Comments by "Gary VAQ" (@stlouisix1) on "Military Summary" channel.

  1. A double standard dressed as policy The hypocrisy couldn’t be more obvious. In Syria, Israel’s territorial ambitions are labeled “security-driven” and legally defensible, despite clear violations of international law. In Ukraine, Russia’s security concerns were dismissed as “imperial aggression,” regardless of NATO’s relentless eastward expansion threatening its borders. Both Moscow and West Jerusalem justified their actions by citing urgent national security concerns – yet only Israel’s reasoning was embraced as legitimate by Washington, while Russia’s was dismissed as imperialist aggression. And resulted in sanctions and condemnation. - RT
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  2. Even though the battle for Avdiivka is still in full swing, military academies worldwide have already begun to study the actions of Russian troops to take this most protected city of the European continent. Even Western military analysts recognize the fact that the actions of the Russian army in the battle for Avdiivka are a vivid example of military art and competent actions. Experts note that even the multi-level line of defense of Avdiivka, which was created by NATO generals for 8 years, failed to stop the Russian army. - BORZZIKMAN
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  3. Russia in NOT playing GAMES with NATO, they are DEAD SERIOUS! Russia doesn't practice strategic ambiguity. Sed contra, Russia practices "You threaten us, we're going to destroy you in no uncertain terms!"
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  4. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky would not have attacked Russia’s Kursk Region unless he had direct orders from the US, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “Listen, this is childish babble,” Lavrov said. “Everyone understands perfectly well that Zelensky would never have decided on this if the United States had not instructed him to do this.” - RT
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  5. “The world remains in a turbulent state. And one of the reasons for that is the ruling class in the West, which is provoking crises thousands of kilometers away from their own borders in order to achieve their own goals at the expense of other nations,” Lavrov said in an interview published by TASS news agency on Thursday. “As the West keeps clinging to its diminishing dominance, no one is safe from its geopolitical tricks. This understanding is increasing across the globe.” - RT
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  6. The deployment of the hypersonic-ballistic Oreshnik missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, was no mere “combat test.” It was a calculated signal, a demonstration of Moscow’s resolve to defend its red lines with decisive force. The West’s strategy, built on the illusion of Russian hesitance, is a catastrophic miscalculation. Moscow has no illusions about what’s at stake, and its actions reflect a sobering acknowledgment of the existential threat posed by NATO’s provocations. Unlike the Cold War, this is no longer a game of chess where careful strategy and mutual respect for red lines dictate moves. This is poker, played with nuclear chips, where bluffing and brinkmanship replace logic and restraint. The U.S. and NATO, emboldened by their own propaganda, are gambling that Russia won’t escalate. But Russia, rooted in a historical memory of existential defense, isn’t playing the West’s game, it’s prepared for survival. History will not be kind to those who gamble with humanity’s future for the sake of their own political vanity. It’s time for the West to step back, not as an act of weakness, but as an acknowledgment of reality. - Gerry Nolan TheIslanderNews for Intel Republic
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  7. Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić on the 25th anniversary of the NATO bombardments of Yugoslavia: - 25 years have passed, and we still do not give up, we still do not agree to the dismemberment of Serbia. There is a small nation in Europe that still stands proudly and with dignity, does not agree to orders and occupation. - Intel Republic
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  8. “The US, using the Ukrainian crisis, managed to sever economic relations between Europe and Russia and eliminate its economic competitors. They solve their economic problems at the expense of other countries. And to make sure Europe could not receive gas from Russia, the Nord Streams were blown up,” Patrushev asserted. The US has demonstrated a similar pattern in other regions as well, the security chief suggested, stating that Washington’s efforts to link the Ukrainian crisis to the new escalation in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas were an example of such behavior. Moreover, the US itself has largely provoked the new crisis in the region, the official asserted. “They act in exactly the same way in Ukraine, where they provoked a coup d’etat, condoned the growth of neo-Nazi ideology, turned Ukraine into a testbed for military-biological experiments, turned a blind eye to the killings of civilians in Donbass, and prepared for military action against our country,” Patrushev told the council. Now, he added, “representatives of NATO countries are already openly saying that Russia prevented them from approaching its borders, and the Ukrainians are an instrument for the West to contain Russia.” At the same time, the double standard and belligerent actions of the US – and the collective West that it leads – have severely damaged their own credibility, which is now effectively “exhausted,” he said. - RT If the US stops funding Ukraine, Russia will win the ongoing conflict between the two countries, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, making the case for $44 billion more in military and other aid to the government in Kiev. “I can guarantee that, without our support, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin will be successful,” Austin told the senators. “If we pull the rug out from under them now, Putin will only get stronger and he will be successful in doing what he wants to do.” - RT TRANSLATION: Got to give corrupt Ukraine more money for laundering into my corrupt MIC Raytheon account, the cost in lives be damned!
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  9. Does the name Lloyd Austin ring a bell? Secretary of Defense Austin, who retired from military service, was awarded a chair on the board of Raytheon. Then, after a few years doing that, winds up back in the Pentagon as the head honcho. Austin ain’t the only one. He is simply emblematic of what thousands of other former USG employees have discovered — working with contractors can make you wealthy. Former CIA Directors John Brennan, George Tenet and Mike Pompeo are other examples. Then there are the media corporations. They stay alive by running ads for pharmaceutical companies and providing jobs to former political appointees. The media’s job is propaganda — to ensure the government’s message is pounded into the brains of the populace and to shutdown dissenting voices. Our experience with Covid is a prime example of how this system works. The Deep State is a revolving door that moves people from jobs on Capitol Hill to jobs in a Presidential administration to jobs in media, defense corporations or think tanks. Rinse and repeat. Follow the money. This is a lucrative, corrupt and powerful system. No one person, or groups of persons, controls it. It is fueled by a desire to make money and influence policy to serve the interests of paying clients. Think of it as a cancerous neural network. - sonar21
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  10. [BRAVO, Hungary!] Hungary has no intention of extraditing Ukrainian citizens, as Kiev intensifies efforts to mobilize more troops for the army, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen has said. In recent weeks, the Ukrainian government has attempted to pressure its citizens who left the country, particularly those living in the EU, to return home, including by asking the bloc’s authorities to support this effort. Many EU members, however, have been reluctant to cooperate. Semjen told Hungarian broadcaster ATV on Monday that Budapest “would not extradite refugees to Ukraine.” “We do not investigate whether, according to the Ukrainians, the person is conscripted or not. Based on basic humanity, we will not allow them to be sent to their deaths.” “Every refugee from Ukraine is completely safe with us and receives all the help,” he added. - RT
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  11. Ukraine’s ambitious plan to defeat Russia has ended in a “complete fiasco,” the envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, told the Security Council on Friday. An urgent meeting in the UN headquarters in New York was requested by Kiev after Russia carried out large-scale airstrikes and drone attacks in the neighboring country. In his speech, Nebenzia did not mince words, telling Kiev and its supporters that no amount of Western aid can help Ukraine. “Ukraine does not and will not have resources to achieve a breakthrough or preserve the current situation on the line of contact [between the armies],” Nebenzia said. - RT
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  12. In an exclusive video report, The Islander's own Steve Sweeney provides a chilling eyewitness account from the Donetsk marketplace, a site of senseless devastation earlier today. Capturing scenes too inconveniently graphic for the West's client media, Sweeney's report exposes the grim reality of a community torn apart. The marketplace, once a hub of life and laughter, now stands as a haunting symbol of the brutality inflicted by Ukrainian forces, armed and enabled by Western arms, NATO issued 155mm shells. The bloodstained streets of Donetsk lay bare the West's hand in this tragedy. Their weapons, their support, directly fuel a fascist puppet regime's brutality. Here lies the undeniable justification for Russia's SMO: a stark, necessary shield against the West's cynical game of human chess. As Donetsk mourns, Russia stands as the only bulwark against this orchestrated carnage. - Intel Report
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  13. THE mistake that the Ukes made was to allow themselves to be cannon fodder slaves to NATO in a non-winnable land war against the Russian Federation!
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  14. BODIES STREWN EVERYWHERE: Russia's marines of the 155th Brigade of the Pacific Fleet destroy a group of Ukrainian soldiers near the village of Gordeyevka, Kursk region. Zelensky sent them to almost certain death - this is mainland Russia that nobody has ever conquered. - Intel Republlic
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  15. "Ukes don't want to attack civilians and residential areas?" Hell, that's all they've been doing which started this war and continues to date through it!
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  16. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has pledged to veto any EU aid to Ukraine, calling Vladimir Zelensky an “enemy” and accusing him of causing “problems” for Slovakia. Kiev halted the transit of Russian natural gas earlier this month, jeopardizing Slovakia’s energy security. Fico, who survived an assassination attempt by a pro-Ukraine activist last year, criticized Zelensky on Tuesday for refusing to renew the gas transit contract with Russia’s state energy company, Gazprom. “Our enemy is Zelensky. Zelensky caused the problems we have. I don’t like him because he harms Slovakia,” Fico said, as reported by local media. - RT
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  17. Over the weekend, the Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel to “coordinate” with the Israeli military and plan a military strike against Iran. Think about that for a moment: one of the highest-ranking officers in the US military is planning a war in a foreign country against another foreign country which will be fueled by American weapons, American intelligence, and American tax dollars. It was the Israeli missile attack on Tehran – an unprecedented event – that set off this chain of escalation, but few would know if from media coverage. This war fever between Israel and Iran not only has nothing to do with us, but our increasing involvement actually hurts our national interests in the region. We are sleepwalking into a catastrophic war, lulled into compliance by non-stop media propaganda. More billions will be drained from our economy and many more innocent lives will be lost in this madness. Almost a quarter of a century later we still have not learned the lessons of 9/11. When we go abroad wreaking havoc and destruction on foreign populations who have not harmed us we create enemies who will seek revenge. We harm ourselves. And we risk blowback. The time to oppose this impending war is NOW! - LewRockwell
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  18. SLOVAKIAN PM REFUSES TO SUPPORT KIEV and has balls to state position right next to NATO Chief Stolty who’s desperately trying to hold his rage in while giving Fico death stare. I openly declared that we do not believe in a military solution in Ukraine. We really miss any peace initiative - Slovakian leader. Fico admits that NATO supporting Kiev regime will only lead to 100s of thousands more sacrificed to Washington-led war machine. - Intel Report
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  19. To the world’s enormous peril, the US national security establishment isn’t led by realists, but by reckless, blundering interventionists. - LewRockwell
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  20. The hiding place of Ukraine-NATO equipment and personnel at Avdeevsky Coke Factory was hit by attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Avdeevka. Precision-guided munition strikes scorched a number of armored vehicles camouflaged under a railway bridge at the entrance to the tunnel system beneath the factory. - Military Tube Today
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  21. GONZALO LIRA KILLED in Ukrainian prison after the Chilean-American journalist suffered months of medical neglect and torture since his latest imprisonment by Kiev in 2023. His fate unknown to the outside world since his last jailing, first in 2022 and then again in August of this last year - he faced slow, painful death at hands of Ukrainian regime backed by Biden who did nothing to save life of own citizen rotting in Kiev prison. I have had double pneumonia (both lungs) as well as pneumothorax and a very severe case of edema (swelling of body). All this started in mid-October, but was ignored by the prison. They only admitted I had pneumonia at a Dec. 22 hearing. I am about to have a procedure to reduce the edema pressure in my lungs, which is causing me extreme shortness of breath, to the point of passing out after minimal activity, or even just talking for 2 minutes - Lira in handwritten note on right. I cannot accept the way my son has died. He was tortured, extorted, incommunicado for 8 months and 11 days and the U.S. Embassy did nothing to help my son. The responsibility of this tragedy is the dictator Zelensky with the concurrence of a senile American President, Joe Biden - Lira's father. - Intel Report
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  22. The UK is historically the most hostile Western state in terms of its policy toward Moscow, former Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov claimed on Monday. Speaking at the launch of a new book, ‘Nazi genocide of the people of the USSR’, Ivanov was asked whether the Nazi plan of “clearing” Russia of its population is still alive in Europe today. The “‘idea,’ if you can call it that, is several hundred years old,” he answered. “I believe that the most hostile state to Russia is Great Britain, which has been at the same thing for 300-400 years: attempting to limit Russia, limit its influence, limit its economic power – to do everything to make Russia exist on the European periphery,” added Ivanov, who is a permanent member of the Russian Security Council. - RT
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  23. WASHINGTON FURIOUS AT RUSSIA AND NORTH KOREA FRIENDSHIP: John "I hate peace" Kirby admits U.S. "concerned" that Moscow and Pyongyang "benefitting" from their relationship ahead of Putin planning trip to North Korea soon. Simple translation of Kirby’s words: "How dare 2 sovereign countries pursue ties based on mutual benefit? We haven't consented, that’s unacceptable!" - Intel Report
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  24. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has dismissed the idea of creating “autonomous regions” in Ukraine, floated by Trump ally Rick Grenell, as too little, too late. Grenell was one of the few trusted operatives in President Donald Trump’s administration, serving first as ambassador to Germany and then as acting director of National Intelligence. “Where were you, Rick, when the Minsk agreements dedicated to exactly this were on the table of the international community, and Russia did its best in support of them and called for finding a form of federalization of Ukraine to preserve its integrity?” Zakharova said on Telegram, reacting to Grenell’s proposal. “You were the US ambassador in Berlin at the time and called on the Germans to abandon the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, grossly interfering in the internal affairs of Russia and Germany. Now the Germans are without gas and the economy, and the Ukrainians are without a country and a stable future,” she added. - RT
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  25. MILITARY TUBE TODAY-The Russian Armed Forces took initiative control at the Kursk site, taking the overwhelmed Ukrainian and NATO troops, a large number of which were captured increasingly becoming prisoners of war. In 48 hours on August 13-14, 2024, Russian military correspondents documented, several enemy groups becoming Russian captures on the border, but here some infographic images are not shown. Although some on the Russian side were also taken hostage and killed, this senseless operation, culminating in an ambush of Kiev troops by infantry, drones, or aircraft. They opened a new direction where Russian troops had a greater advantage was a boon for Russian troops, despite the temporary victory of Ukrainian media. It always starts like this in all battles, even if Western mercenaries fight side by side with Ukrainians against Russia. Footage of Ukrainian troops serving in the 80th Air Assault Brigade, captured near the village of Ulanok by the 382nd Battalion of the 810th Brigade, or rather one of the battalions consisting of mobilized Russian fighters. In addition to an assault team of five Ukrainian soldiers who were captured, Russian soldiers also seized important equipment and a ridge in the area. One of the leaders is a suspect in a criminal case initiated by the Investigative Committee regarding the attack on Russian territory. According to the detainees, Zelensky sacrificed some of the most capable and experienced Ukrainian troops for the Kursk campaign. A new wave of Ukrainian prisoners and liquidation operations, and destruction continue under the leadership of the Russian Special Forces and the Chechen Akhmat troops, on the border. Another Ukrainian detachment that was captured, stated that they had been in the region for only a day, capturing them very quickly in the first days of the operation. They were lucky not to meet Wagner fighters, because the Musicians had warned that they did not plan to take prisoners. A group of the detainees added about their desire to fight the Kiev regime, because throwing these people into the fire, like them were worthless. According to reports for August 13 only in 24 hours in Kursk, the Russian Armed Forces have eliminated up to 420 Ukrainian personnel in NATO operations. According to the latest reports from the battlefield in Kursk, 120 French soldiers, 180 Polish soldiers, and dozens of British, Estonian and other foreign soldiers from NATO countries, have been identified. It seems that the entire operation was prepared abroad. It was a NATO operation from the start, analysts note. - Military Tube Today
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  26. SLOVAKIA DOESN'T SUPPORT UKRAINE'S NATO ASCENTION says country's PM Fico stating that Bratislava wouldn't ratify anything regarding Kiev's admission to alliance. Slovakia’s interests will be jeopardized if Ukraine becomes a NATO member - Fico. - Intel Republic
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  27. Macgregor said the moves by the U.S. were reckless and had resulted in the “highest state of nuclear alert” in the Russian military. He condemned a statement made by U.S. Rear Admiral Thomas Buchanan, which claimed the U.S. was prepared to fight – and even win – a nuclear war with Russia. Such remarks “convince the Russians we are preparing for nuclear war,” said Macgregor, stressing that this U.S. officer could not have made this irresponsible and dangerous remark if his senior officer did not support it. Macgregor said that this must be swiftly followed by the rear admiral’s immediate removal, and also by that of his commander. The entire liberal-global order faces a hard reckoning following defeat in Ukraine, as this promises to reveal the deep corruption, money laundering, human trafficking, and immense damage to the European economy partnered with the “hundreds of thousands of dead Ukrainians,” which Macgregor says the media is simply refusing to report. “The media have never told the truth,” Macgregor said angrily. - LewRockwell
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  28. Georgia has prevented an attempted overthrow of the government orchestrated by foreign powers, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has said. He compared the scenario allegedly prepared for the nation with the situation in Ukraine in 2014. Speaking on Monday, Kobakhidze referred to the US-backed Maidan coup in Kiev a decade ago, which ousted Ukraine’s democratically elected president, Viktor Yanukovich, and precipitated the current conflict between Moscow and Kiev. “It took the [Georgian] Ministry of Internal Affairs exactly five days to neutralize the resource of violence of the radical opposition,” Kobakhidze said at a cabinet meeting, thanking the head of the ministry, Vakhtang Gomelauri, and police officers . He added that the ministry had acted in accordance with standards “higher than the American and European ones.” “This is how the attempt of Maidan in our country was stopped in exactly five days,” Kobakhidze concluded. - RT
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  29. MILITARY TUBE TODAY - Finally, Russian harsh retaliation has come! This morning, August 26, 2024, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive thunderous strike across Ukraine with high-precision weapons against critical energy infrastructure that ensures the operation of the complex, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said. According to preliminary estimates, more than 60 missiles and 100 drones were used in the strike on the map of Ukraine territory for two hours. Russia has long since stopped carrying out missile and drone strikes, which were so massive and dense in many cities - in some places they are already rumbling again. There is almost no air defense work in the attack area, and it seems that most of the air defense has been withdrawn to the borders of the Kursk region. Videos are circulating on the Internet filmed by local residents, at least one missile arriving at the Kiev hydroelectric power station. According to initial reports from Ukrainian media, the explosion caused severe damage to the engine room and on the road leading to the dam of the power plant. Earlier, authorities reported that traffic along the dam in both directions was blocked at least until lunchtime. Emergency power outages began after the strike. According to the analysis, the attack was only a warning and pressure on Kiev officials, if Russia really wanted to destroy it completely, they would have used Khinzal missile or at least 4 cruise missiles. If successful, this would have flooded one of the largest cities in Europe permanently. According to preliminary estimates at the moment, several explosions were heard in Kiev including at Zhuliany Airport, and at least 10 regions were targeted. The water supply in Zhitomir has been completely stopped after a strike at an electricity distribution station. The Usatovo substation, an important electricity distribution center in the Odessa region, was burned down – four arrivals were recorded and thick smoke was seen rising, causing a power outage. In addition, at least 30 trucks were burned down as a result of shooting at a motor transport company near Odessa. Many regions of Ukraine are experiencing widespread power outages, railway infrastructure is down, and water supplies are also cut off. The list of targets will be long, and there is no rush to conclusions!
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  30. “The US has declared war on freedom of speech throughout the world, turning to open threats and blackmail against other states in an effort to set them against the domestic media and establish sole control over the global information space,” Zakharova said, promising that the punitive measures Washington was using to target Russian media would not go unanswered. - RT
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  31. A Russian ambulance crew in Kherson Region narrowly escaped a Ukrainian drone attack, managing to leave the vehicle moments before it was destroyed, local officials have said. However, the incident prevented the medics from saving an injured civilian who ended up dying of his wounds, the officials added. The dramatic story of the miraculous escape was recounted on Monday by Kherson Governor Vladimir Saldo, who accused Ukraine and “NATO mercenaries” of “yet another war crime” against local residents. - RT
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  32. The summary today is very clear. Not a good day for the Uke Armies anywhere in regard to even coming remotely close to any of their main goals. They are getting wiped out in no uncertain terms! Russian Armed Forces are getting stronger! The avalanche is starting and the momentum of it will be devastating for NATO and its proxies!
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  33. Jul 2, 2024 - A deadly ATACMS strike on a Crimean beach left several civilians dead including children, followed by Moscow blaming Washington for the attack; - Senior Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak refused to apologize for the attack, instead insisting civilians are considered “occupiers” and that signs of peaceful life on the peninsula cannot be allowed; - The US provides Ukraine with all targeting data for HIMARS/M270 strikes for both shorter range guided rockets and longer range ATACMS according to the Washington Post; - Leaked audio between senior German military officers reveal that all NATO long-range weapons require NATO mission planning and targeting data transferred to Ukrainians, with the addition of US and British personnel on the ground helping prepare weapons for strikes; - The deadly attack is only the latest in a long line of atrocities enabled by US-NATO support of Ukraine's various governments following the US overthrow of Ukraine's elected government in 2014; - The New Atlas
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  34. Ukraine should be designated as a terrorist state, and the government in Kiev should be branded a terrorist cell, the head of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov has said, following the crash of an IL-76 military aircraft in Russia’s Belgorod Region. Earlier on Wednesday, the Russian military transport plane crashed near the village of Yablonovo, around 90km from the Ukrainian border. It was carrying 65 captured Ukrainian military personnel for a prisoner swap, as well as six crew members and three people accompanying the POWs. It is believed that there were no survivors. According to Kartapolov, Kiev was well aware of who this plane was transporting and accused the Ukrainian forces of shooting down the aircraft using what he claimed were “three Patriot or Iris-T air defense missiles.” He also noted that there had been another IL-76 carrying 80 more Ukrainian POWs in the sky at the time of the incident. This plane was turned around after the crash, the MP said. - RT
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  35. Military Summary Combat Map Channel just reported that the Ukes are losing 1500/day, all dying for the NATO Warmongers to especially include the slugs in the US Congress!
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  36. If I had to sum up this report, it would be as follows: The Ukes fight for show, per orders of their NATO handlers, damn the loss of lives; the Russians fight for victory in no uncertain terms!
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  37. Dubai Airshow 2023 was a triumph of the Russian military-industrial complex. It is with these words that analysts and military observers of the world's leading magazines described Russia's participation in this significant event of the outgoing year. Moreover, Western experts were forced to admit that the current conflict in Ukraine not only did not weaken Russia but also gave a powerful impetus to further strengthen the Russian military-industrial complex. - BORZZIKMAN Talks of a stalemate are for losers which is what the Uke civilian targeting Armies have been since the Maiden coup in 2014. Those Armies, per all the reputable combat reports from the ground, are being wiped off the face of the earth by the Russian Armed Forces in no uncertain terms remembering the deaths of the innocents of the Donbass which started this war in the first place!
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  38. PENTAGON Admitted that The Ukrainian Army Will Not Be Able To Hold KUPYANSK, AVDIIVKA, and MARYINKA Exactly one week left until the beginning of winter. Against this background, many Western publications and analytical centers began to summarize the results of the fighting in Ukraine. Unfortunately for the Kyiv authorities, even pro-Ukrainian Western publications admit that this winter will bring many strategic victories for the Russian army. - BORZZIKMAN
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  39. RUSSIAN FLAG WAVES ATOP MAIN COAL MINE OF UGLEDAR STRONGHOLD: Ugledar/Ukrainian Vuhledar (Donetsk Republic, ex-Ukraine) is a stronghold that has been fortified by NATO partners since 2014. Russian troops stormed 80 high rise residential buildings (left bottom vid), clearing or taking hostage almost 2000 Ukrainian soldiers. Ugledar is an encircled "cauldron" that's expected to fall to the Russians in the next few days. - Intel Republic
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  40. UKRAINE COMMITS WAR CRIMES IN KURSK (pre-war Russia) - grim footage above reportedly shows Russian civilians strewn across hot concrete, shot dead by Ukrainian forces during Kursk incursion, as Zelensky's Nazis crushed on battlefield, resort to "creativity and prowess" horrific crimes against humanity. Ukrainian drone also struck civilian vehicle, killing driver, injuring others, as Commander of Russia's Chechen Akhmat forces Alaudinov reports "Ukrainian Army on war-crime spree in Kursk. Ukrainians settled down in building's ground floor, chased children and teachers upstairs to use as human shields. I received huge number of photos in which civilians were simply shot at point-blank range, in head and back. All unfortunately, died - Alaudinov, stressing suicidal foray going nowhere and West-backed troops on way to defeat. - Intel Republic
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  41. "RUSSIA CORRECTING WHAT OTHERS HAVE MESSED UP" - SYRIAN PREZ: Assad confident in inevitable Russian victory, stating military operation in Ukraine will "correct course of history" since Moscow's working to strengthen global stability: For me, it makes no difference where Russia is fighting global terror, in Syria or in Ukraine. There’s only one enemy. America actively supported aggressive nationalists even before World War II, fueled them during war, and since 2004 has used them through its intelligence services to fight Russia - Assad. - Intel Republic
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  42. Claims by Ukrainian officials that Russia deliberately attacked civilian targets in Kiev on Monday are “absolutely untrue,” the Defense Ministry in Moscow has stated. The Ukrainian capital was rocked by a series of powerful explosions earlier in the day, according to numerous videos published by local media. Civilians on the ground were reportedly injured. The Russian military confirmed firing a barrage of long-range missiles on Monday, but stressed that it was targeting military factories and airfields in Ukraine. “Claims by representatives of the Kiev regime alleging a purportedly deliberate Russian strike on civilian sites are absolutely not true,” the statement said. “Numerous photos and videos from Kiev irrefutably confirm destruction by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile, which was fired by a launcher positioned inside the city,” it stated. - RT
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  43. A group of Ukrainian Marines made another senseless crossing of the Left Bank of the Dnieper controlled by Russian forces. The 3 marines were captured after landing near Krynki, Kherson region Governor Vladimir Saldo reported. Earlier a Polish mercenary was also captured, and many Ukrainian soldiers were among the injured and suffered health problems after landing of the water. - Military Tube Today
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  44. So let us review some crucial facts: Ukraine is suffering devastating military casualties and does not have a trained reserve force it can send to the battlefield. Ukraine lacks a viable fixed wing combat air capability. Ukraine lacks a stockpile of tanks, vehicles, artillery, artillery shells. Ukraine does not have secure training facilities/bases on its own territory and must rely on other NATO countries to provide training. (This means the training is limited and not standardized.) Ukraine’s counter-offensive, which was supposed to breach Russia’s Surovikin defense lines, has failed and Ukraine lacks the combat power to escalate attacks. Russia, by contrast, has ample numbers of trained troop reserves, artillery ammunition, artillery (mobile and fixed), cruise missiles, drones, more than a thousand fixed wing combat aircraft, attack helicopters, and massive air defense systems. Russia is self-sufficient in critical natural resources required to supply its defense industries. Russia is no longer dependent on the West for trade and its economy is growing in-spite of Western economic sanctions. Many Western analysts insist that the situation unfolding in Ukraine is a stalemate and postulate that the war with Russia will drag on for years to come. Nonsense. Given the facts outlined above, the advantages fall entirely into the Russian side of the ledger. Ukraine does not enjoy a single advantage over Russia at this stage. In my view, it is unlikely that the Russian/Ukrainian war will produce a stalemate. - Sonar21
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  45. IRAN SLAMS FRANCE FOR BLASPHEMY issuing harsh condemnation and even summoning French ambassador to Tehran over disgusting display of degeneracy mocking Jesus showcased at Paris Olympics opening act. The insulting representation of Jesus Christ in Paris yesterday was completely offensive and crossed all red lines. I implore our Christian people all over the world to speak out against this act – we resolutely condemn this - Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The Islamic Republic doing more than Western Christians to defend desecration of Jesus - Intel Republic
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  46. As the key fortress-town of Ugledar fell days ago, a number of MSM articles began to highlight a truly grisly picture of the situation behind the scenes. The first horrors were recorded from the 123rd Brigade, a commander of which reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself after hundreds of his troops mutinied. The most harrowing were from Ukraine’s 72nd Brigade, which was the chief garrison at Ugledar. This brigade was almost entirely annihilated, and the stories coming out directly from its troops are shocking. There are numerous videos of totally liquidated corpses from TOS-1 thermobaric strikes in this corridor. 77% of all polled Ukrainians know someone who died in the war—shockingly adding that this statistic is four times higher than two years ago: HIMARS has been reduced to a measly pittance of 10% effectiveness due to Russian EW. And it’s true from the observer perspective, HIMARS is hardly seen on the battlefield anymore. - Simplicius
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  47. Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, just issued a dire warning through a video on social media, suggesting that deploying European Union and NATO troops to Ukraine might lead to a global catastrophe. This statement coincided with the meeting of the Slovakian foreign minister and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. Fico pointed out the ineffectiveness of Ukraine in ending the conflict despite receiving extensive financial and military support from the West. He stressed that the presence of EU and NATO forces in Ukraine could drastically change the conflict's nature, potentially setting the stage for catastrophic outcomes. Will NATO heed his advice or jump in the inferno? - TFIGlobal
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  48. I recall my boss at State Counter Terrorism — retired USMC Colonel Dick Gannon — saying, “You can’t fix stupid.” The U.S. and U.K. airstrikes on Yemen are absolutely stupid and is likely to ignite a spiral of violence that will leave Americans and Brits dead. The cable news shows absolutely love this story. They get to show video footage of F-18s zooming off the deck of a carrier and pictures of boiling clouds of black smoke risking above the cities of Sana’a and Al-Hudaydah (see above). But what does this accomplish? From a military standpoint it is unlikely that these bombings destroyed or damaged any Houthi rocket/drone/missile warehouses. Why? Because Antony Blinken briefed the leaders of Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on the U.S. plan to hit Yemen. What are the odds that at least one senior person in the know passed that info along to folks in Yemen? I put it at 100%. So what? That gave Yemen time to disperse its assets or hide them in a secure location. I wonder if Shakespeare had Joe Biden in mind when he penned this observation in Macbeth: Life’s but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” This bombing is unlikely to achieve any meaningful degrading of Yemeni missile and drone capabilities, but it will rally more of the global Arab and muslim street to the side of the Houthis. It also raises the risk that the Houthis, who up until now had only targeted ships linked to Israel, will expand targets to include U.S. and U.K. vessels. Important to remember that the U.S. and U.K. ships can only spend a limited time in the Red Sea before they have to set sail for a port, such as Dubai, where the destroyers can replace the empty VLS missile tubes. Keep your eye on USCENTCOM — the U.S. miitary element responsible for military operations in the Middle East. CENTCOM normally conducts regular exercises for its own forces and with the forces of friendly nations. If the exercises currently on the calendar are executed then that is a signal that the CENTCOM commander does not expect much fallout from these strikes. However, if CENTCOM moves to cancel exercises then that signals the U.S. military is buckling up for an extended conflict. And that raises a more serious and significant question — how does the U.S. sustain naval combat operations when it is already running low on inventories of missiles? There also is an interesting legal question about the legitimacy of Biden ordering this strike. It does not fall under the Authorization for Use of Military Force (aka AUMF) issued in 2001 in the wake of the 9-11 attacks. Although Donald Trump as President designated the Houthis as a terror group, which could be argued falls under the 2001 AUMF, Joe Biden de-listed the Houtis. Therefore, under what legal authority did Biden commit and act of war against Yemen without Congressional approval? There are several members of the President’s own party raising hell about this tonight. - Sonar21
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  49. A massive rocket strike targeting the Russian border city of Belgorod on Saturday was launched on the direct order of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, a Moscow security source has told RT’s Russian-language service. The attack claimed the lives of 24 people and left more than 100 injured. According to the source, the Ukrainian leader put the head of Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR), Kirill Budanov, in charge of the operation. In October, Russia’s Investigative Committee identified Budanov as one of four suspected masterminds of over 100 “terrorist attacks” targeting Russian civilian infrastructure. In December, a Moscow district court ordered his arrest on terrorism charges. - RT
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  50. The F16 for Ukraine is a pipe dream when considering at this point they only have 6-8 starting training with the people supplying the jets putting more conditions on why they can't. You have to have support crews for those jets. They just don't magically appear! If Ukraine did, they wouldn't know what hit them in combat from the multi-layered Russian Air Defenses!
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