ALEKS—Ukraine is currently using up most of the stock of Soviet aircraft from countries that had them in service. Not all, but most of them indeed. Hence, Ukraine is losing since the beginning of the SMO daily between one and two planes and/or helicopters. This is not only mind-boggling in terms of materiel but even more in the loss of highly-trained human lives. These are brave men, but should they simply get into the plane to commit suicide? Almost yes. There is little purpose in the usage of planes by Ukraine since they get shot down in 33% of the sorties.
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GARLAND NIXON’s in-depth discussion of the oncoming economic crisis likely to hit the collective West, plus Ukraine’s endless preparations for an offensive that—given the pre-emptive shellacking administered by Russia on its troop concentrations, ammo depots and critical weapons—may never materialise.
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Dark Truth Behind Ukraine’s NATO-Armed Border Raids + Cost of Attrition Continues to Mount
12 minutes readEDITOR—Although Ukraine denies it, it’s clear that Kiev and its NATO patrons, with their terroristic operations in Russia’s border regions are engaging in diversionary tactics to shape the battlefield for a possible offensive, or to score more propaganda points against the Kremlin, causing eventually political turmoil against Putin. There’s also little doubt that both the UK and the US are behind such tactics, as US materiel, including Humvees, has been recovered by the Russians.
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MAX BLUMENTHAL—As soon as journalist Kit Klarenberg landed in his home country of Britain on May 17, 2023, six anonymous plainclothes counter-terror officers detained him. They quickly escorted him to a back room, where they grilled him for over five hours about his reporting for this outlet. They also inquired about his personal opinion on everything from the current British political leadership to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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KIT KLARENBERG—It is hard to imagine that Western intelligence officials are not aware that the powder keg they created in Kiev could erupt on their own soil. However, it also appears clear they have taken a vow of omerta on the issue, even redacting sections in their own public reports on the plague of returning foreign fighters. At the same time, they campaign zealously against the threat of homegrown right-wing extremism.