Blood Pump of Bakhmut, Looting, and Other News
Here’s an update on the strategic (or unimportant, depending what day it is) town of Bakhmut. In May of last year I wrote: Ultimately, I still don’t understand Zelensky’s strategy of deliberately pouring irreplaceable soldiers into a three-sided cauldron. Donbass isn’t friendly territory by any stretch of the imagination, and whatever benefits there are to … Read more
Here’s what everyone gets wrong about Wagner Group
I think it’s time to talk about Wagner Group and private military companies in general. PMCs are not new, and to understand them now, we should look at their origins in modern history. As Medieval Europe shifted from feudalism and military technology progressed, the way they fought wars changed too. Wars had to be fought … Read more