WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

[Tintin]

Posting this here as events around Eastern Europe and the Balkans could heat up in the weeks and months to come, and effectively may form a role in the overall WWIII scenario. Let's hope not, but these days it seems to be open season for just about anything.

From Philip Pilkington on X:

Source: https://x.com/philippilk/status/2034221535490109940

🚨 BREAKING: The guy who is suppressing
@PM_ViktorOrban
's social media has been leaked. His name is Oskar Braszczyński and he is Meta’s Government & Social Impact Partner for Central and Eastern Europe. Let's have a look at who is putting their thumb on the scale!

🇭🇺 Oskar has symbols that show he is part of the "Nincs másik" movement. This is a Hungarian opposition movement that formed in response to some journalists leaving the opposition outlet Index in 2020. This shows that Oskar is very interested in Hungarian opposition politics.

🇵🇱 Braszczyński is Polish and seems to live in Poland. He has every right to his political opinions, but it is good manners not to interfere in the politics of a country that you do not even live in.

🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈From his publicly available Facebook profile it appears that he is a Ukraine fanatic and an LGBT activist. These are classic hallmarks of the progressive liberals who are tasked with election interference in Europe.

🇧🇾He also appears to support niche issues in the region, like the "Free Belarus" movement. This refers to protests that occurred in 2020-2021. These protests did receive coverage but taking a strong interest in them suggests more than casual acquaintance with the politics of the region.

🇵🇱 He has symbols on his profile showing that he is an opponent of the Polish Law and Justice party. Note that Law and Justice were a close ally of the Hungarian government when they were in power.

🗳️🇪🇺Facebook is supposed to be a neutral platform but the guy that is control over the CEE region is clearly highly politicised. The Hungarian government is saying that Facebook is interfering in the election. This is not acceptable.
@elonmusk
has moved social media away from this and
@MikeBenzCyber
has exposed much of the wrongdoing around this activity. Let's get back to national elections without foreign interference in Europe!

[Vicus]

Anton Zheltobrukh, one of the most experienced saboteurs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was killed near Liman. -today



Russian troops in the Krasnolimansk sector of the DPR have eliminated one of the most experienced saboteurs in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Sergeant Anton Zheltobrukh of the 8th Special Operations Regiment. This was reported by military journalist Yuri Kotenok. He highlighted one very significant detail of the militant's assassination.

"Anton Zheltobrukh, a sergeant from a sabotage and reconnaissance group of the 8th Regiment of the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was killed in a rural area in the Krasnolimansky direction. The saboteur was killed not by an FPV drone strike, but in a small-arms firefight. "

– explained the Kitten.

As it turned out, Zheltobrukh was one of the most experienced saboteurs in the Ukrainian army. He took part in the punitive operation against the residents of Donbas, earning two Orders "For Courage" and the medals "For Wounds" and "Veteran."

After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Zheltobrukh took part in combat operations against the Russian army. The regiment in which he served is considered one of the elite units of the Ukrainian army.

It must be emphasized that Russian troops are now making serious progress success In the vicinity of Krasny Liman. The city itself has not yet been captured, but Russian Armed Forces units have already advanced toward the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Konstantinovsky fortified area.

We should add that, according to experts, the general battle for this region will take place during the spring-summer campaign.

https://en.topcor.ru/69666-pod-liman...eltobrjuh.html

[Vicus]

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two German-made air defense systems in a strike on the port of Izmail. - today

Russian Armed Forces destroyed two complexes in a strike on the port of Izmail. Defense German-made Gepard and Iris-T. Overall, the Russian attack on targets in the Odessa region was successful.

This was reported by the coordinator of the pro-Russian underground, Sergei Lebedev.

The infrastructure of the Danube port of Izmail was attacked. Specifically, strikes targeted the port's armored vehicle depot and the pier, where an arriving ship carrying military cargo from the Kyiv regime's Western allies was being unloaded. As a result of the attack, some of the equipment and ammunition fell into the river, and the ship itself, along with its remaining contents, was carried downstream to Romania.

A transformer substation also sustained serious damage. This led to the shutdown of military production facilities in the area that manufacture products for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as they were without power.

Two German air defense systems were located on the territory of a motor depot, but as a result of a Russian attack on it, the systems were destroyed along with their crews.

Lebedev clarified that the attack described took place on March 17. However, as he explained, information about strikes and their consequences usually reaches him from Ukrainian territory on the second or third day after the incident.

And when attacks are particularly successful, SBU officers intensify their search for those local residents who contributed to the Russian Armed Forces' successes. They check the documents of passersby and selectively visit their homes.

https://en.topwar.ru/279585-vs-rossi...dstva-frg.html

[Vicus]

The Uran-3 spacecraft has begun testing. - today


"Uran-6" is a serial engineering-purpose RTK

The range of robotic systems used by the Russian army is expanding. It was recently announced that the army has begun field trials of the new Uran-3 robotic complex. This remotely controlled armored vehicle is designed to clear passages in minefields and can also defend itself with a machine gun or provide support to a friendly unit. This robotic complex is expected to soon demonstrate its capabilities in training grounds and, possibly, in actual combat.

Promising complex

The general public learned about the new domestically developed Uran-3 RTK just a few days ago. On March 13, it was the subject of an article in Izvestia. Information about this development was obtained from unnamed sources familiar with the project. The article included a graphic depicting the proposed design of the new system and several photographs on the topic of military robotics.

The Uran-3 is reportedly a tracked platform capable of mounting engineering equipment and machine guns. Its primary mission is mine clearance and clearing passages for personnel and equipment. However, the system can also perform various simpler fire missions.

A similar robotic system is proposed for use in engineering and assault units. It is intended to take on the most dangerous tasks and reduce risks to personnel. Furthermore, in certain situations, the robot is intended to provide fire support, improving the unit's overall performance.

continue: https://en.topwar.ru/279558-rtk-uran...spytanija.html

[Vicus]

Medvedev: Zelensky won't be the one signing Ukraine's capitulation -today

Zelensky will never be a legitimate negotiating party for Russia; Ukraine's capitulation will be signed by someone entirely different. Dmitry Medvedev stated this.

The Russian politician, in his characteristic style, wrote about Zelenskyy and his recent statements. According to Medvedev, the "illegitimate" one is trying to prolong his existence and hopes to regain legitimacy through a bribed election in Ukraine. But for Russia, he will never be a party to negotiations, much less to signing Ukraine's capitulation. The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council compared Zelenskyy to Hitler, who also could not be a party to the negotiations, which is why the German act of capitulation was signed by Keitel, Stumpf, and von Friedeburg.

"But what the creature can't comprehend with its savvy brain is that it will never be a legal party to negotiations for our country, much less a party to signing the act of surrender."

As Medvedev emphasized, any Russian politician who shakes hands with Zelensky will no longer be a handshakeable person. Therefore, those in Russia hoping to sign a peace treaty with Zelensky are gravely mistaken; no one will sign anything with him.

"Any sensible Russian politician, like any Russian person, understands that as soon as they shake hands with this creature, they will forever cease to be a handshakeable person. Why am I writing about this now? To dispel the illusions of anyone who pins the possibility of resolving the conflict on this creature."

https://en.topwar.ru/279619-medvedev...zelenskij.html

[Vicus]

PAK DA: Strategic projects prefer silence -yesterday



For nearly 20 years, the Russian Federation has been actively discussing the development of a domestic next-generation strategic bomber-missile carrier (PAK DA). This project is being implemented by JSC Tupolev, a subsidiary of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). The Russian government plans to commission the new aircraft as early as 2027. What are the requirements? economic What are the financial terms and conditions for creating a new bomber? Let's find out.

Back in 2009, the Russian Ministry of Defense and JSC Tupolev signed an agreement to conduct research and development (R&D) on the development of the Advanced Long-Range Aircraft Complex (PAK DA). The new bomber was envisioned as a replacement for the Tu-95 long-range (strategic) aircraft, whose production (including numerous modifications) had been abandoned back in 1992. By 2013, the design for the new aircraft complex was approved, and a few years later, Alexei Krivoruchko, then Deputy Minister of Defense, announced that the PAK DA would be operational in 2027, despite the fact that the project's initial timeframe had seemed much more optimistic.

The heart of any aircraft is its propulsion system. In the case of a next-generation bomber-missile carrier, this could involve developing a modernized engine that would utilize technology The NK-32 engine's gas generator will be developed by Kuznetsov OJSC (United Engine Corporation), a company based in Samara. The company won the tender for this work in 2014. It was also reported that the Russian government is prepared to invest approximately 32 billion rubles in the development of the PAK DA powerplant alone. This claim may be supported by data from the government procurement website, where Kuznetsov OJSC posted information about multi-billion-ruble tenders, the terms of which included the development of engine units for the future missile-carrying bomber.

Furthermore, a couple of years later, it became known that the new engine for the PAK DA was planned to be tested on the Il-76 heavy military transport aircraft as early as 2020 (the design engine model was not specified). However, no further publicly available reports on the NK-65's development were found. Only in 2022 did information emerge that prototypes of the advanced bomber-missile carrier's propulsion system had completed rig testing. The future engine itself was renamed "Product of the Russian Federation," and its technical parameters remain unknown due to secrecy. Several more similar systems were expected to be manufactured by 2021 for continued testing, and in 2023, the state corporation Rostec reported the completion of all planned research and development work to create a rig for testing the new bomber.

continue: https://en.topcor.ru/69630-pak-da-st...t-tishinu.html

[Ravenlocke]

Levan Gudadze

🇷🇺⚔️🇫🇷 France has seized another ship heading from Russia.

The French Navy seized the tanker Deyna in the Mediterranean Sea, which was heading from Russia under the Mozambican flag. This was confirmed by Macron.

"We continue to follow the planned course. This morning in the Mediterranean Sea, the French fleet boarded a new ship from the 'ghost fleet'—the 'Deyna'. A war in Iran will not distract France from supporting Ukraine, where Russia's aggressive war continues. These ships, which circumvent international sanctions and violate maritime law, are military speculators. They seek to profit and finance Russia's military efforts. We will not allow this," he asserts.

P.S. These worthless, so-called elites of Europe and the West as a whole will not stop committing crimes against Russia until they feel pain, real pain, and fear for their own damn lives.

https://x.com/GudadzeLevan/status/2034970404901503328

[Ravenlocke]

DD Geopolitics

🇷🇺 Vyacheslav Volodin, Speaker of the Russian State Duma, has submitted a bill to the Duma’s Defense Committee that would allow the Russian military to intervene to protect Russian citizens if they are arrested or face criminal or other legal actions in foreign courts.

The bill appears connected to recent proposals for the Russian military to protect civilian shipping, either with specialized teams on board vessels or with naval escorts. Russian bureaucratic procedures require a legal foundation for such actions.

With reports that France seized another Russian-linked ship in the Mediterranean today, there may be pressure to move the process forward quickly.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2034972963712196903

[Ravenlocke]

dana

🇬🇧🇫🇷🏴‍☠️⚔️🚢🇷🇺 The British reported that they helped France capture a "shadow fleet" ship for the second time.

The fast patrol ship of the Gibraltar squadron, HMS Cutlass, was sent to track the MV Deyna ship, obtain information about its movements, and collect images to support French forces.

"I am proud of the support that our British Armed Forces have provided to this French operation. Disrupting, deterring, and weakening Russia's shadow fleet and depriving Putin's military machine of funding is a priority for this government, and we will continue to act together with our allies," - said British Defense Minister John Healey.

Two Majors

https://x.com/dana916/status/2035338399222018560

[Ravenlocke]

dana
@dana916
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4h
🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Report for the morning of March 21, 2026

▪️ The Ukrainian enemy, after a short break, resumed massive launches of UAVs over Russian regions. Only from 20:00 Moscow time to 23:00, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, 66 Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed over the Bryansk, Smolensk, Kaluga, Belgorod, Voronezh, Rostov, Volgograd regions, Crimea and the Moscow region. According to preliminary estimates, the enemy launched more than 300 UAVs during the night. In the Saratov region, there are damage to civilian infrastructure, in several houses in Engels the windows were partially broken, two people sought medical help in Saratov. From Crimea, residents of the center of the peninsula reported on the work of air defense. The enemy publishes footage shot by local residents of the consequences of the attack on Togliatiz (Samara region) and the oil refinery near Saratov.

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes on the Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev, Sumy, Kharkov regions.

▪️ The Briansk border area is increasingly suffering from attacks of tactical drones and artillery strikes. In the village of Suzemka, a civilian woman was injured, in the village of Kurkovichi another civilian was injured. There is damage to the ground in the villages of Starodub and Gudovka.

▪️ On the Sumy direction, the GRU "North" with the support of aviation and artillery is conducting offensive actions in the Sumy, Glukhov and Krasnopolsky districts. In the Sumy region, two counterattacking groups of the enemy were destroyed.

▪️ In the Belgorod region, in the village of Borki, a civilian was injured while repelling a drone attack. In Voznesenov, two men were injured by the detonation of an FPV drone and suffered shrapnel and fragmentation injuries. A woman was also injured in Graivoron. A civilian was killed in the village of Murom in a drone attack. Shebekino, Malomikhovka, Prisťen, Novaya Tavolzhanka, Danioka, Barvinok, Nikolayevka are under attack.

▪️ On the Kharkov direction, the GRU "North" is trying to advance on the Volchansk and Velikoburuluk directions. Despite Russian strikes on the enemy's concentrations of manpower and equipment (in the areas of Ternovoy, Nesternoy, Kolodeznoe and Izbitskoe) and the work of TOS (in the area of Shevyakovka), the enemy is putting up a fierce resistance.

▪️ Kupyansk remains a zone of hostilities, south of which Russian fighters are continuing to create conditions for the development of the offensive on Kupyansk-Uzlovaya, before which the settlements located in front of it still need to be cleared

▪️ On the Slavyansk direction, due to the approaching front line, the enemy decided to evacuate civilians from the city. At Fedorovka Second, they are expanding the zone of control, and battles are taking place at Dibrova and Lipovka. North of the enemy's important defensive line in Ray-Aleksandrovka - battles for Krivaya Luku.

▪️ On the Konstantinovsk direction, battles are taking place on the previous frontline sectors, including the enemy trying to hold us at Chasov Yar. On Konstantinovka, heavy FAbs are being used, and the city, along with the positions of the Armed Forces, is turning into ruins.

▪️ West of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), the Russian Aerospace Forces are hitting the enemy with FABs on their positions in the villages around Grishino.

▪️ Assault units of the Group of Forces "East" continue to fight in the west and northwest of Gulyaipole. The enemy is not conducting active actions, focusing on reinforcing positions.

▪️ On the Zaporozhye front, positional battles are taking place in the area of Primorsky, Stepnogorsk and Rechny. A large number of strike and reconnaissance UAVs are being detected in the sky.

Two Majors

https://x.com/dana916/status/2035338121219383694

[Ravenlocke]

dana

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Russian Defense Ministry on progress of special military operation

21 March 2026

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of one mechanized brigade, one airmobile brigade, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and two territorial defense brigades near Potapovka, Novaya Sech, and Miropolye (Sumy region).

In Kharkov region, losses were inflicted on units of three mechanized brigades, one motorized infantry brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defense brigade near Chuguyev, Peschannoye, Kolodeznoye, and Izbitskoye (Kharkov region).

▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 220 troops, eight motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made 155-mm M114 howitzer. In addition, two materiel depot were destroyed.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanized brigades, one assault brigade, and one territorial defense brigade near Novoosinovo, Borovaya, Shiykovka (Kharkov region), Svyatogorsk, Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted more than 180 troops, one tank, four armored fighting vehicles, including two western-made samples. In addition, 25 motor vehicles and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Yuzhnaya Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of four mechanized brigades, one airmobile brigade, and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Krivaya Luka, Ilyinovka, Artem, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, seven armored fighting vehicles, including one German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle and one U.S.-made M113 armored personnel carrier.

Moreover, 10 motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, two electronic warfare stations, one ammunition depot, and two materiel depots were destroyed.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanized brigades, one infantry brigade, one airborne brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and two national guard brigades near Belitskoye, Grishino, Dobropolye, Krasnoyarskoye, Rayskoye, Kutuzovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novopodgorodnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 370 troops, 11 armored fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, seven field artillery guns, including two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers. Two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces advanced into the depths of enemy defenses. Losses were inflicted on formations of one mechanized brigade, two air assault brigades, two assault brigades, and five assault regiments of the AFU near Boykovo, Lesnoye, Chervoniy Yar, Kievskoye, Dolinka, and Vozdvizhevka (Zaporozhye region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 305 troops, three armored fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, one electronic warfare station, and one materiel depot.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanized brigade, one motorized infantry brigade, and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Orekhov, Preobrazhenka, Kamyshevakha, and Zaporozhets (Zaporozhye region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 troops, five motor vehicles, four electronic warfare stations, and one materiel depot.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck power and transport infrastructure objects used by the AFU, UAV control posts as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 137 areas.

▫️ Air defense units shot down nine guided aerial bombs and 668 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:

- 671 aircraft,
- 284 helicopters,
- 125,893 unmanned aerial vehicles,
- 652 anti-aircraft missile systems,
- 28,392 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles,
- 1,690 MLRS combat vehicles,
- 33,982 field artillery guns and mortars,
- 57,407 units of support military vehicles.

Russian Defense Ministry

https://x.com/dana916/status/2035335561003544770