Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Editor's Note

The past week has been very hectic. Taking care of a new wave of Ukrainian refugees has been very taxing. I am taking this evening off for some badly needed rest. 

Blogging will return to normal tomorrow.

Posted by at

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/countries-repatriating-gold-wake-sanctions-against-russia-study-2023-07-10/

Reuters: "Countries repatriating gold in wake of sanctions against Russia, study finds"

Ruh roh raggy

July 12, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Anonymous said...

Thank you WNU

July 12, 2023 at 8:56 PM
Anonymous said...

Militia Canada

July 12, 2023 at 9:36 PM
Of Prague said...



most news like this you do not get in western press.
add to you analysis process: thesis, anti thesis and synthesis.
notice the author is saying "may" a lot. There is definite a thread of uncertainty here on his part.

insight for the day.

A clue to the effectiveness of Russian interdiction is the inability of the Ukrainians to concentrate powerful forces at any point to achieve a breakthrough. The concentration at Artemovsk [Bakhmut] provides some clues. There are more than sixty thousand Ukrainians and foreign legionnaires concentrated on that front. The composition is heavily mechanised and well-supported by artillery. They are constantly in action, constantly on the attack. And yet despite their being very menacing and able to bleed outnumbered Russian defenders, they’ve not achieved much while expending huge resources.”
“Looking at other sectors of the line, such as Zaporozhye and South Donbass, it appears that the attacks, while violent, don’t have the same level of strength or stamina. The Russians are confident enough to give ground, shell their abandoned trenches, force the Ukrainians to retreat or face slaughter, and repeat the process time and time again. The Ukrainians just don’t have the resources to suppress the Russians, press the attack, and make real gains. There are several reasons to explain this. Ammunition, fuel, spares, even food, may all be in shorter supply than anyone is reporting. Logistic routes and transportation may be compromised to the point where only segments of the front can be adequately supplied at any one time – a large part of this situation may be due to the lingering effects of the electric war. Russian strikes on the NATO command-and-control centres may be undermining the Ukrainian/NATO capacity to coordinate supply trains. This is a very under-reported aspect of the war.”

July 13, 2023 at 7:21 AM
Anonymous said...

Welcome.
my Grandma's grandparents came from Czechoslovakia many years ago.

July 13, 2023 at 9:21 AM
Of Prague said...

Thank you.

July 13, 2023 at 10:47 AM

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)