Ukraine Lost

Russia has sharply increased imports of prosthetics from Germany In the first half of 2026, Russia imported €79 million worth of prostheses and artificial joints from Germany. That is nearly €19 million more than during the same period in 2025, Forbes reports, citing Eurostat data. Compared with the first half of 2021, imports of limb prostheses have increased 5.4-fold. And why Germany? Aren’t you at war with NATO? You could have ordered them from your brotherly North Korea or Myanmar.

What's to laugh about? Ukraine is literally building out a solution that is going to have as many sats as the Russian Rassvet system in 2027 and 2028. Unclear # in 2030 though. And unlike Russian options its launch vehicles aren't at risk of getting hit by drones and missiles.

CONCLUSION 🧵(1/2): Putin would have the world, and especially the United States, believe that he is somehow holding back from crushing Ukraine, but that he could do so at any moment of his choosing. The opposite is the case. If Putin had had a way of ending the war quickly, he surely would have used it. The effort to field an army large enough to make virtually no gains is costing Putin a fortune, driving up inflation in Russia, and generating increasing social discontent. Fielding a larger army would cost more with no guarantee of materially changing the situation on the front. That is why Putin is holding back at least for now. ⬇️ Putin has likely recognized the folly of trying to drown Ukraine in Russian blood and has instead opted to try to hammer Ukraine into submission with a strategic bombing campaign. The Russians have secured a temporary advantage in the skies over Ukraine through their jet-powered drones and the shortage of Patriot missiles that can intercept their ballistic missiles. But Ukraine is fielding solutions to defend against the jet-powered drones, and it is hardening and decentralizing its infrastructure to survive the ballistic missile strikes (as well as developing its own ballistic missile interceptors, although that effort will take time). The Russian strikes are currently devastating Ukrainian energy and other infrastructure and imposing a brutal cost on Ukrainian civilians—as Putin intends. But there is no reason to think that this strategic bombing campaign will be any more successful than every other strategic bombing campaign in history—all of which have failed to compel a country holding its own on the battlefield to surrender.

Les chances d'une percée russe 🇷🇺 en Ukraine 🇺🇦 s'amoindrissent d'année en année avec le renforcement des fortifications ukrainiennes. 🟡Fortifications de 2014-2024 (principalement 2024), combats en cours, un certain nombre est situé derrière les lignes russes et complique les déplacements 🟠Fortifications de 2025 (nouvelle doctrine), ligne pas encore atteinte 🔴Fortifications de 2026 Après un travail de fortification non-stop ces dernières années, l'armée ukrainienne a grandement ralenti la préparation de fortifications dans l'est et le sud cet été, ce qui s'explique par les succès dans différentes directions et le bon état de préparation ukrainien. Travaux en cours ces dernières semaines : Pavlohrad, Izioum, Kharkiv, Tchernihiv et Kyiv. Plus proche du front, l'Ukraine continue de renforcer les obstacles anti-infanterie, en particulier les barbelés et fils de fer. Cette carte est assez intéressante pour voir les priorités chaque année, les nœuds logistiques importants et les zones les plus défendues. Rappelons un point : côté russe, il n'y a pas de lignes d'obstacles similaires.

First of all, who the hell are these people to speak on behalf of Ukrainians? Second, what do they think will happen if Zelenskyy goes?