our government has gotten fat and doesn't give a damn about the people, prices, or what the bureaucrats are doing. Just look at it: there are no personnel changes for lying to the Supreme Commander!!! We're seeing arrests for past cases to show that work is being done. ...and it's also being done with double standards. We know how to fight!!!! Quickly, effectively, with minimal losses. Why are they forcing us to fight for years? And then they come up with laws to increase the population, while passing laws to attract migrants. I ran into another problem with my son's admission to university. I've been in combat for 1, 2 Chechen wars, and now we're nothing, only our own!!!!! I'm ashamed of "our government," I meant to say, "it's absolutely not ours!" But I love my homeland, Kuban, where I was born!!!

[Igor M.]

pexotinec, you poor Ukrainians. I sympathize deeply with you. And here in Russia, knock on wood, everything is fine for now.

[Mikhail Nasharashev]

Or maybe he's happy to be deceived? Haven't you thought about that?

[Alexey G]

Let us recall that Britain promised to supply the regime with approximately 120 drones of various modifications.

It's obvious that all these attacks against us are a complete surprise for our General Staff, our intelligence, and our analytical departments! They're living in a dream!
There is no forecasting as such!

[Igor M.]

Alexey G, it's not a surprise, of course. There's just not much that can be done.
After four years of UAVs in the Middle East, Iran's martyrs came as a surprise to the US and the Gulf states. They had American, South Korean, and Chinese air defenses there. But they couldn't cope. Only a ceasefire helped.
It's the same with us. Only peace will help, but we still have to endure to get there.

[avdkrd]

Apparently, Britain remains confident that, despite numerous threatening statements from individual officials, its military-industrial complex enterprises have nothing to fear.

So what does Britain really have to fear? It seems to me that in response, they could publish a list of the properties of our officials and members of parliament, and the addresses of the schools where the offspring of our elite attend. According to Brzezinski, not our elite, but theirs.

[Zaurbek]

This is not in the eyebrow, but in the eye.

[Alexey Lantukh]

Ukrainian drones are once again launching massive attacks on Russia.

Ukrainian drones are once again launching massive attacks on nuclear power Russia.

[Zaurbek]

With Starlink on drones, it's not even very funny.

[roosei]

But we have some people who are just whining and anxiously drawing red lines. Lord, send us a new Stalin!

[agk1982]

And the Beskids are still intact...
And ships carrying UAV containers are still moored in Odessa...
Is this Treason?
What is going on?

[Zaurbek]

I don't quite understand this fuss about all these mobile groups, private security companies, etc.
We have air defense forces, we have a wave of conscripts...they have some equipment and weapons. Why aren't they being used?
It's strange when objects are guarded by MTFs in com pickups.