Posted on 05/27/2023 3:54:10 PM PDT by FarCenter
General Valerii Zaluzhny, appointed in July 2021 to be Ukraine’s chief of the armed forces, also became a member of Ukraine’s National Security Council. Zaluzhny mysteriously went missing some weeks ago. Now, apparently, he has reappeared, if you believe a brief video released by the Ukrainian government.
There were many rumors about Zaluzhny. The earliest one was that he was killed, along with a number of other senior Ukrainian officers, in a meeting at a command post somewhere in eastern Ukraine. That rumor soon was followed by another – that in fact he was badly wounded at the same command center when it was hit by a Russian Iskander missile. Some elaborating rumors followed saying that Zaluzhny had survived the blast but required multiple operations and, while he would recover, he would never again be available to command Ukraine’s army.
Victoria Nuland. Photo: Wikipedia Ukraine is planning a major offensive to be launched “soon.” Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland says that the US collaborated with Ukraine on the plans and operations for the coming offensive. That puts additional pressure on Zelensky to carry it out.
He has been hesitating – even though 12 brigades have been organized, nine of them equipped with American and European weapons, including Leopard tanks.
Many analysts think that the Russians significantly outnumber the Ukrainian forces and have good equipment and many advantages. The most optimistic assessment is that the Ukrainians may make some modest gains, but at heavy cost.
These assessments help explain Zelensky’s nervousness.
There are other rumors pointing to an ongoing struggle in Ukraine between military and civilian leaders. That struggle is said to have emerged from the heavy losses recently experienced by Ukraine’s army, the almost complete depletion of Ukraine’s air force and the degradation of Ukraine’s air defenses.
If an offensive is launched, Ukraine will have to go mostly without air cover for any advance and will face a heavily electronically jammed battlefield where Western smart weapons may not work as advertised.
Perhaps most divisive of all is what happened in Bakhmut. Despite all the self-serving propaganda, Bakhmut was a major defeat for Ukraine the country poured so many soldiers into the battle and suffered huge casualties.
I’m pretty sure somebody posted a live interview with him yesterday.
I’m not interested enough to hunt it down.
Well at least he didn’t choke on somebody else’s vomit.
He had his head crushed between Victoria Nuland’s thighs
Two preceeding facts:
Zaluzhny Advised Zelensky to fall back from Bakmut, conserve troops, retreat to the higher defensive line West, then get moving with the offensive.
General Sirsky advised Zelensky to put everything into Bakmut’s defense….Zelensky chose unwisely…..he listened to Sirsky thus losing between 40-70,000 troops ( stating different sources), delaying “ Ukraine’s Greatest Offensive”, in any case the losses for the Ukies were monstrous, THEN Sirsky ordered flank attacks which failed miserably inside of three days.
Probably the bigger question should be has anyone seen Sirsky since the Artymovsk debacle?
Ukraine is in big trouble if they are listening to Victoria Nulands military advice. She should go back to Kiev to apologize and hand out more cookies. The state department building should be knocked down with a wrecking ball.
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…and start removing all the rainbow flags they fly across US Embassies across the world.
I’m pretty sure somebody posted a live interview with him yesterday.
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The short video is easily found. The sleuths have already noticed his eyes are brown in the Ukies posted video- fact is he has blue eyes…believe what you will.
12 brigades have been organized, nine of them equipped with American and European weapons
Someone posted a 30 second video of him giving a gesture and smiling.
Meanwhile he failed to meet with UK MinDef Wallace or Sen Lindsey Graham in Kiev in recent days…other defense officials did the meetings. Hasnt been seen live at any military meeting since 8 May
"The ceremony of handing over the boat was attended by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny."
General Zaluzhnyi is second from the right. He's laying low for now.
Big things are going to happening... well if not soon, eventually. "
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Ukraine was kept alive with Western money to western planted Politicians and old guard Dems kept appropriating money specifically for Ukraine exploration and Consulting where their kids, nephews, etc were waiting as the Contractor’s to be blessed with manna from heaven.
The same Ukraine Caucus in the US State Dept have milked no show jobs for decades - careers.
Everyone knows it’s a Scam.
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Alive and amused at the rumors of his traumatic injuries or death.
Absolutely nothing happened to him, other than a made up Russian propaganda story aiming to demoralize Ukrainians and their supporters on the eve on the counter offensive.
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