Running Newsticker for the War in Ukraine

I tend to agree since I would guess that a POW may just say anything that they thought would get them better treatment.

 

Well, Russian leaders never worry about the Russian people, other than to fear them.

 

Well with Syria just about being a colony of Russia Israel is carefully about puzzling off the Putzski.

 

Agreed.

 

Yep....pretty much.

Just don't turn me over to Azov.....

 

It is hard to hate Russian after you read their writers, especially Pushkin.
The Decembrist Revolt was the last best hope for the Russian people to avoid two more centuries of mass slaughter facilitated or instigated by a corrupt and often very stupid ruling political class.

 

Yep.

 

Example Slovakia has MIG -29s in mothballs due to lack of parts and the Russians who were maintaining them went home. The current leader of Svovakia wants to give the in’s to the Ukrainians the challenger in the upcoming election does not since he is leaning to Russia.

 

Russia ever really had leaders who were good for the people. They were ruled by czars, commie- czars, autocrats such as Putin and robbed by oligarchs. Before some gebonee says that Ukrainians have oligarch well hes that is also obviously bad.

 

Its the Swedish version of the 2A5, built with license in Sweden. Very nice tank.
They will complement the German and Portugues donations to form a battalion. Norway is contributing, too
the 2A5 and 2A6 crews are trained in Germany. Guaranteed delivery is end of this month.
Sweden has ordered a Iris-T SLM system for the Ukraine. Diehl is now completely booked out for this year.
Germany and Ukraine have agreed to stay quiet about the Iris-T, we can assume that the second system is now in Ukraine. Estimated ETA, from last year was January, Germany promissed a total of 4.

Additional Germany, on request of the Ukraine, will finance to mobile ( think Gepard with wheels ) anti aircraft. As of now only 2 prototypes of the system exists. Most modern and HImobile aircraft shooter in the world.
Forgot name will look it up. ETA early 2024

 

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Ukraine Conflict Updates
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 1, 2023

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Key Takeaways

• The Kremlin may leverage an amendment to Russia’s Criminal Code increasing punishments for "discrediting" the war in Ukraine to promote further self-censorship measures among the critical ultranationalist community, prompting pushback from Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin and prominent milbloggers.
• A New York Times (NYT) investigation into catastrophic Russian losses during the recent Russian offensive near Vuhledar indicates the Russian military remains unable to rapidly fix the endemic challenges posed by severe personnel and equipment losses.
• Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a package of 16 documents that may facilitate Russian sanctions evasion by channeling Chinese aid to Russia through Belarus.
• US officials continue to report that Ukrainian forces are properly using Western-provided weapons in Ukraine.
• Russian and occupation authorities may be attempting to further limit the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) presence at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to compel the de facto recognition of Russian ownership of the plant.
• Politico reported that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is seemingly reconsidering Serbia’s close ties to Russia during the war in Ukraine, spurred in part by ongoing Wagner Group recruitment and subversion efforts in Serbia.
• Russian forces are fortifying positions on the international border in Belgorod Oblast.
• Russian forces advanced within Bakhmut and continued ground attacks around Bakhmut and in the Avdiivka-Donetsk City area.
• Russian forces continued to conduct offensive operations on the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line.
• Russian forces continue defensive operations in southern Ukraine.
• Russian occupation authorities continue to struggle with the administrative management of occupied areas.

Ukrainian and Russian sources reported that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition depot in Kadiivka, Luhansk Oblast.[34] Luhansk Oblast Administration Head Serhiy Haidai reported that Russian forces intensified their use of kamikaze drones in the Luhansk direction.[35] . . . .

Ukrainian officials continue to emphasize that Ukrainian troops have the option to conduct a controlled withdrawal from Bakhmut if they see fit. Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Oleksandr Rodnyanskyi stated on February 28 that Ukrainian forces can strategically pull back from positions in Bakhmut if needed, but that a Ukrainian withdrawal from Bakhmut would not mean that Russian forces would be able to quickly take Bakhmut.[42] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky previously stated on February 20 that Ukraine will continue to hold Bakhmut, but "not at any cost."[43] ISW has previously assessed that the Ukrainian defense of Bakhmut is a strategically sound operation that will continue to force Russian troops to expend manpower and equipment on costly assaults.[44] Ukrainian officials continue to signal their willingness to strategically delay Russian forces by defending Bakhmut but appear to be assuring the United States and Western partners that they maintain the possibility of a controlled withdrawal if the Ukrainian command deems it necessary. . . . .

Ukrainian forces continued to target Russian rear areas in southern Ukraine on March 1. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian air defenses and electronic warfare systems downed 10 Ukrainian UAVs during a large UAV attack against Crimea.[55] A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces downed eight of the drones near Yevpatoria (at the intersection of the R25, T0111, and T0108 highways) and Saky (20km southeast of Yevpatoria along the R25).[56] Ukrainian Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov reported that Ukrainian forces struck the Melitopol airbase in Zaporizhia Oblast on March 1, and have conducted over a dozen strikes against the airfield since Russian forces first occupied the airbase.[57] . . . .

 

Good info ,Thanks

 

The German Leo 2A6 are in the Ukraine, including Bergepanzer.

M|§F|T on Twitter: "The German government officially announced the shipment to Ukraine 18 Leopard 2 A 6 main battle tanks with ammunition (joint project with other Leopard 2 operators) (previously: 14) 3 Bergepanzer 3 armored repair and evacuation vehicles (previously: 2) 1/ https://t.co/5gNp8o3RIn" / Twitter


May Wotan bless Germany and Och Scholz richly.

 

Panzers nach ost.....

 

Nach Osten.

 

Ukraine Conflict Updates
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 2, 2023

Click here to read the full report.
Key Takeaways

• The Kremlin accused Ukraine of conducting a border incursion in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, on March 2 — a claim that Ukrainian officials denied.
• The alleged Bryansk incident generated speculations from Russian officials and ultranationalist groups about the Kremlin's response to the situation.
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated on March 2 that Germany is negotiating with allies about providing security guarantees to Ukraine but provided no further details on these proposed guarantees.
• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken briefly spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India on March 2 about Russia’s suspension of the New Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). The Kremlin very probably is weaponizing New START and fears of nuclear escalation in hopes of deterring Western support for Ukraine.
• Russian authorities appear to be concerned over a growing loss of leverage in Serbia, which Russia has worked to integrate into the Russian sphere of influence for many years.
• Russian ultranationalists continue to debate the appropriateness of criticism of Russian war efforts and to react to proposed increased punishments for “discrediting” the war in Ukraine.
• Russian forces continued limited ground attacks northeast of Kupyansk and offensive operations around Kreminna.
• Russian forces continued offensive operations around Bakhmut, along the western outskirts of Donetsk City, and in western Donetsk Oblast.
• Russian forces appear to have temporarily scaled back efforts to encircle Bakhmut from the southwest as well as from the northeast and may instead be focusing on pressuring Ukrainian forces to withdraw from the city by concentrating on the northeastern offensive.
• Russian sources claimed that Russian forces downed two Ukrainian UAVs in Crimea.
• Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin announced that the Wagner Group has launched recruiting efforts through Russian sports clubs.
• Russian occupation officials denied reports of the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russian territories. . . .

Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on March 2 that the Wagner Group has launched recruiting efforts through Russian sports clubs. Prigozhin claimed that Wagner has established an unspecified number of recruitment centers at sports clubs in several Russian cities to check recruits’ fitness and guide them through the recruitment process.[73] This effort likely represents a youth-targeted expansion of ongoing Wagner recruitment efforts. The New America Foundation observed that Wagner Group’s organizational recruitment structures mirror those employed by the All-Russian Organization-Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation, and Navy of Russia (DOSAAF), a key manager of recruitment for Russian military reserves and former Soviet-era youth movement. The New American Foundation also identified ties between the Wagner Group, other ultranationalist recruitment groups, and DOSAAF.[74] . . . .

 

(35) Nachgefragt: Höchster Bundeswehr-General zum Krieg in der Ukraine - YouTube

 

Excellent footage.

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Crowd erupts in laughter at Russia's top diplomat after he claimed the Ukraine war 'was launched against us'

 

Most of the supporters of Putin's invasion of Ukraine say they believe that such an invasion was being planned even though since the 1950s Russia could not be invaded and occupied unless it was first destroyed in a nuclear exchange.

 

Vyshinsky and Molotov could get away with spouting that kind go nonsense after WW II. Shouting The Big Lie over and over again does not work anymore -- unless Lavrov and Putin are trying out for a career in stand-up comedy.

"One audience member asked Lavrov: "How the war has affected Russia's strategy on energy, and will it mark a privilege toward Asia? And if it does, how is India going to feature in it?"

"You know, the war, which we are trying to stop, which was launched against us, using the..." Lavrov began, before being cut off by loud laughter from the crowd.

"...The Ukrainian people, uh, of course, influenced..." Lavrov tried again, before being cut off by more laughter and a shout of "Come on!" from the crowd."
From your link emphasis mine

 

Deripaska îs clearly ready to bail. IOW, Putin is already standing in front of the wall.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/russia-run-out-of-money-oleg-deripaska

 

Lavrov is just doing his job. Unfortunately his job is to be the Talking Turd of Moskva.