Kyiv:UAF begin offensive ops in specific areas.

Russians are having a hard time keeping their story straight.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 24, 2024
Jan 24, 2024 - ISW Press



A Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, on January 24. Geolocated footage posted by various Russian sources shows the Il-76 crashing in Yablonovo, Belgorod Oblast (about 50km northeast of Belgorod City). The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that the Il-76 was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and was en route to a pre-arranged POW exchange at the Kolotylivka border-crossing checkpoint between Russia and Ukraine. The Russian MoD accused Ukraine of hitting the plane with two unspecified missiles, killing the 65 POWs, six Russian crew members, and three Russian military personnel. Senior Russian propagandist and Editor-in-Chief of state-controlled outlet RT Margarita Simonyan published a list of the names of the Ukrainian POWs supposedly on the flight, but several Russian and Ukrainian sources noted that at least one of the alleged POWs had already been exchanged in a previous POW swap on January 3.

 

Oopsies! More smoking-related accidents.

 

Update from Ukraine | Awesome Day! Ukraine Takes the ground on the Frontline | Ruzzians Ambushed

 

The Russians count on "He said, she said."

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 25, 2024
Jan 25, 2024 - ISW Press



Ukrainian and Russian authorities opened criminal investigations into the January 24 Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft crash in Belgorod Oblast. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) announced on January 25 that it opened an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the crash, and the Russian Investigative Committee stated that it opened a criminal case on charges of “terrorism” in connection with the Il-76 crash after claiming that an initial investigation determined that a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile downed the aircraft. Ukrainian and Western media reported that the UN Security Council (UNSC) held an emergency meeting to discuss the Il-76 crash at Russia’s request on the evening of January 25 after Russian sources claimed that France rejected Russia’s request for the meeting in France’s capacity as rotating UNSC Chair. Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets warned that Russia intends to co-opt the Il-76 crash to destabilize Ukraine domestically and reduce Western support Ukraine. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Spokesperson Andriy Yusov noted that Russia has not provided any evidence of Russian claims that Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were on the aircraft. Russian State Duma Defense Committee Chairperson Andrei Kartapolov claimed that Russian authorities gave Ukraine a 15-minute warning before the Il-76 aircraft entered the area where it was shot down. Ukrainian officials continue to deny that they received a written or verbal Russia request to secure the air space around Belgorod City, however. A Kremlin-affiliated Russian milblogger insinuated that Russia should not provide any data from the crash site or evidence of the claimed presence of Ukrainian POWs on the aircraft because the international community has previously dismissed Russian evidence, referring to the international investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 by Russian-backed proxies in occupied Donetsk Oblast Kartapolov stated that Russia will continue POW exchanges because Russia ”cannot abandon [its] guys,” a notable reversal from Karatpolov’s calls for all POW exchanges to pause indefinitely immediately following the ISW continues to offer no assessment of the circumstances of the Il-76 crash at this time and cannot independently verify Russian or Ukrainian statements on the incident.

 

Ukraine Attacks Russian Energy Terminal (Drone Strike!) || Peter Zeihan

 

Yep....saw that earlier.....I was going to post it.....

 

It's really interesting, as this sort of thing will really hit the naZis in the pocketbook and put significant pressure on them economically. Bloodymir might start to feel a little more amenable to actually negotiating and not just lying about negotiating.

 

"Bloodymir to feel amenable to negotiating"?

Oh geez.....I think we're well beyond that.....that's weakness!....LOL.

He'll use that to re arm, re build, re start hostilities.

 

He feels that way because he hasn't been seriously threatened and seen ruZZia seriously harmed by the war yet. I think this sort of thing might ultimately serve as an attitude adjuster.

 

Intellinews is skeptical of reports that Putin is ready for serious negotiations, but the RF's critical infrastructure is beginning to take some serious hits.
The longer Russia's vulnerability to such crippling attacks remains exposed the weaker Putin will become. He should cut a deal ASAP.

“These signals reportedly include potential big concessions by Russian President Vladimir Putin such as abandoning demands for Ukraine's neutral status and not opposing its eventual Nato membership, in exchange for recognition of Russian sovereignty over territories seized since 2014, including four regions that Russia annexed last year, the Crimea and parts of Donbas, amounting to 18% of Ukraine's pre-2014 territory.”
, Putin is signalling a readiness to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine - reports, By bne IntelliNews January 26, 2024
https://www.intellinews.com/putin-i...-an-end-to-the-war-in-ukraine-reports-309670/

 

Yeah, I don't think he is there yet. This has just gotten started, really.

 

That GD bridge may have to go first.

 

Maybe. I think the main thing is bringing the Z empire to its knees economically.

 

I've been saying that for a while....boiling the frog slowly while tearing apart the Mafiosi piece by piece.

 

He could be looking to buy time....he knows he's getting squeezed ....like that Boa Constrictor around its prey.....every gasp its prey takes....the tighter the squeeze.

 

Oil matters.

 

Intellinews and many other sources see it that way.

 

Possible......well see what actions he takes.

He could get desperate....and use a "device".....which solves nothing and ensures his quick demise.

Or....or....well, there really isn't any way out for him at this point.

Getting back to pre Feb.2022 is simply not an option....way too much blood and treasure has been spilled for that.

 

Long running Russian information operation.

 

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian Zombie Attack on Avdiivka Failed | Putin is out of options

 

So much for the nonsense about Russian peace feelers.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 26, 2024
Jan 26, 2024 - ISW Press



The Kremlin and US officials rejected rumors about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to engage in meaningful negotiations amid continued indications from the Kremlin that Russia seeks nothing less than full Ukrainian and Western capitulation.

 

Famous last words:

"In his last voice message, Pritam said he was in Russia, away from the front, and tried to reassure her: "My dear wife, this country is huge. It's risky on the front line, but I'm not there, so it's all good. It's just a matter of one year. After that, we will have a citizenship card and you can move here with me."
Nepal wants its men back from Russia's war in Ukraine ...

NPR
https://www.npr.org › 2024/01/27 › russia-ukraine-war-...
11 hours ago — Russia recruits Nepali men with promises of citizenship and enticing wages. But after news of at least 10 Nepali troops killed, ...
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/27/1226170192/russia-ukraine-war-nepal-soldiers-killed

There are many very effective war fighters in Nepal, but they are just more ground meat under the command of Russian officers.

 

Yes, it must really sk to be Putin now.

Oil and gas terminals are inherently soft targets. Cheap styrofoam toys are blowing up these strategic assets in spite of Russia's advanced air defense systems.
It's a whole new world out there.

"The drones used to hit Russia are almost certainly produced inside Ukraine. This allows Kyiv to get round restrictions imposed by the US and some other allies on using western-supplied arms to attack Russian territory. Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser, is widely believed to have formulated these red lines, with the support of CIA director William Burns."

Ukraine levels up the fight with drone strikes deep into ...

The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com › world › jan › ukraine-...
32 minutes ago — So far this year, Ukrainian drones have struck at least four Russian oil and gas terminals across the country. The attacks are part of a growing ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...the-fight-with-drone-strikes-deep-into-russia

 

Under Stalin it was the "Great Patriotic War." Same line, different war -- as has been said, first time was tragedy, this time is farce.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 27, 2024
Jan 27, 2024 - ISW Press



Russian President Vladimir Putin, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and Kremlin officials claimed that Russia is in an existential geopolitical conflict with an alleged modern Nazi movement that extends beyond Ukraine while marking the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the siege of Leningrad. Putin attended the opening of a memorial to the Soviet victims of Nazi genocide in Leningrad Oblast on January 27 and focused heavily on long-standing claims that Russia is fighting “Nazis” in Ukraine. Putin also asserted that select countries have adopted Nazi ideology and methods and tied this assertion to a number of European states promoting “Russophobia as a state policy.”

 

Yeah....January 27 '44....Siege of Leningrad ends.

Poor little Dwarfstan.....war ended 80 yrs ago....still can't let go.

It's still real in his mind....still thinks the grandkids of those "Nazis" are carrying on the....the....whatever.

1945 called Vladio....they want you back.