Ukraine is desperate for men on the front—but Ukrainians are increasingly desperate for a break.

Manpower is the decisive factor in a drawn-out war of attrition—with Russia’s population four times the size of Ukraine’s

“My Lords, I am usually put last on the speakers’ list in any debate on this topic, but I treat that as a badge of honour. I welcome the opportunity we have been given to take note. I have been taking note of the Government’s position on Ukraine for over two years now. It is unchanging: the promise, endlessly repeated, to support Ukraine “up to the hilt”—to do “whatever it takes”. The noble Lord, Lord Coaker, has simply repeated this with his usual eloquence.

The culpability of the West in general and the United States in particular for provoking and preserving the Ukraine war, Europe’s most destructive conflict since the end of World War II, is clear, documented, obvious and public. It is even admitted by several of the Western leaders who actively collaborated in it.

‘We don’t want a situation where we’re engaged in a war without an achievable plan for victory’

The draft evasion scandal currently engulfing Ukrainian officialdom has far-reaching implications. It raises hard questions both about the country’s ability to sustain the war, and what it will look like after the conflict. For while the wealthy and well-connected can bribe or bully their way out of service, many ordinary youths are simply hiding or trying to escape abroad. Consequently, the methods being used to round them up are becoming increasingly harsh.

Russia has suffered significant losses in Ukraine, but its military still has dangerous combat forces available that have barely been affected by the conflict, the top US general in Europe warned this week.

As Russian forces make gradual progress in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast, they are closing in on the strategic mining town of Pokrovsk, a critical hub for Ukraine’s steel industry. The potential loss of Pokrovsk, with its major coking coal mine just 9.7 km to the west, would be a significant military gain for the Kremlin and a devastating blow to Ukraine’s industrial output, reported The Kyiv Independent.

In a huge and surprise development, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has specified and verbalized what could be a first concrete step toward ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

The actor who has been playing the President of Ukraine for a while is getting cold feet. Winter is coming and the energy networks of Ukraine are near to the point of total breakdown.