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One T-34 in the Moscow May 9th parade. Might as well not have any tanks. They have, at last count, 30 functional T-34 (bought from Laos just for parades). No T-14, none of the "modern" APC/IFV. As a victory parade goes, this was close to not having one. https://twitter.com/osinttechnical/status/1655843168225488899?s=46&t=axBHjyvbThecDAhWKWTJNw

On a related note, the anti-war pro-Putin faction in Denmark has come up with an amazing new argument. One side effect of Denmark sending as much gear as possible to Ukraine is that when we replace it, it is generally with newer and better materiel. I mean yes it is not great that it is old stuff the Ukrainians are getting but at least they are getting it right away. But Denmark still needs vehicles and weapons of its own and replacements obviously tend to be more modern. The Putinists are referring to this as 'stealth mobilization' and is warning that this will lead... to Denmark taking a more aggressive stance against her neighbours. ... ...dafuq? Denmark is literally the smallest nation in all of northern Europe with the possible exception of Luxembourg. I don't think we've waged a war of expansion since the 17th Century, and the ones we fought in then did not end well. Well, yes, Luxembourg is smaller than Denmark but I do not quite see the Danish Army beat aside the Germans and the French on our way there. I swear to God, the Putinists have lost control of their single brain cell and it is desperately hiding from them now. (In my teens I did once formulate a plan for Denmark regaining control of southern Sweden, but it involved airdropping large amounts of Schnapps and beer over strategically important junctions and then moving in with truckloads of more booze we would hand over for free. I figured we would be greeted as liberators because of Sweden's near-Prohibition level control of alcohol sales. Sadly, my plan never gained much traction, though my military acquaintances did say it was a lot less likely to lead to mass casualties than conventional warfare.)

So in order it was: One T-34 Some GAZ Tigrs and other 4x4s Six Z-STS armored trucks A BTR-82 Iskander launch vehicles S-400 launch vehicles Yars launch vehicles And three Bumerangs, each with a flag of one of the branches of the armed forces

"Plotting my day out. Think I'll run around, might chase the red dot some, assuming it comes back out, get on the desk, then eat and nap"

"Shouldn't you get dressed before you start using the flashy thing?" - Explorer the Cat.

"Gonna hang out here in the living room in the sunbeam. Then I might get up on The Human or help him on the desk" - Explorer the Cat.

They have canceled the parade in about a dozen cities for this year. I'v also heard that they aren't going to have any modern military stuff in the Moscow parade.

***The Edema Chronicles for May 9, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 2:22 a.m., was 318 lbs. For reason why I skipped Monday's post, see Sunday's post. I wound up going to the doctor Monday. They're giving me some sort of compound cream that might help. It'll come in the mail.