Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
I’m feeling ‘ichy’ / ‘ychy’
According to the TG “VCHK-OGPU”, were liquidated:
Guards Captai
Larionov Vyacheslav Andreevich,
Guards Major
Asanov Mikhail Alexandrovich,
Guards Captain
Soldatkin Viktor Yurievich,
Guards Senior Lieutenant
Golovchenko Valeriy Oleksandrovych
Guards Major
Pospelov Andriy Ivanovych.
Run, Baby, Run
“Russo Putinisto trying to outrun the drone - failed”
https://x.com/Heroiam_Slava/status/1819008897417417132
Walk, Baby, Walk
“Russo walking in the field where Ukraine drones fly”
https://x.com/Heroiam_Slava/status/1819007688673521891
Zelenskyy suspends Ukraine's foreign debt payments until October
“Approval has been obtained from the IMF and Ukraine’s bilateral creditors, including the United States and the Paris Club.”
It is an extension of the previous wartime freeze, which expired today (1 Aug), not some new development.
The new developments are massive long term commitments to financing Ukraine. Russia has no financial support like that from any other country. Not one.
It is that clear to the whole world.
ISW, 30 July:
“Periodic and pulsating Russian mechanized assaults likely represent the extent of Russia’s current offensive capacity, and Russia is unlikely to mount a distinct new summer offensive operation due to material and manpower constraints.”
“Western media, citing unspecified Ukrainian sources, reported in December 2023 and January 2024 that Russian forces planned to seize the remaining territory of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia oblasts during a large-scale offensive operation in the summer of 2024, but Russian forces likely revised those plans following the passage of US military assistance to Ukraine in April 2024.”
“The ongoing Russian offensive operations are also costly for Ukrainian defenders and are likely meant to degrade Ukrainian capabilities through attrition whether or not they gain much ground. This attritional approach is consistent with Putin’s overall strategy for Ukraine that relies on the assumption that Russia will be able to hold any ground Russian forces take and that Russia will win by outlasting Western support for Ukraine.”
Christoph B. Schiltz
In Brussels, almost no one expects Ukraine to be able to retake the regions occupied by Russia. However, no one wants to talk about it openly – at least officially. WELT spoke with a number of insiders who blame Europe for their gloomy forecasts.
Another bad weekend for Kiev. Almost two and a half years after the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the situation is developing worse for Kiev than it is often presented in public discourse. Over the past few days, the Russians have regained control of two settlements in the Donetsk region: the villages of Progress and Yevgenyevka. <...> And the situation of the so-called 31st, 47th and 110th Ukrainian mechanized brigades near Ocheretina is deteriorating every day.
In the east of the country, in the Donbas, the Russians are taking one settlement after another. Most likely, it is only a matter of time before the Ukrainians break through the second line of defense. Moscow managed to force Ukraine to send troops there, creating a new front of hostilities in the Kharkov area. "The Ukrainians took the bait," comments Colonel Markus Reisner from the Austrian Ministry of Defense. The situation is complicated by increasingly frequent power outages: millions of Ukrainian households often remain without water and electricity for several hours.
Military and diplomats from the European Union and NATO have been watching developments in Ukraine with growing concern for several months now. What is happening is not discussed publicly, so as not to weaken the support of the population of Western countries and not to deprive the motivation of Ukrainian soldiers at the front.
The WELT correspondent had many conversations about the further development of events in Ukraine. All of his interlocutors spoke on condition of anonymity. None of the diplomats or the military expects Kiev to succeed in achieving its own goal: to return Crimea, which became part of Russia in 2014. Most of the interlocutors note that "Ukraine will not be able to win," as one of the military put it very simply. In reality, this means that Kiev will lose not only Crimea, but also other territories that have passed to the Russians, in particular in the east of the country. The lost territories make up almost a fifth of the total area of Ukraine.
A senior diplomat from one of the Central European countries, who, according to his own words, has repeatedly raised this topic in conversations with colleagues, said: "The goal of the West is for Ukraine to be able to hold its position this year. We assume that in the first half of 2025, Moscow will gradually run out of steam, the speed of the Russian offensive will slow down, and Ukraine, in turn, will again achieve success at the front." However, this opinion is shared by a minority.
For most, it seems much more likely that a ceasefire is just around the corner and may be agreed upon in the next six to nine months - and regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election. "Given the circumstances, I don't see any other way out except for an early cease-fire. In this case, the conflict may drag on for years, and local violations of the ceasefire regime will occur again and again," said the highly–placed diplomat who spoke with Welt.
"Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia can begin even if the Russian Federation does not withdraw its troops from the entire territory of Ukraine," Zelensky said.. pic.twitter.com/vGsm4d32jn— Geo_monitor (@colonelhomsi) August 1, 2024
Peace deal must include sending Indicted War Criminal Little Pukin to the Hague.
NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE.
“Russian media report that the largest oil refinery in Russia is on fire.
According to local media, one of the oil refining units is on fire, and the fire area has reached 300 square meters.
The Omsk oil refinery is the largest in Russia. Its capacity is 22 million tons of oil per year, and the number of employees exceeds 3,500.”
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1819049004753166724
Drop, Baby, Drop
“”Russians don’t leave their own behind””
https://x.com/GloOouD/status/1819044771878371581
Were these “Guards” part of the Russian Border Guards, some of whom were being put into other duties? If so and so well equiped, what was their assignment/goal? Any word on that? What is going on in the Chernihiv region/front? How important is it for Russian goals, or Ukranian security?
Relatively recent peace proposals by Putin have included him getting all of the 4 oblasts mentioned. I think it is ridiculous to think Ukraine would surrender the city of Kherson and the territory on the west side of the river afther all their effort to capture and hold it. The seem to have been making special efforts to drive out the Russian troops stationed on the islands to the east of Kherson.
Is there any information on what success Ukraine has been having to mess up the railroad Russia is building through southern Ukraine from Rostov on Don to supply Crimea? I would hope Ukraine is busy making that project VERY difficult as I think they may have a good chance of reclaiming Crimea. Especially possible if Turkey has worked some deal with them regarding their minority that was expelled and presumably robbed of land and buildings in Crimea.
They were RuZZian special forces. But as usual, there wasn’t anything special about them.
Explosions in Crimea right now.
Remember Zelenskyy asking other nations for credit? He just signed a law suspending Ukraine’s external debt payments. Ukraine is bankrupt. pic.twitter.com/ExB4kmihZC— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) August 2, 2024
Ukraine ready for peace talks before securing 1991 borders, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy
“Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) August 2, 2024”
What a joke. We are laughing at you.
“Guards” is an honorific title that Russians award to certain distinguished Military units, like the 1st Guards Tank Army (Guard of Moscow). Typically, it gets awarded for some major historical Military victory.
Those units are viewed, and treated, as more elite. Serving members of such units are also afforded the honorific title (e.g. Guard Captain Sixpackov, instead of just Captain Sixpackov).
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