Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #10

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I highly recommend this episode of Pod Save the World. Lots of great (yet heartbreaking) interviews with people who have experienced the war firsthand.

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One year of war in Ukraine | Crooked Media

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Tommy and Ben look back on a year of war in Ukraine and discuss what people got wrong, lessons learned, and where things stand today. Then, Ben and Tommy talk to reporters and Ukrainians about the war including FT reporter and longtime Ukraine resident Christopher Miller, 18-year old Ukrainian student and artist Assia Vlasenko who escaped Ukraine after 6 months of occupation, Research Director at the European Expert Association Maria Avdeeva who has been documenting Russian war crimes, and FT reporter and Putin expert Max Seddon.
 
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Feb 23, 2023
''Independent TV is today releasing a trailer for The Body in the Woods, a new feature-length documentary from International Correspondent Bel Trew. Watch the full documentary now - https://bit.ly/3J10a76 The documentary delves into Ukraine’s unprecedented search for its missing and dead in the middle of Europe’s bloodiest war in generations.''
 
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MAR 7, 2023

Brigade that spent 2 months in Bakhmut: ‘It was becoming harder each week’​

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When the soldiers return to their two-day shifts in the trenches, they are tasked with detecting Russian aerial targets, mostly drones, and downing them before they can hit Ukrainian infantry units.

The 24th Mechanized Brigade took part in the Kherson counteroffensive, battles in Luhansk Oblast, and spent over two months in Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, the hottest spot of Russia's war.

The platoon, part of the 24th, was deployed to Bakhmut with barely any break. The Kyiv Independent spent five days with the platoon after it was withdrawn from the city.

[...]

Russian forces attacked in small groups again and again, composed of some 10 people, Ukrainian soldiers said, adding that their tactics have changed from attacking in larger groups twice or three times that size.

Oleh always thought something was off with the Russian soldiers assaulting the city. He said they stormed Ukrainian positions like "zombies," not afraid to die as if they had been drugged.

"It was very similar to what I saw in the Terminator," Oleh said, referring to an American film about a cyborg assassin sent on a mission to kill.

[...]

The Russians had captured the nearby salt-mining town of Soledar, and "they began throwing more and more forces" and intensifying their attacks, Oleh said.

"I thought, just a little more, and that's it. I was already at my limit. By then, I was already morally and physically done," Oleh recalled. "When a person is in such a state, he stops caring."

Battling the Russians on the front line and fatigue in his head, Oleh had one mission: to ensure all 13 soldiers in his platoon got out of there alive.

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The most terrifying thing to hear on the battlefield is "the screams of your fellow soldiers," Vasyl, a 50-year-old soldier from the western Rivne Oblast, said.

[...]

"I don't know what will happen tomorrow or in a week, but I think a person is always ready to defend their country," Oleh said. "I am satisfied with what I do. Let it be small, but be it good."

[...]
 
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Niner said:
Please!!! I do NOT want any country nuked!!!! I am too close to the fallout.... :eek:
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No one wants, and the whole world is too close to the fallout, regardless of where and what is nuked…
 
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dotr said:
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Hungary further delays vote on Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Hungary has further delayed a vote on ratifying Sweden and Finland's NATO accession bids, according to an updated schedule published Thursday on the National Assembly's website, the latest in a series of postponements that have frustrated Western allies.
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''March 2, 2023 8:43AM EST
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary has further delayed a vote on ratifying Sweden and Finland's NATO accession bids, according to an updated schedule published Thursday on the National Assembly's website, the latest in a series of postponements that have frustrated Western allies.
The delay, which pushes the vote back by two weeks to the parliamentary session beginning March 20, comes as Hungary remains the only NATO member country besides Turkey that hasn't yet approved the two Nordic countries' bids to join the Western military alliance.
Hungary's populist prime minister, Viktor Orban, has said that he is personally in favor of the two countries joining NATO, but alleged that the governments in Stockholm and Helsinki have “spread blatant lies” about Hungary which have raised questions among lawmakers in his party on whether to approve the bids.''
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Orban, an aging, conservative, angry guy, is yet another authoritarian leader, and my suspicion is, the only reason he is popular in Hungary (because give or take, he somewhat is) lies in his tough stance on immigration. Without it, he’d be gone soon. However, the migrant crisis of 2015 was quite a telling event. Not only didn’t Orban let in immigrants into Hungary, the EU couldn’t do anything with it.
 
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MAR 8, 2023
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Bakhmut could fall within days, says Nato chief

Jens Stoltenberg says investigation into attack ongoing; Ukrainian denies involvement while Moscow calls reports a distraction
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2h ago07.38 EST

Bakhmut could fall within days says Nato secretary general​

More on Jens Stoltenberg’s comments to the press earlier about the potential fall of Bakhmut, the city in eastern Ukraine that has the scene of fiercely fighting in recent months.

The Nato secretary general said it may fall into Russian hands in the coming days. “What we see is that Russia is throwing more troops, more forces and what Russia lacks in quality they try to make up in quantity.

“They have suffered big losses, but at the same time, we cannot rule out that Bakhmut may eventually fall in the coming days.”

He was speaking outside a meeting of EU defence ministers in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.

The head of the western military alliance, which backs Ukraine, insisted “it is also important to highlight that this does not necessarily reflect any turning point of the war.

“It just highlights that we should not underestimate Russia. We must continue to provide support to Ukraine,” he said.

The current status of Bakhmut is hotly disputed. Russia’s Wagner mercenary group claimed on Wednesday that it had captured the eastern part of the city.

The announcement came after the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said the fall of Bakhmut would give Moscow an “open road” for offences deeper into Ukraine.

The intense fighting around Bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest in Russia’s more than year-long invasion, which has devastated swathes of Ukraine and displaced millions of people.
 
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Ukraine war live updates: Mercenaries say they've seized eastern Bakhmut; Moscow fumes over new reports on Nord Stream explosions

The battle of Bakhmut continues to dominate news out of Ukraine this week, with all eyes on the fate of the city in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
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''The leader of Russia’s mercenary forces fighting in Bakhmut said Wednesday that his private military company, the Wagner Group, had taken full control of the eastern part of the city. CNBC was unable to verify the claims.''

''3 HOURS AGO

Bakhmut may fall but it’s unlikely to be a turning point in the war, NATO chief says''​

“Russia’s war of aggression grinds on against Ukraine and over the last weeks and months we have seen fierce fighting in and around Bakhmut and what we see is that Russia is throwing in more troops, more forces and what Russia lacks in quality, they try to make up in quantity,” he added.''
 
  • #92
Well, this news made me quite angry.
(I have gifted WS this article w/ my paid subscription.)

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Pentagon Blocks Sharing Evidence of Possible Russian War Crimes With Hague Court (Published 2023)

President Biden has not acted to resolve a dispute that pits the Defense Department against other agencies.
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is blocking the Biden administration from sharing evidence with the International Criminal Court in The Hague gathered by American intelligence agencies about Russian atrocities in Ukraine, according to current and former officials briefed on the matter.

American military leaders oppose helping the court investigate Russians because they fear setting a precedent that might help pave the way for it to prosecute Americans. The rest of the administration, including intelligence agencies and the State and Justice Departments, favors giving the evidence to the court, the officials said.

President Biden has yet to resolve the impasse, officials said.
 
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MAR 8, 2023
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Russian forces claim progress in Bakhmut but no end in sight

The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military contractor claims that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut.
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The battle for Bakhmut has lasted six months and reduced the city with a prewar population of more than 70,000 to a smoldering wasteland. It’s not clear which side has paid a higher price.

Wagner owner Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose troops have spearheaded the fight in Bakhmut, said they have taken full control of all districts east of the Bakhmutka River that crosses the city. The city’s center lies west of the river.

Neither Russian nor Ukrainian officials commented on Prigozhin’s claim. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank that closely monitors the fighting, said Russian forces were likely in control in the areas cited by Prigozhin following a Ukrainian withdrawal.

Russian troops have enveloped the city from three sides, leaving only a narrow corridor leading west. The only highway west has been targeted by Russian artillery fire, forcing Ukrainian defenders to rely increasingly on country roads, which are hard to use before the muddy ground dries.

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The 57-year-old teacher who fearlessly resisted Russian occupation of Kherson

Kindergarten teacher Olena Naumova was struggling to breathe as she sat in the back seat of a car driving through the streets of her hometown of Kherson on the morning of Aug. 23. There was a tight plastic bag over
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Kindergarten teacher Olena Naumova was struggling to breathe as she sat in the back seat of a car driving through the streets of her hometown of Kherson on the morning of Aug. 23.

There was a tight plastic bag over her head and three Russian soldiers surrounded her.

Naumova knew she was in trouble: The 57-year-old actively participated in protests against the Russian occupation of Kherson in the early months of the war.

She went viral on TikTok for mocking the Russian soldiers and doing live streams from the streets of the occupied city, sharing the truth about what was happening there.

"You have said enough to be prosecuted," Naumova heard a Russian officer tell her after she was brought to a torture chamber that August day.
 
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Mar 9, 2023
“One day our luck will run out,” warns the UN’s nuclear watchdog’s director. Melissa Duggan on the urgent plea to protect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine after fresh Russian strikes cut power to the site.''
 
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www.theguardian.com

Russia-Ukraine war live: UK warns China not to help Putin and predicts war will end at negotiating table

UK PM Rishi Sunak made the comments during a summit with French president Emmanuel Macron
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4h ago06.01 EST

Summary of the day so far …​

  • The private mercenary group Wagner appears to be taking a “tactical pause” in Bakhmut, the US thinktank the Institute for the Study of War said in its daily update. The ISW believes that Wagner is waiting until enough reinforcements of conventional Russian troops have arrived before taking a backseat in the fierce battle.
  • Oleh Synyehubov, governor of Kharkiv, has said the energy situation is difficult after Russia’s barrage of attacks on Thursday. In a message on Telegram, he said “the energy system has suffered significant damage. Nevertheless, critical infrastructure has already been restored in the city, and water supply has been almost completely restored”. However, public transport remains closed.
  • The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation board of governors on Friday backed the reappointment of Argentina’s Rafael Grossi to a second four-year term as director general, diplomats at the closed-door meeting said.
  • Ukraine handed suspicion notices on Friday to three former senior managers of the aircraft manufacturer Antonov for obstructing the country’s military and allowing Russia to destroy the giant Mriya cargo plane at the start of the war.
  • Russian president, Vladimir Putin, congratulated Xi Jinping on Friday after the Chinese leader secured an unprecedented third term as president. In a telegram, Putin said he was sure the two leaders could advance their cooperation on the most important regional and international issues
  • The Kremlin said on Friday it sees risks of possible “provocations” in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two Russian-backed breakaway regions of Georgia, after days of protests in Georgia over a “foreign agents” bill. Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said on Friday that Moscow was watching the situation “with concern”.
  • The war in Ukraine is driven by the interests of several “empires” and not just the “Russian empire”, Pope Francis said in an interview published on Friday.
 
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