Peter’s currently hiking beyond the reach of standard comms, so no video, but he’s still keeping abreast of recent developments in Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces are currently involved in a push into Russian territory, centered on advancing toward and beyond the border town of Sudzha. No apologies necessary if you’ve never heard of Sudzha—a town of less than 7,000 people—but Ukrainian forces likely did not choose it at random.
While the situation is still murky, Ukraine’s forces seem to have basically seized the town of Sudzha overnight on August 5th and 6th, and are moving toward Lgov (a town of less than 25,000 people). There are some logistical gains here and pressure points for the Russians..
For a review of Peter’s take on Russia’s war against Ukraine, here’s a collection of his previous Russia/Ukraine war videos (below). Click here for the accompanying text. >
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