Day 500 …

[ichkeria]

… of Russia’s war in Ukraine since Feb 24 last year will be marked by the latest US announcement of weapons for Ukraine. This package is expected, finally, to include
DPICMs, cluster munitions munitions.
Although the delivery of long range missiles is still in the balance.
This as Russia appears to have gravitated to a different terror tactic of hitting civilian areas in cities less well protected by air defence. Notably Sumy and Lviv most recently.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/world/europe/ukraine-cluster-munitions.html

[Khandro]

Slightly off at a tangent, but why Vladimir keeps up the show ?

Remember that ridiculous picture he had recently taken of himself, looking all devout in a church.

'A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.'

Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC)