Posted on 01/25/2023 4:57:45 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Update from Ukraine | The chance for Ukrainian army in Bakhmut | Abrams Tanks Approved USA❤UA
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1. RUSSIAN SOLDIERS ARE WHINING THAT CHECHEN FIGHERS ARE TAKING THEIR MONEY AND SOMETHING WORSE || 2023
Warthog Defense
Jan 25, 2023 #Warthogdefense
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IErQRnT69g
2. Daughter-in-law sent me to war to earn money! Interview with a 58-year-old Russian occupier
Lviv.Media
12:01 p.m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shev6HW3fjU
Vladimir Yakimovskyi from Ulan-Ude in Buryatia joined the army voluntarily, despite his age - 58 years. He says he did it under influence of Russian propaganda and to prove to his friends he is “strong enouugh”. The daughter-in-law contributed as well: she helped to draw up documents and even insured his life for 5 million rubles. Already in captivity, Vladimir reallised that the relative wanted to make money from his death in the war. The occupier told his story in an interview with Lubomir Ferens.
Something else to add:
When the US sells military equipment like this, the foreign country doesn’t get the latest and greatest edition. IE…when israel buys F15s they get a plane and an engine. They put their own avionics, etc in the plane.
So, are Biden and his fellow morons sending over stripped down M1s or are they the ‘real’ ones?
If they’re stripped down they’re no better than anything else out there.
But, if they’re the real ones, all Russia has to do is capture one and they have all our secrets in targeting and everything else. Reverse engineering not needed as they’ll have something to copy.
As Biden said, the tanks are the best out there.
Hey UMCRevMom, since you’re so concerned about Ukraine, are you planning on volunteering to go over there and drive some tanks, maybe grab an AK?
It’s a mess, isn’t it? And all these warmongers on FR must be getting their share of the pie, which would explain their over-the-top fervor for more death and destruction in a corrupt country over 5,000 miles away.
Let’s just skip to the last chapter, it is getting clearer every day.
Ukraine 1991-2023 RIP
ARTICLE:
“Russian saboteurs seek to hamper Putin’s war machine:
Anti-Putin activists try to slow down Russia’s war in Ukraine and say they are willing to step up their violence.”
By Niko Vorobyov
25 Jan 2023
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/25/russian-saboteurs-seek-to-hamper-putins-war-machine
On the night of January 4, a section of tracks along the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region was blown up. The rail line was used by the Russian army to transport supplies to Ukraine.
A photo and video clip of an explosion ripping through a railway bridge were posted on Telegram by an organisation calling itself BOAK, the Combat Organisation of Anarcho-Communists.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, this was the sixth such incident this year after 40 during all of 2022, suggesting that anti-war resistance in Russia is growing bolder.
Since the invasion of Ukraine in February, Russian-occupied territories there have experienced regular sabotage from the Ukrainian resistance. But in Russia and Belarus, a secret network of activists is also doing its best to slow down the Russian war machine.
“We are not only against Putin and the war but also against Russian imperialism and against the existing capitalist system of oppression in general,” a BOAK representative told Al Jazeera by email.
BOAK describes itself as anarcho-communist, meaning it seeks a decentralised society in harmony with nature with a focus shifted away from profit and onto the needs of the people. It rejects all forms of inequality and oppression.
This puts it at odds with Russia’s Communist Party, which embraces Stalinism and enthusiastically rallies behind President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
“We are disgusted by this fratricidal bloodbath, and we believe only by halting Putin’s aggression we can hope for this to stop and to never happen again,” the BOAK representative continued.
“The government’s defeat in this imperialist war opens up opportunities for the revolutionary movement, giving people the chance to realise how oppressed they were, and what needs to change. We understand that these goals can only be achieved through revolutionary change, and in order to be implemented effectively, it is necessary to have an underground organisation operating using partisan and guerrilla methods.”
Partisans
BOAK and other Russian anti-war groups such as Stop the Trains call themselves partisans after the resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II when fighters hid in the forests of Belarus, Ukraine and western Russia and launched attacks on German forces.
BOAK claims to have been in existence for 10 years, but it said that before the war in Ukraine, it largely spent its time building its network and gathering resources. In 2019, BOAK claimed responsibility for burning down a cellphone tower owned by a Turkish company in Kyiv over Ankara’s incursion into northern Syria.
BOAK says it consists of several dozen cells of various sizes that operate independently, but the central network may help coordinate or publicise their actions. The central organisation follows a horizontal command structure, meaning that decisions that affect everyone in the organisation are made by consensus.
The group locates their targets through open-source websites such as Wikimapia, and posts the results of its work on Telegram along with detailed instructions for other would-be saboteurs. In August, Telegram was fined by Russian authorities for refusing to take down the anarchists’ material.
A favourite target of BOAK is railroads, which the army uses to move supplies to the front line.
“They are the blood vessels that feed Russian aggression,” the representative explained. “It is along them that soldiers, equipment and ammunition are delivered. Stop them, and the Russian army will choke without resources.”
At first, Russian authorities tried to play down the partisans’ activities, blaming derailments on faulty train lines, until Russian citizens started being arrested for committing acts of sabotage.
Other targets have included army recruitment centres, police stations, national guard buildings and the ruling United Russia party’s offices. Since the start of the war, scores of draft offices and government buildings have been set alight, usually with Molotov cocktails, according to the independent Russian media outlet MediaZona.
It’s not clear how many of these fires were directly orchestrated or inspired by BOAK. Some were caused by arsonists of various political persuasions and unaffiliated individuals on their own initiative.
“While we can always be sceptical of claims, what we do know is claims of attacks and proof of those attacks, including photos and videos, are frequent enough that certainly attacks are occurring quite frequently, perhaps several per week,” Jeff Hawn, a non-resident fellow at the New Lines Institute think tank, told Al Jazeera.
“Most, however, have very minimal impact: delaying but not stopping mobilisation of reservists from certain regions and hampering the movement of supplies to the front,” Hawn said “However, from a moral perspective, the impact is much larger. The regime knows the war is making people more willing to fight them directly, and Russian soldiers at the front know people behind the lines are against them.”
Lethal force
Although the group has not yet carried out any assassinations, it is not against the use of lethal force and said it would only target state security officials. It said it takes care to minimise the risk to passers-by by targeting railways near military targets where civilian trains are unlikely to travel.
“We consider the destruction of the oppressors of the people quite acceptable,” the spokesperson said.
Serious doubt has been cast on reports of assassination plots by other groups.
In August, Darya Dugina, a journalist and daughter of ultra-nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin, died in a Moscow car bombing likely meant for her father. The Kremlin accused Kyiv of being behind her death, but Ilya Ponomarev, an exiled former member of Russia’s parliament now based in Kyiv, claimed it was the work of the National Republican Army (NRA), a secret organisation dedicated to the overthrow of Putin.
However, historian Sergey Radchenko told Al Jazeera that the NRA does not exist.
“Persistent rumours to this effect, when they are not part of some psyop operation, merely point to people’s frustration with the seeming political stability of Putin’s regime and suggest wishful thinking, which unfortunately is not rooted in any evidence,” Radchenko said.
In April, six members of the outlawed National Socialism/White Power group were arrested by security services after allegedly plotting to assassinate TV pundit Vladimir Solovyov, a vocal cheerleader of Putin and the war.
While the neo-Nazis group has thrown Molotov cocktails at draft offices, there are doubts over the official version of events in the supposed Solovyov plot with media reports suggesting the alleged crime scene was clumsily staged.
Hawn said the groups engaged in anti-war activities have a wide range of ideologies and do not have a united vision for a post-Putin Russia, even as they unite against the president.
“It’s hard to see these actions [real or otherwise] being the beginning of something bigger,” Hawn said. “However there is room for escalation.”
“[It] is likely as time goes on, we will see tradecraft improving and a growing effectiveness in attacks,” he said.
Railroad saboteurs have also been active in Belarus. Although it is not formally taking part in the war, the country is being used by Russian forces as a logistics hub.
In Belarus, a number of railway saboteurs have been convicted of “terrorism”, which since May carries the death penalty.
In the last days of December, Putin signed legislation into law that punishes the crime of sabotage with up to a life term in prison; up to 20 years for aiding, training or organising saboteurs; and up to 10 years for being part of a sabotage group.
But BOAK said it is determined to continue its struggle for the overthrow of Putin.
“We understand that such transformations do not happen overnight,” its spokesperson wrote.
Bullshit. The M1 is like the T-72 as a 2023 Corvette is like a 64 Impala.
From what I’ve heard, the Russians won’t have to capture one because one of the Ukrainian generals will sell one to the Russians.
1. Euromaidan Press@EuromaidanPress
1-25-2023 4:00 p.m. EST
#Kherson today: shelling around the clock.
“Every day, every hour, Russian forces shell us.”
“A clinic, a maternity ward, a school, damaged.”
“They are liberating us from life.”
https://twitter.com/i/status/1618351662753804289
2. 180,000 Russian Casualties Estimated
Jake Broe
Jan 23, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jif5UemZQoU
“It is being reported that Germany’s foreign minister has declared that the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks from other countries to Ukraine from Germany will not be blocked. Additionally, over 180,000 Russian casualties are being reported by Norway’s defense minister. Russia has not experienced this level of loss and defeat since World War II.”
“Slovakia ready to discuss the transfer of its MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine”
2023/01/25 - 20:59
Slovakia is ready to discuss the transfer of its MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy announced during an online briefing in the media center “Odesa-Ukraine” as Ukrinform reports.
“The planes are currently at one of Slovakia’s bases, and at the moment we are ready to discuss the transfer of these planes to Ukraine. We are waiting for a decision from the Slovak government,” the Minister of Defense said.
He added that the government of Slovakia will take into account the interest of the government of Ukraine. The position of allied countries regarding this transfer will also be taken into account.
“We are currently discussing it, we would like to transfer them (the planes) to Ukraine,” Nagy stressed.
Not a doubt in my mind.
The other day, someone on here was talking about US gear showing up on eBay.
Yes! I’m with you on that.
why is it a chance for Ukraine? I thought Ukraine was winning this conflict. That’s what I constantly hear for you cheerleaders.
“The court REJECTED Russia’s objection unanimously”
Why is this case so significant for Ukraine?
1- To have hard facts that Russia is occupying Donbas. With a legal decision of a regional court – not just political statements – recognizing Russia as an aggressor responsible for systemic human rights violations, Ukraine will have a powerful card to play in international negotiations. Moreover, the decision may become grounds for diplomatic pressure on Moscow and new sanctions.
2- To set a date for and borders of Russia occupation. This will set the foundation for future actions of the international community. On 14 January 2021, the ECHR ruled that Russia de facto controlled Crimea, and thus bears responsibility for human rights violations on the peninsula since 27 February 2014. That is, all facts that took place after 27 February are legally null and void. Namely, the illegal referendum from 16 March 2014 in which Crimeans “decided” to accede to Russia.
3- To provide the court with the body of evidence which Ukrainian applicants will refer to when complaining against Russia. If not for this work of Ukrainian lawyers, individuals would not be able to file this evidence.“They do not have access to criminal proceedings, they did not collect evidence on the territory of the Russian Federation, they do not have access to the materials of interviews. We established these facts. And next, based on them, one can bring to the RF both inter-state and individual claims,” says Denys Maliuska.
4- To have Russia compensate the victims of human rights violations.
Russia’s attempts to postpone the decision
According to Denys Maliuska, Russia has not just one time tried to deliberately postpone the court hearing. Initially, the meeting was planned to be held on 24 November 2021. But was postponed under the pretext of Russia’s COVID measures and an inadequately prepared application against Ukraine.
When the court rejected this appeal, on 8 November, the Russian ad hoc judge claimed circumstances that could question his impartiality. Thus, he recused himself. The hearing was then postponed to 26 January 2022.
Russia’s attempts to postpone the decision only prove that this case is significant and that the upcoming decision is unlikely to be in Russia’s favor.
Events leading up to ECHR open hearings, 26 January 2022
Nov 2013 - Feb 2014 - Euromaidan Revolution, Kyiv
27 February 2014 - Russia occupies Crimea
13 March 2014 - Ukraine lodges (1st) complaint to ECHR for human rights crimes in Donbas
16 March 2014 - Russia holds mock referendum for Crimea to accede to Russia
April 2014 - Russia invades Donbas
13 June 2014 - Ukraine lodges (2nd) complaint to ECHR for the abduction of children in Donbas
17 July 2014 - Downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
10 July 2020 - The Netherlands lodges ECHR complaint for downing of MH17
27 November 2020 - ECHR merges Ukrainian and Dutch complaints
14 January 2021 - ECHR rules that Russia de facto controls Crimea
8 November 2021 - Russian judge recuses himself from ECHR hearings
26 January 2022 - ECHR starts open hearings on admissibility of the case Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia
Ukrainian Commander in Chief Zaluzhnyi donated USD 1 million for the army from inheritance 2023/01/25 - 10:31
Ukrainian Commander in Chief Zaluzhnyi donated USD 1 million for the army from inheritance 2023/01/25
The Commander in Chief of Ukraine’s Army, General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi donated $1 million to the military from an inheritance he received from a Ukrainian American, Gregory Stepanets, the New York Times reported.
“I gave my whole life to the Armed Forces. And I had no doubt what I should do with the inheritance,” Zaluzhnyi said. “Mr. Hryhoriy’s last will was obviously to support the Ukrainian army through my person. I am grateful to everyone who helps the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And I am grateful to my family for their understanding.“
The press service of the armed forces clarified that all money from the inheritance was donated to the army.
Haven’t you heard, Uncle Sam is now Aunt Samantha, because he’s learned he has been a woman all along since the end of WWII.
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