Commentaries

All the sentiment of “freezing” the conflict in Ukraine flies in the face of conventional wisdom and is popular now only because western countries want to perpetuate the war in Ukraine.

Everyone just argues about how many forces Russia has available and that is the wrong way to frame this question. What we should be asking is “Does Ukraine have the forces to defend Kharkov?” The vast majority of commentators and even so-called experts fail to understand that a battle space is an eco system with a maximum capacity. Just … Read more

The major downside to going right now is that there are no flights in or out, you have to go by train, car, or bus from mainland Russia, which is time consuming if visiting from abroad. Over the last two weeks I saw Sevastopol, Yalta, and Kerch, and there is much more to see if/when … Read more

Today Maria and I are in Kerch. There was not a sensational spectacle like in Moscow, but this morning thwre was a wreath laying ceremony and some ceremonies at the the city’s eternal flame, and at Kerch’s “obelisk of glory” at the top of the mountain. The eternal flame: Units that earned the “Kerch” designation … Read more

sorry for the sloppy post, we are in Crimea this week and internet access hasn’t been great. I’ll post some fun updates about our wanderings here soon, hopefully tomorrow. But anyway, let’s talk about the guy who was arrested. Allegedly a certain Staff Sgt. Gordon Black left his duty station in South Korea on leave … Read more