Two Wars, One Chessboard: The Theater Merger the Headlines Are Missing
Eight hundred twenty-two drones in a single overnight wave. That is the intercept figure Russia's Defense Ministry published after what it called the largest Ukrainian barrage of 2026, with hundreds aimed toward the Moscow region. Front lines barely moved. The character of the war did.
This week's News Above the Chessboard steps back from daily headlines and reads the Russia-Ukraine war the way serious planners do: one board, several linked games.
Dick Allgire and Michael trace the conflict's supply-chain logic back to 1939, follow the frozen Russian funds at Euroclear now financing the fight against their owner, and measure the short distance between the Black Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, where a second theater is drifting toward the first.
Full Board Notes and the complete session video are below for members: the behavior-over-statements read, the underweighted variables, and what to monitor as winter approaches.
This session was recorded on August 17, 2026.
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