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[Navigator]

Here is today operations brief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz2JsCrNaAE
Best quote: "You can't sanction your way out of an invasion." He must have stood at the back of a briefing room

Thanks for posting these. It is the best I have seen so far, so please continue to put these up each day.

[Guest]

Ukrianian Media, 'The Kyiv Independent' earlier today on Twitter:
— "Russia’s forces have entered the Obolon district in Kyiv, where the Ukrainian military is currently fighting them.

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry ask residents not to leave their house and prepare Molotov cocktails.

The district is approximately 10 km from central Kyiv."

[Navigator]

Between the briefings link/posted by UtahBob and other sources, it appears that only somewhere between one third and maybe one half of available Russian forces in the Ukraine area are engaged.

If so, it is probable that the Russians are trying to pin Ukrainian forces into positions (this is called "fixing them into position") and then going around them with what they have held in reserve. Its effective when you are fighting a foe with smaller forces (as is the case with Russia vs Ukraine).

[Guest]

Between the briefings link/posted by UtahBob and other sources, it appears that only somewhere between one third and maybe one half of available Russian forces in the Ukraine area are engaged.

If so, it is probable that the Russians are trying to pin Ukrainian forces into positions (this is called "fixing them into position") and then going around them with what they have held in reserve. Its effective when you are fighting a foe with smaller forces (as is the case with Russia vs Ukraine).

The Chechens retreated into the cities and held out with a tiny amount of troops in the cities for months. The Russians paid an extremely high price. The First Chechen War lasted roughly from 1992 (under a puppet regime)-1994, and then from 1994-1997 with a Chechen victory. The second Chechen War was (or is) from 1999-2009, but a partisan war continues today. The Chechens were outnumbered 10 to 1 and waged wars without a single aircraft, only a few shoulder fired Strela missiles, and no heavy guns. I don't know if the Ukrainians are made of the same stuff. I hope so.

Glory to the Ukraine!

[Iberia]

If Zelensky dies fighting in Kyiv, he will become immortal--an eternal martyr. Putin and Russia will never be allowed to return to fold of Europe. Russia will most likely invade the Baltics and Poland; they won't have anything to lose. Russia will go down in defeat, but they will inflict a lot of harm on a.lot of innocents before they are defeated.

[utahbob]

Between the briefings link/posted by UtahBob and other sources, it appears that only somewhere between one third and maybe one half of available Russian forces in the Ukraine area are engaged.

If so, it is probable that the Russians are trying to pin Ukrainian forces into positions (this is called "fixing them into position") and then going around them with what they have held in reserve. Its effective when you are fighting a foe with smaller forces (as is the case with Russia vs Ukraine).

Navigator, Good observation from an operational viewpoint. Putin and the Russian military are very sensitive to casualties. The last thing they want is semi/lorries with freezer trailers filled with body bags. I wonder how the Russians will take care of their dead: go Chinese/no funeral/sweep under the carpet mode or state funeral/hero of the motherland? There are small anti-war protests in Russia, but they will be disappeared. If mothers of the KIA go to the streets that will be hard to cover up. Putin and the military, know they must do this quickly and go easy on the civilians because an insurgency is a tough nut to crack. Since they are under a pretty good ISR (civilian and military) network going ISIS or Nazi level repression will be hard to cover up. Ultimately Putin needs Ukraine back on their feet for the harvest dates https://www.t-stormweather.net/producti ... kraine.pdf. This is also applicable to what is left of the heavy industry.

[Guest]

Clearly Putin , like Lenin, Nietzsche and other demagogues before him is in the middle stage of tertiary syphilis on the cusp of its evolution into general paralysis of the insane. He needs penicillin

[utahbob]

Guess who just crashed the party? The Chechins or Putin's goons just showed up to put the civilians in line. This is where the old saying of "hide your wives and daughters" comes from. https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/149 ... 0zbUycgM0E Also not many Americans or Westerners realize that Putin weaponized the Russian Orthodox Church. https://religionnews.com/.../a-religiou ... ician-head.../ Americans think the "bible beaters" or fundamentalists are rabid? It will be “going medieval” as my soldiers quoted the movie “Pulp Fiction” in Afghanistan.

[Guest]

The Ukrainian bravery is a marvel and Putin has badly miscalculated. But what disturbs me is that In the meantime, Biden has gone back to his home in Delaware for the weekend. He doesn’t even have the fortitude to stay in the White House over a weekend. WEAK. The MSM covered for him, lied for him, and censored the truth to get him elected. Now we all have to experience the consequences…

[DaKardii]

BREAKING: The U.S. will impose sanctions against Putin himself, which will include a travel ban, Psaki says

https://twitter.com/Quicktake/status/14 ... vel-ban%2F