Russia "Upset" After It Torpedoes Ceasefire Talks

Russia said it would consider a ceasefire if Ukraine stops mobilizing, and the West stops helping. So if Ukraine gives up, unilaterally, then Russia MIGHT come to the table. Right. Does anyone believe that if Ukraine stopped fighting that Russia would take its troops and go home? If so, there is probably still some swampland in Florida for sale, or maybe you would be interested in buying a bridge in NYC.

So when that didn't work America and Europe finally decided to let slip the dogs of war. Or to at least stop putting artificial constraints on what Ukraine can do. West Lifts Limits On Long Range Missile Strikes By Ukraine | SHTF Plan

At the EuropaForum on Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, “there are no longer any range restrictions” on Western-supplied weapons used by Ukraine against Russian military targets. “There are no restrictions from the UK, France, Germany, or the US,” he added, as quoted by Euronews and reported by RT.

I don't know why they think these restrictions, hemming the the war fighters so they can't cross certain lines, will work. It has never worked in the past. Well, you might say it worked in Korea, but then that war is still officially going on.

Russia has consistently condemned Western arms shipments to Ukraine, arguing that they fuel more bloodshed and hinder efforts toward the peace process. Earlier this month, Russia and Ukraine held their first direct talks since 2022. The sides agreed to present detailed ceasefire proposals, carry out a record 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap, and continue negotiations.

Of course the advancing Russian troops also could be viewed as hindering the peace process, but old Vlad apparently doesn't see things that way.

From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog we get the following: Huge: Ukraine Destroys 40 Russian Bombers

In a coordinated drone strike on several Russian air fields, Ukraine seems to have dealt a blow to the Russian Air Force.

Remember Trump’s ominous warnings about what would happen if Putin wouldn’t play ball? Shortly after Trump and other NATO allies reportedly lifted long-range strike restrictions on supplied weapons, Ukraine carried out a massive drone attack against multiple Russian airbases that reportedly took out 40 Russian aircraft, most of which were bombers.

There is a lot of detail provided by Lawrence Person, as usual, you should click thru. It is a quick read, because he is always concise.

The cost-benefit ratio of Vlad’s Big Adventure continues to shift heavily against Russia. In addition to having Finland and Sweden join NATO and having up to one million dead, Russia has now lost almost half it’s operational strategic bomber fleet.

And if that wasn't enough, two Russian bridges "collapsed" in differnet regions. Two deadly bridge collapses in Russia near Ukraine blamed on deliberate explosions

Two bridges collapsed in two regions bordering Ukraine. In one case a highway fell on a railroad, causing a train to derail. In the other a railway bridge collapsed while a freight train was going over the bridge.

Russia’s Investigative Committee linked the incidents and said explicitly that both bridges were “blown up.”

Russia says this is "terror against civilians," but doesn't say anything about their shelling Kyiv.

There was some speculation that the freight train included at least some military supplies, as Russia uses its rail network to supply their troops, but I haven't seen anything definitive.