Russia’s state-owned information company has now confirmed that the Russian warship Moskva, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, has sunk. The closely broken ship reportedly sank throughout an try and tow it again to port. Russia is being much less forthcoming concerning the destiny of the crew, thought to quantity over 500, the quantity claimed to have been efficiently evacuated is much much less.
The sinking of the Moskva, allegedly by Ukrainian anti-ship missiles, represents by far the only best Russian lack of the conflict. It would additionally act as a strong deterrent, signaling to the remainder of Russia’s fleet that approaching the Ukrainian coast is significantly riskier than Russian captains beforehand thought.
In the meantime, the floodgates have actually opened on NATO help, with the US dropping all its earlier trepidation about offering “offensive” or “heavy” weaponry. Artillery programs, armored personnel carriers, helicopters, Javelin missiles, and counter-artillery radars are all included within the newest bundle, with the Pentagon reportedly working intently with Ukraine’s navy to satisfy Ukrainian requests. The deliveries are closely skewed in the direction of programs that require as little coaching as doable or ones that the Ukrainian navy is already accustomed to.
The Russian strategy stays the identical; throw tanks in the direction of the frontline whereas utilizing artillery to stage what may be leveled. That strategy is barely going to get dearer as NATO deliveries arrive tailor-made to counter precisely these threats.
Listed below are a number of the most up-to-date developments:
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Fascinating.
Observe how essential it’s for them to border this as “WWIII,” a conflict in opposition to “NATO infrastructure.” As a result of the considered shedding a conflict to Ukraine is an excessive amount of to bear.
Humorous, additionally, seeing the one loon frothing on the mouth as this being a causus belli for conflict, as a result of they’re nonetheless pretending it’s not a conflict. And as if Ukraine itself doesn’t have an precise, actual, manifestly apparent causus belli to do no matter it must do to defend itself.
