“The former commander of Russia's 58th Combined Arms Army Major General Ivan Popov who was relieved last summer has been arrested on suspicion of fraud.”
Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
I agree!
Defense rests in Trump trial.
Summation next week and then to jury.
I’ve only casually followed events but from what I’ve read I’m not sure prosecutor has ‘proven’ business falsification had goal of concealing another ‘crime’.
But its a Dem city out to get Trump.
RAMMED
“Another one 🇷🇺 Russian air defence launcher «Buk» was destroyed by a RAM strike drone in the Kursk region”
https://x.com/GloOouD/status/1792932889782272502
Based on Forte11 Global Hawk surveillance flight pattern right now, I think we can expect more fireworks in Novorossiysk after sunset.
Novorossiysk in not far from the Kerch bridge.
★ Ukraine used French SCALP cruise missiles and hit a high-level officer meeting of the army grouping 'South.'
★ 13 Russian fascists dead. 26 wounded including Colonel-General Gennady Anashkin, commander of the Southern Military District.
https://x.com/igorsushko/status/1792937770819686709
Excellent work by UKF target intel!
The attack was on Russia's Internal Affairs Ministry Police Academy in occupied Luhansk.
The jury has to find him guilty - even no crime was committed or their neighbors will hunt them down and, at the least, beat them severely. The Judge, of course, will sentence him to Rikers for whatever he can get away with. His Secret Service will be stripped since he is now a convicted felon. Assorted inmates, already hired, will be waiting for him and give him a welcoming shiv.
Its a Drone World
“Russian channels published footage of a Ukrainian naval drone launching unguided missiles in the direction of Russian positions on the Kinburn Spit.”
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1792993553213247936
1400 troops in one day.
That’s approximately 1 orc per minute for 24 hours.
Will his SS be removed, don’t see anything about being a felon when running for president, maybe he can’t vote for himself
The U.S. Constitution states that the president must:
Be a natural-born citizen of the United States.
Be at least 35 years old.
Have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
Feb 22, 2024
Being a convicted felon will turn off Independent voters and others - perhaps they will just stay home or vote Biden. Either way its Lawfare and has achieve the goal of destroying his reputation with some voters.
Reporting From Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/videos
The complete transcript.
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[ Game Changer! Russian Tank Assault Demolished With Artillery Barrage ]
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Day 818: May 21
Today, there are a lot of updates from the Lyman direction.
Here, Russian forces attempted to eliminate the Ukrainian bridgehead east of the Zherebets River. Meanwhile, Ukrainians are fiercely countering these assaults with relentless drone strikes and powerful artillery barrages and even started gaining more ground.
As stated in the previous report, Russian forces had exhausted their combat capabilities during their costly attempts to cross the river and attack Lyman, forcing Russians to enter a period of reorganization.
This allowed Ukrainians to counterattack and retake numerous positions in the tree lines. As Russians were still disorganized, they were unable to mount a counterattack and were forced to accept the Ukrainian tactical gains.
During the period of reorganization, Russian commanders realized that it was futile to simply continue their previous suicidal attacks, as Ukrainians would counter and destroy them all the same.
Therefore, Russian commanders devised a strategy in an attempt to finally break through and collapse the Ukrainian bridgehead on the eastern bank of the river. Their plan consisted of two parts.
First, they would conduct large infantry attacks in the direction of Terny and Yampolivka.
Russian commanders hoped that a series of powerful attacks would divert the attention of the Ukrainian defenders toward the north.
Hereafter, Russians would execute a powerful mechanized assault aimed at quickly breaking through the distracted Ukrainian defenders and establishing a foothold in Torske.
If the Russian assault on Torske succeeds, the Russians would cut off a major supply line to Ukrainians in the north and split the Ukrainian defenses in two.
While such a breakthrough would be a severe blow to the Ukrainian defense, it would not mean the collapse of the bridgehead. Ukrainians still control numerous other crossing points over the river, with which to reinforce and supply their positions in the north.
With the Russian reorganization complete and a new course of action established, Russian forces resumed their offensive operation.
A Ukrainian military blogger reported that Russians were launching numerous assaults towards Terny and Yampolivka.
The Russians were using armored transport vehicles to deliver infantry assault groups to the forests in front of the settlements, before quickly pulling back before Ukrainians had the time to destroy them. The assault groups then continued their attacks on foot, assaulting Ukrainian positions from all sides.
Ukrainian soldiers active in the area reported that the fighting here was intense and that they had inflicted high casualties on Russian forces.
The soldiers stated that Russian forces were able to capture two positions during these heavy clashes but that the Russian assault overall was a failure, as they had destroyed numerous Russian assault groups.
Ukrainian drone operators then released geolocated footage showing how they were attacking Russian infantry in the forests and tree lines with drone-dropped grenades.
The drone operators stated that their main goal was to inflict maximum losses on the enemy and to leave the Ukrainian infantry as little work to do as possible.
After these assaults, Russians launched a series of mechanized assaults in the direction of Torske, with a total of 10 armored vehicles and a high amount of infantry.
The first assault was launched early in the morning and consisted of 3 armored personnel carriers and 2 tanks.
Already on the approach, the Russian assault group came under heavy fire from Ukrainian artillery crews. When the Russian assault group reached an opening between the tree lines, it became apparent that Ukrainians had mined this chokepoint with anti-tank mines, creating a kill zone.
In the first assault, Russian armored vehicles were able to pass over these mines with mine rollers but were destroyed in the fields by Ukrainian artillery.
Later, assault groups got stuck in this chokepoint, as Ukrainians managed to destroy a Russian vehicle here with artillery, blocking the path for those behind it.
The footage then shows how the rest of the Russian armored vehicles came under a massive artillery barrage, even leading some vehicles to attempt to cross the mines to no avail.
Russian infantry that had dismounted started to flee, as they were too far removed from Ukrainian lines to continue their attack and were destroyed by Ukrainian cluster munitions.
Ukrainian fighters in the area reported that all Russian armored vehicles were equipped with electronic warfare systems meant to combat the Ukrainian drone capabilities. Unfortunately for Russians, Ukrainians have been receiving a large amount of artillery shells, with which they were able to destroy the Russian mechanized assault.
Additionally, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, recently stated that for the first time during the war, no Ukrainian brigades reported a lack of artillery shells.
The arrival of US military aid has the prospect of turning into a new phase in the war. With a sufficient supply of artillery shells, Ukrainians will no longer be overly dependent on drones.
While Ukrainian drones have proven themselves to be highly effective in this war, they are unable to completely replace an extensive artillery barrage, as seen with this recent failed Russian assault.
Similarly, Russians have focused their tactics on combating Ukrainian drone capabilities with developments such as widespread electronic warfare systems and the famed turtle tanks.
These new Russian tactics are reasonably effective against Ukrainian drones, but stand no chance against a well-placed artillery shell.
It is important to note that before the six-month hold-up in military aid, Ukrainians were winning the counter-battery war, as geolocated satellite footage shows that Russian stockpiles of artillery guns were draining quickly.
The newly arrived military aid will allow Ukrainians to also intensify their counter-battery fire and deal heavy blows to Russian artillery capabilities.
Overall, the two-pronged Russian operation to break through Ukrainian lines and dismantle the Ukrainian bridgehead failed.
In the north, Ukrainians managed to hold the Russians at bay, demolishing the newly captured Russian positions with drone-dropped grenades, returning them into the gray zone.
In the south, Russians counted on their electronic warfare capabilities to bypass Ukrainian drones, but were met by an overwhelming artillery barrage, as Ukrainians no longer suffer from a shortage of artillery shells.
An increase in artillery capabilities will allow Ukrainians to better combat the Russian offensive operations and help usher in a new phase in the war under the combined firepower of Ukrainian artillery and drones.
Kremlin snuff box, 05/22/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
To capture Volchansk, another 10 thousand troops are needed
Our army encountered unforeseen difficulties in advancing towards Volchansk [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/4103 ]. Sources say that the assault on positions in the Kharkov direction was premature for several reasons.
Firstly, it was urgently necessary to move the front line away from Belgorod. The regional center suffered both from enemy attacks and from the fall of our air bombs, which did not reach Ukraine.
Secondly, there was not much time left before the arrival of American help; it was necessary to try to test the waters as much as possible and advance at the front until weapons were supplied from the United States.
Thirdly , Sergei Shoigu tried to provide a good background before the president’s visit to China.
According to sources, to capture Volchansk in the coming days it is necessary to urgently transfer at least 10 thousand troops. And, of course, technology. At the front they say there are not enough drones and armored vehicles to provide cover [https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/3977 ].
At the same time, the interlocutors agree that the capture of Volchansk itself does not provide strategic superiority. All our sources refused to disclose the loss figures, saying only that they were “quite serious.”
Also you seem to be fixated, as so many are, with the US Constitution, which has been largely made irrelevant in modern times, starting with Noxious Nixon and continuing under Democrat rule.
Stripping DJT of his SS protection may be illegal, but that will not stop it from being done. Its “Get Trump By Any Means Possible” - note the absence of the word ‘Legal’.
I can’t remember who coined the phrase “the process is the punishment”, but these are interesting times. Trump vs the potted plant, RFK, fraud, deep state…
Very little is as it appears
Guilty, I am fixated on the constitution. The fact that it has been used as toilet paper by many distresses me, and that it is disregarded at many levels does not change my reverence for what it represents.
Lawfare, deep state are all relevant in today’s climate. They are doing all they can. Will see if they jumped the shark on their treatment of Trump.
Time will tell
“Wonder” where the western media is on this. All I heard was how bad a situation the Ukranians were in. Corruption, ineptitude….., now that Russian offensive has stalled and loses are high for Russians (Ukranians as well) will the west report this.
Not sure 10000 soldiers will make much of a difference when daily loses are over 1000, and as to equipment the early statements of a never ending stream of equipment Russia can throw at the war have not aged well.
I thought at the beginning of this “offensive “ that it smacked more of desperation than opportunism. The Russians knew they did poorly when American aid was paused, and that resumption of aid as well as increased aid from others was going to make any more gains difficult and even more costly.
The stories of great Soviet armies rolling over the nazis. IE Kursk, destruction of German army at Stalingrad, and capture of Berlin have been reduced to turtle tanks, 2-3 vehicle “assaults”, but the massive loses for any gains remains
Realization by many of the reality on the ground are beginning to become more and more evident.
My position was and is that this war has become a threat to putin and the Russian federation. Battlefield loses like in kherson and Kharkiv early on show this. China has a memory as well, and putins justifications for claims on territory reside in Xi’s mind as well.
The idea that China can take these regions and have rather than buy their resources I am sure is not lost on Xi. Without the resources taken from these regions western Russia is in a world of hurt.
A 🇷🇺 Russian soldier tried to throw a grenade but was shot in time and its exploded on him
https://x.com/GloOouD/status/1793206205738778629
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