"Now Nastya's condition is stable. She courageously underwent the operation and conveyed her gratitude to our editorial staff and to everyone who helped her - especially the "musicians".

We continue to stay in touch with Nastya, we will continue to promptly report on her condition." - Readovka

Fighting near Spornoye: our troops are destroying the enemy

With the help of Mavic drones, our gunners inflict fire damage on the positions of the Ukrainian Nazis.

Appeared at Stuttgart Airport.

"Let the leopards stay in Germany! Stop the robbery of the Bundeswehr!"

Does everyone have enough popcorn? This tank comedy is great!

And here is the ukrainian response 🍿

Ukraine: 2
(Liver sausage, rat)
Germany: 0

They know how to butter Germany up.

From our contributor Alcibiades, on escalation

People talk about escalation a lot in this war. This weapon is an escalation, this maneuver is an escalation. It misses the point. The basic dynamics of the war have remained largely the same since D-Day: Russia and Ukraine fight, NATO provides support to Ukraine, Russia doesn't attack NATO assets out of theater and NATO doesn't attack Russia overtly. Belarus exists in a sort of operational gray zone as a non-belligerent ally of Russia. A real escalation would permanently change one of these underlying dynamics, and as such escalation is primarily political in nature rather than operational or technical.

When thinking about this it's important to realize that there is no weapon or combination of weapons in the combined arsenal of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - up to and including the direct transfer of large numbers of nuclear warheads and their delivery systems to full Ukrainian control - which will actually grant Ukraine superiority on the battlefield against the Russian Federation and allow them to achieve their stated war goals. Nothing short of the transfer of nuclear weapons can even alter the strategic calculus in a meaningful way. The operational maneuvering of the respective sides is similarly determined largely by a force ratio that will inexorably come to favor Russia. Simply put, if things continue on this track, Ukraine will at some point capitulate on whatever terms the Russians care to impose. The only real question mark is when and on what terms Ukraine surrenders.

A meaningful escalation would change one of these underlying assumptions about the conflict and force it onto a different trajectory. Examining the war in this way it's clear why the Russians have generally avoided escalating with NATO out of theater - the only way Ukraine can actually win on the battlefield is via direct, large-scale NATO intervention. Regardless of how annoying NATO black ops are, Putin would be shooting himself in the foot to authorize it.

Mass US Company Layoffs

Google - 12,000 jobs
Microsoft - 10,000 jobs
Amazon - 18,000 jobs
Salesforce - 8,000 jobs
Goldman Sachs - 3,200 jobs
Meta - 11,000 jobs

🏳️‍🌈Joe Biden: My economic policies are working as well as my war in the Ukrainian region of Russia 🇷🇺

⚔️🇷🇺🇺🇦 NEW VIDEO: US, Allies Send More Weapons to Ukraine in Absence of Real Solution

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for January 20, 2023.

▪️BBC citing Ukrainian sources admit that Soledar is under Russian control and Bakhmut is facing encirclement;

▪️The West is increasing the amount of weapons sent to Ukraine including weapon systems entirely inappropriate for Ukrainian forces;

▪️The latest US military aid package falls far short of even sustaining Ukrainian operations and covering its losses;

▪️The package includes Stryker armored personnel carriers, adding yet another type of vehicle that needs a separate logistical line and training program for the APC role;

▪️The West is not sending this hodgepodge of equipment because it thinks it's the best option but instead because it is the only option.

https://youtu.be/2x_lRejO3so