Russo-Ukraine War Assessment: Week of 2 to 9 May — Victory Day Special

A rare look inside the Russian Black Sea Future Operations Planning Cell

So, I delayed this update for two reasons. First, the status of the Makarov was still unknown, despite the Ukrainian MoD claiming that they sunk it. Second, today was the much anticipated Victory Day Parade in Red Square, and the world has been holding its collective breath to see what, if any, announcement that Putin may make regarding his “special military operation”…