Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Ukraine destroys nearly 6,000 Russian FPV drones in major strike on military targets -- Russia's Arctic shadow war: How Moscow’s most-probed front fuels its Ukraine invasion -- The hidden health impact of Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy grid -- Mazda quietly returns to Russian market despite 2022 'exit' ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/tuesday-february-10-2026/

Friday, December 19, 2025

Russian border guards briefly crossed into Estonia, Tallinn says -- I build robots to save lives: Here’s why Europe must invest in Ukraine’s civil security -- Putin, the people, or both? The unresolved question of responsibility in Russia -- Russian drone hits civilian car in Odesa Oblast, killing mother and injuring 3 children ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/friday-december-19-2025/

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Ukrainian drones destroy 70% of fuel tanks at Russia's Temryuk Seaport -- Kyiv shifts focus to soldier training and safety amid continued Russian offensive -- Russian soldiers jailed over torture, murder of American pro-Kremlin fighter last year -- 7 EU leaders voice support for loan to Ukraine backed by Russian assets ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/tuesday-december-9-2025/

Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin Lives on at GoG.com

Last Saturday I declared the end of Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin as I had received an email from Slitherine, the company that purchased Battlefront, the original publisher of the title, ind…

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Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin Meets Its End

If I started listing out some of my favorite computer war games, Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin would be at the top of the list. Launched back in 2002 as a successor to the Combat Mission: Be…

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Colonel Croesus: Epilogue

The version of cult war movie Colonel Croesus that went on general release in 1970-something, ends, as Comment Commander khamul pithily pointed out last Sunday,

Colonel Croesus: Turn 15

The Comment Commanders have a mere minute left in which to convince me that they control the soggy end of the subterranean submarine base (My verdict, along

Colonel Croesus: Turn 14

Last year's conflab of Comment Commanders almost committed a war crime. This year's actually commit one, albeit accidentally. (Colonel Croesus is an open-to-all

Colonel Croesus: Turn 13

Last turn the Comment Commanders flushed out a Tiger with a Sherman tipped-pitchfork. This turn they transform that pitchfork into a trident in an effort to

Colonel Croesus: Turn 12

Today's header image has been redacted in the interests of Suspense Sustenance. If you've been following this year's experiment in co-op comment-driven