Posted on 04/09/2022 10:43:43 AM PDT by House Atreides
Moscow said Saturday Russian troops had opened fire on a Ukrainian vessel trying to evacuate commanders of the Azov battalion from the besieged city of Mariupol.
"The Kyiv regime is not abandoning attempts to evacuate the leaders of the nationalist Azov regiment and foreign mercenaries from Mariupol," the Russian defence ministry said in a statement.
On Friday night, Russian forces opened artillery fire on a Ukrainian cargo vessel when it suddenly changed course and tried to break through the blockade of the port of Mariupol.
As a result of the strike the Maltese-flagged vessel, the Apache, caught fire and said it would surrender to Russia's demands.
Moscow said there were no casualties among the ship's crew. The Apache and its crew were now being escorted to the southern Russian port of Yeysk.
Members of the Azov battalion have been fighting Russians in the besieged city of Mariupol, located in the country's southeast between Russia-occupied Crimea and pro-Russian separatist regions in Ukraine's east.
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Why do they think a cargo ship is on an evacuation mission?
Much more likely it was an attempt to resupply the defenders. A month in they still seem to have plentiful supplies of fuel and ammo, so many of these missions have succeeded previously.
Don’t know. The Russians now have possession of that ship (named ‘Apache’) in a Russian port so they know what cargo, if any, it was carrying.
Ping, FYI
Communications traffic coming from Azovstal in six European languages...uh oh, Nato.
Moscow Says Scuppers Attempt To Evacuate Azov Commanders From Mariupol
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I think they try to be as incomprehensible as possible.
How about:
Azov Commanders Maripol Evacuation Scuppered Says Moscow
I guess now Russia will create whatever propaganda they want now.
As I suspected, I read the Barron’s article that states:
“The Azov Special Operations Detachment, previously known as the “Azov Battalion,” has been at the heart of Moscow’s PROPAGANDA campaign accusing the Kyiv authorities of ties to Nazi elements.”
FOLLOW3D BY DISCLAIMER BY BARRON’S
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The Maltese Apache
Clearly its all lies! Why would Ukraine need to evacuate anyone when its obvious to the US MSM Ukraine is winning, and will soon be marching on Moscow!
Moscow also said:
They didn’t shoot down KAL 007.
They didn’t murder all those Polish officers at Katyn.
There was no problem at Chernobyl.
There were no Russian missiles in Cuba.
Moscow lies.
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The Russians have had their own Nazis for years !
Read these
https://www.rferl.org/a/week-russia-zhirinovsky-eclipsed/31792764.html
Another Russian “Nazi”- meaning a ultra- nationalist theorist - Alexander Dugan. Different guy but a more thought out program. Unfortunately still influential
You need to pay more attention. That was last week's talking point before it turned out that the helicopter missions took ammunition in and returned with wounded soldiers.
Evacuating wounded from Mariupol makes sense for the Ukrainians because they don't want to just leave their wounded to die like the Russians do.
"The stuff that pipe dreams are made of." — Sam Scupperer
>> Moscow lies
Where I stand. This repeats what I’ve been saying since early on:
Ukraine officials and media are lying to us.
Russian officials and media are lying to us.
USA officials and media are damn sure lying to us.
EU officials and media are lying to us.
UK officials and media are lying to us.
Etc.
In war, the first casualty is the truth.
I am completely uninterested in US involvement until this Administration comes clean on all the Hunter Biden, and Clinton, bribes from Ukraine. Which isn’t going to happen.
Not claiming there is!
For you to draw the conclusion that I am making disticntions from what I posted tells me you need to go back and read it again!
I am just pointing out that claims that of Nazis here and Nazis there is irrelevant! Screaming “Nazi” in regard to either side in the Ukraine situation is just a bogeyman for the uniformed !
Then we agree, but I don’t even want to mess with specific details when both sides are equally aberrant.
Went to the rusty scupper in Baltimore in the inner harbor when it was still part of Western Civilization.
Good scallops. All gone now I believe along with 2/3 of the smart businesses not willing to participate in Chicago-style crime, politics and policing.
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