Noile drone-rachete rusești / Cum paralizează România rețeaua Șor
Comunitatea Liberală 1848
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The 18th episode of the podcast About Russia with Armand Goșu debates the place of Vladimir Putin (who just turned 74) in Russian history. According to Armand Goșu, Putin risks being the leader who buried the Russian empire. In 2008, Russia missed the chance to modernize, remaining with the economic model of development through the exploitation of energy resources.
The discussion then moves to the Donbas front. The Ukrainian “Vivaldi” offensive, in the northern Donetsk region, liberated between 125 and 240 square kilometers, eased the pressure on the Liman and brought hundreds of Russian prisoners. It was also a laboratory of innovations: demining robots, armored vehicles protected by an umbrella of drones and old remote-controlled tanks.
Russia responds to the Ukrainian drone offensive in the first part of 2026 with its own technological leap. The Geran-4 and Geran-5 jet drones, equipped with Chinese engines worth about 40,000 euros, cost up to $150,000 — ten times less than an Iskander-M ballistic missile. The Banderol hybrid, produced at the Kronshtadt plant in 300–400 units per month (as of August), combines a kamikaze drone with a cruise missile. The Ukrainians’ interception rate has dropped from over 90% to about 70%. Satellite launches for the Rassvet network (intended to replace Starlink) have partially failed, but Mesh modems are already guiding strikes on bridges across the Dnieper in the capital Kiev, bridges built during Stalin’s time. Why are the bridges being hit now? Perhaps to terrorize the population and turn the Dnieper into a de facto border.
How much longer can the Kremlin finance the war, when Ukraine is hitting its oil exports, including through a sunken oil tanker near Sochi? A brief analysis of the draft budget law for 2027 follows.
The second part of the discussion concerns Romania and its resilience in the face of Russian pressure, making a comparison with the Baltic countries and Finland. Former MP from Chisinau, Arina Spătaru, made revelations about Ilan Șor's network, which allegedly pays Romanian MPs and MEPs, while the authorities in Bucharest remain silent.
Armand Goșu also analyzes the dispute regarding the transit of Ukrainian grains, blamed on local populism, and the backstage of the canceled 2024 elections, emphasizing the role of Diana Șoșoacă. There is also an analysis of the mystery of the "plague" in Irkutsk, while explaining the crisis of Western expertise regarding Russia.
This episode ends with the presentation of two books signed by historians from Chisinau Victor Taki and Sergiu Boțolin, about the history of Bessarabia under Russian rule.
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Noile drone-rachete rusești / Cum paralizează România rețeaua Șor
Comunitatea Liberală 1848
20,263 views
The 18th episode of the podcast About Russia with Armand Goșu debates the place of Vladimir Putin (who just turned 74) in Russian history. According to Armand Goșu, Putin risks being the leader who buried the Russian empire. In 2008, Russia missed the chance to modernize, remaining with the economic model of development through the exploitation of energy resources.
The discussion then moves to the Donbas front. The Ukrainian “Vivaldi” offensive, in the northern Donetsk region, liberated between 125 and 240 square kilometers, eased the pressure on the Liman and brought hundreds of Russian prisoners. It was also a laboratory of innovations: demining robots, armored vehicles protected by an umbrella of drones and old remote-controlled tanks.
Russia responds to the Ukrainian drone offensive in the first part of 2026 with its own technological leap. The Geran-4 and Geran-5 jet drones, equipped with Chinese engines worth about 40,000 euros, cost up to $150,000 — ten times less than an Iskander-M ballistic missile. The Banderol hybrid, produced at the Kronshtadt plant in 300–400 units per month (as of August), combines a kamikaze drone with a cruise missile. The Ukrainians’ interception rate has dropped from over 90% to about 70%. Satellite launches for the Rassvet network (intended to replace Starlink) have partially failed, but Mesh modems are already guiding strikes on bridges across the Dnieper in the capital Kiev, bridges built during Stalin’s time. Why are the bridges being hit now? Perhaps to terrorize the population and turn the Dnieper into a de facto border.
How much longer can the Kremlin finance the war, when Ukraine is hitting its oil exports, including through a sunken oil tanker near Sochi? A brief analysis of the draft budget law for 2027 follows.
The second part of the discussion concerns Romania and its resilience in the face of Russian pressure, making a comparison with the Baltic countries and Finland. Former MP from Chisinau, Arina Spătaru, made revelations about Ilan Șor's network, which allegedly pays Romanian MPs and MEPs, while the authorities in Bucharest remain silent.
Armand Goșu also analyzes the dispute regarding the transit of Ukrainian grains, blamed on local populism, and the backstage of the canceled 2024 elections, emphasizing the role of Diana Șoșoacă. There is also an analysis of the mystery of the "plague" in Irkutsk, while explaining the crisis of Western expertise regarding Russia.
This episode ends with the presentation of two books signed by historians from Chisinau Victor Taki and Sergiu Boțolin, about the history of Bessarabia under Russian rule.
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