Category Archives: Ukraine Crisis

FAFO

Posted on August 5, 2023 by TTG

Statement of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine The Russian Federation has once again brutally violated the universal right to free navigation for the whole world and is deliberately undermining food security, condemning millions of people to starvation. By openly … Continue reading →

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Russian and Ukrainian strategic targeting

Posted on July 31, 2023 by TTG

From Tom Cooper on 28 July 2023: Finally, something based on ‘lots of deduction’, and over which there is a big question mark… and then something I guess is going to be taken as ‘bad news’ by many. The latest … Continue reading →

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Ukraine War, 27 July 2023: Robotyne & Staromaiorske – Tom Cooper

Posted on July 28, 2023 by TTG

This one is not only going to be ‘quick & dirty’, but almost literally ‘written on the run’…. and focusing on just two points. 1.) As far as is known by now, what’s left of the ‘Russian garrison’ of Staromaiorske … Continue reading →

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Notes from an analyst

Posted on July 22, 2023 by TTG

Franz-Stefan Gady is a conflict journalist and military analyst with experience embedding with NATO forces, Kurdish militias, and the (former) Afghan national army. He just spent time at the front in Ukraine with prominent (on Twitter) military analysts Michael Koffman … Continue reading →

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HARPER: THE MESSAGE FROM VILNIUS

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Harper

The just-concluded NATO summit in Vilnius delivered a stark message to Ukraine, if anyone was listening above all the background noise: Defeat the Russians and then come to us for membership. The still-NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg almost made a … Continue reading →

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Kerch Strait Bridge Hit… Again

Posted on July 17, 2023 by TTG

The Russian-Appointed Leader of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov has announced that the 145th Pillar on the Kerch Strait Bridge has Collapsed as a result of a “Terrorist Attack” causing a Total Halt in Car Traffic across the Bridge; he further stated … Continue reading →

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Russian counter-counterattacks

Posted on July 16, 2023 by TTG

Generally, there are very few reports about what’s going on. Even Putin’s PRBS-machinery is quiet – though there are good reasons for that. The last four days, the Russians run large-scale counterattacks almost everywhere along the frontline: from western Luhansk, … Continue reading →

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Wall Watchers’ Delight

Posted on July 10, 2023 by TTG

Russian President Vladimir Putin met mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin after the failed Wagner group mutiny last month, the Kremlin says. Prigozhin, who heads the mercenary group, was among 35 Wagner commanders invited to the meeting in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry … Continue reading →

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“Kool Aid” A Suggestion By Walrus.

Posted on July 7, 2023 by walrus

Anyone who has been hanging around this website for long enough is familiar with our late and much loved founders essay on intellectual honesty and personal honor: “Drinking The Kool Aid”. https://mepc.org/journal/drinking-kool-aid This was the standard he lived by. It … Continue reading →

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Thomas Theiner on the Ukrainian Counteroffensive

Posted on July 6, 2023 by TTG

In Germany @derspiegel, @welt, @ntvde and in Austria @derStandardat write that “the Ukrainian Offensive has failed”. That is wild nonsense. This nonsense happens, because all of them interviewed the same expert, who doesn’t understand Ukraine’s Offensive phases, of which there … Continue reading →

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