RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 09.05.2023
RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 09.05.2023
Including geopolitical issues affecting the balance of power in the ongoing end game war to establish our common future, a closely monitored prison planet or tolerance for diverse modes of governance.
THE ROAD TO THE ULTIMATE CONCLUSION OF WORLD WAR III RUNS THROUGH HERE.
*** IT’S VICTORY DAY… MAY 9th. WHAT’S UKRAINE CAPABLE OF? ***
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“Ukraine. What is the truth...?
Why won’t western media tell both sides…?”
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VIRTUALLY UNREPORTED ATROCITY IN LUGANSK, 2nd JUNE 2014
A lot has been said about atrocities in the western media claimed to have been perpetrated by the Russians, for example at Bucha and Mariupol among others. These assertions are conveyed on the say so of the Ukrainian authorities. How willing though are western news broadcasters to convey atrocities attributed to the Ukrainians? The following will I think provide the answer.
If anyone wonders if they are receiving accurate coverage of the conflict in Ukraine I would suggest watching the video below of an event which occurred on the 2nd of June 2014 and ask themselves if they recall hearing about it on any mainstream media news channel at the time.
The video is harrowing to watch. The bodies (five women and three men) are real. Yet across western media there was only one single news report that occurred a day later. This was from CNN and occurred only because a CNN team happened to be nearby at the time of the atrocity and so the network could hardly ignore it as all others so obviously did.
The video below shows the unvarnished truth that was not considered newsworthy in western mainstream news.
THE SINGLE WESTERN MSM REPORT ON THE LUGANSK ATROCITY, 3rd JUNE 2014
The video at the CNN link below is the crime scene sanitised by CNN, though played straight with honest reporting on the scene not playing things to Kiev’s tune.
(There was a time early in the war in the Donbass when CNN were not afraid to contradict the Ukrainian regime in Kiev.) Watch because it's the first and last time you will see this.
5 women and 3 men died, all civilians.
Air attack on pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk kills 8, stuns residents.
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Lead feature:
VICTORY DAY MOSCOW MAY 9 2023
Парад Победы в Москве. Прямая трансляция.
ALEXANDER MERCOURIS of THE DURAN
Russia Victory Day, Big Putin Speech, Massive Missile Strike; Syria Rejoins Arab League, War Ended.
ALEX CHRISTOFOROU of THE DURAN
Victory day. Telegraph, Russia out of missiles. China warns EU. Ursula in Kiev, Happy Festivus. U/1
THE DURAN
Ukraine trapped in narratives as Russian military system gears up.
Planet Ponzi w/ Mitch Feierstein (Live).
CGTN
Russia stages the 78th Victory Day parade at Red Square, Moscow.
Царьград ТВ
Герои живы, пока о них помнят.
iEARLGREY
Victory Day Parade from the Roof of the Four Seasons Hotel, Moscow, Russia.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - ALASTAIR CROOKE
Facts on the Ground in Ukraine. Troops: 50k vs 500k.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - TONY SHAFFER
Putin calls out West for a Real War against Russia.
KIM IVERSEN
Pro Russian Blogger Arrested by SBU.
GEORGE GALLOWAY
INTERVIEW: The days when China took orders are long gone.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - RAY MCGOVERN
Zelenskyy vows to defeat Putin/ JFK assassination update.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - PHIL GIRALDI
Russia Intensifies Attacks, Zelenskyy Predicts Ukraine Victory.
GARLAND NIXON
EU DIVISIONS ARE GROWING - NATO IS DOOMED.
PATRICK LANCASTER
Wagner Leaving Bakhmut / Artemovsk Area? (Special Report).
RUSSELL BRAND
OH SH*T, They Can’t Win.
JACKSON HINKLE
CONFIRMED: Real Reason Tucker Carlson Was FIRED.
BORZZIKMAN
The U.S. is Sounding the ALARM┃Russia Launched the Process of Returning ALASKA.
REDACTED
BORDER invasion escalates as cities prepare for tent cities and tuberculosis outbreak | Redacted.
TELESUR ENGLISH
Russia responds to Kiev’s statement on killing Russians anywhere in the world.
DEMOCRACY AT WORK
Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: US Indebtedness & Capitalism's Internal Contradictions.
THE CONVO COUCH
Whats Happening in Sudan & Chad, Iran & Syria VS US, Ukraine Attacks Russian Writer, Jordan Neely.
TECH REVOLUTION
Russia And Iran JUST ANNOUNCED Their NEW MEGA Pipeline.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
PROFESSOR JOHN J MEARSHEIMER: TRAGEDI POLITIK ADIKUASA | ENDGAME #136 (IN ENGLISH.)
Article published by Russia Today (RT) - 9th May 2023:
West must be ready for unfavorable outcome in Ukraine – Czech president.
Ukraine will suffer “terrible losses” no matter what happens with its planned counteroffensive, Petr Pavel has warned.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine may not end in victory for Kiev, and its Western backers should prepare for such an outcome, Czech President Petr Pavel has told The Guardian newspaper.
“I think we should do anything… at our disposal to encourage Ukrainians and to support them to be successful. But internally, we should also be ready for other contingencies,” said Pavel, who was in London for the coronation of King Charles III.
A lot will depend on the outcome of Ukraine’s planned spring counteroffensive, explained the Czech leader, who has a background in intelligence and served as chairman of the NATO Military Committee between 2015 and 2018.
Kiev shouldn’t “underestimate the Russians because they have enough manpower, they still have enough equipment,” he added.
“And of course, being in defense makes it easier for them because Ukraine will have suffered terrible losses, even if they are well prepared. So attacking an enemy like Russia will be difficult and Russians will not be caught by surprise.”
READ MORE: NATO member theorizes on Ukraine military’s key problem.
The Czech president, who visited Kiev with his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Caputova in late April, said Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had been asking them for ammunition. Those in Kiev believe they still don’t have everything they need to launch the counteroffensive, he added.
There “might be a temptation to push them, for some, to demonstrate some results,” but the Ukrainians must be allowed to fully prepare for the assault on Russian lines, Pavel warned.
“It will be extremely harmful to Ukraine if this counteroffensive fails, because they will not have another chance, at least not this year,” he stated.
In late April, Zelensky assured foreign journalists that the “counteroffensive will happen” and expressed hope that it would be successful. Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov also said Kiev’s troops were “generally ready for the push” and were only awaiting orders from senior officials.
However, a report by Politico a few weeks ago claimed that Ukraine’s prime backer, the US, had concerns that the impact of the counteroffensive could fall short of expectations.
READ MORE: Ukrainian counteroffensive will have ‘deplorable consequences’ – Moscow
Russia, which has been building fortifications along the frontline for the past six months, has been saying that it’s ready to repel the attack. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin warned last week that the counteroffensive would have “deplorable consequences” for Kiev.
MAPPING/ANALYSIS CHANNELS
* Updates will be added here as and when they become available.
MILITARY SUMMARY UPDATE
The Battle For NW Of Bakhmut And The Battle Of Azov Sea. Military Summary And Analysis 2023.05.09
Victory Day Update. Another Massive Missile Strike. Military Summary And Analysis 2023.09.05
NWE WAR REPORTS UPDATE
Shocking Victory Day Moments in Russia Ukraine and Bakhmut Will Never Be the Same!
DEFENSE POLITICS ASIA UPDATE
PUTIN'S VICTORY DAY PRESENTS TO UKR - Russia no tanks; EU extend tariff-free trade; 1.2B Aid Package.
DPA WAR UPDATE
No update posted so far today
THETI MAPPING UPDATE
No update posted so far today
BALKAN MAPPING UPDATE
No update posted so far today
FREE RUSSIA UPDATE
No update posted so far today
THE RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE UPDATE
No update posted so far today
PROJECT GREAT UPDATE
No update posted so far today
MILITARY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS UPDATE
No update posted so far today
RYBAR UPDATE
No update posted so far today
M MAPPING UPDATE
No update posted so far today
HISTORY OF MAKUS UPDATE
No update posted so far today
WEEB UNION UPDATE
Too Much Firepower | Wagner Night Assaults Storm Final Ukrainian Defensive Positions in Bakhmut.
Detailed situation reports can be found on a daily basis concerning events in Ukraine over the past 24 hours at the ‘A SKEPTIC’ Substack account:
Link to 'A SKEPTIC' Substack channel.
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SUPPORTING SCOTT RITTER
I've been listening to Scott Ritter describe how things are for him and I suspect have been for him for quite some time now.
He has been doing a LOT of unpaid work with a great many interview requests coming in that he has been ready and willing to agree to. But the work where receives some pay for have suffered due to this, being left until the wee small hours of the night to complete work on.
Scott, I think you will agree, has been one of the most influential voices out there on Russia and Ukraine.
I was moved by Scott's words to take an annual subscription to his Substack account that he runs in coordination with his colleague on 'U.S. Tour of Duty', Jeff Norman. This is the main way that Scott recommends to help him with finances with which to upgrade his delivery of comment on Russia and Ukraine, via a better microphone etc. and perhaps the creation of a recording studio in his basement to create a more professional and impressive look. To invest in these things he would like to be sure that this has a viable financial future.
Would you also like to help by subscribing at one of the various levels to Scott's Substack account? I hope so. If so the link is here:
Below you'll find the edited part of the video where Scott talks of his commitments to get the facts out on events in Ukraine and of the finances that would come in handy to enhance their delivery:
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VICTORY BELONGS TO RUSSIA: IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
Each day that passes makes a conclusive Russian victory in the Donbass and beyond more certain. As Russia bolsters her forces, and weaponry, those of Ukraine decrease. Russian forces gain ready access to rest and recuperation as troop numbers increase. The increasingly exhausted and demoralised Ukrainian troops have an ever decreasing prospect of such respite. This situation is likely to bring them to complete breakdown as Russia unleashes the firepower of the more modern and advanced weaponry that is arriving with the newly mobilised Russian troops.
The various Ukrainian offensives are now weak when confronted by the reinforced Russian lines. A few futile efforts achieve quite miserable results before fire reigns down on the Ukrainian troops and they are forced back to their starting positions.
And now, all this being said, we have arrived at the wet, and later, freezing conditions where these pathetic Ukrainian forces will be subject to myriad forms of abject misery with death and injury all around them while they lie sodden or frozen, abandoned to their fate by Kiev.
The pitiable young and old of Ukraine have been frogmarched to their deaths as cannon-fodder while the bestial elites of the collective West urge their "president" to add more to their number there at the gates of Hell and their doom. We must feel for the majority of them as they are not the Nazis we revile, in most part they are decent men, fathers, sons, brothers, husband and uncles, who no doubt saw through the coup of 2014 for what it was. But sadly, their fate seems sealed.
Nothing will stop Russia now. Every factor favours them. Victory will be Russia's. In Donbass and beyond and in due course across the world.
Victory belongs to Russia: It is now only a matter of time.
UPDATES TO BE ADDED HERE AS AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
UPDATES TO BE ADDED HERE AS AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS
POOR UKRAINE IS ABOUT TO BE FORGOTTEN… BUT PERHAPS NOT FOREVER?
There is a sense of inevitability about these proceedings that has existed since the beginning of this thoroughly one-sided conflict. It is quite amazing that ANYBODY believed that long distance sustenance of Ukraine in the face of the immense power of its next door neighbour was going to be an effective strategy.
One can only assume that vast misconceptions concerning the power of the Russian state were held, this despite the past performance of the Russian state in the art of war. In addition, it was very well known that Russia had developed a whole range of new, devastating and in some cases weapons that could not adequately be defended against.
Once it became clear that Russia had prepared very well for the economic and financial assault upon it the western powers ought to have folded. Due to the fact that they did not, Ukraine is going to virtually disappear as a financially or economically viable state and lose an unconscionable number of its population, male population predominantly.
The West will turn away of course, no longer wishing to be associated with yet ANOTHER disaster after Afghanistan. Poor Ukraine will be left to rot, all the same promises made to her as were made to Afghanistan. Western mass media will simply fail to report as it largely has done regarding both Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq and Syria.
Politicians in the West will not be asked the awkward questions that should be asked. Enquiries will not be set up into the debacle that ought to have been. All the various western elites will simply look for another place to divert their populations' attention to. Almost certainly toward China and the NEXT mess they intend to create before Eurasia and the global south finally deliver the death blow to their economies.
Meanwhile what’s left of Ukraine is likely to be divided up between Poland, Hungary and Romania with Slovakia also perhaps taking a slice. These will be called protectorates and announced as a purely “temporary” measure designed to safeguard the “integrity” of the Ukrainian state which will once again be unified once all lands taken by Russia are returned.
Here’s the rub however, and one that these four states may secretly be counting on. Russia will never return the lands it has liberated from the illegal regime in Kiev and its rabid, extremist militias. Oh the successive leaders of the lands taking these territories under their wing will keep saying that they absolutely intend to unify Ukraine one day… but that the time has not yet come. But when the conditions are right they’ill assure all interested parties, they will act with the utmost alacrity.
The half of Ukraine in Russian hands will simultaneously see a resurgence of economic growth, populations there will receive all the benefits of other Russians including in education, healthcare, pensions and no end of employment opportunities. Brand new airports will be built, a plethora of public amenities, superb new housing estates, schools, hospitals, polyclinics and every other essential of modern life. The flow of applicants for residency from impoverished western Ukraine will ensure no shortage of the workers needed to rebuild every square meter of the Donbass.
Russia as a whole will be part of an integrated network of nations spanning Eurasia and the Global South, a network still connected in some ways by the collective West that got its fingers so badly burned through Ukraine but certainly and absolutely no longer dominated in any way by it.
Multipolarity will sweep all before it as the petrodollar sinks in power to become just another currency rather than the blackmailing tool for the USA and its proxies it once was. China, Russia and the hugely expanded BRICS plus a plethora of other networking groups within the regions outwith western control will go from strength to strength.
Free from the dictatorship of the West that posed as a democratic grouping the world outside the West will at last move toward being the tolerant, equally-respecting civilised network of sovereign states that has always been hoped for by idealists. It won’t be perfect but as a work in progress with goals that feature agreement over aggression and mutual respect over notions of superiority and exceptionalism it cannot help but be better than what went before.
And what of poor Ukraine, what of this poor shattered entity that was used as a tool and pawn of the western powers in a doomed attempt to maintain their dominance and destroy those threatening to take it away? It must be suspected that the Russian leadership will take pity on its people for after all its fight was not with them but only with the madmen and sadists who once led them. Ukraine will be invited to trade, cultural connections will be restored, relationships will be re-established and gradually, very gradually she may very well rise again as a thoroughly normal and widely accepted state.
