Russian Elites On the Run, Trying to Hide Ships as Ports Close

The usual placid sailing waters of Russian billionaires has abruptly given them the boot. UK Transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said that he “had banned all ships with ANY Russian connection whatsoever.” And while some people focus on Russian private plane movements, I find naval gazing (pun intended) far more interesting. Intercepting a plane isn’t likely, … Continue reading Russian Elites On the Run, Trying to Hide Ships as Ports Close

Russian Attacks Are Severely Hurting Russia

We maybe should start by looking at the long-stated offensive position of Russia itself, that Ukraine is not a country. It’s a variation of the offensive position of the Russian leader that wives and children aren’t people. …domestic violence have increased by 133% in Yekaterinburg – the fourth largest city in Russia – after President … Continue reading Russian Attacks Are Severely Hurting Russia

Twitter’s “Ghost of Kyiv” Campaign

Task & Purpose offers readers an analysis of a war campaign running on Twitter …with six air-to-air kills, the heroic pilot of a Ukrainian MiG-29 became the first air combat ace over European soil since World War II. They call him ‘the Ghost of Kyiv’…real enough — for now. The “real enough” morale-boosting aspect of … Continue reading Twitter’s “Ghost of Kyiv” Campaign

Zero Hedge Caught Publishing Russian Intelligence Propaganda

Someone clearly thought it was important to very publicly call out a notoriously low-integrity American “news” source for being aligned with foreign military intelligence. …officials said Zero Hedge, which has 1.2 million Twitter followers, published articles created by Moscow-controlled media that were then shared by outlets and people unaware of their nexus to Russian intelligence… … Continue reading Zero Hedge Caught Publishing Russian Intelligence Propaganda