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Monthly Archives: March 2022
ISW Assessment for March 20
“Russian forces did not make any major advances on March 20. Russian forces around Kyiv are increasingly establishing defensive positions and preparing to deploy further artillery and fire control assets. Ukrainian forces repelled continuing Russian efforts to seize the city of … Continue reading
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
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SpaceX’s Starlink is changing how the world communicates – The Hill
“Most communications satellites are in a geostationary orbit, high enough that they are in the same part of the sky 24/7. Ground stations just have to point their dishes at the satellite to patch into a system that delivers services … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Space, The economy
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“Inside the transfer of foreign military equipment to Ukrainian soldiers” – TTG
The Washington Post did a piece yesterday on the largely civilian supplies being donated from Lithuania and Poland, trucked down to an official/unofficial crossing point on the Ukrainian border and handed off to the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Force (TDF). “I … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG
84 Comments
ISW Assessment for 18 March
“RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 18 Mar 18, 2022 – Press ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 18 Mason Clark, George Barros, and Kateryna Stepanenko March 18, 5:30pm ET Ukrainian forces conducted a major successful counterattack around Mykolayiv in the past … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art
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Bill Murray, an American genius
“It’s been 45 years since Murray first burst into the public consciousness as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and in that time the deadpan comic actor has become almost as well known for turning up in unexpected places in real … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Fine Art
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How many dead and wounded Russian boys and men so far?
“Thousands of Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began nearly one month ago, US and NATO officials told CNN this week, and Russia is now struggling to resupply those forces as it faces sagging troop morale and fierce Ukrainian … Continue reading
Posted in Russia
12 Comments
Ukrainian offensive re-captures Mykolaiv
“For weeks, Mykolaiv was on the front line. Russian tanks and infantry made incursions into the streets of the southern Ukrainian port city. Russian artillery blasted civilian neighborhoods. Now, with Ukrainian forces pressing a counteroffensive, the Russians have been pushed back … Continue reading
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
36 Comments
“Vladimir Putin turns on his own as he vows to ‘purify’ Russia of traitors”
“One of Moscow’s most senior military commanders was arrested on Thursday after Vladimir Putin promised to “purify” Russia of traitors in a sign of “real discord” in the Kremlin over the war, according to a British minister. It came as US intelligence said … Continue reading
Posted in Russia
23 Comments
“Report: Russian Soldiers Shooting Themselves in Legs to Avoid Fighting”
“Invading Russian forces have become so demoralized that they are shooting themselves in the legs with Ukrainian ammunition to avoid further fighting, the U.S. Sun is reporting. The outlet said that the Russian troops look for Ukrainian ammunition to use so they … Continue reading
Posted in Russia
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