FWIW they claim they've advanced today to the edge of Sievierodonets, which is one of the regional centres that changed hands back and forth in the last conflict, so a likely target to expand th… (View Post)

Yes, that's going to be the line - every problem of every kind, regardless of the actual casuses, will be ascribed to the war and the pandemic. I think it'll work up to a point, but will fa… (View Post)

Interesting analysis - many thanks, Tom. (View Post)

That looks like Ukraine trying to compete with the Russians for the wildest assertion of the day. How likely is it that the Ukrainians can read the minds of the entire Russian government? (View Post)

Yes, that was my point. I think it would actually take 100 refugees to come to Godalming, population 21,000, (equivalent to 200,000 nationally) before most people noticed at all. (View Post)