Posted on 03/27/2023 6:49:23 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia Messed up in Kerch Bridge | Ukraine is ready to Start the counterstrike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtTxsEvfqRY
****NEW SUMMARY Military MAPS & COMMENTS here:
Invasion Day 396 – Summary March 26, 2023 Jerome News
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 26th March 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-396-summary/
Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia Messed up in Kerch Bridge | Ukraine is ready to Start the counterstrike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtTxsEvfqRY
****NEW SUMMARY Military MAPS & COMMENTS here:
Invasion Day 396 – Summary March 26, 2023 Jerome News
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 26th March 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-396-summary/
VIDEOS
1. This is what’s left of the whole brigade – Russian soldiers tell it like it is | Break the Fake
TVP World
308K subscribers
3-27-2023 5:30 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQC_xeHPvOA
2. Everything is different here than we were told! Interview with a convicted separatist
Lviv.Media
369K subscribers
3-27-2023 5:30 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1CwJL3essk
Andriy Novozhen from Alchevsk has been fighting against Ukraine since 2017. He managed to serve in illegal armed groups in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and took part in Russia’s full-scale invasion. However, his time in Ukrainian captivity made him change his point of view: it turned out that prisoners are not abused here, but are treated as human beings. In an interview with Lyubomyr Ferens, Andriy told how he fought and was taken prisoner, why he cannot identify his nationality, who he considers guilty of the war, and whether he is ready to be punished for treason.
00:00 Start
01:23 About service in the separatist army
03:57 About salary
05:40 How he got captured
10:19 About pensions in the occupied Luhansk region
11:26 Who do you feel you are?
15:41 Who started the war?
18:13 Did Donbas feed all of Ukraine?
21:24 About destroyed cities
You have to quit drinking the bong water.
ARTICLE
Putin’s Arrest Warrant Threatens His Battle for a Continent
Jon Jackson
3/27/23 at 10:11 AM EDT
https://www.newsweek.com/putins-arrest-warrant-threatens-his-battle-continent-1790209
-The International Criminal Court’s war crimes arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin could weaken Russia’s influence in Africa.
-Like Russia, the United States is attempting to strengthen its relationship with African nations.
-Putin’s arrest warrant has the potential to boost China’s appeal to Africa.
-African leaders could face scrutiny if they decide to attend a summit in Russia this summer.
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) war crimes arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin has numerous potential consequences, including Russia potentially losing valuable ground in the wooing of Africa.
“The ICC warrant adds to the weakening of Russian influence globally and in Africa,” Jonathan Katz, the director of democracy initiatives and a senior fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States, told Newsweek.
In recent months, both the United States and Russia have increased their efforts to court African nations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Mali, Mauritania and Sudan at the beginning of February, after a previous trip that ended only days earlier found him in Angola, Eswatini, Eritrea and South Africa. During his time on the continent, Lavrov touted Russia’s “good neighborly relations” with Africa.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to be in Ghana on March 26 before heading to Tanzania and Zambia. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Ethiopia and Niger in the middle of March, following Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s 10-day trip to Africa in January.
As for Putin, he delivered a televised address on March 20 to representatives from African nations and said relations with Africa were a “priority” for Russia. But what he may not be able to do—thanks to the ICC’s arrest warrant—is actually visit Africa, which President Joe Biden is expected to do later this year.
The question of whether or not to arrest Putin has already been addressed by some world leaders. Numerous European officials have said they would honor the ICC warrant—which accuses Putin of deporting Ukrainian children to Russia—and detain him if he entered their territories.
South Africa, which has maintained a neutral stance on the Ukraine war, is publicly struggling with such a decision. The country is hosting August’s BRICS summit, which will also be attended by Brazil, Russia, India and China, and Putin was expected to attend. On March 24, South Africa’s international relations and cooperation minister, Naledi Pandor, said his government had sought legal advice regarding the warrant should Putin visit.
Katz said the warrant “certainly has an impact on Putin diplomatically. The charge against him—in essence, kidnapping children—is egregious, and any world leader that is willing to welcome Mr. Putin is reprehensible.”
He continued: “There’s a real hope that governments that are parties to the ICC will arrest Mr. Putin if he steps foot in another country.”
Thirty-three African countries were signatories to the Rome Statute that established the ICC, including South Africa.
During his March 20 address, Putin vowed to continue supplying Africa with grain if Russia drops its agreement with Ukraine to allow exports from Black Sea ports. He even offered free grain to African countries in need should the deal fall apart. That gesture was an example of the importance Russia has placed on Africa, where Moscow also exports arms and the paramilitary Wagner Group has lucrative mining projects.
Though Putin has increased efforts to build on his relationships in Africa, Russia has enjoyed favor on the continent going back to the days of the Soviet Union. As a result, many African nations have stayed neutral on the Ukraine war.
The Biden administration would like to temper Russia’s influence in Africa since the U.S., as well as China, is said to want minerals that can be used for green energy and they are plentiful in Africa.
In fact, Putin should also be worrying about how the warrant could further boost China’s appeal to Africa, according to University of New Hampshire political science professor Lawrence Reardon.
“The question is whether African states need Russia,” he told Newsweek. “Yes, Russia has some wheat and petroleum. But often the African countries are looking at foreign investment, which is why the Chinese have become the ‘lenders of first resort’ to many African states via its Belt and Road Initiative.” (That initiative is China’s global infrastructure development strategy to invest in countries around the world.)
Hanna Notte, a senior research associate at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation, told Newsweek that Russia could still carry out many of its goals in Africa without Putin ever visiting. She noted the diplomatic success of Lavrov’s visit, as well as Moscow’s recent Russia-Africa conference.
“In short, Russia is really stepping up its game in Africa to secure a foothold, and this effort does not stand or fall with Putin’s ability to visit the continent,” she said.
If he were to travel outside of Russia, Putin would have some key assurances that many world leaders don’t have, according to David Silbey, an associate professor of history at Cornell and director of teaching and learning at Cornell in Washington.
“Putin’s the head of a nuclear-armed power and travels with substantial security,” Silbey told Newsweek. “Arresting him in a foreign country would potentially be an act of war, and I’m not sure that any country would be willing to risk that, outside—maybe—of the United States.
Even so, Silbey called the ICC’s warrant “one more turn of the screw on Putin.”
Putin may still not take the risk of going abroad, at least not for the time being. Russian independent news outlet Meduza reported on March 21 that he had planned on traveling to Latin American and African countries in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential election campaign. Meduza’s sources said the Kremlin canceled those plans in light of the ICC warrant.
Mark Katz, a professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, told Newsweek that Putin will likely be safely reelected without taking a trip to Africa or Latin America.
Katz said that “while Putin is definitely appreciative about how many African and Latin American governments have refused to side with the West on Ukraine, it’s not as if these governments are willing and able to meaningfully help Moscow in its war on Ukraine sufficiently to make it worth Putin’s while to visit them.”
Joseph Siegle, director of research at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, told Newsweek that while it’s still too early to tell, he doesn’t believe the ICC arrest warrant will immediately affect Russia’s efforts to expand its influence in Africa
“Much of this influence has been gained via irregular means—propping up unpopular autocratic regimes, disinformation, deployment of Wagner Group forces, election interference and opaque arms-for-resources deals,” Siegle said. “The African regimes that have welcomed this sort of irregular Russian support are likely to continue to do so, despite the arrest warrant.”
A big test for how Russia’s relations with Africa were affected by the ICC’s action will be to see which African leaders attend the Russia-Africa summit, which is set to take place in St. Petersburg in July, according to Siegle.
“This was going to be a big public relations opportunity for Russia to show that it is not a pariah and still maintains many partners who are unbothered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” Siegle said. “Now that Putin has an arrest warrant out on him, the political and reputational costs for African leaders who make the trip to St. Petersburg for an audience with Putin will be much higher.”
For now, though, Russia will likely continue working “to deepen its ties to Africa” in a “quest to avoid isolation,” Siegle said.
VIDEOS
27 Mar: UNTENABLE: Russians ARE LEVELING THE CITY WITH THE GROUND | War in Ukraine Explained
Reporting from Ukraine
210K subscribers
3-27-2023 8:30 p.m. DST
⚠️ Watch RFU in 18+ languages: https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/channels I am a Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the three hundred and ninety seventh day of the war.
“Day 397: March 27 The freshest reports suggest that Russian forces indeed established control over 2 out of 3 remaining Ukrainian strongpoints in Novobakhmutivka and got access to the highway because Ukrainian General Staff reported that there was an assault towards Keramik. However, after Ukrainians stabilized the situation around Stepove, Russian advances along the whole northern contact line stalled. When it comes to the southern part of the region, the intensity of fights has only increased. Russian side released combat footage showing how they are using Anti-Tank Guided Missiles to target Ukrainian positions in front of the intersection. Despite the continuous fire, this still remains the lowest priority for Russians because it is heavily entrenched.
The increased pressure from this side, therefore, is likely meant for fixing Ukrainian forces and assisting Russians who are advancing from Opytne. In an attempt to develop their recent success here further, Russians started extensively using ATGMs in this direction as well. As mentioned in the combat footage, their main objective is to suppress Ukrainian machine gun fire and support Russian assaults.
Nonetheless, Russians not only failed to develop their success further but also lost several recently gained positions. Ukrainian 110th Mechanized Brigade showed how they repelled Russian infantry assault supported with at least one tank. Ukrainians exploited the fact that Russian infantry was using the tank as cover and started using drones and mortars to target the area of concentration. Once the infantry was killed, the tank tried to retreat but was caught and destroyed on the run. In another assault, a Russian tank fired at Ukrainian positions, tried to quickly take cover but was destroyed by Javelin. It looks like Ukrainians also conducted a counterattack and recaptured a huge trench network, as the video features how they are clearing the trenches and taking captives of those who were hiding in shelters.
Ukrainian 36th Marine Brigade has also been conducting very effective preventative artillery strikes on Russian positions near Vodiane, destroying Russian assault units before they even launch their assaults. Discouraged by the lack of progress, Russian forces switched to high-caliber artillery and mortar systems and air bombs. Russian 14th Artillery Brigade has reportedly targeted the area of the former military site in Avdiivka. Russian aviation conducted a series of airstrikes and destroyed numerous high-rise buildings. The main goal is to level with the ground the southern part of Avdiivka because as long as the residential area exists, Russians have no chance to conduct a successful frontal assault.
Today Russians also started using incendiary munitions, in particular, special magnesium shells for Grad artillery systems. The main target of this strike became the chemical factory in the western part of the village, although a lot of houses burned down as well. Russian sources reported that today Ukrainians started active evacuation from the town and are preparing to withdraw to avoid a complete encirclement. However, this is not entirely true. Just like in the case of Kupiansk, Ukrainians are evacuating the civilians because from today, water, gas, and electricity facilities will stop being maintained, and mobile internet will be shut off.
Despite the fact that Avdiivka has been in the area of the active combat zone for 9 years, there are still around 2 thousand people that refused to evacuate voluntarily, but as Russians started just leveling the town with the ground and burning everything with incendiary munitions, Avdiivka was marked as the red zone, and no one is allowed to enter the town.
Overall, Ukrainians have stabilized the situation to the north of Avdiivka and continue preventing Russians from securing any gains to the south of Avdiivka. Despite the low threat of encirclement, Ukrainians had to launch an evacuation of civilians because Russians started erasing the town. It seems like Russians are committed to taking it because, firstly, they have already wasted a lot of resources on trying to soften up the Ukrainian defense, and secondly, they want to take advantage of the fact that most Ukrainian reserves are currently near Bakhmut.”
VIDEOS
1. DaVinci Wolves battalion decimates Russian mercenaries in the woods | Military Mind | TVP World
TVP World
308K subscribers
Mar 27, 2023 5:00 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgI6LrO0d-Y
Watch footage from an attack launched by the “Honor” assault group from the 1st Mechanized Battalion, the famous “Da Vinci’s Wolves,” against a position held by contractors from the Wagner Group private military company near Bakhmut.
2. In Russia, indigenous peoples and poor regions are subject to ‘genocide mobilisation’
UATV English
384K subscribers
Mar 27, 2023 4:00 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xQRVx_5BTw
Most of the mobilised and killed in the war are from the Dagestan, Buriatia, and Krasnoyarsk Krai regions of the Russian Federation. As the Kremlin tries to eliminate the ‘useless’ and dangerous for the federation’s territorial integrity nations and minorities. They are sent in ‘meat waves’ to storm Ukrainian positions and get killed en masse.
Stop with the racist “Ruzzia” BS. That is not my first time pointing out to you how repugnant your use of it is.
You would never dare to do that with other ethnic groups like Jews or Blacks, (continually refer to them as Jooos or Blakks) and it’s not more acceptable to do it to Russians.
Is a little racism against the Russian Slavic people OK, in your little mind?
Or is it that Ukraine supporters really do love the style of the neo-Nazi Banderites they support. What’s next? Russians as “parasites”? “Cockroaches”? A final solution for Russians?
Your sick racism has no place on Free Republic!
Desist!
ARTICLE
Ukraine-Russia war: Russian occupied cities ‘rocked by powerful explosions’
Maighna Nanu
Mar 27, 2023 3:00 A.m. DST
Two major southern Ukrainian cities under Russian occupation have been rocked by powerful explosions that injured several people including a Russian-appointed police chief and damaged army barracks, writes Nataliya Vasilyeva.
In Mariupol, Mikhail Moskvin, the Russia-appointed police chief, sustained injuries after his car blew up on Monday morning. Senior separatist leader Eduard Basurin told RIA Novosti he already spoke to the man who confirmed he survived the attack with light injuries.
Vadym Boychenko, the city’s Ukrainian mayor in exile, in a statement on Monday attributed the attack to “Mariupol resistance”.
In Melitopol, a strategic city between the Crimean peninsula and mainland Ukraine, Ivan Fedorov, the exiled mayor, reported an attack on a building that served as army barracks for the Russian forces. Local authorities, however, attributed it to shelling, not a bomb.
Footage from the scene showed a one-storey annex lying in ruins next to the main building where all windows appeared to be shattered.
The occupation administration of Melitopol denied any links to the military and said the attack targeted a vocational college where students were reportedly having a class.
It comes as Russian shelling of the town of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine left at least two people dead and more than two dozen others injured, the regional governor said on Monday.
“Russian” is not a race
so, false accusation
VIDEO
1. What will happen when Putin’s Russia collapses? | Rock Rachon
TVP World - [TVP is a Polish public broadcast service]
308K subscribers
Mar 27, 2023 5:00 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rrl2_zd-1M
Rock Rachon
Guests: Janusz Bugajski
Today on Rock Rachon we were joined by a political scientist and senior fellow at the Jamestown Foundation in Washington, D.C. mr. Janusz Bugajski to talk about the Putin regime in Russia. Why was this notorious war criminal so popular among the western elites before the invasion of Ukraine? What sway did this tyrant possess over western intellectuals, politicians, and businessmen? We also discuss what will happen once he falls - will Russia turn into a state of chaos? What challenges such a situation will pose to the international community?
2. Russian posturing as Bakhmut slips through Putin’s fingers
Times Radio
310K subscribers
Mar 27, 2023 2:00 p.m. DST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SalWOIIIlM8
“The threat of use of of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine is more posturing than substance.”
The “z’s” in “Ruzzia” are poking fun at the pro-invasion “Z” memes in Russian propaganda. The “Z” stuff of course came from the famous recognition markings Russian vehicles sported in 2022.
So you Russians brought this mockery on yourselves.
Russia as a social-cultural entity, and a lot of Russians, suffer from a great socio-psychological affliction that they acquired in the course of their dreadful history.
This makes the Russians, collectively, a serious problem for all their neighbors.
LOL, Anyone bashing the evil Russians gets a huge, huge bonus for me.
Russian support is for the devil, is this ‘Free Republic’ satanic?
These slavic russians need a huge WIPE off the planet.
“Stop with the racist “Ruzzia”
Correction: Ruzzia is NOT an ethnic slur. Nor, can you pretend that it is.
Ruzzian - Alternative/ substitute spelling of Russian.
Adjective
Ruzzian - Alternative spelling of Russian.
Noun
Ruzzian (plural Ruzzians)
Etymology
Neologism following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Blend of Russian + Z, using the Russian Z SYMBOL as substitute in Russian propaganda against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At worse, it is a etymology parody for Russian.
And then you woke up
“Slavic Russians”?
There are a lot of Slavs in the world. Only about half are Russians. And of the Russians it’s only a proportion that are a problem. Take Russians out of Russia and they improve a lot.
And many of the troublesome people in Russia aren’t slavs. Mr. Shoigu for instance.
The worst Russian ever, Iosef Stalin, wasn’t a slav at all.
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