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Ukraine War Day #424: Back To Bakhmut
Dear Readers: More fighting, this time back at the Bakhmut Front. War correspondent Alexander Kots is out there as usual, with this quick dispatch from the city limits. TRANSLATION “Lads, didn’t you get the memo that Artyomovsk is already in … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #201: New Defense Line + No More Mister Nice Guy
Dear Readers: For those who think I am dropping the lede here, you can skip down to Part II and read how Mr. Mild-Mannered Softie Putin suddenly bulged out of his shirt, turned green, and became the Incredible Hulk, raging … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #171: The Battle For Soledar
Dear Readers: The battle for for the Donetsk town of Soledar promises to be one of the most brutal of the war so far. Just yesterday Russian Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov announced, in his daily briefing, that the Ukrainian 14th Mechanized … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #158: Elenovka Whodunnit?
Dear Readers: I shall continue with the Africa story tomorrow, but had to fit in this breaking news that everybody is talking about. Around 2:00 AM (middle of the night) on Friday July 29, the detainment center in the town … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Military and War, True Crime
Tagged Alexander Kots, Alexei Arestovich, Dmitry Kozatsky, Elenovka
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Ukraine War Day #63: Letter O (conclusion) Plus Fun Conspiracies
Dear Readers: Today concluding my review/translation of this piece by war correspondent Alexander Kots. Where we left off: Having taken Lozovoe, and in the classic style of Russian warfare, Russian soldiers are slowly pushing Ukrainian soldiers into the cauldron. The … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Military and War
Tagged Alexander Kots, Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin
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Ukraine War Day #62: Now It’s The Letter O (continued)
Dear Readers: Continuing with this account by Russian war correspondent Alexander Kots. Where we left off: Kots is embedded in a unit which started to move from Kupyansk into the Kharkov Oblast. Travel is tough, because the Ukrainians have blown … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #61: Now It’s The Letter “O”
Dear Readers: For those who didn’t get the memo, the Russian tactical phase of the war has a new letter. First it was “Z”, then it was “V”, now it’s “O” and in addition the armband/legband changed from white to … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #11
I’ll start with this video called “Danzig HD Mapper”, which they update every day. With ominous background music that is vaguely Prokofievan, they show the success of the Russian incursion in a chronological fashion. I don’t know from miltary strategy, … Continue reading
Donbass Refugees: A Horror Without End
Dear Readers: Today I have this piece by war reporter Alexander Kots. He set out to find human interest stories among the over 10,000 refugees who have crossed over from the Donbass region into Russia, just in the past couple … Continue reading
Will Ukrainians Fight?
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.”― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment Some readers have asked me if I have any particular insight (the answer is no) into the Ukrainian mentality, or whether or not they … Continue reading