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Alexandra Barcus's avatar

Ok, I won’t panic. I wish Ukraine could pull off another her stealth h attack inside Russia. If would make a heUkrainians sleeping in the metro night after night some hope. Considering how much Ukraine has been batted around by Trump’s administration they are doing an incredible job. Bravery and determination make up for a great deal.

Thank you for this detailed update.

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billy mccarthy's avatar

with the arrival off the german long ranged missiles due this week, we should see russia light up shortly

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Char Grant's avatar

I sure hope so!

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Doug Hiller's avatar

Looking forward to Ukraine missile production producing in volume. I could see stockpiling Ukraine production and German missiles till they can be launched in large volleys to overwhelm Russian defenses. Love to see the postings of Russian armaments industry sites as the source of billowing flames and smoke….

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Sara Frischer's avatar

Thank you Shankar for this in depth report.

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Char Grant's avatar

Indeed, very in depth… Wow! I have read it and reread it with certain points, especially coming out as bullet points.

I like the fact that things are happening that we are not aware of in our face, so to speak. We don’t always need to know everything before the time is right!

This is a very meaty article!

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Sara Frischer's avatar

I have read it, then taken a walk and was coming back to read again. With you regarding this article. Aren’t we fortunate to be able to have Shankar do all this research and share it with us!

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Char Grant's avatar

Indeed, we are! I always look forward to Shankars posts; afterwards, I’m always forwarding them to others. Yes indeed, we are lucky to have Shankar and his Consis!

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Sara Frischer's avatar

Char there is also a good group of regular readers whose comments I learn from and enjoy reading as well.

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Simone Coppola's avatar

It's been over a year and a half now that I've been convinced this war is nothing more than a way to weaken the Russians as much as possible. It's as if they're trapped: they failed to take Kyiv three and a half years ago, and now they’re struggling to capture the entire Donbas.

Like you, I believe the Ukrainians are absolutely right to stay on the defensive and make the Russians pay dearly for every inch of land. As long as Russia doesn't conquer at least the whole Donbas, they don’t have any kind of “victory” to sell to their domestic audience — so they’ll keep pushing.

That plays to our advantage in the West, as we’re able to drain Russia’s money and resources through Ukraine. And it also benefits the Ukrainians, who still hope to reclaim their lost territories — but above all, to avoid falling under Russian control, like Belarus already has.

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Monika Prost's avatar

I am not panicking about Ukraine but the war is just too long, difficult to recreate the initial spontaneous help but at this point, I believe, everybody involved is doing whatever they can.

Syrskyi is perhaps trying to assemble large amount of Russian POW - how embarrassing for Putin!

And yesterday, I had listened to YouTube Inside Russia , suggested by Stephen ONeill, horrid conditions inside of Russia! It has to backfire eventually!

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Canadian Returnee's avatar

Thanks for the update and analysis. It's too bad Ukrainian drones could not join the cancelled Russian naval parade

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Lisa nusca's avatar

Salva Ukraine

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Jack Lowenstein's avatar

Could it be the Abram’s sent by Australia that are making a difference?

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Shankar Narayan's avatar

No.

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Doug Hiller's avatar

Abrams tanks were the glory weapon two-three decades ago. Now they are fuel and maintenance hogs, and drone fodder death traps for the crews. Technology and innovation have moved warfare to a new environment that tanks no longer belong in.

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Delia Wozniak's avatar

I’m eager for the final episode of this horror show!

Kill the Monster!

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Aleksandar Dimitrovski's avatar

How about checking the other side’s tally:

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Jason Costa's avatar

When u realise how dumb the average person is then you realise half of them are dumber than that. We cope the best way we are able to dont we. Anytime now 3 years on all the predictions will come true.

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quidestruetmundum's avatar

this piece and subsequent comments are not connected to reality. Scroll down to the battlefield updates for some grounding.

https://substack.com/home/post/p-168912925

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