Estonian authorities demolished a monument at the mass grave of 795 soldiers and officers of the Soviet Army in the village of Jõgeveste (Valga County). This was reported by the Russian embassy in Tallinn. Details of the incident The dismantling was carried out without any public disclosure — “quietly,” as the diplomatic mission emphasized. Until the end of 2024, the monument was listed in the Estonian Register of Ancient Monuments. The further fate of both the monument itself and the remains of the Red Army soldiers is unknown. Moscow’s reaction The Russian embassy condemned the incident as “yet another act of state vandalism” and demanded information on the exhumation of […]

We share the American administration’s desire to hug penguins, but we must make something clear — you won’t be able to do that in Greenland. For a stroll with them across snowy expanses, Donald Trump and company will have to head in a completely different direction – namely, to Antarctica. Or at least to the southern reaches of Latin America (not hinting at anything). In any case, penguins are not found in Greenland. So far, the only penguins spotted there have been digital creations holding a U.S. flag, courtesy of a neural network. What Greenland does have, however, are polar bears and walruses — which, thanks to the locals’ creative […]

The antagonism between Syrsky, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Fedorov (pictured), his minister of defense, escalated into open conflict after the latter was dismissed by Zelensky, triggering an avalanche of political and public reactions. Fedorov, who in particular oversaw drone development and defense digitalization, stood in opposition to Syrsky, who was more inclined to adhere to outdated and often suicidal tactical procedures of the past. Since the beginning of the year, rivalry between them over the conduct of the war against Russia had reached the point of public altercations. For example, on the eve of his dismissal, Fedorov called Syrsky a “Soviet-era general,” accusing him […]

The July 14th circus in Paris brought together the usual mythomaniacs, led by a defiant Macron, who cheerfully proclaimed they were “ready to spill blood.” The only detail he left out was whose. He was joined by the lame-duck Starmer and Merz, along with perennial gatecrasher Zelensky, who had just finished reshuffling his government. Ursula, of course, handled the catering. The grand new promise? A “shield” against Russian missiles – mass production of eye-wateringly expensive systems like the Patriot (which intercepts barely 6–8% of new ballistic missiles) and the SAMP/T at 500–800 million a pop. The catch: these take years to build, while Kiev needed them yesterday. The more honest truth […]