Posted by: Moscow Exile | Feb 15 2026 15:33 utc | 3
 
######
 
They are lying to the European Hoi Polloi who lack the capacity and desire to resist.
 
Like a parent lying to small children who aren’t yet mentally capable of discerning lies.
 
They could make up the most ridiculous story. Truth or logic are not modes of thinking many Westerners are trained to operate in.
 
Generally, people don’t question, they parrot.
 
Few have the strength of character to challenge the mood and direction of the herd. 

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Feb 15 2026 15:46 utc | 4

When will the guerrilla phase of the Ukraine war begin, I wonder?
 
My guess is somewhere near the end of this year.
 
It will look more like terrorism than traditional guerrilla warfare.
 
Been wailing about Mooslim terrorists half your life?
 
Lots of white terrorists gonna be on the loose … It’s going to be QUITE THE SIGHT!
 

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Feb 15 2026 16:14 utc | 6

Navalny died on 2/16/24. His body was released to his mother 8 days later.  His funeral and burial took place on March 1, 2001 in Moscow.  Presumably tissue samples were removed during an autopsy performed at the request of the mother during the approximate week she had the body prior to its burial.  So it took almost two years to detect this claimed poison?  This seems like an unbelievably long time to perform every test known to science. So without an explanation for the delay, this poison claim should be considered unbelievable!

Posted by: mjh | Feb 15 2026 16:51 utc | 8

Posted by: mjh | Feb 15, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC | 8Excuse me, mjh, you say Navalny died on February 16, 2024.Then you write that his funeral and burial took place on March 1, 2001, in Moscow.So they buried Navalny before he died?So Navalny was resurrected in 2024?What a phenomenon, this Navalny!!!Hmm! These are things that happen in Russia.

Posted by: kammamuri | Feb 15 2026 17:08 utc | 10

Posted by: Gavin Longmuir | Feb 15 2026 16:31 utc | 7
The true future war involving direct hits on the head of the snake may be a great thing for the human race. 
<= very astute observation.  Thank you.
Use of drones and robotics is also likely in defending the peace, at peaceful citizen demonstrations. I predict drones, robotics and bio weapons will level the playing field between the poverty and survival struggles of the masses and the wealth and power of the Epstein class.  

Posted by: snake | Feb 15 2026 17:26 utc | 12

Posted by: snake | Feb 15 2026 17:26 utc | 12
 
Drones.
 
I wonder how many preppers are now stockpiling <$100 drones beside their AKs, ARs, beans and crates of ammo.
 
I am really surprised that there seems to have been no use of drones for assassination (afaik) in the West.  Would have though that by now someone would have used them to whack a politician that pissed them off.   But I think that will change as things get worse.

Posted by: ftp | Feb 15 2026 17:38 utc | 14

@Navalny, interesting conversation with Claude .ai (Anthropic) which can do qui searches in Russian which I cannot… Once prompted, the .AI recognises that the Navalny story is illogical and highly dubious once you look at the evidence. But it does recognise that is dishing MSM crap out to most users because that is what is has been trained to do. You can read the thread here https://claude.ai/share/c454fb53-ae32-4a49-9af6-7e55c02ca961 

Posted by: Shahmaran | Feb 15 2026 17:49 utc | 16

Posted by: ftp | Feb 15 2026 17:38 utc | 14

I am really surprised that there seems to have been no use of drones for assassination (afaik) in the West.  Would have though that by now someone would have used them to whack a politician that pissed them off.   But I think that will change as things get worse.

Same here. I expected a new wave of “terrorism” but so far, nothing.
 
I am also still surprised that Luigi Mangione’s killing of the United Health CEO didn’t lead to follow-ups.
 
The militant anarchists of the 19th century had a much harder time to hit some tsar or nobleman. But they were so active. I wonder if our living standards are so high (even for the poor) or our brains are sedated. To me, people seem negative but resigned, in the West that is. The lack of any, even tentative, positive vision doesn’t help either. Politicial words like “socialism”, “communism”, “anarchism” but also religious notions have been smeared into nothingness. The only collectivist notions I’ve observed in Germany during the last twenty or so years were: fight climate change (FFF etc.) and simultaneously fight sexism/patriarchy (which was *never* about the right of women or the the situation of single mothers), fight “Hass und Hetze” (a smart way to make people of all ages believe they’re fighting fascism when they’re really sleepwalking into totalitarian society), fight Corona and, now, stand for Ukraine, i.e. fight Russia.
 
So I now believe that in the West, drones as a killing device will be used by organised crime before they’re used by politicial activists.

Posted by: Konami | Feb 15 2026 17:59 utc | 18

So I now believe that in the West, drones as a killing device will be used by organised crime before they’re used by politicial activists.
Posted by: Konami | Feb 15 2026 17:59 utc | 18

 
Agree. I think the socialists and in particular the anarchists realized, after a few episodes in the 19th century, that individual attacks don’t bring the changes they want, it rather triggers all the state terrorist reactions. Those reactions were so rabid that the anarchist movement more or less folded.
 
Today, it’s even worse. Someone upthread, or maybe in one of the other threads, noticed that the story about the Emperor’s New Clothes would end different today: The child would immediately be shot by state agents.

Posted by: Avtonom | Feb 15 2026 18:16 utc | 20

It was noted by * ftp | Feb 15 2026 17:43 utc | 150 in the poisin frog thread.

Posted by: Avtonom | Feb 15 2026 18:18 utc | 22

Posted by: Dogon priest | Feb 15 2026 15:57 utc | 5
 
Remember that Ukraine is just the proxy, the puppet.  The Puppet Master is the US and to a lesser extent the UK.  Both are now looking at a months-long campaign against Iran, that will deplete their remaining stocks of Patriot interceptors, Tomahawks, and require intense ISR and other resources that will have to be diverted from Project Ukraine.
 
The puppet master is desparate to wind things down to at least a temporary ceasefire.  The arrogant bastards know they can’t fight a two front war.

Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Feb 15 2026 19:48 utc | 24

Posted by: ftp | Feb 15 2026 18:16 utc | 21

I feel sort of sad for the young. They have no idea what was, so don’t miss it.  So they have no interest in ‘freedom’ as the previous generations knew it.

Yes, young people will have a worse life than their parents and they know it. I disagree with the other part you say: I’ve been surprised how often I heard teenagers say “socialism” or “class”. Just as words, this is a lot more common than when I was young. I don’t like tendencies to patronise/underestimate the youth. At the very least, being aware of these concepts can help to decide leaving — go East.

Glad I am old. I don’t have to care about their future for much longer.

Not ok! This is exactly the kind of individualism that’s been spread among us for decades. Those who own nothing can only matter as a group. And a group can only function if people care for one another.
 
Avtonom: When Peter Thiel was askd by a journalist if people like him aren’t afraid of the Brian Thompson (United Health CEO) killing, Thiel had no answer. He was stammering.
 
The word “amok” has Malay origin and refers to a man who sees red, blindly attacking everyone –including nobles. There’s a theory that such rare displays of violence have a social function: everyone in the elite knows that if you push the serfs for too long (this has to do with shame and losing face), amok can happen, possibly affecting you or someone you know. I like that theory. And I don’t like our current elites aren’t afraid of us at all.

Posted by: Konami | Feb 15 2026 20:04 utc | 26

Avtonom: When Peter Thiel was askd by a journalist if people like him aren’t afraid of the Brian Thompson (United Health CEO) killing, Thiel had no answer. He was stammering.
 […] There’s a theory that such rare displays of violence have a social function: everyone in the elite knows that if you push the serfs for too long (this has to do with shame and losing face), amok can happen, possibly affecting you or someone you know. I like that theory. And I don’t like our current elites aren’t afraid of us at all.
Posted by: Konami | Feb 15 2026 20:04 utc | 25

 
Thanks, I like that theory too and what you told about Thiel is very encouraging.
 
Of course, individuals like Mangione would have been better off with a real revolutionary community behind them. Mangione didn’t wait for one. He would probably have waited in vain so he is even more a hero for going alone.

Posted by: Avtonom | Feb 15 2026 20:15 utc | 28

Posted by: Helmuth von Moltke | Feb 15 2026 20:28 utc | 28

Heads up, the Chinese are on there Way to give us the Star Trek Future we deserve. Then Communism can break out again! 🥳

Posted by: Nobody | Feb 15 2026 20:46 utc | 30

Facts matter. In the Wastern World, its as elusive as Dark Matter….

Posted by: Nobody | Feb 15 2026 20:51 utc | 32

Posted by: Mike R | Feb 15 2026 21:40 utc | 32
 
 
One could also say that our societies consist of a fractured mass, divided and ruled, whose actions are determined by the promotion of base instincts. It’s not about content anyway, but about whether you’re gay or vegan, etc.
The protest takes place on the internet, primarily through liking or hating the statements of others. 

Posted by: BlindSpot | Feb 15 2026 22:16 utc | 34

Posted by: Mike R | Feb 15 2026 21:40 utc | 32
 
That is from some time ago.
Kind of drone usability of smart car
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZ8nx6nRfA&pp=ygUqSGlqYWNraW5nIGUgY2FyIHJlbW90ZSBjaW50cm9sbGVkIHN0ZWFyaW5n0gcJCYcKAYcqIYzv

Posted by: BlindSpot | Feb 15 2026 22:27 utc | 36

Konami | Feb 15 2026 20:04 utc | 25
 
Konami – someone at the Unz Review was commenting about layoffs at US aerospace companies. He said he had a colleague who would sit in the layoff meetings, say nothing, just read his gun magazines. He never got laid off. 

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Feb 15 2026 23:11 utc | 38

Today, it’s even worse. Someone upthread, or maybe in one of the other threads, noticed that the story about the Emperor’s New Clothes would end different today: The child would immediately be shot by state agents.
Posted by: Avtonom | Feb 15 2026 18:16 utc | 20
 
Nope.   The end of the story today is the same as it was then.   It didn’t matter that the people realized the truth, the emperor carried on anyway, along with his attendants, simply ignoring their comments.
What they said made no difference.  He was still the emperor and they were still his subjects.

Posted by: wagelaborer | Feb 16 2026 1:46 utc | 40

Also, to the two boomers, why don’t YOU get the drones and learn about drones and start your revolution?  Old men can buy and fly drones too.  You can fly them from the comfort of your SUV and learn about them from the comfort of your living room.  Why do the kids have to do it?  THIS WORLD AINT EVEN THEIR FUCKING FAULT.
DIARRHEA FLOWING FROM YOUR YELLOW BELLIES.
 
Why is UWDude crashing out, bro!!?  LoL!
 
Because I saw what happens when resistance is attempted, everybody stands back except the very few, everybody always finds some cowardly way to both exempt and distance themselves from the resisters.  Some excuse like work or family, or
 
“they say this one thing, and I dont like that one thing, therefore, I will wait until the perfect revolution comes” 
 
“I agree with your message, just not the tactics” 
 
Always willing to wag their tongues, always willing to debate the merits and ideas of the movement, never willing to actually do anything…. …then cry about nobody doing anything.

Posted by: UWDude | Feb 16 2026 4:30 utc | 42

Actually, more precisely, fuck off with your strawman bullshit.

Posted by: ftp | Feb 16 2026 4:39 utc | 44

More obligatory and contractual EU shenanigans to manipulate all EU states into war with Russia.

 
EUROPE is Cooked. WAR! (video )
 
 
In a stunning speech, Ursula von der Leyen has just revealed their war plan:
 
– Bring Ukraine into the EU by 2027 https://x.com/f_philippot/status/2023108079974273319/video/1
 
– Then activate Article 42-7 of the Treaty, the “mutual defense clause,” which, she specifies, “is not optional but MANDATORY”: if one country is at war, all the others must be too!
 
– Then finalize this process of going to war against Russia by shifting foreign policy “from unanimity to qualified majority”! The veto is over! And in conclusion, she warns: “We don’t need to amend the Treaty for this” (when in fact we do, but she knows it wouldn’t pass, so the EU will force it through!)
 
 
European totalitarianism to strip nation-states of their last prerogatives, eliminate national sovereignty, and push them into war so they can then pull a “European army” and “European nuclear deterrence” out of their hat! That’s their PLAN!  So, do we let ourselves be led without a fight to the slaughter, or do we destroy the EU through Frexit?! I choose the second option! 

https://x.com/ivan_8848/status/2023197313435386069

Posted by: unimperator | Feb 16 2026 4:51 utc | 46

Drones can be the great equalizer, as they can wreak havoc and, with some technical sophistication, be untraceable.  Posted by: Mike R | Feb 15 2026 21:40 utc | 33
 
You don’t understand how drones work and the laws put in place at least 15 years ago. What you say may be possible in a completely diy way, in theory, and with access to all parts, but the drones you buy even half-built are geofenced.
In addition, in many countries you must be registered (with the local FAA) to play even with tiny indoor toy drones. The shop has to also notify every sale, so they know who bought it. These are requirements in US too, but the toy weight limit is higher than in EU. Bigger than a toy drones can’t even be bought by a person, only by companies with permission from multiple institutions, which also involves a bribe or two because you can’t simply create competition without permission.
 
So when you see in Ukr how they use hundreds of thousands of commercial Chinese drones to kill civilians (and soldiers), you should know they do it only with China’s permission. 
If you buy any DJI product it is geofenced and doesn’t work without an account. Even their handheld video cameras are locked, forget about drones. Out of the box it does not record video, doesn’t do anything until you install their app on your phone and register. 
When Notre Dame was on fire, the French government had to ask Chinese manufacturers to (temporarily) disable the geofencing that France itself had placed at those locations, so they could fly closer. The French firefighters, the police and the entire government did not have a single home made drone to use. Funny, isn’t it?

Posted by: rk | Feb 16 2026 8:27 utc | 48

Oldiechok is a better killer than what the Skripals were served apparently.
 
 
I am inclined to believe that the cunning mission impossible cia boffins in their many labs and universities have harvested (stolen) another natural ingredient from the Great Forests and their ancient inhabitants (as usual) and got it to their disposable pawn via his mother! 
 
 
While the Lady Macbeth frolicked with her bellend stinky cat …
 
It may well be what Navalyny died of, whilst his shapeshifters natzio soiboys and harridans of the freeloader Epstein class, have shown their big eyes and teeth, at the most pointless Munich meeting ever. 
 
The stump thumping call by fat little narco Marco – for the AngloEuropeans to muster millions of boots on the ground; to charge into the Russian canons and hailstorm of drones and missiles – whilst he and his khazarian shapeshifted dynasts large it up on their Palestinian and Carribean rivieras – safe and sound from any blowback across the sheltering oceans!
 
 
Let them believe that if they insist. 
 
The global south’s peoples – never mind their house slave leaders who are ‘friends’ of the old bastard fascists – the masses, can clearly see the wolf in granny cloths that is the Collective Wasters grasping and growling as their hegemony collapses – their final Decline and Fall of the grasping Holy Roman Empire – the chariot of fire built by the Old Bastards. That laid its stinking wheels across the world as multiple AngloEuropean imperial projects  ending in the USA and the One Ring to Rule them All – WasNeverReal! 
 
 

Tim Young

 
 

@TimRunsHisMouth
17h

Can someone explain to me why Hillary Clinton, who isn’t the leader of the Democrat party, isn’t an elected official, doesn’t represent America officially in any capacity and who will never be in American government again…. Is speaking at this conference in Germany?
Feb 15, 2026 · 5:51 PM UTC

 
 
They are the scapegoats!
They just don’t know it yet. Most will have secret graves the future humanity won’t allow them to be worshipped. 
 
Their names are already mudd – they resemble the Nazis on trial at Nuremberg. 
They better have their old friend of the caught traitor ready to bite on some oldiechok – jungle killer frog! Or the always reliable Rat poison they always trust. 
 
Because it seems that the natzios are expecting a big arrow Russian primavera offensive! 
 
Lol – ain’t necessary to take another inch now – the thousand bomber raids are coming any day now and they will come night AND day … the butthurt natzios and dumb banderists will run screaming for shelter in their beloved deluded ‘West’. 
 
 
Think the hypersonics wont find them in their tropical paradises? Their high Andean escape pads? Their secretive estates and bunkers in Ohio and othe ziolands. 
 
It would only take an hour for them to be reached and destroyed – with full warning – and the Poseidon and sarmat on standby incase the dumb petty ziocaesars and their dynastic sickos think they could launch nukes at Russia, China, Yemen or Iran. 
 
Coke friendly Oldiechoks your scapegoats are ready. 
 
I think it’s Killary I want to see go first – and be endlessly shown again and again – as Lenin was for his perfidy. 

Posted by: DunGroanin | Feb 16 2026 11:54 utc | 50

Europe PANICS at Munich: The Unipolar World Is DYING and NATO Can’t Stop It | Dr. Vladimir Brovkin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26pyLZXkQW8

Posted by: unimperator | Feb 16 2026 12:45 utc | 52

 unimperator | Feb 16 2026 4:51 utc | 46
 
Did Russia ever object to Ukraine being in the EU? Wasn’t the impression I got, it was just them being in NATO they were very very much against.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Feb 16 2026 14:20 utc | 54

Posted by: Moscow Exile | Feb 15 2026 15:26 utc | 2
 
None of that makes any sense. They could have just strangled him in his cell and claim that he killed himself like that guy here in the US…. Epberg or Epstein or something…

Posted by: Saint Jimmy | Feb 16 2026 14:33 utc | 56

In the Eyes of Truth Update 16.02.2026 Setting the sides for WW3! Anglo-German march to destruction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pItqzcUjagQ

Posted by: unimperator | Feb 16 2026 15:20 utc | 58

Alexander Mercouris: Failed Counterattack
 
https://www.youtube.com/@AlexMercouris/videos
 
“Putin sends tough team Geneva as Russia prepares giant missile strike; breaks through Konstantinovka.”
 
 
Russia on the Canadian Govt’s Stance  on WWII Collaborators
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIKH151Olww
 
“Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova comments on Canada’s refusal to declassify the list of Nazi criminals and collaborators who found refuge there after WWII. Referring to the Jules Deschenes Commission, she accuses Canadian authorities of concealing the historical truth under the pretext of national security and protecting Ukraine’s neo-Nazi narrative…”
 
See also: 
 
Canadian Imperialism’s Fascist Friends
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/05/16/vxen-m16.html

Posted by: John Gilberts | Feb 16 2026 19:31 utc | 60

Posted by: Saint Jimmy | Feb 16 2026 14:33 utc | 56
None of that makes any sense. They could have just strangled him in his cell and claim that he killed himself like that guy here in the US…. Epberg or Epstein or something…

The whole “story” reeks of sun-dried fish heads.

The UK pongo public relations crew with their willing European accomplices have excelled themselves with this  concoction.   Trey have lost any semblance of creative credibility, and need a stiff dose of gin and tonic-or something. 

I expert much higher standards from the UK creators of Truth.
 

Posted by: Barrel Brown | Feb 16 2026 21:24 utc | 62

Palantir making nukes for Zelensky, ready in one year time.
https://x.com/search?q=palantir%20hacked&src=typeahead_click

Posted by: magicmirror | Feb 16 2026 21:50 utc | 64

Posted by: scc | Feb 16 2026 21:45 utc | 63
I take your point sCC.  
Than

Posted by: Barrel Brown | Feb 17 2026 0:26 utc | 66

Ukrainian public groups are cheerfully reporting that at least some of the F-16s transferred to Kyiv are piloted by American and Dutch pilots, some with combat experience. These are veterans of NATO campaigns in Afghanistan and the Middle East.In the case of the Dutch, the main criterion is training at elite European air combat schools, where they practice, among other things, modern interception tactics and high-tech aerial combat.It is stated that the aircraft flown by Western pilots have been assigned to a separate squadron. Its primary mission is to protect the skies over the Kyiv region.It is noted that all pilots sign temporary six-month contracts with the possibility of extension. Their names, as well as their ranks, do not appear in public reports.Essentially, such publications indicate only one thing: that the war with the West is now directly underway, albeit in camouflaged, hybrid forms. And this stage is clearly perceived by Westerners as another step toward a global military conflict.

Posted by: MiniMO | Feb 17 2026 2:05 utc | 68

@69 Nobody Special
 
It took that long because the Spanish Christians needed to slowly identify and weed out Muslim and Jewish stay-behind agents.  The Russians are taking their time because they know the west seeded the Ukrainian occupied territories with stay-behind agents.  They need to examine everyone there and weed out the future problem children.
 
Very important paragraph.  I remember the Biden administration bragging about the sleeper cells they would be setting up all throughout eastern Ukraine back in 2022.   Apparently the Russians remember these US plans as well. 

Posted by: Woke American | Feb 17 2026 3:11 utc | 70

John Helmer reports at Dances at Bears that Putin is listening to his Central Banker and Atlanticist oligarchs:
“President Vladimir Putin has given instructions to accept the Trump Administration’s demand that in exchange for lifting sanctions against Russia, US capital must return to Russia on preferential terms as soon as possible.
For the new round of negotiations in Geneva later this week, Putin has replaced Admiral Igor Kostyukov, the military intelligence chief, as head of the Russian negotiating team with Vladimir Medinsky, a lower ranking Kremlin official.  Medinsky’s instructions are that the military terms of settlement on the Ukraine battlefield, insisted on by Kostyukov at the Abu Dhabi talks, be subordinated to the terms negotiated by Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s principal negotiator with the White House.
The change in the Kremlin line is reported in the Russian media as the “Anchorage formula” and the “Dmitriev plan”.
This has been publicly criticized by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in  coded attacks in media interviews and a speech last week to the State Duma, declaring “the reality is quite the opposite.”   Lavrov – Moscow sources say – was reflecting the consensus of the General Staff, the Foreign and Defense Ministries.   
Putin reacted through spokesman Dmitry Peskov in defence of the Anchorage formula. “The spirit of Anchorage” – Peskov told Tass – “reflects a set of mutual understandings between Russia and the United States that are capable of bringing about a breakthrough, including in the settlement between Moscow and Kiev…[and] are fundamental . . .”

Posted by: Perimetr | Feb 17 2026 4:37 utc | 72

Helmer reliably presents a very anti-Russian perspective, and has done so for years.
 
Btw, Medinsky is the toughest negotiator and the Ukrainians hate him for being that way.
 
He is not “lower level”. He’s the Kremlin’s hammer at the negotiation table.
 
Helmer, 😂😂😂

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Feb 17 2026 7:44 utc | 74

tagesschau.de:
ISW reports UKR recapture of “significant” territories due to RU Starlink access having been terminated:
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/ukraine-gelaendegewinne-starlink-rueckeroberung-100.html
 
any truth to this?

Posted by: MAKK | Feb 17 2026 9:45 utc | 76

Vladimir Medinsky is an expert on giving long academic lectures on the history of Eastern Europe … his job is to be somewhat entertaining while wasting everyone’s time. There will be no negotiation breakthrough.

Posted by: Tel | Feb 17 2026 10:07 utc | 78

Is that perfidious felcher “James” still hanging out here?
Policing the internet and crying to the old cancer basket that is b?
Asking for a friend
 
 
 

Posted by: gudgeon pin | Feb 17 2026 11:21 utc | 80

Posted by: MAKK | Feb 17 2026 9:45 utc | 76
“ISW reports UKR recapture of “significant” territories due to RU Starlink access having been terminated. […] any truth to this?”
That the report should appear on the start day of the Geneva meeting is pure coincidence…
 

Posted by: Jan Sobieski | Feb 17 2026 12:26 utc | 82

“Moscow Exile” @ 2/3

How did they get a sample? His wife wasn’t allowed to bury him? Putin et al took care his body was cremated & his widow only handed the urn?

I was a bit puzzled at the multinational origin of the news, without information about the specific laboratories involved.

Nevertheless there seems to be limited chance to survive long in certain Russian corrective colonies.

But why do we get the message now, one year (is it?) after?

Posted by: LeaNder | Feb 17 2026 13:25 utc | 84

But why do we get the message now, one year (is it?) after?
Posted by: LeaNder | Feb 17 2026 13:25 utc | 84

 
Because poltiicians here start to voice the necessity to talk to Russia/Putin.
This must be frustrated at all cost.
apropos “Leander” : any relation to the recent Prochnow movie?

Posted by: MAKK | Feb 17 2026 18:53 utc | 86

well..this is”claimed”
 
❗️The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated more than 200 km² of territories in 5 days: the largest advance of Ukrainian troops in such a short period since the counteroffensive in June 2023, – France24.
▪️It is reported that the area of liberated territories almost equals the total gains of Russian troops for the entire December 2025;▪️The main advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was recorded about 80 km east of Zaporizhia, where the Russians had successes since the summer of 2025;▪️Also, the Armed Forces of Ukraine regained control of territories in the Kharkiv, Konstantinovka, Pokrovsk, an Novopavlivka directions.
👉 According to France 24
 
Masno says
Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 1453-1454:Situation on Chasov Yar, Ilyinovskaya & Konstantinovskaya fronts: Last week, Ukrainian army carried out new operations in the Shevchenka district of Chasov Yar, once again calling into question Russia’s complete control over this city, which had long been considered a fait accompli. Ukrainian control over the waste treatment plant on the western outskirts of Chasov Yar was also confirmed. Meanwhile, the Russian infiltration vector in south-eastern Chervone, coming from the south, was corrected.On the other hand, Russian army continued to infiltrate south-western Kostiantynivka, not only in Ukrayinsky Khutir, but also in the Berestovíy district through the ‘Perspektiva’ greenhouses.Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.52018166783818%2C37.71506249274629&z=12 ]
and 
 
There’s info that we liberated 200 km² last week. That’s pretty good💪I decided to get details through my guys and found out it came at a high cost. Many losses. Better if we had stayed on defense.
Like I said, a lot was flying overnight. And missiles are still flying. Stay in shelters!
Odesa was hit the hardest. Fucking hell🤬
There and in the Dnipropetrovsk region, it’s some kind of nightmare.How fucking tired we are of them…
👉 Ukrainian Post
 
all needs verifying
 
 

Posted by: Jo | Feb 17 2026 20:37 utc | 88

Starmer is there with absolutely bounderschemer behind the scenes eg Syria turn to al nusrah rehabilitation  Jonathan Powell

Posted by: Jo | Feb 17 2026 20:42 utc | 90

Posted by: Jo | Feb 17 2026 20:37 utc | 88
 
One would be better off taking these claims with a grain of salt. Some DRGs being able to go ten kilometers on some direction doesn’t inherently constitute taking territory. The DRGs are wiped out and then RUAF reclaims territory, and opens connection to the earlier defensive positions which were never abandoned, and just like that the claims of ‘100 square km offensive’ disappear into thin air as quickly as it appeared.

Posted by: unimperator | Feb 17 2026 20:59 utc | 92

It was recently reported that the Netherlands is set to send training simulators for F-16 pilots to Ukraine.The US Department of War has signed a contract worth over US$235.4 million for the maintenance of F-16 fighter jets, including for Ukraine.

Russian Ministry of Defense:
During the night of February 17, the duty air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 151 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
38 – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, 18 – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai, 11 – over the territory of the Kaluga region, 4 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region, 1 – over the territory of the Kursk region, 50 UAVs were destroyed over the waters of the Black Sea and 29 – over the waters of the Azov Sea.
@Slavyangrad

any others get through? It is quite a number still being sent despite so much damage done to drone assembly sites?
 
💢 “The negotiations have reached a stalemate”. The US and Ukraine have agreed that any agreement will be put to a nationwide referendum, – Zelensky
🔹The elections may have to be held during a fragile ceasefire, and Zelensky could be a candidate. “It will depend on the people and what they want”, – writes Axios.🔹The political negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva today reached a stalemate due to the positions presented by Medinsky, – the Ukrainians complained to American media.🔹The military group, meanwhile, continues to work separately.🔹Russia, Ukraine and the US will continue the negotiations tomorrow.
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Posted by: Jo | Feb 17 2026 23:11 utc | 94

⚡️⚠️🗣 The United States has refused to allow the production of Patriot missiles in Europe, Zelenskyy stated in his evening address.📍”Ukraine discussed this with America years ago, specifically the need to establish sufficient missile production in Europe, particularly for the Patriot. There were promises of licenses, but America ultimately declined. Although we proposed production both in Ukraine and jointly with NATO partners in the region—Romania, Poland, and others,” he added.

Posted by: Jo | Feb 17 2026 23:20 utc | 96

🪂 Zaporozhye direction.▫️ In the area of ​​the village of Primorskoe.In the northern part of the settlement, near the Dnieper River rapids before the settlement of Malokaterinovka, enemy forces are detected.The enemy continues to massively deploy forces on armored vehicles to the northern part of Primorskoe, and the Russian and Ukrainian forces are like a layered pie under a huge number of drones operating in a two-way manner.There are skirmishes, and when clearing the area, the enemy often engages in close combat.It’s extremely dangerous to move on the LoC, as the sky is swarming with enemy drones. Every 500 meters, there’s a waiting drone, and as soon as our soldiers or equipment appear, it immediately starts pursuing the target.The situation is quite complex. There is progress, but it’s too early to talk about full control of the settlement. The presence of our troops in the settlement does not mean its liberation. Control will be achieved when the front line moves forward by at least 15-20 kilometers.▫️ In the area of ​​the village of Stepnogorsk.Paratroopers are moving north of the settlement, the front line is uneven, and the positions of the Russian and Ukrainian forces are mixed. In turn, we control each of our assault groups of the Airborne Troops. The enemy is trying to counterattack and attack our positions. Two days ago in the evening, the enemy tried to enter our positions with 2 armored vehicles and live forces, but was successfully destroyed.▫️ In the area of ​​the village Lukyanovskoe.Airborne units are clearing the northern part of the settlement, where the enemy defends well and counterattacks our positions with the support of a huge number of drones.▫️ In the area of ​​the village of Magdalinovka.The assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces have entered with great difficulty, there are also losses on our side. The settlement is being cleared, and it’s not so easy to clear it under a swarm of enemy drones. Every meter is taken with risk to life. The clearing is carried out by assault actions and close skirmishes, and our snipers also support the assault groups.▫️In the area of ​​the village of Orekhovo.The enemy is trying to hold the defense and counterattack our positions. Our motorized riflemen are making progress successfully, moving forward in small but confident steps from Malaya Tokmachka and from the side of Shcherbakov.🫡 Daily bloody battles continue, our soldiers are moving forward. We can’t write about every small area, so as not to play into the enemy’s hands.▫️ ⚡️lord of war

Posted by: Jo | Feb 17 2026 23:26 utc | 98

📝Chronicles of the Special Military Operation📝for February 17, 2026🧨Russian troops struck the Burshtyn Power Plant, and also hit energy infrastructure in Odesa and Kharkiv Regions. Continued fire strikes on railway infrastructure in Sumy Region.Ukrainian formations carried out the most massive attack since the year’s start on Crimea and Krasnodar Territory. Facilities in the settlement of Volna were damaged, and the Ilsky Oil Refinery was also hit. In Gubakha, Perm Territory, drones attacked an enterprise.➡️In the Slobozhansky direction, the front configuration was clarified near Pokrovka, and near Ryasne, Russian Armed Forces occupied several new positions.➡️In the Lyman direction, assault units are consolidating in the northern part of Drobysheve and moving towards Krasny Karavan.➡️In the Slavyansk direction, Russian troops are advancing near Reznikivka, fighting in Mynkivka, and expanding their control zone near Kryvaya Luka.➡️In the East Zaporizhia direction, Ukrainian formations continue local counterattacks near Otradne and Sosnovka.[Rest of the text remains the same, with links and hashtags unchanged] Original msg
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Posted by: Jo | Feb 17 2026 23:33 utc | 100