Ukraine Update 14 June, 2022

I want to touch on Ukraine briefly before diving into D+23. It has been some time since my last Ukraine post. Since then, the military situation and politics of the war have undergone a photosynthesis of sorts. As is the case with all wars, the 2022 Ukraine-Russia conflict has not gone according to plan for …

Novel Update: 4 June, 2022

It has been months since the last novel update, and I apologize for being somewhat lax on that front. Unfortunately, not much has changed. The war in Ukraine continues to rage, much to the surprise of practically everyone. Until the conflict draws closer to a conclusion and the dust begins to settle, Red Blitz (still …

Ukraine Observations 27 April, 2022: Escalation

We are reaching a point in the Ukraine-Russia Conflict now where the threat of escalation is becoming alarmingly credible. The failure of the Russian offensive in the north has shifted the battlefield to the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. A new Russian offensive is underway there, but its unclear how successful it will be in …

Ukraine Observations 6 April, 2022

While it seems clear now that the Russian offensive aimed at Kiev is dead and buried, the war in Ukraine continues on with no end in sight. It is hard to believe that back in early February the consensus among experts was that Russia’s war against Ukraine would last little more than a week at …

Observations on the Ukraine Conflict- 28 March, 2022

After 30+ days of war, the situation on the ground in Ukraine is nothing short of a stalemate. The much-vaunted Russian land offensive built around maneuver and superior firepower never came to fruition. Instead, a poorly equipped, poorly-led Russian army crossed the border with minimal close air support and inferior communications backing it up. Then …

The Week Ahead 28 March-2 April, 2022

Good evening! It seems the week ahead will be a busy one for the blog. Between WWIII March Madness, D+21 and contemporary events in Ukraine, expect at least five blog entries between now and Friday. Possibly six. Before we dive in, I thought I’d draw up a brief post and summarize what can be expected …

Ukraine ’22 Observations: 14 March, 2022

 As we approach the third week of hostilities in Ukraine, we are reaching a point where the Russians are likely second-guessing their decision to invade. Their attack has bogged down, more because of weather and their own army’s shortcomings than due to Ukrainian resistance. This isn’t to say the Ukrainians haven’t been effective in defending …

Ukraine-Russia Conflict 2020 Update: Russian Convoy North of Kiev Dispersing

 Interesting developments from Ukraine in the last six hours or so. The 40km+long military convoy that had been stalled north of Kiev for a considerable amount of time appears to be breaking off and moving into assault positions. Recent satellite images reveal the convoy has dispersed and redeployed.  New Russian armor units have arrived around …

The Week Ahead 7-13 March, 2022

Good afternoon!  Hope everyone is doing well on this Monday afternoon. I thought I’d take a moment to discuss plans for the upcoming week’s blog posts. With the war continuing on with no conclusion in sight, I’m going to divide this week’s post between what’s going on in Ukraine, and dipping our toes into the …

Wargames: Joshua’s Nuclear War Scenarios 60-99

Second batch of the Joshua scenarios from Wargames. The final installment will go up later in the week. Tomorrow we'll switch back to a Ukraine update and then ponder whether or not to go back into D+21 on Tuesday's post. Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend. -Mike 60.Danish Paramilitary– Warsaw Pact effort to diminish Denmark’s …