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Ukraine War Day #350: Sad Anniversary + Deck Chairs
Dear Readers: First a sad reminder: Today (February 8) is the 6th anniversary of the death of Givi, the legendary Donbass Commander for the Separatist forces. This is a timely reminder that this was did not start just a year … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #330: Some Gossip From the Kiev Kitchen
Dear Readers: First a quick note from the battlefield: I am reading in Rybar this morning that the Russians (Wagnerites) have taken the town of Kleshcheevka: This is really good news for the Russian side, as helps to close the … Continue reading
Posted in Military and War
Tagged Arsen Avakov, Denis Monastyrsky, Evgeny Enin, Igor Klimenko, Larisa Shesler
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Ukraine War Day #318: Voldemar The Nation Destroyer
“The current generation now sees everything clearly, it marvels at the errors, it laughs at the folly of its ancestors, not seeing that this chronicle is all overscored by divine fire, that every letter of it cries out, that from … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #208: Desperate Situation In Nikolaev
Dear Readers: Today I have this piece for your edification, the reporter is Darya Volkova. In previous posts we have already met a very nice lady named Larisa Shesler. Larisa is a human rights activist who hails from the Nikolaev … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #182: The Start Of The Nikolaev Offensive
Dear Readers: Yesterday (Tuesday the 23rd) the Russian Ministry of Defense officially announced the Grand Opening of the Nikolaev offensive! With much fanfare they announced that Russian troops had crossed the administrative border of the Nikolaev Oblast and set foot … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #149: Waiting For…
ESTRAGON: I can’t go on like this. VLADIMIR: That’s what you think. ― Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot Dear Readers: There was some interesting news from the American capital. It seems that, after Madame Zelenska addressed the American Congress (receiving … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #77: Never Too Early To Think About Rebuilding
Dear Readers: Even as the war still rages on many fronts, with towns and cities falling to rubble, one after the other — there are some pockets of relative peace where constructive work is going on. Today I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Military and War
Tagged Gennady Matsegora, Larisa Shesler, Magomed Nurbagandov, Marat Khusnullin, Vitaly Kim
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Ukraine War Day #70: Normal Life (concluded)
Dear Readers: Before starting: I want to mention a glitch in the Comments section on the sidebar. For some reason, some comments are not appearing this morning. I can see them (from my WordPress Administrator dashboard), but don’t see them … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Military and War
Tagged Alexei Zhuravko, Larisa Shesler, Vladimir Saldo
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Ukraine War Day #69: Normal Life (continued)
Dear Readers: Continuing to review this piece, by reporters Darya Volkova and Alyona Zadorozhnaya. Where we left off: The newly (Russian)-appointed authorities in Kherson have accepted the responsibility of securing safe water supply to Crimea. That is a core component … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Military and War
Tagged Kirill Stremousov, Larisa Shesler, Viktor Orbán
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Ukraine War Day #27 – A Tale Of Two Cities
Dear Readers: After a brief interruption for surreal therapy sessions and other breaking news, we return to this story about the Kherson Oblast, and its recent history. Where we left off: we saw that post-Maidan the region was flooded with … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Military and War
Tagged Evgeny Balitsky, Galina Danilchenko, Igor Kolykhaev, Ivan Fedorov, Larisa Shesler
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Awful Avalanche 