The first serious reconnaissance attacks for the counter-offensive began on June 5. I have listed the Ukrainian losses that the Russian Ministry of Defense has reported since then. Note that these figures relate mainly to the whole front, and not only to the Zaporijia region.
These figures are, as in most reports on the front line, probably too high. But even if you only take them for half or a third, they remain frightening.
Consider that we are five days away and that the Ukrainian forces, despite the use of Leopards and Bradleys, their main forces, have barely crossed the first line of contact. The real Russian lines of defense are still miles away.
YouTube History Legends speaks of a disaster.
I agree.
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"«American imperialism, which reigns everywhere, has become the enemy of the peoples of the world and is becoming more and more isolated. (…) The wave of anger of the peoples of the world against the American aggressors is irresistible. Their fight against US imperialism and its lackeys will certainly win bigger and bigger victories.". (Mao Tse-tung, Declaration of support for the just patriotic war of the Panamanian people against American imperialism, January 12, 1964)"
this is hilarious, roms, do you realize you've just used a 59-year-old quote that has absolutely failed to develop?
here's some current news for you.
this is hilarious, roms, do you realize you've just used a 59-year-old quote that has absolutely failed to develop?
here's some current news for you.
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This time no outright holocaust deniers, but Moon of alabama is some german dude who thinks jews holocausted themselves.
The Empire of Lies strikes again. How about ask your CIA handlers to better coordinate your gay american propaganda?
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/08/politics/ukraine-forces-resistance/index.html
And what Putin actually said, turns out he was speaking about massive ukranian losses caused by american incompetence.
Looks like the Saudi Crown Prince told Biden go suck tranny dick.
The allegation came in a report from the Washington Post newspaper on Thursday based on classified documents released on the videogame-centric Discord messaging app.
Bin Salman made the threat as the Biden administration sought to lower energy prices in a bid to tamp down on rampant inflation that continues to be a thorn in the side of Biden. In essence, the crown prince warned that any consequences would be met with a fundamental overhaul of the US-Saudi bilateral relationship, the Post reported.
The document obtained by the Post says bin Salman said “he will not deal with the U.S. administration anymore," and vowed "major economic consequences for Washington.”
www.yenisafak.com
The allegation came in a report from the Washington Post newspaper on Thursday based on classified documents released on the videogame-centric Discord messaging app.
Bin Salman made the threat as the Biden administration sought to lower energy prices in a bid to tamp down on rampant inflation that continues to be a thorn in the side of Biden. In essence, the crown prince warned that any consequences would be met with a fundamental overhaul of the US-Saudi bilateral relationship, the Post reported.
The document obtained by the Post says bin Salman said “he will not deal with the U.S. administration anymore," and vowed "major economic consequences for Washington.”
Saudis threatened US with 'major' economic fallout in oil row: Report | Politics
Haberler, son dakika haberler, gazeteler. Türkiye ve dünyanın gündemini ekonomi, siyaset, spor ve birçok kategoride, tüm güncel haberlerle sizlere iletiyoruz. Yeni Şafak.
www.yenisafak.com
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and another 2.1 billion dollars in anti-air equipment and munitions are on their way to Ukraine.
the Russians blew up the dam. they were in control of the dam and shut the water level control valves 2 weeks before to raise the water level upstream from the dam as much as possible to maximize damage.
the level was 17 ft above normal at the time of the break.
also, in the days immediately preceding the destruction of the dam satellite images show the Russians moving all the heavy equipment out of the flood zone.
tanks, armored personnel carriers, trucks, and other large, expensive pieces were removed from the area.
the Russians blew up the dam. they were in control of the dam and shut the water level control valves 2 weeks before to raise the water level upstream from the dam as much as possible to maximize damage.
the level was 17 ft above normal at the time of the break.
also, in the days immediately preceding the destruction of the dam satellite images show the Russians moving all the heavy equipment out of the flood zone.
tanks, armored personnel carriers, trucks, and other large, expensive pieces were removed from the area.
A few steps in the labyrinth of the sham
• A former NATO secretary general, the Danish Rasmussen, transformed into a high-flying influence officer and adviser to Mister Z., talks about the possibility of intervention by Poland bringing together around it a “ coalition of volunteers ” ( the Baltic countries ). • Since we stay between NATO countries, this would mean Ukraine: “ since we refuse to put you in NATO, NATO ( part ) will come to you”. • It is said that we will talk about it at the NATO summit on July 11 in Vilnius, in the presence of Zelenski. • Simulacre in the sham.
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Stoltenberg's predecessor, the Danish Rasmussen, having revealed himself as a clever and zealous servant of the West-laxative, followed a golden path, notably in cash and in mood, of an off-framework influence and communication agent. He thus made the ‘think tanks’ the most aggressive and became familiar with the bands of the Ukrainian leadership; first a “ family ” of ex-president Porenko, then, since the beginnings of the war in February 2022, a Zelenski advisor. Rasmussen is a good relay from Washington, department department of state and service neocon, from Brussels-EU and of course from NATO. Everything he says is therefore more or less approved by either of these brilliant authorities.
... Hence the interest of his last statement that a NATO country, or rather a NATO “ group of countries ” could send forces to Ukraine to help us there, we are defenders of the values of Western civilization. Andrew Korybko jump on this case, where the name of “ Poland ”, – one of the favorite acquaintances of this commentator, – is cited :
« Former NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen predicted that “ if NATO fails to agree on a clear path for Ukraine, it is quite possible that some countries take individual action ”. He then put forward the following hypothesis: “ I think that the Poles would seriously consider intervening and assembling a coalition of volunteers if Ukraine does not get anything at Vilnius ”. »
Equally browning, Korybko, whose memory is both considerable and infallible, jumps again, this time on the opportunity to highlight a very surprising paradox, – and which will prove to be revealing for the development of one of his theories on the continuation of the war in Ukraine :
« ...As surreal as it may seem, this same forecast scenario has so far been described as “ Russian propaganda ” by official EU entities.
» The East StratCom Task Force ( ESCTF ), which is part of the European External Action Service, has a project called "EUvsDisinfo" in which it demystifies the so-called “ Russian propaganda ”. She has regularly claimed that the specific scenario mentioned by the former NATO Secretary General was a “ recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation account ”, thus implicitly suggesting that Mr. Rasmussen would be a “ Russian puppet ”. The ESCTF did not of course intend to discredit him and should recalibrate his narrative in the light of his last words.
» The fact is that the same scenario that was previously denounced as a “ recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation decit ” is now credited by none other than the former head of the military anti-Russian bloc of United States. This gives reason to the repeated warnings of the head of the Russian foreign intelligence service, Sergei Narichkine, since the start of his country's special operation, according to which Poland prepare military intervention in Ukraine. »
A question therefore arises: what happened, which changed a « recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation story » in a bold and innovative proposal from a former NATO secretary general who became an official agent of influence for the West Corrupt ? The very evidence of situation truth, which one is obliged to accept when it imposes itself on the ground of a war. It is becoming increasingly evident that Ukraine cannot win this war, and that it could clearly lose it... Ukraine is NATO ! The prospect becomes unacceptable and unbearable and the sham begins to take water from all sides, – which is unacceptable and unbearable !
We know that Ukraine and its president, Mister Z. will attend the NATO summit on July 11 in Vilnius, just as if Ukraine were a member of NATO. But it is not, and it will not be, neither by then, nor even during the summit. We must therefore look for something else, such is the idea of Korybko interpreting with finesse that of Rasmussen and some expert and diverse bands of BAO block :
« British Defense Minister Ben Wallace has already declared at the Washington Post in a recent interview: “ We have to be realistic and say that [ Ukraine's accession to NATO ] is not about to happen : [ Ukraine's accession to NATO ] will not be done in Vilnius; it will not happen anytime soon ”, which even Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky reluctantly recognized. This is why French President Emmanuel Macron suggested extending the security guarantees “tangible and credible” to this former Soviet republic at the next summit. »
It’s a bit like the “ South Korean solution ”, in its part of a mutual defense pact signed between South Korea and the USA. But we know Mister Z. and his supporters, especially in the West Compulsive of his many and religious supporters, particularly suspicious of these pacts of the type- “ paper chiffonde ”. Then comes the Polish idea extended to the idea of training around this country, it of a “ coalition of volunteers ” which we can imagine is the three Baltic countries, and all sending forces to Ukraine to lock it all in.
«...Poland, which aspires to become the regional hegemon of central and eastern Europe, could then take the initiative to organize the “ coalition of volunteers ” that Rasmussen predicted in order to de facto extend the NATO nuclear umbrella on Ukraine.
» The official presence of conventional NATO state troops in this country could serve to inspire confidence in the Korean-type mutual defense pacts that EU members may soon propose to Ukraine at next month's summit. In addition, they could also be used to freeze the contact line ( LOC ) by deterring Russian attacks for fear that they would indirectly trigger article 5 if the forces of the alliance are affected as a result actions taken by the Kremlin, including in the event of self-defense. »
Admittedly, everything would then be different, in all possible ways, and from the point of view of the System if things happened in this way ; the sham would be enlarged and we could again speak of “ victory “. Placing himself empatheticly in place of his adversaries, Korybko readily acknowledges that this is an absolutely acceptable and completely bearable maneuver.
« All things considered, it is perfectly logical, from the point of view of the militaro-strategic and narrative interests of the West, that Poland take the head of a “ coalition of volunteers ” in Ukraine during the summer, in particular if the Kiev counter-offensive, supported by NATO, fails to seriously move the “ Contact Line ” ( LOC ). Although it is incredibly dangerous to increase the risk of a hot war between NATO and Russia by miscalculation, these leaders could still choose to throw the dice out of desperation to get something that could be presented as a “ victory ”.
» Russia predicted this scenario over a year ago, but it was only recently that other countries that Poland had an interest in happening. The West qualified these forecasts as “ Russian propaganda ” in order to make its target audience believe that nothing like this was going on, until the former NATO chief today predicts exactly the same thing as Russia. As everything goes very quickly, this prediction could soon come true, but it should not be taken for granted either. »
Indeed and with wisdom, Korybko warns us that this “ prediction ” should not be “ taken for granted ”. Likewise, of course, he exposes here the theory of a possible NATO and USA project, – or the hardest and purest neocon inside NATO, – without mentioning the reactions of Russia. As Russia has been talking about this possibility for at least a year, it is obvious that it is preparing for reactions if this happens. For her , such an operation would amount to a situation perhaps even more dangerous than the entry of Ukraine into NATO and it seems very unthinkable and even completely unrealistic that it lets do without reacting firmly and, let's say, operationally... So the field of possibilities becomes too vast and uncertain for us to hide from predictions from a prediction.
On the other hand, what this episode and this possibility shows, this is how the Western-simulative is trapped in the need for a “ victory ” in the context of a sham of extraordinary complexity compared to the reality that manifests itself of increasingly stubborn on the ground of war. This trap conceals many possibilities of escaping from an uncontrollable situation towards possibilities if not catastrophic for the BAO block, in all cases extraordinarily destructuring for him with a dynamic of second degree destabilization of an already hyper-destabilized situation. If we ignore the possibilities and the effects of such an operation in Ukraine itself, we can be sure that this is a perspective capable of dividing the NATO camp until threatening cohesion,even the existence of NATO and the EU, and to reduce even more, and ever faster, the low credit of the countries of the American-Westernist ensemble in the rest of the world. It is about continuing and accelerating an ever more frantic race toward the collapse.
... Because, like said Mercouris in this regard as in so many others :
« Neocon never back down. If the operation they launched succeeds, they choose to climb. If the operation they launched encounters great difficulties, they choose to climb. »
Quelques pas dans le labyrinthe du simulacre
• Un ancien secrétaire général de l’OTAN, le Danois Rasmussen, transformé en agent d’influence de haute volée et conseiller de Mister Z., évoque la possibilité d’une intervention de la Pologne réunissant autour d’elle une “coalition de volontaires” (les pays baltes). • Puisqu’on reste entre pays...www.dedefensa.org
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the Saudis biggest crude oil buyer is China. the US is becoming increasingly independent of foreign oil.
i just filled my truck up at 2.99 US per gallon, which is less than right before the war began.
no shortage of energy here.
lots of cheap oil, gas, and electricity in the US.
i just filled my truck up at 2.99 US per gallon, which is less than right before the war began.
no shortage of energy here.
lots of cheap oil, gas, and electricity in the US.
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What would it mean if Ukraine joined NATO?
Ukraine, fighting a devastating Russian invasion since February 2022, seeks to join NATO as quickly as possible but members of the Western military alliance are divided over how fast that step should be taken.
www.reuters.com
Breaking the Kakhovka Dam is a perfect crime
The rupture of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper, in a war-torn Ukraine last Tuesday is without a doubt a colossal catastrophe, a real disaster ecological and human whose consequences could be longer than war itself.
However, what strikes in the reaction of the House Blanche at this event, that of John Kirby, coordinator of the strategic communication to the National Security Council is that it avoided tactfully to confirm the charges brought by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky against the Russians.
Kirby said: “We have read the reports indicating that Russia was responsible ... We do our best to assess these reports. And we work with the Ukrainians to collect more information. But we can't say to conclusively what happened at this point…”
Kirby did not want to venture into a field where only fools enter and where the cautious fear to venture. He is interesting to note that his remark goes in the same direction as that of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: “it is too early to decide definitively“. Sunak, who was traveling to Washington on June 6, said that the British defense intelligence services were going to conduct a “in-depth investigation” to establish who is responsible for the disaster.
Of course, it is entirely conceivable that Great Britain eventually find a way to blame Russia. But for now, she has nothing concrete in hand to vilipend Moscow.
Indeed, what complicates things is that by virtue of the classical Latin canon cui bono ( who benefits from the crime? ) on the identification of suspects of a crime, both Ukraine and Russia can be considered like “winners” or “losers“. This should be explained.
Let’s take Ukraine first. She is a winner because Russia has apparently shot in the foot while destroying the dam, since the topography of the places is such that it is the eastern shore Dnieper's lower in Kherson region, than Russians held, who is most affected by the flood. Secondly, the flood swept away the mines and a large part of the fortifications that the Russians had carefully prepared to prevent a large-scale Ukrainian offensive. One might think that the forces Ukrainian women will now have free rein when the flood will be calmed.
Third, it is a huge propaganda blow for Kiev which, with the help of the Western media, hammers that the Russians have committed a war crime. Zelensky wrote on Facebook: “Terrorists Russian. The destruction of the hydroelectric power station dam Kakhovka only confirms to the world that they must be expelled from all corners of Ukrainian territory. Not a single meter must be left to them because they use every meter to sow the terror. Only the victory of Ukraine will restore the security. And this victory will come. Terrorists will not be able stop Ukraine with water, missiles or anything else.”
This great psychological victory also coincides with the launch of ”spring offensive” planned by Kiev. In addition, Kiev is largely a winner if destruction of the Kakhovka dam affects the cooling system of the reactors at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant ( which would make it a first-rate European crisis ) and / or jeopardizes water supply to the Crimean Peninsula ( which could alienate Russian public opinion. ) Likewise, the Kakhovka dam was a hydroelectric plant, and there could be a shortage of electricity in areas held by Russians.
But the biggest victory for Kiev will be that nothing will prevent its future amphibious assaults in the Kherson strategic region a once the water has gone down, since Russia no longer has the advantage of Kakhovka Dam floods to sweep away the forces of Ukrainian landing on the eastern bank of the Dnieper.
On the other hand, with regard to Russia, the big question which calls for an answer is this: Why would she want to destroy the dam when it was still able to create huge floods to drown Ukrainian deployments by simply opening valves at any time ?
In a rare declaration of this type, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu explained only after having suffered very heavy losses in the two or three first days of the Ukrainian offensive underway in the direction of Donetsk, Kiev urgently needed “redeploy low units and equipmentés at Kherson to his offensive area” in the north and used the terrorist act to flood the region “to prevent offensive actions by Russia“.
This is a logical explanation, but there is a contradiction in the since, by reducing deployment on the Kherson front particular the positions inside the swampy islands of the Dniepr river where force multipliers like repeaters of drones and relays were deployed, Ukrainian forces placed at a disadvantage, the Russian side of which may always take advantage of it once the flood has dissipated.
It is clear that Russia is a winner if it decides to cross the Dnieper in the Kherson Oblast and to liberate the historic region Odessa ( and join immediately with Russian troops isolated in Transnistria, in Moldova ), now that there are no more dam for the Ukrainian side to flood the region and hinder the Russian march west !
Second, the fact that the floods overwhelmed all ammunition depots that the Ukrainians had set up in Kherson in seen from an offensive in the southern region is a net gain. Third, the current floods prevent any amphibious assault Ukrainian forces, which allows the Russian army to divert its attention of the Kherson front and focus instead on the front north, where most of the Ukrainian offensive seems to be developing.
Meanwhile, according to Russian media citing expert advice :
Russian military expert Colonel Vitaly Kiselyov said on television: “Ours men, our experts, have foreseen the risk that not only the tank Kakhovka, but also that of Kiev and others are subject to explosions and sabotage ... Regarding changes brought to our defensive fortifications, yes, to some extent, they must be moved. But it is not essential. He is not no longer essential that the enemy tries to attack in this area“.
- The massive evacuation of the city of Novaya Kakhovka due to the destruction of the dam will not be necessary, as most of the population left the city in the fall when the troops from Kherson management ;
- The water level should return to normal within 72 hours ;
- The water level in the northern Crimean canal is by no means affected, thanks to the additional tanks that were built in during the period 2014-2022, when Kiev imposed a “water blockade” in Crimea ;
- The Russian military had anticipated current events at Kherson and had prepared layered defense fortifications behind which the troops are currently positioning themselves.
As incredible as it may seem, in a meticulous and insightful “post-mortem analysis” of the rupture of the Kakhovka dam, the famous blogger Simplicius the Thinker offers a new “natural theory, that the dam collapsed by itself“.
It is a dam that has already suffered numerous attacks from the share of the Ukrainian and Russian armies over the past year and which was in very poor condition, satellite photos taken in the days preceding the rupture already showing that he was fleeing massively in his center. The dam, which had experienced glorious days at the time Soviet, maybe couldn't take it anymore. In fact, the breach “looks like a clean break“.
The height is that Kiev, which controls several other dams in upstream – as a hydroelectric power station in the city of Zaporozhye and in the city of Dnipro – had also started playing with water levels and fill the Kakhovka reservoir, thus exerting a immense pressure on this 67-year-old dam. In other words, “the dam collapsed by itself rather than by direct fire or sabotage with explosives, but he was still pushed to collapse by direct action by the Kiev regime“. For more details, read here this masterful analysis.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
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143 countries voted against russia's invasion of ukraine.
More american tax dollars to go up in smoke then while your own people sleep in the streets and your infrastructure is falling apart.
Notice how it says 2A6, ODS-SA? Thats right, its the latest, most advanced pieces of nato crap turned into russian scrap metal.
Yesteryears news, today lol
