The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is everything that Russia is not — and yet, he respects and idolizes General Valery Gerasimov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces. Valerii Fedorovych Zaluzhnyi, age 49, has everything you want in a battlefield commander: Common sense, professionally educated, optimistic, loyal, trust…

Despite staggering Russian losses of 180,000 soldiers killed or wounded, Putin is setting the stage for a new offensive within days. In fact, it may have already started by the time you read this. Since the Kremlin appointed Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov as Russia’s new theater commander, we have seen…

It is not hard to imagine the euphoria currently sweeping through the manufacturers of war machines in the United States. Historically, American Republicans have been the “war hawks” in Congress. They also happen to be the party of big business — as in, corporations are people. This is why I…

No sooner had the ink dried on the decision by the U.S. and Germany to supply battle tanks to Ukraine, now Ukraine is renewing its request for F-16 fighter jets — and some at the Pentagon are considering it. Ukraine has been asking for fighter jets since the start of…

A brief rundown on this week’s Ukraine War news — with some dry humor. Unfortunately for Vladimir Putin, this week just got a whole lot worse for him in Ukraine. We’re officially past the “will they” stage of sending Western armor to Ukraine. As of Friday, January 27, 2023, this…

After a tense “will they-won’t they” affair reminiscent of 1990’s Romcoms, the Biden administration announced Wednesday it will equip Ukraine with 31 mighty M1A1 Abrams tanks. Germany will also provide Ukraine with two battalions of their Leopard 2 main battle tank — however, unlike the US, Germany’s tanks are not…

TL; DR — Probably. It certainly sounds like something Russia would do — but this remains unproven until independent sources on the ground can confirm. Let’s sift through the muck and find the truth. Five days ago, the American gossip website Radar Online published a story that claimed that Putin…

Last week, the Kremlin announced that it was replacing General Sergei Surovikin — who had actually made moderate gains for Russia — with another general, Valery Gerasimov. This is good news for Ukraine. Here’s why… Valery Gerasimov is a Putin loyalist, prized more for his politics than for his military…

No sooner had the ink dried on my previous article about Russia being unable to mount any large offensive operations for the foreseeable future, Putin goes and announces (as of January 17, 2023) a restructuring of the Russian military. This includes creating new commands and divisions on the border with…