In an incredible feat of airmanship and planning, a pair of Ukrainian Mi-24 attack helicopters slipped across the border with Russia on Friday night and lobbed 25-pound unguided rockets at a fuel depot in Belgorod, igniting a blaze that burned through the morning.
The relations between nations are closer to anarchy than anything “international law” would imply. Nations declare war or fantastically a war on some idea (“terror”) or never declare as they see fit. It’s mostly for internal consumption, these days. But time and again, we see might makes right.