Posted on 02/28/2022 8:10:18 PM PST by Mariner
A Russian military convoy that was outside of Ivankiv, Ukraine, on Sunday has since made it to the outskirts of Kyiv, satellite images show.
On Sunday, the convoy was roughly 40 miles northwest of the Ukrainian capital, according to images provided by Maxar Technologies.
Maxar said that roughly 17 miles of roadway is chocked full of the convoy, which consists of armored vehicles, tanks, towed artillery and other logistical vehicles.
The private US company said the convoy was located on the T-1011 highway at Antonov air base around 11:11 a.m local time.
Antonov is roughly 17 miles from the center of the Ukrainian capital.
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Russian blogger:
They told us that we are afraid of Kadyrov, that’s why comments about him were turned off under the post.
We answer: there really are no comments under the post . But the reason is simple - a technical failure. Yes, it happens, unfortunately. To say that Tabakerka is afraid of someone is, at the very least, stupid. At most - an outright lie. We have written and are writing about many political figures, including Kadyrov. We are interested in the processes that are taking place in the country and abroad.
If some kind of failure leads you to such unhealthy thoughts, then this is very, very sad. We have enough influential friends to prevent such thoughts from even creeping in. And Kadyrov knows this for sure.
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/4219
I wonder how well recruitment by Putin in Africa will do? When the war started in Feb 2022, Karkiv had around 300,000 a number of African students had a very difficult time returning home. I wonder to what extent their tales of woe have circulated in the targeted African countries Putin hopes to recruit?
recruitment by Putin in Africa
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Mostly dead.
The Kremlin has earned more than US$2.5 billion from trade in African gold since Vladimir Putin launched his full scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In the Central African Republic (CAR), a Wagner front company has been awarded exclusive rights to the Ndassima mine, the country's largest gold mine, in return for propping up an authoritarian regime.
In Sudan, “the Russian company” controls a major refinery that has allowed Wagner to become the dominant buyer of unprocessed Sudanese gold, with multiple accounts of Russian military transport planes shipping processed gold out of the country.
In Mali, Russian mercenaries are paid in cash – US$10.8 million per month according to US Intelligence – by a military junta that relies on a small number of international mining companies for the majority of its tax revenue. Canada's Barrick Gold – the country's top taxpayer – paid US$206 million to the junta in the first half of 2023 alone.
Let us recall that Alexander Dugin came up with the idea of banning divorces. Vladimir Putin considered the proposal promising, especially in light of the fact that this is the Year of the Family in Russia. But he ordered it to be finalized within a month, our sources close to the president said.
What will happen if the ban is passed? All divorces except the first one will be prohibited. For the first divorce in their lives, a man and a woman will pay fines (amounts from 50 to 105 thousand rubles are considered). In addition, divorces (including the first one) will be strictly prohibited for those who were married in churches of the Russian Orthodox Church. This ban will not affect other faiths.
On the personal initiative of the president, the ban will definitely not apply to everyone related to the SVO. Both veterans and current participants in the special operation. “These people are especially important to us; we shouldn't limit them with bans,” explained those around Putin.
If the divorce ban is adopted, Dugin hopes to implement a number of his ideas. Including a complete ban on abortion. Alexander Gelievich is already preparing proposals on this matter. Sources close to him promised us details in the coming days.
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/4221
This means that those who intend to divorce should hurry up and leave the Russian Orthodox Church, or go to war in Ukraine to avoid paying a fine. Sounds like a Russian solution.
Russia lacks almost 100 000 medical personnel - Ministry of Health. Over the year, the deficit grew by almost 7 thousand people. The biggest shortage in the healthcare system is of mid-level doctors, 63 000 people. They are lured to work in fitness centers and spas, explained Deputy Head of the Ministry of Health Tatyana Semenova
Danish authorities arrested a Danish-Russian dual citizen accused of having connections to Russian intelligence services, which is likely part of the Kremlin's continued efforts to re-intensify its hybrid campaign against Western countries. The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) reported on June 11 that Danish authorities arrested an unidentified woman with dual Danish-Russian citizenship related to a recent investigation into the woman's connections to Russian foreign intelligence.[17] DR reported on June 3, citing leaked documents from Western intelligence services, that the women's legal aid clinic for Russian speakers received at least 338,000 Danish kroner (about $49,000) from the Russian Fund for the Support and Protection of the Rights of Compatriots Living Abroad (Pravfond), which DR describes as closely linked to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).[18] The Guardian, which saw the same leaked documents, reported that Pravfond’s leadership has multiple Russian intelligence agents, including longtime SVR officers Vladimir Pozdorovkin and Anatoly Sorokin.[19] The Guardian reported that Pravfond operates throughout Europe and that Pozdorovkin specifically oversees Pravfond’s operations in Nordic and Baltic countries while Sorokin oversees operations in the Middle East, Moldova, and Transnistria.[20] DR reported and that the woman is a “central figure” in Denmark's Russian-speaking community and noted she has traveled to Russia and elsewhere for conferences with Pravfond participation or sponsorship.[21] The Kremlin has recently intensified its hybrid campaigns in Europe, and the Kremlin has been leaning into a narrative about protecting Russians and Russian-speakers outside of Russia — often called “compatriots abroad” — as part of its wider toolkit of hybrid manipulations.[22] The “compatriots abroad” narrative sets informational conditions for the Kremlin to justify hybrid operations or even direct interference against countries it claims do not adequately protect so-called Russian “compatriots” should these countries take actions unfavorable to the Kremlin. DR noted that several European intelligence sources stated that the Kremlin aims to use counseling and assistance centers — of which Pravfond funds at least 34 in 21 countries — to justify direct interference in other countries.[23]
Kremlin newswire TASS reported on June 11 that the former Head of the Russian Ministry of Defense's (MoD) Military Academy, Grigory Molchanov, was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council.[24] Russian outlet RBK stated that Molchanov has served in the Russian military since 1973 and noted that the Security Council's first new appointment since former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu became Security Council Secretary on May 13.[25] Russian outlet RTVI noted that there are currently eight deputy secretaries and one first deputy secretary in addition to Shoigu.[26
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-11-2024
In comment #6542, I meant to say Karkiv had 300,000 college students. The city itself had well over a million people. I wonder how many college students there are in Moscow or St. Petersburg?
The head of the Russian church will not be happy if he starts losing a lot of memebership by all the people wishing to retain their right to divorce. Do they pass a plate (for money) at each service like many churches do in the US?
Today 12JUN2024 it is Russia Day День России
From the Wagner soldiers in the Central African Republic:
Today in Bangui, at the monument to the Defenders of the Central African Republic, a memorial ceremony was held dedicated to the birthday of Dmitry Valeryevich Utkin, also known as Wagner and the Ninth. Representatives of the police, FACA and gendarmerie paid tribute by laying flowers at the monument.
CAR fighter jets and a helicopter also flew over the city center
https://t.me/wagnernew/16374
1 min video, Putin is no happy
A text from my old reader, saying that you shouldn't wait for help, it won't come, act on your own:
- “I am a Russian officer. My calendar has passed 20, and I have been a colonel for a couple of years.
I have a successful career and everything seems to be fine, but I can't help but say so...
My country has been waging the New Patriotic War for three years. I say “Domestic” for a reason. I can't imagine for us, Russian people, a future in which we lost in this war.
I appeal to the commanders of air bases of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the heads of departments of the Far Eastern Military District supervising them.
WHAT OR WHOSE INSTRUCTIONS DO YOU NEED TO CREATE COVERS FOR OUR AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? BY YOUR INACTION YOU ARE SUPPORTING THE ENEMY!
I realize that the creation of solid, underground or above-ground reinforced concrete shelters may be an issue that cannot be resolved at your level. At the same time, taking into account that the main damage to our aircraft comes from primary and secondary fragments formed after explosions of UAVs and enemy missiles, to preserve aircraft equipment in most cases, aluminum hangars or hangars made of sandwich panels will be sufficient (the price of one such hangar with an area of 12x6x45 meters less than 1 million rubles).
Moreover, given that the enemy receives the main information about the location of our aircraft from visual aerial reconnaissance (satellite and UAVs), hiding equipment in ANY hangars will make it difficult to organize attacks on our airfields.
Air base commanders, captains, DVKR employees and other military aviation personnel!
You are respected, well-known people in your regions, and our country is full of caring citizens. I am sure that when you approach governors, city mayors, businessmen and social activists with a request for help in the construction of hangars, you will not be refused.
DON'T BE SHY, DON'T WAIT FOR A COMMAND FROM ABOVE, DON'T EXPECT SOMEONE TO DO THIS FOR YOU AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM!
Commanders of motorized rifle formations , battalion commanders and company units located near military airfields and other critical infrastructure facilities. It is within your authority to create mobile air defense groups. Refer to the enemy's experience, it is simple and effective. ONLY YOUR INITIATIVE IS REQUIRED!
COMRADE OFFICERS, NOBODY WILL DEFEND OUR COUNTRY FOR US.
We must be strong in the rear and at the front.
The future of our country and children depends on our action or inaction. In the New Patriotic War, as in the last two, we can only win together.”
At the colonel level, they know that nothing will work.
In Crimea, attacks on air defense position areas continue. On the night of June 9-10, command posts, radars, launchers and equipment of several S-400 and S-300 crews were destroyed . Today the enemy also announced the destruction of several radars. And right now there are several NATO reconnaissance aircraft in the skies over the Black Sea, which are directly related to the systematic destruction of Crimean air defense.
What could air defense losses in Crimea grow into? Most likely, the F-16 will actively work on the peninsula, since in the future military units, government buildings, fuel reserves, strategic infrastructure and much more will be under attack from air weapons of Western fighters.
Obviously, the production rate does not in any way cover the level of current losses, so a solution must be found here and now. And the only correct way out of the situation will be the destruction of NATO Long-Range Warning aircraft and RQ-4 Global Hawk UAVs over the Black Sea , which are harbingers of attacks on our air defense, navy, aviation and even nuclear infrastructure.
Of course, many will argue that this is an unnecessary risk, and the consequences can be unpredictable. But let's say objectively that there will be no consequences . The United States has already crossed literally all the “red lines,” the last of which was the ban on strikes on Russian territory. No one will take revenge for one drone, or even for several AWACS pilots, who, moreover, will fall on their own and all coincidences are random . At the moment, all our problems come from the lack of an answer: sunk ships, bombed air bases, destroyed air defense systems, and most importantly, killed military personnel. “Playing defensively” is obviously doomed to failure, and the sooner this is understood, the better.
Dear readers, one of the army special forces units of the Russian Armed Forces performing tasks in the Kherson direction REALLY needs an engine for a motor boat.
Who is ready to buy or donate at least 1 unit in the Crimea or Kherson region - please write to the account @greyzone_admin
Doing collection, buying and delivering as before takes a long time. Right now, literally right now, the evacuation of the wounded from positions located on the islands of the Dnieper River is complicated and in some cases stopped. I will describe the real situation in full detail later.
An engine of less than 90 horsepower simply does not pull a boat with a combat load. In some cases, guys float short distances on rafts made of car tires and pallets. I'm not fucking kidding.
And yes. The government of the Kherson region doesn't give a fuck. "The Ministry of Defense of Laos" doesn't give a fuck either. As they say in the special forces, no one gives a fuck except us.
Since the beginning of the war, thanks to you and the readers of our sister cities’ channels, we have already collected about 20,000,000 rubles for the army special forces units of the Russian Armed Forces. For all the training camps, we always made video and photo reports. We will also report back and thank you for this help!
Ukrainian forces may be conducting an effort aimed at degrading Russian air defenses, which, if successful, could enable Ukraine to more effectively leverage manned fixed-wing airpower in the long run. The Ukrainian General Staff reported on June 12 that Ukrainian forces targeted one S-300 air defense battery and two S-400 air defense batteries near occupied Belbek and Sevastopol, Crimea overnight on June 11 to 12.[1] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that the strikes destroyed at least two S-300/S-400 Russian air defense radar systems and caused secondary ammunition detonations, and that the Ukrainian military is clarifying battle damage. Geolocated imagery published on June 12 shows damaged and destroyed Russian S-300 assets north of occupied Yevpatoria and a destroyed Russian S-400 radar system south of occupied Dzhankoy, supporting the Ukrainian General Staff's June 10 report about strikes against Russian air defense assets in these areas.[2] Some Russian sources speculated that Ukrainian forces used ATACMS in the June 11 to 12 strike, although ISW is unable to confirm which systems Ukrainian forces used.[3] Founder of the Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) “Kraken” Regiment Kostyantyn Nemichev confirmed on June 12 that Ukrainian forces used HIMARS to destroy four Russian S-300 systems in Belgorod Oblast on an unspecified date, and Ukrainian outlet Suspilne referred to Nemichev’s statements as the first official Ukrainian confirmation of strikes against a Russian S-300 battery in Belgorod Oblast on June 1 or 2.[4] Ukrainian forces’ destruction of the Russian air defense systems in Belgorod Oblast reportedly prompted the Russian command to deploy air defense assets from Crimea to Belgorod Oblast in early June 2024, reportedly degrading Russian air defense coverage around Crimea.[5] GUR Spokesperson Andriy Yusov also clarified on June 12 that Ukrainian drone strikes against the Akhtubinsk Airfield in Astrakhan Oblast between June 7 and 8 damaged two Russian Su-57 fighter aircraft instead of just one aircraft as previously reported.[6] S-300/S-400 air defense systems and Su-57 fighters are significant Russian air defense and aviation assets that deny Ukraine the ability to fly aircraft near the front and support Russian offensive operations in Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces may seek to actively degrade Russian air defenses before Ukraine receives a significant number of aircraft in order to set conditions for Ukraine's future use of manned fixed-wing airpower closer to frontline areas. Ukrainian forces may be attempting to degrade Russian air defenses ahead of anticipated F-16 fighter jet deliveries to Ukraine, which reportedly will begin in small quantities in summer and fall 2024. Ukrainian forces may be able to eventually work towards a concept of operations that combines fixed-wing airpower to support ground operations if the Ukrainian military receives a sufficient number of fighter jets, Western partners train enough trained pilots, and if Ukraine succeeds in degrading Russian air defense capabilities.
Western officials have indicated that Ukraine will continue to face material and training constraints, which will likely prevent Ukraine from leveraging fixed-wing airpower at scale in 2024. Ukrainian and Western officials have previously indicated that it will take significant time to adequately train enough Ukrainian pilots and equip Ukrainian forces with the roughly at least 150 F-16s necessary to gain the air superiority necessary to support ground operations.[7] Ukrainian officials have also identified their envisioned use of F-16s and other fixed-wing aircraft to constrain Russian aviation operations, and Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Ilya Yevlash noted that only two F-16 squadrons, roughly 18 aircraft, would be enough to significantly impact the situation in the Ukrainian airspace.[8] These restraints should not fundamentally constrain Ukraine's ability to leverage airpower at scale in the long run, however, should Ukraine's Western partners lean into supporting Ukraine's air domain and deep strike capabilities.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-12-2024
In a video posted by Atesh partisans on Telegram, an Atesh “agent” is seen pouring a flammable liquid on an R-441 Liven communications satellite. The communications station is seen subsequently catching fire. The incident allegedly occurred in the Klin district of Moscow Oblast - approximately 85 kilometers (over 50 miles) northwest of the Russian capital.
According to Atesh, the communications station is part of the 584th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment and serves as part of the region's air defense systems.
https://kyivindependent.com/partisans-russian-communication-station-destroyed/ incl the video
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