Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Some think we should not be helping Ukraine protect itself and its people from Russia and the Russian invasion. They note it is expensive, the battle is far from our shores, it isn’t any of our business, we have other … Continue reading Wildly off-topic…Reasons to support Ukraine, Part One
Read More...If you’re wondering what the heck happened in Russia, join the crowd. Here’s what I’ve been able to “learn”… first – the actors The Wagner Group – a private company that is a combination of a mercenary, terrorist organization, and … Continue reading Wildly off-topic…what just happened?
Read More...Russian general when he learned about F-16s heading to Ukraine… Вот чёрт!! From Phillips O’Brien… Its impossible to exaggerate the intensity with which Ukrainians from all walks of life, from the top of the state and military to civil society, … Continue reading Wildly off-topic…F-16s
Read More...There’s much rending of clothes and gnashing of teeth in the mass media about how Jack Teixeira’s criminal stupidity will: help Russian generals defeat Ukraine’s pending attacks by identifying attacking units and eliminating surprise really tick off our allies reveal … Continue reading Wildly off topic #15 – Leaks and the coming offensive
Read More...Last time we talked tanks… This time we’ll focus on Russia’s winter offensive. If you don’t have time, just skip to the takeaways at the bottom of this post. credit Institute for the Study of War; I highly recommend ISW’s … Continue reading Wildly off-topic # 14 – the Russian “offense”
Read More...Last time we talked about weapons…how many each side had, what’s been lost, and the challenges in replacing those weapons. Today’s newsfeed arrived with the VERY welcome news that Germany has OK’ed supplying Leopard 2 tanks, and we will be … Continue reading Wildly off-topic #13 – Tanks.
Read More...Today’s the latest in a three-part update on Russia’s war on Ukraine – we covered military manpower and the motivation to fight before the holidays, today we finish with (a very brief) discussion of losses and supplies of materiel and … Continue reading Wildly off topic #12 – Ukraine has the edge in materiel, weapons, and logistics
Read More...Last night, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to both Houses of Congress, both parties, and all of us. He spoke eloquently and passionately, describing the suffering of his people and their total commitment to defeating Russia and reclaiming all Ukrainian … Continue reading Wildly off-topic #11 – the Will to Fight
Read More...It’s been four months since we talked about Ukraine, a period during which Russia put scores of thousands of poorly-equipped, pretty-much-untrained, and wholly incompetent civilian men into army uniforms (or facsimiles thereof) and fed them into the meat grinder that … Continue reading Wildly off-topic #10 – Manpower
Read More...After seven months of brutal, grinding war, Russia’s military is nearing collapse. The net – Russia is in deep trouble, so deep that its collapse may well lead to regime change. Ukraine has retaken over a thousand square miles of … Continue reading Wildly off-topic #9 – Russia’s military collapse
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