Russia
Kamala Harris – North Korea’s supplying ammunition to Russia would be a huge mistake

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un are scheduled to meet each other in Moscow to engage in talks. The Russians are looking to receive certain types of ammunition from North Korea. North Korea is hoping that Russia could provide some help regarding food supplies and military equipment shortages. These are just examples of what could […]
Ukraine to receive an additional $600 million in military equipment

In the aftermath of America’s pledging $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, an additional $600 million worth of military equipment will also be sent to Ukraine. This security assistance package includes demolition munitions, mine-clearing equipment, artillery shells, etc. Depleted uranium ammunition is included in this aid. From Al Jazeera: The latest $600m will “support […]
Overestimating Russian military strength

Ukraine has been grinding away with its counter offensive over the summer. Many have claimed that the counter offensive “failed”. Some, like James (Jim) Rickards of the Daily Reckoning, suggested that the not only did the Russians stop the counter offensive, but is “winning decisively.” These assumptions, according to Foreign Affairs’ Zoltan Barany, are driven […]
NATO versus Russia, Romania avoids close call

Given the Russian attacks on the main Ukrainian ports from which they export their goods, the Ukrainians relied on ports further to the west. These ports were close to the Romanian border. During a recent Russian drone attack on these ports, Romanian territory was hit. Romania is a NATO country. After initially denying the hit, […]
Wagner Group boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on passenger list of crashed airplane

Russian media is reporting that an airplane, that Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on, crashed north of Moscow. No survivors were reported. The aircraft was transiting from Moscow to St. Petersburg. According to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, an investigation of the incident has been initiated. However, NBC news was not able to […]
Wednesday shorts – Brandon act, A-anniversary, Kim spying, Fusion test

Seems I see lots of partial articles this week – ah well, that’s the way it goes. First up – Air/Space Force folks can now self-submit and get a mental health evaluation within a day, under the provisions of the Brandon Act. “Service members may request a referral for any reason, including, but not limited […]
American warships sent to deal with Russian and Chinese navy ships

Four U.S. Navy ships were dispatched to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands to intercept 11 foreign warships that had gotten too close to Alaska. There seems to be a conflict on reporting on this story, with one side saying that they conducted incursion into American waters, while another side says that they remained in international waters. The […]
Russian Army finds out, a second time, that regular open formations during hostilities is not a good idea

Russian officers felt safe enough to have regularly scheduled open formations. They were in the Kherson area. The Russian leaders in charge of this area went garrison mode, holding troop formations in plain view of Ukrainian aerial drones. Then, one day, the Ukrainians worked with their drone operators to coordinate HIMARS strikes, taking out the […]
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