Comments by "Gary VAQ" (@stlouisix1) on "Test Missile Strike🚀Russian Offensive Gains Momentum💥 Ukrainian Retreat In Kurakhove⚔️ MS 2024.11.13" video.

  1. Trump named Fox News host, Pete Hegseth, as his nominee for Secretary of Defense. Wow!! Hegseth, apart from having served in the Army, has no experience managing a gargantuan bureaucracy like the Department of Defense. What the hell is Trump thinking? I think it is simple — he is installing loyalists in key positions who are not compromised by or beholden to the military industrial complex or the defense lobbyists in DC. I know one of those lobbyists (we used to be neighbors) and I guarantee you he is livid tonight. Trump is sending the Deep State an unmistakable message — I will be running the show. Hegseth also is not a creature of one of the many Washington “think tanks,” which are funded in large measure by the military industrial complex and the Zionist lobby. Trump did not select Hegseth because the former Army officer has a great plan for reforming the bloated, corrupt U.S. defense complex. He chose him because Hegseth is expected to follow orders and do what Trump wants. Trump also named former Congressman and former Director of National Intelligence (aka DNI), John Ratcliffe, as the nominee to head up the CIA. That is an excellent choice in my view. Ratcliffe is a straight shooter and not a self-seeker aspiring to be President, like Mike Pompeo. By virtue of his previous stint as the DNI , Ratcliffe knows where some of the bodies are buried at CIA and will play a key role in releasing the JFK files. While I’m willing to give Trump the benefit of the doubt, I stand by my belief that if Trump takes the US to war in Iran or China, he will destroy his Presidency, and possibly the nation. My advice, let’s wait-and-see what Trump does his first week in office. At that point, if I am wrong, I will take the drubbing I deserve. Until then, keep your powder dry. Trump is trying to do something with the bloated US Government that has never been attempted, at least until now. - sonar21
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  2. A Russian missile strike has reportedly hit a location in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, where Kiev’s troops had gathered in preparation for deployment to Russia’s Kursk Region. The Iskander missile strike hit reinforcements slated to join several Ukrainian brigades in Kursk Region, Vladimir Rogov, who leads a Russian body for the integration of former Ukrainian regions, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday. He added that several dozen troops were killed or injured in the attack, while multiple pieces of military hardware were damaged. A video shared with RT by a source on condition of anonymity purportedly shows the moment of the strike, filmed from a reconnaissance drone. The source estimated Ukrainian casualties at up to 60. The strike reportedly took place on Tuesday. The authenticity of the video was verified later in the day by the Defense Ministry, which said the strike took place near the village of Ivolzhanskoye, some 12km from the Russian border. The attack was timed with the delivery of munitions for Ukrainian forces, it said. The statement did not confirm the weapons used, but said multiple missile strikes were involved. - RT
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  3. The Russian military has destroyed five Ukrainian tanks in Russia’s Kursk Region over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Tuesday. During the same period, Kiev has lost more than 300 troops, four infantry fighting vehicles, four artillery pieces, a counter-battery radar station, and other hardware, the ministry added. Russian forces have been advancing in the areas of the settlements of Daryino, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Nikolaevo-Daryino, and Novoivanovka. Seven Ukrainian counterattacks have also been repelled, according to a statement from the ministry. Russian aviation and artillery reportedly struck Ukrainian troops in more than two dozen locations across Kursk Region. Air and missile strikes were also carried out against military concentrations in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, which borders Russia, the ministry added. Kiev’s total losses in just over three months since the launch of its incursion in Kursk Region have reached over 31,700 servicemen, 200 tanks, 131 infantry fighting vehicles, 110 armored personnel carriers and hundreds of pieces of various other equipment, including 11 US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, the Russian military stated. - RT
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  4. EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT-FOOTAGE FROM KUPYANSK, KHARKOV REGION: The map is from a few months ago to illustrate just how far Russian forces have moved into Kharkov from Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine). On-the-ground footage shows artillery crew commander Timon, delivering ammunition during the assault on Kislovka, under enemy drone strikes. He has been awarded the state medal "For Courage" award. We were attacked by a drone, 300-400 meters ahead of us. Fortunately, everything worked out. The ammunition was delivered on time, the personnel - the driver - were not injured - he says. Timon's unit is currently operating as part of the 1st Tank Army of the West Forces Group in Kupyansk. The main targets are manpower & equipment, especially drone crews. - Intel Republic
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  5. Ukrainian officials admit that Russian forces are advancing in Donbass faster than at any time since the escalation of the conflict, and Kiev says its defenses are collapsing due to manpower shortages, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Ukrainian military officials as well as international experts expect the conflict to enter a critical phase in the coming months, according to the newspaper, as both sides are fighting for territorial advantage ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. The article suggested that a “key battle is also shaping up in Russia’s Kursk Region,” parts of which Ukraine invaded in August, deploying some of its best-equipped units. The invading force was ultimately contained by Russian troops and is currently being beaten back, according to Moscow. - RT
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  6. “This is nothing more than an attempt to contain our military potential,” the presidential spokesperson told reporters on Wednesday. “Of course, this will lead to the adoption of appropriate measures to ensure parity.” Peskov noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned for nearly two decades that NATO’s eastward expansion undermines Russian national security. He recalled that Putin had addressed the issue while meeting with then-US President George W. Bush in the 2000s, and that Moscow had insisted “the words of the Americans that all these plans are aimed against the Iranian threat are in fact a lie.” Moscow has repeatedly warned that it sees the US-led military bloc’s expansion toward Russia’s borders as an existential threat. Russia has also consistently denied any intention of attacking NATO, with President Putin recently describing warnings about Russian aggression toward Western Europe as “nonsense” aimed at alarming citizens and raising defense budgets in the West. - RT
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  7. LET'S WORK TOGETHER - Niger invites Russian companies to explore & extract natural resources in the country. We have already met with Russian companies that are interested in coming to Niger and exploring our natural resources. We are not only talking about uranium," Niger's Mines Minister, Ousmane Abarchi, says. Niger is rich in natural resources, but will not allow the "economic hitmen" of Western conglomerates to plunder it again - often receiving as little as 2% of their profits. - Intel Republic
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  8. The Ukrainian military and civilian leadership are keeping Vladimir Zelensky in the dark about the desperate situation of his country in the conflict with Russia, The Economist reported on Tuesday, citing sources. As Kiev is forced to gradually yield to Russian troops, and with the prospects of continued US military aid unclear following Donald Trump’s election victory, the “deteriorating situation on the front lines is already rippling through society,” the outlet reported. According to The Economist, to avoid spreading panic and defeatism, the Ukrainian military is attempting to censor the most negative news from the front line. One unnamed senior military official confirmed this, telling the magazine that some Ukrainian leaders are seeking to insulate Zelensky from the hard truth. “It’s not even that he’s being kept in a warm bath,” he said. “He’s being kept in a sauna.” - RT
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  9. WEST IS PREVENTING FREE FLOW OF FOOD SUPPLY & AGRICULTURE DUE TO ILLEGAL RUSSIAN SANCTIONS: The lack of access to food products is caused by the fragmentation of the world economy by the West, as well as illegal sanctions by the West against the Russian agro-industrial complex - Russian FM Spokeswoman Zakharova in top vid. Russia is ready to play the role of a guaranteed supplier of electricity to friendly countries - Zakharova in bottom vid. - Intel Republic
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  10. UKRAINE HAS PREVAILED AND RUSSIA HAS NOT WON - NATO CHIEF living in fantasy world he’s created for himself where Kiev regime isn’t getting ground to dust by advancing Russian forces. Rutte greets U.S. Secretary of State Blinken in Brussels to pat each other on back for wasting taxpayer cash on Ukraine, with NATO leader spinning web of lies about how dangerous Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are to Washington’s hegemony world security. And Blinken hints that Washington could soon force Kiev to negotiating table despite Zelensky’s bitter protests: Purpose of this visit is to focus our efforts on ensuring that Ukraine has money, munitions and mobilized forces to fight effectively in 2025 OR to be able to negotiate peace from position of strength - Blinken. - Intel Republic
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  11. EVERY NOW & AGAIN, THERE IS A DARWIN AWARD CANDIDATE WHO THINKS HE CAN OUTRUN THE FSB: A saboteur is detained in St. Petersburg, pre-war West Russia - unable to carry out his plans due to the work of the Federal Security Agency (FSB.) The local resident intended to set fire to aircraft equipment at one of the military-industrial complex enterprises in St. Petersburg. He is 20 years old & worked as a courier, when he decided that becoming a traitor was much more profitable! The young man now faces a potential 20 years in jail. - Intel Republic
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  12. RUSSIAN NAVY CAPTAIN KILLED IN ASSASSINATION PLOT: The 1st rank captain of the Black Sea Fleet was in the car at the time of explosion in Sevastopol, Crimea. Allegedly, a homemade device went off as his car was parked near a shopping center. The blast was so strong - onlookers describe legs being torn off and out. - Intel Republic
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  13. "AEGIS:" PERMANENT AMERICAN BASE OPENS IN POLAND & is an attempt to contain Russia's military potential - Kremlin Spokesman, Peskov. It took a while, but this construction proves the geostrategic resolve of the United States - Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski over the moon as he confirms vassal state status of Warsaw. "Aegis Ashore", is permanent U.S. Army base in Northern Poland, located 165 kilometers from Russia's Kaliningrad, far West Russia. Definitely sounds like "defense!" - Intel Republic
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