Franzén
@sectionix.bsky.social
Officer, Swedish Armed Forces. I mostly tweet about security issues. Opinions expressed often my own. Cynic. Extremism in the defence of Democracy is no vice.
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Franzén
@sectionix.bsky.social
· Aug 4
A brief analysis of the situation in Europe
Europe finds itself at war.
For the last three years Russia has tried to extinguish Ukrainian statehood.
This article will not attempt to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, or the last three y...
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”In what particular situation does Europe find itself vis a vis Russia, and based on the history and culture of Russia, what is to be expected from her?”
My brief analysis of what history teaches us about Russia, its conduct, and what it means for Europe.
My brief analysis of what history teaches us about Russia, its conduct, and what it means for Europe.
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Putin remains a strategic genius.
September 20, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Putin remains a strategic genius.
Top ten day for Russian troop casualties in the entire war. Worst in 2026.
Good.
Good.
September 17, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Top ten day for Russian troop casualties in the entire war. Worst in 2026.
Good.
Good.
Never forget.
No political rights. No freedom of expression. No protection from secret detention without access to family, an attorney or a physician. No protection from deportation.
Welcome to Russia-occupied Ukraine.
Welcome to Russia-occupied Ukraine.
The least free place on earth: Occupied Ukraine
As discriminatory Russian policies permeate every aspect of residents’ lives here, many wonder what, if anything, Ukrainian will remain.
www.politico.eu
September 9, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Never forget.
I wrote an article about why manoeuvre warfare on the North Calotte might not be the optimal way to go about things.
In Swedish, enjoy:
kkrva.se/manoverkrigf...
In Swedish, enjoy:
kkrva.se/manoverkrigf...
Manöverkrigföring på Nordkalotten – vem, vad, och varför?
En kommentar till Sara Unger om manöverkrigföring.
Debatten om svensk manöverkrigföring och försvarsmaktens prioriteringar lever.
I Kkrva och I militärdebatt har Löjtnant Saga Unger och Major Simon Q...
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September 2, 2026 at 8:57 AM
I wrote an article about why manoeuvre warfare on the North Calotte might not be the optimal way to go about things.
In Swedish, enjoy:
kkrva.se/manoverkrigf...
In Swedish, enjoy:
kkrva.se/manoverkrigf...
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Reposted by Franzén
🔥 Ozon logistics hub in Chapayevsk is on fire after an attack by the Defense Forces. Its area is 135 thousand sq. m.
🔥 Drones also hit the Novokuybyshevsk refinery. Its design processing capacity is about 8 million tons of oil per year.
🔥 In addition, explosions were heard in Saratov.
🔥 Drones also hit the Novokuybyshevsk refinery. Its design processing capacity is about 8 million tons of oil per year.
🔥 In addition, explosions were heard in Saratov.
August 22, 2026 at 6:40 AM
🔥 Ozon logistics hub in Chapayevsk is on fire after an attack by the Defense Forces. Its area is 135 thousand sq. m.
🔥 Drones also hit the Novokuybyshevsk refinery. Its design processing capacity is about 8 million tons of oil per year.
🔥 In addition, explosions were heard in Saratov.
🔥 Drones also hit the Novokuybyshevsk refinery. Its design processing capacity is about 8 million tons of oil per year.
🔥 In addition, explosions were heard in Saratov.
The Russian maximalist claims on Ukraine persist. The only solution is to bomb Russia until it, without a hint or shadow of a doubt, has lost the war. Then we can discuss reparations for Ukraine and war crime trials of the Russian leadership.
Anything less means another war at Russias choosing.
Anything less means another war at Russias choosing.
1/ Vladimir Putin has strongly hinted that Russia should claim the entire eastern half of Ukraine, going far beyond the existing annexation of the Donbas and southern Ukraine. He foresees a future in which western Ukraine is also annexed by its neighbours. ⬇️
July 27, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The Russian maximalist claims on Ukraine persist. The only solution is to bomb Russia until it, without a hint or shadow of a doubt, has lost the war. Then we can discuss reparations for Ukraine and war crime trials of the Russian leadership.
Anything less means another war at Russias choosing.
Anything less means another war at Russias choosing.
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🇺🇦👀 Zelensky: We have solid intelligence reports on Russian plans for the fall. Putin is preparing the conditions for expanding mobilization.
The figures for his losses speak for themselves. In less than 7 months of this year, 221 thousand people have joined the ranks of Russian armed forces.
1/3
The figures for his losses speak for themselves. In less than 7 months of this year, 221 thousand people have joined the ranks of Russian armed forces.
1/3
July 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
🇺🇦👀 Zelensky: We have solid intelligence reports on Russian plans for the fall. Putin is preparing the conditions for expanding mobilization.
The figures for his losses speak for themselves. In less than 7 months of this year, 221 thousand people have joined the ranks of Russian armed forces.
1/3
The figures for his losses speak for themselves. In less than 7 months of this year, 221 thousand people have joined the ranks of Russian armed forces.
1/3
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🔴 Sweden’s Minister of Defence Pål Jonson discusses Sweden joining NATO, support for Ukraine, and the new Gripen fighter jet deal.
Watch the full interview now on YouTube.
🔗 youtu.be/qvp_qhqTiB4
Watch the full interview now on YouTube.
🔗 youtu.be/qvp_qhqTiB4
July 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
🔴 Sweden’s Minister of Defence Pål Jonson discusses Sweden joining NATO, support for Ukraine, and the new Gripen fighter jet deal.
Watch the full interview now on YouTube.
🔗 youtu.be/qvp_qhqTiB4
Watch the full interview now on YouTube.
🔗 youtu.be/qvp_qhqTiB4
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NEW: Ukrainian forces appear to have struck at least 10 Wildberries warehouses (the closest Russian equivalent to Amazon) in Russia and occupied Ukraine in the past week. (1/6)
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar072426
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar072426
July 24, 2026 at 10:46 PM
NEW: Ukrainian forces appear to have struck at least 10 Wildberries warehouses (the closest Russian equivalent to Amazon) in Russia and occupied Ukraine in the past week. (1/6)
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar072426
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar072426
ALT:
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July 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 13, 2026: Ukrainian forces continue to intensify and expand their strike campaign aimed at denying Russia’s ability to sustain logistics and transport fuel to occupied Crimea and isolate the peninsula. (1/3)
Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar071326
Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar071326
July 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 13, 2026: Ukrainian forces continue to intensify and expand their strike campaign aimed at denying Russia’s ability to sustain logistics and transport fuel to occupied Crimea and isolate the peninsula. (1/3)
Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar071326
Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar071326
‘To paraphrase Thomas Hobbes, noted 17th century British philosopher – at the frontline today, the life of a Russian logistician is continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of Russian occupiers, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.’
My article on Russias fortunes, below:
My article on Russias fortunes, below:
On the changing mode of war, logistics and economics; or why Russia is losing the war with Ukraine
To paraphrase Thomas Hobbes, noted 17th century British philosopher – at the frontline today, the life of a Russian logistician is continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of Russian ...
kkrva.se
July 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
‘To paraphrase Thomas Hobbes, noted 17th century British philosopher – at the frontline today, the life of a Russian logistician is continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of Russian occupiers, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.’
My article on Russias fortunes, below:
My article on Russias fortunes, below:
@patrikoksanen.bsky.social - måndagsrörelsen i Uppsala. Vilken tid är samlingarna?
Spongebob: Tell Me! Tell Me!
ALT: Spongebob: Tell Me! Tell Me!
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July 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM
@patrikoksanen.bsky.social - måndagsrörelsen i Uppsala. Vilken tid är samlingarna?
Russia's Rubicon Center published its stats on Ukrainian multicopter drones: "9,000 "neutralized" to date. Of these, more than 1,700 were taken down in June 2026—a 54% increase over the previous record month (May 2026) and a 7.6-fold increase compared to June 2025."
From @sambendett.bsky.social
From @sambendett.bsky.social
July 7, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Russia's Rubicon Center published its stats on Ukrainian multicopter drones: "9,000 "neutralized" to date. Of these, more than 1,700 were taken down in June 2026—a 54% increase over the previous record month (May 2026) and a 7.6-fold increase compared to June 2025."
From @sambendett.bsky.social
From @sambendett.bsky.social
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I can’t stop laughing. Ukrainians have started a new challenge: for people to log into a Russian app (via VPN) that tracks fuel availability and falsely report that gas is available at stations. Russians are wasting what little gas they have driving to these stations only to find out there’s no gas🤣
July 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I can’t stop laughing. Ukrainians have started a new challenge: for people to log into a Russian app (via VPN) that tracks fuel availability and falsely report that gas is available at stations. Russians are wasting what little gas they have driving to these stations only to find out there’s no gas🤣
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❗️Zelensky says Ukraine has reached the capacity to produce high-tech weapons at a scale that may exceed Russia’s long-term capabilities. He ordered the Foreign and Defense ministries to seek more partner funding, while air defense supplies become Ukraine’s top diplomatic priority in the coming days.
July 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
❗️Zelensky says Ukraine has reached the capacity to produce high-tech weapons at a scale that may exceed Russia’s long-term capabilities. He ordered the Foreign and Defense ministries to seek more partner funding, while air defense supplies become Ukraine’s top diplomatic priority in the coming days.
Putin remains, as always, a strategic genius.
Russia annexed Crimea to control it. Now it can't control the gas station line.
Sevastopol's gasoline price jumped 30% in a week, the sharpest rise Rosstat recorded anywhere in Russia. Resellers are charging $5.12 a liter—five times the national price.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/07/02/s...
Sevastopol's gasoline price jumped 30% in a week, the sharpest rise Rosstat recorded anywhere in Russia. Resellers are charging $5.12 a liter—five times the national price.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/07/02/s...
July 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Putin remains, as always, a strategic genius.
Sweden & Firefly targeting launch from Esrange in 2028. Excellent!
Firefly Aerospace and SSC Space Meet Next Critical Milestone for Orbital Launch from Esrange Space Center
With key infrastructure and agreements in place, companies progress pad construction at Launch Complex 3C for Firefly’s Alpha rocket.
fireflyspace.com
July 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Sweden & Firefly targeting launch from Esrange in 2028. Excellent!
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More videos from the burning refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar region, in Russia.
The critical fuel situation in Russia just got even worse. The oil facility processes approximately 5.2 million tonnes of crude oil per year.
The critical fuel situation in Russia just got even worse. The oil facility processes approximately 5.2 million tonnes of crude oil per year.
June 28, 2026 at 6:27 AM
More videos from the burning refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar region, in Russia.
The critical fuel situation in Russia just got even worse. The oil facility processes approximately 5.2 million tonnes of crude oil per year.
The critical fuel situation in Russia just got even worse. The oil facility processes approximately 5.2 million tonnes of crude oil per year.