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September 8, 2023
Ukraine Open Thread 2023-212


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"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."

Ozymandias. By Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Idea Kit Klarenberg.

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What else can you say than there goes a loathsome one!
I cannot salute his seeming unaware visage because the faces Blinken pulls, parts he plays are strictly pol 101.
IOW his political skills are down there in the basement wit his ethics

Posted by: Debsisdead | Sep 8 2023 8:27 utc | 1

What else can you say than there goes a loathsome one!
I cannot salute his seeming unaware visage because the faces Blinken pulls, parts he plays are strictly pol 101.
IOW his political skills are down there in the basement wit his ethics

Posted by: Debsisdead | Sep 8 2023 8:27 utc | 2

So, Kuleba took Blinken for a “Look-and-see how we are doing.” at the cemetery !!!!
Nice

Posted by: Tom_12 | Sep 8 2023 8:40 utc | 3

So, Kuleba took Blinken for a “Look-and-see how we are doing.” at the cemetery !!!!
Nice

Posted by: Tom_12 | Sep 8 2023 8:40 utc | 4

And then they went to McDonalds and had a few laughs with their fries.

Posted by: Bugs | Sep 8 2023 8:54 utc | 5

And then they went to McDonalds and had a few laughs with their fries.

Posted by: Bugs | Sep 8 2023 8:54 utc | 6

Look at those two look of pride!

Posted by: Donald W | Sep 8 2023 9:02 utc | 7

Look at those two look of pride!

Posted by: Donald W | Sep 8 2023 9:02 utc | 8

The news about the start of conditional female mobilization without the right to travel abroad provoked a negative reaction among the masses. The bank immediately sent the negativity to put out their LOMs, stating that simply registering with the military registration and enlistment office would not prohibit them from leaving. This requires a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers (as if it would be difficult for Zelensky to do this in one day under a manual government).
Everyone has long been talking about increased mobilization, which will also affect women. The authorities assured that this would not happen. But. After a “successful” Ze offensive, this has to be done in an accelerated mode due to losses in manpower.

https://t.me/legitimniy/16209

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:03 utc | 9

The news about the start of conditional female mobilization without the right to travel abroad provoked a negative reaction among the masses. The bank immediately sent the negativity to put out their LOMs, stating that simply registering with the military registration and enlistment office would not prohibit them from leaving. This requires a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers (as if it would be difficult for Zelensky to do this in one day under a manual government).
Everyone has long been talking about increased mobilization, which will also affect women. The authorities assured that this would not happen. But. After a “successful” Ze offensive, this has to be done in an accelerated mode due to losses in manpower.

https://t.me/legitimniy/16209

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:03 utc | 10

According to gossip, women doctors in Ukraine will be massively called up in the winter, as there is a severe shortage of doctors in the army after losses during the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A lot of doctors die during the evacuation of the wounded.
Now Bankovaya does not want to escalate, but gently prepares the masses that women will be forcibly mobilized into the army.

https://t.me/ZE_kartel/7681

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:05 utc | 11

According to gossip, women doctors in Ukraine will be massively called up in the winter, as there is a severe shortage of doctors in the army after losses during the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A lot of doctors die during the evacuation of the wounded.
Now Bankovaya does not want to escalate, but gently prepares the masses that women will be forcibly mobilized into the army.

https://t.me/ZE_kartel/7681

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:05 utc | 12

It seems that the Russians decided to finish off completely the river ports of Ukraine, which were some kind of emergency entrance for a grain deal, oil transshipment and possibly the transportation of weapons.
Kamikaze drones are flying again to the south of the Odessa region. Ishmael, Renee.
Be careful.

https://t.me/legitimniy/16210

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:06 utc | 13

It seems that the Russians decided to finish off completely the river ports of Ukraine, which were some kind of emergency entrance for a grain deal, oil transshipment and possibly the transportation of weapons.
Kamikaze drones are flying again to the south of the Odessa region. Ishmael, Renee.
Be careful.

https://t.me/legitimniy/16210

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:06 utc | 14

In Krivoy Rog they arrive at the police building. More than 35 police officers have already been injured.
Previously, the Russian Federation had not hit police buildings in the Ukrainian rear, but then they struck with missiles. Why?
The authorities immediately called for not filming the result of the arrival, knowing where it was, but the photo of the destroyed Ministry of Internal Affairs and garages with equipment, already officially “cut off,” was published by the DSNS itself.

https://t.me/legitimniy/16211

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:07 utc | 15

In Krivoy Rog they arrive at the police building. More than 35 police officers have already been injured.
Previously, the Russian Federation had not hit police buildings in the Ukrainian rear, but then they struck with missiles. Why?
The authorities immediately called for not filming the result of the arrival, knowing where it was, but the photo of the destroyed Ministry of Internal Affairs and garages with equipment, already officially “cut off,” was published by the DSNS itself.

https://t.me/legitimniy/16211

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:07 utc | 16

Glad to see you are back, b. As to Blinken, gotta give him credit for his acting skills. Multi-time winner of the Hypocrite of the Year award. At least Pompeo was honest in his hubris: “We lie, we cheat, we steal”. . . . He could have carries on “We murder, we torture, we genocide and ecocide . . .”

Posted by: Saturna | Sep 8 2023 9:08 utc | 17

Glad to see you are back, b. As to Blinken, gotta give him credit for his acting skills. Multi-time winner of the Hypocrite of the Year award. At least Pompeo was honest in his hubris: “We lie, we cheat, we steal”. . . . He could have carries on “We murder, we torture, we genocide and ecocide . . .”

Posted by: Saturna | Sep 8 2023 9:08 utc | 18

PNAC, Project for a New American Cemetery. Work in progress.

Posted by: Red | Sep 8 2023 9:09 utc | 19

PNAC, Project for a New American Cemetery. Work in progress.

Posted by: Red | Sep 8 2023 9:09 utc | 20

Our source in the OP said that Anthony Blinken agreed with Andrey Yermak on the main direction of the counteroffensive, which was prepared by the Pentagon.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine must concentrate all reserves in the direction of Tokmak and take the city before November, so that Ukraine can count on further assistance. If this plan is not implemented, then in November the Office of the President will have to start discussing the peaceful track.

https://t.me/rezident_ua/19553

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:09 utc | 21

Our source in the OP said that Anthony Blinken agreed with Andrey Yermak on the main direction of the counteroffensive, which was prepared by the Pentagon.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine must concentrate all reserves in the direction of Tokmak and take the city before November, so that Ukraine can count on further assistance. If this plan is not implemented, then in November the Office of the President will have to start discussing the peaceful track.

https://t.me/rezident_ua/19553

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:09 utc | 22

While fighting is going on on the first line of defense in the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy is building redoubts 4 and 5, which will lead to a vicious circle for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Having overcome one line in three months, the Russian troops are creating two new ones, but we are losing reserves and equipment to open their defenses, and there is no breakthrough of the front. The West has already begun to understand the problems that Ukraine is facing, and most importantly, the futility of such a strategy.
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) analyst Trent Mol acknowledged that Washington underestimated the strength of the Russian Federation in the run-up to the Ukrainian counteroffensive, reports the Economist magazine.
He acknowledges that US and Ukrainian officials have failed to appreciate the depth of Russia’s defenses and how difficult it will be for Ukraine to ‘break through’ it with armored vehicles. At the same time, the analyst believes that most of the fortifications of the Russian forces are still untouched.

https://t.me/rezident_ua/19558

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:12 utc | 23

While fighting is going on on the first line of defense in the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy is building redoubts 4 and 5, which will lead to a vicious circle for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Having overcome one line in three months, the Russian troops are creating two new ones, but we are losing reserves and equipment to open their defenses, and there is no breakthrough of the front. The West has already begun to understand the problems that Ukraine is facing, and most importantly, the futility of such a strategy.
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) analyst Trent Mol acknowledged that Washington underestimated the strength of the Russian Federation in the run-up to the Ukrainian counteroffensive, reports the Economist magazine.
He acknowledges that US and Ukrainian officials have failed to appreciate the depth of Russia’s defenses and how difficult it will be for Ukraine to ‘break through’ it with armored vehicles. At the same time, the analyst believes that most of the fortifications of the Russian forces are still untouched.

https://t.me/rezident_ua/19558

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:12 utc | 24

MI6 transmitted new intelligence to the Office of the President and the General Staff, which indicates that Russia has begun to create a 4th and 5th line of defense in those places where the Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to advance.
British intelligence is confident that the slow pace of the counter-offensive does not allow the Ukrainian army to break through the Russian defenses, due to the enemy’s ability to build new fortifications and mine fields, given the experience of previous battles.

https://t.me/rezident_ua/19146

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:13 utc | 25

MI6 transmitted new intelligence to the Office of the President and the General Staff, which indicates that Russia has begun to create a 4th and 5th line of defense in those places where the Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to advance.
British intelligence is confident that the slow pace of the counter-offensive does not allow the Ukrainian army to break through the Russian defenses, due to the enemy’s ability to build new fortifications and mine fields, given the experience of previous battles.

https://t.me/rezident_ua/19146

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:13 utc | 26

🇺🇸🧩🇺🇦 Operation Save Benya
On August 1️⃣30, the leaders of NABU, SAPO and WACS flew to Washington to meet with National Security Adviser to the President of the United States Jake Sullivan;
2️⃣Immediately after the meetings in Washington, Kolomoisky received information about what the US-controlled anti-corruptionists were up to;
3️⃣It was decided to hide in the safest place – the SBU detention center;
4️⃣Already three days later, SBU officers came to visit Ben and in an insinuating whisper read the suspicion – fraud + legalization;
5️⃣After the trial, Igor Valeryevich, prudently dressed in a comfortable tracksuit, dutifully went to rest in the isolation ward. At the same time, he does not pay 509 million hryvnia bail and hopes for the most humane court in the world to consider the appeal;
6️⃣For the plausibility of the version about Ukraine’s intensified fight against corruption, even Zelensky personally mentioned the case in passing;
6️⃣September 6 Inspector Blinken arrives in Kyiv. The topic could not have been raised at a meeting in the OP;
7️⃣The next day, while Blinken is still in the country, NABU widely advertises in the press his own case against Beni about taking 9.2 billion hryvnias from Privat.
So, according to information at this time, the Americans want from Zelensky:
🟢new composition of the government headed by Markarova;
🟢Benya;
🟢Parliamentary elections.
As you can easily see, all three points are aimed at weakening Zelensky personally. The American government will not allow partner assistance to be pocketed, the elections will deprive Ze of the monomajority, and the sacrifice of Kolomoisky is intended to demonstrate the reprisal of the Democrats over their opponents.
The White House has given Zelensky a choice between two shitty options. The campaign for the election of the President of the United States will begin soon, the Democrats do not need Ze’s tricks on them ☝️

https://t.me/ZeRada1/15632

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:16 utc | 27

🇺🇸🧩🇺🇦 Operation Save Benya
On August 1️⃣30, the leaders of NABU, SAPO and WACS flew to Washington to meet with National Security Adviser to the President of the United States Jake Sullivan;
2️⃣Immediately after the meetings in Washington, Kolomoisky received information about what the US-controlled anti-corruptionists were up to;
3️⃣It was decided to hide in the safest place – the SBU detention center;
4️⃣Already three days later, SBU officers came to visit Ben and in an insinuating whisper read the suspicion – fraud + legalization;
5️⃣After the trial, Igor Valeryevich, prudently dressed in a comfortable tracksuit, dutifully went to rest in the isolation ward. At the same time, he does not pay 509 million hryvnia bail and hopes for the most humane court in the world to consider the appeal;
6️⃣For the plausibility of the version about Ukraine’s intensified fight against corruption, even Zelensky personally mentioned the case in passing;
6️⃣September 6 Inspector Blinken arrives in Kyiv. The topic could not have been raised at a meeting in the OP;
7️⃣The next day, while Blinken is still in the country, NABU widely advertises in the press his own case against Beni about taking 9.2 billion hryvnias from Privat.
So, according to information at this time, the Americans want from Zelensky:
🟢new composition of the government headed by Markarova;
🟢Benya;
🟢Parliamentary elections.
As you can easily see, all three points are aimed at weakening Zelensky personally. The American government will not allow partner assistance to be pocketed, the elections will deprive Ze of the monomajority, and the sacrifice of Kolomoisky is intended to demonstrate the reprisal of the Democrats over their opponents.
The White House has given Zelensky a choice between two shitty options. The campaign for the election of the President of the United States will begin soon, the Democrats do not need Ze’s tricks on them ☝️

https://t.me/ZeRada1/15632

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:16 utc | 28

Kremny EL was hit… Again.

Posted by: Russia’s Failure | Sep 8 2023 9:18 utc | 29

Kremny EL was hit… Again.

Posted by: Russia’s Failure | Sep 8 2023 9:18 utc | 30

❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on September 7
▪️The AFU have once again used drones to attack Russia’s rear areas.
In the Moscow region, a drone was intercepted over Ramenskoye: at the site where the fell debris, a blast wave blew out the windows of a residential building.
▪️ For the first time, the territory of the Volgograd region came under attack.
Air defense systems shot down an enemy drone in the immediate vicinity of a military unit in the Gorodishchensky district.
▪️Two more drones were intercepted by Russian anti-aircraft gunners in the vicinity of Rostov.
The wreckage of one of them fell in close proximity to the headquarters of the South Military District, several damaging buildings and injuring one person.
▪️ Civilian objects in Bryansk were also subjected to a massive attack.
Two aircraft were shot down by air defense systems on the approach to the city, and two more fell near the railroad station.
▪️ The AFU launched several unsuccessful attacks north of Novomaiors’ke and Novodonets’ke.
Russian troops repelled all attacks, forcing the enemy to retreat to their original positions.
▪️ In the Orikhiv sector, the AFU continue to storm Russian defensive lines near Robotyne.
At the moment, the village itself is in a gray zone: due to extensive damage, it is not possible to hold positions there.
▪️ In the Kherson direction, the AFU reconnaissance groups landed a landing force on the north of Pereiaslav Island.
Thanks to the work of the reconnaissance, the enemy’s advance was known beforehand, so the attempted landing was foiled.
#digest #Russia #Ukraine #video Original msg

https://t.me/geromanat/9642

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:19 utc | 31

❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on September 7
▪️The AFU have once again used drones to attack Russia’s rear areas.
In the Moscow region, a drone was intercepted over Ramenskoye: at the site where the fell debris, a blast wave blew out the windows of a residential building.
▪️ For the first time, the territory of the Volgograd region came under attack.
Air defense systems shot down an enemy drone in the immediate vicinity of a military unit in the Gorodishchensky district.
▪️Two more drones were intercepted by Russian anti-aircraft gunners in the vicinity of Rostov.
The wreckage of one of them fell in close proximity to the headquarters of the South Military District, several damaging buildings and injuring one person.
▪️ Civilian objects in Bryansk were also subjected to a massive attack.
Two aircraft were shot down by air defense systems on the approach to the city, and two more fell near the railroad station.
▪️ The AFU launched several unsuccessful attacks north of Novomaiors’ke and Novodonets’ke.
Russian troops repelled all attacks, forcing the enemy to retreat to their original positions.
▪️ In the Orikhiv sector, the AFU continue to storm Russian defensive lines near Robotyne.
At the moment, the village itself is in a gray zone: due to extensive damage, it is not possible to hold positions there.
▪️ In the Kherson direction, the AFU reconnaissance groups landed a landing force on the north of Pereiaslav Island.
Thanks to the work of the reconnaissance, the enemy’s advance was known beforehand, so the attempted landing was foiled.
#digest #Russia #Ukraine #video Original msg

https://t.me/geromanat/9642

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:19 utc | 32

Missile strike in Ukrainian market street: Dimas at Military Summary speculated that this hit, which killed 17 civilians and was immediately blamed on Russia, may have been a false flag deliberate strike of a Stormshadow missile fired from a Ukrainian city to the west, not from the Russian lines to the east. He cited the following evidence supporting this theory:
1. Russia immediately denied firing any missiles at this time
2. Russian bloggers who claimed two missiles were launched from the Ukrainian city to the west, just 45 minutes prior to Zelenskyy was to meet with Blinken in Kiev, and just a few seconds prior to the blast. The missiles were launched east, towards Donetsk city.
3. In the video of the strike you hear the approach of the missile while two people in the street turn to the left (west) in apparent reaction to the sound, a second prior to the blast.
4. A reflection on the hood of a parked car in the video shows the incoming missile arriving from the west, just a second before the blast.
Anyone have any further info, one way or the other?

Posted by: mjh | Sep 8 2023 9:21 utc | 33

Missile strike in Ukrainian market street: Dimas at Military Summary speculated that this hit, which killed 17 civilians and was immediately blamed on Russia, may have been a false flag deliberate strike of a Stormshadow missile fired from a Ukrainian city to the west, not from the Russian lines to the east. He cited the following evidence supporting this theory:
1. Russia immediately denied firing any missiles at this time
2. Russian bloggers who claimed two missiles were launched from the Ukrainian city to the west, just 45 minutes prior to Zelenskyy was to meet with Blinken in Kiev, and just a few seconds prior to the blast. The missiles were launched east, towards Donetsk city.
3. In the video of the strike you hear the approach of the missile while two people in the street turn to the left (west) in apparent reaction to the sound, a second prior to the blast.
4. A reflection on the hood of a parked car in the video shows the incoming missile arriving from the west, just a second before the blast.
Anyone have any further info, one way or the other?

Posted by: mjh | Sep 8 2023 9:21 utc | 34

MI6 transmitted new intelligence …
Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:13 utc | 14

We must be getting very near to the event where the conflict between MI6 and the CIA spills out into the open.

Posted by: too scents | Sep 8 2023 9:21 utc | 35

MI6 transmitted new intelligence …
Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:13 utc | 14

We must be getting very near to the event where the conflict between MI6 and the CIA spills out into the open.

Posted by: too scents | Sep 8 2023 9:21 utc | 36

While Ukrainians are giving their last to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the elite continues to profit and publicly demonstrate its superiority. Walk around Kyiv and you will see thousands of luxury cars, packed expensive restaurants and roads with houses.
Gerega and his “For Maybutne” bought cars worth a million bucks in a year. Well, us too.
•Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 2022 (from $220 thousand);
• Crossover Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS 600 2021. (from $187 thousand);
• Mercedes-Maybach S680 sedan 2022 (from $260 thousand);
• Minibus Mercedes-Benz V 300D 2022. (from $120 thousand);
• Electric car Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 2023. (from $128 thousand)
A new Rolls-Royce worth $700 thousand appeared in the garage of the confectionery house of people’s deputy Vatsak from Dovira. Another people’s deputy from Dovira, Keith, arrived near the Verkhovna Rada in a Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d 2022 (from $84 thousand). The crossover is registered to my father’s company.
Bilozir – Tesla Model Y in the Long Range Dual Motor version 2022 (approximately $63 thousand). In September 2022, the car was registered in his brother’s name.
Yulin Kucherenko bought an electric car Volkswagen id.4 2021 in August 2022. Price – from $37 thousand.
Gorbenko’s servant came to the Verkhovna Rada in his mother’s $90 thousand Mercedes-Benz crossover.
In the summer of 2023, another servant of Salamah was seen driving a Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+. The electric car was purchased at an auction in the States in June 2022, broken and imported to Ukraine for $55 thousand. It was registered in the name of the people’s deputy’s mother.

https://t.me/MediaKiller2021/9398

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:37 utc | 37

While Ukrainians are giving their last to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the elite continues to profit and publicly demonstrate its superiority. Walk around Kyiv and you will see thousands of luxury cars, packed expensive restaurants and roads with houses.
Gerega and his “For Maybutne” bought cars worth a million bucks in a year. Well, us too.
•Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 2022 (from $220 thousand);
• Crossover Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS 600 2021. (from $187 thousand);
• Mercedes-Maybach S680 sedan 2022 (from $260 thousand);
• Minibus Mercedes-Benz V 300D 2022. (from $120 thousand);
• Electric car Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 2023. (from $128 thousand)
A new Rolls-Royce worth $700 thousand appeared in the garage of the confectionery house of people’s deputy Vatsak from Dovira. Another people’s deputy from Dovira, Keith, arrived near the Verkhovna Rada in a Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d 2022 (from $84 thousand). The crossover is registered to my father’s company.
Bilozir – Tesla Model Y in the Long Range Dual Motor version 2022 (approximately $63 thousand). In September 2022, the car was registered in his brother’s name.
Yulin Kucherenko bought an electric car Volkswagen id.4 2021 in August 2022. Price – from $37 thousand.
Gorbenko’s servant came to the Verkhovna Rada in his mother’s $90 thousand Mercedes-Benz crossover.
In the summer of 2023, another servant of Salamah was seen driving a Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+. The electric car was purchased at an auction in the States in June 2022, broken and imported to Ukraine for $55 thousand. It was registered in the name of the people’s deputy’s mother.

https://t.me/MediaKiller2021/9398

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:37 utc | 38

May I add – not as poetically as Shelley – but the same theme: every empire faces the fate of Ozymandias’s. Everyone faces the war they are trying to avoid; today, everyone wants to avoid nuclear war; therefore that is the fate that awaits humanity. Paradoxically, the only chance of avoiding it is to accept it.
https://patternofhistory.wordpress.com/

Posted by: peter mcloughlin | Sep 8 2023 9:53 utc | 39

May I add – not as poetically as Shelley – but the same theme: every empire faces the fate of Ozymandias’s. Everyone faces the war they are trying to avoid; today, everyone wants to avoid nuclear war; therefore that is the fate that awaits humanity. Paradoxically, the only chance of avoiding it is to accept it.
https://patternofhistory.wordpress.com/

Posted by: peter mcloughlin | Sep 8 2023 9:53 utc | 40

The US will transfer the seized assets of sanctioned Russian oligarchs to Ukraine for the first time, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/07/us-to-transfer-seized-russian-assets-to-ukraine-for-the-first-time

Posted by: Objective Observer | Sep 8 2023 10:16 utc | 41

The US will transfer the seized assets of sanctioned Russian oligarchs to Ukraine for the first time, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/07/us-to-transfer-seized-russian-assets-to-ukraine-for-the-first-time

Posted by: Objective Observer | Sep 8 2023 10:16 utc | 42

Oof, there goes faith in the global banking and forex system. China is going to dump all their US currency and Bonds before engaging Taiwan, so not only will we screw ourselves with sanctions and attempted military intervention, but our financial system will be in pain too.
I can’t believe the global economy is tearing itself apart over a country as insignificant as Ukraine, it’s such a stupid thing to double down on financial mutually assured destruction over a backwater ex-soviet state, but exponentially more foolish to ruin interest in our ever-expanding debt pool by alienating several massive trading partners.
This government has basically zero foresight of the financial ramifications of their actions, it’s gut wrenching to watch them destroy our global position and reach and hand supremacy to China on a silver platter. Their soft power is going to absolutely flatten us and our bloated military is an outdated tool that’s useless to stop them.

Posted by: imunfair | Sep 8 2023 10:18 utc | 43

Oof, there goes faith in the global banking and forex system. China is going to dump all their US currency and Bonds before engaging Taiwan, so not only will we screw ourselves with sanctions and attempted military intervention, but our financial system will be in pain too.
I can’t believe the global economy is tearing itself apart over a country as insignificant as Ukraine, it’s such a stupid thing to double down on financial mutually assured destruction over a backwater ex-soviet state, but exponentially more foolish to ruin interest in our ever-expanding debt pool by alienating several massive trading partners.
This government has basically zero foresight of the financial ramifications of their actions, it’s gut wrenching to watch them destroy our global position and reach and hand supremacy to China on a silver platter. Their soft power is going to absolutely flatten us and our bloated military is an outdated tool that’s useless to stop them.

Posted by: imunfair | Sep 8 2023 10:18 utc | 44

And then they wonder why the world is slowly trying to pivot away from the U.S. dollar in their bilateral trade settlements. Who in their right state of mind could ever trust a country that would enforce such illegal measures with sheer impunity!

Posted by: rowida | Sep 8 2023 10:21 utc | 45

And then they wonder why the world is slowly trying to pivot away from the U.S. dollar in their bilateral trade settlements. Who in their right state of mind could ever trust a country that would enforce such illegal measures with sheer impunity!

Posted by: rowida | Sep 8 2023 10:21 utc | 46

Is this really happening though?
The dollar seems to still be the world currency and from my, limited, understanding of economics, it’s showing no signs of stopping.
Even the BRICS countries trade in dollars, with the idea of a BRICS currency being denied by member states.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/what-is-brics-currency-could-one-be-adopted-2023-08-23/
Let’s consider China, The biggest economic powerhouse after the US. It’s against their interest to use BRICS currency since the US is their biggest trade partner.
Using Yuan as the defaukt currency is not on the map either, China wants strong control of the Yuan to control their internal affairs.
I’d like to see the dollar and the US just not being the default though, so I’d be happy if you could link me some things showing that the Dollar is losing that might.

Posted by: TeddyTheEverSoReady | Sep 8 2023 10:25 utc | 47

Is this really happening though?
The dollar seems to still be the world currency and from my, limited, understanding of economics, it’s showing no signs of stopping.
Even the BRICS countries trade in dollars, with the idea of a BRICS currency being denied by member states.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/what-is-brics-currency-could-one-be-adopted-2023-08-23/
Let’s consider China, The biggest economic powerhouse after the US. It’s against their interest to use BRICS currency since the US is their biggest trade partner.
Using Yuan as the defaukt currency is not on the map either, China wants strong control of the Yuan to control their internal affairs.
I’d like to see the dollar and the US just not being the default though, so I’d be happy if you could link me some things showing that the Dollar is losing that might.

Posted by: TeddyTheEverSoReady | Sep 8 2023 10:25 utc | 48

Who in their right state of mind …
Posted by: rowida | Sep 8 2023 10:21 utc | 24

A counterparty that cannot unwind. I.e. most market participants.

Posted by: too scents | Sep 8 2023 10:27 utc | 49

Who in their right state of mind …
Posted by: rowida | Sep 8 2023 10:21 utc | 24

A counterparty that cannot unwind. I.e. most market participants.

Posted by: too scents | Sep 8 2023 10:27 utc | 50

Who in their right might would bank with a country who they claim they’re in a proxy war with? Do you think Nazis supporting the war machine with bank accounts in Poland, would have been surprised their assets were seized?

Posted by: outofbananaexception | Sep 8 2023 10:29 utc | 51

Who in their right might would bank with a country who they claim they’re in a proxy war with? Do you think Nazis supporting the war machine with bank accounts in Poland, would have been surprised their assets were seized?

Posted by: outofbananaexception | Sep 8 2023 10:29 utc | 52

Our source in the OP said that a closed sociology for the Office of the President showed a sharp drop in Zelensky’s rating by 20%.
Now the President is supported by a little more than 50% of Ukrainians, while the anti-rating has increased significantly, which is 30% and continues to grow.
According to sociologists, the collapse of Zelensky’s rating was influenced by corruption scandals, rising prices and tariffs, as well as increased mobilization in the country.

https://t.me/rezident_ua/19563

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 10:29 utc | 53

Our source in the OP said that a closed sociology for the Office of the President showed a sharp drop in Zelensky’s rating by 20%.
Now the President is supported by a little more than 50% of Ukrainians, while the anti-rating has increased significantly, which is 30% and continues to grow.
According to sociologists, the collapse of Zelensky’s rating was influenced by corruption scandals, rising prices and tariffs, as well as increased mobilization in the country.

https://t.me/rezident_ua/19563

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 10:29 utc | 54

I think this is likely the strongest signal Putin was expecting a repeat of Crimea and the west just ignoring his little conquest, otherwise leaving so much cash in western institutions was a historically stupid move.

Posted by: Hank Kwak | Sep 8 2023 10:32 utc | 55

I think this is likely the strongest signal Putin was expecting a repeat of Crimea and the west just ignoring his little conquest, otherwise leaving so much cash in western institutions was a historically stupid move.

Posted by: Hank Kwak | Sep 8 2023 10:32 utc | 56

The Duran had several theories on Blinken’s visit:
-Ukraine must abandon Artemovsk and invest everything to attacking toward Tokmak and Melitopol
-There is a timeline for Tokmak (November) until Bidet reduces support
-If that doesn’t occur, White house will push Ukraine to some “frozen conflict path”
-White House wants tighter control of Ukraine’s foreign policy, and Pentagon wants tighter control of Ukraine’s army
-Other kind of bad news from Washington, re. upcoming support (Mercouris also said earlier that US will most likely send less support in 2024 vs. 2023 regardless)
-Blinken told Ukraine that any sort of games trying to play games with individual EU countries on behind the back of US won’t work, because all EU countries are completely on board whatever US decides to do
Then further, the episode with Kolomoisky? Kolomoisky probably knows a lot of stuff on the Burisma dealings, as does the fired Ukrainian prosecutor who has come out recently.

Posted by: unimperator | Sep 8 2023 10:35 utc | 57

The Duran had several theories on Blinken’s visit:
-Ukraine must abandon Artemovsk and invest everything to attacking toward Tokmak and Melitopol
-There is a timeline for Tokmak (November) until Bidet reduces support
-If that doesn’t occur, White house will push Ukraine to some “frozen conflict path”
-White House wants tighter control of Ukraine’s foreign policy, and Pentagon wants tighter control of Ukraine’s army
-Other kind of bad news from Washington, re. upcoming support (Mercouris also said earlier that US will most likely send less support in 2024 vs. 2023 regardless)
-Blinken told Ukraine that any sort of games trying to play games with individual EU countries on behind the back of US won’t work, because all EU countries are completely on board whatever US decides to do
Then further, the episode with Kolomoisky? Kolomoisky probably knows a lot of stuff on the Burisma dealings, as does the fired Ukrainian prosecutor who has come out recently.

Posted by: unimperator | Sep 8 2023 10:35 utc | 58

Not just the dollar actually, even financial institutions.

Posted by: royal dansk | Sep 8 2023 10:36 utc | 59

Not just the dollar actually, even financial institutions.

Posted by: royal dansk | Sep 8 2023 10:36 utc | 60

Already forgotten Russia attempting to weaponise fuel exports, gloating about freezing 700 million European civilians through the winter and condeming billions of pet hamster to death last winder?
I can’t imagine anyone is going to take such a brutal degenerate regime seriously for a good few generations at this point.

Posted by: Hank Kwak | Sep 8 2023 10:38 utc | 61

Already forgotten Russia attempting to weaponise fuel exports, gloating about freezing 700 million European civilians through the winter and condeming billions of pet hamster to death last winder?
I can’t imagine anyone is going to take such a brutal degenerate regime seriously for a good few generations at this point.

Posted by: Hank Kwak | Sep 8 2023 10:38 utc | 62

Also, Mercouris made some comparisons to Vietnam. USA was holding negotiations with North Vietnamese behind South Vietnam’s back in 1968. Yet the war only ended in 1975. So it may take a while regardless, if it’s the case of Ukraine, things could collapse sooner. The longer it takes, the less relevant any negotiation becomes.
Also, Naryshkin of the security council said that an “independent” group of US wants to hold some talks with Russia. Russians are open to talks but US has been told that Russians are not interested in matters US wants to discuss about, they are only interested if US talks about the matters that serve Russian interests (as presented in December 2021).

Posted by: unimperator | Sep 8 2023 10:41 utc | 63

Also, Mercouris made some comparisons to Vietnam. USA was holding negotiations with North Vietnamese behind South Vietnam’s back in 1968. Yet the war only ended in 1975. So it may take a while regardless, if it’s the case of Ukraine, things could collapse sooner. The longer it takes, the less relevant any negotiation becomes.
Also, Naryshkin of the security council said that an “independent” group of US wants to hold some talks with Russia. Russians are open to talks but US has been told that Russians are not interested in matters US wants to discuss about, they are only interested if US talks about the matters that serve Russian interests (as presented in December 2021).

Posted by: unimperator | Sep 8 2023 10:41 utc | 64

If theres a living Antichrist. My money is on this guy Blinken. Just the way he carries himself and talks. Only truly evil serial killers say such unhinged lies with such a cool calm demeanor.
Went to visit his precious dead bodies the same way he went to macdonalds and ordered fries.
Nostradamus, we found the dark one!

Posted by: Comandante | Sep 8 2023 11:01 utc | 65

If theres a living Antichrist. My money is on this guy Blinken. Just the way he carries himself and talks. Only truly evil serial killers say such unhinged lies with such a cool calm demeanor.
Went to visit his precious dead bodies the same way he went to macdonalds and ordered fries.
Nostradamus, we found the dark one!

Posted by: Comandante | Sep 8 2023 11:01 utc | 66

If the USA insists that Kiev attack to Tokmak then I’d say that’s their way of ending the thing. A total attempt to do that will simply wipe out the Kiev military machine.
That is it a lunatic proposition is plain to all. You don’t need any fancy military skills to know that.
Appraise the situation on the strength of what you can glean about military attacks from the web.
And what you can learn of this conflict over the last two year.
From what you can learn of this ‘offensive’
From what common sense tells you if you have any notion at all of ‘fighting’
To put the whole of the Kiev military machine between the jaws of the Alled military machine is just plain simple suicide.
You do things like that when you want to achieve something that will then sustain you.
There is no such realisable goal on offer here.
They reach the sea of Azov and then what?
Their notional ‘goal or reward’ is, of course, continued support from the USA etc.
But that’s a phantom. At that time there will be nothing left to use support from the USA.
And what would be there, between those jaws and facing the Sea of Azov, full of menace, would be being eaten away at a great rate if there were anything much left.
I think it is like the USA saying ‘why don’t you go f*** yourself’ For that’s what they’d be doing.

Posted by: arthur brogard | Sep 8 2023 11:16 utc | 67

If the USA insists that Kiev attack to Tokmak then I’d say that’s their way of ending the thing. A total attempt to do that will simply wipe out the Kiev military machine.
That is it a lunatic proposition is plain to all. You don’t need any fancy military skills to know that.
Appraise the situation on the strength of what you can glean about military attacks from the web.
And what you can learn of this conflict over the last two year.
From what you can learn of this ‘offensive’
From what common sense tells you if you have any notion at all of ‘fighting’
To put the whole of the Kiev military machine between the jaws of the Alled military machine is just plain simple suicide.
You do things like that when you want to achieve something that will then sustain you.
There is no such realisable goal on offer here.
They reach the sea of Azov and then what?
Their notional ‘goal or reward’ is, of course, continued support from the USA etc.
But that’s a phantom. At that time there will be nothing left to use support from the USA.
And what would be there, between those jaws and facing the Sea of Azov, full of menace, would be being eaten away at a great rate if there were anything much left.
I think it is like the USA saying ‘why don’t you go f*** yourself’ For that’s what they’d be doing.

Posted by: arthur brogard | Sep 8 2023 11:16 utc | 68

Russia’s Kornet Missile Has Now Cracked All Major Western Bloc Tanks: Challenger 2 Kill Follows Abrams, Leopard 2 and Merkava IV
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/kornet-western-tanks-challenger2-abrams-leo2-merkava4

Posted by: unimperator | Sep 8 2023 11:18 utc | 69

Russia’s Kornet Missile Has Now Cracked All Major Western Bloc Tanks: Challenger 2 Kill Follows Abrams, Leopard 2 and Merkava IV
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/kornet-western-tanks-challenger2-abrams-leo2-merkava4

Posted by: unimperator | Sep 8 2023 11:18 utc | 70

@ 29
Eh? By many accounts the amount of cash left in the CW banks was a fraction of the purported 300 billion.
@ 32
Even if the RF had pushed that line, the CW openly boasts about ruining or trying to ruin many countries. Under one pious pretext or another.
Most of the world, would think allowing them to freeze fair game…

Posted by: Urban Fox | Sep 8 2023 11:20 utc | 71

@ 29
Eh? By many accounts the amount of cash left in the CW banks was a fraction of the purported 300 billion.
@ 32
Even if the RF had pushed that line, the CW openly boasts about ruining or trying to ruin many countries. Under one pious pretext or another.
Most of the world, would think allowing them to freeze fair game…

Posted by: Urban Fox | Sep 8 2023 11:20 utc | 72

People’s Deputy Razumkov began to play on the side of the Western lobby in order to gain their support for the next elections. He is considered an excellent alternative to Zelensky and his clan.
Razumkov is a technocrat, works clearly in the legal field and is understandable to many, but Ze, due to his unstable, impulsive nature, has become a headache for the Western lobby.
The bill of ex-Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Razumkov No. 9659 supplements the Criminal Code with Article 111-3 and equates punishment for corruption during martial law to punishment for treason. Imprisonment ranges from 15 years to life, but it does not provide for the involvement of the SBU here, but clearly indicates that only the anti-corruption bodies NABU, SAP and the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court will deal with the issue of corruption.
“With the help of the SBU, the authorities will be able to put pressure on their political opponents and “bury” their own corruption cases,” Razumkov believes (everyone thinks so).
This is a direct challenge to Zelensky. Now there will be an information campaign to discredit Razumkov, since he is thus returning to the political game.
Now many people realize that Ze is entering a “battle” with the Western lobby, trying to strengthen its monopoly, which will destroy it. He may soon become a “lame duck” when the majority of the Ukrainian elite realizes this and begins to dissociate themselves from him.

https://t.me/legitimniy/16150

Our source reports that DTEK Akhmetov began to be publicly pinched after Razumkov got involved in an active political game and spoiled Zelensky’s bill on investigating corruption and involving the SBU in this.
This is called saying hello publicly. Zelensky is really afraid of the promotion of Razumkov, who can draw a large number of votes and be a good competitor to ZeErmak. Especially against the background of Zelensky’s falling rating.
We are watching…

https://t.me/legitimniy/16214

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 11:22 utc | 73

People’s Deputy Razumkov began to play on the side of the Western lobby in order to gain their support for the next elections. He is considered an excellent alternative to Zelensky and his clan.
Razumkov is a technocrat, works clearly in the legal field and is understandable to many, but Ze, due to his unstable, impulsive nature, has become a headache for the Western lobby.
The bill of ex-Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Razumkov No. 9659 supplements the Criminal Code with Article 111-3 and equates punishment for corruption during martial law to punishment for treason. Imprisonment ranges from 15 years to life, but it does not provide for the involvement of the SBU here, but clearly indicates that only the anti-corruption bodies NABU, SAP and the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court will deal with the issue of corruption.
“With the help of the SBU, the authorities will be able to put pressure on their political opponents and “bury” their own corruption cases,” Razumkov believes (everyone thinks so).
This is a direct challenge to Zelensky. Now there will be an information campaign to discredit Razumkov, since he is thus returning to the political game.
Now many people realize that Ze is entering a “battle” with the Western lobby, trying to strengthen its monopoly, which will destroy it. He may soon become a “lame duck” when the majority of the Ukrainian elite realizes this and begins to dissociate themselves from him.

https://t.me/legitimniy/16150

Our source reports that DTEK Akhmetov began to be publicly pinched after Razumkov got involved in an active political game and spoiled Zelensky’s bill on investigating corruption and involving the SBU in this.
This is called saying hello publicly. Zelensky is really afraid of the promotion of Razumkov, who can draw a large number of votes and be a good competitor to ZeErmak. Especially against the background of Zelensky’s falling rating.
We are watching…

https://t.me/legitimniy/16214

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 11:22 utc | 74

when a man or woman dies in war
what is the benefit
plenty
direct operational in output into bonded trust funds
you sea
this is the law of the see
jason bourne james bonded
vatican wall street district of columbia and shitty of london citi states controllers of the slave system
not true
ok just forget it.
the juice is in the debt
the debt incurred for the weapons is swapped for hard assets got it get it good

Posted by: gordon | Sep 8 2023 11:28 utc | 75

when a man or woman dies in war
what is the benefit
plenty
direct operational in output into bonded trust funds
you sea
this is the law of the see
jason bourne james bonded
vatican wall street district of columbia and shitty of london citi states controllers of the slave system
not true
ok just forget it.
the juice is in the debt
the debt incurred for the weapons is swapped for hard assets got it get it good

Posted by: gordon | Sep 8 2023 11:28 utc | 76

36 – Hezbollah reportedly found Kornet useful against Israeli armour in 2006. Examples of Kornet were probably routed to them via Syria.

Posted by: Waldorf | Sep 8 2023 11:36 utc | 77

36 – Hezbollah reportedly found Kornet useful against Israeli armour in 2006. Examples of Kornet were probably routed to them via Syria.

Posted by: Waldorf | Sep 8 2023 11:36 utc | 78

My apologies since this is technically, off topic, but you led with a poem. Here is one by Alexander Pope
There, in the rich, the honoured, famed, and great,
See the false scale of happiness complete!
Stuck o’er with titles and hung round with strings,
That they mayest be by kings, or wh***s of kings.
In hearts of kings, or arms of queens who lay,
How happy! those to ruin, these betray.
Mark by what wretched steps their glory grows,
From dirt and seaweed as proud Venice rose;
In each how guilt [with] greatness equal ran,
And all that raised the hero, sunk the man:
Not one looks backward, onward still he goes,
Yet ne’er looks forward farther than his nose.
Now the world’s laurels on their brows behold,
But stained with blood, or ill exchanged for gold
Then see them broke with toils or sunk with ease,
Or infamous for plundered provinces.
Grant, that those can conquer, these can cheat;
‘Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great:
What can ennoble sots, or slavers, or [defilers]?
Alas! not all the blood of all the [Rockefellers]
Fame but from death a villain’s name can save,
As justice tears his body from the grave;
Who noble ends by noble means obtains,
Like good Aurelius we need let him reign.
Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains,
Like Epictetus, truly, should be famed.
Know, then, this truth (enough for man to know)
“Virtue alone is happiness below.”

Posted by: Jimmy Walter | Sep 8 2023 11:44 utc | 79

My apologies since this is technically, off topic, but you led with a poem. Here is one by Alexander Pope
There, in the rich, the honoured, famed, and great,
See the false scale of happiness complete!
Stuck o’er with titles and hung round with strings,
That they mayest be by kings, or wh***s of kings.
In hearts of kings, or arms of queens who lay,
How happy! those to ruin, these betray.
Mark by what wretched steps their glory grows,
From dirt and seaweed as proud Venice rose;
In each how guilt [with] greatness equal ran,
And all that raised the hero, sunk the man:
Not one looks backward, onward still he goes,
Yet ne’er looks forward farther than his nose.
Now the world’s laurels on their brows behold,
But stained with blood, or ill exchanged for gold
Then see them broke with toils or sunk with ease,
Or infamous for plundered provinces.
Grant, that those can conquer, these can cheat;
‘Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great:
What can ennoble sots, or slavers, or [defilers]?
Alas! not all the blood of all the [Rockefellers]
Fame but from death a villain’s name can save,
As justice tears his body from the grave;
Who noble ends by noble means obtains,
Like good Aurelius we need let him reign.
Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains,
Like Epictetus, truly, should be famed.
Know, then, this truth (enough for man to know)
“Virtue alone is happiness below.”

Posted by: Jimmy Walter | Sep 8 2023 11:44 utc | 80

Yuri Podolyaka, journalist:
– Blinken’s plan to take Tokmok before November is a truncated plan for the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ spring campaign. Realizing that they had no opportunity to reach the Sea of ​​Azov or the Crimean Isthmus, they reduced their wishes by 90%. There is nothing secret here: they were still trying to get to Tokmak through Rabotino and Verbovoye, albeit with difficulty.
– Judging by the obituaries, 10 policemen were killed in the Kleshcheevka area. That is, the reserves are so depleted that untrained police are thrown into battle.
– After two days of attack in the Rabotino area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are exhausted. The 82nd brigade is licking its wounds, the 80th brigade is being transferred here, which was already defeated in this counterattack, and now, with new meat, will try to go forward again.
– While the Ukrainian Armed Forces are regrouping, our troops knocked out the enemy from a forest plantation near Rabotino at night. Also yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to break through to Verbovoye, ours even sent them to the outskirts of the settlement: they organized a fire bag, destroyed them, and threw them back to their starting points.
– In the morning they are trying to break through to Verbovoe again – and again there is a bag of fire. That is, so far the Ukrainian Armed Forces have not shown anything new to reach Tokmak by November.
– Another way to Tokmak is to go along the Dnepr, but the terrain there is inconvenient, there are many hills cut by steep gullies: it will be even more difficult to pass through them. And in the Verbovoye area there is a wide area with a convenient road for modern heavy tanks, so that you can quickly pass Tokmak. It was not by chance that they chose this direction, but it was not by chance that we strengthened it.
Reach Tokmak before the muddy road
– I still can’t imagine how the Ukrainian Armed Forces can do this. Despite their partial tactical successes of several kilometers, they passed at the cost of huge losses. And our guys targeted this area well.
Other directions
– Since the morning, our aviation has been working closely with FABs in the Kupyansk and Svatovo directions. This is a harbinger of the next breakthrough of our guys. I hope one of these days there will be good news from this direction.

https://t.me/Slavyangrad/62344

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 11:45 utc | 81

Yuri Podolyaka, journalist:
– Blinken’s plan to take Tokmok before November is a truncated plan for the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ spring campaign. Realizing that they had no opportunity to reach the Sea of ​​Azov or the Crimean Isthmus, they reduced their wishes by 90%. There is nothing secret here: they were still trying to get to Tokmak through Rabotino and Verbovoye, albeit with difficulty.
– Judging by the obituaries, 10 policemen were killed in the Kleshcheevka area. That is, the reserves are so depleted that untrained police are thrown into battle.
– After two days of attack in the Rabotino area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are exhausted. The 82nd brigade is licking its wounds, the 80th brigade is being transferred here, which was already defeated in this counterattack, and now, with new meat, will try to go forward again.
– While the Ukrainian Armed Forces are regrouping, our troops knocked out the enemy from a forest plantation near Rabotino at night. Also yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to break through to Verbovoye, ours even sent them to the outskirts of the settlement: they organized a fire bag, destroyed them, and threw them back to their starting points.
– In the morning they are trying to break through to Verbovoe again – and again there is a bag of fire. That is, so far the Ukrainian Armed Forces have not shown anything new to reach Tokmak by November.
– Another way to Tokmak is to go along the Dnepr, but the terrain there is inconvenient, there are many hills cut by steep gullies: it will be even more difficult to pass through them. And in the Verbovoye area there is a wide area with a convenient road for modern heavy tanks, so that you can quickly pass Tokmak. It was not by chance that they chose this direction, but it was not by chance that we strengthened it.
Reach Tokmak before the muddy road
– I still can’t imagine how the Ukrainian Armed Forces can do this. Despite their partial tactical successes of several kilometers, they passed at the cost of huge losses. And our guys targeted this area well.
Other directions
– Since the morning, our aviation has been working closely with FABs in the Kupyansk and Svatovo directions. This is a harbinger of the next breakthrough of our guys. I hope one of these days there will be good news from this direction.

https://t.me/Slavyangrad/62344

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 11:45 utc | 82

Bugs @ 4

And then they went to McDonalds and had a few laughs with their fries.

https://banksyexplained.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/NAPALM-UNSIGNED-SOTHEBYS-MARCH-2021.png

Posted by: LightYearsFromHome | Sep 8 2023 12:04 utc | 83

Bugs @ 4

And then they went to McDonalds and had a few laughs with their fries.

https://banksyexplained.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/NAPALM-UNSIGNED-SOTHEBYS-MARCH-2021.png

Posted by: LightYearsFromHome | Sep 8 2023 12:04 utc | 84

Any of these fuckers see the issues with poisoning the best grain lands in the world with depleted uranium dust?

Posted by: jpc | Sep 8 2023 12:05 utc | 85

Any of these fuckers see the issues with poisoning the best grain lands in the world with depleted uranium dust?

Posted by: jpc | Sep 8 2023 12:05 utc | 86

Situation in the Zaporozhye direction on September 7 – analysis from @Multi_XAM
The situation around Rabotino remains in the spotlight. Pro-Ukrainian resources are celebrating the capture of this village, actively dispersing the theme of our retreat. In fact, the fighting in this area continues, and our units were forced to retreat to the southern outskirts of the village. Now, despite the fact that Western resources are drawing a line of contact south of Rabotino ( in fact, along the second line of defensive fortifications ), our troops ( the 7th Airborne Division, the 177th separate regiment (Caspian flotilla) and the 810th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet ) continue to cling to positions on the southern outskirts.
The enemy is suffering heavy losses, constantly bringing reserves here, and our units have to work almost to the limit. The APU makes three runs per day. Artillery works almost non-stop. The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not spare manpower, because, having found a gap in our defense, they are trying to break through the defense line and make a dash to Tokmak, which is the most important node in our defense in this sector of the front!
In total, the enemy concentrated in the indicated direction 62,429 troops, 272 tanks, 864 field and mortar artillery pieces, 89 MLRS, 1,564 armored vehicles, 699 anti-tank weapons, 882 air defense weapons.
The composition of the offensive grouping includes:
▪️33rd separate mechanized brigade (OMBR);
▪️47th and 65th motorized infantry brigades;
▪️78th Separate Logistics Battalion
▪️73rd Naval Special Operations Center of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
▪️116, 117, 118th motorized infantry brigades.
As part of the Maroon tactical group:
▪️46th separate airmobile brigade;
▪️71st separate Jaeger Brigade;
▪️82nd separate air assault brigade;
▪️132nd separate reconnaissance battalion;
▪️14th and 15th brigades, 3rd operational brigades of the National Guard;
▪️foreign mercenaries and NATO special forces.
In the near future, the enemy, having concentrated all the forces of the offensive grouping in the Rabotino-Verbove-Rivnopol zone, plans to push through our defenses, but will run into the second engineering-barrage line – the “Surovikin line” (if someone has forgotten ) . It is worth evaluating the composition of the units defending the Rabotinsky sector from our side during the three months of the “notorious counter-offensive” and drawing conclusions. Everyone will have their own…
@Multi_XAM https://t-me.translate.goog/s/multi_XAM?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Posted by: Lavrov’s Dog | Sep 8 2023 12:08 utc | 87

Situation in the Zaporozhye direction on September 7 – analysis from @Multi_XAM
The situation around Rabotino remains in the spotlight. Pro-Ukrainian resources are celebrating the capture of this village, actively dispersing the theme of our retreat. In fact, the fighting in this area continues, and our units were forced to retreat to the southern outskirts of the village. Now, despite the fact that Western resources are drawing a line of contact south of Rabotino ( in fact, along the second line of defensive fortifications ), our troops ( the 7th Airborne Division, the 177th separate regiment (Caspian flotilla) and the 810th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet ) continue to cling to positions on the southern outskirts.
The enemy is suffering heavy losses, constantly bringing reserves here, and our units have to work almost to the limit. The APU makes three runs per day. Artillery works almost non-stop. The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not spare manpower, because, having found a gap in our defense, they are trying to break through the defense line and make a dash to Tokmak, which is the most important node in our defense in this sector of the front!
In total, the enemy concentrated in the indicated direction 62,429 troops, 272 tanks, 864 field and mortar artillery pieces, 89 MLRS, 1,564 armored vehicles, 699 anti-tank weapons, 882 air defense weapons.
The composition of the offensive grouping includes:
▪️33rd separate mechanized brigade (OMBR);
▪️47th and 65th motorized infantry brigades;
▪️78th Separate Logistics Battalion
▪️73rd Naval Special Operations Center of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
▪️116, 117, 118th motorized infantry brigades.
As part of the Maroon tactical group:
▪️46th separate airmobile brigade;
▪️71st separate Jaeger Brigade;
▪️82nd separate air assault brigade;
▪️132nd separate reconnaissance battalion;
▪️14th and 15th brigades, 3rd operational brigades of the National Guard;
▪️foreign mercenaries and NATO special forces.
In the near future, the enemy, having concentrated all the forces of the offensive grouping in the Rabotino-Verbove-Rivnopol zone, plans to push through our defenses, but will run into the second engineering-barrage line – the “Surovikin line” (if someone has forgotten ) . It is worth evaluating the composition of the units defending the Rabotinsky sector from our side during the three months of the “notorious counter-offensive” and drawing conclusions. Everyone will have their own…
@Multi_XAM https://t-me.translate.goog/s/multi_XAM?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Posted by: Lavrov’s Dog | Sep 8 2023 12:08 utc | 88

@ Comandante | Sep 8 2023 11:01 utc | 34
Re Antichrist …. there is more than one. There are millions of them like Blinken.

Posted by: Lavrov’s Dog | Sep 8 2023 12:20 utc | 89

@ Comandante | Sep 8 2023 11:01 utc | 34
Re Antichrist …. there is more than one. There are millions of them like Blinken.

Posted by: Lavrov’s Dog | Sep 8 2023 12:20 utc | 90

42 – Maybe they won’t go for Tokmak – telegraphing their supposed intentions seems incredibly stupid to me.

Posted by: Waldorf | Sep 8 2023 12:27 utc | 91

42 – Maybe they won’t go for Tokmak – telegraphing their supposed intentions seems incredibly stupid to me.

Posted by: Waldorf | Sep 8 2023 12:27 utc | 92

The Ukrainian has his eyes on the ground, head bowed, he’s depressed by all these dead young men.
Blinken, head proudly raised, has his eyes fixed on a far horizon – a vision of the future where all Ukrainian cemeteries extend indefinitely.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Sep 8 2023 12:27 utc | 93

The Ukrainian has his eyes on the ground, head bowed, he’s depressed by all these dead young men.
Blinken, head proudly raised, has his eyes fixed on a far horizon – a vision of the future where all Ukrainian cemeteries extend indefinitely.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Sep 8 2023 12:27 utc | 94

Already forgotten Russia attempting to weaponise fuel exports, gloating about freezing 700 million European civilians through the winter and condeming billions of pet hamster to death last winder?
Posted by: Hank Kwak| 32

Reuters ran an article in Feb this year, on the 800 Billion Euro cost in energy subsidies to date. I would hazard that the bill is very close to breaking the Trillion mark by now.
Gazprom’s pipeline supply contracts to EU nations are set to expire in 2024. They’ve been honoured so far despite the conflict. Any renegotiations for continued supply beyond then will likely come on the back of security demands

Posted by: Rattus | Sep 8 2023 12:33 utc | 95

Already forgotten Russia attempting to weaponise fuel exports, gloating about freezing 700 million European civilians through the winter and condeming billions of pet hamster to death last winder?
Posted by: Hank Kwak| 32

Reuters ran an article in Feb this year, on the 800 Billion Euro cost in energy subsidies to date. I would hazard that the bill is very close to breaking the Trillion mark by now.
Gazprom’s pipeline supply contracts to EU nations are set to expire in 2024. They’ve been honoured so far despite the conflict. Any renegotiations for continued supply beyond then will likely come on the back of security demands

Posted by: Rattus | Sep 8 2023 12:33 utc | 96

Going to repost from old thread this morning. With this addendum
These cemeteries are what the Old Bastards wanted to sow there as future rallying points for the generation or 3 down the line to take on the natzios Never Ending Story Quest. To own Russia and Asia and the rest .. they are to wipe the memory of Europeans and their war graves of ‘Never Again bullshittery, turning the history on its head.
Watch as this years Remembrance ‘celebrations’ finally memory holes Nazis and Huns the Old Enemy and replaces it with this newer version. Just as D-Day and WW2 days have been shorn of the Actual Winners and Greatest Sacrifice of their Greatest Generation- The Red Army.
Now we have joined hands with German Nazis , Italian Fascists , Nipponese cruelty and our own delusions and sing the new song against Russia and China and soon the Rest of he World.
Surprised that pair of hoodlum and whore in the photo above aren’t having a MaccyD picnic and doing a bit of salacious booty shaking at the monuments they have erected with the minced remains of the Dumb Ukrainians who took up arms against the Russians but didn’t turn the weapons against their enrollers.
So onto my earlier post.
Down to the last Ukranian woman health worker now.
“ Ukraine is prohibiting military conscript women from traveling abroad, according to Ukrainian MP Venyslavsky
▪️ Starting from October 1st, Ukrainian female medical personnel must be included in the military register. This means they will face restrictions on international travel.
“When they are registered, they assume the status of military duty. Individuals subject to military duty travel abroad following the established procedures for such individuals. So, if they have the necessary documents for temporary departure, they can go. Otherwise, they will have limitations on leaving the country, similar to men,” explained the Ukrainian politician.
#source 
@Slavyangrad”
That’s us that is. Supporting that over there. Let’s (in the Collective Waste) be proud?
Not in my name!
I daily more feel like the suffering Ukrainians in the front lines – Waiting for Russia. 
“In Kupiansk, an incident occurred – a local resident told a Ukrainian reporter that the majority of the population in Kupiansk is waiting for Russia.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad/62296
Rabotino – It seems the final punch up is ready. 
https://nitter.net/GeromanAT/status/1699852235205746966#m
Once more I’ll reference Ali’s Rope-a-dope tactics. 
Remember when he would hold George close with a glove round the back of his head, so that he couldn’t get full force in his punches? Whispering into his ear “is that all you got ?”
Which kept George enraged and worn him down. 
His wunderwaffen ‘hardest puncher ever’ super plan, thus nullified.
It seems that the ranked regiments are setup in formation just like that with a right hook being prepared for the ko.
Later on they became the best of friends. 

————————————————

Ps1- iron man superhero Elon king of Mars stopping the nuclear option – don’t believe a word of that. He wouldn’t still be walking if the West believed that he had thwarted their plans and lost their little war. 

Ps2 – the Ghost of Prigozhin !
I might have to invest in a Wagner Mask set.
That’ll put a few scares on some this Halloween 🎃

Posted by: DunGroanin | Sep 8 2023 12:36 utc | 97

Going to repost from old thread this morning. With this addendum
These cemeteries are what the Old Bastards wanted to sow there as future rallying points for the generation or 3 down the line to take on the natzios Never Ending Story Quest. To own Russia and Asia and the rest .. they are to wipe the memory of Europeans and their war graves of ‘Never Again bullshittery, turning the history on its head.
Watch as this years Remembrance ‘celebrations’ finally memory holes Nazis and Huns the Old Enemy and replaces it with this newer version. Just as D-Day and WW2 days have been shorn of the Actual Winners and Greatest Sacrifice of their Greatest Generation- The Red Army.
Now we have joined hands with German Nazis , Italian Fascists , Nipponese cruelty and our own delusions and sing the new song against Russia and China and soon the Rest of he World.
Surprised that pair of hoodlum and whore in the photo above aren’t having a MaccyD picnic and doing a bit of salacious booty shaking at the monuments they have erected with the minced remains of the Dumb Ukrainians who took up arms against the Russians but didn’t turn the weapons against their enrollers.
So onto my earlier post.
Down to the last Ukranian woman health worker now.
“ Ukraine is prohibiting military conscript women from traveling abroad, according to Ukrainian MP Venyslavsky
▪️ Starting from October 1st, Ukrainian female medical personnel must be included in the military register. This means they will face restrictions on international travel.
“When they are registered, they assume the status of military duty. Individuals subject to military duty travel abroad following the established procedures for such individuals. So, if they have the necessary documents for temporary departure, they can go. Otherwise, they will have limitations on leaving the country, similar to men,” explained the Ukrainian politician.
#source 
@Slavyangrad”
That’s us that is. Supporting that over there. Let’s (in the Collective Waste) be proud?
Not in my name!
I daily more feel like the suffering Ukrainians in the front lines – Waiting for Russia. 
“In Kupiansk, an incident occurred – a local resident told a Ukrainian reporter that the majority of the population in Kupiansk is waiting for Russia.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad/62296
Rabotino – It seems the final punch up is ready. 
https://nitter.net/GeromanAT/status/1699852235205746966#m
Once more I’ll reference Ali’s Rope-a-dope tactics. 
Remember when he would hold George close with a glove round the back of his head, so that he couldn’t get full force in his punches? Whispering into his ear “is that all you got ?”
Which kept George enraged and worn him down. 
His wunderwaffen ‘hardest puncher ever’ super plan, thus nullified.
It seems that the ranked regiments are setup in formation just like that with a right hook being prepared for the ko.
Later on they became the best of friends. 

————————————————

Ps1- iron man superhero Elon king of Mars stopping the nuclear option – don’t believe a word of that. He wouldn’t still be walking if the West believed that he had thwarted their plans and lost their little war. 

Ps2 – the Ghost of Prigozhin !
I might have to invest in a Wagner Mask set.
That’ll put a few scares on some this Halloween 🎃

Posted by: DunGroanin | Sep 8 2023 12:36 utc | 98

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:09 utc | 12

Our source in the OP said that Anthony Blinken agreed with Andrey Yermak on the main direction of the counteroffensive, which was prepared by the Pentagon.

counteroffensive?
Did the solve the problem with the too high grass?
American buffaloes would be the perfect solution, unfortunately Buffalo Bill killed everyone, BB was maybe a Great Russian and he hated the Little Russians.
Before Lenin, Ukraine was called ( 600 yaers ) Little Russia/Malorussia, and the current Russia was the Great Russ
mean the little hit the great and the great hit the little and winner of this show is sure not Russia. God save this overweighted 5 foot kremel assistant.

Posted by: theo | Sep 8 2023 12:44 utc | 99

Posted by: Down South | Sep 8 2023 9:09 utc | 12

Our source in the OP said that Anthony Blinken agreed with Andrey Yermak on the main direction of the counteroffensive, which was prepared by the Pentagon.

counteroffensive?
Did the solve the problem with the too high grass?
American buffaloes would be the perfect solution, unfortunately Buffalo Bill killed everyone, BB was maybe a Great Russian and he hated the Little Russians.
Before Lenin, Ukraine was called ( 600 yaers ) Little Russia/Malorussia, and the current Russia was the Great Russ
mean the little hit the great and the great hit the little and winner of this show is sure not Russia. God save this overweighted 5 foot kremel assistant.

Posted by: theo | Sep 8 2023 12:44 utc | 100