I found pretty decent maps on the YouTube channel of Iurii Podoliaka and I will do something ugly but, I hope, effective: add a few things to his maps with my thick black marker. But first, this: it appears that ...
Read More »Russian operation in the Ukraine – end of day 2
Today was only day two of the Russian military operation. And yet, what a day it was!!! First, a quick update on the progress of Russian forces. Here is a bulletpoint summary for today: Kherson: liberatedNikolaev: fighting taking pace in ...
Read More »Day 2 of the Russian operation in the Ukraine –
Today is a major day in the Russian military operation. Why? Because Russian forces are now on the outskirts of many major Ukrainian cities. If yesterday was “standoff weapons” day, today is the first day when Russian forces can now begin ...
Read More »From the Black Sea to the East Med, do not poke The Russian Bear
By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and cross-posted with The Cradle. This is what happens when a bunch of ragged hyenas, jackals and tiny rodents poke The Bear: a new geopolitical order is born in breathtaking speed. From ...
Read More »Special Military Operation in The People’s Republics of Donbass
“Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action,” the order reads. “The People’s Republics of Donbass turned to Russia with a request for help. In this regard, in accordance with Article 51, part 7 of the UN Charter, with ...
Read More »Ukrainian air defense systems suppressed – Russia
Russia has taken out Ukraine’s air defenses and airforce with a series of precision attacks, the country’s Defense Ministry has said in a statement, after airports and runways across the country were rocked by explosions. Officials also claimed on Thursday morning that Ukrainian border ...
Read More »The situation is about to quickly escalate, probably in the next days
The situation is about to quickly escalate, probably in the next days Today, I want to begin with a small allegorical story. One upon a time, there was a bear sleeping in his lair and minding his business. One day, ...
Read More »The Truth About Ukraine
The Crusaders are very, very angry. Who cares?
I just listened to Biden (here if you have the stomach). Oh he is pissed, badly. Putin totally and comprehensively ignored him or the USA (one sign of that is that Putin did warn Scholz and Macron but, apparently, nobody told the White ...
Read More »Russian Duma ratifies the recognition of the LDNR
The Russian Duma has ratified with recognition of the LDNR UNANIMOUSLY! The Parliaments from the LDNR did likewise. Example: the shape of the DPR Russia recognized Putin has confirmed that Russia recognizes the LDNR within the borders defined in their (the ...
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