From CNN today:

Desperate? Usually I'd agree but...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2236712.html

https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/08/two-i...hike-16065858/

Unfortunately they are just picking up on reporting from the BBC - which typically for the BBC relies on hearsay from one person - so it is not really propaganda, rather reporting international news from their perspective.

The BBC report is the almost verbatim source for the independent article above

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-63800953

Yes, I had previously read that and my comment wasn't directed at those in the reports. My 'desperate' remark was directed at the Rusky who headlined it. Needed to clear that up!

Excellent explanatory thread.

Some people have been wondering why Russians have concentrated several brigades near a tiny town called Vuhledar, which approximately occupies only 5 square kilometers, and what makes Russians so obsessed with the idea to take it?

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...647057408.html

You sad, deluded, sh*t.

Indirect confirmation if large scale Russian loses due to hypothermia. “Fell asleep and didn’t wake up again”….

Czech refurbishing 90 T72 for Ukraine, possibly the US funded ones?

Early on in the chat, the comment that a lot are coming home in Zinc is referring to the coffins the Russians use to transport bodies, I remember a post from Belogrod of locals complaining about dumped zinc Coffins turning up in the garbage.

see

Another captured T90m

So Putrid is basically admitting that previous attacks were random attacks against civilians with no military targets in mind. Interesting!

No ... that's because of brexit !

Wow.

was interested to do a mind map of how you get from reality to Vlads frontal lobes. Found it had already been mapped out accurately.:}


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"... consciousness of guilt... "

As the 8th largest zinc producer, putting out about 1% of the global total, seems the Russians should be looking at better uses for zinc, like batteries.

In the meantime, taking the lead from Wagner, perhaps this would resolve their logistics problem with 200's, and their foreign embassy deliveries of Russian delicacies.

Innovative device, already employed in Russian body armour and helmets for Mobiks and general conscripts. (not suitable for former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin apparently)


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Belarus 🧵 We're seeing new developments in Belarus, which could have major repercussions for Belarus and Ukraine.

Today, Sergei Shoigu arrived in Belarus. The visit was reportedly unannounced. Straight after landing at Machulishchy Air Base, he met his Belarusian counterpart Viktor Khrenin and signed amendments to the 1997 treaty on establishing the Union State (changes pertained to the defence and security part of the document).

After that, Shiogu met with Lukashenko, who confirmed Belarusians are providing logistics support to Russian units in BLR.

Belarusians also provide instructors to Russians. Both armies train together too. So what does it mean? The text of the amendments was not published, so this is a bit speculative. But it is likely that cooperation between both states will deepen further.

Given the nature of the visit, we'd not be surprised at all if the Belarusian Armed Forces were now fully subordinated to the Russian General Staff or Western MD Command.

The key to understanding these developments is the context within which they are taking place.

We assess that the Belarusian Armed Forces have been preparing to go to war since April-May. Then they started testing the armed forces' capabilities in this regard. They have tested everything from mobilisation to rear support to manoeuvre warfare.

However, these tests were on a very small scale. Minsk has created several territorial defence battalions, but they are companies, maybe even smaller formations.

On the other hand, Minsk has also been checking the accuracy of address data for citizens liable for military service. Draft notices will also be delivered through SMS.

Khernin announced last week changes in the law, probably on mobilisation. (Maybe after Shoigu's visit they may pertain to something else).

Regardless, we assess that amendments will have a profound impact. We assess that there is too much going on in Belarus to explain these actions as just fixing attempts to tie up Ukrainian forces near the border with Belarus. This could have been achieved at a much smaller cost.

​​​​​​​We do not know what the future holds, but one cannot exclude an attack on Ukraine from Belarus, or a significant Belarusian military involvement in the war. I'd say there is roughly even chance this will happen over the next few months.

Ukraine has shown restraint to Russia. Belarus supporting an attack would be an act of war, and the constraints on response on military targets within Belarus may be much more liberal. Not a desirable situation, but Belarus is playing with fire.

not only that but surely if Russia is allowed to bring a neighbour to the game, Ukraine could also bring a neighbour in.

Surely Ukraine is playing this very, very careful when it comes to taking to war to either Russia or Belarus. One stand out feature of this war has been the way Ukraine has done a pretty outstanding PR job, the other is that much of that good PR hinges on the evidence presented that it is wholly Russia that is the aggressor. They risk damaging that by overtly attacking Russian, or Belarusian, territory. In turn, that could result in a reduction of military aid to Ukraine, perhaps, as Ukraine might be viewed as a NATO proxy by some states.

There is some evidence that there are partisans within Russia, and, perhaps, Belarus, that are working on the side of Ukraine, either directly or indirectly because they have an interest in overthrowing Putin's regime. Until now there has been plausible deniability between the mysterious fires and explosions within Russia and the actions of Ukrainian forces. It has to be in Ukraine's best interests, in terms of maintaining wide international support, to stick to that tactic, rather than risk a long-range overt attack into either Russian or Belarusian territory.