Posted on 07/06/2023 5:21:31 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Update from Ukraine | The New Trap for Z-Army is getting ready | Cluster Ammunition is coming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWFsKKwax2o
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 6th July 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time).
https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-498-summary/
*** Great interactive map with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front!
https://militaryland.net/maps/
Update from Ukraine | The New Trap for Z-Army is getting ready | Cluster Ammunition is coming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWFsKKwax2o
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 6th July 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time).
https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-498-summary/
*** Great interactive map with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front!
https://militaryland.net/maps/
ARTICLE
In Crimea occupants force students to sign summons in exchange for passing exams - CrimeaSOS
Censor.NET
06.07.23 23:21
https://censor.net/en/n3429447
University students in temporarily occupied Crimea are being forced to sign draft notices to join the ranks of occu
pying Russian army by blackmailing them with exam results.
This was reported by the human rights organization CrimeaSOS, informs Censor.NЕТ referring to Ukrinform.
“According to available information, employees of the university of occupied Simferopol told one of the students that he would be able to take exams only by signing a summons. Due to pressure, the guy had to agree to the conditions,” the post says.
It is noted that these cases are not isolated, other students of military age received similar “offers”.
Such conversations in Crimea are held privately to prevent the situation from becoming publicized.
As reported, the head of the Crimean Human Rights Group, Olga Skrypnyk, said that at least 40,000 Crimean residents had been drafted into the Russian army during the years of occupation.
Do US should not be given cluster munitions to the Ukraine. It will make us party to war crimes.
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1. Ben Hodges Explains Ukraine’s attack on Sevastopol SUCCESSFUL! Why America hesitates in military aid
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuyDY3o-m9o
2. Ukraine Destroyed Russia’s Military Air Warehouse in Berdyansk Today!
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7-6-2023 11:00 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywYHVkL1VeQ
ARTICLE
Czech Republic truly helps bring Ukraine’s victory closer, - Zelenskyy
Censor.NET
06.07.23 23:50
https://censor.net/en/n3429449
With weapons for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia, and support for membership in European Union and NATO, Czech Republic is really helping to bring victory closer.
This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a press conference in Prague after talks with Czech President Petr Pavel, informs Censor.NЕТ referring to Interfax-Ukraine.
According to Zelenskyy, “we discussed a possible response to the terrorist threat posed by Russia, in particular the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,” as well as “the spread of Russian propaganda, which, unfortunately, still has an impact in Europe, both in the Czech Republic and in other European countries.”
According to Zelenskyy, “the Czech Republic can help engage the states of the Global South in joint peace efforts, including the implementation of the peace formula.” “We have started this work, I believe it is successful, but we need help in this direction,” he said.
Speaking about NATO, Zelenskyy noted that “we understand each other perfectly. And it will be right if this understanding is filled with concrete content. Not empty words, but concrete content in Vilnius.” Source:
VIDEO: Zelenskyy arrives in Prague and meets with Czech President Pavel. VIDEO Source: https://censor.net/en/v3429436
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khSK6FrC2vg
VIDEO: News Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17szvHaWNU
VIDEOS
1. RUSSIAN Ruble Collapsing v US Dollar, Euro, Chinese Yuan & Rupee as Russian Economic Slump Deepens
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2. Belarus leader Lukashenko says Prigozhin back in Russia, Wagner deployment unclear
Kanal13
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7-6-2023 9:00 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L5htCGfIK0
ARTICLE
Harvest 2023: Ukraine harvests first million tons of grain. INFOGRAPHICS
Censor.NET Economics
06.07.23 21:44
https://censor.net/en/p3429434
Farmers in 12 regions have started harvesting early grain and pulses.
This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, Censor.NET reports.
“We harvested 1 million 24 thousand tonnes of grain on an area of 308.2 thousand hectares (3%) with a yield of 33.2 cwt/ha:
- Barley - 235 thousand hectares (16%) with a yield of 34.3 cwt/ha, 805.8 thousand tonnes harvested;
- wheat - 51.4 thou hectares (1%) with a yield of 33.5 cwt/ha, 172 thou tonnes harvested;
- peas - 21.7 thou hectares (15%) with a yield of 21.1 c/ha, 45.8 thou tonnes harvested.
Mykolaiv region is the leader in grain harvesting, having threshed 118 thousand hectares (19%), while Odesa region harvested the most - 468.8 thousand tonnes.
In addition, agricultural producers in 5 regions started harvesting winter rape, which was threshed on an area of 47.7 thou hectares (3%), yielding 86.2 thou tonnes of seeds at 18.1 c/ha,” the statement said.
This has turned into a MIC order and delivery business like pizza... Now that they retooled for these they got to ramp up the war to increase demand for production.
Ooh Rah.
AGRICULTURAL: Business Censor Macroeconomics
1. Ukraine may resume operation of ammonia pipeline to Odessa, - Zelensky
News Business Censor Macroeconomics
Zelensky
06.06.23 19:06
https://biz.censor.net/n3423033
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has made it clear that Ukraine can resume the operation of the ammonia pipeline to Odessa.
“If you asked me if we can resume this work, we understand that yes, if necessary,” Zelensky said at a press conference, Interfax – Ukraine reports.
According to the head of the IC Oleg Sinegubov, on June 5, a pipeline with ammonia was damaged in the Kupyansky District of the Kharkiv region as a result of enemy attacks, and it was depressurized.
According to Zelensky, “everyone thinks about what to do with ammonia, and then just something flew in from Russia and that’s it.”
At the same time, he stressed that “the entry point of the ammonia pipeline is located in the territory where the enemy is located.”
“We understand that these are the consequences of the war,” he said.
2. The Kremlin is ready to use the shelling of an ammonia pipeline in Ukraine to stop “grain deals”
News Business Censor Power
08.06.23 14:34
https://biz.censor.net/n3423451
The destruction of the ammonia pipeline in the Kharkiv region is likely to negatively affect the continuation of the “Black Sea grain initiative”.
This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, RBC reports.
“It can only have a negative impact. We don’t know what kind of destruction there is, what the Ukrainian side plans to do next with this branch,” Peskov said.
According to him, the topic of resuming the export of Russian ammonia through Ukraine “appeared as an integral part of the half of the agreement that concerned us,” and therefore the destruction of the ammonia pipeline will be another point that “greatly complicates the situation in terms of extending the agreement.”
As reported, on June 5, the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration Oleg Sinegubov said that on June 5, at about 21:00 in the village of Zapadnoye, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region, an ammonia pipeline was depressurized as a result of enemy missiles, a 12 km long section was damaged, and an ammonia leak amounted to 134 tons.
On June 6, he reported that Russian troops fired at an ammonia pipeline in Kupyansky district for the second time. A total of 6 “arrivals” were recorded in the area of the pumping station near the village of Masyutovka.
Only on June 7, the Russian Defense Ministry also announced the explosion of the Tolyatti - Odessa ammonia pipeline near the village of Masyutovka in the Kharkiv region on the evening of June 5, accusing “Ukrainian saboteurs” of this.
Recall that on June 2, at a briefing, the representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said that Russia refuses to allow ships to enter the Ukrainian port of Yuzhny as part of the “grain corridor” until Ukraine resumes exporting Russian ammonia through Odessa.
In May, Russia threatened to block the operation of the grain corridor, although the agreements concluded provide for an automatic extension of its operation for four months – until July 18. On May 17, Russia allegedly agreed to extend the implementation of the agreement for another two months.
Since May 19, inspections of ships en route to Ukrainian ports, suspended from May 7 due to the position of the Russian side in the Joint Coordination Center (SCC), have resumed, but only for two of them.
3. The government is preparing for a complete shutdown of the” grain corridor”, – Ministry of Agrarian Policy
News Business Censor Transport
hub, grain
26.06.23 13:07
https://biz.censor.net/n3427042
The government of Ukraine, together with grain market participants, has developed a number of alternative strategies that will allow continuing the export of grain crops in the event of the termination of the “grain corridor”.
This was stated by First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and food Taras Vysotsky on the air of the telethon, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
“We have several strategies-expanding the capacity of the Danube Region and increasing the capacity for grain transshipment there. Additional crossing points and dry ports on the western border with Poland and Romania are also being put into operation,” the deputy minister said.
Vysotsky recalled that the state budget for 2023 provides for UAH 20 billion for potential insurance of vessels with Ukrainian grain, which will be ready to continue working in the absence of a grain corridor.
“Alternative measures are being actively developed, actually finalized and should help Ukraine continuously contribute to international food security and ensure exports,” the official stressed.
The first deputy minister expressed hope that despite all the difficulties with exports, the financial indicators of agricultural exports will be close to last year’s, although the price dynamics on world markets are changing daily.
“Information about unfavorable conditions in the United States affected corn, the prices of which went up. exports will approach last year’s figures,” Vysotsky predicted.
As reported, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, the grain harvest in Ukraine this year is expected to reach about 46 million tons, which is 5-7% less than last year.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Kremlin is considering withdrawing from the agreements within the framework of the “Black Sea grain initiative”.
At the same time, the grain corridor is now operating at less than 20% of its normal capacity due to the position of the Russian Federation in the Joint Coordination Center (SCC), which blocks the registration of vessels.
The “Black Sea grain initiative” was agreed in Istanbul on July 22, 2022 with the participation of the UN, Ukraine, Turkey and Russia. Its essence is to create a corridor for grain export from three Ukrainian ports “Chernomorsk”, “Odessa” and “Yuzhny” in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The initiative was concluded for 120 days and was extended twice, most recently on March 18. However, if Ukraine claimed that it was extended for 120 days, then Russia claimed that only for 60-until May 18, and insisted on unblocking the operation of the Tolyatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline and lifting all sanctions for trade in Russian agricultural products and Fertilizers.
4. Russia is preparing for a complete shutdown of the grain corridor from July 18, - Russian Foreign Ministry
News Business censor agricultural market
04.07.23 16:05
https://biz.censor.net/news/3428815/rosiya_gotuyetsya_do_povnoyi_zupynky_roboty_zernovogo_korydoru_z_18_lypnya_mzs_rf
Russia does not plan to continue its participation in the “Black Sea grain initiative”, demanding the partial lifting of sanctions and the resumption of operation of the Tolyati-Odessa ammonia pipeline, which was blown up in at least two places.
This is stated in a statement published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“There are no grounds for further continuation of the Black Sea initiative, which ends on July 17. At the same time, the Russian side... it makes the necessary efforts in strict accordance with the rules of procedure so that all vessels participating in it can successfully complete their mission and leave the Black Sea before the end of its validity period,” the report says.
The Russian Foreign Ministry complains about the problems with the export of food and fertilizers from Russia, which were supposed to be solved by the memorandum signed as part of the “grain initiative” between the Russian Federation and the UN. Despite these statements, grain exports from Russia in the last marketing season were a record.
The Russian Foreign Ministry calls the conditions for the continuation of the” grain agreement “five of its requirements: the connection of Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT, the lifting of sanctions for the supply of spare parts for agricultural machinery, the resumption of work of the Tolyatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline, the lifting of sanctions against the transportation and insurance of Russian agricultural cargo and the” unfreezing of assets”.
“The first three are obviously removed from the agenda, and no progress has been made on the remaining two,” the Russian Ministry said.
As reported, Russia is already blocking the operation of the”grain corridor”. Since May, the Joint Coordination Center (SCC), with the participation of representatives of the Russian Federation, has stopped allowing vessels to pass in the direction of the Yuzhny port, and since June 26, no new dry cargo ship has issued permission to join the Black Sea grain initiative.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Kremlin is considering withdrawing from the agreements within the framework of the “Black Sea grain initiative”.
At the same time, the grain corridor is now operating at less than 20% of its normal capacity due to the position of the Russian Federation in the Joint Coordination Center (SCC), which blocks the registration of vessels.
The “Black Sea grain initiative” was agreed in Istanbul on July 22, 2022 with the participation of the UN, Ukraine, Turkey and Russia. Its essence is to create a corridor for grain export from three Ukrainian ports “Chernomorsk”, “Odessa” and “Yuzhny” in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The initiative was concluded for 120 days and was extended twice, most recently on March 18. However, if Ukraine claimed that it was extended for 120 days, then Russia claimed that only for 60-until May 18, and insisted on unblocking the operation of the Tolyatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline and lifting all sanctions for trade in Russian agricultural products and Fertilizers.
That’s disgusting and also desperate!
This is from the NYT 2015
Siberia is Chinese land:
Why China Will Reclaim Siberia
“A land without people for a people without land.”
“At the turn of the 20th century, that slogan promoted Jewish migration to Palestine. It could be recycled today, justifying a Chinese takeover of Siberia. Of course, Russia’s Asian hinterland isn’t really empty (and neither was Palestine). But Siberia is as resource-rich and people-poor as China is the opposite. The weight of that logic scares the Kremlin.
“Moscow recently restored the Imperial Arch in the Far Eastern frontier town of Blagoveshchensk, declaring: “The earth along the Amur was, is and always will be Russian.” But Russia’s title to all of the land is only about 150 years old. And the sprawl of highrises in Heihe, the Chinese boomtown on the south bank of the Amur, right across from Blagoveshchensk, casts doubt on the “always will be” part of the old czarist slogan.
“Siberia – the Asian part of Russia, east of the Ural Mountains – is immense. It takes up three-quarters of Russia’s land mass, the equivalent of the entire U.S. and India put together. It’s hard to imagine such a vast area changing hands. But like love, a border is real only if both sides believe in it. And on both sides of the Sino-Russian border, that belief is wavering.
“The border, all 2,738 miles of it, is the legacy of the Convention of Peking of 1860 and other unequal pacts between a strong, expanding Russia and a weakened China after the Second Opium War. (Other European powers similarly encroached upon China, but from the south. Hence the former British foothold in Hong Kong, for example.)
The 1.35 billion Chinese people south of the border outnumber Russia’s 144 million almost 10 to 1. The discrepancy is even starker for Siberia on its own, home to barely 38 million people, and especially the border area, where only 6 million Russians face over 90 million Chinese. With intermarriage, trade and investment across that border, Siberians have realized that, for better or for worse, Beijing is a lot closer than Moscow.
“The vast expanses of Siberia would provide not just room for China’s huddled masses, now squeezed into the coastal half of their country by the mountains and deserts of western China. The land is already providing China, “the factory of the world,” with much of its raw materials, especially oil, gas and timber. Increasingly, Chinese-owned factories in Siberia churn out finished goods, as if the region already were a part of the Middle Kingdom’s economy.
“One day, China might want the globe to match the reality. In fact, Beijing could use Russia’s own strategy: hand out passports to sympathizers in contested areas, then move in militarily to “protect its citizens.” The Kremlin has tried that in Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and most recently the Crimea, all formally part of other post-Soviet states, but controlled by Moscow. And if Beijing chose to take Siberia by force, the only way Moscow could stop would be using nuclear weapons.
“There is another path: Under Vladimir Putin, Russia is increasingly looking east for its future – building a Eurasian Union even wider than the one inaugurated recently in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, a staunch Moscow ally. Perhaps two existing blocs – the Eurasian one encompassing Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization – could unite China, Russia and most of the ‘stans. Putin’s critics fear that this economic integration would reduce Russia, especially Siberia, to a raw materials exporter beholden to Greater China. And as the Chinese learned from the humiliation of 1860, facts on the ground can become lines on the map.”
~ NYT
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I thought ‘tards hated cluster bombs.
They used to hate war too. And nukes.
‘tards used to hate big pharma too.
Now THOSE are some 180s, Magic.
Ukraine is cluster*uck so why not cluster bombs...
Cluster ammo should not be used.
How do you know that the Ukrainians suffered 20,000 dead? Nobody in a war of this type knows exactly how many people were killed, wounded or missing.
Even in Vietnam, the U.S. only knew how many casualties we suffered but the weekly updates were always being revised (I got them from DDI at the Pentagon which was run by trusted friends of mine, all three being Vietnam Veterans).
Communist casualties were based on actual body counts on the battlefield, information from captured wounded or Hoi Chan’s - defectors, some of whom I interviewed in both So. Vietnam and Cambodia, and eyewitness reports from villagers who saw VC/NVA being carried away, the wounded often being buried alive in order to hide these casualties so that US/ARVN Intel couldn’t get a more accurate figure on an enemy’s particular unit/Division’s true losses/remaining battlefield potential effectiveness.
In Ukraine, neither side is going to broadcast their actual losses so no armchair blogger here is going to get more accurate casualties.
This will not make any difference.
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