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a waste of ukrainian women preparing to die in the trenches — for crazy zelensky ......
Halyna Vynokur, a clerk in a hardware store in Kyiv, was shouldering a firearm for the first time. Iryna Sychova, a purchasing manager at a department store, disassembled and reassembled the jumble of rods and springs in a Kalashnikov rifle.
They were among two dozen women who turned out in a forest near Kyiv one recent weekend for a course in firearms and urban combat, training that included shooting rifles, finding booby traps and throwing hand grenades. They were spurred by a sense of duty, they said, realizing they might some day end up on the front lines.
“Nobody wants to fight in the trenches,” said Olha Bakhmatova, 46, a psychologist who attended the training. “It’s unnatural to want it.” But she felt it was “inevitable” that more women would wind up fighting, and she wanted to be prepared.
“Now, I understand: If not me, who?” she said.
After 20 months of full-scale war, the fighting in Ukraine has bogged down in vicious battles of attrition along a zigzag front line in the southeast. A steady supply of weapons and personnel are crucial, and while Ukraine has the benefit of Western-donated armaments, it relies on only its own population as a pool for replenishing forces — and Russia’s is about three times as large.
With so much hinging on refilling the ranks, efforts are underway to draw more Ukrainian women into the army. Volunteer groups offering all-female training, like the one near Kyiv, are supporting the effort.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/europe/ukraine-war-army-women.html
SEE ALSO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaWY2AHcU8A
SEE ALSO: https://sputnikglobe.com/20231108/ukrainian-women-to-be-zelenskys-new-cannon-fodder-1114818359.html
MAKE A DEAL PRONTO BEFORE THE SHIT HITS THE FAN:
NO NATO IN "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)
THE DONBASS REPUBLICS ARE NOW BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FOLD — AS THEY USED TO BE PRIOR 1922. THE RUSSIANS WON'T ABANDON THESE AGAIN.
CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954
A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE USA.
EASY.
THE WEST KNOWS IT.
- By Gus Leonisky at 10 Nov 2023 - 5:01am
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talking of kalashnikov.....
Americans are not the only ones with Gun culture! I visit a Russian expo for weapons and body armor! Join me to see what sort of things people in Moscow do!
American Marine Veteran In Russian Gun Expo! Moscow Is Loaded!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vmUs9jt8I8
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a soldiers’ revolt?
A Ukrainian war prisoner sheds light on the reality of the distribution of Western weaponry.
Ukraine’s military units that have higher numbers of mobilized citizens within their ranks do not get any NATO-aided arms or equipment as the Kiev military command fears a brewing soldiers’ revolt, Yuri Kuzmich, a captured Ukrainian soldier from the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, told journalists.
"There are zero NATO weapons whatsoever. We’ve heard of it, but no one actually saw it. They flaunt it on the internet saying ‘Here, look at what NATO gave us’... They withhold NATO weapons, because we can turn against them, against Kiev," the prisoner said.
Kuzmich talked about military formations with alarge amount of mobilized men. Kiev’s refusal to properly equip the troops can be attributed to negative attitudes towards authorities among the personnel. The course of hostilities revealed Ukraine taking unreasonable actions on the front, and deceiving troops in its own ranks.
"Some brigades seek a race to Kiev. The lie is getting on people’s nerves, who are promised one thing, but in reality, see something polar opposite. They are afraid to give us NATO equipment," the prisoner summarized.
Ukraine has introduced martial law throughout the country, meaning that men between the age of 18 and 60 are now banned from traveling abroad. Draft cards are served everywhere, not just in recruitment offices. Videos online have shown people receiving them in the streets, at gas stations and in cafes.
It is not just the representatives of Territorial Recruiting and Social Support Centers (a new name for recruitment offices in Ukraine) that hand them over. A person can also be approached by an employer, a housing office head, a homeowners’ association president, or other officials.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20231110/kiev-authorities-withhold-nato-arms-over-fears-of-revolt---ukrainian-pow-1114871307.html
MAKE A DEAL PRONTO BEFORE THE SHIT HITS THE FAN:
NO NATO IN "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)
THE DONBASS REPUBLICS ARE NOW BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FOLD — AS THEY USED TO BE PRIOR 1922. THE RUSSIANS WON'T ABANDON THESE AGAIN.
CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954
A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE USA.
EASY.
THE WEST KNOWS IT.
SEE ALSO: https://sputnikglobe.com/20231111/eu-foreign-policy-chief-says-russias-defeat-in-ukraine-conflict-not-expected-in-near-future-1114890356.html
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stalemate?....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jCx1qEZQcY
MAKE A DEAL PRONTO BEFORE THE SHIT HITS THE FAN:
NO NATO IN "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)
THE DONBASS REPUBLICS ARE NOW BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FOLD — AS THEY USED TO BE PRIOR 1922. THE RUSSIANS WON'T ABANDON THESE AGAIN.
CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954
A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE USA.
EASY.
THE WEST KNOWS IT.
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stop the agony....
Not only is the Kiev regime grappling with dwindling Western support, but Ukraine’s lackluster counteroffensive has been marked by severe losses in manpower and a depletion of NATO-gifted weaponry.
Ukraine’s military is facing a shortage of manpower to send to the ‘meat grinder’ namely, the much-touted counteroffensive, which has now been proven to be a colossal failure.
This fact is being increasingly admitted by Western mainstream media, and the latest report by CNN serves as further evidence. The outlet served up a helping of candid interviews laying bare the gravity of Ukraine’s mobilization headaches. Dying a pointless death on a suicide mission is hardly something that individuals of fighting age look forward to.
One of those the publication spoke with, a 32-year-old IT specialist by the name of Yevhen, unabashedly said he had every intention of dodging the draft.
“I believe that everything involved in the mobilization process is illegal and unfair. A lot of the activity that the recruitment centers undertake is devoid of any legal basis. So, I'm against everything that is happening… if I get a draft notice tomorrow, I'll go and consult with a lawyer and fight it,” he was cited as saying.
The Zelensky regime fills its military ranks with volunteers and draftees. Since the intensification of the Ukraine conflict, Kiev has imposed martial law, resulting in a travel ban on all men aged 18 to 60, since they are deemed liable for military service. Draft cards are handed out not only in recruitment offices, but on the streets, at gas stations and in cafes. Draft dodgers have become a huge problem, with a wave of viral videos showing Ukrainian men desperately trying to avoid conscription.
The interviewee, who is of fighting age, went on to tell the outlet that everyone, “talks about responsibilities," but he had a “question” of his own to ask:
“What has this country given me that I owe it anything? My parents paid for my education, although I was an excellent student and had to study on a budget. It turns out that no one adheres to the law, but everyone talks about obligations.”
The IT specialist argued that he could hardly be a worthwhile addition to the battle ranks as he had no military training, adding:
“I will either be killed in two minutes, or I will work here and pay taxes and support the economy.”
Another IT worker, Vlad, 30, echoed his fellow countryman's sentiments regarding the draft.
“I think that Ukraine is not ready to fight Russia. We do not have the strength, money or weapons to do so. We were not prepared for it at all,” he told the outlet, adding that it was a “senseless killing of our citizens.”
Revealing that he also sought to dodge conscription, the man continued:
“I don’t want to go to fight. I am neither morally nor physically ready. I’ll try to avoid getting a draft notice. If I get it, the company will try to organize that I will be in the rear."
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian army lieutenant undergoing rehabilitation after being wounded also had something to tell those foreign soldiers-of-fortune willing to joining the military’s ranks.
“As a rule, they do not realize what they are getting into... they don’t realize how much artillery there is, and that you sit under fire all day, every day,” said the man named Dmytro.
He added that of course, foreigners can “easily terminate a contract, unlike Ukrainians.” According to him, almost half of the people saw everything and said, “No, no, this is too much. This is not the kind of war we signed up for.” As for the current mobilization, he slammed it as ill-conceived.
“The way it (mobilization) is done now – when they try to force someone to join, the way they hand out draft notices is very bad. For example, I am a platoon commander, why do I need a person who does not want to join the army?”
He admitted that, “We are stuck... we need to replace people.” Another individual interviewed speculated that, “now if someone gets a draft notice, then no one will consider [their] health problems, for the purpose of filling the ranks.”
While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to beg for weapons and money from countries backing NATO's crusade against Russia in Ukraine, there is a significant lack of manpower resources. Ukraine is struggling to maintain an adequate number of military personnel. General Valery Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, in an interview with The Economist, acknowledged that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had hit a "stalemate" and raised alarm about insufficient manpower, saying:
"The prolonged nature of the war, limited opportunities for the rotation of soldiers on the line of contact, gaps in legislation that seem to legally evade mobilization significantly reduce the motivation of citizens to serve in the military."
A spokesperson for the State Border Service of Ukraine, Andriy Demchenko, was cited as telling a November 9 briefing that an estimated 43,000 citizens of Ukraine were refused exit at the border over the last 10 months, adding that, “The reasons were different, but mostly because they did not qualify.”
The counteroffensive that was finally launched after much delay in early June hugely thinned the ranks of Ukraine's NATO-trained military.
The Ukrainian armed forces have lost 113,685 servicemen killed and wounded during the counteroffensive that was launched on June 4, according to figures released by Russia’s Defense Ministry.
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Kiev's troops had failed to achieve any tangible results on any section of the frontline, calling the Ukrainian counteroffensive "a failure rather than a stalemate." But in no way did the botched counteroffensive sway Zelensky's intent on proceeding with the military campaign at all costs. In the grand scheme of things, sparing soldiers is a trivial matter when the primary concern is delivering results to appease your Western bosses.
An important thing to note is that Ukrainian soldiers have been increasingly surrendering during the Kiev regime's failed counteroffensive. Instances of soldiers not putting up resistance have been recorded by regional officials and the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) since the launch of Ukraine's counteroffensive attempt. Furthermore, many of the foreign hirelings that Ukraine relied upon to beef up its military ranks have reportedly been departing. The hired guns either realized their gamble in Ukraine might have been a reckless one, or have gone to Israel to assist the Israeli Defense Forces amid the war in Gaza.
In either case, Zelensky is fretting over the West's waning desire to funnel support to Ukraine as Washington is increasingly focusing more on the Middle East. Consequently, it appears that drumming up more manpower to contribute to the West's proxy war is going to be an increasingly difficult challenge.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20231120/draft-dodgers-say-ukraine-unable-to-take-on-russia-slam-counteroffensive-as-senseless-killing-1115063928.html
MAKE A DEAL PRONTO BEFORE THE SHIT HITS THE FAN:
NO NATO IN "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)
THE DONBASS REPUBLICS ARE NOW BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FOLD — AS THEY USED TO BE PRIOR 1922. THE RUSSIANS WON'T ABANDON THESE AGAIN.
CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954
A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE USA.
EASY.
THE WEST KNOWS IT.
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fighting females....
There must be a statement – friends, we are either losing the war, or we need to make a difficult decision about the mobilization of women.
Inna Sovsun
Then "UKRAINE" loses the war.....
OKAY THE UKRAINIAN MEN ARE LOSING THE WAR.... adding women to losers isn't going to make things improve...
Be sensible.... I KNOW IT'S A BIG ASK....
MAKE A DEAL PRONTO BEFORE THE SHIT HITS THE FAN:
NO NATO IN "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)
THE DONBASS REPUBLICS ARE NOW BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FOLD — AS THEY USED TO BE PRIOR 1922. THE RUSSIANS WON'T ABANDON THESE AGAIN.
CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954
A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE USA.
EASY.
THE WEST KNOWS IT.
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a rust bucket.....
Ukrainian fighter jets have destroyed a Russian warship docked at a port in occupied Crimea in an attack bearing the hallmarks of British Storm Shadow missiles.
Footage of the incident showed a fire and a huge explosion in the harbour at Feodosia at around 3am Ukraine time after the missiles struck the Novocherkassk, one of Russia’s biggest amphibious warships.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/ukraine-destroys-one-of-russia-s-biggest-amphibious-warships-in-crimea-20231227-p5etqy.html
"THE WORD IS THE SHIP WAS OLD AND RUSTY, ON ITS WAY TO THE SCRAP YARD, MEANWHILE PUTIN LAUNCHED THREE NEW SHIPS... PUTIN THANKED THE UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT FOR DESTROYING THE OLD RUST BUCKET, RECOMPENSE (RETALIATIONS) IS ON THE WAY...." — NottheNUZ reporting.....
— and by the way, the Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down....
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SEE ALSO: https://www.rt.com/russia/589680-attack-crimea-warship-death/
SEE ALSO: https://sputnikglobe.com/20231226/how-new-mobilization-law-could-buy-time-for-zelensky-with-thousands-of-lives-1115824209.html
SEE ALSO: https://www.theinteldrop.org/2023/12/26/regular-ukrainian-army-now-totally-destroyed/
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