EXPOSING CAPITALISM'S MULTITUDE OF VICES AND INCURABLE PROBLEMS
PREFATORY NOTE
Sitrep Operation Z: Two very bad days for the Ukraine & The Big Refuse
This is too good not to be credited to Brian Berletic:
The United States (and small collective west) is refusing to choose the option that makes sense. This option is coexistence with the rest of the world. Their objective of maintaining primacy over the rest of the world is no longer attainable.
The Big Refuse is of course Lloyd Austin demanding that Russia cease fire. Yeah, NO! See Gonazalo Lira here: http://thesaker.is/gonzalo-lira-why-did-lloyd-austin-call-sergei-shoigu/
Gonzalo Lira calculated the current rate of attrition:
At the current rate of attrition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will see 10,000 soldiers die by the end of this month, another 20,000 dead by the end of June. This war cannot be won by Ukraine—it’s over. The only solution is to sue for peace. But the US won’t allow this.
Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Polyansky stated that the Russian position on Kiev’s desire to join the EU has changed. It is now similar to the position on Ukraine’s accession to NATO. He also noted that he does not see diplomatic options for resolving the situation in Ukraine at the moment, given Kiev’s position. Polyansky added that without demilitarization and denazification, peace in Ukraine cannot be achieved.
OK, the non-news of the last days: The pontoon bridges
It was stunning in a not very positive way to see how many concern trolls simply kept reporting a purported failure of the Russian soldiers to cross the pontoon bridges over the Severnyi Donets river as well as misinterpreting the supposed loss of a bunch of tanks. Up to five times, these trolls reported, the Russians tried to cross a pontoon bridge.
The hint though was that nothing was reported in reliable Russian sources, yet, it did not stop the concern trolls. Martynov weighs in:
This overall change of the background of SMO may be in the foundation of obviously grossly exaggerated “peremoga” (victory in Ukie) by “annihilating” some whole battalion of “Russian” armor at some Severnyi Donets river crossing, which, as VSU said (red flag immediately) was “attempted five times in a row”. That doesn’t sound like Russian Armed Forces. I cannot find anything on this in Russian sources…
Once you know that this is propaganda, you can understand things like this:
After blowing up the pontoon, we were surrounded: the appeal of the captured AFU officer
The captured military officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Roman Tushevsky called on the Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms and stop the senseless bloodshed.
He said that he was captured while performing a combat mission – undermining the pontoon. On the way back he was surrounded and, after being wounded, surrendered.
“I want to appeal to my comrades: lay down your arms, nobody needs this war,” said the captive “VSUshnik”.
The commentator here from Defense Politics Asia has the right idea. He shows the footage available in the first half of his video and in the second half he explains without doubt that those pontoon bridges mean nothing to the overall Russian advance, the shape of the battlefield and Russian forces crossed the river as they had set out to do. There is no evidence of a batch of dead Russian soldiers, although there must have been casualties. This is a longer video so stay with it and hear the second half.
And if you do not know yet that this is Ukrainian BS, please hear the Russian MoD as to who destroyed who:
????????????Footage of destruction of pontoon crossing and AFU units attempting to cross Seversky Donets River
◽️ During reconnaissance and search operations of a motorized rifle unit of the Russian Armed Forces, a UAV crew detected an AFU unit with infantry fighting vehicles attempting to cross using an induced pontoon crossing.
???? Artillery fire completely destroyed the pontoon crossing and sank. The enemy armoured vehicles with their crews that had managed to cross on the pontoons were destroyed by Russian artillery fire and infantry fighting vehicle crews during the battle. Some of the AFU armoured vehicles were seized by Russian servicemen.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en/1632
The next bit of propaganda is out there: Ukraine of course wins the battle of Kharkov/Kharkiv (of course, this battle has not happened yet and the Russians are just fixing the Ukrainian forces in place and denying them maneuverability).
We have to explain again:
- Russia is fighting a limited action.
- The Ukraine is trying to fight a full scale war.
Russia is advancing steadily without letting itself be massacred at some pontoon bridge. Be careful out there with this kind of irresponsible reporting.
Remember in the previous sitrep we said .. Watch Now! Things are beginning to move right through the length of the LOC. Yesterday it looked like this:
The Readovka map is a little more detailed:
Take a look at one situation only – around Severodonetsk.
- 1. The enemy failed in his attempts to hold Voevodovka. The bridge between Rubezhnoye and Severodonetsk was blown up.
- 2. The battles for Belogorovka continue. The main supply route Soledar-Lysichansk is under fire from the Russian Armed Forces. Vehicle traffic is unsafe. The enemy shells the crossing near Belogorovka.
- 3. An offensive is developing north of Popasnaya in the direction of Kamyshevakhi + Russians are probing the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Artemovsk.
- 4. There are battles for Orekhovo and Toshkovo.
- 5. There is also fighting on the outskirts of Severodonetsk.
- 6. The battles for Privolye have begun.
With the Russian offense across the complete LOC, we are of course in Fog of War and details are not immediately available, or even relevant. By the time we post something like this, the situation has changed.
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Special Forces of the Interior Ministry of the DPR storm “Azovstal”, breaking through the walls – https://t.me/intelslava/28694 There are also whispers from the Chinese media that another attempt at an exchange of some kind is being talked about.
On Snake Island and in the late afternoon briefing … ???? 1 Bayraktar-TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/1597) is shot down in the air over Snake Island and 3 Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missiles are intercepted. This of course has value only for the interest and it is clear that those that are pulling the Ukrainian strings here, really want to have Odesa.
Early Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry
????High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces have hit
- – 5 command posts and
- – 2 ammunition depots near Spornoe and Berestovoe in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
- The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 100 nationalists and up to 23 armoured and motor vehicles.
✈️????Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit
- – 43 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration.
????Missile troops and artillery have hit
- – 18 command posts,
- – 543 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration,
- – 1 ammunition depot near Lubomirovka, Kherson Region, as well as
- – 23 AFU artillery units at firing positions near Verkhnekamenskoe, Krasnyi Liman, Drobyshevo, Yarovaya, Korobochkino and Gusarovka throughout the night.
????Russian air defence means overnight have shot down
- – 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Chkalovskoe, Demetievka, Klinsk, Glubokoe, Balakleya, Goptovka in Kharkov Region, Staromikhailovka, Spartak, Elenovka in Donetsk People’s Republic, Petrovenki and Severodonetsk in Lugansk People’s Republic, including
- – 1 Bayraktar-TB2 over Mankovka in Kharkov Region.
In addition, 3 rockets of Smerch multiple-launch rocket system have been intercepted Izyum, Semenovka and Snezhkovka in Kharkov Region.
Not too bad for a night’s work!
All those weapons being purportedly sent to the Ukraine? – Well the logistics are fubar
The video summary is: The UK Ministry of Defence admits it is scouring the globe for Russian and Soviet stockpiles of military equipment;
- UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace admits that the most optimal equipment to send Ukraine is equipment they are already familiar with;
- Western equipment takes weeks, months, and in some cases years to not just learn to operate, but integrate tactically and strategically into combined arms warfare;
- The army the US and NATO spent 8 years building before this most recent conflict is being destroyed faster than the US and NATO can replace it – and it wasn’t an optimal force to begin with;
- A similar process played out in Syria from 2015 onward, ultimately failing and necessitating the direct military intervention by NATO (the US and Turkey) in Syria to occupy parts of the country, spoil victory/reconstruction, and preserve the remnants of their proxy force;
- Direct Western involvement in Ukraine, similar to the “buffer zones” created in Syria, is likely the best choice among the West’s poor choices left.
And then, you see things like this:
????????⚡️The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine forbade soldiers and officers to publicly criticize foreign military equipment
- 1. A new order was received by the troops.
- 2. Servicemen are forbidden to speak publicly in the media and social networks negatively about military equipment supplied from abroad.
- 3. Violators are waiting for disciplinary action, as well as removal from office.
- 4. The new document was developed at the request of the media people of Zelensky’s office.
- 5. The Kiev leadership is closely monitoring the situation. It was revealed that Ukrainian militants are now actively criticizing American M-113 armored personnel carriers, Javelin complexes, and British anti-aircraft systems. In addition, Polish tanks and Czech Dana howitzers began to be criticized.
Clearly weapons delivery to the Ukraine is not as rosy as what you see in the western reports.
Now that you’ve seen the mod report, it should be easy to follow the detail from Readovka – here machine translated:
- Over the past day, the topic of the loss of an entire battalion at the Seversky Donets River crossing near Belogorovka was actively discussed. There are a lot of versions of events: from the negligent attitude of the command staff on the ground, to the heroic feat of the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces during heavy battles. For example, former DPR Defense Minister Igor Strelkov chose an interesting tactic – ” I know, but I won’t tell you about the BTGr’s personal losses at the crossing.” One thing is for sure-the losses are great, but without having been in this “infernal hell” it is impossible to say with certainty why they were incurred.
- The situation on the fronts today is as follows:
- The situation on the Kharkiv front continues to be very tense. Units of the Russian Armed Forces shelled the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of the settlements of Petrovka, Nursery, Russkie Tishki and Ternovaya in order to prevent their further advance.
- The Izyum front. Last night, the village of Dolgenkoe was liberated from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Slavyansk direction. Unfortunately, traces of terrible outrages were once again found on the site. Ukrainian nationalists abused and killed a woman in Kharkiv region. The body was found in the village of Dolgenke, liberated from the Ukrainian Armed Forces last night, by Ukrainian militants against the civilian population. According to unconfirmed reports, another Ukrainian Air Force plane was shot down north-west of Izyum.
- Luhansk front. The bridge connecting Rubizhne and Severodonetsk was blown up. The main supply route Soledar-Lisichansk is under fire from the Allied forces. To the north of Popasnaya, an offensive is developing in the direction of Kamyshevakha. The beginning of the battles for Privolye is celebrated. In turn, the AFU command continues to strengthen the group in Artemivsk (Bakhmut )in order to prevent a breakthrough from Popasna.
- On the Donetsk front, the Allied forces are trying to advance towards the settlements of Marinka and Novomikhailovka. In the afternoon, it was reported that the People’s Militia of the DPR and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stormed the settlements of Kamenka and Novoselovka-2.
- Zaporozhye front. Heavy fighting is taking place on the outskirts of Ugledar. The locality of Pavlovka, which is adjacent to the south-western outskirts of Ugledar, passed several times from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- On the southern front, there is another loss of the Ukrainian Air Force near Zmeyny. This time, a 4th-generation MiG-29 fighter crashed into the Black Sea. The Ukrainian command is preparing an offensive by the forces of the 28th and 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade in the Mykolaiv and Kryvyi Rih directions. There is a systematic artillery attack on the positions of our troops in Vysokopolye and Knyazevka.
- Calibration today looked as follows: In Nikolaev the warehouse with ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is destroyed. Eyewitnesses report a column of black smoke at the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces; 3 bridges necessary for the transfer of Ukrainian forces were blown up in the Kharkiv region; work was carried out on separate objects in Odessa.
- Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to shell Kherson. The cities of the Donetsk People’s Republic continue to be under heavy shelling. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been shelling the territory of the DPR since morning. Two people were killed, at least eight were injured, and the Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky, and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk and Staromikhailovka were the most affected. Also, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled Dokuchaevsk – one person was killed, four were wounded, among them two RT cameramen were injured.
- The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation will conduct an investigation into the fact of the shelling of the Belgorod region. Bastrykin instructed to open a criminal case.
- An interesting fact is that NATO, in the course of saturating the Ukrainian front with its own weapons samples, sends outdated Western scrap metal under the “Russian press”. Surprisingly, sometimes it even comes to anti-aircraft guns of the Second World War.
And even now, the situation has changed.
Detail:
And we end with a partial quote from Mr Lavrov. This complete video and transcript will be posted when available as it was still live when someone snagged the quote. Seemingly the Russian forces will strengthen the rear echelons. We have to abide by the fact that it now looks like Russia is going to own the Ukraine, or part of it.
As other analysts suggested we also believe it’s now time for Kremlin to deploy more troops on the rear, the current number of Russian troops involved in the special military operation in Ukraine is enough to win the war but it will take more time than expected and it’s impossible to avoid overstretching as the involved brigades (100/120k soldiers in total) cannot fight simultaneously on too many fronts, latest advances in Donbass have been achieved thanks to a massive redeployment, in the region, of the troops initially deployed in other areas, thus some peripheral areas like several settlements in the Northern Kharkov region lately had to be abandoned without fighting, leaving behind their citizens at mercy of Neo-Nazi militias, which is unacceptable.
While it was acceptable to withdraw from areas that were under Russian control for just a few days, it’s simply immoral to withdraw from areas that have been under Russian control already for 2 months.
That is it for today. Enjoy your discussion and please be careful on the Ukie propaganda. It is everywhere.
SELECT COMMENTS
Truth Seeker p on May 14, 2022 · at 3:23 pm EST/EDT
Very true. I agree. Thank you Saker Staff this was a very good and informative report. I wonder why the US, the attacker in truth, is seeking ceasefire? – rearm and train Looking forward to hearing Lira on this. I will be very happy when Russia takes Odessa. Yes I shall open a bottle of my best wine. This truly is a war against the pronoun confused beasts of evil and what is left of humanity. May a God destroy the evil enemies of Russia and through them save so many others and from that saving may Russia be blessed a million fold. |
I truly hope that neither Russia, or the LDPR agree to any Azov nazi evacuation schemes from azovstal. This vermin must either surrender or perish. There is no place for these moral degenerates in ukraine, or anywhere else. If they are released and allowed to go their own way, their hatred, resentment, and fanaticism will only increase many times fold. They will then be in full bat-shit crazy revenge mode, and much worse than before, and will be back somewhere wreaking havoc. Any schemes to release this nazi gutter trash will be very disappointing and expose the Russian and LDPR side as weak. Remember when the LDPR forces back in 2015 allowed the ukrops to go into the Donetsk airport complex (after it was captured by LDPR forces), after the ukrops promised not to start fighting and bombing the city again? That promise was broken quickly, and led to a second battle for the areas that LDPR gained control of. DO NOT take mercy on these people. Going soft now would be a serious compromise of Russian and LDPR forces resolve and image. The urkops are getting battered, and the west is sweating and desperate. Do not allow them any reprieve. Only full agreement to Russia’s terms presented to the US and NATO back in December of 2021 can end this. |
If they did agree to some sort of deal Russia should only exchange the wounded Azovs who have missing limbs only (there are some pics that show some of the wounded have lost limbs). That way such Azov members would not be able to return to battle and then there care would then become the burden of the Ukrainian government. No sense on spending time and energy on prosecuting wounded Azov’s who’ve had their arms, hands, or legs blown off. Their lives are screwed forever anyway. |
Though I’m not religious, I say AMEN! As an American who lived through the first Cold War (half my life literally was spent under the spectre of nuclear annihilation), it’s a very strange feeling to find myself rooting for Putin and Russia. But, reality shows us that Russia are the good guys in this war against the globalists. It’s not Russia vs. Ukraine, it’s Russia vs. The Globalists/New World Order. The future of mankind hangs in the balance. Russia simply must win! |
I’d like to see the day when the average Ukrainian finally wakes up and sees how he was shafted multiple times by the Uncle Sam and co. He’s going to read his history books explaining how that comedian good at playing piano with his …. led his country into ruins. And not only that, but caused so much unnecessary troubles for Ukraine’s closest natural ally and friend, Russia. It should be interesting to see that. |
Greg Galloway on May 14, 2022 · at 1:14 pm EST/EDT
Interesting forum read about battle of Donbass in sept 1943: Absolutely same places as today battle… |
Rokossovsky on May 14, 2022 · at 8:00 pm EST/EDT
Hi Greg, Thanks so much for that. What a find!!! On a more somber note, if you can take the 18+++ nature of the videos, here is what is left of those battles: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=excavating+german+soldiers On rare occasions the excavators run into remains from the Revolution or First World War, which just goes to show one the history of these lands: Chernobyl Miniseries – The Old Woman & the Cow Scene https://youtu.be/oynnE-QFtHU?t=53 There were also a couple of times, over the past few years, where the troops digging fortifications for the current conflict stumbled upon WWII remains and altered the excavation team. I wonder if they knew they would be the next to go into that soil? I find it amazing, with all of the progressive enlightened rhetoric coming out of the United States about a New World Order and Global Governance, that Obama/Biden’s America will add another layer of bodies to those fields and possibly trigger World War III. The only comfort in all of this is that nothing has changed about humanity and that the future is very predictable: every 80 years another layer of corpses and weapons will be laid down in the fields of Southern Ukraine. One can bank on it. (sigh) |
‘And we end with a partial quote from Mr Lavrov.’ Mr Lavrov has made some very strong statements in the last day or two. In particular, his most recent statement at Russia’s Foreign and Defense Policy Council accuses the West of declaring a “total hybrid war” against Russia, resorting to open “robbery” and “state piracy”. Those are strong words form any diplomat and, so far as I’m able to recall, are unprecedented form this one:
That may or may not be seen as directly related to the statement about strengthening Russian forces, but posting a complete transcript of both would seem worthwhile I think. ref: https://www.rt.com/russia/555481-lavrov-west-state-piracy/ |
Actually the Netherlands is where I encountered such sentiments re empty heads. Of course LGB#€¥Q flag is flying beside yellow and blue. even scaffolding nets are this way. |
Truth Seeker on May 14, 2022 · at 3:39 pm EST/EDT
Do you realize how big Ukraine is. Small movements on map are actually no small feat. Further that ration Russia to Ukrainian troops is less than1:1 That Russia is not just fighting a war they also have to rebuild the areas won else they have a humanitarian crisis. This has never been done on this scale before. A world first. Finally the wet mud right now is not ideal. And places are mined and booby trapped by retreating troops. That said given the ratio of troops this was never going to be easy. Troop numbers are matched with advantage Ukraine. Russia’s edge comes from air and technical. Another 50 to 100,000 Russian troops would help and my guess is those are coming once the situation is right. |
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