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2022-06-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Exclusive Interview With American Volunteer Fighting In Ukraine - Part 1

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1 Lovely: A circle jerk between a grifter and a Proud Boy, spinning tales and telling lies for gullible marks. Marine Pride on display

Posted by Unish Sholuter8147 2022-06-02 09:28|| 2022-06-02 09:28|| Front Page Top

2 Russian separatist troops mutiny against Putin on video: Commander complains his men have been thrown into bloody fighting without food, equipment or medicine and despite suffering 'chronic illness'

Posted by Skidmark 2022-06-02 12:44|| 2022-06-02 12:44|| Front Page Top

3 12 videos created and posted to Ukrainian social media by rebellious Ukrainian units - available for viewing, with English subtitles, at sonar21.com, the blog of Larry Johnson, ex-CIA and Homeland Security analyst:

UKRAINIAN MILITARY UNITS CONTINUE REBELLING AGAINST THEIR COMMANDERS

When I wrote this piece initially last week, I identified 6 Ukrainian units that filmed themselves rebelling against their chain of command. These “rebellion” videos came on the heels of the surrender of more than 2500 members of the AZOV battalion at Mariupol. Now the number is 12–that is 12 different units in the Donbas. They all voice the same complaints about their chain of command for not properly supplying them with the weapons and equipment they need to fight.

This is not your normal troop bitching about conditions. All soldiers in all wars throughout history have passed the time complaining about lousy food, terrible weather, inept commanders and stupid decisions. What you see below is unprecedented in my memory.

These soldiers still believe in fighting for Ukraine but are not keen on being used as a Russian punching bag. They believe their commanders are asking them to commit suicide. Below you can watch videos of soldiers from 12 units presenting a formal demand to President Zelensky and the Ukrainian General in Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This is appearing on Ukrainian social media. It is not a Russian propaganda piece. Here are the units:

13th Battalion of 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade
2nd Company of the 46th Rifle Battalion
3rd Platoon of the 46th Infantry Battalion
115th Brigade
3rd Platoon of the 115th Brigade
71st Jaeger Infantry Brigade
Ukrainian 14th Brigade: 6th Battalion, 4th, 5th, and 6th companies
Cherkasy Territorial Defense
95th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade
30th Mechanized Brigade 3rd Battalion 9th Company
57th Motorized Brigade
18th Marine Battalion of the 35th Brigade

Posted by Don Vito tse Tung6353 2022-06-02 13:03|| 2022-06-02 13:03|| Front Page Top

4 What if they gave a war and nobody came?

Posted by Jatle Sinatra9653 2022-06-02 17:10|| 2022-06-02 17:10|| Front Page Top

5 The war's almost over. Yet another leading European military expert explains why Russia is about to complete its domination of the entire Donbas region:

Austria's top military strategist, Colonel Colonel Markus Reisner, in Die Welt: "The West has made a serious miscalculation in Ukraine... With these tactics, Russia is winning the war in Donbass"

Austrian military expert Colonel Markus Reisner declared that Western countries are seriously mistaken in relying on large arms supplies for the Ukrainian army.

According to Col. Reisner, ''the Russian army continues to make solid progress in its offensive against Ukrainian positions in the Donbass, and it will be victorious in the region. This is evidenced by the fact that most of the territories of the DPR and LPR, including large cities, are already under the control of the Russian army. Russia also controls important facilities in southern Ukraine, on the shores of the Sea of Azov.''

Col. Reisner added that ''in the West they try not to talk about the obvious advance of the Russian armed forces and the Western media make a lot of efforts to hide the obvious successes of the Russians, which is a serious mistake''.

Reisner stressed that he is following the situation in Ukraine from various sources, and has concluded that the West is deeply mistaken in relying on large military aid supplies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to Col. Reisner, ''it takes a lot of time to send weapons, and these weapons are spent literally in one day. And more often than not, these Western weapons do not even have time to fall into the hands of the Ukrainian military on the front line. According to the US defense department, the weapons that the West sends to Ukraine during the week run out within a day. This means that Western weapons are immediately used by the Ukrainians and most of these weapons are captured or destroyed by the Russians. The Russian army seizes a lot of weapons."

The Austrian colonel also drew attention to the high professionalism of the Russian special forces, which opposes the Ukrainian troops. Reisner notes that 'Russian special forces successfully track down groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and neutralize them. This means that the supply lines for the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the Donbass are not damaged''.

He also noted the well-coordinated work of the infantry and artillery of the Russian armed forces. ''The Russian offensive in the Donbass is currently slow but steady and thorough, with significant artillery and infantry support. This [slow, deliberate pace] is not a sign of weakness. Rather, it shows that the battalion tactical groups interact more closely with each other and are controlled centrally'', according to Col. Reisner.

Posted by Jean-Paul 2022-06-02 17:38|| 2022-06-02 17:38|| Front Page Top

6 Credibility zero

Posted by Frank G 2022-06-02 20:03|| 2022-06-02 20:03|| Front Page Top

7 Yeah, slow advances are the hallmark of a well-trained, disciplined, competent military. It's totally not because they can barely manage to get out of their own way, being unable to communicate as any sane modern military needs.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-06-02 21:18|| 2022-06-02 21:18|| Front Page Top

8 "ultimately this war will only definitively end through diplomacy. Every negotiation reflects the facts on the ground. We [want Ukraine to] be in the strongest possible position at the negotiating table."

- Joseph R Biden Jr.
May 31, 2022

Posted by Negotiatin Joe The Sellout 2022-06-02 22:18|| 2022-06-02 22:18|| Front Page Top

9 ^ "Peace in Our Time" 1939
"Peace With Honor" 1973
"Mission Accomplished" 2003
"Let's get the fuck outta here, so long suckers, turn off the lights" 2001 & 2002

Posted by Sheba Sluper3942 2022-06-02 22:26|| 2022-06-02 22:26|| Front Page Top

10 ^ 2021 & 2022 (Biden-time)

Posted by Sheba Sluper3942 2022-06-02 22:27|| 2022-06-02 22:27|| Front Page Top

11 The media component of this war is fascinating. Component, hell! It's a whole separate war all on its own, with winners and losers and tales of heroics and barbarism. And we have a ringside seat, a little Ukraine of our own where we can watch it play out, thanks to people like Brother Skid and company who are out there hoovering up news from various 'sources' for our edification.

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