Forwarded from Frontier Strolls
“Because the Romans did in these instances what all prudent princes ought to do, who not only have to regard present troubles, but also future ones, for foreseen, it is easy to remedy them; but if you wait until they approach, the medicine is no longer in time because the malady has become incurable. […]
Therefore, the Romans, foreseeing troubles, dealt with them at once, and not even to avoid a war would they let them come to a head, for they knew that war is not to be avoided, but is only to be put off to the advantage of others. They wished to fight with Philip and Antiochus in Greece so as not to have to fight them in Italy. And at the time they could have avoided both wars, but this they did not wish. Nor did they care for that which is forever on the lips of the wise ones of our time, namely, that for one’s own benefit one has to bide one’s time, but always they immediately wanted to exploit their own strength and insight. For time drives everything before it, and can turn something that is bad into something good, but also something good into something that is bad.” —Machiavelli, The Prince, CH3.
Therefore, the Romans, foreseeing troubles, dealt with them at once, and not even to avoid a war would they let them come to a head, for they knew that war is not to be avoided, but is only to be put off to the advantage of others. They wished to fight with Philip and Antiochus in Greece so as not to have to fight them in Italy. And at the time they could have avoided both wars, but this they did not wish. Nor did they care for that which is forever on the lips of the wise ones of our time, namely, that for one’s own benefit one has to bide one’s time, but always they immediately wanted to exploit their own strength and insight. For time drives everything before it, and can turn something that is bad into something good, but also something good into something that is bad.” —Machiavelli, The Prince, CH3.
Forwarded from Deleted Account
I do not say that Russia will lose the war. That is simply impossible. But these are bullshit excuses. The Russians were smashed in the Kharkov area because of strategic mistakes and failures of the Russian Army General Staff.
their stupidity is beyond imagination and excuse. And thousands of innocent people will die because of it.
Not only have they been shamefully defeated, their idiocy continues - They have moved the 15,000 man 3rd Corps from Donetsk to Izium, which leaves Donetsk almost defenseless. If ukrops now advance on Donetsk, even get a small foothold inside the city, it will be a blunder of strategic proportions.
I am in Donetsk. I got back from Moscow yesterday. There is a serious shortage of motor fuel (propane and gasoline) and drinking water in the city. Ukrop shelling is heavy and continuous. Our home is in Petrovsky District, less than 10 Km from the front lines in Mari'inka. We have been staying for the last few months in a friend's apartment in the city center, about 20 Km from the ukrop frontline positions, about an hour's drive by tank. I do not think they can make it to the city center, but taking Donetsk is the ukrop's main strategic objective, and even if they get a small foothold inside the city, they will have tens of thousands of civilian human shields and can create another Mariupol scenario.
The question is not whether Russia will liberate Ukraine, that is a given, the question is how many soldiers and civilians will have to pay with their lives in the process for the fuckups of the General Staff. It looks now like the answer will be "Too many."
their stupidity is beyond imagination and excuse. And thousands of innocent people will die because of it.
Not only have they been shamefully defeated, their idiocy continues - They have moved the 15,000 man 3rd Corps from Donetsk to Izium, which leaves Donetsk almost defenseless. If ukrops now advance on Donetsk, even get a small foothold inside the city, it will be a blunder of strategic proportions.
I am in Donetsk. I got back from Moscow yesterday. There is a serious shortage of motor fuel (propane and gasoline) and drinking water in the city. Ukrop shelling is heavy and continuous. Our home is in Petrovsky District, less than 10 Km from the front lines in Mari'inka. We have been staying for the last few months in a friend's apartment in the city center, about 20 Km from the ukrop frontline positions, about an hour's drive by tank. I do not think they can make it to the city center, but taking Donetsk is the ukrop's main strategic objective, and even if they get a small foothold inside the city, they will have tens of thousands of civilian human shields and can create another Mariupol scenario.
The question is not whether Russia will liberate Ukraine, that is a given, the question is how many soldiers and civilians will have to pay with their lives in the process for the fuckups of the General Staff. It looks now like the answer will be "Too many."
Forwarded from d
So the story is "we will force a pyrrhic defeat with our propaganda mobilisations." And people wonder why Russia isn't playing territorial games.
Forwarded from Intel Slava
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kharkiv direction - situation at 10:00 11 09.22
So, hopefully, the hardest day of this war is behind us. Yes, we surrendered a lot of very important and very necessary cities, villages, directions, but there's nothing to be done, we have to go through it and move on. Because the war continues and, judging by the statements of the NATO Secretary General and the head of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Kyiv plans to fight it to a victorious end, which they see not only in reaching the borders of Ukraine in 2013, but also in the demolition of the current government in Russia.
And this is very good, because even the biggest "peacekeepers" in Moscow are knocked out of the hands of the last trump cards. We are all in the same boat.
But back to the front. What do we have here. The night passed relatively calmly. It is obvious that the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is fizzling out and there are many reasons for this. Firstly, logistics, it stretched for tens of kilometers, and it is not so easy to arrange the supply of troops. Secondly, losses. They are large (although much smaller than near Kherson) and they cannot be ignored either. And thirdly, the Russian command is gradually coming to its senses and new reserves have stabilized the front, albeit in the first approximation.
Attacks on Liman were repulsed yesterday with heavy losses for the enemy, and he is forced to regroup. The same is true in the Seversky direction, where yesterday the enemy tried to immediately break through our defenses in the direction of Lisichansk.
The only dangerous direction for today (but not for tomorrow) is Veliky Burluk, which Kyiv will try to take, today or tomorrow. It is probably here that the dynamics will take place today, as a result of which it will become clear how much one side recovered, and the second finally fizzled out as a result of the battles of September 7-10.
So, hopefully, the hardest day of this war is behind us. Yes, we surrendered a lot of very important and very necessary cities, villages, directions, but there's nothing to be done, we have to go through it and move on. Because the war continues and, judging by the statements of the NATO Secretary General and the head of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Kyiv plans to fight it to a victorious end, which they see not only in reaching the borders of Ukraine in 2013, but also in the demolition of the current government in Russia.
And this is very good, because even the biggest "peacekeepers" in Moscow are knocked out of the hands of the last trump cards. We are all in the same boat.
But back to the front. What do we have here. The night passed relatively calmly. It is obvious that the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is fizzling out and there are many reasons for this. Firstly, logistics, it stretched for tens of kilometers, and it is not so easy to arrange the supply of troops. Secondly, losses. They are large (although much smaller than near Kherson) and they cannot be ignored either. And thirdly, the Russian command is gradually coming to its senses and new reserves have stabilized the front, albeit in the first approximation.
Attacks on Liman were repulsed yesterday with heavy losses for the enemy, and he is forced to regroup. The same is true in the Seversky direction, where yesterday the enemy tried to immediately break through our defenses in the direction of Lisichansk.
The only dangerous direction for today (but not for tomorrow) is Veliky Burluk, which Kyiv will try to take, today or tomorrow. It is probably here that the dynamics will take place today, as a result of which it will become clear how much one side recovered, and the second finally fizzled out as a result of the battles of September 7-10.
Forwarded from Intel Slava
🇦🇲🇦🇿⚡A sharp and severe aggravation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
Forwarded from Intel Slava
🇷🇺🇦🇲🇦🇿⚡Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Pashinyan had informed Putin about the situation with Azerbaijan and called for a "response from the international community"
Pashinyan and Putin agreed to stay in contact.
Pashinyan had informed Putin about the situation with Azerbaijan and called for a "response from the international community"
Pashinyan and Putin agreed to stay in contact.
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Forwarded from Russians With Attitude
Azerbaijan were shelling Armenia for the whole night. They were not targeting disputed region that is the reason of their hostility, attacks were directed at mainland Armenia. (Red — targets. Yellow — disputed Karabakh)
Azerbaijan began destroying barracks and civilian infrastructure from the get go. Armenia fights back and is about to trigger article 4 of CSTO which would require military involvement of the allies.
Azerbaijan began destroying barracks and civilian infrastructure from the get go. Armenia fights back and is about to trigger article 4 of CSTO which would require military involvement of the allies.
Forwarded from Intel Slava
🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡Kiev lost more than 800 people per day as a result of strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces, including near Slavyansk, Artyomovsk, Kharkov - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Forwarded from European Insider
🇺🇦🇷🇺 "Kharkiv Pride" has been announced for September 17 to 25. Organisers hope the event will be a chance to show Ukraine's "European values" right next to Russia's border.
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