While the Peace Process between the US and Russia advances at a rapid pace heading to a détente, and the specific thorny issue of a resolution to the Ukraine conflict is surrounded by levels of geopolitical confusion, the war proceeds.
Every bit as bloody and ruthless as before.
Deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, known for his maximalist takes on issues, has said: “Inflicting maximum damage to the Kiev regime on the ground remains the main task of the Russian Federation.”
And that’s what’s happening: the Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that no less than 85 settlements have been liberated since December.
Besides the ground troop advances, there is also the question of the punishing regime of air strikes by missiles and drones.
The Ukrainian power-generating capabilities are getting decimated, and several other high-value targets are getting pounded.
On March 1st, Russian forces executed a deadly missile strike on an accumulation of troops in the Novomoskovsk training ground in the Dnipro region.
This Ukrainian military training base from was staffed by the 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade, a group that fought near Kurakhovo, and have also been stationed near Pokrovsk.
The Iskander missile attack reportedly