2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (279+ words) I've put together a series of charts highlighting the trends of Russian daily losses in various categories by Quarter during the entire length of their war against Ukraine since 2022 (based on the daily loss reports issued by Ukraine's Ministry of…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (250+ words) The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Zirkon/Onyx anti-ship missiles from Kursk Oblast and six Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles from Bryansk Oblast. [62] Russian forces continue to strike Ukrainian gas stations, including in Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. [64]Zaporizhia…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (264+ words) This situation teaches an important lesson: international law should apply equally to every country. If the West wants other nations to help stop invasions and defend international law, it must follow those same rules itself and expect its friends to…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (364+ words) History has a way of if not exactly repeating itself then perhaps recurring with eerie similarity. Please kindly permit me a detour into our own American Civil War history as a preface to this diary. Fast forward to June 24 2026 and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (457+ words) This diary is born out of an exchange between this diarist and fellow kossacks Deinonykos and Alien G regarding the need for Ukraine to safeguard its version of the Patriot Ballistic Missile Interceptor " the Ukrainian-made FP-7x which is scheduled to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (263+ words) The Ukrainians are right on cue. Last week I mentioned that Russia will try to switch their Crimean logistics to Armyansk on the narrow Perekop isthmus after the destruction of the eastern Chongar crossing on the M-14 "Novorossiya Highway" or the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (215+ words) Russian authorities closed the Kaliningrad airport due to a reported drone threat for the first time. Russian forces conducted a series of long-range drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of May 25 to 26." Russian forces conducted an unmanned…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (247+ words) The combined effects of Ukraine's steady and unrelenting drone campaign against critical Russian military and economic assets is now reaching critical mass. Russia's air defenses are in shambles and as the days go on, more and more Ukrainian drones will…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (933+ words) Ukraine struck a chemical plant in the city of Nevinnomyssk, which is in the North Caucasus south of Stavropol. This is at least the sixth time that Ukraine has struck this plant. Apparently the Russians have just given up trying…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (494+ words) Attribution: Ukrainian long distance drones have made their presence felt as far as the Ural Mountains(purple zone). Now pushing into the green zone. Map credit: Wikipedia. I am a bit late with posting this diary. Currently nursing my beloved…...