RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 22.01.2024
RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 22.01.2024
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.
*** RUSSIA METHODICALLY TAKING APART UKRAINIAN DEFENCES ***
“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.
COLLECTIVE WEST-UKRAINE <-> RUSSIA
ALEXANDER MERCOURIS: Kiev/West Panic Avdeyevka Breakdown, Rus Advances; Budanov Rumours; West Ukr Insurgency Plan.
ALEX CHRISTOFOROU: Budanov promotion? Klitschko, autocrat Elensky. EU, $22B weapons scheme. Hot Houthi pirate cancelled.
THE DURAN - ALEX CHRISTOFOROU & ALEXANDER MERCOURIS: Palace intrigue in Ukraine.
DANIEL DAVIS: Ray McGovern - Neocons and Wider Middle East War.
Ukraine continues to carry out terrorist attacks on the territory of Donetsk. Zakharova, Russia.
Due To Lack Of Western Aid, Ukraine Is Turning Into Afghanistan. Military Summary For 2024.01.22
Украинцы Массово Сдаются Под Авдеевкой | Бывшая База ПВО Пала. Военные Сводки И Анализ За 22.01.2024
SERGEY LAVROV: First Press Conference of 2024 - Palestine, Kosovo, Karabakh - English Subtitles.
EMIL COSMAN: Video-Russia uses GIANT Soviet-era Anti-Ship Supersonic Missile to hit Ukraine.(33ft/10m long, 4.6T).
EMIL COSMAN: Kremlin: "We've no idea how Trump can stop the War." By giving Russia everything? Russia won't budge.
CHRIS THRALL: NATO Prepare To ENTER UKRAINE...
Russia knows where we hide weapons – Ukraine.
Moscow’s intelligence services are adept at identifying storage depots, Kiev’s air force spokesman has admitted.
Stockpiling arms and ammunition in Ukraine makes “little sense” due to the ability of Russian forces to effectively identify and strike such locations, Kiev’s air force spokesman has admitted. Yury Ignat also warned that US-made F-16 fighter jets could become “a good target” for Moscow if supplied to Ukraine.
Kiev has increasingly complained about a lack of ammunition supplies from the West in recent months. However, speaking to local media outlet Focus on Saturday, Ignat suggested that the Ukrainian military would not be able to stockpile large quantities of ammunition anyway, due to the threat of it being swiftly destroyed by Russia.
“We cannot take a huge number of missiles,” Ignat said, commenting on stockpiles for air defense systems. “One has to store them somewhere and the enemy will know about it sooner or later.”
Read more: Entire global arms production ‘not enough’ for Ukraine – minister
The air force spokesman also admitted that it made “little sense to place entire ammunition depots in Ukraine” since Russian intelligence was effective at identifying such locations. This was also true for F-16 fighter jets, he stated, asking: “Will they just arrive here and become a good target for the enemy?”
Western countries announced the creation of a coalition to help Ukraine procure F-16 fighter jets and train pilots to fly the warplanes last year, and the first deliveries are expected later in 2024. The Netherlands and Denmark have spearheaded the effort, promising to donate up to 61 of the aircraft. Earlier in January, Ignat warned that operating both US-made and Soviet-era warplanes would be an “extremely difficult” challenge for Ukrainian troops.
Read more: Ukraine admits to 'extremely difficult' F-16 challenges
Speaking on Saturday, the air force spokesman also admitted that Ukrainian air defenses would still be ineffective against Russian offensive capabilities regardless of Western supplies, citing the sheer number of S-300 missiles that Moscow possesses, making it impossible to shoot them all down. The Soviet-made S-300 systems are primarily designed for air defense and are capable of intercepting both cruise and ballistic missiles as well as shooting down aircraft. At the same time, they can also potentially be used to strike ground targets.
Kiev’s defense minister, Rustem Umerov, stated earlier this month that the nation’s military was facing a “very real” ammunition shortage. Elsewhere, Western media outlets such as the Washington Post, El Pais, and Die Welt have all described an acute ammunition deficit for Ukrainian troops on the front lines.
In mid-January, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky stated that the world was not producing enough weapons to satisfy Kiev’s needs. Those remarks echoed comments by Ukraine’s strategic industries minister, Aleksandr Kamyshin, who claimed in October that the entire global arms production was “not enough” for his country.
Russia knows where we hide weapons – Ukraine.
EMIL COSMAN: Klitschko risks his life, attacks Zelensky, calls him "authoritarian," repressing the media.
EMIL COSMAN: Russia knows where Ukraine hides western weapons, quickly identifies and destroys storage depots.
Scott Ritter and Alexander Zyrianov talk about how they get along.
Douglas Macgregor with Gary Hamrick.
THROUGH THE EYES OF… ANIA
"THERE'S NO MORE CREDIBLE PEACEMAKER IN THE WORLD TODAY THAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY" TUSK. DUDA ON TRUMP.
Russia Destroyed The Base Of Foreign Mercenaries In Konstantinovka┃Ukrainian Army Lost 'Krokhmalne'.
Russian Forces Strike Ukraine's Foreign Mercenary Deployment Point in DPR.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the recent progress of the special military operation.
''Over the past 24 hours, the Russian armed forces have hit a temporary deployment point for foreign mercenaries of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)," the Russian MoD reported.
"The ammunition depot of the 31st mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed, the temporary deployment point of foreign mercenaries in the area of the Konstantinovka settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic was damaged, as well as 127 artillery units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in firing positions, personnel and military equipment in 129 areas," the ministry specified.
The Russian Armed Forces have also liberated the village of Krakhmalnoye (Kharkov region) thanks to the successful actions of the 'Zapad' troops.
In addition, the Russian army repelled numerous attacks from Ukraine with the help of air and artillery.
For example, in the Donetsk region, Russian soldiers thwarted attacks by the Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade and 5th Assault Brigade with artillery support. As a result, the enemy lost over 310 personnel, a tank, two armored vehicles, a D-20 howitzer and a Grad MLRS.
In the Kherson region, Russian forces used artillery, missiles and drones to destroy Ukrainian ammunition depots and hit a deployment point for foreign mercenaries.
The enemy forces also suffered losses in the Zaporozhye region.
"Russian troops, supported by artillery, defeated the personnel and equipment of the 117th mechanized brigade, the 128th mountain assault brigade, and the 3rd brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine near Zaporozhye's Verbovoye, Rabotino, Pyatikhatki and Nesteryanka settlements".
"The enemy lost more than 30 personnel, two vehicles and a D-20 howitzer," the Russian MoD added.
According to official figures, Ukraine has lost a total of over 560 soldiers over the past 24 hours.
Russian Forces Strike Ukraine's Foreign Mercenary Deployment Point in DPR.
COLLECTIVE WEST <-> GLOBAL MAJORITY
Dr. Greg Simons: Pragmatism trumps ideology.
EMIL COSMAN: Russia threatens Bill Gates' monopoly. Russia could control 30% of global wheat exports. French FM.
Democrats & GOP Have The Same War Policy | Terrified of a Red-Brown Alliance to Stop Biden's WarPath.
NATO’s Biggest Military Exercise since Cold War! How Relevant?
Everything You’re Told About The Global Economy Is Wrong | Aaron Bastani Meets Philip Pilkington.
ISRAEL <-> PALESTINE-IRAN-SYRIA-IRAQ-LEBANON-YEMEN-DPRK
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - ALASTAIR CROOKE: Netanyahu: Ploy or Reversion?
GEOPOLITICAL ECONOMY REPORT w/ BEN NORTON: New war is here: US prepares 'open-ended' bombing of Yemen. Why is Saudi Arabia urging 'restraint'?
THE GRAYZONE: Traumatizing the public into compliance w/ official Israeli, US lies.
Israeli Assassination of five Iranian military advisers in central Damascus.
Israel Picks Fight With Russia, Thanks NATO Nation For Support At ICJ | Gaza War | Hamas.
LARRY JOHNSON (EX-CIA): US opening up front w/ Russia, Iran, Hezbollah & Houthi at the same time?
The Gaza Zeitgeist w/ Peter Joseph & Abby Martin.
KATIE HALPER: The ‘C-List Actors’ Supporting Israel’s Genocide: Michael Rapaport, Debra Messing, Noa Tishby.
Biden Thought Americans Would Forget Palestine By Now — He Was Dead Wrong.
Irish Politician Clare Daly Calls Out United States For Yemen Attack.
'Houthis Killed Nobody': Explosive Speech In EU Parliament; US-UK Strikes Backing 'Genocide' Slammed.
Houthis Have Killed No One But Israelis Have Killed Thousands: Irish Politician.
Houthis Unstoppable? Top US Official Reveals Next Plan As Strikes Fail To Stop Red Sea Ship Attacks.
VANESSA BEELEY: Genocide and Empire Examining October 7th and the Geopolitics of the War on Palestine.
Hezbollah Warm-Up For Full War? 12-Hr Missile Rain As Israel Army Kills Its Fighters In Drone Strike.
GEORGE GALLOWAY: Thrown under the bus? Got the tyre marks.
Impeach Biden For This | The Houthis Increase Their Attacks in The Red Sea.
Douglas Macgregor with Gary Hamrick.
Missile strikes hit Iraqi air base that host U.S. personnel.
USA
DeSantis DROPS OUT, Endorses Trump.
Ron DeSantis drops out of GOP's Presidential candidate race, endorses Trump.
EMIL COSMAN: The US SYSTEM's plan: DeSantis ends Pres. run, Trump banned from running, only Nikki left to elect.
NON-ENGLISH NEWS
LIU SIVAYA: DEVASTADOR ATAQUE DE UCRANIA | liusivaya.
MAPPING CHANNELS
SnowStorm | Ukrainians Surrender En Masse | Air Defense Base Has Fallen. Military Summary 2024.01.22
Due To Lack Of Western Aid, Ukraine Is Turning Into Afghanistan. Military Summary For 2024.01.22
Military Base Captured | Russian Gains Consolidated.
Russian Forces Break Through Defenses, as Ukraine Shells Donetsk and Blames Russia, Rybar Map.
Russians Continue To Develop Their Rapid Success In Avdeevka, Advancing Deeper In Within The City.
Battlefield Ukraine Russian Stealth Spetsnaz.
Russian WINTER OFFENSIVE officially underway in the Ukraine War! - Comprehensive Operational Summary.
WAR UPDATE: Russia EXPANDS Southern Avdiivka Gains.
Russian Forces Successfully Advance In Avdiivka.
Massive Russian Advance | Collapse Of Avdiivka Is Near.
Israel-Palestine War Map, January 19th-21st.
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.
RUSSIA, TAKE THE DONBASS, IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO!
First posted 3rd February 2022.
Zelensky & Biden both need war, or at least the threat of war, to draw support for their flagging opinion poll ratings... which are descending rather speedily down the toilet.
These two are far from the brightest lights among an array of dim bulbs who can only flicker rather than flash. Perhaps Putin ought to give them what they crave, take the Donbass and light them up a tad?
No matter that western elites would go totally ape-shit, it’s looking increasingly like the right thing to do. More than that, it is looking like the *essential* thing to do, the right thing to do, the thing that can put an end to the current West-created impasse. With its back covered by China, Russia can pretty much afford to set the screwheads of western idiocy raving mad at him. Let’s face it, what more can they say about him they have not said a thousand times already? He can take it. He’s shown this innumerable times.
There’s an old saying, you may as well be hung for (stealing) a sheep as a lamb. Russia has something to lose admittedly, however, far less than when this all blew up due to U.S. and EU interference in Ukraine’s business back in the winter of 2013-14. Russia can just about afford the damage the western powers will try to inflict upon her. She has gone through so much worse during WWII than the West could possibly do and that Stalingrad Spirit has not faded with the years. The Russian people have much the same mettle now as they did back then. Tradition has faced down modernity in most Russian households and the respect for the veterans of WWII lives on and provides a needed example for young Russians now.
The highest percentage of those in the Donbass are pro-Russian Russian speakers who know all too well that they would be far better off as part of the Russian Federation than they ever will be in Ukraine even if they live to be a hundred years old or more. Besides, they feel so much closer to Russia, both physically and mentally than to those who would be their eternally greedy masters in Kiev or further into the depravities of EU nations (as they see them). The vast majority of those in the Donbass would greet Russian troops as liberators and greet them with cheers, hugs, flowers and loaves of bread with a sprinkling of salt.
Russia and the Russian people would weather the storm of rhetoric and attempted economic venom from the West in the event of Russia storming in. A lesson will have been taught NATO, a lesson the American architect of the Cold War containment policy of the Soviet Union, George Kennan would say was well deserved. He predicted back when the first three ex-Warsaw Pact states were welcomed into NATO that the day would come when Russia would be angered enough to refuse to tolerate any further encroachment. It appears that day has well and truly come.
Russia has been preparing for this eventuality. She has built up her defences making herself as immune as she can do for whatever the West throws at her. Putin has done his best to appear unperturbed while readying her defences. His crowning achievement may well be the development of the array of hypersonic weaponry now standing ready to repulse any insane American Dr. Strangeloves who think Russia is a pushover.
Russia has established new, stronger and vastly more dependable trading partners and networks, chief of all that with China. After taking Donbass, if he should decide to, Putin will need to cleave ever closer to China and share military technologies as never before, get the second Siberia to China pipeline completed in record time and make official the loose alliance against the West that has borne such fruit in recent times.
The West, in the aftermath of Russia acting in its own best interests by taking the Donbass will be in disarray no matter how resolutely furious it may seem. Nations such as Germany, France and Italy will find its elites wetting themselves at the thought of going along with the USA and UK in their new super-sanctions against Russia. They know what Russia can do to their economies by return, turning off the gas tap, freezing them out as she turns to other, more agreeable, and much friendlier markets.
Russia’s true friends will stick with her, India, South Africa, perhaps a Lula-renewed Brazil and above all of course China. Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Yemen and many others will stand cheering and applauding as Russia gives the USA and the EU a double whammy. Many will dance in the streets and wave Russian flags, even as far away as the Sudan and Mali. And naturally across Serbia and among the populations of the ex-Warsaw Pact nations where many still recall Russia with affection and despise the warmongers of the West.
All in all taking the Donbass more and more looks like the best thing Russia can do right now. Its pleas for understanding have fallen on stony ground, its hopes to be welcomed into a common European home, dashed. The long years of patiently waiting for the West to come to its senses and for the redundant, fear-based force of NATO to be disbanded, have ended. Russia has finally come to the terminal end of any patience it had. Now it will act on the basis that its enemies are truly insane with no possibility of psychiatric treatment in sight. Only shock therapy has any potential for effecting a cure now.
Russia, take the Donbass, it’s the right thing to do!
