Tim MakMay 30, 2023

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Huge escalation overnight as Russian launched three rounds of attacks in Kyiv over a 24 hr span.

Meanwhile the FIRST EVER barrage of strikes happened in Moscow.

Let's get into the latest dramatic developments.

Show threadTim MakMay 30, 2023

Explosions were heard in Moscow early Tuesday a.m. in an apparent Ukrainian retaliation, the first serious barrage of strikes on the Russian capital since Vladimir Putin authorized the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Show threadSLCW💥
@timkmak I don't buy Russia's accusations. For a swarm of clunky Ukrainian drones to enter Russian airspace, make it to the nation's capital, and successfully strike multiple targets is a huge indictment of Russian air defense capabilities if true. I think it's more likely to be an intentional flase-flag attack by Russia. It's not like they don't have a track record of pulling these types of antics.
May 30, 2023 at 7:25pmWeb
Show threadRobert William VestermanMay 30, 2023

@slcw @timkmak I have no special knowledge about the situation and nothing much but gut feeling about it, so no reason to take me seriously, but:

If there's one thing Russia has shown us for pretty much this entire war, it's that "huge indictment of Russian (military) capabilities" is a pretty good candidate for an Occam's Razor-esque explanation of pretty much anything at all.