Month: March 2025
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[Sharing] 39 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
80 years ago today, the Red Army advanced 30 km through Hungary toward the border with Austria, opening the door to operations in the Reich’s southern, not-so-soft underbelly. In Galanta, Slovakia, a Soviet breakthrough on route to Bratislava led to the capture of a key Nazi transportation hub. Further to the north, Soviet forces captured…
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[Sharing] Even if the war ended tomorrow, Ukraine could end up broke by 2026 – Ian Proud, Responsible Statecraft
There’s a gaping hole in Kyiv’s finances that no amount of tax increases or Western donations will be able to fill There is no plan in place to fund the Ukrainian budget after 2025. Even if the war ends by the summer of 2025, it will take some time to reduce military expenditures, leaving European…
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[Sharing] 40 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
With only 40 days remaining until triumph over Nazi Germany, the Red Army seized the port city of Danzig, the enemy’s bastion on the Baltic Sea. With the fall of Kuestrin, the Soviet forces gained a springboard for a final offensive toward Berlin [end] Related March 29, 2025: 41 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March…
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[Sharing] 41 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, Soviet troops continued their successful offensive operations, steadily moving onward despite fierce resistance. Meanwhile, the political fragility of the Nazi regime was becoming even more evident [end] Related March 28, 2025: 42 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 27, 2025: 43 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 26, 2025:…
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[Sharing] 42 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day 80 years ago, the Red Army liberated Gyor, Hungary’s second largest industrial center. Meanwhile, Soviet command devised two plans for the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation [end] Related March 27, 2025: 43 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 26, 2025: 44 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 25, 2025: 45 Days to Victory…
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[Sharing] 43 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
The liberation of the industrial city of Rybnik in Upper Silesia was one of the successful offensive operations carried out by Soviet soldiers on this day eight decades ago. In the meantime, London was hit by Nazi Germany’s last V2 long-range ballistic missile [end] Related March 26, 2025: 44 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March…
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[Sharing] 44 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
On this day eight decades ago, the Red Army captured a number of key sites in Czechoslovakia and attacked the Baltic naval port of Gdynia. The Wehrmacht’s positions were becoming worse every day, so the top brass of the Third Reich called an urgent meeting [end] Related March 25, 2025: 45 Days to Victory Day…
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[Sharing] 45 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
Only 45 days remained until victory when the 2nd Ukrainian front initiated an offensive on Bratislava to finish liberating Slovakia. On the Eastern Front, the Red Army captured Heiligenbeil, which was the final German stronghold along the coast of Frisches Haff [end] Related March 24, 2025: 46 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 23, 2025:…
