I am always skeptical about the accuracy of war reports provided by either side during a conflict.

[usajumpedtheshark]

As much as I would like to believe good news, I remember the reporting during the first Gulf War and how many of the reports didn't stand up to post-war scrutiny.

“The first casualty when war comes is truth, and whenever there is a war, and whenever an individual nation seeks to coerce by force of arms another, it always acts and always insists that it acts under self-defense.” Senator Hiram Johnson of California, 1929 as quoted by the Baltimore Sun.

[Septua]

1. The fact the Ukrainians are still holding...

..is reasonably accurate and for the moment, all that matters.

[Wounded Bear]

2. It's wise to be skeptical, for sure...nt

[SWBTATTReg]

3. The Fog of war. It's an apt statement/adjective, and to be honest, I wouldn't want to know

critical things about ongoing military activities, movements of units, etc. I'd prefer these things to be 'secret', after all, it is war.

[PortTack]

4. If you want an accurate report follow Aaron Parnus on twitter or TikTok

He is a young Ukrainian American attorney with family in Kyiv. He has daily contact with them. He also speaks fluent Russian and gets reports directly from sources inside

[BannonsLiver]

5. Thanks for the update.

[Quixote1818]

6. One way to tell how things are going is to look at how each side is reacting. Putin threatening

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to use nuclear weapons and asking for Belarus to send in troops, means things are off to a rough start for Russia.

[hlthe2b]

7. Seeing your username admittedly makes me wonder...

[usajumpedtheshark]

12. I adopted this username when TFG was elected

it was seemed like a sure sign that our country may have peaked with President Obama's election.

[Kaleva]

8. The fact that Ukraine is still holding out is indiputsble

[Bev54]

9. I am getting updates from a friend's son in Kyiv and his friends.

They can only relay what they themselves are seeing and hearing but some of them did tours in Iraq and know what to look for and who to follow to get real info.

[keithbvadu2]

10. Any sudden super news is suspect. Wait about 3 days to start getting some accuracy.

Any sudden super news is suspect.

Wait about 3 days to start getting some accuracy.

Then we have to wait more to get a full story.

[BlackSkimmer]

11. This.

People are too quick to jump on every single tweet.

[denbot]

13. Hey just keep it negative right buddy?

[BlackSkimmer]

14. It's negative to want to wait for truth?

I prefer living in the real world. Ymmv.

[denbot]

15. It is negative to assume good news are lies..

But carry on with your fair and balanced ways..

[BlackSkimmer]

16. Hmm, I reread my post and nowhere did I say that I assumed good news were lies.

Can you point that out to me?

Oh, and well done you with the oh-so-clever “fair and balanced”. I must make a note. Witty indeed.