Scale Ukr Orekhov Defeat Grows; US Abrams Due Ukr Tank Losses; Russia Africa Anti-Imperialist Links (Alexander Mercouris)

There's a LOT of new clips online showing the destruction of Ukrainian armour. The key development here is that the Russians are claiming that Ukraine has committed their reserves to the fight. This means that once they are incapacitated or destroyed there won't be much left to hold back Russian advances.

The entire war could have been stopped early last year via (tough for Ukraine) negotiations, However, when you are dealing with extremists and ideologues, neo-Nazis and neocons, sometimes the only option is to fight - since peace options are made impossible. The war is a lesson to be prepared to fight against such groups and to be vigilant and wary where countries have developed characteristics that can end in balkanisation.  

Other issues in the clip cover Russian political-military relations with North Korea and political-economic relations with Africa.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 30, 2023.]