russia's war in ukraine has mostly faded from the headlines as of late, but now's a good time to start paying attention again:
- ukrainian-backed russian citizens (now including some poles too!) have invaded russia and are holding territory there. russian army can't dislodge them.
- wagner has pulled out of bakhmut. russian army now 100% in defense mode. ukraine on the move on the flanks of bakhmut.
- UK's recently-gifted storm shadow missiles are having the same effect as HIMARS's arrival last summer: decimating russian logistics, command centers and barracks.
- initial signs of the long-awaited ukrainian counter-offensive now being seen. ukrainian MoD has requested silence during the kick-off, so limited details coming out (and with the media's obsession of both-siding every story, only the russian MoD's false narratives are being reported... annoying, but it'll blow up in their faces when reality catches up). things about to get very violent.
- russians have been continuously bombing UA cities, most notably Kyiv, for over a month now. if it wasn't for Patriot batteries and other air defense, the capital would have been leveled by now.
- the rooskiyz blew up the nova kahovka dam on the dnipro river last night. huge ecological, economic and humanitarian disaster that will be felt for at least a decade.
unfounded prediction: UA will be blown up the kerch bridge in the next 48 hours using storm shadow, in retaliation for the flooding.
shit is hitting the fan.
