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Any big surprises UA is probably saving up for August, as usual.

US holdup seems to be Colby's initiative, as Rubio seems completely out of the loop.

It would align with Colby's long-stated "China is the only real enemy" priorities.

Cause, on 03 July 2025 - 01:17 AM, said:

It's lies.

They are massively building up on the Finnish and Estonian borders. They aren't slowing down any time soon.

As long as the oil money keeps flowing in, they will have neough rubles to pay people signing military contracts. And as other sectors wind down and unemployment rises, military service becomes more lucrative.

There certainly has to be a breaking point, but no one really knows where it's at.

Bunch of confusion regarding what high-ranking orc officers got killed where. The Pacific Marines (155th brigade) HQ got HIMARSed in Korenevo, Kurs'k Oblast- killing the brigade commander, who was also (apparently) Deputy commander of the entire orc Navy. There's also separate (unconfirmed) reports that a high-up of the Black Sea Fleet was killed in a drone strike in Crimea, when HUR targeted cape Tarkhankut (the westernmost point on the peninsula where the orcs keep a bunch of radars and Anti-air systems).

UAF's been hitting multiple MIC factories- Izhevsk drone production, Kotovs'k gunpowder plant, and Yelets battery plant. More hits on airbases, primarily targetting anti-air systems.

Orcs hit a milcom in Poltava, as well as port infrastructure and a high-rise in Odessa. Yesterday tehre was a huge explosion in Zhytomyr, unclear what was hit, but I suspect it was something related to UA MIC.

trump to speak to putler today, to Zelensky tomorrow.

Finished "Storming Heaven" the second Age of Bronze book. Days off and rain are conducive to finishing books.

Gonna be in town next week so I'll have a chance to pick up Bk 3. In the meantime gonna start plugging away at my planned Wax & Wayne re-read.

Chance, on 26 June 2025 - 06:40 AM, said:

data is conflicting. too early to say if they've lost momentum or not, as they are still pushing and grinding through in the East.

Man, Stellar Blade has so much stuff on those relatively small maps.