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Update from Ukraine | China made drones cut Ruzzian supplies in Crimea | Prygozhyn is scared
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-7BJEKIeOQ
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****NEW SUMMARY Military MAPS & COMMENTS here:
Invasion Day 390 – Summary March 20, 2023 Jerome News
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 18th March 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time).
https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-390-summary/
Update from Ukraine | China made drones cut Ruzzian supplies in Crimea | Prygozhyn is scared
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-7BJEKIeOQ
https://www.instagram.com/denys_pilot/
****NEW SUMMARY Military MAPS & COMMENTS here:
Invasion Day 390 – Summary March 20, 2023 Jerome News
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 18th March 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time).
https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-390-summary/
Putin one month ago in Moscow (left), his trip to Sevastopol on March 18 (centre) and his visit to Mariupol on March 19 (right)
All gazzlight, all the time.
Putin is accused of sending a DOUBLE to Mariupol: Ukraine says Putin’s CHIN is a giveaway after Russian leader’s visit to occupied territory
• Kyiv official Anton Gerashchenko accused Putin of sending a double to Mariupol
• He posted three images of the dictator’s chin and asked which one was really his
By Will Stewart
Published: 08:46 EDT, 20 March 2023 | Updated: 11:53 EDT, 20 March 2023
Vladimir Putin was mocked by Ukraine today for allegedly sending a lookalike to war-ravaged Mariupol in a high security visit.
Kyiv official Anton Gerashchenko posted three images of Putin’s chin and questioned whether they belonged to the same man.
He taunted: ‘What’s up with your chin, Putin?’
The Interior Minister advisor posted: ‘Looks like lately his make-up artists (i.e. for the recent trips of the bunker man to the occupied Crimea and Mariupol) had to work with quite a low-quality copy, not even a double but its copy. I wonder which one of them was real?’
One picture showed Putin, 70, one month ago in an address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow.
Another was Putin’s reported visit to naval port Sevastopol in Crimea on 18 March.
And the third was from footage released the following day evidently showing the dictator in war-blitzed Mariupol.
The first image showed his chin tight and precise.
But the image in Sevastopol - grabbed from Ukraine in 2014 - incited a sagging chin, while the Mariupol chin appears firmer but less so than in the Moscow picture.
A Russian source said: ‘He has these moments when he looks like a babushka [grandmother] without teeth.’
There have been repeated claims that Putin uses body doubles on some trips outside Moscow, or when there are many people around.
Today Telegram channel General SVR insisted Putin had not been to Sevastopol or Mariupol, a city invaded after a bloody battle last year.
‘The information from the Kremlin’s resources that Vladimir Putin visited Crimea and Mariupol is NOT true,’ claimed the channel which says it has insider sources.
In Crimea, a double of the president was noted with a short visit and solely for the sake of a video photo shoot.’
The double was ‘forbidden to conduct meaningful conversations and hold long meetings, fearing embarrassment or another [mistake] of the understudy.’
The Russian anti-Putin channel alleged: ‘The same applies to the visit to Mariupol.
‘The double was filmed [but]did not talk much and did not stay anywhere for a long time.’
In Mariupol, the president was seen on a nocturnal drive not wearing a seatbelt with scant visible security.
‘The ‘spontaneous’ rides of ‘Putin’ around Mariupol at the wheel, without blocking the streets, without a motorcade of guards, and going out ‘to the people’ in the front-line occupied city is not only unrealistic, it’s not even funny.
‘The President was at that time many hundreds of kilometres away, warm and completely safe.’
Putin with his ‘pathological cowardice’ was not ‘risking his precious life’.
Today Telegram channel General SVR insisted Putin had not been to Sevastopol or Mariupol, a city invaded after a bloody battle last year.
The channel claimed: ‘Actively using a double, recently, Putin is increasingly becoming a ‘fake’ president.
‘The whole country is already laughing over the inconsistency of the understudy with the original’ in appearance, behavior and habits.
Instead the real Putin was ‘undergoing treatment’ and preparing for today’s state visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
It was also claimed that in Mariupol, Putin had met with looters when he was greeted by locals who had been allocated new housing.
Mariupol.Sprotiv channel identified a pensioner who showed the president his new flat as Nikolay Lotkov, 70.
Next to him was his son Dmitry and daughter-in-law Ekaterina, who Ukrainian sources alleged were involved in looting during the siege of Mariupol last year.
Another woman who met Putin, named Irina Volosatova, is also accused of looting.
She thanked Putin for taking over the city and creating ‘a small piece of paradise’.
But a source told the resistance publication: ‘It was her and her family who looted both my parents’ flat, and our neighbour’s flat from a floor above.’Her entire family was busy looting and threatening my parents.’
Yet this may only deepen suggestions that this was a Putin doppelgänger as normally protesters never get close to the dictator.
She was heard on footage shouting: ‘It’s all lies, it’s all just for show.’ Yet this may only deepen suggestions that this was a Putin doppelgänger as normally protesters never get close to the dictator.
One security man is ringed as she searches to see the barracker - but there were few operatives visible in Mariupol on his ‘spontaneous’ trip to the city.
VIDEOS
1. Bunker Grandpa steps out into the world | Break the Fake | TVP World
TVP World
302K subscribers
Mar 20, 2023 6:15 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fBhADB6T00
Soon after the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Putin, the Bunker Fuhrer emerged from his underground lair to visit the city of Mariupol.
2. Putin heckled during surprise Mariupol visit
CNN
14.9M subscribers
Mar 20, 2023 9:30 a.m. DST
Russian President Vladimir Putin was heckled during his surprise visit to the occupied southeastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoO242Od708
VIDEOS
1. Medvedev threatens to strike court in The Hague with Oniks hypersonic missile
Kanal13
1.49M subscribers
Mar 20, 2023 9:00 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxKYLv0nfuo
2. Ukraine war: Xi Jinping’s fake peace proposals | Rock Rachon | TVP World
TVP World
302K subscribers
Mar 20, 2023 7:30 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11R_bq7l6Eg
Article
. Elderly Russian Woman’s Attack on State TV ‘Brainwashing’ Viewed 1M Times
NEWSWEEK
Ellie Cook
3/20/23 at 7:10 AM EDT
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-woman-brainwashed-population-viral-video-state-television-vladimir-solovyov-1788852
Aclip of an elderly Russian woman denouncing the “brainwashing” of citizens by state television has been viewed nearly 1 million times online as of Monday morning.
The clip is taken from the Telegram channel, Neshutki, an opposition outlet. There are a few of these, such as Sota and others, that have been conducting interviews on Russian streets to gauge public opinion on various issues.
Human Rights Watch listed the arrest of Neshutki’s owner in 2022 as an example of repressions against those opposing the war.
In the excerpt, which has circulated on Twitter, the woman is asked whether she believed Russia has “enemies.” After pausing to consider, the unnamed woman responded that she wasn’t sure.
VIDEO: https://twitter.com/i/status/1637014434374725632
In this clip, the interviewer then said that typical answers listed Western countries, including the U.S., as “enemies.”
“I think that opinion is incorrect,” the senior woman then answered.
The interviewer proceeded to ask her why so many Russians would believe that Western countries are their country’s adversaries.
“We have really bad television,” the senior woman said. “It completely brainwashed our people, and that’s why people give such answers.”
In the clip, the interviewer is seen asking the woman why “everyone else” would be “brainwashed,” yet she avoided that fate.
“I’m 92 years old,” she told the interviewer. “I’ve lived through four wars,” she added.
“I know how to think, how to analyze,” she continued. “Do you really think I’m going to listen to Solovyov?”
The woman appears to be referring to state-media anchor Vladimir Solovyov. He is a personal associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and he regularly hosts state broadcasts focusing on current affairs.
Solovyov is known for his extreme, anti-Western perspectives. He often calls for violent or catastrophic action from Russia against the likes of the U.S. and the U.K.
In a clip posted to Twitter on March 14, Solovyov and state-media guests discussed unleashing a nuclear torpedo on countries such as the U.S.
Solovyov has argued in previous broadcasts for a return to the methods of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. He added that Russia’s “historic mission” is to defeat the U.S., Europe and other members of “the collective West.”
In a clip published by journalist Julia Davis, who runs the Russian Media Monitor account, on March 4, Solovyov said during a broadcast on the state-run Russia-1 channel that Moscow was “facing off against NATO” in a “big, difficult war.”
Solovyov has repeatedly framed the Ukraine war as “holy” conflict against “Satanism.” He has also used Kremlin language around the “denazification” of Ukraine, which has been popularized by Moscow’s leaders since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.
On February 24, 2022, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that “Ukraine should be liberated, cleaned from neo-Nazis, from people sharing pro-Nazi sentiment and ideas,” according to a state news readout.
This month, a Kremlin spokesperson admitted that Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing control of Russia’s narrative over the Ukraine war, according to U.S. think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
VIDEO
Putin Is Cornered: Elite Ukrainian Soldiers Stopped the Russian Army!
ANKA Daily News
381K subscribers
Mar 20, 2023 8:00 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fplHUOBRMaA
Everyone makes plans. But when circumstances change, these plans can become completely dysfunctional. This is also true for states. All states have long, medium and short-term plans. They strive to implement these plans successfully. If circumstances change, states suffer a great loss.
The war between Russia and Ukraine has changed conditions all over the world. After the latest developments on the battlefield, Putin had to take new decisions! As a result of the successful operations of the Ukrainian army, all of Putin’s plans were thwarted. Having suffered a great defeat, Putin was left in despair. Putin’s new decisions show that Russia has accepted defeat! So what is happening on the battlefield and what important decisions is Putin taking?
The battlefield was very active tonight. Fighting in many Ukrainian cities continued until the morning. The Ukrainian army won a historic victory in the fighting in the Donetsk region! The success of Ukrainian troops in this region was appreciated by everyone!
There are many special groups in the Ukrainian army. One of these groups is a special military unit called “White Wolves”. This unit has been organizing very important operations since the beginning of the war. The most important characteristic of the White Wolves is that they sneak up on their prey and launch a sudden attack!
These special soldiers of the Ukrainian army manage to destroy strategic targets of the Russian army with their sudden attacks! This unit is made up of the best rocket-shooting soldiers in the Russian army. But in this battle, they are not firing rockets. Instead, they use Javelin missiles. These missiles are very powerful!
ARTICLE WITH VIDEO
“Big Bang miniature”: Ukrainian State Border Guards blow up Russian fortified position
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — Monday, 20 March 2023, 13:58
State Border Guards have destroyed a platoon stronghold of the occupiers along with ammunition on the Kupiansk front, Kharkiv Oblast.
Source: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Quote: “Air reconnaissance troops of the State Border Guard found a pile of garbage [Russian stronghold – ed.] on the Kupiansk front the other day.
Then they found moving garbage. And to make sure the garbage does not crawl out of that pile, they used the artillery.”
Details: It is reported that as a result of coordinated actions of aerial reconnaissance and an artillery unit, an enemy platoon stronghold was destroyed, along with the ammunition.
VIDEO Border guards destroyed a platoon stronghold of the invaders along with ammunition
State border service of Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG7pYzxU1-8
Mar 20, 2023
The other day, Air Scouts of the State Border Service in the Kupyansky direction found a pile of garbage. Then they found moving garbage. Well, so that the garbage does not spread out of that pile – corrected the art.
As a result of coordinated actions of scouts and an artillery unit, a platoon stronghold with ammunition was destroyed.
VIDEOS
1. Besieged in Bakhmut, Russians leave buildings where they were hiding, carrying the dead and wounded
Kanal13
1.49M subscribers
3-20-2023 6:00 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ang_3SVuBMc
2. Ukrainian soldiers clear out Russian dugouts from Wagner mercenaries | Military Mind | TVP World
TVP World
302K subscribers
3-20-2023 6:00 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3IN9Hv7IYE
VIDEOS
1. Leaked Audio Shows Conscripts Are FURIOUS with Moscow!
Combat Veteran Reacts [INTERCEPTED CALL]
245K subscribers
4 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06nwZmX8SbU&t=38s
2. Ukrainian soldiers clear out Russian dugouts from Wagner mercenaries | Military Mind | TVP World TVP World 302K subscribers 3-20-2023 6:00 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3IN9Hv7IYE
VIDEOS
1. “Surrender, we don’t kill prisoners like you” - Foreign fighters capture a Russian soldier
Kanal13
1.49M subscribers
Mar 20, 2023 4:45 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsqPOEl9S7I
2. Ukrainian soldiers enter on foot and in vehicles area where Russians are located- live drone footage
Kanal13
1.49M subscribers
Mar 20, 2023 7:15 a.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vt_vBhqXl
3. Ukrainian Army blow up strategic Chechen base with US HIMARS from a distance of 120 km in Luhansk!
Daily Brief YT
159K subscribers
Mar 20, 2023 6:30 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqtaJvQYbHk
ARTICLES: Grain Corridor
1. Grain agreement should be open-ended and automatically extended for 120 days, - Shmyhal
News Censor.NET War in Ukraine
17.03.23
Ukraine insists that the grain agreement be open-ended and automatically extended for 120 days.
This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during the government meeting, Censor.NET reports with reference to Interfax-Ukraine.
“Together with our partners, we are making efforts to continue the grain initiative. Since the beginning of the initiative, we have managed to export more than 24 million tons of food,” he said
According to the Prime Minister, Ukraine is one of the key links to global food security.
*Read more: Putin lost energy battle, blackmail did not work - von der Leyen
“Therefore, we insist that the grain agreement be open-ended and automatically extended for 120 days. The same position is taken by Turkey and the UN. The aggressor’s attempts to shorten the extension period are a manipulation for further blackmail and fomenting a global crisis. We must not allow this,” he concluded. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3406439
2. Grain agreement was extended for another 120 days, - Kubrakov
News Censor.NET
18.03.23 16:24
Ukraine has reached agreements with Turkey and the UN regarding the extension of the grain agreement for 120 days.
This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov on Facebook.
“I am grateful to the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres and the President of Turkey Recep Erdogan, as well as to all partner countries for their joint efforts to extend the validity of the document (grain agreement - ed.) for another 4 months,” the minister said.
According to him, such a continuation means that Ukraine will continue to export agricultural products through three sea ports.
Read more: Grain agreement should be open-ended and automatically extended for 120 days, - Shmyhal
Kubrakov noted that since August 1, 25 million tons of agricultural products have been sent to meet the needs of the world.
“At the same time, the main challenge is the acceleration of inspection checks in Turkey. This will allow the world to receive even more Ukrainian agricultural products. We are also continuing work on joining the grain initiative of the ports of the Mykolaiv region and expanding the range of cargo,” the official added.
Support Censor.NET Source: https://censor.net/en/n3406620
3. Ukraine will send 30,000 tons of wheat to Yemen as part of Grain from Ukraine program
Censor.NET
20.03.23 13:47
Yemen will receive 30,000 tons of Ukrainian humanitarian wheat within the Grain From Ukraine program.
This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
“Yesterday evening, the bulk carrier NEGMAR CICEK was moored in the port of Chornomorsk, and as of 08:00 on March 20, 7,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat had been loaded onto it.
This is already the sixth ship within the framework of the #GrainFromUkraine program, the purpose of which is to provide Ukrainian wheat to countries suffering from hunger,” the message reads.
As noted, more than 30 countries and institutions have already joined this program.
As part of Grain From Ukraine, the most vulnerable African countries – Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya – have already received 140,000 tons of wheat.
In addition, it is reported that under the auspices of the UN WFP, Ethiopia will receive another 30,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat. Loading of bulk carrier DENIZ M has started in Odesa port.
“Today, 3 ships with 154,000 tons of agricultural products for Asia and Europe left the ports of Odesa. Since August 1, 828 vessels have left the ports of Odesa, which exported 25.1 million tons of Ukrainian food to the countries of Asia, Europe, and Africa,” added the Ministry of Infrastructure. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3406859
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