The Downfall of Europe

Missile that hits Kramatorsk is not in service in Russia, DPR or LPR - territorial defence

Near the beginning of this mess I wrote about the deadly effects of social media on the war in Ukraine, and now we’re seeing this campaign reach ghastly but entirely predictable conclusions. I have also written that nazis are not nationalists. Nationalists try to make their own countries strong and prosperous. Nazis do the opposite. … Read more

Soviet Deep Battle and OODA Loops in the Ukraine

Who is it? Americans. Stonetoss

A reader sent me this interesting story about Winter-20, a large tabletop exercise in Poland to simulate a Russian invasion. The setup and its outcome were both interesting. Poland started the wargame with large advantages, namely, a futuristic arsenal of F-35s and souped-up Leopard tanks that doesn’t exist, and might never exist at all. Despite this edge, they lost badly. The pro-Russia crowd was of course very happy with this outcome. I dislike the idea and think it paints a very wrong picture, and here’s why.

We Seriously Underestimated Russia; Our Own Propaganda is Killing Us

We severely underestimated Russia; our own propaganda is killing us

Remember when American analysts painted a very specific picture of the Russian armed forces, and it was proven completely wrong? The media seems to have memory-holed literally everything we’ve said about Russia for the past eight years, but I remember.