Anna Barańska

Photographer • EN-PL & PL-EN translator | financial matkets | economics | Ordo Ad Chao

[Exen 🇵🇱 @Exen]

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Nissan Navara MJL10 dla 3 korpusu armijnego, Izium dzisiaj

Piątą setkę terenówek otwieramy świetną Navarą D23 która teraz zostanie przerobiona na medevac

Następny cel @Exen: 500 terenówek na froncie 💪💪

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[Piotr Kaszuwara Dziennikarz @piotrkaszuwara]

🪖🤖 Żołnierze Azowa, a później 3. Brygady Szturmowej, a dziś 3. Korpusu Armijnego zawsze słynęli z innowacji i własnych konstrukcji pojazdów rodem z filmów science fiction, jak z Madmaxa. Nie inaczej jest i teraz.

Od dawna wiadomo, że ciężki sprzęt na polu walki został wyparty przez drony i różnego rodzaju wozy opancerzone są w gruncie rzeczy bezużyteczne na obszarach frontowych. A jednak do czegoś stare, radzieckie BTR-60 się przydały.

🇺🇦 Ukraińscy żołnierze te ciężkie maszyny przerobili na roboty kamikadze, wypakowali je po dach trotylem i wysłali na rosyjskie pozycje, co widzicie na zdjęciach.

💬 W komentarzach pod postami widać, że sukcesy ukraińskiej armii na froncie rozpalają do czerwoności miłośników rosyjskich zbrodniarzy wojennych, co pokazuje jeszcze mocniej, że ciosy są bolesne.

💪 Zwłaszcza, że jeśli pójdzie tak dalej, to być może Rosjan uda się odepchnąć z powrotem aż pod Bachmut.

31. Brygada też dokonała wielkiej rzeczy, bo zwolniła niemal cały obwód dniepropietrowski, okupowany od wielu miesięcy przez Rosjan i systematycznie przesuwa się w kierunku Pokrowska, Kurachowe i Awdijiwki.

🎯 To też na pewno boli Rosjan, którzy pod informacjami o tych ukraińskich zwycięstwach rzucają się do hejtu w sieci. Nie pomogło.

⭐ W ciągu zaledwie 24 godzin zebraliśmy na pomoc w kontrofensywie dla 31. Brygady ponad 32 tysiące złotych, a więc 80% celu! Niesamowite, bo wpłaty podzieliły się niemal równo po pół: Ukraińcy i Polacy.

��� Damy radę zamknąć dziś zbiórkę i dobijemy do 40 tysięcy w dobę? A może przedłużymy i kupimy więcej generatorów także dla 3. Korpusu Armijnego, aby mógł wyganiać Rosjan pod sam Bachmut i za Don?

https://t.co/9e1YgZQO7d

#HejZaDon #Kontrofensywa #UkrainaPolska #31Brygada #GeneratoryZPolski #WbrewHejtowi #MadMax #WojnaRobotów #ArmyOfRobots #ArmyOfDrones @uafuturecharity

❤️ Za udostępnienie dalej zrzutki bardzo dziękuję już teraz szczególnie: @wjakobik, @Martinnkaaaa (koniecznie oglądajcie jego kanał na YT, bo to kawał dobrej dawki wiedzy o froncie i mapach), @FilippDM, @Rozklad_Jazdy, @mycielski, @KarolinaKuzema, @trinzu, @mkijowski, @DenisSalnikovPL i wielu wielu z Was #RazemSiła.

[Koneser Związku Radzieckiego/X @KrzysiekWSK]

24 września. Dwie zbrodnie.

Jarosław: Ihor M. (Ukrainiec)
Kraśnik Górny: Mariusz G (Polak)

Jeden zabił księży, drugi policjanta.
Oboje przyjechali z Niemiec.

O pierwszym mówią wszyscy, o drugim cisza.
Dlatego te kazanie jest takie mądre.

[Artur @ArturooArtur]

Gorąco polecam, koniecznie do końca 👇
Chyba dwójka tych prowadzących ... , nie spodziewała się, że Kwaśniewski tak ich zglebuje. Poważnie, polecam zobaczyć cały ten wywiad. Na miejscu, tej niby pary dziennikarzy, przynajmniej na parę lat zapadłym się pod ziemię.

[Natalka @NatalkaKyiv]

🇷🇺 The truth always comes out sooner or later.

— So the Banderites have nothing to do with it at all?

— Yes, they’re just an excuse.

The man on the left is journalist Maksim Shevchenko. On the right is blogger and lawyer Ivan Mironov.

[Radu Hossu 🇹🇩🇺🇦 @RaduHossu]

Over the last 72 hours, several events and announcements have overlapped in such a way that our minds, which are built to detect patterns, have started linking them into a single scenario: the imminence of a Russian attack on NATO. I can “boast” that I was among the first, and remain among the few people in Romania, who spoke about Russia testing NATO’s Article 5.

At the end of the Second World War, a new World Order was built. The Western civilization part of this World Order was built on the foundations of economic liberalization. Economic liberalization had, as both its foundation and the shield that allowed it to exist, a security pillar called NATO. NATO is an alliance between states whose mission is founded on Article 5. Article 5 is based on trust.

At the beginning of 2025, I was trying to warn about how Russia would attempt to test this through attacks below the threshold of a casus belli/an act of war, meaning below the level that would trigger a coordinated response from the Allies, but which would publicly be perceived as an attack on a state. The concept of hybrid warfare is an old one, decades old, and the Russians have refined it without ever hiding from us what it means: erasing the line between war and the absence of war (let us call it peace) through a series of hostile actions, kinetic or otherwise, that destabilize the adversary, freeze its ability to react or slow it down considerably, helping Russia achieve its objective without being drawn into a war. Active Measures, Ideological Subversion, the Little Green Men in Crimea, false-flag operations, etc.

The adversary in this case is not Estonia or any other Baltic country, nor is it Romania; it is NATO. The actions are not limited to launching drones that appear to have accidentally entered Allied countries, but also include what I listed above: disinformation campaigns, flooding the information space with falsehoods, creating fractures within the societies of Allied states and directly targeting the “social contract,” citizens’ trust in their institutions. Assassinations, sabotage, kompromat campaigns, cyberattacks, economic and political warfare. The construction of a parallel reality to the one represented by facts and factual truth. If you think I am exaggerating, please consider that there are an extremely large number of people in Romania who do not believe that the war in Ukraine exists. Very many who believe that Putin is justified in doing what he is doing. I am not discussing here how such a reality is constructed; I am merely saying that it is constructed over time and intentionally, through deliberate effort; it does not simply happen because “people don’t believe.”

What I have been seeing over the last few days on Twitter, Facebook, and what is beginning to make its way into the mass media looks to me somewhat like a campaign that is creating panic among the population, although the people posting about the various events do not intend to do this; they believe they are merely informing and warning people. Why do I say this? Some of the points presented in lists of alarming events that have gone viral online are either impossible to prove, or they are old and therefore unrelated to the here and now, or they are taken out of context. Examples:

E1: “The Russians are preparing 20,000 hospital beds on their northwestern front (their own, meaning in the area bordering the Baltic countries/Finland).”

The information comes from Volya, an independent Russian Telegram channel made up of journalists and anti-war activists who are respected and recognized as reliable in most cases.

However, if you read their article, you will see very clearly that it is about increasing the capacity of civilian hospitals because the Russians can no longer cope with the wounded coming from Ukraine, something that has been happening for years, while in 2026 alone the Russians built six large hospitals, five of which are already operational, three of them being in European Russia.

This news, however, is being associated with a possible invasion of the Baltic countries because the increase in bed capacity will take place in the regions of Karelia, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, and Novgorod. Where others see imminence, I see continuity with previous projects and anticipation of an increase in the number of wounded coming from Ukraine.

E2: “Sweden is warning its citizens about a potential crisis and educating them on how to survive in the event of war.”

It is true that this is happening. I looked into whether this is something new, whether it has anything to do with the here and now. Whether it can indicate any imminent Russian action. “In Case of Crisis or War” is a brochure that was delivered by the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces to every household in Sweden from 1943 until 1991. New editions were subsequently printed and distributed in 2018. This happened again in 2024.

Again, we are talking about a completely normal civic education program in Sweden, something that is entirely absent in Romania, which is precisely what makes the news seem shocking. Almost all Nordic countries do this consistently, because they have programs to educate the population in the event of crisis and war. The fact that Finland has civilian bunker capacity for 4.8 million citizens and a population of 5.6 million (of whom approximately 1 million are reservists) does not mean that war is imminent, but that it is considered possible and that it is better to be prepared. I know this sounds shocking to Romanian politicians, but it is completely normal in Finland.

E3: “The European Union is warning citizens to stock up for 72 hours, including canned food, water supplies, etc.”

It is true that the European Union called for this, except it did not happen here and now, but in March 2025, yet the story is now being recirculated in lists of events supposedly indicating the imminence of war with Russia. In the March announcement, the Commission explained that Europe needs to be prepared for every type of crisis, from natural disasters to cyberattacks and geopolitical crises, including military aggression against EU countries.

E4: “The UK Government wants all its citizens to start preparing for severe disruptions to their lives. It wants them to start stockpiling canned food and drinking water, strengthen our civil resilience, and plan for the possibility of war.”

Again, it is true that this happened. Except it happened last month, not now, and the authorities explained that this was a normal measure. My opinion is that they are implementing policies in coordination with the European Union in order to increase the resilience of all European states.

Aha, so I have nothing to be afraid of, right? Everything is fine, I can live my life just as I have until now, right?

No. My theory is that Russia cannot possibly miss the opportunity to attempt the total destabilization of NATO Allied countries. How? I explained it above. When? Fairly soon. At the beginning of 2025, I estimated that it would happen within 18 months. We are roughly there now, but based on everything I read and analyze, nothing makes me believe that something will happen in the Baltic countries in the next few weeks.

In recent months, this scenario has been supported by the intelligence services of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and the United States. The reactions of Baltic politicians, of Stubb—the President of Finland—of Donald Tusk—the Prime Minister of Poland—and CIA Director Ratcliffe’s visit last month reinforce my conviction. Macron’s and Merz’s reactions in recent days, as well as Marine Le Pen’s statement today, do the same.

I am almost convinced that Russia will attack NATO in one way or another and no, NOT in the way everyone is thinking, meaning an invasion of Narva, Estonia, all the way to the Baltic Sea in order to annex territory. It could happen in Narva, it could be a maneuver operation, but not with the objective of annexing territory. This means that it does NOT require major resources for such an operation. And Russia has the resources it would need for such a brutal test. Just as an example, between 2024 and today, Russia has increased its production of ballistic missiles from 50–70 per year to 1,200. And Shahed drone production has increased from 10,000 per year to 130,000. There is no air-defense system in Europe that can protect you against numbers like these.

So they have the resources, but Russia does not need territory; it needs the expansion of its power and influence, the destruction of what they see as the evil empire (NATO led by the United States), and a seat at the table of the superpowers from an advantageous position.

Through an incursion limited in time, space, and objectives into the Baltic countries, Poland, or Romania, Russia can destabilize the entire alliance, regardless of how many aircraft, missiles, and submarines we have. There are many possible scenarios: an incursion, or simply sabotage strikes. Political assassinations. Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure. Or all of them at once, with the possibility of denying involvement (“not us, terrorists, hackers, criminals, Ukrainians, others”).

Because NATO is a social construct, an agreement between people, an agreement that stands as long as there is trust that it will be honored. If Article 5 is activated and major Allies fumble their response or send their “thoughts and prayers,” then the entire social construct—from trust in Article 5 all the way to the World Order of Western civilization—will collapse like a house of cards. Other social constructs, other arrangements, other alliances, other treaties will take their place.

But it will no longer be the same World Order. And a country like Romania, in the absence of this existing architecture, is “destined” for chaos and collapse. Foreign investments in Romania, after the 2022 invasion near our borders, were not made because we have defenses and because we are capable of defending ourselves, but despite our lack of preparedness. They were made because investors know that we are a member of NATO and the EU. That is the only guarantee. If that disappears, the investments disappear as well. And that means economic collapse. Social collapse. Political collapse.

These are the issues we need to discuss, and we cannot do so because of the influx of disinformation and manipulation in our information space. These are the issues that should keep us awake at night, not margarine or butter. These, and the related subjects that lead us toward greater resistance and resilience: the rule of law (Justice), education (including civilian preparedness for horrific scenarios), military defense and civil defense (the fight against hybrid warfare, STRATCOM, CNA, ANCOM, DNSC, etc.).

The conclusion is that the Russians are not invading this week, nor next week. But they will test us brutally, and soon.

[Rozkład Jazdy @Rozklad_Jazdy]

Przez miesiące mapowaliśmy rosyjsko-białoruską operację wpływu wymierzoną w PL. To, co wyszło, nie jest kilkoma trollami w komentarzach. To infrastruktura: z serwerami, kanałami dystrybucji, państwowymi mediami i ludźmi, którzy przeszli od słów do czynów. https://t.co/cjjYP1dnfB

[Rozkład Jazdy @Rozklad_Jazdy]

@Brawndo_Ja O działalności na x więcej znajdziesz tutaj

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

When you vote for the wrong candidate.

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

I hate it when my trolls use the "genocide in the donbass" line. It means I have to post this video of Prigozhin saying it's rubbish.

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

Duma elections start today. It is not who votes that counts, but who counts the votes.

[Department of National Defense - Philippines @dndphl]

MAHIYA NAMAN KAYO | Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. responded to a note from the Chinese side during the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) 2026 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

#DNDPHL #DiKaPasisiil #SDD2026

[Aryo @AryoSomeGumul]

O Rosja tak dobrze wstaje z kolan, że aż się miło słucha o rosyjskich sukcesach na Moskiewskim ForuM Ekonomicznym. Aż dech zapiera 😆

[Michal Przedlacki @m_przedlacki]

Pełen reportaż jest tutaj: https://t.co/ZzQ9hdYbIy

[Samo Marec @SamoMarec]

Po poľsky je všetko lepšie.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Shared today by Bev Perry in the Expand Dem Values in the House and Senate Facebook group.

I need to say something that's been bothering me for a while, and I'm saying it as a Marine Corps veteran who leans center-right.
This isn't partisan. This is observation.
We've slow-faded into accepting militarized police as normal, and nobody seems to notice or care.
Even as a USMC pilot, I went through six months of infantry training as an officer before flight school. I've worn the gear. The helmet, the tactical vest, the whole kit. And I can tell you from experience, it changes you.
There's a psychological shift that happens when you strap that stuff on. You feel different. You carry yourself different. You start seeing the environment differently. In the Marine Corps, that shift was appropriate because it's a combat culture and organization.
But these are American streets. American citizens. And we've got law enforcement dressed like they're kicking down doors in Fallujah to serve warrants in suburbia.
What happend to high standards and real policing tactics? Think Adam-12...Officers Reed and Malloy. Crisp uniforms. A revolver. A baton. High standards and professionalism. They looked like public servants because they were public servants. They de-escalated. They talked to people. They were part of the community.
Now? Tactical gear, beards, ball caps, Oakley sunglasses, sleeve tattoos, and a tactical kit that would make special operators jealous. And we've turned it into a fetish. We celebrate it. We assume that because someone looks hard, they must be a professional.
They're not.
I loved the Marine Corps. But I'll be honest, I was also blinded by it for a while. Mission first. Unit over everything. And that mentality made sense in that context.
But law enforcement doesn't get that critical examination. "Back the Blue" has become a shield against accountability. A blanket assumption that a badge plus gun equals hero. That tactical gear equals competence.
It doesn't.
Most people who join law enforcement aren't special operators. They're average people who desperately want to belong to something bigger than themselves. I understand that impulse deeply, it's why I joined the Marines. But wanting to belong doesn't make you qualified. Looking the part doesn't mean you can perform under pressure. And wrapping yourself in warrior aesthetics doesn't make you a warrior.
Old school law enforcement represented something. Standards. Bearing. Discipline. Professionalism that was demonstrated, not costumed. A revolver and a baton meant you had to rely on your training, your words, your judgment, not overwhelming firepower.
What I see now in law enforcement is the costume without the culture. The gear without the training. The authority without the accountability.
Are there good people in law enforcement? Of course. I know some personally. But this reflexive "law enforcement can do no wrong" mentality is lazy, dangerous, and intellectually dishonest.
A woman is dead. And before we sort ourselves into teams and start assigning blame, maybe we should ask harder questions:
Why do we accept a militarized police force as normal?
Why do we assume tactical gear equals tactical competence?
Why have we let "Back the Blue" become a substitute for actual standards?
I wore the uniform. I went through the training. I know what that gear does to your head.
It shouldn't be normalized on American streets against American citizens.
And we shouldn't pretend everyone wearing it is qualified to carry it. The fact that he called her a “fucking bitch” after he shot her three times should be a huge red flag for all of us.

[«Любарт» 20та бригада оперативного призначення НГУ @LubartB]

The operators of the 20th Brigade “Lubart” know what a real Christmas miracle looks like: a detailed plan, seamless coordination, and the high-precision delivery of festive “gifts” straight to the address.
So that only those we invited remain in our homes.

[Aryo @AryoSomeGumul]

Denys „Bars” i Dmytro „K2” wrócili z pozycji w rejonie miasta Konstantynówka, gdzie utrzymywali obronę przez 130 dni.

Według słów piechurów, najtrudniejszy był pierwszy kontakt ogniowy z wrogiem: „To było najstraszniejsze. A dalej już poszło z górki. Dobrze jest, kiedy to ty strzelasz, a nie w ciebie”.

Łącznie zlikwidowali 7 okupantów. Martwym rosyjskim żołnierzom zabrali radiostacje i przez kolejne 2 miesiące nasłuchiwali komunikatów o przemieszczaniu się wroga, przekazując dane na punkt dowodzenia batalionu [KSP].

Żołnierze pochwalili się także zdobycznym AK-12. Osobisty karabinek Denysa został zasypany podczas ataku wrogiego drona FPV, dlatego do walki musiał używać broni wroga.

Żołnierzy ewakuowano z pozycji quadem z przyczepą. Razem z nimi zabrano 23-letniego rosyjskiego jeńca, Daniła Syczowa z Wołgogradu. Podczas walki poddał się on żołnierzom z sąsiedniej pozycji, ale nie mogli go stamtąd wywieź��. Przebywał więc razem z ukraińskimi wojownikami na pozycjach przez ponad 2 miesiące.

[UNITED24 @U24_gov_ua]

A cat sleeps on the rubble of a destroyed home where a 12-year-old boy — his family — was killed by a russian drone strike in the Dnipro region on the night of December 5.

Help safeguard Ukraine’s skies and prevent further tragedies: https://t.co/ktkUzxV8Yd

[Piotr Kaszuwara Dziennikarz @piotrkaszuwara]

Takiej wiadomości nie było od dawna. Ukraina 🇺🇦 zdołała odbić 90% miasta Kupiańsk z rąk Rosjan. To wielki sukces obrońców, tak dużego terenu i ważnego punktu strategicznego już dawno nie udało się odzyskać. Jest jeszcze siła w armii ukraińskiej 💪