Ukraine
Russians using WMDs?
Couple of articles alleging Russian misconduct on a potentially troubling level floating around. In one, the Ukrainians claim that Russia has wired up the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) with explosives. According to Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov, … there is currently “a certain threat” to the plant. He noted that by destroying the Kakhovka […]
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s PMC Wagner ‘march’ to Moscow: A potential repeat of history
Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner’s taking control of Russian territory appears to repeat Russian history. Two major examples involve Russia’s involvement in World War I, and then the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. The first involvement contributed to the events that would result in the revolution that would lead to a communist government. The Soviet […]
Wagner Mercs March on Moscow
Wagner Group Mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group has been described as private military company, a Russian proxy force, or a mercenary army for hire- pays your money and takes your point of view. According to White House spox John Kirby, the Wagner Group has an estimated 50,000 personnel inside Ukraine — around 10,000 contractors and […]
Friday short takes – Solar irony, Bama v. AF, Disinformazia
First up, in uber-green Great Britain, they are shutting down those nasty coal plants and moving to wind and solar power as quickly as they can. However, this week they followed Germany’s lead. You may remember that Germany, unable to generate enough green power, is reactivating nuclear reactor generating plants. The UK started turning […]
Article suggests lessons to be learned from Ukraine conflict
My oldest friend sent me a link to an MSN article in which the authors pontificate on the lessons we should take note of from the Ukraine conflict. It’s not a quickie, so I’ll summarize: Mass matters. Attrition warfare is not dead. This mode of warfare emerges when neither side can achieve a clear asymmetric […]
The Pentagon announces an additional $2.1 billion for Ukraine
According to the Pentagon, Ukraine will receive an additional $2.1 billion, in military aid, over the long run. This funding will help Ukraine secure additional Patriot rounds, air defense systems, drones that could be launched by hand, etc. This funding falls under the “Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.” From the military Times: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon […]
Russia’s Belgorod experiences cross border raid from Ukraine
Russian volunteers manning one of the foreign legion forces conducted a raid into border towns in Belgorod. One of the side effects of this action involved the need to move additional reserves from the frontline to Belgorod. The Russians initially expected to do this movement mainly for Bakhmut to counter Ukrainian operations on the flanks. […]
Ukraine uses American Patriot Defense System to knock a Russian hypersonic missile out of the sky
The Russians boasted about how they had hypersonic missiles, and that the United States did not have anything that could shoot these missiles out of the sky. The Ukrainians proved the Russians wrong with the announcement that they successfully shot down a Russian Kh-47 missile using the American Patriot Defense System. The Russian hypersonic missile […]
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