[gattaca]

Interesting, thanks for posting.

[Does so]

“the Russians agreed with [Putin] that Russia, itself, was confronting increasingly what could become, in the near term, an existential threat to the Russian state and the Russian people.”

What Putin HAS said is that Putin “regrets the loss of SOVIET Russia”.

[FreshPrince]

Douglas McGregor?

Yes, This Douglas McGregor:

Back in early March:

“If they don’t surrender in the next 24 hours, I suspect Russia will ultimately annihilate them.”

Speaking to Fox News three days after the Ukraine invasion began, Macgregor suggested that the conflict was already nearing an end:

“The battle in eastern Ukraine is really almost over, all of the Ukrainian troops there have been largely surrounded and cut off. You have a concentration down in the Southeast of 30 or 40,000 of them, and if they don’t surrender in the next 24 hours, I suspect Russia will ultimately annihilate them.”

Kazan, is that you?

[Prolixus]

“When we hit the end of it, you’re going to see a massive withdrawal of U.S. forces from all over the world.”

That’s what globalists fear most.

[Robert DeLong]

BUMP

[airborne]

Interesting read. Macgregor has seen NATO from both sides.

He doesn’t have a good impression of them. They’ve relied on America to pay for everything for so long that NATO without America is a paper tiger.

And Biden has been talking out of both sides of his mouth the whole time.

[HighSierra5]

So MacGregor was involved in the Kosovo “war”? I was ashamed of our country bombing Yugoslavia on Easter Sunday.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Italians are good at fashion. The French are good at food. Russians are good at war.

[mylife]

spot on

[Its All Over Except ...]

NV
6/16/22

Ukraine suffering up to 1,000 casualties per day in Donbas, MP says

https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-suffering-up-to-1-000-casualties-per-day-in-donbas-50250314.html

2.) The Jimmy Dore Show, 6/11/22

Ukraine Should Admit Defeat NOW! Says Top U.S Military Leader

https://youtu.be/A9bnFWmHggk

3.) Ukraine forces outgunned up to 40 to one by Russian forces, intelligence report reveals (6/9/22)

https://news.yahoo.com/intelligence-report-reveals-ukraine-forces-174236886.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

4.) Ukraine is running out of ammunition as prospects dim on the battlefield (6/12/22)

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4070605/posts

5.) Cases of desertion are growing among Ukrainian forces suffering significant losses in Russia’s artillery onslaught, report says (6/11/22)

https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-troops-deserting-russias-artillery-onslaught-takes-toll-report-says-2022-6

6.) ‘They’re Wiping Us From Earth’: Evading Russian Artillery With a Ukrainian Military Unit (6/12/22)

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ukrainian-military-unit-russia-artillery-1365021/

[Empire_of_Liberty]

I think the die was cast when America’s illegitimate election was allowed to stand.

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[nagant]

Don’t kid yourself. Russia is invading Ukraine for control of petroleum reserves and pipeline routes to Europe. The ethnic ownership arguments are excuses. The Soviet Union would not have failed and splintered if the Soviet leadership had built its economy around petroleum exports feeding the Soviet military. The new Russian leaders realize this, and they want the Soviet Union’s land back.

They have a nine-part plan, and Ukraine is part one.

[jimjohn]

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[Cathi]

Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (06/21/2022)

Part 1 (see Part 2)

◽️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue a special military operation in Ukraine.

◽️On June 20, at about 5 o’clock in the morning, the Kiev regime made another crazy attempt to take possession of Serpent ‘s Island .

◽️The plan of the operation of the Kyiv regime provided for the infliction of massive air and artillery strikes on the island of Serpents, followed by a landing and its capture.

◽️More than 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in strike and reconnaissance performance were involved in the air raid, which were guided by two unmanned aerial vehicles “Bayraktar TB-2” .

◽️In addition, a strategic reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle of the US Air Force “Global Hawk” RQ-4 was detected by Russian means at high altitudes in the airspace near Zmeiny Island .

◽️The anti-aircraft cover of Ukrainian UAVs was provided by S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from combat positions in the Tuzla and Ochakov areas.

◽️Rocket and artillery strikes on Zmeiny Island were delivered by Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missiles, Uragan multiple launch rocket systems and M-777 155-mm howitzers from firing positions west of Odessa and on Kubansky Island.

💥Russian air defense systems: the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and gun system and the Tor anti-aircraft missile system destroyed all enemy weapons fired at Zmeiny Island.

💥Shot down in the air: 13 unmanned aerial vehicles, four Tochka-U missiles and 21 Uragan multiple rocket launchers. None of the Ukrainian fire weapons reached the target on Zmeiny Island.

◽️The failed fire defeat forced the enemy to abandon the landing on Snake Island .

◽️Convinced of the failure of the attempt to seize the island, the Kyiv regime went on a new adventure in relation to the Russian gas infrastructure in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.

◽️After 8 am, the BK-1 and Krym-1 gas production platforms were hit by anti-ship missiles and the Bayraktar TB-2 unmanned aerial vehicle .

◽️As a result of the Ukrainian provocation, a strong fire started on the BK-1 platform, and a threat of an ecological catastrophe was created in this area of ​​the Black Sea.

◽️In response to the sabotage by the Kyiv regime, Onyx cruise missiles at the Shkolny military airfield near Odessa destroyed hangars with Ukrainian Bayraktar-TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles identified during the operation by Russian reconnaissance equipment.

◽️Two artillery platoons of 155-mm M-777 howitzers were destroyed on Kubansky Island.

💥In addition, Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft destroyed two launchers of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in the Ochakov and Tuzla regions of the Odessa region.

💥 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to strike at military facilities on the territory of Ukraine.

💥Air-launched high-precision missiles destroyed four ammunition depots in the areas of Mirnaya Dolina, Loskutovka, Podlesne of the Luhansk People’s Republic, as well as the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system in the area of ​​the Seversk settlement of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

💥In addition, manpower, military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and nationalist formations, including the Right Sector, were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Belaya Gora, Novodruzhesk, Mirnaya Dolina, Podlesnoye and Volcheyarovka .

💥During the counter-battery fight in the Donetsk direction, two platoons of Uragan multiple launch rocket systems were hit in the areas of Zaryanoye, Dimitrov and two platoons of 152-mm howitzers “Gyatsint-B” at firing positions in the areas of the settlements of Spartak and Podgornoye .

💥 During the day, operational-tactical and army aviation hit : 57 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment, the control center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as a multifunctional radar station for guiding missiles of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in the Seversk region of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

#Ministry of Defense #Russia #Ukraine @mod_russia
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Ministry of Defense of Russia
⚡️ Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (06/21/2022)

Part 2 (see Part 1)

💥Missile forces and artillery hit: 216 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 28 command posts, 64 artillery units in firing positions, as well as two ammunition depots. As a result of air strikes, rocket troops and artillery, 570 nationalists, 13 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles and 29 special vehicles were destroyed.

💥The Russian Air Defense Forces shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Mazanovka, Kharkiv region.

💥Also, 19 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down in the air in the areas of the settlements of Krutaya Balka of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Dibrovo, Kapitolovka, Liptsy and Plants of the Kharkiv region.

💥In addition, five Tochka-U tactical missiles were intercepted , as well as 30 Uragan MLRS rockets in the areas of the settlements of Lozovsky of the Luhansk People’s Republic, Lozovaya , Kremenets, Aleksandrovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Dolgenka and Topolskoye of the Kharkiv region.

📊In total , since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 209 aircraft, 132 helicopters, 1,292 unmanned aerial vehicles, 348 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,709 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 580 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 2,065 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 3760 units of special military vehicles.

◽️In the course of the special military operation, the enemy continues to suffer significant losses .

◽️In the 57th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operating in Severodonetsk , in one of the battalions only 28 military personnel remained in service, in the other - only command personnel .

◽️ Reserves to make up for losses have been exhausted . Territorial defense battalions, arriving from the western regions of Ukraine to reinforce, refuse to advance to the front line.

◽️In the zone of responsibility of the Soledar operational tactical group, servicemen of the 101st Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that they “did not want to take part in hostilities” and independently went to the rear area. Over 600 refuseniks.

◽️ The 155-mm M-777 howitzers received from the USA and European countries to Ukraine became a good target for Russian fire weapons.

◽️In the past 24 hours alone, 15 units were destroyed, most of which were in the area of ​​​​the Druzhkovka railway station , without having had time to fire a single shot.

◽️Compulsory mobilization is being carried out in the settlements adjacent to the combat zone in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Zaporozhye regions . The events are accompanied by the blocking of settlements by the national police. Men of all age groups subject to mobilization are detained .

◽️The Kyiv regime has spread information about Zelensky’s allegedly “secret” trip to Lysychansk, where he came under fire.

◽️At the same time, the grouping of Ukrainian troops in the Lisichansk region is cut off from supplies and is under the fire control of the Russian armed forces.

◽️According to the testimony of Ukrainian prisoners, units of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade were abandoned by their command . The only thing left for the surviving soldiers was to surrender in order to save their lives.

◽️The 57th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is in the same condition, whose commander, after the loss of two-thirds of the personnel, begged the command of the group to report the true state of affairs to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Zelensky personally.

◽️Against the backdrop of military failures, the Kiev regime continues stuffing in the best traditions of Kvartal-95 in order to somehow stop the panic and flight of its military personnel from the Donbass .

#Ministry of Defense #Russia #Ukraine @mod_russia
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[nagant]

The cause of World War II was the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Russian communism threatened to take over Europe. Germany was the only country which came up with a plan powerful to take on the Soviet Union. But first Hitler had to unite Europe. Hitler united Europe using force. That was successful until Hitler ran up against the United States and Britain. We didn’t want to be ruled by an iron fist.

The lesson is that Hitler failed by failing to unite Europe. The only way to keep Putin and Russia from conquering Europe outright is to voluntarily unite with the entirety of Europe, and voluntarily place our economies on a war footing. Until this happens we’re just spittin’ in the wind.

[Jan_Sobieski]

There is one country in Europe that is capable of fielding significant military power and dominating the scene if necessary, and that is Germany. Germany, today, is what it was before World War II and World War I. It is the dominant power, regional power, and, to a large extent, an international power.

Weltwoche: Economically speaking...

Macgregor: Yes. But it could become everything else overnight if it chose to do so. Nothing, fundamentally, has changed in that regard.

This part scares me the most. Will a new Islamic Germany dominate Europe after Pax Americana ends?

[Travis McGee]

New from Moon of Alabama

Ukraine SitRep - Lysichansk Cauldron - Sinking Morale - More Provocations
The former CIA and intelligence bigwig Graham Fuller predicts a gloomy outcome of the U.S-Russia proxy war in Ukraine. Gloomy for Ukraine, the U.S. and Europe:

Contrary to Washington’s triumphalist pronouncements, Russia is winning the war, Ukraine has lost the war. Any longer-term damage to Russia is open to debate.
American sanctions against Russia have turned out to be far more devastating to Europe than to Russia. The global economy has slowed and many developing nations face serious food shortages and risk of broad starvation.

There are already deep cracks in the European façade of so-called “NATO unity.” Western Europe will increasingly rue the day that it blindly followed the American Pied Piper to war against Russia. Indeed, this is not a Ukrainian-Russian war but an American-Russian war fought by proxy to the last Ukrainian.
[rest at link]

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/06/ukraine-sitrep-lysichansk-cauldron-sinking-morale-more-provocations.html

[alexander_busek]

In your enumeration of Putin's war aims, you also forget to mention that Putin's openly declared intention was to decapitate the government in Ukraine, which he falsely claimed was run by fascists.

The word is "Nazis." Putin has invariably spoken of the "de-Nazification" of Ukraine as one of his chief war goals.

Funny how Macgregor side-steps that issue! His response to this question here is completely off-topic!

Regards,

[wbarmy]

That means, as soon as you fire a salvo of these rockets, the first thing that you absolutely must do is rapidly move to a new location.

Ah, yes. Pop up target time. We used to train the 96Cs in Ft Polk to be able to move within less than a minute once they fired off their radar. Because incoming doesn't wait for you to move.