Something wicked this way comes. Trump says he’s going to hit Iran with a “massive” attack and the UK, France, Germany have closed their embassies or ceased operations (same difference) and rumor has it Turkey is following suit. We shall see.
Also US Sec. of State Rubio says that the “Anchorage negotiations have failed” between the US and Russia. I would expect that war to escalate as well.
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Russia has placed its naval nuclear forces on full alert according to a Putin aide.
This is NOT a “snap nuclear exercise.”
No one I’ve spoken with understands WHY Russia has done this. There is rampant speculation, but its all just that: speculation.
The speculation trends along the lines of:
— Russia believes the U.S. is going to use Tactical nukes against Pickaxe Mountain in Iran
— If the U.S. nukes Iran, Russia may step-in
— If the U.S. nukes Iran, Russia may tactical nuke site(s) in Ukraine
— If the U.S. nukes Iran, Russia may tactical nuke NATO Logistics Centers in Poland and Romania which are arming Ukraine
General Yahya Rahim Safavi: Launching a nuclear strike against Iran would be the most illogical decision.
🚫The area of Iran is approximately 1.6 million square kilometers. A significant portion of the country's territory is desert, and a tactical nuclear strike would… pic.twitter.com/CzOqn0DAXg
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Russia recently launched a massive attack on the Ukrainian capital, hitting various military and industrial facilities in Kiev.
The impact of the strike was significant, as it occurred on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, sending a clear message to both Ukraine and Western nations – demonstrating that Russia maintains military control over the conflict.
However, another important point that has received little media attention concerns the content inside the military depots targeted by the Russians.
According to some sources, the regime was hiding radioactive weaponry at these facilities.
The USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier has been moved to within 250 kilometers of Iran’s coastline and Hypersonic, anti-ship missiles — with NO DESTROYER ESCORTS to protect it.
The USS George H.W. Bush (our newest carrier) has now taken up a position even CLOSER to Iran’s coastline: 170 kilometers from Iran’s hypersonic anti-ship missiles.
The George HW Bush is escorted by two (2) Destroyers.
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Russia recently launched a massive attack on the Ukrainian capital, hitting various military and industrial facilities in Kiev.
The impact of the strike was significant, as it occurred on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, sending a clear message to both Ukraine and Western nations – demonstrating that Russia maintains military control over the conflict.
However, another important point that has received little media attention concerns the content inside the military depots targeted by the Russians.
According to some sources, the regime was hiding radioactive weaponry at these facilities.
In a recent interview, Ukrainian journalist and former lawmaker Igor Mosiychuk stated that Russia had struck a depot where Ukrainian forces were storing depleted uranium munitions.
The depot was located in the Kiev suburb of Vyshneve (Vishnyovoye). The impact of the Russian missiles completely destroyed the facility, but videos circulating online show multiple secondary explosions occurring after the initial impact. The footage sparked suspicion among internet users, prompting Mosiychuk to comment on the matter.
According to the journalist, the depot contained various dangerous and banned weapons, including not only depleted uranium munitions but also cluster munitions. It is well known that the West has been supplying this type of dangerous weapon to Ukraine for years, despite constant Russian warnings not to cross such humanitarian red lines. Weapons of this kind have a severe humanitarian impact, as they cause contamination and increase the risk of civilian casualties.
Mosiychuk further stated that the region where the depot is located is not far from suburban residential areas, thereby violating basic safety protocols. Ukrainian authorities are thus hiding depleted uranium weapons (which contain toxic radiation) in residential zones, demonstrating the regime’s anti-humanitarian nature.
“A munitions depot in Vishnyovoye was hit by Russian missiles. I don’t know which bastards placed it there on the outskirts of Kiev. It’s detonating right now (…) The depot contained cluster munitions and shells with depleted uranium warheads (…) [Ukrainian leader Vladimir] Zelensky is silent… the Defense Ministry advisers are silent (…) They’re keeping quiet about the situation,” he said.
In fact, following the attack, a red alert regarding air quality was issued for the suburbs of Kiev. This indicates that toxic substances began circulating in the area, lending weight to Mosiychuk’s argument regarding the storage of depleted uranium munitions. Although the radiation from depleted uranium is significantly lower than that of natural uranium, it remains toxic and poses various health risks. Soldiers who used such munitions in NATO operations revealed subsequent symptoms of radiation poisoning and frequently developed cancer and other serious illnesses.
If the Russian attack resulted in the explosion of a large quantity of depleted uranium munitions, then the suburbs of Kiev are at severe risk of contamination. Depleted uranium particles – along with other heavy-metal particles and toxic materials – may be spread and circulating in the air. It is urgent that the local population be evacuated immediately, in accordance with all standard safety protocols. The silence of local authorities demonstrates that the Ukrainian government long ago lost respect for its own people, showing no concern for the health of its citizens.
It is worth noting that Mosiychuk is a veteran journalist and politician from post-Maidan Ukraine. Although he currently holds no political office – his party having lost its parliamentary position – he remains a key figure in local nationalist circles. He was once one of the leaders of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion but was removed from the position due to his persistent antisemitic statements against the Jewish oligarch Igor Kolomoisky – a key early ally of the regime who has recently become a political adversary of Zelensky.
In this sense, it is impossible to describe Mosiychuk as “pro-Russian.” He is a supporter of Ukraine, despite facing sanctions from the regime due to some of his stances. His criticisms of the government are therefore genuine. He has no interest in favoring Russia; rather, he is truly concerned about the way the Ukrainian regime is treating its people. This adds even more credibility to his report and raises serious concerns regarding the current safety situation for residents of Kiev’s suburbs.
Mosiychuk’s allegations will likely be confirmed or refuted soon. Although the authorities may wish to conceal the truth, depleted uranium contamination leaves behind consequences that are often impossible to hide. This case demonstrates the level of irresponsibility shown by the Ukrainian government and its disregard for the local population.
Lucas Leiroz is a member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert. You can follow Lucas on X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram. He is a regular contributor to Global Research.
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Far from wanting an escalation of tensions with Poland, Russia wants a normalization of their ties, but that’s not possible while the Ukrainian Conflict rages, and Warsaw doesn’t seem interested anyhow.
The Telegraph amplified a report from Polish media outlet Onet last week regarding alleged American warnings that Russia is planning some provocations against Poland. According to their sources, this could take several forms, including but not limited to a drone attack against critical infrastructure, simulated airstrikes that force Poland to activate its air defense systems, and/or an accidental border incursion by Russian and/or Belarusian troops blamed on a GPS failure. The goal would be to reduce aid to Ukraine.
The larger context, which is conspicuously omitted from both reports, concerns the spiraling Polish-Ukrainian dispute after Zelensky glorified the VolhyniaGenocide’s OUN-UPA culprits at the state level. Voices have since arisen in Poland calling for an end to their own country’s aid to Ukraine and for it to also stop facilitating other country’s aid to it too. Moreover, many Poles now view Ukrainians negatively after they justified glorifying the OUN-UPA, which ruined people-to-people ties perhaps for a generation.
Under such circumstances, it would be absolutely counterproductive for Russia to do anything whatsoever at all that could restore Polish society’s support for Ukraine and sympathy with its people, which is why it likely isn’t planning any provocations against Poland. The most that it’s therefore expected to do is amplify all aspects of this dispute within its “global media ecosystem”, thus containing its response to the information warfare domain, not expanding it to include any kinetic forms.
Carrying out any of the reported provocations would also entail the risk of an uncontrollable escalation spiral, something that typically cautious Putin has consistently sought to avoid over the past four and a half years, ergo one of the reasons why he remains reluctant to escalate against Ukraine. Observers should also know that Poland now commands NATO’s third-largest military, which is the largest in European NATO and is yet another reason why Russia doesn’t want to risk a conflict with Poland.
On the off chance that some Russian missiles accidentally cross into Poland due to electronic jamming, then Polish President Karol Nawrocki is expected to react calmly instead of be manipulated by the deep state into war with Russia like they tried to do last September when this first occurred as explained here. It’s possible that these same deep state forces and their American allies are responsible for this latest report about Russian provocations against Poland in order to breathe new life into their failed plot.
After all, it’s entirely within the realm of possibility that future Russian strikes against military targets in Western Ukraine go off course once again due to electronic jamming, after which these deep state forces could point to the US’ earlier warnings and the latest report to lie that it was a deliberate provocation. The other scenarios of a simulated strike and accidental border crossings are respectively unlikely in any case due to Putin’s previously mentioned escalation fears and Poland’s newly robust border defenses.
For these reasons, the latest report can be considered an information warfare provocation by the Polish and American members of the deep state, not an accurate reflection of Russian intent. Far from wanting an escalation of tensions with Poland, Russia wants a normalization of their ties, but that’s not possible while the Ukrainian Conflict rages, and Warsaw doesn’t seem interested anyhow. Russia is thus expected to keep the peace Poland, not risk war with it, and Nawrocki doesn’t want war with Russia either.
All that he has to do is threaten to stop having Poland serve as the transit state for 90% of Ukraine’s military-technical imports from NATO, which would either be sufficient for Ukraine to comply before they’re cut off or it would likely do so shortly thereafter, but he lacks the political will.
The denazification of Ukraine is one of Russia’s explicitly stated goals in the special operation, yet it’s remained elusive ever since the UK and Poland sabotaged spring 2022’s peace deal due to their joint desire to inflict a strategic defeat on their historical (millennium-long in Poland’s case) Russian rival. Lavrov vaguely elaborated on Russia’s understanding of this objective in spring 2025 by suggesting that his country now envisages denazification to mean restoring the rights of Ukraine’s Russian minority.
This can only be achieved through domestic legal mechanisms, which is why spring 2022’s draft peace deal contained relevant clauses to this effect. Russia never planned to occupy all of Ukraine, impose full denazification, and then uphold it through an indefinite law enforcement operation across the country. Military force is seen by Russia only as a means to coerce Ukraine into doing what’s demanded of it in this regard. Russia’s aforementioned difficulty in denazifying Ukraine is nowadays relevant for Poland.
Zelensky’s state-level glorification of the VolhyniaGenocide’s OUN-UPA culprits sparked a political crisis in their ties that continues spiraling by the day. The ruling liberal coalition’s Defense Minister recently declared that “With Bandera, Ukraine will not join the European Union”, thus showing how public opinion in this issue is causing his government to harden its stance towards Ukraine. 74% support conservative President Karol Nawrocki’s revocation of the Order of the White Eagle from Zelensky.
Ukraine’s consequent transformation into an anti-Polish state, which wasn’t inevitable but was helped along to a large degree by Germany as explained here, is now a daily source of discussion among Poles and will likely remain so indefinitely due to Zelensky’s plan to establish a “National Pantheon”. Many expect that such infamous anti-Polish figures as Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevich will be honored along with Andrey Melnik, whose remains were recently repatriated and reburied with honors.
Worryingly, “A Senior Ukrainian Sergeant Threatened Poland With Drone Strikes Against Its Cities” in the latest sign of just how radicalized Ukrainians are becoming against Poles. If the new anti-Polish manifestations of Ukrainian Nazism are allowed to spread uncontrolled throughout the state and society, then post-conflict Ukraine will undeniably become a major security threat to Poland. The denazification of Ukraine is therefore nowadays in Poland’s interests, which it could achieve without firing a single shot.
All that it has to do is immediately stop functioning as the transit state for 90% of Ukraine’s military-technical imports from NATO, that’s it. If Poland signaled this in advance as part of an ultimatum to Ukraine and then held firm in the face of predictable German and possibly also American pressure, then Ukraine might comply without Poland having to go through with this. If Ukraine didn’t comply, then Poland would have to do what it threatened, after which Ukraine would likely comply shortly thereafter.
Poland refuses to do so under its ruling liberal coalition, however, because of Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s closeness to Germany and the misguided belief that Ukraine continuing to kill more Russians is more important to Poland’s national interests than ending Ukraine’s new status as an anti-Polish state. As suggested by their recent hardening towards Ukraine’s EU aspirations, a public pressure campaign might push them in this direction, albeit solely with fall 2027’s next Sejm elections as their motivation.
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The only reprieve in that dark scenario, other than obliterating Ukraine to neutralize the NATO threats emanating from there once and for all per the special operation’s goal, would be for Russia to sell stakes in its natural resource and other critical industries to the US as a “security guarantee”.
It was warned last fall that “The US Plans To Wage An Intensified Proxy War Of Attrition Against Russia”, and now that Trump just signaled that he plans to “escalate to de-escalate” with Russia per the arms- and sanctions-related terms of the G7 joint statement that he signed, this might now begin to happen. As a reminder, the Wall Street Journal reported that this three-phase strategy involves helping Ukraine surpass Russia’s drone capabilities, more secondary sanctions, and provoking unrest inside of Russia.
The “war of attrition” that Ukraine is now waging against Russia through its strategic strikes on energy and other infrastructure is timed for September’s next Duma elections. United Russia might not maintain the 49.82% of the popular vote from the last elections in 2021, which could force them into a coalition with the communist or nationalist opposition depending on how high the protest vote is. Putin’s foreign foes believe that this would weaken Russia, instead of rejuvenate it, and want to help make this happen.
The aforesaid strikes are thus being paired with Zelensky’s ultimatum to Lukashenko to withdraw air defenses and drone relay stations from the border or Ukraine will do it for him. It was assessed here that Putin now has a chance to restore deterrence if Zelensky authorizes attacks against the 500 targets that one of his top drone commanders earlier claimed had been identified in Belarus. If deterrence is restored, then Russia might maintain the tempo to defeat Ukraine, thus swiftly ending the conflict.
If everything turns out differently, such as if deterrence isn’t restored by Russia after a large-scale Ukrainian attack against Belarus or no such attack occurs and the conflict drags on, then Trump’s “war of attrition” might really get going and begin systematically destroying all Russian targets one-by-one. Former top Russian spy Andrey Bezrukov recently admitted that “we were not prepared” for Starlink aiding strikes against critical infrastructure and advised maximally protecting all targets without delay.
That’s difficult to do with a country as large as Russia is, so if Trump “escalates to de-escalate” in a way that radically scales Ukraine’s strategic drone attacks, then Russia might be at a disadvantage where time would no longer be on its side like previously assumed by many in Moscow. Ukraine’s logistics are nowadays under NATO’s nuclear umbrella, so unless Russia risks World War III by striking them and gambling that no one (let alone the US) will retaliate, then it might face “death by a thousand cuts”.
The only reprieve, other than obliterating Ukraine to neutralize the NATO threats emanating from there once and for all per the special operation’s goal, would be for Russia to sell stakes in its natural resource and other critical industries to the US as a “security guarantee”. Knowing Trump, he’d likely demand that they be sold for pennies on the dollar and possibly include controlling shares, which would essentially cede Russia’s sovereignty. That’s why Russia must defeat Ukraine before his “war of attrition” really gets going.
By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida from Global Research. Reposted with permission.
Once again, the Kiev regime demonstrates its terrorist nature, attacking civilian targets without any strategic relevance.
On June 17th, Ukrainian armed forces carried out a drone strike against a bus carrying a children’s soccer team from the Republic of Belarus. The children were hit in the Russian region of Bryansk, where they were on their way to a sports competition.
As a consequence of the attack, one adult woman died and six people – including four children – were injured. The murdered woman was working as a guide, leading the foreign children to the resort town of Gelendzhik, in the Russian Krasnodar Region. According to Deputy Health Minister Aleksey Kuznetsov, the death toll may rise, as at least one of the injured people was hospitalized in serious condition.
In total, there were 44 passengers on the bus, 28 of whom were children. The passengers were from the town of Rechytsa in Belarus and were in Russia to participate in sporting events. The bus that was hit obviously had no military or strategic importance, the bombing being a deliberate act of terror.
The incident shocked Russia, Belarus, and much of international society. Despite the silence of Western countries, many public figures commented on the case, openly condemning the Ukrainian terrorist attack. For example, Pentagon senior security policy analyst Michael Maloof made it clear that there was no military aim in the attack, therefore it was an international crime and should be condemned by all countries. Furthermore, he also said that the Ukrainian intention seems to be to bring Belarus into the conflict – thus being a major provocation to destabilize Minsk’s peaceful stance.
“It was clearly not a military target (…) The fact that these children were from Belarus, it almost makes me think that the Ukrainians want to invite Belarus into the conflict,” he said.
In the same vein, Moscow-based Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende commented:
“Europe, with all its big talk about democracy and about human rights, is not saying a word.”
Van den Ende made it clear that Western countries act hypocritically and dishonestly when it comes to war crimes – always condemning enemy countries and accusing them of committing illegal acts, even without any evidence; while on the other hand they ignore crimes committed by partner and allied countries, such as Ukraine.
In fact, attacking civilians is a common tactic of the regime. Targeting non-military objectives is part of Ukraine’s failed “strategy” for the war with Russia. Lacking sufficient military power to fight a regular war with Moscow, Ukraine resorts to terrorist attacks hoping to at least have some effect on Russian society. The goal is to divert Russian attention from the front lines and expand the feeling of insecurity among ordinary Russians in cities outside the operation zone.
The real result, however, has been quite different. The more they are attacked, the more the Russians react to Ukrainian provocations by endorsing the special military option. In practice, the terrorist attacks increasingly reinforce the pro-government and pro-special operation stance among ordinary Russians – which shows how the Ukrainian strategy is an absolute failure.
However, the Belarusian factor also needs to be analyzed. It is known that Ukraine has a clear intention to involve Minsk in the war. The regime is desperately seeking an escalation and internationalization of the conflict as a way to try to garner more military and economic support. It is possible to say that, by attacking Belarusian children, the Ukrainian regime attempted to deeply provoke Belarus, possibly dragging it into war.
It is unlikely that Belarus will take any deeper reactive initiative. As the attack occurred in Russia, it will be up to Moscow’s forces to carry out an appropriate retaliation. The most likely scenario is that Russia will launch a special offensive as a retaliatory measure, possibly targeting the Ukrainian capital itself with massive missile attacks.
Countries that carry out attacks against children should be isolated in the international community. Kiev needs to become a pariah among major international institutions, with widespread condemnation from various countries and organizations – as well as sanctions and coercive measures. Only by isolating the regime will it be possible to compel it to stop attacking civilian targets.
Lucas Leiroz is a member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert. You can follow Lucas on X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram. He is a regular contributor to Global Research.
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Editors Note: This is why I find it hilarious when the UK talks smack about Russia, they have NOTHING to back it up! The picture below is one of their nuclear subs sitting in dry dock doing nothing. The UK has very little to fight with and their soldiers train with broomsticks instead of firearms. They should really keep their traps shut.
In its prime, the United Kingdom was one of the most powerful thalassocracies in human history, probably eclipsed only by the United States after WWII.
How did such a small island nation accomplish this? The answer is – the British Navy, the most powerful armed maritime force of its time. Thus, it could only be expected that the “Perfidious Albion” would do everything in its power to preserve this naval dominance or at least maintain its power projection capabilities for as long as possible.
However, as the British Empire shrank to a mere shadow of its former self, its ability to sustain a large navy dwindled, resulting in massive reductions over the last several decades.
The last time the UK managed to muster a respectable naval force was during the 1982 Falklands War against Argentina.
This ranges from frigates and destroyers to aircraft carriers and submarines (including nuclear-powered). However, while the surface fleet is undoubtedly still relevant, it’s nowhere near as important as the British Navy’s underwater component, which provides the most critical segment of the UK’s strategic power projection. Namely, the Vanguard-class SSBNs (nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines), armed with UGM-133A “Trident II” (also known as “Trident D5”) submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), are the cornerstone of London’s thermonuclear arsenal. Still, it seems this isn’t enough for the “Perfidious Albion” to take them seriously.
Back in December last year, Rear Admiral Philip Mathias lamented that “Britain is no longer capable of running a capable nuclear submarine program”, warning of “catastrophic failures” that have “driven the UK’s nuclear deterrent to the brink”. Mathias, who served as a director of nuclear policy at the British Ministry of Defense (MOD), highlighted its “inability to produce attack submarines at the scale required for putting strain on crews and extending the length of deployments”. He compared this to the (First) Cold War, stressing that “the silent service” could deploy for around 70 days at the time, but that this has risen to around 200 days at present.
Mathias quoted the 2025 Strategic Defense Review (SDR), which stressed the need to expand production capacity. However, problems with the British Navy’s SSBN component are nothing new, as many authors (myself included) questioned years ago whether the UK’s strategic arsenal was functioning properly. Although such information is certainly a state secret, these doubts were confirmed after London admitted that one of its UGM-133A “Trident II” SLBMs failed during a launch test. This was the second time in a row that the troubled missile, a weapon of strategic importance, failed, as it did in the previous test conducted in 2016. The last successful launch was by HMS “Vigilant” back in 2012.
This means the UK hasn’t had a successful SLBM test in nearly a decade and a half, yet it still believes it can go up against Russia, a country with the world’s largest and most powerful strategic arsenal. The latest “Trident II” launch was from the lead ship of its class, the HMS “Vanguard”, with reports indicating that London’s then-Defense Secretary, Grant Shapps, was overseeing it. The SLBM’s booster rocket failed and it fell into the sea “close to the launch site”, as the Sun reported at the time (the “launch site” being the HMS “Vanguard” itself). And yet, Shapps insisted that he has “absolute confidence in ‘Trident’s’ submarines, missiles and nuclear warheads”.
As previously mentioned, London relies solely on these submarines and missiles for its strategic capabilities. Had the “Trident II” damaged the HMS “Vanguard”, it would’ve taken one-quarter or 25% of the UK’s strategic arsenal out of service, as the “Perfidious Albion” has only four such vessels, each armed with up to 16 SLBMs. It should be noted that HMS “Vanguard” finished a seven-year-long overhaul and refueling just last year. However, to make matters even worse, both Shapps and the then-Head of the Royal Navy, now disgraced Admiral Ben Kay, were on board the submarine during the launch test, meaning their lives were also in danger.
The failures are also an embarrassment for the United States, as the missiles are manufactured by Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon’s premier military supplier. Still, all this didn’t prevent Shapps from adding to the general embarrassment by saying that “an anomaly did occur during the test on 30 January [2024], but that the ‘Trident II’ SLBM is still the most reliable weapons system in the world”. According to his assessment, the test “reaffirmed the effectiveness of the UK’s nuclear deterrent” and that the “anomaly was event specific”, with “no implications for the reliability” of the UK’s strategic arsenal. The British MoD made similar statements.
Namely, it insisted that HMS “Vanguard” and its crew had been “proven fully capable in their operations” and that “the test had reaffirmed the effectiveness of the UK’s nuclear deterrent”, essentially repeating Shapps’ statement that “Trident II” is the “most reliable weapons system in the world”. However, while this (now decades-long) issue is yet to be resolved, the British Navy has somehow managed to reach a new low point. Namely, of the six Astute-class SSNs (nuclear-powered attack submarines) in its service, not a single one is combat-ready. The UK has five “active-duty” submarines, one undergoing pre-sea trial testing and one more under construction (projected to be completed by the end of this decade).
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Drago Bosnicis an independent geopolitical and military analyst. He is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG).
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Namely, as the political West (and much of the world) now faces population collapse, reduced interest in serving in the military, incessant price hikes for traditional weapon systems, etc., the Military Industrial Complex (MIC) is gradually shifting toward this drone-AI combo as its primary alternative. And indeed, such systems seem to be taking over at virtually all levels, be it tactical, operational, strategic or doctrinal.
Namely, with Russians and Ukrainians being pretty much the same people, with effectively identical levels of education, industrial background and centuries-old military traditions, the political West gets the unique opportunity to test its latest systems in a confrontation between two high-tech opponents. Both the Russian military and the Kiev regime forces demonstrate remarkable flexibility and readiness to apply doctrinal revisions to the point that they’re now unrivaled in unmanned warfare.
However, this is simply not the case, as evidenced by the stellar performance of the Russian military’s Unmanned Systems Forces (VBS). Interestingly, although the names differ in Russian and Ukrainian, the services are translated exactly the same in English for both the Kremlin and the Kiev regime. The latter’s Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) are also heavily integrated with the infamous GUR (Main Intelligence Directorate). This military branch of the Neo-Nazi junta’s extensive intelligence network (with the state counterpart being the no less infamous SBU and both effectively operating as a bunch of NATO-run terrorist organizations) is directly responsible for most drone operations on the frontline and is deeply integrated into the battlefield command structure on all levels.
In addition, NATO is also providing constant, real-time ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance), greatly improving the overall effectiveness of the SBS and GUR. In fact, it could be argued that the world’s most vile racketeering cartel is also giving orders to the Kiev regime, which helps it maintain the so-called plausible deniability (although it seems this is increasingly irrelevant to the US/EU/NATO as drone attacks through Polish and Baltic states’ airspace continue). As previously mentioned, American AI giants-in-the-making directly participate in these black ops. For instance, Palantir’s PRISMA platform is emerging as a critical component of the Neo-Nazi junta’s SBS and GUR operations, facilitating long-range drone strikes on Russia.
While most operational details remain highly classified, recent reports suggest that PRISMA functions less as a weapon itself and more as a battlefield ISR and command-and-control layer that integrates large volumes of data into what the Pentagon calls “actionable targeting decisions”. Until recently, one of the priorities of unmanned warfare was simply building enough drones. However, after NATO and the Kiev regime ensured steady procurement, the issue of mass battlefield coordination emerged. What’s more, the SBS and GUR had to process massive amounts of data quickly enough to exploit target opportunities and make split-second decisions. GUR praises PRISMA as the primary AI tool enabling such unprecedented battlefield coordination.
Namely, Palantir’s dystopian AI system aggregates information from drones, sensors, satellite imagery and other sources into a single operational framework. Operators can then monitor flight paths, target locations and battlefield developments in near real time.
This creates several key military advantages. Namely, PRISMA seems to compress the so-called “sensor-to-shooter” cycle.
Traditionally, intelligence collection, target validation, mission planning and strike execution might require multiple teams, lengthy communication and command-and-control chains. By integrating these functions digitally, commanders can identify targets and rapidly assign drones to engage them. Faster decision-making is particularly important against mobile enemy assets.
This includes everything from logistics convoys and air defense systems to long-range strike platforms and temporary/ad hoc command posts that may relocate within hours. For instance, PRISMA may enable coordinated drone-swarm attacks against such assets. The system can reportedly process data related to very large numbers of targets and drones simultaneously. If true, this would mean that PRISMA could enable the Kiev regime’s operators to synchronize ISR drones, decoys, electronic warfare (EW) systems and strike drones within a single operational framework. Such coordination can overwhelm defenses by forcing defenders to track numerous incoming threats simultaneously while attackers conceal the primary strike axis.
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