Update from Ukraine | Goodwill Gesture by the Ruzzian Army on the South was already announced

Youtube.com ^ | 11-13-2023 | Denys Davydov

[popdonnelly]

Putin’s got a dead horse. It’s his invasion of Ukraine.

[popdonnelly]

If Putin were to take over Ukraine, what good would it do for anyone?

[hardspunned]

How about the Uke army? It’s DEAD! Good luck winning the only war, the land war, with an occasional lucky hit on some Soviet boat. Heh brainiac, now that it’s obvious Putin and his revanchist Soviet Union won, when does your promised Red Wave roll through the Baltic States? Hah, Hah, Hah!

[popdonnelly]

Putin fans are impervious to facts.

[bert]

When a dead horse exhibits pink goo, it’s time to stop the beating....... bert

[bert]

Ukraine provides a buffer zone for Russia when the Europeans invade

That’s what the Putin war is all about. The Ukrainian buffer

[BroJoeK]

hardspunned: "How’s that counteroffensive?
How about your “breakthrough” at Robotino?
Hah, Hah, Hah"

Unlike the Russians, Ukrainians do not do "meat assaults" resulting in hundreds & thousands of dead or wounded.

Ukraine's "spring offensive" proved to any reasonable observer than massed armored assaults in this war, such as were used effectively in World War Two, don't work against defense in depth including precision artillery, GPS guided missiles, minefields and aerial drones.
So Ukrainians have searched for more effective tactics.

Russians, by stark contrast, have stuck with their old tried & true "meat assault" tactics, regardless of how many non-Russian conscripts and empty-the-jails criminals have to die to gain a few square miles of Ukrainian sovereign territory.

What Ukrainians need for victory is well known -- i.e., F-16s, air defense systems, minefield breachers, electronic warfare, etc. -- and at least some of it is being, or will be, provided.

What Russians need for defeat, I think, is simply to run out of non-Russians they can throw into their "meat assaults".
Once it's actual Russians dying in large numbers due to Ukraine, then I think it's over for Putin and Russia too.

[BroJoeK]

bert: "Ukraine provides a buffer zone for Russia when the Europeans invade
That’s what the Putin war is all about.
The Ukrainian buffer"

That's pure nonsense because Russia would need no "buffer zone" and could make a European invasion literally impossible had Putin simply done what his predecessor Yeltsin intended, and western leaders like US Pres. Clinton urged him to -- join NATO.

But Vlad the Invader didn't want to join NATO (and thus guarantee peace) because he wanted, and still wants, to restore the Old Soviet or Tsarist Russian Empire.
That meant, as we've seen, wars and threats against Russia's neighbors to rebuild the Empire and intimidate everyone else.

Vlad the Invader doesn't want a "buffer", he wants to restore the Old Empire.

That's what Ukraine is all about.

[bert]

Your ignorance is profound

[Kazan]

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/11/ukraines-demographics-dictate-to-end-the-fight.html#more

There, things are getting worse for the Ukrainian army day by day.

The Ukraine wasted so many troops for impossible endeavors, to hold Bakhmut and in its the senseless 'counter-attack' against impregnable Russian lines, that it now lacks the troops to hold its defense lines.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

ARTICLE

OPINION: Kremlin Officials Seem to Be Doing Dress Rehearsals for Putin’s Funeral: A trickle of whispers has become a firehose of rumors as Kremlin watchers spot multiple signs that Putin may have died, or that he may do so very soon.
Kyiv Post
Jason Jay Smart
November 14, 2023, 3:31 pm

“Let me comment like this: Something very strange is going on in the Kremlin,” says Russia expert Anders Aslund in describing Putin’s alleged death.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s health has been a contentious point of speculation as his public appearance routinely trigger rumors of cancer, Parkinsons, bathing in deer antler blood, or simply having a steroids habit developed from his obsession with body-building. However, as many rumors as there are, there is not much concretely known about how Russia’s leader, for more than two decades, lives – or if he is still living.

However, conceding that the “Kremlin is really very isolated today, so we know so much less than we used to,” some of Putin’s recent behavior, argues Aslund, does not fit the profile of Putin who has been on the public stage for more than two decades.

“The real Putin lives in complete isolation, presumably because of some immunity deficiency, while the double mingles with people and pats people on their backs, which the real Putin would not do,” says the Kremlinologist.

Unlike earlier times, the recent rumors about the 71-year-old having died, something which the Kremlin denies, comes in tandem with several other signs that some Russia-watchers believe may be a configuration in the tea leaves indicating a political change is afoot in Moscow.

Aslund does believe that the “Kremlin is using a double of Putin because too many strange things have occurred with ‘Putin’, which are not at all typical of Putin,” and notes that Putin “seems out of control.”

“The real Putin lives in complete isolation, presumably because of some immunity deficiency, while the double mingles with people and pats people on their backs, which the real Putin would not do.”

The current rumor being circulated, which began on a Russian Telegram channel, is that Putin’s heart stopped, and despite efforts to revive him, the leader perished.

Confirming this story, Valerii Solovev, formerly of the FSB, gave interviews in which he gave allegedly inside knowledge of the precise hour and location of Putin’s death.

During the same timeframe that the rumors of Putin’s death were unfolding, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, known for his love of releasing videos of himself speaking, has been noticeably absent.

However, the leader’s 15-year-old son, Adam, was appointed as a top security personnel for his father which some sign as a signal that he could be preparing to take the helm of Chechnya.

Recently, a video of the younger Kadyrov assaulting a man for allegedly burning a Koran was released in what some saw as proving the youth’s credentials as a defender of the faith.

Earlier, Kadyrov had released other videos demonstrating his sons’ bona fides, including claiming that they had fought in Ukraine and a video of them bringing him Ukrainian POWs as a gift.

Patrushev, who many see as Putin’s possible successor, is known to not get-along with Kadyrov, with some news sources claiming that Patrushev’s son, Dmitri, the current Minister of Agriculture of Russia, had gotten into a dispute with Kadyrov senior over who would take control of Danone once the company had left the Russian market.

Mark Katz, a Kremlinologist and professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia says that if “Patrushev does come to power, I think he will move to get rid of all his rivals, including Kadyrov.”

The current Chechen leader, whose own health rumors have swirled as his face has become bloated at the same time that his voice and breathing are noticeably strained, is said to suffer from liver problems, or from being poisoned, depending on the source of the story, has not seen publicly since October 9.

Katz notes: “Getting rid of Kadyrov will not be easy since the Chechen strongman has his own security force which Russian security services would have to subdue—something that they might be able to accomplish to the exigencies of Russia’s war against Ukraine.”

Patrushev’s remarks, two days ago, added more smoke to the Kremlin house of mirrors. According to Charter 97, Patrushev de facto publicly “eulogized” Putin saying that he had been, “Tired of the violent 1990s, society was waiting for solutions to socio-economic problems, for the strengthening of national security.”

“A leader was needed who could put the people’s welfare at the centre of the agenda. ..... Putin became such a leader... He had a detailed knowledge of the situation in the country, a clear programme of action, a vision of the goal... At the same time, he understood the importance of an evolutionary approach, as opposed to revolutionary leaps that always weaken the Russian state. He believed in people.”

Admitting that the “Kremlin is really very isolated today, so we know so much less than we used to,” Aslund believes that “Patrushev’s speech about Putin in past tense while dressed in black was a trial balloon, [as] so I see Professor Valery Soloviev’s many statements. It looks as if the Kremlin is preparing Russia for Putin’s death.”

Aside from this look back at the past, Nikolai Patrushev read a statement to the press, a few days ago, putting the blame for Russia’s war against Ukraine on the US and made no reference to “Ukrainian Nazis” or other justifications for the full-scale invasion that the Kremlin has used before.

Instead, Patrushev shifted the blame for the war, from either Ukraine or Russia to the United States, stating: “There is no war between the peoples of Ukraine and Russia. There is only the open aggression of the United States.

“As a result, our country is defending our land and our people. We are sure of our victory. The West failed in overthrowing the [Belarussian Government] in 2020... I wish to note that the conflict in Ukraine is not beneficial to anyone - except the United States.”

Was Patrushev’s soliloquy meant to be a conciliatory note to Ukraine? A sign of a desire to mend fences with the neighboring state?

Perhaps unlikely, as Patrushev also last week voiced his view that Ukraine’s war was only increasing the probability that nuclear weapons would be used.

So, is Putin dead?

Neither Katz nor Aslund believe Putin has expired, though Katz offers insight as to what the telltale sign of the Russian leader’s demise will be, saying to keep an eye out for “open competition among [Putin’s] top henchmen,” as they vie for power in the post-Putin world.

[MeganC]

“So, is Putin dead?”

I hope so!

[Timber Rattler]

How about the Uke army? It’s DEAD!

Hmmm...if so then Kyiv and all other points west of the Dnieper River should be wide open for the taking by the Muscovites. No?

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

AGAIN USE OF CAUTION using deficient source: https://www.moonofalabama.org

Generally, Moon of Alabama is a pro-Russian conspiracy website.

ALEXANDER MERCOURIS country CYPRUS. He is a disbarred attorney in London. THEN, became a PRO-Russian commentator on world affairs for Russian TV NEWS OUTLETS AND WEBSITES.
*LOW CREDIBILITY with promotion of Russian propaganda, a lack of transparency, use of poor sources, plagiarism, and failed fact checks

Overall, Moon of Alabama Left is biased and questionable.
Their articles are based on promotion of pro-Russian propaganda and conspiracy theories, the use of poor sources, false claims, and a lack of transparency.

Moon of Alabama has become TOTALLY sympathetic toward Russia and the war in Ukraine while often citing misinformation.

Media credibility rater Newsguard has detailed an extensive list of false and misleading claims regarding Ukraine.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

Forgot Article LINK for:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4196685/posts?page=51#51

ARTICLE

OPINION: Kremlin Officials Seem to Be Doing Dress Rehearsals for Putin’s Funeral: A trickle of whispers has become a firehose of rumors as Kremlin watchers spot multiple signs that Putin may have died, or that he may do so very soon.
Kyiv Post
Jason Jay Smart
November 14, 2023, 3:31 pm

“Let me comment like this: Something very strange is going on in the Kremlin,” says Russia expert Anders Aslund in describing Putin’s alleged death.

https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/24104

[BroJoeK]

Your ignorance is profound

[BroJoeK]

Kazan: "There, things are getting worse for the Ukrainian army day by day.
The Ukraine wasted so many troops for impossible endeavors,"

Here is the money quote from Kazan's link:

"After the Ukrainian government, on order of the U.S., failed to make peace with Russia, the Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to 'de-militarize and de-nazify' the Ukraine.
It then was obvious that the attrition of the Ukrainian army, not taking its land, was the main Russian plan."

The key fact about this quote is that it's just Russian propaganda, word for word, first invented in mid-2023.
In 2022 even Russian sources reported it was Vlad the Invader himself who rejected peace agreements at a time when he still believed in a "three week war" of conquest over Ukraine.
Here is the link's Ukraine population chart, from which claims are made about Ukraine's alleged lack of manpower:

As I read the chart, it shows Ukrainian have about 8 million adults, men & women, between 20 and 40.
Reports I've seen say Ukraine's military forces total circa 1 million, which means there are still around 7 million of prime military ages in reserve.

Russian numbers are much higher, but estimates of Russian troops in or around Ukraine, iirc, are circa 300,000.

From ages 40 to 65 Ukraine has another circa 12 million who could fill secondary military roles, such as repairs, logistics and medical services.

Incoming generations will add around 300,000 per year of young men & women.
Estimates of Ukrainian military deaths are circa 100,000 over nearly two years, or roughly 50,000 per year, suggesting that at this rate Ukraine's population could sustain the war indefinitely.

[kiryandil]

ALEXANDER MERCOURIS country CYPRUS.

Alexander Mercouris lives in London.

"Update From The Ukraine" is actually an "Update From Luzern", where The Quadruple D ("Draft-Dodging Denys Davydov") prowls the Luzern nightclubs hunting for his latest comely "rabbits"...

BTW - let's have a Warm Welcome for the arrival of the bezdorizhzhia [the rasputitsa].  

[Kazan]

. THEN, became a PRO-Russian commentator on world affairs for Russian TV NEWS OUTLETS AND WEBSITES.

Wrong. He and Alex Christoforou have their own media company -- The Duran. Alexander absolutely is not employed by Russian TV outlet.

But, again, you have to attack the source rather than try to refute the information provided by the source. Why? Because you're the one spewing propaganda and can't refute factual information.

The war in Ukraine is all but over. Even Bill Burns is pushing for Ukraine to negotiate and an end to it.

There is absolutely no chance of Ukraine ever gaining any territory it has lost back. That territory is now permanently part of the Russian Federation.

[Kazan]

😂