"Ceasefire"
the junta's way: "We prefer to burn and shoot defenseless
people"
Vladimir
Suchan
26
January, 2013
1.
"Ceasefire" in the Ukraine clearly means continuation of
the war as before--no matter of how often such "ceasefire"
was announced or promised.
2.
However, even RT continues to call the continuation of attacks on the
Donbass "ceasefire." Everyone is free to figure that one
out.
3.
Russia failed to call the Kiev regime on the blunt and massive
violations of the ceasefire (in the real sense of the word
"ceasefire").
4.
"Ceasefire" is not simply a continuation of the war by the
same means--by war, violence, and terror. The junta is in the final
stage of ever growing buildup and resupply.
5.
While the ability of the Western politician and the Western media to
pretend that something is when it is not and that something is not
when it is is nearly infinite, Moscow cannot assert for that long
that Poroshenko's promises mean 1) either nothing at all or 2)
something entirely different than what the words say.
6.
In this situation, if "ceasefire" means what it means
currently, it would be easy to make or declare "peace" in a
similar way--in the Roman imperial and Orwellian way: peace would be
war and the objective of such "peace" would be to make
first a desert out of the Donbass and then, after the junta's would
have been trained on the shooting range of the Donbass, the Kiev
regime, as advised and ordered, would try to march "with
ceasefires and peace" unto Crimea or perhaps even taking a
short-cut via Moscow itself.
On
June 24, Vladimir Putin said this: The decision to take back the
right to send Russian troops to Ukraine as a way of assisting the
initiated peace process is premised on the expectation or condition
that the rights and freedoms of the people in eastern Ukraine will be
safeguarded and guaranteed.
The
position of the West: The Kiev regime is perfectly democratic and
constitutional, and there are no Nazis in Ukraine or, at least, no
Nazis should be worried about unless we choose to paint Putin and
Russia that way. Actually, what happened in Kiev ought to be a model
for which Russia itself ought to aspire.
Now,
if I may chime in: the elementary fact is that fascism and Banderism
are by definition and by their nature incompatible not only with any
rule or law or constitutional order, but above all with basic
political rights and freedoms of anyone. Fascism is the doctrine of
radical inequality; fascism yearns for redividing people into new
masters and slaves. In this regard, the only right which fascism
effectively allows is the right of death.
In
addition, Putin also made this point: To demand that self-defense
disarm is senseless, for they remember the Odessa massacre. Without
arms they would be burned alive. The putschists' various Banderite
and fascist paramilitaries, which the oligarchs and their pro-NATO
coup armed, would also need to be disarmed first.
Ukraine SITREP June 24th, 17:10 UTC/Zulu: a watershed moment?
24
June, 2014
When
I heard this morning that Putin
had asked the Federation Council to repeal the resolution on the use
of Russian armed forces on the territory of Ukraine I
was frankly baffled. Truly, I had not expected such a move.
I had noticed yesterday that the so-called "consultations"
(as opposed to "negotiations") between the Russian
Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov, a senior representative for
the OSCE Tagliavini, Ukraine's second president Kuchma, Ukrainian
Choice movement leader Medvedchuk and the Donetsk People's
Republuc's Prime Minister Borodai, South-East movement leader
Tsaryov and representatives of the Lugansk People's Republic had
resulted in the Novorussian leaders agreeing to a temporary
cease-fire, but I did not expect that the situation would change so
rapidly. Let's recall what was going on just a few days
ago.How
did we get here?
This is how I concluded the June 20th SITREP (entitled "Slaviansk encircled")
This is how I concluded the June 20th SITREP (entitled "Slaviansk encircled")
Again, we have a situation in which Poroshenko or, should I say, Poroshenko's puppeteers in Washington, are absolutely determined to achieve either one of the following goals:
1) To extend Banderastan all the way to the Russian border
2) To force Russia to openly intervene militarily in the Donbass
This is a winning strategy because Kiev has the means to achieve at least one of these goals and Putin does not have a third option. The Kremlin's preferred solution - to have Novorossia successfully resist the Ukie aggression - does not seem to be achievable, at least not if the Kremlin does not take dramatic action to change the dynamic on the ground.
In
fact, I had predicted that Putin would be forced to send in the
Russian military not only to avoid a real genocide of the population
of Novorossia, but even a "symbolic disaster" like the
fall of Slavniansk because the fall of this now symbolic city would
be a political disaster for Putin.
Over the next couple of days (June 21st-23rd) my feeling that an intervention was imminent only grew stronger. This is what I wrote in a private email to a contact in the Ukraine:
Over the next couple of days (June 21st-23rd) my feeling that an intervention was imminent only grew stronger. This is what I wrote in a private email to a contact in the Ukraine:
A lot of my time is spent scanning the Russian RuNet (official and social) media to get a sense of what is happening. I can say categorically that I sense that something is changing: I think that even though Putin is not making any loud statements about it, the complete farce of Poroshenko's "ceasefire" and "peace plan" has really pissed off the Kremlin and the near-to-the-Kremlin elites who now have switched from a "wait and see and hope for the best" to a "okay, you wanna fuck, let's fuck" mode. For one thing I get the sense that a decision has been made not to allow a genocide in Novorossia. My sense is that the only decision left to fine tune is how, but my guess is that help across the border (in goods and money) will go through the roof. I also hear that the number of volunteers is going sharply up. The key thing is that I also get the feeling that the Ukies are maxed out and that they are having major supplies issues. So it is "just" a matter of us moving resources in fast enough to allow the "thin" Novorussian resistance to hold until the Ukie side begins to crumble. Poroshenko, who before did have some street-cred as "the one who does not have blood on his hands", is now universally despised. And Gazprom is fed up too. All this is to say that I would not be surprised to see an increase of very polite Russians in Lugansk and Donetsk.
Of
course, I was referring to a "thinly covert" kind of
intervention, not an overt military one, but the difference between
the two is really academic. Besides, one often leads to the
other anyway. My local contact, by the way, agreed and
confirmed something was definitely changing for the better (sorry, I
cannot go into specifics).
So the visible sequence over the past week has been the following one:
So the visible sequence over the past week has been the following one:
- First, Kiev "offered" a "peace plan" which was an ultimatum.
- Then, the junta launched a full-scale Ukie assault on Novorossia.
- At this point the situation became truly critical and Slaviansk was encircled.
- The public mood in Russia became one of extreme rage and frustration.
- Then it became clear that the Resistance had inflicted huge losses on the Ukies especially in the Lugansk region and the Karachun hill.
- Putin ordered troops to the border and military exercises involving Airborne forces
- Consultations began between an ad-hoc group and Novorissian authorities
- Novorossian authorities accepted a temporary the ceasefire
- Putin asked the Federation Council to repeat the authorization to use the military to protect the Russian-speakers in the Ukraine
To
this visible sequence of events I want to add two very important
points:
First, concerning point 5 (Ukie losses): not only did I get plenty of unverifiable reports that the Ukrainian losses were truly huge, but there are confirmed reports of entire Ukie border guard units fleeing to Russia to seek refuge and 400 soldiers of the Ukrainian Airborne Troops collectively resigning. As for Slaviansk, to the utter amazement of Strelkov who had expected a final assault, the Ukies withdrew. Strange no?
Second, there is a rather interesting opposition figure in Russia named Sergei Mironov who is the Chairman of the Federation Council and the President of the Just Russia Party (which I would describe as the only real opposition party in the Duma and whose orientation I would call "Left of Putin Social-Democratic"). It so happens that Mironov was on the forefront on the Crimean issue for which Uncle Sam "thanked him" by including him in the list of blacklisted Russian politicians. Let's just say that on the Ukrainian issue Mironov did some very good work and that he gained a lot of political weight. Well, two days ago Mironov got so outraged by the situation in Novorossia that he announced on a talkshow on Russian TV that Russia should consider recognizing the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics which, as he said, would allow Russia to pour in as much money, weapons or even military forces as needed without having to consult with any third party. Keep this idea in mind, as it is very important for the rest of this analysis.
True, at the same time, Oleg Tsarev - the de-facto political leader of Novorussia - had set out seven pre-conditions (including full withdrawal and even compensation!) for any negotiations with Kiev, none of which had any chance to be accepted by the Ukie junta, just as Poroshenko's ultimatum aka "peace plan" had zero chance of being accepted in Novorussia. So the political deadlock was apparently total.
First, concerning point 5 (Ukie losses): not only did I get plenty of unverifiable reports that the Ukrainian losses were truly huge, but there are confirmed reports of entire Ukie border guard units fleeing to Russia to seek refuge and 400 soldiers of the Ukrainian Airborne Troops collectively resigning. As for Slaviansk, to the utter amazement of Strelkov who had expected a final assault, the Ukies withdrew. Strange no?
Second, there is a rather interesting opposition figure in Russia named Sergei Mironov who is the Chairman of the Federation Council and the President of the Just Russia Party (which I would describe as the only real opposition party in the Duma and whose orientation I would call "Left of Putin Social-Democratic"). It so happens that Mironov was on the forefront on the Crimean issue for which Uncle Sam "thanked him" by including him in the list of blacklisted Russian politicians. Let's just say that on the Ukrainian issue Mironov did some very good work and that he gained a lot of political weight. Well, two days ago Mironov got so outraged by the situation in Novorossia that he announced on a talkshow on Russian TV that Russia should consider recognizing the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics which, as he said, would allow Russia to pour in as much money, weapons or even military forces as needed without having to consult with any third party. Keep this idea in mind, as it is very important for the rest of this analysis.
True, at the same time, Oleg Tsarev - the de-facto political leader of Novorussia - had set out seven pre-conditions (including full withdrawal and even compensation!) for any negotiations with Kiev, none of which had any chance to be accepted by the Ukie junta, just as Poroshenko's ultimatum aka "peace plan" had zero chance of being accepted in Novorussia. So the political deadlock was apparently total.
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Alexander
Borodai
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Connecting
all the dots I would say that there were a lot of very dark clouds
on the eastern horizon and that a thunderstorm was imminent.
Sure, there were these rather bizarre 'consultations' taking place,
but I doubt that anybody could have predicted that they would result
in the Novorussian side agreeing to a ceasefire. And yet this
is exactly what Alexander Borodai, the Prime-Minister of the Donetsk
People's Republic announced.
Now whether Borodai is a high-ranking FSB officer or not, it is quite clear that he could not have taken such a decision without consulting both with Strelkov and the other military commanders and with his contacts in Moscow (wherever they might be). Clearly, a strategy developed at the top Russian levels is now being implemented. Let's try to make sense of it.Possible interpretations
First, I want to deal with the obvious one or, should I say, the obviously mistaken one. It can be summarized with the not-too-sophisticated slogan "Putin is backstabbing Novorossia" or, alternatively, "the NWO has bought Putin off". I suppose that "the US nuclear blackmail of Russia has forced Putin to surrender" should also be dealt with here. For one thing, Smolenskaia street is not Foggy Bottom or an undergrad sorority, were decisions are made and reversed in less than 24 hours and were the latest fad sets the agenda. Putin did not spent the past 14 years freeing Russian from the AngloZionist control while directly opposing key US foreign policy goals just to be "bought off" and commit political suicide. As for the nuclear war canard, I have already dealt with it recently (see here and here) and I have no intention of repeating it all. I will therefore limit my analyses to credible options:
Now whether Borodai is a high-ranking FSB officer or not, it is quite clear that he could not have taken such a decision without consulting both with Strelkov and the other military commanders and with his contacts in Moscow (wherever they might be). Clearly, a strategy developed at the top Russian levels is now being implemented. Let's try to make sense of it.Possible interpretations
First, I want to deal with the obvious one or, should I say, the obviously mistaken one. It can be summarized with the not-too-sophisticated slogan "Putin is backstabbing Novorossia" or, alternatively, "the NWO has bought Putin off". I suppose that "the US nuclear blackmail of Russia has forced Putin to surrender" should also be dealt with here. For one thing, Smolenskaia street is not Foggy Bottom or an undergrad sorority, were decisions are made and reversed in less than 24 hours and were the latest fad sets the agenda. Putin did not spent the past 14 years freeing Russian from the AngloZionist control while directly opposing key US foreign policy goals just to be "bought off" and commit political suicide. As for the nuclear war canard, I have already dealt with it recently (see here and here) and I have no intention of repeating it all. I will therefore limit my analyses to credible options:
- Russia has concluded that the Ukrainians simply do not have the means to take over and ethnically/politically cleanse Novorussia and that covert aid is enough to secure the future survival of Novorussia.
- The EU and Russia have successfully bought Poroshenko away from US supervision and are now trying to take control of the situation.
- Russia is trying to offer the most symbolic concessions in preparation for an inevitable breakdown of the negotiations and a subsequent Russian intervention.
- Russia is buying time, just enough to have the Ukie economy collapse and the resulting social explosion to overwhelm the junta.
- Russia is offering a symbolic concession which more or less guarantees that the Europeans will not have to crash their own economy in further US-demanded sanctions.
Of
those options which is the best? In my opinion the most
credible one is the one which combines them all: I think
that they are all true.
First, let's make one thing clear: the latest Russian move is purely symbolic as was the Russian Federation Council's initial decision to "authorize" Putin to use the Russian military if needed in the Ukraine. Putin is the commander in chief and he can order any use of the military he wants, and nobody will challenge that, much less so in the Russian Duma. Furthermore, covert actions being, by definition, covert - they do not require anybody's approval, even formally. Second, just one Ukie attack on a Russian border post (even a mistaken one and even a failed one) are enough of a legal reason to invoke "self-defense" and I remind you that several such attacks have occurred last week. Third, since Poroshenko has openly declared that Crimea will forever remain Ukrainian and since Iarosh even promised to start a guerrilla in Crimea, Russia can always invoke "preemptive action". Finally, and this is crucial, Putin can do exactly Mironov advocates: recognize the Novorussian republics (he does not have to have Duma backing for that) and then move in whatever forces he wants. So even formally, the latest Russian move is 100% symbolic.
Second, to understand what just has happened we need to look at it not only from a Russian, Novorussian or Ukie point of view, but also from the point of view of Uncle Sam. As a reminder, what where the US goals in the Ukraine: (in no particular order)
First, let's make one thing clear: the latest Russian move is purely symbolic as was the Russian Federation Council's initial decision to "authorize" Putin to use the Russian military if needed in the Ukraine. Putin is the commander in chief and he can order any use of the military he wants, and nobody will challenge that, much less so in the Russian Duma. Furthermore, covert actions being, by definition, covert - they do not require anybody's approval, even formally. Second, just one Ukie attack on a Russian border post (even a mistaken one and even a failed one) are enough of a legal reason to invoke "self-defense" and I remind you that several such attacks have occurred last week. Third, since Poroshenko has openly declared that Crimea will forever remain Ukrainian and since Iarosh even promised to start a guerrilla in Crimea, Russia can always invoke "preemptive action". Finally, and this is crucial, Putin can do exactly Mironov advocates: recognize the Novorussian republics (he does not have to have Duma backing for that) and then move in whatever forces he wants. So even formally, the latest Russian move is 100% symbolic.
Second, to understand what just has happened we need to look at it not only from a Russian, Novorussian or Ukie point of view, but also from the point of view of Uncle Sam. As a reminder, what where the US goals in the Ukraine: (in no particular order)
- Sever the ties between Russia and the Ukraine
- Put a russophobic NATO puppet regime in power in Kiev
- Boot the Russians out of Crimea
- Turn Crimea into a unsinkable US/NATO aircraft carrier
- Create a Cold War v2 in Europe
- Further devastate the EU economies
- Secure the EU's status as "US protectorate/colony"
- Castrate once and for all EU foreign policies
- Politically isolate Russia
- Maintain the worldwide dominance of the US dollar
- Justify huge military/security budgets
I
have color-coded objectives these objectives into the following
categories:
Achieved - black
Still possible - too early to call - blue
Compromised - pink
Failed - red
Current "score card": 1 "achieved", 5 "possible, 2 "compromised" and 3 "failed".
This is already a very mediocre result for a power which fancies itself as a superpower, nevermind an indispensable nation or world hegemon. But the point I want to make here is this: seen in the context of these AngloZionist strategic objectives, is the latest Russian move a good or a bad thing? I would argue that at the very least, it further compromises several already immediately threatens several US goals (1,5,8) and potentially complicates others (6,7,8). Not bad at all, if you ask me, especially for a purely symbolic move!It ain't over, not by a long shot
I have to immediately warn everybody that this one is far from over. For one thing, we should never under-estimate the power of the AngloZionist Empire who, just to make an example, has just slapped a 9 billion dollar fine on France for refusing to cancel the Mistral contract (well, officially, for not abiding by US sanctions on Somalia, Iran and Cuba). Second, the US has a long and distinguished history of sabotaging peace plans (I think of Bosnia, for example). Third, a ceasefire is much easier to break than to maintain. And, finally, there are now literally tens of thousands of crazed neo-Nazi thugs running around free in the Ukraine and there is quite literally nobody out there who could reign them in, nevermind disarm them: one could make a very reasonable argument that Kolomoiski has much more power than Poroshenko. Sad, scary, but true.
I have to agree with several Russian analysts who have recently warned that we are in this conflict for the long run and that it would be the height of irresponsibility to assume that now it's all over and all is well. For one thing, the Banderastani part of the Ukraine is guaranteed to explode before the end of the year (Russia will shield Novorussia from this explosion by direct aid and economic ties). Finally, the information war will now only heat up even if the purely military aspects *might* become less central.
In personal and practical terms this means for me that even if a ceasefire becomes more or less permanent (and that is far from being even probable, at least as this point), I will continue to maintain, as best I can, this blog in a "crisis" mode with a 24/7 focus on what is taking place in the Ukraine. I would even argue that if, and that is a big "if", the ceasefire holds, then the really complicated phase will begin with incredibly complex multi-actor negotiations over the future not only of Novorussia but even the future of the rest of the Ukraine. After all, a ceasefire in the East does not mean that Banderastan has suddenly become viable or that the people in Odessa or Mariupol have suddenly agreed to live under a neo-Nazi regime. All this ceasefire *might* indicate that that this is *possibly* the end of the very first phase of the Ukrainian crisis and that Novorussia *might* have withstood the junta's attempt at crushing it (please note the triple conditional clauses!).
One more thing: while I have offered possible interpretations, this situation is, by definition, too early too call. I urge you call to show the highest degree of skepticism towards any "analyses" filled with categorical statements because it is simply undeniable that while we can speculate about what reasons Putin has for his decisions, we don't really know that at all. As Rumsfeld once said, "as we know, there are known knowns; there are things that we know that we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don't know we don't know".
There are simply too many "unknown unknowns" in the current situation to make any kind of categorical - nevemind final - judgements.
The Saker
PS: I wrote the above two hours in one shot and just before runing out to work. Please forgive the bad style and typos.
Achieved - black
Still possible - too early to call - blue
Compromised - pink
Failed - red
Current "score card": 1 "achieved", 5 "possible, 2 "compromised" and 3 "failed".
This is already a very mediocre result for a power which fancies itself as a superpower, nevermind an indispensable nation or world hegemon. But the point I want to make here is this: seen in the context of these AngloZionist strategic objectives, is the latest Russian move a good or a bad thing? I would argue that at the very least, it further compromises several already immediately threatens several US goals (1,5,8) and potentially complicates others (6,7,8). Not bad at all, if you ask me, especially for a purely symbolic move!It ain't over, not by a long shot
I have to immediately warn everybody that this one is far from over. For one thing, we should never under-estimate the power of the AngloZionist Empire who, just to make an example, has just slapped a 9 billion dollar fine on France for refusing to cancel the Mistral contract (well, officially, for not abiding by US sanctions on Somalia, Iran and Cuba). Second, the US has a long and distinguished history of sabotaging peace plans (I think of Bosnia, for example). Third, a ceasefire is much easier to break than to maintain. And, finally, there are now literally tens of thousands of crazed neo-Nazi thugs running around free in the Ukraine and there is quite literally nobody out there who could reign them in, nevermind disarm them: one could make a very reasonable argument that Kolomoiski has much more power than Poroshenko. Sad, scary, but true.
I have to agree with several Russian analysts who have recently warned that we are in this conflict for the long run and that it would be the height of irresponsibility to assume that now it's all over and all is well. For one thing, the Banderastani part of the Ukraine is guaranteed to explode before the end of the year (Russia will shield Novorussia from this explosion by direct aid and economic ties). Finally, the information war will now only heat up even if the purely military aspects *might* become less central.
In personal and practical terms this means for me that even if a ceasefire becomes more or less permanent (and that is far from being even probable, at least as this point), I will continue to maintain, as best I can, this blog in a "crisis" mode with a 24/7 focus on what is taking place in the Ukraine. I would even argue that if, and that is a big "if", the ceasefire holds, then the really complicated phase will begin with incredibly complex multi-actor negotiations over the future not only of Novorussia but even the future of the rest of the Ukraine. After all, a ceasefire in the East does not mean that Banderastan has suddenly become viable or that the people in Odessa or Mariupol have suddenly agreed to live under a neo-Nazi regime. All this ceasefire *might* indicate that that this is *possibly* the end of the very first phase of the Ukrainian crisis and that Novorussia *might* have withstood the junta's attempt at crushing it (please note the triple conditional clauses!).
One more thing: while I have offered possible interpretations, this situation is, by definition, too early too call. I urge you call to show the highest degree of skepticism towards any "analyses" filled with categorical statements because it is simply undeniable that while we can speculate about what reasons Putin has for his decisions, we don't really know that at all. As Rumsfeld once said, "as we know, there are known knowns; there are things that we know that we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don't know we don't know".
There are simply too many "unknown unknowns" in the current situation to make any kind of categorical - nevemind final - judgements.
The Saker
PS: I wrote the above two hours in one shot and just before runing out to work. Please forgive the bad style and typos.
June
24th Novorossia News Bulletin by the ANNA news agency
Igor Strelkov's Combined Briefings, June 24, 2014
http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.co.nz/2014/06/igor-strelkovs-combined-briefings-june_24.html
Translated
from Russian by Gleb Bazov
Order/Regulation
by Igor Strelkov, June 23, 2014
Original: Strelkov
Info
DPR
[Donetsk People’s Republic] Minister of Defence, Igor Strelkov,
has approved the “Regulation on the Mobilization Department of the
DPR Ministery of Defence.”
The
Regulation sets out the key goals and functions of the Department,
implements its organizational and staffing structure and confirms
its permanent operational location.
Gubarev
P. Y. has been appointed the acting head of the Mobilization
Department.
The
first month anniversary in the life of a new state, Novorossiya, was
markedy Ukies with morning artillery shelling. The first night of
the “ceasefire” did not happen. We do not have definitive
information about the victims of the overnight shelling.
8:30
(MSK) - [The enemy] started intensive shelling of
Semyonovka; smoke is rising over [the village]. We believe that the
fire is coming from the Belyanskiye mountains.
On
the railway Starus-Ogorodnoye near Stanitsa Luganskaya, railways
were blown up, looks like in the near term there will be no trains
from the direction of Moscow.
Also,
based on unverified information, slagheap was smashed, an electrical
substation was damaged, and seven people were trapped inside the
mine as a result of the [enemy] shelling of Privol’ye and the
“Privolnyanskaya” mine. One person was wounded, two were killed.
Emergency crews are conducting the necessary works and rescue
operations, the mine is being flooded.
9:50
(MSK) – During the night, Ukie armoured vehicles and
equipment were relocated from the direction of Izyum. At this time,
a column of Ukie [military] formations, consisting of nine buses
with spotty green-black camouflage colouring, together with
weaponry, four modernized APCs (armed with a 30mm AP (automatic
cannon)), and three tented trucks marked “Persons,” one which is
towing a PK (Kalashnikov machine gun), is proceeding through Krasniy
Oskol, from the direction of Izyum and heading to Yatskoye, Krasniy
Liman. This a second column [today].
Yesterday
evening, after 18:00, the enemy installed a mortary batter at a
stronghold position in the Vostochniy settlement. And thereafter
opened fire on the village of Semyonovka; 5 militia fighters were
lightly wounded. We returned fire and destroyed one of the mortar
detachments. Until the end of the light day, the road across
Semyonovka was exposed to enemy tank fire; in particular, this fire
was directed at “Gazel” automobiles that were delivering food to
the city.
In
the morning of June 24, artillery crossfire and positional combat
resumed in the region of Semyonovka. We have wounded on our side.
At
night we observed active movements of enemy infantry and
intelligence groups in the vicinity of Kramatorsk. To the west of
Kramatorsk, the enemy installed new checkpoints, reinforced with
armoured vehicles, APCs and Hummers. Units of “Praviy Sector”
[Right Sector], marked with Division “SS-Galichina” symbols,
were observed appearing to the north-east of Kramatorsk, in the
vicinity of the settlement of Malinovka.
As
the main water-pumping facilities are occupied by the detachments of
the Ukrainian army and the NazGuard [National Guard], it still
remains impossible to reestablish water supply to Slavyansk and
Kramatorsk. The enemy continues to reinforce its foothold in the
area of the settlements of Krivaya Luka – Zakotnoye. As a result,
it is impossible to speak of any kind of truce being observed in the
area of the military confrontation.
At
this time, the settlement of Vysoko-Ivanovka is being subjected to
mortar fire. Water supply lines that deliver drinking water to
Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and other DPR [Donetsk People’s Republic]
cities pass through this settlement. The water supply lines are the
target of the [enemy] shelling.
Due
to the resonance in the information medium caused by my expression
of gratitude to the organization “Sputnik i Pogrom,” I wish to
say that it makes no difference to me who to express my thanks to –
be they monarchists, anarachists and so on. What is key is if they
offer real help to Slavyanks and are not enemies.
Q: What
type of detachments are now fighting with you – pravoseki [Right
Sector militants] or servicemen of the Ukraining army (those who
Poroshenko ordered to cease fire)? And what is your opinion about
the results of the negotiations in Donetsk – and about the very
idea of negotiations with Ukie bandits?
A: Any
“conversations” with them can be conducted only from the
position of strength – there is no other way. They cannot be
trusted one bit. Not at all. With respect to your first question –
all those who were ordered to fight continue to fight. Both NazGuard
[National Guard] and the Ukrainian army. Under the guise of an
“agreement to cease fire” they are trying to quickly and easily
take up new positions and entrench themselves.
Q: Have
the punitive forces used landmine traps?
A: Why
would the bother with traps when they have “Okhota” [Note 1:
NBU-P Okhota]? In conjunction with several OZMs [Note 2: OZM
– a shrapnel/frag barrage mine], movement sensors and trigger
extensions, [Okhota] makes a mine field practically impossible to
pass or to remove.
Note
1: NBU-P Okhota
is a landmine field control system.
Note 2: OZM is a Soviet-made shrapnel/frag barrage mine – an anti-personnel jumping mine with a circular area of damage.
Note 2: OZM is a Soviet-made shrapnel/frag barrage mine – an anti-personnel jumping mine with a circular area of damage.
Ten
“Acacia” self-propelled howitzers of the Ukrainian army have
moved into the village of Varvarovka, near Rubezhnoye, at
approximately 17:00. They have set up base at the abandoned cannery.
In
the course of the day, there were two additional incidents of enemy
shelling against Slavyansk. Unfortunately, one of the militia
fighters (born in Gorlovka), who was wounded in the morning, died.
The last massive mortar shelling ended just minutes ago. Once again,
militia fighters do not leave their trenches.
With
respect to the helicopter – I have no news yet. Confirmation, if
any, will be provided only after all details are determined.
The
enemy continues to concentrate military equipment on its foothold in
Krivaya Luka. According to information from the local residents,
everyone without exception, including the very old, is being evicted
from their homes. Blindfolded, and without any personal things, they
are taken out of the village and told to go “where the hell they
want.” NazGuard bastards killed several [residents] right on the
street. All this, despite the fact that there were virtually no
militia fighters among the village residents.
Igor
Strelkov: [The downing of the helicopter] has just been confirmed.
This is the tenth helicopter destroyed by our forces. As payback,
the enemy is now leveling Semyonovka with white phosphorus and
shrapnel charges.
At
this time, Ukrainian military is conducting artillery shelling of
the Artyom neighbourhood of Slavyansk from the Karachun Mount. Also,
according to information from militia fighters, shelling of the
outskirts of Slavyansk (Semyonovka) with white phosphorus charges is
now taking place. These charges have been prohibited across the
world. The artillery shelling is being conducted by the forces
controlled by Igor Kolomoiskiy, an oligarch and the governor of the
Dnepropetrovsk oblast.
The
DPR militia fighters have foiled an attempted landing of [enemy]
troopers near Slavyansk. Information about the injured in the course
of the battle is being confirmed.
Statement
from the Chairman of the Presidium of the DPR Supreme Council, Denis
Pushilin, June 24, 2013, 21:07Original: Strelkov
Info
Kiev
government is de facto sabotaging the ceasefire agreement.
Today, [notwithstanding yesterday’s] consultations, the
[Ukrainian military] are shelling Semyonovka. At least five people
have died there. From the direction of the Donetsk airport, a column
of heavy armoured vehicles moved out toward Donetsk. This is
just a sampling of the aggressive actions by the occupation forces
on our territory.
This
is the value of Kiev's agreements with us. We believe that the
Kiev government considers them a mere formality, necessary for the
execution of the economic part of the EU [European Union]
association agreement. All Kiev needs is for there to be an
official[, formal] declaration of truce. De facto, there is no such
ceasefire.
Latest
Hourly Briefings from Location
18:25
(MSK) – In the vicinity of the Putilovsk bridge (Donetsk) there is
a skirmish. At this time, all roads leading to the area of weapons
fire are closed.
19:50
(MSK) – Impossible to drive through the area of the Putilovsk
bridge (Donetsk) due to a special operation ongoing there.
20:10
(MSK) – Shelling of the Artyom district of Slavyansk is ongoing.
Fire is coming from the Karachun Mount.
20:20
(MSK) – Rail lines blown up at the railway near Dybaltsevo.
23:00
(MSK) – Intensive shelling of Slavyansk is ongoing. Volleys coming
from the direction of Kirovsk and Raigorodok between Brusino and the
Yampol
checkpoint. Something is burning at Mashmet. Single and grouped signal flares and rockets observed in the sky.
checkpoint. Something is burning at Mashmet. Single and grouped signal flares and rockets observed in the sky.
23:35
(MSK) Explosions heard and bright afterglow observed in the area of
the highways to Kharkov, near Svyatogorsk. It appears that the enemy
may be using incendiary charges again.
23:45
(MSK) From the direction of the Donetskoe settlement fiver MLRS
systems launched their volleys. The direction of the shelling has
not been determined.
Information
received by the militia over the past few hours, June 24, 2014,
23:55 – 02:20
Original: Strelkov Info
Original: Strelkov Info
23:55
(MSK) – Unfortunately, the ceasefire that was reached several
hours ago never came into effect; the Ukie forces opened fire, using
heavy weaponry, including howitzers. This is not something they
could blame on the militia: the heaviest weapon possessed by the
militia is a 120mm caliber mortar. A mortar has neither an
anti-recoil system, nor a carriage, and the sound of the firing
mortar differs from that of artillery systems. It is obvious that
howitzer batteries are being employed – bright bursts of light are
followed by glow and then by rumbling of explosions.
The
shelling is being conducted in the area of the Kombikormoviy, of the
refueling station – there are sounds of howitzer and KPBT
[large-calibre armour-mounted machine gun] fire.
00:10
(MSK) – There are bursts of light and signal flares coming from
the direction of Kirovsk. In the vicinity of the turn onto
Svyatorgorsk there are powerful blasts; in the region of the Yampol
checkpoint – explosions. The shelling appears to be coming from
the direction of Bogorodichnoe. Also, there is shelling coming from
Staraya Krasnyanka against Lisichansk. In Dolginkaya there is
combat, signal flares. The shelling is being done with heavy
weaponry.
00:20
(MSK) – Bursts of light and explosions [observed] in the centre of
Yampol. Fire is coming from the area of the bridge to Zakotnoye.
00:45
(MSK) – Artillery fire against Yampol continues from the direction
of Zakotnoye.
00:50
(MSK) – The shooting has quieted down. Only question is for how
long.
02:00
(MSK) – And so, here is information regarding the shelling of
Lisichansk.
[The enemy] was firing at the “Privolnyanskaya” mine. As a result of artillery shelling, an electrical substation was destroyed. The mine has been de-electrified – there are people who remain inside the mine. At this time, rescuers and emergency crews have departed for the mine.
[The enemy] was firing at the “Privolnyanskaya” mine. As a result of artillery shelling, an electrical substation was destroyed. The mine has been de-electrified – there are people who remain inside the mine. At this time, rescuers and emergency crews have departed for the mine.
00:20
(MSK) – There is shooting coming from the direction of Yampol.
Around
midnight, artillery shelling of the outskirts of Privoliye with the
use of howitzers commenced from the direction of Staraya Krasnyanka.
About 13 explosions could be heard … my 5-month-old baby was woken
up by these explosions … In Privoliye an electrical substation was
blown up, there is no light in the mine [as a result.] At the
“Privolnyanka” mine – one woman was killed, one wounded.
Electrical power to the mine has been interrupted. People were taken
out through the reserve exit.
At
the time, it is quiet in Privoliye. Those closer to “Privolnyanka”
mine have no electricity. At the “Kapustina” mine everything is
fine. Light has appeared in that part of the town. Could it be true
that the mine itself was targeted? I am getting the impression that
their goal is to destroy infrastructure.
Original: Strelkov Info
Small Russian Village Saurovka and the Banderovite Abominations
There is in Donbass an itty-bitty village – Saurovka. It’s right next to the Saur-Mogila Mound memorial. The Ukie army, being a direct successor to Hitlerite Wehrmacht, terribly hates Saur-Mogila, as it is a symbol of Russian valor in the Great Patriotic War. All the time their artillery and mortars lob shells directly at the memorial. But they cannot get any closer. On and around the Mound our fighters lie in wait. However, I am not here to talk about the defence of the memorial or of the [strategic] height.
I will talk about the little village of Saurovka. It’s really small. There are only 50 or so houses [in the entire settlement]. One day, the pravoseki [Right Sector militants] came there. NazGuard [National Guard], Azov-2 and Dnepr-2. And then they instilled European values in the village. They cut out[, murdered] all the men. They would cut them alive. They would cut the arms, then the legs. Then the head.
They did not cut the women – they raped them. And now they continue [to rape them], during the pauses between battles. Doubtlessly, the various fanboys of Europe and the Maidanites will say that these are made-up fairy tales. Nevertheless, all [that I said] is true. So, Messrs. Lyashko and Poroshenko, what was it that you were bleating about? A ceasefire? Something about how we need to disarm? There were no weapons in Saurovka …
Take note, chocolate baron, truth is on our side, and, one day, we will come for you. Yes, you, personally!
The forested area around Saur-Mogila continues to be replenshished with the fresh dead.
The pravoseki are inhuman not only toward the Donbass residents. Even their own they consider nothing but garbage. They don’t bury them properly. They do not care. They throw some earth on them, and the job’s done. The green of the forest [is soaked] with the smell of dead flesh. Sometimes they even leave their guns with the dead. Why care, right? Amreeka sponsors them, they’ll throw something new their way or buy [weapons] from some Poles.
They lob cluster shells at our guys. Not made in Ukie-stan. The shrapnel is such that, if it catches you, it will rip you up so that you can’t heal. A few days ago, militia fighters got a woman sniper with an “Utyes” [Note 1: NSV-12.7 “Utyes” machine gun]. Hello Poland! The girl was from there. She had the newest American automatic rifle 12.5mm calibre. We could not use the rifle. The heavy machine gun “Utyes” destroyed the [weapon].
I have a feeling that the Saur-Mogila Mound memorial is again becoming a symbol of Russian valour in the struggle against fascism. A few day ago, the Nazis refused to attack our strategic heigh, and the pravoseki then starting shooting at their own – to whip up the attack.
But then those [who were fired upon] got upset and started shooting back. Our fighters, looking from above, found this highly entertaining. If only the circus came by more often! However, this circus is not going to last long. Very soon we will push the Ukie-nazis out, from the outskirts of Saur-Mogila as well as from other places. Prepare your white shoes [Note 2].
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Note 1: НСВ-12,7 «Утёс» (Индекс ГРАУ — 6П11) or NSV-12.7 “Utyes” (GRAU Index – 6P11) – is a Soviet-made 12.7mm large-calibre machine gun, intended for attacks on lightly-armored targets and firepower equipment, infantry personnel of the enemy and air targets. See Wikipedia and RuWiki.
Note 2: The reference to "white shoes" is a suggestion to the Ukrainian Nazis to get ready to die, as in "white shoes" that are put on the dead when they are buried.
Ukrainian Successors to Hitlerite Wehrmacht Rape and Murder in Saurovka
24
June,2013
Message
from Fyodor Berezin, Igor Strelkov’s Deputy, June 25, 2014, 00:40
Original: Strelkov Info
Small Russian Village Saurovka and the Banderovite Abominations
There is in Donbass an itty-bitty village – Saurovka. It’s right next to the Saur-Mogila Mound memorial. The Ukie army, being a direct successor to Hitlerite Wehrmacht, terribly hates Saur-Mogila, as it is a symbol of Russian valor in the Great Patriotic War. All the time their artillery and mortars lob shells directly at the memorial. But they cannot get any closer. On and around the Mound our fighters lie in wait. However, I am not here to talk about the defence of the memorial or of the [strategic] height.
I will talk about the little village of Saurovka. It’s really small. There are only 50 or so houses [in the entire settlement]. One day, the pravoseki [Right Sector militants] came there. NazGuard [National Guard], Azov-2 and Dnepr-2. And then they instilled European values in the village. They cut out[, murdered] all the men. They would cut them alive. They would cut the arms, then the legs. Then the head.
They did not cut the women – they raped them. And now they continue [to rape them], during the pauses between battles. Doubtlessly, the various fanboys of Europe and the Maidanites will say that these are made-up fairy tales. Nevertheless, all [that I said] is true. So, Messrs. Lyashko and Poroshenko, what was it that you were bleating about? A ceasefire? Something about how we need to disarm? There were no weapons in Saurovka …
Take note, chocolate baron, truth is on our side, and, one day, we will come for you. Yes, you, personally!
The forested area around Saur-Mogila continues to be replenshished with the fresh dead.
The pravoseki are inhuman not only toward the Donbass residents. Even their own they consider nothing but garbage. They don’t bury them properly. They do not care. They throw some earth on them, and the job’s done. The green of the forest [is soaked] with the smell of dead flesh. Sometimes they even leave their guns with the dead. Why care, right? Amreeka sponsors them, they’ll throw something new their way or buy [weapons] from some Poles.
They lob cluster shells at our guys. Not made in Ukie-stan. The shrapnel is such that, if it catches you, it will rip you up so that you can’t heal. A few days ago, militia fighters got a woman sniper with an “Utyes” [Note 1: NSV-12.7 “Utyes” machine gun]. Hello Poland! The girl was from there. She had the newest American automatic rifle 12.5mm calibre. We could not use the rifle. The heavy machine gun “Utyes” destroyed the [weapon].
I have a feeling that the Saur-Mogila Mound memorial is again becoming a symbol of Russian valour in the struggle against fascism. A few day ago, the Nazis refused to attack our strategic heigh, and the pravoseki then starting shooting at their own – to whip up the attack.
But then those [who were fired upon] got upset and started shooting back. Our fighters, looking from above, found this highly entertaining. If only the circus came by more often! However, this circus is not going to last long. Very soon we will push the Ukie-nazis out, from the outskirts of Saur-Mogila as well as from other places. Prepare your white shoes [Note 2].
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Note 1: НСВ-12,7 «Утёс» (Индекс ГРАУ — 6П11) or NSV-12.7 “Utyes” (GRAU Index – 6P11) – is a Soviet-made 12.7mm large-calibre machine gun, intended for attacks on lightly-armored targets and firepower equipment, infantry personnel of the enemy and air targets. See Wikipedia and RuWiki.
Note 2: The reference to "white shoes" is a suggestion to the Ukrainian Nazis to get ready to die, as in "white shoes" that are put on the dead when they are buried.
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