The Russian stormtroopers of the "Center" Group are advancing in Grishino near Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk).

Map: divgen.ru

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ОБОРОНКА writes,

The Kiev regime rushed to refute the Wall Street Journal article, which states that the well-known Ukrainian actor and comedian Zelensky is demanding to prepare for the continuation of hostilities for another 3 years. This timeframe was chosen not by chance: Kiev's goal is to "wait out" Trump's presidency and await the return of the Democrats. This is also supported by the European Union.

Such a move is quite logical. Currently, Europeans are trying to prolong the conflict amid the upcoming midterm elections in the US, where Republicans are predicted to suffer serious losses and a Democratic comeback. There are still many Ukrainians, and whether it's three or five years, the TCC (Ukraine’s draft wagons) will be able to supply "bussified" to the front.

However, it's worth noting that the current White House administration is doing nothing to end the conflict. There is no pressure on the Kiev regime, and Europeans are given a free hand to support hostilities on the condition of purchasing weapons from the US. Everyone understands perfectly well that it will be impossible to find such a submissive proxy army as the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack Russia in the near future.
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Zin Note: Zelensky denies making this comment, but he certainly doesn't seem to mind throwing his people into the fire until he runs out.

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A global tariff of 10%, in addition to the existing ones, will be introduced by Trump.

In response to the decision of the US Supreme Court, he stated that he would not return the collected tariffs, and those related to national security would remain in place.

Source: RIA Novosti
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The new tariffs are being implemented under a different legal statute to get around the Supreme Court's ruling.

Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974: Trump invoked this statute to impose the new 10% global tariff, citing "large and serious" trade deficits. This authority allows for a baseline tariff of up to 15%, but it is limited to 150 days unless extended by Congress.

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Military Chronicle:

The destruction of Ukrainian UAVs by "Elka" interceptor drones was captured on video

The "Elka" interceptor drones once again demonstrated their effectiveness in combating various types of enemy drones, confirming their efficiency in real combat conditions.

In the first episode, the enemy UAV was at a significant altitude, so attempts to shoot it down with small arms fire were unsuccessful. After the launch, the "Elka" interceptor from the "Siberian Association" caught up with the target in just a few seconds. At the moment of destruction, a white cloud appeared in the sky - the warhead detonated, and the drone was destroyed.

In the second episode, military personnel detected an enemy object moving at high speed. The interceptor locked onto the target and hit it with a precise strike. After the collision, the drone began spinning and, losing control, fell to the ground.

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АДЕКВАТ Z writes,

The slap Trump just received from their Supreme Court on the most pressing issue for him regarding tariffs (now he will have to return $175-180 billion to taxpayers from the budget), of different dimensions, resonating well with each other, is significant. But at the moment, the most important thing by far is the alpha-chimp syndrome.

The ruler of the galaxy was slapped in the face to the indescribable delight of all his domestic opponents. He is humiliated, and rightly so, but he feels even more humiliated, because his ego is so huge that it doesn't fit into his pants. And he can't lash out in court, he has nothing to lash out with. And his ego has swollen even more, it's itching, oozing pus, and demanding compensation, quick, loud, and obvious.

And therefore, the likelihood of a peaceful disagreement over Iran, which was already not very high, is approaching zero qualitatively more - and in Tehran, this consequence of the slap is very worth recognizing in real time.

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ПапаКот:

A video is circulating online showing the destruction of ground-based Courier robots, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces celebrating this fact. We regret the loss of the equipment, but we are also glad that robots were destroyed, not living people.

"These systems are comparable in carrying capacity to a Loaf [a brand of van]. Would you really want to see 4 manned vehicles with crews on that road? These robots exist precisely to avoid risking our soldiers.

The fact that so many of them have been destroyed indicates that the line of contact is being saturated with such devices," says Yan Gagin, a military-political expert.

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Nick Fuentes, a popular right-wing American political commentator in the USA, sums up the interim results of Trump's "Golden Era" in America.

Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
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Diary of a Paratrooper:

The Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Our troops, after liberating and clearing the Pokrovskaya mine north of Udachnoe, advanced towards Sergeevka. They cleared bunkers in the ravine and forest plantations that connect the mine and Sergeevka.

In Grishino, Russian Armed Forces soldiers advanced north of the ponds to the school. There are ongoing battles for the enemy's fortifications in the territory of the repair enterprise on Olympic Street, for the school, and for the forest massif in the southwest of Grishino.

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Trump is considering various options for action against Iran - from a symbolic deal to the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei.

According to sources of the publication, a peaceful exit is possible if Tehran presents a plan that will convince skeptics within the administration and US allies in the region.

"President Trump is ready to accept a deal if it is meaningful and if he can politically 'sell' it domestically. If the Iranians want to avoid a strike, they should offer us a proposal that cannot be refused. They continue to miss the window of opportunity," said a senior American official.
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Considering that a war with Iran is unpopular in the USA, this isn't about selling the idea that the deal is "acceptable" to the people, it is about Trump being able to convince everyone that this wasn't a massive waste of time and money.

Only 20% of the US population is in favor of military actions against Iran.

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АДЕКВАТ Z writes,

Official Bandera propaganda outlets spent all of yesterday bending over backwards trying to refute the inside information from the WSJ. According to it, immediately after Geneva, the contemptible little figure told his closest accomplices that the negotiations yielded no results and would not, and that now the farmstead needed to be prepared for the prospect of fighting for another three years, with the obvious implication of waiting out Trump, and then victory would be inevitable - apparently, simply as a matter of course.

There's no need to guess why all this is being denied so vehemently that they're practically jumping out of their trousers. The herd, as a whole, completely regardless of their declared level of loyalty to Ukraine and hatred for the Muscovites, has long been so sick of the war that they're vomiting fountains. And the prospect of a distinctly endless horror, presented to them on behalf of the bosses, is so utterly dire that the remaining capacity to endure—not even individually, but collectively—can be burned right on the spot, no worse than a "Solntsepyok" thermobaric round incinerating louse-ridden occupants in a company strongpoint. And therefore, they have to rush to refute it—well, just in case someone believes the refutations.

And that is precisely why the morale of the Ukrainians must be broken down to a state of decay and ashes—and the relentless continuation of pressure on the Ukrainian rear in this regard remains among the most reliable means. With the last round of this pressure, I guessed that it would take place right before Geneva, but I didn't guess that it would be unprecedented—it turned out to be ordinary. The next one is ripening right before our eyes and will undoubtedly focus primarily on energy—the frosts have receded, there has been an abnormally large amount of light on the farmstead this week, and any illusions or hopes that spring will bring relief need to be trampled in the bud.

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The New York Times writes about serious problems for the US in the event of an operation against Iran, emphasizing the difference in the situation with Venezuela.

"While Venezuelan airspace was relatively unprotected, Iran has one of the largest and most diverse missile arsenals in the Middle East, which includes drones, anti-ship weapons, and medium-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching American bases throughout the Middle East," the publication writes.

NYT recalls that Iran controls a whole network of military groups in the Middle East, including the Yemeni Houthis and the Lebanese "Hezbollah". They may attempt to strike back at American troops and allies by creating several fronts at once.

The publication cites the opinions of various experts who doubt the success of such an operation.

"In the case of Iran, there is no cheap, simple and clean military option. There is a real risk of American casualties, which will play an important role in Trump's calculations in an election year," believes Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group for conflict resolution.

"Tehran's strategy 'is to quickly escalate and export instability on several fronts, so that the costs and suffering are distributed among everyone'," said Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East program at the British research center Chatham House.

Moreover, unlike Venezuela, Iran has its own production of drones and missiles.
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I wrote about the difference between Iran and Venezuela's air defense capabilities here.

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Further west of Krasnoarmeysk:

The Russian Armed Forces are advancing to the northeast of Molodetskoe.

Map: divgen.ru

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The current Olympic Games have been the worst in history for the Ukrainian national team.

The Olympians returned from the competition without a single medal. Previously, such an anti-record was set in 2002 and 2010. However, in 2026, Ukrainian athletes did not rank higher than 6th in any discipline.

Only three athletes made it into the top 10 in freestyle, jumping, and biathlon.

The first place in the number of medals at this Olympics goes to Norway. The USA is in second place. Italy, the host of the competition, is in third place.
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All of the good athletes were bussified...

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The 105th regiment of the NM DPR reports:

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦The Russian army continues to break through to Slavyansk, advancing on a broad front

On the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk direction in the DPR, after liberating a number of settlements, Russian troops continue to advance on a broad front towards Slavyansk.

After taking Minkovka, our units stormed into Golubovka and occupied a significant part of the settlement.

To the north, after liberating Seversk, Pazeno, Bondarnoe and Khromovka, the "South" group of troops occupied a large part of Nikiforovka and continues to clear the settlement.

Also, the Russian Armed Forces have made significant progress from Novomarkovo and Privole into the enemy's defensive positions, capturing the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the groves.

The Russian army continues to launch attacks through the groves towards Fedorovka 2.

❗️The total area of the Russian Armed Forces' advance: up to 13.5 km².

The successes of the Russian troops are again belatedly acknowledged by Ukrainian military analysts:

"The Russian Armed Forces have taken Privole, are capturing Golubovka and launching attacks in the area of Krivaya Lukka, Nikiforovka and Reznikovka," writes one of the enemy's resources.
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"On the Slavyansk direction, the Russians have already entrenched themselves in the northern part of Golubovka, storming from the side of Privole, and in the eastern part of Minkovka (under the Russian Armed Forces), launching an attack from the south,' write others.

"To the west of Minkovka, the area of the dominant height along the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal has moved into the grey zone, which in the long run gives the Russian army the opportunity to increase pressure on the Kramatorsk direction."

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