A woman pushing her trolley with purchases looks at the window of an empty shop in a mall, November 18, 2022 in Moscow, Russia
Posted on 11/23/2022 5:29:19 AM PST by Cronos
Amid the drumbeat of state propaganda, the mood is of low-level anxiety, according to independent polls
On a snowy afternoon in Moscow this week, a trickle of people entered a vast hall under the Kremlin walls, past armed riot police, to see an exhibition on what Russia still describes as a “special military operation” in Ukraine after nine months of war.
Between pictures of bombed-out Ukrainian cities and the bloodied corpses of civilians presented as heroic victims of the conflict, visitors are shown a triumphant video about Russia’s recent annexation of four Ukrainian regions.
Except, since the show opened earlier this month, Russia has withdrawn from the capital of one of them, Kherson, leaving behind billboards proclaiming “Russia is here forever”. The city had fallen under Russian occupation in March, in the early days of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion.
The propaganda display left Katya, a middle-aged Moscow schoolteacher, who had brought along a group of 11-year-old pupils, with more questions than answers. She said she wondered what all the casualties were for.
“No one understands anything,” she said as she left the exhibition hall. “First we came up to Kyiv, and then we left — and how many people were killed? Then we took Kherson, and then we left it again. And how many people were killed?”
“Even military men,” she said, referring to veterans of earlier Russian wars in her family, “they know how war works. But even they don’t understand this strategy.”
... the latest survey from the independent Levada Centre pollster, published last month, found that 88 per cent of people were “worried” or “very worried” about developments in Ukraine. Only 36 per cent of Russians said that they believed the country should continue fighting, while a majority thought it was time for peace talks.
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The Russians doing quite well as the Ukraine House of Cards continues its pathway to implosion.
“Clip of the assault by soldiers of the 100th brigade on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Nevelskoye. The enemy was defeated and suffered heavy losses, a large number of trophies were captured.”
https://twitter.com/Nikolai11449196/status/1595034976281661442
A former senior official said losing Kherson only six weeks after Putin declared it part of Russia indicated the Kremlin’s lack of strategic planning. “They are just completely mishandling this. They can’t think two steps ahead. It’s completely reactive,” said the former official, speaking anonymously given the risks in articulating public criticism. “It’s completely humiliating — this was the only provincial centre Russia had, and they surrendered it in a month and a half.”
‘Russia Advances in Marinka, Vuhledar, Ukraine Struggles in Kherson; Europe Braces for Refugees Flood’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yec5zd2yrpk
Having watched this full blown interview with US ex-soldier and mercenary who served with the Azov in Ukraine for a brief time, I would highly encourage everyone with a vested interested in this Ukraine-Russian war/conflict....no matter which side one has sided with - to watch and listen carefully to what he is saying, indicating, and shows emotionally. Dude is unfortunately but definitely suffering from PTSD from his encounter(s) but the interview is an eye-opener and reality check for Ukie advocates.
Well worth the 3 hours plus to watch/listen to.
Justin Banse 3 hour interview:
‘I Lost Everyone’ - Azov Regiment Ukrainian Soldier, TELL ALL Exclusive Interview | Savagery of War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ-iVzR_Yyc
Russian red ribbons pinned to the dugout post at 1:04.
Actually the video shows the opposite, as the Russian house of cards is collapsing.
A woman pushing her trolley with purchases looks at the window of an empty shop in a mall, November 18, 2022 in Moscow, Russia
Watch the video linked of the interview of the US ex-soldier and mercenary who served with the Azov in Ukraine if you man enough......
Let it sink in to your propaganda ridden brain.
your Russian house of cards keeps collapsing
Selective images for propaganda purposes.
Youtube videos of Russian supermarkets in Moscow and other parts of Russia call your BS.
From 2 days ago in other areas....
‘Sanctions Affected Masha’s Birthday?’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiJLYfEw_KQ
Everyone has access to the internet.
Propaganda ain’t what it used to be.
Mother Russia? ...more like Mother war criminal.
Looking at pictures of Ukranian civilian dead is supposed to appease someone who lost 5 family members in Vladimir’s Ego Trip?
“Cold and angry and lonely in Russia.”
There is no forgiveness in Russia for tsars who lose wars.
Let that sink into your putinist propaganda ridden half brain
‘Ukraine is about to be annihilated’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfgF4x7TCmM
One day the Russians will wake up and see the irreparable damage Pooptin has done to their country.
Just like Chavez screwed over Venezuela, Putin is screwing over Russia
You’ve been saying Ukraine is “about to be annihilated” ever since February.
And you’ve been wrong
Just as there are none in Kyiv for those who may be seeking a peace deal.....
“Another problem with talks is that there is no one to talk to. The Ukrainian comedian Zelensky is not in a position where he can give up and stay alive:
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“After all, unless he acknowledges the realities of Ukraine’s break-up, it makes no sense to sit down at the [negotiating] table. Once he admits it, he will be bumped off by his own nationalists who are connected with the army top brass, and of whom he is scared out of his wits,”
‘Ukraine - No Way To Peace Without Further War’
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/11/ukraine-no-way-to-peace-without-further-war.html#more
You been saying Ukraine been winning since April, and you been wrong.
The absence of capability, fundamental military strength, and overall command reveal an absence of strategy. There was never really valid strategy but rather assumption.
It was assumed bravado that the vaunted Russian military would capture Ukraine like a walk through the park.
As it turns out, the Ukranian military is. The Russian military isn’t
Reeks of desperation. Morale not so good at your troll farm, Comrade Cranked?
Russia is fixin’ to get ready again?
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