Posted on 05/24/2023 12:29:27 AM PDT by dominusobiscum
Good morning freedom lovers!
Very interesting developments in Belgorod. Russian freedom forces have invaded in two more points along the border! Reports of Russian reserves being relocated from Ukraine to Belgorod.
Here is the URL for almost 6 minutes of successful activity by the Russian rebels in Bolgorod Oblast. They deliberately retreated to suck the inexperienced non military security groups hastily gathered to respond to the attack. Now regular Russian Army is being transferred from south and southeast areas in Ukraine to reinforce the Russian situation around Bolgorod. One comment said the rebel forces now have over 4,000 troops and their goal is to occupy 300 square kilometers of Bolgorod Oblast territory. This number includes other Russian rebels who have moved out of Ukraine into the contested Bolgorod area. This disruption is causing more problems for the Russian troops stationed/fighting in Ukraine as they are moved around. Good for Ukraines counteroffensive plans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAOXAepQnns
This link is followed by 2 ten minute ones and a 30 minute report. In addition to the Bolgorod issue, Bakhmut is also covered, and other subjects in the long video which I did not watch for long because I wanted to put this information here.
Russian freedom forces? Attacking Russia? Who dat???
That’s some seriously twisted CIA, Nuland, Sullivan, Blinken, Obama/Biden/Clinton shit right there.
You can call them “Russians against Putin” if you like....no difference to me.
Think Syrian Civil War. Great Propaganda but little value outside of material for the Rah rah brigade that is cheering and praying for a Ukraine Victory. Zelensky is using this to distract from the fall of Invincible fortress Balkmut. In truth, Ukraine is finished unless they get serious help from a great power in the form of armies and air forces. I don’t think anyone, outside of the Deep State sees this as possible at this stage of the game. Without WW III Kiev is as done, as Serbia would have been had not WW I started. I don’t think the world wants a new World conflict. Even the Poles are getting cold feet. If it happens the west may not win with the USA the biggest loser. Thank you Brandon.
Think jack of$$ that come to free Republic and pretend to be conservative and freedom loving but worship and slobber over and support the invasion of a very liberty loving Ukrainian people by a filthy perverted despotic evil maniac who levels cities to the ground.
Luckily for the cause of liberty the Ukrainians have completely frustrated the Russian invasion, although at great cost of course to themselves. Also luckily for all of us who must endure the annoyance of these leftists masquerading as conservatives, they are quite delusional and therefore all they do is sit here and pretend every development is great for Russia because Russia is great and America is bad.
They are predictable just as Russian setbacks have now amazingly become quite predictable.
As for the much deserved counter invasion of Russia, I applaud whoever is behind it.
Here is additional information about what may be happening in Belgorad Oblast and future effects.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/europe/belgorod-attacks-russia-ukraine-explainer-intl/index.html [This detailed report on the Russian rebel incursion into Belgorod Oblast was released this morning.]
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/belgorod-raid-sparks-border-alarm-for-russia-ahead-of-ukrainian-offensive/ [Here is more and varied comment from late Tuesday.]
https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/05/24/russo-ukrainian-war-day-454-ukraine-not-involved-directly-in-belgorod-ukraine-authority/ [An information source I have not seen before.]
Thanks!
▪️ PMC "Wagner" had 3.2 times fewer dead than the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and about 2 times fewer wounded.
▪️ The PMC in Artyomovsk had 50,000 people at its best, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine - 82,000, and the ratio for the assault should be 3 to 1 for the attackers.
▪️During the operation, I chose 50,000 prisoners, 20% of them died, another 20% were injured.
▪️The goal of Artemovsk was not Artemovsk itself, but the Bakhmut Meat Grinder. And in Artemovsk, we destroyed everyone we were supposed to destroy, we completed the task.
▪️The task was completed due to the highest level of organization.
▪️We have our own: planes, helicopters, air defense, artillery, MLRS, reconnaissance and even our own satellite reconnaissance.
Valeurs Actuelles: the number of dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is Zelensky's worst secretThe number of dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is Zelensky's most terrible secret in this conflict, writes Valeurs Actuelles.
At the same time, since the end of the summer, the number of killed and wounded has increased sharply, and the number of conscripts has recently decreased significantly.
"From 40 to 60 percent of the first Ukrainian servicemen, whom we trained on French soil in 2022, no longer get in touch," one reliable source told our publication. "We think that most of them are silent because they have already died in battle." French instructors who have established contact with their Ukrainian students are limited only to assumptions about their fates. According to those who nevertheless decided to address this issue to the military authorities in Kiev, the topic causes only discontent among representatives of Ukraine. The death toll remains the most terrible secret of President Vladimir Zelensky, although, judging by all available external data, there is no doubt that since the end of summer, the number of dead and injured has increased dramatically. For example, we have just learned that the number of students has increased by 82% in a few months, as this status allows young people to avoid the ongoing mobilization in the country.
The latest numbers of conscription for the blue-yellow flag have significantly decreased compared to the beginning of hostilities. Despite the reinforcements, the ranks of the units are thinning. In nine brigades formed with the help of NATO for the future spring offensive, there are from 2.5 to three thousand people, whereas by the standards of the North Atlantic Alliance their number should be from five to eight thousand. Away from the eyes of journalists and media workers, the Ukrainian military are painting a "war picture" for their foreign partners, which looks more like raw information from the front than what Western news channels report without unnecessary details. In the Donbass throughout the winter, they confirm, their people were under constant onslaught of Russian troops. And the units located on the contact line were always in a state of readiness for battle against superior enemy forces because of "their absolute superiority."
Russian artillery is three times more
These testimonies correspond to the calculations of the balance of power made by the French military. According to them, Russians have about three times more artillery pieces in the Donbass than Ukrainians. Kiev is also suffering from another well-known problem: the arsenals of its allies have been depleted, and industrial capacities in the West are recovering too slowly. Today, Russian troops produce an average of 15 thousand shots a day, and Ukrainians respond with five thousand shots. Since most of the dead and wounded in this conflict are accounted for by artillery, some experts do not agree that the losses of the parties are equal. This point of view was previously held by American official sources, but they have already revised their forecasts. In January, they reported 100,000 dead and wounded on both sides. At the beginning of May, they were already talking about "at least 200,000 and possibly 250,000 killed and wounded." This is a confirmation that the "trench war" is especially bloody. News about constant losses also comes from Artemovsk.
"Yes, Ukrainians have fewer weapons, but they are much more effective and their servicemen use them more correctly," the supporters of the theory of "equal" forces object. They argue their claims with the presence in Kiev of French Caesar artillery installations and American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. Those who downplay the effect of these weapons ("there are too few of them") claim that over the past eight months Ukrainians have lost at least twice as many people as Russians. Thus, in any case, the balance of power has changed compared to the beginning of the conflict.
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Strategic depth…
In the "battle of attrition" (the depletion of the enemy's human and material potential, in military terms), Russia has a serious advantage over Ukraine. Its population is three and a half times larger (143 million versus 41 million). However, the question of the "permissibility" of deaths is probably more sensitive for Russians. As long as there are enough volunteers called up on very attractive financial terms to replenish the ranks, Vladimir Putin will undoubtedly be satisfied, and the generals will have to adjust their strategy accordingly. In early May, during a speech to Congress, General Christopher Cavoli, the commander of American troops in Europe and the military head of NATO, tempered the ardor of an official who spoke approvingly about the latest assessment of Russian losses made by the Pentagon. "Most of the Russian army has not suffered in this conflict," Cavoli said.
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