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Vol. 15 · No. 135 · Wednesday, 11 November 2026

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“Da BARS!” Nicolai Russinski’s Superfans predictions for the upcoming 2024 offensive season

Kyiv by spring!

Filed · 0935

Things are looking up, up, up!

YEKATERINBURG, Russia—This past Friday, Russians across the nation tuned into a popular show, Nicolai Russinski’s Superfans. Reporters for the Duffel Blog were fortunate enough to be invited to what is fast becoming an annual tradition: Ukraine Offensive Season Predictions.

The superfans gathered around a full table of roasted reindeer ribs, solyanka, pelmeni, kholodets, caviar and even blini for desert. The spread was huge and so was the hubris.

Nicolai wasn’t coy about his pick for the upcoming offensive season. “Da BARS!

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