Commentary based on Telegram posts by Alexander Hoffman
[ColonelCassad] Let's continue to https://t.me/thehegemonist/1916. St. Andrews University - 1st in Scotland, 3rd in seniority Anglo-Saxon. Founded in 1410 by Scots from the Augustinian clergy, expelled first from the Sorbonne after the Western Schism, and then from Oxbridge after the invasion of Bolingbroke. The role of the SEU is important for understanding the actions of the Anglo-Saxon intellectual apparatus after the Cold War, including the fight against international terrorism. In 1989, Prof. Paul Wilkinson, a student of Crozier, was invited to SEU.
During this period Wilkinson's Research Foundation for the Study of Terrorism, located in the same office as the Targets, merged with the Institute for the Study of Conflict, founded by Crozier, into the Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism, registered on December 12, 1989, very soon after the Malta Summit. Wilkinson introduces the understanding of terrorism that he formed over the previous years into the scientific environment of the SEU.
In SEU, Wilkinson introduced two new courses - International Terrorism and Comparison of Intelligence Systems. He led the first one himself, to shape the thinking of future state and corporate managers. The second is “Kremlinologist” Michael Robertson, who prepared the course with the help of retired intelligence officers.
In 1993, SEU, together with the command of the Royal Air Force, introduced a direction in the field of defense studies, including courses in environmental security, diplomacy, political economy and the study of terrorism. The direction was tested on the officers of the Royal Air Force base in Leuchars, at a distance.
In 1994, Wilkinson was appointed head of the School of History and International Relations of the SEU, left RISCT and created the Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, the director of which was the Oxfordian Bruce Hoffman, who later worked for the CIA and All Souls, and at that time an analyst RAND. Subsequently, CSTPV was led by Wilkinson himself and other operators of controlled Islamophobia through the legitimization of discourse in the academic environment - the Swede Magnus Ranstorp and the Swiss Alex Schmid.
ST. ANDREWS ALUMNI INCLUDE:
Kevin Abraham - Major General of the British Army, led its reform - the development of the army reserve, senior researcher at the Institute for Statecraft (specialized in social inclusion, youth engagement and institutional reforms), one of the organizers of the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge and a number of other operations related to Russia and the Ukrainian frontier
John Kuckney - Baron, MI5 officer, Thatcher's chief adviser on the arms trade
Alistair Crook - former MI6 agent, specialized in parallel diplomacy or secret negotiations: Ireland, South Africa, Namibia, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Colombia and Palestine
William Mountbatten-Windsor - Heir to the British Throne
David Knott - surgeon specializing in information campaigns and propaganda in war zones
Craig Oliphant - Integrity Initiative operator
Mark Sedwill - Baron, high-ranking British diplomat and official, now on the boards of BAE Systems, Rothschild & Co, Lloyd's of London
John Sawers - Head of MI6, 2009-2014.
Fiona Hill - US-British expert on the expansion of American influence in Eurasia, focused on Vladimir Putin.
[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] The city of Artyomovsk (known as Bakhmut in Ukraine) is in an operational encirclement and Russian forces are closing in, Yan Gagin, an advisor to the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) leader, said on Wednesday.
"Artyomovsk is currently in an operational encirclement and our forces are closing in on the city. Fighting is underway to control the highway connecting Artyomovsk with Chasov Yar because it is the only route that Ukraine can use to provide supplies to its troops in Artyomovsk," Gagin told the Rossiya-24 TV channel.
He added that the highway was under the fire control of Russian forces and Ukrainian supply convoys traveling along the road had already come under attack. Gagin was confident that Russian troops would soon take full control of the highway.
Heavy fighting ... as opposed to the more usual name-calling or slapsy... carries on in the Artyomovsk area. Acting Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin said earlier that Russian troops were working to cut off Ukrainian supply routes and fighting was raging in the city’s neighborhoods that used to be controlled by the Ukrainian army.
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Direct Translation via Google Translate,. Edited.
[LB] Despite significant losses, the Russians advance in four directions.
by Iryna Gamalii
During the past day, the occupiers launched 5 air strikes and 6 missile strikes. They carried out more than 65 attacks from rocket salvo systems. The civil infrastructure of settlements in Sumy, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions was affected .
This was announced on Facebook by the ZMU General Staff on the morning of the 343rd day of the large-scale Russian invasion.
The danger of Russian air and missile strikes throughout Ukraine remains high.
The enemy does not stop offensive actions in the Lyman and Bakhmut directions. Suffers great losses. Conducts unsuccessful offensive actions in the Avdiyiv and Novopavliv directions.
Last day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of Yampolivka, Spirne, Rozdolivka, Blagodatne, Krasna Gora, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka and Paraskoviivka settlements of the Donetsk region .
In the Volyn, Poliske, Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, without significant changes, no offensive groups of the enemy were detected. The areas of Rozhkovichi, Basivka, Oleksandrivka and Grabovske settlements in the Sumy region and Veterinarne, Strilecha, Glyboke, Zelene, Neskuchne, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Staritsa and Budarka settlements in the Kharkiv region were fired with mortars and artillery.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy fired at the positions of our troops in the Ivanivka, Kupyansk, Kislivka, and Kotlyarivka districts of the Kharkiv region, and Novoselivka and Kovalivka districts of the Luhansk region.
On the Lymanskyi direction, Novoyehorivka, Nevske, Chervonopivka, Kreminna and Dibrova in the Luhansk region were hit by fire.
On the Bakhmut direction, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Berestov, Belogorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske, Predtechine, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Druzhba and Mayorsk of the Donetsk region came under enemy fire.
Berdychi, Tonenka, Severna, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Georgiivka, Maryinka and Pobyeda were shelled in the Avdiivka direction.
In the Novopavlivskyi direction, areas of the settlements of Velyka Novosilka, Neskuchne, Novoukrayinka, Bogoyavlenka, Vugledar and Mykilski Dachi of the Donetsk region were damaged by fire.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, the areas of 20 settlements were affected by the fire, including Vremivka and Novopil in the Donetsk region and Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Charivne, Orihiv and Novodanilivka in Zaporizhzhia.
In the Kherson direction , the areas of 21 settlements were shelled by rocket launchers, barrel artillery and mortars. In particular, these are Zolota Balka, Mykolaivka, Tyaginka, Ponyativka, Antonivka, Berehove, Yantarne and Kherson. There are victims among the civilian population.
The enemy continues to suffer losses. Thus, another military hospital has been established in the Novoivanyvka district of the Luhansk region. About 100 Russian servicemen are undergoing treatment. The severity of the injury is usually underestimated and not recorded in medical records. After providing minimal assistance, they are sent to the front line.
During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces made 9 strikes on the enemy's areas and two strikes on the positions of his anti-aircraft missile systems. Rockets and gunners hit 13 areas of concentration of enemy manpower, one command post and one ammunition depot.
We would like to remind you that the USA has no evidence of misuse of American funds in Ukraine and will continue to cooperate with the Ukrainian authorities to provide adequate guarantees to prevent corruption.
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[Korrespondent] 23:32 The Russians fired a rocket at a residential building in the center of Kramatorsk - at least two people were killed and seven injured, said the head of the Donetsk OVA Pavel Kirilenko.
23:13 Zelensky spoke in an evening video message about "a certain increase in the offensive actions of the occupiers at the front - in the east of the country." According to him, "the situation is getting even tougher."
"We steadfastly passed all this time - from February to February. The enemy is now trying to get at least something to show that Russia has any chances on the anniversary of the invasion," the president stressed.
23:02 A wave of high-profile resignations continues in Ukraine. So, on the first day of February, the Cabinet of Ministers dismissed the leadership of the State Customs Service. In particular, Vyacheslav Demchenko, acting head of customs, as well as two of his deputies, lost their positions. Read more in the material Scandal at the customs .
22:48 Spain will send 20 M113 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, but so far it cannot send Leopard tanks, as they need to be repaired first, writes Europa Press. According to the publication, six Leopard 2A4 battle tanks are already being repaired, which Madrid is ready to send to Kyiv. These tanks have been mothballed for more than ten years and are now in need of restoration and modernization.
22:10 In the east of Ukraine, fierce battles continue - the enemy is trying to expand the geography of the offensive in the Liman direction, making powerful attempts to break through the defense, said Anna Malyar, Deputy Defense Minister. Despite heavy losses, the Russians continue offensive operations also in the Bakhmut, Avdeevsky, Novopavlovsky directions.
"What does this mean in simple words? There is a war going on. Cruel and fierce. Russian troops are actively trying to reach the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Our soldiers defend every centimeter of Ukrainian land in the face of the enemy's advantage in the number of fighters and weapons. They repel enemy attacks and try to hold the defense ... And every day of resistance, depriving the enemy of the opportunity to disperse forces, destroying his equipment and personnel is another heroic day that brings us closer to victory.
21:59 Russia has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine on February 8, Russian media write.
21:54 According to the UN, since the beginning of the full-scale war, a total of 8 million refugees from Ukraine have arrived in Europe. Of these, almost 2.9 million came to Russia, 1.6 million to Poland, and 1.1 million to Germany.
21:49 Spain will send 20 M113 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine on February 6, Europa Press reports.
21:31 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was considering sending air and missile defense systems to Ukraine. In particular, we are talking about the Iron Dome.
20:46 The Ministry of Defense of Norway has asked the country's General Staff to consider the possibility of supplying several CV90 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, said the head of the department, Bjorn Arild Gram.
20:09 In the village of Elino, Chernihiv region, an enemy mine hit the cellar of a private house: three local residents were killed, another was injured, OK Pivnich reported.
19:48 France will give Ukraine two GM-200 air defense radars, which will significantly increase the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to detect air targets - in particular, cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as various types of drones, Reznikov said. According to him, a corresponding memorandum has already been signed with Thales.
The Minister also said that Paris will provide training for more than 6,500 Ukrainian military, of which 2,000 will receive professional training in France and Poland.
19:40 Germany urgently needs to order new Leopard tanks to reimburse the supply of vehicles to Ukraine, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said: “It is critical for me that we order new tanks, and not sometime in a year, but immediately, so that they are already started building."
18:52 Austria will support all sorts of ideas for a diplomatic end to the war, but "quite different concerns the provision of weapons," President Van der Bellen said during a visit to Kiev. He explained that the reason for this is the neutral status of Austria, as well as savings on the budget of its own armed forces.
At the same time, Austria will transfer 5 million euros to Ukraine for the restoration of transformer substations and will consider opportunities to support the Ukrainian economy and participate in the reconstruction of the country.
18:36 The enemy is actively conducting reconnaissance, preparing for an offensive in certain areas. Despite heavy losses, it continues to attempt offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions, the General Staff said in an evening summary.
According to the General Staff, in Starobelsk, Luhansk region, the occupying authorities are forcing people to send children aged six years to the "Cossack-cadet corps" for supposedly "correct patriotic education." Those who refuse are threatened with deprivation of parental rights.
Translation: give up your children to Russia during their formative years or lose them to Russia forever.
18:04 Boris Johnson, who is now in Washington and is negotiating with high-ranking politicians to increase support for Ukraine, called for providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine with all the necessary weapons that they need. According to him, we need to "save time, save money, save lives and give Ukrainians what they need as soon as possible."
17:55 The United States has imposed sanctions on ten individuals and 12 companies in different countries "associated with a sanctions evasion network that supports Russia's military-industrial complex," the US Treasury said. According to the agency, this network is headed by Igor Zimenkov, an arms dealer from Russia and Cyprus. This network served the interests of Rosoboronexport and Rostec.
17:14 Dissatisfaction is growing in the Pentagon due to insufficient assistance to Ukraine, writes The Washington Post, citing sources in the US Department of Defense. Thus, Biden's "no" answer to the question about F-16 fighters for the Armed Forces of Ukraine caused skepticism in the US defense department. Frustration with the White House's cautious approach is growing among its officials, but some say Washington will eventually approve the sending of fighter jets or allow other countries to transfer US planes to Kyiv.
17:09 Ukrainians, who are recognized by military medical commissions as partially fit for service due to health reasons, can be mobilized, said Roman Gorbach, head of the personnel department of the headquarters of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, he clarified that their service will take place not in combat units, but in support units. In addition, they can serve in institutions and educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense, in territorial recruitment and social support centers, and other non-combat units.
16:58 Podolyak accused Elon Musk of Twitter artificially limiting the coverage of Ukrainian accounts on the social network: “Maybe it’s enough to pessimize Ukraine’s official accounts and forcibly reduce coverage? Everything is too obvious… No need to help mediocre Russian propaganda. It won’t help them, but Twitter's reputation is dying. Maybe a regulator is needed to explain the rules of competition to the owner?"
16:14 An electronic registry of veterans has already been created in Ukraine, but for security reasons it will be launched after the end of the war, Veterans Minister Yulia Laputina said.
16:11 Stoltenberg said that the rapprochement between Russia and China poses a threat to Asia and Europe: "The fact that Russia and China are moving closer - and China's significant investment in new advanced military capabilities only emphasizes that China is a threat - challenges allies as well on NATO. Security is not regional, but global."
The NATO Secretary General noted that Beijing is increasingly investing in nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, so it is important that the alliance has as many friends as possible in the Indo-Pacific region. According to him, Russia and China "authoritarian opposition" to an open and democratic international order based on rules. At the same time, Stoltenberg stressed that NATO does not seek confrontation with Beijing.
15:44 Prigozhin appealed to the head of the State Duma Committee on Security with a request to ban officials and deputies from traveling abroad on vacation during the "special operation".
15:20 Yermak said, speaking with members of the European Parliament, that Ukraine today is the best image maker for NATO, and its membership will only strengthen the alliance.
15:18 The head of the SBU, Vasily Malyuk, said that today the Security Service, together with colleagues in the power bloc, is carrying out a number of large-scale operational and investigative measures aimed at "fighting the internal enemy." According to him, we are talking about training people who, by their actions, harm the security of the state in various areas: traitors to Ukraine and agents of the Russian special services; representatives of organized crime; officials, officials and corrupt officials who undermine the country's economy and the stable functioning of the military-industrial complex.
Malyuk said that today, within the framework of open proceedings in different regions of Ukraine, dozens of searches are being carried out and suspicions are handed over to the defendants in the cases. "This is only the first stage of the comprehensive and systematic work that the SBU is already carrying out," he stressed.
15:15 Polish President Andrzej Duda announced the need to develop an agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine. According to him, such a document should be developed before the alliance's summit in Vilnius, which is scheduled for July. Duda added that this work is being done with the expectation of Ukraine's admission to NATO.
15:09 Ukraine is on the eve of the active phase of the war - in February and March, very active actions are expected at the front, Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said. According to him, the Russians understand that international support for Ukraine is growing and that there will be another Ramstein soon, so they continue to throw partially mobilized, as well as Wagner mercenaries and other private military companies, into assault operations.
14:45 Russian Transneft announced that on January 31 an attempt was made to shell the oil pumping station of the Druzhba pipeline. The oil pipeline is operating normally, there are no casualties, the company said. The emergency services said that the ammunition allegedly released from the territory of Ukraine fell into a field in the Novozybkovsky district of the Bryansk region.
14:42 The Japanese government has allocated $170 million to restore Ukraine's critical infrastructure damaged by Russian missile strikes, the Cabinet of Ministers said.
14:19 In Ukraine, small power plants are being installed that are difficult to reach with drones or rockets, Andriy Gerus, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Housing and Public Utilities, said. One such small power plant was launched in Irpin, Kyiv region, next month they will be launched in Chernihiv, then in Sumy, Poltava, Ternopil and other regions. "The advantages here are obvious, because if we have many - tens or hundreds - power plants in different areas, then it will be impossible to actually damage them with missile strikes or drone attacks," Gerus added.
14:12 The Russians launched a missile attack on Slavyansk, Donetsk region, said the mayor of the city, Vadim Lyakh. The missile, previously C300, hit a private enterprise engaged in the production of furniture. Shops and the car suffered, there were no casualties.
The mayor of Kramatorsk, Alexander Goncharenko, also reported about enemy shelling of a cemetery in the city.
13:30 The SBU reported suspicion under three articles to the ex-director of the public procurement department of the Ministry of Defense Bogdan Khmelnitsky. He is accused of embezzling 100 million hryvnias when purchasing almost 3,000 bulletproof vests that do not meet protection requirements. Khmelnytsky faces up to eight years in prison.
12:54 Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen announced that he was on a visit to Ukraine: "I arrived in Kiev. After almost a year of war, Ukraine is not forgotten. Together with President Zelensky and the brave people of Ukraine, we defend European values."
Today, Vice-President of the Bundestag Katrin Goering-Eckardt also arrived in Kyiv.
12:38 In Estonia, they created a sculpture of Zelensky in the style of the Statue of Liberty:
12:24 Peskov said that there are no plans for negotiations between Putin and Biden, for Russia now the main goal is "a special operation and the fulfillment of its goals."
12:10 A number of current and former officials are being searched today. Arakhamia said that the country would change during the war. In particular, according to him, today took place:
searches in the tax;
serving notices of suspicion to Department of Defense officials;
searches near Kolomoisky in Ukrnafta;
a whole series of covert investigative actions;
searches at Avakov's;
searches at Stolar;
dismissal of the entire management staff of customs.
11:19 The activity of Russian DRGs at the mouth of the Dnieper near Kherson is an imitation of activity, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden. According to her, this may also be an attempt to test the strength of the Ukrainian defense. "But they are not successful, because they do not have the necessary forces and capacities, for example, to force the Dnieper," Gumenyuk added.
The situation on the islands and the Kinburn Spit, according to her, remains stable and is characterized as a gray zone, because fire control from both sides does not allow either Ukrainian or Russian troops to gain a foothold.
11:13 Zelensky may meet with Biden at the end of February during the visit of the American president to Poland, writes Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, citing a diplomatic source. Two cities are being considered for a potential meeting - Rzeszow and Warsaw. Zelenskiy is scheduled to present a peace plan and call for an international conference on Ukraine.
11:06 Electricity consumption in Ukraine on February 1 remains at the level of the previous day, a significant shortage of power remains, Ukrenergo reported. All oblenergos have received slightly increased consumption limits, which are valid during the day. Currently, there are no limits exceeded.
10:39 There are heavy battles near Kremennaya and Svatovo - to date, the Russians have not created a strike force there yet, although they bring equipment and personnel there regularly, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, the invaders are trying to attack in different areas, trying to find weaknesses in the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:10 Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis believes that EU members do not need to have Russian ambassadors in their countries: "In most cases, this is no longer a diplomatic, but a propaganda institution that hides war crimes and generally promotes genocide."
10:08 Australia has imposed additional sanctions against Iran due to the supply of drones to Russia. In particular, sanctions were imposed on four Iranian citizens and four organizations involved in the production and supply of Russian drones.
10:01 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the introduction of regular Russian troops instead of the exhausted Wagnerites delayed the culmination of the offensive around Bakhmut. At the same time, analysts do not predict the inevitable capture of Bakhmut by Russian troops, although the Ukrainian command may decide to retreat in order to avoid significant losses. According to ISW, the Kremlin is again overestimating the ability of the Russian military to advance in the Donetsk region.
According to ISW, Russian regular troops are likely to replace the depleted Wagner PMC forces from Bakhmut to the front lines in southern Ukraine. According to experts, the Russian Ministry of Defense is trying to completely oust the Wagner PMC forces near Bakhmut and present the Russian military command structure as the only winner around Bakhmut, assuming that Russian troops eventually capture the city.
09:42 Czech President Petr Pavel believes that Ukraine should be allowed to join NATO as soon as the war ends: "The Ukrainian army will probably be the most experienced army in Europe. Ukraine deserves to be part of the community of democratic countries."
09:18 The Russians shelled Kupyansk in the morning, as a result of which one person received a shrapnel wound, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv OVA, said. Over the past day, the invaders continued to shell the border settlements in the Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Kharkov regions of the region.
08:46 In the Kherson region over the past day, due to Russian aggression, one person died, another was injured, the OVA reported.
08:29 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, four people were killed - two in Bakhmut, one each in Paraskoveevka and Vugledar. Six more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:27 Spain plans to transfer four to six Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine, writes El País, citing government sources.
08:16 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of February 1.
personnel - about 128,420 (+920) people liquidated,
tanks - 3209 (+8),
armored combat vehicles - 6382 (+4),
artillery systems - 2207 (+10),
MLRS - 458 (+4),
air defense systems - 221 (+0),
aircraft - 293 (+0),
helicopters - 284 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 1951 (+0),
cruise missiles - 796 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5061 (+13),
special equipment - 200 (+0).
08:11 The enemy does not stop offensive operations in the Liman and Bakhmut directions, suffers heavy losses. Conducts unsuccessful offensive operations in the Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions, the General Staff said in the morning summary . Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Yampolevka, Disputed, Razdolovka, Blagodatnoe, Krasnaya Gora, Bakhmut, Kleshcheevka and Paraskoveevka of the Donetsk region.
05:22 Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Oleksiy Makeev said in an interview with Deutsche Welle that only a nuclear status can give Kiev a security guarantee. He recalled that when Russia violated the Budapest Memorandum, the nuclear states, including the US and the UK, did not provide Ukraine with full security support: "It was a bad signal for all the countries of the world who realized that only nuclear weapons could save them from such an attack. aggressor. That's why we want to start this discussion."
Makeev recalled that Zelensky presented one of the ideas at the beginning of 2022 - the Security Treaty. "It is important that the whole world make sure that these guarantees are backed up with specific instruments that will help ensure that Russia does not violate them," the ambassador added.
03:50 Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland Wojciech Skurkiewicz said that Poland did not discuss sending F-16 fighters to Ukraine. "There is no talk of transferring Polish F-16s," he wrote in response to opposition criticism of such a potential solution.
02:44 The Norwegian authorities have prepared a detailed five-year long-term support plan for Ukraine, writes Vårt Land. As part of the program, Ukraine receives billions of Norwegian kroner in aid. In 2023, the amount will be distributed equally between military and humanitarian aid.
01:46 Russia is preparing for the maximum escalation of the war, which may occur in the coming weeks, said NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov in an interview with Sky News. According to him, the assault can be timed to coincide with the anniversary of the start of a full-scale war. "Russia is preparing for the maximum escalation. It is gathering everything possible, conducting training and training. We understand that everything is on the table ... I can say that we do not reject a single scenario in the next two to three weeks," Danilov stressed.
He also did not rule out that the invaders could launch an offensive against Ukraine from the south, east and north, as was the case on February 24, 2022.
01:29 The American defense company General Atomics is offering to sell two Reaper MQ-9 high-speed long-range drones to Ukraine for one dollar, reports The Wall Street Journal. This proposal must first be approved by the White House. However, the deal will require Kyiv to spend about $10 million to prepare and send aircraft to Ukraine and about $8 million a year to maintain and support drone models that are not currently used in Ukraine. But the company is ready to cover the cost of training personnel to work with drones.
00:51 The United States is preparing a new $2.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine, which for the first time may include long-range missiles, Reuters reports, citing two US government sources. The new aid package will be announced later this week. The new military assistance package is expected to include more support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, as well as precision-guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons.
According to sources, the new military assistance package will include GLSDB cruise bombs with a range of up to 150 km. At the same time, the Americans refused to transfer ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 297 km.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 20:57 In Melitopol, the sound of an explosion was heard - the administration. 19:51 Russian artillerymen destroyed the caches of the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with an accurate shot -video
“Artillery is the god of modern warfare!” Comrade Stalin declared over 80 years ago.
Now the best assistants of the "god of war" are drones, which "live" help to correct the strikes. Most of these drones were bought with public money.
18:04 Ammunition, drugs and UGIL symbols UGIL is the translated Russian acronym for ISIS
Police in Tokmok discovered ammunition in the household where the militant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine previously lived.
Law enforcers have established the address of the house where a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who took part in the “ATO”, previously lived.
During the inspection of the place of residence of a citizen of Ukraine in the city of Tokmak, under a shed for storing hay, law enforcement officers found:
86 cartridges of 5.45mm caliber;
49 rounds of 7.62mm caliber;
10 shotgun cartridges 16 gauge;
two large-caliber cartridges;
shot for 40mm VOG-25 underbarrel grenade launcher;
30 charges 82mm mortar; a can of gunpowder;
two smoke bombs, white smoke and pro-Ukrainian symbols.
Also, investigators found a plastic bag, which contained a gray-green plant substance with a characteristic smell of hemp, weighing four grams.
The police have established that the owner of the explosive find is currently in the territory controlled by the Zelensky regime.
Ammunition and drugs were seized.
Checking in progress.
17:49 Soledar direction situation as of 17.00 February 1, 2023
In the Soledar sector, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC are cleaning up the villages of Sacco and Vanzetti and the surrounding area, and have also come close to Nikolaevka, on the outskirts of which fighting is taking place.
At the same time, the assault on the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Paraskovievka and Krasnaya Gora continues, where, with the support of artillery, Russian troops are pushing through the defenses. As a result of a massive strike on strongholds on the hills west of Blagodatny, more than a dozen members of Ukrainian formations were hit.
One of the units of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operating north of Bakhmut, was withdrawn to the Chernihiv region to restore combat capability. Of the 200 people, only 40 survived.
In Bakhmut, the “Wagnerites” advanced at the meat processing plant to Pervaya Alabastrova Street, consolidated control in the area of the champagne factory, and also established control over two positions in Zabakhmutovka.
In the south-west of Bakhmut, Russian units drove out the formations of the 3rd oshbr of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the forest area in the north-west of Kleshcheevka. Progress is also noted in the direction of Red.
Despite the significant success, at the moment, statements about the operational encirclement of Bakhmut are premature: the Armed Forces of Ukraine hold positions in this area and there is still no control over the highway from Chasy Yar to Bakhmut.
17:23 Drones of 132nd Brigade take Ukrainian terrorists by surprise -video
Attack drone operators of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps continue to deliver pinpoint strikes against the enemy. This time they covered the Ukrainian militants and their transport.
16:11 Under the onslaught of Russian troops in the area of N. p. Krasnogorovka, ukrofascists continue to hastily leave their positions -video
15:47 Russian units, with the support of aviation and artillery, continue to successfully eliminate Ukrainianss on all fronts -video
15:20 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (02/01/2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, the artillery of the "Western" group of forces inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the units of the 14th and 92nd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Gryanikovka, Timkovka, Kharkov region and Novoselovskoe LPR.
During the day, up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two pickup trucks and also a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, army aviation strikes and artillery fire from the "Center" group of troops defeated the concentrations of manpower of the 80th and 95th air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Stelmahovka, Chervonaya Dibrova, Kuzmino LPR and Torskoye DPR.
Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to 95 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and a car.
In the Donetsk direction, during the offensive operations, units of the "Southern" group of troops took more advantageous lines and positions, and inflicted fire damage on the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Tonenkoye, Nelepovka and Severnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic. Also, in the area of the settlement of Dobrovolye, the DPR, an ammunition depot of the 55th Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
During the day, over 100 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored combat vehicles, the 152mm Msta-B howitzer, the 220mm BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and the French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed in this direction.
In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, army aviation strikes, artillery fire and units of the Vostok group of forces inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade and the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Ugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic, and also the 108th and 124th territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novoselka and Mirnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day in these directions amounted to more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored personnel carriers and three vehicles. A 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and one 152mm D-20 howitzer were also destroyed.
An AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery radar made in the USA was destroyed in the area of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region.
Two motor boats and up to 10 paratroopers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the Kherson direction near Lake Kruglik.
In addition, during the counter-battery fight, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and three ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Gavrilovka and Antonovka, Kherson region.
Operational-tactical aviation, missile troops and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 88 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in the 131st district.
In the area of the settlement of Shostka, Sumy region, the workshops of an enterprise for the production of artillery ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
During the day, air defense systems shot down nine unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Zolotarevka, Kremennaya, Novovodyanoye, Chervonopopovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Storozhevoe, Petrivske of the Donetsk People's Republic and Chapaevka of the Zaporozhye region, and also intercepted three rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system .
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 381 aircraft, 206 helicopters, 2,996 unmanned aerial vehicles, 402 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,706 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 998 combat vehicles of multiple rocket launchers, 3,978 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 8,243 units of special military vehicles.
14:32220mm "Hurricanes" and 122mm "Grads" of the "Southern" group of troops staged a hellish show for the enemy - video
MLRS took up positions at a considerable distance from each other and dealt crushing blows to Ukrainian terrorists in the Kherson direction.
“There were a lot of defeats: we hit mortar crews, infantry, American M777 howitzers,” the crew commander talks about front-line successes.
13:56 The offensive continues: artillerymen level enemy fortified areas with the ground - video
Artillery of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps supports the infantry offensive, punching holes in the enemy defense lines. Time-tested 152mm D-20 guns help our men hit enemy targets.
13:15 Mortars of the "Brave" group hit enemy fortifications - video
The soldiers go to the firing position, release a series of mines. Despite the fact that the enemy is experiencing a shortage of ammunition for counterbattery combat, our fighters still hurriedly leave the firing position so as not to fall under a retaliatory strike.
12:07 FSB officers detained three Russian citizens involved in the preparation and commission of terrorist acts at railway infrastructure facilities in the Sverdlovsk region for a monetary reward on the instructions of Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
During searches at the places of residence of the detainees, weapons of crime, symbols of the Ukrainian nationalist armed formation, as well as communication and communication means containing the location maps of the facilities of the branch of Russian Railways JSC - Sverdlovsk Railway were seized.
The investigative division of the FSB of Russia initiated criminal cases against the detainees under Art. 205 (“terrorist act”) and 205.1 (“assistance to terrorist activities”) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which provide for punishment from twelve years to life imprisonment.
11:55 The American PMC Mozart is leaving Ukraine, Andy Milburn, head of the private campaign, said.
11:47 In the center of Kharkiv, on the Constitution Square, a Volkswagen car of a Nazi from Kraken was blown up -a source.
The Kharkov partisans reported that they were continuing to hunt for the Nazi Kraken. So, a few days ago, in the center of Kharkov, the car of one of the Nazis was destroyed.
Interestingly, the Kyiv propagandists stubbornly hide the activation of the partisan movement in Kharkov. Information was shared only by a few users on social networks and one city channel, which hastened to remove the video. To date, the Kharkov underground does not advertise its activities.
11:40 Biden can hold a meeting with Zelensky and Duda in Poland, writes the Polish Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
11:25 In the territories of the Kharkiv region, occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, residents are imprisoned for making calls to the Russian Federation. This was told by the head of the military-civilian administration of the region Vitaly Ganchev.
“To say that people contact the administration as a governing body is not. You understand that they are under the occupation of the Ukrainian Nazis. And there, God forbid, even phone relatives from Russia - a few days in the basement are guaranteed, and this is at best. It comes to violence: people are beaten, sometimes even in public, yes, there were such precedents too, ”said Ganchev.
He clarified that there were also cases when the Ukrainian authorities and the military destroyed the property of citizens suspected of having links with Russia.
11:20 RF Armed Forces close the ring around Artemovsk, the city is in the operational environment - Pushilin's adviser.
11:06 In the area of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), Russian troops destroyed the commander of the combat sniper group of the third assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (the former Nazi regiment "Azov *" - recognized as a terrorist organization and banned on the territory of the Russian Federation), senior lieutenant Igor Lindyuk, call sign "Huntsman".
10:52 A large cache of ammunition was found in the Kherson region - video
A few kilometers from Novaya Mayachka, the police discovered a large cache - in a pit filled with branches, more than 250 mortar ammunition, over 200 large-caliber shells, artillery powder and fuses were stored.
Probably, the cache was intended for sabotage. All the mines in it were prepared for combat use, the Ministry of Internal Affairs noted. All the contents of the cache were destroyed by specialists by controlled detonation.
09:35Ukrainians indignant that he and his brothers who visited Bakhmut were not paid a monetary allowance. And they simply did not want to go to the front without proper support - video
09:18 Across the front line, the RF Armed Forces are continuously working on Ukrainian positions non-stop, not letting them raise their heads - video
08:57 Ukrainian army shelled DPR from "NATO" artillery at midnight - JCCC
From 00:04 to 00:10, 13 shells of 155mm caliber were fired at Donetsk and Gorlovka. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
08:05 Summary as of February 1, 2023
Wagner PMCs continue their offensive from Soledar, they report heavy battles, our forces are gradually occupying enemy strongholds.
A movement has begun from Soledar to the north with the ultimate goal of encircling Seversk. Stormtroopers also break through from the direction of Kremennaya to Seversk. On the direction our forces will take measures to encircle the city.
Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) The Russian army is trying to pincer, surrounding the city from the south and north. The main efforts are concentrated on cutting the roads along which enemy reinforcements and personnel are being transferred.
In the Avdeevsky direction, our troops are advancing from the southern ledge of the front, there is an advance towards the settlement. North.
Offensive actions of the marines are reported from the Ugledar sector of the front; during the day, enemy positions were hit by artillery.
South of Kherson, the Russian Armed Forces once again stopped the enemy landing on our bank of the Dnieper River. The personnel of the enemy, who arrived in three boats, were destroyed.
At night, they reported about strikes against enemy targets in Ochakovo.
The Belgorod region was shelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the evening, our air defense was working.
In the Bryansk region, the border village of Lomakovka was shelled.
APU fired 96 rounds of ammunition in the DPR. Under fire Donetsk, Gorlovka, Panteleimonovka, Yakovlevka, Yasinovataya, Mineralnoe, Makeyevka
In the LPR, Stakhanov (two rockets) and N.P. Kremennaya with the use of MLRS (seven missiles). According to preliminary information, three civilians were killed.
Media reports that the United States will announce the transfer of GLSDB ammunition with a range of 150 km to Ukraine before the end of the week. The Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) was created by Boeing and Saab Group, which modified Boeing's GBU-39 "Small Diameter Bomb" (GBU-39) to include a rocket engine. Launched from MLRS M270 and M142 HIMARS. Previously, ammunition with a range of up to 75 km was supplied from the United States.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:52 In the area of responsibility of 3 MRD 20 OA today and yesterday continued tough fights. The nature of the terrain suggests that in order to consolidate success, it is necessary to master several heights and the Zhuravka beam (in fact, there are two of these beams, Bolshaya and Malaya, long wooded ravines in the region of Makeevka, Ploschanka and Chervonopopovka).
Assault detachments of the 3rd Motor Rifle Division, with the support of artillery and tanks, advanced along a large front, knocked out the enemy from several defensive positions. The enemy quickly came to his senses and concentrated the fire of cannon and rocket artillery on our attacking formations. The density of the battle was such that the Ukrainian lost the commander of the company stronghold (the captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was killed in a shooting battle).
The infantry of the 3rd Motor Rifle Division entrenched itself in the recaptured positions, and St. Luke began to punish the wicked Vushniks with fire and steel from heaven. Most of the enemy was knocked out of the small beam of Zhuravka, the Belgorod and Voronezh infantry stormed Bolshaya Zhuravka.
20:43 Village Sakko and Vancetti near Artemovsk came under the control of the detachments of PMC "Wagner"
20:25 Artemovsk direction. Destroyed American armored personnel carrier M113. We are waiting for the Bradleys and the Strikers.
19:53 Circumstance in the Avdeevsky direction.
"The enemy is worthy, but he does not pull us."
A fighter with the call sign "Kuzya" - a machine gunner of the assault detachment "BORZ" - has been fighting since 2014, when he was only 16 years old.
“We are working on the enemy, the enemy is working on us. We are slowly moving forward. We're digging and moving on."
17:28 Kirovsky district of Donetsk under enemy fire. From n.p. Memrik fired eight 155mm NATO projectiles at civilians.
17:01 Shops of a strategically important enterprise were destroyed in the Shostka region of the Sumy region - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The workshops of this enterprise produced artillery rounds for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In addition, the following was announced in the daily briefing of the military department:
- In the Kupyansky direction in the areas of Gryanikovka, Timkovka, Kharkiv region and Novoselovsky LPR, the artillery of the Zapad group of forces inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the units of the 14th and 92nd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- In the Krasnolimansky direction in the areas of Stelmahovka, Chervona Dibrova, Kuzmino of the LPR and Torsk DPR, army aviation strikes and artillery fire from the "Center" group of troops defeated the concentrations of manpower of the 80th and 95th airborne assault rifles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- In the Donetsk direction, during the offensive operations, the units of the "Southern" group of troops took more advantageous lines and positions. In the areas of Thin, Nelepovka and the Northern DPR, the enemy was hit by fire. Also in this direction, in the Dobrovolye region of the DPR, an ammunition depot of the 55th artillery brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
- In the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions in the areas of Ugledar, Novoselka and Mirny DPR, army aviation strikes, artillery fire and units of the Vostok group of forces inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade, the 35th marine corps brigade, as well as 108th and 124th brigades of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
16:57 Ukrainian troops fired eight rounds at the Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, reported representation of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
“Fire was recorded from the VFU (armed formations Ukraine) in the direction:
16.40 (coincides with Moscow time - ed.) - the settlement of Galitsinovka - the city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts): eight rounds with a caliber of 152 mm were fired, ”the ministry said in a message published on its telegram channel.
16:48Ukrainians continue artillery attack the city. Over the past half hour, the Kirov and Kuibyshev regions have been under fire. Four rounds of 155mm caliber and eight rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.
16:26 Kind from the air to Blagodatnoye PMC “Wagner” liberated last week (southwest of Soledar).
15:07 Russian troops near Artemovsk (Bakhmut) destroyed commander of the combat sniper group of the third assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (the former Nazi regiment "Azov", which is banned in the Russian Federation as a terrorist organization), senior lieutenant Igor Lindyuk, call sign "Huntsman".
14:20 The artillery attack of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk began from the village. Zoryanoe settlement fired three rounds with a caliber of 155mm.
13:13 In general, for 144th Motorized Rfle Division , the last seven days have become very heavy. Every day, Ukrainians, attacking the attack (every day, for five days, with forces up to a battalion) hoped to break the Bryansk and Smolensk infantry, knock it out of the fighters and enter Kremennaya from the west.
All enemy attacks were stopped and yesterday's civilians did it, that is, ordinary mobilized ones. Khokhol tried to repeat the tactics that he carried out at the time near Balakleya.
A powerful attack by mobile units in pickup trucks and Humvees, supported by tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. This tactic can achieve serious results only in one case, if the enemy is afraid and runs.
If, like warriors, he stands still and fights, then it will bring you nothing but losses.
It was this situation that occurred in the defense zone of the 144th Guards Motorized Rifle Division. Khokhol in some cases approached the distance of a pistol shot, which is very rare for modern warfare. The Smolyans and Bryantsy withstood all the blows, in turn destroying the routes for the supply of ammunition and the rotation of the Ukrainian with artillery.
Today, just like yesterday, our guards are moving forward, unwinding the Ukrainian guards, killing his infantry, destroying supply routes. It is clear that now all eyes are riveted on Bakhmut, where the Wagner operators fighters are on the offensive, trying to encircle Bakhmut, but it is worth remembering that at the same time in the forests, fields and forest belts to the west of Kremennaya, yesterday's mobilized are fighting fiercely with the enemy and lead successfully.
12:06 WarGonzo: the truth about the landing near Kakhovka.
The high-profile and “permissible” operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to land troops in the Kherson direction on the morning of January 24, as often happens, turned out to be a scam.
Even on the way, specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine received a charge from all types of weapons and equipment that were available to the paratroopers on duty, after which they heroically retreated, leaving the least successful brothers to drown in the icy winter water, but at the same time not forgetting to shoot videos for no less heroic videos in the Internet.
11:56 Vladlen Tatarsky: clarification of situation near Bakhmut.
Two roads to Chasov Yar under Wagner fire control. Near Ivanovsky under dense fire, in the Khromovo area - periodically arrives. Yesterday the film crew of the roosters couldn't drive over it.
The route to Kramatorsk is still free, so there is no encirclement, but there has been a clear crisis in the defense of Bakhmut
11:37 A prisoner from Zelensky's presidential regiment -video interrogation.
10:18 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for January 31, received additional information on civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Nikolskoye (included in the area of responsibility of the administration of the Starobeshevsky district):
- a woman born in 1938 died on the territory of the temple.
Information about the consequences of artillery attack continues to arrive.
10:16 Artemovsk in the morning.
There is no operational encirclement of the Artemovskaya group yet.
It is possible either in the case of the capture of Krasnoe, or in the case of mopping up Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka with an advance to the north of the city. Either one or the other option will lead to the establishment of fire control over the second road from Chasy Yar to Artemovsk.
So far, under the fire of our artillery and MLRS there is a road passing near Krasnoy, and movement along it is already associated with a significant risk. The second road can still be used to supply the Artemovsk group.
In the city itself, our assault groups are advancing in the city in the south, southeast and northeast. For the time being, the enemy is relying on a gradual withdrawal in the city in order to delay his surrender as much as possible.
But in the event of cutting the main road to Artemovsk, the processes of withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Artemovsk will obviously accelerate, as happened in Soledar, after the attack aircraft of the PMC "Wagner" broke through to the main supply road of the Soledar grouping, which caused an imminent collapse of the enemy's defense.
08:10 Frontline summary on the morning of 02/01/2023
In the Kherson direction, the opposing sides conducted mutual artillery artillery attack. The RF Armed Forces attacked Veletinsky, Pervomaisky, Antonovka, Tokarevka, Ivanovka and Odradokamenka. Opposite the last of the named settlements, the Armed Forces of Ukraine responded with a blow to Korsunka on the left bank of the Dnieper.
But the rest of the targets of the Ukrainian artillery deserve special attention. Naked Pier, Heroskoye and Pokrovka were under fire. The first of these settlements is an important logistics center on the left bank of the Dnieper. And the other two are already key strongholds of Russian troops on the Kinburn Spit, on which a Ukrainian landing is quite likely. Both sea and air.
And from there, it is possible for Ukrainian troops to advance on the left bank of the Dnieper without the need to force it towards the already named Hola Pristan. There is a road in this direction. (Fig. 1)
On the Donetsk front, oncoming battles continue in the city of Maryinka. Artillery hits the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village. Russian troops attacked again in the direction of Pervomaisky and Vodyanoy with the support of artillery.
Under fire are the fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnohorivka and Avdievka. It also flew to New York. Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled Donetsk and Gorlovka. (Fig. 2)
To the south-west of Bakhmut, PMC "Wagner" continues its offensive on Ivanovskoye. Wagner still managed to advance to the section of the H-32 highway, connecting the besieged city with Konstantinovka. They also continue assault operations on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut. There is also some progress here.
The fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnaya Gora was under massive artillery fire. On the ground, PMC "Wagner" attacks from the south in the direction of Paraskovievka, and from the north from Blagodatny. To the north of Soledar, the village of Sakko and Vanzetti were occupied. Thus, they established control over the section of the road and the highway leading to Seversk. A little to the east, they attack Rozdolovka and Vesyoloye in parallel. (Fig. 3)
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Today, the village of Sacco and Vanzetti northwest of Soledar (named after the Italians who fought for the rights of workers in the United States and were killed on false charges by the American "justice" system) was liberated. Our troops continue to advance on Razdolovka, Nikolaevka and Vasyukov.
To the south-west of Soledar, the fighting goes beyond Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka. There is no operational encirclement of the city yet (at least one road to the city is not yet under fire control - on the situation with the roads to Artemovsk, I wrote here.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
Right sharp ceremony.
[ColonelCassad] A new monument to Stalin was officially opened in Stalingrad. Together with Stalin, busts of Vasilevsky and Zhukov were erected as the creators of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.
As I have been writing since the noughties, the erection of monuments to Stalin in Russia is historically inevitable. It is the wind of history. Translation note: The phrase с нулевых was translated into "since the noughties." нулевых is the Russian adjective for zero, with ноль being the noun, and base word. I think the translation is an idiom, possibly in common use, a reference to the 1990s the start of the new Russian republic.
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I guess you could say he was the original denazifier. Just never you mind about all the other stuff he did or the price that Russians paid for it.
But the irony is how in this country statues of our Founding Fathers are being torn down.
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Maybe Antifa would be happy with a statue of Stalin in Washington DC...or maybe Hitler. It's so hard to tell with these people.
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The Statue of Lenin is a 16 ft bronze statue of Communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
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If they make a monument for Pol Pot, they could style it after the Sedlec Ossuary.
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Who, what, where, and....
WHY. Why was the Why left out?
Of all the sources, why cite the source that doesnt answer the WHY.
WHY the statue?
Because. Soviets!!!
No. Because it's 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the battle of Stalingrad — a key turning point in World War II - being that it was Hilter's first defeat.
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No. Because it's 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the battle of Stalingrad — a key turning point in World War II - being that it was Hitler's first defeat.
The Battle for Moscow in December 1041 was Hitler's first defeat.
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The Soviet Union - they did transgender sports the old fashioned way.
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Remember the Donner und Blitzen
Inflicted on kids in Tsaritsyn...
But never the pain
Of the starving Ukraine
Robbed by communist Ivans, not Fritzen!
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Victoria Nikiforova
[RIA] Against the backdrop of a powerful discussion, whether to supply American tanks to Kyiv, and if so, how much, the main question of our days was somehow lost - what did the United States forget in Ukraine in general? No seriously.
It is clear that the matter is not in those kaveenshchiks who pose as "young democracy." It's about resources. But what is this resource? кавээнщик is directly translatable into the phrase military officer, also into cavalry officer. In the context of the sentence in which it appears, I think it is a Russian idiom and diminutive for the word elites.
Yes, American corporations have bought up most of Ukraine's agricultural land, and these are really good, fertile soils. Yes, there is interest in Ukrainian titanium, a strategic raw material for American industry.
A separate benefit for Washington is that now representatives of the same people are fighting each other on the primordially Russian lands. The geopolitical profit here is obvious.
Biden compared the growth rates of the US and Chinese economies in 2022
However, is Washington really ready to risk a world war for the sake of such small private profits, putting even its own population at risk? Not to mention that fueling the Ukrainian conflict is tearing the Western economy to shreds and driving a wedge between the White House and its vassals.
An interesting explanation of why the States have seized the Independent so much is given by the prominent American economist Paul Craig Roberts . "The power of Washington will weaken along with the dollar" is the title of his article . In it, he draws public attention to the recent decision of Saudi Arabia to accept not only US dollars, but also other currencies as payment for oil. It is interesting, by the way, that the American media for the most part ignored this news.
Roberts believes that this event is the end of the petrodollar in the form in which the US administration created it half a century ago. Then it all started with the fact that the brave General de Gaulle demanded that the Americans give France sixteen and a half thousand tons of gold in exchange for one and a half billion US dollars accumulated in the country's national bank - in full accordance with the official rate. It was, of course, a shock to the foundations. De Gaulle was avenged by giving him May of 1968, but he had to part with the little gold.
It immediately became clear that it was impossible to live like this. So all the countries of the world will line up for ingots. Already in 1971, President Nixon abolished the gold standard. As US Treasury Secretary John Connolly said to his French counterpart at the time, "From now on, the US dollar is our currency and your problem."
In exchange, Nixon agreed with the Saudis that they would only sell oil for US currency. The US dollar was backed by the most demanded hydrocarbon on planet Earth . This provided him with the status of the main world currency for years to come. Now that era is coming to an end. The dollar as a problem has already been recognized, it seems, in all countries of the world.
Previously, everyone needed dollars to buy oil and to keep their savings in them, saving them from inflation. Now the picture of the world is changing. China and Russia are converting payments for oil into rubles and yuan. India is thinking about buying oil from Russia for rupees. The Saudi demarche is on the same line.
As for savings in dollars - or in American securities - then many countries had doubts twenty years ago. After the mysterious terrorist act of September 11, which provoked US military aggression in the Middle East, the same Gulf monarchies began to actively invest windfall oil profits not only in dollars, but also in their native deserts. As if in the fairy tales "A Thousand and One Nights," super-modern cities began to grow there, the tallest skyscrapers in the world were built, the most luxurious fountains beat and the most expensive world championships in history were held. Actually, the Tales of 1,001 Nights is a tale of the daughter of a vizier who, after being offered as the last virgin in the kingdom, offers tales she tells to an king to delay him from killing her. See Scheherazade. See also the symphony by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
After the Great Recession of 2007-2009, the dollar system swung once more. China began to reduce the intensity of its investments in US debt. Despite the economic symbiosis with the United States, they also began to invest more and more money in the development of the country and the domestic market. Hence the gigantic scale of residential construction, thousands of kilometers of ultra-modern highways and railways, expensive Olympics. All this in order to reorient production to the domestic consumer and reduce the dependence of the economy on the unreliable dollar.
From whom else could money be vacuumed to maintain American trousers? From Europe , of course. But the well-being of Europe was shattered first by brutal coronavirus lockdowns, and then by anti-Russian sanctions. Maybe they would be happy to support the hegemon and lend a shoulder to the dollar, but there are stupidly no funds for this.
“The rise in energy prices and the slowdown in world activity “ate” the surplus and even the accumulated reserves of the most developed European countries, including Germany ,” states the French Atlantico not without malice . Thus, the Americans have lost a third important source of financing the balance of payments deficit.
Today, analysts cite the transfer of world trade to settlements in national currencies as the main threats to the dollar, as well as the creation of new reserve currencies that will squeeze out the "American".
The idea, leaked to the media, of creating a stablecoin by Russia and Iran , a gold-backed cryptocurrency, looks very promising. Interesting in this regard is the initiative of Brazil and Argentina - the two largest economies in South America - to create a single currency sur. Brazilian President Lula proposed to develop this idea and create a single currency for the BRICS member countries . Given that this bloc includes the largest economies in the world, this could create a real counterbalance to the US dollar.
In the meantime, in the United States themselves , the Chinese renminbi, which we used to call the yuan, is considered an "existential threat to the dollar" . Our strategic partners are especially concerned about the extremely convenient and fast digital payment services that are being successfully developed in China. They attract consumers all over the world.
Russia also has a huge advantage in this regard - domestic digital payment systems are much more convenient and faster than American ones. In this regard, it is curious how the implementation of the concept of the digital ruble will help the sovereignization of the domestic economy.
Paul Craig Roberts, who condemned the dollar to fall in his article, argues that a decline in its share in international settlements will lead to "austerity in the US." Well, that is, to poverty and decline, if you call a spade a spade.
Returning to the question of Ukraine. Today, the only way for Washington to prop up its currency (and with it, its economy and way of life) is through military aggression. The chaos in Europe, provoked with the help of Ukraine, for some time turns the dollar into a "safe haven" where capital flows.
Therefore, the States will torment the Independent to the last. They need it so as not to slide into "austerity." Unfortunate lads will die at the front so that the portraits of dead white presidents do not turn into a pile of cut paper.
The noble American hawk Robert Kagan, husband of Victoria Fuck the EU Nuland, wrote about this back in the summer : the US refusal from military aggression and intervention will immediately lead the country to decline and chaos.
Therefore, Washington will not be able to stop in Ukraine. His next military target will be China, an "existential threat" to the US dollar.
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^ Same people who don't want to hear those last two links screech about COVID misinformation.
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Doubtful. What other currency would you trust that is global? The Yuan is the most manipulated currency in the world. Most investors wouldn't touch it with a ten meter cattle prod. Petro Dollar? You trust the arabs? The Euro? With the dependence on imported energy and a demographic collapse in process that isn't a long term choice.
Sorry, the dollar is the only really dependable and global currency for world trade. While it may weaken, it will stay the top dog for a long time.
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Traders gonna trade. The ones who believe China owns most US farmland and Bill Gates still writes Windows code gonna get skinned back.
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02/02/2023 15:18 Comments ||
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People worried about Chinese farmland purchases, well, I was worried one of my tires was 32 rather than 33 pounds this morning. It was a bigger problem and it turned out OK.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
02/02/2023 15:23 Comments ||
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Yes, M, I understand that Bill Gates was never, ever, much of a programmer. But he set the tone. He owned the corporation that produced that bug-ridden bloatware that he calls Windows. You wanna keep paying him for it for as long as you own a computer? Go right ahead. Did you ever own a car whose manufacturer remotely disabled it to force you to upgrade to the latest model? I still advocate Linux.
As for the Chinese, however much farmland they own in America, however much of anything they own in this country, including our politicians, one acre, one dollar's worth, is too much.
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
02/02/2023 16:01 Comments ||
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Rationalize to your hearts extent about the software, Abu.
As for foreign ownership of our land or capital, it's not going away.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
02/02/2023 16:04 Comments ||
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Oh, and I am told that Gates is no longer the majority shareholder in Microsoft. The fact remains that he is the one who started that monstrosity in motion and he continues to reap profits from it. He is the symbol, if you will, of all that is wrong with corporate America today.
I say these things because for many, many years I worked with all kinds of different computers and operating systems. Windows was always by far and away the most problematic.
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
02/02/2023 16:08 Comments ||
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Windows since NT (1993) has nothing to do with what you are screeching about. Dave Cutler came up with the only alternative to UNIX. It's 75% of the non phone market.
Not an accident.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
02/02/2023 16:12 Comments ||
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#13
Android and IoS are UNIX / Linux based but heavily modified to suit their platforms. Nobody seems to want Chromebooks and MacOS is ~11% of the market.
But the market doesn't know sh*t if it doesn't agree with your hallucinations.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
02/02/2023 16:16 Comments ||
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Yes, Linux owns the web server space. Important for sure but those machines are basically refrigerators of data. Not productivity machines.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
02/02/2023 16:18 Comments ||
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I was doing interesting things on NT and Windows 2000 boxes for years before Linux became viable. You had problems? Isn't that how us IT people made our livings?
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
02/02/2023 16:21 Comments ||
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The Gates = Windows = Gates thing comes down to this: IBM was given the chance to buy DOS. They decided to license it instead. Other makers could lisence it too. Boom, desktop computer revolution in America. IBM decided to team with Microsoft on OS/2, Bill screwed them. Boom, IBM is number 5 in cloud services today.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
02/02/2023 16:28 Comments ||
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I still like a CP/M emulator on Morrow Designs Micronix 8 bit UNIX that ran in 256k of memory. Beautifully elegant at the time, not relevant today.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
02/02/2023 16:33 Comments ||
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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