Rus Breakthrough Chasov Yar, Ukr Energy Crisis, Belgorod HIMARS Strike; Rus Economy Bigger Japan (My Notes on the first half hour of the video)

YOUTUBE ^ | June 2, 2024 | Alexander Mercouris

[ransomnote]

ransomnote: the video at the link is 90 minutes in length. Below I've recorded my notes on the first half our of the video.

Rus Breakthrough Chasov Yar, Ukr Energy Crisis, Belgorod HIMARS Strike; Rus Economy Bigger Japan

June 2, 2024

Alexander Mercouris

The Ukraine bombed Belegorod with HIMAR missiles and this was cast as a powerful escalation of the war. As usual, this was apparently just optics (FAKE NEWS). It probably is fanned as NEW! IMPROVED! war to justify the most recent gift of taxpayer funds to the Ukrainian war effort.

Mercouris says the Ukraine has been using other armaments to bomb Belegorod for awhile, and it is likely attacks on Belegorod were already authorized by the US. Bombing this region does not escalate the war as the region has been under attack for awhile, and firing on it does not violate Putin's 'red line'

The Russians are already capable of jamming HIMAR missile targeting and have done so successfully for awhile, so the HIMARS are not expected to do much damage in Belegorod.

Alexander wonders if the reason the Ukraine demanded HIMARS to fire on Belegorod, despite the fact they know Russia will jam them again, given that the Ukrainians have been firing on that region with other weapons, might indicate the Ukrainians have run out of those other arms. He refers to their 'psychological need' to fire on the region despite the weapons not doing much if any harm now.

The Russians claim they interceped all the HIMARs fired on Belegorod in the latest attck. While we don't know for sure, Alexander said that is probably true because Russia has already demonstrated its capacity over time to intercept HIMARS.

He says the Russians have systematically and methodically destroyed Ukrainian air defense systems (AIR 300's and others) located around Kharkiv to the point that, for all intents and purposes, the region is without air defenses.

The only weapon the Ukraine current has that would help repel Russian attacks on this region, with their very damaging 'CAB' missiles, would be America's Patriot systems. However, Russia effectively destroys these expensive systems so there is no way to move Patriot systems into position effectively. For this reason he says sending the Patriots there would be 'suicide' and that they would be destroyed.

The media avoids discussion of Russia's mass destruction of numerous Patriot systems in various locations close to the contact line earlier this year.

These issues are known, and they are not new - previously Ukrainian General (Syrkovsky?) increased air defense by moving massive air defense systems (including Western hardware and Air 300's) which were quickly identified by the Russians and destroyed. Starting around January of 2024 over a period of several weeks, around 12 air defense systems were destroyed. According to the Russians, about 6 or 7  of them wre Patriot launchers, and 1 or perhaps 2 were complete Patriot systems.

ransomnote: while the Russians use propaganda too, I believe the destruction of Patriot systems is likely true because it explains why they aren't using them where they are most needed, and because Russia's air superiority continues to surface  as a problem for the Ukraine: high death rates as Ukrainians approach Russia's defensive lines, the threat of airfield and aircraft destruction if the Ukraine were to build runway and hangar for F-16's where they are needed near the line of contact, the destruction of tanks upon arrival to the Ukraine etc. Lack of adequate air defense costs the Ukraine military hardware at a rate the West struggles to replace. This is why Zelensky said last year that tanks are nice, but fighter jets are needed to actually win the war.

My notes above cover the  first 15 minutes of the video. I am running out of time and just began monitoring the video in a general way  at this point.

Alexander describes the interpretation of Macron's remarks to be 'authorization' for strikes within Russia's national boundaries as likely exaggerated or wishful thinking. So those saying Macron authorized strikes on Russian military assets within Russia's traditional boundaries are not supported by Macron's public statements. It appears Macron was urgining Western allies to authorize such strikes; he never made any formal statement authorizing them himself. Mercouris notes its possible, but feels it's unlikely, that Macron has given such authorization privately.

Alexander discusses an article analyzing the Biden administration's 'dangerous' silence on the national stage regarding its stance or intentions regarding strikes on Russia. 

ransomnote: I have to stop for the night at the half hour mark. An hour of the video remains. If I have time I will watch more of it and post any notes I make as a comment on this thread.

[The Old Hoosier]

Might want to work on your English so you are a less obvious Russian troll.

[ransomnote]

You’re so silly.

[srmanuel]

Is it just coincidence that UMCRevMom has returned to FR and now we have dueling Ukraine War articles getting posted ??

[Chad C. Mulligan]

Alexander Mercouris: Another Putin Promoter who turns out to be a fraudster, disbarred in Britain for repeatedly lying in court.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/21/past-comes-back-to-haunt-struck-off-barrister-turned-russia-comm/

https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/disciplinary_finding/76984.html

Add him to the turncoat rogues’ gallery along with convicted criminals Scotty Ritter and Martin Armstrong.

[Apparatchik]

Ukraine Holds Chasiv Yar amid Russia's 'Disastrous' Canal Crossing—Reports

[Darksheare]

I see that Zeeper First Shift clocked in and are at it.
I might remind them that if they feel so strongly about it they can always volunteer.
But let’s face it, they won’t and only want others to die for their sainted laundromat.

[blitz128]

The “usuals “ here on FR just had a collective …..!as mom has posted again and they can all swoop in and make their old, tired and juvenile responses

I wonder how many have finger fractures from hitting refresh button looking for posts they will “ignore”

Happy times are here again

Is ukraine winning? No. Is the “second greatest military” about to recreate Kursk, no as well

[janetjanet998]

Also on rumble for those of you that don’t want to give YouTube/google traffic

https://rumble.com/v4z5ulx-rus-breakthrough-chasov-yar-ukr-energy-crisis-belgorod-himars-strike-rus-ec.html

[Darksheare]

You mean like the ones that swooped into the thread I linked?

[Chad C. Mulligan]

I might remind them that if they feel so strongly about it they can always volunteer.

I have volunteered. This is my duty station...fisking you Putinskis.

[Who is John Galt?]

[WellyP]

PERFECT! https://www.youtube.com/@RFU , https://www.youtube.com/@suchomimus9921 , https://www.youtube.com/@WarthogProduction , https://www.youtube.com/@CombatVeteranReacts

[Jumper]

Russian President says there are 1348 Russian and 6465 Ukrainian POWs. Russia says Ukraine recruits by various means up to 30,000 men a month, but loses 50,000 a month. All of the talk of Putin having crazy eyes goes back to Bush ear DNC talking points. Putin was addressing international leaders in an economic forum.

Putin stated that deep strikes into Russia will result now in Russia providing weapons to nations and groups fighting NATO countries around the world. France and the US are embroiled in various conflicts around the world, so these warnings ring clear that French/US troops and interests around the world might have to face Russian missiles all over the world.

Putin stated that the western media in general is the one talking about nukes. He made it clear you are talking about it and asking the questions, so if you ask do you want me to ignore or answer the questions, but you the media are driving the nuke talk. He stated that the bombs dropped on Japan were about 17 kt, and Russian tactial nukes are around 75 kt, so you can imagine how powerful strategic weapons can be. Putin stressed he is not blackmailing the west, but that our security as does yours rest on nuclear weapons at the end of the day. He offered to make peace with Japan but Japan continues to refuse since WWII, which is over captured islands which Japan disputes. Russia stressed it is up to Japan if they want to end WWII disputes.

As for Germany’s talk of a war with Russia, that will never happen in the future, and their need for 900,000 soldiers, these comments were considered to be made by low grade politicians who don’t understand that if they want to use 900,000 soldiers agianst Russia will become a strategic war, which we know what will happen. Russia is not interested in invading the EU which is overrun with Muslims and Islamic immigrants and other Africans who are problematic for those countries - they have their own wars internally. Germany should simply deal with thier own internal problems from immigration and economic decisions without using war talk to distract their population.

My big take is that weapons are speading around the world. NATO has been testing weapeans on Russian military bases and air defenses, and now Russia is going to allow groups or countries that are divided or in conflict with NATO members to have similar weapons to what is supplied to Ukraine - but in the Mid East/Africa and even pacific or S. America.

I think the PROXY wars are going to end up with a radical redeployment of US assets around the world. I do not think the American force occupying the oil rich areas of Syria will remain long if targeted by hypersonic missiles from rebels.

Also, in February Russia announced 30,000 soldiers for Syria and 20,000 in Africa - these soldiers will be NATO instructors providing the weapons and targeting data for targets.

Biden is a total Fricken Idiot. The Democrats are Chicago Thugs and it is going to reshape our world in ways that America will not be welcomed in many parts of the globe.

[Rdct29]

Can you refute anything he’s saying? Insults mean nothing.

[ransomnote]

Very interesting post. Gives me much to think about. Thank you.

[Darksheare]

Ah, so you only want others to die for the Laundromat.

[kiryandil]

Chaddie, the n00bie IC troll, weighs in.

[kiryandil]

Putin stated that deep strikes into Russia will result now in Russia providing weapons to nations and groups fighting NATO countries around the world.

This is very bad for NATO.

All the yucking it up about the Russian Black Sea fleet is going to come back to haunt the NAFO boys and girls.

I imagine there will be "Russian advisors" on site, too - just like the NATO people aiming their weapons and telling the Ukie meat puppet to pull the trigger.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

Ah, so you only want others to die for the Laundromat.

I want Russians to die when they invade their neighbors and annex their land and people to build an empire. Yes I do. And they are. I wish it were only the Russian elites, but of course it's always their serfs who are sent to do the "meat wave" attacks.

And there you go again with that tired old "money laundry" meme.

When Ukraine got free of the USSR and created its' own constitution, which emphasized rule of law, it still had in place a dense network of the old Soviet nomenklatura, who vigorously resisted and subverted rule of law. These were the people the Bidens were dealing with.

The war has slowed this corruption down, because the martial law decree has over-ridden the authority of the old Soviet elites in civil government. And Yelensky's government is actually prosecuting corruption when it can spare the time. It won't disappear entirely, (corruption is like herpes) but if the war ever ends it will be down to a dull roar.

Your reading assignment is:

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/33086

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/33091

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/33093

The translations are a little wonky, but the gist of the arguments is there.