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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/15/26 at 12:59 pm to Coeur du Tigre
Parked together with no air defense?
This was the first Ukrainian missile attack on a Russian airbase since 2022. A naval Neptune missile no less. Let's hope the back story comes out soon.
This was the first Ukrainian missile attack on a Russian airbase since 2022. A naval Neptune missile no less. Let's hope the back story comes out soon.
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Before-and-after satellite imagery of Borisoglebsk, comparing October 13 with today, shows what the Neptune strike left behind.
The Ukrainian account now puts the toll at four Su-34s destroyed and two damaged, down from the six destroyed first claimed.
The earlier post covered the huge fire at the airfield in Voronezh Oblast after residents reported a missile attack. The strike came overnight. The Ukrainian Navy named the target.
How one salvo could reach six bombers is simple. Russia parked six of its most expensive aircraft together on one small stretch of the apron. The loss is put at $250M-$300M. Stationed 400 km behind the line, with no air defense between them and a coastal missile, these are quarter-billion-dollar glide-bomb carriers.
Every Su-34 on that apron was a bomb truck. They were aimed at Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro. Four are gone. Two are damaged. The air defense around Borisoglebsk saw nothing it could stop.
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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/15/26 at 12:26 pm to Lee B
Yet another failed chickenshit threat from this White House. Putin won't be happy Donnie, you'd better get to the golf course early this weekend.
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/15/26 at 3:31 am to Coeur du Tigre
Meanwhile, more orders coming in from Moscow -
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/15/26 at 3:16 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Magyar Brovdi: From October 1 to 14, SBS Birds verified 7,306 irreversible and sanitary losses of enemy manpower in the Delta system.
This is 59.45% more than in the same period in August, and 24.65% more than in September.
In the Dobropillya-Pokrovsk direction, in the strip of Azov group, the figure increased to 3,221 losses - 102% more than in August and 42.52% more than in September.
During this time, SBS carried out 124,500 strike and reconnaissance combat missions and effectively worked out 32,172 enemy targets.
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/15/26 at 3:13 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Ukraine’s 412th Nemesis Brigade says the number of Russian military vehicles struck by its troops has surpassed 8,000. Half of that total, more than 4,000 vehicles, were hit since the start of summer 2026, indicating a sharp increase in the scale of its operations. The brigade says it targets Russian vehicles transporting ammunition, fuel and personnel, aiming to destroy logistics before they reach frontline positions.
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/15/26 at 3:11 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Point where recorded is almost 7 km away. That was a big warhead.
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This is a missile, not a drone.
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If tweet fails to load, click here. And some nice later news - six SU-34's were hit.
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/15/26 at 3:05 am to Coeur du Tigre
Meanwhile, one a day at the Novoshakhtinsk oil terminal in Rostov...
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/15/26 at 2:57 am to WC HICK
Additional news and clarity on the StarShield issue.
First, a mea culpa -
Ok, why was this so confusing? Two reasons. Firstly, the budget was secret:
So, although Trump clearly stated on Oct. 11 that US intelligence has not been cut off, the US media is contradicting this -
And clearly something happened to negatively effect StarShield the next day.
So who's actually responsible? This news item from yesterday tells us all we need to know:
So the fact that the White House is being dishonest is not news, but the timing couldn't be worse. For both the Ukrainian defenses and Trump's efforts for the midterm elections.
So finally, with all this misery, who benefits? Putin, of course. But his desperation to save the Russian economy is causing him to overplay his hand. He is burning Trump three weeks before the election.
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First, a mea culpa -
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While Musk owns SpaceX which controls Starlink systems and can impose restrictions on them in Ukraine, those that began overnight are on the Starshield military version of the system controlled by the Pentagon. This suggests the decision to limit the speed of the Starshield systems was made within the Trump administration.
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SpaceX publicly unveiled Starshield in December 2022, but the classified work started at least two years earlier, when the company began designing customized satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. By mid-2026, Starshield has 245 satellites in orbit, more than $9 billion in identified contract value, and a revenue run rate that grew 80% year over year. It is SpaceX’s fastest-growing business segment. It is also the one the company can tell you the least about.
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The critical distinction: the US government owns and controls Starshield satellites. SpaceX builds and launches them, but operational authority transfers to the customer agency.
Ok, why was this so confusing? Two reasons. Firstly, the budget was secret:
quote:Secondly, although the primary use of StarShield for the Ukrainians is for guidance of defensive anti-drone weapons over Ukraine and the occupied territories, other uses are available in the war against Russia. Whether these applications were used or not isn't the point, just the unveiling of these capabilities would certainly fuel the NATO Vs. The Motherland narrative, so needed to be kept confidential.
The SpaceX S-1, filed publicly on May 20, 2026, disclosed Starshield revenue as a top-line segment number: approximately $1.8 billion in fiscal year 2025. Detailed margins were, in the filing’s own phrasing, “partially redacted or aggregated to protect national-security customer pricing.” The unredacted version of the S-1 sits in a classified vault inside the SEC’s Washington headquarters, readable by roughly 12 people with security clearances.
So, although Trump clearly stated on Oct. 11 that US intelligence has not been cut off, the US media is contradicting this -
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The U.S. may have deliberately withheld early warnings of Russian missile strikes on Ukraine that killed six people and left 600,000 without power, - CBS News
And clearly something happened to negatively effect StarShield the next day.
So who's actually responsible? This news item from yesterday tells us all we need to know:
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Washington Post: U.S. intelligence officials warned the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington that if there are more strikes on Russian energy sites, the U.S. would immediately halt all intelligence sharing.
“The warnings were so widespread that anyone with a Ukrainian-sounding last name got a call,” a person familiar with the matter said. Others in the Ukrainian military also were called.
So the fact that the White House is being dishonest is not news, but the timing couldn't be worse. For both the Ukrainian defenses and Trump's efforts for the midterm elections.
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Trump is playing Russian roulette three weeks before the congressional elections, betting on Putin, whom even his own voters detest.
American attitudes toward Putin make this bet especially risky. According to a January YouGov poll, 81% of voters who voted for Trump in 2024 have an unfavorable view of the Russian president.
The price of this political roulette could be high: the loss of the Republican majority in Congress could paralyze Trump's legislative agenda and pave the way for years of investigations into his administration. - Axios
So finally, with all this misery, who benefits? Putin, of course. But his desperation to save the Russian economy is causing him to overplay his hand. He is burning Trump three weeks before the election.
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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/14/26 at 2:25 pm to cypher
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Musk says any decision to restrict Starlink / Starshield for Ukraine was made by Trump. Doesn’t deny it happened
There it is, directly from the source. Bald faced lie. If true, let's see the US Gov't. budget document supporting this.
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/14/26 at 2:08 pm to cypher
quote:Much better news. We await developments on StarShield.
Starlink connectivity at speeds of up to 160 km/h is being restored. Removing Starshield’s speed limit entirely is now critical for Ukraine’s defense. Thank you, @elonmusk . We hope for your continued support.
Speaking of which, let's take a moment and get in front of something. In examining this issue today, I have noticed a persistent theme in the Comments sections of many threads - it is repeatedly stated that StarShield is not owned by SpaceX (Musk) but by the US Government. Thus Musk is described as blameless for the current StarShield issues.
This is total bullshite. Both Starlink and StarShield are owned and controlled by SpaceX. But this disinformation is so consistently posted that I suspect Musk has his trolls out to defend his uh, reputation. An effort which accurately fits the level of social skills possessed by Space Karen.
So be forewarned.
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Starshield is a division of SpaceX's Starlink subsidiary creating purpose-built low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites designed to provide new military space capabilities to U.S. and allied governments.
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Starlink, the commercial satellite internet service, is available to government customers, including through resellers and a General Services Administration contract vehicle. SpaceX says that Starlink is not designed for military end users or end-uses and that it is the “recommended product” for U.S. civil, state, and local government agencies.
Starshield, meanwhile, is designed for U.S. national defense use cases for both the DOD and some other government partners, according to SpaceX. The Starshield internet network also appears to be related to other aspects of SpaceX’s defense business, including military satellite launches.
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/14/26 at 10:18 am to VolSquatch
Epstein Rules. Putin is in complete control.
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“Putin is not simply attacking Ukraine. He is openly defying the United States and treating every attempt to stop this war with contempt.”
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It would only be "defying" the United States if the United States were threatening to do something about it. Instead, Trump is making excuses for Putin.
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WSJ today had a story about the Houthis building a new missile with Chinese parts. Russia is resupplying missile stocks directly to Iran to compensate for the ones the U.S. destroyed or damaged. And Russia's provision of intel to the IRGC for targeting U.S. forces in the Gulf comes from Trump's own intelligence community.
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Putin has delivered yet another negative “response” to the proposal of an energy ceasefire announced by President Trump and supported by President Zelenskyy.
Instead of one “yes” to peace efforts — 39 missiles and more than 120 drones. Cynically, the main targets of this strike were Ukraine's energy objects.
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/14/26 at 7:08 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/14/26 at 6:34 am to Coeur du Tigre
More on last night's attack.
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Tonight, drones hit Sberbank Mega Data Center in the special economic zone near Balakovo.
As of today, construction at the facility is not fully completed, the data center is gradually expanding, the Russians planned to make it the largest data center in Europe by 2030.
The services of the single state digital platform "GosTech" are deployed on the basis of this data center. The information systems of all federal departments, ministries and regional authorities in the Russian Federation are being forcibly transferred to "GosTech". This means that the data center servers are involved in the collection, processing and storage of state registers, data on mobilization resources, logistics and critical infrastructure.
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/14/26 at 2:44 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Ukraine strikes a Russian refinery in Novoshakhtinsk (Rostov Oblast) once again tonight, particularly targeting the fuel depots. For those who will bring up Trump's ceasefire, let's just recall that Russia struck the Kharkiv ???-5 and Kyiv ???-4 thermal power plants these past two days.
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/14/26 at 2:43 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/14/26 at 2:42 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Everyone, take a deep breath.
FP-1 is not dependent on Starlink/StarShield
FP-2 cruise speed is just below the restricted speed
FP-5 doesn't rely on Starlink/StarShield
Hornet's cruise speed is just below the restricted speed
Any long-range drone that strikes within Russia's 1991 borders has zero dependency on Starlink or StarShield because they're already geofenced from operating in Russia.
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/14/26 at 2:37 am to cypher
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A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv. Once again, no early warning from our partners.
Confusion abounds this morning. To add to this, it seems the Starlink connectivity in Ukraine is being questioned.
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Last ??night, the operation of Starlink terminals in Ukraine was restricted.
Connectivity began to drop when moving at speeds exceeding 160 km/h. As a result, a number of critical missions were disrupted.
SpaceX likely took these measures at the request of the Trump administration.
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Zelenskyy tech advisor confirms: “I confirm that SpaceX implemented a speed limit for Starlink terminals while in motion last night. Currently, the restriction applies to the StarShield “military package” of services and is set at 100 miles per hour.”
Lots of assumptions about Starlink speed limitations at this time but we do have this -
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Starlink says that Roam and Priority plans have a maximum supported in-motion speed of 100mph-160km/h-87 knots, effective March 3, 2026.
But further digging unveiled that there are two systems - Starlink for civilian use and Star Shield for military. Starlink's speeds have been limited to the 160km/hr but certainly not StarShield. LINK
So the question is - has Musk cut off Ukraine's access to StarShield?
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/13/26 at 4:10 pm to cypher
quote:Yes, and the Ukrainians have confirmed they are still getting the US-based intelligence as well.
President Donald Trump has denied that the United States has stopped providing intelligence to Ukraine.
But this issue has remained curious for some time now. Why would Putin allow Trump to continue feeding this intelligence to Kyiv? He would want it cut off just as Trump has cut off all other support.
But in spite of periodic threats from the Colby - Hegseth peanut gallery, it hasn't been cut off. Not even close, in spite of causing great harm to the Russian war effort.
Why?
There's only one thing that could explain this anomaly. Could it be that the US intelligence command has the same copy of the Epstein files as does Putin? We know the CIA has strong contacts within the Russian security groups and with that crowd a bit of money goes a long way.
This would explain why they have not cut off the feed in spite of Putin's desires. If they have the same dirt, once these files are exposed Putin's control over Trump comes to a full stop. And Putin knows this.
So Trump does what Langley wants, not vice versa. And Putin is helpless to change that.
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Posted by Coeur du Tigre on 10/13/26 at 1:06 pm to Chromdome35
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