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 There were extraordinary developments in Russia this week when Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of “Putin’s private army” the Wagner Group, turned on the Russian military hierarchy. The Wagner Group has been fighting alongside the regular Russian army in Ukraine, most noticeably in Bakhmut where it has suffered severe casualties. Prigozhin’s criticism of the Russian militaryContinue reading “Attack Dog Bites Master”

Just when we all thought that the writing was on the wall for Putin, Prigozhin and his horde of veterans and ex-convicts got cold feet. Having got halfway up the motorway to Moscow and taken out a slack handful of Russian attack helicopters on the way, they turned tail and retreated to whence they came. TheContinue reading “What Happens Now In Ukraine?”

  British foreign minister James Cleverly has said that the UK will continue to push for a quick conclusion to Sweden’s proposed accession to NATO. Sweden applied to join NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year but ratification of its membership has been held up by Turkey and Hungary. “We willContinue reading “Sweden And NATO”

With the US imminent donation of US-built F-16 Fighting Falcon strike aircraft to Ukraine, common sense eventually prevailed. Various western nations are preparing to send them as soon as they can, and the training of Ukrainian pilots to fly them has begun. What other aircraft might be sent? The Swedish Saab Gripen might suits UkrainianContinue reading “What should the next Aircraft be Supplied To Ukraine?”

The Ukrainian counter-offensive has now been underway for at least a couple of weeks. Fighting has increased significantly along the 1,000 kilometre front line. The UkrAF are mainly involved in probing attacks, with most of Ukraine’s operational mobile being held in reserve, waiting for a breach in Russian defences to launch the main attack. Ukraine isContinue reading “Ukraine Counter-Offensive is Making Slow Progress”