Showing posts with label Russia Urkaine War. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 20, 2023

Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War

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Monday, June 12, 2023

Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War

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Sunday, May 21, 2023

Was Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi Wounded In A Missile Strike Two Weeks Ago?

WNU Editor: For the past week I have been hearing a lot of reports and rumors that Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi was wounded in a Russian missile strike. Apparently this missile strike occurred in early May, a few days after the Ukraine drone attack on the Kremlin.

Here is a summary of what I have been hearing .... Exclusive/Classified: General Zaluzhny Seriously Wounded in Bakhmut (The Intel Drop). 

I do not know if Zaluzhny was/is wounded and/or killed. But I do know that Zaluzhnyi skipped a critical NATO meeting on May 10 (link here), and he has not made any public appearances since then. 

He had a phone conversation with top US General Milley a few days ago, but that was only done by phone with no video link (link here). 

Knowing that morale would collapse if reports that Zeluzhnyi was seriously wounded and/or killed were to spread (and they are spreading), the Ukraine Defense Ministry made a public statement today calling reports that General Zaluzhny was wounded and/or killed as Russian disinformation/propaganda .... Russia spreads false claims about "disappearance" of Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief in light of tensions in Bakhmut (Ukrainska Pravda). 

I say why make a public statement? Just make a 30 second video of him somewhere talking about an event that everyone knows is current. This would kill all rumors and speculation immediately.

But the Ukraine government and Defense Ministry  are not doing it. 

So what is happening? 

My gut tells me that he is OK. That he is focused on the war and he does not want to be distracted. 

But it is odd that he has made himself sparse in the past few weeks. Even to Western allies who are critical to Ukraine's war effort. And he has been completely silent on the battle and fall of Bakhmut. Something is amiss.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko Says 'Apocalypse' Scenario Possible This Winter

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko attends an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 7, 2022. (photo credit: REUTERS/VALENTYN OGIRENKO)  

Jerusalem Post/Reuters: Kyiv mayor says 'apocalypse' scenario possible this winter, but urges no panic  

Residents should be prepared, but there was presently no need to evacuate as conditions remained stable. 

Kyiv's mayor warned on Wednesday of an "apocalypse" scenario for the Ukrainian capital this winter if Russian air strikes on infrastructure continue but said there was no need for residents to evacuate now, though they should be ready to do so. 

"Kyiv might lose power, water, and heat supply. The apocalypse might happen, like in Hollywood films, when it's not possible to live in homes considering the low temperature," Mayor Vitali Klitschko told Reuters in an interview.  

"The apocalypse might happen, like in Hollywood films, when it's not possible to live in homes considering the low temperature."  

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Update #1: Kyiv preparing for 'apocalypse' scenario as Belarus moves troops, military hardware (ABC News Australia)  

Update #2: ‘They want to kill us’: mayor Vitali Klitschko plans for the worst as Russia tries to freeze Kyiv (The Guardian)  

WNU Editor: The mayor is repeating what all my friends/contacts/and my one familiy member who made the decision to stay in Kyiv are saying. There is not enough heated shelters to take in all 3.6 million residents of the city and surrounding regions.

As to the mayor urging everyone not to panic. Sighhh .... if I was stuck in Kyiv right now I would be panicking.

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Russian President Putin Says Threat Of Nuclear War Is Rising

 

Daily Mail: Putin says risk of nuclear war is 'rising' but insists Moscow has not 'gone mad' in televised meeting with officials who were warned 'not to upset him' with tough questions about the war in Ukraine 

* The Russian despot boasted that his country had the most 'advanced weapons' 

* But he also insisted the Kremlin views its nuclear arsenal as a deterrent 

* He was speaking during a televised meeting of Russia's 'Human Rights Council' 

Vladimir Putin warned today that the risk of nuclear war is 'rising' but insisted Moscow has not 'gone mad' during a televised meeting with officials. 

The Russian despot boasted that his country had the most 'advanced weapons' in its arsenal, but claimed the Kremlin sees its own nuclear weapons purely as a deterrent. 

His comments come after months of speculation that the likelihood of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine was rising, as his forces suffer increasingly embarrassing defeats in the field. 

There have also been fears Putin may resort to using a dirty bomb and chemical weapons in an attempt to swing the balance in his favour.  

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Russian President Putin Says Threat Of Nuclear War Is Rising  

Putin: Nuclear risk is rising, but we are not mad -- BBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the risk of nuclear war is on the rise -- ABC News Australia  

Putin Calls Russian Nukes Deterrent Factor, Says War Risk Rising -- Bloomberg  

Putin on nuclear threat: We are not crazy, but Russia's strategy is counter-strike -- Ukrainska Pravda 

Russia's Putin says Ukraine war could be 'long process,' insists he has not 'gone mad' on nuclear weapons -- FOX News  

Putin Denies Kremlin Plans Nuclear First Strike in Ukraine -- Moscow Times  

Putin: Russian nuclear weapons a ‘factor of deterrence’ in Ukraine war -- The Hill  

Putin warns risk of nuclear war continues to grow as Ukraine invasion becomes ‘long process’ -- NYPost

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Monday, May 16, 2022

Ukraine Says More Than 260 Soldiers Evacuated From Mariupol Steel Plant

Buses carrying Ukrainian Azovstal servicemen arrive in Novoazovsk, © Reuters/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO  

Reuters: Ukrainian force begins evacuating from last Mariupol stronghold  

KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -The force holed up in the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol began evacuating on Monday, appearing to cede control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment. 

Five buses carrying troops from the Azovstal steelworks arrived in the Russian-controlled town of Novoazovsk late on Monday, some 32 kilometres (20 miles) to the east, a Reuters witness said. 

Some of the evacuated troops were wounded and carried out of the buses on stretchers. Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Anna Malyar said 53 were taken to a hospital. 

It was not immediately clear how many troops were aboard the buses. Malyar said 211 other troops were taken to another site. Some 600 troops were believed to have been inside the steel plant.  

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Update #1: Ukraine strikes deal to evacuate around 50 wounded fighters from Mariupol Azovstal factory (FOX News)  

Update #2: Ceasefire reached to evacuate wounded from Azovstal plant in Ukraine’s Mariupol (AFP)  

Update #3: Injured troops to be evacuated from Azovstal – Moscow (RT)  

WNU Editor: There was no military point to stay in the steel plant. These Ukrainian soldiers have been surrounded for weeks, and their supplies had run out. The only question that remains unanswered is .... are there any Ukrainian soldiers left in this steel plant.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Russia - Ukraine Talks End In Istanbul. No Ceasefire Announced

 

RFE: Ukraine-Russia Talks Show Signs Of Progress, Moscow Pledges To Ease Up  

Russia and Ukraine appeared to make progress in their first face-to-face talks in more than two weeks, with Moscow saying it was scaling down its military operations around Kyiv and northern Ukraine, while Ukraine said it would accept being neutral. 

Delegations from the two sides held talks in Istanbul on March 29 as Russia, more than a month into its unprovoked invasion, continued to encounter stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces, which made gains in some areas by retaking ground on the outskirts of the capital region.  

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WNU Editor: This is a first small step, but these talks still have a long way to go before some agreement is reached.

On the Ukraine side they have accepted on some intellectual level that they will never be a member of NATO and have offered some proposals on being neutral. But from what I am reading and hearings, the Ukraine government has offered proposals that in my opinion the Russian government will not accept. I expect Moscow's official response in the coming days. 

Both sides are also far apart on issues like .... the Ukraine military, the status of Donbas, the status of Crimea, and the status of the Russian language in Ukraine. I still see no common ground between the two sides on these points. And there is the issue of trust, which is completely non-existent between the two sides.

In the next meeting I expect some agreement on humanitarian corridors and local ceasefires in northern Ukraine, but the big battles will still rage on in eastern Ukraine until the Kremlin's military and strategic goals have been reached.

  

Russia - Ukraine Talks End In Istanbul  

Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey yield respite but no ceasefire -- Al-Monitor  

Ukraine Proposes Neutral Status With Guarantees, and Zelensky Seeks More Western Help -- WSJ  

Russia says de-escalation not a ceasefire; talks have long way to go -- Reuters  

Russia-Ukraine Talks Edge Forward But Fail to Secure Cease-Fire -- Bloomberg  

Ukrainian, Russian Delegations Send Positive Messages After Istanbul Talks -- VOA  

Russia-Ukraine Talks: Ukraine Hints At Progress On Crimea, While Both Sides Optimistic On Putin-Zelensky Meeting -- Forbes  

Russia, Ukraine wrap up first day of talks in Istanbul — TV -- TASS  

Crimea & Donbass Issue, Non-Bloc Status: Ukraine Rolls out Proposals at Talks With Russia -- Sputnik  

Highlights from Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey -- RT  

Outcome of Istanbul talks: Ukrainian proposals, Russian de-escalation steps -- TASS 

Russia’s top negotiator comments on peace-talks outcome -- RT  

Sanctioned oligarch Abramovich seen at Russia-Ukraine talks -- AP  

Kremlin comments on Abramovich’s role in Ukraine peace talks -- RT

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Sunday, March 27, 2022

Wreckage Of Russian Warship The Orsk Is Spotted By Satellite In Port Of Berdyansk

Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies. 

 Daily Mail: Putin's Navy underwater: Wreckage of Russian warship the Orsk is spotted by satellite in port of Berdyansk after it was blown up by Ukrainian missile 

* The Ukrainian navy said early Thursday that it had struck the Orsk, a 370ft Russian Alligator-class tank carrier 

* Satellite images today showed thick black smoke rising into the air from the partially sunk warship 

* The Orsk was struck by a Ukrainian missile as it was sitting at anchor in the captured port of Berdyansk 

* Southern port city has been occupied by Russian forces since February 27. 

Two other ships were damaged The wreckage of a sinking Russian warship was left smouldering in a Ukrainian port on Friday after the country's navy scored a direct hit on the vessel the day before, incredible satellite images showed. 

The Ukrainian navy said Thursday that it had struck the Orsk, a 370ft Russian Alligator-class tank carrier, as it was sitting at anchor in the captured port of Berdyansk, in the south of Ukraine. 

Satellite images taken today from above the port showed a huge plume of thick smoke rising into the air from the blackened wreckage of the destroyed ship that appeared to be sinking into the ocean.

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Update: Satellite photos show Russian landing ship destroyed by Ukrainian forces as it attempted to bring military supplies to Mariupol (Business Insider)  

WNU Editor: That warship is definitely a write-off.

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