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10 hours ago, Parliament said:

Disappointing the Allies continue to rely on military weapon parts bought from an ally of our enemy.

How much effort has been put in to developing non-Chinese manufacturing of this stuff?

https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/29/china-blocks-ukraine-drone-parts-supply-route/

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That’s pretty fucking terrible. Does the entire combined west match chinas output for these things? 

without direct intervention, I’m not sure China can prevent Russia’s defeat, but the fact that we’re still negotiating with China and expecting them to actually follow through with soybean purchase commitments and “rare” earth sales shows how pathetically desperate we are. 

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Putin out there telling his people that things are developing favorable for the special military operation.

Meanwhile, Russian governors having to explain to Russians that shits getting blown up inside of Russia.

 

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Somebody about to take a short trip out of a high window.

Russian priest-monk on the realities among Russian soldiers: "There are all kinds of people [in the army]. Not everyone can be trusted. Not everyone is ready to die. Many want to survive. And those who want to survive can be very dangerous - because they can betray everyone.

A person who goes to war must be humble. He must be ready to die himself, but save his comrade. That’s the only way."

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(2) Anton Gerashchenko on X: "An approximate estimate of the financial losses of the Russian aviation sector in 2025 due to the regular implementation of the "Kover" (closure of airspace) plan during Ukrainian drone attacks, based solely on open Russian sources, could amount to about $1.6-$2.4 billion. Over https://t.co/k09cUNvIa2" / X

An approximate estimate of the financial losses of the Russian aviation sector in 2025 due to the regular implementation of the "Kover" (closure of airspace) plan during Ukrainian drone attacks, based solely on open Russian sources, could amount to about $1.6-$2.4 billion.

Over the first eight months of 2025, restrictions due to Ukrainian drone attacks were introduced nearly 500 times at Russian airports, according to a summary based on RBC data as of early October. Indicative daily losses for airlines during a collapse similar to the one on July 5-6 (mass closures at several key airports) "could cost airlines up to about 20 billion rubles (approximately $247 million) per day." This estimate was published by Kommersant and later echoed by Forbes and Mail.ru Finance.

For example, at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, during the first wave of closures on July 4-7 (172 flights canceled), direct losses for Pulkovo amounted to about 50-55 million rubles (approximately $617,600-$679,400). Total losses over the summer are estimated at about 100-150 million rubles ($1.24-$1.85 million), while airlines faced higher costs due to hotels, transfers, and passenger rebooking. In October, a series of simultaneous shutdowns occurred at 7-11 airports (Volgograd, Kazan, Samara, Krasnodar, Sochi, Kaluga, Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod, Ulyanovsk, Izhevsk, Ufa), as confirmed by Rosaviatsiya and Russian media.

An average day with multiple closures (five to ten airports) is proportionally less costly - roughly about 12 billion rubles ($74.1-$148.2 million) per day for airlines (an extrapolation from a "major day," adjusted for the number of affected hubs and flights). Local or short-term closures (one to three airports for two to four hours) are estimated to cost airlines 1-3 billion rubles per day ($12.35-$37.05 million), and airports 5-30 million rubles ($61,800-$370,600), depending on traffic (extrapolated based on the Pulkovo calibration).

Out of the roughly 500 incidents over ten months, only part were "major days." The estimated total losses for Russian airlines from January to October 2025 (direct and quasi-direct costs, including rebooking, meals/hotels, compensations, fuel/crew, and downtime) amounted to approximately 120–180 billion rubles ($1.48-$2.23 billion).

For airports, approximate losses (non-aero + aero revenues, ground handling, parking, retail/food & beverage, and other services) amounted to about 8-15 billion rubles ($100-$186 million). In total, for the entire sector (airlines + airports), the estimated losses are around 130-195 billion rubles ($1.6-$2.4 billion) for 2025 (as of early October).

These figures reflect an approximate order of magnitude derived from Russian publications and scaling.

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45 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

So….that interceptor drone….

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There’s a 100% chance some bored Russian soldier is gonna find one of those that ran outta fuel and stick it up his butt.

*joules

Hopefully these are similar to the ones we’re developing that will return home and land if they can’t hit their target. These should never be used where a Russian may be, ahem, tempted by them, which is good because Russia really needs to mimic the design. See the interview video in post 91555.

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Ukraine closes embassy in hurricane-stricken Cuba - due to Russian recruitment of Cuban soldiers

Away from the battlefield, Ukraine's relations with Cuba have come under strain.

Kyiv announced yesterday it has closed its embassy in Havana and is downgrading diplomatic ties over the high number of Cuban citizens allegedly joining Russia's war in Ukraine.

Earlier, Ukraine also voted against a UN resolution that would end the US embargo against the island nation, a few hours after the country was hit by a generational hurricane.

Ukraine's foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said the vote was a reaction to "the inaction of Cuba's authorities" in response to Russia's "massive" recruitment of Cuban citizens to its armed forces.

"Thousands of them have signed contracts, joining the ranks of soldiers directly engaged in combat operations on Ukrainian soil," he wrote on X.

According to an unclassified US cable, up to 5,000 Cubans are fighting in Ukraine, though Cuba has denied this.

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