No medals, just full metal jacket, for Russian POWs captured in Ukraine. In the tradition of Stalin, they claim they’ll be shot if they’re repatriated to Russia (story here and video below). Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Posts Tagged ‘war’
March 16th, 2022 - 12:27 am § in Russia
Putin’s ruthless war in Syria (video)
Don’t expect anything from Putin. He’s a baby killer. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Memo to Russians: Don’t park helicopters in neat rows
Before: After: Read why here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
March 15th, 2022 - 7:21 pm § in Russia
PHOTOGRAPHY: Putin’s little victims
Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
March 15th, 2022 - 4:48 am § in Russia
Why Ukraine is winning (video)
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March 9th, 2022 - 10:53 pm § in Russia
Military expert says Russian troops aren’t trained for urban warfare
Putin’s plan “for a quick decapitation of Ukraine’s government and swift capitulation of its major cities” has gone off the rails. Now, his forces must contemplate urban combat, for which they’re “not prepared,” a military expert says (read story here). R[...]
March 9th, 2022 - 1:05 am § in Russia
Drone’s eye view of firefight in Ukraine (video)
This battle occurred on February 24, 2022, the first day of the war, in Kherson, for control of a highway bridge. The Russians are spread out below the near side of the highway, and the Ukrainians are in the armored vehicles on the highway. The drone was operated by a local resident. The video is [&[...]
The Afghanistan Papers
With U.S. troops now completely out of Afghanistan, most Americans don’t want to hear about that country anymore, much less read an entire book about our war there went awry. Nobody learns anything from the mistakes of the past anyway. So this posting will be very short. The Afghanistan Papers[...]
February 12th, 2021 - 11:11 pm § in Misc.
Images of the 21st Century: French Post Cards: 10
THE FUTURE OF WAR? SEE MORE OF THE FUTURE, from the fin de siécle.[...]