Comments by "Graeme Peters" (@graemepeters5717) on "William Spaniel"
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The Ukrainian Army has proven its ability. Its ability to invade into Russian territory, using forest tracks instead of main routes to avoid contact, in an area not defended by combat troops, only border guards and territorial defence units.
Zelensky has proven that he is capable of accelerating the demilitarisation of Ukraine by 20%, losing more than 9,300 UA troops plus 749 armoured vehicles in the Kursk area alone!
Combined with the more than 60,000 troops the UA is losing each month in the SMO, 16,910 last week, (plus another 2,010 were added yesterday!) 'it should all be over by Xmas'!
The only Russian soil UA troops will be taking is what is on the soles of their boots - in their body-bags!
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Ukraine's counter-attack has already stalled out! Russia is taking back the areas it vacated in the north and Donbas and decimating UA forces around Kherson. And the mobilised reservists haven't been deployed yet! What will happen when Russia's frontline quadruples in strength?
Russia temporarily surrounded/isolated Kiev to prevent reinforcements being sent to Donbas.
"Domestic economic disaster"? - falling inflation, falling food prices, energy security, surplus revenues, financial and resource reserves, low borrowing, reduced bank interest rates, strongest currency in the World!
For Ukraine, No promises of financial support from EU for months, threat of an end to financial support from US, no support from Asia or Middle East! Support at UN dropped 40%!
Ukraine's "September and October successes" - They lost the equivalent of 10 tank and 22 mechanised infantry battalions (5,490 units and 10,000+ troops) in 6 weeks, in the Kerson region alone!
Not sure if Spaniel is a clueless analyst or a paid propagandist. Either way, he is a prolific bullsh*t artist!
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This numpty doesn't understand that the number of turbines to pump the gas fell from 5 to 1 (hence only 20% of the volume). Canadian sanctions prevent the return of the repaired turbines from Siemens Canada or repairs on the others. They instead sent a turbine to Germany, where it remains. Siemens signed off the report stating that it is not safe to run the last remaining turbine with oil leaking onto the control cables. Putin said remove the sanctions on the turbine and return it to Russia and gas supply will return to Germany the next day!
Russia will have a budget SURPLUS of $485bn this year. Losing Germany's gas purchases is a tiny bump in that.
Both the North Korean 'artillery' and 'troops' reports have already been proven fake!
Numpty can't remember if he's talking about oil or gas! Ukraine has NO chance of defeating Russia!
Russia is making LNG available to Germany from Kaliningrad - so the income will return. Even with Germany's storage full, it would only be enough for 2 months without Russian gas supply. There is not enough LNG in the World to replace Russia's pipeline gas.
There is a massive difference between Russia's 'contract' gas prices and LNG 'spot' prices! Many countries use gas to generate their electricity!
Russia is also one of the largest exporters of copper and silver - needed in large quantities for EV manufacture, uranium for nuclear power stations, grain for food, fertilizer, specialist metals, nuclear technology, timber, gold, etc. etc. and is trading MORE with the countries that didn't apply the sanction (only 30 did!).
This clown knows nothing about anything!
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It was NOT a 'conscription'! It was a 'mobilisation' of a fraction of military reservists.
Those regions were not 'annexed'. They each applied to join the Russian Federation, and those applications were accepted.
When the mobilised troops are deployed, the frontline strength will quadruple. Ukraine is running out of troops and equipment. It can not 'continue' in Ukraine's favour! Ukraine has only 'gained territory' where Russia has withdrawn, largely without heavy fighting, to preserve their manpower and equipment.
"Russia hanging by a thread economically" - absolute bullsh*t! Worlds strongest currency, falling inflation, energy security, reduced bank interest rates and money in the bank with reserves!
Ukraine is a signatory to the 'Safe Schools Protocol' which bans the use of schools by the military during conflict. Amnesty International found evidence of that use in 22 of the 29 schools inspected!
Numpty Spaniel fabricates implausible scenarios out of thin air - from his arse!
Putin reminded the West that Russia also possesses nuclear weapons and that they would use all means at their disposal to protect Russian people and territory. The US threatened to destroy the Black Sea Fleet and Sevastopol. Who made threats? Who is the aggressor?
Does knob-head's book mention the order signed by Zelensky in January, to assemble an additional 40,000 troops to take back Donbas? Or that on the 16th Feb, the OSCE recorded over 40 ceasefire breaches, as the UA began shelling Donbas, rising to over 2,000 per day on the 20th, 21st and 22nd ? On 24th Feb, Russia, as requested under Article 51 of the UN Charter, stepped in to stop it!
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The annihilation of "country 404" increases!
13.04.2023 (15:00)
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems of the Zapad Group of Forces have engaged the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) close to Dvurechnaya, Sinkova, and Timkovka (Kharkov region), and Novosyolovksoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy's losses in this direction during the day amounted to over 35 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery howitzer.
In Krasny Liman direction, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces have inflicted a fire damage on enemy units close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Terny and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Total enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one D-20 howitzer.
Moreover, an ammunition depot of the 66th Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was obliterated close to Nevskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).
In Donetsk direction, the Wagner assault groups continue intensive fighting to push the enemy out of the central quarters of Artyomovsk.
Airborne Troops support the assault units on the flanks by preventing the enemy from transferring reinforcement units to the city and giving no chance to the enemy to retreat from Artyomovsk.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Yug Group of Forces engaged concentrations of manpower and hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Kalinovka, Nikolayevka, and Stupochki (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Over the past 24 hours, Russian aircraft made 12 sorties close to Artyomovsk and the Missile Troops and Artillery carried out 57 firing missions to support the Group’s actions.
The enemy's losses amounted to over 300 Ukrainian troops, one infantry fighting vehicles, six armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one D-20 howitzer, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery gun over the past day in this direction.
In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted a fire damage on the AFU units close to Ugledar(Donetsk People's Republic), Poltavka, Verkhnyaya Tersa and Omelnik (Zaporozhye region).
Over the past 24 hours, up to 20 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one Msta-B howitzer have been neutralised in these directions.
Moreover, an ammunition depot of the 102nd Territorial Defence Brigade was eliminated close to Gulyai Pole.
In Kherson direction, up to 35 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery gun have been eliminated during the day.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have engaged 97 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, enemy's manpower and hardware in 124 areas during the day.
The air defence forces downed nine HIMARS MLRS projectiles during the day.
In addition, six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of Chervonaya Dibrova, Kremennaya, Phsenichnoye, Rubezhnoye (Lugansk People’s Republic) Kirillovka and Volnovakha (Donetsk People's Republic).
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Ukraine may have 'reclaimed' a larger percentage in Kharkiv, but only regained 1.6% of the territory under Russian control!
At the start, major cities were surrounded to prevent reinforcements to Donbas. Allied forces were re-deployed - they were not 'forced back'!
Kiev in particular was surrounded, fixing UA there. When Russia withdrew the 'holding' troops from Kiev, the UA reinforcements went to Odessa instead. 16 HIMARS (though at least 8 have been destroyed) make little real difference. Russia has over 12,000 MLRS launchers in stock, firing up to 40 rockets a time. The HIMARS fires 6!
Ukraine didn't train their reinforcements, they were just sent after a quick showing of how to dig a trench and how to fire a gun!
Ukraine has never managed to stop the operation of Antonovsky Bridge. Russia just keeps repairing any damage.
Russia withdrew a number of troops for furlough. They were not replaced. Kiev took advantage of the reduced strength south of Kharkiv, having failed at Kherson. Allied Forces withdrew to shorten, and so strengthen, the frontline. Ukraine's 'advance' in the north was largely unopposed.
Now the Russian and Chechen forces are returning and being joined by the 3rd Army. There is also news today of an additional 300,000 Russian troops. Russia's supply lines to the front are shorter than from Kiev!
The 'additional 137,000' was the increase in 'contract' personnel for the Russian Forces, planned and agreed in 2018 - nothing to do with Ukraine. The recruitment starts in January - NOT deployment. Pure bullsh*t!
The partial mobilisation is of existing reservists, so need little training before deployment. Russia has already provided the funding and expansions necessary to increase production of weaponry and ammunition, though still has massive stocks.
The Russian population is supportive that the gloves are finally coming off! Wagner offered 8,000 prisoners the opportunity to exchange their sentences for combat in Ukraine.
Yesterday, Shoigu released the total of Russian Army dead - nearly 6k. Ukraine has lost over 10 times that number (Ukraine military documents confirmed this)!
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Oops! According to the Deputy Chairman of the Rada Defence Committee, the F16 was shot down by a Ukrainian Patriot missile over Odessa, because of 'communication mistakes'! She also criticised the UA for lying to the Ukrainian people. The head of the Airforce called her a traitor and said she should be imprisoned. Zelensky sacked him!
Even the Russian MOD didn't add the F16 to the scoreboard (only one Mig 31 this week), because they didn't shoot it down! However, they looked for, found and destroyed the Odessa Patriot battery!
American military analysts have admitted the F16 failed to shoot down ANY Russian missiles, proving Zelensky and the UA to be liars!
I bet Zelensky tries to claim the reward bounty for the first F16 shot down!
The Ukrainian Army has proven its ability. Its ability to invade into Russian territory, using forest tracks instead of main routes to avoid contact, in an area not defended by combat troops, only border guards and territorial defence units.
Zelensky has proven that he is capable of accelerating the demilitarisation of Ukraine by 20%, losing more than 8,200 UA troops plus 698 armoured vehicles in the Kursk area alone!
Combined with the more than 60,000 troops the UA is losing each month in the SMO, 16,910 this week, (plus another 2,025 were added today!) 'it should all be over by Xmas'!
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Total bullsh*t! Russia is moving her troops to the east bank because of increased Ukrainian shelling of the dam. If the dam is destroyed, Russian troops would be isolated on the west bank.
This increases the likelihood that the Dnipro River will become Ukraine's new eastern border!
Sponge-head Spaniel magically transports the UA across the river, like it's not there! They didn't manage it in 8 months - how would they do it with depleted forces?
"questionable structural integrity" - new bridge sections already in place!
Demilitarization continues!
In Kupyansk direction, the enemy with up to two companies reinforced by nationalists and foreign mercenaries made unsuccessful attempts to attack units of Russian troops in direction of Kuzyomovka (Lugansk People's Republic). Through the active action of our troops and artillery fire, the enemy units were stopped and dispersed on the far approaches to the defence line. Over 90 Ukrainian personnel, one tank, and four armoured fighting vehicles have been eliminated.
In Krasny Liman direction, Russian troops thwarted an attempt by two reinforced platoons of the AFU to attack Stelmakhovka and Ploshchanka (Lugansk People's Republic). As a result of the shelling, the enemy's losses were 70 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, one infantry fighting vehicle, and three pickup trucks.
In South Donetsk direction, a counterattack by AFU units has been repulsed near Nikolskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian artillery and army aviation destroyed up to 55 fighters, one tank, and two armoured fighting vehicles.
Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery has hit two command posts of the AFU and foreign mercenaries near Nikolayev and Sukhoi Stavok (Kherson region), as well as 46 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 153 areas.
Three US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations have been destroyed near Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic), Novogrigorovka (Kherson region), and Novopoltavka (Nikolayev region). The AFU fuel depot military hardware have been destroyed near Annovka (Dnepropetrovsk region). The AFU munitions depot of artillery was destroyed near Novoaleksandrovka, (Nikolayev region).
A Su-25 aircraft of the AFU has been shot down by Russian Aerospace Forces fighter aircraft near Malomikhailovskoye (Nikolayev region). A Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter has been neutralised near Rizdvyanka (Zaporozhye region).
Nine unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defence forces near Golikovo and Chervonopopovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Kirillovka, Yegorovka, and Novoandreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic), Vasilyevka (Zaporozhye region), and Veseloye and Krynki (Kherson region).
In addition, 21 HIMARS and Olkha multiple-launch rocket systems were intercepted near Vysokoye, Tomarino, Antonovka, Nikolskoye, and Novaya Kakhovka (Kherson region), as well as three HARM anti-radiation missile near Guselskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Nikolskoye and Korsunka (Kherson region).
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A disappointing drop in the number of UA troops added to the demilitarised and denazified scoreboard this week, after last week's bumper 8,745 (because of the failed attempts to invade Belgorod and Kursk) - only 5,770 - but a LOT of their equipment was taken off the board!
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (23-30 March 2024)
In the period from 23 to 30 March, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered one mass strike and 57 group strikes by ground-, sea-, and air-based high precision long-range weaponry, including Zirkon hypersonic missiles and Kizhal ballistic missile, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles at Ukrainian military objects and supporting infrastructure.
As a result of the strikes, Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, decision-making centres of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukrainian Security Service, uncrewed surface vehicle production facilities, arsenals, POL depots, air defence and power objects, as well as temporary deployment areas of special operations units and foreign mercenaries were wiped out. The goal of the strikes have been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of seven AFU mechanised brigades and four territorial defence brigades near Ivanovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
11 counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 95th Air Assault Brigade, 57th Motorised Rifle Brigade, 30th, 32th mechanised brigades, and 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled near Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Terni (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 310 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, and 22 motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, 19 field artillery systems, including three howitzers: U.S.-made M777 and M198, and one French-made CAESAR self-propelled artillery system were neutralised.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of successful actions of the Yug Group of Forces' units, Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) was liberated and tactical situation along the front lines was improved.
Strikes were delivered at units of six AFU assault brigades, two airmobile brigades, one tank brigade, and nine mechanised brigades near Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Kleshcheyevka, Kurdyumovka, Andreyevka, Maksimilyanovka, Novomikhailovka, Paraskoviyevka, Spornoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, 12 counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade and 80th Air Assault Brigade were repelled near Bogdanovka and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 2,360 Ukrainian troops, five tanks, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, 61 motor vehicles, and 23 field artillery systems, including 11 foreign-made samples.
In Avdeyevka direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued to move into the depth of the enemy's defences and captured more advantageous lines.
Aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of eight AFU brigades, as well as 64 enemy counter-attacks were repelled near Semyonovka, Orlovka, Novgorodskoye, Umanskoye, Netaylovo, Pervomayskoye, Tonenkoye, and Berdychi (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses in this direction amounted to more than 1,870 Ukrainian troops, 13 tanks, 20 armoured fighting vehicles, and 50 motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, 30 field artillery systems, including five U.S.-made M777 howitzers, one U.S.-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system, and one Grad MLRS were neutralised.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on units of seven AFU and Ukrainian National Guard brigades near Malinovka (Zaporozhye region), Urozhaynoye, Makarovka, and Ugledar (Donetsk People's Republic).
Moreover, five attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 58th Motorised Rifle Brigade, 127th, and 128th territorial defence brigades were repelled near Staromayorskoye, Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 860 Ukrainian troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 35 motor vehicles, seven field artillery systems, including two Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery systems and two UK-made FH-70 howitzers.
In Kherson direction, as a result of the Dnepr Group of Forces cohesive actions, losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the AFU 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 28th, 65th, 118th mechanised brigades, 35th Marines Brigade, and three territorial defence brigades near Rabotino, Novosyolovka, Nesteriyanka, Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region), Ivanovka, Mikhailovka, Gavrilovka, and Tyaginka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 370 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 29 motor vehicles, and 13 field artillery systems, including five U.S.-made M777 howitzers.
Missile Troops, Artillery, and unmanned aerial vehicles of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out four MLRS combat vehicles, including one German-made MARS II MLRS, one Czech-made Vampire MLRS, and one Grad MLRS, five P-18 radar stations for detecting and tracking air targets, three U.S.-made counter-battery warfare stations, namely, AN/TPQ-36, AN/TPQ-48, AN/TPQ-50, as well as 18 electronic warfare stations, namely, Nota, Anclav-N, and Bukovel-AD.
18 Ukrainian servicemen have been taken prisoner during the week.
Aviation and air defence units shot down 11 UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles, three Neptune anti-ship missiles, four U.S.-made ADM-160 MALR guided missiles, two S-200 air defence missiles converted to hit ground targets, two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 171 HIMARS, Vampire, and Uragan MLRS projectiles, as well as 1208 unmanned aerial vehicles.
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