RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 10.07.2023
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.
*** HAS KIEV’S LONG-HERALDED OFFENSIVE COMPLETELY FAILED? ***
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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:
PROFESSOR JOHN J. MEARSHEIMER
LINK: THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE UKRAINE WAR. A LECTURE BY JOHN J. MEARSHEIMER.
ALEXANDER MERCOURIS of THE DURAN
Zaluzhny Tells Zelensky Offensive Unsustainable, Should be Stopped; Wagner Swear Loyalty, Rejoin War.
THE DURAN
Erdogan playing the game, taking big risks.
UKRAINE CLUSTERFUCK
The Grayzone Live.
ALEX CHRISTOFOROU of THE DURAN
Yellen; BRICS currency, no problem. Plan B, hit Kerch. Erdogan calls Biden. Elensky mocks Trump. U/1
SCOTT RITTER
Biden approves cluster munitions for Ukraine | NATO summit in Vilnius.
COLONEL DOUGLAS MACGREGOR
The Government Lied About The Ukraine-Russia War.
THE HILL
WAR CRIME? Biden Shipping CLUSTER MUNITIONS to Ukraine, 97% Casualties Are CIVILIANS In 21’.
GEORGE GALLOWAY
Russia is demilitarising Ukraine and Nato | BBC suspends unnamed male presenter over sex allegations.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - TONY SHAFFER
U.S. Sending Cluster Bombs to Ukraine - Good Idea?
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - LARRY JOHNSON (EX-CIA)
Ukraine Offensive - Already Failed?
TELESUR ENGLISH
Ukraine admits responsibility for the attack on the Crimean bridge.
LEVAN GUDADZE
Ukraine loses initiative, Nuclear warning from Moscow, US companies replenish RF budget, Russian LNG.
DANNY HAIPHONG
BRICS Membership EXPLODES as ASEAN Vows to Drop US Dollar.
COLONEL DOUGLAS MACGREGOR - KLAUS BERNPAINTNER
Russian Forces & U.S/NATO Forces Will Collide.
RICHARD MEDHURST
Ukraine Is Losing the War | Cluster Bombs.
GARLAND NIXON
NEOLIBERALISM MEETS THE BATTLEFIELD IN UKRAINE.
MUDROGUE
Ukraine War: Low on Ammo + Frontline Footage.
acTVism Munich
Vijay Prashad - Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations.
SCOTT RITTER
Germany and Russia: A Historical Debt Unforgotten.
HINDUSTAN TIMES
Ukraine headed for a disaster.
Russia T-80BV Tanks Strike 50-men Ukrainian Unit; Cruise Missile Downed Over Crimea | Watch:
Ukrainian Troops Walk Into Russian Mine Trap; Western Vehicles Blown Up On Cam | Watch:
Putin's Direct Nuclear Warning To NATO Ahead Of Vilnius Summit; 'Discuss Zaporizhzhia Nuke...'
War Drains Troves Of NATO Weapons; Why U.S.-led Bloc Is Divided Over Military Aid To Kyiv.
Zelensky A Liar? Ukraine's Top Official Proves Putin Right By Owning Crimea Bridge Attack.
JIM RICKARDS
Ukraine's Regrettable Mistake: Why the War Should Never Have Begun.
How the US Is Using Ukraine as a War Pawn Against Russia, and It's Coming at a Huge Cost.
How Much Money Has the U.S. Spent on Ukraine So Far?
GEORGE GALLOWAY
BOMB SURPRISE | MOATS with George Galloway Ep 254.
Forget the ban, it’s cluster bombs away | MOATS with George Galloway Ep 254.
JACKSON HINKLE
The WEST Has COLLAPSED.
Putin STOPS Ukrainian Counteroffensive, Zelensky Faces Ammo SHORTAGES.
US DOUBLES Russian Imports Amid Economic COLLAPSE.
JACKSON HINKLE
PUTIN 🇷🇺 has more SUPPORT than any other leader. 😮
BORZZIKMAN
NATO started having Convulsions┃Russian Army Broke Into the Settlement of 'NOVOSELOVSKOYE'.
ASIAN QUICKTAKE
US DEBT SOARS. US Set to BORROW $733 BN，the FED may SELL $1.95 TN of US Treasuries.
CCTV VIDEO NEWS AGENCY
Xi Calls for Legislative Cooperation between China, Russia to Underpin Bilateral Ties.
MORRIS INVEST
China just SHOCKED the world with this move and the U.S. is trouble.
MIKKI WILLIS
☠️ The Society Killer: 💥Why the Mainstream Media Is Most Destructive Force on the Planet.
ShanghaiEye魔都眼
China's Xi meets Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko.
REPORTS ON CHINA
Yellen in China: Was the economist's trip to Beijing any use?
ANGRY WARHAWK
THE RISE OF EURASIA-SILK ROAD.
AFRICAN DIASPORA NEWS CHANNEL
Sista Warns Foreigners To Not Come To The US Due To The Decline In Quality Of Life.
LIU SIVIYA
PRIGOZHIN'S MANSION and the surprising reaction to it from Russian society | liusivaya. (In Spanish, English subtitles.)
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
PROFESSOR JOHN J MEARSHEIMER
U.S. Power & the Darkness Ahead for Ukraine.
Article published by Russia Today (RT) - 10th July 2023:
Supplying cluster bombs to Ukraine is wrong – NATO member.
Spain categorically opposes the delivery of the weapons, Defense Minister Margarita Robles has said.
Cluster munitions should not be used by Ukraine “under any circumstances,” Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said on Saturday. Her comment came a day after the US announced that it would send the controversial ordnance to Ukraine, amid a shortage in conventional shells.
“Spain, based on the firm commitment it has with Ukraine, also has a firm commitment that certain weapons and bombs cannot be delivered under any circumstances,” Robles told reporters after a rally in Madrid. Spain says "no to cluster bombs and yes to the legitimate defense of Ukraine, which we understand should not be carried out with cluster bombs,” Robles added, according to Reuters.
The White House announced on Friday that President Joe Biden had authorized the delivery of an unspecified number of dual-purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICM) to Kiev, based on the “unanimous” recommendation of the president’s national security team.
The shells, which can be fired from Ukraine’s NATO-supplied 155mm artillery, scatter many small ‘bomblets’ over a wide area, some of which fail to immediately explode and pose severe risks to civilians for years after fighting ends. Cluster munitions are banned by more than 120 countries, although the US, Ukraine, and Russia are not parties to the ban.
Biden’s decision was also criticized by Germany and the UK. However, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Friday that sending these weapons was necessary to “bridge” the gap until Kiev’s Western backers could increase production of conventional 155mm shells.
Speaking to CNN later on Friday, Biden was more blunt. “It was a very difficult decision on my part,” he said, claiming that he signed off on the supply because “the Ukrainians are running out of ammunition.”
Last year, then White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki described Russia’s alleged use of similar ordnance as “potentially a war crime.”
Moscow was dismissive of the news. Cluster bombs are “yet another ‘Wunderwaffe’ [wonder weapon] Washington and Kiev are betting on, without thinking about the harsh consequences,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a press briefing on Friday. “Through the cluster munition deliveries, Washington de-facto becomes an accomplice in mining [Ukraine’s] territory and will share full responsibility for the deaths… of both Russian and Ukrainian children.”
MAPPING/ANALYSIS CHANNELS
* Updates will be added here as and when they become available.
MILITARY SUMMARY UPDATE
Summer operations | The Russians Are Advancing In Avdiivka and Siversk. Military Summary 2023.07.10
Operation Day-D| Ukrainian Hopes For Success Have Vanished. Military Summary And Analysis 2023.07.10
NWE WAR REPORTS UPDATE
No update posted so far today
DEFENSE POLITICS ASIA UPDATE
THE RUSSIAN GAMBIT, will Ukraine bite? - Ukraine War Quick Update - Siversk Front / Bakhmut Front.
FIGHTING AT FIRST LINE DEFENSE, northeast of Robotyne - a line quite far - Zaporizhzhia Front.
DPA WAR UPDATE
No update posted so far today
THETI MAPPING UPDATE
FRONT UPDATE: Yakovlivka, Kreminna, Novoselivkse.
BALKAN MAPPING UPDATE
No update posted so far today
KEEP IT SECRET NEWS UPDATE
Ukraine War Frontline Report, Rybar Map and Footage for July 10, 2023 Bakhmut all over again.
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
WEEB UNION UPDATE
In Depth Analysis of The Ukrainian Offensive So Far...
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.
WE ARE ON COURSE FOR WORLD WAR - IS THERE ANY WAY TO AVOID IT?
Neither side wishes to budge an inch. The goal set after 9/11 says that ALL nations not having an acceptable system of governance to the USA must be eliminated and replaced. Ukraine is merely the next tool being used to effect this goal. No Plan B exists in reference to the goal set immediately after 9/11. It is a case of all, or nothing.
The USA and its primary ally, Britain is dead set on winning via Ukraine and Taiwan. These twin vectors of weaponized western power are set to bring the world to breaking point. While Europe tags along, unable to resist its historical ties to the USA, the two main powers race forward without any intent to ever reverse toward global disaster.
The wellbeing of the people in Ukraine is not the issue. The entire project to expand NATO control to Russia's borders is not about the safety or otherwise of the nations it takes within its orbit. The project has, as its goal, the dissolution of the Russian state through some form of internal anarchic chaos, a Russian Maidan.
The neoconservatives had long awaited their 'Pearl Harbour Moment' and 9/11 delivered for them. Every single relatively level-headed man and woman that was not of 'warrior' mode was replaced. Bridge-builders, true diplomats and potential peacemakers were no longer required post 9/11. Those that replaced them were to a man and woman imbued with the warrior spirit that 9/11 had engendered across all U.S. and UK elites, whether political or media elites. The hot-heads had their moment with the unquestioned determination to carry the fight to all nations big and small and crush all seeds that could lead eventually to another 9/11-type event.
These people we call neoconservatives essentially took over the running of both the USA and UK and would use whatever means they found necessary to continue to do so no matter what figurehead was in place as president or prime minister. Trump in the USA and Corbyn in the UK were treated as enemies by the vast establishment of neocons that took power after 9/11. They are still there today pulling the strings of both biden and Sunak. Across most of the European Union others of their ilk pull the strings of all those who pretend to exercise power in their nations, a pretence that many in Europe are now tending to recognise.
The neocon elites in both political and media spheres have no intention of backing down and seeking a negotiated settlement in Ukraine. They are rabidly focused on using Ukraine as a battering ram against the first of their primary targets, Russia. Taiwan of course is the other battering ram in their arsenal against China. The idea is to shake these nations to their core using both the external pressure they can exert and the inner pressure from the dissatisfied and disaffected within. So far their tactics have failed in both respects but this does not mean they will give up. Far from it.
As seen from the elite western perspective there is no choice but to effect the post 9/11 goals. To do otherwise is to admit their power to be diminished and ultimately removed from them. The rise of China has been the second factor after 9/11 that set alight the rocket boosters below the goal of the USA and its allies achieving total global hegemony in perpetuity. How can the USA and UK monitor the entire world with the wall-to-wall, all-encompassing surveillance required to fulfil the second 9/11 goal (after replacing all unacceptable systems of governance) while powerful nations such as China and Russia exist. Both post 9/11 goals MUST be fulfilled. Better no world at all than one that they cannot control and make eternally safe for themselves.
On the other side we see the desire of nations to continue to exist as sovereign, independent nations in control of their own governance and assured of both security against both external and internal threats. While the western powers use every possible weapon from outright 'war mode' propaganda and misinformation to a wide panoply of undermining activities through NGOs such as the 'National Endowment for Democracy' (NED) these nations can never feel safe. Each nation the USA and UK wish to undermine has been seeded with all manner of means to initiate all manner of means to undermine them. Only now, with an equalisation of geopolitical power due to the rise in power and influence in both China and Russia do they find a means to resist.
Both sides see an enormous existential threat to themselves. The western nations, totally wedded to being able to exert their power worldwide and have their interests protected and expanded while disciplining and punishing others act now like junkies losing their fix. Their irrationality is reaching extremes such as the unconscionable creation of a potentially catastrophic Ukraine policy. China and Russia quite obviously see the danger to themselves from crusading states such as the USA and UK along with their largely impotent proxies across Europe. They will go down fighting and never relinquish their ability to run their nations as sovereign states.
With neither side able or willing to relent and surrender to the dissolution of their powers the world seems destined to experience once again the ravages of another world war. Many are now asking themselves if there is any way to avoid this seemingly unavoidable eventuality. The best minds alive have studied this question and in general describe a total impasse where neither side can afford to relent and back down. Too much is at stake. This is existential for both sides, especially so for China and Russia who stand to lose everything if they lose. On the U.S./UK/EU side all they stand to lose is their long-held ability to manipulate the world in the way they see fit, as its 'cops', 'guardians', 'warders' or however you wish to describe their role.
Here we stand on the precipice of yet another world war with two sides further apart than ever, firing ever more aggressive words back and forth at each other with one side consistently escalating and the other having to respond in kind. Make no mistake about it, this is America's war with Britain right beside it and Europe tagging along. Russia made every effort through the Minsk process to avoid what is happening now. But the western powers wanted Russia destroyed and its system of governance undermined, eliminated and replaced. The aggressor is clear. The past bridge-building efforts of Russia are clear. Those who have used war as a means to succeed in their goals have not given up the habit. Not at all. Now we reach the very last war of all, the end game war, the war to decide the future of all generations to come. The war of the USA/UK/EU and NATO with Ukraine as the hapless battering ram against the first target, Russia and those of Taiwan against China.
The last world war is in fact, already in progress...
The crucial question: Is it possible to stop it going nuclear?
