Ian Kummer

I'm a former US Marine fire support specialist, and also worked for about 10 years as a public affairs specialist in the US Army National Guard and Reserves. For that reason I will mostly opine about the "information operations" aspect of current events. Please see my "about" page for more information. If you would like to reach out, you can email me at ian.michael@readingjunkie.com

I am being fact checked

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A Russian disinformation expert from a “Russian-Ukraine Disinformation Tracking Center” is reviewing the site for, ahem, disinformation. It’s been an interesting and cordial conversation so far, with some important points made. That’s why I decided to share it here for anyone else who might have the same questions. In the name of free speech I won’t disclose the name of the disinformation expert or the fact checking organization.

Why Doesn’t Ukraine March on Moscow?

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Here’s a question I frequently see asked on social media. “If Ukraine now sends 100,000 troops in to attack Russia’s Kursk and Bryansk, Russia will have to pull its troops out of Ukraine, but why doesn’t Ukraine do this?” There are NUMEROUS reasons why.