This guy (Deputy Head of the GRU) was responsible for the UK poisonings (nerve agent) and the targeting of civilians in Ukraine with missiles.
SBU seems to have Russia thoroughly penetrated. Its astonishing they can get to such a high ranking military general.
He also signed documents agreeing to treat POWs according the Geneva Convention, and we’ve see how that played out.
Timeline:
Assassination attempt
Russia accuses Ukraine of assassination attempt
Ukraine denies
Russia identifies Lyubomir Korba as suspect
UAE sends him one day later–no time for extrdiction procedures
Long read, but very informative. They go into great detail over the pre-war behaviour of the various people and entities involved in the war.
Russian oil freed from sanctions because of Iranian adventure
So Russia gets rewarded in the end for stealing Ukraine’s land from them.
MAGA hating Ukraine and hearting Russia will never make sense to me.
Ukraine, here’s your reward for helping us with drones.
The UK is finally growing a small backbone.
Frustrating, eh?
Any bets of when/how this individual will shuffle off the mortal coil in an artificially accelerated fashion?
I’ve made a note of him for consideration for my 2027 Celebrity Death Pool list…if he makes it that long.
theconversation.com › kremlin-promotes-traditional\
Putin is anti LGBTQ, has made abortion more difficult, and wants married couples to have a lot of kids. Things like the being involved in mass murder and assassinating political opponents can be tolerated.
he should avoid any room with windows
Or swimming near bullets
Wasn’t sure whether the Donnyland story belonged here or in the WTF thread.
The current war of attrition seems set to continue.
North Korea and Russia confirmed in April 2025 that North Korean troops had been deployed to the Kursk region, though they did not disclose exact figures. South Korea’s intelligence agency estimated that about 15,000 troops were sent, with approximately 2,000 killed during the deployment. North Korea has not provided a number of fatalities.
