Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
So that’s ~93,000 casualties while Moscovia is pushing 400,000
Do you really believe that such inarticulate shouts can convince anyone with an IQ higher than 90?
Intelligence / satan is a liability
Wisdom requires comprehension
I’m not addressing retrogrades - reprobates
Your insults mean nothing to me
Gog genius usa
MaGog genius nato
Rev 13
If you had been in J. R. R. Tolkien’s place, you wouldn’t have converted C. S. Lewis to Christianity, which would have been such a shame. We would have been robbed of the best Christian appologist of the 20th century.
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“I don’t understand why they can’t wait.” The Kremlin is disappointed by the protests of the wives of the mobilized
The wives of mobilized soldiers continue to protest, although they have been asked not to do so and to wait for the day when Vladimir Putin announces partial demobilization. This fact is disappointing.
This statement was made in a comment to us by a source in the Kremlin, who is now dealing with demobilization issues.
“We have reported several times, including through your channel , that Vladimir Vladimirovich is going to announce demobilization on February 29 - in a message to the Federal Assembly. I don’t understand why we can’t wait. Why all these protests? - he thinks.
According to our interlocutor, “we even welcomed the actions of the mobilized wives before, everything was correct. All of Russia saw the problem, including the military. But now no shares are needed anymore. They just make the police nervous , that’s all.”
At the same time, a source in the Ministry of Defense told us that Sergei Shoigu will once again try to convince the President: demobilization cannot be carried out. The military man cannot predict whether the Minister of Defense will be able to achieve his goal. But he promises that “there will be at least one conversation on this topic - serious and detailed.”
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Putin read a secret report about “tanks that will go to Moscow.” People around Shoigu say that “General Teplinsky is finished”
Let us recall that a secret document (which talks about the threat of a military coup and a scenario in which tanks will march on Moscow and block the Kremlin, and the President will allegedly be deprived of power) was provided to Vladimir Putin by Sergei Shoigu. The minister accuses Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky of preparing a riot ( we wrote more about this report here: https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/3586 ).
According to sources in the Kremlin, Vladimir Vladimirovich read the document carefully. Whether he believed that Teplinsky was preparing a coup, and whether something threatened Mikhail Yuryevich, no one yet knows.
At the same time, Putin, according to our interlocutors, is angry with Teplinsky because he misinformed the President about clearing Krynoki from the Ukrainian military. This false information, by the way, was repeated by Shoigu, but after the liberation of Avdiivka, Putin trusts him, so he decided to forgive the “unpleasant incident.” But whether Teplinsky will receive forgiveness is unclear.
“We think Teplinsky is finished. It’s not ambitions and conspiracies, but failures in the Kherson region that will bury him,” a high-ranking source in the Ministry of Defense told us. In his opinion, the general “will be lucky if he gets off with resignation.”
Officers from Mikhail Yuryevich’s close circle noted in a conversation with us that they did not see any failures in the Kherson region. And they refused to comment on rumors about Teplinsky’s resignation or other problems, saying only that Shoigu “can’t wait.”
“the last two months... We (Ukraine) managed to reduce the (Russian) export of oil products by one third.”
Maybe inflated, but it does seem to be occurring, and it does look like a promising strategy.
It would be interesting to see how the repair work on the refineries is going.
Rumors Strelkov-Girkin was found hanged in his prison cell. Wife supposedly posted the news on Russian social channel but since deleted.
“Rumors Strelkov-Girkin was found hanged in his prison cell”
The Revolution eats itself.
Totalitarianism seems to be emerging.
Putin becomes more like Stalin and Hitler, as he gorges on blood and power.
Ironically, Girkin wanted the same thing Putin wanted, and it was Girkin who got it for him in securing the DPR as separatist enclave at war with Ukraine. And other than “vacationing” active duty Russian troops, he did it mostly with neo-Nazis from the DPR, as they were the only ones he could get to fight. Regardless, an evil POS, and when he is gone the world will be an ever so slightly better place.
No confirmation on Strelkov-Girkin but hell is waiting for him if he isn’t there now.
However, the victory came at a high cost - Ukrainian military officials estimate that up to 47,000 Russians were killed or injured in the battle, along with scores of tanks and fighting vehicles.
By comparison, up to 25,000 Soviet soldiers are believed to have been killed during the entire Soviet-Afghan war.
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 24, 2024
https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-24-2024The situation today is grave, but it is far from hopeless. Russian forces have regained the initiative across the theater and are attacking and making gains. Those gains thus far are very limited and extremely costly. More Russian soldiers have likely died to seize Avdiivka than died in the entire Soviet-Afghan war.
Ukrainians are weary and worried that American military assistance will cease, but they continue to fight with determination, ingenuity, and skill. Ukraine’s air defenders are dropping Russian planes from the sky while Ukrainian drone- and missile operators sink Russian ships.
And Ukrainian soldiers are fighting for their positions against Russian “meat assaults” using drones in novel ways as well as the artillery, tanks, and traditional weapons of war available to them.
But the war is far from over. Ukraine has not lost and there is no reason for Ukraine to lose. Russians are adapting for a long war effort in Ukraine, but they are not the Red Army hordes wrapped in the triumphant banners of World War II victories that Putin and his propagandists pretend them to be
The Russian military suffers from many flaws that Ukraine has learned to exploit.
And the combined economic power of Ukraine’s allies is many times that of Russia.
Hungary votes 188-6 to admit Sweden to NATO.
Welcome aboard Sweden!
Hungary votes 188-6 to admit Sweden to NATO.
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All of Moscovia is celebrating Putin’s genius!!
Reporting From Ukraine:
Note: other versions of this report are found elsewhere on FR, but this is guaranteed to be the complete transcript - unlike the others.
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[ Moments Before The Disaster! The Russian critical offensive near Tabaivka Failed ]
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Day 732: Feb 25
Today, there are a lot of different updates from the Kupiansk direction.
As we indicated in a previous video, according to the Head of Ukrainian Intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, the anticipated Russian winter-spring offensive effort is underway precisely in this region. The main objective of the Russian forces in the area is the capture of Kupiansk.
Kupiansk is a strategically important town for three main reasons.
Firstly, Kupiansk is an important logistical point and railway node that Russians could use for further deployments to the south and east.
Secondly, taking Kupiansk would provide support from the flanks, which is necessary for attacking Kharkiv - without taking Kupiansk, it is virtually impossible to encircle Kharkiv.
Thirdly, taking Kupiansk would facilitate achieving one of the most important Russian political goals, because one of the declared primary objectives of the so-called special military operation is establishing control over the entire Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Because of this, Russians have been stalking Kupiansk for a long time, and in that effort, they have tried to take Synkivka for up to twelve months, with a peak intensity in the last two months.
But ultimately, Ukrainians created a powerful set of fortifications, traps, and minefields that completely undermined any Russian efforts.
For this reason, Russians regrouped their forces in January, and then suddenly attacked south of Kyslivka, successfully penetrating the Ukrainian defense and reaching Tabaivka.
The main Russian objective was to encircle Kyslivka.
If we look at the topographic map, we can see that, in reality, the control over Tabaivka is actually of secondary importance, as this settlement is located in the lowlands.
The real fortress is formed around Kyslivka and small settlements nearby because they are located on the hills. That is why it is extremely important for Ukrainians to prevent the fall of Kyslivka.
Fortunately for the defenders, the Ukrainian high command decided to deploy reserves to stabilize the front line in this region and disrupt the Russian plans.
Geolocated images of the area show how the Ukrainians carry out all kinds of attacks on Russian infantry, vehicles, and heavy equipment, with a particular emphasis on attacks from FPV drones.
Some of the equipment whose destruction is visible in the images include a 2-C-19 MSTA-S self-propelled system as well as an MT-twelve howitzer.
Incidentally, in one of the videos shown, an attack on a Starlink device is clearly visible, reconfirming its widespread use by the Russian military.
The latest updates indicate that due to the fact that the attempt to encircle Kyslivka completely failed, Russian forces have redirected their efforts further south.
According to Ukrainian military analysts, elements of the Russian 1st Tank Regiment and 15th Motorized Rifle Regiment are struggling to advance towards Kupiansk from the southeast near Tabaivka and Krokhmalne, so the Russian command has redeployed at least 3 assault units to the area to support efforts to break through Ukrainian lines and redirect advances northwest of Svatove.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently visited the front line in Kupiansk, receiving first-hand information from commanders in the area and offering support to the citizens who have recently suffered from mortar fire that reached residential areas.
This visit has been interpreted as a message that Kupiansk is currently of the highest strategic importance.
Overall, the timely decision of the Ukrainian command to deploy reserves, coupled with the successful leveraging of fortifications and traps in the region, have prevented Russians from developing their southern offensive vector and disrupted the plan to complete the encirclement of Kyslivka from the south.
Kyslivka is the crucial point of stability of the current front line, the fall of which could have compromised Kupiansk.
According to many analysts, the strategic significance of Kupiansk even outweighs that of Avdiivka, making it a crucial focal point in the current defensive strategy.
Ultimately, Ukraine needs to defend Kupiansk to ensure that Kharkhiv never becomes the next target of the Russian forces.
However, Russian forces opened many more mutually supporting axes of advance in the Luhansk region.
The scale of this joint offensive operation is massive, and this is something that Russians have never done before.
Ben Hodges - “Russia & Putin’s Last Stand: The Final Surrender Begins
Info Flow, 2-25-2024 5:30 P.M. EST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwWth5AgNxY
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The enemy struck a secret facility in Crimea. 14 soldiers died
We received tragic news from Crimea. On the evening of Sunday, February 25, the enemy launched a missile attack on a military facility on the peninsula. There are dead.
The Ukrainians fired three missiles. Two of them were shot down. One, unfortunately, ended up in a training camp in the Saki region of Crimea.
“This is a top secret facility. Our special forces trained there. The rocket hit directly the place where the military was having dinner during the shelling. After receiving a signal about the missile danger, they did not leave the camp, because they could not even imagine that anyone knew about it. As a result, there are many casualties,” said our source in the Ministry of Defense.
According to another, 14 military personnel were killed, two of them officers. 17 people were injured. All the dead and wounded were elite special forces who “performed important tasks during the Northern Military District, including behind enemy lines.”
The camp that was hit by the missile is located in a deserted place - far from populated areas. Therefore, practically no one heard the explosion or saw smoke at the impact site.
So much for the brag that Russia has plenty of manpower for new troops.
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Is it possible to do without mobilization? When to expect the next wave of conscription into the Northern Military District
Against the backdrop of frequent talk about demobilization, another thesis began to be heard - about the need to carry out a wave of mobilization into the ranks of the RF Armed Forces. It is no secret that our troops are advancing and we have losses. We are talking not only about the dead, but also about the wounded, injured, and missing.
According to our information, the Ministry of Defense is considering the possibility of replenishing the army with another 300-400,000 mobilized by mid-summer. Mobilization can begin as early as April 1, after the presidential elections.
At the same time, we should not forget that there are several mechanisms for virtually hidden replenishment of the army, which have been operating over the past two years.
Firstly, prisoners and those under investigation. We are not necessarily talking about already convicted men.
Secondly, residents of new regions - they are among the first to be drafted into the army and, under various pretexts, end up in war. We are also talking about financial motivation for residents of territories once controlled by Ukraine.
Thirdly, there is an active recruitment campaign among migrants. We warned back in the fall that in search of reinforcements, the military would reach the markets where migrants work. Paradoxically, the first to go to war will be those who have already received Russian citizenship (often paying a lot of money for it).
However, recruits from abroad also end up in the war.
The so-called “black janitors”, who are transferred from African countries under the guise of workers. There is also a lot of attention to Latin America and Asia.
There was a big diplomatic scandal after the Nepalese authorities announced the need to stop the lure of their citizens to the war against Ukraine. According to sources, there are between 1,000 and 1,500 Nepalese fighting on our side alone.
And even with such an established mechanism for searching for replenishment, interlocutors agree that mobilization in Russia is simply inevitable. If we, of course, want to continue the SVO and achieve the promised results.
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