Only a couple of hours after I posted my previous post - Up To Date In Mariupol - it turns out that I was a little premature. The big news has only just - an hour ago (and only minutes ago published on TASS) - emerged. President Putin has declared the liberation of Mariupol and has... Continue Reading →
Up To Date In Mariupol
There is a piece here by Andrei Martyanov from his blog today which I think is quite useful when taken together with another from Nightvision on the Saker blog, also today. The links are provided below and, if you care to you can read the whole thing there, but I want to put some things... Continue Reading →
Summarising the Now
I'm going to put together a number of reports today, which together I think form a picture of where things are at in the liberation of Ukraine. Firstly, to dispel any illusions about the treatment of Ukraine POWs in Russian hands, and I think there is much video evidence of a similar nature, I share... Continue Reading →
Is It End Of Phase 1 Yet?
At long last it begins to appear the first phase of Russia's 'Special Military Operation' in Ukraine is drawing to a close (although I have said that a couple of times before) - if not just yet, then very soon. After Sunday's offered surrender message, which most of the trapped Ukie forces - Mainly Azov... Continue Reading →
Russia’s Apparent ‘Loss’ in Ukraine Strengthens Argument for Finland/Sweden to Join NATO – Something Must Be Done About That
Ask (almost) anyone outside Russia about the conflict in Ukraine and they will say Russia is losing it. There is nothing silly or unbalanced about that, because that is exactly how it looks if you read the media and look at maps. There is very little of Ukraine under Russian boots after more than almost... Continue Reading →
Welcome News From Mariupol
Thank goodness some common sense still prevails among the military of Ukraine. Over 1,000 members of the 36th marine infantry brigade - the same unit from which there were several hundred members who laid down their arms to surrender to DPR forces a couple of days ago. Some of those earlier POWs volunteering to guide... Continue Reading →
The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend
You may remember back near the beginning of the siege of Mariupol,still only a few weeks ago, that a Ukrainian general officer was shot dead for daring to question the Azov Nazi contingent ordering his men around. Well those same men, marines of the 36th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, just happened to... Continue Reading →
Historical Guide to Military Intervention in Ukraine
Adding to the level of disgust I currently hold for the combined west, and fomenting the production of my previous article - 'Total War Endgame', was this expertly detailed history of what we are now witnessing in Ukraine. I haven't yet read it all (it is a long read) but each and every statement made... Continue Reading →
The ‘Total War’ Endgame
Occasionally, Andrei Martyanov writes a piece I can share here. Not that all his blog posts aren't shareable, but many are littered with his personal ramblings and mil-speak. This one I could share a hundred times over. First I will give some personal rambling of my own. I believe that 'Total War' is coming. I... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 