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Summoning Winston Churchill

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

The War Room: As his soldiers and volunteers fight on against the Russian invasion, Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky spoke to the British Parliament yesterday invoking Winston Churchill saying, “We will fight to the end, at sea, in the air.” He said, “We …

Shelling Escape Routes

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

The War Room: Russia has agreed to humanitarian escape routes from five cities under siege but Ukraine says the refugees are being shelled anyway. In a video interview shot at the capitol in Kyiv, Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky called the Russian …

A War on Civilians

Monday, March 7, 2022

The War Room:  Eleven days into the Russian invasion, Ukraine is still hanging on while conditions turn grimmer. Food and water is growing scarce in some areas while an uncertain number of civilians have been killed. The city of Mariupol has …

Russians Pounding Cities

Saturday, March 5, 2022

The War Room:  Russian forces are pounding cities into rubble as they advance into Ukraine and a cease fire to allow citizens to flee collapsed almost as soon as it began. It’s a war against civilians.   The southern city of Mariupol on …

Russians Take Nuclear Plant

Friday, March 4, 2022

The War Room:  Russian forces have seized Europe’s largest nuclear power plant that produces a quarter of Ukraine’s electricity. Shelling started a fire last night that was put out by Ukrainian firefighters. The plant now operates at gunpoint.   The Russians have …

First Major City Falls

Thursday, March 3, 2022

The War Room: Russian invaders have taken the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson just northwest of the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea. It’s the first major city to fall.    Ukrainian forces retreated west toward Mykolaiv, the mayor of Kherson told reporters. …

Civilians Under Fire

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

The War Room: Russian attacks destroyed two apartment high rises outside Kyiv yesterday in an escalation of attacks on civilian targets. Also yesterday, a Russian rocket  hit the primary television tower in Kyiv in an initial effort to knock out civilian communications …

Russia Attacks Civilians

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

The War Room: A large rocket today devastated a civilian administrative building on Freedom Square in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, demonstrating that the Russians are not avoiding civilian targets. At least 10 people were killed.    Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said today, …

Belarus Threatens to Enter War

Monday, February 28, 2022

Blitzfail: Belarus is preparing to join the Russian invasion of Ukraine, possibly widening the geography of the war, The Washington Post reported last night, attributing its information to an anonymous US government official.   Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is a close ally of Russian President …

Ukraine Puts Up Stiff Resistance

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Ammunition, Not a Ride:  Ukrainian forces are putting up stiff resistance as Russian troops press to take the capital of Kyiv and other major cities.    The street fighting is reported to be intense as the government is handing out guns to …