Petri Mäkelä

My latest: "Can Russia change?" What to expect for the Russian federation blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2026/05/can-...

#FI #Finland patrolaircraft paying attention to idling Cool Explorer #CoolExplorer 9836880 ? @pmakela.bsky.social @corporalfrisk.com @auonsson.bsky.social

Ref #Fitburg Source Linkedin 'Windward' @auonsson.bsky.social @pa.nton.cx @corporalfrisk.com @pmakela.bsky.social

Here the two pictures from Sentinel-2 satellites from the 13th and 16th of October showing a bit more detail than the SAR-pictures.

Baltiysk shenanigans @vesselspotter.eurosky.social

I wonder what Pingu is thinking?

Military sidearms in the future blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2026/10/mili...

Finnish donated Crotale-NG SAMs on a 6x6 Pasi platform shown for the first time in Ukrainian service. So the mystery supplier of Crotale launchers Zelensky mentioned a while ago was indeed Finland.

The guys operate on the Black Sea. Proper life jackets, reliable communication equipment and working vehicles are not luxuries. Wave Raid 🇺🇦 Day 21: €8,883 / €13,624 paypal.me/TriinuP revolut.me/triinuuqwd

#RAF #MRA1 #Poseidon doing swirly stuff ... #GoF #GulfOfFinland #BalticSea @pmakela.bsky.social @volberg.bsky.social @altw.bsky.social @guyyeomans.bsky.social

I wonder what Pingu is thinking?

Ukraine’s HUR says GROUP 10 captured 29 Russian troops and killed 108 during a seven-week operation in Sumy region. The unit says it struck more than 1,100 targets, cleared over 600 hectares of forest and prevented Russian forces from cutting Ukrainian logistics routes. #Ukraine

In 2021 then the Commander of the Finnish Defense Forces received a package delivered to his home, just before he was about to have a scheduled but not published phone call with the US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff. Package had letters to both. 1/3 www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/95...

#Russia in need of a heavy lift vessel? Innovation Way #InnovationWay (flag #Panama) in #GoF #GulfOfFinland with tugs #Tarpan 9486996 #Dobrynya 9584968 and #Lookman 9729142 attending Spasatel Karev #SpasatelKarev 9497531 approaching @pmakela.bsky.social @corporalfrisk.com @volberg.bsky.social

Black Sea shipbuilding capacity, now that's an interesting option

Gotta love the Fire Point customer service

Yandex has officially entered the 'find out' stage of Ukrainian tech support...

Gotta love the Fire Point customer service

Very interesting that Russia sent diesel (that is as deficit of) to sail to the US well before any deal between Trump and Putin was published.

Future of the military sidearms. 9x19 soldiers on or something more optimized for the actual modern use? blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2026/10/mili...

My latest article that takes a look at what might be an optimal military pistol of the future. blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2026/10/mili...

A new mission by the Swedish Korpen over the Black Sea today. After yesterday’s mission, the aircraft did not return to Sweden but landed in Bucharest, from where it departed this morning for another mission.

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Future of the Russian tank fleet 2026 Is the main battle tank obsolete? Is the Russian tank force still crippled like it was in 2023? Read to find out! (ain't I annoying?) blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2026/10/futu...

Cats...

Venäläisillä on edelleen paljon tankkeja. On syytä pitää riittävästi tuotantoa tykistön pst-älyammuksissa ja tietenkin myös ihan perinteisissä pst-aseissa. ”these 1000+ strong tank forces do pose a threat to other theaters”

Future of the Russian tank fleet 2026 Is the main battle tank obsolete? Is the Russian tank force still crippled like it was in 2023? Read to find out! (ain't I annoying?) blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2026/10/futu...

Job done and now back to #Russia again 9248552 #Aurum

#FI #Finland #FNG200 helicopter above the transshipment anchorage #Prisma 9461805 #Aurum 9248552 #ElimJoyce 9340506

Curious

Congested anchorages in #GoF #GulfOfFinland these days and weeks? #Russia #BaltiSea @pmakela.bsky.social @volberg.bsky.social @corporalfrisk.com

Finnish conscripts being now trained according to lessons learned from Ukraine. I believe it will be a permanent change process. How is it in other Western countries? yle.fi/a/74-20246750 @xtytelman.bsky.social @kaihko.bsky.social @pmakela.bsky.social @pouletvolant3.bsky.social @rikefranke.eu

I'm genuinely surprised

The Woods are full of Finnish Dragoons! #LastStandOnZombieIsland article incl pics from #WinterWar / #ContinuationWar laststandonzombieisland.com/2026/09/15/t... @pmakela.bsky.social @corporalfrisk.com

As the world keeps spiraling deeper into madness, this might contain some hard truths that the rest of Europe, besides Ukraine, should learn. youtu.be/uGV3tHdhaJY?...

sad but true

#FI #Finland special forces participating in exercise Arctic Shield 2026 #ArcticShield #ArcticShield2026 #NATO #GL #Greenland #Arctic Source FB 'Forsvaret' #DK #Denmark #Forsvaret @pmakela.bsky.social @corporalfrisk.com @natoatlas.eurosky.social

Ryssä on Ryssälle Ryssä.

Merz seems to be a bit of a slow learner... There is a choice that needs to be done. Either nation states exist or they don't. A state whose original population becomes a minority will transform so profoundly that you might as well surrender. There has been no discussion id the change is good..

Seriously, can we just all agree that Russia needs to be dealt with. Once and for all. Rip that rotten hellhole small pieces.

Russians are loading something odd to a Duygon-class landing ship at Kronstadt. Anyone seen loads like this?

This goes on every single day

Saturday in #GoF #GulfOfFinland #Russia Volgo Balt 106 #VolgoBalt106 8230077 at anchor (breakdown?) #FI #Finland + #EE #Estonia surveillance flights Anchorages for #Russia traffic seems pretty full @volberg.bsky.social @pmakela.bsky.social