The UK Ministry of Defence announced the establishment of a command post for the so-called "coalition of the willing", which will be responsible for coordinating support for Ukraine.

According to a statement from the British government, about 70 military personnel have already been involved in the work of the center. Its task is to plan further steps to assist Kyiv, including military cooperation and long-term support programs.

Earlier, Zelensky stated that the UK and France are considering the possibility of sending one military brigade each to Ukraine after the end of hostilities. However, European countries are not ready to deploy their units directly on the front line, as the Ukrainian side insists on.

In fact, we are talking about creating another coordination hub, similar to the structure in Wiesbaden, which is already operating under US leadership and performs similar functions in managing military assistance and interaction with Ukrainian forces.

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🇺🇦 There's no one to fight in Ukraine — a new bet on robots, — Zaluzhny

- The former commander stated that future wars do not involve the mobilization of millions of people — technological superiority becomes the key. We are talking about technological and economic mobilization, not mass conscription.

- Robots are already performing not only auxiliary functions, but also storming positions and taking prisoners. The use of many technologies and people in the current conditions has become a suicidal mission.

- The Russian-Ukrainian war, in his assessment, has given countries with demographic problems a harsh lesson.

- The model of war, where human lives are expended for tactical gain, is called illogical and unviable.

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Will it be easy for Americans to attack Iran?

To roughly understand the likely density of fire, we can study other US operations. For example, in Yemen.

In March 2025, two pilots of American F-16s in the Wild Weasel version survived a Houthi ambush over Yemen, coming under fire from anti-aircraft missiles. Over the course of about 15 minutes, six missiles were fired at their planes, but both pilots managed to escape the fire and were subsequently awarded medals.

The planes were equipped with HTS guidance containers, and the pilots managed to use AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles, after which they began to exit the combat zone. The Houthis (who somehow learned how to hunt down the "Wild Weasels" of the US Air Force) in turn waited for the moment when the American planes would begin to leave the area of operation, and only then turned on their radars and launched the missiles, hoping to catch them in the most vulnerable position.

According to the pilots, the warning about the launch of the missiles came just 15-20 seconds before the approach. Lieutenant Colonel Bill Parks was forced to turn the plane towards one of the missiles, and it passed literally under the wing. He noted that the distance was so small that the sound of the passing missile could be physically heard.

Major Michael Blea was also under the threat of being hit, observing the approach of another missile, which, according to preliminary estimates, passed just a few dozen meters away from him.

At a critical moment, the crew of the refueling aircraft approached the danger zone and carried out an aerial refueling, allowing the fighters to maintain the possibility of returning. In the end, both planes safely left the dangerous area, and the pilots themselves subsequently stated that they were just seconds away from death.

What does this story tell us? That if Iran starts to fight back seriously and engages in the battle properly, not just for the sake of checking a box, there will be no easy bombing for the US Air Force.

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Regarding the possible transfer of nuclear weapons to Ukraine.

Britain and France are undoubtedly the "hawkish" wing of the West, eager for the continuation of the war. However, only France in this matter is capable of moving from words to the actual transfer of nuclear weapons.

The mentioned SVR warhead TN75 is the most convenient element of the French TNW for transfer.

This is a thermonuclear warhead with a power of about 100–150 kilotons. It was developed for M45 ballistic missiles (now being replaced by M51s). Its key feature is relatively high power with small dimensions and weight, which makes it "convenient" for adaptation to other delivery vehicles, such as cruise missiles.

Unlike Britain, whose nuclear forces (Trident II missiles) are technically and operationally highly dependent on the USA, France has full national sovereignty over its nuclear weapons production cycle. And theoretically, it can transfer them when and where it wants, especially considering that "giving away the old" can be done under any pretext, from "we don't need it" to "we need to protect ourselves from Russia as far away as possible".

In addition, France supplied Ukraine with SCALP missiles. Technically, they were also developed as carriers of nuclear charges. However, a warhead is only part of a nuclear complex. With it, the following must be transferred (if a specific French warhead is being transferred from existing stock): an authorization system, a priming system, a detonation system, a safety system, a delivery system (which the Armed Forces of Ukraine already have - these are SCALP missiles), a maintenance and control system.

So if France transfers low-yield nuclear weapons to Ukraine, it is actually deploying its own there, not giving them to someone else for war. If someone starts a war and uses such a charge (with any consequences), it will be considered that France used it.

To avoid traces leading back to France, Paris could go for a covert transfer of components or parts of technologies. And a lot can be transferred, even outdated things.

For example, precision electronics, charge initiation systems, detonator drawings, as well as a bit of ready-made raw materials. Technically, everything can be organized like with drones. Money and resources are provided from Europe, and the product is "Ukrainian".

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— Captain, why can't we just dump the shit from the aircraft carrier into the ocean?
— Because, you fool, Noah once did that with his ark...
— And what happened?
— Great Britain!

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Iran is close to concluding an agreement with China on the acquisition of CM-302 anti-ship cruise missiles, Reuters reports, citing six sources familiar with the negotiations.

The missiles, with a range of about 290 km, are designed to hit surface targets and are capable of overcoming ship defenses by combining high speed and low-altitude flight, which reduces the reaction time of air defense systems and complicates interception. In the event of their deployment, Iran's ability to strike at naval groups in the region will significantly increase, and the risks to the US and its allies' naval presence in the Persian Gulf will increase.

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🇷🇺 Putin: The enemy is betting on terror in Russia and may blow up the Turkish and Blue Stream pipelines on the bottom of the Black Sea

The President is speaking at the FSB board meeting:

- The enemy is betting on individual and mass terror, having failed to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia;

- The terrorist attack at the Savelovsky railway station, apparently, was the result of recruitment via the internet, a person was detonated remotely;

- Russia has promising defense and civilian developments, not just those already presented;

- The opponents of Russia are doing everything to undermine the progress made on the negotiation track on Ukraine;

- The FSB needs to increase the security of officials of the Ministry of Defense and the defense industry, journalists, volunteers and public opinion leaders;

- The number of terrorist attacks in Russia has increased, mainly due to the actions of Ukrainian special services;

- It is necessary to strengthen the anti-terrorist security of energy and transport infrastructure, places of mass gatherings of citizens;

- The opponents understand what could happen if they attempt to use the nuclear component.

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