Karl vWG
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Karl vWG
@karlvonwg.bsky.social
Wargamer, programmer
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Tomorrow, the Russian invasion of Ukraine will reach 1,418 days, the exact same number of days as the German invasion of the Soviet Union, from the border crossing on June 22nd to the official proclamation of Victory on May 9th and capitulation of Berlin.
January 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Putin showed us how investments in production facilities in a dictatorship can be lost over night, if a war breaks out.

So did we learn anything?

Let us check the recent headlines:
December 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
It seems the 'Astronomy picture of the day' page is no longer updated... "Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. We sincerely regret this inconvenience."
October 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
www.pravda.com.ua is no longer accessible from Hungary
Ukrainska Pravda - online news about Ukraine
Ukrainska Pravda - Ukraine's news
www.pravda.com.ua
September 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Almost ten years ago, Türkiye solved the problem with Russian planes violating their airspace.
September 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen:

Putin is a predator. Putin's proxies have been targeting our societies for years with hybrid attacks, with cyber attacks. The weaponizing of migrants is another example.
August 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Exclusive Report: Shipments of engines, cylinders, pistons, and electronics are pouring from China into Alabuga, fueling Russia’s Shahed production. Frontelligence Insight analyzed export data, closed reports, and open sources, revealing the scale of support. 🧵Thread:
August 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Tonight, countless calories will be burned powering the brains of analysts and political commentators, and millions of keystrokes spent explaining what happened in Alaska. Yet sometimes, a simple diagram explains it better than a PhD thesis:

Photo credit: @vatniksoup.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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For everonye outside of germany, a superrich family fumbled dodging taxes and now paid the record sum of 4 BILLION euros.

Which would cover nationwide child coverage by 166%

That is the amount of money countries miss out on due to rich people evading taxes
Um das klarzustellen: EINE EINZIGE Milliardärsfamilie verkackt es versehentlich (!), die Erbschaftssteuer zu dodgen und verursacht dadurch Steuereinnahmen, die die gescheiterte BUNDESWEITE Kindergrundsicherung zu 166% abgedeckt hätten. Imagine, man würde alle Superreichen konsequent fair besteuern.
June 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Yep, this is it - information warfare: cheap, relentless, and insanely effective. How effective? Well, effective enough to keep intimidating the silent centrist majority into making irrational decisions… like voting for Brexit or Trump. 🤷‍♂️
#Resist #JoinUs ✊🇺🇦
Chiense bot running 50 accounts at once. This is what we are up against. Stay vigilant, report suspicious activities. Stay #NAFO
June 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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⚡️Exclusive footage shows the SBU attack on strategic bombers at Belaya Air Field in Russia's Irkutsk region.
June 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Through the Optics of War: An analysis of leaked confidential data from Russia’s military-industrial complex by Frontelligence Insight — from thermal scopes and laser anti-UAV programs to Chinese import schemes and production bottlenecks in the optoelectronic sector. 🧵Thread:
May 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
They hate Elon but still went back to post on Twitter. Where are the principles?
April 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time:

Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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An update on the war following a recent trip. The situation has improved compared with Fall 2024. Russian offensive momentum slowed significantly over the winter, though it is premature to claim that the front has stabilized, especially following AFU withdrawal in Kursk. /1
March 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Latest WOTR episode is out. I join @constelz.bsky.social Justin Logan, Melinda Haring & @ryanevans.bsky.social to discuss last week’s events, US cut off of support, the growing rift with Ukraine & Europeans, and prospects for fixing it. @WarOnTheRocks warontherocks.com/2025/03/can-...
Can the U.S.-Ukrainian Rift Be Healed? - War on the Rocks
Last week, a meeting with President Zelensky of Ukraine at the White House exploded into acrimony in front of the cameras. Since then, an era-defining
warontherocks.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Ukrainian Purgatory
YouTube video by Österreichs Bundesheer
youtu.be
February 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Le Monde published an article titled "Without the US, Ukraine Would Barely Last Six Months Against Russia." My readers know that I have been accurate in most of my frontline assessments, to the point that some call me a pessimist, so it's hard to accuse me of painting a rosy picture for Ukraine
February 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Every ten minutes here is like:
- Trump doubles student debt
- Musk now has keys to your house and is in your bathroom doing plumbing drugs
- Three planes just crashed
- Trump signs EO making women illegal
- Face-melted Nazi from Indiana Jones now in charge of CIA
- Meteor not arriving fast enough
February 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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I’d like to remind you that there was no deal or agreement on that. However, Ukraine did sign a written agreement in which the U.S. provided "security assurances" in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons. We would now like our nuclear weapons back
February 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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German authorities revealed that hundreds of cars in German were sabotaged by a group of three men who operated for the Russian state. After damaging the cars they left messages pointing at the Green Party.
February 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Funny how everyone is a socialist when their house is on fire.
January 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Insane footage shows Ukrainian drone equipped with shotguns shooting down Russian drones.
December 28, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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⚡️2014. Mykhailo Drapaty is the first to break through the barricades in his BMP into separatist-controlled Mariupol.
November 29, 2024 at 3:33 PM