Second critical update, through the Jerusalem Post: Despite Iranian claims, the drone attack on Iran at Isfahan was a tremendous success, according to a mix of Western intelligence sources and foreign sources, The Jerusalem Post has learned. There were four explosions at the site, which can even be witnessed on…

It is starting to be more obvious. The Russian goals for the war are destined to fail. Every day it’s becoming ever more so. Today we had a couple of interesting posts. The first was General SVR, and the second was Alexey Arestovich. Once again, they usually do not confirm…

Today I would like to highlight a pattern that is starting. These are people within Russia that are beginning to become politically engaged. These are two anecdotal tales, but given the ever-so-slowly-growing internal resistance, it’s just part of that soup. The first needs a tad of context. Quilted jacket is…

We are back to this matter because now it is obvious this is a systemic problem with members of the executive branch. Let’s make this clear. Elected officials are granted clearances because they need them for their job. It is obvious that they receive little to no training in actually…

Slight edit. In World War Two the German army deployed Tigers and Panthers, not Leopards. Thanks to my eagle eyed reader who pointed this out. I should have known better. Firstly let me eat some crow. For purely logistical reasons, I did not expect Abrams tanks to be sent to…

We sometimes need to look at current events with a longer lens. In this case, this is a very high-level overview of religious ideology in Russia. Some of this goes back to the Middle Ages, but it does inform current events. The war in Ukraine is such an example. It’s…

If you were wondering why the Russian resistance has turned to partisan actions alone in the rail system, I came across a new channel today. So will share some of the stories of people who chose less radical action. Let’s be clear. This was no surprise. But finding some of…

“Pantsir-S1” is being dragged to the building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Shoigu: - Here, comrade fighters, this is our protection against Khokhlyat drones… Okay, Petrov! - Me! - Pull the Shell up the stairs. Petrov is trying, trying, not lifting. - Don’t raise it, comrade…

The Great Patriotic War lives within myth in the Russian Federation. This was an existential war for the USSR, which is true. What is not true is that it defeated the Nazis all on its own. So today, as more weapon transfers are announced, this came through from the Russian…