These Companies Are De-Globalizing Russia’s Economy

These Companies Are De-Globalizing Russia’s Economy

Since Russian forces began their offensive in Ukraine, there had been condemnation voiced from all corners of the globe. Many Western companies have shut down, or curtailed operations in Russia, and banking systems have shut down cash flows and frozen accounts.  Sanctions equal empty supermarket shelves and fewer comforts for Russian civilians while oligarchs lose […]

Ukraine Update For March 24th

Ukraine Update For March 24th

Here is a round-up of the latest events on the ground in Ukraine, fratricide, death squads, the Intel coup of all this captured Russian equipment and the Russian army going over to the defensive.

America’s Bite Bigger Than Bark. Time to Enter War In Ukraine?

America’s Bite Bigger Than Bark. Time to Enter War In Ukraine?

War, and a bigger stick, may be the unfortunate answer for the United States and our allies. A lot is at stake for the free world and keeping the trend line of democracy going up (not down) into the future. Having served in two wars myself in Afghanistan and the Middle East, it’s terrible to […]

The Latest On Ukraine

The Latest On Ukraine

Read our latest thoughts on what is going on in Ukraine today, from Ukraine going over to the offensive, to Russia losing another two flag rank officers in the last two days.

The Russian Air Force Over Ukraine

The Russian Air Force Over Ukraine

(Editor’s Note: The U.S. Air Force operates the largest fleet of aircraft in the world, but there are sources that claim the Navy may operate more “aircraft” when UAV are included in these numbers, especially the smaller MQ-11 drones which the Marine Corps flies.) Russia and the US have stood as world superpowers for decades. […]

Second American Civilian Killed in Ukraine

Second American Civilian Killed in Ukraine

Amidst the chaos of the Russian-initiated war in Ukraine, another American, James Whitney Hill, tragically loses his life in Chernihiv during a reported Russian military operation.

On ‘Skepticism’, ‘Imminency’ And Weapons For Ukraine

On ‘Skepticism’, ‘Imminency’ And Weapons For Ukraine

We didn’t predict Russia would invade Ukraine, but we did predict that sanctions would not deter him, that invasion was not “imminent” in January and that it would fail if Russia departed from sound military doctrine. We were proven right in all those things.

Yuri Illich Prylypko, Mayor of Gostomel, Ukraine, Killed by Russian Forces

Yuri Illich Prylypko, Mayor of Gostomel, Ukraine, Killed by Russian Forces

It’s been weeks since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, and the carnage shows no signs of slowing. On 7 March 2022, Russian forces killed Yuri Illich Prylypko, age 61, the mayor of the Ukrainian town of Gostomel. He was shot dead, along with two others, while distributing bread to the hungry and medicine […]

Why Isn’t Putin Nukin’?

Why Isn’t Putin Nukin’?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock since January, you know Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to have gone crazy. He invades Ukraine with about two-thirds of the army he needs to do the job during the mud season. Armored columns pushing toward Kyiv stuck on the roads getting shot to Hell and Gone, Russian […]

The Foreign and Domestic Snipers of Ukraine

The Foreign and Domestic Snipers of Ukraine

@If there was a great historical example of how effective snipers can be in doing psychological damage to an invading force, it was shown in the movie, Enemy at the Gates. Did you know one of the most accomplished snipers in the world was a Russian woman born in Ukraine? Her name was Lyudmila Mikhailovna […]