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If this would be the case and Russian troops do find Western Participants not of that foreign legion, well, that would by definition be seen as partaking in the war, Nato would officially have chosen a side to fight on. I wonder how the Russians are going to interpret this.Quote:
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So, the Ukrainians dug up the Roland of England (Ship top pic), I have had the pleasure of knowing the Roland of England personally, been on it, drank on it and on many, many occasions laughed at it. One time in particular when we passed it on our own vessel and noticed it not moving, passengers onboard, they ran out of fuel (gasoline), I wonder now if the owners might have been Ukrainians, were it not that this happened in 1990, hahahahaha. In any case, not much seems to have changed when it comes to the Roland of England.
Roland you magnificent legend, may you fare well in barge heaven.
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And wow. :facepalm: This had to be another of Zelensky's wild direct orders, effectively sending most of those men straight to their deaths.
And almost impossible to explain rationally. Why do this when the IAEA delegation was right there on the spot??
It had to be a desperate attempt to prevent the inspectors from seeing what was really happening there, maybe by ushering them out of the way telling them they were in danger as the Ukrainian special forces were going to recapture the plant and stop the Russians from doing whatever it was the Ukrainians claimed they were doing.
There'll be a LOT more commentary on all this in the next 24 hours, with many smart analysts scratching their heads in bewilderment.
Another view on todays events...
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Mashika
So the theory is, the Ukros were meant to invade the plant just as the mission arrived, then take them hostage and under the "the Russians are shelling the plant trying to take it back" force a situation in which the UN would demand that the demilitarized zone gets created around the plant, which would definitely cause what Ukraine has been wishing for a lot of time now, that if this demilitarized zone thing happens, then the war will stall completely indefinitely, kind of a North/South Korea situation maybe. So the IAEA delayed and delayed just to time it right with the Ukro invasion and then be unable to do any of the work they were supposed to do, as the plant would be in chaos and they would be suddenly hostages or get trapped in the escalation. It seems very suspect, to be honest
I can buy this, typical West playbook.
Another casualty of the war but not on the battlefield. Of course this is a CNN story so it really does need to be verified.
Head of Russian oil giant Lukoil dies after falling from hospital window, reports state media
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oil Company Lukoil, Ravil Maganov, attends an awarding ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 21, 2019.
The chairman of Russian oil and gas giant Lukoil — which spoke out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine — has died after falling out of a hospital window, state news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS reported Thursday.
Ravil Maganov died at the Central Clinical Hospital west of Moscow, according to the reports, which cite the hospital and law enforcement sources.
"The incident occurred around 07:00 am Moscow time in the Central Clinical Hospital ... The man fell out of the sixth-floor window and died as a result of his injuries," a source told TASS.
Lukoil confirmed Maganov’s death in a statement published on its website, saying only that the executive died "following a severe illness" and making no mention of a fall.
"We deeply regret to announce that Ravil Maganov, Chairman of PJSC LUKOIL Board of Directors, passed away following a severe illness," the statement read. "Ravil Maganov immensely contributed to the development of not only the Company, but of the entire Russian oil and gas sector."
Russia's second largest oil company made headlines in early March after speaking out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"The Board of Directors of LUKOIL expresses herewith its deepest concerns about the tragic events in Ukraine. Calling for the soonest termination of the armed conflict, we express our sincere empathy for all victims, who are affected by this tragedy," reads a statement from the board of directors to shareholders, staff and customers published March 3.
"We strongly support a lasting ceasefire and a settlement of problems through serious negotiations and diplomacy,” added the statement.
Lukoil produces more than 2% of the world's crude oil and employs more than 100,000 people.
RIA Novosti quoted a law enforcement source who said the businessman "most likely committed suicide."
"Yes, we can confirm the fact [of death]. Investigating authorities are working on the spot to establish the causes of the incident," the source said, according to RIA.
At least five prominent Russian businessmen have reportedly died by suicide since late January, according to previous CNN reporting.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news...e73a7c9949889a
Two days old (and time moves fast now!), but bumping this as (a) I'm a diehard Doug Macgregor fan, and (b) his answers to a bunch of very good questions are as razor-sharp concise, straight to the point, and bullseye accurate as one would ever wish.Quote:
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My fantasy pick: Tulsi Gabbard for President, and Macgregor as her VP. (But sadly, that has to be in an alternative universe, far, far away :) )
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If someone calls you, introduces himself as the President of Ukraine, asks for money, weapons and to hate Russia, do not pay attention.
Probably just some kind of drug addict.
Yeah, and there's a reason all these talks happen in person behind closed doors, even like Boris Johnson traveling all the way over there just to talk to Elensky. They can't risk a phone conversation, no matter how secure the line is, they just can't risk getting recorded talking about these things, it would mean the end for all of them and the collective west narratives. So they have to take a trip to talk in person, so there is no record whatsoever or any risk of leaks of what they truly plan and conspireQuote:
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There's must be speculation about what the F@B knows simply by tapping conversations, I wonder a lot about it. Our PM does not use smartphones, he uses the older model phones, but they can be tapped into as well, if certain People would have certain conversations from this guy, well, if used at the right time that could prove to be mightier than a weapon. I can imagine this could be even more disastrous in case of bigger players. I love wondering about these things it gives the mind many options.Quote:
Posted by MashikaYeah, and there's a reason all these talks happen in person behind closed doors, even like Boris Johnson traveling all the way over there just to talk to Elensky. They can't risk a phone conversation, no matter how secure the line is, they just can't risk getting recorded talking about these things, it would mean the end for all of them and the collective west narratives. So they have to take a trip to talk in person, so there is no record whatsoever or any risk of leaks of what they truly plan and conspireQuote:
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See, I wonder what the story is on the West front (East when you are Ukrainian), up there at around Izium, apparently Ukrainians are massing Panzers and troops up there. I can't see that this is just to take Izium.
I am also surprised that these attacks in the South were not coordinated at the same time as the one they're very obvious preparing for. They did use the Southern attack to try and get Russia fully concentrated and committed to repel that attack, it is not far fetched they gambled, or perhaps even assumed (arrogance) that Russia would take troops from the area of the power plant to strengthen the area of under attack. I mean, they can't be that stupid assuming Russia didn't see that coming.
Spiral had some post on that:
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The Kremlin was aware of the plans of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to take advantage of the arrival of the IAEA mission and carry out an amphibious landing in order to try to seize the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and make statements for days that it was Russian special forces
So perhaps Mashika, very maybe, there's a bug up the Chickens buttocks and Москва is listening in, would be priceless. http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/s...scared0008.gif
https://tass.com/world/1501295
Up to 12 people from IAEA mission decided to stay at Zaporozhye — local authorities
The experts are supposed to assess the staff’s working conditions and take urgent measures to provide safety and security guarantees for the facility
ENERGODAR, September 1. /TASS/. Between eight and 12 people from the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will remain at the Zaporozhye nucler power plant in Ukraine, Alexander Volga, the head of Energodar’s military-civilian administration, said on Thursday.
"As of now and, according to the information that I have been provided with, between eight and twelve people [from the IAEA mission] will remain staying here," Volga said speaking to journalists.
Earlier in the day, the IAEA team arrived at the Zaporozhye NPP located in the city of Energodar. The delegation is on a fact-finding mission to estimate the material damage to the plant and to evaluate the operational capabilities of the plant’s safety and security systems.
The experts are supposed to assess the staff’s working conditions and take urgent measures to provide safety and security guarantees for the facility.
Energodar, which is the site of the Zaporozhye NPP, Europe’s largest nuclear power facility, has been the target of shelling attacks by the Ukrainian military over the past few weeks. For its strikes against the nuclear power plant, the Kiev regime is using drones, heavy artillery and multiple launch rocket systems. In most cases, the attacks are repelled by Russian air defense systems. However, some rockets hit the NPP’s infrastructural facilities, including nuclear waste storage sites.
On the morning of September 1, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukrainian troops attempted to disembark at 07:00 at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, near the Vodyanoe village. The landing was thwarted by Russia’s Armed Forces, when they sunk two self-propelled barges carrying saboteurs that departed from Nikopol.
Also, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, at 06:20 Moscow time, the Kiev regime carried out a landing by two Ukrainian sabotage groups with a total number of up to 60 people on seven speedboats on the coast of the Kakhovka reservoir, three kilometers north-east of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. The Defense Ministry reported that the Ukrainian servicemen were blocked by units of the Russian National Guard and the Russian Armed Forces.
UN Security Council to hold briefing on Ukraine on September 22 — program of work
According to the document, the UNSC will hold a meeting on "maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine"
UNITED NATIONS, September 1. /TASS/. The United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting on "maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine" on September 22, according to the provisional program of work of the UN Security Council, which was released on Thursday.
France is holding the presidency of the UN Security Council in September.
Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said earlier that Russia had requested a UN Security Council briefing for September 6 over Kiev’s ongoing shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
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Some morons on the Ukro Twitter side don't even understand combat but they still need to have an opinion. It bothers me, very honestly, how wrong and dumb they can be but still always find a way to say something, so unaware of their own ignorance
In this case, some moron looked at this video and saw the Ukrainian soldiers raising their rifles above their heads and shooting on the Russian soldiers direction, somehow the moron thought this was bad and a 'desperate' action. In reality, this is a very normal tactic for very close combat, like in trenches or similar, you can't show your head and get it blown up so you shoot like that because you can't directly see the enemy and you are too close to expose yourself, the enemy could be just 3/4 meters away from you for all you know
https://t.me/antinatocoalition/741
The twitter warrior has the Ukrainian flag, he supports Ukraine, but here he thinks they are "desperate", his ego is bigger than his giant forehead, the foolishness.... :)
https://t.me/DonbassDevushka/22390
Here's an example of the Russian guys doing the exact same thing. Ukros are on the left, the two guys on the higher ground.
Russian guys on the right side, unable to see the Ukros but they know they are there, so they shoot from above the head trying to hit them blindly, it's an uphill battle, hard to win that one so they ended up retreating after a while.
This is expected due to the terrain and they obviously had to shoot from above their heads, otherwise they would have to hike and then would get killed by the guy above that has full control over the situation and would see them coming easily. This is close combat tactics and anyone who went through training for close trench combat would do the exact same
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Also if you need to do something like what the guy did, shoot a rocket or grenade, you need the support fire like that, just shoot in the general direction of the enemy so they have to take cover and this opens a window in which the rocket will be launched against the enemy position, this also is a very normal tactic and nothing special about it
How to take serious a person so ignorant? And the internet is full of them, but this is also why a lot of people who follow those morons assume things and have a completely broken idea of what's truly going on, on both sides
Some may have already heard about this, but here's Ania K from Poland, a multilingual, very lovely and aware person indeed, reporting on the ridiculous black comedy of Elensky renting his Italian villa for €50,000/month (the same in USD) to... a Russian couple.
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=91nugSnW5ak
Gonzalo Lira explains a Rumor about what happened at the Zaporozhye NPP.
https://twitter.com/GonzaloLira1968/...33242445692929
More on the Sarah Ashton-Cirillo creature here, if anyone is interested: