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[Off Guardian] Wars don’t just "happen" by accident. They are planned, engineered and delivered as required. Our’s and our children’s deaths mean nothing to the people who we allow to lead us into war. They don’t have skin in the game but they should and we have the power to make sure that they do. All we have to do is refuse to fight. It really isn’t rocket science. Obedience is not a virtue.
But we won’t because we continue to fall for the same old lies, time and time again. We continue to imagine, like amnesiac slaves, that we can only be led to a better future by following another bunch of parasitic criminals.
Around and around we go: blowing up and starving children to death, condemning pensioners to freezing fuel poverty and accepting that we might just have to sacrifice ourselves and our loved ones along the way.
When the warmongers next press gang our sons and daughters into dying for their ambitions, we will again say it is in a good cause: for the defence of our country, our culture or our way of life.
It isn’t, it never was and it never will be as long as we continue to go along with it.
#3
It was already "a racket" in Ancient Times: gold coinage was needed for equipment, rations and pay for civilized armies. Gold doesn't spontaneously appear and somebody needs to want to make it available.
Significant: After breaking through the defence of Paraskovievka, Russian troops are trying to drive a wedge between Berkhivka and Yagidny.
The road b/w the two leading from the T0513 is cut meaning there is now one road remaining for entrance/entry into #Bakhmut. pic.twitter.com/94Wm68oXwe
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#1
The big move is now as weather conditions are most favorable for mobility. Wait a month or two and the mud bogs return. Overextended and poorly equipped or maned Ukraine can only suffer losses. The only answer the West or Ukraine has is psyops of all medias. They pride themselves on their efforts but the public has turned away a long time ago. Endless dead air.
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[Korrespondent] 22:14 Zelensky commented on the results of the second day of the conference in Munich in an evening video message: "Not just the Ukrainian topic, but the topic of the Ukrainian victory that we are bringing closer, today obviously dominated the discussions at the conference. There are important statements by world leaders in support of our state, there are and signals about strengthening weapons for our defense. This concerns, in particular, long-range missiles, other weapons, long-term support for Ukraine."
21:35 The UK has already begun to train Ukrainian pilots on NATO aircraft, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said during a speech at the Munich Conference: "I think this is important. And when we talk about a long-term way to improve the security of Ukraine, this is what we started to do already". He added that London would support allies who decide to send their fighters to Ukraine: "If there are countries that can immediately provide aircraft to Ukraine, the United Kingdom will gladly support them in this."
21:18 The Netherlands is expelling about ten Russian diplomats on suspicion of espionage. From February 20, the Netherlands will also close its consulate general in St. Petersburg, but the embassy in Moscow will continue to operate.
20:59 Finland is preparing the 13th package of defense assistance to Ukraine, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said at the Munich Conference. In her speech, she assured of Ukraine's full support: "We need to make sure that the message we are now sending to Russia is that this help does not end. As long as Ukraine needs our help, we will help."
20:46 Kuleba said that he had met with the leadership of the German defense concern Rheinmetall, with whom he discussed steps to increase defense production for Ukraine, as well as extensive projects to increase the number of tanks and armored vehicles in both the short and long term. Rheinmetall assured that it is ready to strengthen cooperation.
19:15 Atypical shelling of the territory of Ukraine with a small number of rockets, as it is today, is probably connected with a lack of weapons and an attempt by the Russian Federation to keep Ukrainians on their toes before the anniversary of a full-scale invasion, Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: “If they could have hit more, they would definitely have hit harder and a large number of missiles, this is obvious. Everyone is now talking about the approaching "sacred dates" - February 23 and the next day, the anniversary of the invasion of our land. The enemy is now escalating the situation."
18:23 Despite the sanctions, Russia continues to import civilian Chinese DJI drones through its distributors and from the Gulf countries, writes The Wall Street Journal. In particular, Russia received part of the DJI drones from the UAE, having paid for the delivery through the sanctioned state-owned Sberbank. Some of the drones and their parts were also delivered from the EU. The Pentagon is concerned that these drones not only help Russia in its war against Ukraine, but also allow China to gather critical intelligence from the battlefield that could boost Beijing's war readiness.
17:19 Washington has officially established that Russian troops in Ukraine have committed crimes against humanity, US Vice President Kamala Harris said at the Munich Conference: "We have studied the evidence. We know the legal standards. And there is no doubt that these are crimes against humanity."
According to Harris, the Biden administration will continue to help Kiev investigate war crimes: "I tell everyone who committed these crimes, and their leadership involved in these crimes, you will be held accountable."
15:56 Russia has accumulated 450 aircraft and 300 helicopters in the west of the country, but a massive airstrike on Kiev is unlikely, Andrei Yusov, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, told the Kyiv Post. He clarified that they are located at least 200 km from the border, concentrated in different places, but beyond the reach of Ukrainian forces. Yusov noted that these planes are unlikely to be simultaneously used for a massive air attack, but they can be used to support an offensive in the Donbass.
15:33 The Russians fired at the Kupyansky and Chuguevsky districts of the Kharkiv region today: one person was killed, two were injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
15:07 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, speaking at the Munich Conference, called on the allies to double their military support for Ukraine and provide Ukrainians with the "advanced NATO-standard capabilities that they need for the future": "We must demonstrate that we will remain on their side and are able to help "They have to defend their country. When Putin started this war, he believed that our resolve would be shaken. Even now, he is betting that we will lose our nerves."
Sunak also said that London would transfer long-range ammunition and an air defense system to Ukraine.
13:41 During today's morning attack, the Russians delivered two blows to Khmelnitsky. According to the head of the OVA Sergei Gamaly, there is a hit in a military facility, there is also another hit near a public transport stop. The blast wave damaged civilian houses, three educational institutions, 11 cars. Two local residents were injured.
13:22 Ukraine offers Western partners to conclude the Kiev Security Treaty as an intermediate stage before joining NATO , Yermak said during a discussion panel at the Munich Conference. According to him, this is a comprehensive, fast and effective mechanism for ensuring the security of Ukraine, covering a wide range of aspects of guarantees: military, economic, political, sanctions, information, etc.
"Undoubtedly, the best guarantee of the security of any state is the ability to effectively defend itself. Depriving the aggressor of the ability to prepare and carry out aggression is also a powerful means of maintaining peace ... It is necessary to deprive Russia of military potential and money. All other options will only lead to Interbellum 2.0. That is, simply put the war on pause," the head of the President's Office stressed.
13:15 Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Wang Yi said at the Munich Conference that Beijing would prepare a document with a "statement of position" on a political settlement of the situation in Ukraine by the end of February. Wang Yi denounced the new "cold war mentality", saying that Beijing will stand on the side of peace and dialogue.
"This war cannot continue," Wang Yi said. According to him, China's position is to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all countries.
12:36 Military intelligence of Ukraine is monitoring Russian troops on the territory of Belarus around the clock and Russia's attempts to involve Belarusians in the war against Ukraine, Andrei Chernyak, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said in a comment to ITV News: "We see that Belarus seems to support Russia, and at the same time time is trying by all means to refrain from joining the war. We also see how much Russia is pressing them. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, the Belarusian military will be forced to obey orders from Lukashenka and may be involved in the invasion of Ukraine, however, in the next two to three weeks, no The Russians have no forces or means to invade from the territory of Belarus."
12:27 Biden, as part of his visit to Poland on February 21, will make a statement in which he intends to send a signal to Putin, said White House national security spokesman John Kirby. Also, according to him, during his speech, Biden will make it clear that the United States will continue to support Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression.
11:39 Energoatom said that during today's missile attack, two Russian missiles flew dangerously close over the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
11:03 Sean Penn's film Superpower about Ukraine premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. It tells about the war for independence, the Russian invasion, which Sean Penn himself met in Kyiv, so he saw with his own eyes the first day of the outbreak of a full-scale war.
11:00 On Saturday, February 18, Russia launched four Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea in Ukraine. Two missiles were destroyed, the Air Force command said.
10:53 Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the German authorities have frozen Russian assets in the amount of 5.32 billion euros, the German Finance Ministry said. The agency clarified that the punitive measures affected not only the funds of individuals and companies included in the lists of EU sanctions, but also the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
10:49 During the morning missile attack by the Russians, preventive shutdowns were applied to minimize possible consequences, and now the power system is already returning to normal operation, Ukrenergo reported. There is no shortage of power in the energy system and it is not predicted, electricity is not imported.
Network restrictions still apply in Odessa, hourly outage schedules apply. In the Kyiv region on February 17, due to network restrictions, consumption restrictions were applied at certain hours.
10:17 British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on the sidelines of the Munich conference that the Russian army is suffering huge losses, showing no signs of improving its "meat grinder" tactics, and its offensive "is advancing, if at all, advancing by meters, not kilometers." According to him, since the beginning of the war, more than 180,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded.
Wallace also emphasized that so far there is no evidence of a large concentration of Russian forces, similar to the attack on February 24, 2022. He confirmed that Ukraine lacks weapons, but this is "not a strategic disadvantage."
The head of the British Ministry of Defense also said that Kyiv would receive modern fighters, such as the Eurofighter, only after the end of the war.
09:26 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were killed - two in Bakhmut and one in Ivanopol. Another five people in the area were injured.
As a result of the shelling of the village of Dvurechnaya, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region, one person was killed, another was wounded in Pervomaisky, Kharkiv region.
In the Kherson region over the past day, one person was killed and three wounded due to Russian shelling, according to regional military administrations.
09:22 In the Lugansk region, the Wagnerites are ending - basically, mobilized Russians who have completed a two-month course of a young fighter are now at the front, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
He also said that the most difficult direction in the Luhansk region is Kremenskoe. There are no significant enemy advances there, but the number of attacks and shelling has increased. In addition, the Russians have installed a powerful electronic warfare system in this area, which makes it difficult to use quadcopters and drones. Novoselovskoye, Makeevka and Kuzemovka were completely defeated by the Russians.
09:16 An air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine. The Russian army uses tactical aircraft, including in the airspace of the occupied territories, and launches missiles, Yermak said. Missile launches from the Black Sea have also been confirmed, said the head of the Nikolaev OVA, Vitaly Kim. DTEK applies emergency power cuts in a number of areas due to the threat of a missile attack.
08:57 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of February 18.
personnel - about 142,270 (+1010) people liquidated,
tanks - 3303 (+5),
armored combat vehicles - 6533 (+13),
artillery systems - 2326 (+4),
MLRS - 469 (+2),
air defense systems - 243 (+2),
aircraft - 298 (+0),
helicopters - 287 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 2016 (+3),
cruise missiles - 871 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 5196 (+9),
special equipment - 223 (+2).
08:33 The Russian army is focusing its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Miner directions, the General Staff said in the morning summary . Over the past day, the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Gryanikovka and Sinkovka in the Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka, Chervonopopovka and Kremennaya - Luganskoy and Vyemka, Fedorovka, Dubovo-Vasilyevka, Razdolovka, Paraskoveevka, Berkhovka, Bakhmut, Ivanovskoye, Chasov Yar, Veseloe, Vodyanoye, Maryinka, Pobeda, Novomikhailovka and Ugledar in the Donetsk region.
08:05 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that Russia is using elements of the Belarusian military-industrial base to re-equip its armed forces. Lukashenka said at a meeting with Putin on February 17 that the Belarusian aerospace industry is ready to produce Su-25 attack aircraft for the Russian Armed Forces, but additional Su-25s are not a decisive factor for the success of the Kremlin's long-term military operations, analysts say.
However, they say the Kremlin could requisition Belarusian factories and retool them to produce the critical hardware the Russian military needs. The Russians may also try to repurpose factories that are currently active or adapted to produce Su-25s and trucks. In addition, Russian troops are using Belarusian training grounds and instructors to train mobilized Russians to compensate for Russia's degraded training capabilities.
The ISW believes that Lukashenko is likely paying for his rejection of Putin's more serious demand for Belarusian troops to join the invasion of Ukraine by making small concessions.
05:50 Ukraine will soon be able to receive additional Caesar self-propelled guns, as France has accelerated the production of weapons, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said at the Munich Conference. In her opinion, all European countries should adapt their economies to the accelerated production of weapons.
04:47 Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, PMC Wagner has lost more than 30 thousand people in Ukraine, including about 9,000 dead, said John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council. According to the US, 90% of the Wagnerites liquidated in Ukraine in December alone were from among the prisoners. At the same time, half of them have died since mid-December against the backdrop of intensifying fighting in the Bakhmut area.
Kirby noted that after several months of fighting in the past few days, the Wagnerites had succeeded at "a devastating price" in making gains at Bakhmut. "Perhaps they will eventually succeed in Bakhmut, but it will not bring them any real benefit, because there is no real strategic value," he added. According to Kirby, Wagner uses the militants, mostly prisoners, as "cannon fodder" and throws them into the "meat grinder" without training or equipment.
04:21 The United States will directly threaten firms that help Russia to circumvent sanctions with serious consequences, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said: “We are going to directly address these companies and say very clearly: take your pick. You can continue to do something that is beneficial to Russia, and give it tangible support, but then you risk losing access to the European economy, the US economy, the UK economy. The choice is yours. We are ready for such actions."
He noted that the US government is particularly concerned about companies from the UAE, Iran, Turkey and some of Russia's immediate neighbors in this regard. Washington will also ask banks operating in the United States, the European Union, Britain and Japan to warn customers that they risk losing access to financial services in these countries if they are caught complicit in circumventing sanctions against Russia.
03:24 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believes that Russia will not conduct major offensives in Ukraine in the near future. In his opinion, Russia is playing for time and wants to continue the war of attrition.
00:18 Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki advocated the creation of an “absolutely new”, accelerated process of Ukraine's accession to the EU: “We cannot compare what is happening in Ukraine with a normal or almost normal accession process. You need to think outside the box. We live at a turning point in history, we have to change almost everything in Europe, and therefore we have to create a new process for Ukraine. The fast track is synonymous with it."
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Elena Karaeva
[RIA] While unthinkable punishments and "hellish sanctions" are predicted for our country, Western civilization itself is dying. Those who make decisions have no time to approach the dying bed: they scrape all the bottom of the barrel to prepare Kyiv for a new stage of the fight.
The military part of the conflict, like the economic part, is only the visible part of the iceberg. But a much more powerful one - floating in the muddy waters of manipulation and fakery - remains invisible. But it is from her that the main threat to big Russia comes . Historical. And modern.
The features of this threat are masked - and each time in a different way. But always under the most striking and touching slogans. Equality, solidarity, inclusion, freedom. The latter is accepted as the permissiveness of some to do what they want, legally protected, and the need for others to follow in this direction, otherwise - punishment.
In France, the legalization of same-sex marriages, as well as the ability of those in such a union to adopt children, led to the disappearance of the words "mother" and "father" not only from school (this happened gradually), but also from medical documents.
It is impossible to find mentions of "mom" and "dad" in the hospital paperwork. Up to the age of 18, a child has uprooted two of the most important pillars of life. And those who say that "parent-1" can replace the word "mom", and "parent-2" the word "dad", are unscrupulous cynics. Everyone understands perfectly well why this was done, but they are bashfully silent. From the fear of being accused of the devil knows what and to end up in the dock.
They are also silent about the fact that being a mother and father, that is, being responsible, is old-fashioned, if not reactionary, while atomic society is sheer hedonism, in which responsibility is not provided for.
The drama that happened in France illustrates what is happening in the best possible way. A well-known actor in narrow circles, stuffed with illegal substances up to his ears, got behind the wheel. Went into the oncoming lane, crashed into another car. In it were the father of three children, his relative, who is preparing to become a mother, and the son of the driver. The father of the family underwent seven operations, and he is in intensive care. His six-year-old son is disfigured: the child has multiple fractures, including facial bones and jaw. As for the future mother, she lost the baby. Previously, they would have added "whom she wore under her heart" to this. Today, progressive Europeans are unlikely to understand what is at stake. What a child, what a heart, what are you talking about?
The topic of a road accident in which a small man died removed everything related to Ukraine from the news agenda . And the main topic was the question of whether the baby, which was taken out of the mother's belly, was breathing or not breathing. Because if she breathed, then justice will consider her a person. And if not breathing, then the embryo. Such is the law. Any amendment to it was blocked by the pro-abortion lobby for many years and many times.
If she breathed, the actor can be charged under the article "Manslaughter with aggravated circumstances", if she did not breathe, then under the article "Manslaughter bodily harm". The difference in punishment is a long prison term and a fine, or a suspended sentence and a small fine.
The details of orgies, the incredible ease of access to illegal substances, the market for male prostitution and escort services for this kind of pastime are of little interest to the media mainstream.
Except for one fact: the European Union, which is so formidable in relation to Russia, is absolutely powerless in front of drug trafficking. Yes, and he goes under the nose of Brussels , in Antwerp . The volume of deliveries of cartels from Latin America is about 60 billion euros per year. This is a tenth of Belgium's GDP . The united Europe is covered with "powder", as the floor in a bakery is covered with flour.
The current Europe does not give a damn about the fact that the words “mom” and “dad” have disappeared from the bureaucratic vocabulary, that a woman dreams of becoming a mother, and not a numbered parent, that a child in the last trimester of pregnancy is no longer an embryo, but a small person, she, this Europe does not care that the drug market in the EU is growing exponentially, as well as any lack of embarrassment from the stories of representatives of the LGBT community who earn a living as escorts and fulfill any whims of clients for money.
That's it - the destruction of society, its supporting structures (primarily families in the traditional meaning and role) - Europe does not care.
She's too busy. It needs to destroy any possible comparison and any alternative of civilizational development.
The SVO has army tasks and goals. But the battles are not only for the sake of glory and victory. The soldiers of Russia are fighting so that moms and dads stay, and not numbered parents appear. And so that the hedonism of the body does not prevail over the ideals of the spirit. Battles in which blood is shed are fought for life. And almost a year after the start of the special operation, this is worth recalling.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Petr Akopov
[RIA] How is dialogue different from negotiation? The fact that the dialogue does not imply the desire to achieve a result: it simply allows you to hear the interlocutor, to find out his position. But is dialogue possible in time of war? No, because you don't talk to the enemy - you fight with him and strive to defeat him. In other words, by refusing to engage in dialogue with Russia, the West confirms what it does not want to officially recognize - it recognizes itself as being at war with our country.
That is why we hear what Emmanuel Macron said on Friday:
"We must find the strength and courage to build a dialogue with Russia, without which peace in Europe is impossible . But the time for dialogue has not yet come. At the moment, it is important to concentrate on intensifying military assistance to Ukraine."
But why do we need a dialogue with the West at all, if we already perfectly understand that it is with him that we are fighting for Ukraine ? The West still does not recognize the obvious - does not recognize Ukraine as part of the Russian world - and will continue, on the contrary, to expose us as aggressors, and itself as a victim of our expansion.
The problem is that we often confuse dialogue with negotiations. And if it really makes no sense for us to conduct negotiations now (and there is no one with anyone, because the only decision-making force is the Anglo-Saxons, confident that they will be able to keep and colonize Ukraine), then dialogue is always possible.
What is, for example, a meeting of the UN Security Council ? The same multilateral dialogue, including between Russia and the West. Yes, it now looks more and more like a series of monologues and declarations, but this is also an element of international relations, geopolitical struggle. Dialogue can no longer be needed by one of the parties: it is always needed by all parties if they want to have an idea of the position of their opponent or even the enemy. In the current situation of confrontation (practically war) between Russia and the West, no dialogue will lead to a solution to the issue of Ukraine's belonging - it will be resolved on the battlefield, but the very fact of the presence of representatives of the hostile parties on the same sites indicates their understanding of the seriousness of the moment and the desire to comply minimum rules of engagement.
That is why Russia and the United States do not break off diplomatic relations in order to maintain formal ties in a situation of severe conflict, symbolizing the absence of a direct war between the two superpowers. However, at the same time, the Anglo-Saxons are betting on the isolation of Russia in the world, part of which is the exclusion of our country from all kinds of international organizations and clubs. And if it is impossible to exclude us from the UN, but it did not work out of the G20, then the organizations created by the West are much more manageable, and therefore our participation is suspended. In some places, Russia itself withdraws from them - as was the case with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Everything is clear here: the field for dialogue is narrowing, they don't want to hear us, we don't want to speak in such an atmosphere. But at the same time, Russia, of course, is not going to leave the international structures created with its participation or even on our initiative, to the delight of the West. Then the West begins to act quite primitively: it simply refuses to issue visas to the Russian delegates.
This is exactly what was done in the summer with respect to the deputies who were supposed to come to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Birmingham - they were simply not given British visas. Because they were all on the UK and EU sanctions lists , and in general, Russia is the aggressor. But the OSCE is, after all, the heir to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, that same "Helsinki-1975" at which East and West, the USA and the USSR , Western and Eastern Europe met . Fixed borders, human rights and general security. Without the USSR, Russia, this organization is meaningless: with whom will the NATO countries discuss their security - with themselves?
It is impossible to exclude Russia from the OSCE, so everything is decided only by such methods with non-issuance of visas. But next week, the regular session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Vienna , just on the anniversary of the beginning of the special operation, February 23-24. Here Austria took and issued visas to all Russian deputies, headed by Vice Speaker Pyotr Tolstoy . They say, yes, we know that they are on the EU sanctions lists, yes, we also have Schengen, but this is an international event, and the OSCE headquarters is in Vienna, we are obliged to ensure its work.
It would seem a trifle, although it emphasizes the stubborn attempts of Austria to stay in the last ranks of the anti-Russian coalition. Well, the Russian delegation will come to Vienna, speak at the session, the Europeans will blame us, we are the Europeans. Some kind of dialogue, albeit in a raised tone, however, even this is absolutely not necessary for that part of the Western elites, which has staked on the defeat and liquidation of Russia. Therefore, eight dozen OSCE PA delegates from 20 countries (a total of 57 states) sent a letter to the Austrian chancellor asking them to ban Russian parliamentarians from entering Austria, because "they have no place in an institution designed to promote sincere dialogue and counter war."
The Austrians are holding on so far, so there is a chance there will be a show in Vienna next week. Because, having not achieved a ban on the entry of Russians, some delegations may boycott the meeting - such an intention has already been announced, for example, by Lithuania (which, by the way, the Anglo-Saxons generally use as they please, it is enough to recall its games with Taiwan ), which is going to incite a joint demarche and other Nordic countries.
Part of the European elites do not want to see Russia - neither at home, nor in international organizations, nor on the world map. Instead of representatives of our country, they will communicate with Khodorkovsky and Kasparov, as is happening in Munich at a security conference. There, they even came up with a special event for "good Russians" called "Rethinking Russia" in order to discuss with them how later, after the defeat of Russia, to carry out "de-Putinization" in our country. That is, the Anglo-Saxons replace the dialogue with Russia with a monologue, while passing it off as a conversation with Russians - only "correct", "good" and "democratic".
This detachment from reality in itself testifies to the crisis of the Western worldview, to the inadequacy of the ruling elites, so that Americans and Europeans do not have to be surprised later on by the consequences of their crazy actions.
#1
Russia and Western Civilization is a non sequitur. Russia has forever been, and is now, an Oriental Despotism. Its incorporation in Europe is about as valid as incorporating Kazakhstan, or Morocco.
#2
^ Such a closed mind. What of White Russia. You walk the streets of Russia at the border of Finland and you see a people more like Americans. Russia and China are vast countries as is India. Nations with many diverse peoples. Yet, they are unified to a greater degree than the west. Here in the West independent thought is discouraged (where you would never expect it to occur, an open society with limitations) and in many parts of the world. See the attacks on Seymour Hersh's publication. Western media has blacked him out. New revelations to follow but because we have alternate media the information will disperse. Despotism is here and now.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:43 Fighting on the Zaporozhye Front: the Russian army destroys dugouts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, breaking the enemy defenses. 20:06 Sparta Battalion destroys the enemy with Mavic drones.
19:16 Fighters of PMC "Wagner" shot down APU helicopter over Artemovsk
18:20 Russian military showliberated positions near Kremennaya. The bodies of several servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine were found there.
17:29 Districts of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut),strewn bodies of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
16:24 Accident involving two tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ukrainian militants cripple their cars in order not to go to the front
Special Forces "Brave" observed behind the enemy in the Limansky direction and saw a curious incident: the Ukrainian crew did not see the tank on the road and cut into it at full speed. Leopards are better not to trust.
15:41 In the Kupyansk area destroyed French mercenary
Andre Galozzi, 22, was killed in a Russian military strike on February 16. The mercenary served in the International Legion of the Ukrainian Terodefense.
It is noteworthy that Galozzi was a French military man in the past. He served in the 17th Parachute Sapper Regiment.
15:40 To the heading of forced graves in Ukraine joins Nikolaev
14:45 Highlights from the new briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 150 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a day during the offensive in the Donetsk direction;
◾️More than 100 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as self-propelled guns "Acacia" and "Carnation" were destroyed by the troops of the Russian Federation in the Krasnoliman direction;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed three depots of ammunition and rocket and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Avdeevka and Krasnogorovka in the DPR;
◾️Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction per day amounted to 80 soldiers;
◾️Russian troops inflicted fire damage on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Ugledar and Prechistovka, destroying more than 50 enemy military;
◾️The troops of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 20 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction in a day;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit 85 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions in a day;
◾️The ammunition depot of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Ugledar area.
14:17 Personnel blocking and landing of the reconnaissance quadrocopter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the Airborne Forces unit using an anti-drone gun, in the southern sector of the special operation
Observers from one of the units of the Airborne Forces noticed a Ukrainian quadrocopter flying up to our front line for reconnaissance.
The operator of the anti-drone gun, following the target designations of his comrades, discovered an enemy quadrocopter and landed it on our territory.
The memory of the landed quadcopter contained valuable information about the location and launch sites of unmanned aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Airborne units are actively using anti-drone guns in the fight against drones of the Ukrainian army. They have proven their effectiveness in combat conditions.
The guns make it possible to “turn off” quadrocopter-type UAVs used by the Ukrainian military at a distance of one or two kilometers, which reduces the enemy’s ability to reconnoiter our front line and adjust fire on Russian positions.
14:16 Heading forced distribution of subpoenas continues, in touch Odessa
14:16 Another fact the fact that the Ukrainians continue to hide heavy military equipment behind the backs of civilians, in this case it is n.p. Ugledar
13:08 Consequencesmorning arrival in Khmelnitsky
Apparently, a military warehouse was hooked. The blast wave knocked out the windows of many houses.
12:05 Armed forces of Ukraine lost several Danish armored personnel carriers M113G4DK in the vicinity of Bakhmut
12:04 The media report that 11 ships of the Russian Navy have entered the Black Sea, including five Caliber launch vehicles. A massive launch on the enemy is expected.
11:32 Explosions in Sumy region, Ukrainian Telegram channels report
11:32 Russian Defense Ministry published frames combat work of Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the zone of a special military operation
11:32 Explosions in Kherson, Ukrainian channels report
10:22 Personnel from the place of arrival from Khmelnitsky
A column of black smoke rose high after the next arrival in Khmelnitsky. Presumably this is a substation. Local authorities have not yet confirmed this information.
Earlier, the governor of the region, Sergei Gamaly, reported two explosions in the city.
10:17 Emergency blackouts began in Ukraine
Sources channel "Come and see "reported that part of Dnepropetrovsk was turned off immediately after the announcement of an air alert in the region.
Similar outages occurred in the Nikolaev region.
10:14 Ukrainian media are recording the activity of two Russian Su-35s in the Sea of Azov.
10:06 An air alert has also been declared in the western regions of Ukraine.
10:00 An air alert was announced throughout central Ukraine, including in Kyiv.
09:25 To the ranks of the Ukrainian troops enrolled a new item of equipment designed to quickly collect bodies in case of death
09:15 Scouts 58 special forces destroyed DShK heavy machine gun with crew and two enemy infantry groups.
Scouts of the 58th separate special-purpose battalion (formerly 3 Special Forces Special Forces of the NM of the DPR) with the help of modern thermal imaging surveillance devices and guided missile weapons inflict heavy losses on the enemy. So the operators of the unit's anti-tank systems managed to destroy the DShK heavy machine gun, which was firing at our positions, and two groups of Ukrainian militants who were advancing to attack our forces.
09:00 Russian Ministry of Defense published frames tactical training of motorized riflemen of the Central Military District in the zone of a special military operation.
08:55 As a result of monitoring the pickup of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a stronghold of the Ukrainian army in the forest belt was opened. During the next rotation of militants, it was inflicted artillery strike.
08:45 Personnel combat work of the crews of large-caliber rifled guns 152mm "Hyacinth-B" of the fighters of the Russian Federation.
08:10 Rear units of the Western Military District in the zone of the special operation continue to conduct continuous work to provide troops in the field
The work of logistics units as a circulatory system provides Russian military personnel on the front line with everything they need. In places of rest for personnel, scheduled maintenance of equipment and weapons is carried out, as well as additional equipment and uniforms.
Here, servicemen can change linen, wash things, take a shower and relax in comfortable conditions. Field life may seem harsh to the layman, because there are no frills in it. However, Russian servicemen are fully provided with everything necessary.
07:45 Master class on the improvement of the city from the military administration of Kupyansk. Repair of damaged buildings is optional. The main thing is that local attractions aredecoratedflags.
06:45 Soldiers of PMC "Wagner"toldhow the service in their unit works and what motivated them to take up arms. Joining the ranks of the company, many found here not only new knowledge and skills, but also found a real military brotherhood.
“We are motivated by a sense of patriotism and are here in the interests of our state,” the fighter said.
06:20 Russian fighter explained the difference between rocket-propelled and high-explosive fragmentation projectiles.
Rockets differ in range from 12 to 19.5 km. As the fighter with the call sign "Proshka" said, they are able to fly so far due to the jet engine inside.
Basically, Russian artillerymen in the NMD zone work with high-explosive fragmentation shells. They have two modes. If the cap at the end of such a projectile is twisted, the mode will be fragmentation, that is, a gap will occur even if it hits a leaf. And if left in place, then this is already a high-explosive mode, in which the projectile flies into the enemy’s shelter and explodes, reaching its target.
05:10 Destruction installation 122mm"Grad". The fighters of the BARS "Kaskad" unit with the help of a drone corrected the artillery fire. As a result of a direct hit, the Grad multiple launch rocket system was destroyed
03:00 An air raid alert was announced in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine and the part of the Donetsk People's Republic controlled by Kyiv. According to the Ukrainian publication Zerkalo Nedeli, explosions are heard near Kramatorsk.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:12 Broken fortified area enemy near Kremennaya. 19:47 Destruction of equipment and Ukrainian nationalists in the forests near Kremennaya.
19:20 In the Artemovsk area, the operator of MANPADS PMC "Wagner" destroyed another Ukrainian military transport helicopter Mi-8.
18:53 Ukrainian troops fired on Panteleymonovka, firing four rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:40 After the release of the settlement Paraskovievka units of PMC "Wagner" began an assault on the northwestern suburb of Artemovsk Berkhovka.
Several highways pass through this settlement, important for supplying the Artyomovskaya group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Therefore, Ukrainian servicemen are trying to prevent the loss of Berkhovka by providing the most fierce resistance to the Wagner PMC units.
Currently, fierce battles are going on on the eastern outskirts of the settlement.
18:35 In the Donetsk direction, with the support of attacks by assault and army aviation, artillery fire, the offensive of the units of the "Southern" group of troops continued.
During the day, up to 150 Ukrainian servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle and a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer were destroyed. Also, in the areas of the settlements of Avdievka and Krasnogorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, three warehouses of ammunition and rocket and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
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18:32 "Sparta" work in the Water area. With the help of drops from copters, they destroy the enemy and the ammo they have in the trenches.
18:05 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:40 Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces in the Kremensk direction inflicted fire defeat on the positions of Ukrainian nationalists.
17:25 Evening summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 18, 2023.
16:59 Analysis of foreign trophies, which were captured in the village of Paraskovievka in the vicinity of Artemovsk.
16:35 Scouts of the 35th army group [V]are holding the enemy under the constant threat of attack by unmanned bombers in the Zaporozhye direction.
16:20 Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin announced the improvement of Russian positions in the Artemovsk region.
15:35 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC on February 18, information was received about damage as a result of the artilery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - st. Kosareva, 10 - a private residential building, the gas pipeline was damaged.
14:48 Russian air defense systems shot down three rounds of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the LPR and the Kherson region in a day. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
14:47 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:03 Artillery of the RF Armed Forces destroys positions of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artyomovsk direction.
13:50 Ukrainian troops fired on Yasinovataya, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:44 Russian intelligence officers during sweeps of Marinka in the DPR.
13:31 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing two rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:17 "Sunshine" works under Ugledar. Russian troops use heavy flamethrower systems to destroy enemy positions and manpower.
12:50 Suburbs of Artemovsk literally sprinkled the bodies of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12:27 Circumstance in the Ugledar direction.
The servicemen of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps are well prepared for combat operations in the winter season, are in full combat readiness and are ready to meet the enemy in any weather conditions. Despite the low temperature, the servicemen are engaged in re-equipment of their positions and are successfully coping with the task of strengthening the defense on their sector of the front.
12:09 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
11:35 Frontline summary on the morning of 18.02.2023:
Russian troops are trying to conduct offensive operations from the area of Nikolsky dachas in the Uludar sector. But their intensity subsided at times. But the artillery pressure on the enemy increased. Under artilery attack Novopol, Zelenoye Pole, Vremevka, Bolshaya Novosyolka, Prechistovka, Bogoyavlenka and Ugledar itself. (Fig. 1)
On the Donetsk front, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, again went on the attack in the Novomikhailovka area. Also, after the fire impact on the enemy, assault operations were carried out along the southern and northern outskirts of Marinka. In the second of these areas, we managed to advance. It is already obvious that they decided to encircle the city. Russian artillery fired on Pobeda, Georgievka, Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Pervomaisky, Severny, Avdeevka and Vesyologo. The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on Donetsk and Makiivka. (Fig. 2)
To the south of Bakhmut, the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit Ozaryanovka and Kurdyumovka. Russian troops worked along Aleksandro-Shultino, Predtechino, Stupochki, Ivanovskoye and Bakhmut. To the north of it, the Ukrainian army still left Paraskovyivka. Control over this important settlement was established by PMC Wagner. To the north of Soledar, the “orchestras”, supported by artillery, continued their attacks on Fedorovka and Rozdolovka. But so far there has been no success in this direction. Vasyukovka, Vesyoloye, Vyemka and Controversial are also under fire from the RF Armed Forces. (Fig. 4)
In the Luhansk direction, the RF Armed Forces again tried to attack Belogorovka. A little to the north, from the direction of Dibrova, they attacked towards Zarechny. No promotion. But far to the north, Russian troops managed to establish control over Gryanikovka. This is a village on the left bank of Oskol on the highway leading to the right bank to Dvurechny, an important settlement in terms of logistics. Control over Gryanikovka allows Russian troops to attack in a southerly direction towards Kupyansk, a major stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Admittedly, this is just a prospect. The defensive positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area are quite strong. (Fig. 5)
10:48 Ukrainian troops fired at the village of Zaitsevo, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:23 Afternoon summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 18, 2023.
10:00 Destroyed Ukrainian tanks T-72M1 and T-72AV in Donbas.
09:27 Yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 54 rounds at the civilian infrastructure of the Kherson region - a source in emergency services.
- Alyoshki: six rounds from cannon artillery;
- Korsunka: 18 rounds from cannon artillery;
- Podlesnoye: four cannon artillery rounds;
- Salt licks: three rounds from cannon artillery;
- Cossack Camps: 12 cannon rounds;
- Kardashinka: six rounds from cannon artillery;
- Dnepryans: five rounds from cannon artillery.
Also during the night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 39 rounds from cannon artillery at peaceful villages.
09:02 Personnel from the liberated Paraskoveevka north of Artemovsk.
Assault and cleansing completed. The settlement is completely under the control of the "musicians". Trenches open up in every garden of the private sector, in fact, every house was a fortification. There are also mountains of tubes from 155mm rounds. The presence of residents did not bother the Ukrainian militants, they fought right next to them, they were also robbed along the way.
The release of this n.p. opens up additional opportunities for cutting off the supply routes of the Bakhmut garrison.
08:50 Artemovsk direction. Work our artillery on enemy positions. Heavy fighting is going on in the city and its environs. PMC "Wagner" are moving forward in several directions at once.
08:43 Destruction of Ukrainian positions with the fire of the 300mm MLRS "Tornado-G" in the Zaporozhye direction.
08:30 Ukrainian troops at 07.15 fired at the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, firing four rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
08:08 Summary of the LPR Representation in the JCCC for the past 24 hours, February 17.
From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, one artilery attack was recorded at the settlement. Frontier with the use of artillery guns 155mm (one shell). As a result of the shelling, a residential building was damaged.
06:15 Sniper from Ugledar directiontoldabout the battles at the front. An important basis for the quality work of the shooter is psychological preparation. A warrior must be imperturbable even in the minutes of the arrival of mines and rounds. In addition, the sniper must easily perform mathematical calculations, take into account air temperature, derivation, and the rotation of the Earth to accurately hit the target.
02:00 Vietnam War rarity among trophies PMC Wagner in the Artemovsky direction.
01:30 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 02/17/2023 to 00:00 02/18/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 24 facts of firing by the AFU. In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 24 artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery. Having fired 148 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of two settlements of the Republic: the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district).
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of a civilian - a man, in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.
Damage to residential buildings and civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.
In the previous day, 25 artilery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[ColonelCassad] After the loss of Paraskoveevka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to hold the line at Berkhovka, as PMC Wagner assault groups work in the northern districts of the city and on the outskirts of Berkhovka. With the loss of Berkhovka, the road through Yagodnoye will be physically cut and it will be possible to establish fire control over the key road through Khromovo.
To the south of the city, fighting continues in the Stupochka area, on the outskirts of Krasny and in the direction of Chas Yar. The road through Krasnoye is under fire control. The enemy periodically counterattacks, trying to push our assault groups away from Krasnoy.
In the city itself, street fighting continues in the southern, southeastern and northeastern quarters. There is a small advance, but the enemy continues to offer organized resistance. There are no signs of withdrawal of the Artemovskaya grouping at the moment.
A change in the situation in the area of Paraskoveevka and Berkhovka may affect the acceleration of the decision to withdraw troops from Artemovsk.
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