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XiJung

XiJung's Journal
XiJung's Journal
March 15, 2022

NATO country calls for Ukraine no-fly zone as UN leader urges caution

Estonia's parliament on Monday is calling for the creation of a no-fly zone in Ukraine as Russian attacks continue throughout the country.

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/ukraine-russia-live-updates-03-14-2022

March 15, 2022

Pretty good war assesment

March 14, 5:00 pm ET

Russian forces made small territorial gains in Luhansk Oblast on March 14 but did not conduct any major attacks toward Kyiv or in northeastern Ukraine. Russian forces continue to assemble reinforcements and attempt to improve logistical support in both the Kyiv and southern operational directions. Ongoing Russian efforts to replace combat losses with both Russian replacements and non-Russian sources, including Syrian fighters and the Wagner Group, are unlikely to enable Russia to resume major offensive operations within the coming week.

Key Takeaways

Russian forces conducted several limited attacks northwest of Kyiv on March 14, unsuccessfully attempting to bridge the Irpin River.

Russian forces did not conduct offensive operations east of Kyiv and continued to prioritize improving logistics and reinforcing combat units.

The continued ability of Ukrainian forces to carry out successful local counterattacks around Kharkiv indicates that Russian forces are unlikely to successfully bypass Kharkiv from the southeast to advance toward Dnipro and Zaporizhia in the near term.

Russian and proxy forces continue to achieve slow but steady territorial gains in Donetsk Oblast after initial failures in the first week of the Russian invasion.

Ukrainian forces halted resumed Russian attacks from Kherson toward Mykolayiv and Kryvyi Rih on March 14.
Russia will likely deploy small units of Syrian fighters to Ukraine within the week and is confirmed to have deployed private military company (PMC) forces.

Russian and Belarusian forces increased their activity near the Ukrainian border in the last 24 hours in a likely effort to pin down Ukrainian forces but likely do not have the capability to open a new axis of advance into western Ukraine.

Russia and China deny that Russia seeks military aid from China and claimed that Russia does not need additional military support to complete its objectives in Ukraine.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-14

March 13, 2022

Real cost of gasoline

The previous high was $4.11 on July 17, 2008, according to AAA. That would come to around $5.25 today when adjusted for inflation.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/03/08/gas-most-expensive-us-history/9404939002/

March 12, 2022

"My first wife was second cook at a third-rate joint on Fourth street."

The Glass Key

My all-time fav movie line...I think.

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