Posted on 05/20/2023 9:00:51 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Update from Ukraine | Wagner captured Bakhmut and will run from it in 5 days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Vlt4Qe7HU
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Invasion Day 451– Summary May 20 , 2023 Jerome News The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time).
https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-451-bakhmut-city/
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TangoLimaSierra:
Praying your complete recovery from such delusional hysteria.
Zelensky and his party have held them off for years and civil partnerships are not marriage and Ukraine doesn’t even have those yet.
Zelensky formed a political party and that party and Zelensky are fighting homosexual marriage and dismantling the gay power that was taking over since 2016.
“Instead of maintaining Ukraine’s European integration, Zelenskyy’s first eighteen months in office have witnessed a resurgence in pro-Kremlin influence and a marked decline in official support for liberal social policies.”
“legislation drafted by MPs from Zelenskyy’s own Servant of the People party targets “homosexual propaganda” in language that appears to be borrowed directly from neighboring Russia.”
“in 2016, Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice created a Human Rights Directorate, which was tasked with coordinating a national human rights strategy as well as the development of legislation on human rights and European integration.
However, in February 2020, the Ukrainian government made the decision to close the Human Rights Directorate.”
“The most alarming signal of a change in the Servant of the People party’s approach to social issues was the early 2020 move to establish a parliamentary group to push back against calls for greater LGBTQ rights.
Yurash confirmed that the group would oppose same-sex marriages and LGBTQ adoption rights.”
“In April 2020, Voloshyn registered a bill on criminal liability for “public calls and propaganda destroying the institution of the family, extramarital and unnatural sexual relations, and debauchery.”
“On July 22, MPs Georgii Mazurashu and Olena Lys from Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People party registered a new draft bill that envisages establishing administrative responsibility for “homosexual and transgenderism propaganda”. The bill calls for fines to be imposed for “homosexual propaganda”. Alarmingly, the text of the draft bill is an almost literal translation of its Russian analogue.””
I deeply appreciate the awesome witness of your Christian faith. May God continue to Bless you.
“Zelensky and his party have held them off for years”
Greatly appreciate your comment.
However, the fault resides with Rocco DiPippo. He has repeatedly revealed his not interested in truth or facts
“Pray for Ukraine”
So sad.
As ganeemead revealed in Comment #21, his/her complete lack of comprehension of the difference between wishes and prayer.
Only 8 consecutive posts to yourself??
You Trolls must be getting paid less.
Your spam is hilarious.
Where’s your buddy Mucusmaximum? and his dog and shovel barf..
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It was Artemosk long before this proxy war on Russia started and Ukes renamed it.
It is Sad that Z ignored US intel and his own military advisors to send many tens of thousands to a needless death there.
I hope now a ceasefire can come quickly.
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it’s a shame that so much of our taxpayer dollars and both Rus and Uke lives went down the toilet.
Here’s the Prigozin speech with english subtitles...enjoy!
https://s2.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Wagner_Bakhmut.mp4?_=1
Opening of the International Conference on the occasion of Science Day in NU “UIA”
WELL OYA
Zaluzhny appeared yesterday via teleconference on an International Conference. Hence, the rumour about his injured are false.
LINK https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qXCkzVA0hBY
“Only 8 consecutive posts?”
What you can’t possibly comprehend is the appreciation of continuous shared information prior to interruption petty Putin squad’s propagandists retorts. But, that’s ok :)
What you can’t possibly comprehend
CarolinaReaganFan: I told you that Putin-Trolls were unable to comprehend
VIDEOS
1. Zelensky responds to Wagner chief’s claims about Bakhmut
CNN
15M subscribers
May 21, 2023 11:00 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIFHHGseub0
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied claims Bakhmut has fallen to Russia after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the mercenary Wagner group, said his forces had taken complete control of the eastern Ukrainian city following months of brutal fighting. CNN could not independently verify Prigozhin’s claim, which has been disputed by the Ukrainian side.
2. RUSSIANS CELEBRATED EARLY - UKRANIAN FORCES ARE CONDUCTING AN OPERATION TO ENCIRCLE BAKHMUT || 2023
Warthog Defense
538K subscribers
5-21-2023 1:00 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWY73HopIOM
ARTICLE
G7 summit participants support Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula and agree on several key points
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO
Ukrainska Pravda
Sunday, 21 May 2023, 17:24
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/21/7403189/
G7 summit participants support Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula and agree on several key points
During the final session of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, meeting participants agreed with President Zelenskyy’s assertion that a peace plan to end the war has to be based on Ukraine’s vision. In light of this, they agreed on a series of key points.
SOURCE: Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, on Facebook
QUOTE from Zhovkva: “For the first time since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale aggression, the President of Ukraine has shared a negotiating table with all G7 leaders and the leaders of the most powerful Global South states: India, Brazil, and Indonesia. For Ukraine, this G7 session was the most important and the most productive.”
DETAILS: The meeting participants discussed Ukraine’s Peace Formula, which is to become the foundation of the peace process in Ukraine; the three leaders from the Global South expressed their response to the Formula.
“The Ukrainian side clearly outlined why the Peace Formula can only come from Ukraine: this is because the war is taking place on Ukrainian soil and it is Ukrainian people who are fighting for their right to independence, territorial integrity, and a safe and prosperous future. Our partners have heard us and have agreed with the arguments put forward by the President of Ukraine,” Zhovkva said.
The meeting participants agreed on the following key points:
1. All states have to adhere to the UN Charter; first and foremost, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity [of other states];
2. Any conflicts have to be dealt with peacefully, through dialogue;
3. All unilateral attempts to forcibly change the status quo in any part of the world have to be prevented;
4. International order has to be based on the rule of law.
Meeting participants also discussed the timing of the Global Peace Summit, and Ukraine has enlisted the support of partners to organize it.
Zhovkva also said that during his visit to Hiroshima Zelenskyy held bilateral meetings with all G7 leaders and most Global South leaders who took part in the summit, including the Indian prime minister, the presidents of Indonesia and South Korea, and the prime ministers of Vietnam and Australia.
VIDEOS
1. Flying F-16 For the 1st Time, Two Ukrainian Pilots Shocked NATO Countries❗
NightHawk Veterans
8.25K subscribers
May 19, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KXESbXJ030
Two Ukrainian Pilots, who qualified on the MiG-29 and the Su-27, flew the F-16 Fighting Falcon for the first time. The US Air Force gave them a brief familiarization and then tested on a flight simulator, performing “9 simulator events spanning a total of 11.5 hours.”
The event produced an assessment that shocked the leaders of NATO Countries.
2. Ukrainian troops drop bombs on Russian trenches with infinite precision
The Sun
3.98M subscribers
May 21, 2023 6:00 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7aGi_l0ecA
“A bunch of dead Ukrainians who never wanted to get into this conflict to begin with...”
Uh, they were invaded. I would hazard to guess that they did not want to be invaded. But, since Russia invaded them, and brought the war to them, they fought to defend their hearth and home. Perhaps that is a mindset that is totally alien to you.
The point is becoming moot though because it's now an ever increasing possibility that he won't be in power much longer.
His leftist/globalist handlers must be becoming impatient with him - all that cash thrown at him, all those European economies wrecked, he's losing the war - badly, and Hitler V Putin's still in firm control of Russia.
World's smallest violin shall soon be playing constantly, and bottles of cheap vodka sucked down, in every Western Youkazoid household. Lolol!
Read post 42 and read about the party he named for his TV show and that he heads.
In 2016 the gays were winning, since Zelensky and his Servant of the People Party took over in 2019, look at how the gay movement has been quietly seeing defeat and setbacks, one after the other.
“legislation drafted by MPs from Zelenskyy’s own Servant of the People party targets “homosexual propaganda” in language that appears to be borrowed directly from neighboring Russia.”
“in 2016, Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice created a Human Rights Directorate, which was tasked with coordinating a national human rights strategy as well as the development of legislation on human rights and European integration.
However, in February 2020, the Ukrainian government made the decision to close the Human Rights Directorate.”
“The most alarming signal of a change in the Servant of the People party’s approach to social issues was the early 2020 move to establish a parliamentary group to push back against calls for greater LGBTQ rights.
Yurash confirmed that the group would oppose same-sex marriages and LGBTQ adoption rights.”
“In April 2020, Voloshyn registered a bill on criminal liability for “public calls and propaganda destroying the institution of the family, extramarital and unnatural sexual relations, and debauchery.”
“On July 22, MPs Georgii Mazurashu and Olena Lys from Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People party registered a new draft bill that envisages establishing administrative responsibility for “homosexual and transgenderism propaganda”. The bill calls for fines to be imposed for “homosexual propaganda”. Alarmingly, the text of the draft bill is an almost literal translation of its Russian analogue.””
Comment #42 submitted by Ansel12 is totally accurate.
In Ukraine, if a petition accumulates more than 25,000 signatures, then it is involuntarily sent to the president for consideration – who must respond to the issue raised in the petition within ten days.
Though homosexuality has been legal in Ukraine since 1991, same-sex partnerships are not recognized by the law. However, Anti-discrimination laws do exist in Ukraine including protection for gender identity and sexual orientation.
Just ‘ghost’ ignore Rocco. His comments never contribute anything positive! LOL
“Uh, they were invaded. I would hazard to guess that they did not want to be invaded. But, since Russia invaded them, and brought the war to them, they fought to defend their hearth and home. Perhaps that is a mindset that is totally alien to you.”
Thank you. I appreciate your comment. The following article supports your insight:
ARTICLE
‘We Are Ready’: How Ukrainian Soldiers Are Feeling About Taking Part in the Counteroffensive
Among the Ukrainian ranks are nerves and a knowledge of the expectations being placed on them – but also an unwavering sense of resolve and purpose.
Kviv Post
Chris York, Aleksandra Klitina, Julia Struck
May 21, 2023, 3:06 pm
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/17332
s the world awaits Kyiv’s counteroffensive, much attention has focused on its timings and which western-supplied weapons will make it to the front in time to help push Russia’s forces out of occupied Ukraine.
Yet all those tanks, armored vehicles and boxes of ammunition would be useless without the Ukrainian soldiers preparing to use them as they face up to the monumental task ahead.
Infantryman Ivan tells Kyiv Post that after a year of fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s troops have “gotten used to” being at the front, but the prospect of the counteroffensive is still daunting despite the experience many of them have gained.
“I’m a little nervous about whether I’ll be able to cope with the task,” Ivan tells Kyiv Post. “I don’t want to let my combat brothers down and I am worrying about this a lot.”
Regardless, Ivan is defiant and knows he and his “combat brothers” have no other choice.
“Our mood is fighting,” he says. “We did not come to conquer; they came to conquer us.
“We have no way out but to defend ourselves and win back our land.”
Winning back the land taken by Russia is a formidable task. Aside from the ongoing battle for Bakhmut, there has been a lull over the winter along much of the front lines which Russian forces have taken advantage of to dig in and take up strong defensive positions.
Last month, Andriy Usov, a Ukrainian army military intelligence specialist told Kyiv Post that the Russian army has halted practically all offensive operations across the entire front line, to focus its manpower and equipment on building fortifications.
In the Zaporizhzhia sector, where the Kremlin most expects heavy Ukrainian armored attacks, Russian forces have constructed three major defensive belts of entrenchments and minefields.
Some trench-lines, particularly in the vicinity of the key road and rail nexus city of Tokmak, extend for dozens of kilometers along high ground, with prepared bunkers built at highway intersections, dragons’ teeth concrete pyramids barriers crossing farm fields and anti-tank ditches.
BREAKING THROUGH
Taking and breaking through Russian defensive positions will inevitably lead to heavy losses on the Ukrainian side, something obviously at the forefront of the minds of those tasked with doing it.
“We understand that, if we advance, our casualties will increase,” Ilya*, a soldier in the Donetsk region tells Kyiv Post, adding: “Our battalion took part in a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, and our losses there exceeded 40 percent.”
His thoughts are echoed by Dmitri*, a recently recruited soldier currently stationed in the north of the country.
“Being on an offensive means to risk more than usual,” he says. “Everyone is anxious and scared for their lives here. It’s normal and we talk about that quite often.
“I’ve met very few natural warriors since I’ve been here, and even they say that it’s OK to feel scared sometimes.”
Vadim, a grenadier, acknowledges that “everyone thinks about death”, but thinking about it every day is “unnecessary and distracting.”
“I am not afraid to die painfully,” he says. “When I was on combat missions, I tried not to think about death at all. My attitude was simple: wake up in the morning and live until the evening.
“If you are distracted by thoughts of death, it will lead you astray.”
VAST EQUIPMENT AND HIGH MORALE
Ukraine’s counteroffensive will largely rely on vast amounts of military equipment supplied by its western partners, including more than 230 tanks and more than 1,550 other vehicles as of last month.
This, combined with months of planning, will allow Ukraine to launch combined arms operations – coordinated action by armor, infantry, engineer, artillery and air forces – that will try and break the formidable defenses constructed by Russia.
Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told AFP: “The Ukrainians are going to have to crack through that front line in order to get all of this new armor that they have... past the fortifications into open country.”
Another major factor in Ukraine’s favor is morale – on the Russian side it is extremely low and no amount of digging in, laying mines and building tank traps will help the Kremlin’s forces if the soldiers manning these defenses are not committed to the fight.
Recent evidence of Russia’s ongoing problems of finding sufficient numbers of men to defend fortifications surfaced earlier this month. A group of former security guards, from the Russian energy company Gazprom, published a public video in which they claimed they had volunteered to perform rear area protection duties in Ukraine. Instead, they found themselves turned over to Wagner mercenaries who forced them, at gunpoint, to deploy to front line positions in the Bakhmut sector, with minimal weapons and ammunition.
On the Ukrainian side however, morale is extremely high. “The mood is great,” Vadim tells Kyiv Post.
“We have been waiting for this for a long time and have been preparing, so we are all inspired and ready to meet these bastards.”
And whereas many Russian troops are being forced to fight for the Kremlin, those fighting against them are there by choice and are motivated so much more.
“I had planned to spend my life differently,” says Vadim. “But Muscovites stole my second spring. My best friend Kyrylo Babentsov, call sign ‘Cobra’, passed away, and my mother died due to failing health after the full-scale invasion. I wasn’t able to spend her last days with her.
Dmitri echoes these thoughts, saying: “It’s everyone’s choice to be here.
“The general purpose is to overcome your fears and do something meaningful in your life, [and to] live a useful life for the people and families that stayed behind.”
Thank you for providing us with Prigozhin’s delightful summary of the Bachmut campaign.
Naturally he praised his boss Putin. However, his opinion of Germasimov and Shoigu plus the Russian bureaucracy was scathing. His description of the 14 months spent by his Wagner group feeding the meat grinder without adequate Russian govt. support almost brought tears to my eyes—almost. In an obvious plea to Putin, he speaks of the need for Wagner (including its Russian jail recruits—prisoners) to enjoy R & R, so they will be ready to provide future help. It will be interesting to see if he is allowed to turn over defense to the regular army startin in 5 days?
A lot of political undercurrents to find in this lusty speech. I plan to view it again. One thing I noticed was his use of the current Russian flag with his Wagner flag. The sole tank in the May 9th Moscow celebration was flying the USSR red flag. It is rumored the drone on the Kremlin dome on 5/8 was over which flag to fly there. Did anyone see which flag was on the Kremlin dome on 5/9?
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