There is finally a report detailing exactly how Ukraine blew up the Kerch Bridge with a truck bomb.
The power of the explosion charge was estimated at about 10 tons of TNT. The detonator was a plastite explosive device triggered by a GPS signal. According to the investigation materials, the cargo with fuel and detonator was packed on the territory of Ukraine and then delivered through several countries, including Bulgaria, Georgia and Armenia, to the Russian city of Armavir. From there, the driver, not knowing the contents of the cargo, took it by truck to Crimea.
A sober assessment by Ukraine’s deputy head of military intelligence in an interview with The Economist. The story is here, but it’s behind a pay wall.
The part that is getting the most attention is where he says Ukraine cannot win the war on the battlefield alone. IOW — Even if Ukraine pushes Russia back to the international borders, there will still be a hostile force in Russia so a political settlement will also be necessary.
* Now both sides are fighting for the “most advantageous position.” But meaningful negotiations may not begin until the second half of 2025.
* Ukraine is on the brink. It's harder now than ever.
* The Russians always knew that April and May would be a difficult time for us because we have no weapons.
* The Russian Federation will continue to implement the plan for the occupation of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The success of the advance will be determined by when and where the Russians strike next.
* Russia is preparing for an offensive around the Kharkiv and Sumy regions in the northeast. The group of invaders, which is based on the border with Kharkov, now has 35,000 troops, but they plan to increase it to 50,000-70,000. Tho that is “not enough” for an operation to capture a large city.
* The Russian offensive will begin in late May - early June. Now the Russian army operates as a “single body” with a clear plan and under a single command.
Looks like they all made it.
After surviving one anti-tank mine the crew decided, “hey, let’s keep going.”
That volcano tank from yesterday turns out to have been a bunch of TikTok warriors who liked to post videos of their handiwork. Now they get to be the stars of a Ukrainian video.
Whoever was inside that circle didn’t make it.
That’s some serious cookoff.
Who ya gonna call ...
And the scum that fired the rockets will probably get medals.
Another 1,270 Russians, 22 tanks and 58 artillery systems.
Good riddance.
There were reports about huge fire at the Diehl plant in Germany that produces IRIS-T air defense systems. But the fire was at a different, non-defense facility.
Italy steps up.
Meanwhile, in Georgia …
He’s either a sociopath or amazingly clueless.
Poland is taking no chances.
Latvia isn’t taking chances either.
Twenty-five cats and dogs get rescued from Chasiv Yar.
There is nothing quite so uplifting as a children’s dance performance.