Just a bizarre series of events, Putin offers direct leader-to-leader peace talks last weekend, and the end result is a small Russian negotiating team showing up to deliver the most maximalist, revanchist, and unhinged demands.
The US, Turkey, and Ukraine did at least get some real work done today, holding high-level trilateral talks that Ukraine says focused on “develop[ing] real mechanisms that will lead to a just and lasting peace.”
Ukrainian attack drones struck Russia's Kubinka air base overnight, with NASA's FIRMS orbital fire monitoring system detecting multiple fires along the flightline.
The base houses multiple Russian Air Force aerobatic demonstration teams prepping for Moscow's Victory Day parade.
Russian Air Force adjacent Milblogger Fighterbomber confirms the strike. t.me/fighter_bomber…
Footage of explosions reported in the vicinity of Moscow.
A great representation of how absolutely horrendous US Navy procurement is.
In roughly the same time it took the US to fight over and fail to build the Constellation class, Italy managed to build 9 multirole warships with similar capabilities for *half* of the price.
For €557 million per unit, you get a modular platform with
-5000 nmi cruise range (convoy escort from Hawaii to Japan or the Philippines)
-5 in main gun
-76mm CIWS
-16x heavy SAM with MRBM intercept capabilities
-Dual band AESA radar
-Towed array sonar
Checking in on Fincantieri Marinette Marine as it tries to build the Constellation
In a major procurement move, at least one NATO country is reportedly attempting to acquire Ukraine's highly successful Delta battlefield management system.
The Delta system is both accessible and feature-rich, enabling increased awareness and coordination across the joint force.
Amazing find by @KSOSINT, it appears that a Ukrainian An-124 transported at least 3 F-16 airframes from the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB to Rzeszow, Poland, gateway for western aid to Ukraine.
The US has not confirmed any direct donations of F-16s to Ukraine.