https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAFI4YTkYBU

Russia's NEW NUCLEAR MISSILE: The Burevestnik /Lt Col Daniel Davis & Col Jacques Baud

 

Russia publicly unveiled and tested a nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile (called Burevestnik by Russia; NATO designation SSC-X-9 “Skyfall”).

The Russians reported a multi-hour test flight on October 21 that covered about 14,000 km (they say that was not the missile’s maximum range).

Because it’s powered by a nuclear reactor, the missile’s range is effectively unlimited compared with conventional-fuel cruise missiles.

It flies at very low altitude (≈25–100 m) and at sub- to supersonic speeds (roughly 800–1,300 km/h), making detection by ground radars difficult and complicating interception.

The system revives ideas from Soviet Cold War concepts (e.g., MOB/FOBS — fractional orbital bombardment) but as a long-endurance low-altitude cruise weapon rather than an orbital weapon.

Experts in the discussion (host + Colonel Jacques Bo, former Swiss Strategic Intelligence and NATO officer) call it dangerous and potentially a game-changer because it offers Russia new ways to bypass existing missile-defense coverage and to strike from unexpected directions.

They note it’s not entirely surprising (it was known on paper before), and detection/interception may still be possible (satellite detection, not just ground radars), but it would be extremely difficult—especially if launched from unexpected vectors.

The missile’s existence and testing increase global tensions and complicate arms-control/crisis-management dynamics, especially given the background of the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war and the erosion of arms-control regimes (e.g., the ABM treaty’s end).

 

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Russia has completed tests of the Burevestnik unlimited-range cruise missile with a nuclear engine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.Russian President Vladimir Putin described the nuclear-powered Burevestnik as a unique weapons system that no other country possesses. Test saw the missile fly 14,000 km — and that’s not even the limit.  Missile is powered by a miniature nuclear reactor, granting it virtually unlimited range.  Flying at ultra-low altitudes, it stays below radar, making interception nearly impossible. 

 

SEE ALSO: https://sputnikglobe.com/20251027/russias-burevestnik-missile-designed-to-bring-us-to-the-negotiating-table-veteran-dod-insider-1123024352.html

 

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10,500 Ukrainian Troops Trapped in Pokrovsk and Kupyansk

 

The war in Ukraine has reached a critical turning point. The Russian Ministry of Defense claims over 10,000 Ukrainian troops have been encircled in key cities like Kupiansk and Pokrovsk—a development not seen since the early days of the conflict. In this in-depth conversation, Peter Erickson and Charlie Erickson break down recent battlefield movements, analyze what makes these new encirclements so significant, and explain how Russia’s evolving strategy is accelerating the collapse of fortified Ukrainian positions across the front.

We discuss:
-Why the simultaneous encirclement of multiple fortress towns marks a decisive shift in Russian tactics
-How Ukraine’s defensive lines are unraveling, and what this means for the future of the Donbas region
-The real situation facing encircled Ukrainian soldiers—including the grim choices ahead
-The role of drones, glide bombs, and modern technology in shaping today’s battlefields
-Whether these losses could trigger a broader collapse of Ukrainian resistance—and what’s next for the war
-Plus, we take a hard look at Western policies, media coverage, and the human cost of decisions made far from the front lines.

If you want an honest, unfiltered look at a war that could reshape the world order, watch now. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share your thoughts in the comments.

 

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MAKE A DEAL PRONTO BEFORE THE SHIT (WW3) HITS THE FAN:

NO NATO IN "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)

THE DONBASS REPUBLICS ARE NOW BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FOLD — AS THEY USED TO BE PRIOR 1922. THE RUSSIANS WON'T ABANDON THESE AGAIN.

THESE WILL ALSO INCLUDE ODESSA, KHERSON AND KHARKIV.....

CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954

TRANSNISTRIA TO BE PART OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

RESTORE THE RIGHTS OF THE RUSSIAN SPEAKING PEOPLE OF "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)

RESTITUTE THE ORTHODOX CHURCH PROPERTIES AND RIGHTS

RELEASE THE OPPOSITION MEMBERS FROM PRISON

A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE USA.

A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE EU.....

 

EASY.

 

THE WEST KNOWS IT.

 

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Italian companies will lose millions of euros due to the ban on selling sanitary ware to Russia, the head of an business union in Moscow has warned.

The EU originally prohibited the sale of sanitary ware, including toilets and bidets, in 2022 and recently renewed the restrictions as part of the 19th sanctions package adopted last week.

Vittorio Torrembini, head of the Association of Italian Entrepreneurs in Russia, condemned the measure as harmful to Italian businesses. “Unfortunately, the 19th sanctions package is a highly negative outcome, given the sectors it targets. It deals a significant blow to Italy,”Torrembini told RTVI on Tuesday.

According to Torrembini, the ban on sanitary ware exports to Russia will cost the Italian economy around €140 million ($163 million), while overall losses from the new sanctions package are expected to reach €250 million ($291 million). “The ban on toilet sales may sound amusing to Russians, but for us it is no laughing matter,” he said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin mocked the EU’s toilet export ban last week, saying it “will cost them dearly.” He added that “they will need Russian toilets if they keep the same policies.”

The EU expanded sanctions shortly after US President Donald Trump confirmed that his planned in-person summit with Putin had been postponed indefinitely.

Russian officials have maintained that the sanctions have made the national economy stronger and more self-reliant, and that the country has successfully adapted by rearranging its supply chains.

https://www.rt.com/business/627084-italy-losses-russia-toilet-ban/

 

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5 Russian nuclear scientists buried after rocket explosion
August 12, 2019

The five engineers were killed in an explosion while they were testing "a nuclear isotope power source" for a rocket. They have been hailed as "national heroes" and will be posthumously awarded with top medals.

Thousands of people on Monday attended a funeral for five Russian nuclear engineers killed by an explosion during tests of a new rocket at the country's main nuclear weapons test center.

The deadly explosion occurred on Thursday during a test of a liquid-propellant jet engine near the small town of Nyonoksa in Russia's northwestern Arkhangelsk region. 

Initial reports said the explosion killed two people and injured a further six. Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency later acknowledged that the blast also killed five of its workers and injured three others.

Rosatom said the explosion occurred while the engineers were testing "a nuclear isotope power source" for a rocket. It named the five as Alexei Vyushin, Evgeny Koratayev, Vyacheslav Lipshev, Sergei Pichugin and Vladislav Yanovsky. 

Read more: Russian nuclear agency ups death toll in missile test explosion

A Russian state commission was investigating what went wrong, according to Valentin Kostyukov, head of the nuclear center, who called the five nuclear experts "national heroes."

Rosatom director Alexei Likhachev praised the victims as "true heroes" and "a pride of our country."

"Our further work on new weapons that we will certainly complete will be the best tribute to them," Likhachev said during the funeral, according to Rosatom. "We will fulfill the Motherland's orders and fully protect its security."

Sergei Kirienko, Russian President Vladimir Putin's deputy chief of staff, said the five would be posthumously awarded with top medals.

Read more: Ukraine troops hold target practice in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Radiation spike

Russian officials at the test center where the scientists had worked said the accident had caused a two-fold rise in radiation levels that had only lasted an hour. The site is used to test intercontinental ballistic missiles that are used on nuclear submarines. 

"One of the lines [of research and development] is the creation of sources of thermal or electric energy using radioactive materials, including fissile materials and radioisotope materials," said Vyacheslav Solovyev, an official at the test site.

Local authorities in nearby Severodvinsk reported a brief spike in radiation levels after the explosion.
The Soviet Union was the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster when, in 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine released radioactive contamination for nine days.

https://www.dw.com/en/5-russian-nuclear-scientists-buried-after-rocket-explosion/a-49996132

 

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A fully functioning, used golden toilet, titled ‘America’ that was once stolen from a British palace, has been put up for auction at Sotheby’s with a guide price of $10 million.

Billionaire New York Mets owner Stephen Cohen purchased the 18-karat throne, unveiled in 2016 by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, from the Marian Goodman Gallery in 2017. 

The 103-kilo participatory piece was installed as an actual public toilet in the Guggenheim in New York before being flushed out into the open last week, when a press release from Sotheby’s lifted the lid on the artwork’s listing in its fall contemporary art sale. 

The auction house is hoping for a level of buzz similar to Cattelan’s previous work, ‘Comedian’, a duct-taped banana that sold for $6.2 million last year.

Five anonymous experts confirmed to the outlet that Cohen is the consignor for the auction. However, both Sotheby’s and the Marian Goodman Gallery declined to comment on the specifics of the transaction.
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/627467-golden-toilet-auction/

 

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