by jeff.sanders | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog
What is missing in this Russian invasion of Ukraine? Well, for one thing, ten top field commanders of the Russian army. Six of those commanders are generals, the other four are colonels. They were all taken out by snipers or drone strikes. The general in charge of...
by jeff.sanders | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog
We are now over three weeks into Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and we can now see clearly what military aspects of the war do not work. Russian logistics do not work. The massive Russian military, for all its firepower, apparently does not have an...
by jeff.sanders | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog
After almost three weeks of brutal combat and horrendous military and civilian losses, we can make some early observations about the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces and governments. What is working? Missiles and artillery for both sides. Russia is hammering away...
by jeff.sanders | Mar 11, 2022 | Blog
Vladimir Putin has stated that his “military operation” in Ukraine is to “de-Nazify” and to “demilitarize” that nation. So, he believes that the government of Ukraine is somehow “pro-Nazi” or “neo-Nazi.”...
by jeff.sanders | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog
Now that Vlad Putin’s military has invaded Ukraine, several truths have been confirmed…again. First, nuclear powers are not invaded. Secondly, a nation with a weak military invites aggression from nefarious neighbors. Then, always beware of world leaders...
by jeff.sanders | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog
When the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991, they left behind a massive army stationed in Ukraine, as a forward deployed threat against NATO. Overnight the new nation of Ukraine inherited a military consisting of: 780,000 troops, 6500 tanks, 7000 armored personnel...