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Posted on 08/08/2024 6:02:00 PM PDT by Alter Kaker
Ukrainian forces are pushing further into the Kursk region of Russia, in a cross-border incursion that surprised even American officials, multiple US and Ukrainian officials tell CNN.
Ukrainian forces are comprised of a mix of Ukrainian regular and special operations units, unlike previous Ukrainian operations inside Russia that often involved undercover units and local sympathizers.
The intention, say US and Ukrainian officials, is multifaceted, in part to disrupt and demoralize Russian forces and in part to divert Russian forces away from other parts of the eastern front.
Russia claimed on Thursday to have halted a Ukrainian incursion into its territory, but later said that some battles are ongoing in the Kursk region. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, units of the “North” group of its forces, together with the Russian Federal Security Service, the FSB, “continue to destroy Ukrainian armed forces formations in the Sudzhensky and Korenevsky districts of the Kursk region, which are directly adjacent to the Russian-Ukrainian border.” CNN cannot independently verify these claims.
Kursk residents, who live in the Sudzhansky District, recorded a video address to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday asking for his help, saying he has been misinformed about the situation on the ground and the Russian Defense Ministry’s statements about things being under control are untrue.
The address was published on a local Telegram channel that is dedicated to covering the latest news out of the town of Sudzha in Kursk region, which has been under Ukrainian attack for several days.
“These lies enable the local residents to die. The Chief of the General staff recently told you that the situation is under control, but today huge furious battles are underway in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts,” one of the residents said.
“Sudzha was attacked, turned into ruins in hours."
(Excerpt) Read more at amp.cnn.com ...
“You humor me”
Enjoy :)
RUSSIAN ECONOMY VIDEO
RUSSIAN Economy Imploding as Interest Rates are Hiked, Inflation Soars & Worker Shortages Increase
Joe Blogs
382K subscribers
8-11-2024 8:30 a.m. EDT
27:04 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhwIfakiY6I
“Russia’s Economy is under severe pressure after 14 rounds of Financial Sanctions. Inflation has been rising rapidly over the past 12 months and the Russian Central Bank has now increased Interest Rates to 18% putting Russian into the top 15 countries with the Highest Rates in the world. In addition Russia is also facing a severe workforce shortage and this shortage has lead to companies in Russia having to offer higher wages, which in turn is driving up inflation. In this video I provide more details and discuss the problems that Russia is now facing.”
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
4:32 INTEREST RATES
7:27 INFLATION
10:55 FOOD INFLATION
12:00 WAGES
13:33 PRODUCER PRICES
15:24 RUBLE
19:03 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
PING LIST is open.
As much as I appreciated the input from both sides, some were not as comfortable requested removal.
They were told they would be missed :)
These folks gave reasonable comments on topics... NOT personal attack response comments. Maybe, they became uncomfortable with information against the invasion of Ukraine.
I do not know. I did not ask. They were removed per request.
VIDEO
Ukraine began to use the Scythian tactics: Russian expert explained what awaits Russia now
Kanal13
1.65M subscribers
8-11-2024
4:36 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlEUy_gbN-U
“According to one version, the Scythians are considered the ancestors of the Ukrainians. These steppe tribes were famous for their high level of combat capability and defeated even Alexander the Great, who was considered an invincible commander. The entry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into the Kursk region and rapid advancement deep into Russia is precisely the signature Scythian style, wrote a Russian opposition political strategist in a column for the publication Pointmedia.
Today, Ukrainians are doing the same thing that the Scythians demonstrated two and a half thousand years ago in the war with the Persians who invaded the territory of the Northern Black Sea region. The sudden raids on the rear not only unpleasantly surprised the Persian army of Darius, but also exhausted it to such an extent that it had to leave the lands of the Scythians. Now the Ukrainian Armed Forces are demonstrating a model of warfare that awaits the Russian Federation in the foreseeable future, Gallyamov believes.
The Russians will attack the Ukrainians head-on with all their might, and the Ukrainians, in turn, will hit them here and there, suddenly appearing in the most unexpected places. In such conditions, a war of conquest immediately loses its popularity. People begin to think that since our army does not know how to fight, it was necessary not to even start. Like, Yerema-Yerema, you should have stayed at home, so it will become even more difficult for Putin to recruit contract soldiers for the war, the oppositionist predicted.
Gallyamov also emphasized that Ukraine has regained the initiative not only in the military, but also in the political sense of the word, demonstrating the victory of intelligence over brute force. Let us recall that Abbas Gallyamov ridiculed the Kremlin’s actions against the backdrop of events in the Kursk region: “Now the Russian authorities will cause much more negativity in society.”
“Putin reacts to Ukraine invading Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufrs3wZ6dg“
LOL!
Thank you so much!
I needed a good laugh today!!!
Yup, I’ve been on FR since 2001, firststateside, then in the UK, then back stateside, then briefly in other places before moving to Poland in 2010.
While you live in St. Petersburg, Russian federation m right?
Ivanpresto “The use PM to launch group dogpiles, which rapidly become dogsiht. “ Typing in Latin script is difficult for you, eh?
Quite different from your native Cyrillic script, eh?
 | Cronos Since May 1, 2001 |
You got that right.
JonPreston: "This is their childish version of NATOs Article 5.
The use PM to launch group dogpiles, which rapidly become dogsiht.
I can always tell when one of these goofs pings me to a thread, I'm not part of."
cheerful #239: "I guess they’ve been more careful about their mail distribution list lately, but we can always tell when the flying monkeys have been summoned."
bimboeruption #212: "She's such a Valley Girl!
Mommy IS brat!"
FYI, the original anti-Ukraine "summoning" came in post #2 above, which called forth Allegra, ANKE69 & bimboeruption, amongst others.
Similar anti-Ukraine summonings came in posts #109, 140 and 174.
The first pro-Ukraine "summoning" came in post #35, and there have been several since.
The results of the pro-Ukraine "summoning" were largely, if not entirely, informed and interesting posts intended to increase understandings of the war and related.
These included, among others:
But decency is not what our anti-Ukers are here for, is it?
Facts are stuborn things
Comedian Dave Smith shocks Joe Rogan with his view about NATO expansion, the 2014 Ukraine coup, and how American policies led to the War in Ukraine, bringing the world closer to a potential nuclear World War III..... pic.twitter.com/TCaqht0APC— Richard (@ricwe123) August 12, 2024
“Mommy IS brat!”
I’m an old fogey, but wth does “brat” mean in today’s lingo?
Ukraine ping
Thanks to BroJoeK, a slice of a WaPo interview where Zelensky explains why he did not warn the population of impending invasion. In essence, he feared a panicked stampede for the exits that would cripple the nation’s fight for its existence before it had even begun.
My guess is he feared being pushed into an Edward Benes situation, where Ukraine loses a huge chunk of land the way Czechoslovakia lost the Sudetenland to Germany in Hitler’s deal with Chamberlain, then got overrun in its entirety. Following which Ukraine’s population gets used as fodder for future conquests, like Czechoslovakia’s, the one pattern that’s a constant among acquisitive powers throughout history, also mirrored in civilian life.
When it comes to all warnings or signals from certain partners, here is what I explained to them: If we don’t have enough weapons, it will be difficult for us to fight. We will fight them, that’s for sure. And they don’t want to talk. [Russian President Vladimir Putin] hasn’t been willing to communicate for three years. So I don’t want to listen to this nonsense that Russians are ready to talk, this is nonsense. I clearly explained that. Everything we need is weapons, and if you have the opportunity, force him to sit down at the negotiating table with me. I’d been talking about this specifically, because we believed there will be an invasion.
You can’t simply say to me, “Listen, you should start to prepare people now and tell them they need to put away money, they need to store up food.” If we had communicated that — and that is what some people wanted, who I will not name — then I would have been losing $7 billion a month since last October, and at the moment when the Russians did attack, they would have taken us in three days. I’m not saying whose idea it was, but generally, our inner sense was right: If we sow chaos among people before the invasion, the Russians will devour us. Because during chaos, people flee the country.]
Me too, so I have no idea, but am pretty sure it was not intended as a compliment:
Basically, being “brat” is to be bold, be yourself, and have fun.
I don’t think I was being intentionally complimented! LOL
1. https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/brat/
Aside from them being anti-Ukraine, this group is now disrupting discussions of the Trump election.
When you consider how they come to a thread and start insulting everyone, with no substantive comments.
I believe they are here to disrupt Free Republic and to create chaos in conservative social media.
At a certain point, it’s undeniable. They are more likely DNC or some other leftist disruptor group.
They pretend they don’t want to read certain people’s posts, but they spent the entire evening yesterday destroying discussions about the election and poll results.
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