[AdmSmith]

We now know why Russia does what it does: it cannot understand the non-Russian world and has a lousy interpreter who gives a distorted version to Putler.

Robert Bauer:
The North Atlantic Alliance would be wise to strike Russia’s launchers in the event of Russian attack. However, NATO countries will not be the first to attack, stated Admiral Rob Bauer, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, during a discussion at the European Policy Center.

“The idea is that we are a defensive alliance, so we will only sit and wait until we are attacked. And when we are attacked, we will be able to shoot down the arrows (missiles - ed.) that come to us. But it’s smarter not only to do that but also to attack the archer that is in Russia if Russia attacks us,” Bauer said.

He emphasized that NATO countries need to destroy weapons systems that are used to strike at the Alliance. “And, of course, because we are a defensive alliance, we will have to take the first blow,” he added.

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/nato-official-says-it-is-necessary-to-strike-1732557226.html

[FtrPilot]

Multiple Russian channels are reporting that their forces "withdrew" from #Kupyansk and are calling the failed attempt to capture the city a "disgrace."

UA side: "The Ukrainian Armed Forces have completed the cleanup of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region." – DeepState

https://x.com/UKikaski/status/1861376892013592738