Category: Russia-Ukraine War
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Russian voluntary mobilization continues. Upper age limit for Russian Army contractors removed
I discussed on previous occasions the reasons why Russia doesn’t want to act on official mobilization, relying instead on “volunteers”, private military contractors (i.e. Wagner Group), Russian Guard. I put the volunteers part in quotation marks not to belittle their motivation — I can’t speak on this matter, and I assume many are genuinely believe…
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Half-Time reminiscence: guesses about Russian vision at the start of the war
Part 1. The pre-war. I possess an opinion, that Russians were basing their political and military actions at the start of the war on some practical and reasonable, but non the less wrong assumptions. The basis of their assumption was the obvious military supremacy of the Russian Armed Forces over the Ukrainian’s. Logic dictated for…
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More on Scott Ritter’s updated prognosis of Russian-Ukraine War
Since the alternative media I’m attuned to is taking much if it time discussing Scott’s new insights, I had a few thoughts of mine own in this regard. If the individual point, as they are relayed by him, are mostly accepted by me, as valid ones, there are some comments I would like to add,…
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Russian MoD: Alleged use of biological warfare against the civil population in Donbass
This isn’t intended as informational post, but more as a bookmark. The allegation is so severe and extraordinary, the undeniable proof should be presented. Until then, this claim should be noted, but not acknowledged as the truth and all truth. But if this claim would be proven, the implications that could follow are hard to…
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Severskiy Donets crossing by Russian Army debacle: the stream of consciousness
A few days before, around 8th of May, Russians tried to cross the river of Severskiy Donets using pontoon bridges (3 of them, it seems), and loosing a significant number (most ?) of the armored vehicles and unknown (but it seems not insignificant) number of personnel to the Ukraine’s artillery. It seems a Battalion tactical…
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Lloyd Austin call to Sergei Shoigu: did Americans suddenly discovered Russia is winning?
I hear a lot of smart analysts talking about this issue. Their conclusion is that it has to do with the officially stated topic of discussion: Lloyd Austin called for a ceasefire. So, if the call was initiated by the US side, and if Austin was calling for the weakening of Russia through the means…
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The war in Ukraine: Why no mobilization in Russia? Strelkov vs the realities.
The famous Igor Strelkov, the brightest figure of the Donbass resistance in its early stages, makes his main argument against the Russian state policy in this war as such: Russia has to formally declare war and mobilize its forces, in order to achieve a decisive and quick victory in Ukraine, otherwise the slow pace of…
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