Pictures are often worth a thousand words or even far more, and what I present here is no exception, proof…
Many analysts seem focused on whether proclamations by Russia that it has “won” the battle for Soledar are accurate or…
Happy New Year! Sadly, in 2023 and beyond, we will and must confront a dreadful specter of the past not…
I have not weighed in with a major piece in a while because I did not feel enough has changed…
Winter is coming, but it won’t affect Russia and Ukraine equally in this war (Russian/Русский перевод; Если вы состоите в российской…
If you’re feeling something stirring deep inside your soul when it comes Ukraine’s fight for its freedom against Putin’s Russia,…
The current Ukrainian advances will be the ones to push Russian ground forces completely out of Ukraine, leaving any remaining…
Putin’s mobilization is myopically feared by some but does more damage to him at home than anything to help the…
An anti-monarchist reflects on what we have lost in our modern era: “an image of the splendour of the Kings…
Revisiting my coverage from early in Putin’s escalation campaign and a new excerpt (Russian/Русский перевод) By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn,…
Losing this badly will help wake up millions of Russians to some level of reality, and they will blame Putin.…
In moving troops from stronger positions in Ukraine’s east to weaker positions in the country’s south, Russia exposed those troops…
There are many Twitter accounts focusing a lot of their attention on the war in Ukraine, and a decent number…
The factors explaining why things are now happening the way they are happening (Russian/Русский перевод) By Brian E. Frydenborg (Twitter @bfry1981, LinkedIn,…
What a brief comparison between today’s aid work in Ukraine and efforts during Iraq’s Battle of Mosul against ISIS can…