Wagner marches on Moscow – what next?
In a dramatic 24 hours, Prigozhin has led Wagner to first of all take control of Rostov (the nerve centre of the Russian military command for Ukrainian operations), then taken his militia north to march on Moscow, where they have already reached Voronezh (halfway.)...
It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn
So the Russians finally did what the Ukrainians had feared they would. They blew up the Kakhovka dam, which in one fell swoop has caused ecological devastation on a scale unparalleled since Chornobyl, which in an ironic twist of fate, also happened in Ukraine. The...
How do Ukrainians in Ukraine feel about the war?
Having just returned from a week in Ukraine, the change in attitude from the people I saw, is noticeable since my last visit, last September. First, the fact that winter has passed has meant instead of fear and apprehension there is a knowledge that no matter what,...
Putin needs Chinese military support. Could he get it?
For Putin, the facts on the ground will make grim reading. Over 100,000 soldiers killed, possibly double that injured. New recruits are being incorporated into existing battalions just to cover for those KIA and IIA. Over half of the battle-ready tanks have been...
Could Belarus invade Ukraine this winter?
“There are decades where nothing happens, and weeks where the events that happen change life for decades” The sudden death of Vladimir Makei, the Belarusian foreign secretary, indicates a power struggle behind the scenes in Belarus. Reports of how he died...
