While Ukraine systematically destroys strategic-value targets, Russia bombs green markets. Must be some 77D chess or some shit

Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Russian Iskander missile complex and two Russian Tu-142 strategic bomber aircraft last night.

The aircraft was destroyed at Taganrog military airfield. The Iskander complex was destroyed at its launching position near Taganrog. https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/2060617125161505007?s=20

Russian sources report the use of drone-based remote mining systems against Russian logistics routes, with mines being deployed as far as 100–150 km behind the front line.

The systems use aerial dispensers carrying either 10 or 48 mines. The mines come in both small (~400–500 g) and larger variants, feature tilt-sensitive fuzes, arm after deployment, and can remain active for up to 90 days before self-destructing. https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/2060428507834884312?s=20

EAEU leaders demand a referendum in Armenia: EU or stay in the Union

The presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia have issued a joint statement calling on Armenia to hold a nationwide referendum as soon as possible on whether to join the European Union or remain in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

They also announced that a detailed report on the possible economic consequences of Armenia’s potential exit from the EAEU will be presented in December 2026.

The leaders warned that Armenia’s preparations for EU membership pose serious risks to the economic security of all EAEU member states. https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2060361496157110530?s=20

Turkey is desperately trying to hide the fact that the KAAN cannot be built without US approval, making it even more difficult for Turkey to close the gap on Greece's aviation dominance, given the upgraded F-16s, Rafales, and upcoming F-35s.

In September 2025, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was in New York, and in an interview, he let it slip that the F110 engine license — the American engine powering every KAAN prototype — “is stuck in Congress” and that “without Congressional approval, production of the KAAN cannot begin.”

The whole point of KAAN was for Turkey to have a sovereign fifth-generation fighter after being kicked out of the F-35 program following the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system.

However, as Fidan admitted, the KAAN cannot enter production without permission from the United States Congress, the same Congress that expelled Turkey from the F-35 program and has been blocking Turkey's F-16 upgrade requests for years.

In effect, Washington holds a legal veto over the aircraft Erdogan has been lying to his people about, claiming sovereignty. The US can ground the KAAN even before it ever enters service by withholding export licenses.

Let’s not forget that the KAAN airframe was co-designed with BAE Systems. Even if Turkey's domestic TF-35000 engine reaches flight readiness — a target projected optimistically for 2032 — the aircraft still contains veto points in the United Kingdom and the European Union, meaning that Turkey's so-called sovereign fighter jet is not sovereign.

Of course, I am expecting screeching from the usual Turkish trolls, but hey, Fidan revealed this himself in New York.

Turkey's defense ministry boasts that the 2026 military budget is the largest in national history, with record allocations and unprecedented domestic investment. Although that might appear impressive in Turkish lira, that is also where the problem lies.

The Turkish lira has lost approximately 97% of its value against the US dollar since 2010. In 2020, one dollar bought 1.5 liras, but today one dollar buys just under 46 liras.

Remember, every fighter jet engine, precision-guided munition, radar capability, and every other imported defense technology is priced in dollars. The lira budget is climbing, but real dollar purchasing power is declining.

But even beyond the KAAN, the Turkish Air Force has a MAJOR issue with pilots, another reason why Greece has total air dominance over Turkey. I will delve into that another time. https://x.com/oulosP/status/2060375304204431589?s=20