RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 12.04.2023
RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 12.04.2023
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.
We will continue to be in Uzbekistan for the next few days. This will result in variations to the timing of updates and possibly their absence. Our apologies for this alteration to, and possible temporary loss of, our daily updates.
*** EVENTS IN UKRAINE IN THE WEEKS AHEAD WILL BE CRUCIAL. ***
…………
“Ukraine. What is the truth...?
Why won’t western media tell both sides…?”
***
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.
…………
Lead feature:
JUDGE NAPOLITANO - LARRY JOHNSON (EX-CIA)
Pentagon Doc Leaks - Why?
JUDGE NAPOLITANO - PHIL GIRALDI (EX-CIA)
Leaked Pentagon documents - Now What?
JUDGE NAPOLITANO - ALASTAIR COOKE
Leaked Pentagon Docs. Ukraine NOT prepared for an Offensive.
JUDGE NAPOLITANO - TONY SHAFFER
Ukraine - What Offensive can we Expect?
STEPHEN GARDNER - SCOTT RITTER
Ukraine Is Being DESTROYED And Pentagon Papers Prove It.
SCOTT RITTER
Wagner in the Conflict in Donbass.
DANNY HAIPHONG
Ukraine is OUT OF TIME as Zelensky Begs NATO for More Weapons.
LEVAN GUDADZE
Battle of Bakhmut, Ukrainian counteroffensive delayed, MANPADS and ATGMs spread from Ukraine..
Update on Ukraine, Mobilization in Russia, Hungarian FM in Moscow, Switzerland - damage control…
SCOTT RITTER
"DO YOU WANT NUCLEAR WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES?
ANTIWAR NEWS WITH DAVE DECAMP
White House: Don't Report on Pentagon Leaks, House Dems Urge Biden to Drop Assange Charges, and More…
iChongqing
Geopolitics | THE COMING CONFLICT | Brian Berletic | Cyrus Janssen | Alex Reporterfy | 4K
JEFFREY SACHS - THE DURAN
End of the Western-led world - Jeffrey Sachs & The Duran.
GEOPOLITICAL ECONOMY REPORT w/ BEN NORTON
France’s Macron opposes US cold war on China, wants independent Europe – but is it just rhetoric?
Dr. STEVE TURLEY
Vladimir Putin SURGES in Popularity in the US as Christian Nationalism RISES.
VREVELATIONS
Macron Tries To Distance France Away From Taiwan Issue Between The U.S. and China: Angers Europe.
HISTORYLEGENDS
NEW Military Tactic! Musicians Rolling Through BAKHMUT.
EURASIAN TIMES
Russia Destroys HIMARS Rockets & Launchers Using The ‘Deadly Trio’.
LEE CAMP - BEN NORTON
The US Empire Can't Control The Narrative Anymore.
THE GRAYZONE
CIA freaks out over Saudi-Iran peace talks.
Vladimir Putin received credentials from 17 foreign ambassadors.
TECH REVOLUTION
Russia And India JUST ANNOUNCED A NEW MEGA Shipping Route That Is Set To DISRUPT The Entire Industry.
HINDUSTAN TIMES
Putin's men liberating Bakhmut, advance in Mar'inka | Ukraine loses big in Zaporizhzhia.
NATO allies to abandon U.S.? Biden struggles to contain intel leak | 'Americans Owe Ukrainians'.
Biden wanted to stop Putin's war with Nord Stream blast? American journalist's big claim.
Russia 'gains ground in 80%' Bakhmut; Wagner parades captured U.S. armoured vehicle | Watch:
SINO SPHERE
🚨 France JUST SHUNNED The Dollar | Shocked U.S & Europe With This HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT.
FIRSTPOST
Dozens Of Top Secret U.S. Military Documents Leaked. Here's What We Know:
BREAKING POINTS
Zelensky Wants US Weapons To BOMB Russia.
U.S. Humiliated As Ukraine Looks To India's MODI For Peace.
Pentagon WITCH-HUNT For Document Leaker.
BREAKTHROUGH NEWS
NATO’s Fascist Inheritance & the Long War On the Third World, w/ Pawel Wargan.
GEOPOLITICAL TRENDS w/ Dr. DAVID OUALAALOUe
BRICS Currency: Shaking Up the Global Financial System?
TELESUR ENGLISH
Venezuela commemorates victory over coup d'état in April 2002.
CGTN
It's the U.S. that has isolated itself.
Former White House reporter: U.S. biolabs in Ukraine must be investigated.
Xuwen Port: World's largest passenger-cargo ro-ro terminal.
CCTV VIDEO NEWS AGENCY
Lula's Upcoming Visit to Upgrade China-Brazil Mutually Beneficial Cooperation: Spokesman.
ShanghaiEye魔都眼
Beijing to US: Stop undermining our relations & start working with China to bring ties back on track.
STEPHEN GARDNER
US dollar is dying because Biden pissed off the world.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
GEORGE GALLOWAY: HOW SHOULD WE RE-EXAMINE DEMOCRACIES IN THE WEST?
Article published by Russia Today (RT) - 12th April 2023:
Donbass leader responds to Pentagon leaks on Ukraine.
Denis Pushilin has suggested the revelations could have been intentional as part of an attempt to mislead Russia.
The acting head of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, has questioned the authenticity of recently leaked Pentagon documents that in part, allegedly detail Washington’s war plans in Ukraine.
Writing on Telegram on Tuesday, Pushilin noted that the “the whole world is abuzz” discussing the leaks, which contain purported information about plans to shell Russian territory, force Israel to supply weapons to Ukraine and shed light on US surveillance of Ukrainian President Zelensky and other allies.
Several Western media outlets have reported that the leaks sent shockwaves through Washington, with Joe Biden’s administration apparently being sent into “crisis mode.” The Pentagon, meanwhile, has said that the papers pose “a very serious risk” to Washington.
However, a number of countries have since started to doubt the authenticity of the leaked documents, including Ukraine, which has portrayed them as a Russian ploy to derail Kiev’s planned counteroffensive. Others have pointed to inconsistencies and inaccuracies presented in the files.
Nevertheless, the Western media seems to be actively trying to create an “information tsunami” about the topic, according to Pushilin, who suggested it could mean the leaks may have been deliberate.
“Who knows, this could be the preparation of the global community for a possible reduction in support for Ukraine on the eve of the highly publicized counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” Pushilin wrote.
He also said, however, that regardless of the content of the leaked documents or the true intentions of the West, Russia’s task is to continue working and not respond to provocations. The DPR head added that if the West was indeed trying to mislead Russia, it would not succeed, because “the bitter experience of our interaction has taught us to treat everything with a significant amount of skepticism.”
Pushilin stated that it was still necessary to pay attention to the possible plans of Washington and Kiev, noting that the leaked information could very well turn out to be a “double game” and that Russian forces should reinforce targets mentioned in the documents.
He also said that regardless of the true nature of the leaks, they once again proved that the US is directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
MAPPING/ANALYSIS CHANNELS
* Updates will be added here as and when they become available.
MILITARY SUMMARY UPDATE
Wagner and 106th Division storm Artemovsk. Mobilization. Military Summary And Analysis 2023.04.11
KEEP IT SECRET NEWS UPDATE
No update posted so far today
NWE WAR REPORTS UPDATE
No update posted so far today
DEFENSE POLITICS ASIA UPDATE
No update posted so far today
DPA WAR UPDATE
No update posted so far today
THETI MAPPING UPDATE
No update posted so far today
WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE
No update posted so far today
BALKAN MAPPING 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
❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦🎞 Rybar Daily Digest of the Special Military Operation: April 11, 2023.
M MAPPING UPDATE
No update posted so far today
ATP GEOPOLITICS UPDATE
No update posted so far today
FREE RUSSIA CHANNEL UPDATE
No update posted so far today
WEEB UNION UPDATE
No update posted so far today
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.
***
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:
***
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
THE UNTHINKABLE FOR THE WEST IS ABOUT TO OCCUR
All the positive and wishful thinking up to now was never going to affect the inevitable outcome in Ukraine. None of the one-sided commentary and reporting has not and is not going to either. Russia is about to achieve its goal of securing the Donbass region against further Ukrainian military attack.
The goal of autonomy first sought by the people of the Donbass in the Spring of 2014 after the insurrection in their then capital city of Kiev will be more than accomplished, full sovereignty is about to become a reality.
This will be a body blow to a western world that has been telling itself fairy stories about the Kiev authorities and assorted military and militia forces winning against a Russia absolutely sure of the need to secure not only the Donbass but thereby its own security in perpetuity. What will the reaction of the western world, specifically the western political elites, be regarding these facts?
By this point in time, subsequent to the Russian intervention in Ukraine, the West has thrown everything it could at Russia to no evident avail. The big financial and economic guns have been deployed and have largely missed their target. Some of the shells have in fact boomeranged back to their gun-emplacements causing financial and economic damage at home.
Russia began its 'special military operation' with all its financial and economic resources presenting a sound barrier to the western attacks known to come no matter what it did. These are the sentiments expressed by its president, Vladimir Putin. Better in for a pound than a penny, you might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb. Besides, the importance for Russia that circumstances changed from the ever-worsening situation regarding NATO and the ever-increasing belligerence by Kiev, had become painfully clear.
If almost every weapon in the western armoury has been spent or is known to be metaphorically out of commission, what then?
Just perhaps, some kind of reconciliation may be a possibility. A little realpolitik rather than the hysteria and breast-beating by western powers that we have seen up to now. What other choice is there for the West? To keep on fighting, keep on supplying the Kiev authorities and its dwindling military power with weaponry? Perhaps. The incentive is clearly there for the USA and UK in particular to try to do as much damage to Russia as possible.
The goal of weakening Russia is certainly a goal these two close allies have in common and there will be enthusiasm by the hawks within their hierarchies to keep the war going even when Russia is calling for all hostilities to cease. This policy will risk being seen as a totally callous one quite uncaring that through it the deaths will continue when Russia is clearly calling for an end to them.
We all await these coming events with both hope and trepidation. As ever with geopolitical events where national interests are involved it may be a mistake to believe that the usual and best human characteristics of compromise and agreement can prevail.
The next few weeks will be crucial in determining the outcome of this war that Russia never wanted but after years of hoping the West would play fair it became inevitable. Now we are approaching the final chapter. Who will prevail?
We will soon see...
