Author: Cathie from Canada

The Switchblade drones now on their way to the Ukraine Army will likely be gamechangers for the Ukrainian defense. And offense. U.S. Drones for #Ukraine Will Include Latest Tank Killers. The newest model versions can destroy Russian tanks & artillery. The Flying Shotgun is part of new $300M Pentagon order.

In some photos from Vice, I was particularly struck by this one, where a religious icon has been set up next to a Molotov cocktail, at a checkpoint near Kyiv. Now that Russia has withdrawn from northern Ukraine, I think troops on both sides are feverishly moving to the east

My title tonight comes from this interview between The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols and Russia expert Thane Gustafson, talking about the unpredictability of Putin’s war.   And it seemed apt to use Alex Coleville’s eerie painting “Horse and Train” to illustrate Gustafson’s point about the uncertainty of how this war will end: 

Russia has now withdrawn from Kyiv and northern Ukraine. Yes, that’s the good news today.  But now the fear is that Russia will be sending its troops and equipment to the southern and eastern Ukraine, making this fight more difficult. Map of the approximate situation in Ukraine as of 20:00

This NYT photo shows some of the Ukrainian Odin Unit, including foreign volunteers, in Irpin on Tuesday.(Credit Daniel Berehulak) There are many more photos online today of the Kyiv suburbs and nearby small towns where Russians have left. But these scenes of tragedy make these photos too painful to post

After the world bore witness to the unmarked graves of Indigenous children in the thousands last year & ongoing searches, the time has come 2 an doorway 2 healing. Finally the Catholic Church admitted it’s wrongs. Forgiveness couldn’t even begin without it. A new day is dawning. — Brandi Morin

Tonight, I decided to start with this outstanding photo from Alessandra Tarantino, AP, as the visit to the Vatican of Canadian First Nations, Metis and Inuit representatives for healing and justice continues — I am using the title “Walking Together” because the hashtag #WalkingTogether was also used today in several

Photo: Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times A stray dog accompanied Ukrainian soldiers in Irpin This map shows Ukraine counterattacks over the last three days: In #Ukraine, the Ukrainian armed forces have been conducting successful counter attacks against the #Russia|n invaders and reclaiming territories around key cities such as

Does anyone remember how, before the US invaded Iraq in 2003, there was a bizarre collection of odd con men characters hanging around the Bush Administration — Cheney and Rumsfeld were convinced that the Iraqis were so stupid and these guys were so beloved that Iraq would just give them the

The Ukraine flag still flies. As the war enters its second month, and neither Russia nor Ukraine appear to be able to hit decisive blows just now, the news headlines about this awful war seem to be declining.  But the war itself is not.  And the Ukraine flag still flies.

  This photo of a broken Russian tank illustrates Hunter’s story tonight on Daily Kos — “Making sense of a battlefield that defies logic in a war that defies reason”: Anyone who says they know what will happen next is lying; there are simply too many moving parts. Russia faces massive

Kyivan Madonna Some amazing art already from this war. The Kyivan Madonna is based on a photo taken of a mother and baby while they were sheltering in a subway.  The biggest news of the day was Biden’s speech in Poland: It was resonant because it echoed the past. It

@NikaMelkozerova tweets this photo today of heroic Ukrainian women going to war.   Today Russia announced its war of aggression has entered “phase two” – they are pretending that being forced to withdraw further east toward Russia was actually part of their plan all along. I’m sure those Ukrainian women are

The New York Times reports that Ukraine is beginning a counter-offensive  Ukraine’s military is undertaking a counteroffensive that has altered the central dynamic of the fighting: The question is no longer how far Russian forces have advanced, but whether the Ukrainians are now pushing them back. Daily Kos reports a

After a month, Ukraine is pushing Russia back in both the north and the south: Map of the approximate situation in Ukraine as of 00:00 UTC 24/03/22. #UkraineCrisis #UkraineUnderAttack #Breaking #Kyiv #Kharkiv #Odesa #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/wOWzpXzZYg — Ukraine War Map (@War_Mapper) March 24, 2022 Putin started his pointless war against Ukraine

Even the New York Times is now starting to write that Russia is actually losing to Ukraine. Yes, things are still terrible in Mariupol.  But there was news yesterday that Ukraine troops had pushed Russia back in southern Ukraine, from Mykolaiv toward Kherson.  And today Ukraine has pushed Russia back

All in all, today I am seeing less panic and more patience as international affairs experts are able to develop a longer-term analysis of what Putin’s War will mean for the world and how we might get through this.  People are, I think, starting to see what an end game

In this photo, a mother at the Lviv train station embraces her son after he escaped Mariupol. (Photo by AP Bernat Armangue) The news today from Mariupol is terrible — Ukraine has rejected Russia’s demand that Mariupol surrender, so this brave proud city may be doomed. “Unfortunately, Mariupol can already

The Ukraine spirit is indominable – here’s a photo by Marcus Yam, LA Times, of a soldier saluting his fellows near Kyiv. So, talking to people in various parts of Ukraine today, the mood is— we have to win in 3 weeks so planting season is not delayed. — Kateryna

My heart: Good morning 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/orLKhCoHjg — Olga Tokariuk (@olgatokariuk) March 18, 2022 So this happened: Thank you @RussiaUN for your letter dated March 16. Please see our suggested edits below. #StandWithUkraine #RespectTheCharter pic.twitter.com/0M663R0tUW — Canada Mission UN #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 (@CanadaUN) March 17, 2022 The world rocked with laughter as