Note by Andrei: Boris Alexandrovich Rozhin blogs under the alias Colonel Cassad. He is based in Crimea and reports about the events in the Ukraine on a daily basis. I don’t necessarily agree/endorse everything he said here (or elsewhere) and I don’t share his ideological views (he is a Communist). In in the interview he just gave to a Russian outlet he gives a lot of interesting information. So what
Today, no special topic. It will be a pure open thread (but moderation rules still apply). Cheers Andrei
Dear friends, I think that three weeks into this special military operation we can take a few moments to pause and think about where we are and where we go from here. My first observation is this: there are, roughly, two main groups of people out there, those who “get it” and those who don’t. In practical terms, this is what this means for me: when I write I am
Today, I begin with this: something I would call a good summary of CNN’s wishful thinking This has everything! Putin is a “pure thug” Russians are indiscriminately murdering civilians en masse “Ex-KGB” “agent” says what his CIA handlers tell him to Klitschko is as verbally clever as he always is China is about to screw Russia over Drones threaten NATO (apparently including Ukie ones?) A retired colonel opines that Russia
Putin made an important speech today which the Russians officials are in no hurry to translate. So here is a machine translation from Boris Rozhin (aka Colonel Cassad): (only partial extracts from the full transcript, emphasis added by me, Andrei) The operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine is developing successfully, strictly in accordance with plans. The tactics of the Russian Defense Ministry in Ukraine have fully justified themselves,
First, some rather amazing “housekeeping” news. I spoke with our webmaster today and he told me that our traffic is now about 10 MILLION pages served per month. On average, we have between 1’000 and 1’300 users connected to our servers at the same time. So the good news is that the blog is booming. The bad one is that this will pull our IT costs even further. However, thanks
The big news of the day is that the Russian forces finally decided to, shall we say, change pace, and by all accounts the intensity of the artillery, aerial bombing and missile barrage which hit the Ukie forces in the town of Avdeevka was absolutely unprecedented and following this barrage the LDNR forces broke through 8 kilometers of just about the most heavily defended sectors in the entire theater or
First, as the entire Western press is clamoring in impotent range, Russia has fired 8 Kalibr missiles at a major NATO base in Western Ukraine. The base is utterly destroyed and there are many (well over 180+) dead mercenaries and even more wounded ones. The base was near the Polish border which, of course, triggered even more hysterics. What is important about this strike is this: Russia has just proven
First, the obligatory map of the day: Now I need to make a note about maps, as some clearly struggle with the concept. Okay, first, a map is NOT a faithful representation of reality. But it is just that, a REPRESENTATION. Which means that depending on the author of the map and the intended public, two different maps representing the same situation on the ground can look very different.
First, here is the promised map: I won’t comment on it, Andrei Martyanov gave you the full story for today. UPDATE: another map I found here: https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2022/03/09/updated_russian_occupation_of_ukraine_troop-to-task_estimate_820732.html Now the my question: I also need an non-censored video hosting site. YT is beyond and below hopeless. I tried BitChute, but they are not publishing a video I found on YT and wanted to repost there. The video is Ukronazi
Friends, I found no good map, and I don’t feel like waiting any further. So no map today, sorry! Also, I need the rest, badly. But, instead, Andrei Martyanov just released a very VERY good video. He really covers it all. So, today, I leave you in his care, he explains it all very well. I have nothing to add. Cheers Andrei PS: also check this one: https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/03/challenge-response-how-russia-is-countering-western-moves-against-it.html
Dear friends, I know! I know! You want maps. I will try to post one later tonight! Right now I want to share a few things with you and ask a few questions. First, accessing Russian websites. I notice that in the US a lot of .ru and .su domains are blocked. Today I had to use a VPN to go through Israel to access a page in Russia (https://www.vesti.ru).
Dear friends Today I received a large envelope full of letters of support and donations. These were sent to my professional address and I get them in a batch once a week. This time the batch of letters was absolutely huge, and while I physically don’t have the time to reach out and thank each one of you, I do want to tell you that I am immensely grateful and
Today, rather than comment on the latest developments on the ground, I want to step back and revisit a few basics, but I believe absolutely fundamental aspects of the Russian military operation in not only the Donbass, but the entire Ukraine. In fact, let’s begin here: What was the generally expected scope of operations? Okay, there is A LOT of nonsense written about this, so I need to clarify a
Dear friends I have to leave my home for a few hours. In the meantime, make sure to please see this: http://10.16.86.131/ukrainian-front-strategy-without-tactics-must-see/ “See” you later Andrei
Dear friends, Frankly, I am exhausted: I could not sleep last night at all, and one of my chronic pains in my leg has just flared up, so I need time to rest and get the meds to kick in. So, here is what I suggest; First, I can confirm that the operational cauldron in the Donbass has locked in the Ukie forces facing the LDNR. I have seen at
First, the biggest news of the day: the city of Izium fell to the Russian forces. Here is a map with Izium (Изюм) on the top and then two sets of arrows: the red ones show how the operational cauldron in the east of the Ukraine can be locked along the Lozovaia-Pavlograd while the black one shows the same option, but much closer to the surrounded Ukronazi forces along an
First, since Boris Rozhin did take the time to write up a summary for the day, I will begin by sharing with you a machine translation of his summary of the day: 1. Negotiations between the Russian Federation and Ukraine will be held tomorrow on the territory of Belarus. Moscow has made it clear once again today that if Kiev does not accept the conditions (without any concessions), the consequences
Dear friends It’s day 10 of the Russian special operation and in this commentary I will try to sum up some of the most critical developments. So here we go: First, the now obligatory map of the situation as of yesterday evening: I won’t comment much because either it is self-evident to you and my commentary is not needed, or this looks like an imminent Ukrainian victory over a “miscalculating
