So reports are the IAEA has reached the NPP, but that Russia is also reporting that Ukrainian SOF tried to seize the plant likely as an excuse to explain away military assets inside the plant. I think Russia will go for a mix of Potemkin Village mixed with Wizard of Oz-ish don't
look behind the curtain. Obviously, Russia lies so hopefully the IAEA can get Ukrainian workers alone to receive messages or intel discreetly without endangering the plant workers who are already subject to rape, torture and murder. Then again, that is also an increasingly common
fate given the slip fall (out a window) death of Ravil Maganov VP of Lukoil. Regime losing its grip or ladder climbers making moves in unsettled times? Speaking of making moves, a Russian telegram channel asked people to report on Ukrainian movements. #WeAreNAFO spammed the F out
it crippling that attempt to crowd source braincells for the Russian army. Speaking of #Fellas we are in the news again
and the doges have two campaigns going to get the Finish PM and @ZelenskyyUa to join us. There is also a campaign underway in my homes state of #Arkansas to get the HIMARS declared the coolest thing made in Arkansas
Hopefully @JohnBoozman, @SenTomCotton and @RepFrenchHill will vote on this. LM in Camden provides a lot of jobs, but now critically is going to save a metric F tons of lives by helping to end the #GenocideOfUkrainians. However its not ended yet so all of us still have a moral
to our fellow man to continue to give to charities we trust to help Ukraine and Ukrainians make it past the horror unleashed by #russiaisateroriststate. I push @MriyaAid as my charity of choice along side donations to @georgian_legion and more recently @united24_gov_ua and there
many more so find 1 or more and give. We can all do our part. Something else we can all do is promote Ukrainian voices. Today I would like you to look at these photos I found via @irmachep I don't know if she was the photographer or not so I don't know how to credit the images
Schools are supposed to be time machines that turn kids into adults and productive citizens.... They are not supposed to look like sets for a WWII movie. Sadly, I think once the Russians are pushed out this is going to be the norm for all educational, medical, and cultural sites
the Russians were able to loot and destroy. #Genocide isn't just killing, but the destruction of the cultural infrastructure and touchstones of a targeted people. So stay engaged until Ukraine wins of Ukraine's terms: Slava Ukraini!
Thread A) Good morning, sorry about whining yesterday, I was tired, uninspired and feeling like I was wasting my time. The response my pity party got was humbling. What shall we talk about today? I think perhaps a primer on the flow of an offensive battle might be in order.
After all we are starting to get flooded with stuff like this
As my long-term readers know, I predicted that Ukraine would not be launching massive tank thrusts like the US did to liberate Kuwait. Rather I said the Ukrainians would take a bite and hold approach where each success would help shape the next move because that approach fit
I'm tired guys, daily essays plus the grind of work, a wife going through menopause and a sick cat is all catching up with me. I'm not getting much interaction on here anymore with my essays which makes me think ya'll are bored with them. Should I stop writing them? I know trying
an easy task to come up with some new and interesting to write about. Especially as everyone is waiting for news out of Kherson. Do I branchout? I have avoided US domestic politics to keep this feed as a leave your personal politics at the door everyone who supports Ukraine
So yesterday saw a great man exit the world stage. Mikhail Gorbachev died at 91. Reactions have been mixed with a bit of hostility and accusations that us "westerners" just don't know the truth. Maybe, but lets dive into this a little bit. First I said he was a great man
This is not to mean he was good, effective, or grandiose. Rather its a historical tool to describe someone who changed the course of history through his actions. Before he came to power in the USSR the US and Soviets had reached their absolute nadir of relations. Able Archer is
perhaps the most dangerous moment of the Cold War era even more so than the Cuban Missile Crisis because a paranoid cliché ruled the USSR. Yet within just a couple of years of coming to power he and Ronald Reagan had managed to turn the downward spiral into one that was generally
Welcome to the fog of war. You can hear the guns firing and see distant flashes on the horizon but very little else. Ukraine obviously needs OPSEC and to help conduct successful operations and Russia lies. FIRMS data can provide some insights but that is only the vaguest of
picutures. Your own commander is in the dark and can't raise anyone on the radio. There is little fuel, little fresh food, everyone is scared shitless and the men just want to go home except there is a giant ass river behind you and no bridges across it. This is the current
picture. This is the information situation facing many Russian invaders this morning. It is going to compel commanders to do something very stupid: transmit. Whomever finds themselves in charge of a part of the battle is going to have to transmit and that makes them vulnerable to
This will not be easily observed due to opsec but those who prowl the FIRMS data may be able to trace the general flow of the battle. Intercepts may also provide us with some insight. @wartranslated may prove to be our Oracle of Delphi for this
Everyone pray for success. If this is the big one, Ukraine needs the win. Pray that it comes with a minimum of loss to the Ukrainians who will need every son and daughter to rebuild their nation. It's going to be bloody and horrible and only look like victory in comparison to
and #WeAreNAFO now has a prime-time anchor for our media ops with the arrival of @JRewinski because expansion is non-negotiable. All kidding aside, it really is something profound when private citizens all
over the world now have the ability to affect the battlefield via private donations of money, goods and services and individual acts to counter dis-info and propaganda online are successful enough to gain the recognition of a nation fighting for its survival.