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Russia planning victory parade in Mariupol, says Ukrainian intelligence
AFP ^ | May 4, 2022 | Joshua Askew

Posted on 05/04/2022 2:03:19 PM PDT by AmericaFirst101

Russia is planning a military parade in the embattled city of Mariupol, Ukraine's intelligence service said on Wednesday.

The parade is set to be held in the south-eastern Ukrainian city on 9 May to coincide with Moscow's Victory Day Parade, which celebrates its victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.

Mariupol "will become the centre of celebrations", said the Ukrainian Military Intelligence (GUR) in a statement published on Telegram.

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Audiences in Russia will also be shown footage of Mariupol rejoicing at having Russian troops in their city, it continued.

(Excerpt) Read more at euronews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: coldwar2; communism; mariupol; parade; putin; russia; sovietunion; ukraine; war
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To: gleeaikin

Potemkin Village.


61 posted on 05/04/2022 4:31:48 PM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: gleeaikin

Or dress up Russian soldiers as civilians.


62 posted on 05/04/2022 4:33:23 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: AmericaFirst101

Well, that’s just rude!

(If it’s true…)


63 posted on 05/04/2022 4:33:26 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: AmericaFirst101

Target rich environment...


64 posted on 05/04/2022 4:34:32 PM PDT by null and void (Russia no longer looks like the #2 military power in the world. Maybe #2 military power in Ukraine)
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To: tet68

gone...


65 posted on 05/04/2022 4:34:34 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: scottinoc
For some people it is easier to hide from reality. For others, like the people pushing Russian propaganda it is easier to just repeat the propaganda. For some people from Russia it is just not possible emotionally for them to accept the fact that their army is invading another country and barbarically destroying civilian property and killing civilians.

Which one applies to you?

66 posted on 05/04/2022 4:58:06 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: freeandfreezing

I read the propaganda on both sides and try to interpolate somehow. Neither side is blameless, and I’m hearing tons of provably nonsensical propaganda from “our” side (you know, the ones that invade any country any time we want).


67 posted on 05/04/2022 5:03:33 PM PDT by scottinoc
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To: AmericaFirst101

A certain target


68 posted on 05/04/2022 5:19:20 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: freeandfreezing
Are you the kind of person that celebrates the death of innocent civilians and the rape of teenage girls?

Of course not. That's why I am celebrating the fact the Russians are wiping the Azovs off the face of the earth. Because it is Azovs using civilians as human shields and killing them if they try to escape. I've seen dozens of videos of Ukrainian civilians saying so.

The you belief just the opposite indicates you're the one being brainwashed with propaganda by the Biden and con artists in the Ukrainian government. It's truly remarkable how effective all that has been.

But, I know you're the one buying the propaganda. The Russians are the ones winning over the people of the areas they are taking over. Those areas are willing flying the Russian flag, converting to the ruble and Russian internet. That is not surprising because the Russians are viewed as liberators in the areas they are in because the majority there are of Russian ethnicity.

Keep believe the Biden regime and Zelensky, though, it will make you feel better about all the money we're pouring into Ukraine.

69 posted on 05/04/2022 10:00:33 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: gleeaikin

I thought all the residents of Mariupol had fled


DNR and Russian supporters, and FSB agents remain in houses up the hill a klick or so above the steel mill, and of course P. Lancaster and his Orc escorts.


70 posted on 05/05/2022 4:23:43 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: MercyFlush

Huh what you mean things happened long ago gez some mentioned history whaz zat you no?


71 posted on 05/05/2022 4:37:03 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

Care to restate that again? Perhaps this time in English?


72 posted on 05/05/2022 6:54:24 AM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: MercyFlush

No


73 posted on 05/05/2022 9:59:01 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Kazan
The Russians are the ones winning over the people of the areas they are taking over.

So are you saying Russian speaking people like to have their homes destroyed and their children killed in front of them?

You must be getting paid by some Russian propaganda outfit.

74 posted on 05/05/2022 10:28:43 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: gleeaikin

Based on cellphone calls that Ukraine intercepted....there are some folks there. They appear uncooperative for the propaganda pictures...in fear that when things flip...the Ukrainians will arrive and punish for cooperation.

Pretty stupid to have stayed around, but even worse if you help on the propaganda.


75 posted on 05/05/2022 10:52:42 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: freeandfreezing
So are you saying Russian speaking people like to have their homes destroyed and their children killed in front of them?

You're clueless as to what is happening. I've seen the videos of civilians in the areas the Russians are in. They consistently have said the Azovs and Ukrainian area have been using them as human shields and try to kill them if they try and leave. The Russians are the ones rescuing the civilians.

That probably explains why the Russian flag is being raised in city after city in eastern and southern Ukraine, the currency is being converted to rubles and internet services being transferred over to Russian providers.

The narrative you're giving comes from the Biden regime and Ukrainian government, both of which lie like they breath.

Everything you've been brainwashed to believe about Russia is actually true of Ukraine. It's not a country the resembles a democracy. Neo-Nazi have been terrorizing those of Russian ethnicity for eight years and now using civilians as human shields. The SBU is killing and imprisoning civilians that oppose the government. Zelensky has imprisoned opposition leaders, shutdown all opposition parties and media outlets it disagrees with.

76 posted on 05/05/2022 7:12:24 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Lurker

All those generals gathered on the podium reviewing the troops...what could go wrong.

:>)


77 posted on 05/05/2022 7:16:50 PM PDT by Covenantor (We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Kazan
You are pretty good at spreading Russian propaganda. You deserve at least a passing grade. But your lies are just that.

How about these people from Mariupol who saw their loved ones die in front of them. It must be painful for people like you to accept that your Russian friends or maybe bosses are murdering innocent civilians, and you are really supporting their evil.

This woman telling her story doesn't seem to think the Russians did anything good for her or anyone in Mariupol.

Do you really think the people whose homes are being destroyed by this Russian tank firing repeatedly into an apartment building in Mariupol are happy about it? Most likely they got killed by the Russians in the tank.

78 posted on 05/05/2022 9:33:04 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: freeandfreezing
You're spreading Biden regime propaganda. It lies about everything else but you believe all their propaganda about this war.

Yes, the Russians ARE MORE CREDIBLE than the Biden regime. And, that will proven by the outcome of this war.

Get this through skull -- conservatives nor the American people are going to tolerate 1) American lives being lost in a hot war with Russia 2) Aren't going to tolerate this war contributing to runaway inflation and 3) aren't going to tolerate tens of billions of dollars being spent on this war when $30 trillion debt. Nor are we going to put a Republican back in charge and see him preside over another Iraq or Vietnam that helps the Democrats sweep back into power>

Do you understand?

If you have a hard-on for Putin, take a cold shower. Root for your neo-Nazi buddies all you like but stop demanding this country be dragged into this war.

79 posted on 05/06/2022 4:09:22 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan
stop demanding this country be dragged into this war.

That's your fantasy. I have never suggested that the US should send troops to Ukraine.

And I am not spreading any propaganda, just providing links to actual data like videos, images, and reports from the field.

Why don't you watch these videos and let us all know how well these Russians are doing today. They shared a video of what happened to them in hours of shelling by Ukrainian soldiers.

80 posted on 05/06/2022 4:32:00 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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