Category Archives: Russia

“Russia reportedly launches intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine — what we know so far”

Posted on November 21, 2024 by TTG

Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) against Dnipro, east Ukraine on the morning of Nov. 21, Kyiv’s Air Force reported. If confirmed, it would be the first time the Kremlin has used such a weapon in an attack on … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 9 Comments

Remnant Soviet Union and the search for past glory

Posted on November 7, 2024 by TTG

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Sistema project released an investigation on November 4 detailing Russia’s initial 2022 demands for Ukraine’s total capitulation, further supporting ISW’s long-standing assessment that Russia has never been willing to engage in good-faith negotiations with Ukraine … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 59 Comments

“Does Russia face military collapse by 2026? Inside Ukraine’s strategic assessment”

Posted on October 30, 2024 by TTG

This is an analysis by Tatarigami. The Euromaidan Press describes him as a military observer, OSINT and GEOINT analyst, founder of Frontelligence Insight. They fail to mention that he is a former Ukrainian Army officer. He’s obviously a Ukrainian patriot … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 57 Comments

Israel launches airstrikes on Iran

Posted on October 25, 2024 by TTG

The Israelis have launched airstrikes on Teheran overnight. So far, the biggest strikes have been informational. Images and videos of a refinery fire in Teheran from last year and other footage of recent strikes in Beirut are being passed off … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, Russia | 107 Comments

“US says evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia for Ukraine war”

Posted on October 23, 2024 by TTG

SEOUL/ROME, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The United States said for the first time on Wednesday that it had seen evidence of North Korean troops in Russia, and South Korean lawmakers said about 3,000 soldiers had been sent to support the … Continue reading →

Posted in Korea, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 65 Comments

Moldova’s Sandu secures knife-edge EU vote win

Posted on October 21, 2024 by TTG

CHISINAU, Oct 21 (Reuters) – President Maia Sandu said on Monday Moldovans had won a “first battle in a difficult fight” for their future, a day after a slim majority of 50.46% backed EU accession in a referendum that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 12 Comments

The other side of Russia’s application of reflexive control

Posted on September 9, 2024 by TTG

The Kremlin signaled its commitment to establish full control over the Russian information space in the future and will likely reattempt to deanonymize Russian social media and Telegram channels even though Roskomnadzor withdrew its recently proposed regulations for now. Kremlin … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, TTG | 12 Comments

Russians taking reflexive control to a new level

Posted on September 7, 2024 by TTG

Federal officials have accused Russia of using unwitting right-wing American influencers in its quest to spread Kremlin propaganda ahead of the 2024 presidential election. On Wednesday, the Justice Department charged two employees of RT, the Russian state media broadcaster, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Intelligence, Russia, TTG | 108 Comments

A New Beginning By Walrus

Posted on September 6, 2024 by walrus

I apologise that my previous post was incomplete in that I had made no suggestions of how we get out of this mess that is Ukraine and Israel and a post without a suggested action is nothing but a pointless … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Israel, Russia, Ukraine Crisis, Walrus | 22 Comments

Tom67 on Mongolia

Posted on September 1, 2024 by TTG

This a comment of Tom67 in reply to elkern  in a recent post “Putin’s alternative pipeline flops quietly.” I find Tom67’s comment worth a separate post.  I am married to a Mongolian, speak Mongolian run an outdoors company in Mongolia … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Asia, China, Russia, TTG | 37 Comments