04 October 2026

Day 1682 War in Ukraine


 Small truck tries to carry a helicopter! The next scene is of a crane lifting the helicopter back onto the same vehicle.

A while ago, a right-winger compared Jared Kushner to Hunter Biden, with of course Biden coming off looking terrible. I dunno though. Biden never tried to exert a serious influence on negotiations. Kushner, on the other hand, has been taking a direct part in negotiations where he has close buddies who stand to gain enormous profits via Kushner's acts in diplomacy. The NY Times says that “There is no indication that Mr. Kushner or Mr. Witkoff themselves stand to profit.“ which seems credible, that outsiders wil not see just how Kushner and Witkoff will profit, but I don't doubt they WILL profit! What would Russia want out of a deal? The blogger says that if Russia can't get an outright surrender: “...or to end the war that would include enforced Ukrainian neutrality (read that as no EU or NATO membership), a limited military in both size and scope, things that would essentially force Ukraine to become a Russian vassal state.”

Georgian protesters just observed their 675th consecutive day of protest.

“Five Russian drones and missiles violated Moldova's airspace” As Lenin was reported to have said: “Probe with bayonets. If you find mush, proceed. If you find steel, withdraw.” Russia has been probing Moldova and finding mush. Moldova and/or Romania needs to pour resources into their air defense.

Czech Ambassador refuses Russian warning that he should leave Kyiv and took his regular jog around a park there.

Russians using psy-ops against Finnish parliamentarians with tactics that were developed by East Germans during the 60s and 70s. They'd break into an apartment and just move a few things around without stealing any valuables.

Russians unleash the plague on their city by breaking a test tube within their biolab.

Ground robots are fighting aerial drones by throwing nets at them.

Damage caused by Ukrainian drones.

Russian FPV drone hits car in Kharkiv.

Russian drone strikes a pylon of a bridge n Kyiv.

Ukrainian P1-SUN interceptor drones are manufactured in a facility that's deep underground.

Mourning the loss of Dobropillia, a now-destroyed Ukrainian town.

“Russian air defence shot down drones, causing them to fall on cars, after which a fire broke out.”

Russian UAV launch base blown up.

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