Yes, we have to look to the Donbas because Bakhmut is precisely the blackest point of the war in Ukraine. This week, both the Institute for the Study of War, which is a prestigious American think tank, and other international thin tanks, have agreed that up to 400 Ukrainian soldiers a day are being killed and wounded in Bakhmut.
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Invaders Lose 90 People Killed And 100 Wounded Around Bakhmut During Day – AFU Eastern Group
The CIA has been using a European NATO country’s intelligence services to conduct sabotage attacks inside Russia since the February invasion of Ukraine, investigative journalist Jack Murphy reported on Saturday, citing unnamed former US intelligence and military officials.
Report: The CIA Is Directing Sabotage Attacks Inside Russia
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The CIA is using a European NATO ally’s spy service to conduct a covert sabotage campaign inside Russia under the agency’s direction, according to former U.S. intelligence and military officials.
‘CIA behind spate of explosions in Russia’: US veteran claims CIA and NATO ally behind sabotage
ROME (Reuters) – Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday called on Italians to switch off gas and electricity for an hour a day in solidarity with Ukraine, which has been under Russian attack for 10 months.
PM Meloni Urges Italians to Turn off Lights in Solidarity With Ukraine
Sixteen municipalities in Puerto Rico are suing Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and other fossil fuel companies for their efforts to deny the role of fossil fuel products in causing climate change. In a November 2022 report for Common Dreams, Kenny Stancil described the lawsuit—a “first of its kind” RICO case—which seeks to hold the fossil fuel corporations financially responsible for the damages caused by the hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. The lawsuit contends that the 2017 hurricane season was made worse by global warming and that fossil fuel companies colluded to deceive the public about the impacts of fossil fuel products on the climate.
Municipalities in Puerto Rico Sue Fossil Fuel Giants Under Organized Crime Law
Update on Russian military operations in and around Ukraine for December 17, 2022:
– Russian missiles and drones deliver massive damage to Ukrainian electrical infrastructure;
– The extensive damage reported by Russian strikes contradicts Kiev’s claims of intercepting “most” Russian missiles and drones;
– Pentagon plans training program for 500 Ukrainian forces per month falling far short of necessary numbers just to replace lost Ukrainian manpower;
– Ukrainian General Zaluzhny admits a growing logistical crisis and shortcomings regarding Western systems transferred to Ukrainian forces;
– Zaluzhny complains about HIMARS’ limited range;
– Zaluzhny demands arms deliveries on a scale the US and NATO are incapable of;
References:
An interview with General Valery Zaluzhny, head of Ukraine’s armed forces
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Russian Missile/Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Power Grid – Ukraine’s Top Brass Admits Resource Shortage (Odysee) via The New Atlas
A barrage of 40 Ukrainian rockets hit homes, shops and a cathedral in the frontline city’s center, causing severe damage
Ukraine Hits Donetsk With Worst Shelling In 8 Years – Mayor (USSA)
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University, mall, church, homes damaged in biggest artillery attack at Donetsk in history
DPR casualty toll from Kiev strikes rises four-fold as Kiev begins to use western weapons
15,000 DPR residents killed in Kiev artillery attacks since start of Donbass war — JCCC
“Ukrainian armed formations have killed 4,527 civilians including 154 children and wounded another 4,317 including 274 children since February 17, ” Shutkina said.
In what Antiwar’s Dave DeCamp describes as “a rare acknowledgment of the dangers of backing Ukraine,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg acknowledged a fear of something going “horribly wrong” and leading to a hot war between the nuclear-armed alliance and Russia.
NATO Chief Voices Fear Of War With Russia While US Greenlights Drone Strikes On Russian Territory
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You (and Almost Everyone You Know) Owe Your Life to This Man.
Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Mike Turner (R-OH) appeared on ABC News’s This Week on Sunday and pledged that aid for Ukraine will continue to flow unimpeded once Republicans have a majority in the House in January.
Top House Republicans Call for Biden to Send Longer Range Weapons to Ukraine to Strike Crimea
Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for November 21, 2022
– Russian makes incremental gains in the Donbass region;
– Ukraine’s power grid continues to degrade under Russian missile and drone strikes;
– Ukraine continues denying responsibility for missile strike in Poland;
– US claims NASAMS air defense systems performed at 100% effectiveness, provide no numbers or proof of this claim;
– There are not enough NASAMS arriving in Ukraine over the next several years to protect Ukraine from further Russian missile and drone salvos;
– Ukraine has more or less abandoned Kherson city;
– US DoD admits Ukraine cannot achieve its main objective of expelling Russia;
– Failure to achieve Ukraine’s objective while continuing to fight and lose men and equipment equates to demilitarization;
References:
Russia Continues Grinding Away Ukrainian Military & Electrical Power (Odysee)
The general reaffirmed his view that diplomacy is possible but said the US is prepared to support Ukraine for the long term if they keep fighting
Milley Says Chances of Ukrainian Military Victory ‘Not High’
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