Putin has wrapped himself up in religious orthodoxy, that of the Eastern Orthodox of the Russian variety. Its an under studied part of the guy's motivation. Its not just the religion but the politica… (View Post)

Actually the grunt still sometimes needs real physical indicators. There are plenty of stories of military units in the GPS era still getting lost. There is also an assumption that GLONASS will alway… (View Post)

Just so we are clear here, the Russian attack on Ukraine isn't going badly wrong because some people thought the place would be taken over in 48 hours. The assault on Kiev as yet hasn't hit full pelt… (View Post)

Its also one of the few ways to fight it. (View Post)

The information war only matters if he cannot achieve the military objectives in a fortnight. Gets those before that time window its job done, bad publicity or not. (View Post)