Ukraine Takes Back 3 More Villages—Russia Loses Ground
HUGE day for Ukraine. I examine an extraordinary day of reported Ukrainian operations: strikes on four oil depots in Krasnodar Krai, defense plants in Tula and Voronezh, and Russian drone, radar, el...
28 Sep 15min
Simply MIND BLOWING Context about the War Today
I will show you AMAZING context today. First, I examine Ukraine’s reported September 26 strike on the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant in Russia’s Rostov region, a facility reportedly linked to compone...
27 Sep 16min
Russia Keeps Pushing—Europe Is Preparing for the Worst
Russia is behaving badly and Europeans are preparing. For Real. I trace how Russia’s war is shaping European preparations: Lithuania’s proposed 100,000-person civilian reserve, Poland’s effort to s...
26 Sep 24min
Putin Keeps Fighting. Ordinary Russians Get the Bill.
I examine why Russia’s war economy is increasingly shifting its costs onto ordinary Russians. Reported Ukrainian strikes on 27–28 of Russia’s 32 largest refineries have reportedly disabled about 45% o...
26 Sep 19min
Fact Check: Did Trump Say Xi Deserved McDonald’s—Not a State Dinner?
I compare Donald Trump’s statements that Xi Jinping should get a McDonald’s hamburger and “go home” if China would not make a fair deal with the White House state dinner for Xi this week. The contrast...
26 Sep 13min
A LOT Was Happening Last Night
I examine the reported Ukrainian overnight strikes on Russia’s Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, the Azov optical-mechanical plant in Rostov, ammunition depots in occupied Luhansk and Donetsk, and...
26 Sep 16min
Putin’s War Supporters Are Asking: What Was It All For?
I examine a striking change in Russia’s commentary class: figures from sharply different political camps are openly describing the costs and failures of the war against Ukraine. Andrey Kovalev recalls...
25 Sep 18min
Russia Actually Published This: The Next War “Will Be Very Short”
I examine the RIA Novosti article that briefly appeared online describing a new “special military operation” against Lithuania and suggesting missile strikes with nuclear warheads. Removed within hour...
25 Sep 21min
