Comrade Krieger and the Kiev Campaign, Part 2: A Small Victory
A first-hand account from a Russian soldier in Ukraine
Replacing Ukraine’s Dwindling Air Defenses & Kiev’s “Managed Retrogrades” in Donbass
Is it a ‘retreat’ or a ‘managed retrograde’? More incisive analysis from the New Atlas as he examines the latest Pentagon briefing on Ukraine
Decline in Western training of Ukrainian troops – media
According to Foreign Policy journal, lack of relevant training has left Ukrainian forces unable to unable to operate some of the more advanced weapons systems the West has supplied Kiev in recent weeks
US to send 100,000 more soldiers to draw new ‘Iron Curtain’ in Europe
At least one hundred thousand NATO troops will now be stationed on or near Russia’s border
Zelensky demands $5 billion from NATO, cites security in Europe
As Biden announces new U.S. troop deployments to Europe, Ukrainian President Zelensky tells NATO leaders: “It’s either urgent aid to Ukraine sufficient for victory, or a delayed war between Russia and you”
Russians Found Burnt US Passport in Azovstal’s Crematorium with Dead Foreigner Ashes
Russian investigators find what appears to be a crematorium in the former Azovstal stronghold in Mariupol. Containing the remains of foreign mercenaries/agents who had been incinerated, possibly in an effort to conceal their involvement. In contrast to dead Ukrainian troops whose bodies were stored in refrigerators. In Russian with English subtitles
Russian Ops in Ukraine (June 28-29, 2022) – West Copes with Ukrainian Losses
More incisive analysis from Brain Berlectic – a.k.a. The New Atlas – on the situation in Ukraine
World leaders condemn ‘abominable’ Russian attack on Ukraine shopping centre
Who would gain from a cruise missile strike on a packed Ukrainian shopping centre at peak shopping hours?
A bloody retreat as Ukrainian unit hit by Russian cluster bombs
For once the Western MSM is being honest. The Ukrainian retreat from Lysychansk is turning into a bloody disaster
Zelenskiy meets G7 leaders as US plans to give air defence system to Ukraine
The West is getting more deeply involved in a conflict that could easily turn into a quagmire
SCOTT RITTER: The Fantasy of Fanaticism
Despite what some “defense analysts” may be telling Western media, the longer the war continues, the more Ukrainians will die and the weaker NATO will become.
French Politician Slams Ukraine for Abandoning Howitzers to Russian Forces
There is a lesson for the West in this. France recently gifted Ukraine with six self-propelled Caesar howitzers. Two were abandoned on the battlefield and are currently being examined at Russian defense labs, from where engineers sent a sarcastic thank you note to President Macron