Tag Archives: Kherson

Putin Chooses Mobilization, Sham Referendum, Continuing Humiliation

Faced with the continued erosion of Russia’s military position in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has chosen to double-down on failure. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced the partial mobilization of military reservists, a significant escalation of his war in Ukraine … Continue reading →

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Peter Zeihan on The Kherson Counteroffensive

For those who think I rely too much on Ukraine updates and Peter Zeihan videos, enjoy this Peter Zeihan video update on Ukraine! Takeaways: “Everything that the Russians were bad at before (propaganda, logistics, precision, training, maintenance, equipment), everything they … Continue reading →

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Kherson Counteroffensive: Day Two

Ukraine’s Kherson counteroffensive appears to be making significant headway. The Institute for the Study of War has some summary goodness. Ukrainian military officials announced the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson Oblast on August 29. Ukrainian officials reported that … Continue reading →

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Kherson Counteroffensive Finally Begins

This morning I’m seeing a lot of reports that that long-rumored Kherson counteroffensive is finally beginning. The Odesa-based newspaper Dumskaya reports that the Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine concentrated in the southern direction have launched a counteroffensive at … Continue reading →

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Ukraine’s Attrition Strategy

A lot of questions have popped up about the much-talked about Ukrainian counteroffensive for Kherson, among the biggest of which is “Where is it?” Anders Puck Nielsen, a military analyst at the Royal Danish Defence College, has some answers. What … Continue reading →

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Russians Fleeing Crimea

I suppose I should clarify that the Russian fleeing Crimea are not Russian soldiers but civilians. Videos posted to social media show Russian vacationers fleeing Crimea following blasts at a military air base in the region that Moscow seized from … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 5, 2022

Ron DeSantis drives more enemies before him, the Biden Administration keeps doubling down on tranny madness, Batgirl dies for DC’s sins, and the most “Ewww” inducing headline of the year. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!   Why America can’t build. … Continue reading →

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