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Monthly Archives: May 2022
What is Putin planning for May 9th?
“Ukraine’s defense ministry posted a list of more than 200 high-ranking Russian military officials who have been sent to Mariupol to monitor the security situation. Officials have said that Putin will use the parade as an attempt to prove his … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, Ukraine Crisis
127 Comments
ISW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 6 – TTG
The Ukrainian counteroffensive north and east of Kharkiv city secured further gains in the last 24 hours and may successfully push Russian forces out of artillery range of Kharkiv in the coming days. Ukrainian forces captured several settlements north and east … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
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Ukraine related news
“Ukrainian fighters defending the Azovstal steel plant, devastated Mariupol’s last Ukrainian holdout, plan to “stand till the end” as Russian fighters continue their second day of a ground assault on the plant. The wife of Azov Regiment commander Denys Prokopenko said … Continue reading
Posted in Russia
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“On Popasna, 1 May 2021” – TTG
Arm chair analysts are again accusing me of spreading Ukrainian propaganda, but, alas, you cannot escape the truth. The situation now has changed there, aviation was used and half the town was captured. I was not in Popasna, but I … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
33 Comments
Yes. So what?
The United States helped the Ukrainian armed forces kill “many” of the Russian generals who have died in combat during the Russia-Ukraine war, through the sharing of intelligence, anonymous senior American officials told The New York Times. U.S. intelligence officials reportedly … Continue reading
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
61 Comments
Wagner Group in action
“However, the Russian advance on eastern Ukraine appears to have already stalled due to a combination of incompetence, poor morale, troop losses and the beginnings of a Ukrainian counter-attack. “Despite struggling to break through Ukrainian defences and build momentum, Russia highly likely intends to … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art
66 Comments
Big Brother Joe’s conversion is now complete.
Joe’s Ministry of Truth, his belief, like Clinton’s that children, all children, belong to “the vllage,” and his statement yesterday that “important things like ‘abortion’ cannot be left to the whims of the people” all leave no doubt that he … Continue reading
Posted in government, Politics
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Starlink Group 4-17
A batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system. https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/falcon-9-block-5-starlink-group-4-17
Posted in Space
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Careful thought is needed about an alleged leak of a Supreme Court opinion on abortion (update)
By Robert Willmann At 8:32 p.m. on Monday, 2 May 2022, the Politico Internet website published a story that the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn the prior opinions and decisions that made abortion a federal constitutional right, and included … Continue reading
ISW Ukraine Campaign Assessment, May 1 Posted by Walrus.
Herewith the latest missive from the Kagan clan. https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-1 Comment: Readers should note the Kagans extraordinary circumlocution in the first sentence in their efforts to downplay what appear to be Russian gains: ”Russian forces are setting conditions to establish permanent … Continue reading
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
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