Russia and Ukraine Current Events

With recent attacks on gasoline supplies the Russians are having a harder time of it. I sure hope the Russians can be pushed out entirely but that does take soldiers and weapons to do it.
 
The ODNI just published this:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ODNI News Release No. 10-26
June 12, 2026
DNI Gabbard Reveals Evidence of U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Global Biolab Program

WASHINGTON D.C. — After months of searching through Intelligence Community holdings and files, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard is revealing new evidence of longstanding United States government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries. These biolabs include labs in Ukraine, which may be at risk of compromise due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. For example, the Intelligence Community previously warned that a US-funded biolab in Ukraine likely housed dangerous pathogens and remained vulnerable to longstanding threats of Russian attack, seizure, or damage.

The newly declassified evidence can be found HERE.
https://www.odni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4163-pr-10-26
"here" pointing to https://www.dni.gov/files/BIOLAB_Slides.pdf

Check the map on page 2:
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Kyiv's out by 300km, and what is "Cherniv" (that ain't where Chernihiv is, for reference, that's dead north)? Also - what's "New Castles disease" (maybe this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virulent_Newcastle_disease ?)

So, was this really a document created by the US intelligence community, as she claims, or has Tulsi been regurgitating Russian propaganda again?
 
FatPhil said:
The ODNI just published this:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ODNI News Release No. 10-26
June 12, 2026
DNI Gabbard Reveals Evidence of U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Global Biolab Program

WASHINGTON D.C. — After months of searching through Intelligence Community holdings and files, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard is revealing new evidence of longstanding United States government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries. These biolabs include labs in Ukraine, which may be at risk of compromise due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. For example, the Intelligence Community previously warned that a US-funded biolab in Ukraine likely housed dangerous pathogens and remained vulnerable to longstanding threats of Russian attack, seizure, or damage.
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This appears to be connected to the well-known conspiracy theory, arguably given added credibility by Tulsi Gabbard in the past, that the US has been funding laboratories in Ukraine that are (it is implied) connected to biological warfare research.

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In March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian officials falsely claimed that public health facilities in Ukraine were "secret U.S.-funded biolabs" purportedly developing biological weapons, which was debunked by multiiple media outlets, scientific groups, and international bodies. The claim was amplified by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chinese state media, and was also promoted by followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory and subsequently supported by other far-right groups in the United States.
Wikipedia, Ukraine bioweapons conspiracy theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_bioweapons_conspiracy_theory

The US cooperates with, and sometimes helps fund, health research and disease monitoring in many countries.
There is no evidence that any laboratories in (post-Soviet) Ukraine were or are involved in bioweapons research, or that Ukraine ever had such a program, or any WMD program after Ukraine ceded the large nuclear arsenal it legally inherited from the USSR to Russia, in return for security assurances from Russia, the USA and UK (the Budapest Memorandum of 1994). Those assurances proved to be worthless.
Since that time Russian authorities have used prohibited radiological and chemical weapons to murder people in the UK and its Syrian Baathist allies used prohibited chemical weapons against civilians.
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Political scientist and espionage scholar Thomas Rid suggests this may be a case of the Kremlin "accusing the other side of the thing they are in fact doing" based on historical precedent (accusation in a mirror)... ...The Kremlin has a history of fomenting conspiracy theories about ordinary biology labs in former Soviet republics, having previously spread propaganda about Georgia and Kazakhstan similar to recent accusations deployed against Ukraine
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_bioweapons_conspiracy_theory

Gabbard, along with others, has been criticized for her phrasing in connection with the Russian allegations, which she appeared to give weight to (while later clarifying she didn't state that Ukraine had bioweapons research laboratories),

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On March 9, 2022, Tucker Carlson, after airing a video of the State Department's Victoria Nuland saying "[W]e are now quite concerned Russian troops... may be seeking to gain control of (Ukraine's biological research facilities), so we are working with the Ukrainians on how they can prevent any of those research materials from falling into the hands of Russian forces",[46]​ asked Gabbard "How concerned are you that... there are unsecured bio agents, dangerous bio agents in Ukraine?" Gabbard responded: "I'm extremely concerned... The seriousness of this situation really can't be overstated... We have these pathogens in the midst of a war zone [in] between 20 and 30 labs in Ukraine. This is a global crisis."[47]​ On March 13, Gabbard called for a ceasefire in the vicinity of the labs "until they're secured and these pathogens are destroyed."[48]​[49]​

Forbes reported that Gabbard "shared false information" and asserted there was "no evidence of the U.S. supporting biological labs in Ukraine."[28]​ Sen. Mitt Romney tweeted that Gabbard was "parroting false Russian propaganda" and that her "treasonous lies may well cost lives."[50]​[51]​

On March 14, when Carlson asked Gabbard for her response to Romney, she said: "This is about facts. ... They're accusing me of saying that somehow there are bioweapons labs in Ukraine. I've said no such thing at any point. I have said that there are biolabs in Ukraine that have received U.S. support that contained dangerous pathogens."[52]​ Gabbard then posted to Romney on Twitter, asking him to "provide evidence that what I said is untrue and treasonous.... Evidence of the existence of such biolabs, their vulnerability, and thus the need to take immediate action to secure them is beyond dispute",[53]​[54]​ citing Nuland's March 7 Senate testimony,[55]​ a Pentagon's March 11 Fact sheet,[56]​ CBS Face the Nation,[57]​ a CNN fact-check,[58]​ and U.S. Embassy in Kyiv statement all acknowledging U.S.-funded labs in Ukraine working with pathogens
Wikipedia as above.

See also Wikipedia, Political positions of Tulsi Gabbard, section Controversy about US biological research in Ukraine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polit...versy_about_US_biological_research_in_Ukraine

Gabbard has been the Director of National Intelligence since 2025, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsi_Gabbard

This is speculation, but perhaps the 12 June 2026 release (post #1322) is an attempt to show there was evidence for Gabbard's concerns/ what she said in 2022; she might have been hurt by the criticism. If this is the case, I feel it is unhelpful, petty, and it might resurrect a discredited and deliberately malicious conspiracy theory that was designed to influence perceptions of Ukraine and US support for Ukraine.
 
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John J. said:
This is speculation, but perhaps the 12 June 2026 release (post #1322) is an attempt to show there was evidence for Gabbard's concerns/ what she said in 2022; she might have been hurt by the criticism. If this is the case, I feel it is unhelpful, petty, and it might resurrect a discredited and deliberately malicious conspiracy theory that was designed to influence perceptions of Ukraine and US support for Ukraine.
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It's evidence that she's a purveyor of old russian disinformation that was debunked thoroughly in early 2022.
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On a daily basis, Russia propagates disinformation aimed at BTRP's laboratory and
capacity building efforts in former Soviet Union countries—falsely claiming that the U.S.
Department of Defense support is used to develop biological weapons. Unlike Russia, the
United States and Ukraine are not developing biological weapons and are in full
compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention.
-- https://media.defense.gov/2022/Mar/...T-REDUCTION-PROGRAM-ACTIVITIES-IN-UKRAINE.PDF

I apologise for ending my prior post with a rhetorical question, lest that confused you, I did know the answer to it in advance.
 
If you want videos from the Ukraine 'war' I would recommend the Reddit site:
UkraineWarVideos on Reddit
You will probably have to click on a "Confirm you are over 18" challenge to gain access.
And change the setting at the top from 'best' to 'new', or you will be seeing older videos.
Site has new items hourly/daily showing the results primarily from the Ukraine side.
Very informative if you want to follow the evolution of drone technology.
And see how poorly the Russian military is performing.
Be aware you may see videos of dismembered and dying Russian soldiers, very much NSFW.
 
There are reports that not all the damage was done by the drone strike, but that the refinery was hit by one of Russia's own missiles which went off course when it was fired at a Ukrainian drone.

From The Irish Sun:
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Fresh video from the scene shows that an errant Russian surface-to-air missile caused the tank to lose its roof in a blunder that will leave key Kremlin figures red-faced.

As plumes of smoke billow from the scene in the aftermath of the drone strike, a guided weapon flies into frame and blasts the stricken depot.

The refinery erupts into a massive fireball propelling the lid hundreds of feet into the air.

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Footage shows an errant surface-to-air missile shoots towards the depotCredit: X/Osinttechnical

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Moments later the oil depot's lid is sent rocketing into the skyCredit: X/Osinttechnical
https://www.thesun.ie/news/17136557/footage-putins-missile-oil-depot-fireball/

Edit to add:
Much more in the article, including Putin's threat to attack Britain and other targets.
 
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Ann K said:
There are reports that not all the damage was done by the drone strike, but that the refinery was hit by one of Russia's own missiles which went off course when it was fired at a Ukrainian drone.
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It's certainly possible, but the Ukrainian attack involved missiles as well as drones,
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Almost 1,000 drones and four Ukrainian cruise missiles were intercepted and destroyed across the country in 24 hours, Russia's defence ministry was quoted as saying.
BBC News, Europe, "Moscow residents complain of black rain after largest Ukrainian attack hits oil refinery", 18 June 2026, Laura Gozzi https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98291g5rr1o

Whatever the projectile was, it seems to have hit a large tank storing hydrocarbons. It could be very bad luck on the part of Russian air defence, or it could have been a targeted attack.
 
Let's see...
We have 5 clerics casting Create Fuel, a Level 1 Transmutation which creates up to 10 gallons of fuel (diesel or gasoline of good quality). It's likely that each of those clerics is at least Lv3, so he has 4 Lv1 spell slots. Therefore they can create 4x5x10=200 gallons of fuel before they have to finish a long rest (at least 8h).
200 gallons are 757 liters. With a rationing of 30 l per person, this amount can be used to refuel 25 cars. Providing they do nothing else, they can at max rest 3 times and create enough to refuel 75 cars per day. Not exactly a lot. No idea how many clerics Russia employs, but they'll need a lot of them to effectively combat the fuel shortages.
 
Third level clerics also have two 2nd level slots. Remember you can up cast for 10 additional gallons per level. So one cleric can create 10x4+2x20=80 gallons per long rest.

Would seriously suggest looking into warlocks instead. A third level warlock will only have two spell slots, but they're both 2nd level and recover up to twice a day on a short rest, for a maximum of 6x20=120 gallons per long rest.
 
Bernd Lauert said:
Let's see...
We have 5 clerics casting Create Fuel, a Level 1 Transmutation which creates up to 10 gallons of fuel (diesel or gasoline of good quality). It's likely that each of those clerics is at least Lv3, so he has 4 Lv1 spell slots. Therefore they can create 4x5x10=200 gallons of fuel before they have to finish a long rest (at least 8h).
200 gallons are 757 liters. With a rationing of 30 l per person, this amount can be used to refuel 25 cars. Providing they do nothing else, they can at max rest 3 times and create enough to refuel 75 cars per day. Not exactly a lot. No idea how many clerics Russia employs, but they'll need a lot of them to effectively combat the fuel shortages.
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Goes bad if not used within 24 hours, but sounds like that shouldn't be a problem.
 
https://understandingwar.org/resear...ffensive-campaign-assessment-october-14-2026/
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Ukrainian officials reported in-motion speed restrictions on SpaceX's Starshield communications network over Ukraine overnight on October 13 to 14 that will significantly disrupt Ukraine's jet-powered drone interception efforts and intermediate-range strike campaign. Ukrainian Presidential Advisor on Defense Technologies Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov and former adviser to the Ukrainian defense minister Serhii Sternenko reported on October 14 that SpaceX implemented a speed limit of 100 miles per hour (roughly 160 kilometers per hour) for the terminals connected to the Starshield communications network operating in Ukraine.[1] Starshield is a more secure, jam-resistant, and military-oriented version of a Starlink satellite network that SpaceX designed for government use, while Starlink serves civilian and commercial purposes.[2] Unrestricted Starshield access allowed Ukrainian forces to fly their drones over 100 miles per hour before the October 14 restriction. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reported on October 14 that the US military and ultimately US President Donald Trump are responsible for decisions related to Starshield's speed and usage limits but that Starlink is a commercial service that SpaceX controls.[3] Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov responded to Musk and stated that SpaceX restored the connectivity of Ukrainian Starlink terminals up to speeds of 160 kilometers per hour, adding that entirely removing Starshield's speed limit is critical for Ukraine's defense.[4] Standard Starlink plans already restrict the Starlink terminals' connectivity for aerial vehicles exceeding 100 miles per hour.[5] It remains unclear whether the Starshield speed restrictions remain in place as of this writing. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on October 14 that the Kremlin did not receive official statements from Musk about the SpaceX speed limits for Ukrainian forces.[6]

The October 14 Starshield speed restrictions come against the backdrop of recent Russian-attributed arson attacks against Starlink infrastructure in Europe. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev reported on October 14 that Bulgarian authorities are investigating a reported arson attack against Starlink communications antennas in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7] Polish Member of the Council of Ministers and Coordinator of Special Services Tomasz Siemoniak stated that Russian intelligence services are likely behind the September 23 arson attack against Starlink infrastructure in Wola Krobozska, Poland.[8]

Ukrainian forces do not have access to Starshield or Starlink services over Russia, such that the latest Starshield in-motion speed restrictions cannot affect Ukraine's ability to conduct long-range strikes against targets in Russia. SpaceX has geographically restricted Ukraine's access to both Starlink and Starshield to Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces rely on alternative methods of communication and point-to-point navigation to strike targets in Russia. The Starshield speed restrictions are unrelated and will not prevent Ukrainian forces from striking Russian oil refineries, data centers, and other stationary targets within Russia.
 
Mendel said:
https://understandingwar.org/resear...ffensive-campaign-assessment-october-14-2026/
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Ukrainian officials reported in-motion speed restrictions on SpaceX's Starshield communications network over Ukraine overnight on October 13 to 14 that will significantly disrupt Ukraine's jet-powered drone interception efforts and intermediate-range strike campaign. Ukrainian Presidential Advisor on Defense Technologies Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov and former adviser to the Ukrainian defense minister Serhii Sternenko reported on October 14 that SpaceX implemented a speed limit of 100 miles per hour (roughly 160 kilometers per hour) for the terminals connected to the Starshield communications network operating in Ukraine.[1] Starshield is a more secure, jam-resistant, and military-oriented version of a Starlink satellite network that SpaceX designed for government use, while Starlink serves civilian and commercial purposes.[2] Unrestricted Starshield access allowed Ukrainian forces to fly their drones over 100 miles per hour before the October 14 restriction. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reported on October 14 that the US military and ultimately US President Donald Trump are responsible for decisions related to Starshield's speed and usage limits but that Starlink is a commercial service that SpaceX controls.[3] Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov responded to Musk and stated that SpaceX restored the connectivity of Ukrainian Starlink terminals up to speeds of 160 kilometers per hour, adding that entirely removing Starshield's speed limit is critical for Ukraine's defense.[4] Standard Starlink plans already restrict the Starlink terminals' connectivity for aerial vehicles exceeding 100 miles per hour.[5] It remains unclear whether the Starshield speed restrictions remain in place as of this writing. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on October 14 that the Kremlin did not receive official statements from Musk about the SpaceX speed limits for Ukrainian forces.[6]

The October 14 Starshield speed restrictions come against the backdrop of recent Russian-attributed arson attacks against Starlink infrastructure in Europe. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev reported on October 14 that Bulgarian authorities are investigating a reported arson attack against Starlink communications antennas in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7] Polish Member of the Council of Ministers and Coordinator of Special Services Tomasz Siemoniak stated that Russian intelligence services are likely behind the September 23 arson attack against Starlink infrastructure in Wola Krobozska, Poland.[8]

Ukrainian forces do not have access to Starshield or Starlink services over Russia, such that the latest Starshield in-motion speed restrictions cannot affect Ukraine's ability to conduct long-range strikes against targets in Russia. SpaceX has geographically restricted Ukraine's access to both Starlink and Starshield to Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces rely on alternative methods of communication and point-to-point navigation to strike targets in Russia. The Starshield speed restrictions are unrelated and will not prevent Ukrainian forces from striking Russian oil refineries, data centers, and other stationary targets within Russia.
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It seems they are back to normal.

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https://liveuamap.com/en/2026/15-october-08-starshield-connectivity-while-in-motion-has
 
Mauro said:
It seems they are back to normal.

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https://liveuamap.com/en/2026/15-october-08-starshield-connectivity-while-in-motion-has
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In between the start of problem and its apparent resolution:
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An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believed the restrictions were not a coincidence and were related to the latest strains between Kyiv and Washington.

Musk said that Starshield, the military-grade sister service to Starlink, is controlled by the US government, and "any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately [the US president]".
-- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8wy9veedgygo

which looks like even Musk is saying that the powers that be in the US are either (a) incompetent; or (b) occasionally under Putin's thumb.

It's not often that I agree with Musk, but he might just be on to something here.

Which reminds me that Musk is one of the powers that was and might again be. Stopped clocks, and all that.
 
Re: "pro-war shills", I doubt many people in the West are pro-war per se.
The opinions differ on whether the reponsibility of ending the war rests on the aggressor or on the defender; i.e. "go back home" or "surrender your home".

In that respect, successful pacifism has always embraced nonviolence, but never surrender.

Luna acts as a propagandist when she equates "pro-Ukraine" with "pro-war", when it was Russia that started the war and won't end it without the gains it hopes for.
 
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said ‌leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order.

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Mendel said:
Re: "pro-war shills", I doubt many people in the West are pro-war per se.
The opinions differ on whether the reponsibility of ending the war rests on the aggressor or on the defender; i.e. "go back home" or "surrender your home".
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In the USA, I think there would be a very clean line of demarcation between Trump supporters and opposers, not for war in general but for Trump-supported war. He has a cult following who regard his delusions with approval, and so far he has suggested warfare against Panama, Greenland, and I forget how many other war whims he's had, while supporting the aggressor Russia against Ukraine, starting this disastrous active war in Iran, and claiming "Venezuela is mine". That's apart from shooting down suspected drug runners in the open seas, which I think can best be described as executions without a trial.
 
Ann K said:
In the USA, I think there would be a very clean line of demarcation between Trump supporters and opposers, not for war in general but for Trump-supported war. He has a cult following who regard his delusions with approval, and so far he has suggested warfare against Panama, Greenland, and I forget how many other war whims he's had, while supporting the aggressor Russia against Ukraine, starting this disastrous active war in Iran, and claiming "Venezuela is mine". That's apart from shooting down suspected drug runners in the open seas, which I think can best be described as executions without a trial.
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Could I give ya 5K to change your mind? :p
 
Ann K said:
In the USA, I think there would be a very clean line of demarcation between Trump supporters and opposers, not for war in general but for Trump-supported war. He has a cult following who regard his delusions with approval, and so far he has suggested warfare against Panama, Greenland, and I forget how many other war whims he's had, while supporting the aggressor Russia against Ukraine, starting this disastrous active war in Iran, and claiming "Venezuela is mine". That's apart from shooting down suspected drug runners in the open seas, which I think can best be described as executions without a trial.
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Is referencing the Administrations full-throated support for Israel's wars on Palestinians, Lebanon, and Iran off limits?
 
Article:
Finnish officials have confirmed that a Russian warship was attacked in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday, although little is known about the strike.

Ukraine's SBU security service said it targeted the ship Naro-Fominsk as part of a broader drone operation against Russia's Ust-Luga oil export depot on the Baltic coast.
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Herem said Ukrainian drones attacked the Ust-Luga region from midnight until about 06:00, mostly flying close to the Estonian border but still in Russian airspace. He added that one drone had entered Estonian airspace briefly from Latvia and then headed towards Russia.

Nato aircraft based in the Baltic states were in the air at the time, but Herem said it had not been considered safe for them to destroy the drones.

Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyy said late on Wednesday that Moscow's allegations that Kyiv had used the airspace of the Baltic states to attack Russia were "baseless", although he acknowledged "incidents might occur when Russia diverts drones from its airspace using electronic warfare".
 
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For those not familiar with the region, Russian territorial waters extend well beyond Gogland, even though it looks like it's closer to Estonia or Finland. I'm not sure why they added the historical Finnish name to that map, it's not been properly Finnish since, well, it's complicated, as you can tell from the Swedishness of its name (they called it Högland).
Here are the borders, Gogland I've marked with an H, and the invisibly-small Vaindloo island which Russian jets love flying over in order to give NATO free scamble preparedness training is at the tip of the 'V' (and my flat is under one of the 'l's in Tallinn :-) ).
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https://understandingwar.org/resear...fensive-campaign-assessment-november-12-2026/
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Ukrainian officials reported a recurrence of in-motion speed restrictions on SpaceX's Starshield satellite communications network over Ukraine that is significantly hindering Ukraine's drone interception efforts and intermediate-range strike campaign. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on November 12 that Ukrainian forces have been recording systematic in-motion speed restrictions of 161 kilometers per hour (or 100 miles per hour) on Starshield connectivity over the past "several days."[24] Ukrainian officials last reported Starshield in-motion speed restrictions between the night of October 13 to 14 and October 23.[25] Zelensky stated that the restrictions are resulting in significant disruptions to Ukraine's Starshield operations nationwide, including over the frontline and occupied territories. Ukrainian Presidential Advisor on Defense Technologies Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov reported on November 12 that Starshield restrictions are negatively affecting Ukrainian helicopter counter-drone operations and Ukrainian jet-powered drone interceptors.[26] Starshield restrictions hinder Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian piston engine-driven and jet-powered drones due to restrictions on communication transmissions to counter-drone aircraft and jet-powered drone interceptors flying over 100 miles per hour. Russian forces have adapted their drones and strike patterns to increase their effectiveness to penetrate Ukrainian air defenses and maximize civilian harm in an effort to make civilian life in Ukraine untenable and coerce the country into submission.[27] Starshield restrictions further hinder the Ukrainian intermediate-range campaign against Russian ground lines of communication (GLOCs) in occupied Ukraine due to disruptions to Ukrainian drone operators' ability to maintain connection with their strike drones during certain stages of their flight.[28] Ukrainian forces do not have access to Starshield services over Russia, as SpaceX has geographically restricted Ukraine's access to just within Ukraine's international borders.[29]
https://understandingwar.org/resear...fensive-campaign-assessment-november-13-2026/
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Ukrainian officials continue to report disruptions in SpaceX's Starshield satellite communications services that are significantly hindering Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian drones and conduct its intermediate-range strike campaign in occupied Ukraine, despite SpaceX denials. Zelensky stated on November 13 that the in-motion speed restrictions of 161 kilometers per hour (or 100 miles per hour) on Starshield services remain in place along the entire frontline and in Ukraine's occupied territories.[11] SpaceX told Axios that reports of Starshield restrictions are false and that there has been no change.[12] A Ukrainian official told Axios that Ukrainian forces have been increasingly experiencing disruptions with Starshield connectivity since November 10, with all Ukrainian missions starting to fail on November 13. Sources in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Ukrainian forces stated on November 13 that restrictions on Starshield connectivity are in place only over Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine but not over Ukrainian-controlled territory.[13] It remains unclear whether Starshield restrictions are impeding Ukrainian operations only over occupied Ukrainian territories or across all of Ukraine.
 
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