Ukraine: military (Aug '14 to mid-June '15) closed

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Colonel Vitaly Kiselev, 'Deputy Commander of LNRs MoD', seen w/ Russian general Lentsov #Debaltseve pic.twitter.com/cgKlsI9OA8

Lentsov just before he orders Ukrainian POWs to right face and march carrying their own dead pic.twitter.com/veoGcX5MvD

17.02 #Russian army soldier from Urals defected to #Ukraine and brought his tank along https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fglavpost.com%2Fpost%2F17feb2015%2Fu kraine%2F16943-russkiy-soldat-pereshel-na-storonu-ukrainy-vmeste-s-tankom.html&edit-text= …

Russia's Use of Disinformation in the Ukraine Conflict | Foreign Policy Research Institute
http://www.fpri.org/articles/2015/02/russias-use-disinformation-ukraine-conflict#.VOQjxzjxR1x.twitter …

Putin’s Russia is Already ‘a Classic Fascist State,’ Portnikov Says http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/02/putins

Guerrillas in Donbass declared war on terrorists DPR News from Ukraine 16.02 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtZ96a3PKbM&sns=tw …

No accident: Russian troops & irregular forces now occupy 5 regions in 3 neighboring countries @courtneywmh http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-next-european-flashpoints-12252 …

OSCE PA President deplores illegal separatists’ false insist that ceasefire deal doesn't apply to Debaltseve http://www.oscepa.org/news-a-media/press-releases/2099-osce-pa-president-calls-for-strict-adherence-to-ukraine-cea …

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#Debaltsevo operational data from #Ukraine’s Information Resistance: #Russian commanders throw in all their reserves https://www.facebook.com/dmitry.tymchuk/posts/643523152443010 …

Multiple sources: #Debaltseve is hell on earth. Ukrainians are defending against overwhelming Russian forces in an urban warfare nightmare

Europe And U.S. Finally Declare That Russian Soldiers Are Fighting In Ukraine http://onforb.es/1A3jgj1 via @forbes

Local Donetsk coal Miners Drive to work according to Putin pic.twitter.com/wpqxgBlw31

The Red Army in Debaltseve pic.twitter.com/6iCycGxFWR

Debaltseve, Ukraine 17 Feb: Deputy Commander of Russian Ground Forces Col-Gen A. Lentsov counting Ukrainian POWs
This Russian General was suppose to be only a Russian observer assigned to the JCCC---again the western media and intelligence services ignored social media pointing this out months ago.

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Before today's entries there is something interesting with the Ukrainian Russian military battle for Debaltseve---there was a comment posted here a few weeks ago from a BN commander in the town which stated we know our positions, we know what we must do and we know how to get out.

Presto when evidently totally surrounded they seem to have pulled off an amazing military feat that some NATO militaries currently could not do--a strategic withdrawal while under heavy fire and not losing many along the way and preserving a large amount of their troops and heavy equipment with the aggressor lost of words at his supposedly great victory over the Ukrainian Army.

From the Russian FM today: Lavrov " Instead to negotiate Ukrainian troops try to get out of Debaltseve pocket"

From Putin yesterday and at Minsk: the Ukrainian troops in Debaltseve should surrender and lay down their weapons

Many of the Ukrainian troops were waving and firing victory salvos when they arrived across the lines---not a sign of defeated troops but rather of troops that punished the Russian Army and then pulled out.

AND the Russian Army was badly punished losing large amounts of heavy equipment and large numbers of troops.

Almost like Patton's comment that his 3rd Army was not retreating just fighting in another direction during the Battle of the Bulge.


MP Semenchenko: in Debaltseve, Russian tanks fired point blank at retreating Ukrainian column, casualties reported https://www.facebook.com/dostali.hvatit/posts/904114439623331 …

MORE: #Poroshenko says already 80% of #Ukraine troops in #Debaltseve left.

Soldiers from Debaltseve just fired a salute "for a successful return" pic.twitter.com/ExYk4dpL9o

Poroshenko says planned withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from besieged Debaltseve is nearly complete, according to Interfax. 80% of troops out

Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers pulled out of Debaltseve. Escaped overnight on foot, in vehicles pic.twitter.com/hkdAYzH7ro

BREAKING: Dozens of #Ukraine army tanks, vehicles seen leaving besieged Debaltseve – AFP

ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukrainian troops have been pulled out of Debaltseve.

We are relieved and very happy to hear from you again. Great news! Best wishes to you and all your battalion.

This is reference to the 40th BN which was reported earlier to have been surrounded but fought it’s way back to Debaltseve and then came out easily.

My update for BBC TV on battle for #Debaltseve as of 0600 this morning. Since then #Ukraine has
started withdrawal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZkxB8AqFnk&feature=youtu.be …

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Russian tank put to rest by Ukrainian army near #Troitske #RussiainvadedUkraine https://www.facebook.com/takhmazov/posts/920369947995698 … @bellingcat pic.twitter.com/f6i8cDDG8L

#Bryanka. MLRS Uragan http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/18-february-bryanka-mlrs-uragan … pic.twitter.com/KM57IBAcAj

#Pictures
The Russian invasion army claims, it withdraws its heavy weapons from the front.
#lies #propaganda pic.twitter.com/MEKVQQlWfE

#BreakingReport
The Ukrainian leadership ordered troops east of #Mariupol to withdraw and give up freshly regained territory.

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Before today's entries there is something interesting with the Ukrainian Russian military battle for Debaltseve---there was a comment posted here a few weeks ago from a BN commander in the town which stated we know our positions, we know what we must do and we know how to get out.

Presto when evidently totally surrounded they seem to have pulled off an amazing military feat that some NATO militaries currently could not do--a strategic withdrawal while under heavy fire and not losing many along the way and preserving a large amount of their troops and heavy equipment with the aggressor lost of words at his supposedly great victory over the Ukrainian Army.

From the Russian FM today: Lavrov " Instead to negotiate Ukrainian troops try to get out of Debaltseve pocket"

From Putin yesterday and at Minsk: the Ukrainian troops in Debaltseve should surrender and lay down their weapons

Many of the Ukrainian troops were waving and firing victory salvos when they arrived across the lines---not a sign of defeated troops but rather of troops that punished the Russian Army and then pulled out.

AND the Russian Army was badly punished losing large amounts of heavy equipment and large numbers of troops.

Almost like Patton's comment that his 3rd Army was not retreating just fighting in another direction during the Battle of the Bulge.


MP Semenchenko: in Debaltseve, Russian tanks fired point blank at retreating Ukrainian column, casualties reported https://www.facebook.com/dostali.hvatit/posts/904114439623331 …

MORE: #Poroshenko says already 80% of #Ukraine troops in #Debaltseve left.

Soldiers from Debaltseve just fired a salute "for a successful return" pic.twitter.com/ExYk4dpL9o

Poroshenko says planned withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from besieged Debaltseve is nearly complete, according to Interfax. 80% of troops out

Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers pulled out of Debaltseve. Escaped overnight on foot, in vehicles pic.twitter.com/hkdAYzH7ro

BREAKING: Dozens of #Ukraine army tanks, vehicles seen leaving besieged Debaltseve – AFP

ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukrainian troops have been pulled out of Debaltseve.

We are relieved and very happy to hear from you again. Great news! Best wishes to you and all your battalion.

This is reference to the 40th BN which was reported earlier to have been surrounded but fought it’s way back to Debaltseve and then came out easily.

My update for BBC TV on battle for #Debaltseve as of 0600 this morning. Since then #Ukraine has
started withdrawal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZkxB8AqFnk&feature=youtu.be …

When the dust settles on this battle one will see the Russians fell hook line and sinker into believing the military strength to be far higher than it really was on the Ukrainian side, that the Ukrainians fought an extremely effective defensive campaign focused on causing death and destruction to the Russian troops and their mercenaries and then pulled out to avoid any major loses in order to fight again.

Not badly done for a rag tag army the western media keeps repeating cannot fight against the superior Russian forces.

More details from the various small unit commanders and BN commanders are coming out---many of the infantry units fought up to last night when their own armored vehicles were finally damaged and even though cut off on the comms side as they were fighting in defensive pockets inside the city---made decisions to walk out and brought their units with them as well as their wounded.

So the myth that they were "surrounded" kind of fades if complete units could walk out--that is the inherent weakness with this "new Russian Army"--it is heavy tank and APC focused and has limited infantry abilities to hold and close off complete land segments.

Absolutely silence is being heard from the Russian military and their mercenaries especially in the face of heavy loses---even though they hold the city --at what cost?

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Pres @poroshenko said Ukr forces withdrew w/ mil equipment incl tanks, BMPs, self-propelled artillery, automotive vehicles - video address

Final Ukrainian units are walking their way out under cover of Ukrainian heavy artillery support in board daylight and surrounded by Russian troops and mercenaries---and this is a “Russian victory”?

If Ukrainian troops were able to bring their dead brothers-in-arms with, it means it wasn't a chaotic retreat.

80% of Ukrainian military units have withdrawn from #Debaltseve, have their arms with them, 2 more columns expected - president Poroshenko

One ambulance after another arriving in #Artemivsk, there are many casualties and wounded
via @ronzheimer
pic.twitter.com/fgWdLZGvte

At least 40 #Ukraine soldiers killed during withdrawl - Hromadske TV
This is not a bad number considering the sheer size of the Russian forces arrayed against them in this pocket.

This morning several Ukraine's Armed Forces and National Guard units withdrew from Debaltseve in an orderly and pre-planned manner.

Poroshenko said "that the forces of ATO took new frontiers in the Donbass and shamed Russia"

#Semenchenko: convoy breaking out of #Debaltseve w/out cover was attacked by tanks. Ukr artillery now supports, evac of WIA, KIA is underway

Ukrainian forces, departure from #Debaltseve. Tired but happy. Photos of HromandskeTV journalist Nastya Stanko. pic.twitter.com/gLvDS8QYea

When it all said and done actual figures will not have been more than 1 to 2K Ukrainians total involved in the fighting and yet they tied down over 6K Russian mercenaries and Russian troops.

Loses from one Ukrainian BN which had been surrounded indicate that even with loses the Russian military and merceanries numbers were 3 to 4 times more troops than the Ukranians had in Debaltseve.

Officer of Ukraian Krivbas battalion (40th battalion): "We got out, but not w.o with losses. About 10pc presumed dead, 10pc POWs"----equals roughly 60-80 from a unit that was cut off and totally surrounded and fought and walked their way out.

Even journalists working the Debaltseve Salient were outfoxed by the actual Ukrainian Army strength there as well.

Maxim Tucker @MaxRTucker
Reports indicate a thousand #Ukraine soldiers have managed to walk out of #Debaltseve. Poroshenko's claims that 80% withdrawn ring hollow

Other journalists are not getting it either---if you cannot win a total victory then drive the loses of the aggressor into the sky---a very old battlefield tactic that yes even the US saw in Vietnam.

Christopher Miller ✔ @ChristopherJM
.@poroshenko says #Ukraine forces "gave a blow in the teeth" to rebels in #Debaltseve. https://twitter.com/poroshenko/status/568009018473631744 … But it's them retreating

As a counter comment:
But then again, Churchill praised Dunkirk evacuation as a victory even if British troops left ALL heavy arms in France.

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The US WH and NSC now have an extremely interesting problem on their hands especially since they used the word "incursion" and have not changed that term even though now admitting Russian troops and heavy equipment are officially in eastern Ukraine as of this week---so at least an improvement on that point.

Will Putin continue to act as an aggressor and move on four other Ukrainian major cities such as Odessa, Mariupol, Kharkov in the Donetsk Oblast that are fully under Ukrainian control?

During the so called Russian supported separatist uprisings back in May these cities did not shift to the separatists as they were firmly Ukrainian and held to the central government much to the surprise of the then Girkin and Putin himself.

Putin might now be emboldened enough to risk taking them to provide full control over the Donbas and to build his land corridor from Odessa to the Crimea something Russia has been openly talking about.

If that happens when what will this WH and NSC do--ignore it as they have been doing?

As I wrote 3 weeks ago: Start digging trenches in #Kharkiv.
Reports say, this happens since today in #Artemivsk. pic.twitter.com/Zd87W8PsAW

#BREAKINGNEWS
#Putin finished after #Debaltseve not in your *** life.
Russian forces resume attacks on the N-W Donetsk front. pic.twitter.com/YfyGwRedBe

#Update
Sound of Russian tank fire can be heard until #Popasna. Russian invasion forces seem to use first freeed tanks from Deb vs.Troitske

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More from the Russian world of "an altered state of reality".

Lavrov is gone mad! TASS "Debaltsevo is a pretext for the US to talk about new sanctions, exert pressure on Russia — FM Lavrov"

Lavrov needs reality check. #Georgia wants to join NATO - Moscow Warns v ‘Dragging Georgia into NATO’ http://shar.es/1WbRpH

Acc 2 Lavrov #Ukraine troops started hostilities with attempt to break out of #Debaltseve. Living in parallel universe. Very worrying!

Putin “claimed” in Hungary yesterday that the mercenaries and Russian troops were “miners and truck drivers defending their families”

Check this “local miner” in Debaltseve-not even Ukrainian.pic.twitter.com/Q9rx9hAJ15

Flag being raised by Russian troops in Debaltseve is in fact the flag of “New Russia” not the DNR notice the soldiers are not Ukrainians.

Flag raised over #Debaltseve by Russian-backed forces is that of "Novorossiya," not Donetsk People's Republic... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeHz7GMVE9c …

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Seems as if the Russian mercenaries cannot figure out as well as to where "all the Ukrainian soldiers disappeared to" so they simply declared them all KIA---makes for a great propaganda story inside Russia but still does not conceal the fact that it was not much of a "victory" when everyone simply let town and headed by to Ukrainian lines.

To openly admit they all got away would not be a "major victory".

Various DNR separatist commanders claim that 2,000 or 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in #Debaltseve http://www.interfax.ru/world/424948

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Pres @poroshenko said Ukr forces withdrew w/ mil equipment incl tanks, BMPs, self-propelled artillery, automotive vehicles - video address

Final Ukrainian units are walking their way out under cover of Ukrainian heavy artillery support in board daylight and surrounded by Russian troops and mercenaries---and this is a “Russian victory”?

If Ukrainian troops were able to bring their dead brothers-in-arms with, it means it wasn't a chaotic retreat.

80% of Ukrainian military units have withdrawn from #Debaltseve, have their arms with them, 2 more columns expected - president Poroshenko

One ambulance after another arriving in #Artemivsk, there are many casualties and wounded
via @ronzheimer
pic.twitter.com/fgWdLZGvte

At least 40 #Ukraine soldiers killed during withdrawl - Hromadske TV
This is not a bad number considering the sheer size of the Russian forces arrayed against them in this pocket.

This morning several Ukraine's Armed Forces and National Guard units withdrew from Debaltseve in an orderly and pre-planned manner.

Poroshenko said "that the forces of ATO took new frontiers in the Donbass and shamed Russia"

#Semenchenko: convoy breaking out of #Debaltseve w/out cover was attacked by tanks. Ukr artillery now supports, evac of WIA, KIA is underway

Ukrainian forces, departure from #Debaltseve. Tired but happy. Photos of HromandskeTV journalist Nastya Stanko. pic.twitter.com/gLvDS8QYea

When it all said and done actual figures will not have been more than 1 to 2K Ukrainians total involved in the fighting and yet they tied down over 6K Russian mercenaries and Russian troops.

Loses from one Ukrainian BN which had been surrounded indicate that even with loses the Russian military and merceanries numbers were 3 to 4 times more troops than the Ukranians had in Debaltseve.

Officer of Ukraian Krivbas battalion (40th battalion): "We got out, but not w.o with losses. About 10pc presumed dead, 10pc POWs"----equals roughly 60-80 from a unit that was cut off and totally surrounded and fought and walked their way out.

Even journalists working the Debaltseve Salient were outfoxed by the actual Ukrainian Army strength there as well.

Maxim Tucker @MaxRTucker
Reports indicate a thousand #Ukraine soldiers have managed to walk out of #Debaltseve. Poroshenko's claims that 80% withdrawn ring hollow

Other journalists are not getting it either---if you cannot win a total victory then drive the loses of the aggressor into the sky---a very old battlefield tactic that yes even the US saw in Vietnam.

Christopher Miller ✔ @ChristopherJM
.@poroshenko says #Ukraine forces "gave a blow in the teeth" to rebels in #Debaltseve. https://twitter.com/poroshenko/status/568009018473631744 … But it's them retreating

As a counter comment:
But then again, Churchill praised Dunkirk evacuation as a victory even if British troops left ALL heavy arms in France.

Now it really seems that the Russian FM cannot quite understand just where all those Ukrainian soldiers went to as he is still talking and acting as if they are in fact still in Debaltseve.

Seems that the Russians lost a great negotiation tactic and yet they did not get the news.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Instead of negotiations, there are attempts to break the blockade from inside and outside, which is of great concern to us

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: We call on everyone, incl. the forces in #Debaltsevo, to cease firing. The fate of the people held there must be decided by talks

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#Ukraine 30th Brig captured 15 #Putin troops + weapons evacuating #Lohyvnove nr #Debaltseve /#Debalsevo #Russia pic.twitter.com/YoocYYNJlf

I can also confirm, these troops traveled up to 5000 km west to capture the city. pic.twitter.com/Ak9IqdyMyp

IMAGES #Russia(n) SOLDIERS/UNITS who lead assault on #Debaltseve/#Debaltsevo #Ukraine #Donetsk #Luhansk #Mariupol pic.twitter.com/pc2lOLv7Zu

Christopher Miller ✔ @ChristopherJM
As #Ukraine pulls out, have a look at this drone footage of devastated #Debaltseve & #Vuhlehirsk filmed by @ARMY_SOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCq8Qok6sA …

Uzhgorod infantry brigade was located very deep in #Debaltseve pocket. Today, they have escaped from the encirclement pic.twitter.com/n95Wh1mknU

Massive Ukrainian casualties coming in to #Artemivsk today.
40 dead, 80 wounded delivered so far (hospital and morgue).

IMAGES #Ukraine troops evacuating from #Debaltseve pic.twitter.com/dhjxf36dHS

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Interesting how a group of social meda bloggers can even bring the Russian MoD into a conversation they never thought they would have.


In a Russian video they showed a Russian in a non traditional uniform---half military half civilian filmed giving orders to Ukrainians prisoners---then the social media immediately identified him as the Russian general commanding Russian troops in the Ukraine AND then he himself stated he was never in the Ukraine THEN social media fully exposed him as in fact being the commanding general. In same video he was shown hiding under a strange winter hat and sun glasses--still did not help him hide himself.

This was a lost Russian info war exchange-which exactly surprised them.

Let's compare noses! Lentsov's side profile (for trolls and doubters). Looks like the same snozzle to us. pic.twitter.com/MtGwjIs7OR

.@AricToler's look at a Russian military commander who may be calling the shots in Debaltseve. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/02/18/russia-military-debaltseve-rebels-verification/ … pic.twitter.com/hVe3koy4nM

In good Russian tradition Lentsov now DENIES he is/was in Debaltseve.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA4ZOX5Pwno … pic.twitter.com/j4qX5FsK7D

Russian General Lentsov (top left) at Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) in Debaltseve, autumn 2014. pic.twitter.com/l6k69fem7I

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VIDEO Russian army "Battalion Kalmius" with #Msta_B near #Debaltseve 'retreating heavy weapons'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCIdNR5S7tY …

Now Russia attempts to HOLD to Minsk as they can no longer argue they are not a war participant thus ruling them out of the UN peacekeeper mission.
Russian rep at UN: Ukraine's plan to deploy UN peacekeepers contradicts Minsk agreements http://www.novayagazeta.ru/news/1691776.html … pic.twitter.com/0CcH9GukNf

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Appears that while it appears the UA "lost" the Debaltseve battle because they pulled out but in fact they robbed Russia and the mercenaries a massive propaganda victory and their loses were massive in relationship to the Ukrainian side.

In the end roughly 2.5K came out of the bulge with a majority of their heavy equipment and looking forward to fighting again.

The UA has the Russian out foxed with the number of troops in the encirclement---Russians were coming from 8K and are equally stunned that 2.5K put up such a massive resistance fight.

If one notices Putin and his FM have been totally silent after their constant stream of "surrender" comments---still think they are stunned by the turn of events.

Now they are on their back feet with the Ukrainian demands for a EU police mission and or UN peacekeeper mission since they are now fully seen as participants and cannot participant under UN requirements.

Also the southern Mirauipol offensive by the UA was a very well conducted attack to draw the attention after from Debaltseve just long enough to gain time and space and they caught the Russians off guard and inflicted also heavy loses.

Not bad for a rag tag military---shows what happens when a military fights for it's own civil society---something totally missing in Iraq.

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So does anyone in this current NSC and WH now doubt what Putin is up to and that the "so called" ceasefire is anything other that a phase inside the Russian New Generation Warfare UW strategy and does in fact "soft power/diplomacy" that is being pushed by this WH "led to success".

Right now there is no US strategy or even anything remotely resembling a strategy.


#Confirmation
Russian invasion forces strengthen their direct assault on #Pisky.
#Vodyane and #Avdeevka again attacked with Grad missiles.

Tymchuk: Russian forces are advancing towards Artemivsk, shelling UA positions near Donetsk & deploying AA systems.

Separatists stepping up attacks on #Shyrokyne. On the way to Mariupol and Crimea, likely Russia's next target after #Debaltseve

#Shyrokine under mortar and small arms fire 9 times yesterday. Also Lebedinsky and Pavlopil under attack. Multiple wounded

2nd Battalion of 30th Brigade got out from Debaltseve 20 minutes ago without losses

Shots still ringing out in Vulhehorsk outside #Debalsteve.The DNR say there are still some Ukrainian positions nearby.

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And the so called Minsk 2 "ceasefire" shelling and killing from the Russian side is not "ceasing" even after Debaltseve--wonder why?

Moscow commentator: A Transdniestria-2 in #Donbas wouldn’t be #Russia's victory
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/02/19/moscow-commentator-transdniestria-2-donbas-wouldnt-russian-victory/ …

Western outskirts of #Donetsk. Loud and intense shelling from the airport

#Alchevsk morgue. Today in the morning terrorists brought about 50 bodies of "#LPR" members killed near #Debaltseve. pic.twitter.com/OjcX2Ft4c3

#Footage
Russian troops man CP east of #Vuhlehirsk to "not let Ukis flee the pockets"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meF8bpsfrmA … pic.twitter.com/xwO0h2Aywr

"Local miners pose with their tractor in Donbass" pic.twitter.com/Yqf84qxBS1

Russian army forces in #Shyrokyne were reinforced with 100 men and 7 armored vehicles from Russia via Novoazovsk yesterday.

Militants fired 46 times y'day. Over half of that w/ MRLS, artillery. There was an engagement in Pisky (#Donetsk airport area) - ATO Staff

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90% of Ukr troops have been withdrawn from #Debaltseve - #ATO spox Stelmakh http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/02/19/7059078/ …
Also the Russian attack on #Krymske on the banks of the Seversky-Donets resumed heavier than during the last weeks.

Militia withdraws 20 units of heavy military hardware at three sectors of frontline - #DPR Defense Ministry"
TWENTY!!!

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From the chambers of the Russian "smoke and mirrors" school of "altered state of reality"--two great examples today.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
US development & testing of certain ballistic missile defense systems appears to be in violation of the terms of #INF http://sputniknews.com/military/20150219/1018454786.html …

NOTE: take the time to reread the INF treaty--there is not a single mention in the document about testing and development of anti missile systems as the treaty is for nuclear weapons not normal missiles with normal warheads--there is though a section on the non development of certain nuclear capable weapons types ie cruise missiles with a range greater than allowed AND Russia has in fact violated this part of the INF.

Smokescreen is all the statement in order to turn the conversation away from their own violations.

#Churkin: #Kiev’s plans to deploy UN peacekeepers in Donbas give grounds to doubt its commitment to #Minsk agreements

This is not even real and is a fake---now they blame the Ukraine for calling in a police mission under the UN after Russia rejects the Minsk agreements returning border controls to the Ukraine---there is nothing at all in the Minsk 1 and 2 that evens remotely talks about this.

It does state that the border control must be returned to the Ukraine and have OSCE monitors which has been rejected by Russia and it does state that there is to be a ceasefire and Russia just keeps on attacking and it does state that all mercenary and Russian troops are to pull out of the Ukraine---never implemented as of yet by Russia so it is now the Ukraine's fault?

SO it is the Ukraine that is the problem--the Russian UN Ambassador seems to be on a totally different planet.

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In 2013 Russia said it would attack Ukraine for attempting to join the EU.http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/22/ukraine-european-union-trade-russia … pic.twitter.com/OYfkp4y6QR

Remember when Putin admitted to planting false evidence that resulted in the US invasion of Iraq? I do. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53096-2004Jun18.html …

Putin obsessed about getting Debaltseve during Minsk talks. German newspaper FAZ reconstructs. (DE) http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/die-verhandlungen-von-minsk-ein-russisches-spiel-13428669-p3.html?printPagedArticle=true#aufmacherBildJumpTa rget …

Coincidence? 08.02 Puppet DNR declares mobilization of 100,000 men; 18.02 #Russia approves amnesty for 100,000 inmatespic.twitter.com/rSkBKPUlrP

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Notice how both Russia and their mercenaries are reacting to the Ukraine peacekeeping proposal--it completely negated what they were attempting to "freeze" with Minsk 2 and it does not force the Ukraine to negotiate with the mercenaries which is the Putin plan in order to lend credence to the concept of a "New Russia".

AND because both Russian troops and their mercenaries are still fighting long after the so called ceasefire they themselves stated they needed an extra 70 hours to implement and that did not occur so thus are in direct violation on Minsk1 and 2 the proposal makes sense to the western leaders and the UN.

On Wednasday evening Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council supported President Poroshenko's initiative to ask the United Nations to send peacekeeping mission to Ukraine.Russia and Russian-backed militants have already slammed the idea.


“The best format for us is the police mission of the EU. It will be the most efficient guarantor of security in the situation when the word of peace is not observed either by Russia or those who are supported by it,” Poroshenko said opening the session of the NSDC.
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Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, is expected to approve the appeal to the UN today, which will give the opportunity to record and localise violations of the ceasefire, Oleksandr Turchynov, the NSDC secretary, said. According to him, Peacekeepers should be deployed along the front line and rebel-controlled border sections with Russia.

In their turn, Russia and the self-proclaimed Donetsk republic consider the possible deployment of peacekeepers an attempt to violate the Minsk agreements.


"If some other schemes are proposed, it raises the question of whether the Minsk agreements are going to be adhered to or not," Vitaly Churkin, Russia's envoy to the UN, said.
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According to him, it is crucial that weapons should be withdrawn. No new initiatives are needed, he added.

Denis Pushilin, a representative of the so called DPR, called Ukraine's appeal deployment of peacekeepers 'a breach of the package of February, 12 measures obliging Ukraine to negotiate border issues with self-defense forces'.

Notice how both Russia and their mercenaries avoid the "control of the Russian Ukrainian borders" which is anchored in Minsk.

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Notice just how badly the Russian and mercenary propaganda has been caught off guard by the UA strategic withdrawal from Debaltseve.

They had hopes to use the video footages of long lines of UA POWs and KIAs to influence the Ukrainian civil society into quitting the fighting and had as Putin did in Budapest "crowed" about the UA having to "ask for a green corridor" and on and on.

It was to be such a sure bet super defeat of the UA that is the core reason Putin pushed so hard during the Minsk 2 talks to exclude anything referencing Debltseve---refer to link posted previously in German from the FAZ.

Then presto yesterday morning virtually no Ukrainian military were to be found in Debaltseve and the mere fact that they had all walked, driven, taxied out of a "surrounded" town is in fact totally embarrassing to both the Russian military intelligence and Putin.

THEN yesterday---also posted yesterday the DNR starting "claiming" there were over 2-3K KIAs inside the city AND behold even more Ukrainian troops (around 10% more) exfiltrated out over night. There is a still a small pocket or two holding out and still fighting which is strange as they are not close at all to Debaltseve.

Absolutely no videos were played of the thousands of KIAs on any Russian media--so a fake DNR report.

THEN this today in the same vein as yesterday's fake propaganda. Notice the numbers are now at 3.5K and it occurred in the "clearance operations"--how can that then be when the Ukrainian troops simply pulled out of their defense positions long before the Russian troops and their mercenaries even got close to them---and that is again a "clearance operation"?

According to #Zakharchenko some 3,500 Ukrainian soldiers were killed during the 'clearance of #Debaltseve' http://tass.ru/en/world/778610

AND still no battle videos of all the killed Ukrainians.

After all the Russian loses ---guess they need to convince themselves it was a "great victory for the motherland".

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More smoke and mirrors from the Russian military--notice the Greek flag on his uniform sleeve.

A Russian citizen & Orthodox Jihadist who supports the resurrection of Russian Empire is new "Mayor" of Debaltseve pic.twitter.com/RQjKNJLtBk

New "Mayor" of Debaltseve in St.Petersburg pic.twitter.com/i6gmtvf0og

Etnic Greek from Russia Alexander Afendikov now mayor #Debaltseve. Seen on (Orthodoxy or Death) march St. Petersburg pic.twitter.com/cqtxGoBacT

Interesting historically in that a large number of Greeks fled to Bulgaria and moved on to the Soviet Union when the Communist guerrilla movement failed in Greece after WW2.

Will post later an article again on the Russian "Holy War" with the West they perceive themselves to be in.

NOTICE: other religions in this world can in fact be "jihadists" and use the term "Holy War".

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Interesting how a group of social meda bloggers can even bring the Russian MoD into a conversation they never thought they would have.


In a Russian video they showed a Russian in a non traditional uniform---half military half civilian filmed giving orders to Ukrainians prisoners---then the social media immediately identified him as the Russian general commanding Russian troops in the Ukraine AND then he himself stated he was never in the Ukraine THEN social media fully exposed him as in fact being the commanding general. In same video he was shown hiding under a strange winter hat and sun glasses--still did not help him hide himself.

This was a lost Russian info war exchange-which exactly surprised them.

Let's compare noses! Lentsov's side profile (for trolls and doubters). Looks like the same snozzle to us. pic.twitter.com/MtGwjIs7OR

.@AricToler's look at a Russian military commander who may be calling the shots in Debaltseve. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/02/18/russia-military-debaltseve-rebels-verification/ … pic.twitter.com/hVe3koy4nM

In good Russian tradition Lentsov now DENIES he is/was in Debaltseve.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA4ZOX5Pwno … pic.twitter.com/j4qX5FsK7D

Russian General Lentsov (top left) at Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) in Debaltseve, autumn 2014. pic.twitter.com/l6k69fem7I

Russian Lt. Gen. Lentsov and His Body Double in the "Lugansk People's Republic"http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-february-19-2015/#6933 … pic.twitter.com/S2P0FXT2Sz

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When will the West finally call out Russian war crimes committed on Ukrainian POWS to include executions of POWs---the West is quick to condemn the IS but utterly fails when it is Ukrainians—strange is it not?

By the way not a single word out of the US/EU/NATO and the OSCE on the GC violations.

AND by the way in the Minsk 1 and 2 agreements POWS were to be swapped out by next week---anyone see that happening?

Like predicted 2 days ago Russia will make another POW march in Luhansk today at 4 pm local time http://m.gazeta.ru/social/news/2015/02/19/n_6940633.shtml …

Large numbers of Ukrainian POWs will be force-marched through Luhansk in a few hours, LNR says. http://m.gazeta.ru/social/news/2015/02/19/n_6940633.shtml …

Violation of Geneva convention: mistreatment, humiliation, public display of POWs in #Russia-occupied #Ukraine.

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Most of the so called DNR/LNR areas of eastern Ukraine are heavily damaged from actual Russian and mercenary shellings blamed on the Ukrainians, key infrastructure they destroyed as well and they sent in arms and munitions instead of food in the previous 14 "aid" convoys so actually who would want to reside in the so called "New Russia".

All not well in #Ukraine areas held by separatists, as visit to #Russia food-aid truck shows
http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/as-humanitarian-crisis-deepens-civilians-lose-trust-in-kremlin-backed-separatists-381191.html … pic.twitter.com/QrWPRDCVMO

Medvedev " Gazprom will supply South-East Ukraine with humanitarian gas"
RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER ORDERS ENERGY MINISTRY, GAZPROM TO WORK OUT PROPOSAL TO SUPPLY GAS TO EAST UKRAINE AS HUMANITARIAN AID - TASS

So I am assuming then Russia wants the Ukraine to "pay" for the "separatist gas"?

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Morale of the UA army after losing #Debaltseve? Still high, although many say they should have left this place earlier.

#Zakharchenko said a Ukrainian sniper shot his foot in #Debaltseve. Just try to imagine that.
http://www.rg.ru/2015/02/19/snaiper-site-anons.html …

The latest from inside #Donetsk airport https://news.vice.com/video/the-ruins-of-donetsk-airport-russian-roulette-dispatch-95 … via @vicenews

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Maybe the WH and the NSC should reread the Russian New Generation Warfare UW strategy especially the eight phases of it.

Seriously doubt that when the "separatist" model using discrimination of ethnic minorities starts in say the Baltics---will NATO and the US pull the Article 5 trigger "against civilians"? after the US refused to send ATMS to the Ukraine--no they will not.

Moscow is getting ready for a hybrid war with Lithuania. Is the Polish minority going to be the flashpoint? DEFENCE24 http://www.defence24.com/analysis_moscow-is-getting-ready-for-a-hybrid-war-with-lithuania-is-the-polish-minority-going-to-be-the-flashpoint#.VOWnuyA_19s.twitter

Russia's Putin 'real and present danger' to Baltics: British minister http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0LN0FV20150219 …

UA defence ministry " Russia prepares mercaneries in Transdnistria & Crimea for Hybrid war against Ukraine" http://www.unian.ua/politics/1045942-minoboroni-rf-u-pridnistrovji-ta-krimu-gotue-naymantsiv-dlya-gibridnoji-viyni-proti-ukrajini.html … …

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Ukraine’s Lonely Cyberwarrior vs. Russias hordes - The Daily Beast

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/18/ukraine-s-lonely-cyber-warrior.html … pic.twitter.com/621VyEIG8J

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Amazing to think that the USAREUR trained the commands staffs of the 15th Russian Peacekeeping Bde and some of their BN staffs in "peacekeeping operations" in Germany in 2012 and again in 2013 --the 2012 training was a Russian special request and had to be conducted urgently/quickly--their core focus was on how the Us handled logistics in a peacekeeping operation.

Some Army officers questioned the reasons behind the Russian request but got overruled and the training was provided.

So today just where in eastern Ukraine has the 15th parked itself as their special marked vehicles have in fact been spotted a number of times since August.

Russian winter or spring offensive? Or stealth occupation under guise of peacekeeping forces (MC) already in Donbas?"

29 Sep 2014 "Russian 15th Inde Motorized Rifle Brigade Peacekeeping Forces (MC) Samara disguised as Vityaz Battalion of LPR"
Russian "peacekeeping forces" (MC) 15th Ind Motorized Brigade ID'd nr Ukraine border. 10 Sep http://informnapalm.org/1028-15-ya-omsbr-myrotvorcheskyh-syl-na-granytse-s-ukraynoj/ …"

MPs direct several Russian peacekeeping forces MC APCs to customs control zone 28km from border, Rostov region 15 Aug pic.twitter.com/gKNafm5Kyt

Ukraine'll consider deployment of RUS "peacekeeping forces" to #Ukraine as direct armed aggression act pic.twitter.com/UrgRt2FCxd

might be the plan of "peacekeeping forces" and terrorists expect them soon pic.twitter.com/FRdu5YPCt0

"Russian peacekeeping forces (MC symbols) on move nr Krasnodarovka (Rostov region) 28 Aug, via @galandecZP"

"Russian army BTR convoy with "Peacekeeping Forces" markings (yellow MC on blue circle) in Belgorod region 11 July"

Russia already has two highly experienced "peacekeeping mission" Generals on the ground, inside Ukraine: Lentsov and Vyaznikov.

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VIDEO #Putin SOLDIERS w "weapons bought in store" pack up to SHOW they comply #Minsk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz1KQXo0XyM … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/WdtjDqnlk9

.@OSCE_SMM Spox Bociurkiw says mission has not seen any withdrawal of heavy weaponry -- only movement

Captive DNR militant talks about training in Russia, Russian instructors, fight in #Shyrokine http://youtu.be/tI5Zt7HC254 pic.twitter.com/ipZCkrJ90S

A 1000 miles from home #Russia|n Don Cossacks pretend to be locals in #Debaltseve & fight #Ukraine's "civil war"... pic.twitter.com/AzJJQyk0AD

Why Latvia worries about today’s Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kksq7Rlt5-o&feature=youtu.be … http://fb.me/3BarbtUXX

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Amazing to think that the USAREUR trained the commands staffs of the 15th Russian Peacekeeping Bde and some of their BN staffs in "peacekeeping operations" in Germany in 2012 and again in 2013 --the 2012 training was a Russian special request and had to be conducted urgently/quickly--their core focus was on how the Us handled logistics in a peacekeeping operation.

Some Army officers questioned the reasons behind the Russian request but got overruled and the training was provided.

So today just where in eastern Ukraine has the 15th parked itself as their special marked vehicles have in fact been spotted a number of times since August.

Russian winter or spring offensive? Or stealth occupation under guise of peacekeeping forces (MC) already in Donbas?"

29 Sep 2014 "Russian 15th Inde Motorized Rifle Brigade Peacekeeping Forces (MC) Samara disguised as Vityaz Battalion of LPR"
Russian "peacekeeping forces" (MC) 15th Ind Motorized Brigade ID'd nr Ukraine border. 10 Sep http://informnapalm.org/1028-15-ya-omsbr-myrotvorcheskyh-syl-na-granytse-s-ukraynoj/ …"

MPs direct several Russian peacekeeping forces MC APCs to customs control zone 28km from border, Rostov region 15 Aug pic.twitter.com/gKNafm5Kyt

Ukraine'll consider deployment of RUS "peacekeeping forces" to #Ukraine as direct armed aggression act pic.twitter.com/UrgRt2FCxd

might be the plan of "peacekeeping forces" and terrorists expect them soon pic.twitter.com/FRdu5YPCt0

"Russian peacekeeping forces (MC symbols) on move nr Krasnodarovka (Rostov region) 28 Aug, via @galandecZP"

"Russian army BTR convoy with "Peacekeeping Forces" markings (yellow MC on blue circle) in Belgorod region 11 July"

Russia already has two highly experienced "peacekeeping mission" Generals on the ground, inside Ukraine: Lentsov and Vyaznikov.

Heads up White House, and the NSC as well as the French and German leaders---the Russian "peacekeepers" are coming far faster than you can blink your eyes and before the UN can act and Russia will argue using the Kosovo model.

Anyone now willing in the West to call it the annexation of eastern Ukraine?

Couple this development with the 15th Brigade already in Donbas and you know where Putin is headed---all there to see and understand but does the West "get it"?

This is a newly arrived Russian General under the guise of working out of the JCCC.

In Soledar (nr Debaltseve) now: Maj-Gen A.Vyaznikov, Dep Cmdr RF VDV, Peackeeping MC, Cmdr CSTO Rapid Reaction Forces pic.twitter.com/1penfbJEvm

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Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 2.18 #FreeSavchenko

Posted on February 19, 2015 by chervonaruta


Dmitry Tymchuk, Head of the Center for Military and Political Research, Coordinator of the Information Resistance group, Member of Parliament (People’s Front)
02.18.2015
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine

Operational data from Information Resistance:


Fierce fighting continues in the vicinity of Debaltseve. To take this settlement under its control, the Russian-terrorist troop command threw all of its reserves into the fight.

For example, in Stakhanov, which previously held large concentrations of local insurgents and Russian mercenaries, as well as weapons and equipment, by the morning of 02.18.2015, there remained only 300 terrorists at maximum, 2 BM-21 “Grad” vehicles (not combat-ready) and a mortar battery – other forces and resources were deployed near Debaltseve. A similar situation is in Horlivka, where all the resources were also transferred to the vicinity of Debaltseve (in particular, 11 tanks and 5 AFVs got moved from this area into Kalynivka and the area north of Vuhlehirsk). A “reinforcement” for insurgents passed from Donetsk to Yenakiieve through Yasynuvata – about 300 people, 4 tanks, 2 ZU-23-2, 3 trucks with D-30 towed howitzers, 2 BMP-2, 2 BTR-80, and 4 covered trucks. This manpower and vehicles were gathered in two districts of Donetsk (Petrovsky and Kuibyshev) to participate in the Debaltseve operation.

A new strike tactical force of Russian-terrorist troops which IR has reported about, who arrived earlier in Verhulivka yesterday morning (February 17, 2015) along with another company tactical group that operated here before, went on the offensive. Another enemy tactical group (up to two reinforced companies) hit Debaltseve from the northeast. Overall, the enemy has used about 25 tanks, up to 35 ACVs with the support of 3 artillery battalions in the fight (up to 40 barrel artillery and 12 MLRS units). As a result, the enemy was able to break into the city and initiate street combat there. The enemy continues to maintain fire control of the road between Debaltseve and Artemivsk from towering heights (towering (command) height 307,9 is also occupied by the enemy) and prevents the units defending themselves inside the city from re-supply. By yesterday evening, the Ukrainian artillery inflicted fire strikes on enemy combat formations in the vicinity of Lohvynove and east of Debaltseve.

On the outer perimeter of the bridgehead in the vicinity of Faschivka, Ukrainian troops repulsed an attempt by Russian-terrorist forces to attack a Ukrainian checkpoint. As a result of return fire by Ukrainian servicemen, a terrorist BMP-2 (it was abandoned by the crew) and a BTR- 70 (finished off from an RPG) have been destroyed. The enemy has been driven back with thick flank fire to its [former] start line.

In the vicinity of Shyrokyne, having occupied a tall residential building near the village yesterday morning, a division of Russian-terrorist forces began to carry out attacks on Ukrainian positions with two mortars. Two hours later, the division was shot down by Ukrainian troops and began to retreat toward Novoazovsk. As a result of return fire by Ukrainian troops, another terrorist group moved back to the northeast from the eastern edge of Shyrokyne under the cover of two tanks. One of the tanks was put out of action by the fire of Ukrainian units ([it] was evacuated).

East of Luhansk, a group of armored vehicles was recorded on the march, heading south. The group included 3 tanks, 4 BMP-2, a BMP-1, 2 BTR-80, and 5 covered trucks. This “demo” terrorist group has been put in place to depict a “withdrawal of heavy weapons” by Russian-terrorist forces “in execution of Minsk agreements.”

NOTE: OSCR also confirmed this as a simple movement of equipment not a formal "withdrawal under Minsk".

The ‘DNR’ [Donetsk people’s republic] police are trying to ban the formerly disabled insurgents (particularly with torn off limbs) from appearing in public. At the moment, the “policemen” are trying to conduct “outreach” activities, urging disabled terrorists to seldom leave their homes. Several conflicts over this have been observed.

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Notice that the Ukrainian President today in the Normandy Talks conference call basically called out the Russians, French and German leadership and thus indirectly the US President and his NSC.

Could not have been straighter said.

#Ukraine President to Normandy leaders: Don't pretend events in Debaltseve meet Minsk agreemnt http://www.wsj.com/articles/leaders-review-ukraine-cease-fire-situation-1424342640 … pic.twitter.com/3S9NqyUyJq

Nice to see a businessman stand up to professional politicians.

Why is the West to a large degree totally silent on Debaltseve as it is based on OSCE understandings stated today in fact a serious and major breach of Minsk 1 and 2.

If then Putin is in direct violation of Minsk 1 and 2 then SWIFT should have been implemented and defensive weapons on their way and the West is simply dragging it's feet and praying along the way that "some how" Putin regains his senses.

Which he will not and that is evidently now clear to one and all---diplomacy has failed.

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Not exactly sure what those in the Russian FM are actually smoking these days?

Russia is not a participant with the new Russian heavy weapons systems being seem inside the Ukraine and the tens of Russian soldiers either killed and or captured along with their own Russian passports and military IDs…really?

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lukashevich: We believe that responsibility for full implementation of #MinskAgreements lies with the parties to the conflict in #Ukraine

So Russia is not a party to the conflict? Smoke is getting thick there lately.

And another comment today from them:
MFA Russia: "There is no need to comment on the obvious political put-up job performed by the Ukrainian General Staff press service"

Seems the Russians do not like the spin the Ukrainians put on ---hey we got our troops all out and did not have to surrender so it just was a fight in a different direction and we “won” that fight and the town has been basically destroyed by your shellings and the civilians are really teed at you for that.

Now it is your money and aid that is needed and you do not have it.

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Interesting how a group of social meda bloggers can even bring the Russian MoD into a conversation they never thought they would have.

In a Russian video they showed a Russian in a non traditional uniform---half military half civilian filmed giving orders to Ukrainians prisoners---then the social media immediately identified him as the Russian general commanding Russian troops in the Ukraine AND then he himself stated he was never in the Ukraine THEN social media fully exposed him as in fact being the commanding general. In same video he was shown hiding under a strange winter hat and sun glasses--still did not help him hide himself.

This was a lost Russian info war exchange-which exactly surprised them.

Let's compare noses! Lentsov's side profile (for trolls and doubters). Looks like the same snozzle to us. pic.twitter.com/MtGwjIs7OR

.@AricToler's look at a Russian military commander who may be calling the shots in Debaltseve. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/02/18/russia-military-debaltseve-rebels-verification/ … pic.twitter.com/hVe3koy4nM

In good Russian tradition Lentsov now DENIES he is/was in Debaltseve.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA4ZOX5Pwno … pic.twitter.com/j4qX5FsK7D

Russian General Lentsov (top left) at Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) in Debaltseve, autumn 2014. pic.twitter.com/l6k69fem7I

Russian "nosegate" just keeps getting deeper and deeper--maybe the Russian military and this particular General should simply stop talking/responding to the social media bloggers.

Or better yet simply admit he was in fact there but wait that would mean Russians were in the Ukraine and Putin has been lying.

Boy is the Russian General caught in his and the Russian military lies of “it ain’t me and I was nowhere close to Debaltseve”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny8wN6mvB1c … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGjHtR5kjMs … Big story:Was Lentsov in #Debaltseve dur #Russian takeover?#Russia TV:no; #Ukraine(SBU):yes

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AND even more on this General who is trying to "hide" in the Ukraine as a "rebel commander" now trying to cover his tracks.

SBU adviser Lubkivskyi also questions presence Russian generals in Ukraine https://www.facebook.com/markian.lubkivskyi/posts/1539266439669315 … pic.twitter.com/nqndZO2y0z

Another video allegedly starring Ru Gen. Lentsov(~4:47): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umcUlDrQlCM … pic.twitter.com/yBfINgY4S6

#Lentsov was in #Debaltseve
Security Service of #Ukraine: "bullying on POW is a war crime" http://censor.net.ua/v325407 pic.twitter.com/DS61VTwbus

BREAKING Russian General #Lentsov is now masquerading as Militia commander 'Yustas'. RT_com 19 Feb https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kyLB2TqqO5U#t=21 …

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How Russia is going to flood Eastern-Europe/Ukraine with 100.000+ brutal soldiers in 2015. http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.nl/2015/02/how-russia-is-going-to-flood-eastern.html … pic.twitter.com/9qfu69Q2PZ

Ukrainian forces shot down an UAV over Dzerzhinsk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/19-february-ukrainian-forces-shot-down-an-uav-over-dzerzhinsk …

Sweet! Grozny, right? 2nd campaign, right??
NO! #Donetsk airport, #Ukraine on Feb 19 2015
https://twitter.com/UA_EU/status/568401336821256193 … pic.twitter.com/NnWeKqmj71

Russian and local traitorous forces take over the railway system in #Chernukhyne.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP1ad6wrSwQ … pic.twitter.com/HUXAq1F64s

VIDEO #Putin "Badboy" #Zakharchenko says shot only in leg & NOT where else?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcMETgiddBg … #Ukraine #Debaltseve ; ) pic.twitter.com/herLqBYq9g

The Russian army claims it captured an "American humvee" in #Debaltseve.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpWsHqscKGM … pic.twitter.com/cutuXBylA6

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Russian GRU in Dokuchaevsk pic.twitter.com/sUp2mqnrAK

Russian GRU soldier interviewed http://youtu.be/OP1GN_oMd48 pic.twitter.com/ruu6u4OWOp

What Russian invaders Think http://youtu.be/UCtzrLLWL0M pic.twitter.com/5oB0w7652j

Russian state media in denial, the #Pantsir S-1 is in #Ukraine.
Seems,they didn't get my memo.
http://conflictreport.info/2015/01/29/the-most-modern-russian-army-air-defense-system-is-in-makeevka-what-does-this-mean/ … pic.twitter.com/p320oCtP6q

Vivid evidence of ferocious battle at Chornukhyne, E of #Debaltseve. Tree trunks shredded by blasts. More on #AJE. pic.twitter.com/e3tw3YTEFj

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Prime of psychological warfare subversion: sleepers emerge 2 manipulate public op.in EU&US https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gnpCqsXE8g …

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"Russia Is Re-Drawing Europe's Borders, Worrying for Baltic States-EU's Dombrovskis" by REUTERS via NYT http://ift.tt/180emJf


So much for the so called ceasefire in Minsk 2
Press release: "OSCE: Pro-Russian militants denied our observes access to Debaltseve"
http://uacrisis.org/obse-3/

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For a perfect example of how one counters the current Russian disinformation ie propaganda especially the "it ain't us".

Bellingcat produced an extremely effective open sour analysis of the Russian cross border shelling attacks from July through August that brought the Ukrainian summer offensive to a grinding halt---he analyzed over 1350 attacks and then published his open source work which has been even used by the US State Department and carried in multiple mainstream western media and has had the Russian disinformation efforts on their back feet since it was released.

One counter Russian disinformation ie propaganda simply with the truth.

Now Sputnik the main Russian overseas disinformation news media carried an article attacking the Russian cross border shelling s by simply attempting to place Higgins and his Bellingcat website as "agents of the CIA:.

Really worth reading his analysis and then the Sputnik article and you will notice they never did attempt to disprove the Russian Army was in fact conducting over 1350 cross border shelling attacks on the Ukrainian military.

Eliot Higgins @EliotHiggins
More sinister facts revealed by Sputnik's in depth investigation http://sputniknews.com/military/20150219/1018504330.html … pic.twitter.com/HgipaoPE9H

Eliot Higgins @EliotHiggins
Co-incidence, or something more sinister?!?!?!! http://sputniknews.com/military/20150219/1018504330.html … pic.twitter.com/0CQNul32Kt

Rabbi Jacob ‏@burningsun2004 · 13h13 hours ago
@EliotHiggins the best proof that your work is great as @SputnikInt fell into blaming u as CIA paid, instead dealing with your investigation

Eliot Higgins ‏@EliotHiggins · 13h13 hours ago
I was contacted by Sputnik at about 11am, so they spent most of their day scraping together that article. Real investigative journalism!

Ukraine@war ‏@DajeyPetros · 13h13 hours ago
@EliotHiggins Cyber Berkut hacked whitehouse computer and found documents dating back to 2009 that Brown Moses is actually Eliot Higgins.

George Knight ‏@KnightKortLang · 13h13 hours ago
@EliotHiggins Sputnik has no real answer to the cross border artillery attacks from Russia by Russian troops. So it seems they admit it.

Benjamin Birdsey ‏@BenjaminBirdsey · 13h13 hours ago
@DajeyPetros @EliotHiggins OMG that is classic! Cyber Bearcub!

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More #footage from the same area
Suddenly,the "Cossacks" are back
Rus army troops disappeared
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6AQ2vTkjKE … pic.twitter.com/UFjIatU7gx

Kommersant story explains how Russians do the fighting, and miners/truck drivers stand at checkpoints to talk to journalists (RUS)http://kommersant.ru/doc/2671088

Five identical uniforms (including dead) with Spetznaz badge, #Russia flags at this #Donetsk funeral in #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/co2558e2Oj

Direct proof of Russian 136 Mechanized infantry brigade involvement into #Debaltseve seizurehttp://youtu.be/kLQvKmwsNqI

More abuse of Ukrainian POWs for Russian TV
Ukrainian prisoners of war to 98% have a black eye & other injuries from beatings. If they are presented to RU press. pic.twitter.com/VpYI4eoZtC

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Kiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks to east Ukraine http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/20/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0LO13420150220 …

RUSSIANS MOCKING MINSK: 20 tanks, 10 self-prop guns and 15 trucks crossed the UA-RU border. Soldiers take #Izvaryne.pic.twitter.com/tgfrdwNzhQ

Does this sound like a Russian implemented ceasefire under Minsk 1 and 2?
Meduza Project @meduza_en
100 ceasefire violations in the past 24 hrs. If this keeps up for the year, there are 31,400 attacks to come in 2015 https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/02/20/the-ceasefire-in-ukraine-has-been-violated-100-times-in-the-past-24-hours

Artillery fighting near Luhanske http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/20-february-artillery-fighting-near-luhanske … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/mUoQm0fZQv

@SaakashviliM " Putin asked me are you serious that NATO will send its forces to defend small Baltics?"

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The Moscow Times ✔ @MoscowTimes
#Russian Military Equipment Heads for Rebel-Held Novoazovsk Despite Cease-Fire, says Ukraine http://tmt-go.ru/516285

Yesterday, 2km from #Ukraine border:
Via @666_mancer
pic.twitter.com/pGp5qL56zB

youtube.com/watch?v=HVIfY4rZ0ds … Town after town. Everywhere where #Russia says its military isn't. #Debaltseve #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/JajhpBKa5Z

Ukraine Live: Ukraine Reports Attacks, Fresh Russian Convoys And UAV Reconnaissance Flights Near Mariupol. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-368-ukraine-reports-attacks-fresh-russian-convoys-and-reconnaissance-flights-near-mariupol/#6972 …

GRAPHIC WARCRIMES Russians destroyed ambulance w/ wounded on stretchers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msszHYuZeLY … pic.twitter.com/jVCRfhUEoO

18+VIDEO #Russia media show another #Putin MURDER scene #Debaltseve #Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdrHQxpwbpo … & world looks on pic.twitter.com/6qeY4C5UB5
'We have their names, passport numbers, we know where they stayed in #Kyiv' #Ukraine Security service chief Nalyvaichenko on #Maidan snipers
BREAKING: Kremlin ‘Gray Eminence’ in charge of shootings at Maidan. Read more: http://empr.media/news/security-service-of-ukraine-kremlin-gray-eminence-in-charge-of-shootings-at-maidan … pic.twitter.com/ZMZpO8jECp

Battlefootage northern #Debaltseve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK7ewCuIB4s … pic.twitter.com/tIw6I1PHl7

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#Breaking
130 Russian soldiers, 4 tanks, 6 trucks, 6 D-30 guns and a mortar batteries arrived in #Bezimenne today. - Regiment #Azov

Security Service of Ukraine claimed that shooting of people at Maidan conducted by Putin's ally Vladislav Surkov http://empr.media/news/security-service-of-ukraine-kremlin-gray-eminence-in-charge-of-shootings-at-maidan …

LPR LEADER PLOTNITSKY, UKRAINIAN GENERAL ROZMAZNIN SIGN PLAN FOR HARDWARE WITHDRWAL FROM CONTACT LINE - INTERFAX

Kremlin infowar 101: #1 Show us proof! #2 That's not proof! #3 It's something else. #4 It's what you think - glory to Russia! #5 Bad USA!

Russian army tanks back to #Donetsk after #Debaltseve http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/20-february-russian-army-tanks-back-to-donetsk-after-debaltseve … pic.twitter.com/nXK16Rds9Y

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After reading the NSCs NSS on Russia--just what was and or is the US strategy again?

Seems the military get's it but does the WH and the NSC?

NATO top military commander Breedlove did not think the truce had ever even begun. "It is a cease-fire in name only," http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-rejects-ukraine-peacekeepers/26858238.html …

.@Martin_Dempsey: Russia "lit a fire of ethnicity & nationalism that actually threatens to burn out of control" http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=128209 …

Chair @thejointstaff Gen. @Martin_Dempsey: Russia's actions "are threatening our NATO allies" http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=128209 … pic.twitter.com/yl5tZwHaRP

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Seems that Merkel and Hollande must be in an "altered state of reality" when they pushed for Minsk 2---more civilians and Ukrainian military have been killed since that agreement than before the agreement and Russia is still not implementing their portion of the deal.

"Russian newspaper reports Russian regular troops captured Debaltseve" So how's that "Separatist forces" thing going? http://www.unian.info/war/1046595-russian-media-admit-russian-regular-troops-captured-debaltseve.html …

#Hollande: "There is danger of further escalation of conflict in eastern #Ukraine

@MoscowTimes Merkel Threatens New Sanctions if Peace Deal in Eastern Ukraine Not Upheld http://tmt-go.ru/516305

Laugh or cry? "We are not thinking of further sanctions now, we want Minsk II to be implemented" – Merkel

U.S. provided satellite evidence, even the Chamberlains in EU talked about Russian forces for the first time. No, "rebels" took #Debaltseve.

NATO top military commander Breedlove did not think the truce had ever even begun. "It is a cease-fire in name only," http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-rejects-ukraine-peacekeepers/26858238.html …

.@Martin_Dempsey: Russia "lit a fire of ethnicity & nationalism that actually threatens to burn out of control" http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=128209 …

Chair @thejointstaff Gen. @Martin_Dempsey: Russia's actions "are threatening our NATO allies" http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=128209 … pic.twitter.com/yl5tZwHaRP

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Novoazovsk - the last time Ukraine reported this much armor crossing here Mariupol nearly fell in what we call "Russian Invasion 1"

Zbigniew Brzezinski ✔ @zbig
Shooting themselves in the head? Putin and Yanukovich are producing a generation of Ukrainians who will passionately hate Russia

What a surprise. Russians will continue their attack from Debaltseve towards Artemivsk https://twitter.com/KFM936/status/568696362117820417 …

SBU detained Russian spy in Odessa http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/20-february-sbu-detained-russian-spy-in-odessa … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/Ix4uvf7zp0

ATGM guided at #Russia|n AFV in #Donetsk airport http://youtu.be/tBi-fmudCRA

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#Gazprom starts direct gas supplies to DPR, LPR in violation of contract - http://belsat.eu/en/articles/gazprom-starts-direct-gas-supplies-militant-seized-districts-violation-contract-ukraine/ …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51h-EIfoQrE … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d-WNI5sG_0 … How #Ukrainians, #Russians treat each other's POWs in #Debaltseve. pic.twitter.com/5L833197KQ

#DPR already cries about #Poroschenko's measures to counter #Russia|n threat, says it violates #Minsk agreement, plans to appeal #OSCE and the leaders of Russia, France and Germany

Aftermath of a large battle between #Mius and #Chernukhyne.
Massive destruction (Ukr+Rus equip.)
pic.twitter.com/kE8j4oDr3F

Ukraine has closed 23 checkpoints on the border with Russia http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/20-february-ukraine-has-closed-23-checkpoints-on-the-border …

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Giant cemetery of mostly unidentified "mercenaries" found by Russian blogger in Donetsk
http://zyalt.livejournal.com/1279745.html pic.twitter.com/eUaQdSjB9c

Artemivsk became a city on the frontline. I have just heard artillery.Many soldiers in the city, a lot of heavy military equipment.

#Ukraine A pro Russian rebel tank heading towards #Debaltseve today - ceasefire called for heavy weapon withdrawal... pic.twitter.com/s3fumqE6J5

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EU President Tusk:
"We are clearly reaching a point when further diplomatic efforts will be fruitless."

New formulation by Merkel & Hollande: "MORE CONVINCED THAN EVER that #Minsk2 should be fully implemented." That should subdue Putin. Yep.

Russian "Grad" launchers flattening Shirokine town amid Merkel-Hollande brokered ceasefire https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qlVsmIXjGOI&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/HBtiSDVerZ

Landsbergis "The West is so stupid that Putin doesnt have to fool them anymore" http://glavpost.com/post/20feb2015/WorldPolitics/17175-landsbergis-zapad-nastolko-glup-chto-putinu-uzhe-ne-nado-ego-durachit.html … …

A masterful reading of the Minsk agreement, showing how much Putin actually gained: Making the Most of Minsk http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/20/opinion/a-closer-look-at-the-ukraine-cease-fire-agreement.html …

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Russian journalist's story about Russian troops storming Debaltseve: "There are Buryatshttp://24today.net/open/317271

Ukraine Live: Kommersant Report Details Russian Servicemen 'Volunteering' In Fight For Debaltsevo. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-368-ukraine-reports-attacks-fresh-russian-convoys-and-reconnaissance-flights-near-mariupol/#6983 …

Fears grow in Mariupol as nearby Azov sea resort of Shyrokyne becomes the new "epicentre", reports @RolandOliphanthttp://fw.to/YoUKBbi

Russian Historian claims that Putin will start a Blitzkrieg in Belarus in September http://www.belaruspartisan.org/politic/296127/

Second Ukrainian Assignment of Russian Private Tukumbetov: https://en.informnapalm.org/second-ukrainian-assignment-private-tukumbetov/ … pic.twitter.com/tkhgx4BIZO

#BreakingNews
Continuing gunfire in #Mariupol over the last 2 hours is "hunt for drone" circling over the city. - Sector M command

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TOP-10 Military Gadgets Involved in the Russian Aggression Against Ukraine:https://en.informnapalm.org/top-10-evidence-russian-aggression-ukraine-materials-informnapalm/ … pic.twitter.com/ixG9Pua4f5

Poroshenko adviser says Russian army/rebels lost 2911 troops since Jan 2015 in Debaltseve; onward from ceasefire 868 https://www.facebook.com/yuri.biriukov/posts/1564980133770798 …

Likely-next stage,is attack on Schastye and Stanitsa Luhanska,with possible pocket-cut from RF. pic.twitter.com/Pfl6KaiXHN

#Mariupol taking urgent measures to strengthen the line of defense of the city
http://m.0629.com.ua/news/746896?utm_source=api&utm_medium=qpp …

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This is the so called DNR mercenary leader
War criminal Zakharchenko rambling: 600 mercenary Poles fighting against them. He has indeed SERIOUSLY been hit!! pic.twitter.com/AgXBE2amsp

Wow! That looks far worse than a 'shrapnel wound'. War criminal Zakharchenko wounded... pic.twitter.com/oNRj2uukcv

Kharkiv faces a wave of terrorist attacks. Is it the separatists’ next target? http://atfp.co/1CT6Asg

Anyone surprised?
Russian newspaper reports: Russian regular troops (not local tractor drivers) captured Debaltseve
http://www.unian.info/war/1046595-russian-media-admit-russian-regular-troops-captured-debaltseve.html …

Must-read: here is a WELL-DOCUMENTED case of a LOCAL fighting for DNR !!! http://mashable.com/2015/02/20/ukraines-nameless-dead/ … pic.twitter.com/VYV7qrMXcE

Russian tensions could escalate into all-out war, says Nato general | via @Telegraph http://fw.to/0s13LeW

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Russian elite police units are arresting "radical pro-Ukrainian" Internet trolls, Russia's top new security threat http://youtu.be/q3Zw-Nps4BE

Russian media admits that regular Russian troops took #Debaltseve http://www.examiner.com/article/russian-media-admits-that-regular-russian-troops-took-debaltseve … pic.twitter.com/O5Ne9vxv5i

Yes, you see right!
A #Russian_Army #MSTA_S column "in #Debaltseve".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8X67KxzDu0 …
pic.twitter.com/vyS9eGX5nQ

Seize-and-fire coordinator Russian-general-in-Ukraine Lentsov explains how we have a NEW Minsk border all of a sudden pic.twitter.com/zR6qJ0U7kH

VIDEO (Eng. subs) War criminal Zakharchenko explaining how he got hurt, but actually saying nothing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttZtHT3WoFU …

Tomorrow exchange prisoners. Perhaps return home Lt Col Oleg Kuzminykh - Cyborg. Perhaps. pic.twitter.com/wGLf4yfcoR

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Russian aggression in Ukraine&the Baltics:“We can no longer trust Mr.Putin”by @andriuskubilius via @theeuropeanmag http://www.theeuropean-magazine.com/andrius-kubilius/9685-russian-aggression-in-ukraine-and-the-baltics …

Somehow #OSCE in Ukraine reminds me western Christians propagandists in Asia. Both pretend to work, but in real life just came for money.

#Kharkiv isn't in the news right now, but could be soon. Only 25 miles fr Russian border & a stepping stone to Kyiv. http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/20/the-ukrainian-separatists-next-target-kharkiv-ukraine-donbass-russia-war/ …

Ukraine: Merkel promises further sanctions if #Russia violates latest Minsk peace deal. IF?? http://uatoday.tv/politics/germany-rsquo-s-angela-merkel-promises-further-sanctions-if-russia-violates-latest-minsk-peace-deal-410804.html …

Good analysis on the failure of major #Russian winter offensive in the context of #Debaltsevo battle https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fuainfo.org%2Fblognews%2F498346-o-provale-zimnego-nastupleniya-rossii-v-kontekste-srazheniya-za-debalcevo.html …

This piece is appropriately seething w/ anger. World ignores Russia marching thru more of Ukraine. #Mariupol is next. http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/askold-krushelnycky-russias-war-moves-to-mariupol-while-west-just-keeps-ignoring-reality-381338.html …

BREAKING #Russian military hardware spotted in #Belgorodsky region (#Russia) moving towards #Kharkiv oblast (#Ukraine) | EMPR @InformNapalm

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EU President Tusk:
"We are clearly reaching a point when further diplomatic efforts will be fruitless."

New formulation by Merkel & Hollande: "MORE CONVINCED THAN EVER that #Minsk2 should be fully implemented." That should subdue Putin. Yep.

Russian "Grad" launchers flattening Shirokine town amid Merkel-Hollande brokered ceasefire https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qlVsmIXjGOI&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/HBtiSDVerZ

Landsbergis "The West is so stupid that Putin doesnt have to fool them anymore" http://glavpost.com/post/20feb2015/WorldPolitics/17175-landsbergis-zapad-nastolko-glup-chto-putinu-uzhe-ne-nado-ego-durachit.html … …

A masterful reading of the Minsk agreement, showing how much Putin actually gained: Making the Most of Minsk http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/20/opinion/a-closer-look-at-the-ukraine-cease-fire-agreement.html …

What is interesting is that the Ukraine's first three ceasefires were in fact "leveraged" by the EU/US meaning getting the Ukraine to stop shooting in an attempt to get a diplomatic conversation going with Putin as was the Minsk 1 attempt. How did those three ceasefires actually achieve anything?

kraine held to the three ceasefires causing an undo amount of human loss to appease both the US/EU as they needed financial help badly. AND just how did the fourth and last ceasefire work out even more losses in civilian and military lives and for what as Russia did not hold to the agreements.

The Ukraine has held up to now the belief that it was supported by the West in it's efforts to reform, end corruption and basically break free of Russia and become an independent nation in Central Europe.

CORE question is now since in fact both Minsk 1 and 2 were failures ie Russia never implemented a single point and ended up using the agreements to take more Ukrainian territory HOW can the Ukraine now trust the West as it definitely does not trust Russia?

The Merkel Hollande luster of diplomacy is in tatters and is a blatant failure all the while it has been remarkably silent from the two leaders since the fall of Debaltseve which by the way even OSCE after rereading and rereading Minsk 2 was covered by the Minsk Agreements thus a clear violation by Russian troops and Putin.

If it was the intent of this WH to "allow" the Europeans to lead since it is an "European problem"--some how the US forgot Russia is as much against the US as the Europeans---if they are failing why is not this WH stepping back in and leading by example?

WHAT us even more remarkable is the total lack of a US response after the fall of Debaltseve---oh a few comments and verbal threats but not much more.

Final question is there in fact even a US strategy at all for Central Europe and especially Russia what the global community understands?

WHAT have we seen from this administration just in the last few days that indicates they are focused totally on Iran and anything that jiggles that adventure is basically being ignored ie the Ukraine.

Strange is it not that at the President's own international conference on terrorism the FSB/KGB Director who by the way is in the sanctions list is extended an invitation and is "allowed" to enter the US while on that list AND yet the US FBI Director was nowhere to be seen???

There has been in Europe not to subtle of comments coming out they have seen a distinct lack of engagement by the US in the Ukraine meaning NO US leadership is seen anywhere within the EU/NATO and they clearly point to the Obama legacy around Iran negotiations as the problem.

Something came out today in Europe clearly indicating that direction--it is almost like the US is simply begging the Iranians just to sign any agreement that can be trotted out as a PR win before Jan 2017.

Obama now granted Iran nuke "threshold" status as negotiating tactic to encourage them not to go farther. @ArminRosen http://www.businessinsider.com/status-of-iran-nuclear-negotiations-2015-2 …

Can it be that US FP is now just reduced to PR? Yes it seems to be might be the answer.

In the Ukraine even Ukrainians are asking "where is the US"? By the way just as Egyptians are asking as are the Israeli's as are the Iraqi's and on and on.

If we look at the three Putin geo political goals of his FP;

1. disconnect the US from Europe
2. discredit NATO
3. discredit the EU

After Debaltseve and the so called Minsk 2 Agreement---does anyone believe Putin is not achieving those geo political goals?

Actually he is about 80% of the way to his end goals and this administration and it's weak NSC is contributing greatly to that achievement.

US leadership where is it?

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We investigated a pro-Russia ”troll factory” in St Petersburg. Never before seen footage: http://kioski.yle.fi/omat/yle-kioski-at-the-origins-of-russian-social-media-propaganda-watch-material-from-the-troll-factory-never-seen-before …

Oh this Russian actress is always so busy. Today in #Debaltseve as a baker. The new mayor knows from St. Petersburg. pic.twitter.com/dymUU7IQC4

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There is an inherent deep fear of the Ukrainian Maidan movement hitting Russia and Putin plays as well his attacks against decadent liberal western values---this has been really a Putin driven "values war" as much as an imperialistic neo fascist driven invasion of the Ukraine under the guise of ethno nationalism.

Anti-Maidan sign: "We don't need no—Western ideology, no gay parades" via @tariya @deinioljonesGL7 pic.twitter.com/GvB8xGNKZU #Russia #Moscow

Strangely Anti-Maidan Protesters Have same uniforms as "local Rebels" in Donbas pic.twitter.com/b5hPKjjueN

200-strong rent-a-crowd line eager to collect their money–$5/Anti-Maidan protester. pic.twitter.com/7HTRpIRHm3

"Russia's mothers against fascism!" http://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-february-russias-mothers-against-fascism- … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/MYK7mDfn3E

Kadyrov-loving Chechens, sleepy-eyed Cossacks, Battle Brotherhood @ Anti-maidan rally. via @Newcaster_EN #Russia pic.twitter.com/xFYqoJn5aU

The Kremlin bused in people for a pro-Putin/anti-Maidan/anti-West/anti-Ukraine/anti-democracy/anti-__ rally in Moscow pic.twitter.com/8JSC8vSG3V

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Even the US porn industry is getting wrapped into Putin's "values war" against the West and what is interesting is the sheer amount of Russian hardcore porn coming daily into Europe and the US--nothing like "moral" double standards.

Another #RussianPropaganda whoopsie! US porn star #SashaGrey as NURSE killed by #Ukraine army.http://belsat.eu/en/articles/russian-propaganda-shows-us-porn-star-sasha-grey-battle-nurse-killed-ukraine/ … pic.twitter.com/JtNcEphzby

How #US Porn Star @SashaGrey unwittingly became the face of #Russia'n anti- #Kyiv #propaganda @MoscowTimes http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/516149.html …

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Ukrainian military shot down UAV near Pervomaysk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-february-ukrainian-military-shot-down-uav-near-pervomaysk …

Russian forces shelled the town of #Stepne - south of #Donetsk - with #Grad missiles last night
pic.twitter.com/gTC3sApcg9

Also the high number of 15 Russian drones were seen over Ukrainian-held land during the last 24 hours.

Expo w proofs of Rus mil presence in Ukr incl vehicles, ammo was installed on Mykhaylivska sq https://www.facebook.com/markian.lubkivskyi/posts/1539840159611943 … pic.twitter.com/1LNoUxRc3i

#Russia's land gain btwn 2 ceasefires. #Minsk2 #Minsk #RussiaInvadedUkraine #Ukraine https://www.facebook.com/russiahandsoff/photos/a.1475496629333491.1073741828.1475320222684465/1603146809901805/?type=1 … pic.twitter.com/eWEYQLUWRD

Kommersant meets Russian soldiers who fought at Debaltseve. "I didn't join the army to sew or dig holes". http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2671088?isSearch=True …

As every day, #Pisky, #Avdeevka and #Vodyane came under Russian mortar/artillery and #Grad fire last night. pic.twitter.com/gQQuD5cL0X

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It has been interesting to watch the Western leaders do everything possible to sidestep "admitting" what the social media has from the first called "a Russian war against the West" using Russian troops, heavy weapons and even filming the first Russian invasion forces in August 2014 crossing into the Ukraine.

US/EU/NATO including western news media did everything possible to sidestep using the term invasion and for the longest time since at least May 2014 keep using over and over the terms "separatists, Russian separatists and then finally rebels" before using just in the last few days and since the Debaltseve battle using the term"Russian soldiers/troops".

It is virtually impossible that at least the US/UK and a few other NATO countries via their own robust ISR has not seen the same things as did the social media side of this conflict--but for some strange reason they have been extremely reluctant to confirm anything ---until just before the Debaltseve attacks---even when Russia was mocking them "show us the evidence".

Would highly suggest Western leaders simply go back and reread the published Russian New Generation Warfare UW strategy and then cut and paste it over every single video, photo, journalist reports and social media reports since May 2014 AND they would be surprised that Russia/Putin has not left that doctrine for a single movement in time/space since Crimea.

The EU recent attempts at Minsk 2 have utterly failed and the Russians are still in deep violations of Minsk 1 and 2, the Russian mercenaries have extended their annexation of Ukrainian territory strongly using Minsk 1 and 2 which is also covered in their military doctrine, Russia has used the Ukraine to test their new weapon systems and used it for exercising their troops in a "hybrid environment" , heavily used their "new high precision weapon systems/radars" and used extensively UAVs in a battlefield environment.

WHICH by the way the US military has never done and does not have any experience in a battlefield environment where is there is denied airspace which Russia has done through deployment of extensive highly modern AD systems of the last generation.

Russia has literally exercised in front of the US/EU/NATO their new military doctrine and what has been the response from the Western sanctions that did not go far enough ie SWIFT and diplomacy which has basically failed as of this week?

Enclosed the eight phases of the New Generation Warfare as a guideline to understanding Putin and his military.

Geoffrey Pyatt ✔ @GeoffPyatt
Latest from @OSCE_SMM documents outgoing shelling heard Donetsk city, Russia's proxies continue to violate ceasefire http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=b11aceda364f8f9afa6cadbbb&id=7936a8579a&e=3612d1ad47

BREAKING Spot report: @OSCE_SMM hears intense outgoing shelling today in Donetsk city; ceasefire violations elsewhere http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/141871

Quote from the Ukraine destabilization plan, co-authored by Malofeev early February 2014, to be published Wednesday: pic.twitter.com/EEpwM8XyEI

#Russia's land gain btwn 2 ceasefires. #Minsk2 #Minsk #RussiaInvadedUkraine #Ukraine https://www.facebook.com/russiahandsoff/photos/a.1475496629333491.1073741828.1475320222684465/1603146809901805/?type=1 … pic.twitter.com/eWEYQLUWRD

The phases of new-generation war can be schematized as (Tchekinov & Bogdanov, 2013, pp. 15-22):

First Phase: non-military asymmetric warfare (encompassing information, moral, psychological, ideological, diplomatic, and economic measures as part of a plan to establish a favorable political, economic, and military setup).

Second Phase: special operations to mislead political and military leaders by coordinated measures carried out by diplomatic channels, media, and top government and military agencies by leaking false data, orders, directives, and instructions.

Third Phase: intimidation, deceiving, and bribing government and military officers, with the objective of making them abandon their service duties.

Fourth Phase: destabilizing propaganda to increase discontent among the population, boosted by the arrival of Russian bands of militants, escalating subversion.

Fifth Phase: establishment of no-fly zones over the country to be attacked, imposition of blockades, and extensive use of private military companies in close cooperation with armed opposition units.

Sixth Phase: commencement of military action, immediately preceded by large-scale reconnaissance and subversive missions. All types, forms, methods, and forces, including special operations forces, space, radio, radio engineering, electronic, diplomatic, and secret service
intelligence, and industrial espionage.

Seventh Phase: combination of targeted information operation, electronic warfare operation, aerospace operation, continuous airforce harassment, combined with the use of highprecision weapons launched from various platforms (long-range artillery, and weapons based on new physical principles, including microwaves, radiation, non-lethal biological weapons).

Eighth Phase: roll over the remaining points of resistance and destroy surviving enemy units by special operations conducted by reconnaissance units to spot which enemy units have survived and transmit their coordinates to the attacker's missile and artillery units; fire barrages to annihilate the defender's resisting army units by effective advanced weapons; airdrop operations to surround points of resistance; and territory mopping-up operations by ground troops.

In other words, the Russians have placed the idea of influence at the very center of their operational planning and used all possible levers to achieve this: skillful internal communications; deception operations; psychological operations and well-constructed external communications.

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There is an inherent deep fear of the Ukrainian Maidan movement hitting Russia and Putin plays as well his attacks against decadent liberal western values---this has been really a Putin driven "values war" as much as an imperialistic neo fascist driven invasion of the Ukraine under the guise of ethno nationalism.

Anti-Maidan sign: "We don't need no—Western ideology, no gay parades" via @tariya @deinioljonesGL7 pic.twitter.com/GvB8xGNKZU #Russia #Moscow

Strangely Anti-Maidan Protesters Have same uniforms as "local Rebels" in Donbas pic.twitter.com/b5hPKjjueN

200-strong rent-a-crowd line eager to collect their money–$5/Anti-Maidan protester. pic.twitter.com/7HTRpIRHm3

"Russia's mothers against fascism!" http://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-february-russias-mothers-against-fascism- … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/MYK7mDfn3E

Kadyrov-loving Chechens, sleepy-eyed Cossacks, Battle Brotherhood @ Anti-maidan rally. via @Newcaster_EN #Russia pic.twitter.com/xFYqoJn5aU

The Kremlin bused in people for a pro-Putin/anti-Maidan/anti-West/anti-Ukraine/anti-democracy/anti-__ rally in Moscow pic.twitter.com/8JSC8vSG3V

More from Moscow's Anti-Maidan or better anti western values parade.

"America taught Ukrainians to provoke and fight on Maidan, and then blame it all on Russia," man at AntiMaidan march in Moscow. @NewcasterTV

Russian bureaucracy also applies to patriots. Group of ladies with Russian flags just denied access to pro-Putin demo. 'You are late!'Simon Kruse @crusoes
Priceless scene. Police not allowing ladies to praise Putin at anti-maidan demo: 'No entrance!' 'We have orders' pic.twitter.com/V4XZpLXc9e
Simon Kruse @crusoes
'Call your superior' demands lady. 'Or there will be a maidan and not an anti-maidan!' says young man. People laugh. Cop angry.

#Moscow, now "Yankee go home and take Maidan away". From Moscow? Idiots, pardon my French. pic.twitter.com/IqKFky5PS2

Crazy,People don't know Russia is killing the very people they support w "Save Donbas" sign. Putin's succeeded in making US enemy.

Two wanted war criminal mercenaries from the Ukraine in Moscow for Anti Maidan Parade
#Surgeon and #Tsariov leading #Moscow's anti-#Maidan: pic.twitter.com/4NGbbrbvva

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Putin's three geo political goals he has set for himself since 2002:

1. disconnect the US from Europe/NATO
2. discredit NATO
3. discredit the EU

Now we have the JCoS of the US military saying virtually the same thing backed up by the recent SACEUR DCom comments yesterday ---

SO exactly again just what is the US WH and NSC strategy?

US GEN Dempsey - Putin’s principal aim, strategically, is to fragment the NATO alliance.http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Joint-Chief-s-chairman-Russia-s-lit-a-fire-6090457.php … pic.twitter.com/r3nTl5T3TU

OR is there a disconnect between this WH and the DoD?

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We have new participants in the #WarDanceChallenge.
This time Russian invaders in #Horlivka.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th9ZXKVKCE8 … pic.twitter.com/NVsye3DCXh

Am awaiting social media identification of the unit--they are searching the Russian FB pages for more "victory dances".

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More from Moscow's Anti-Maidan or better anti western values parade.

"America taught Ukrainians to provoke and fight on Maidan, and then blame it all on Russia," man at AntiMaidan march in Moscow. @NewcasterTV

Russian bureaucracy also applies to patriots. Group of ladies with Russian flags just denied access to pro-Putin demo. 'You are late!'Simon Kruse @crusoes
Priceless scene. Police not allowing ladies to praise Putin at anti-maidan demo: 'No entrance!' 'We have orders' pic.twitter.com/V4XZpLXc9e
Simon Kruse @crusoes
'Call your superior' demands lady. 'Or there will be a maidan and not an anti-maidan!' says young man. People laugh. Cop angry.

#Moscow, now "Yankee go home and take Maidan away". From Moscow? Idiots, pardon my French. pic.twitter.com/IqKFky5PS2

Crazy,People don't know Russia is killing the very people they support w "Save Donbas" sign. Putin's succeeded in making US enemy.

Two wanted war criminal mercenaries from the Ukraine in Moscow for Anti Maidan Parade
#Surgeon and #Tsariov leading #Moscow's anti-#Maidan: pic.twitter.com/4NGbbrbvva

Final wrap up of today's Moscow Anti Maidan and Anti Western parade/charade:

Girl filmed how she was paid $5 for a participation in pro-Putin/anti-Ukraine rally in Moscow https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=842081969181277&permPage=1 … pic.twitter.com/HlOqMOosoc

Didn't go to anti-Maidan today. Now seeing a photo of a banner from the rally saying "Putin is better than Hitler." Sums up way too much.

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Have been repeatedly asking the simple question---where is this WH and NSCs Central Europe/Russian strategy and then we get the NSS?

Seems that in fact the US/EU leadership must have also been on "vacation" as are the Russian troops.

Just how did all those NSA, CIA, DIA and European based intel analysts miss the whole show and left it up to the social media to keep them informed?

Not a CIA plot just stupidity. Report says misreading of Russian mood in run-up to #Ukraine crisis was "catastrophic" http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/20/uk-guilty-of-catastrophic-misreading-of-ukraine-crisis-lords-report-claims …

Must read>"EU and ntl govts 'missed warning signs' & made important analytical mistakes in run-up to Ukraine crisis" https://euobserver.com/foreign/127726

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Kommersant article on Russian troops fighting in Debaltseve: Full text in English : UNIAN news http://www.unian.info/war/1046898-kommersant-article-on-russian-troops-fighting-in-debaltseve-full-text-in-english.html …

Reference Russian military loses:
I have a very reliable source in Kryvii Rih telling me that the Kryvbass division lost 57 men.

#Russia's conscripts appeal to NGOs for help to avoid being sent to the war in #Ukraine
http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_306481/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=IBPO3PdE … pic.twitter.com/aAJonr0DVc

Reuters World ✔ @ReutersWorld
Pro-Russia rebel build-up near port city alarms Ukraine military http://reut.rs/1GeAStc

Another fake Russian propaganda video:
Russian propaganda: "abandoned Ukrainian tank joined the ranks of armored forces" ... Hence, they don't show it! pffhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pduxR3DhdAg …

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Bus with UA POW from #Donetsk still heading to unknown destination in #Luhansk region #Ukraine Mercenaries are to exchange one to one but there are not enough mercenaries captured by the Ukrainians to do that so they are complaining they are having problems with the exchange.
NOTE: right now it appears that the Ukraine is holding a rather large number of Russian POWs to include officers.

#Russia's army threw large no's of troops into battle, like fodder to the slaughter. #Ukraine's army had no chance.. pic.twitter.com/nfmFTczcPv

Croatian state TV starts Big project with Ukrainian Army https://m.facebook.com/NGUmainpage/posts/885042008184377 …

#Ukraine Scrambles for UAVs, But #Russia Drones Own the Skies https://medium.com/war-is-boring/ukraine-scrambles-for-uavs-but-russian-drones-own-the-skies-74f5007183a2 … pic.twitter.com/qxWBpIpmXU

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Have been repeatedly asking the simple question---where is this WH and NSCs Central Europe/Russian strategy and then we get the NSS?

Seems that in fact the US/EU leadership must have also been on "vacation" as are the Russian troops.

Just how did all those NSA, CIA, DIA and European based intel analysts miss the whole show and left it up to the social media to keep them informed?

Not a CIA plot just stupidity. Report says misreading of Russian mood in run-up to #Ukraine crisis was "catastrophic" http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/20/uk-guilty-of-catastrophic-misreading-of-ukraine-crisis-lords-report-claims …

Must read>"EU and ntl govts 'missed warning signs' & made important analytical mistakes in run-up to Ukraine crisis" https://euobserver.com/foreign/127726

While the EU/NATO and the US try to figure out what to do these types of short comments are coming in increasing frequency into the net.

#Ukraine preparing for 'full-scale war,' says former envoy to #Canada, Vadym Prystaiko
http://www.cbc.ca/1.2964887 pic.twitter.com/y5E2RUYMM3

While the West talks Ukraine is preparing for a full scale war---and what does the West do talk and talk when diplomacy has actually failed.

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Funeral of Russian paratrooper in #Russia. He suffered a heart attack on vacation in #Ukraine. http://lostivan.com/ivan/2799 pic.twitter.com/UH63GPukC8

Ukrainian military Intelligence officer confirms it too : Mariupol is next target pic.twitter.com/91tAATibEe

#Ukraine ATO -15 #Russia(n) drones spotted along frontline with continuing attacks http://en.censor.net.ua/news/325631/15_enemy_drones_spotted_along_frontline_as_terrori sts_continue_to_attack … #Mariupol pic.twitter.com/3Kfj5bBX1E

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A few more comments from the chamber of the "Russian altered state of reality".

Kremlin reacts to Kiev maybe stripping 100 Russian media outlets of accreditation. “A blow to Ukrainians’ rights."

I was under the assumption up to now Putin was only interested in ethnic Russian rights in the Donbas.

This one takes the prize for the weekend:

The former Ukrainian President is on the Interpol wanted list and yet??????
@tassagency_en: Yanukovich pledges return to Ukraine as soon as it becomes possiblehttp://tass.ru/en/world/779056

http://slon.ru/fast/world/byvshiy-premer-ukrainy-vystupil-za-sozdanie-pravitelstva-v-izgnanii-1218078.xhtml … Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov says there should be a Russia-based Ukrainian govt in exile

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Tend to agree with this comment as up to now Russia has attempted to hide all Russian military loses and or wounded soldiers under the guise of various "health conditions" or simply unpublished and silent funerals.

This maybe a real indicator that the loses are getting to the point of being impossible to be any longer "kept hidden"--recent polling indicated that the average Russian did not want to be in a war with the Ukraine or send their soldiers there.

In an important development, #Russia's media starts to openly recognise its forces are in #Ukraine. v @Euan_MacDonald http://www.unian.info/war/1046898-kommersant-article-on-russian-troops-fighting-in-debaltseve-full-text-in-english.html …

Example of an open Russian funeral for a Russian airborne type killed in Debaltseve.

Funeral of Russian paratrooper in #Russia. He suffered a heart attack on vacation in #Ukraine. http://lostivan.com/ivan/2799 pic.twitter.com/UH63GPukC8

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Large #Russia|n tank column filmed in #Yenakiieve:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OlQum2NTkQ …

Bus with captured #Ukraine officers now in #Luhansk, on it's way for POW exchange
via @aa_borodulin
pic.twitter.com/f0NRSdtY4j

Maximilian Clarke @MTIClarke
#Cossack separatists patrol the front near #Debaltseve in thick fog (16/02) . pic.twitter.com/826nSBUouy

Kremlin makes Russia's main mobile operators launch free downloads of war songs as ringtones http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4d020554-b8db-11e4-b8e6-00144feab7de.html#axzz3SOIyxxxR …

Geoffrey Pyatt ✔ @GeoffPyatt
Dozens of well-armed fighters...some of whom looked like Russian special forces wearing Russian insignia via @Reuters http://reut.rs/1GeAStc

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#ANALYSIS #MAP
30-vehicle heavy #Russian_army convoy left #Debaltseve ...
FOR #DONETSK !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OlQum2NTkQ … pic.twitter.com/4keXFp8V3C

Russian general Lentsov will be overseeing that Ukrainians withdraw their heavy weapons. And Russia? None whatsoever! pic.twitter.com/JNc7kporpq

In #Donetsk, damaged vehicles and ammo arriving, probably from #Debaltseve @21brklyn
pic.twitter.com/G9pPpqZsm5

#Mariupol: City quiet but battles ongoing east of it. All checkpoints are closed.
via @DEmmerich

Large #Russia|n tank column filmed in #Yenakiieve:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OlQum2NTkQ …

Destroyed Russian T64 tank.Why Russian & not Ukrainian?
Check out white insignia and number used by Russian army onlypic.twitter.com/zl001iJBwu

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.@JeroenAkkermans: "On the road in Donetsk."
More proof that Russia is removing it's own wrecks from the battlefield.pic.twitter.com/UiFVzJlHbf

Stuart Webb ✔ @Worldwidewebb1
The commander of this APC in #Debaltseve told us he was from Moscow. pic.twitter.com/rG9atEjOLt

While Lentsov is "entertaining" the OSCE_SMM in Soledar, what is Vyaznikov doing? Preparing for Mariupol or Kharkiv? pic.twitter.com/YeMkjmKbBz

SBU suspects #Motorola of abusing, torturing, executing hostages. #DNR #Donetsk http://censor.net.ua/news/325652/sbu_oformila_podozrenie_motorole_zalojniki_svidete lstvuyut_chto_on_prosto_podhodil_i_iz_pistoleta_ub ival … @OnlineMagazin pic.twitter.com/zJJMNAihVs

Russian conscripts tell of fears of being sent to #Ukraine http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_306481/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=IBPO3PdE … (from @AP) pic.twitter.com/F3gh590auX

Russians as young as 18 are being tricked into fighting in Ukraine http://read.bi/1AZRypG

Russians at NATO @natomission_ru Northern Fleet landings exercises: Looks like a Peackeeping Forces "MC" symbol? pic.twitter.com/Fk37x8Wi49

Another clearly marked #Russia|n armed forces 2S1 Gvozdika mobile howitzer artillery unit ID'd in Debaltseve #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/XLW9lCrs0G

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Another perfect example that the current Minsk 2 ceasefire is in fact a failure--notice still no comments from any western leader calling out the constant ongoing violations.

There is a fierce #ceasefire battle in #Shirokino now, UA forces say they have casualties; Russian forces concentrated there artillery/tanks

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Ukrainian volunteers created their own HQ

http://ru.tsn.ua/ato/dobrovolcheskie-batalony-sozdali-svoy-genshtab-411620.html

Right Sector refused to join Ministry of Defence

http://ru.tsn.ua/ukrayina/dobrovolcy-pravogo-sektora-ne-hotyat-obedinyatsya-s-minoborony-404171.html

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Ukrainian volunteers created their own HQ

http://ru.tsn.ua/ato/dobrovolcheskie-batalony-sozdali-svoy-genshtab-411620.html

Right Sector refused to join Ministry of Defence

http://ru.tsn.ua/ukrayina/dobrovolcy-pravogo-sektora-ne-hotyat-obedinyatsya-s-minoborony-404171.html

mirhond---really read Kerry's UK statement that the US and NATO has exact information via SIGINT, IMINT, GMTI and satellite coverage to exactly what the Russian Army is doing inside the Ukraine and in the shipments from Russia to the Ukraine. AND if you can read between the lines--guess what is coming at Russia in the next few days?

oh by the way how are those food prices doing these days and I loved that Moscow Anti Maidan charade sorry parade that was held today.

All you do is sidetrack with your comments.

Phillip Hammond & John Kerry meeting.
Kerry on Russia. pic.twitter.com/tAaZNrNHcl

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Ukrainian volunteers created their own HQ

http://ru.tsn.ua/ato/dobrovolcheskie-batalony-sozdali-svoy-genshtab-411620.html

Right Sector refused to join Ministry of Defence

http://ru.tsn.ua/ukrayina/dobrovolcy-pravogo-sektora-ne-hotyat-obedinyatsya-s-minoborony-404171.html

mirhond--last time I checked the "volunteer BNs" have been doing exceptionally well against Russian troops---noticed again the Russian Army fights in Debaltseve and then later we see the Cossacks--same as with MH17 do you not think?

Russians as young as 18 are being tricked into fighting in Ukraine http://read.bi/1AZRypG

Funeral of Russian paratrooper in #Russia. He suffered a heart attack on vacation in #Ukraine. http://lostivan.com/ivan/2799 pic.twitter.com/UH63GPukC8

AP talks to Russian conscripts who have been tricked and threatened to deploy to Rostov i.e. eastern Ukraine http://bigstory.ap.org/article/269db5

If I were you I would be far more worried about Putin than the Right Sector at this stage of the Russo Ukraine war as he seems to not know when it is prudent to stop.

Ukraine's #OSCE chief says tanks and weapons flow from #Russia into #Ukrainehttp://bit.ly/1AZqcjH pic.twitter.com/NPzntoyYKB

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According to intercept, Russian "Vostok" battalion is responsible for indiscriminate shelling of the city of Donetsk http://www.radiosvoboda.org/media/video/26852651.html …

#Shirokino/#Shyrokyne - Battalion Donbas asking for artillery support, but are refused because of truce. 24tv 21 Feb http://24tv.ua/news/showNews.do?biytsi_prosyat_dopomogi_artileriyi_ale _yim_vidmovlyayut_cherez_peremirya__zhurnalist&objectId=546495

Paul Brennan @paulrbrennan
Returning to Donetsk from #Debaltseve, saw a big convoy of over a dozen tanks plus APCs and supply trucks heading east on the H-21.

#Romania next spy chief warns Russian influence on #Hungary threatens EU unity
http://uatoday.tv/politics/romania-rsquo-s-next-spy-chief-warns-russian-influence-on-hungary-threatens-eu-unity-410889.html … pic.twitter.com/ZzcaAzYaQ0

Ukrainian army HQ: Militants pushed vehicles to Mariupol http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-february-ukrainian-army-hq-militants-pushe-vehicles-to … pic.twitter.com/dnUbQv4PNs via @novostidnua

Russian army Msta-S column passing Debaltseve http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-february-russian-army-mstas-column-passing-debaltseve … pic.twitter.com/riCdhpQNS7

Yanukovych is back on Russian TV in a long fireplace chat one year after he fled his country. pic.twitter.com/MDnZu1AOn5

After political agreement on coalition agreement and constitutional changes a year ago Yanukovuch simply fled and abandoned Presidency.

Yanukovych says will return to Ukraine as 'soon as possible'. http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150221/1018570594.html#ixzz3SNDyP1r1 …

VIDEO #Russia(n) convoy heading south (#Mariupol?) fr Yenakijeve/Enakievo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OlQum2NTkQ … pic.twitter.com/OG9NKHvnQY

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More of those "do not know how they got to the Ukraine" Russian Army heavy weapons systems.

UA claim RU supplying new airburst artillery, near #Mariupol
@RolandOliphant
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11426941/Ukrainian-army-claim-Russia-supplying-new-weapon-near-Mariupol.html … pic.twitter.com/6bCmLahJpG

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Really worth the reading of Kerry's statement today in the UK--finally it appears the WH is ready to lead--will be interesting to see just how they lead-only took them roughly since the beginning of Crimea to get it together.

Secondly, after virtually telling Putin the US has been watching via ISR virtually every move he makes--just wish they would release it as the truth is the best counter defense to the ongoing massive Russian disinformation warfare.

Phillip Hammond & John Kerry meeting.
Kerry on Russia. pic.twitter.com/tAaZNrNHcl

John Kerry: "Slava Ukrayini". http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-february-john-kerry-slava-ukrayini- … #Ukraine

Russian Komsomolskaya Pravda found another Banderite: John Kerry http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-february-russian-komsomolskaya-pravda-found-another-banderite … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/IlaTVjiToM

Kremlin: New anti-russian sanctions not to be conducive to #Ukraine conflict settlement But they keep on fighting and shelling and via OSCE send more heavy weapons and troops into the Ukraine.

Panetta: Russians "understand strength, & if they feel that their opponents are weak, they will take advantage of it" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/leon-panetta-you-have-to-deal-with-the-russians-from-strength …

.@AndrewSWeiss nails key point about #Putin: he's a dangerously reckless improviser, not a strategist. http://on.wsj.com/1EzcktH via @WSJ

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VIDEO #Russia(n) Soldiers firing AGS Automatic Grenade launcher at #Ukraine troops #Donetsk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTHNx6YXygQ … pic.twitter.com/0TaeOauCKm

Russian terrorists and Russia want the world to believe they withdraw heavy weapons, while they just relocate them and are still attacking.

Top-secret Kremlin report on moles within "Universities & Institutes in Russia". Does @SimeonDjankov know this? pic.twitter.com/E6vgA3G1rr

OSCE says the withdrawal of heavy weapons in E UKR is about to start. "Trust, but verify", said Chief Monitor today. https://m.facebook.com/oscesmmu/posts/436754753142902 …

BREAKING: #Donetsk People's Republic leader okays plan for heavy arms withdrawl from front lines – Interfax

VIDEO IMAGES #Russia(n) Soldiers in #Debaltseve #Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtv29sUEmx0&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/N1nWj8XXkS

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Russian news report: Putin approved Ukraine invasion before Kiev government collapsed

By Matthew Schofield

McClatchy Foreign Staff February 21, 2015

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/02/21/257386/russian-news-report-ukraine-invasion.html#storylink=cpy

BERLIN — A Russian newspaper claims to have an official government strategy document outlining the invasion of Ukraine that was prepared weeks before the Ukrainian government collapsed last year.

The editor of Novaya Gazeta, Dmitri Muratov, reported the document during an interview with Echo of Moscow, a radio station. In the interview, which was reported by news outlets Saturday, he did not reveal how the newspaper came into possession of the document in the media unfriendly Russian world, but said he had confidence it was authentic.

Novaya Gazeta is considered a rarity in Russia these days, an independent investigative newspaper that’s known to anger the Kremlin on a regular basis. The editor said the paper’s plan is to publish the full details of the strategy document next week.

Muratov said the document characterized then Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych as “a person without morals and willpower whose downfall must be expected at any moment.” Yanukovych fled Ukraine for Russia on Feb. 22, 2014.

Muratov said the Russian document appears to have been drafted between Feb. 4 and Feb. 15 last year. He said the overall strategy included plans on how to break Ukraine into automonmous sectors, immediately attaching now war-torn southeastern Ukraine to Moscow’s tax union, with a longer term plan for annexation.

The plan suggested “the main thrust should be Crimea and the Kharkhiv region, with the aim of initiating the annexation of the eastern regions.”

The strategy document also calls for a public relations campaign to justify Russia’s intervention. The newspaper did not release further details of the strategy at this point.

However, Muratov said that the strategy paper contradicts the Kremlin’s claim that it annexed Crimea as a reaction to residents there feeling threatened by Ukrainian nationalists in Kiev. If authentic, the strategy document also would appear to have outlined the precise course of the pro-Russian separatist rebellion in the Donbas, which includes two regions, Donetsk and Luhansk.

Beyond that, Muratov said that while he could not definitively show who prepared the document, he could with some confidence speculate that the authors included Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofayev, who has been reported to have funded the pro-Russian uprisings in Crimea, including giving $1 million to the new mayor of Sevastopol.

Muratov said the document was passed from Malofayev to aids of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who then approved of the plan.

The report about the strategic document came as Russian news agency Interfax reported an early text of a Putin address next week for the “Defenders of the Fatherland” holiday. In that address, Putin reportedly will note, “No one should have the illusion that they are able to achieve military superiority over Russia. We will always have an adequate response to such adventures.”

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, speaking on the anniversary Friday of the death of 100 activists in and around Kiev’s Independence Square (Maidan), said that recent events showed Russia’s hand in Ukraine’s suffering, including the Russian-backed rebels’ advance in the Donetsk region and the fact that even as a cease-fire was being signed they were speaking of next taking Kharkhiv, a prosperous industrial region in Ukraine’s northeast.

“Now it is finally proven that we did not fight Viktor Yanukovych on the Maidan a year ago,” he said. “He was just a brutal and willing puppet.”

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Fighting in east #Ukraine over, ukrainian volunteer battalions only violators of truce - #Donetsk People's Republic

Militants will exchange 103 #Ukraine servicemen held by "LNR" & 35 more - by "DNR" HromadskeTV http://goo.gl/qaDIXT pic.twitter.com/BtZsxODtSj

HUGE: Ukraine shuts down border posts w Russia after troop build-up near #Mariupol http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv-post-plus/ukraine-shuts-down-border-posts-with-russia-381493.html … pic.twitter.com/oq7q47RT3m

#Donetsk: heavy explosions sound from #Avdeevka direction

Large military convoy in Khartsyzsk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-february-large-military-convoy-in-khartsyzsk … pic.twitter.com/7NyAsTgbQh

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Russian invaders film themselves walking through house when shell hits. http://youtu.be/7lPemNH2CNI

#Ukraine Guerrillas in #Donbas destroyed 3 IFVs & Killed app 30 #Russia(ns) http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=uk&u=http://uapress.info/uk/news/show/63085&usg=ALkJrhjt--60Oz99bAYA2XSdSb2-gBp1uA … #Mariupol #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/60c0gx9Vsy

Ouch! Intense video report by @ronzheimer about illusion of #Ukraine ceasefire http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=eB-8TqiaVsc …

Dugin celebrates fall of Debaltseve, urges to take Mariupol. Of course, Russia isn't involved....https://m.vk.com/wall18631635_4610 …

Roland Oliphant @RolandOliphant
We went to Shirokino, where the Ukrainians say separatists are using new Russian weaponry. Video by @alastairgood http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11426941/Ukrainian-army-claim-Russia-supplying-new-weapon-near-Mariupol.html

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Here is a problem the current WH and it's NSC has gotten themselves into over IS.

When say the attacks in Paris or Copenhagen occur and it is carried out by Salafist we the US thus the world uses the term "terrorist attack" BUT when a nation state conducts the same style of attacks against civilians ie Russian shelling attacks against civilians and or terror attacks against civilian targets in the Ukraine WHAT is the term used?

CAN in fact a recognized nation state be a "state sponsor of terrorism"?

Russia has been accused a serious number of times that they are in fact sponsoring terrorism---and this group of Ukrainians was Russian trained inside Russia to commit terrorist acts in the Ukraine and yet what does the State Department say and or do?


VIDEO terrorist act today explosion and aftermath #Kharkiv #Ukraine. At least 2 killed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aAXoxfqV-0 …

NSDC chief #Turchynov tells of 4 arrests in #Kharkiv bombing; says suspects trained in Belhorid, #Russia, acc to SBU http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/22-february-nsdc-chief-turchynov-tells-of-4-arrests-in-kharkiv …

Terror attack in #Kharkiv, #Ukraine today was something new. It was a textbook example of terrorism. #Russia is state sponsor of terrorism.
How does a terrorist act in #Kharkiv, by ideologically-oriented "Other Russia" (whatever) differ from such attack in #Paris, #Denmark, etc

NPR @CoreyFlintoff reports it was a grenade thrown from car into crowd at Kharkiv Euromaidan Anniv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aAXoxfqV-0 … #Russian #terror. Rare in Western media,routine in #Ukraine. 2 dead,11 injured in blast at Dignity March in #Kharkiv

SSU - Russian weapon was prepared to be used in #Kharkiv club pic.twitter.com/LIaszkdXEr

SBU prevented another two planned terrorist attacks in Kharkiv
https://m.facebook.com/markian.lubkivskyi/posts/1540704436192182 … pic.twitter.com/QvTTyiCeQU

In another attack terrorists planned to attack one of the Kharkiv malls with "Shmel" (RPG with thermobaric warhead) http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/22-february-sbu-prevented-another-two-planned-terrorist-attacks?ll=50.09944000000001;36.27411000000006&zoom=8 …

Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss
Kiev says terrorists in Kharkiv were trained in Russia. And yet we just invited FSB director Bortnikov to a counter-terrorism conference.

Carl Bildt ✔ @carlbildt
Indications that Russia is training people for terror attacks in Ukraine. Today explosion in Kharkiv. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/02/22/world/europe/22reuters-ukraine-crisis-kharkiv-weapons.html?_r=1

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Regiment Azov say terrorists are using a new more powerful type of weapon on UKR positions in Shyrokynehttps://m.facebook.com/azov.batalion?__tn__=%7E …

Another report here of a new more powerful weapon used by terrorists in Shyrokyne yesterday
http://m.0629.com.ua/news/747825 pic.twitter.com/WNGvAxPiDJ

Russia experimenting with new artillery cluster ammunition #Shyrokyne.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrOpgDDo2Cg … pic.twitter.com/1GeOhY1sHW

BREAKING: NATO commander Bradshaw warns of Russian Blitzkrieg, "prospect of slide into strategic conflict" - http://www.cnbc.com/id/102442785

"It is really, really heartbreaking," said McCain that US and allies not doing more to help Ukraine against Russian-backed separatists

#ruskiymir Russian terrorists in Donbas liberate owners of their property https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXTqBIZy7_Y&feature=youtu.be …

Pro Russian forces riding in style - RPG's and Range Rovers http://youtu.be/Lo3_68n7Kos pic.twitter.com/egCr5owx5r

More #footage, exposing Russian invasion forces bombed/shelled the Ukrainian MEDAVAC point from #Debaltseve.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgNtfj7nl4g …

"We let the separatists pick up their dead bodies. When we asked them for the same, they refused and opened up fire at us". /Polk Azov #A3OB

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Why is it that it takes a Vietnam Veteran and POW to fully state just how bad this WH and NSC has been for US foreign policy especially towards the Ukraine and especially when the US signed the Budapest Memorandum of 1994.

McCain surprises Bob Schieffer. "I'm ashamed of my country, I'm ashamed of my presdient, I'm ashamed of myself." http://dailycaller.com/2015/02/22/john-mccain-im-ashamed-of-my-country-im-ashamed-of-my-president-im-ashamed-of-myself-video/ …

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And again just why has not Russia been defined a "state sponsor of terrorism"?

Not just #Kharkiv. Putin's FSB/SVR also active in #Odessa: Last night 3kg TNT bomb was defused at restaurant "U Angelova."

#Russia|n MP from Moscow: "Our guys attacked Kharkiv"https://twitter.com/alxaverin/status/569476249409757184 …
pic.twitter.com/amom23SjeO

'More than 40 Russian intelligence officers are believed to be operating in London' http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/article1522510.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2015_02_21 … …

TASS not reporting the SBU allegation Kharkiv bombers received training in Russia
http://tass.ru/en/world/779144
http://tass.ru/en/world/779142

Organizers say the explosion in #Kharkiv killed Igor Tolmachev, one of the #Euromaidan leaders.
pic.twitter.com/C9Q7HApm9z

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#Ukraine NSDC -#Russia Trainload of tanks,troops,etc arrived in #Donetsk & headed to #Mariupol http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=ru&u=http://www.segodnya.ua/regions/donetsk/v-doneckuyu-oblast-pribyl-eshelon-s-tankami-dlya-boevikov-a-v-storonu-mariupolya-povezli-artilleriyskie-ustanovki-594614.html&usg=ALkJrhjOHuj3ukDN4Zzmcs88Odva5cuvjA … pic.twitter.com/jOMPaxZuZa

Same procedure since last days.
Russians attacked #Pisky, #Vodyane, #Avdeevka and #Shyrokyne overnight with all kinds of weapons.

SBU uploads video of arrest of what it says are Kharkiv terrorists with what appears to be an explosive device https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT8a0o9JscE&feature=em-uploademail …

Detention of suspected terrorists in Kharkiv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT8a0o9JscE …

BLOG: Russians are introducing new batches of Russian inmates to battlefield at #Debaltseve http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/russians-are-introducing-new-batches-of.html … pic.twitter.com/RqeXbIFXBl

#Kharkiv terror attack distracts from 4-hour assault on #Ukraine forces at #Shyrokyne using tanks, artillery mortars http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2015/02/22/ukrainski-desantniki-vidbili-shturm-teroristiv-posilenih-artilerieyu--/ …

VIDEO - New Russian weapon near Shyrokyne
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jFf8Jn9LdtQ … pic.twitter.com/06A0rPcpFK

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This is what Allahu Akbars with guns are doing when they see a nice car in Donetsk #notlocalshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d69KuU77uL0 … pic.twitter.com/itppNFtoIx

Russian forces from Ryazan enjoy burning house of now homeless Ukrainians at #Debaltseve #notlocals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxSuZY

Denis Pushilin @DenisPushilin
NAF is becoming closer and closer to Mariupol. Mariupol is part of Novorossiya.

#Steinmeier said: "An advance towards #Mariupol would clearly violate the Minsk agreement." http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/02/22/ukraine-crisis-germany-steinmeier-idINL5N0VW0HD20150222 … Not a word of #Debaltseve

#Kremlin bots spam accuses SBU in #Kharkiv explosion.
'Civilians died? Not us then' again.
pic.twitter.com/mIIYzL0GgH

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Donetsk Leader: “First we will destroy Debaltseve pocket. Then we will capture Mariupol. Then we will throw our forces to Kharkiv" @b_judah

Russia is still violating the Minsk 1 and 2 Agreements:
BREAKING #Russian #terrorists transported 61 tanks &armored units into #Ukraine,#NSC says http://empr.media/news/russian-terrorists-transported-61-tanks-and-armored-units-into-ukraine … pic.twitter.com/1dnzBgqjKQ

Russian soldiers from Samara arrived in Belgorod: "going 2 Ukraine 4 shooting" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjLSc4iNFeI … pic.twitter.com/OQVRo98Zej

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Horrific new fragmenting missile nr Mariupol explodes 40m in air
http://grani.ru/Politics/World/Europe/Ukraine/m.238273.html … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL_javzCu_c …

Ukraine: Mariupol, new type of weapon used against ATO (photos, video) Injuries will require long operation. http://tinyurl.com/ktap7sv

[mirhond]

Half Ukrainian fighters killed by poor kit and friendly fire

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/Ukraine/article1522268.ece

I, personally, give this hypothesis 30% probability, more probable assumtion, I believe, that poor bastards got killed by neglegting the basic military routines like "sweat saves blood". Here is the quotation from tipical Ukrainian "war memoirs" by ex-policeman who recently survived Debaltsevo.

http://society.lb.ua/war/2015/02/20/296258_rotniy_40go_batalona_mi_gotovi.html


Было много дыр в стыках. Правильные мероприятия по минированию и другим тактическим вопросам не были проведены заранее. До нас там стояло подразделение 4 месяца.

Мы заняли те позиции, о которых, я думаю, сепаратисты знали - от разведки, от местного населения. Но это не важно. Важно другое: запасных позиций приготовлено не было. Позиции, блиндажи были оборудованы абы как. Мы зашли в декабре - уже что-то строить, перестраивать, усиливать не было возможности. Зимой в январе на окраинах Дебальцево, где мы стояли – село Новогригорьевка – было до 30 градусов мороза. Плюс ветер. По ощущениям, все 35 градусов были. Неделю-две такая погода стояла. Что-то перестраивать было крайне тяжело. Более мирное и теплое время было потеряно, и, на мой взгляд, оборона была построена неправильно. Уж не знаю, на перемирие или на что еще рассчитывало высшее военное руководство.

Translation:


There were many holes at the joints between the units, no minefields, no tactical drills. Previuos unit held our position for four months... There were no fallback positions, trenches were makeshift [irrelevant ramblings about General Frost omitted] defences were built all wrong, I think. I don't know what our High Command was thinking about.
HQ is to blame for their misery, that's hilarious.

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Half Ukrainian fighters killed by poor kit and friendly fire

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/Ukraine/article1522268.ece

mirhond---care to comment?? And no Russians in the Ukraine is what your FM and Putin keep saying right??

More soldiers from Samara in Belgorod: "Yo-ho-ho to Kiev"
http://youtu.be/U4FCV4NnW5w

Russian soldiers from Samara arrived in Belgorod: "going 2 Ukraine 4 shooting" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjLSc4iNFeI … pic.twitter.com/OQVRo98Zej

Russian forces from Ryazan enjoy burning house of now homeless Ukrainians at #Debaltseve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxSuZYdJ_qc

Another local non Russian rebel ?????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny_6ZAxa86A … pic.twitter.com/leHxHuxoVF

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Half Ukrainian fighters killed by poor kit and friendly fire

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/Ukraine/article1522268.ece

I, personally, give this hypothesis 30% probability, more probable assumtion, I believe, that poor bastards got killed by neglegting the basic military routines like "sweat saves blood". Here is the quotation from tipical Ukrainian "war memoirs" by ex-policeman who recently survived Debaltsevo.

http://society.lb.ua/war/2015/02/20/296258_rotniy_40go_batalona_mi_gotovi.html



Translation:


HQ is to blame for their misery, that's hilarious.

and while you critique the poor Ukrainian army quality it seems that as a rag tag military built around volunteers they seem to have inflicted over 6000 killed Russian troops is that not right?

it seems they fight so well young Russian draftees are refusing out of fear of being killed by "fascists"---remember that is what you all called them at the Crimea time---to go to the Ukraine---not so bad for a rag tag army right mirhond?

BUT when one fights a well trained army that is being lied about by your own FM and Putin even rag tag armies have problems---something you seem to be deliberately overlooking in your critique

more on those "not suppose to be in the Ukraine "miners and truck drivers" that Putin claimed are doing the fighting"

Russian media admits that regular Russian troops took Debaltseve
http://www.examiner.com/article/russian-media-admits-that-regular-russian-troops-took-debaltseve …
No civil war pic.twitter.com/eqzz3KcO50

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and while you critique the poor Ukrainian army quality it seems that as a rag tag military built around volunteers they seem to have inflicted over 6000 killed Russian troops is that not right?

it seems they fight so well young Russian draftees are refusing out of fear of being killed by "fascists"---remember that is what you all called them at the Crimea time---to go to the Ukraine---not so bad for a rag tag army right mirhond?

BUT when one fights a well trained army that is being lied about by your own FM and Putin even rag tag armies have problems---something you seem to be deliberately overlooking in your critique

more on those "not suppose to be in the Ukraine "miners and truck drivers" that Putin claimed are doing the fighting"

Russian media admits that regular Russian troops took Debaltseve
http://www.examiner.com/article/russian-media-admits-that-regular-russian-troops-took-debaltseve …
No civil war pic.twitter.com/eqzz3KcO50

mirhond---more for you to comment on:

New #MH17 footage shows militia trawling through burning wreckage and Australian luggage and laughing http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new-mh17-foota

Video (ENG SUB) Russian mercenaries from Chelyabinsk are saying 'hi' to buddies at home inviting them to come to...http://fb.me/6jkgUwS9B

Russian videoed stealing an Ukrainian owned SUV was in fact a Russian officer—identified via his VK page.
One of car burglars is Apti Bolotkhanov, major of #Russian Interior Ministry@DajeyPetros
http://terror.in.ua/terrorists-wante...v-apti-d.6805/ … pic.twitter.com/YSZScyw2Nv

Seems Russian officers and Cossacks excel at plundering, looting and theft.

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How many undamaged homes are left standing in Debaltseve today? Zero, says the OSCE. https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/02/23/osce-there-s-not-a-single-undamaged-home-left-in-debaltseve
…

Interesting article in German though
"Völlig absurd" - ein russischer Militärinsider zerlegt die Moskauer Propaganda-Version des Ukraine-Kriegs: https://www.facebook.com/reitschuster/posts/1059650547383466 …

It is back to the 1918 country of Donetsk-Kryviy Rih which I had posted here earlier as it suddenly came up in a number or conservative circles within Russia.
"Don't forget that capital of Donetsk-Kryviy Rih Republic was Kharkiv. Kharkiv is next target" pic.twitter.com/BXw9zuAxw6
Donetsk-Kryviy Rih Republic with capital Kharkiv is Putin's aim . They said it Weeks ago in Donetsk pic.twitter.com/e8TPDBlg8V

#BreakingStatement
"If Putin knows that America is supplying weapons to Ukraine,there will be an attack on #Kharkiv."
http://gordonua.com/news/war/Belkovskiy-Esli-Putin-uznaet-chto-Amerika-postavlyaet-oruzhie-v-Ukrainu-budet-ataka-na-Harkov-67980.html …
Belkovsky: #Russia may attack #Kharkiv if the #US decides to supply weapons to #Ukraine.

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#Ukraine military say they'll start withdrawing artillery (as per Minsk accord) only when the Russians stop shooting http://www.unian.net/war/1047215-silyi-ato-nachnut-otvodit-tyajeloe-voorujenie-kak-tolko-boeviki-prekratyat-obstrelyi-shtab.html …

WARCRIMES Russians insult, humiliate and kick face of Ukraine POWs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxzJkbg-nqY …
pic.twitter.com/egHkFCeN5i

Example of the Russian propaganda effectiveness within the Russian population;
on anti-Maidan: American families are killing adopted kids from Russia for organ harvesting http://flashvideo.rferl.org/Videoroot/Pangeavideo/2015/02/f/f9/f97baa90-0fc0-4bf2-86b7-b3430f649aa2_mobile.mp4 … pic.twitter.com/4Dem0U7Jtg

Russian MSTA-S self-propelled howitzers spotted at Debaltseve. PHOTOS http://24today.net/open/318930 pic.twitter.com/H1w1uZHBxx
MSTA-S howitzers of militias in #Debaltseve. Loading in #Russia w. H-2200 marker! #Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzhkbVUUVbA&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/apQfNz5sf2

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In the last 2 days enemy deployed more equipm to Stepne-Hranitne area incl mobile control post for AA units - Tymchuk pic.twitter.com/9GBvXpyGSq

Russia keeps pressuring Ukraine: Russian Convoy in Stary Oskol moving towards Kharkiv. http://informator.lg.ua/?p=71573#.VOrWwuokvtU.twitter …

#News
Under own mortar cover, Russian invaders tried to retrieve a damaged tank in #Shyrokyne this morning but were stopped.
About 40 minutes ago a mortar attack was launched on Shyrokyne after terrorists offered a ceasefire - Mariupol HQ
https://m.facebook.com/mariupol.oborona?__tn__=%7E …

Russia ‘stuffing’ Donbas with newest weapons
http://www.unian.info/politics/1047284-russia-stuffing-donbas-with-newest-weapons.html … pic.twitter.com/6DHTYkn8mg

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Particularly tense around #Donetsk airport where opposing sides are so close to each other that slightest twitch sparks artillery exchange.

Pretty damning and very interesting piece by @anneapplebaum on Angela Merkel's foreign policy http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/germanys-central-role/2015/02/20/d1119cd4-b8f8-11e4-aa05-1ce812b3fdd2_story.html?postshare=2421424679160052 …

Militants units south of Donetsk being reinforced, says Tymchuk
http://www.unian.info/war/1047292-militants-units-south-of-donetsk-being-reinforced-says-tymchuk.html … pic.twitter.com/KQ4qODIUc1

Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions along the #Bakhmutka highway this morning.

This heavy weapons train has arrived in Krasny Lyman. pic.twitter.com/53Uu7vx0Dd

Former UK soldier training Kiev's forces says 6 out of 10 casualties r from friendly fire. Army command="incompetent" http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/Ukraine/article1522268.ece …

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Part of the Russian UW strategy New Generation Warfare is the deployment and recently in the Ukraine field testing of new weapons systems---field testing under combat conditions gives one military the edge over other militaries.

This is one system the US has no equivalent of at all--extremely dangerous as it adds a totally new complexity to treating military field injuries caused by the micro shrapnel.

Russians using new air-burst micro-shrapnel weapons against #Ukrainian troopshttp://www.unian.info/war/1047129-new-types-of-weapons-used-to-shell-ukrainian-troops-near-mariupol-photos-video.html … pic.twitter.com/qIrvkMJpY4

Russia is live-testing micro-shrapnel munition in Shyrokino Mariupol
http://www.unian.info/war/1047129-new-types-of-weapons-used-to-shell-ukrainian-troops-near-mariupol-photos-video.html …
pic.twitter.com/wns1YMdIP7

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NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU also detained 2 #DPR informers who gathered info about positions of the Ukrainian military

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
@OSCE_SMM stated that the bomb was the same as the one detonated in #Kharkiv district court on January 19

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian policemen confiscated 2 RPG-26, 4 VOG-25, 2 RGD-5, 1 F-1 grenades and ammo for various arms in #Izyum, #Kharkiv region

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Intensity of skirmishes decreased. Militants attacked Ukrainian forces 27 times in the last 24 hours. UA soldiers hold defenses.

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Militants are still trying to storm #Shyrokine in the #Mariupol sector.

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-Russian militants continue using ceasefire to focus their forces in Donetsk and Horlivka directions

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Terrorists accumulating forces and armored vehicles in Donetsk, Yasynuvata and Ilovaisk http://24today.net/open/319136

Voice of America: Report to allege direct Kremlin link to #Ukraine invasion
http://uatoday.tv/news/voice-of-america-report-to-allege-direct-kremlin-link-to-ukraine-invasion-411114.html … #Russia

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At #Debaltseve in a month Jan18-Feb18 #Ukraine army lost 179 dead, but Russia-backed terrorists lost 868 dead - defence min. aide Biriukov

At #Debaltseve we, 2,5K Ukrainian troops had to fight against 15-17K enemy troops - defence min. aide Yuri Biriukov http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/02/20/7059287/ …

Rebel Vostok commander & security council head Khodakovsky says 172 wounded & 110 killed from his unit over last year pic.twitter.com/WpOmh8obOd

Ukrainian forces under constant shelling in Shyrokino, says Tymchuk
http://www.unian.info/war/1047365-ukrainian-forces-under-constant-shelling-in-shyrokino-says-tymchuk.html … pic.twitter.com/pwf0nVk8nx

#News
Another 350 troops, 6 tanks, 14 IFV, 15 transport units transferred to #Bezimenne.
Assault on #Shyrokyne intensifying. - UR/Tymchuck

http://tvrain.ru/articles/glava_kryma_prigrozil_poroshenko_voennym_tribunalo m-382407/ … The head of the Crimean govt threatens Poroshenko with a military tribunal for the latter’s promise to return Crimea.

13:07 #Mykolayivka (betw #Artemivsk & #Horlivka): massive artillery shelling from #Horlivka direction.
via @bryhynets #donbasreports

Russian war planes 'rehearsing attacks' in UK airspace - British military chief http://ibt.uk/A006FMU käyttäjältä @IBTimesUK

Russia is the only existential threat the United States faces." Brookings' Jeremy Shapiro http://www.nationaljournal.com/defense/paralyzed-by-ukraine-dumbfounded-by-russia-20150223 … pic.twitter.com/Hkdb4bNGPm

New @Reuters photo: #Russia|n military truck tries crossing the blown-up bridge to leave #Debaltseve
Feb 22 #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/aRVKvIQnz4

Belkovsky: Putin could use #Kharkiv as a bargaining chip http://politolog.net/analytics/politolog-esli-putin-uznaet-chto-ssha-postavlyaet-oruzhie-v-ukrainu-budet-atakovan-na-xarkov/ … #Ukraine

#Russia|n forces tried to overrun a #Ukraine military position in #Mariupol overnight — @AFP http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-says-no-weapons-pull-back-until-full-085405685.html … pic.twitter.com/ePmw2q19kq

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From the "numbers" monitoring station https://twitter.com/Spy_Stations

The first time use of this intercepted code word was back in March just before the Crimea invasion and it has been picked up again.

Numbers station intercepts "TERRAKOTA" code from Russian source. Was used before Crimea operation.

When what was transmitted on MDZhB makes it to the news, you just know it. @Spy_Stations posts transcrips of every transmission.

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Actually even with the latest NSS it seems that this WH and NSC actually has no strategy for anything.

Obama's foreign policy actions often don't match his words. A list. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-limits-of-wishful-thinking/2015/02/22/0bbcf162-b845-11e4-aa05-1ce812b3fdd2_story.html …

There have been some serious indications that Clinton is attempting to distance herself from the WH position on the Ukraine---but her former State Department seems to support the WH so she is in a bind so to speak due to her ties still there.

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For those that think Putin is interested in a so called ceasefire---remember ceasefires are just a number of tactics possible in the New Generation Warfare UW strategy.

#BREAKINGNEWS #ANALYSIS #MAP
THE RUSSIAN ARMY STARTED ITS OFFENSIVE EAST OF #MARIUPOL.
Tanks,Grad,artillery,surv.jets pic.twitter.com/DeQxZI8Bm0

#Mariupol: reports of #Russia's armed forces massing, surveilling, attacking villages on the outskirts of the city. pic.twitter.com/PcSKjlroOu

What after Mariupol? Berdyansk, Melitopol, Henichesk (road to Crimea), Zaporizhia (largest Europe nucl. power plant) pic.twitter.com/tFqPZLENzH

Russian/separatist in Kominternove have hit Ukrainian forces at Lebedynske, 5km from outskirts of #Mariupol #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/72gGl6DGGz
Reports from Kominternove are a bit sketchy.
Some say gets shelled,some say already under Russian control and source of shelling at Vodyane.

Pro-Russian forces massing near #Ukraine's port city of #Mariupol tried to overrun a troop position overnight. pic.twitter.com/vFDeJkt2lH

#RUSSIAN AIR FORCE JETS were seen flying over #Mariupol #Ukraine http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=ru&u=http://www.0629.com.ua/news/748489&usg=ALkJrhjdBXe7Cq7b1vNP7wAuusRaBjPXLw …

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When Kremlin Trolls Attack -- Putin's ratcheting up the Chekist information war, get ready http://20committee.com/2015/02/23/when-kremlin-trolls-attack/ …

Using "journalists" long ago publicly identified as KGB agents is another sign Putin's Troll Army isn't very subtle. http://20committee.com/2015/02/23/when-kremlin-trolls-attack/ …

Meet the hacks, clowns, agents provocateurs & Chekists behind Putin's aggressive Troll Army http://20committee.com/2015/02/23/when-kremlin-trolls-attack/ …

Interesting. Smearer of @anneapplebaum & @michaeldweiss here http://johnhelmer.net/?p=11930 is identified as KGB agent here http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Another-Ex-KGB-Spy-Spills-the-Beans-Yuri-B-3041643.php …

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One of these fighters told us straight up, "I'm from Moscow" — @alextomo #ch4news #Debaltseve
http://youtu.be/9mQ4Ikxp44w?t=50s … pic.twitter.com/uMOUDqBjxy

Another Ukrainian miner and truck driver as Putin stated:Badma Ulanov from Kalmykia pic.twitter.com/8Z5VFh5hZJ

Anti-Maidan Rally Sheds 'Novorossiya' Leaders & Ultranationalist Ideologues, Channels Hatred toward 'Fascists' & NATO http://bit.ly/1B5hJd3

VIDEO: Life News team in Horlivka come under mortar fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULvI0xJLS0g … pic.twitter.com/5K6pSFOxqq

Russian soldiers film themselves traveling by train from Samara to Belgorod
http://youtu.be/DfV0tPAgfe8 via @BuTaJIu4eK

OSCE says ceasefire not holding in "critical, strategic points" e.g. Debaltseve, Donetsk airport + east of Mariupol. http://www.france24.com/en/20150223-ukraine-osce-monitors-warn-ceasefire-not-holding-debaltseve/ …

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#Russians tortured, killed the soldier of the #Azov regiment. His mom wants all to know.
#Graphic pictures
http://patrioty.org.ua/kadirivtsi-zhorstoko-poglumilisya-nad-tilom-zagiblogo-biytsya-ato-foto-18/ …

#News
Russian invasion forces concentrated new troops in #Horlivka with locals fearing an attack on #Dzerzhynsk soon. pic.twitter.com/gsbID3zuHs

Two Russian military columns entered #Horlivka, supposedly prepare to attack Dzerzhynsk
http://www.06242.com.ua/article/748630

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One should remember that it is not only the IS that is currently driving on the concept of "Holy War" meaning "holy War" is not just limited to Islam especially when Russian mercenaries from Chechnya are involved.

http://20committee.com/2014/12/27/putins-orthodox-jihad/

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Notice that only one party is holding to the Minsk 2 agreement and yet all the US does is make comments during press conference's ie Kerry about supposedly new sanctions and or threats because Russia is definitely not holding the Minsk 2 agreement.

Then Kerry is off to the Iran discussions and the US goes again silent on the Ukraine--appears the Iran dialogue is far more important that stopping Russia in the Ukraine. there are those that openly state the US needs Russia in the Iran dialogue thus it is not inclined to confront Russia on the Ukraine--might in fact be something to these comments.

AND yet as the Ukraine fails to return artillery fire as they are holding to Minsk they are being attacked daily since the ceasefire went into effect---does it
appear to anyone that the US really has a "strategy" somewhere, anywhere???

There is NO Ukrainian counterfire on the artillery position as the Ukrainian govt sticks to the #Minsk2 agreement.

There is no Minsk II any more they should respond with every piece of artillery they have as this has become simply a joke

#Russia|n army forces recaptured #Kominternove and attack #Shyrokyne with artillery from it

AND just what are the French, Germans and US doing and or saying--not much of anything it appears.

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Again referencing the Russian UW strategy New Generation Warfare where they mention often the use of newly developed weapon systems.

They have now deployed their first use of mirco shrapnel artillery shells and now it appears they have deployed another deep penetration weapon or shell.

Notice the silence by the US military referencing the new weapons systems and shells the Russian army has deployed into the Ukraine.

The Russian army used new sorts of bunker breaking ammunition vs the Ukrainian front in #Pisky, exploding after breaching 3 concrete walls.

Another critical element of the UW strategy is the deep integration of Russian SF and CF.

After taking #Debaltseve, #Russia's "Spetsnaz" forces in #Ukraine are no longer hiding their identifying insignia's: pic.twitter.com/7x3BqXrohd

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VIDEO #Russia(n) aircraft flying over #Mariupol (jet engine 0.11) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io7vVOpaqOA … pic.twitter.com/fLsoQCN3ge

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Does really any western leader even believe anything Putin says?

#Putin: there will be no #war between Russia and Ukraine http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/23-february-putin-there-will-be-no-war-between-russia-and …

One year ago he also said that he's not interested in #Ukraine and now Donbas is full with his military and armor

ATTEMPTS TO STOKE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN CONFLICT UNACCEPTABLE - PUTIN

PUTIN RULES OUT "APOCALYPTIC WAR SCENARIO" IN UKRAINE – INTERFAX

UKRAINIAN TROOPS COULD LAUNCH OFFENSIVE IN DONBAS IN EARLY APRIL - DPR LEADER – IFX

Putin: "there will be no war between Russia and Ukraine". This means one thing: there will be war!!! http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/rolling_news/2015/02/150223_rn_putin_russia_ukraine_scenario?ocid=socia lflow_twitter …

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Mariupol: Terrorists killed one policeman. The police opened fire. Bomb was found in terrorists' car. pic.twitter.com/sAk5ZjxU5h

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Hundreds of Russian army vehicles driving in the SW near Psebay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HmVBhQjIMY … pic.twitter.com/xqNB4oJvML

This is the exact position, length (5 kms) and direction of the Russian convoy near Shedok/Psebay. pic.twitter.com/IIYkKbhWYf

VIDEO #Putin created DNR-Whatever "local militia" in #Debaltseve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRIfWd2DQEg&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/2pfXB7wD3y

Multiple reports of loud explosions in central #Donetsk as we speak!

Hearing loud explosions in central #Donetsk

Shelling has restarted in Donetsk - seems closer to centre than lately

Everything is possible ... chechnya pic.twitter.com/trfOTJnEcm

Russian Internal Ministry combat instructor Roman Gorshkov trains terrorists in Donbas. PHOTOS http://en.censor.net.ua/n325890

(Pro-)Russian militants are shooting in the classroom. http://youtu.be/bsikfF3UDoY pic.twitter.com/SZgccNumnO

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Russians threaten to kill OSCE monitors. pic.twitter.com/4gVyyAee7x via @MaxRTucker

Separatists threaten to kill OSCE monitors. 'DPR' less and less safe for international observers and yet it was Putin who demanded the OSCE be used to monitor Minsk 1 and 2 and has reject UN peacekeeping forces to monitor eastern Ukraine out of fear they will recognize Russian troops and seal the Russian Ukraine border.

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Interesting comment in light that many critique the poor fighting abilities of the Ukrainian Army against Russian Army.

Putin to @Poroshenko in Minsk: 500 #Ukraine servicemen will die in #Debaltseve, 2K will be captured. Nothing of this happened - MP Pashynsky

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Dopey @GrahamWP_UK filmed #Russia's "Spetznaz" special forces wearing their berets & insignia in #Donetsk on Feb 21: pic.twitter.com/J1mxOxz2zO

Latest Russian radio station which can communicate directly with Moscow spotted at Debaltseve - Investigation. PHOTO http://en.censor.net.ua/n325829

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Other aspects of the Russian UW strategy.

RU snap military drills = Bad sign for the Baltics http://www.newsweek.com/russian-snap-military-drill-could-turn-quick-assault-baltic-capital-308752 …

Russia's Lavrov accuses West of trying to dominate world http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0LR1V220150223 …

Appears Russia is running straight into the EU regulations again just as in South Stream—Putin losing EU “battle” as GAZPROM for cartel violations are moving ahead with a massive fine.
Financial Times: Hungary-Russia nuclear power deal faces Brussels roadblock http://uatoday.tv/politics/financial-times-hungary-russia-nuclear-power-deal-faces-brussels-roadblock-411253.html …

Updated my blog on Kremlin's plans for false-flag "extremist pro-Ukraine" propaganda in Crimea w. header analysis https://cgrozev.wordpress.com/2015/02/22/kre

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Really appears as if one truly cannot trust anything Russia signs.

Ukraine Says Russia Has Not Delivered Gas It Paid For In Advance http://bit.ly/17rrpT6

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If one cannot return artillery fire when fired on --- leads at some point to lose towns and villages all the while the West remains silent.

Ukraine might lose Shirokine soon. Situation in Shirokine is very difficult.

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Correction: convoy 50km from border on the way to Novoshaktinsk. At border @ylenews crew told to stop filming. pic.twitter.com/xx9ScPh293

Russian regular Soldier in Horlivka pic.twitter.com/xQ8wIkUd5Z

Slick pro-Kremlin web site targets Russian-Americans http://www.russian-americans.org/ urges them to counter pro-Kyiv "propaganda"

Exclusive interview w/ Isa Munaev, comm.of Chechen volunteer batln, killed 1Feb in #Debaltseve
http://euromaidanpress.com/2014/10/24/west-should-help-fight-russia-now-chechen-commander-says/ … pic.twitter.com/ZQUe5wPZNL

Number of Russian-backed rebels killed in #Debaltseve battle: 2911 according to Ukrainian side, 30 according to rebel leader #Zakharchenko

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A great breakout of how the Russian Army is conducting hybrid warfare in eastern Ukraine and that is exactly why the West has been totally unable to come up with a counter regardless of what NATO and or pundits say.

Well worth the read and taken from ukraineatwar.blogspot.nl

Suggest taking a reread of the eight phases of the Russian UW doctrine New Generation Warfare and you will see exactly that they are following extremely close to their doctrine and are actually field testing it urgently in the Ukraine along with a whole series of new weapon systems.

Monday, February 23, 2015

Russia fights a HYBRID war with a HYBRID army

At this point it is clear that Russia is fighting (what everybody calls) a HYBRID war.

Wikipedia defines this as follows: "Hybrid warfare is a military strategy that blends conventional warfare, irregular warfare and cyberwarfare."

I think it is even a lot more complex than this. Russia is also fighting an economical, social, psychological, political and media warfare. It uses EVERYTHING and ALL MEANS.

But... at this point is it also good to state and to realize that Russia is fighting this war with a HYBRID army. WE... have fixed ideas about the army. There is police, politicians, judges, lawyers (just to mention some) and you also have 'the army'.

For Russia, this is not so.

Russias 'army' consists of:

1.Cossacks (something in between police and soldiers)
2.conscripts, regular army (similar as with our armies)
3.Chechen mercenaries (lots of them; Kadyrov has something to do with it)
4.other mercenaries (Serbs, we see a lot of Asians)
5.Berkut (former Ukrainian special police)
6.ethnic Russians living in Ukraine who join
7.Russian tourists (also called 5th column; operating from within Ukraine)
8.Ukrainian soldiers and officers (either deserted from Ukrainian army or still working within the Ukrainian army as traitors/spies).
9.Real life actors, actresses and figurants (used for their own propaganda or deliberately seeking Western cameras to play their drama and speak their propaganda)
10.local mafia and criminals given training and arms
11.brainwashed locals (mainly manning checkposts and interviewed by Western media)
12.locals somehow forced to join (mainly of young and very young age, or out of need/money)
13.Russian criminals or 'inmates' given 'amnesty' in exchange for fighting in Ukraine (we have seen many of them already and there is going to be A LOT more of them; see this blog.)
14.Special forces (seldom filmed; used to tip the balance in Russia's favor)
15.FSB agents (they check and control)
16.Russian generals 'coordinating the ceasefire' on the UKRAINIAN SIDE OF THE FRONTLINE
17.Embedded journalist for creating propaganda (they also get a military training and are called 'our boys')
18.Commanders (command and control is all in Russia's hand)

Furthermore Russia created 'DNR', 'LNR' and 'Novorossiya' labels to put anywhere on these forces and they are used randomly. Also army patches, insignia and tactical markings are used with very little consistency. This all confuses us.

A lot of the debate on twitter is about whether these forces should be called 'rebels', 'separatists', Russian-backed-separatists or 'Russian army'. The reason why a lot of media are reluctant to call this 'Russian army' is because there are indeed locals involved. And indeed this potpourri of 'militia' can hardly be called 'an army'. It does not fit with the image in our heads of an army.

But nevertheless THIS IS HOW RUSSIA IS FIGHTING THIS WAR!

This is a deliberate tactic! Russias army is a HYBRID army that tries to submerge in a local context. That's why it is so difficult for us to recognize it.

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"Hope dies last"

An interesting article well worth the read.

http://20committee.com/2015/02/23/hope-dies-last/

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Serbian mercenary Bratislav Zivkovic with a Russian KORD 12.7mm SR. Have only Russian troops. Normally. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/r3miFlZ1aX

"Russia has UN veto, Ukraine won't be able to 'impose' peacekeeper solution on itself." Sputnik: Read 'tween th lines http://sputniknews.com/politics/20150224/1018663918.html …

[mirhond]

#Russians tortured, killed the soldier of the #Azov regiment. His mom wants all to know.
#Graphic pictures
http://patrioty.org.ua/kadirivtsi-zhorstoko-poglumilisya-nad-tilom-zagiblogo-biytsya-ato-foto-18/

Aww, sweet ignorance., this link is another evidence that you don't even read Russian or Ukrainian, because headline of the article actually says

Кадирівці жорстоко поглумилися над тілом загиблого бійця АТО...На прохання матері Кутуза його ховали не в закритій труні

Translation:
Kadyrovians mocked [I'am not shure this is a right werb for this, pardon my English] at the body of a dead soldier ... by request of his mother his body was presented in the open coffin.

Stop using Google translate and ask for help from the people who actually speak/read Russian/Ukrainian, already. Poor guy, I really want to believe he was already dead when Chechens mutilated his body and took his ear as a trophy.

ps. A short compilation of Yakutian volunteers in Donbass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7MjDQTCvAk
Praise allah, those guys aren't known for cutting off the ears of the enemies.

pps. Ukrainian Hromad'ske TV footage, a bunch of soldiers escaped fron encirclement near Mariupol' (English subtitles)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqOCsrtUX5U#t=203
3:11
They said hold on. If you leave will put you in prison(sic!)

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Too many western commentators focus on "taking" #Mariupol. Russian General Staff plan to bypass and isolate the city. pic.twitter.com/syTKVKzEGk

This is one o the fragments,new Russian artillery contains,exploding over the Ukr. position.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXEID8EAT7A … pic.twitter.com/8XlsrTPzNk

Again #Russia|n air force jets entered #Ukraine airspace near #Mariupol today http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/24-february-again-russian-air-force-jets-entered-ukraine …

VIDEO #Ukraine troops streetfighting #Shyrokyne near #Mariupol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op19mP8nvBs … pic.twitter.com/sJx8ckj01j

Cossack Debaltseve: "There will be no peace. I will not want peace. I want to hang this junta in Kiev right there." pic.twitter.com/ccvRiJZoqn

Al Jazeera English ✔ @AJEnglish
Opinion: Minsk II is dead and Russia has no desire but to escalate the violence in Ukraine. http://aje.io/6nmz pic.twitter.com/HzeCISe0rO

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Aww, sweet ignorance., this link is another evidence that you don't even read Russian or Ukrainian, because headline of the article actually says


Translation:

Stop using Google translate and ask for help from the people who actually speak/read Russian/Ukrainian, already. Poor guy, I really want to believe he was already dead when Chechens mutilated his body and took his ear as a trophy.

ps. A short compilation of Yakutian volunteers in Donbass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7MjDQTCvAk
Praise allah, those guys aren't known for cutting off the ears of the enemies.

pps. Ukrainian Hromad'ske TV footage, a bunch of soldiers escaped fron encirclement near Mariupol' (English subtitles)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqOCsrtUX5U#t=203
3:11 (sic!)

mirhond--let's avoid any Russian mis translations with this photo---care to commit yes or no??????

18+ GRAPHIC Ukrainian cyborgs laying down together out in the open, hands tied up, shot throught the head = executed pic.twitter.com/ndHiuB3f50

BUT since your Russian is so great here is one that would be easy for you to listen to--wonder why the Donbas civilians are not joining the mercenaries? Had thought they were ethnic Russians and wanted Russia to come in???

One of RUS backed militant group's leader complains Donbas men ain't willing to fight for DPR http://glavred.info/zhizn/motorola-zhaluetsya-chto-zhiteli-donbassa-ne-hotyat-voevat-v-ryadah-boevikov-a-oligarhi-vyvezli-kapitaly-303717.html … pic.twitter.com/g8dltonyq4

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"comparison of exercises by NATO & those of Russia reveals a troubling disparity in magnitude" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/the-nato-russia-exercise-gap … pic.twitter.com/PlmkRBhqh5

Long column of military vehicles spotted by the Estonian - Russian border. US military, Estonian side of the border. http://youtu.be/MLUiYaNcfkk

Ukrainian soldier evacuates 70 of his comrades with help of Russian military vehicle
http://uatoday.tv/geopolitics/ukrainian-soldier-evacuates-70-of-his-comrades-with-help-of-russian-military-vehicle-411335.html … pic.twitter.com/VnVqnP9k41

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhdlLDtltWQ … #Novoshakhtinsk, #Russia: #Ukraine-bound aid convoy (rocket artillery), undressed stage? pic.twitter.com/vW96AU978U

Russia uses Western media to manipulate Ukraine - say the militia withdraw weapon, while fighting goes on. @Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/24/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0LS0RI20150224 …

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Putin wants Europe to understand...U.S.-led 'unipolar order' is over...Now it is the West’s turn to be humiliated." http://nationalinterest.org/feature/what-putin-really-wants-12311?page=2 …

"Western leaders insist there isn’t a military solution to the conflict. But that’s not what Vladimir Putin thinks." http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/02/24/putin_merkel_and_cold_war_lessons.html …


I'm amazed by the silence, the dipl silence being the aftermath of #Minsk2. Where's the Merkel/Hollande frenzy when treaty has gone to pot?

"Artillery: The Dominant Weapon In Ukraine" http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htart/articles/20150224.aspx

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mirhond--let's avoid any Russian mis translations with this photo---care to commit yes or no??????

18+ GRAPHIC Ukrainian cyborgs laying down together out in the open, hands tied up, shot throught the head = executed pic.twitter.com/ndHiuB3f50

BUT since your Russian is so great here is one that would be easy for you to listen to--wonder why the Donbas civilians are not joining the mercenaries? Had thought they were ethnic Russians and wanted Russia to come in???

One of RUS backed militant group's leader complains Donbas men ain't willing to fight for DPR http://glavred.info/zhizn/motorola-zhaluetsya-chto-zhiteli-donbassa-ne-hotyat-voevat-v-ryadah-boevikov-a-oligarhi-vyvezli-kapitaly-303717.html … pic.twitter.com/g8dltonyq4

mirhond---here is another example of Russian executions of Ukrainian soldiers and the open source analysis of three videos actually filmed by the Russians and placed into VK---- is in English making it easier for you to fully understand---care to comment???

oh but again you never comment

http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.nl/2015/01/graphic-warcrimes-russians-shoot.html

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Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov accuses Western media of distorting Russian military doctrine. RIA 24 Feb http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20150224/1049401475.html …

Kremlin doublespeak: Militia Dep Cmdr V. Kiselev says LPR withdrawing Grad MLRS "to place of permanent deployment" http://tass.ru/en/world/779325
News

@paulrbrennan was near #Shyrokyne today, witnessed "constant sound of tank and artillery and heavy machine gun."
#Minsk2 is dead --And in #Mariupol itself, civilians are uncertain and anxious, but ones I spoke to hope/expect the Ukr Army will prevent the city falling..

What Moscow fears most: one non-Russian group linking up with another. http://www.cherkessia.net/makale_detay.php?id=3519#.VOyNFJ_MCgJ.twitter …

#Mariupol saboteurs group that killed one policeman yesterday, was trained in Rostov.
http://www.0629.com.ua/news/749806 pic.twitter.com/48XE4Sc1Pu

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It has been the insistence of Russia and Putin that the OSCE be the lead monitors in eastern Ukraine and that is anchored in Minsk 1 and 2 BUT then for some strange reason Russia via it's mercenary proxies threatens and limits OSCE monitoring activities in the areas under their control.

What do Russia mercenaries have to hide from OSCE??

#Ukraine FM tells @lemonde that events in #Debaltseve & concentration of forces near #Mariupol suggest #Russia unwilling to enforce truce.

Talks Between Foreign Ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France Net Mixed Results, Differences Remain: http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-372-russian-backed-forces-capture-villages-east-of-mariupol/#7074 …

Ukrainian & Russian foreign ministers agree on plan to improve OSCE monitoring. OSCE says it's in the dark on Minsk http://bit.ly/1LztUA4

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-Russian militant commander threatened to kill @OSCE_SMM observer. Also jammed OSCE’s UAV that monitored #Donetsk airport area

In order for #OSCE to VERIFY w/drawal heavy weaponry require 3: list of what exists (inventory); transit plans; storage/destination info. Any observation of MOVEMENT heavy weapons will be in daily; but VERIFICATION of w/drawal different matter; need baseline info
UKUN_NewYork ✔ @UKUN_NewYork
Continued presence of Russian military hardware shows disregard for commitment to withdraw foreign military formations

UKUN_NewYork ✔ @UKUN_NewYork
@OSCE has observed continuous breaches of ceasefire that threaten to destabilise eastern Ukraine & undermine Minsk Agreements

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Russia Lost the Long Game at Debaltseve: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/russia-lost-the-long-game-at-debaltseve/516451.html …

Very interesting take on the battle of Debaltseve from the above article:
It is unlikely those world leaders will agree to that sort of humiliation again. The failure of the peace process means that, among other things, Russia is fundamentally incapable of keeping its agreements. It is impossible to make agreements with someone who violates that agreement the very next day.

In fact, the Ukrainian crisis marks the collapse of the existing world order. Putin is not fighting for control over a few economically depressed areas of the Donbass. He is fighting for the right to sit at the same table with the "great powers" where they redraw national borders.

But even if the West was willing to indulge Putin's desire, the time has long passed for individual leaders to determine the fate of other countries. The resulting impasse has put the West at a total loss as to how to proceed: Sanctions clearly have not forced Putin to change his policy, it is pointless to try to reach an agreement with him and it is impossible to go to war against a nuclear power.

If to extrapolate the previous Cold War to the current one, I suspect that the world is again experiencing something like the late 1940s. Ahead lie modern-day versions of the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Already, a Western diplomat serving in an embassy somewhere is composing a "long telegram" that will lay the foundation for the new confrontation between Russia and the West, and a new set of leaders will come to power who, like former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, will bring those rules to life.

As for Russia, it can now look forward to playing the unenviable role of a raw materials appendage for China. The only consolation is that events play out faster in the modern world, and so Russia will hit a dead end sooner rather than later.

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So again the question just what is the US Russian strategy?

John Kerry: Russia lied 'to my face' about its activities in Ukraine - http://www.komonews.com/news/national/John-Kerry-Russia-has-lied-about-its-activities-in-Ukraine-293859471.html?abc=z6N7rV75 … pic.twitter.com/j76cXK9DXY

Here is the Kremlin leak: Russia's detailed plan to annex Crimea, East Ukraine, written during Euromaidan protests. http://www.novayagazeta.ru/politics/67389.html …

BREAKING =>THE UKRAINE PLAN, leaked by Novaya Gazeta, in English Via@christogrozev https://cgrozev.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/the

Novaya Gazeta has published document about plan to divide Ukraine http://www.novayagazeta.ru/politics/67389.html … See our background http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-february-21-2015/#7021 ….

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"Since 2013, Russia has conducted at least six military exercises involving 65,000 to 160,000 or more personnel" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/the-nato-russia-exercise-gap …

PM's new British military training mission to Ukraine will be 75 troops teaching medical, intelligence, logistics and infantry skills; No10.

Maxim Tucker @MaxRTucker
Russian/separatist artillery not withdrawing but relocating to #Mariupol sector, says #Ukraine military as they refuse to pull back weapons

Paul Brennan @paulrbrennan
Ukrainian soldiers dig new trenches outside #Mariupol and accuse separatists of flouting Minsk. #AJE live at 17gmt http://www.aljazeera.com/watch_now/
My video report from between #Mariupol and Shyrokyne will air on Al Jazeera English at the top of the 1700gmt hour. #Ukraine

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Is the West and China finally deciding Russia is in fact a serious threat to both. In fact there has been suddenly a major shift after months of inaction.

John Kerry: Russia lied 'to my face' about its activities in Ukraine - http://www.komonews.com/news/national/John-Kerry-Russia-has-lied-about-its-activities-in-Ukraine-293859471.html?abc=z6N7rV75 … pic.twitter.com/j76cXK9DXY

European UKraine @EuropeUkraine
@noclador from my sources, Ukraine will get now 100 jav. And 650 in 2 months- source of the javes is well known to every one.
This just after the Ukraine UAE weapons agreements signed today--UAE has been a traditional US funnel of weapons to various groups.

TASS ✔ @tassagency_en
After heavy weapons withdrawal Kiev to have no more excuses — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovhttp://tass.ru/en/world/779350

OSCE ✔ @OSCE
Latest @OSCE_SMM: Baseline data enabling SMM to monitor and verify withdrawal of heavy weapons still not provided http://bit.ly/1JHL7LY

Geoffrey Pyatt ✔ @GeoffPyatt
Sec @JohnKerry The #Minsk implementation agreement is not open to interpretation. It's not vague. It's not optional. pic.twitter.com/SRE39VAZeW

Russian heavy weapons re-deploying for Mariupol offensive. Russian propaganda keeps docile Western media focused on Debaltseve aftermath.

China to credit Ukraine for $3.6 bln to reduce dependence on Russian gas - #Businesshttp://info-news.eu/china-to-credit-ukraine-for-3-6-bln-to-reduce-dependence-on-russian-gas/#sthash.5L2zLK3p.dpuf … pic.twitter.com/tBfpsy2G6y

Roland Oliphant @RolandOliphant
David Cameron just said Britain will supply military advisors to Ukraine. A fairly big development. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11432686/British-forces-head-for-Ukraine-as-David-Cameron-issues-warning-to-Vladimir-Putin.html …

US inching toward sending arms to Ukraine http://www.stripes.com/news/us-inching-toward-sending-arms-to-ukraine-1.331182#.VOy4K_oupAk.twitter …

There is RUMINT that in addition to US training advisors going to the Ukraine TWO 173rd BNs are also going instead of the original concept of ONE.

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Seems as if the Russian military senior leadership is attempting to put the Russian UW strategy New Generation Warfare back into the bottle---still not sure just what he was smoking when he stated the western media "just does not understand our doctrine".

OR he is trying to "influence" the OSCE to look the other way ie meaning if they see elements of their UW strategy---just ignore it.

Trust us (we only invade our neighbours!) Antonov to brief OSCE on updated Russian military doctrine in Vienna. TASS http://tass.ru/en/russia/779389 …


Russian deputy defence minister said the ministry was closely watching the reaction after the publication of the new editions of the military doctrine. In his words, the majority of remarks had a "well-balanced, objective nature." "However there are certain speculations on that subject typical of the Western media’s anti-Russian rhetoric. There are open misinterpretations and attempts to picture Russia as a ‘source of military threat,’" he stressed.

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@OSCE_SMM: fighting continued in #Donetsk area. Still no baseline data to verify withdrawal of heavy weapons http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/142606 …

Motorola: DNR needs fighters; nobody wants to join; all flee as refugees https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7BbjSp8kZLk … pic.twitter.com/1IYnGduuQx

Russian soldiers from Yekaterinburg make photos of their own destroyed tanks pic.twitter.com/SQbhyPoyIH

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Notice the great use of Russian disinformation—claiming they have pulled out heavy weapons and the Ukrainians have not---but shellings and heavy fighting in three areas is still ongoing and they have provided absolutely no pullout info for OSCE verification and all info indicates the heavy weapons are relocating to the Mariupol area of fighting.

Geoffrey Pyatt ✔ @GeoffPyatt
Latest @OSCE_SMM: Baseline data enabling SMM to monitor and verify withdrawal of heavy weapons still not provided http://bit.ly/1JHL7LY

The Russian trap is closing 1: "DPR ready to appeal to Minsk group if Kiev fails to withdraw weapons" (via @SputnikInt)

The Russian trap is closing 2: Russian Col-Gen Alexander Lentsov: "Heavy weapons pullout only in DPR and LPR" (TASS) http://tass.ru/en/world/779418

Lentsov: "As of now, the Joint Center for Control and Coordination is reporting heavy weapons pullout only in the DPR and LPR"

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Kremlin leak: #Russia was planning to annex #Crimea, East #Ukraine during Euromaidan protests. http://www.novayagazeta.ru/politics/67389.html … pic.twitter.com/SKHg3Fs9m6

My favorite #Kremlinleak: "#Russia must intervene in geopolitical intrigue of Euro community aimed against #Ukraine's territorial integrity

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Leading Russian-backed militant threatens to kill OSCE observers in Ukraine... http://www.ukrainebordermonitor.com?id=2452ukraineborderm onitor.com/?id=2452

Paul Brennan @paulrbrennan
With no sign of ceasefire in front-line Shyrokyne village, #Ukraine army digs new defences near #Mariupol. My video: http://bcove.me/gvhx96w5

U.S. military vehicles paraded 300 yards from the Russian border http://wapo.st/1MPwSE1 |EMPR News

Tymchuk: Russian front line deception strategy in Ukraine: withdraw a small amount of armour only to surreptitiously bring in larger forces

21:55 @AMykhailova:'Today it is quiet in #Pisky for an #OSCE mission went to the airport to clear the debris&search the dead'

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BBC plays a likely "useful idiot" for Putin by covering "withdrawal" of 10 cannons from Donetsk, omitting they'r likely headed for Mariupol.

#Donetsk resident about occupation: 1st we noticed increased number of #Russians on our streets,then they were armed http://ru.delfi.lt/news/live/sbezhavshij-iz-donecka-v-litvu-ukrainec-vy-dazhe-predstavit-sebe-ne-mozhete-chto-tam-proishodit.d?id=67244792 …

English Lugansk @loogunda
23:35 #Popasna @hu_popa: many incoming shells [which hiss first, then detonate like thunder with heavy vibrations, Tyulpan?]
Shocking photos of indoctrination and militarisation by #Russian militia of young children in occupied #Donbas pic.twitter.com/nlMu221ZCy

The intensity of attacks by #Russian militants again on increase in #Luhansk area - #Ukraine’s ATO speaker
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http://www.ostro.org/lugansk/society/news/465103/&usg=ALkJrhimB6fsjZbci8uWKhFhTtSGB0is8w …

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Regardless of doubles and deocys, Lentsov is the senior Russian GF commander inside Ukraine: an existential threat.

Russian forces taking residence at a school and firing at the wall for fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gLAkPXLsoY … pic.twitter.com/wAKLzBdRL8

Russian occupiers fire RPG at houses in #Debaltseve
http://youtu.be/CyAAfW8voSk?t=6m46s … pic.twitter.com/aLI0fxaGqA

Geoffrey Pyatt ✔ @GeoffPyatt
Russia consolidated control over the separatist movement in August by removing problematic separatist leaders who didn't follow Instructions

Geoffrey Pyatt ✔ @GeoffPyatt
The separatists in eastern Ukraine at this point are a de facto extension of Russian military and an instrument of Russian national power.

Dirk Emmerich ✔ @DEmmerich
#Paris #Donezk #MinskSummit > Abzug schwerer Waffen oder Umgruppierung für #Mariupol? Echte Waffenruhe? Nein. Frieden bleibt Illusion.

Dirk Emmerich ✔ @DEmmerich
Was passiert in den nächsten Tagen in und um #Mariupol? So viele Indizien für einen bevorstehenden Angriff >> http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/russian-army-prepares-for-new-attacks-from-ukraines-novoazovsk-381767.html …

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Aww, sweet ignorance., this link is another evidence that you don't even read Russian or Ukrainian, because headline of the article actually says


Translation:

Stop using Google translate and ask for help from the people who actually speak/read Russian/Ukrainian, already. Poor guy, I really want to believe he was already dead when Chechens mutilated his body and took his ear as a trophy.

ps. A short compilation of Yakutian volunteers in Donbass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7MjDQTCvAk
Praise allah, those guys aren't known for cutting off the ears of the enemies.

pps. Ukrainian Hromad'ske TV footage, a bunch of soldiers escaped fron encirclement near Mariupol' (English subtitles)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqOCsrtUX5U#t=203
3:11 (sic!)

mirhond--care to comment on exactly why Russian troops are burning and destroying houses of so called "ethnic Russians" they are suppose to be protecting from the junta Nazi's"---is that not the reason they marched in in August?

Russian occupiers fire RPG at houses in #Debaltseve
http://youtu.be/CyAAfW8voSk?t=6m46s … pic.twitter.com/aLI0fxaGqA

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Appears that the Russian FM is constantly now complaining that the OSCE is not monitoring the withdrawal of mercenary heavy weapons---note--nothing being said about the withdrawal of Russian tanks and troops though.

OSCE has openly complained back indicating they have not received the information they require for the monitoring--Russia knows the requirements as they are a member of OSCE.

Is this a propaganda buildup to facilitate a Russian peacekeeping move ie if you cannot monitor when we will monitor?

MFA Russia are now blaming OSCE_SMM! "the OSCE mission in Ukraine should not evade fulfilling its functions" http://tass.ru/en/world/779533

Kremlin (TASS) highlights "both sides committed war crimes in Ukraine - Amnesty". Why? To justify inserting RU/CSTO "peacekeeeping mission".

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
Moscow calls on #OSCE mission to monitor heavy weapons withdrawal in east #Ukraine http://tass.ru/en/world/779533 @rf_osce

#Russia blames #OSCE for not confirming proxies' claims of artillery withdrawal in East #Ukraine http://tass.ru/en/world/779533

MFA Russia is ramping-up "political instability" excuse for intervention in Ukraine, using today's planned ultarnationalist protests in Kyiv

Exactly. The "clashes" that the Kremlin said are happening before RS/PS even turned up! Kremlin jumped the gun.

That nuance (major to us) is entirely lost on the Kremlin and its propaganda-for-invasion machinery.

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Berdyans'ke was hit by self-propelled artillery and Lebedyns'ke by mortars.
Entire picture of fighting emerging pic.twitter.com/xN3sgGKXgx

(#Russia) Militants ‘secretly redeploying forces to south #Ukraine http://www.unian.info/war/1048330-militants-secretly-redeploying-forces-to-the-south.html … pic.twitter.com/bveEwJjEfv

Belarus, ‘Key to Baltics,’ Perhaps Even More Important for Moscow than Ukraine, Shevtsova Says http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/02/belarus-key-to-baltics-perhaps-even.html …

Russia will buzz Britain with long range bombers for the whole year http://dailym.ai/18kHhIj pic.twitter.com/8rA4S1IP3g

VIDEO #Russia(ns) continue to shell #Avdiivka & #Pisky #Donetsk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lPVQVSituc … #Ukraine #Luhansk #Mariupol pic.twitter.com/kgOUJA0jRi

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#News
VIDEO #Russia(n) BTRs in #Belgorod near #Ukraine border https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K-8ioEfwxM … #Donetsk #Mariupol #Debaltseve #Putin pic.twitter.com/DGImm6NPk3

#Novorossiya's local #Donetsk volunteers conducting a salat. pic.twitter.com/0UZCNJy2WD

Pro-Russian rebel twins Anya and Katya play with their mobile phones in Lukove near Mariupol Photo @aa_borodulin #AFP pic.twitter.com/EnguPKrZJe

Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shot down a large Russian army drone over the Azov sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2HyXqwn61E …

Moscow’s ‘Main Goal’ in Baltics is to Sow Doubts about NATO, Vilnius Analysts Say http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/02/moscows-main-goal-in-baltics-is-to-sow.html

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Great+revealing articles by @reitschuster about the Kremlin's propaganda and fear among GER media to tell the truth.
https://www.facebook.com/reitschuster

#Eye_opening (GERman): @GolinehAtai warns of #Putin's "information warriors" and how they #shape the GER perspective.
http://www.welt.de/kultur/article137779536/Eine-Warnung-vor-Putins-Informationskriegern.html …

Costly bread, cheap whores,#Russia aid.‘I never expected such s#####’ – #Donetsk now (interview) http://belsat.eu/en/articles/expensive-bread-cheap-whores-i-never-expected-such-####-donetsk-everyday-life/ … pic.twitter.com/gZWxZlXwst

Militants re-deploy tanks to Novoazovsk, says Ukrainian military http://24today.net/open/322221 pic.twitter.com/ELBTzvperv

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Ruthen @RutheniaRus
TV - apparently Russian - staged a fake "withdrawal" of Russian armor in #Khartsyzsk, the East Ukraine
via @GirkinGirkin @pharaon01
#Khartsyzk, Feb24 @GirkinGirkin: "TV filmed 'disengagement' of heavy weapons - up to 50 trucks w/cannons from #Zhdanivka & column went back"

20 Russian FSB agents suspected of Euromaidan Revolution crimes identified http://uatoday.tv/politics/20-russian-fsb-agents-suspected-of-euromaidan-revolution-crimes-identified-411552.html …

Gen. Lentsov's 'Body Double in the LNR' Found -- And He's a Russian Colonel
http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-february-24-2015/#7084 … pic.twitter.com/GIJyMyROPA

Analyst: The 8 ways #Putin failed #Russia in #Ukraine:
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/02/25/the-8-ways-putin-failed-russia-in-ukraine/ …

Well, Moscow's Nazi Julia Kharlamova (Tselinskaya) is the face of Anna news pic.twitter.com/L9NXR0dcJd

BREAKING VIDEO #Russia(ns) looting and burning #Debaltseve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU1RG6waaE0 … pic.twitter.com/0aGofRWp84

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There has been a major Russia agitprop article floating around since the Crimea annexation stressing the "humiliation that Russia suffered" as the reasons for the annexation of Crimea and now a military partial annexation of eastern Ukraine.

Some commenters are making the case that this "leaked document" is an attempt to place blame on others who started the Crimea and eastern Ukraine and focus attention on them thus taking attention and Putin out of the limelight--there is a strong possibility of this.

That article just keeps on living and getting passed around--now on light of the Moscow leak of a document pertaining to the annexation of Crimea and Donbas done prior to the Maidan can we finally put that agitprop story to bed??

Full translation of Novaya Gazeta doc revealing Kremlin's plans to annex Crimea, Donbass - before Yanukovych toppled. http://www.interpretermag.com/it-is-seen-as-correct-to-initiate-the-annexation-of-the-eastern-regions-of-ukraine-to-russia/ …

Again w/ the narrative that Russia was humiliated at the Cold War's end & Putin is taking revenge http://nationalinterest.org/feature/what-putin-really-wants-12311?page=2 …

Churkin: RF fully supports OSCE. Reality: Monitors held hostage, a car was blown up, surveillance drone shot down. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/world/europe/monitors-of-ukraine-conflict-seek-help.html?_r=1 …

And... we're back to "cutting off the gas" threats http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/world/europe/russia-warns-ukraine-over-natural-gas-supply.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=1 …

Real quotes!
#Putin: "Kiev's gas cutoff in east #Ukraine smacks of genocide."
#Putin: "Gazprom cutting off gas to Ukraine is just business."

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An interesting fight is breaking out between Russia and the Ukraine over gas deliveries as usual but with a potential CSTO peacekeeping attempt by Russia to enter into the Donbass region.

Russia announced this week that they would be sending gas deliveries to their mercenaries via a side pipeline which is not under control from the Ukraine and thus no one can check the actual deliveries.

Ukraine announced then that since the deliveries were not per contract made directly to the metering stations controlled by them they would not pay for the gas--this is the exact same drill Gazprom did in Georgia and left Georgia with a 5B USD gas bill.

Russia stated they are going ahead and then the Ukraine stated do it and we will reduce our deliveries to the mercenaries by the amount you claim you are delivering since it is on your dime thus now the Russia "genocide" statement.

By the way Russia stopped deliveries of gas to the Ukraine even thought it was pre-paid and claimed "due to business reasons"---this concept of pre paying for gas as well as being forced to pay for gas not delivered in a pre locked in contract are at the heart of a hefty EU Cartel suit against Gazprom which has in the end a fine totaling over 35B--the EU had held up the suit pending the Ukraine outcomes and are now moving rapidly forward with their suit and fines.

There is some concern that Russia failed militarily to achieve their annexation of the total Donbass, and are still threatening a southern land corridor to Odessa attack but have been warned that means SWIFT cutoff ---is now attempting to find a reason to send in a joint CSTO (Russian NATO version) peacekeeping force--since they were effectively put on their back feet with the Ukraine demand for UN peacekeepers which would have excluded Russia as they are a proven participant in the conflict. Many do not know that the Ukraine is still a member of CSTO thus the CSTO could in fact argue for such a move.

THEN this broke out today:

Agence France-Presse ✔ @AFP
#BREAKING Putin says Kiev's gas cutoff in east Ukraine 'smacks of genocide': report

Putin " To cut off gas supply to territories of DNR & LNR means genocide" http://tvrain.ru/articles/putin_otkljuchenie_dnr_i_lnr_ot_gaza_popahivet_gen otsidom-382808/ … …

@noclador Putin's "genocide" comment is part of the script to justify grounds for inserting a CSTO "peacekeeping" operation (aka RRF).

Sadly, Putin's propaganda has made the Russian public ready for major war. The West, however, is anything but ready. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6b99e242-bc38-11e4-a6d7-00144feab7de.html#axzz3SlbXbMJ9 …

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The militants made a tank attack near Mariupol pic.twitter.com/0ojHQm0c3g http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/25-february-the-militants-made-the-tank-attack-near-mariupol …

Reports of explosion or shooting near Kharkiv airport http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/25-february-reports-of-explosion-or-shooting-near-kharkiv …

#Russia 76th VDV division starts exercise with 2000 personnel. Scenario: take airfield, hold with live ammo. http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20150225/1049564040.html?rubric=defense_safety …
This exercise borders the Baltic states and has Sweden now concerned--will in the end it might finally nudge Sweden to join NATO as popular support for that move is climbing near 43%.

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Russian Tanks Reportedly Shell Ukrainian Positions Near Shirokino, East of Mariupol http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-373-fearing-for-her-life-savchenkos-attorney-appeals-for-her-release-in-court-today/#7087 …

Popasnaya, Northeast of Debaltsevo, Suffers Heavy Shelling Overnight, Part Of Town Left Without Water Or Electricity http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-373-fearing-for-her-life-savchenkos-attorney-appeals-for-her-release-in-court-today/#7086 …

POLAND INTENDS TO SEND MILITARY INSTRUCTORS TO TRAIN UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS, FINAL DECISION EXPECTED IN MARCH - ADVISOR TO POLISH DEFENCE MINIST

Reference the snap military exercise by the 76th VDV Division on the Baltic borders.
Bosnia 1996: Lentsov commanded "peacekeeping" brigade of 1500 paratroopers drawn from 76th and 98th airborne divisions VDV.
claimed on BBC Hardtalk that Pskov paratroopers took airports in Crimea
The 76th took heavy losses in their ground invasion efforts into eastern Ukraine in August 2014.

UAE weapons deal with UA. "It is worth noting that the Arabs, unlike Europe & USA, are not afraid of Putin’s threats" http://www.unian.info/politics/1047968-poroshenko-agrees-on-supply-of-uae-weapons.html …

So much for protecting Tartar rights as Putin stated he would do after annexing the Crimea.
From March 1st 2015 Ukrainian churches & Crimean Tatar mosques to be liquitated in Russian-occupied Crimea http://www.unian.ua/politics/1048544-z-1-bereznya-v-krimu-zaboronyat-ukrajinski-tserkvi-ta-krimskotatarski-religiyni-gromadi.html … …

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Russia's worst nightmare and some commenters have been making the case the West has quietly let Russia know SWIFT will come if there is a Russian southern attack against Mariupol or for that matter at other Ukrainian cities.

This is the third such release of this comment out of Moscow in the last five days--- reflects their growing concern that SWIFT cut off could in fact occur---this is the true economic nuclear trigger for them.

Kremlin appeals to "common sense" regarding possible ban of #SWIFT.
http://www.interfax.ru/world/426215

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Swindler, actor Mariya Tsypko ID'd in #Debaltseve selling the same "art" prop w/ 2 helpful armed #Russia|n's
pic.twitter.com/BUgyFlInki

First day with no Ukrainian troops killed under Ukraine truce http://reut.rs/1JKYxXQ via @reuters

Amazing read. A Ukrainian appeal to the US in 1939. No one listened. Sound familiar? pic.twitter.com/vCDTgezB7d

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NOTICE—this column depicts far more than just ten heavy SP artillery systems the mercenaries and the Russian General claimed had been pulled back --by the way the so called pull back was unmonitored by OSCE as the Russian General only told OSCE after the fact so therefore the report could not be verified.

Under Minsk 2 these types of heavy artillery have to be pulled back over 90kms from the front line of contact but as of this video these units had not been registered with OSCE and appear to be headed into Makiivka.

Makiivka is a major Russian support center for heavy weapons.

Russia still is violating and or not implanting Minsk 2.

A column of Russian self-propelled howitzers (2S1 Gvozdika) @ Makiivka 25/02/15 Via @pharaon01 http://youtu.be/VCCAkmJ6mRY pic.twitter.com/gSZ7eucN3z

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Russia is seriously considering the introduction of a CSTO peacekeeping force into the Donbas and is "searching" for a political "reason".

.@PMBreedlove to Congress: US/NATO facing different world than a year ago. "Our top concern is a resurgent #Russia."

It’s called the Second Oldest Profession for a reason» http://20committee.com/2013/10/21/its-called-the-second-oldest-profession-for-a-reason/ … Russian maskirovka & provokatsiya. @20committee

Russian Army Gets Reinforcements at the North-Eastern Border of the Luhansk Oblast: https://en.informnapalm.org/russian-army-gets-reinforcements-at-the-north-eastern-border-of-the-luhansk-oblast/ … pic.twitter.com/15zgW0JTtg

AP: "The chairman of the Russian Security Council says Western sanctions are threatening the country's oil and gas industry."

Russia damages Donbas gas pipes; prevents Ukraine from repairing; accuses Ukraine of genocide for not supplying gas. https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/24/putins-ukrainian-power-play-natural-gas-gazprom-naftogaz/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=%2ASituation%20Report&utm_campaign=Sit%20Rep%20February%2025%202015

By the way it was Russian troops and or mercenaries that shelled specific know pipelines as part of their Ukrainian infrastructure destruction.

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Russian troops and mercenaries are in fact repositioning towards Mariupol.
Thus the not to subtle threat that has been passed to Putin---SWIFT cut off will be implemented if he moves on Mariupol.

Javelins are in the mix with the UAE military sales agreement as well.

NEW ARTICLE OUT NOW
Silent advances – the Russian offensive towards Mariupol already began
http://conflictreport.info/2015/02/25/silent-advances-the-russian-offensive-towards-mariupol-already-began/ … pic.twitter.com/Q6rx3Me8cL

Silent advances - the Russian offensive towards Mariupol already began http://wp.me/p5sx0x-bi

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Eastern Ukraine's infamous ceasefire is 10 days old. Here are our 10 takeaways. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2015/02/25/they-were-shooting-before-they-re-still-shooting-now …

All? cross-border Russian artillery attacks on Ukraine by @SeaninDK http://mapinvestigation.blogspot.dk/2014/12/smoking-grads-google-map-satellite.html … pic.twitter.com/CzdSqM2bjI

U.S European Command ✔ @US_EUCOM
@PMBreedlove to #HASC: "If we do not stand up ... someone else will." Read more at http://go.usa.gov/3cne5 #EUCOM2015 pic.twitter.com/yxgiaYCCRQ

Breedlove Says Ukraine Could Not Stop A Russian Advance Across Eastern Ukraine But 'We Need To Raise Russia's Costs' http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-373-fearing-for-her-life-savchenkos-attorney-appeals-for-her-release-in-court-today/#7095 …

NATO's Gen. Breedlove says more than 1,000 pieces of Russian military equipment have been transferred into Ukraine

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The bodies of 7 more Cyborgs were transferred from #Donetsk #airport to the Ukrainian side today. - the Ukr DM's Basil Budik

Remains of 4 #Cyborgs were extracted from under wreckage of #Donetsk airp by militants & captive, say there r 30more http://www.hromadske.tv/society/u-donetskomu-aeroportu-distali-tila-chotirokh-ukra/ …

Russian OSCE rep puts all the blame on Ukraine over non-compliance with heavy weapons withdrawal. (TASS) http://tass.ru/en/world/779635

#Update
There were 6 Russian mortar, grenade and tank attacks on the Ukrainian front in #Shyrokyne today,Lysenko says

Ukrainian Military Report Another Attack Near Shirokino. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-373-fearing-for-her-life-savchenkos-attorney-appeals-for-her-release-in-court-today/#7096 …

Tymchuk: Russia is deploying additional front line artillery instead of withdrawing it per Minsk deal & is sending more munitions to Ukraine

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#Breaking
Today, Ukr forces answered Rus attacks on #Shyrokyne w/tank fire for the first time since days. -Interior Minister Zorian Shkiryak

17:00 #Shyrokyne: UKR positions were attacked with tanks and mortars

Multiple reports from Donbas that Russian proxy imitate withdrawal of armor to fake evidences for OSCE SMM - via @666_mancer @OSCE_SMM

Russians retreated to Starobeshovo http://youtu.be/4wpisPGUdos pic.twitter.com/646ngQi9eF

There is simply no evidence that Putin considers a military confrontation with NATO 'going too far' http://wp.me/p2zHUk-yi

Putin threatens to cut off gas supply to Ukraine in 3-4 days
http://www.unian.info/economics/1048661-putin-threatens-to-cut-off-gas-supply-to-ukraine-in-3-4-days.html … pic.twitter.com/MPGNv0PNgu

#OSCE slams pro- #Russia separatist's "total lack of respect" for OSCE monitors in #Ukraine http://goo.gl/TUcEPA pic.twitter.com/mb0ldHrs43

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I was wondering when the Russian 15th Brigade --their highly trained peacekeeping brigade would pop up inside the Ukraine after being idenitified by social media close to the Ukraine border in August 2014.

I helped trained the entire staff of this brigade in 2012 and 2013 in US peacekeeping operations.

Russian tanks from 15th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade in service with ‘Oplot’ terror http://24today.net/open/322669 pic.twitter.com/9puNi58FhP

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Russian troops and mercenaries are in fact repositioning towards Mariupol.
Thus the not to subtle threat that has been passed to Putin---SWIFT cut off will be implemented if he moves on Mariupol.

Javelins are in the mix with the UAE military sales agreement as well.

NEW ARTICLE OUT NOW
Silent advances – the Russian offensive towards Mariupol already began
http://conflictreport.info/2015/02/25/silent-advances-the-russian-offensive-towards-mariupol-already-began/ … pic.twitter.com/Q6rx3Me8cL

Silent advances - the Russian offensive towards Mariupol already began http://wp.me/p5sx0x-bi

BREAKING: Neither #Russia or #Ukraine rebels 'have come close' to complying with truce: Kerry”

Tday militants violated ceasefire 4 times. Fired from tanks @ Shyrokyne, tried to storm Pisky. Quiet in #Debaltseve, Luhansk area -ATO Staff

Donald Tusk ✔ @eucopresident
Ceasefire so far violated more than 800 times. EU ready to support ceasefire as well as ready for any development, good or bad

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US Ambassador @GeoffPyatt on what tasks Russian military carrying out in east Ukraine pic.twitter.com/smk08poGRH

Russian SOF of FSB "Alpha" in Donetsk. pic.twitter.com/PTNaPZgbKm http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/25-february-russian-sof-of-fsb-alpha-in-donetsk …

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Feb.25 RU forces attacked #Mariupol suburb Shirokino, UAA responded and a tank battle ensued.pic.twitter.com/Fx1XKFkLly

Breedlove said that his “top concern is a resurgent Russia” exercising power and influence through the use of force pic.twitter.com/B9htcG6R5b

Breedlove: Russia's reaction to arming Ukraine impossible to predict http://thehill.com/policy/defense/233800-breedlove-russias-reaction-to-arming-ukraine-impossible-to-predict …

So @oscepa says separatists continue blocking monitors
http://tinyurl.com/lhln27r
Separatists say OSCE refuses to monitor http://www.gazeta.ru/social/news/2015/02/25/n_6958909.shtml?utm_source=google&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=all …

Foreign military attaches tour Ukraine's east to observe ceasefire violations
http://uatoday.tv/geopolitics/foreign-military-attaches-tour-ukraine-s-east-to-observe-ceasefire-violations-411786.html …

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ATO fighters destroyed an ammunition dump terrorists under Shirokino http://ukraineenglishnewsforum.createaforum.com/general-discussion/ato-fighters-destroyed-an-ammunition-dump-terrorists-under-shirokino/new/#new …

In #Shirokino fights go on the streets of the village: 1 soldier killed ATO 5 - injured

Azov answered today with mortar on militia attacks in Shyrokyne.1/3 pic.twitter.com/XOlofgxoBn

Russian military tanks shelled Shirokino pic.twitter.com/1pCz6vMshp http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/25-february-russian-military-tanks-shelled-shirokino …

Near the village #Shirokino, in south of #Donetsk, is currently running a tank battle between #Azov and terrorists. 3-4 tanks on each side.

One fake actor, one painting, 3 fake sales?
Meet Mariya Tsypko, #Moscow's resident fraud, media agitprop in #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/CFSjctW4pD

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Ukrainian guerrilla force is picking up their UW strikes and they are branching out their target sets.

They do have an effective SF element and it was responsible for pulling surrounded Ukrainian units out of Debaltseve recently---several smaller units were completely surrounded but their SF walked into their camps and them walked the units back out under the cover of darkness----- not noticed at all by Russian troops.

#Ukraine Guerrilla Partisans of the "Shadows" set of 2 explosions against terrorist ammo depot & barracks in #Donetskhttp://ln.is/espreso.tv/news/2015/HMifo …

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Basically Russia wanted the OSCE involved on the ground in the Ukraine and Minsk agreements as monitors--now the same "wanted" monitors even when 23 are Russians are not being allowed to conduct their monitoring by Russian mercenaries and troops and threatened with death the last couple of days when they wanted to clear mercenary checkpoints.

And Russia is to be trusted on anything they sign?

Russian plays a great disinformation game with the OSCE and the West.

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly head, Ilkka Kanerva, reports continuing restrictions imposed on monitors in Donbas http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/osce-parliamentary-assembly-head-reports-continuing-restrictions-imposed-on-monitors-in-donbas-381879.html …
Ceasefire. Right. Sinister portray of reality in Donbass by OSCE. http://bit.ly/1DboYNq

Putin spokesman Dimitry Peskov tells @camanpour withdrawal process in East Ukraine "shakey" @OSCE refused to witness it. Live on @cnni now

Here we go again. #Russia proxies #DNR, #LNR claim (unsubstantiated by #OSCE) artillery removal, blame #Ukraine. http://tass.ru/en/world/779662

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No wonder the SACEUR states things are getting worse by the minute. Russia up to today has not implemented a single point in either Minsk 1 and or 2, still continues to supply heavy equipment, munitions and troops and has build literally an Ukraine invasion force on two Ukrainian borders and yet they keep stating over and over the Ukraine "is at fault"

This is just a short sample of activities just this morning inside the Ukraine and the fighting in key areas still has not stopped so at least up to today Minsk 2 has basically failed.

NATO General Says Ukraine Crisis Gets Worse Every Day. Moscow Times 26 Feb http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/nato-general-says-ukraine-crisis-gets-worse-every-day-/516561.html …

U.S European Command ✔ @US_EUCOM
@PMBreedlove: We aren't arming Ukrainian forces w/ lethal weapons, yet Russia continues to build up its force. http://www.defense.gov/live/

DW: West lacks conviction to implement #Ukraine peace deal - #Lavrovhttp://uatoday.tv/news/dw-west-lacks-conviction-to-implement-ukraine-peace-deal-lavrov-411894.html … pic.twitter.com/28tiy3wq1B

Counter statement by the UA—notice they are still saying since Minsk 2 the mercenaries have not stopped their attacks as called for in Minks 2 and only then we will draw back. Notice the Russian FM states nothing about mercenary and Russian troop withdrawals that were also stated to be implemented in Minsk 2.

Routes and sites for withdrawal of heavy weapons are ready, no order has been received so far - ATO spox Lysenko, presser

ATO spokesperson: @eucopresident says that sanctions against Russia are under consideration, as Minsk II remains unfulfilled

It appears that historically the Ukraine has had problems with Russian troops on its territory ---maybe we should look back at history to really learn about this only dispute ie Russia basically wanting to occupy the Ukraine:
Illuminating. Ukraine demands that Russia honour truce and remove its troops from its territory. In 1919. pic.twitter.com/zRenJ97T89

Last night separatists shelled Ukrainian positions 7 times, Ukrainian Military Press Centre reports.

Russian militant slams east Ukrainians for refusing to fight for 'Russian World'
http://uatoday.tv/politics/militant-leader-motorola-says-not-enough-locals-are-fighting-ukraine-forces-411907.html … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/lhmzp8YRym

Kuchma: Putin delivers ultimatum to Ukraine
http://www.unian.info/politics/1048877-kuchma-putin-delivers-ultimatum-to-ukraine.html … pic.twitter.com/cl2aVDXxeb

After taking Kominternove,Pavlopil,Pyshchevyk and 75% of Shyrokyne over the last days, Russian forces did not violate the cease fire today but then they started back up again after a rearming pause.

Kiev rally calling for Mayor Klitschko to resign. Crowd large-ish but little energy and strange men in masks pic.twitter.com/PyD7pWEowd
Rally against Kiev mayor joined by strange men in white balaclavas who refuse to identify themselves

#Ukraine confirms skirmishes with rebels on #Bakhmutka road but no report of losses - @novostiUA (in Russian) http://bit.ly/1LHpyqM

Separatist #Pushilin says he considers #Mariupol DNR territory, but wants to "sort out the problem politically" http://www.gazeta.ru/social/news/2015/02/26/n_6961265.shtml …
My car is yours too, isn't it? --- Terrorists of "DNR" claim that #Mariupol is their territoryhttp://liveuamap.com/en/2015/26-february-terrorists-of-dnr-claim-that-mariupol-is-their …

Russian fighter jets to stage exercises over Barents Sea http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/26/us-ukraine-crisis-jets-idUSKBN0LU0GL20150226 …

UKRAINE TODAY @uatodaytv
Pro-Russian militants still refuse to grant safe access to OSCE monitors in #Donbas
http://uatoday.tv/news/pro-russian-militants-still-refuse-to-grant-safe-access-to-osce-monitors-in-donbas-411882.html … pic.twitter.com/4jarw4VFyK

Love it!
Invasion media in #Chernukhyne, AGAIN showing destroyed #Russian_army T-72, claiming those are Ukr losses. pic.twitter.com/QcrLSSDzZg

A longer lecture on KGB brainwashing and espionage by Yuri Bezmenov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN0By0xbst8 …

Second death of top official in two days in Melitopol. http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/26-february-deputy-chief-of-melitopol-police-was-found-dead?ll=46.83812;35.3698&zoom=10 … Melitopol is on the way of "land bridge" from Ru to Crimea

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU detained RU-trained militants in #Kharkiv region. Operatives confiscated explosive materials, grenades, gun and RU chevrons.

Duma deputy demands that Russian intellectuals who advocate Western arms supplies to Ukraine should be prosecuted http://rusnovosti.ru/posts/365270

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU detained 10 #DPR insurgents who fought against UA soldiers in #Debaltseve

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian counter-intelligence detained 4 #DPR and #LPR insurgents in Donetsk region, confiscating arms arsenal

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-RU insurgents attacked UA positions near #Shyrokyne. Ukrainian Armed Forces retaliated, destroying arms arsenal and 10 militants

#Ukraine artillery destroyed #Russia(ns) ammunition dump in #Shyrokyne near #Mariupol http://news.liga.net/news/politics/5174887-v_shirokino_vmeste_s_boevikami_unichtozhen_sklad_b oepripasov.htm … #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/Lx0mHawDqJ

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This comment concerning Putin's behavior is telling actually.

Kuchma: Putin delivers ultimatum to Ukraine
http://www.unian.info/politics/10488...o-ukraine.html … pic.twitter.com/cl2aVDXxeb

No wonder the SACEUR indicates things around Minsk 2 are getting worse.

Comments come from the Ukrainian representative at the Minsk 2 meeting and is a former President of the Ukraine.

The events that followed the signing of the Minsk agreement in the beginning of February demonstrate that Russia has, in fact, issued an ultimatum to Ukraine, Ukraine’s second president, Leonid Kuchma, said in an interview with the newspaper Holos Ukrainy, the official voice of Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s Parliament), February 25:
The president of Russia behaved as if there had been no agreements in Minsk. We were actually given an ultimatum. Either we accept his conditions and stop any resistance or we cease to exist as an independent state. He made it clear that no losses or expenses would deter him from achieving his goal, and his goal is crystal clear now. This is an ultimatum not only to us but to the entire Western world,” Kuchma said. “I pray to God that I am mistaken in my assessment.”

However, Kuchma insisted that Ukraine’s place, geographically and historically, is in a united Europe.

“Our people simply prefer European values. We like the European way of life. We’re sorry that our path to Europe is so long, torturous and painful,” he said.

Additionally, Kuchma said he is glad “that (Ukrainians) do not have an anti-Western, anti-American psychosis” and that they do not idealize or romanticize everything that is foreign.

“We do not have national delusions. We can proudly say that we are a mentally stable people. The way we conduct our lives is not guided by fairy tales or myths but by facts, reality, common sense. We do not claim to be better than others or to have some special rights or demands. Ukrainians are prudent, normal people — in other words modern Europeans. At the present time this is our main asset,” he said.

Leonid Kuchma is Ukraine’s representative at the so-called Tripartite Contact Group, which consists of representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE who are attempting to facilitate a diplomatic resolution to the war in the Donbas.

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This is one topic that western media and western leadership has run from---actually outside of the social media who has been tracking it not much is making it into mainstream media.

The mistreatment of Ukrainian POWs by Russian troops and or their supported mercenaries--basically massive GC and International Land Warfare violations from beatings to executions, to torture, to desecrating the bodies of killed UA soldiers.

Part of the Minsk 1 and 2 agreements was a complete POW exchange but during Minks 1 the Ukrainians declared over 600 as POWs that could not be accounted for and now in this photo these POWs should have been released under Minsk.

New @AP photos: #Russia's army forcing #Ukraine POW's to dig out dead "cyborg" comrades from #Donetsk airport ruins: pic.twitter.com/Y3QwLb8CcU

Aside from obvious, @SputnikInt fail to say #Ukraine POW's recovered the dead "cyborgs" from #Donetsk airport ruins: pic.twitter.com/reCpZ60J3q

The #Russia|n army commit some more #warcrimes, forcibly humiliating & degrading #Ukraine POW's at #Donetsk airport pic.twitter.com/yh4C8l0d19

Very strange actions for a group of HRs NGOs who have been quick to condemn use of cluster munitions BUT really really really slow in condemning Russian troops and or mercenary mistreatment of Ukrainian POWs-how strange is that????

How about a statement from @HRW, @amnesty, @OSCE_SMM/@OSCE on this clear violation of #Ukraine POW's rights under international laws of land warfare and the GC?

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The second half of today's Ukrainian events which cover virtually all aspects of the eight phases of the Russian UW doctrine New Generation Warfare.

"Bn#Vostok" #Chechen invaders complain:
"If we had more people, we would be in #Kiev by now."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0gdurA7IHk … pic.twitter.com/qPaE0eEu4o

#Footage
Multiple Ukrainian troops,vehicles+artillery pulling back from #Artemivsk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN6Fbjkhtxc …
#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/3AjSapWeXg

Then the mercenaries resumed their artillery shellings of Artemisvk after UA weapons pull back.
#Artemivsk under shelling again http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/26-february-artemivsk-under-shelling-again …
BREAKING #Artemivsk under RU shelling again

Ongoing #Russia missile strike on #Avdiivka is reported while Western TV talk of #Ukraine weapons' w/drawal & "real ceasefire hopes". #АТО

So much for Russian implementation of the required Minsk 2 heavy weapons pull back.

#Ukraine is pulling back artillery from the frontline in #Mariupol. A big mistake IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVKjMKtgEGc

John Kerry: "Russia has engaged in a rather remarkable overt & extensive propaganda exercise ...." pic.twitter.com/zRR1iGUuF2

Russia could shut off gas to Ukraine 'by weekend' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11436525/Russia-could-shut-off-gas-to-Ukraine-by-weekend.html … pic.twitter.com/hQgN883uki

#Footage
@paulrbrennan reports for @ajam from the 2nd line of defense East of #Mariupol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzrIBeX6jR0 …

This pic shows what "local rebels" actually do: pose 4 Western journos & guard #Russia|n military equipment #Donetsk
pic.twitter.com/ytuvHhRMl3

Who needs spy movies? Random dudes in Russia are making USB sticks that can fry your HD. https://meduza.io/en/lion/2015/02/26/this-guy-invented-a-flash-drive-that-can-fry-your-computer … pic.twitter.com/TcLnh9OKZf

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More Russian disinformation and or outright agitprop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aItDrJqqx34 … #Russia's narrative: #Dutch rape dogs (see earlier tweets), #Ukrainians "raped men." #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/WrRde4N3bI

Appears this mornings' “demo” in Kyiv and replayed on Russian TV was a “paid for” agitprop disinformation attempt by pro Russians inside the Ukraine.
Fake Kyiv demo
When organiser is caught paying demonstrators she goes after camera http://youtu.be/Ldjt7l2Uzak?t=2m … @noclador pic.twitter.com/O8bO1IR5dl

As if Pravy Sektor isn't enough MT "@MaxRTucker: Moscow looks for a new way to destabilise #Ukraine. Masked rent-a-mob appears in Kyiv

In the 21st century: Russia invades sovereign Ukraine & sells gas to the very same invaded Ukraine at the same time http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/26/us-russia-crisis-ukraine-gas-idUSKBN0LU11M20150226 …

#Zakharchenko threatened: "If tomorrow till 19:00 clock #Kiev does not start deducting weapons, equipment #DNR will go back."

Russian ammunition have been re-loading yesterday at #Krasnodon Sukhodils'k station from Russian train to KAMAZ trucks.
tt @CleanAuthoritie

Ok, 1 rumor,but not more.
"Russians pulled 4 BM-27 and 3 BM-21 into #Horlivka's central stadium to shell both sides." pic.twitter.com/W2zRlNloDV
#BreakinReport
Shelling in #Donetsk was invasion command / "DNR" vs. Russian mercenaries, criminals etc. to kill - and not pay - them.
Russian shelling their own bases not due to a lack of mil professionalism, it's a money-saving strategy - no need to pay to dead mercenaries

#Russia slams Western threats of new sanctions over #Ukraine
http://uatoday.tv/news/russia-slams-western-threats-of-new-sanctions-over-ukraine-411965.html … pic.twitter.com/mHfdi2pVxp

Pedestrian crossing at your own risk. Donetsk, Ukraine pic.twitter.com/pxT8bQtrML

#Pervomaysk today. #3 'Bridge is blown', 'No bridge'
via @tombreadley pic.twitter.com/VjjwBWejLd

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"Russian government's ability to underwrite Transdnestr — & other client entities — coming under increasing pressure" http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/can-russia-afford-transnestr/516574.html …

NATO commander Breedlove: Russia could target Moldova & its troops in Transnistria keep Moldova from leaning West http://news.yahoo.com/russia-could-target-moldova-nato-commander-221236771.html …

Unrecognised #Donetsk republic goes after #Mariupol but says reunion w/ #Ukraine possible http://belsat.eu/en/articles/unrecognised-donetsk-republic-goes-after-mariupol-says-reunion-ukraine-possible/ … #DPR pic.twitter.com/zJ4m0q6P3b

#LNR trade permit by 'Trading relations agency'. via http://informator.lg.ua/?p=72330
#artifacts pic.twitter.com/09l3flR6Oz

AtlanticCouncil ✔ @AtlanticCouncil
#UkraineAlert: Here's how the flawed #Minsk accord be used to #Ukraine's advantage→ http://buff.ly/1EuymzT #ACUkraine pic.twitter.com/keVdXabt2V

Source Close to IMF Says Ukraine Could risk $17.5 Billion Bailout if Russian-backed Separatists Attack Mariupolhttp://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-374-despite-some-reported-fighting-poroshenko-expected-to-order-artillery-withdrawal-today/#7129 …

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Moment of truth. Fighter discusses life in #Russia and #DNR with relative. "No money, no job, we are f..ed". AUDIO https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pdwS3h7iA4c&feature=youtu.be …

Again reports from #Avdeevka shelled from #Yasinovata.
Today civilian casualties were reported.
via @Andryulik @l_vinchenso

DNR issued an Ultimatum to Ukraine to withdraw arms - by LifeNews.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_iAtMTbE_4 … pic.twitter.com/qAbvjlKSkR

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This is one topic that western media and western leadership has run from---actually outside of the social media who has been tracking it not much is making it into mainstream media.

The mistreatment of Ukrainian POWs by Russian troops and or their supported mercenaries--basically massive GC and International Land Warfare violations from beatings to executions, to torture, to desecrating the bodies of killed UA soldiers.

Part of the Minsk 1 and 2 agreements was a complete POW exchange but during Minks 1 the Ukrainians declared over 600 as POWs that could not be accounted for and now in this photo these POWs should have been released under Minsk.

New @AP photos: #Russia's army forcing #Ukraine POW's to dig out dead "cyborg" comrades from #Donetsk airport ruins: pic.twitter.com/Y3QwLb8CcU

Aside from obvious, @SputnikInt fail to say #Ukraine POW's recovered the dead "cyborgs" from #Donetsk airport ruins: pic.twitter.com/reCpZ60J3q

The #Russia|n army commit some more #warcrimes, forcibly humiliating & degrading #Ukraine POW's at #Donetsk airport pic.twitter.com/yh4C8l0d19

Very strange actions for a group of HRs NGOs who have been quick to condemn use of cluster munitions BUT really really really slow in condemning Russian troops and or mercenary mistreatment of Ukrainian POWs-how strange is that????

How about a statement from @HRW, @amnesty, @OSCE_SMM/@OSCE on this clear violation of #Ukraine POW's rights under international laws of land warfare and the GC?

Notice not a single response by a HR NGO then this comment from a journalist in the eastern Ukraine concerning the topic of POW treatment.

Regarding rights of #Ukraine PoWs in #Donetsk airport, s3 of Third Geneva Convention allows it - with limitations. https://www.icrc.org/ihl/0/6fef854a3517b75ac125641e004a9e68?OpenDocument …

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What is interesting about this article is that while all western leaders keep repeating the mantra “there is no military solution” the Russian military in fact is achieving a military solution and the area under their control just keeps growing and growing if one looks at the area in say August 2014 to now.

So for the West “military solution” seems to be a reason for non action while military solution for Russia is a green light to expand their control—does that makes sense to anyone?

Unless the Ukraine can slow down and restrict further land grabs militarily Russian mercenaries and Russian troops will still keep right on moving.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/25/nato-chief-obama-s-plan-isn-t-stopping-russia.html?via=mobile&source=twitter



Breedlove stopped short of advocating for lethal defensive weapons as some has urged in the last few weeks. The administration now appears to have moved away from such a decision in the face of vehement opposition from the U.S.’s NATO partners. Instead, he called the military part of a multifaceted arsenal that includes diplomatic and economic efforts.

“This will not end militarily,” the supreme allied commander told reporters. But Breedlove did not describe his own personal opinion on the issue of lethal aid.

“Gen. Breedlove has supplied his best military advice to the chain of command on options so that Administration can make their decision. To openly discuss his [position] jeopardizes his best advice and our role to inform our leaders on what we assess to be options,” Captain Gregory Hicks, a spokesman for the general, told The Daily Beast.

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Putin wants to turn off gas to Eur within days over Ukr. If Japan can do w/out its nuclear power, we'll manage this! http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/putin-threatens-turn-europes-gas-5233416 …

Compliments to Ambassador @GeoffPyatt who's doing a very good job and gets recognition for it. http://sputniknews.com/politics/20150225/1018737862.html … pic.twitter.com/C3AqrxknCZ

Enjoy some anti-US propaganda w/your morning coffee)
“@pourmecoffee: Good morning, DC http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/516590.html … pic.twitter.com/fxT4yOuVBh”

Potpourri of #Donetsk miners and tractor driver.
#DNR pic.twitter.com/prqNR8utQs

The border between occupied Donbas & Russia controlled by "Green Men" pic.twitter.com/bbwk2R6Ket

Head of Investigative Committee Bastrykin wants Russian constitution changed so national legislation takes precedence over international law

Much of Ukraine hadn't even come into 21st century. Now villages, cities have been bombed back to 19th century thx to Russia.

Verified @AFP photo of #Russia|n marine "Motorola" at #Donetsk airport yesterday:
pic.twitter.com/YTm5k0PA0e
Motorola has been the leader of an aggressive mercenary unit associated to a number of mistreated/mishandled Ukrainian POWs

PL is clear on this: NATO should exercise more & all potential scenarios should be considered (pic via @natosource). pic.twitter.com/8wqd7nf6XY

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Russia's Archangels move to frontline nr Donetsk. Jesus Christ coming too. pic.twitter.com/du2lQkEEB5 #Ukraine

In the ruins of #Donetsk airport. Shattering photo gallery by @avdeev in @meduzaproject: https://meduza.io/galleries/2015

At #Donetsk airport, PoWs search for bodies of those K.I.A.
VIDEO live on #AJE at 1720gmt: http://www.aljazeera.com/watch_now/ pic.twitter.com/hlmPKLGOAW

Excellent analysis of leaked Russian document outlining plans to dismember Ukraine when Yanukovych still president http://blog.pism.pl/blog/?p=1&id_blog=15&lang_id=13&id_post=507 …

English summary of “Russian Psychological Warfare in Latvia”http://www.frivarld.se/nyheter/english-summary-russian-psychological-warfare-latvia/ …

Cameron: If #Russia doesn't like to play by 21st C rules, then it may bid adieu to 21st C banking rules too pic.twitter.com/eNdC4ZsXxG

Washington Post ✔ @washingtonpost
Top U.S. intelligence official backs arming Ukraine forces against Russia http://wapo.st/1vCuNpz

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http://www.frivarld.se/nyheter/engli...arfare-latvia/ …

English summary of “Russian Psychological Warfare in Latvia”
25 Feb 2015


Jakob Ljungman, author of the latest Stockholm Free World Forum report “Russian Psychological Warfare in Latvia”, has written an English summary of the report which can be read below. The full report (in Swedish) is available to download here.

Russian Psychological Warfare in Latvia

Russia has long attempted a campaign of mainly non-military means in Latvia consisting of numerous strategies taking place both in the country and its surrounding areas. These campaigns must be viewed in light of the severe military escalation in the Baltic Sea and in Eastern Europe. An underlying problem is the rift between ethnic Latvians and ethnic Russians in the country, which is exacerbated by Russia’s aggressive rhetoric with regards to alleged human rights violations by Latvia towards the large Russian populace. These allegations are quite well-suited to go along with the traditional Russian anti-fascist narrative, which remains part of the national political rhetoric even after the fall of the USSR.

Russian governmental organizations such as Russkiy Mir and Rossotrudnichestvo operate heavily in the Baltic states, perhaps most of all in Latvia, where roughly 28 percent of the population is ethnically Russian. These organizations support various cultural, educational and similarly related activities that instill what they consider to be “proper” values. There have been several occasions in which organizations supporting historical revisionism pertaining to the Soviet occupation from 1945 to 1991 have been funded by Russkiy Mir – essentially erasing the brutalities that occurred during that time. A key issue regarding subsidized organizations is that the receipt of funds requires entering into confidentiality agreements with Russkiy Mir concerning financial transactions, making it a difficult process to determine the exact amount of financial support each organization receives.

Probably the most well-known issue is the problem of Russian propaganda and information warfare that involves mass media, social media and governmental institutions. Due to several factors, mainly a lack of education in Latvian or English, ethnic Russians in Latvia are prone to watching only Russian-speaking television programs, which are still the main medium of information. Moreover, due to the development of state-controlled media with high-quality visuals in the Russian information sphere, viewers in Latvia today must choose between more visually attractive Russian programming and less attractive Latvian programs. Russian-language viewers are thus integrated into the Russian sphere of influence, widening the ethnic rift and leading to dramatically different world views along ethnic lines that can be used for malevolent political purposes. Ties that bind some elites in Latvia to those of Russia’s government or oligarchy are also reason for concern because Latvia is rather dependent on good trade relations with Russia. In recent years, however, there have been worries that some Russian investments can be used to disrupt Latvian businesses or economic sectors. Simply put, the Russian business networks and its elites are too intertwined with political leaders. The relatively fragile party political structure makes foreign influence a real threat. Harmony, Latvia’s largest pro-Russian party, has been funded by United Russia who has allegedly provided propaganda education to Harmony officials.

Latvia has three concerns that should be addressed swiftly:
•Financial transactions from Russian state-governed organizations to interest groups and similar groups in Latvia have been used to fuel ethnic and political tensions in recent years. There is little doubt that, if this is allowed to continue while the political situation deteriorates, these tensions will be used to threaten Latvian unity.
•Disinformation and propaganda must be combated with democratically sound means without disturbing the free flow of information. Integrating ethnic Russians into the Latvian or Western spheres of information is key to a more politically stable Latvia.
•Despite this gloomy picture, ethnic tensions have been improving slowly, but there are still reasons to be vigilant. Lies and disinformation about human rights violations and maltreatment of large population segments must be forcefully addressed.

For Sweden, Russia’s continued psychological warfare against Latvia and the other Baltic states has the following implications:
•As noted initially, the non-military campaigns must be viewed in light of the increased military activity in the Baltic Sea. The credibility of our defense and security policy currently hinges on our ability to ensure the safety of ourselves and our neighbors in accordance with the 2009 Declaration of Solidarity. Closer military cooperation with the Baltic States – and thereby with NATO – is the only way Sweden will be able to actually fulfill any obligations.
•International and information flows concerning Sweden must be analyzed continually. The media must be aware of reflexive control – the possibility that they are being used by a foreign power to affect decisions at home. Organizations such as the pro-Novorossiya “Donbass associations”, despite being fringe movements, should be monitored carefully for foreign influence.
•Sweden should support propositions such as the one put forth by the UK, Estonia, Denmark and Lithuania in the EU that supports taking international measures against the Russian information war. The need for such action is urgent, having seen the dangerous effects of disinformation pertaining to the Russian annexation of Crimea and war in the Donbass.

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The Ukraine began to pull back heavy artillery in accordance with Minks 2 under full agreements and monitoring by the OSCE.

THEN this came via social media at the close of the day in Kyiv.

So the Russian game continues of "claiming the Ukrainian government is violating Minsk" when in fact Russia has not implemented a single point in Minsk 1 and 2.

DNR militia refused to provide the weapons dislocation data to OSCE #withdrawals
tt @avaza1972

Earlier this week Russia's state gas giant Gazprom threatened to cut gas deliveries to Ukraine within days as a result of Ukraine failing to pay for shipments of gas to areas controlled by Kremlin-backed militants. Gazprom had also warned that supplies to the EU were at a 'serious risk'.

EU expects that both Russia and Ukraine will stick to the deal agreed to on 4 December. According to which Ukraine was expected to pay USD 378 per 1,000 cubic meters until the end of 2014 and is expected to pay USD 365 in the first quarter of 2015. The temporary deal is valid until 31 March.


Yatsenyuk asks Red Cross to help get Ukrainian aid to separatist-controlled areashttp://24today.net/open/324071 pic.twitter.com/whOsBV34LW
This is a surprising request as Russian has run 14 "humanitarian aid convoys" into the Donetsk since August.

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Since the Crimea we have never heard anything from senior US NSC types and now today it seems to flood the media airwaves.

Why is it that in some ways the social media has been far further along in what Putin does and or does not intend to exactly do in the Ukraine.

The leaked document concerning plans for the annexation of Crimea and eastern Ukraine came from social media via an independent Russian source and from the social media side it finally got the attention of general mainstream media.

If you've not read translation of proposed #Ukraine annexation plan in @Interpreter_Mag via @novaya_gazeta, do
http://www.interpretermag.com/it-is-seen-as-correct-to-initiate-the-annexation-of-the-eastern-regions-of-ukraine-to-russia/ …

Susan Rice on Trusting Putin: "How Dumb Do I Look?" (Feb. 25, 2015) #Ukraine https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=zKINy2LLRbE …

Clapper: "#Moscow sees itself in direct confrontation with the West over #Ukraine and will be very prone to overreact to US actions."

James Clapper: "We do not believe attack on #Mariupol is imminent."

James Clapper: "it's not our assessment that (#Putin) is bent on capturing or conquering all of #Ukraine...."

Here is the intel side stating clearly there is no threat to Mariupol when Russian troops have been building there massively since the ceasefire.

Then this comes out today---is there a disconnect between the reality on the ground in the Ukraine and the US NSC or are they simply "wishful thinking this one"?

Terrorists entered in #Svitlodarsk and expanded their territory near #Donetsk, - map of ATO pic.twitter.com/fVNuR265z7 http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/26-february-terrorists-entered-in-svitlodarsk-and-expanded

Terrorists of "DNR" claim that Mariupol is their territory http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/26-february-terrorists-of-dnr-claim-that-mariupol-is-their …

NATO should exercise more & all potential scenarios should be considered (pic via @natosource). pic.twitter.com/8wqd7nf6XY

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Russian journalist: DNR killing Russian mercenaries in order not to pay them pic.twitter.com/F7tymFlmmC http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/26-february-russian-journalist-dnr-killing-russian-mercenaries …

David Patrikarakos @dpatrikarakos
Khodorkovsky: Putin doesn't need Donbas. He wants to determine fate of world. Ukraine merely a tool for this. partial concessions won't work

NATO’s opinion about the Russian troops from Transnistria http://www.moldova.org/natos-opinion-about-the-russian-troops-from-transnistria/ …

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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.............


In the latest display of its military might, Russia’s armed forces on Wednesday conducted drills in the western Pskov region on the borders with Latvia and Estonia, sending close to 2000 paratroopers into the sky for test jumps involving some 500 units of equipment, reported national information agency LETA.
http://www.lsm.lv/en/article/politics/russian-paratroopers-drop-near-latvian-border.a119281/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=like_button

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http://www.lsm.lv/en/article/politics/russian-paratroopers-drop-near-latvian-border.a119281/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=like_button

Adam--this exercise should be highly looked at as it was conducted by one of their elite AB divisions and under live fire conditions---something our own Rangers do not do during an airfield secure exercise.

Secondly this unit was the first into the Ukraine in August and took heavy loses and 10 POWs of whom 2 were WIA as the Russian attempted to hide their funerals back in Russia.

Thirdly---this exercise is the tip of the spear---the Russian Army just prior to August conducted a massive and I mean massive exercise in the Far East that basically was the precursor exercise for an invasion of a mid sized nation---the West failed to really grasp that idea but over 160K troops from all services were involved to include tactical nuclear missile units.

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Least we forget what exactly happened one year ago.
Prelude to Crisis: A year ago today pro-Russian separatists ("little green men") stormed & occupied regional parliament in #Crimea #Ukraine

Looks like Russia's Gazprom will now separate supplies of "republics" DNR, LNR from rest of Ukraine. via @kommersant http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2675840

Were Russia's plans for invading Crimea 2014 so well known by insiders they played the stock market before the war? http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-02-25/russia-s-insider-traders-know-putin-s-plans …

With #Baltic Military Drills, #Russia and #NATO Test Each Other’s Limits: http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/15180/with-baltic-military-drills-russia-and-nato-test-each-other-s-limits#.VO__eUxJw1Q.twitter …

#Russia-n Fighter Jets to Stage Drills Off #Barents Sea, Report Says | The Moscow Times http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/516559.html …

Not just Russian Col-Gen Lentsov with the POWs at Debaltseve. Looks like Graham W Phillips filmed them as well. pic.twitter.com/7u4w78NPlp

U.S. Mission to OSCE ✔ @usosce
#OSCE border monitors providing critical info, such as on transfer of coffins from #Ukraine to #Russia: http://1.usa.gov/1LHVUSc

American misadventures of #Putin’s puppets – #Kremlin’s psyop machine tries to manipulate West academics& leftists http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/02/26/ame

Cost-cutting exercise: #Donbas militants routinely wipe out mercenaries from #Russia to write off their back-paymentshttp://goo.gl/3LsKG7

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Stakhanov: Ruply makes good shots of Russian LPR tanks, vehicles and personnel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EieQwf37O8&feature=youtu.be … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/CzNfhtHlry

Russian paratroopers began mass landing exercises in the Pskov region
https://defencerussia.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/russian-paratroopers-began-the-stage-of-mass-landing-during-exercises-in-the-pskov-region/ … pic.twitter.com/EZPSF3SgtA

What #Putin wants: Full control over #Ukraine,as its a key fragment of #Kremlin’s grand plan to restore Soviet empire http://news.liga.net/news/politics/5174794-samyy_bolshoy_vrag_ukrainy.htm …

Excellent op-ed by @Dawisha on unpleasant reality of how #Putin system works. #Russia
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/west-ignoring-unpleasant-truths-about-putin/516598.html … pic.twitter.com/bN4LoAFU0d

Ukraine: US-Geheimdienst erwartet Offensive der Separatisten http://news.bridgewardag.com/ukraine-us-geheimdienst-erwartet-offensive-der-separatisten/ … | Invest http://bit.ly/yoolanda
BBC News - #Ukraine crisis: #Mariupol preparing for attack http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31636492 …

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A serious problem is now occurring within the Russian senior leadership and inside the Russian FM---when you spin up a massive propaganda or disinformation campaign and then you yourself start believing you own propaganda and disinformation then you are in serious trouble and it becomes more and more difficult to recognize "actual reality" and that is dangerous.

This is actual a single point of failure or COG point inside the Russian UW strategy--never believe your own propaganda.

It then becomes virtually impossible to actually conduct diplomacy as the Russian side is so fixated on the disinformation ---ie Debaltseve--Putin kept on stating over and over during Minsk 2 that it had been taken and the UA had to lay down their weapons thus the 70 hour long wait to implement the ceasefire--Merkel virtually gave up attempting to show him he was wrong.

Today from the chambers of Russian “altered state of reality”: It is extremely striking just how Russian FM members bash the Ukraine for not implementing Minsk 1 and 2 but Russia has not implemented a single point in the two agreements-not a single point.

Russians at NATO @natomission_ru
A.Grushko: Russia will remain a global actor. Our eagerness and openness to dialogue is there. In… http://twishort.com/h9Hhc

Russians at NATO @natomission_ru
A.Grushko: The main task today is to settle the crisis in Ukraine, to start implementing the polit… http://twishort.com/f9Hhc



Notice how it “is the fault of others—Russia did nothing wrong”???????? And this after a barrage against the West strating with Crimea “that is all about the NATO humiliation of Russia”---that broken record has not been replayed for a number of months now”. The recently leaked document from yesterday definitely killed that Russian myth.

Russians at NATO @natomission_ru
A.Grushko: Russia has never walked out of cooperation with NATO. On April 1, 2014, NATO decided to… http://twishort.com/e9Hhc

Russians at NATO @natomission_ru
A.Grushko: NATO is concentrating on non-existent threats based on false perceptions of security th… http://twishort.com/d9Hhc

Now he goes off the deep end on disinformation—again ignoring Russian acitvities mentioned in yesterday’s leaked document:

Russians at NATO @natomission_ru
A.Grushko: The Ukrainian crisis was not a result of the Russian policy, but a consequence of the a… http://twishort.com/Z8Hhc

And off the deep end again with this rehashed old myth—even Gorbi from that period openly stated months ago the West had never given such assurances---the only thing anchored was in the 2+4 treaties concerning the reunification of Germany.

A.Grushko: Assurances that NATO would not expand eastward—which had been given to the leadership o… http://twishort.com/Y8Hhc

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#Breaking
Russian forces attacked #Avdeevka,#Opytne and #Vodyane yesterday, trying to storm Ukrainian positions.
Possibly Ukr WIA/KIA there.

In Russian:
Truly great work from @tvrain on a debt-burdened Russian tractor driver who ended up dead fighting in east Ukraine: http://tvrain.ru/articles/kto_verbuet_rossijskih_dobrovoltsev_i_chto_im_obes chajut_istorija_odnogo_naemnika_ekskljuziv_dozhdja-382605/ …

Just another reason why Russia aims for Kiev. It needs its missile factory to export combat aircraft. http://www.blackseanews.net/read/95799

Head of Sakha Republic admits that Yakut mercenaries are fighting in Donbashttp://yakutiamedia.ru/news/politics/27.02.2015/423445/glava-yakutii-zapreschat-lyudyam-ehat-na-donbass-bessmislenno.html … pic.twitter.com/evzjXxoXmB

Novorossiya junk mail quotes lines from US Declaration of Independencepic.twitter.com/PLMmGYUaRK
surprised by this since they could have quoted something from the Russian Constitution but choose not to---strange?

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Putin tells Poroshenko to pay Gazprom or Ukraine & Europe will get cut off.
http://youtu.be/DgquxsnCt7w

Russian MP Tarlo is drafting a bill that gives Putin an authority to rule the country by decree. Yeah, who cares about them "MPs" anyway.

It's not our job to recover dead bodies, it's our job to make them - Donetsk separatist commander 'Motorola' #Ukraine http://reut.rs/1zhqVFN

Eight spaniards that fought in separatist Batallion Vostok have been detained in Spain http://elpais.com/elpais/2015/02/27/inenglish/1425033238_750840.html … https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.interior.gob.es%2Fes%2Fweb%2Fin terior%2Fnoticias%2Fdetalle%2F-%2Fjournal_content%2F56_INSTANCE_1YSSI3xiWuPH%2F10 180%2F3430990%2F …

NOTE: the EU is quietly arresting those mercenaries that fought in eastern Ukraine when they return to their native EU countries under the EU terrorism laws much to the surprise of those that fought as mercenaries---if you fought for the UA then not as the UA is a legal entity.

#Lavrov uses genuine humanitarian crisis in E Ukraine as excuse to plan for CSTO Rapid Reaction Force "peacekeepers" pic.twitter.com/HgqfFVENIL

#Russia: "Day Special Forces" on the anniversary of the conquest of the #Crimea. http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/russia/2015/02/150227_putin_day_forces_special_operations?ocid=so cialflow_twitter … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/pbbAxnOFGd

Captured Kharkiv terrorists were paid with 10.000$ by Russian GRUhttp://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/02/27/7059972/ …

How @facebook let itself be manipulated by Russian trolls in Polandhttp://khpg.org/index.php?id=1424954367 …

What comes out of the Russian disinformation and or propaganda campaign is the abuse of Twitter and Facebook and yet both companies allowed that abuse--wonder why?
FB received over 700M USD in a single Russian investor close to Putin.

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AND this statement today from the Russian FM is the top winner for the "altered state of reality"--might in fact be the truth if in fact there were absolutely no Russian troops and or Russian heavy weapons and or Russian supplying mercenaries and munitions into eastern Ukraine.

Lavrov calls out Breedlove? TASS "Statements on Russia by NATO commander in Europe absurd - Russian Foreign Ministry" http://tass.ru/en/russia/780033 …

Will be interesting to see if the SACEUR responds---sat photos would do nicely and or voice intercepts even better.

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The US NSC and Clapper appear to have a disconnect somewhere inside DC these days.

Clapper testified yesterday initially that he felt Russian would not be invading Mariupol and then far later he states he is anticipating a Mariupol invasion in the coming Russian Spring Offensive---you cannot have it both ways so which version is the correct one?

Since the Russians have built up a massive invasion force just inside the Crimea on the border to Mariupol and the mercenaries are shifting forces south to the Mariupol region and north to Kharkiv where also Russian invasion forces have been building up opposite the Kharkvi border and since the West is anticipating a Spring Offensive way WHY would the Russians go when it is anticipated.

The weather is shifting and warming generally faster than normal and will allow for an offensive in late March.

Military convoy headed from #Donetsk to #Mariupol, - Lysenko pic.twitter.com/yUR1ZNdhWa http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/27-february-military-convoy-headed-from-donetsk-to-mariupol …

Tymchuk: Militants not withdrawing all weaponshttp://24today.net/open/324890 pic.twitter.com/YROCDAsMxa

Russian plans to reinforce Op Grp Transnistria? TASS: "Moldova's breakaway region requests for Russia, Ukrainian aid amid economic crisis"

#Ukraine says 3 soldiers have been killed after 2 days of no fatalities http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/us-ukraine-crisis-poroshenko-idUSKBN0LV0SZ20150227 …

Ukrainian army ‘ready to repel attack from Crimea’
http://www.unian.info/war/1049487-ukrainian-army-ready-to-repel-attack-from-crimea.html … pic.twitter.com/43lIPyzqek

David Patrikarakos @dpatrikarakos
How #Putin is now seeking to divide Europe. My latest, in @thedailybeast http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/27/is-greece-becoming-a-new-russian-satellite-state.html …

Russia is bent on 'creeping annexation' of its neighborshttp://read.bi/1APb3y0 pic.twitter.com/enCA13rbfL

Khodorkovsky Center @mbk_center
"War is the result of the economic system built by Vladimir Putin." Read Khodorkovsky's @Vedomosti op-ed in Russian: http://bit.ly/1MXXvXo

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And the annexation begins and the West does again exactly what???

Moskal: 'LPR' completely switches to Russian electricity
http://www.unian.info/war/1049542-moskal-lpr-completely-switches-to-russian-electricity.html … pic.twitter.com/GvA5wjNGxP

This comes after Gazprom stating yesterday they will start delivering gas themselves to the mercenaries---actually between the gas and electricity supplies from Russia this could end up saving the Ukraine roughly 200M USDs per year. Calls also into question are the Russians then planning to shift electricity via Ukraine networks to the Crimea ending the dependence of Ukraine deliveries?

This statement below is not “an altered state of reality” this is a hardcore Russian threat against the Ukraine BUT it overlooks that the Ukrainian Rada has already passed a law ending non aligned status –it just needs to be constitutional reviewed before becoming a law.

Lavrov: Ukraine must keep its non-aligned status or face being split into several pieces.Outside pressure won’t change Russia’s key policies

This statement is interesting in that it goes back to a circulated document among Russian neo ultra nationalistic/fascist groups last May 2014 stating that the Ukraine could be split into four different zones--one for Poland, one for Hungary and two for Russia.

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BBC Monitoring @BBCMonitoring
"Soldiers from Siberia" give boost to allegations of Russian involvement in #Ukraine http://bbc.in/1zMvdpF pic.twitter.com/HgJot0LGBO

One year ago today, Russian Spetsnaz stormed Crimean parliament killing one guard. Rest is history. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/SqTI93d4Pf

The weird 18000t Proj 717 landing sub carrying 20 armored vehicles & a "regiment" of marines
http://defendingrussia.ru/lodki_spetsialnogo_naznacheniya/apl_proekta_717 … pic.twitter.com/NKEGgIIIjA

TV Rain reported by RU mercenaries. Earned 20k rubles/m russia & went to war for 100k rub/m (1600 $), get out of debt http://tvrain.ru/articles/kto_verbuet_rossijskih_dobrovoltsev_i_chto_im_obes chajut_istorija_odnogo_naemnika_ekskljuziv_dozhdja-382605/ …

Acc. to #Ukraine intel, #DNR, #LNR withdraws only to 30 min distance. Convoy headed from #Donetsk to #Mariupol In RU http://nv.ua/ukraine/iz-donecka-v-storonu-mariupolya-napravilas-kolonna-voennoy-tehniki-lysenko-36611.html …

Russian Air Force holds more provocative drills near Ukrainian border http://24today.net/open/325028

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A very interesting take on the Russian military dependence on Ukrainian key military products and their military industrial base—well worth the reading of the full document. was released shortly after the Crimea annexation and largely ignored by western media.

I had lost track of it and it popped back up today.

http://gorshenin.eu/news/199_a_key_to_understanding_putins.html

A key to understanding Putin’s motives19 March 2014


Today, perhaps, there isn’t a single thinking person in the world who isn’t trying to find the answer to the question about the ultimate goals of the Russian President. We, as experts, every day hear the same question from politicians, diplomats, journalists, and members of our families. The Gorshenin Institute draws your attention to the article written by a Russian journalist and military analyst Vladimir VORONOV, which was published in Russian monthly magazine Sovershenno Sekretno (Top Secret) on 24 February 2014.

After carefully studying the article, we have arrived at some conclusions. Certainly, the conclusions are based on the hypothesis that the author used reliable and verified information.

1. It seems that the Russian leader is seriously preparing for a third world war. This follows from the amounts and the nature of orders placed with military industrial companies.

2. The myth that Ukraine’s defense industry depends on Russia is being demolished. On the contrary, the Russian military industrial complex in a strategic context is highly dependent on Ukraine.

3. In the light of the hypothetical threat of Ukraine’s association with the European Union and rapprochement with NATO, the goals of the Russian defense enterprises are in jeopardy, and thus access to the Ukrainian defense enterprises needs to be preserved at any cost.

4. The geography of the Ukrainian defense enterprises, with which Russia links its strategic doctrine, strikingly coincides with the geography of the points of instability in Ukraine. We see that some forces in these regions are creating the prerequisites for legitimizing the annexation of the regions based on the Crimea scenario. We should note that one of the points with a high concentration of such objects is the city of Kyiv.

We should also add the thought by a Russian military expert that Russia may be interested in Ukraine as a huge mobilization reserve of manpower.

We emphasize that these conclusions are made on the assumption of data reliability. We invite you for a discussion on websites LB.UA and Facebook.
Gorshenin Institute

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If I were Clapper and the NSc advising Obama I believe I would do some thorough and very serious analysis into whether the current Russian UW strategy New Generation Warfare has been working or not working.

It has been a rather successful total Russian government success whether the NSC likes to hear it or not and nothing NATO has released as of yet seems to be a solid counter to it-- for I do not believe NATO and the US after triggering Article 5 will go to war with Russia over a handful of ethnic Russians waving flags, taking over buildings, holding demos and complaining of discrimination inside Estonia.

They are even reluctant to provide defensive weapons under the Budapest Memorandum thus why would they trigger a full scale war when as they initially and often would state---it is an internal affair??

But the Russian UW has and is highly successful up to this point even in the face of massive economic sanctions. The NSC and Clapper would do well in understanding just how successful it has been and note there are some serious single points of failure in it that yes even Russia adapted on the fly with.

Lutsenko: RU planning uprisings in major UKR cities in March/April before a major military attack in May http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.ie/2015/02/moscow-preparing-revolts-in-major.html?m=1 …

IHS4Defense Security @IHS4DefRiskSec
UPDATE: Russia's hybrid war in Ukraine 'is working' http://bit.ly/1859ba3 #Russia #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/pl0Q8RKrXq

Fiona Hill on how the latest pause in Ukraine fighting is just another phase in the Kremlin's hybrid war: http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/02/26/hybrid-war-the-real-reason-fighting-stopped-in-ukraine-for-now/ …

Few options for #Ukraine after latest defeats and with the collapse of #Minsk II the west has reached a 1938 déjà vu http://on.ft.com/1Fit0px

The conflict in Ukraine, which has been full of escalations and de-escalations, is by no means over. http://social.stratfor.com/5Jp

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Tymchuk: Russian forces only withdrew 10-15% of their heavy weapons which they're keeping 30 mins away from front lines (closer than agreed)

Rocket launchers BM21 Grad were withdrawn by pro-Russian forces today from Gorlovka almost to the border with Russia. Followed them to their new position.

Russian/DPR/LPR faux heavy weapons withdrawal is like a tsunami: the water recedes then... You know what happens next pic.twitter.com/wzpn82QryQ
OSCE states Minsk agreement means a 45 minute drive to the front---mercenaries are less than 30 minutes to the fronts.
Basically in full violation as they have also not provided numbers of heavy weapons not allowed OSCE to count them or know their locations as the Ukraine has done.

EU says reasons for anti-Russian sanctions remain http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/252637.html …

Ukraine SBU says RUS Military Intelligence financed, provided explosives to Kharkiv terrorists http://m.tvrain.ru/articles/sbu_obvinila_rossiju_v_finansirovanii_terakta_v_ha rkove-383021/ … pic.twitter.com/Ma2XE4TJ4m

Covering withdrawal of forces or the build up of new forces? pic.twitter.com/h7v3TSygy1

#Russia's "Spetsnaz" LOVE to customize their weapons, like this v. expensive AKM w/ silencer:
http://youtu.be/5gslhRxgTwQ?t=7m47s … pic.twitter.com/YIQio1eAHK

Deaths shake #Ukraine truce, #Poroshenko wary of #Russia threat http://reut.rs/1JTJ4Vn

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One of the major Russian/Putin arguments in invading into the Ukraine and annexing Crimea "was to protect Russian ethnic citizens" from the roving packs of neo Nazi's and right Sector controlled by the fascist junta in Kyiv.

As stated in Putin's duma speech.

Notice that since their August invasion of the Ukraine that argument has completely disappeared.

Has the western media/western leaders held Russia and Putin accountable for these statements in the face of the utter destruction they have unleased on just about any village, town or city inside their zones of control?

If I am defending my "ethnic Russian comrades" why am I destroying their residences, infrastructure and business denying them jobs, food and shelter?

Absolutely nada, nothing has come from the western media or western senior leaders on this issue.

Does that make sense to anyone when such a massive push back on the Russian disinformation exists?

Press release: "OSCE: Debaltseve is completely ruined"
http://uacrisis.org/osce-5/

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One after reading this Chinese article arguing the Russian myth "we need a sphere of influence and a security zone to protect us from NATO" seems to miss the critical argument.

Cannot Russia make the exact same argument concerning Poland, the Baltics, Romania, Moldavia and Bulgaria?

Why then is the Ukraine so important and not the others and one sees that in some of the Russian myths that have been part and parcel of their disinformation campaign. why can Russian threaten successfully Bosnia for selling weapons to the Ukraine but delivery troops, heavy weapons, munitions and mercenaries to eastern Ukraine.

Why does China fall for the same argument unless they use the same myth in controlling enclaves they have on their borders.

http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-diplomat-tells-west-consider-russias-security-concerns-065234775.html

What is missing from the Chinese argument is a counter argument--after Russia has effectively violated the basic security tenants for European countries 25 years after the Wall came down --WHAT is it that Russia needs to do to ensure their neighbors that they can in fact trust anything they say and or sign since February 2014?

There is no trust left in Europe on anything Putin says, signs or does and China said nothing about that --strange???

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#Ukraine's #Poroshenko: Heavy weapons to return to previous locations if #Minsk agreements are breached http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/252718.html …

How it ended for the captain & the colonel of the Russian 23rd Motorized Rifle Brigade: http://uglich-jj.livejournal.com/85662.html pic.twitter.com/NLxlbJfVFM

Fascinating interview with Borodai, who says his old buddy and DNR co-fighter Strelkov lost the plot big time: http://expert.ru/2015/02/27/borodaj-strelkov-po-faktu-uzhe-voyuet-na-storone-protivnika/ …

"PM" of DPR Boroday: Strelkov is fighting on the opposite sidehttp://liveuamap.com/en/2015/27-february-pm-of-dpr-boroday-strelkov-is-fighting-on-the …

The Kremlin's Secret War: Russia's Ghost Army in Ukraine (Trailer): http://youtu.be/wWWgEg-_INM

Russian army T-72b1 in Shyrokyne http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/27-february-russian-army-t72b1-in-shyrokyne … pic.twitter.com/qPAKdzJimM

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Russia’s Baltic Fleet Conducts Firing Drills http://sputniknews.com/politics/20150227/1018858601.html … via @SputnikInt pic.twitter.com/ky6v2a54U8

U.S. Mission to OSCE ✔ @usosce
#Russia-backed seps deny #OSCE access to alleged arms withdrawal – then Russia criticizes OSCE for not being there: http://1.usa.gov/1wrFXOy

Breedlove; #Russia now an immediate threat to #NATO ships in the Black Sea
http://ln.is/www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/y2S6i …

63.5 thousand military of RF is on the border with Ukraine http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/27-february-635-thousand-military-of-rf-is-on-the-border …

Eyewitnesses have recorded large column of Russian military equipment in Luhansk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/27-february-eyewitnesses-have-recorded-large-column-of-russian …

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Russian TV report about BM-21 getting stored somewhere, observed by OSCE.
Rus-speakers:WHERE?http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2387371&tid=105474#/video/http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.rutv.ru%2Fiframe%2Fvideo%2Fid% 2F1182079%2Fstart_zoom%2Ftrue%2FshowZoomBtn%2Ffals e%2Fsid%2Fvesti%2FisPlay%2Ftrue%2F%3Facc_video_id% 3D637187 … pic.twitter.com/bPok1HzxGM

Today in #Bryanka. 4 armored vehicles MT-LB and 2 military trucks with soldiers. Terrorists came from #Perevalsk. pic.twitter.com/3t1TfYX72g

Russian Grads from the Donbas damaged in battles spotted near Murmansk. PHOTOS http://24today.net/open/325339 pic.twitter.com/QG9VaKtZ1q

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The blatant killing on the open streets of Moscow of an aggressive investigative journalist who was openly researching Moscow’s various roles in the eastern Ukraine mercenary movements.

This killing goes to the heart of what Putin has created since 2002 in Russia and should be a warning to US senior leadership that they are now dealing with a true fascist state and no amount of diplomacy is going to work.

Does the US senior leadership truly feel that even now whatever Russia signed for a document or for that matter any document –that it and they will ever be honored—meaning without trust there is diplomacy and right now we are seeing the true form of Russian nationalism that borders on fascism and the sooner we call it what it is the sooner one can finds solutions. Remember what Stalin told close friends---we will sign documents and if it helps us we will follow them if not them ignore them.

The US senior leadership needs to fully understand that to understand Putin you just need to understand his actions it is that simple--for to trust his words is a massive mistake---he has been showing his actions since 2002 and yet the US and West in general did not want to "see" and "understand" because it contradicted their own ideas and that is a deadly mistake in diplomacy and now we have the Crimean/Ukrainian problem and it will not stop until a true red line is placed and defended.

Since 2002 the following have been killed in Russia----
Paul Khlebnikov of Forbes shot in 2004; Anna Politkovskaya shot in 2006, Natalya Estemirova shot in 2009, ETC.,ETC. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/world/europe/boris-nemtsov-russian-opposition-leader-is-shot-dead.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news …

David Patrikarakos @dpatrikarakos
#Russia is regressing to a very dangerous place. This done publicly & symbolically. Kremlin no longer bothers to maintain a facade #Nemtsov

#Nemtsov was working on a report presenting evidence of #Russia's involvement in separatist rebellion in #Ukrainehttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_OPPOSITION_LEADER_KILLED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT …

Nemtsov murder scene evidence being washed away bc Putin doesn't care abt meaning of impartial forensic investigation pic.twitter.com/rog24acbcS

Julia Ioffe ✔ @juliaioffe
Here is #Nemtsov a few hours before his death at a Moscow radio station, encouraging people to Sunday's protest. pic.twitter.com/CEHweHUDQD

Bill Browder @Billbrowder
The cover up begins. Nemtsov's flat is being searched in Moscow. Investigators are planning to seize all documents and materials

Kevin Rothrock @KevinRothrock
https://twitter.com/tvrain/status/571487291002241024 … Reports that police are now at Nemtsov’s apartment, seizing documents from his home.

Garry Kasparov ✔ @Kasparov63
Reports now that police are ransacking Nemtsov's home. Putin's enemies are always victims, and his victims are always suspects.


Laura Mills @lauraphylmills
Interior Min Rep Elena Alexeeva: Nemtsov hit by assailants in a light colored car, as walking w/ acquaintance from Ukraine. Investig ongoing

Garry Kasparov ✔ @Kasparov63
Politkovskaya was gunned down. MH17 was shot out of the sky. Now Boris is dead. As always, Kremlin will blame opposition, or CIA, whatever.

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This is exactly what I mean---this was one of the initial reports on the killing and notice it talks about being hit by a car--NOT hit by four bullets.

Laura Mills @lauraphylmills
Interior Min Rep Elena Alexeeva: Nemtsov hit by assailants in a light colored car, as walking w/ acquaintance from Ukraine. Investig ongoing


I took a beating here in SWJ back on the Crimea event when I mentioned a number of times that in order to "understand" Putin and the Russia he has built one just needs to reread Orwell's 1984---down to virtually Orwell's same terms can be seen and found now inside Russia and in the current Russian leadership.

And that was a beating--then I mentioned over a number of times that Russia has evolved into a rouge state with again beatings and lately one can even apply the concept that Russia is a "state sponsor of terrorism" on a virtual "Holy War" against western values and alleged decadent western liberalism.

There is currently only one other organization on a global "Holy War jihad"-IS.

The US "Old Guard" political/diplomatic/international relations speaking multiple languages types have been gone since 1990-- when "we" decided that they are no longer necessary because "peace was upon us all" ---has left a major void in the US senior leadership decision making and it is now truly apparent.

Suggest many go back and reread Orwell's 1984, reread any article on fascism especially those written on the emergence of Russian fascism, and read the article I linked to recently on the Russian "Holy War" against the West and then ask the simple question" does it appear that the current US senior leadership have a strategy "any" strategy?

The answer is easy--there is none.

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This is exactly what I mean---this was one of the initial reports on the killing and notice it talks about being hit by a car--NOT hit by four bullets.

Laura Mills @lauraphylmills
Interior Min Rep Elena Alexeeva: Nemtsov hit by assailants in a light colored car, as walking w/ acquaintance from Ukraine. Investig ongoing


I took a beating here in SWJ back on the Crimea event when I mentioned a number of times that in order to "understand" Putin and the Russia he has built one just needs to reread Orwell's 1984---down to virtually Orwell's same terms can be seen and found now inside Russia and in the current Russian leadership.

And that was a beating--then I mentioned over a number of times that Russia has evolved into a rouge state with again beatings and lately one can even apply the concept that Russia is a "state sponsor of terrorism" on a virtual "Holy War" against western values and alleged decadent western liberalism.

There is currently only one other organization on a global "Holy War jihad"-IS.

The US "Old Guard" political/diplomatic/international relations speaking multiple languages types have been gone since 1990-- when "we" decided that they are no longer necessary because "peace was upon us all" ---has left a major void in the US senior leadership decision making and it is now truly apparent.

Suggest many go back and reread Orwell's 1984, reread any article on fascism especially those written on the emergence of Russian fascism, and read the article I linked to recently on the Russian "Holy War" against the West and then ask the simple question" does it appear that the current US senior leadership have a strategy "any" strategy?

The answer is easy--there is none.

Notice just how quickly Russia "blames" the victim" and their trolls go to work "framing the Ukraine"

Putin's propaganda machin already produced video: "We warned you - they will kill themselves just to frame us" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IatdvdNT9eQ&feature=youtu.be&a …

Moscow city admin warns that procession to mourn Nemtsov instead of planned Spring demonstration is illegal http://tvrain.ru/articles/merija_moskvy_predupredila_o_nezakonnosti_traurnoj _aktsii_vmesto_marsha_vesna-383068/ …

Vladimir Milov: Few doubts authorities behind Nemtsov's killing (in Russian)http://v-milov.livejournal.com/404003.html

LifeNews Publishes Video of Getaway Car of Nemtsov's Murder Suspects
http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-february-28-2015/#7181 … pic.twitter.com/PdHBOaPbQF

#Nemtsov murder proves him right, sadly: "3 years ago, we were an opposition. Now we are no more than dissidents” https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/27/russian-opposition-leader-boris-nemtsov-reportedly-shot-dead-in-moscow/ …

Notice the Russian troll world shifts gears and uses this to “establish” an Ukrainian link –it is all nothing but the standard “it ain’t us” argument Putin has been using for over a year now and the West still thinks diplomacy will work???
Here's the "Ukrainian link", from Kremlin bots:https://twitter.com/klinok/status/571431786997288960 … https://twitter.com/klinok/status/571439075758084096 … https://twitter.com/jakoryuri/status/571426452136206336 …

From the hate factory:
"Total lawlessness. Closing a bridge at night because of a national traitor."
pic.twitter.com/zOSKXWc7XC

Russian media, following script:
"The Ukrainian girl with Nemtsov might have "led" him to the site of the murder."pic.twitter.com/jLkZigcuKU

Notice again the standard "it ain't us and it has got to be those Ukrainians own fault"?

That has been the massive Russian disinformation messaging since Feb 2014 and has anyone anywhere seen in the western media any push back on this messaging--none.

An interesting question-- does even the mainstream western media even know what disinformation messaging is and is the current mainstream journalism even able to answer it when they are so trained for the 30 second news bite and the 24 hour news cycle?

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True suicide or KGB/FSB killing to eliminate any links to Russia?????

Mikhail Chechetov, a former MP with Viktor Yanukovych's party who was under criminal investigation, committed suicide http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/02/28/7060029/ …

Chechetov knew a lot abt inner workings of Party of Regions: his suicide is a loss to Ukraine's justice, which could have extracted evidence

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Now just maybe we in the West will understand the deep deep fear of Putin over the Maidan—his worst nightmare is that the Russian civil society will finally stand up and demand an end to the massive corruption and the pillaging of their natural resources for Putin and his oligarch circle.

Therein lies the real reason for the annexation of Crimea and eastern Ukraine—Putin wants to destroy any further Maidan’s in the former Soviet Union.

Everything else that has come out of Putin and his Russian FM since the Crimea ie Russian humiliation, NATO expansion, US controlling unipolar world, US aggressiveness towards Russia etc is nothing but myths nothing more nothing less used as a disinformation campaign cover to cover up his inherent three geo political goals using his UW strategy:
1. disconnect the US from Europe
2. total discredit of NATO
3. total discredit of the EU

Why—Putin wants the reestablishment of a superpower status for Russia as an equal among equals and he wants hegemon status over Europe and he is using the emergence of a new form of Russia fascism to achieve this BUT again the single biggest threat to that goal is a Maidan in Moscow.

OR why else was there shortly after the annexation of Crimea a series of over eight new laws targeting the ability to start a Maidan movement--making literally anything that smells, smacks and or looks like a Maidan totally illegal and then using the largest criminal Russian biker gang the Black Wolfs to create a "anti-Maidan protest group" and remember it was the Black Wolfs that were operating in the take over of the Crimea and their leader recently received a high level Russian Award for his activities personally from Putin.

#Nemtsov's murder shows #Russia sliding to "darkness of terror"– #Lithuania president http://en.delfi.lt/central-eastern-europe/nemtsovs-murder-shows-russias-sliding-to-darkness-of-terror-lithuanian-president.d?id=67302942#dreload1425114380334 … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/mreGNab3wX

There is “another Russia” we never hear about in our mainstream western media that does want a different future for Russia—ever wonder why?
Russia robbed of a brave, authentic and distinctive voice http://gu.com/p/4682v/stw

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Check the date of the article Sept 3 2014 just right after the Russian invasion in August which the US called "an incursion" and by the way they still have not changed the term to "invasion" which it is even if we decide to use the Webster's as a neutral definition.

Snyder was recently on a speaking tour in the Czech Republic and had a series of interview answers that are equally telling--will dig them out and repost them as they are spot on. He fully "understands both Putin and exactly what is ongoing in the Ukraine and yet one does not hear much from him in the mass mainstream media-wonder why??

This was the article that some SWJ commenters to offense to but when we look at Russian actions since Sept then was the article so wrong when the Sec. of State declared recently "that Russia has been lying to his face"?

To Understand Putin, Read Orwell

Ukraine, Russia and the Big Lie.By TIMOTHY SNYDER

September 03, 2014


http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/09/to-understand-putin-read-orwell-110551.html#.VPGPSmA5DIU

Anyone who wants to understand the current Russian position on Ukraine would do well to begin with George Orwell’s classic, 1984. The connections go deeper than the adjective “Orwellian”: the structure and the wisdom of the book are guides, often frighteningly precise ones, to current events.

The easiest way to begin, in light of the now entirely open Russian invasion of Ukraine, is with “War is Peace,” one of the slogans of the imagined empire in Orwell’s tale. After all, every attempt thus far at negotiation and cease-fire has been accompanied by a Russian escalation, to the point where we can be certain that this is not a coincidence. If Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with other leaders, we must simply expect that this is cover for the latest outrage, as with the entrance of Russian troops, armor and artillery during the recent talks in Minsk.

Sound familiar with the Minsk 2 all night agreement and then the subsequent Russian assault on Debaltseve?
AND the West response--virtual silence from the French and Germans.

But we need to dig a bit deeper into the plot for the three concepts needed to understand this very strange war, in which Putin has radicalized Russian politics, destroyed a European peace order, challenged Europeans’ assumptions about their entire future — and even threatened nuclear war. Every reason proffered to explain a war that is pointless to the point of nihilism is obviously bogus or self-contradictory or both. To grasp this horrible event in which people are killing and dying for no discernible reason, we need to remember some key concepts from Orwell: Eurasia, doublethink and learning to love Big Brother.

In Orwell’s 1984, one of the world powers is called Eurasia. Interestingly enough, Eurasia is the name of Russia’s major foreign policy doctrine. In Orwell’s dystopia, Eurasia is a repressive, warmongering state that “comprises the whole of the northern part of the European and Asiatic land-mass, from Portugal to the Bering Strait.” [U]In Russian foreign policy, Eurasia is a plan for the integration of all the lands from—you guessed it—Portugal to the Bering Strait. Orwell’s Eurasia practices “neo-Bolshevism”; Russia’s leading Eurasian theorist once called himself a “national Bolshevik.” This man, the influential Alexander Dugin, has long advocated that the Ukrainian state be destroyed, and has very recently proposed that Russia exterminate Ukrainians.

Orwell can help us understand what is happening to us as if we make a good-faith effort to use Russian media official sources to try to understand the world. Russian propaganda about Ukraine is today’s doublethink: it requires that people, as Orwell put it, “hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing both of them.” Russian propaganda daily pounds out two sides to every story, both of which are false, and each of which contradicts the other. Consider the propositions in italics below, all of which should by now, after eight months of repetition, sound familiar.

"One the one hand, Russia must invade Ukraine because the Ukrainian state is repressive. (In fact, Ukraine is a democracy with free expression and is in every respect a freer country than Russia.) On the other hand, Russia must intervene because the Ukrainian state does not exist. (In fact, it is just as functional as the Russian state, except in the problematic spheres of war, intelligence and propaganda.)"

Timothy Snyder is Housum professor of History at Yale University and the author of Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin.

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Now just maybe we in the West will understand the deep deep fear of Putin over the Maidan—his worst nightmare is that the Russian civil society will finally stand up and demand an end to the massive corruption and the pillaging of their natural resources for Putin and his oligarch circle.

Therein lies the real reason for the annexation of Crimea and eastern Ukraine—Putin wants to destroy any further Maidan’s in the former Soviet Union.


My view has shifted to some degree towards a great weighting of the internal logic of Putins quasi-regime compared to other political aspects in Putins foreign policy.

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My view has shifted to some degree towards a great weighting of the internal logic of Putins quasi-regime compared to other political aspects in Putins foreign policy.

Firn--it has always been about the Maidan--why because he was stunned a fellow Slavic Brother country could spin out of control and ditch the Motherland.

The though a civil society demanding the rule of law, transparency and good governance all the while protesting the massive corruption ie the Ukrainian society stunned him and still does.

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Putin’s Orthodox Jihad

December 27, 2014

http://20committee.com/2014/12/27/putins-orthodox-jihad/

Excerpts taken from the article:

What motivates this is a complex question. Putin is a complex character himself, with his worldview being profoundly shaped by his long service as a Soviet secret policeman; he exudes what Russians term Chekism – conspiracy-based thinking that sees plots abounding and is reflexively anti-Western, with heavy doses of machismo and KGB tough-talk. Hence persistent Western efforts to view Putin as any Western sort of democratic politician, albeit one with a strange affectation for judo and odd bare-chested photo-ops with scary wild animals, invariably miss the mark.

This year ending also saw the mask drop regarding Putin’s ideology beyond his bone-deep Chekism. In his fire-breathing speech to the Duma in March when he announced Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Putin included not just venerable KGB classics like warnings about the Western Fifth Column and “national traitors,” but also paeans to explicit Russian ethnic nationalism buttressed by Orthodox mysticism, with citations of saints from millennia past. This was the culmination of years of increasingly unsubtle hints from Putin and his inner circle that what ideologically motivates this Kremlin is the KGB cult unified with Russian Orthodoxy. Behind the Chekist sword and shield lurks the Third Rome, forming a potent and, to many Russians, plausible worldview. That this take on the planet and its politics is intensely anti-Western needs to be stated clearly.

But what of Putin’s actual beliefs? This knotty question is, strictly speaking, unanswerable, since only he knows his own soul. Putin’s powerful Chekism is beyond doubt, while many Westerners are skeptical that he is any sort of Orthodox believer. According to his own account, Putin’s father was a militant Communist while his mother was a faithful, if quiet, Orthodox believer; one wonders what holidays were like in the Putin household. He was baptized in secret as a child but was not any sort of engaged believer during his KGB service — that would have been impossible, not least due to the KGB’s role in persecuting religion — but by his own account, late in the Soviet period, Putin reconciled his Chekism with his faith by making the sign of the cross over his KGB credentials. By the late 1990’s, Putin was wearing his baptismal cross openly, for all bare-chested photo ops.

The turn to faith in middle-age, after some sort of life crisis, is a staple of conversion and reversion stories. In his last years in power, Saddam Hussein began talking a lot about Islam openly, which was dismissed as political theater in the West, but in retrospect seems to have been at least somewhat sincere. Did Putin opt for Orthodoxy after a mid-life crisis? I am an Orthodox believer myself and, having carefully watched many video clips of Putin in church and at religious events, I can state without reservation that Putin knows what to do. His religious act — kissing icons, lighting candles, interacting with clerics — is flawless, so Putin is either a sincere Orthodox or he has devoted serious study to looking and acting like one.

Whether this faith is genuine or a well-honed pose, Putin’s potent fusion of KGB values and Orthodoxy has been building for years, though few Westerners have noticed. Early in Putin’s years in the Kremlin, the younger generation of Federal Security Service (FSB) officers embraced a nascent ideology they termed “the system” (sistema), which was a sort of elitist Chekism — toughness free of corruption and based in patriotism — updated for the new 21st century. However, this could have limited appeal to the masses, so its place was gradually taken by a doctrine termed “spiritual security.” This involved the ideological fusion of the FSB and the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), culminating in the 2002 dedication of an Orthodox church at the Lubyanka, the FSB — and former KGB’s — notorious Moscow headquarters. It suddenly became fashionable for senior FSB officers to have conversion experiences, while “spiritual security” offered Putin’s Russia a way to defend itself against what it has long seen as the encroachment of decadent post-modern Western values. Just how seriously Putin took all this was his statement that Russia’s “spiritual shield” was as important to her security as her nuclear shield.

It is in this context that Putin’s comments at last year’s Valdai Club event ought to be seen:

Another serious challenge to Russia’s identity is linked to events taking place in the world. Here there are both foreign policy and moral aspects. We can see how many of the Euro-Atlantic countries are actually rejecting their roots, including the Christian values that constitute the basis of Western civilization. They are denying moral principles and all traditional identities: national, cultural, religious and even sexual. They are implementing policies that equate large families with same-sex partnerships, belief in God with the belief in Satan.

The excesses of political correctness have reached the point where people are seriously talking about registering political parties whose aim is to promote pedophilia. People in many European countries are embarrassed or afraid to talk about their religious affiliations. Holidays are abolished or even called something different; their essence is hidden away, as is their moral foundation. And people are aggressively trying to export this model all over the world. I am convinced that this opens a direct path to degradation and primitivism, resulting in a profound demographic and moral crisis.

This week the ideological ante was upped by the Kremlin with the comments of Fr. Vsevolod Chaplin, a media gadfly cleric, who gave a very long newspaper interview in which he castigated, among other things, radical Islam, usury, and the West generally, but it was his comments on the current conflict with America that got all the attention. Chaplin minced no words, proclaiming that Russia’s God-given goal today is halting the global “American project.” As he explained:

It is no coincidence that we have often, at the price of our own lives … stopped all global projects that disagreed with our conscience, with our vision of history and, I would say, with God’s own truth .. Such was Napoleon’s project, such was Hitler’s project. We will stop the American project too.”

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MASSIVE PHOTO: caught by social media

REMEMBER Putin's exact words in Budapest recently---he understands that the Ukrainians "feel bad about losing to miners and truck drivers-but that is life"!!!

Germany only has two artillery BNs and this far outweighs evens German standards.

#Incredible

20 2S1 #Gvozdika 122-mm self-propelled howitzers in one column.Local shop for miners and truck drivers????????No.

pic.twitter.com/Y67aJZN5h2

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My view has shifted to some degree towards a great weighting of the internal logic of Putins quasi-regime compared to other political aspects in Putins foreign policy.

Comment from a leading Black Wolf Russian biker gang member:

Read it carefully as it reflects the true Russian fear of the Maidan.

Zaldostanov, one of Antimaidan founders: 'Fear of death is the only way to stop Maidan in Rissia'
via @Roman_Yhnovec pic.twitter.com/F4ucj30Rhc

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This cannot be the actual level of US assistance to the Ukraine?:

Or is it simply a "feel good thing" for Us decision makers giving them comfort" that they are helping"???

With friends like this one really does not need more enemies.

U.S. Intelligence-Sharing Leaves Ukraine in the Dark
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-intelligence-sharing-leaves-ukraine-in-the-dark-1425068644 …

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There is still no real ceasefire as the Russian mercenaries are still moving into new villages and small towns.

russian troops attacking Dzerginsk in Donetsk, half way to Kramatorsk now

In Olenivka- Stepne area militants withdrew 8 armoured vehicles in the daytime, returned them back at night - Tymchuk pic.twitter.com/HUocCltDw0

#NSDC: #Kharkiv blast was caused by MON-100 anti-personnel mine w/ 2kg of TNT enacted by cell phone, received

SBU has detained 3 prs who committed the #Kharkiv terror act, are part of Oplot gang. The bomb was put in action by ex-Berkut staff - #NSDC

Police detained local citizen with 18 RPGs in Dnipropetrovsk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/28-february-police-detained-local-citizen-with-18-rpgs-in …

Ruins and recriminations after rebel advance on two east Ukrainian towns http://reut.rs/1DlUV5F

Fight at a rugby match in Krasnodar: Fans, police, Cossacks MT“ https://instagram.com/p/zpjPaHo7WN

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Dugin:"Re-post massively! We need urgently artillerymen, tank operators, commanders, recon-provocateurs for Ukraine" https://vk.com/duginag?w=wall18631635_4620 …

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My view has shifted to some degree towards a great weighting of the internal logic of Putins quasi-regime compared to other political aspects in Putins foreign policy.

firn---his killing of a major leading opposition leader may have unintended consequences that Putin has not foreseen:

One of the bravest FRONT-ON confrontations with Putin on #Nemtsov in the Russian media...from Moskovski Komsomolets http://www.mk.ru/politics/2015/02/28/provokatory-kto.html …

AWAITING the translation as social media has asked for it.

Telegraph News ✔ @TelegraphNews
Boris #Nemtsov murder: 'Putin now governs mostly through terror and propaganda' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/11441799/Boris-Nemtsov-murder-Putin-now-governs-mostly-through-terror-and-propaganda.html … pic.twitter.com/WJZZqxZdFo

Carl Bildt ✔ @carlbildt Former Swedish FM
Murder of Boris Nemtsov is the Donbass war coming to Moscow. Read what he wrote on the aggression against Ukraine. http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/why-does-putin-wage-war-on-ukraine-362884.html

Light the match and stand back. Poster from last weekend of Nemtsov as "Organizer of Maidan," pic.twitter.com/DbOyYxi0wN

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John Schindler @20committee
Murder of Nemtsov on the streets of Moscow, without any real effort at cover, indicates where we are headed with Putin. Get ready, folks...

Russian snap drill could turn into assault on "one or several Baltic capitals" http://buff.ly/1LQIjdb
pic.twitter.com/M7V0zdwwNO

10ppl have been liberated from captivity today - 8 mil of volunteer battalions, 1 of the 128th brigade (injured), 1civilian - Channel 5 live

Here's that video about why Russian occupation is good with eng subtitle shared by Russian Deputy PM@DRogozin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T65SwzHAbes …
Video is focused at Obama

Carl Bildt ✔ @carlbildt
A video produced by Boris Nemtsov last summer on Russian official responsibility for the Donbass war. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vfFhnqw0sE8 …

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Boris Nemtsov & Leonid Martyniuk's short film on Putin's war in Ukraine: The Warmonger
http://youtu.be/vfFhnqw0sE8

Blogs of War @BlogsofWar
Putin's 'Hybrid' Great Terrorhttp://goo.gl/yntdTR

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Seems the ceasefire is slowly heating up again as the world watches Moscow---notice not a single statement by any western leader on why Russia and her mercenaries are still not adhering to the ceasefire-wonder why?

#Russia(ns) from #Horlivki shelling #Dzerzhinsk w heavy artilleryhttp://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=uk&u=http://uapress.info/uk/news/show/64297&usg=ALkJrhg6uihrIt28rgm222UumyYQFrKxhg … #Ukraine #Donetsk #Nemtsov pic.twitter.com/HuOrgUUq81

Tymchuk says #Russia|ns 'withdraw' at daylight just to return to it's previous positions when it's dark

#Shyrokyne under small arms attacks non stop, battalion Azov saysSource video. Somewhere east of #Donetsk city, I would say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHXk2MmPQis …

If the West has not yet understood #Putin & his plans for war...
Here it's well explained: "#Russia occupation=good"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T65SwzHAbes …

In #Shyrokyne area terrorist snipers work 24 hours a day, firing almost without pauseshttp://vk.cc/3wl3b7

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More Russian disinformation:

#Russian & #Ukrainian #TV viewers live on different planets #truth is #Ukraine's weapon http://wapo.st/1BqrItG pic.twitter.com/NbiTHP10xA

You want to know how to catch Kremlin-paid trolls? Just type "господа либералы" in search. No one else uses this phrase.

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The ceasefire is simply not being implemented by Russia and when will the western leaders finally realize that??

Why is it hard for them to admit diplomacy has actually failed and will continue to fail as Putin cannot be trusted on anything he says and or signs. hand.

If I can count 21 things he has stated he is doing and or will be doing and yet nothing--- then they can see it to--yet silence.

OSCE Monitors see movement, not withdrawal, by Kremlin-backed separatists as scattered fighting continues http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/monitors-see-movement-not-withdrawal-by-kremlin-backed-separatists-as-scattered-fighting-continues-382160.html …

HERE it comes again—question is when Russian troops and her mercenaries make a move on Kharkiv??? Remember Putin made statements in early Sept he was surprised the mercenaries did not initially take Kharkiv and Odessa.

In today's other news from Moscow, some blokes set up a "Kharkiv People's Republic" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80PMW3zF6QE&sns=em …

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There is supposedly a "ceasefire in effect" and what are the Russian mercenaries and troops still doing?

19:26 #Horlivka @Dbnmjr: The militants are trying to break thru Fenolna St towards #Dzherzhynsk. MG fire & cannon shots, in small group

20:25 #Shaktarsk @olegdon3: 23 Ural/Kamaz trucks from #Donetsk direction eastward, yday at 22:50, 22:40 the day before yday, return at 4-5am

UKR- Moldova's Transnistria border: 102 mortar bombs were found in an arms cache @radiosvoboda pic.twitter.com/4HM194rQbm http://bit.ly/1BqGGjr

As NATO military personnel trickle into Ukraine, could it be too little, too late? http://econ.st/1LPGYRZ pic.twitter.com/CUtqKmoBlM

Will just put it here. From the news feed: 11 #Russian SOF soldiers went missing near Mariupol http://ukrainianwall.com/ukraine/pod-mariupolem-unichtozheny-i-propali-bez-vesti-11-specnazovcev-rf-snajpery-i-razvedka/ …

#Avdeevka 8 pm - terrorists shelled with tanks and artillery. One women wounded

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Interesting today to say the least from the eastern Ukraine

#Donbas thug #Zakharchenko accuses #Chechnya thug #Kadyrov of murdering #Nemtsov...
50% of Zakharchenko's soldiers are Chechens

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This article was recently posted to a blog site that I tend to really follow for it's open source analysis work which started with MH17.

IF we take the concept of the Russian arguments of NATO expansion, "humiliation", the US caused everything by their unipolar approach, the West wants to keep Russia down for what they really are-- a smoke screen of disinformation---we are left with two core Russian reasons for the annexation of Crimea and the current attempted annexation of eastern Ukraine;

1. an internal political reason---the Maidan civil society efforts to overthrow massive corruption demanding transparent rule of law and good governance AND

2. the argument below which actually is far more enlightening ie pure MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX reasons.

While 5 pages long it is easy to cut and paste-well worth the read.

Russia depends on Ukraine to be able to fulfill it's military aspirations

Introduction
The top-level analysis of Russia's motivations to intervene in Ukrainian affairs is provided in [1]. Currently there is almost a consensus on the matter by now, namely pointing at:
1.the imperial aspirations of the Russian federation and Vladimir Putin,
2.the need to protect Russian-speaking compatriots,
3.fear of NATO expansion into Ukraine, which will give Russia an extra 2.000 kms of border with NATO.

Imperial aspirations
The imperial inspirations of Vladimir Putin are driven by the internal Russian forces, which are worth a separate analysis (but not given here).

Protecting Russian-speakers
As of the Russian-speaking compatriots, the realities are somewhat different. The real divide in Ukraine is between people who associate themselves with Ukrainian historic and cultural tradition, and the ones who associate with Russian or Soviet one, regardless of the spoken language [2].

NATO expansion
Concerns about NATO expansion also has a different background. Russia already has a common border with NATO, in the Baltic states, where NATO is 200-300 kilometers away from vital Russian centers, and at the far north. We believe that the real source of the Russia's concern is that while it has sufficient resources to effectively counter the military threat from the border with the Baltic states and Norway, it has no economic and military resources to adequately address such a threat if it will be coming from an additional 2.000 kms long common border with Ukraine.

Consider that Russia has 60.900 kms of border to protect, a 144 million population and $2,6 trillion GDP. Maintaining the armed forces which can guarantee national security in such situation is beyond Russia's demographic and economic capabilities, unless it surrounds itself with buffer states like Belarus or Kazakhstan.


Some myths busted

Myth 1: Russian army is sufficient to serve it's imperial ambitions
Russian conventional armed forces are also insufficient to serve the needs of its expansion using military force. At the height of the confrontation in Ukraine Russia had to pull troops from the places as remote as Norwegian border of Novosibirsk to form the strike force, and still could not expect for “blitzkrieg” against Ukraine. This military aspect of the balance of power is almost completely overlooked by the expert community, which tends to believe that Russia cannot be defeated on the ground.

Myth 2: Ukraine is dependent on the Russian market
Another myth which needs to be addressed is the story of critical dependence of Ukraine on the Russian market. Russia accounts for 29,6% of Ukraine's external trade, including 27,9% of export, and 31,1% of import by Ukraine. From the standpoint of the trade balance (according to Russian Ministry of Economic Development), 65% of Russian export to Ukraine are mineral resources, predominantly natural gas; 11,3% are machinery, tools, and transportation vehicles, 8% are chemicals, and 6,9% are products of metallurgy. Ukrainian export to Russia includes: machinery – 39,2%, products of metallurgy 21,3%, food products – 11,4%, chemicals 10,8%, and mineral products 7,6%.
Ukraine has negative trade balance with Russia because of the import of natural gas, but still remains the principal “tool shop” for Russian industry, including its military sector. Russia still remains supplier of raw materials and fossil fuels for Ukraine, as it was during the Soviet era.
If the gas imports is eliminated from the trade balance between two countries, Ukraine becomes big net exporter to Russia.

Myth 3: Ukraine cannot survive without gas from Russia
Meanwhile a successful experiment of operation of the Ukrainian trunk and distribution gas pipelines, which Ukraine was forced to do during the 2009 winter demonstrated that it is possible in principle for the Ukrainian economy to survive without importing natural gas from Russia. After 2009 Europe developed a series of gas pipeline interconnectors, which allow to maneuver natural gas supply inside EU, and gradually switch from Russian gas supply to receiving the necessary amounts of natural gas from Qatar, US, Norway, and UK. This system is connected to Ukrainian pipelines. As the conflict in the Eastern Ukraine unfolded Russia terminated gas supply to Ukraine (July 2014). Ukraine managed to negotiate replacement of 60% of Russian natural gas imports by the gas supply from the western direction already, without putting Russian gas supply to Europe at any risk.
This certainly could be done earlier, but gas trade between two countries was the most corrupt area of trade relations between Russia and Ukraine, with corruption revenues allegedly traveling to the very top of political establishment in Kyiv and in Moscow. In this regard the gas trade between Russia and Ukraine is a showcase of the devastating impact of corruption on the economy, with machinery (including military) products being the lead exported item.

Myth 4: Russia is independent from Ukraine
Another factor which is overlooked as well is Russia's dependence on Ukraine in the fields of industry and selected mineral resources. If these dependencies would not be resolved, the Russian Empire Project becomes unrealistic.


How Russia tried to resolve its dependency on Ukraine

Russia tried to replace all Ukrainian components by Russian ones
After the disappearance of the USSR, the interdependence between Ukraine and Russia was very deep. In November 1993 the Russian Federation decided to break its dependence on Ukraine, first of all in the military-industrial complex. A correspondent Classified Decree was issued by Russian President Borys Yeltsyn, and echoed by the special government program of the Russian Federation. Following these decisions Russia gradually replaced all Ukrainian components which it could replace with Russian-made parts.
Then there were ups and downs in this program, but now, 21 years later, it is safe to say that, particularly in the military field, Russia buys from Ukraine only the components which it cannot manufacture in Russia. Nevertheless Ukrainian machinery still is the leading article of Ukrainian export to Russia, which amounts for over $300 mln per year; banning the machinery import from Ukraine will inflict heavy damage on Russia, so Russian threats to do so are mostly a bluff.
From another hand, if Ukrainian companies will find buyers for their production outside Russia, and severe ties with (which is usually difficult) the Russian market, this will be a major blow for Russian defense industry. At this time Russian defense industry reached the point when it cannot replace Ukrainian partners at affordable cost and in a reasonable time.

Russia tried to buy critical Ukrainian enterprises in 2013
Under such conditions during the 1st half of 2013 Russia came to conclusion that the optimal strategy would be to buy the Ukrainian enterprises which it cannot replace. On December 2-3, 2013, at the starting days of Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity, Russian Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin embarked on a “shopping tour”, visiting several enterprises of Ukrainian East and South. The Rogozin's tour did not yield any result for two reasons: Russia wanted to get control of the enterprises which are banned from privatization by Ukrainian law, and also because of the change of the regime which followed in three months.

'Novorossiya' consists of the regions Russia depends upon most
After the Yanukovych regime collapsed, Russia came up with the concept of Novorossiya, wrapped up in artificial ideological justifications of 'common language' and 'historical tradition'. In reality Novorossiya (Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhya, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odessa regions) is the collection of the regions that house the most advanced Ukrainian industry assets, on which Russia depends.

For Russia the most effective way to address these problems now, is to establish its control over entire Ukraine, or at least over its most critical parts.


The following sections will provide the necessary details of Russia's dependence.

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Detailed Dependencies of Russia on Ukraine

A. Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Russian conventional forces are deficient numbers- and technology-wise. At the same time Russian WMD are still massive; as a matter of fact Russia is the only state, which has nuclear deterrent capabilities that are compatible to the US.
To great extent this is due to the Russian (built in Ukraine and serviced by Ukrainian engineers) SS-18 missiles, which together can deliver 680 nuclear warheads to any part of the World, and overcome most of the existing missile defense systems.

Russia needs to replace it's Nuclear Missiles in ten years
These missiles are far beyond the initial manufacturer's warranty time, but so far the annual verification launches show no serious problems.
Nevertheless the first group of ten missiles is due for retirement in 2016, and remaining 58 will have to go out of service during 2021-2024.
Russia builds new solid propellant missiles SS-27 and SS-N-32, but it has to deal with the need to replace the earlier built SS-25 and SS-27, which have a warrantied service term of only 12 years. In order to replace the phased out SS-19, and SS-18 which are due for retirement during the next 10 years Russia has to build circa 250 new SS-27 in ten years, not including the replacement of the aging SS-25.

Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLMB)
The SLBM component of the Russian nuclear triad relies on Delta-IV in the north, and Delta-III (in Pacific) submarines. Pacific submarines are due for retirement, while the gap remains to be closed.
The emergence of the gap in the Russian navy component is in part due to the early phasing out of the giant Project 941 (Typhoon) submarines.
Scrapping these submarines was in part due to Russia's inability to manufacture SS-N-20 Sturgeon missiles, which used the Ukrainian-made first stage. The construction of the new generation of the submarines is going on schedule, but new SS-N-32 missile for them is not ready for deployment. When it will be ready, Russia will have to build 48 nuclear missiles at impossible schedule for already built vessels.
Meanwhile SS-N-32 and SS-27 are made by the same Votkinsk factory, which also builds Iskander (SS-26) missiles. Building this number of missiles is beyond its capabilities; expanding these capabilities faces quality control, financial, and human resources challenges.

Building a new ballistic missile
Under such conditions Russia accepted the idea of building the new heavy ballistic missile, which was proposed by NPO Makeyev in 2002. The project is funded since 2008, but it did not even come to first tests by now. The set target of acceptance of the new missile in service was 2016-2018, but it is already clear that it will not be met.
This means that in order to maintain the status of a nuclear superpower Russia must turn to using the capabilities of Ukrainian Youzhmash rocket factory, which manufactured the SS-18.

It is not a surprise that Russia reacted extremely nervously at the April 2014 rumors about the Ukrainian plans to sell technical documentation for SS-18. For the sensitive matter as it is, Russia needs full and reliable control of the Youzhmash factory, and of Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions (where the production is based).
Without such control in ten years Russia will have lost its parity to the US in the WMD field.

Furthermore, Russia's plans of production of the new nuclear-capable cruise missiles Kh-101/102 also depends on Russia's ability to develop the alternative to Ukrainian-built engine, or to get the Ukrainian one.
These engines are built in Zaporizhya by Ukrainian Motor-Sich – Ivchenko company.

B. Space Industry
Besides being the key component of the Russian nuclear deterrent, SS-18 missiles are also used commercially under the name Dnepr, jointly by Russia and Ukraine. Because of the optimal combination of performance, price, and reliability it became the principal workhorse for the booming small satellite industry.
Ukrainian Youzhnoye developed a multi-restart thrust engine for the rocket, and provides the 3rd stage of the rocket as well as the payload integration. Without Ukrainian participation Dnepr dominance at the small satellite market will be lost, delivering also a blow to the small satellite industry World-wide.

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There is also a “negative” component for Russia in the absence of control over Youzhnoye. One can remember that at the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis, after the first round of the Western sanctions was rolled out, Russian Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin jokingly stated that US will now have to use a trampoline for sending supply to the International Space Station (ISS). In a twisted way he was right: on July 13th 2014 the commercial cargo was delivered to ISS by the US rocked Antares-120, which used a Ukrainian-made “trampoline” - the 1st stage for Antares is made in Ukraine.

The guidance control systems (GCS) for Russian workhorse space launch vehicle Soyuz, and main commercial space bread-winner launch vehicle Proton are manufactured by the Kharkiv Kommunar company, which also makes the GCS Ukrainian-Russian Zenit.
Russia may have residual capability to make some GCS sets in Moscow at the Academician Pilyugin Centre, which developed them, but the production rate in such case cannot match even the bare-bone needs of the Russian military.
Ukrainian-built and designed Zenit operates from the SeaLaunch floating platform, which is an engineering marvel and commercial disaster simultaneously. SeaLaunch is a subsidiary of the Russian flagship space company RSC Energya. The ownership of this corporation is not completely disclosed, but its 11-member Board has 3 members from the Leader management company. This company has Rossija-Bank as its biggest shareholder. Rossija-Bank was exposed to the Western sanctions, as the cornerstone of the financial operations of the close circle of Vladimir Putin. This means that the close circle of Vladimir Putin to some extent depends on the smooth supply of the key components from Ukraine.

C. Nuclear Power Generation
On the side of the nuclear power generation Russia's dependency on Ukraine is not less critical. Currently Russia prides itself with the fact that 17% of the worlds nuclear power is generated by Russian-made reactors, mostly the VVER-1000.
At the same time the Russian nuclear power plants (NPP) which use the VVER-1000 also rely on the K-1000-60 turbine, which is built by the Ukrainian Turboatom in Kharkiv. Russia is capable to build turbines for power generation, but its own production capabilities are insufficient for serving the market, and the VVER-1000 units would have to be redesigned.

Furthermore, Russian nuclear power generation faces imminent threat from Ukraine's program of cooperation with Westinghouse. Under the auspices of this program Westinghouse developed its own version of the fuel rods for VVER reactors. The testing of these rods was completed at a South Ukrainian NPP, and the first experimental stock of Westinghouse rods were delivered to Ukraine in 2014.
The successful operation of these rods means that starting 2015-2016 the procurement of the fuel rods to 10 Ukrainian VVER-1000 can be lost for Russia AND Westinghouse will be perfectly positioned to compete with Russian nuclear fuel concern TVEL for fuel supply to another 8-12 reactors in Bulgaria, Iran, China, Czech republic, and India.
See this article.

Westinghouse also established JV Westron with Ukrainian Khartron electronics company. Westron offers control systems for NPPs, and already challenges Russian dominance in the control of the VVER-1000 segment of the nuclear power generation World-wide.

All these expected developments are disturbing for the Russian nuclear power sector, and are far beyond the point where they could be addressed using just commercial instruments. Practically half of the Russia's nuclear fuel market will face a probable takeover by Westinghouse, plus Russia critically depends on Ukrainian materials. It has no time to develop the replacement capabilities for Ukrainian zirconium components, and doesn't have sufficient supply of Uranium.
Under such conditions the only way for Russia to secure stability of its nuclear power sector is to use military and/or political instruments to guarantee continued supply of Ukrainian materials and to prevent expansion of Westinghouse in Ukraine, and internationally within the “Russian” 17% of the nuclear power sector.
Naturally, this applies only if Russia don't want to cooperate with Ukraine in a good faith and as equal partner. Unfortunately such cooperation contradicts its imperial agenda.

D. Conventional Weapons and Machinery Production
In total there are 250-280 Ukrainian companies which are suppliers for the Russian defenses and aerospace enterprises. Among these the most important are as follows.

Kyiv Artem factory
In particular, Kyiv Artem factory is the manufacturer of the P-27 (АА-10 Alamo) air-to-air missiles, which are used by the Russian fighters Su-27, -33, and -34, MiG-29, and new bomber Su-35. Russia has no production of these missiles.

Kyiv Arsenal
The seeker heads for the operational Russian air-based missiles were manufactured by one of the oldest defense companies in ex-USSR (since 1764), Kyiv Arsenal.

The interdependence in the field of transport and commercial aviation between Russia and Ukraine is particularly close. Ukrainian-designed super heavy cargo transporters An-124 were built in Russia, and still uses Ukrainian-made engines. The restoration of the production of An-124 is one of the key elements of the Russian 2020 defense program, while technical documentation, design documents, know-how and engines are all Ukrainian. The newest regional jet An-148 is manufactured in parallel in Russia and in Ukraine, also with reliance on Ukrainian documentation and power plant. Russia also developed the regional jet Sukhoi Super Jet Su-100. One of the key elements of the Super Jet design was the requirement to build the airplane which will not be using Ukrainian components. Following several years of efforts Sukhoi ended up buying the replacement components and systems from the West. According to Russian estimates, the cost of the imported components now is ~55% of the cost of the airplane; this ratio is a good yardstick to measure the degree of dependence of the Russian aviation industry on Ukrainian supply.

Zaporizhya Motor-Sich
The design and production of the turboprop, turbofan, turboprop fan, and turbo shaft engines for Russian IL-38; Be-12, -132, -200; Tu-334; and all Antonov airplanes (including An-124 and An-225 giant cargo transporters) which are operated by Russia is concentrated at Zaporizhya Motor-Sich company.
Importantly, it also manufactures engines for all Russian helicopters, military and civilian, including the newest Mi-28H and Ka-51- and -52. Russia regularly states that it is about to break its dependence from Motor-Sich in two years, repeating this mantra since 1993.

Additionally, Motor-Sich makes gas power drivers for gas pumping turbines for Russian gas pipelines, gas preparation facilities, gas pumping units, and wind power turbines.

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Mykolaiv Zarya-Mashproekt
Another critical turbine designer and manufacturer is Mykolaiv Zarya-Mashproekt, which makes gas turbines for navy vessels (up to 6.000 deadweight destroyers), and retained the ability to build gas turbine engines for cruisers.
It also manufactures power plant for Russian landing hovercrafts Zubr, and for hydrofoil vessels. Russia plans to replace import of the navy turbines from Ukraine by 2018, but it is yet to be seen how it will manage to do so under the international sanctions.

So far the new series of Russian frigates Project 22350, which are built by Kalinungrad Yantar shipyard rely on procurement of gas turbines from Mykolaiv, and prospective designs of the Russian navy vessels account for the possibility of using Ukrainian gas turbines.
Zarya is also the leading supplier of the compressors for the Russian gas pipelines.

Kyiv Petrovsky Automation Plant
Dependence of the Russian navy on Ukrainian components also includes supply of gyroscope based control and navigation systems for main operational types of Russian torpedoes, and navigation equipment for Russian submarines; these are made in Kyiv at Petrovsky Automation Plant.
Russia's own production of gyroscopes was mostly lost during the 90s. Russian manufacturer of the subsea weapons Dvigatel from St. Petersburg is the main customer of the Petrovsky's production; in 2013 81% of the company's revenue came from export to Russia.

Naval shipyards in Mykolayiv, Kherson (and Crimea)
It has to be noted also that Russian imperial ambitions require it to rebuild blue-water navy, which was mostly lost during the 90s.
Current Russian surface navy includes one aircraft carrier, one Kirov-class battlecruiser cruiser, 3 Slava class cruisers, and destroyers. The resources of the Russian navy are insufficient even to effectively control the entirety of the Russian economic zone. As Russian oil and gas production moves north and east due to exhaustion of the developed deposits Russia also need to grow its tanker fleet, building ice-class tankers and icebreakers. Combined needs of the Russian oil and gas industry, and of the Russian navy, especially for the large dead-weight vessels by far exceed the capacity of the Russian shipyards. Situation is so pressing that Russia had to turn to buying the amphibious assault ships from France, for the first time in a hundred years. The root of the problem is that the Soviet shipyards which have built aircraft carriers, Slava-class cruisers, and number of other blue water navy vessels were located in Ukrainian Mykolayiv, Kherson, and in Crimea. Russia needs to use the capacity of Ukrainian shipyards if it wants to restore its blue water navy.

Snizhne Turbine Blades factory
There are also scattered numerous suppliers of small, but mission-critical and sophisticated components for the most advanced machinery products of Russia; for instance the Snizhne Turbine Blades factory (on the occupied territory) holds monopoly position in supply of turbine blades for aviation engines.

Lviv Lorta company
Lviv Lorta company provides electronics service stations for Russian surface-to-air SAMs S-300.

Sumy PJSC Sumy Frunze NPO
There are also selected enterprises which don't have defense and aerospace as the main field of cooperation with Russia. For instance, Sumy PJSC Sumy Frunze NPO is provider of the special pumping equipment for VVER reactors; pressure vessels, exchangers, and columns for chemical production; compressors for Russian oil and gas industry, etc.

Kramatorsk NKMZ Kramatorsk (recently re-taken by Ukrainian side) NKMZ is unique for ex-USSR provider of heavy machinery for mining, metallurgy, ore processing, pipelines, and shipbuilding.

Mariupol AZOVMASH
Mariupol (re-taken by Ukrainian side in May of 2014) AZOVMASH is ex-USSR leading provider of the heavy steel-making equipment, heavy gantry cranes, containers for radioactive wastes, and variety of other heavy machinery.

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E. Raw and Special Materials
Titanium
Russian corporation AVISMA controls 30% of the World titanium market, and works mainly for export. Consumers of the company are Boeing, EADS, Embraer, UTAS, Messier- Bugatti- Dowty, Rolls-Royce plc, Safran SA, Pratt & Whitney; in Russia – Sukhoi fighter manufacturer, and Perm Motors.
Without titanium products of AVISMA Russian aerospace industry will come to a stand still, and the World aerospace will have problems as well.

Meanwhile 100% of titanium ore comes to AVISMA from Irshansk and Volnogorsk mines in Ukraine. These mines were recently transferred under control of Ukrainian PRIVAT Group, which is controlled by Ukrainian billionaires Kolomoisky and Bogolubov. There is a politically-motivated criminal case in Russia against Kolomoisky; he has no reason to supply titanium ore to Russia, while being capable to find international customers.
Scale of the disaster for the Russian defense industry, aerospace, shipbuilding and motors production following termination of Ukrainian ore supply is difficult to access.

AVISMA claimed in September that they accumulated 8 months of reserves. Probably there are less, and countdown started in August. AVISMA can find ore elsewhere, but it will take time to adjust production, replace purification which is made in Ukraine, and the task will not be easy to accomplish, considering that AVISMA needs an increase of the World production of titanium ore by 50%. Accordingly 6-8 months since August 2014, is the natural time limit during which Russia must either restore normal relations with Ukraine, or put a pro-Russian government in Kyiv.

Ferroalloy materials
Besides that Kolomoisky controls up to 30% of the World production of ferroalloy materials. Ferroalloys are a necessary doping component for production of quality steels. Russian metallurgy depends on Ukrainian ferroalloys, without which everything will crack, crush, and fall apart.

Special steels for rockets
Further upstream in the ferrous metallurgy, Ukrainian Dniprospecsteel metallurgy company is another source of critical import for Russia. This electric metallurgy company from Zaporizhya is monopoly supplier of the special steels for rocket and jet engines, instrumentation and bearing steel.

Zirconium
Furthermore, zirconium components, as well as yellowcake for production of the fuel rods for VVER-1000 come from Ukraine. It is exported to Kazakhstan, where it is further enriched and tableted, and then goes to Russia for the fuel rod production by Russian TVEL. Kazakhstan's government-owned Kazatomprom holds a 10% stake in Westinghouse, and can be interested in the Westinghouse's expansion in the VVER-1000 market.
Russia has no equivalent replacement for Ukrainian components, and has no developed deposits which can replace Ukrainian supply of uranium and zirconium for the needs of the nuclear industry.

Uranium - yellowcake
At the same time Ukraine holds Europe's biggest Uranium deposit in Novokonstanyinovka, and operates Zhovty Vody yellowcake refinery. Russia's own Uranium deposits are limited (although it has considerable stockpile of HEU), and it will take it years to develop the production of sufficient amounts of yellowcake to support its nuclear industry. Similar considerations apply to zirconium metallurgy, which is also critical for nuclear port generation.

Rare Earth Metals
Ukrainian Pridneprovsky Chemical Works (also near Dnipropetrovsk) was the Soviet provider of Uranium salts, and of the rare earth metals, including hafnium, and also zirconium, tungsten, gallium, and molybdenum. Their customers are mostly in Russia.

Conclusion
The provided examples of the Ukrainian export to Russia does not constitute the main part of the final product's cost, and almost never are the only product which Ukrainian company makes. At the same time without these products whole branches of the Russian military-industrial complex and of the Russian energy sector cannot function. In many cases the Ukrainian side holds critical know-how for which it will be necessary to develop an alternative production. This means years of research and big capital investments to be able to replace some piece of hardware that comes from Ukraine.

So if one disregards the opportunity of a normal trade relations and set the mind on an enclosed and self-sufficient Empire, there are only two options left:

1.To go all the way and develop alternative production after years spent on developing the know-how and millions spent to build the national production capability, or

2.To grab the production in the neighboring country by force or by integration of this country in the super-state structure like Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

Russia weighted the first option, and tried that for over twenty years; it did not work.
Accordingly, Russia had to either abandon the imperial agenda, or to try to take over the needed assets. Russia obviously elected the takeover, after the attempt of integration of Ukraine in the Customs Union failed. This was not the only factor which defined Russia's decision to start the “hybrid war” in Ukraine, but was certainly among the important factors which Russia considered.

The geographical location of the critical assets are Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhya, Donetsk and Mykolaiv regions, with only four companies located further West. Mykolaiv and neighboring Kherson house four big shipyards (two other are in Crimea), which are the birthplace of the Soviet blue water navy. Lack of shipyard capacity in Russia, especially for the big deadweight vessels, is so critical that Russia had to turn to buying the landing assault vessels in France.

These regions, together with Odessa (which is a major warm water port) and Lugansk form the imaginary Novorossiya state which Russia initially planned. The regions are mostly Russian-speaking, which gave Russia the reason to expect that Novorossiya will practically fall of from Ukraine after just a little “hybrid war” push. This was a miscalculation. The people in the targeted regions do mostly speak Russian, but most of them (over 80% now) consider themselves Ukrainian, as French-speaking Swiss are still Swiss, German-speaking Austrians are still Austrians, or English-speaking Irish are still Irish. The Novorossiya agenda failed everywhere except for eastern part of Crimea, Donetsk and Lugansk regions, where the majority of locals associate themselves with Russian or Soviet cultural tradition.

As the result of this miscalculation of the factors of public support, Russia found itself in a dire situation. The “imperial project” failed; it had destroyed its relations with the supplier of the critical components for its defense and aerospace, and has now to make big investments in development of the national production capabilities. Meanwhile it is exposed to the international sanctions, its finances are in disarray, and the main source of the budget revenues is drying out because of the decline of the oil prices. These factors are relatively slow-acting, but can cripple Russian military power and nuclear sector in 2-3 years, pushing it deeper in the ranks of the resource-based economies with no prospective of becoming a modern state.

References
1.Yana Korobko, Mahmoud N. Musa. The Shifting Global Balance of Power: Perils of a World War and Preventive Measures, 2014, USA.
2.A. Zhalko-Tytarenko, Ukraine at a Divergence Point Diplomatic Courier, November 27, 2013.

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This article was recently posted to a blog site that I tend to really follow for it's open source analysis work which started with MH17.

IF we take the concept of the Russian arguments of NATO expansion, "humiliation", the US caused everything by their unipolar approach, the West wants to keep Russia down for what they really are-- a smoke screen of disinformation---we are left with two core Russian reasons for the annexation of Crimea and the current attempted annexation of eastern Ukraine;

1. an internal political reason---the Maidan civil society efforts to overthrow massive corruption demanding transparent rule of law and good governance AND

2. the argument below which actually is far more enlightening ie pure MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX reasons.

While 5 pages long it is easy to cut and paste-well worth the read.

Russia depends on Ukraine to be able to fulfill it's military aspirations

Introduction
The top-level analysis of Russia's motivations to intervene in Ukrainian affairs is provided in [1]. Currently there is almost a consensus on the matter by now, namely pointing at:
1.the imperial aspirations of the Russian federation and Vladimir Putin,
2.the need to protect Russian-speaking compatriots,
3.fear of NATO expansion into Ukraine, which will give Russia an extra 2.000 kms of border with NATO.

Imperial aspirations
The imperial inspirations of Vladimir Putin are driven by the internal Russian forces, which are worth a separate analysis (but not given here).

Protecting Russian-speakers
As of the Russian-speaking compatriots, the realities are somewhat different. The real divide in Ukraine is between people who associate themselves with Ukrainian historic and cultural tradition, and the ones who associate with Russian or Soviet one, regardless of the spoken language [2].

NATO expansion
Concerns about NATO expansion also has a different background. Russia already has a common border with NATO, in the Baltic states, where NATO is 200-300 kilometers away from vital Russian centers, and at the far north. We believe that the real source of the Russia's concern is that while it has sufficient resources to effectively counter the military threat from the border with the Baltic states and Norway, it has no economic and military resources to adequately address such a threat if it will be coming from an additional 2.000 kms long common border with Ukraine.

Consider that Russia has 60.900 kms of border to protect, a 144 million population and $2,6 trillion GDP. Maintaining the armed forces which can guarantee national security in such situation is beyond Russia's demographic and economic capabilities, unless it surrounds itself with buffer states like Belarus or Kazakhstan.


Some myths busted

Myth 1: Russian army is sufficient to serve it's imperial ambitions
Russian conventional armed forces are also insufficient to serve the needs of its expansion using military force. At the height of the confrontation in Ukraine Russia had to pull troops from the places as remote as Norwegian border of Novosibirsk to form the strike force, and still could not expect for “blitzkrieg” against Ukraine. This military aspect of the balance of power is almost completely overlooked by the expert community, which tends to believe that Russia cannot be defeated on the ground.

Myth 2: Ukraine is dependent on the Russian market
Another myth which needs to be addressed is the story of critical dependence of Ukraine on the Russian market. Russia accounts for 29,6% of Ukraine's external trade, including 27,9% of export, and 31,1% of import by Ukraine. From the standpoint of the trade balance (according to Russian Ministry of Economic Development), 65% of Russian export to Ukraine are mineral resources, predominantly natural gas; 11,3% are machinery, tools, and transportation vehicles, 8% are chemicals, and 6,9% are products of metallurgy. Ukrainian export to Russia includes: machinery – 39,2%, products of metallurgy 21,3%, food products – 11,4%, chemicals 10,8%, and mineral products 7,6%.
Ukraine has negative trade balance with Russia because of the import of natural gas, but still remains the principal “tool shop” for Russian industry, including its military sector. Russia still remains supplier of raw materials and fossil fuels for Ukraine, as it was during the Soviet era.
If the gas imports is eliminated from the trade balance between two countries, Ukraine becomes big net exporter to Russia.

Myth 3: Ukraine cannot survive without gas from Russia
Meanwhile a successful experiment of operation of the Ukrainian trunk and distribution gas pipelines, which Ukraine was forced to do during the 2009 winter demonstrated that it is possible in principle for the Ukrainian economy to survive without importing natural gas from Russia. After 2009 Europe developed a series of gas pipeline interconnectors, which allow to maneuver natural gas supply inside EU, and gradually switch from Russian gas supply to receiving the necessary amounts of natural gas from Qatar, US, Norway, and UK. This system is connected to Ukrainian pipelines. As the conflict in the Eastern Ukraine unfolded Russia terminated gas supply to Ukraine (July 2014). Ukraine managed to negotiate replacement of 60% of Russian natural gas imports by the gas supply from the western direction already, without putting Russian gas supply to Europe at any risk.
This certainly could be done earlier, but gas trade between two countries was the most corrupt area of trade relations between Russia and Ukraine, with corruption revenues allegedly traveling to the very top of political establishment in Kyiv and in Moscow. In this regard the gas trade between Russia and Ukraine is a showcase of the devastating impact of corruption on the economy, with machinery (including military) products being the lead exported item.

Myth 4: Russia is independent from Ukraine
Another factor which is overlooked as well is Russia's dependence on Ukraine in the fields of industry and selected mineral resources. If these dependencies would not be resolved, the Russian Empire Project becomes unrealistic.


How Russia tried to resolve its dependency on Ukraine

Russia tried to replace all Ukrainian components by Russian ones
After the disappearance of the USSR, the interdependence between Ukraine and Russia was very deep. In November 1993 the Russian Federation decided to break its dependence on Ukraine, first of all in the military-industrial complex. A correspondent Classified Decree was issued by Russian President Borys Yeltsyn, and echoed by the special government program of the Russian Federation. Following these decisions Russia gradually replaced all Ukrainian components which it could replace with Russian-made parts.
Then there were ups and downs in this program, but now, 21 years later, it is safe to say that, particularly in the military field, Russia buys from Ukraine only the components which it cannot manufacture in Russia. Nevertheless Ukrainian machinery still is the leading article of Ukrainian export to Russia, which amounts for over $300 mln per year; banning the machinery import from Ukraine will inflict heavy damage on Russia, so Russian threats to do so are mostly a bluff.
From another hand, if Ukrainian companies will find buyers for their production outside Russia, and severe ties with (which is usually difficult) the Russian market, this will be a major blow for Russian defense industry. At this time Russian defense industry reached the point when it cannot replace Ukrainian partners at affordable cost and in a reasonable time.

Russia tried to buy critical Ukrainian enterprises in 2013
Under such conditions during the 1st half of 2013 Russia came to conclusion that the optimal strategy would be to buy the Ukrainian enterprises which it cannot replace. On December 2-3, 2013, at the starting days of Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity, Russian Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin embarked on a “shopping tour”, visiting several enterprises of Ukrainian East and South. The Rogozin's tour did not yield any result for two reasons: Russia wanted to get control of the enterprises which are banned from privatization by Ukrainian law, and also because of the change of the regime which followed in three months.

'Novorossiya' consists of the regions Russia depends upon most
After the Yanukovych regime collapsed, Russia came up with the concept of Novorossiya, wrapped up in artificial ideological justifications of 'common language' and 'historical tradition'. In reality Novorossiya (Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhya, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odessa regions) is the collection of the regions that house the most advanced Ukrainian industry assets, on which Russia depends.

For Russia the most effective way to address these problems now, is to establish its control over entire Ukraine, or at least over its most critical parts.


The following sections will provide the necessary details of Russia's dependence.

This might just be the first war fought by a dying European superpower due to natural resources and MIC dependency issues that were not foreseen in 1990 and the internal political reflection of that dying is the knee jerk reaction towards fascism and neo imperialism.

Believe it or not--the West truly does not have an answer for this development as it has never really been discussed even among academians and political elites of all colors.

Right after 1990 some discussions of this nature did float up but were quickly dismissed as globalization was ruled to be the correct answer going forward.

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For Western senior decision makers---Putin and his army in eastern Ukraine are simply not going to "disappear via diplomacy".

They have not adhered to the OSCE requires for moving their heavy weapons--now appears only 10-15% of their heavy weapons have actually been moved and that was for the Russian TV cameras to show "hey we are holding to Minsk 2". So in reality Minsk 2 is only being held to by the Ukraine--so what now West??

From today's NDSC center:

Ukraine military says rebels using truce to regroup http://dlvr.it/8nLFpJ

34 #Russian ceasefire violations yesterday. The army command thinks, offensives on #Mariupol and #Artemivsk are prepared

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REALLY does appear Putin/Russia simply does not want to and or simply will not adhere to the Minsk 2 Agreement—instead to taking out heavy equipment/troops--- Russia is in fact sending more in.
AND yet again silence from the OSCE, the US, the EU and nothing from NATO????

It would really help if the US finally provided a clear and detailed briefing on whether Russia is implementing Minsk 2 with a pullout of it's heavy weapons and troops but again nothing from the Us and Clapper--and yet nothing again but silence even today with the latest convoys coming in from Russia.

#Russia sends reinforcements tanks and trucks to #Lugansk.http://www.segodnya.ua/regions/donetsk/v-lugansk-zashli-rossiyskie-tanki-i-gruzoviki-azov-596560.html … #Ukraine #RussiainvadedUkraine pic.twitter.com/nyOTKyvFoE

City of #Mariupol is preparing for imminent #Russia|n attack - @BBCWorld https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5G_f6QlTtA …

ATO spokesman Andriy Lysenko: Russia is preparing for further offensives in the direction of Mariupol, Artemivsk and Luhansk

What a surprise.
#Russia'n troop withdrawals “fake” — #Poroshenko
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/03/01/russian-troop-withdrawals-fake-poroshenko/ … pic.twitter.com/pESFZJvHMy

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Ukrainian Cyber Forces hacked e-mails of Russian Federal Security Service http://on.fb.me/1K3wsuI .

Shamanov: In total, 62x BTR-MD "Rakushka" to enter service with Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) in 2015. RU MoD 1 March pic.twitter.com/eZJsuqq9Er

Great humor from Debaltsevo: "The tractor forces are being withdrawn" (posted yesterday) https://instagram.com/p/zpFs8PhmqX/

Russian Black Sea Fleet holds exercises with Sevastopol Emergency department http://wp.me/p3Hhco-1pA prin @wordpressdotcom

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REALLY does appear Putin/Russia simply does not want to and or simply will not adhere to the Minsk 2 Agreement—instead to taking out heavy equipment/troops--- Russia is in fact sending more in.
AND yet again silence from the OSCE, the US, the EU and nothing from NATO????

It would really help if the US finally provided a clear and detailed briefing on whether Russia is implementing Minsk 2 with a pullout of it's heavy weapons and troops but again nothing from the Us and Clapper--and yet nothing again but silence even today with the latest convoys coming in from Russia.

#Russia sends reinforcements tanks and trucks to #Lugansk.http://www.segodnya.ua/regions/donetsk/v-lugansk-zashli-rossiyskie-tanki-i-gruzoviki-azov-596560.html … #Ukraine #RussiainvadedUkraine pic.twitter.com/nyOTKyvFoE

City of #Mariupol is preparing for imminent #Russia|n attack - @BBCWorld https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5G_f6QlTtA …

ATO spokesman Andriy Lysenko: Russia is preparing for further offensives in the direction of Mariupol, Artemivsk and Luhansk

What a surprise.
#Russia'n troop withdrawals “fake” — #Poroshenko
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/03/01/russian-troop-withdrawals-fake-poroshenko/ … pic.twitter.com/pESFZJvHMy

Adm @stavridisj: I think now is time to provide weapons to the Ukrainians. http://bit.ly/1MNbboe pic.twitter.com/Kwzoa9T1AQ

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"Wishful thinking of the West"The speech by president Lennart Meri (1994)could've been written today http://vp1992-2001.president.ee/eng/k6ned/K6ne.asp?ID=9401 …

The US WH and NSC should take note---this was written in 1994 and was a great view of Russia then as it is just as accurate today concerning Russia and Central Europe especially the Ukraine.

How is it possible that the Baltics clearly see the issues around a neo imperialist Russia and yet the western leaders of 2015 see absolutely nothing??

AND this was written in 1994 so the West cannot argue it did not see what was coming at them when a Putin took control in 2002.

Taken from that article:
It states there that the problem of ethnic Russian groups in the neighbouring countries cannot be solved by Russia by diplomatic means alone. Those ethnic Russian groups, however, have oftentimes settled down in the wake of occupants and mass deportations of the native population.

So I am worried that once again irrationalism is getting out of hand in Russian foreign policy and Russian political philosophy. Years ago Solzhenitsyn called on Russians to bid farewell to the empire and instead concentrate on themselves. He used the word "self-restriction" and demanded that the Russians should solve their own economic, social, and also intellectual problems. Neglecting this imperative of their great compatriot's, responsible Russian politicians have suddenly, once again, begun to speak openly about the purported "special role" of Russia, about a "peacekeeper" function that the new Russia has to fulfil throughout the whole territory of the former USSR.

Mr Karaganov, one of President Yeltsin's closest advisors, recently expressed this in seemingly unobtrusive form but, in fact quite harshly, when he said that Russia was to play the role of "primus inter pares" - the first among equals - in the entire area of the former Soviet empire. This reminds me of a phrase once coined by George Orwell about Soviet communism: "All are equal, but some are more equal than others!"

Whoever really wants to help Russia and the Russian people today must make it emphatically clear to the Russian leadership that another imperialist expansion will not stand a chance. Whoever fails to do so will actually help the enemies of democracy in Russia and other post-communist states.

Either the neo-imperialist policy of a great eastern power will be tolerated, financed, and in the short term, possibly even profited from; that, dear listeners, would be a policy unable to see an inch further than one's nose. Or the notions of democracy, freedom, responsibility and peace will be helped on the road to success across the whole gigantic area between the Baltic Sea and the Pacific Ocean;if one wants to do that, the democratic West should resolutely contribute to the stability and security of the medium and smaller-sized states to the east of the German border. Here I mean the whole area of Central Europe, which in my view reaches from the Estonian border town of Narva, on the Baltic Sea, to the Adriatic, also including Ukraine.

If, however, those states, including Estonia, are left to their own devices and exposed to the potential neo-imperialist appetites of Moscow, the price for it would be too high, even for all Europe, to pay.

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#Ukraine positions near #Donetsk airport attacked with grenades, 1 KIA, 2 WIA, #Russia|ns threat to take #Avdeevka and #Marinkia

Looks like Russian forces/militias trying to provoke 'heavy' Ukrainian response, as excuse for Kremlin to annul the ceasefire.

#BreakingNews
Daily Russian army reinforcements in #Horlivka.
Attack on #Dzerzhynsk not concealed.
pic.twitter.com/QZ9T7OynO4

#DNR accuses #Ukraine of placing heavy artillery back near line of contact, violation of #Minsk agreement
http://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201503012008-1pjb.htm …

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Ambsdr Pyatt: US has evidence that Russian generals direct fighting in Donbas
http://www.unian.info/politics/1050371-pyatt-us-has-evidence-that-russian-generals-direct-fighting-in-donbas.html … pic.twitter.com/Ns6Q7BrUHi

Russian MoD delay inserting VDV Rapid Reaction Force "peacekeepers" while Putin/Lavrov/Shoigu try to make it a CSTO-covered operation

Tymchuk: Militants send military hardware to Novoazovskhttp://www.unian.info/war/1050381-tymchuk-militants-send-military-hardware-to-novoazovsk.html … pic.twitter.com/VgMCvUHQYo

02.03 #Mariupol - At Nonoazovsk, Sakhanka, Kominternove Russia amassing T-72, APC, MRLS, artillery, SPG, laying mines.1000 troops - Shkiryak

Russian-backed militants simulate withdrawal of weaponry from Donbas – Ukraine's ATO Staffhttp://uatoday.tv/politics/live-blog-ukraine-ceasefire-412674.html … pic.twitter.com/FpYQfnw3PJ

Russia continues sending advanced weapons and mercenaries to Donbas - UN http://24today.net/open/327563

English version: Judah: West Is Taking Russian Meddling in the Balkans Seriously http://www.slobodnaevropa.org/content/judahwest-is-taking-russian-meddling-in-the-balkans-seriously/26874967.html …

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#Mariupol direction, Uspenka-Amvrosiivka, Izvaryne as entry point of equip into Ukr r areas of highest concentr of enemy's equip - ATO spox

We are observing ceasefire violations with the heavy equipment separatists were supposed to have withdrawn – Lysenko

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
More internal skirmishes in the militant ranks: battle over petrol stations; skirmishes over lack of funds for militants in #KrasnyLuch

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian policemen uncovered arms arsenal of unprecedented size in #Luhansk region: grenades, anti-tank mines, ammo, AKs

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU detained 4 #LPR informers who gathered info about pro-Ukrainian activists, plotting to use them as hostages

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
@GeoffPyatt confirms info that RU officers, generals and weapons involved in eastern Ukraine. RU soldiers took #Debaltseve

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian servicemen repelled attacks near #Luhanske

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Russia-backed militants attacked Ukrainian positions from mortars, assault rifles and the artillery 10 times near #Avdiivka, #Pisky

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#Mariupol: At Berdyanske AZOV says shelling continues less intensively, but no ceasefire. http://www.0629.com.ua/news/754930 pic.twitter.com/IzwwZxonFI

#Czech Republic sold #Russia modern American weapons pic.twitter.com/qUsEdHD0Th http://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2015/2-march-czech-republic-sold-russia-modern-american-weapons …

#Russian Orthodox Army on how to raise #DNR patriots: "What to do with ukrops? Kill!"
http://vk.com/rparmy?z=video-4743070_170913100%2Fvideos-4743070 … pic.twitter.com/uF4etrAmvD

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It's time to heed a common Russian phrase that #Putin violates with every breath: "Call things by their own name." We're in a new cold war.

Woman was questioned at DNR blockpost: 'you are fascist?' 'No,' she answers. 'What about your brother, dad, boyfriend, uncle ...'

With Russia's hybrid army with lots of criminals you also get lot of infighting #Krasnyi_Luch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLkmOXnWCk …

That was 'taming' of Kosogor, cossack commandant of #KrasnyiLuch, by Russians/Plotnitski.

Great i/view w Rus Buryat soldier wounded in Ukraine by @novaya_gazeta: 90% of "DNR troops" #Debaltseve were Russians
http://www.novayagazeta.ru/society/67490.html
Second one on the same interview;
Interview with Russian servicemen Feb 19 tank battle #Debaltseve http://www.novayagazeta.ru/society/67490.html … pic.twitter.com/9Dd7VmZG7G

Hard not to feel sorry for this soldier, who is 20, badly injured and doubtless in trouble for this i'view. As for his commanders/leaders...
He has no complaints,was fighting for "just cause". Putin is "cunning - tells the whole world no troops, and tells us quietly: go on go on!"

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Soldiers of Russia's 7th military base in Abkhazia getting medals for fighting in Donbas https://informnapalm.org/6417-rossyjskyh-dvazhdy-okkupantov-s-7-j-voennoj-bazy-yz-abhazyy-za-uchastye-v-boyah-na-donbasse-massovo-nagrazhdayut-medalyamy-za-voynskuyu-doblest … pic.twitter.com/HFLAiWTayG

Little green men celebrate the capture of #Donetsk #airport.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgUSM6zF28c …
#RussiaInvadesUkraine pic.twitter.com/KZNrPM9NGB

Novorossya" passports are nail-color coordinated... pic.twitter.com/nLRrmTmy8h
Interview with Russian soldier from Ulan-Ude in Donbas pic.twitter.com/a1xbc3CbJL http://www.novayagazeta.ru/society/67490.html …

Shoigu:Russia to expand list of combat patrol regions for strategic bombers
http://tass.ru/en/russia/780367 …
pic.twitter.com/vD1osUQyop

Eurocorps commander warns: Europe cannot continue to rely on soft powerhttp://www.janes.com/article/49619/europe-cannot-continue-to-rely-on-soft-power-eurocorps-commander-warns …
pic.twitter.com/jObyJPqti5

The Slain Soldiers of Putin’s Covert War with #Ukraine (a "place of temporary dislocation") http://www.vice.com/read/russias-ghost-army-0000568-v22n2 …

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Now we can see that Debaltsevo was important as a hub to supply ammunition and tanks to occupied territories for further escalation--Russian military needed the Debaltseve railhead to deliver directly munitions and tanks to their troops and mercenaries which they have already started doing in direct violation of Minsk 2.

"Driving in Debaltsevo" movie by so called reporter Graham Phillips captures train with ammunition pic.twitter.com/V2JMAuuyPg

Russian soldier tells Novaya Gazeta how he and others pretended to be separatists & went to kill Ukrainians http://www.novayagazeta.ru/society/67490.html …
Had been seriously wounded in a tank fight in Debeltseve.

http://www.novayagazeta.ru/society/67490.html … #Russian soldier recalls his tank battalion trip fr Ulan-Ude,#Russia,to #Ukraine's #Debaltseve pic.twitter.com/m8LH33oTeZ

Yet another "#Novorossiya local rebel", conscripted deep in #Siberia. pic.twitter.com/EdnlZikA68 #NAF #АТО #RussiainvadedUkraine #WW3 #Donbas

Column of 16x Russian army 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzers in Donetsk (video uploaded 2 March) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McKoOs9qk7A&feature=player_detailpage#t=2 …

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Remember, the "Spetsnaz" forces who attacked #Debaltseve were made up of 90% #Russia|n servicemen
The minority 10% were organizers.

Another Russian Air Force transport type (An-26) fitted with bomb racks (fuselage) 1/2 pic.twitter.com/KXu7ncUSLY

James Miller @MillerMENA
Details from interview of injured Russian soldier match what we've been reporting for months - http://bit.ly/17KMbgE
There is far more to this interview that The Interpreter intends to translate in due time, including details on the lack of shared operational command between the Russians and their separatist allies, or the surprising note from Batomunkuev that his unit was told that around 70% of the population Makeyevka, Donetsk's large, eastern suburb, was regarded as pro-Ukrainian.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2015/03/02/a-bag-and-a-gun-and-it-was-into-the-tank … @novaya_gazeta has an important (long) interview w a Russian танкист wounded in Ukraine. Read @meduza_en's summary.

Part where he describes seeing lots of new cities and Donetsk is heartbreaking. His only chance for travel.
War as social elevator for millions of Russian youths going nowhere--and they call Ukraine the failed state.

From the same interview:
There were many trains, from all over Russia. Ours was the fifth. Before us there were boys from Khabarovsk...".

I have no regrets. We were fighting for right cause. I saw it on TV".

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Poroshenko reveals Nemtsov told him he was ready to reveal Russian role in Ukraine war. This is big. http://reut.rs/1JZhOF3

We've met people living on East Ukraine frontline.
Their lives prove that the ceasefire is rather a weird concept
http://buff.ly/1MY6iIX

Kremlin signals to its forces 'get ready, get set' by blaming Ukraine for "frustrating the implementation of the Minsk agreements" (TASS).

Here comes the whammy! TASS "DPR says Ukrainian artillery systems not yet pulled out from contact line in Donbas". Excuse to renew offensive

"I am from Belgorod & big majority is from Russia. I our task is to fight until we reach Kyiv" http://informator.lg.ua/?p=73228 pic.twitter.com/lPCmPMVU1v