06 June 2026

Day 1561 War in Ukraine

 

Guided anti-drone missile. Warhead is filled with thousands of steel balls so that it acts like a shotgun.

Zelenskyy writes a very lengthy open letter to Putin. This suggests to me that Zelenskyy feels that the tide of war is turning in Ukraine's favor.*

Iranian activists have been joining protesting Georgians.

Over a span of 688 days, the Georgia legislature adopted 304 laws. It's been a fast rush towards dictatorship. US government, likely because of Georgia's ties to Iran and China, is hostile towards Georgia (doubt that Georgia's lean towards Russia is a problem).

SecState Rubio doubts Russians will ever achieve some objectives.

Sigh! We've seen this movie over and over again! Pentagon feels Russia might consider giving Ukraine Tomahawk cruise missiles might constitute an escalation. Every time we've engaged in an “escalation,” Russia shrugs and changes the goalposts again.

Trump calls Putin and Zelenskyy 'two very good people"' Trump equates a war criminal with a fellow who's defending his countries against an unjustified war of aggression. .

June 4th is Remembrance Day for Children Victims of War.

Would Ukraine send troops to defend small countries against Russia? Absolutely! Larger countries? Ehh, not so much.

D'oh! Putin undermines Russian propaganda by admitting true purpose of Oreshnik missile launch.

Agree! “There is something deeply wrong about watching an ambulance become a target.”

Ukraine hammers away at Russian combat logistics vehicles.

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*Putin refuses to meet with Zelenskyy. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-says-there-is-no-point-meeting-zelensky-over-ending-ukraine-war/ar-AA24WzwR?ocid=BingNewsSerp