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Slavyangrad.org — Nuestra Ira No Tiene Limites — There is No Limit to Our Anger — (c) V. M. Molotov
Ukraine is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe and needs an energy ceasefire, DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko said in Davos.
His words are quoted by Reuters.
"We need a ceasefire in the energy sector. A ceasefire regarding energy assets... We are close to a humanitarian catastrophe. People get electricity for 3-4 hours, then a break for 10-15 hours. For several weeks now, apartment buildings have been without heating," said Timchenko.
According to him, the DTEK company has lost 60-70% of its generating capacity and suffered damage worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Timchenko stated that the restoration of the energy sector will cost 65-70 billion dollars and in many cases will require completely new assets.
"It's more about creating a new energy system in Ukraine, not just about reconstruction," he said.
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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇨🇳The US wants to ban Russia and China from extracting rare earth resources in Greenland — New York Times.
▪️This point is being discussed as part of negotiations on the future of the island following Trump's ultimatum. The restrictions will apply to all countries that are not part of NATO and are specifically focused on Russia and China.
▪️The initiative aims to limit the influence of Moscow and Beijing in the Arctic and is being considered in parallel with the strengthening of NATO's presence in the region.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 In Bila Tserkva, a pair of Circovs (I think this is Zircons but there is a translation error) arrived at the 750 kW substation, which connects the Rovno Nuclear Power Plant and Kiev
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'The course of the war won't change, but it will cause damage to Russia' — WELT praises the Ukrainian missile 'Flamingo'
'This is part of the agreement: we are allowed to see the strictly classified production workshops of the 'Flamingo' missile, but before that we turn off and hand over our mobile phones. On the way, my cameraman and I have to wear blindfolds so as not to see where we are being taken.
The cruise missile that is being worked on here is an extremely powerful weapon, at least due to its dimensions. Its length exceeds 10 meters. The warhead weighs more than a ton. Almost everything here is 'made in Ukraine', 90 percent of it.
At present, three fully combat-ready 'Flamingos' are being produced here per day. The goal is to reach seven. The range of the cruise missile is up to 3,000 kilometers. In parallel, the company is working on the next stage - a ballistic missile of the same class.
The 'Flamingo' is largely made of carbon fiber. All fibers are produced on 3D printers. Then the missile body is hardened at high temperatures. Ukrainians don't consider this weapon a complete game-changer in the war. But thanks to its huge range and destructive power, it can cause serious damage to Russia - both military and economic.
The Flamingo is a terrible missile. It's a design from the1970s. The whole company as we've noted before is designed to loot money from the state.
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🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸Today's meeting was dedicated to "the parameters of ending the war and the subsequent logic of the negotiation process with the aim of advancing towards a dignified and lasting peace".
▪️A member of the Ukrainian delegation in Abu Dhabi, Umerov, confirmed that Kiev's negotiations with the USA and Russia will continue tomorrow.
➖"There will be more meetings tomorrow. The Chief of the General Staff, General Andrey Gnatov, and the Deputy Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Vadim Skibitsky, will join the Ukrainian delegation tomorrow," added Umerov.
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Explainer: What Is Geran-3 and Why It Matters
The evolution of Russian strike drones hasn’t paused for a moment, and the Geran line remains one of the clearest examples of rapid wartime adaptation.
Originally derived from Iranian designs, Geran drones have been substantially re-engineered in Russia and tailored to the realities of this conflict. Over time, they’ve shifted from being a nuisance weapon to a core element of Russia’s strike architecture.
Recent battlefield findings now point to the emergence of a new variant dubbed Geran-3 — distinguished by one decisive change: speed.
What makes Geran-3 different
Unlike earlier models, Geran-3 is equipped with a turbojet engine. According to available data, this allows it to cruise at roughly 600 km/h, with dive speeds approaching 700 km/h.
That speed fundamentally alters the engagement equation.
Mobile Ukrainian fire teams relying on small arms, previously (marginally) effective against slower drones — are now largely bypassed. Instead, intercepting Geran-3 forces the use of scarce short- and medium-range air defense systems, accelerating depletion of already limited stocks.
Just as importantly, higher kinetic energy has addressed one of the key limitations of earlier Geran strikes: damage output. Even where Geran-2 achieved direct hits, effects could be limited against hardened targets. Geran-3’s performance was most clearly demonstrated during the autumn campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, where penetration and impact proved markedly more effective.
That said, Geran-3 is not cheap, although possessing a much higher ROI than Himars, is unlikely to fully replace its predecessor as the primary workhorse in the near term.
Why Geran-2 still matters
Rather than being sidelined, Geran-2 has evolved in parallel and remains the backbone of Russia’s drone strike campaigns.
Recent upgrades include:
•Networked communications:
New models are fitted with built-in repeaters, allowing each drone to function as a relay for the group. This means losing individual drones no longer collapses control of the swarm.
•Improved situational awareness:
Night-vision systems and onboard cameras now allow operators to maintain real-time awareness and control throughout the mission.
•Expanded payload options:
Updated Geran-2 variants have been observed with warheads approaching 90 kg, along with configurations capable of deploying cluster munitions or anti-tank mines.
These changes transform Geran-2 from a single-purpose munition into a modular platform, adaptable to specific mission profiles and capable of operating in coordinated raids.
The bigger picture
Russian manufacturers have not only scaled up production, but diversified capability. The result is a layered drone ecosystem:
•Geran-3 for high-speed penetration of dense air defenses and priority targets
•Geran-2 for massed, flexible, and sustained pressure on infrastructure and logistics
Together, they reflect a broader shift away from one-off precision strikes toward persistent, adaptive, cost-efficient pressure.
In short, this isn’t about one drone replacing another. It’s about a system that learns, iterates, and forces the opponent to spend more, every time to stop less.
And the results of that shift have been visible across the past several weeks and months.
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The beginning of the battles for Belitskoe and the advance towards Dobropollye
First, the units of the "Center" group of troops took control of and cleared two long strips of forest 800 m northwest of the Rodinskaya railway station, after which assault groups ousted the formations of the 78th Airborne Assault Brigade and the 38th Marine Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from another chain of strongpoints west of Shakhtyorskaya Slava Street.
Thus, the fortified area formed by the units of the 51st Army in Rodinskoe gained a new echelon of forward strongpoints, which minimized the likelihood of an attempt by the "motley crew" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to infiltrate the area of Red Liman in the event of a counterattack. North of Rodinskoe, a breakthrough from Sukhetzky to Belitskoe was carried out with the beginning of the assault on the fortifications of the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade, as well as the 20th "Lubart" Assault Brigade and the 14th Marine Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Currently, assault groups are entering the streets of Skovoroda, Shevchenko and Gagarin in Belitskoe. Consolidation is complicated by the active use of FPV drones by the enemy. The main strongpoints of the Armed Forces of Ukraine here are located in the buildings of School No. 10, a home for the elderly and in adjacent multi-story buildings. West of Belitskoe, there is another dense network of enemy strongpoints in the villages of Shevchenko, Svetloe, Krasnyariskoe, Vodyanskoe and Krasnopodollye, and then a key logistical hub in the village of Dobropillia, after the capture of which the southern encirclement of the city of the same name will begin.
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Foreign mercs down!
They all came to fight Russia and lost.
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Adios! Man these Columbians keep coming and dying in droves.
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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 "Dobropilsky Pocket": The Russian army defeated the enemy in Ivanovka and Novo Shakhovo, attacking Toretsk and Pavlovka!
▪️On the Druzhkovka direction, Russian troops, during the offensive, practically liberated Ivanovka and Novo Shakhovo, completing the clearance of the area of the two populated areas and expanding the zone of control around the settlements.
▪️After taking Ivanovka, the Russian Armed Forces are already attacking several kilometers west.
▪️Area of advancement: up to 4 km²
➖"The Russians captured Ivanovka on the Dobropilsky direction", - some enemy resources admit.
▪️Also, our assault troops continue attacks in the areas of Toretsk and Pavlovka.
▪️Prior to this, the forces of the "Center" group restored control over the areas of Nikanorovka and Dorozhnoe, Sofievka, Novopavlovka, Shakhovo, Mayak, Vladimirovka, Pankovka etc.
▪️Kiev propaganda not so long ago, more than a month ago, proudly declared that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had gone on the counteroffensive and the Russian army had supposedly been trapped in a "pocket" near Dobropilsk. At the same time, our troops have already cleared a dozen (!) settlements, advancing in that very mythical pocket.
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▶️ The Russian Armed Forces struck a Ukrainian self-propelled gun and an armored vehicle in the area of Kupyansk.
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The best and most surprising part of Carney's speech is that he didn't pretend there was a "rules-based international order" until Trump came and ended it.
He admitted the claim was always a fraud, but that the EU, UK and Canada affirmed the lie because it benefited them.
WOW!!!
Never thought we would hear this level of honesty from a Western leader, and certainly not Canada, given the direction of Canada in the past 25 years. Canada's shift towards multialignment is quite clear - and this level of honesty from Carney on Western "fiction" about the old order will be warmly welcomed in much of the Global South:
"We knew that the story about the rules-based order was partially false... We knew that international law applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused and the victim. This fiction was useful [because of the goods provided by American hegemony]... So we placed the sign in the window. We participated in the rituals. And we largely avoided calling out the gaps between rhetoric and reality. This bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination."
‼️🇷🇺🇺🇸Putin's talks with the Americans were constructive and extremely frank, - Ushakov.
▪️Russia will continue to consistently pursue the goals of the special military operation as long as a political-diplomatic settlement cannot be achieved.
▪️Putin, Witkoff, Kushner, and Grunbaum stated that without resolving the territorial issue, long-term settlement cannot be expected.
▪️It was agreed that on Friday (January 23) the first meeting of the trilateral working group on security issues with representatives from Russia, the USA, and Ukraine will take place in Abu Dhabi.
▪️Russia's negotiating group on security issues has been formed and will depart for the UAE in the coming hours.
▪️It includes representatives from the Ministry of Defense leadership.
▪️The Russian delegation heading to Abu Dhabi received specific instructions from Putin.
▪️The heads of the bilateral economic group Dmitriev and Witkoff will meet in Abu Dhabi.
▪️Witkoff and Kushner shared their impressions of contacts made in Davos, including the meeting between Trump and Zelensky.
▪️The Russian side emphasized its readiness to allocate one billion dollars to the "Peace Council" for Gaza from previously frozen Russian assets.
▪️The remaining funds from the frozen reserves can be directed to the restoration of territories after a peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine is concluded.
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After some years following this conflict and monitoring the various chats and channels involved I have ultimately concluded that there are two kinds of people in this world, my friends.
Those who cry out about what they feel ought to be, and those who deal with what is.
I recommend to all that if you are not already the latter, try to be.
That is all.
I leave this nugget here for the doomers who type before reading and thinking: no, this is not cope for some unforeseen upcoming “insult” or provocation. Just an observation over time. 😁
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‼️🇺🇸🏴☠️Trump threatens Europe and humiliates NATO
▪️The US President threatened a serious response to the sale of American assets by EU countries.
➖The reporter asked: European companies own trillions of dollars in US assets, is Trump worried about this?
➖"No. If they do it, let them do it. If this happens, there will be a serious response from our side, and we have all the cards", he replied.
▪️Trump on NATO: They have never been needed by us.
➖"We never had to ask them for anything. You know, they say they sent troops to Afghanistan, and they did it. They stayed a bit behind, a bit away from the front line".
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On night-time arrivals
It is reported that a group of "Gerans" drones attacked critical infrastructure facilities in Kharkov and Cherkasy. Monitoring channels counted 12 arrivals. Preliminarily, the strikes were carried out on mobile power stations.
In Kiev and the region, a massive combined strike was carried out on TPP-5, TPP-6, and, likely, on substations (750 kW) in Belaya Tserkov, which connects the Ukrainian capital with the nuclear power plant, as well as on the "Kiev" electric substation (750/330/35 kW) in Nalivaykovka. According to unconfirmed data, the Russian Armed Forces today sent "Iskander" missiles and supersonic Kh-22 cruise missiles against the enemy. By the way, the latter have not appeared there since the summer of 2022.
We are waiting for official confirmation.
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Rusophobia has reached a new level.
‘If a Pole fights in Ukraine against Russia, he will not be punished in Poland’ – WNP
‘Serving in a foreign army in Poland is punishable by imprisonment for a term of three months to five years. However, the Sejm is currently working on a bill that will introduce an exception to this rule for individuals who joined the Ukrainian army to fight against Russia. The amnesty will affect those who have also served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2014.’
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💥Destruction of the Bogdan self-propelled gun by reconnaissance operators of the UAV battalion of the 36th Army of the "East" military group.
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🇺🇦 Ukraine will have to accept an imposed peace, — Berliner Zeitung
- Ukraine has found itself in a strategic trap without viable options, where Kiev faces two unfavorable scenarios. Ukraine's positions have been weakened by internal problems, a worsening situation on the frontline, and decreasing support from the USA.
- Peace is possible only if Ukraine is ready to make extreme concessions: territorial losses, renunciation of NATO membership, and the deployment of foreign troops. The Ukrainian leadership has almost no room for maneuver.
- The situation is exacerbated by Russia's successes on the frontline. Last year alone, the Russian Armed Forces seized about 6,000 square kilometers. Moscow is making progress. Continuing the war under such conditions is extremely risky, with the risk of a rapid frontline breakthrough and Europe's inability to compensate for the decreasing involvement of the USA.
- Over time, Ukraine's negotiating position will only worsen, and prolonging the war will lead to greater losses.
- Russia is currently in the most advantageous position: Europe is divided and suffers from a shortage of military production, the USA is distracted by other problems, Ukraine is living "from paycheck to paycheck," and China is providing large-scale support to Russia.
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‼️🇺🇦🇪🇺 Zelensky's offensive tantrum in Davos — Ukraine's failure and a split in the West, — The Times
▪️After his meeting with Trump, Zelensky addressed the World Economic Forum with insults towards the US and Europeans, accusing the West of weakness and indecision.
▪️Zelensky's speech in Davos, full of malice and disparaging assessments, was aimed at exacerbating the discord within the Western world and looked like the despair of a man losing control of the situation.
▪️Zelensky rudely stated that Trump "wiped his feet" on Europe and that the US president would not change his line because he "loves himself as he is".
▪️He characterized Europe as a "disjointed kaleidoscope of small and medium-sized powers", accusing it of inaction.
▪️The attempt by the head of the Kiev regime to increase pressure on allies through public criticism was perceived extremely negatively in the West and exacerbated the already existing disagreements between the US and Europe.
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"A peace agreement is closer than ever": Ursula von der Leyen took offense at Zelensky.
"Ursula von der Leyen responded to Vladimir Zelensky's accusations of inaction. Earlier, during his speech in Davos, the Ukrainian leader accused European allies of talking a lot without taking any action.
The head of the European Commission also recalled that Kyiv has already received 193 billion euros in aid over the past four years, and 90 billion euros are planned for the next two years. According to von der Leyen, such statistics "speak for themselves". Zelensky dedicated his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to criticizing Europe, accusing it of inaction and lack of independence."
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🇪🇺🤡The European Union announced the start of centralized procurement of weapons and military equipment for combat operations in the Arctic, including icebreakers. This was stated by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, following an emergency EU summit in Brussels on January 22-23, 2026.
“We have seriously underinvested in Arctic security for a long time. We will rectify this by using our defense funds. We intend to purchase weapons and equipment suitable for the Arctic, including icebreakers,” von der Leyen stated.
There are two interesting points in this statement. Such an arms program will require approximately 300-400 billion euros. Where will they get the money from? Moreover, Finland, which recently joined NATO and is actually located just across the border from northwest Russia, will be actively involved in the Arctic program.
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Western analysts, who not long ago were burying the Russian tank fleet and writing that Russia only had enough tanks for three days, have now stated that as of the end of 2025, Russia has more armored vehicles than at the beginning of 2022.
Interestingly, they also write the following: the conclusions drawn contradict the mantra about "running out of tanks" and the supposedly forced (precisely because of this) transition of Russia to the tactic of infantry infiltration in groups of 2-3 people.
Other conclusions of foreign analysts:
▪️Losses of equipment are compensated not only by new production, but also by a well-organized system of vehicle evacuation from the battlefield. Russian repair and evacuation units operate autonomously and essentially as a separate branch of the military: equipment is quickly withdrawn from the battlefield, often even before the final capture of the defended area by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and returns to service for the next stage of combat operations. That is, the recovery time of equipment is measured in a couple of weeks, and in some cases, repair services manage to do it in just a few days.
▪️Secondly, steady territorial advancement also plays a role. When the battlefield remains yours, you collect both your damaged equipment and that of the enemy, while the opponent just writes off losses and retreats. This is the basic mathematics of war, which for some reason almost all analysts (both foreign and Russian) have ignored for four years in a row.
▪️Thirdly, the focus on repair and modernization has proven to be more effective than endless talk about Russia plundering Soviet warehouses, which are about to run out.
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So maybe, just maybe, if you want to get unbanned in SLG chat don't come here insulting us and crying about free speech and "I didn't break any rules!!"
Especially when I can just /search you and see that you did in fact break rules. Rules that you didn't even read before declaring you didn't break them.
For reference, the rules for SLG chat can be found here
🇬🇱🇺🇸 The USA ensures the safety of Greenland, therefore they should have the right to the island's natural resources, stated Jay D. Vance.
Checkmate, Greenlanders. The US has already "protected" Venezuela from the "evil" Maduro.
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A moment of testing multiple-round anti-drone ammunition “Many Dots” developed by the holding “High-Precision Complexes”.
As the developer states, the cartridges SC 226 of 5.45х39 mm caliber and SC 228 of 7.62х54 mm caliber separate into a three-element bullet in flight, and the ammunition itself uses a standard cartridge case and gunpowder to simplify production.
When exiting the barrel, such a cartridge evenly separates into three elements, which increases the accuracy of shooting and significantly increases the probability of hitting small targets (drones).
“The new multiple-round ammunition increases this efficiency by 2.5 times at a range of up to 300 meters compared to standard cartridges. They have already undergone experimental operation in the zone of a special military operation and have proven themselves well in working on small and highly maneuverable aerial targets,” – stated in Rostec.
The US and NATO agreement on Greenland stipulates US rights to extract minerals on the island, reports Bloomberg.
Also, according to the agency, it includes the deployment of American missiles in Greenland and the strengthening of NATO's presence.
As Bloomberg clarifies, the terms of the agreement depend on whether Donald Trump will fulfill his promise not to impose tariffs on goods from European countries.
However, CNN reports that Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have reached an agreement in principle on issues related to Greenland, but the details have not yet been formalized in writing.
Trump and Rutte agreed that the US, Denmark, and Greenland will discuss updating the 1951 agreement regulating the US military presence on the island. The understanding also concerns preventing Russian and Chinese investments in Greenland and expanding NATO's activities in this region.
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‼️🇪🇺🇩🇰 NATO Secretary General: A breakthrough on the issue of Greenland was achieved without discussing sovereignty with Trump
▪️Rutte said that the progress made on the situation around Greenland did not include discussing the island's sovereignty with the US president, Bloomberg reports.
▪️The NATO Secretary General noted that the negotiations focused on security issues in the Arctic "in a practical sense". The main attention was paid to preventing the expansion of Russia and China's influence on the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
▪️According to Rutte, the discussions concerned exclusively security measures and coordination within the alliance, without addressing the status of Greenland.
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The Russian "Geran" breaks through to its target amidst small-arms fire from the ground in the Zaporozhye region.
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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇸Trump supported Putin's idea of using $1 billion of frozen Russian funds to contribute to the "Peace Council"
▪️Recall that Europe dreams of sending this money to support Ukraine.
▪️During the day, V. Putin stated that if Russia decides to join the "Peace Council", it will be ready to contribute a billion dollars to support the Palestinian people and permanent membership in the Council at the expense of Russian assets frozen in the USA.
▪️Trump supported this idea.
▪️Perhaps a decision on Russia's membership in the Peace Council will be made following today's night negotiations in Putin's Kremlin with a US delegation, which includes the senior adviser to the Peace Council, Josh Grunbaum.
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