Good morning, Europe. Good morning, Moscow.
And a very good morning to John Mark Dougan: former Palm Beach County deputy, Moscow resident since 2016, and, according to Microsoft, Clemson University and Recorded Future, one of the people behind Storm-1516 / CopyCop.
I’ve been thinking about something lately.
Back when my old account had around 11K followers, I made a point of replying to every fella who commented on my posts.
Sometimes it was a hell of a job. But I did it.
Not because I had to. Because there was a real person behind every comment, and I wanted them to know I saw them.
I lost that account. I’m here with a smaller one now, but I still believe the same thing.
And I have to admit, it makes me a little sad when I regularly interact with some bigger accounts, supporting them, replying, trying to have a conversation, and all I hear back is crickets. 🦗
I understand that nobody can reply to everything. That’s not my point.
It’s about the feeling that we’re actually here together.
I didn’t join NAFO to be someone’s audience.
I joined to be part of a community.
Where a fella with 50 followers matters just as much as one with 50,000.
Where we notice each other. Talk to each other. Look after each other.
That’s the NAFO I love.
And I hope we never lose that spirit. 💙💛
Received briefings from Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yevhenii Khmara and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatyi. Unfortunately, our units have been recording significant disruptions to Starshield’s operations over the territory of Ukraine for several days now – along the entire front line and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Specifically, systematic speed restrictions are being imposed on Starshield, limiting it to 161 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour). The Ukrainian military have already investigated the circumstances, and these are not random errors but systematic speed restrictions. For us, this primarily means a significant complication in intercepting Russian jet-powered drones. Unfortunately, there have already been strikes that got through because our interception systems cannot reach sufficient speeds and are unable to intercept in time. Unfortunately, this is helping the Russians kill more Ukrainians and carry out more accurate strikes against Ukraine. We are trying to establish all the circumstances with the American side.