First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Finally for today, commentary from the Greanville Post and Consortium News. — MCM
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Ukraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting, by Samya Kullab | AP How the revolt by Wagner Group mercenaries under the command of Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin affects the trajectory of the war remains to be seen. The infighting is a major distraction for Russia’s military and political leaders, but experts say the impact on the battlefield so far appears minimal. For the past four days . . .. . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine, U.S. agree: counteroffensive creeps ahead, measured in blood, by Olena Harmash | Reuters Ukraine has been publicly cautious in counting gains in a counteroffensive it launched this month to reclaim territory occupied by Russian forces, and on Friday its president and a U.S. general acknowledged that progress is measured in blood. The top U.S. military officer, Army General Mark Milley, told an audience . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s Battlegroup West tanks wipe out two U.S.-made armored vehicles — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — T-90 tanks from Russia’s Battlegroup West have eliminated two U.S.-made MRAP and HMMWV armored vehicles of Ukraine’s armed forces, Battlegroup Spokesman Sergey Zybinsky said today. According to him . . READ MORE . . .
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Understanding the Wagner private military company, by Larry Johnson | The Greanville Post There is a massive misunderstanding about the Wagner PMC. I want to try to clear up some of the confusion and erroneous assumptions. First, Wagner PMC was created by the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence organization. Think of it as . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine timeline tells the story, by Joe Lauria | Consortium News The way to prevent understanding of the Ukraine war is to suppress its history. Please use this short, historical guide to share with people who are still trying to figure out what’s going on in Ukraine. The mainstream account is like opening a novel in the middle of a book to read a random chapter as though it’s . . . READ MORE . . .