I’m afraid it is. Yesterday’s news via Globe and Mail (archive.ph) The image above was taken 3 days ago. How could troops withdraw to safety in those conditions? Russian forces were trying to close their circle around the small mining city of Bakhmut on Monday, while rain and an early spring thaw turned east Ukraine’s […]
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Firing Military Leadership- No reason given AsiaOne or Sky News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday (Feb 26) fired a senior military commander helping to lead the fight against Russian troops in the country’s embattled east but gave no reason for the move. In a one-line decree, Zelenskiy announced the dismissal of Eduard Moskalyov as […]
February 24/23 the report below was placed here 22 hours ago this report appeared @ Asia Times 22 hours ago via google at the time of my posting the report below appeared– which means it was published not long after my above report. Some 10,000 to 20,000 troops comprising the Ukrainian army in Bakhmut are […]
The info is coming in from social media accounts, BUT, it’s possible. Very possible Dima @ Military Summary had discussed this as a real possibility as well Additionally I’d suspected Bakhmut may be close to encirclement or whatever military term may apply based on what Zelensky had stated the other day. I certainly read that […]
As has been previously discussed here “These heights are more important for the Russians than Bakhmut itself,” said a Ukrainian colleague. “If they can bring their artillery here, they can target bigger cities like Kramatorsk and Slovyansk. “ “The Russians know very well that Bakhmut would open the way to Sloviansk and Kramatorsk for them. […]
Balkanization– Agreed to by Russia and the West. The Ukrainians will feel betrayed as they will have no say at all because this was never really their war. The people of Ukraine will have lost their way and died enmasse for US imperialism and banker/business interests. TIME Unlike in World War II, which ended with […]
Gives us an idea of what the Atlantacists have in mind as they attempt, militarily, to hold onto their global dominance. This is not a new goal. It may be a new tactic, but, containing/balkanizing and exploiting Russia has long been the plan. Pursue containment to stop Russian expansionism To prevent further damage to the […]
On Feb. 18, the new Prime Minister of Moldova, Dorin Recean, said that he was in favor of the demilitarization of Transnistria and the expulsion of Russian troops from the region. https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-is-ready-to-help-moldova-with-transnistria-50305618.html Remember it was Zelensky that claimed to have intelligence regarding a coup plot? Remember that Moldova’s government çollapsed and and a new government […]
As the situation changes the tactics have changed https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/16/russia-surrounds-bakhmut-as-ukraine-sends-in-troops Ukraine faced its toughest week so far this year on the eastern front, where its defenders lost more ground to Russian forces but committed enormous resources to holding Bakhmut, a coal-mining town that has acquired emblematic importance to both sides. Russian troops have been launching probing attacks on a wide front […]
If Bakhmut hasn’t fallen as of the post. It’s got to be close. Because the White House is already downplaying it’s significance. We’ve all seen this language used before! It’s spin, of course. Bakhmut falling to the Russians can change the course of the war. https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2023/02/08/ukraine-war-borrowed-time-for-bakhmut-as-russians-close-in/ “These heights (in Bakhmut) are more important for the […]