Lt. Colonel in Reserve Oleg Shalandin Interviews author and commentator Tathagata Bhattacharya (English Only Edit) October 17, 2025

Intro: There was the military conflict between India and Pakistan, so what is going on now in India, and what have we learned about that conflict in retrospect?

03:20 The current ruling party of India and Indian nationalism.

05:20 The response of the ruling class in India and their mistakes in the political and military response.

18:03 What is India’s Nuclear Doctrine? What about Pakistan’s?

32:02 What is the current state of the Indian armed forces and what are your thoughts on Putin offering India four more S400s? (Tathagata also mentions the S500 as well as airframes that Russia can provide to India.)

Thanks for watching!

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In the presidential election in Ireland, Catherine Connolly won - an independent candidate who criticizes NATO's policy towards Russia and also opposes the increase in military spending by Europe.

She received 63.4% of the voters' votes against 29.5% for her only opponent, Heather Humphreys.

Connolly has repeatedly stated that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "illegal and unacceptable," but called for a diplomatic solution.

"War is a stain on humanity. We must use all our capabilities and all the authority accumulated over the years to achieve a diplomatic solution," the politician said.

Connolly also opposes the militarization of Europe and the growing influence of the military-industrial complex.

"The military-industrial complex does not bring peace. The billions directed to support it come at the expense of fighting poverty. This is madness, and we must speak frankly about this madness and seek another way," she said.

"We are increasing military spending across Europe... Germany is rebuilding its economy through the military-industrial complex. But war is not the solution," Connolly added.

She noted the "disgusting role of NATO" in advancing towards the Russian borders.
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This is actually becoming an increasingly common view. I've spoken to a lot of people in the West who, while they still are brainwashed by the "Russia is evil" narrative, pretty much concede that the ultimate cause of the conflict is aggression from the West and the plotting of our military-industrial complex. Aren't you basically conceding that Russia is 100% justified? Is Russia just supposed to stand around and cry?

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The channel for the 105th regiment of the NM DPR reports:

Zaporozhye region of Russia:

Russian assaults have driven the enemy out of Krasnogorsk.

There are also reports stating that Russian troops are active in Egorovka.

The map is pulled from yesterday's battlefield summary from Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov.

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❕The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck a mobile railway unit used for transporting weapons and military equipment to combat zones in Donbas, the Ministry of Defense reported.

Strikes were also carried out on energy facilities, workshops producing long-range drones and their launch sites, a storage depot for unmanned boats, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations in 147 districts.

💥Air defense systems shot down three guided bombs and 116 UAVs.

Source: Zvezda
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🔥🔥🔥The Supreme Commander-in-Chief visited one of the Joint Group of Forces command posts, where he held a meeting with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and the commanders of the groups involved in the SMO. October 26, 2025.

A very important statement, regarding new weapon has been made - "Burevestnik" testing of the nuclear-powered cruise missile of unlimited range has been made. According to Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, the test was carried out on October 21st. The rocket flew for several hours [15 hours], covering a distance of 14,000 kilometers, and that's not the limit.

Putin:

Moreover, I remember perfectly well when we announced that we were developing such a weapon. Then even experts of a very high level and class told me that, yes, this is a good, worthy goal. But in… In the near future, it is impossible to implement it. This was the opinion of experts of a very high level. And now the decisive tests have been completed. There is still a lot of work to be done to put this weapon on combat duty. <...> Nevertheless, the key tasks have now been accomplished, as far as I understand.

Gerasimov:

The technical characteristics of the "Burevestnik" missile generally allow it to be used with guaranteed accuracy against highly protected targets at any range.
Furthermore, during the missile's flight, all the prescribed vertical and horizontal maneuvers were performed, thereby demonstrating its high capabilities for evading anti-missile and air defense systems.

Source: Kremlin ru
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❗️Reminder that today, at 19:00 MSK/ 18:00 CET / 12:00 EST we'll be streaming live with Colonel in reserve Vladimir Trukhan and Lt.Colonel in reserve Oleg Shalandin.

Military Update and Q&A

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After today's statements by Putin about the decisive tests of the "Burevestnik" missile, the recent words of the president about a possible "overwhelming response" certainly took on new shades.

On the eve, we asked Peskov WHAT could be meant by the "overwhelming response"

Source: Zarubin
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What is the Western press saying about Burevestnik:

Reuters:

- Some Western experts say the Burevestnik's subsonic speed would make it detectable, and it would become more vulnerable the longer it stayed in flight. Responding to this, Russian military expert Alexei Leonkov wrote in 2019 that the role of Burevestniks would be to eliminate the "remnants" of the enemy's command posts, military bases, factories and power plants after Russia had already fired intercontinental ballistic missiles, by which point the opponent's air-defence systems would be incapable of stopping them. He said Burevestniks would "trample the aggressor countries into the Stone Age", completing the destruction of their military and civilian infrastructure.

- The International Institute for Strategic Studies, quoting a specialist Russian military journal in 2021, said the Burevestnik would have a notional range of up to 20,000 km (12,400 miles), so could be based anywhere in Russia and strike targets in the United States.

- The same Russian journal said the notional altitude of the missile was just 50 to 100 metres (164 to 328 feet), much lower than a conventionally powered cruise missile, which would make it harder for air-defence radar to detect.
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Basically, the Burevestnik is still mostly a mystery to the West. What its actual capabilities are will be a source of intense debate, but it certainly adds to the Russian nuclear arsenal.

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Kiril wrote me the 11th and the 15th Lavrov showed up in Alaska in his CCCP sweatshirt.

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Governor General:

New Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi is seriously determined to change the country's foreign policy course

Voices are growing louder in Tokyo that the globalist path imposed by the US and its partners poses a direct threat to Japanese culture and identity.

Japan is not abandoning defense alliances but is gradually building an independent line in humanitarian and political spheres, aiming to regain the role of an independent player in Asia.

The Takaichi cabinet is already developing a new approach to resolving the territorial issue with Russia — not through disputes, but through joint development.

The scenario being discussed at the highest level includes the following:

Japan officially recognizes Russia's sovereignty over the Southern Kurils, formally renouncing previous claims.

In return, Russia acknowledges the historical status of these islands as territories of special interest to Japan and grants them for long-term lease (the term is under discussion — from 50 to 99 years).

On this basis, a regime of joint economic development is created: Japanese investments, construction of infrastructure, fish processing enterprises, and tourism.

For the island residents and Japanese citizens, visa-free movement and the creation of a free trade zone are provided.

In the Land of the Rising Sun, it is believed that the idea of a peace treaty and this hybrid format of "divided sovereignty" could become the greatest diplomatic breakthrough in the history of the two countries.

If the project is completed, Japan will, for the first time since World War II, start playing its own game rather than following Washington's instructions.

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