Russian Invasion of Ukraine[In Progress]

[paxmao]

And the fireworks today have been in Belgorod. Unfortunately this time there is no specific military objective hit publicly, but rather several impacts in the city that have hit buildings and streets - my guess this is partially due to interceptions and the like since some s-300 have been seen flying at night - perhaps the strike was trying to reach a military target.

If you're talking about attack on Saturday, I'm sure that Ukraine's target wasn't centre of Belgorod - it just doesn't makes sense. Most likely these rockets were moving towards military object but were shot down by Russian air defense. From Russian side they're saying that it Vampire - basically same old Grad, too short distance to reach Belgorod and Vilkha (up to 130, some versions up to 200 km)
About tonight, there was air raid alert in Belgorod, but seems that nothing serious didn't happened.

Well, the ZioNazis used NATO cluster munitions in busy shopping hours over a market because, well, they are ZioNazis and that's what ZioNazis do.  At this point I cannot think of an evil action that I would rule out for these demons.  Jesus nailed it when he called these people children of Satan.  Slight consultation for the Russian civilians, but it's worse in the ZioNazi playground of Gaza than in Belograd for sure.

Are your referring to attack on Belgorod? Well, Russia is doing it on daily basis for almost 2 years, but you remain sildent about it and it's ok for you death of innocent civilians. But when same thing happened in Russia - oh no, it's Ukraine making terrorist attack against innocent civilians. I just can rephrase Russian UN ambassador for you :

Russia's UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzya said Moscow Kyiv had attacked only military infrastructure and that Ukraine's Russia's air defense systems were responsible for civilian casualties.

Source of original unedited quote
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-massive-air-attack-ukraine-least-10-dead-kyiv-2023-12-29/

Of course there is a double standard in every communication. Somehow Ruzzia still thinks of Ukraine as "a province" and Ukrainians as "lesser beings with lesser rights". No wonder they are getting stiff opposition. It will take them some time to realize their own change in status.

The next day fireworks have been in donetsk. Ruzzian claims of no casualties, which is really good... I mean, it is good that they are so bad at lying. Ukraine claims to have hit a hotel that was being used to host Ruzzian troops and some commercial premises that were marked by informants as meeting places for the Ruzzian army.

Given the very limited resources of Ukraine, I would very much doubt if they had randomly shoot in such places. Let's see if anything comes out later.

[BADecker]

Can Russia help it that Ukraine and the US don't want to negotiate? But if they DO negotiate, past experience shows that the US, at least, doesn't follow through with their agreements. And, the US doesn't have to. Any country that wants to negotiate with the US, should read the US Constitution first.

What is there in the US Constitution that makes such a big difference? The Contract Clause, especially the part about the obligation on contracts (treaties).

It has been adjudicated that if you can contract in, you can also contract out. This means that nobody should trust a US contract. The US doesn't break any contracts. They simply contract out... sometimes without notice.


Putin ‘tried everything possible’ to make peace – Ukrainian diplomat


https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-12-31-putin-tried-everything-possible-to-make-peace.html
Russian President Vladimir Putin personally sought a peace agreement with Ukraine in April 2022, according to Ambassador Aleksandr Chaly, a senior member of the Ukrainian delegation.

(Article republished from RT.com)

Chaly expressed this perspective during an event at the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) in early December, where he dissected the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The ex-deputy foreign minister is an associate fellow at the Swiss government-funded foundation. His remarks drew media attention after a video of the event was released on YouTube last week.

Chaly analyzed the roots of the ongoing conflict, which he described as “hard competition” for Ukraine that the US and the EU have with Russia, as well as Kiev’s intention to join the EU and NATO. He stressed that “Russian aggression” was not inevitable since the parties had sufficient tools to resolve their differences.
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[BADecker]

Here is what the US is trying to use Ukraine t do in Russia. But it is backfiring, so that it is mostly happening in Ukraine. Soon it will start happening in the US... by some of the US Government officials.

The Great Purge: Stalin's Darkest Moment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t6Elu5iYUo.

[Branko]

10 years old prophecy that got fulfilled

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/13/ukraine-us-war-russia-john-pilger

[BADecker]

^^^ The point is that we don't really know the reasoning behind the Ukraine war with Russia. Just because Ukraine is failing and will probably lose soon, doesn't mean that everything that happened in that war was a failure for the US. Sure, it looks like the US failed in its objectives to conquer Russia through Ukraine. But nobody knows what the US really might have gained out of it.


Ex-CIA Officer Says Ukraine A 'Sinking Ship' After NYT Highlights Recruitment Crisis


https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ex-cia-officer-says-ukraine-sinking-ship-after-nyt-highlights-recruitment-crisis
Zelensky vowed to see Ukraine transformed into an arms production powerhouse, saying in the Sunday televised speech that "next year, the enemy will feel the wrath of domestic production."

"Our weapons, our equipment, artillery, our shells, our drones, our naval 'greetings' to the enemy and at least a million Ukrainian FPV drones," he added. "All of which we will generously use... On land, in the sky, and, of course, at sea."

Speaking of the West-sponsored pilot training program, which is happening in northern Europe and in America, Zelensky claimed that Ukrainian trainees are "already mastering" F-16 jets and that they'll "definitely" soon be seen in Ukraine's skies to that "our enemies can certainly see what our real wrath is."

Friday witnessed one of the largest missile and drone strikes carried out by Russian forces since the war began, but in the wake of this Zelensky said that no matter how many "the enemy" launches, Ukrainians "will still rise."

But by 2024's end, will there still be a unified Ukraine to speak of?

Interestingly, retired CIA intelligence analyst and former State Department official Larry Johnson has recently engaged in an interview with Redacted News wherein he painted a picture of desperation among Kiev officials, likening the country to a ship which is fast sinking, akin to the Titanic. Watch:
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[paxmao]

Fireworks have been in Crimea this time, 4 military locations have been hit in the peninsula, shall this serve as a simple statement of this no longer being a territory that Ruzzia can use safely. Ukraine can hit Crimea anywhere, anytime and it seems it has HUMINT all over and knows what is happening where, which ships is doing what, who is where.

There are rumours of Gerasimov being in the barracks that were hit in the air base at Hyrshyne. If this is confirmed, it would be a clear sign to those ordering the shelling of civilian infrastructure and ordering all short of really nasty Orc stuff in occupied Ukraine.

💥 The occupiers in Crimea lost BC warehouses and "blinded" several radars

👉 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informs: on January 4, 2024, a complex special operation was carried out on the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea.

🤝 The targets of the attack, carried out by soldiers of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Air Force of the Armed Forces together with the forces of the defense sector of the state, were the Russian radar positions at the airfield in Saki and an ammunition depot near the settlement of Grishine.

🎯 Space intelligence data confirm the successful fire damage to the BC warehouse of the Russian invaders in Hryshyn.

✔️ Information on other losses of terrorist Russia in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is being clarified.

[LTU_btc]

Fireworks have been in Crimea this time, 4 military locations have been hit in the peninsula, shall this serve as a simple statement of this no longer being a territory that Ruzzia can use safely. Ukraine can hit Crimea anywhere, anytime and it seems it has HUMINT all over and knows what is happening where, which ships is doing what, who is where.

There are rumours of Gerasimov being in the barracks that were hit in the air base at Hyrshyne. If this is confirmed, it would be a clear sign to those ordering the shelling of civilian infrastructure and ordering all short of really nasty Orc stuff in occupied Ukraine.

Yeah, seems that there is no safe place in Crimea now, prety much same like in Belgorod. Best indicator of it is Black Sea fleet - fifth of is already destroyed, while big part of remaining ships wrre relocated from Crimean ports. It'ssignificant thing, considering that these ships werecarying lot of rockets like Kalibr.
While Gerasimov, seems that news about him were fake. Even Ukrainian HUR is very sceptical about it, though, offcourse it would be great if it's true:
https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-military-intelligence-does-not-confirm-death-russia-general-gerasimov-50381988.html

[BADecker]

^^^ So far Russia has been holding herself back... limiting herself to an honorable style of fighting. But Ukraine doesn't really want to exist any longer. We can tell by the way that she keeps on antagonizing the Bear. One little word from Putin, and Lukashenko will come down and wipe out Kiev. Ukraine is really asking for a way to stop existing.


German lawmaker: Most Leopard 2 tanks Berlin sent to Ukraine are now NON-OPERATIONAL


https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-01-05-german-lawmaker-tanks-sent-ukraine-non-operational.html
A member of the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, has revealed that most Leopard 2A6 tanks sent to Ukraine are broken and in need of repair.

Sebastian Schafer, who is a member of the German Green Party, made this claim in a letter to arms companies Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. According to the letter obtained by the DPA press agency, very few of the 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks Germany gave to Ukraine in March remain in service. He added that many of them are battle-damaged, with lack of key parts hindering their repairs.

Schafer also disclosed that the non-operational tanks are currently in a repair shop in Lithuania. "Unfortunately, it has to be noted that only a very small number of the battle tanks delivered can now be used by Ukraine," the lawmaker noted. He also stressed "an urgent need for action" to get spare parts to the Lithuanian repair hub so that the Leopard 2A6 tanks could return to the frontline.

The lawmaker also pointed out that aside from battle damage, many of the tanks are out of service due to wear and tear. Ukrainian mechanics attempting repairs have also caused further damage to some of the tanks, he added.

According to Russia Today (RT), Germany and other operators of the Leopard platform have provided around 90 of the earlier Leopard 2A4 variants – aside from the 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks. Ukraine also received more than 100 outdated Leopard 1A5 tanks.

Unfortunately, Russian forces quickly turned these tanks into scrap metal within weeks of their arrival. Moscow-backed units had destroyed some of the tanks with missiles and kamikaze drones. At least two Leopard 2 tanks had also been captured intact by Russian troops, RT said.
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[paxmao]

^^^ So far Russia has been holding herself back... limiting herself to an honorable style of fighting. But Ukraine doesn't really want to exist any longer. We can tell by the way that she keeps on antagonizing the Bear. One little word from Putin, and Lukashenko will come down and wipe out Kiev. Ukraine is really asking for a way to stop existing.

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Nope, Ruzzia is sending anything conventional they have. Anything they are holding back is merely to keep an operational backup in case they are really attacked or because they have claimed certain capabilities (e.g. stealth) which they do not really have but do not want the enemy to know up to what point they do not have it.

One little word to uncle Luka and Belorussia and the population of BR would likely revolt. Ruzzia cannot deal with an insurrection in BR, that is why "uncle Luka" is just watching the show.

Oh, this is interesting. After capturing a Ruzzian tank, this Ukrainian soldier called the technical service to complain about the quality.


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f5JHzEmlMdU?feature=share

[DaRude]

And now even US neo-Nazis are leaving Ukraine. Not good for Ukrainian younger population which now must be mobilized to compensate. Especially that this has been escalated to a point where i just don't see any incentives for Russia to end this now, so newly mobilized will have to try to survive until next US presidential election.

Neo-Nazis in the US no longer see backing Ukraine as a worthy cause

Two years into the war in Ukraine, once a destination for American extremists, many within the underground far-right movement in the US are avidly disavowing it and advising followers to stay away.
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After an open call for international volunteers, the Ukrainian military attracted nearly 20,000 fighters from around the world. Within weeks, there were already so-called American “Boogaloo Bois” flying out.
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“I will still continue to support the struggle of the people there,” said Pohlhaus before explaining how a disagreement with his personal ally and Russian militia leader fighting for Ukraine, Denis Nikitin (whom Pohlhaus infamously pledged allegiance to over the summer), caused the group to cut ties.

“I’m not going to allow our guys, my guys’ efforts and blood to go towards [the war],” he said.
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In the same message, Pohlhaus, who confirmed the recording to the Guardian via text message, acknowledged that he was one of the last public-facing neo-Nazi leaders in the US to support the war in Ukraine.
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Within the wider web of neo-Nazi militancy, Ukraine chatter has all but evaporated with the conflict in Gaza and domestic issues outshining what was once a well-followed world event. Seeing no value in sending men to gain combat experience on the frontline, with too high a risk of death or arrest upon return, US rightwing extremists see Ukraine as a conflict with little upside.
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But only five years ago, Ukraine was seen as a fertile training ground for far-right extremists.
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“I think our guys can find adequate training elsewhere without risking their lives in Ukraine,” he said
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“Chatter among the American online extreme right regarding travel to Ukraine to fight against the Russian invasion has decreased in the last year,” he said, pointing out that in some cases talk about venturing to the war was “either never serious” or a blatant “attempt to raise money through crowdfunding, or was abandoned due to the brutal reality of the conflict or no longer seeing a goal for the American movement”.
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For European neo-Nazis, on the other hand, the conflict is on their doorstep. Unchecked Russian imperialism is still regarded as very much a close proximity threat by nationalist movements all over the continent.
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“Note that a lot of our guys have been on the frontlines themselves, and everybody here at least knows somebody who has.”
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European right nationalists from Scandinavia, Poland, Belarus and Russia, among other places, have served on the frontlines. But for many American extremists, the actual prospect of joining the conflict carries practical and logistical difficulties as well as involving a large degree of risk to life and limb.

Denazification is working?

[paxmao]

And now even US neo-Nazis are leaving Ukraine. Not good for Ukrainian younger population which now must be mobilized to compensate. Especially that this has been escalated to a point where i just don't see any incentives for Russia to end this now, so newly mobilized will have to try to survive until next US presidential election.

Neo-Nazis in the US no longer see backing Ukraine as a worthy cause

Two years into the war in Ukraine, once a destination for American extremists, many within the underground far-right movement in the US are avidly disavowing it and advising followers to stay away.
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Denazification is working?

From your own source, same article... just a bit below

Whether or not Pohlhaus was serious about the war is another question. Some within the broader US neo-Nazi movement have used the war in Ukraine as a sort of live-action role-playing scheme to build their militant credibility, even if tales of their exploits aren’t true. Kent McLellan, a Floridian who worked with Pohlhaus and is known by the alias “Boneface”, was outed for lying about his Ukraine war bonafides over the summer.

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For its part, the Kremlin has been a relentless recruiter of neo-Nazis to its cause; the co-founder of the mercenary Wagner Group, Dmitry Utkin, not only named his organization after the Third Reich’s favorite composer but had the logo for the Waffen-SS tattooed on both sides of his neck.

So, is this source you have linked is credible information from a credible source in your opinion? Is Putin then recruiting neo-nazis?

Again, Ukraine fought against the real III Reich Nazis during WW II, you are besmirching the memory of all those that died so that you can freely post you crap on this forum.

[kaka_Shipai]

I think this war is going to escalate to other parts of the world. The hidden forces that are playing behind the scenes will get out of the curtain and it is at that time that things will get real ugly.
BTW, the level of injustice and intolerance has reached a level where the Humanity will be going through a world war.
War is something that Nature imposes on the humanity for going out of the way and as a punishment of injustice. Which now has gone beyond limits and a World war is around the corner

[DaRude]

And now even US neo-Nazis are leaving Ukraine. Not good for Ukrainian younger population which now must be mobilized to compensate. Especially that this has been escalated to a point where i just don't see any incentives for Russia to end this now, so newly mobilized will have to try to survive until next US presidential election.

Neo-Nazis in the US no longer see backing Ukraine as a worthy cause

Two years into the war in Ukraine, once a destination for American extremists, many within the underground far-right movement in the US are avidly disavowing it and advising followers to stay away.
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Denazification is working?

From your own source, same article... just a bit below

Whether or not Pohlhaus was serious about the war is another question. Some within the broader US neo-Nazi movement have used the war in Ukraine as a sort of live-action role-playing scheme to build their militant credibility, even if tales of their exploits aren’t true. Kent McLellan, a Floridian who worked with Pohlhaus and is known by the alias “Boneface”, was outed for lying about his Ukraine war bonafides over the summer.

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For its part, the Kremlin has been a relentless recruiter of neo-Nazis to its cause; the co-founder of the mercenary Wagner Group, Dmitry Utkin, not only named his organization after the Third Reich’s favorite composer but had the logo for the Waffen-SS tattooed on both sides of his neck.

So, is this source you have linked is credible information from a credible source in your opinion? Is Putin then recruiting neo-nazis?

Again, Ukraine fought against the real III Reich Nazis during WW II, you are besmirching the memory of all those that died so that you can freely post you crap on this forum.

Thought we've already been through this, but one more time, all media is biased. If you want to get objective information it's your job to research the bias of the source, and consider that bias when consuming their news. Concept of credible information just means that they're not expected to straight out lie. But as a prime example it doesn't mean that they wouldn't use obvious things to dilute their coverage like weasel words "Some within the broader US neo-Nazi movement have used...". I'm not posting news of neo-Nazis leaving Ukraine from RU sources, but when even Guardian starts covering it, it speaks volumes!



And it's funny how they mention Wagner and Dmitry Utkin but totally forgot to mention how their doing today. So technically not a lie just due to lack of current proof using old material of people that don't exist anymore.

I'm not besmirching anyone, there are countless of examples of the west using Nazi collaborators against Soviets, as well as working with terrorists against Russia. Didn't think that "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" logic would surprise anyone in this day and age.

I think this war is going to escalate to other parts of the world. The hidden forces that are playing behind the scenes will get out of the curtain and it is at that time that things will get real ugly.
BTW, the level of injustice and intolerance has reached a level where the Humanity will be going through a world war.
War is something that Nature imposes on the humanity for going out of the way and as a punishment of injustice. Which now has gone beyond limits and a World war is around the corner

Escalations and pressures are definitely still rising. Believe all sides now agree that this is beyond Ukraine and that Ukraine is just a willing pawn in all of this. Old hierarchy by definition resist changes, and new blood must challenge it. And just as in nature we haven't figured out how to figure out who's stronger without resorting to actual violence.

[paxmao]

And now even US neo-Nazis are leaving Ukraine. Not good for Ukrainian younger population which now must be mobilized to compensate. Especially that this has been escalated to a point where i just don't see any incentives for Russia to end this now, so newly mobilized will have to try to survive until next US presidential election.

Neo-Nazis in the US no longer see backing Ukraine as a worthy cause

Two years into the war in Ukraine, once a destination for American extremists, many within the underground far-right movement in the US are avidly disavowing it and advising followers to stay away.
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Denazification is working?

From your own source, same article... just a bit below

Whether or not Pohlhaus was serious about the war is another question. Some within the broader US neo-Nazi movement have used the war in Ukraine as a sort of live-action role-playing scheme to build their militant credibility, even if tales of their exploits aren’t true. Kent McLellan, a Floridian who worked with Pohlhaus and is known by the alias “Boneface”, was outed for lying about his Ukraine war bonafides over the summer.

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For its part, the Kremlin has been a relentless recruiter of neo-Nazis to its cause; the co-founder of the mercenary Wagner Group, Dmitry Utkin, not only named his organization after the Third Reich’s favorite composer but had the logo for the Waffen-SS tattooed on both sides of his neck.

So, is this source you have linked is credible information from a credible source in your opinion? Is Putin then recruiting neo-nazis?

Again, Ukraine fought against the real III Reich Nazis during WW II, you are besmirching the memory of all those that died so that you can freely post you crap on this forum.

Thought we've already been through this, but one more time, all media is biased. If you want to get objective information it's your job to research the bias of the source, and consider that bias when consuming their news. Concept of credible information just means that they're not expected to straight out lie. But as a prime example it doesn't mean that they wouldn't use obvious things to dilute their coverage like weasel words "Some within the broader US neo-Nazi movement have used...". I'm not posting news of neo-Nazis leaving Ukraine from RU sources, but when even Guardian starts covering it, it speaks volumes!
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The quote I provided is from your own article, the exactly same you linked. I thought we had already gone through this, but pictures and wall-texting do not get you out of the questions:

The quote is from your own source, own article. do you consider it credible or not? Because, you know, it says Putin does extensively recruits Neo-Nazis and questions however their relationship with Ukraine (if any).

[DaRude]

And now even US neo-Nazis are leaving Ukraine. Not good for Ukrainian younger population which now must be mobilized to compensate. Especially that this has been escalated to a point where i just don't see any incentives for Russia to end this now, so newly mobilized will have to try to survive until next US presidential election.

Neo-Nazis in the US no longer see backing Ukraine as a worthy cause

Two years into the war in Ukraine, once a destination for American extremists, many within the underground far-right movement in the US are avidly disavowing it and advising followers to stay away.
......

Denazification is working?

From your own source, same article... just a bit below

Whether or not Pohlhaus was serious about the war is another question. Some within the broader US neo-Nazi movement have used the war in Ukraine as a sort of live-action role-playing scheme to build their militant credibility, even if tales of their exploits aren’t true. Kent McLellan, a Floridian who worked with Pohlhaus and is known by the alias “Boneface”, was outed for lying about his Ukraine war bonafides over the summer.

[...]

For its part, the Kremlin has been a relentless recruiter of neo-Nazis to its cause; the co-founder of the mercenary Wagner Group, Dmitry Utkin, not only named his organization after the Third Reich’s favorite composer but had the logo for the Waffen-SS tattooed on both sides of his neck.

So, is this source you have linked is credible information from a credible source in your opinion? Is Putin then recruiting neo-nazis?

Again, Ukraine fought against the real III Reich Nazis during WW II, you are besmirching the memory of all those that died so that you can freely post you crap on this forum.

Thought we've already been through this, but one more time, all media is biased. If you want to get objective information it's your job to research the bias of the source, and consider that bias when consuming their news. Concept of credible information just means that they're not expected to straight out lie. But as a prime example it doesn't mean that they wouldn't use obvious things to dilute their coverage like weasel words "Some within the broader US neo-Nazi movement have used...". I'm not posting news of neo-Nazis leaving Ukraine from RU sources, but when even Guardian starts covering it, it speaks volumes!
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The quote I provided is from your own article, the exactly same you linked. I thought we had already gone through this, but pictures and wall-texting do not get you out of the questions:

The quote is from your own source, own article. do you consider it credible or not? Because, you know, it says Putin does extensively recruits Neo-Nazis and questions however their relationship with Ukraine (if any).

Hmmm, i see, let me try explaining it to you a different way. I do not consider positive news from either side about itself as credible, as i do not consider negative news about the opponent from either side as credible. Logical no? Let me give you an example, Russian sources saying that Russia was withdrawing from Kherson (with whatever positive spin they tried to put on it) was credible and groundbreaking. Russia sources talking about some Russian supersoldier that single-handedly defeated battalions of Ukrainian soldiers, or how happy RU mobilized soldiers are that they're on the front lines are not so credible.  And this works the other way, The Guardian claiming that Russian economy is about to collapse, how RU military is just so demoralized, Putin is terminally ill/already dead/clone/Hilter/Nazi is not so credible, The Guarding covering US neo-Nazis leaving Ukraine in credible. Each side will exaggerate news positive to them, but will reluctantly cover and will try to soften negative news by trying to put some positive spin on it.

[cornhodlr]

Our town has welcomed around 500 Ukrainian refugees and they all seem to be nice people unlike most of the fake refugees that came from parts of Africa. Both Ukrainian and Russian people should leave their countries en masse and let the glorious leaders on both sides and their families fight each other to the death and go back when they are finished.

[suchmoon]

Hmmm, i see, let me try explaining it to you a different way. I do not consider positive news from either side about itself as credible, as i do not consider negative news about the opponent from either side as credible. Logical no? Let me give you an example, Russian sources saying that Russia was withdrawing from Kherson (with whatever positive spin they tried to put on it) was credible and groundbreaking. Russia sources talking about some Russian supersoldier that single-handedly defeated battalions of Ukrainian soldiers, or how happy RU mobilized soldiers are that they're on the front lines are not so credible.  And this works the other way, The Guardian claiming that Russian economy is about to collapse, how RU military is just so demoralized, Putin is terminally ill/already dead/clone/Hilter/Nazi is not so credible, The Guarding covering US neo-Nazis leaving Ukraine in credible. Each side will exaggerate news positive to them, but will reluctantly cover and will try to soften negative news by trying to put some positive spin on it.

[LTU_btc]

Remember when more than year ago Russia were spreading narrative that Europe is going to freeze without Russian gas in winter? Well, it didn't happened, but now something similar happening in various parts of Russia:
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-cold-heating/32770198.html
https://theins.ru/news/268286
282 houses in Liptesk stays without heating, -30°C tonight. Karma is bitch.

Our town has welcomed around 500 Ukrainian refugees and they all seem to be nice people unlike most of the fake refugees that came from parts of Africa. Both Ukrainian and Russian people should leave their countries en masse and let the glorious leaders on both sides and their families fight each other to the death and go back when they are finished.

There is one difference between Ukrainian and African refugess. First one is really running away from war, second one is mostly just searching for better life and want to live from benefits. Though, significant part of Ukrainians belongs to second category too.
But how you can imagine almost all people of Ukraine and Russia leaving their countries? It's impossible.

[DaRude]

Hmmm, i see, let me try explaining it to you a different way. I do not consider positive news from either side about itself as credible, as i do not consider negative news about the opponent from either side as credible. Logical no? Let me give you an example, Russian sources saying that Russia was withdrawing from Kherson (with whatever positive spin they tried to put on it) was credible and groundbreaking. Russia sources talking about some Russian supersoldier that single-handedly defeated battalions of Ukrainian soldiers, or how happy RU mobilized soldiers are that they're on the front lines are not so credible.  And this works the other way, The Guardian claiming that Russian economy is about to collapse, how RU military is just so demoralized, Putin is terminally ill/already dead/clone/Hilter/Nazi is not so credible, The Guarding covering US neo-Nazis leaving Ukraine in credible. Each side will exaggerate news positive to them, but will reluctantly cover and will try to soften negative news by trying to put some positive spin on it.

Ukraine suffered a large Russian missile attack in the early hours of Saturday, while its air defences were able to down a far lower proportion of them than usual.

According to Ukraine's air force, Russia launched 37 missiles and three drones. Eight missiles were downed, it said in a statement on social media.

The air force's spokesperson said earlier this week that Ukraine was now suffering from a deficit of air defence missiles. It was not immediately clear whether this or any other factor was the reason for the low hit rate.

Russia Regains Upper Hand in Ukraine’s East as Kyiv’s Troops Struggle

Ukrainians are weary, short of ammunition and outnumbered, and their prospects look bleak. “We can stop them for now, but who knows,” one soldier said. “Tomorrow or the next day, maybe we can’t stop them.”
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Ukraine’s military prospects are looking bleak. Western military aid is no longer assured at the same levels as years past. Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive in the south, where Jaeger was wounded days after it began, is over, having failed to meet any of its objectives.

And now, Russian troops are on the attack, especially in the country’s east. The town of Marinka has all but fallen. Avdiivka is being slowly encircled. A push on Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut, is expected. Farther north, outside Kupiansk, the fighting has barely slowed since the fall.

The joke among Ukrainian troops goes like this: The Russian army is not good or bad. It is just long. The Kremlin has more of everything: more men, ammunition and vehicles. And they are not stopping despite their mounting numbers of wounded and dead.
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“Today we had two shells, but some days we don’t have any in these positions,” said the crew’s commander, who goes by the call sign Monk. “The last time we fired was four days ago, and that was only five shells.”
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“I have two tanks, but only five shells,” said Italian, as he walked through a denuded tree line splintered by shelling about 500 yards from Russian positions in the Luhansk region. “It’s a bad situation now, especially in Avdiivka and Kupiansk.”

This ammunition imbalance has been felt across much of the more than 600-mile front line, Ukrainian soldiers said. The Russian units are in a position similar to the summer of 2022, where they can simply wear down a Ukrainian position until Kyiv’s forces run out of ordnance. But unlike that summer, there is no longer a frantic scramble in Western capitals to arm and re-equip Ukraine’s troops.

And unlike that summer, drones have assumed a much larger presence in the arsenal of both sides — especially the FPV racing drones affixed with explosives and used like remote-controlled missiles.
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Outside Avdiivka, where Russian forces are concentrating much of their forces in the east, the rumble of artillery on one recent afternoon was almost nonstop. It was a soundtrack not heard since the war’s earlier months, when Russian paramilitary forces assaulted Bakhmut, eventually capturing it.
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Washington’s suggestion for Ukraine to go on the defensive in 2024 will mean little if Kyiv does not have the ammunition or people to defend what territory it currently holds, analysts have said.

Low or no air defense to cover critical infrastructure (in the largest country in Europe besides Russia), with no prospects of increase against growing Russian missile production, and with Russia on the offensive at the front. But sure you can pretend that i'm just cherry picking, and that western news coverage has not pivoted and coverage is just the same as before. Denial is always an option, but as always at your peril.

[paxmao]

Hmmm, i see, let me try explaining it to you a different way. I do not consider positive news from either side about itself as credible, as i do not consider negative news about the opponent from either side as credible. Logical no? Let me give you an example, Russian sources saying that Russia was withdrawing from Kherson (with whatever positive spin they tried to put on it) was credible and groundbreaking. Russia sources talking about some Russian supersoldier that single-handedly defeated battalions of Ukrainian soldiers, or how happy RU mobilized soldiers are that they're on the front lines are not so credible.  And this works the other way, The Guardian claiming that Russian economy is about to collapse, how RU military is just so demoralized, Putin is terminally ill/already dead/clone/Hilter/Nazi is not so credible, The Guarding covering US neo-Nazis leaving Ukraine in credible. Each side will exaggerate news positive to them, but will reluctantly cover and will try to soften negative news by trying to put some positive spin on it.

Ukraine suffered a large Russian missile attack in the early hours of Saturday, while its air defences were able to down a far lower proportion of them than usual.

According to Ukraine's air force, Russia launched 37 missiles and three drones. Eight missiles were downed, it said in a statement on social media.

The air force's spokesperson said earlier this week that Ukraine was now suffering from a deficit of air defence missiles. It was not immediately clear whether this or any other factor was the reason for the low hit rate.

Russia Regains Upper Hand in Ukraine’s East as Kyiv’s Troops Struggle

Ukrainians are weary, short of ammunition and outnumbered, and their prospects look bleak. “We can stop them for now, but who knows,” one soldier said. “Tomorrow or the next day, maybe we can’t stop them.”
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Ukraine’s military prospects are looking bleak. Western military aid is no longer assured at the same levels as years past. Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive in the south, where Jaeger was wounded days after it began, is over, having failed to meet any of its objectives.

And now, Russian troops are on the attack, especially in the country’s east. The town of Marinka has all but fallen. Avdiivka is being slowly encircled. A push on Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut, is expected. Farther north, outside Kupiansk, the fighting has barely slowed since the fall.

The joke among Ukrainian troops goes like this: The Russian army is not good or bad. It is just long. The Kremlin has more of everything: more men, ammunition and vehicles. And they are not stopping despite their mounting numbers of wounded and dead.
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“Today we had two shells, but some days we don’t have any in these positions,” said the crew’s commander, who goes by the call sign Monk. “The last time we fired was four days ago, and that was only five shells.”
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“I have two tanks, but only five shells,” said Italian, as he walked through a denuded tree line splintered by shelling about 500 yards from Russian positions in the Luhansk region. “It’s a bad situation now, especially in Avdiivka and Kupiansk.”

This ammunition imbalance has been felt across much of the more than 600-mile front line, Ukrainian soldiers said. The Russian units are in a position similar to the summer of 2022, where they can simply wear down a Ukrainian position until Kyiv’s forces run out of ordnance. But unlike that summer, there is no longer a frantic scramble in Western capitals to arm and re-equip Ukraine’s troops.

And unlike that summer, drones have assumed a much larger presence in the arsenal of both sides — especially the FPV racing drones affixed with explosives and used like remote-controlled missiles.
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Outside Avdiivka, where Russian forces are concentrating much of their forces in the east, the rumble of artillery on one recent afternoon was almost nonstop. It was a soundtrack not heard since the war’s earlier months, when Russian paramilitary forces assaulted Bakhmut, eventually capturing it.
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Washington’s suggestion for Ukraine to go on the defensive in 2024 will mean little if Kyiv does not have the ammunition or people to defend what territory it currently holds, analysts have said.

Low or no air defense to cover critical infrastructure (in the largest country in Europe besides Russia), with no prospects of increase against growing Russian missile production, and with Russia on the offensive at the front. But sure you can pretend that i'm just cherry picking, and that western news coverage has not pivoted and coverage is just the same as before. Denial is always an option, but as always at your peril.

RE ramping production from Ruzzia, hat is not what your "sources say", that is your making.Ruzzian production of missiles and use of them is evidently lower than last year in which there was a continuous destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure. Not the case this year.

Ruzzia at this point is using shells for North Korea (you may ask for view of their "effectiveness" and "user safety"), Iran and their own production. It is obvious Ruzzia alone cannot keep up with the rate they need to keep the pressure on Ukraine.

The NYT has been consistently publishing smear  articles about Ukraine as of late. None of what is says is unknown nor for that matter known in sufficient detail as to make a judgement of the situation. I have no doubt that Ukraine needs the West to free the aid promised, but if you want to speak of the front...

- Avdiivka, well, it is embarrassing for Ruzzia dude. They are Throwing everything they got and still unable to take it.
- Yes the fight near Kupiansk has not stopped. Ruzzia got nothing, but yes, the fight has not sttoped nor the loses.
- Vulhedar direction... well, Ruzzia has stopped trying pretty much...
- RE Chasiv Yar, sure the article says there are attacks in that direction. As there are in most directions, with plenty of rusty crap left behind to nearly no effect.

BTW, it seems that Putin's fund have started to be seized effectively - not frozen, but seized. No more "playing nice".