Dnipro, Tuesday 3 June, late afternoon.
Three times today panic has spread throughout Ukraine of an impending ballistic and hypersonic missile strikes across the country. Three times telegram channels have spread the word that orsehniks have been launched.
I imagine Putin is having some fun with Ukrainians. As I keep pointing out to everyone spreading panic, Russia does not retaliate during daylight hours unless there is an opportunistic target which shows itself. It strikes between midnight and 6 am to reduce civilian casualties. It has always been their playbook. A great example was the strike against Sumy today which it is being reported amongst channels here some very senior military personnel, not all Ukrainian, were killed after strikes on the SBU building and two cars leaving the building.
Tbh, if I was Putin I would announce a 24 hour warning that I intended to launch Oreshnik against Bankova Street, and the Verkhova Rada just to see the cockroaches flee to the eu, and the eu and usa squeal like pigs. We could then close the borders and all good. As it is Yermak has rushed off to the USA to be away from Kiev, and no doubt pleasuring Lindsay Graham as I write this, but clearly they are all rattled waiting on the response.
There has been no jubilation in Dnipro, or amongst my friends and associates following the attacks on rail and Russian bombers over the weekend. No one sees the point, everyone sees the potential retaliation that will come from these stupid attacks as being far more devastating to Ukraine. As usual the Kiev cabal will do anything except fight where actual Russian soldiers are fighting and taking control of more and more land, optics, PR and media victories won't save Ukraine, but all will condemn Zelenksy and his junta.
Anyone heard from Budanov these days???
At least the lack of condemnation from Trump must surely underline for the whole world what we all should have known ages ago, this is Trumps war, he continues to manage and propegate it like a coward who slinks in the shadows rather than stand outfront for all to see.
The drone attack in Moscow was a sideshow, a dangerous escalation that will bring the end of the conflict closer hopefully as President Putin surely now realises that Ukraine and the West are waging a combined war, whilst he continues to try and convince himself its an SMO and play by his own rules, the West has none.
I am guessing there will be significant strikes tonight, I don't really expect anything really dramatic, as I don't think the strikes on the airfields were of that much concern to Russia. In fact, given the bulk of the world supports Russia in this conflict, these sort of reckless actions by the West serve to underline for the rest of the world that Russia is on the right side of history, making their victory over the entire west even more remarkable.
Trumps admin thus far has failed in every foreign policy initiative. No peace in Ukraine, and nothing they can do to pressure the Russian federation, Iran negotiations have gone nowhere. No peace in Gaza, and the houthi's kicked their arse. On top of all of that, the usa economy is in a downward spiral it has no control over. China and the rest of the world, including usa allies are standing firm against usa tariffs and sanctions requiring humiliating backdowns by his admin. He's a joke. TACO Don suits him perfectly, orange, full of shit and top much of them makes you sick.
We just need bonehead Graham's bonecrushing sanctions now to end the usa economy, they will completely isolate the usa, crash the usd and bond markets, and collapse the house of cards which is the American economy.
So come on Graham, come on Taco Don, bring it on. The bully remains a bully right up to the point the bullied kid smashes him in the nose.