Links and Stuff
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Add to the above list if you can, thank you.
Resources For Understanding The War Beyond The Bulletins
Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map, who is an independent youtuber with a mostly neutral viewpoint.
Moon of Alabama, which tends to have good analysis (though also a couple bad takes here and there)
Understanding War and the Saker: neo-conservative sources but their reporting of the war (so far) seems to line up with reality better than most liberal sources.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict and, unlike most western analysts, has some degree of understanding on how war works. He is a reactionary, however.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent journalist reporting in the Ukrainian warzones.
Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.
Yesterday's discussion post.
The commander of the AFU company was arrested for an interview with The Washington Post, in which he spoke about the real state of affairs at the front.
The American edition published an article about the Ukrainian unit in the Kramatorsk district. As the commander of the AFU company Sergey Lapko told reporters, the situation on the front line of the Ukrainian army is extremely difficult.
The Russian armed forces are superior to them in armament:
"When a Ukrainian tank fires from our side, it betrays our position. And they start firing at us with everything — Grads, mortars. And you're just praying to survive."
The Ukrainian command sends untrained volunteers to the combat zone: "We fired 30 bullets, and then we were told: "You won't get any more, it's too expensive."
Lapko said that they lack logistical support and military leadership. People believe that they are being sent to certain death. Many refuse to fight.
A couple of hours after the interview, SBU officers arrived at the hotel where the military met with journalists. Lapko was removed from command and sent to the base in Lisichansk. https://t.me/sputnik/5055