https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/07/26/world/russia-ukraine-news/this-is-the-big-test-us-officials-describe-a-new-ukrainian-effort-to-sever-russias-hold-on-the-south?smid=url-share
It has begun. For real this time
Doens't really seem like he wrote that. Sure is being marketed to me as yet another reason this war is a global struggle and no nation can shrug their shoulders at it, heh.
Price impacts would matter, though.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-lack-of-weaponry-and-training-risks-stalemate-in-fight-with-russia-f51ecf9
( https://archive.is/D6CQZ )
"When Ukraine launched its big counteroffensive this spring, Western military officials knew Kyiv didn’t have all the training or weapons—from shells to warplanes—that it needed to dislodge Russian forces. But they hoped Ukrainian courage and resourcefulness would carry the day."
Sort of a comic way to start off the article. Seems like lay people's expectations were way too high for the counteroffensive, the marketing worked too well.
He went off on Putin recently and has taken shots at him, the MoD, etc. a lot in past. People used to wonder how he was still around. Is a funny juxtaposition with Prigozhin, though
Probably should have restricted that percentage to Ukraine, could be 50/50, 70/30, 10/90..
Will eagerly anticipate the US media interpretation of Girkin's arrest, maybe they'll trot out that clown McFaul for insight.
I found Rogue One enjoyable, at least I can rewatch it. Not really the case for the sequel trilogy that much, would say TFA was the better of the 3, Rise of Skywalker is just a mess I found.
Still waiting for the Chewbacca series, all in Shyriiwook