Posted on 04/11/2023 7:36:13 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
Fortunately, Ukraine and Poland have come to terms and have been close friends for decades now. And as horrible as Wolyn was, it was dwarfed by the genocide inflicted on Poles by Stalin. Invasion, hundreds of thousands killed, tens of thousands raped, 500,000 imprisoned and over 1.5 Million forcibly deported to Siberia and Khabarovsk. Not to mention what Stalin did to Ukraine, including the Holodomor.
Stalin was in the same genocidal category as Hitler, yet Putin invokes his name as a hero, his statues are all over Russia, and he is honored in parades and holidays. And just to rub in Stalin’s genocide of Ukrainians, Russia is putting up Stalin statues in the cities they occupy.
"The document quotes Salah al-Din (Egyptian Minister of Defence Production) as saying he would “order his people to work shift work if necessary because it was the least Egypt could do to repay Russia for unspecified help earlier.” The document does not make it clear what the earlier Russian help was. The leaked document quotes Salah al-Din as saying the Russians told him they were willing to “buy anything.”
Moscow and Cairo have inked several significant deals recently, including an agreement this year for Russia to build a massive railway workshop in Egypt. Rosatom, Russia’s state atomic energy corporation, also began construction last year on Egypt’s first nuclear power plant.
Perhaps most importantly, after the war in Ukraine disrupted access to Ukrainian wheat, Cairo began relying heavily on purchases of Russian grain. The arrangement has helped Egypt avoid wheat shortages that could spark social unrest in a country where poverty is widespread and bread is served with nearly every meal. Egypt is eager to avoid an uprising at home, where an acute economic crisis, including a devalued currency, high inflation and soaring food prices — fueled in part by the war in Ukraine — are stirring up frustrations among civilians."
In addition to wheat, a big increase in Russian oil shipments to Egypt has occurred in recent months (Pakistan and Cuba too - they are likely smuggling weapons and/or sanctions busting as well).
Wagner has been active in the civil war in neighboring Libya, as has Egyptian Military and Intelligence (and Turkey). There are significant Egyptian security and economic (oil) interests in Libya.
Note that the document on the left, with figures greatly favoring Ukraine, was first posted at the beginning of March. The one on the right that is now being pushed on Russian channels, was posted over a month later. While the latter was clearly ‘shopped, I don’t trust the first version either.
Kazan should be as careful as we are in choosing sources, he isn’t of course.
ISW’s :
“Key Takeaways
Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly advancing his political aspirations by seeking to gain control of a Russian political party.
Putin may be unable to satisfy the role of a patron to loyalist figures to the same extent as he had been able to before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA) directly responded to Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s criticisms of its agenda at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), marking the first time that a Russian government institution has formally responded to Prigozhin’s criticism.
The Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA) attack on Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin is a continuation of the Kremlin’s efforts to discredit and undermine Prigozhin.
Russian milbloggers adamantly decried the charging of Russian military doctor and “Union of Donbas Volunteers” member Yuri Yevich for “discrediting the Russian armed forces,” suggesting that the broad applications of this new law will likely be a growing source of discontent in the pro-war information space.
The Russian State Duma will consider an amendment to the Russian Criminal Code increasing criminal penalties for high treason and terrorist activities on April 13.
Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus, on April 10.
Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks along the Svatove-Kreminna line.
Russian forces continued to make territorial gains in and around Bakhmut, and continued ground attacks on the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line.
Russian forces continued defensive preparations in Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts.
Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin criticized Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) prisoner recruitment efforts, likely in an effort to advertise ongoing Wagner volunteer recruitment campaigns.
Wagner forces are reportedly continuing to commit war crimes by beheading Ukrainian servicemen in Bakhmut.
Russian officials and occupation authorities continue to deport children to Russia under the guise of medical, rehabilitation, and voluntary evacuation schemes.
Discord must be quite a site.
“Pentagon leak traced to video game chat group users arguing over war in Ukraine”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/11/pentagon-leak-traced-to-video-game-chat-group-users-arguing-over-war-in-ukraine
Unfortunately, the weapons available for these Mig-29s are ancient, as is the radar. I'm not saying they are worthless, but they serve in very limited roles. The process to provide western jets should have started over a year ago.
With all the leaks that have happened there, you would think the CIA would have a full time presence at their headquarters in SF. I'm guessing by now the IC has full access under threat of seizing their servers.
“The process to provide western jets should have started over a year ago.”
I guess that all the politicians needed convincing that the problem would not go away, to get them to write the checks.
But just like Artillery, the transition to Western/NATO standards is inevitable, so we may as well get on with it.
If the war is still going on next year (3rd year), Defense Industrial Bases on both sides should shift into high gear, according to historical norms.
The one on the right is the original fake, the one on the left is the doctored fake.
Notice they are just pieces of paper thrown on a surface with no care to straighten or smooth them. No attempt made to square the shot - just random angles. Colors are something a grade schooler might choose, and they make the text very hard to read.
No stamp of Code Word or SAP classification.
There is a different take here, saying the one on the left predates the other.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4144774/posts?page=64#64
genocidal category:
1. Mao Tse Tsung: 70 million
2. Stalin: 60 million
3. Hitler: 20 million
3. Tojo: 20 million
4. Pol Pot: 4 million
bread is served with nearly every meal.
correction:
bread is served as nearly every meal.
One fake was made earlier than the other faked fake - some difference.
You have it backward. The one on the left is from the pics leaked on a Discord forum on 4 March. The one on the right was leaked in Russian channels in April.
Look specifically at the numbers for “Ground Vehicles”. Whoever photo shopped the right pic changed 6,004 to 6 00, and didn’t even bother to fix the spacing from the removed comma. Not to mention the idea that Russia has only lost 600 vehicles, or 8 helicopters. I really don’t think the version depicted on the right was intended to be taken seriously. The newer versions are also much blurrier and noisier, probably to hide the amateur editing job. The pic on the left might be edited to, but it is much better quality. I wouldn’t consider either of them legitimate.
True enough. But I don't see many people trying to pass the first off as legit, while many people, including some here, are trying to pass off the 2nd as accurate info.
I would like to know which one is first and which came later.
Honestly I think it’s going to be more like the Ukraine Russia conflict in a civil war across Russia I think everybody is going to be trying to grab power and take it all
Well “ modest” beats the hell out of what 2nd greatest military is doing for most of a year yup bakmut falls victory parade?
I have had my doubts about a Kharkiv like offensive, but seriously what Russia doing
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