RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 16.03.2023
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.
*** THE ERA OF DOMINATION BY THE WESTERN EMPIRE IS OVER ***
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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:
Latest update on events within Ukraine by Alexander Mercouris of ‘The Duran’.
Russia Claims Control Avdeevka Roads, MSM Russia Tasting Victory Bakhmut, US Demands Counterattack.
acTVism Munich
How Intelligence Agencies & Media Colluded in Ukraine - REWIND.
JUDGE NAPOLITANO - SCOTT RITTER
Drone Incident: Biden's Dangerous Escalation.
THE DURAN
Too big to fail Credit Suisse.
Latest update from Alex Christoforou of ‘The Duran’.
Drone video. Politico, 100K KIA. Russia, taste victory. Credit Suisse bailout. Jar of tomatoes. U/1
GARLAND NIXON
NO WAY OUT - THE TRUE NATURE OF THE US EMPIRE'S BIND.
THE JIMMY DORE SHOW
Russian Economy SOARS Past Germany & UK!
FIRSTPOST
UK, German Jets Intercept Russian Plane: NATO-Russia Conflict Inevitable?
China, Iran & Russia’s “Security Bond-2023” Naval Joint Drills Underway In Gulf Of Oman.
TFIGlobal
Honduras Joins Team China.
JUDGE NAPOLITANO - COLONEL DOUGLAS MACGREGOR
Weakening Russia still a Good Idea?
JUDGE NAPOLITANO - JUDGING FREEDOM
Nordstream Pipeline Blasts - What Makes Sense?
TELESUR ENGLISH
Syria backs Russia's fight against Nazism.
⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia ( March 16, 2023).
LEVAN GUDADZE
Ukraine Update, US Drone Incident, RF Nuclear Torpedo, Swiss Bank, G7 - Oil, India Stays With Russia.
ShanghaiEye魔都眼
'One will not go further by blocking others' paths' Xi proposes Global Civilization Initiative.
JEFFREY SACHS
Jeffrey Sachs on main trends in 2023.
JOHN MARK DOUGAN
How Sanctions Saved Russia!!! Join Mike and I ONLY on @ExposedUS.
GEORGE GALLOWAY
SHIFTING SANDS - MOATS Episode 221.
PATRICK LANCASTER
USA Tax Payers Funding Ukraine Shelling Civilians (Children Under Fire Special Report).
Stephen Gardner
Col. Tony Shaffer: Russia STRIKES Ukraine With DEVASTATING Blow.
REDACTED
Here we go! Putin warns U.S. and NATO to stop escalation NOW | Redacted with Clayton Morris.
THE CONVO COUCH
SVB Collapse, Assad in Moscow, CBS Creates Fake Drone Attack Video to Blame Russia.
Syriana Analysis
HISTORIC: Syria's Bashar al-Assad lands in Moscow for talks with Putin.
CGTN
China launches new experimental satellite Shiyan-19.
China scores global points in Saudi-Iran pact.
Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China seen as opportunity for Yemen: Chinese Envoy.
Trouble with two big U.S. bank failures: Domino effect or nipped in the bud?
FIRSTPOST
These American Banks Are Fighting For Survival.
ShanghaiEye魔都眼
'Linguistic inquisition' or 'gaslighting'? Verbal battle at UNSC during debate on Russophobia.
TELESUR ENGLISH
"The times of empire are over."
LEE CAMP
The US Is *Literally* Sucking The Blood of The Poor.
FIRSTPOST
Top Stories: Russia's Vladimir Putin Holds Talks With Syrian President Assad In Moscow.
Europe's Ugly Corruption and Lobbying Record Exposed | Vantage with Palki Sharma.
End of Road for the U.S. as Saudi Arabia Chooses to Decouple | Vantage with Palki Sharma.
REDACTED
Putin launching MASSIVE attack in weeks, NYtimes says Cyber War coming | Redacted News.
BREAKING! The Great Collapse continues as more banks warn of failure | Redacted News.
JUDGE NAPOLITANO - GERALD CELENTE
Freedom Of Thought Has Become A Crime In America.
acTVism Munich
Prof. Richard Wolff: The Economics of the US-China Cold War & Ukraine War.
CGTN
'China well-placed to be mediator between Russia and Ukraine'.
World Insight presents: Chinese modernization and the world.
China's rising role in creating peace.
SCOTT RITTER - RAY MCGOVERN
How to deal with Putin.
ShanghaiEye魔都眼
Shoigu orders arms supplier to double production while Russian missiles strike in Kramatorsk.
Nord Stream 'terrorist attack' the work of 'state-backed specialists' - Putin rejects recent reports.
BREAKING POINTS
Biden INSULTS India With #MeToo Ambassador | Breaking Points.
JEFFREY SACHS
Devastating.
BREAKING POINTS
Russian Jet DOWNS US Drone Over Black Sea.
CGTN
The Legacy of War: Iraq 20 Years On.
GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES
Russia, Iran and India Want to Bypass the Suez Canal Via the Persian Corridor 2.0
BORZZIKMAN
What a Shame┃US Mercenaries are Trying in Every Possible way to avoid Clashes with Russian Forces.
THE REAL NEWS NETWORK
How the media misled us about Russiagate w/Jeff Gerth | The Chris Hedges Report.
BREAKTHROUGH NEWS
French Military Kicked Out: Explosion of Anti-Colonial Sentiment in Africa’s Sahel w/ Eugene Puryear.
iChongqing
China's Green Economic Circle | Land-Sea Roundtable EP2.
RUSSELL BRAND
You’ve Gotta Be F**king Kidding Me.
THROUGH THE EYES OF...
Is Swiss Bank going to collapse? What other banks will follow…?
Международное радио "Беларусь"
LARGE-SCALE INVESTIGATION into the Machulishchi terrorist attack: recruitment channels of SBU agents.
Article published by Russia Today (RT) - 16th March 2023:
Dow drops as banking crisis deepens.
The index that tracks 30 blue-chip US stocks plummeted more than 680 points on Wednesday.
US stocks opened trading on Wednesday with a steep decline as Wall Street continues to struggle with the unfolding banking turmoil.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid over 680 points, down over 2%. The S&P 500 dropped 1.8%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was 1.5% lower.
Pressure on the troubled financial sector has risen after banking giant Credit Suisse’s largest shareholder decided not to increase funding. Shares in the Swiss lender, which has large US and global operations, plummeted almost 25% on the news.
US bank shares also fell, with Citigroup and Wells Fargo both down 5%. JPMorgan Chase shares dropped 3.6%, while Goldman Sachs and Bank of America stumbled around 4% and 3%, respectively.
Credit Suisse’s largest investor, Saudi National Bank, reportedly announced on Wednesday that it could not provide any more funding after the bank had found “material weaknesses” in its financial reporting.
READ MORE: Credit Suisse shares plunge
The Swiss lender is currently trying to recover from a series of scandals that have shaken the confidence of investors and clients, and from billions in losses. Customer outflows in the fourth quarter totaled over 110 billion Swiss francs ($120 billion).
The bank’s share price has been sinking to record lows this week amid broader market turmoil triggered by the collapse of several US tech lenders.
Article published by Russia Today (RT) - 16th March 2023 : Dow drops as banking crisis deepens
MAPPING/ANALYSIS CHANNELS
* Updates will be added here as and when they become available.
MILITARY SUMMARY UPDATE
Which line of defense is stronger? Liman or Zaparozhie. Bakhmut's agony continues. MSaA 2023.03.16.
Drone edition:
Russia Hits US Drone. Military Summary And Analysis 2023.03.16
KEEP IT SECRET NEWS UPDATE
No update posted so far today
NWE WAR REPORTS UPDATE
Russian Forces Capture Southern Bakhmut.
DEFENSE POLITICS ASIA UPDATE
Post Ukraine War Geopolitics & Economics (Part 4) | DPA Panels.
DPA WAR UPDATE
RUSSIAN FORCES CAPTURED KRASNOHORIVKA; Khromove evacuated by Ukr [ Ukraine SITREP ] Day 385 (15/3).
THETI MAPPING UPDATE
No update posted so far today
WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE
No update posted so far today
BALKAN MAPPING UPDATE
Ukraine [16 Mar 2023] 'Today'.
MILITARY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS NETWORK 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
Full Front Update 16/03/23.
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
IF THE WORLD DOES NOT COME TOGETHER NOW, IT NEVER WILL
We are rapidly approaching an irrevocable split in the world between east and west. However, as you will know, this is not the only fracture point in our world. Nations, and groupings within nations, either of ethnicity, religion or belief are tending to disassociate from each other consistently emphasising differences rather than similarities.
It is fast becoming the ultimate tragedy within the long human story and appears ready to culminate in unending misery.
At its very best the human race showed solidarity one human to another worldwide, as the Scottish poet Robert Burns once wrote far back in 1795:
‘It’s coming yet for all that,
That Man to Man the world over
Shall brothers be for all that.’
We are so far from that reality now, arguably further than we have ever been as a species. We are clearly living through a crisis that has the potential to split the world in two forever, with two entirely separate evolutionary, governmental, cultural and social paths. Either this, bad as it is, or a global conflagration that might leave the survivors fighting to the death for extremely scarce resources, or, more positively, joining together to ensure common survival.
Perhaps this latter path could be taken now before it is too late? And I am sure we all know by now that the hour is very late indeed.
The United Nations succeeding The League of Nations was meant to be the guarantor of communal action, of exhaustive debate leading to agreement and the avoidance of war. In recent years the primary dominant power in the world, the USA began seeing its destiny as an agency acting directly, not communally, to safeguard its own interests. This has led to the loss of significance and efficacy of the United Nations and therefore an increasing incapacity to fulfil its function.
The USA now wages wars on a multiplicity of levels, financial, economic, social and via myriad avenues of influence. It and its allies use the United Nations not as a forum for achieving agreements but as an arena for accusation. This cannot but undermine and rend impotent the primary reasons why the United Nations was created and the hopes that lay behind its creation.
We face endless strife, division and disagreement without end, we face resource wars and more wars over security, borders and rights, within our societies we face culture wars, the battle for ascendancy of one view or belief system over others. We are fast losing sight of our common humanity.
Is it now totally impossible to roll all this back seeing the dark future we are fast approaching? Will we instead march forward with every national and individual army to the next battle and the next and the next until the whole world is at war?
This is the crossroads beyond which there may be no other. Only a roiling black mushroom cloud of our ultimate oblivion.
We must decide now before it is too late. Because if the world does not come together now, it never will.
