Thoughts on the SMO, the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and the events after Crimea (by Visionaire)—PART I (2/2)

Long story short, after a relatively quiet August, Ukraine attacked on the Kharkiv front with forces numerically superior both in terms of manpower and equipment. Despite their obsolete and costly tactics, the impossibility for Russia to hold the frontline against the opponent was evident.

Allied forces withdrew in an orderly manner, suffering minimal casualties and equipment losses. The truth of this statement can be found on the Ukrainian and western propaganda channels, where there were just few posts with visual confirmation of destroyed/captured personnel and equipment. It has become a habit for the information warriors on Kiev’s side to post every dead Russian, every prisoner, every vehicle, and even small arms captured, and trust me, they are but a minuscule portion of the relevant footage we have seen from the Russian side.

Still, with the backing of West’s media giants, the field of information warfare is definitely dominated by pro-Ukraine elements. It was rather easy to portray minor tactical victories of minimal strategic importance (with the exception of Izium maybe) as grand victories. But in reality, PR victories are just helping people to cope, create consent or gain more external support, things that rarely shape the conditions on the battlefield.

A good example would be Lyman, a town of around 20 thousand people which was under siege for three weeks. The way I read the facts, three weeks of demilitarization and denazification was a good price for it. Territories can and usually tend to change hands a lot of times during conflicts, but dead men can’t fight, blown ammunition can’t kill, and destroyed armor can’t be replaced on a whim.

Remember, all this stuff required to wage war is finite, and with the growing strain on Ukraine’s and the West’s industries, things are only bound to get worse. At some point we should make an estimate of how much money and lethal aid has been poured into the Ukrainian black hole, and if the payback was proportional. But we already know the answer to this last question, don’t we?

In the next parts, we are going to look into the way Moscow handled the situation, the critical events that shaped and forced the special military operation to evolve, and its prospects.

(continued tomorrow)

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@Rybar Comments on the Need for Escalation of Strikes

We saw the answer this afternoon from the announcements of new air defence equipment deliveries to Ukraine. The German IRIS-T has already arrived (https://news.1rj.ru/str/rybar/40064) and NASAMS is expected soon.

So, while the Ukrainian command has not had time to qualitatively reinforce the air defences, it is time to move on to priority targets, such as the 750kV substations which we discussed in detail with RT (https://news.1rj.ru/str/rybar/40035) earlier.

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Samsung's building in Kyiv was hit by a Kyiv Army Buk anti-aircraft missile that missed a Russian cruise missile. This happens regularly, both in Ukraine, Syria, Israel and elsewhere: using SAMs over cities exposes you to these problems.
https://news.1rj.ru/str/rybar/40082
https://news.1rj.ru/str/boris_rozhin/66882

https://news.1rj.ru/str/donbassinsider/23033

Sarah Fashton Cirillo tells us how they really feel about Russians "while standing over [someone's] intestines." Interestingly enough dehumanizing both Ukrainians and Russians simultaneously.

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US soldier Dane "Bird" Partridge from Idaho was killed in Ukraine. He arrived in Ukraine on April 27, noted in the battles in Severodonetsk. A week ago, he received a shrapnel in the head and was in a coma connected to a life support machine. He left for the United States by military aircraft on October 3 in a body bag. @voenkorKotenok

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“Dr. Theresa Long, medical officer with the United States military, has testified in court that she was ordered by a superior to suppress Covid-19 vaccine injuries following the Biden regime’s mandate.”

https://palexander.substack.com/p/us-military-doctor-testifies-she

Do laughable clowns like 🤡#VanDerLeyen 🤡 actually understand that, even if this was true, (and the recent missile attacks prove it to be a laughably retarded story) it would actually an amazing feat of engineering, providing for multiple redundancy of sources for parts which are easily available.

Last I checked, washing machines and dishwashers aren’t even on the sanctions list
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How Britain Fueled Ukraine’s War Machine and Invited Direct Conflict With Russia

NEW: Britain has played a key role in NATO forward troop deployments and training exercises on Russia’s borders. With war underway, the UK sends billions in arms, special forces, and volunteers to ensure escalation.

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BBC Assault on Antiwar Academics Was Apparent Product of UK Intel Plot

NEW: Leaked emails expose the fingerprints of UK intelligence all over a factually challenged BBC special that aimed to deprive antiwar academics of their jobs and destroy their reputations.

➨ thegrayzone.com/2022/08/21/bbc-antiwar-academics-uk-intel

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