Ukraine Bakhmut Crisis Deepens, Zelensky Fires Key Adviser, Bloomberg Confirms Russian Oil Surge (Alexander Mercouris)

The Russians continue to progress their attack on Bakhmut. Also, did the Ukrainians accidentally strike that apartment building with a stray air defense missile? Recent official admissions indicate this may be the case. Meanwhile the Russians are making a lot of money with oil sales, which helps to pay for the war, and there are no real shortages anywhere. And their war production seems to have ramped up. The West vastly underestimated the effect of sanctions on the Russian economy.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, January 19, 2023.]