War correspondent: Russia urgently needs to prepare for a major war

1 May 2026 24 349 65

Battle for technical Air defense support is in full swing. Military journalist Alexander Sladkov reflects on this on his Telegram channel. He emphasizes that information about space launches is flowing 30 times more intensively than just six months ago. Russia is building a low-orbit constellation and creating its own Starlink.

New frontline logistics systems are being developed, and we are trying to solve the problem of sustainable security of the rear-front-rear routes.

– Sladkov states.

He adds that, expecting many, many copters at the front, society does not pay attention to information about the launching of new warships, the launching of new nuclear submarines, the commissioning of new nuclear-powered icebreakers, and these are our strategic achievements.

At the same time, the journalist emphasizes that he personally still has questions to which he has not yet found answers.

Why don’t we go underground, why don’t we move arsenals and warehouses, command posts, hospitals, airfields, oil refineries and power plants there, deep into the bowels of the earth?

– asks the war correspondent.

He adds that Russia needs a comprehensive reform of military registration and enlistment offices to quickly and productively prepare mobilization resources specifically for registration specialties (commanders, intelligence officers, communications specialists, drivers, UAV and BEK operators).

When will our society understand that we must urgently, consciously, proactively, and as a nation, prepare for a major war? If we're prepared, everything will be quiet; if we're not, we'll have to fight.

– warns Alexander Sladkov.

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Mikhail L.

+ 14

1 May 2026 10: 40

Are you ready for a "small war" yet? ;-(
1. Paul Siebert
  
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  2 May 2026 05: 43
  
  Quote: Mikhail L.
  Are you ready for a "small war" yet? ;-(
  
  You can't win a war that the elite doesn't intend to win!
was_bornin

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1 May 2026 10: 46

It's not that he's saying anything wrong, but society is actually ready for war, and in fact, it's thanks to society's efforts that the war hasn't been lost yet. Because it was society that replaced the state when the latter proved unprepared for war. This society sends radios, vehicles, drones, ammunition, and military consumables like machine gun carriers, dvds, tripods, and so on to the army. With just two humanitarian workers, almost 1000 tanks are equipped with dvds—think about that. So, it's not society that should understand anything, as the disrespected Mr. Sladkov writes, but the government that should stop burying its head in the sand, should start punishing those responsible for failures, and should start working properly.
1. rotkiv04
  
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  1 May 2026 11: 00
  
  If the government hasn't started punishing and working "normally" yet, then why would it start doing this now? I personally don't see any signs of this.
  1. Andrey M
    
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    1 May 2026 12: 46
    
    but this is our everything, the primordial Russian - "maybe?"
    1. Essex62
      
      -1
      
      4 May 2026 09: 40
      
      No, the reasons for this are much deeper and smelly.
  2. Repka23
    
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    1 May 2026 21: 48
    
    Why would Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation A.Yu. Krivoruchko, who is responsible for logistics, technical support, and arms procurement for the Russian Armed Forces, prepare for war with the United States? "He is married to Miss Moscow 2001 Ekaterina Toropova and has three children. Daughters Sofia and Anna were born in the United States and hold US citizenship."
    1. Alexander the Winner
      
      +2
      
      1 May 2026 22: 49
      
      Was born on July 17, 1975 in Stavropol.
      web.archive.org
      ru.wikipedia.org*
      Graduated from the Institute of Management, Economics, Law and Informatics (2005) and the Russian Presidential Academy of Public Administration (2010).
      web.archive.org
      kommersant.ru
      From 1999 to 2001 - Deputy General Director, General Director of Rostov Civil Aviation Plant No. 412.
      How could he, without experience, after graduating from college at the age of 24, become Deputy General Director, General Director of Rostov Civil Aviation Plant No. 412. ?????
    2. Ilya 22
      
      +3
      
      2 May 2026 12: 09
      
      Probably in a sovereign country, such a person with such relatives would not be in such a position.
    3. rotkiv04
      
      +2
      
      2 May 2026 13: 10
      
      Well, you yourself have answered why the government is doing nothing, and everyone in power is like that, without exception, including the nanostrategist at the head of this gang... there is a good Turkish proverb
      
      The homeland belongs to the poor, and the land to the rich
      
      It says everything very clearly who is fighting for what and who holds what dear
  3. was_bornin
    
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    2 May 2026 13: 15
    
    That's why the war correspondent is disrespected, because he deliberately misrepresents concepts, misleading people. A pro-government prostitute
rotkiv04

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1 May 2026 10: 54

Even on this site they talked about it, at least after the failed match-fixing in Dubai, but most likely the Kremlin old man will screw up here too. The man has objectively worn himself out after so many years in power, and this is quite natural. He should retire and prepare a good replacement for himself before that.
1. Gosh 65
  
  +6
  
  1 May 2026 11: 03
  
  Good shift!? Well, you made me laugh.
  Hey, 'good shift'….
  1. rotkiv04
    
    +5
    
    1 May 2026 13: 15
    
    Do you have another solution for a change of power? Do you believe in fair elections? We have only one way to replace Putin: for him to nominate a candidate himself. We can only hope that this candidate will better serve the interests of the people, not the oligarchs and Putin's "partners."
    1. smtm
      
      +1
      
      2 May 2026 09: 17
      
      There will be only one path.
      Putin will name his successor, and the Central Election Commission will make the necessary calculations.
      Only in a year, "revolutionary sailors" will be banging on the Kremlin gates with their rifle butts...
      1. rotkiv04
        
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        2 May 2026 13: 16
        
        Quote: smtm
        There will be only one path.
        Putin will name his successor, and the Central Election Commission will make the necessary calculations.
        Only in a year, "revolutionary sailors" will be banging on the Kremlin gates with their rifle butts...
        
        Any revolution is made only for money, Lenin and the Bolsheviks are no exception, they seized power in the country with German money, but of course for the revolution to be successful this situation must mature - "the upper classes can't, the lower classes don't want to"
        
        smtm
        
        +1
        
        2 May 2026 13: 21
        
        A coup d'état is carried out with money. The topic of German money was long ago closed; it no longer works.
        Revolution is made on anger.
        
        rotkiv04
        
        -1
        
        2 May 2026 16: 26
        
        Who closed the topic of German money? Any revolution requires money, and color revolutions these days are also only made for money.
        
        smtm
        
        -1
        
        2 May 2026 17: 50
        
        The topic of German money was closed by the one who has already proven 100500 times that German money is the favorite gimmick of Gaidar, Chubais, and their buddies.
        You must be one of them if you don't know about this...
        
        rotkiv04
        
        0
        
        2 May 2026 17: 57
        
        And more specifically, who proved this 100500?
        
        smtm
        
        0
        
        2 May 2026 18: 00
        
        Evgeny Yuryevich Spitsyn alone is enough as an example.
        P.S. Don't use the monarchy's puppies as an argument!
        
        rotkiv04
        
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        3 May 2026 12: 45
        
        He hasn't proven anything, he simply adheres to the opinion that Lenin didn't use the funds of Parvus, who was an agent of the German secret services, he (Spitsyn) adheres to the opinion that the Bolshevik revolution was sponsored by membership dues and private sponsors, but who these private sponsors are remains undisclosed, so everything is ambiguous and any version has a right to exist, you accepted Spitsyn's version, I don't consider it correct, but hanging labels (... "You are obviously one of them if you are not aware of this...") is not comme il faut, watch your language
        
        smtm
        
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        3 May 2026 12: 54
        
        "Used money" and "started a revolution with money" are two completely different things.
        Where is the source of the fact that Lenin staged a revolution because he was paid for it (the monarchy's puppy is not an argument)?
        All these fantasies about a "revolution with Parvus' money" are akin to "we dug the Black Sea."
        By the way, who overthrew the tsar?
Denisimo

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1 May 2026 10: 54

If we are ready for it, everything will be quiet; if we are not, we will have to fight.

Our government is perfectly happy with everything. And it won't wage war to its own detriment—the oligarchs won't allow it. As for the current exhaustion—again, we won't threaten the oligarchs (they're already suffering heavy financial losses). We'd better raise taxes, duties, and the refinancing rate. And to prevent them from huddling together, we'll restrict their communications. They need to be controlled. The rest is irrelevant...
Absolute

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1 May 2026 10: 56

Once again, they're shifting the blame onto society. The people don't need war at all, they need a full refrigerator. Why should a soldier storming a forest plantation risk his life to correct the diplomatic mistakes of politicians sitting in easy chairs? Let the authorities and oligarchs prepare for war if that's what they need.
1. sidorov
  
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  1 May 2026 19: 26
  
  Quote: Absolute
  Again, they're shifting everything onto society. The people don't need it at all...
  
  Society, as at all times, will have to deal with the consequences.
  Whether it's needed or not... they won't ask for consent, especially from those who've obediently agreed to everything for 35 years. Once they agreed to tear their own country apart and throw it on the trash heap, they'll have to agree to everything that follows.
  1. Absolute
    
    0
    
    2 May 2026 15: 51
    
    Anyone who wants to die for oligarchs with their patriotic bullshit should, of course, agree and do what they're told.
2. Alexander the Winner
  
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  1 May 2026 22: 54
  
  You keep your mouth shut, skulk around in your hole, thinking that if you don't stick your neck out, no one will touch you, you agree with everything, bow to the authorities... and now you'll go to war when the authorities tell you to!
Ron

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1 May 2026 11: 04

Until Shoigu and Gerasimov appear in court on charges of treason, there's nothing to talk about.
1. sidorov
  
  +1
  
  1 May 2026 19: 29
  
  Quote: Ron
  Until Shoigu and Gerasimov appear in court on charges of treason, there's nothing to talk about.
  
  They carry out orders faithfully. And those who give orders are protected by the law of personal immunity. Everything has already been well thought out before you.
  1. smtm
    
    +1
    
    2 May 2026 09: 18
    
    But the Ministry of Defense leadership honestly carried out orders?!
    "Calm down, Lyolik! The whiskers will sit down!"
    1. sidorov
      
      +1
      
      2 May 2026 09: 49
      
      Quote: smtm
      But the Ministry of Defense leadership honestly carried out orders?!
      "Calm down, Lyolik! The whiskers will sit down!"
      
      If he hadn't done so, he would have been removed long ago....
      Both the guilty and the righteous will be jailed, and ordinary people will have to pay the price, as has always happened in history.
      It seems I haven't discovered America?
2. Alexander the Winner
  
  -1
  
  1 May 2026 22: 55
  
  And who will be the third?
prior

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1 May 2026 11: 25

Sladkov is apparently not married for the first time, but he talks like...
Russia was completely unprepared for the Second World War. Just recall the saga with uniforms and mobilization.
And he wants Russia to be ready for war with NATO. It seems there's no one else to fight.
The oligarchs did not take power in Russia in order to fight or prepare for war.
1. Andrey M
  
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  1 May 2026 12: 49
  
  Sladkov is an official war correspondent; he writes what's allowed. I think it would be interesting to chat with him over a glass of tea.
2. Alex Pan
  
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  1 May 2026 14: 35
  
  How the Tsips-niks love to discuss the past. - was. if.
  1. sidorov
    
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    2 May 2026 10: 00
    
    Quote: Alex Pan
    How the Tsipsoshniks love to discuss the past. - was.if only.
    
    The thing that cypsosniks love most is to label their opponents as cypsosniks.
    
    History itself does not have a subjunctive mood, but it is impossible to understand the meaning of what happened without “if only... then it would have been.”
Anton Kuzmin

0

1 May 2026 12: 27

Military registration and enlistment offices are more likely to turn into TCCs than anything more meaningful. However:

the fish rots from the head
1. sidorov
  
  +1
  
  2 May 2026 09: 53
  
  Quote: Anton Kuzmin
  the fish rots from the head
  
  The rotting comes from somewhere anyway - a clear sign that the fish is already dead...
  1. Anton Kuzmin
    
    0
    
    2 May 2026 15: 33
    
    Do you know enough Russian to understand proverbs correctly?
Alex Pan

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1 May 2026 14: 31

Sladkov said a good phrase: "We will be ready for war, but there will be no war" (NATO is not).
1. Cheburec55 Che
  
  0
  
  3 May 2026 06: 39
  Did Sladkov say anything new?
  Si vis pacem, para bellum — "If you want peace, prepare for war." 1st century BC.
Alex_Kraus

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1 May 2026 15: 32

Why is Sladkov telling us this? Like he's warning us, preparing us psychologically in advance? Let him tell Chess Player, the Chief of the General Staff, about this. What does that have to do with us?!
Cheburec55 Che

0

1 May 2026 16: 30

Don't fuss under the cleaver, Sladkov. As Putin said: we'll die, and they'll kick the bucket.
Kiril

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1 May 2026 17: 14

We need to send all these windbag war correspondents to the SVO - let them clear the minefields
Vox Populi

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1 May 2026 19: 16

War correspondent: Russia urgently needs to prepare for a major war

What a "joy", and how did it all happen???
1. UAZ 452
  
  +1
  
  2 May 2026 13: 07
  
  Just like after the "victorious" Finnish war—observing the blatant weakness of our army and the entire state structure, our "esteemed partners" are starting to have all sorts of thoughts, like "a paper tiger," "a colossus with feet of clay," and so on... Last time, we managed to disappoint these same partners, but at what a cost! I'm not sure the country can handle it again.
  In general, being cocky and then suddenly showing weakness... it's mortally dangerous. All your bravado will be remembered a hundredfold, taking revenge for their past fear. And the "strike first" principle for a weakling is a sure path to a hospital bed, or even the grave.
  1. Vox Populi
    
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    2 May 2026 19: 57
    
    Yes, that's pretty much it. Developing, strengthening society and the state, and improving the well-being of the population is, of course, always better than engaging in military and political adventures. These aren't my thoughts, of course; some claim they were once voiced by some ancient philosopher...
Avtandil

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1 May 2026 19: 45

Sladkov is a respected journalist. But we'll never be ready for war because we hope, "Maybe it'll pass, they're not fools!" But it won't. One thing is comforting. The next war will be nuclear, and no matter how much you prepare for it... War is inevitable, breathe easy. As Gorbaty said to Sharapov in the great film: "We won't stab you hard. Snap—and you're already in heaven."
1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
  
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  2 May 2026 07: 11
  
  Quote: Avtandil
  Sladkov is a respected journalist. But we'll never be ready for war because we hope, "Maybe it'll pass, they're not fools!" But it won't. One thing is comforting. The next war will be nuclear, and no matter how much you prepare for it... War is inevitable, breathe easy. As Gorbaty said to Sharapov in the great film: "We won't stab you hard. Snap—and you're already in heaven."
  
  You can't be prepared for war. Stalin prepared for war with Germany, and then Soviet troops retreated to Moscow. Article headlines and pre-war newsreels constantly echoed the idea that, in the event of war, Red Army soldiers would fight on enemy territory. But real life imposes harsh adjustments.
  The US, with its entire state-of-the-art military machine, was also supposed to win in Iran within a few weeks, according to AI predictions, but everything went wrong...
lord-palladore-11045

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1 May 2026 21: 38

When will our society understand that we must urgently, consciously, proactively, and as a nation, prepare for a major war? If we're prepared, everything will be quiet; if we're not, we'll have to fight.

"It's not just society that needs to understand this, and not so much society—it's the president, the government, the Russian Ministry of Defense, and the General Staff that need to understand how many missiles and drones the Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed and damaged. How many Aerospace Forces arsenals and aircraft fleets have been destroyed? And how many ships and submarines have been destroyed? If the navy's ships are moored, that's the most convenient location for them to be destroyed by Ukrainian drones!" No one wants to think about this here, but the Indians are doing it on a large scale in the mountains of Ladakh, Iran is also actively involved, and only Russian officials don't give a damn! That's who should be held accountable for all this!
1. Alexander the Winner
  
  +1
  
  1 May 2026 23: 00
  
  Officials are working according to plan.
362

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1 May 2026 21: 52

Sladkov shouldn't dump these proposals on the press, but rather go directly to Bona. Then, perhaps, something will reach the royal ear. As it is, the dog barks, the wind carries...
Mapping

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1 May 2026 23: 12

What kind of society should prepare for war? 15 million migrants, businessmen of various levels, bankers, officials and their relatives, young people and even older people whose only thoughts are entertainment and money at any cost, etc.? Hundreds of thousands of patriots have already died, and fewer and fewer remain in the rear.
Sergey Latyshev

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2 May 2026 11: 05

Sladkov needs a big war. The media needs bloodshed for ratings, the armchair patriots need nuclear strikes on Ukraine and Europe, and the elite needs the opportunity to sell everything abroad at a higher price... (they wrote that the surplus is already around $100 billion annually).

But no one remembers for a long time now about the common people on May Day (Peace May Labor), who need a peaceful life, a normal salary for their work, a developed economy, the opportunity to have children and go on vacation with them...
1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
  
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  2 May 2026 16: 48
  
  Sladkov needs a big war. The media needs bloodshed for ratings, armchair patriots need nuclear strikes on Ukraine and Europe, and the elite needs the opportunity to sell everything abroad at a higher price... (they wrote that there's already a surplus of about $100 billion annually).
  
  Latyshev needs hype
Alexander

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2 May 2026 13: 05

The war correspondent asks: Why don’t we go underground, why don’t we move arsenals and warehouses, command posts, hospitals, airfields, oil refineries and power plants there, deep into the bowels of the earth?

How can we get underground without shovels? Hucksters and agents of influence have grabbed all the shovels to dig a tunnel under the Bering Strait.
P.S.: We need to at least bury the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant deeper, not the oil refinery... otherwise, you never know, we'll run into trouble. And it wouldn't hurt to move the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, either... "down there, into the depths of the earth."
Ayk1971.

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2 May 2026 15: 23

Unfortunately, most people don't understand that a major war lies ahead. The government isn't rushing things, conserving its energy. Imagine you have to run a marathon, but you're running it like a 100-meter dash. What will the result be? On the other hand, the opportunity to stall is running out. The key issue is the ability of a single operator, or even an AI, to control a swarm of drones, as well as Europe's readiness for war in 2029-2030. A swarm of drones controlled by a single operator would negate Russia's superior mobilization potential. Europe's readiness for war, if they so decide, could provoke them to intervene in the conflict in Ukraine. A window of opportunity has now opened. The US has withdrawn from Ukraine and is bogged down in Iran. Then they'll have a confrontation with China, and they won't have time for Europe. This means we have three years to resolve the issue with Ukraine. We need to mobilize 1-1,5 million people. Open a front in northern Ukraine. Attacks on Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Lviv. Then Ukraine can be finished off in a few months.
Yan Yanov

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2 May 2026 22: 27

We don't need to prepare for war... Russia needs to change its corrupt leadership.
ont65

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3 May 2026 10: 37

Civil defense is also being held back, and the amount of time available is still being kept quiet, just like under Stalin, but there's no longer any mention of partnership. This raises suspicions: fewer voters, fewer questions—and what about us? Is this really all the government can offer citizens, just statements from the top about who's going where?
Rkndwq Pnkwsdsaq

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4 May 2026 06: 15

You were right about the last phrase; the Euro trash won't go after those who are 100% ready, even in desperation, although what they'll do without access to resources, who knows.
torbas41

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4 May 2026 15: 01

Russia can prepare for war for a hundred years, but by the time it starts it will still be unprepared, and then we'll just have to hope for the best and hope for the best.
AdeptV

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4 May 2026 22: 07

And equip every school with UAV simulators. Introduce mandatory lessons, starting in fifth grade, including combat first aid and basic navigation skills.
1. Grei grin
  
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  5 May 2026 10: 51
  
  The thing is that they will fight only under the Red Banner of our heroic grandfathers, and Andryushka Vlasov and Solzhenitsyn with the fascist Ilyin are not our relatives, God forbid from these blades!
Grei grin

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5 May 2026 10: 48

Russia urgently needs to prepare for a major war and, first of all, recall the restless children from enemy countries, send them all to the front, along with their fathers, the strenuous reformers, who started this mess, so let them save their property and valves, and the people have nothing to lose except their chains!