Posted on 08/16/2023 5:02:51 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia lost 2 Generals in one day | Ukraine's next step after Urozhaine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pjrnFj8BiE
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 16th August 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time).
https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-539-summary/
*** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front!
https://militaryland.net/maps/
Ukraine is losing and the US/NATO gift giving is drying up.
I don’t support Russia - I wouldn’t give them the 130 Billion or so tax dollars that Biden has given the Ukraine.
You pretend that there’s no issue of corruption when in fact, the Ukraine is crime headquarters so I don’t believe in supporting the Ukraine - it just props up the deep state to do so.
VIDEO
1. RUSSIAN PROPAGANDIST ARE SHOCKED, RUSSIA LOST A QUARTER OF A MILLION SOLDIERS IN UKRAINE || 2023
Warthog Defense
596K subscribers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f25hWjlZrFA
2. Ben Hodges: “There Will Be A Completely Different Picture In A Few Weeks”
Aug 16, 2023 1:00 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOYestAZklA
Ben Hodges, retired United States Army Lieutenant general and former commanding general of the United States Army Europe, joined us to discuss why he still believes the Ukrainian counteroffensive can still be a success, why success must come from a logistical blockade of Crimea, and why the United States cannot explicitly say they want Ukraine to win the war.
ARTICLE
How Russia’s Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Could Simplify Confiscation of Its Assets
European Pravda
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/08/16/7167649/
The issue of designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism is frequently discussed in expert and political circles.
While these propositions are often mentioned in the context of the United States, the most practical effect of designationg Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism could be achieved within the framework of the Council of Europe.
More details can be found in the article by lawyer Markiian Bem: Punishment for a State Sponsor of Terrorism: How Council of Europe Can Facilitate Confiscation of Russian Assets.
After Russia’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe, it remains one of the most significant international organisations countering Russia. The Council of Europe has repeatedly supported international legal steps and initiatives by Ukraine. In May 2023, within the Council of Europe, the Agreement on the Establishment of a Damage Registry for Ukraine was concluded.
It is expected that the Council of Europe will serve as a platform for the functioning of an international compensation mechanism for Ukraine.
However, the organization’s potential is much greater, including its numerous international treaties concluded and functioning within its framework.
One of these is the Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (Warsaw Convention or CETS 198), signed in Warsaw in May 2005.
One of the matters regulated by this Convention is countering the financing of terrorism.
If one of the participating states initiates a criminal case related to terrorism, it can request other states to freeze or arrest property used to finance it.
Ukraine, also a party to the Warsaw Convention, practically since the start of the full-scale Russian aggression, has designated Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and consistently insists on such an interpretation. In this case, if the actions of the Russian government during the war in Ukraine are classified as acts of terrorism, then the actions of individuals financially supporting the Russian regime can be classified as financing terrorism.
Parties to the Warsaw Convention are obligated to take necessary measures for the arrest and confiscation of property used or intended for financing terrorism, or income obtained from this crime.
However, the 2005 Convention contains significant exceptions to the obligation of a state to apply asset confiscation to individuals involved in financing terrorism.
For Ukraine, there are two most risky reasons.
The FIRST is the contradiction to property protection principles – key European states effectively refer to the impossibility of confiscating Russian assets. The SECOND involves possible harm to national interests – Hungary might do the same, arguing potential countermeasures from Russia.
And most importantly, the application of the asset confiscation mechanism under the 2005 Convention is possible only if other states also classify Russia’s actions as acts of terrorism.
Unfortunately, as of today, only a few entities have designated Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism or state supporting terrorism.
The mechanism within the framework of the Warsaw Convention is just one of many that Ukraine can use to repatriate Russian assets. However, as evident, it is not straightforward, accessible, or universal.
Nonetheless, in any case, Russia obtaining the status of a state sponsor of terrorism could have not only moral-political effects but also practical consequences for compensating Ukraine’s losses through Russian assets. But this will not happen just like that. It requires diligent diplomatic and political efforts by Ukraine and its partner countries.
“Ruzzia” (sic) threads deserve “Razzies.”
Worst Spambot in a leading troll goes to... hmm...
Yup. Clicks on Youtube videos fund the globalist warmonger pervert agenda. BEWARE !
VIDEO WITH SUMMARIZED COMMENTARY
16 Aug: It’s official! Ukrainians LIBERATE TOWNS. IMMEDIATELY PUSH DEEPER | War in Ukraine Explained
Reporting from Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrTZ8saEvQw
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I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the five hundred thirty ninth day of the war.
Day 539: Aug 16
Today there is a lot of news from the south.
FIRST of all, today, the Ukrainian General Staff finally confirmed that Ukrainians established total control over Urozhaine. The Ukrainian 35th marine brigade, which was primarily responsible for the operation, released a video showing how Ukrainians enter and raise the Ukrainian flag above the village.
Russian sources reported that Ukrainians did not stop there and almost immediately started attacking Zavitne Bazhania. Recently released geolocated footage shows how Ukrainian drone operators took advantage of the Russian retreat and hunted down several armored fighting vehicles on their way to Zavitne Bazhania. The second armored fighting vehicle tried to use a different road to avoid getting into the controlled zone, however, it turned out that Ukrainians established fire control over this road as well, so the vehicle got destroyed. Russian sources released footage showing how the Russian Air Force dropped several bombs on Staromaiorske and Urozhaine to prevent Ukrainians from advancing on Zavitne Bazhania.
However, taking Zavitne Bazhania is not currently the main goal of Ukrainians. As we have seen repeatedly on this section of the front line, Ukrainians never pushed into the lowlands first. If we look at the topographic map, we can see that Zavitne Bazhania is located precisely in the lowlands.
Given such a settling, the main goal of Ukrainians is to expand their control over hills east and west of the river in order to force Russians to abandon the settlement virtually without a fight. Recent geolocated videos show that Ukrainians targeted Russian ATGM positions east of Urozhaine and destroyed Russian reinforcement in the region. This is a strong indicator that Ukrainians are preparing to move into this region next.
Interestingly, some Russian sources noted that Ukrainians conducted a reconnaissance-in-force operation north of Novodonetske. As a result, Russians lost control over at least one strong point south of the river, which means that the settlement is currently in a salient, so Russians are very vulnerable.
In the meantime, Russians continued striking Ukrainian ports and blocking ships from entering Ukrainian waters to prevent the export of grain. Today Russians once again struck the harbor in Reni, which is right on the Romanian border. Even though Ukrainian air defense shot down most drones, some of them still managed to hit the grain terminals and destroy thousands of tons of grain.
Yesterday, the target of the Russian strike became Odesa. Apart from destroying the infrastructure in the harbor, Russians also struck an oil depot and a local supermarket. Recently, one ship tried to enter the Ukrainian harbors in spite of Russian threats. As a result, Russians opened warning fire and then sent a helicopter Ka-29 with an assault squad to search the ship. There was nothing on the ship in any way connected to weapons, which is why they had to leave it alone.
In the meantime, Ukrainians conducted a HIMARS strike on a Russian Black Sea base. The base is located on the southern shore of the Kherson region. The base was used as a training camp, and as can be seen from the drone footage, Russians were at the shooting range when they got hit with HIMARS. After dozens of soldiers were killed and wounded, the rest tried to hide in the buildings. Unfortunately for Russians, this was the second target of the HIMARS crew.
Interestingly, this is already the second case when Ukrainians are freely sending reconnaissance drones along the shore and destroying unsuspecting Russian troops. It seems like even after Ukrainians wiped out 5 camps on the Dzharylhach Island, Russians still failed to adjust and did not take steps to decrease forces concentrations in the region.
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ARTICLE
The First Deputy Head of the State Border Guard Service met with the delegation of the Republic of Lithuania
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
16 of August 2023 08:08
https://dpsu.gov.ua/en/news/the-first-deputy-head-of-the-state-border-guard-service-met-with-the-delegation-of-the-republic-of-lithuania/
The parties discussed the situation on the state border of Ukraine, challenges and threats in the field of border security and the urgent needs of the State Border Guard Service.
Recently, on the initiative and with the participation of the co-head of the group on interparliamentary relations with the Republic of Lithuania, MP Ihor Huz, the First Deputy Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Major General Volodymyr Nikiforenko, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Ukraine Valdemaras Sarapinas and Chairman of the National Security and Defense Committee of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Laurynas Kasciunas.
Representatives of the Republic of Lithuania emphasized the importance of studying the best practices of the Ukrainian Border Guard Service in combating russian aggression. They assured of their readiness to strengthen cooperation, introduce new initiatives and joint projects.
Laurynas Kasciunas said: “We are proud of the bravery of Ukrainian border guards who heroically defend Ukraine and all of us.”
Volodymyr Nikiforenko expressed his gratitude to the partners for their consistent support of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in defending the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the institutional development of the border guard agency.
VIDEOS
1. 5 Last Words Of Russians Sentenced to Jail (or Fine) for Opposing Putin’s Regime & Speaking Out
Insights from Ukraine and Russia
203K subscribers
Aug 14, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqcp4F-XT1I
Also you should understand that there are still no massive repressions in Russia. Putid doesn’t need it, because random unjust sentences for people who oppose war seems to be enough to silence the people of Russia, to make them fake their stand and even forget about the fact that their country invaded Ukraine for no reason. But I’m sure that deep inside many of them want it to be over. In this video I’ll show you one of the bravest ones and how the system punished them. Hopefully it’ll give you hope, not desperation, because again - not everyone gets jailed.. Yet!
2. HIMARS hit the area where Russian S-300 installations, radar stations and fuel tanks were located
Kanal13
1.59M subscribers
Aug 15, 2023 4:00 a.m.EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPGfHCKDM-8
ARTICLE
Switzerland ultimately joins 11th package of EU sanctions against Russia
European Pravda
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 18:42
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/08/16/7415853/
The Swiss Federal Council on 16 August decided to impose sanctions on Russia under the latest, 11th package of restrictions adopted by the European Union.
SOURCE:
a statement by the Swiss Federal Council, as reported by European Pravda
DETAILS:
Back in June, Switzerland partially enacted the EU sanctions package by blacklisting over a hundred Russian individuals and legal entities. Other measures will come into effect on Wednesday evening, 16 August.
This includes a ban on exporting dual-use goods and goods that contribute to Russia’s military and technical build-up to 87 more companies, including third-country companies that have supplied such goods to Russia.
Furthermore, the list of goods subject to the ban on exports to and transit through Russia will be expanded, and the sale of intellectual property rights and trade secrets related to the sanctioned goods to Russia will be prohibited.
Switzerland extends the ban on selling securities denominated in Swiss francs or the official currency of EU member states to Russian citizens and legal entities in the financial sector.
Switzerland has previously consistently joined all the restrictions imposed by the European Union against Russia in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
BACKGROUND:
On 23 June, the Council of the European Union finally approved the 11th package of economic and personal sanctions against Russia, the primary purpose of which is to strengthen the previously imposed restrictions and combat sanctions circumvention.
Hands down. 😁
BTW, I will step up and reiterate the PM I just sent you, in response to a correction you made several days ago:
“... this is the difference between you and the Putin tools and trolls. When do they admit info. they posted is wrong?
From the very beginning, that’s been a big factor in my evaluation of posters from both sides.”
(Of course, by now, the preposterous claims, and contradictions-with-time not addressed, from most of the Pooty tools and trolls, would make the case anyway.)
Russia temporarily occupies the Crimean peninsula, and Ukraine has the right to use all means necessary and not prohibited by international law and national legislation to protect its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
What utter BS. They did nothing about it when Russia stole it in 2014 and never tried to get it back. I guess they’re now talking big because they have Uncle Sucker to go in and do it for them.
Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia lost 2 Generals in one day | Ukraine’s next step after Urozhaine
The way the war has been waged by Russia, Ukraine did them a favor here.
“Russia temporarily occupies the Crimean peninsula, and Ukraine has the right to use all means necessary ...”
Does this logic apply to China and Taiwan ?
What logic? I wasn’t questioning Ukraine’s right to defend itself. Don’t twist my words. I’m pointing out they did nothing when Russia stole the Crimea and now, since they have big brother USA behind them, they’re talking big about getting the Crimea back.
We have strategic interests in Taiwan, not so for Ukraine.
VIDEOS
1. This is how the Canadian military sends off training Ukrainian fighters
Kanal13
1.59M
8-17-2023 4:30 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ppfYu0_tzg
2. 4 MINUTES BEFORE Ukrainian Special Forces Major Operation: Huge Russian Convoy was Shot Down!
The Pioneer
335K subscribers
8-17-2023 4:30 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Z1rF9VQz8
The need for F-16s or any other modern western aircraft is for the ability to unleash modern western weapons systems. It is not a sign of weakness but a necessity to combat Russian forces in a way that any western force would. Imagine iraq or Afghanistan without these weapons, we would never do that. The slow walk of these systems is confusing to say the least for me. Training for Ukrainian pilots should not take long. We are not taking about dog fighting, we are talking taking off, launching weapons and landing. The addition of these weapons with their longer ranges and massive capabilities would be a game changer. Imagine anti-air, anti-ship, and even air launched cluster munitions and how they would change the dynamics of this war. The Russian fleet would become very vulnerable, Russian air assets as well and compare what an artillery launched cluster munition compared to an air launched munition. The results would be devastating.
As to claims of western munition stocks being depleted, the results on the battlefield show that not to be the case, and Russia’s “unlimited “ stocks are also proving to be pure propaganda. One does not go shopping to Iran and NK if that is the case. And “12,000” tanks, open air stored and many without turrets lays major questions to that claim as well
ARTICLE
Targets for Russian terrorists: how Russia deliberately homes in on people who are saving lives
Ukrainska Pravda
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 11:13
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2023/08/17/7415931/
17 months of full-scale war, thousands of rocket attacks, hundreds of victims. An ambulance is the first to arrive at the scene of any attack, bringing medics who rescue and stabilise patients and are the first to come under fire.
Ukrainska Pravda.Zhyttia is sharing stories of medics working in frontline regions from whom Russia has tried to take away what is most precious to them – their lives. These are stories about people who could not leave their jobs and continued to save the lives of others even when bleeding to death themselves.
ZAPORIZHZHIA
Tetiana Lazareva, an emergency medicine paramedic with the Regional Centre for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine,
was injured by missile debris while on her way to rescue people after an attack
Tetiana Lazareva
During the May bank holidays last year, at around 22:00, Tetiana and her team were on their way to a man with a shrapnel wound in the village of Malokaterynivka.
They were driving very fast because they had been informed that the patient was bleeding from the femoral artery. There were only about 15-20 metres to go, and they just had to turn at a crossroads towards a burning house where the wounded man was thought to be after the Russian missile explosion. But no sooner had all the emergency services arrived than Russia hit the same place a second time.
“A fire broke out, the house caught fire, tree trunks and debris were falling, heavy smoke was pouring out, an iron fence flew off and fell right in front of us, someone’s car jumped up and landed across the road, and the ambulance was thrown into the air. Pieces of that missile were hitting the walls, the roof and the windscreen. And these incredibly beautiful bright flowers bloomed in the sky right above us. They reminded me of fireworks.”
Later, Tetiana realised that the “fireworks” were a phosphorus bomb or something similar.
The driver started to turn the vehicle round in an attempt to get out of the trap, but then there was another explosion. Then Tetiana felt as if something had hit her on the back of the head. Her ears hurt and her head was pounding. Now, as she recalls that day, she says it was only thanks to the driver’s professionalism and skill that they survived.
“He saved us, even though the windscreen was completely cracked, there was no light in the village, the road was damaged and strewn with debris, and explosions kept echoing all around us... But he found the strength not to panic and just drive, to save himself and us, despite having blood running down his temple and arm. I have so much respect for him,” says Tetiana.
Their team was met at the substation, given first aid and taken to hospital. They stayed in hospital until the morning, being bandaged up and having drips put in. Specialists calmed them down and just talked to them.
When asked if she will continue to work in the ambulance service, Tetiana answers: “Yes, that’s a given. I made a conscious decision to choose this profession and I’m not going to give it up. After all, saving lives is my duty and my vocation, especially in wartime, because I’m an ambulance paramedic. And I really hope I’ll remain one for the rest of my life.”
KHERSON
Andrii Borodin, an emergency medicine paramedic at the Bilozerka emergency medical station,
came under fire from the occupiers during an ambulance callout
Andrii Borodin
On 26 February 2022 the Russian army did not stop attacking Kherson Oblast even for an hour, firing from aircraft, artillery and small arms. The medics in the midst of the shooting continued to respond to callouts until the very last.
Early in the morning, Andrii started his shift. A few minutes later, Russia started up another attack. The dispatcher received a call to go to a wounded man in the village of Beryslav district, on the left bank of Kherson Oblast. Andrii’s team stabilised the wounded man and took him to Kherson for hospitalisation. They were only a few kilometres away from the hospital when the occupiers opened fire, aiming at the ambulance.
It was day two of the full-scale war, so the medics could not yet imagine that Russia was ignoring all the rules of warfare and that they were now a target in the occupiers’ sights.
Andrii received multiple injuries, yet despite being in a serious condition himself, he continued to work to save his patient and managed to inform the team that was following them about the danger of attacks, saving their lives.
“I suddenly realised that this was no accident, that they were trying to kill us and it was a targeted strike. My colleagues would have suffered in the same way, so I mustered all the strength I had and tried to call them and warn them,” says Andrii.
While still in hospital, and then at home, Andrii dreamed of returning to work above everything. Even while on sick leave, walking on crutches, he continued to help people.
Five months after the Russian attack, Andrii returned to his duties again and began working as part of the emergency team.
At the time, civilians could only leave the village where Andrii lived if they had permission from the occupying forces. Andrii’s hatred for those who had nearly taken his life was immense, but he understood that people were in dire need of his help and constantly kept his emotions in check as he carried on with his work. Andrii bravely held himself together for the sake of his family and the opportunity to continue working.
Despite ceaseless attacks and danger, Andrii Borodin still works at the emergency medical centre.
KHARKIV OBLAST
Daniel Dziuba, an emergency medicine paramedic at the Centre for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine,
came under fire from Russian cluster munitions
Daniel Dziuba
In June last year, when part of Kharkiv Oblast was still under Russian occupation, ambulances continued to go on emergency callouts to villages that were only a few hundred metres away from Russian positions.
Daniel and his team were sent on a callout to the village of Slobozhanske in Chuhuev district. The Russians opened fire on their vehicle when they were a few metres short of their destination.
Daniel recalls that at the moment of the attack, he, the driver and the patient’s wife stopped, got out and fell to the ground. Everything was exploding all around them. Russian forces were bombarding them with artillery.
Numerous shards of debris pierced through the ambulance, one wounding Daniel in the leg. Yet despite being injured, the paramedic focused on treating his patient rather than himself.
While he was helping the patient, the driver quickly replaced a damaged wheel and tried to get the vehicle going again. Daniel scanned the area affected by the shelling, making sure no one else had been injured in the attack before he started patching himself up.
“We only had two specialist vehicles,” the paramedic says. “I reckoned that if one was damaged, and the other had to take me to the hospital in Kharkiv, then other patients would be left without timely help. The decision was simple – I would be my own patient, so the driver and I went to Kharkiv in the vehicle that had been damaged by shrapnel.”
Daniel spent the next three weeks in hospital and returned to his duties before he had fully recovered.
“Yes, there were times when the pain was unbearable – sometimes it was really hard after I was injured. But I knew that I had to keep the promise I had made to myself – that I would live to see Ukraine’s victory and bring it closer each and every day on my personal front line,” Daniel adds.
Tetiana Moskovska, an emergency medical assistant at the Centre for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine,
was injured when an ambulance was thrown up by a blast wave
Tetiana Moskovska
In March 2022, Tetiana and her team were out on a call to help a patient with acute kidney pain. Instead, she ended up seriously injured.
Tetiana’s team was on its way when an air-raid warning was announced in the city – the sirens in Kharkiv almost never stopped in the early weeks of the war.
The team had already seen the patient and reported to the dispatcher when suddenly their vehicle was thrown up into the air. A projectile had landed a few metres away from the vehicle.
“At that moment, our driver Oleksandr was able to think on his feet and get away from the site. I felt a very strong, dull pain in my stomach, an overwhelming weakness. I thought it was just the shock wave that had hit me, that I’d go back to work as soon as I’d been checked out and treated in the hospital, so I told the driver to take me there. However, it turned out that my injury was too serious, and I couldn’t go back to work immediately,” Tetiana recalls.
After she was wounded, Tetiana’s treatment went on for a long three months. She started working again at the end of May. She admits to feeling a little fearful on the first day, but it quickly passed. And there was never any doubt in her mind about whether to continue working in emergency medical care.
“The war left me with no choice, so I’ve stayed in my job, and my family has supported me through the most difficult times. Even my daughter’s husband has come to work as an ambulance driver,” Tetiana says.
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