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he average person trying to decipher the meaning from the daily briefing of the Russian Minister of Defense (aka MOD) is likely overwhelmed by the long list of Ukrainian military units being hit and the variety of weapon systems employed against the Ukrainians. Let me break it down for you. I have taken the liberty of putting the identities of the Ukrainian units and their locations into a spreadsheet. The result is eye-opening and, I think, will help you grasp what Russia is doing.
The following is based on the Russian MOD briefing for the period 4-9 July 2022.
A total of 20 specific Ukrainian military forces were hit with missile and artillery strikes during this 6 day period (the numbers include locations identified as a base for foreign mercenaries). Fifty percent of the strikes occurred in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Here is the list of the units/targets:
57th Mechanized Brigade
South Operational Group
14th Mechanized Brigade
10th Mountain Assault Brigade
Ammo Depot
72nd Mechanized Brigade
24th Mechanized Brigade
79th Airborne Assault Brigade
25th Air Assault Brigade 226th Battalion
Twenty-five percent (5) of the targets were in the Nikolaev (aka Mykolayiv) against the following units:
241st Territorial Defence Brigade
188th Battalion of 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade
Foreign Mercenary
107th Battalion of 63rd Mechanised Brigade
99th Mechanised Battalion from 61st Chaser Infantry Brigade
Kharkov, which is about 300 miles northeast of Donetsk, accounted for three strikes (4-6 July, which hit the following units:
22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion of 92nd Mechanized Brigade
93rd Mechanized Brigade
40th Artillery Brigade
There was one strike in Zelenodolsk, which is in the Dnepropetrovsk oblast. That missile strike killed 40.
In the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russia hit 13 Command Posts between 4 and 6 July. Why hit Command Posts? The Ukrainian military leadership directing the fight against Russia in the Donetsk. If you kill or wound the leadership you disrupt the command and control of the units operating in the Donetsk. It is the equivalent of cutting the head off of the chicken.
How did the Russians locate these sites? Intelligence. This includes collecting the signals from the radio traffic and cell phone activity. It also may include human source information from captured Ukrainian soldiers. In the days following the attacks on the CPs, Russia then hit the positions of specific Ukrainian units listed above. The reported KIA is significant–at least 6650 Ukrainian troops according to the Russian MOD.
We see a similar pattern in Nikolaev–i.e., hit the Command Posts first and then hit the deployed units (see above). Russia hit 6 CPs and killed 375 Ukrainians. A Foreign Mercenary base also was hit but no casualties were announced by the Russian MOD. Attacks in the Nikolaev area signal that Russia is softening up that area for a movement east towards Odessa. This is not imminent, but Russia is not leaving the area alone.
The Russian MOD did not report hitting any CPs in the Kharkov region. However, the missile strikes did result in 535 dead Ukrainian troops.
The Russian MOD briefing also is providing a summary of military equipment destroyed. For example, the MOD reports that 3,995 tanks and armored combat vehicles have been destroyed. Ukraine started the war with 1472 tanks and 20 tank destroyers. We do not have the specific breakdown of how many tanks have been destroyed but a conservative guess is that the majority of Ukraine’s tanks are no longer combat effective.
Russia is playing its cards very close to its vest. While the MOD briefings provide a handy laundry list for tracking the kinds of losses the Ukrainians are suffering in men and materiel, Russia is not telling the full story of the devastation they are unleashing on Ukraine’s military. But the goal set by Putin–i.e., demilitarization–is being realized.
Up to this point Russia has not targeted the command headquarters of Ukraine’s military in Kiev. If the U.S. and NATO persist in ramping up the weaponry they send to Ukraine, Russia has the ability to hit the top level command posts. If Russia does this they will likely kill and wound U.S. and other NATO officers. Russia has avoided launching such an attack, but if U.S. supplied weapons continue to kill civilians in the Donbass Russian patience may reach its end and they will send a devastating message.
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Jordan Peterson, why are you shouting at me?Quote:
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How are you so sure it was towards you and what is your relationship to "shouting" in general? ...
Silent suppressed & buried emotions of adults can be felt by children very fast and if you are raised in that kind of behavior you feel/sense the tension so much so that you intuitively know it can explode any moment ... ultimately in a very destructive even in a harmful way.
- I personally know people who have a more severe psychological traumas being raised with (strict) parents that do not allow any form of emotional expressions ... just saying.
This postponing of the inevitable will only make it worse if it takes too much time to come out ... Humans are known to be unreasonable and use exaggerations by default when being highly emotional (especially when you have the perception of injustice & victim-hood) >>> the sooner you let it out >>> the faster you can work on yourself and reassess the situation* why you acted like that ... If not, you have to face other severe psychological issues (which even can lead to suicide).
* understanding your role in it >>> why you let it happen or why you/me are in a particular situation, how much is self-inflicted how much is truly being a victim of circumstances? ... These painful questions are often not answered if you/me refuse to see the bigger context of being on earth ... Same for (y)our parents they too can refuse to reassess the situation ... patterns of behavior is often copied over generations until someone breaks the chain of conditioning.
cheers,
- disclaimer: when I use the word "you" I mean everybody can have this issue ... it is not an assumption of anyone particular.
John 🦜🦋🌳
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- War Between Fiction And Reality - John Laughland At The Ukraine Symposium:
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- A Snipers War / Война снайпера - документальный фильм 2018 (RUS/ENG):
The story of a sniper fighting on the side of the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine. Described as a "stealth invasion" of Ukraine, the proxy-war being waged in Donbass is a contentious conflict between pro-Russian separatists and the West. In the midst of swirling propaganda and controversy this brave doc follows Deki, a pro-Russian sniper tasked with defending his separatist comrades on the frontline of the conflict. In the midst of escalating international tensions, the film exposes an unseen side to this secretive war.
Война снайпера - документальный фильм про знаменитого снайпера Деяна Берича "Деки" из ДНР. Его сняла американка русского происхождения режиссер Ольга Шехтер. Её работа уже была отмечена наградами на международных кинофестивалях в США, вероятно, потому что фильм стал для американцев своеобразной "таблеткой правды".
Ukraine Vultures LLC – Ref. 7284 A Sniper's War The story of a sniper fighting on the side of the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine A Sniper's War Described as a "stealth invasion" of Ukraine, the proxy-war being waged in Donbass is a contentious conflict between pro-Russian separatists and the West. In the midst of swirling propaganda and controversy this brave doc follows Deki, a pro-Russian sniper tasked with defending his separatist comrades on the frontline of the conflict. In the midst of escalating international tensions, the film exposes an unseen side to this secretive war.
Reviews and More “A Sniper’s War is a powerful and disturbing doc from a perspective we don’t often see” – The Hollywood Reporter “The result is a stunning film that will knock you back in your seat and show you a wider world” – Bradley Gibson, Film Threat A “stunning portrait of a Serb who volunteered his lethal skills for the problematic Donetsk Republic”
In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea. This event triggered the formation of the 'Donetsk People’s Republic' in the Donbass region of Ukraine, led by Russia-backed separatists. A proxy war between the two nations followed. 'I was asked to come here by the Russian volunteers who had fought with me in the Serbia and Kosovo war. They had helped us. Now it’s time to repay the Russian people', says separatist fighter Dejan. Snipers play a key role on both sides. 'Yesterday he killed eight of our guys. I must take this sniper out', says Dejan. He's been threatened multiple times by a mysterious Ukrainian sniper known as 'Mariupol God'. Donbass residents have alleged that the Ukrainian forces shoot indiscriminately: 'they don’t care who they shoot at. I am an electrician. I get up a pole, and they start shooting.
- Louis Proyect, Counter Punch Festivals Laurel Arizona Film Festival
- Best Foreign Documentary Laurel Riversight Film Festival
- Best Documentary, Best Editing, Best Cinematography Laurel Lower East Side Film Festival
- Best of Fest Prix D’or Laurel We Won Together (Crimea)
- Nickolay Mikosha Prize, Press Prize Laurel18th Beverly Hills Film Festival
- Official Selection Laurel Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
- Official Selection Laurel Moscow International Documentary Film Festival
- Official Selection Laurel Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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- Olya Schechter - Director:
Olya Schechter, a New York-based filmmaker, studied politics and environmental studies at New York University. After an internship at Newsweek she entered a documentary program at New York Film Academy. While studying she became fascinated with the Russian - United States relationships and the Ukrainian crisis. As a result she spent three years working on her first feature documentary on the front lines in Eastern Ukraine.
I was compelled to make A Sniper’s War after I met Deki during my trip to the Donetsk People’s Republic. I was immediately intrigued by his story and curious why he left Serbia to join the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine. At first he was convinced that I was an American spy and it took a long time to gain his trust in order to get the access to tell the story. For over two years I traveled back and forth between New York and the Donetsk People’s Republic. Living at the military base with the rebels I eventually gained access to the front lines. I worked with one cinematographer or shot by myself. My goal was to blend in with the soldiers in order to capture the reality as is. Making this film has been a challenging exercise in objectivity. I realized that the only way to make this film politically neutral is to tell the story from Deki’s point of view. The more time I spent with him the more I wondered: is he a soldier or a killer? I tried to capture that duality in every scene. Eventually, I began to see him as a product of historic events that have shaped his world views - very different from mine.
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Independent - "A Sniper's War' Director Olga Schechter" by Matt Kettmann
"A Sniper’s War is the fascinating, disturbing, and intimate portrait of a Serbian sniper named Deki who’s moved to the rebel-declared, Russian-basked republic of Donetsk to lend his murderous expertise to fight off the NATO-backed Ukrainian Army."
Broadway World - "A Sniper's War to Premier at Santa Barbara International Film Festival"
"The filmmaker obtains unprecedented access to military bases and frontline battles. She collected hundreds of hours of footage to paint an intimate portrait of the complex and fascinating nature of a sniper. Is Deki simply a man searching for purpose? A victim of historical events? Or is he a criminal, a terrorist, and a vicious killer?"
FILM THREAT - "Featured A Sniper's War" by Bradley Gibson
"Schechter tried to keep politics out of it, telling the story of a man, not the story of a war. She decided the best way to do this was to let him speak. It took four edits to strike the right balance. The result is a stunning film that will knock you back in your seat and show you a wider world. It seems like an alternate universe that it’s hard to believe is only 5700 air miles from here, a 14-hour flight."
Counter Punch - "The Tortured State of Ukrainian Society" by Louis Proyect
"Olya Schechter’s stunning documentary serves as a wake-up call for me to catch up on developments in the country that Lenin described as having the same relationship to Russia that Ireland had to Great Britain."
Flickering Myth - "Exclusive Watch the trailer for documentary A Sniper’s War" by Gary Collinson
"The filmmaker obtains unprecedented access to military bases and frontline battles. She collected hundreds of hours of footage to paint an intimate portrait of the complex and fascinating nature of a sniper. Is Deki simply a man searching for purpose?"
"This brings back memories. Almost identical situation as the '90s here in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. Literally a brother kills a brother ... while a real common enemy rubs his hands contentedly, stands aside and makes money on that accident. The only feeling I have is the feeling of shame and heavy sadness. Didn't they learn anything from our mistakes here? The same scenario, the same screenwriters ... sow the seeds of hatred, nationalism and chauvinism between two identical fraternal peoples. Choose the side to which you will supply weapons and heaps of false promises. If we here in the Balkans were stupid enough ... why didn't they at least learn from our mistakes? Rhetorical question... How many more wars, deaths, accidents and evils should come from the same sources; for humanity to learn something from its mistakes? I think this war is an attempt to defeat that evil. Unfortunately, someone has to suffer here. Brexit. Covid. Ukraine. When attention and tension subside, when the war in Ukraine becomes boring ... (if it does not turn into a global nuclear war) ... in late autumn, this year, a new pandemic awaits us, a new plague. Is it monkeypox or something much scarier ... Uncle Gates has not yet declared ... The West played with Russia in the hope that it would pass easily. But it won't. You can clearly see the strong disagreement in the EU over sanctions, energy imports, etc ... A huge economic crisis is at the door. Artificial, of course. Threatening hunger? So has Ukraine fed us all so far? Of course it is not. Of course, all this artificially induced panic and fear is a very powerful weapon in curbing free thought among the Western population. 4.5 billion tons of food is thrown away every year. Where did the hunger come from? Farce. The evil that lives in the west and has ruled the world so far; slowly running out of imagination. It is not a question of how to defeat Russia. The question is how to restrain and control your own population. Because after all of the above; only the total idiots still do not understand what it is about".
- Ivica Conic quote:
The Judgement of the Nations
A frequent topic among both contributors and commentators on this site is the discussion as to whether the Special Military Operation in the Ukraine will take a few months or a few years. It is a common question and there are different opinions. Let me say now that I am not qualified even to speculate on this, let alone have an opinion. I do not know the answer and I suspect that many highly-placed people in the military and among politicians do not know the answer either.
In any case why is an answer to this question so important? Originally, this was not a war, but a limited Operation, still involving a small proportion of the Russian Armed Forces. Had Russia wanted to occupy the Ukraine with massive military violence, in German, with a ‘Blitzkrieg’, in American, with ‘shock and awe’, with hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of victims, all could have been done in a couple of weeks. However, this is not Hollywood. That was not the aim.
The clear aim was to free the Russian part of the Ukraine and to demilitarise and denazify the rest, so it would no longer present a threat to the Russian World. Obviously, doing this meant not just winning the genodical war which the backers of the Kiev regime had begun in 2014, but also doing it, causing the smallest number of victims among the Russian and Allied military and Ukrainian civilians as possible, and at the same time doing the least amount of damage to civilian infrastructure as possible.
Pictures showing huge damage to civilian infrastructure, especially in Mariupol and Donetsk, show above all the enormous amount of damage done by NATO-backed Kiev regime bombardments over the last eight years. It was clear to Russian military and political planners that the Operation would take at least months, perhaps years, as the whole of the Kiev Armed Forces had been digging in here for eight years. Russia knew that in order to win a war, you have to win the peace afterwards.
It was no good doing like the Americans did in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, destroying infrastructure, making the people hate you and then, once you realise that you have lost, running away, leaving chaos and misery. The Russian authorities also knew that since NATO had already de facto declared war on Russia in 2014, the Operation to liberate the Ukraine through denazification and demilitarisation would further activate their war effort and provoke many more ‘sanctions’. Now that the Operation has become a NATO war against Russia, much as expected, it is all the more difficult to forecast the future.
Many missed the point. The Special Military Operation is not where it is at. The Ukraine is only the location, the battlefield, and the Kiev junta are only the actors on the stage, puppets. This is not primarily a battle of the military and their technologies, although they are very important, this is above all a battle of world views and ensuing realities. This battle is political and economic, spiritual and moral. Why else did the Johnson regime ban the Russian Orthodox Patriarch from visiting the UK?
Here we understand President Putin’s words of 7 July 2022 before Russian parliamentarians that Russia ‘has not even started anything in earnest in the Ukraine yet’, that the military operation in the Ukraine signifies ‘a cardinal break with the US world order, the beginning of the transition from the liberal globalism of US egocentricity to the reality of a multipolar world….the march of history is unstoppable and the attempts of the West to foist its New World Order on the world are doomed to failure’.
Whatever happens militarily in the Ukraine over the coming months, and much will happen, there are other stories, which are ultimately far more important. There was tiny Lithuania’s attempt to blockade the Russian Kaliningrad enclave, which has already failed. There was the toppling of the bankrupt UK’s Prime Minister, who wanted to wage a war without money, there was the assassination of the former Japanese Prime Minister by forces unknown, there was the occupation of the Presidential Palace in Colombo in Sri Lanka by a hungry crowd facing huge inflation and national bankruptcy.
Then there is the incipient collapse of the euro, already reaching parity with the dollar, as Europe grinds to a halt without Russian energy. There is the possible coming collapse of the dollar as the world dedollarises, under Russian impetus. There is mighty Germany’s attempt to survive without Russian oil and gas, which is already failing. There is much more that is being hidden from the populations of the Western world by worried elites – strikes, protests and the breakdown of social cohesion.
It is now July. In eight weeks’ time the weather cools. In sixteen weeks’ time winter begins. Wait until the panic begins and the palaces of leaders of the Western world also fall to hungry crowds facing huge inflation and national bankruptcy in European and North American Capitals. There may not be just a few deaths, as when the Washington Presidential Palace fell on 6 January 2021, but mass violence and fire. Wait until Chinese troops liberate Taiwan, as they will do at the right moment when the US is off guard, too busy with its own immense problems. Then shall begin the Judgement of the Nations.
Western Europe appears to go through a cycle of Judgement every 500 years or so. Round about the Year 500 (pedants mention the Year 476), Western Rome fell to the Barbarians, followed by great disruption and bloodshed. Round about the Year 1000 (pedants mention the Year 1054), there began Roman Catholicism, followed by its imperialist invasions, crusades and inquisitions. Round about 1500 (pedants mention 1517) there began Protestantism, followed by persecution of women (‘witches’) and ‘wars of religion’, both in Continental Europe and in Britain and Ireland under Cromwell. And now, round about the Year 2000 (will pedants mention the Year 2022?), there begins another Judgement.
For us, where we are, closely linked to the Ukraine, the war began already in early 2021. But that will be a story to tell another time.
http://thesaker.is/the-judgement-of-the-nations/
Even though the warehouse and aid contents were burned down , here comes more aid.
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