Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #7

[Elley Mae]

‘Russian World’ Is the Civil Religion Behind Putin’s War

‘Russian World’ Is the Civil Religion Behind Putin’s War

For Mr. Putin, Russkiy mir refers to Moscow’s rightful sphere of influence, which includes the territories of the former Soviet Union and the Russian empire before it. “Ukraine is not just a neighboring country for us. It is an inalienable part of our own history, culture, and spiritual space,” Mr. Putin said on Feb. 21, three days before Russia invaded Ukraine. The Russian Orthodox Church embraced the term and lent it a religious character, within which Ukraine also played a special role. The Russian Orthodox Church traces its origins to the 10th-century mass conversion in Kyiv known as the Baptism of Rus’.

 

[CSIDreamer]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1505517714063900673?t=St3GoT5Rpo3msQbf3uOwIQ&s=19

️Death toll reaches 56 in Russian tank attack at nursing home in Luhansk Oblast on March 11.

Russians moved 15 survivors to a facility on the occupied territories.

Ukrainians still can't reach the site of the attack.

Source: Serhiy Hayday, the governor of Luhansk Oblast.

And here's a fabulous idea. Splash it all over the news!

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1505518177932955649?t=iUKeiab2d1gl3EMXigA3Jg&s=19

️Ukraine’s military intelligence claim that Russia’s elites scheme to overthrow Putin to restore economic ties with Western countries.

Aleksandr Bortnikov, head of FSB security agency, is allegedly being considered as Putin’s successor, according to Ukraine's intelligence.

 

[PommyMommy]

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Ukraine expects 7 humanitarian corridors on March 20, including from Mariupol. The corridors are in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Donetsk oblasts, according to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
UK defense intelligence update on March 20:

• Russian forces continue encircling eastern Ukrainian cities; limited progress in capturing them.
• Russia has increased indiscriminate shelling of residential areas in those cities, and will likely continue it.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Over 39,000 people flee besieged Mariupol in one week, without ceasefire announced. More than 8,000 private cars left Mariupol heading to Zaporizhzhia amid continuous attacks by Russian forces, Mariupol city council said.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 1 hr ago
Ukraine’s General Staff sees high risk of attack from Belarus on western Ukraine. Ukraine’s Armed Forces have said that according to Ukrainian intelligence, in the next several days, Belarus will join Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

 

[PommyMommy]

NEXTA on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
The #Russian Defense Ministry provided evidence of the use of the civilian airport of #Homel, #Belarus for strikes against #Ukraine. The Ministry's website today published a video showing the takeoff of an Orlan drone with ammunition from an airfield in Homel.

NEXTA on Twitter
In #Zaporizhzhia region, cases were recorded of #Russian soldiers using the uniform of the AFU to carry out sabotage activities This was reported in the local administration.
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NEXTA on Twitter
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of #Ukraine reports that #Russia is preparing to use minors in the war against Ukraine In addition, the Ministry of Defense Intelligence Directorate publishes documents signed by Russian Defense Minister Shoigu.

^^^more photos but all in Russian

NEXTA on Twitter - 23 min ago
The AFU General Staff reports that Ukrainian intelligence has recorded signs of preparation of the armed forces of the Republic of #Belarus for a direct invasion of #Ukrainian territory

 

[PommyMommy]

[URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/20/russian-ukraine-war-latest-thousands-of-mariupol-residents-being-deported-to-remote-parts-of-russia-live']Russia-Ukraine war: 56 elderly people killed by Russian forces, Ukraine says; Mariupol art school bombed, officials claim – live | World news | The Guardian[/URL]

1h ago 09:28
Zelenskiy calls for negotiations with Putin but warns any failure would lead to third world war

[...]

Zelenskiy was asked by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria if he was ready to negotiate with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the wake of attacks on civilians in Mariupol and elsewhere.

“I’m ready for negotiations. I was ready for the last two years. And without negotiations we cannot end this war,” Zelenskiy said.

“All the people who think that this dialogue is shallow, and that it is not going to resolve anything, they just don’t understand that this is very valuable. If there is just 1% chance for us to stop this war we need to take this chance, we need to do that.

“I can’t tell you about the result of these negotiations [but] we’re losing people on a daily basis, innocent people on the ground. Russian forces have come to exterminate us, to kill us. And we have demonstrated the dignity of our people, and our army, we are able to deal a powerful blow, we are able to strike back.

“But unfortunately, our dignity is not going to preserve their lives. We have to use any format, any chance, in order to have the possibility of negotiating the possibility of talking to Putin. But if these attempts fail, that would mean that this is a third world war.”

Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 47 min ago
Russian tugboats pulled away five cargo ships with Ukrainian grain from Berdyansk Port Zaporizhia Reg Adm Head Oleksandr Starukh stated that referring to Berdyansk locals, the ships had "several tens of thousands of tons of grain" acc to customs docs The Russians "stole" from the Port of Berdyansk 5 ships with grain – UNIAN

 

[mickey2942]

Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation - Wikipedia

My personal belief is that Putin thought that this would be similar to the "annexation of Crimea". It would be quick, no one would notice or say much, he could install his new puppet government easily. After all, no one really blinked when he took over Crimea. Which is why he was lulled into believing that this would be as easy.

He has a month until Orthodox Easter. April 24, 2022. That is when this will be a serious problem for him. That is also why he wants contract soldiers, who won't think twice about shelling a church.

 

[buyerninety]

It seems strange to me that the Ukrainians, &
possibly no-one else, have not considered or
realized that the Russian military is probably
targeting spots that contain large concentrations
of mobile phone transmissions, hence why e.g.
hospitals and crowded theatres are seen being
bombarded (there is no discernable military
advantage to specifically target large numbers
of civilians in those types of buildings).
Possibly detecting the location of mobile phone
concentrations not via the cell towers (although
it is possible that could be also how they are
doing it) but perhaps by radio frequency direction
finding the multiple mobile phones transmissions,
this being done by Russian Signal Intelligence
units deployed on the ground with that tasking.
Mobile phone transmissions are low power, but
I believe it's possible a sensitive antenna array or
several deployed units with their arrays might be
able to direction find and e.g. triangulate that
there are multiple transmissions coming from
'such and such' a spot.

 

[AliceInPain]

Pope Francis
@Pontifex
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15m

The violent aggression against #Ukraine does not stop, a senseless massacre where every day there is a repetition of slaughter and atrocities. There is no justification for this! I plead with the international community to truly commit to ending this abhorrent war. #Peace

 

[CSIDreamer]

It seems strange to me that the Ukrainians, &
possibly no-one else, have not considered or
realized that the Russian military is probably
targeting spots that contain large concentrations
of mobile phone transmissions, hence why e.g.
hospitals and crowded theatres are seen being
bombarded (there is no discernable military
advantage to specifically target large numbers
of civilians in those types of buildings).
Possibly detecting the location of mobile phone
concentrations not via the cell towers (although
it is possible that could be also how they are
doing it) but perhaps by radio frequency direction
finding the multiple mobile phones transmissions,
this being done by Russian Signal Intelligence
units deployed on the ground with that tasking.
Mobile phone transmissions are low power, but
I believe it's possible a sensitive antenna array or
several deployed units with their arrays might be
able to direction find and e.g. triangulate that
there are multiple transmissions coming from
'such and such' a spot.

They've been worried about this from the beginning. They need to shut down things in their settings, though.

The demand of time: the Ministry of Internal Affairs urged Ukrainians to turn off geolocation in their phones

 

[Bit of hope]

Reading the news today....I see elements of escalation of this war...no de-escalation at all. Yes, I believe it's going to get even worse...Let's hope I'm wrong......This horrendous dirty snake and his buddy's want Ukraine...and going to bring it on their knees.....no matter what it takes...Belarus....not to trust....China...very vague...and not to trust because of that.

 

[dotr]

March 20 2022

 

[PommyMommy]

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 12 min ago
Ukrainian journalist released from Russian captivity. Oleh Baturin, a journalist from Russian-occupied Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast, went missing on March 12. “I was beaten, humiliated, threatened. They said they would kill me. They wanted to break me,” said Baturin.

 

[worldwatcher]

Question. Just an opinion survey here. With regards to mediation, do you feel outside leaders attempting to mediate between Russia and Ukraine have helped, hurt, or had no impact?

I'm feeling like it's a fun distraction to Putin and not sure if it's hurt or had no impact.

Just curious what everyone else thinks.

QUOTE]

Am gonna give it a try..
It is complicated,not only the humanity side, but considering all aspects,economically,nuclear and everything as well.

Putin has set the world on fire,maybe he is a puppet as well,with his insane warfare? Eitherway,it seems like a re shape of the world.

I dont think mediation between Ukraine - Russia has helped. Russia is buying time with peace meetings,while puppet Assad is traveling the Middle East ...
DPG Media Privacy Gate

Guess, some leaders are watching/standing by, how this unfolds.
Think it is not in the best interest of the Western world to let the war drag on..

I dont know,what is going on behind closed doors...Some leaders might try to influence or use diversion to benefit -their own agenda.

MOO

ETA
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[PommyMommy]

Russia-Ukraine war: 56 elderly people killed by Russian forces, Ukraine says; Mariupol art school bombed, officials claim – live | World news | The Guardian

1h ago 11:02
Eleven Ukrainian political parties have been suspended because of their links with Russia, according to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

The country’s national security and defence council took the decision to ban the parties from any political activity. Most of the parties affected were small, but one of them, the Opposition Platform for Life, has 44 seats in the 450-seat Ukrainian parliament.

[...]

52m ago 11:23
The former US military commander and CIA chief, David Petraeus, has been talking to CNN about how Ukrainians are taking out Russian generals. Since this report was broadcast, Ukraine claims to have killed six Russian general to date.

Petraeus said:

It’s very, very, very, very uncommon [for generals to be killed]. This is in the first three weeks. And these are quite senior generals. The bottom line is that their command-and-control has broken down. Their communications have been jammed by the Ukrainians. Their secure comms didn’t work. They had to go to single channel. That’s jammable. And that’s exactly what the Ukrainians have been doing to that. They use cellphones. The Ukrainians blocked the prefix for Russia so that didn’t work. Then they took down 3G. They’re literally stealing cell phones from Ukrainian civilians to communicate among each other.

So, what happens? The column gets stopped. An impatient general is sitting back there in his armoured or whatever vehicle. He goes forward to find out what’s going on because there’s no initiative. Again, there’s no noncommissioned officer corps. There’s no sense of initiative at junior levels. They wait to be told what to do. Gets up there. And the Ukrainians have very, very good snipers, and they have just been picking them off left and right. And at least four of these five are absolutely confirmed. And I think the fifth, we will hear today.

 

[AliceInPain]

March 20 2022

This video is just amazing...

 

[Bit of hope]

Russia-Ukraine war: 56 elderly people killed by Russian forces, Ukraine says; Mariupol art school bombed, officials claim – live | World news | The Guardian

1h ago 11:02
Eleven Ukrainian political parties have been suspended because of their links with Russia, according to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

The country’s national security and defence council took the decision to ban the parties from any political activity. Most of the parties affected were small, but one of them, the Opposition Platform for Life, has 44 seats in the 450-seat Ukrainian parliament.

[...]

52m ago 11:23
The former US military commander and CIA chief, David Petraeus, has been talking to CNN about how Ukrainians are taking out Russian generals. Since this report was broadcast, Ukraine claims to have killed six Russian general to date.

Petraeus said:

It’s very, very, very, very uncommon [for generals to be killed]. This is in the first three weeks. And these are quite senior generals. The bottom line is that their command-and-control has broken down. Their communications have been jammed by the Ukrainians. Their secure comms didn’t work. They had to go to single channel. That’s jammable. And that’s exactly what the Ukrainians have been doing to that. They use cellphones. The Ukrainians blocked the prefix for Russia so that didn’t work. Then they took down 3G. They’re literally stealing cell phones from Ukrainian civilians to communicate among each other.

So, what happens? The column gets stopped. An impatient general is sitting back there in his armoured or whatever vehicle. He goes forward to find out what’s going on because there’s no initiative. Again, there’s no noncommissioned officer corps. There’s no sense of initiative at junior levels. They wait to be told what to do. Gets up there. And the Ukrainians have very, very good snipers, and they have just been picking them off left and right. And at least four of these five are absolutely confirmed. And I think the fifth, we will hear today.

Another ego....Not you PommyMommy X Why share this with the rest of the world....??

 

[Bit of hope]

This video is just amazing...

Brave. Very brave. Especially because of this video embedded.

Kherson: Russian-occupied city stays angry and defiant

 

[badgersmythe]

Crying Russian soldiers turn on Putin as they urge people to rise up


Troops captured by Ukraine claim leader is having comrades thrown into mass graves | Daily Mail Online

 

[Elley Mae]

Putin’s Chef.

Yevgeniy Prigozhin

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Ukraine warns more Russian Wagner Group mercenaries sent to ‘eliminate’ Zelenskyy

….

Was going to bring him up a bit back, I think he has a lot of influence.

 

[AliceInPain]

sbm

Russia-Ukraine war: 56 elderly people killed by Russian forces, Ukraine says; Mariupol art school bombed, officials claim – live | World news | The Guardian

"Dozens of elderly people in Luhansk region shot"

Right, we already knew they were murdering civilians, but this reads like some naxi shxt straight out of WWII.