T C J Ogden

Words @spectator @unherd + elsewhere. Usual caveats. First 🇬🇪 citizen in 🇬🇧 Army

[Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 @maria_drutska]

❗️ Russia’s lies are obscene.

In 2022, propagandist Margarita Simonyan claimed that Putin and Russia’s Defence Minister would “never bomb Kyiv” because “their shrine” was there.

Today, Russia struck the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra – one of the most sacred Orthodox sites in Eastern Europe.

(Video by @StratcomCentre)

[Saint Javelin @saintjavelin]

The Day That Changed the War

On June 10, 2022, the world’s first successful combat use of an FPV drone took place. “Tourist,” “Schweiger,” and “Baghdad” — fighters of the SIGNUM battalion — carried out that historic mission.

We all remember the footage that has since become part of history: “Fourth house. Blue doors.” That flight became a point of no return — an event that changed the course of Russia’s war against Ukraine and transformed the rules of modern warfare.

Because of it, Ukraine now has a dedicated branch of unmanned systems forces, thousands of destroyed enemy vehicles, hundreds of thousands of eliminated occupiers, and, most importantly, countless Ukrainian lives saved.

We thank those who dared to be first — and those who continue the fight every day.

Quoting Sternenko here.

[T C J Ogden @TCJOgden1]

@RealCandaceO If you think Russia was good, wait until you see what tourist trips the North Koreans offer! Looking forward to your report from Pyongyang.

[T C J Ogden @TCJOgden1]

@IuliiaMendel I remember your unprofessional and childish hysteria over any media criticism of Zelensky and Ukraine as being 'pro-Russian'. Look at you now. A traitor trying to hang onto relevance with 'I used to work with Zelensky!'.

[Anna @AnnaDeMilanese]

Ein russischer Sturmsoldat filmt seinen eigenen Lauf entlang einer „Todesstraße" mit dem Handy. Von Anfang bis Ende: überall Leichen russischer Soldaten. Waldstreifen bieten keinen Schutz mehr. Keine Deckung. Kein Entkommen.
Das ist die Realität des russischen Angriffskrieges – gefilmt von einem russischen Soldaten selbst. 🇺🇦

[T C J Ogden @TCJOgden1]

@KateGoesTech @elonmusk In that case, he's come a long way from mocking the very idea of Ukrainian independence

[T C J Ogden @TCJOgden1]

@KateGoesTech @elonmusk You know it's bad in this country when even pro-Russian maniacs like Vance and Musk have a point

[Doves Of Freedom @DovesOfFreedom]

Ukrainian drone pilot who worked with NATO drone pilots says its very hard to work with them because they have so many regulations they basically can never fly 😂

“Can’t fly here, can’t fly there, wind is too strong, its raining, we need 8hours of sleep”

Just imagine being on position in Ukraine and say to your commander “ Sorry Sir, I cannot fly, I did not have my 8hrs of sleep” 😂

Full interview from The Kyiv Independent:

https://t.co/CWXXHsoKiJ

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @front_ukrainian]

❗️During NATO exercises to defend the Swedish island of Gotland from a simulated “Russian attack,” Ukrainian drone operators completely crushed the Swedish forces. The Swedes halted the drills three times to rethink their tactics. Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Michael Claesson, stated that all NATO armies must urgently learn how to fight with drones directly from the Ukrainians.

[Shaun Pinner @ShaunPinnerUA]

None of these grifters live in Ukraine. In fact, I know two of them live on entirely different continents, yet they constantly push defeatist propaganda that only prolongs the suffering and benefits a vile regime that steals children, destroys cities and terrorises civilians. 🇺🇦

They would subjugate Ukrainians to even more barbarism.

[T C J Ogden @TCJOgden1]

@achkhikvadze I don’t think Ukrainians would at all accept what Georgians have. I love our Georgia and its people, but if Tbilisi was populated by Ukrainians they’d be chewing through the buildings to get at the pro-Russian slaves, not just waving flags and holding up signs.

[T C J Ogden @TCJOgden1]

@Mikiashvili_M I hated her before it was cool

[T C J Ogden @TCJOgden1]

@achkhikvadze @IuliiaMendel Fun fact, her amateurish response to an edited version of one of my articles was partially what got her fired back in ‘21. She came across as combative and bitter even before then - and nowhere near as bright as she fancied herself.

[MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA]

2022, Putin: "a gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis"

2026, Putin: "Mr. Zelensky"

[Shaun Pinner @ShaunPinnerUA]

“My name is Daryna. I’m 16… next year I’ll be earning 150,000 rubles a month.”

A Russian drone manufacturer has released a promo video showing minors assembling Shahed-type attack drones, the same systems used to hit Ukrainian cities.

Teenagers being drawn into the production of weapons used against civilians, that alone should set alarm bells ringing.

This isn’t just propaganda, it’s normalisation, it’s the industrialisation of war reaching into childhood.

[Shaun Pinner @ShaunPinnerUA]

Brutal, but to understand the current battlefield, you have to see it, I mean up close. With a 100km wide kill zones, many Russians will die never actually seeing an enemy position, in form up points, bases, and the travel in.

This "road of death" - a small section in the Pokrovsky direction, in the Donetsk region, FPV drones destroyed a dozen units of military equipment and enemy assault vehicles

This is the reality of Putin’s war.

[Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @Mikiashvili_M]

The Information Center on NATO and EU was liquidated, and now the EU and NATO flags are also gone, together with the Georgian flag.

Deeply symbolic of Georgia’s captured state.

📷 Eliso Jariashvili

[Vitaly @M0nstas]

The drone war has a doctrine now. Nobody announced it.

It didn't come from a think tank or a defense ministry whitepaper. It came from years of burning through hardware, burying operators, and figuring out under fire what actually works. The Ukrainian front has become the fastest-moving laboratory in the history of modern warfare — and what's being tested isn't just technology. It's an entirely new way of organizing a battlefield.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

How exactly did Ukrainian troops "fuck" NATO during Hedgehog drill?

Daily Mail: First, NATO troops didn't check the roads, some blew up on mines. Next, they got spotted by drones.

Attack drones hit several vehicles at once when parked too close, and hit tanks on the move.

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[Dimko Zhluktenko 🇺🇦⚔️ @dim0kq]

SO UNUSUAL footage from Ukraine!

I have not seen a tank on the battlefield since Fall 2025. Moreover, a UKRAINIAN TANK, assaulting russian position in the field. It's insane.

I think the unmanned aspect clears the way for Ukrainian mechanized actions right now. Good stuff.