Another sign of Putin's loss of influence: Lukashenko apologized to Zelenskyy for comments threatening Ukraine.
Luka admitted Belarus is highly vulnerable and Belarusians don't want war, and said he poses no military threat to Ukraine.
Luka sees which way the wind is blowing.
We are launching a "logistics lockdown" for the Russian army. We are scaling middle-strike operations to systematically destroy enemy logistics and supply lines, stripping them of their capacity to mount offensive actions. We’ve allocated an additional 5 billion UAH for direct procurement by our most effective frontline units, while simultaneously launching large-scale competitive tenders.
The enemy’s rear is no longer a safe haven. We are seizing the initiative—using technology and the cold math of war to paralyze their operations.
💥 Ukrainian Wild Hornets drones & pilots are like science fiction, except they are real. ✊
Drone successfully chases down a Russian Shahed drone at high altitude as it tries to hide in the clouds. Incredible.
Every time Trump attacks Ukraine and President Zelenskyy especially in context with Ukraine’s proven record in helping to fend off Iranian drones in the Middle East, he perfectly illustrates why so many nations justifiably don’t want to do the same. Trump‘s behavior towards Ukraine is inexcusable. Period.
⚠️Ukrainian instructors sent to assist in the Middle East are shocked by how the US intercepts targets, according to The Times
According to Ukrainian officers and instructors from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who were involved in the defense of the Gulf countries, "the US launched as many as 8 Patriot missiles at a single enemy target, each costing over 3 million dollars,"
and also: "I don't understand what they were doing, what they were watching for four years while we’ve been at war."
🇺🇦❗️“I have no idea what the allies have been looking at for four years while we have been at war,” — Ukrainian military instructors who went to help counter Iranian missiles and UAVs are shocked by the way the US shoots down “Shaheds,” writes The Times
– First, the Persian Gulf countries launched as many as 8 Patriot missiles at one (!) enemy target, each costing more than $3 million.
– They often used a ship-based SM-6 missile, worth about $6 million, to shoot down a “Shahed” worth $70,000.
– The US and its allies often literally “shine” their radars like beacons — without proper camouflage. Ukrainians work differently: mobile radars constantly change positions.
For example: just three (!) cheap Shahed drones destroyed the AN/FPS-132 early warning radar (~$1 billion) and another air defense radar (~$300 million), which had been standing in one place for months and were perfectly “readable” from satellites.
Headlines in 2022: Ukraine still exists, probably not for long
Headlines in 2026: Hungary is not a Ukrainian colony, US needs Ukraine’s help, Iran threatens Ukraine
It seems to me that Trump has completely lost the ability to distinguish his actions from his own swaggering fantasies that he throws around in the fly in front of TV cameras whenever he needs to fill the silence with his noise.
BREAKING: Trump is reportedly pissed that super cheap Iranian drones are draining US supplies of very expensive missiles because now he, ironically, has to send JD Vance to Kiev to beg Zelensky for drone assistance, and he hopes Zelensky won't be as bitchy as he and Vance were.
We received signals from partners in the Middle East. There have been strikes by Iranian “shaheds” on civilians in those countries. They are seeking our expertise. We are open. If their representatives come, we will provide the expertise. Especially since there is also a request from Europeans and from the United States. Requests have come to us to share our experience with partners in the Middle East.
Regarding weapons: we ourselves are at war. And I said, completely frankly, that we have a shortage of what they have. They have missiles for the Patriots, but hundreds or thousands of “shaheds” cannot be intercepted with Patriot missiles – it is too costly. Nothing is too much for the people, of course, but they simply do not have that many missiles. That is why they need interceptor drones, which we have. Meanwhile, we have a shortage of PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles. So, when it comes to technology or weapons exchange, I believe our country will be open to it.
From an interview with Rai Italia (2/5).