April 2014 was a pivotal month for the people of the Donbass region in what was then still part of Ukraine. It was then that the governing regime was newly installed in Kiev by a coup d’état on February 20/21embarked on military hostilities against the people of the region. The coup overthrew Ukraine’s elected president and legislature. It sparked rebellion in Crimea, Donbass (Lugansk and Donetsk), and in towns and cities in other regions of eastern and southern Ukraine.
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NATO has failed to weaken Russia
US General Says Russia’s Military Is Bigger Than Before Ukraine Invasion
“In sum, Russia is on track to command the largest military on the continent,” he said. “Regardless of the outcome of the war in Ukraine, Russia will be larger, more lethal, and angrier with the West than when it invaded.”
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Back in April 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin declared one goal of the proxy war was to “weaken” Russia. More recently, hawks in Congress have been claiming that the damage being done to the Russian military is a good enough reason to continue fueling the conflict.
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Ukraine’s Top General Says Situation on the Battlefield Has ‘Significantly Worsened’
Bakhmut Update 3/25/2023: Beware of Reports Originating from British Intelligence
Bakhmut Update 3/25/2023: Beware of Reports Originating from British Intelligence
Of course if you believe propaganda allegedly originating from British intelligence you would think the Russians are losing and that Wagner forces will withdraw and redeploy to Africa. This sort of nonsense contributes nothing to understanding factually what is going on in Ukraine and is a disservice to concerned citizens. (See for example this story in Breitbart).
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If Ukraine does call off any offensive to relieve Bakhmut, then the US/NATO plan for an attack on Crimea remains credible. However, the risk of a very large scale Russian encirclement of Ukraine’s forces could force a change of plans.
Ukrainian forces running out of shells, equipment in fight for Bakhmut
Russian forces spearheaded by the infamous Wagner private military group are steadily wearing down the last holdouts in the city of Bakhmut, with the nearly encircled Ukrainians taking heavy casualties and running out of firepower, after a monthslong fight.
Ukrainian forces running out of shells, equipment in fight for Bakhmut
No prerequisites for Kiev troops withdrawal from Artyomovsk — Pushilin
Ukrainian authorities led by President Vladimir Zelensky do not intend to order their troops to withdraw from Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut in Ukraine), Donetsk People’s Republic Acting Head Denis Pushilin said on Thursday.
No prerequisites for Kiev troops withdrawal from Artyomovsk — Pushilin
Related:
No Signs Ukraine Is Withdrawing Troops From Bakhmut – Russian-Installed Official
NYT Continues To Report ‘Strikes On Civilians’ That Somehow Happen To Hit Military Targets
Just last week the NYT reported of a Russian strike ‘on civilians’ in Chasiv Yar even as its own reporter at the location acknowledged in a detailed separate report that the apartment complex that was hit was mostly housing military forces.
Yesterday a Russian missile strike hit the town of Vinnytsia in western Ukraine.
NYT Continues To Report ‘Strikes On Civilians’ That Somehow Happen To Hit Military Targets
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