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Russian Navy Joins the Bombardment of Mariupol
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 79 Comments • 1 Like • 2 years ago
“Russian warships have joined in the bombardment of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol”
Russian forces are preparing to capture Mariupol the same way Soviet forces captured Berlin in 1945. The capture of Mariupol appears to be the determining factor for Russia's next move. Will Putin begin talking about mediation? Or will Russia strike harder at Kyiv?
How Russia's tactics are evolving in Ukraine
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 3 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 years ago
“A strategic snapshot of Russia's shifting tactics in the north, south, east and west of the country.”
A more balanced and comprehensive news report than has been provided by the western press. The map suggests that Russia's main objectives are in the south and east of the Dnieper River. That shouldn't be surprising given the strategic importance of Crimea.
Russia says 23 dead in missile attack on Donetsk
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 22 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 years ago
“Ukraine denies launching the attack on the separatist-controlled city in eastern Ukraine.”
News from the war in Donbas which hasn't stopped with the Russian invasion. The western press has been focusing attention on Kyiv but most of the combat has been taking place in eastern Ukraine.
GOP senators urge Biden to expedite transfer of airpower, air defense systems to Ukraine
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 14 Comments • 1 Like • 2 years ago
“Kirby also told reporters that the U.S. was continuing to send Ukraine weapons.”
Oh, goodie. Republican stupid-hawks are back to protect the American way of life from commie dominoes. All of these stupid-hawks would kneel and kiss Vladimir Putin's ass for the right amount of money. At least the stupid-hawk charge is being led by liberals favorite Republican, Mitt Romney....
Russia widens attack with airstrikes on western Ukraine cities
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 18 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 years ago
“Airfields far from the main areas of war hit, while convoy near Kyiv seems to have dispersed into firing positions”
Russia, or Putin if you prefer, appears to be confident that their primary objectives have been secured. The map shows that Russian military activity has been from the east to the west. So, it seems obvious that the primary objectives of the Russian invasion have been in eastern Ukraine....
Russia underestimated Ukraine's resistance, US officials say
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 13 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 years ago
“The testimony, in a hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, amounted to the first public disclosure by the nation's most senior...”
We're supposed to believe that European neoliberal technocrats know more about Ukraine than does Russia? US policymakers can't even figure out how a restroom is supposed to work. I admit misreading the situation before all this started. I couldn't understand why Putin would risk war that...
Ukrainians are giving Americans two lessons about democracy we've forgotten
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 3 Comments • 4 Likes • 2 years ago
“Ukrainians have surprised the world with the ferocity of their opposition to Russia's invasion. It's a passionate defense of the country's...”
The liberal press has the impudence, audacity, insolence, unmitigated gall to publish this tripe? The United States was founded for the sole purpose of oppressing the Black race. Americans are xenophobic, fascist, Nazi, white supremacist, ammo-sexuals. Nationalism has no place in the 21st...
New Studies Support Wuhan Market as Pandemic's Origin Point
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 12 Comments • 1 Like • 2 years ago
“The reports’ authors say that the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, jumped from animals sold at the market to people twice in late 2019—but some...”
Well, it looks like the pandemic is falling off the news cycle so the press needs to gin up a controversy to keep the story alive. And, of course, the scientific community is more than willing to oblige. The animal origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was confirmed early on in the pandemic;...
Ukraine's Got a Real Problem with Far-Right Violence (And No, RT Didn't Write This Headline)
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 10 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 years ago
“It sounds like the stuff of Kremlin propaganda, but it's not. ”
Who is the United States defending? Who is the United States supporting? Do we just ignore what has happened in Ukraine to oppose Vladimir Putin? The enemy of your enemy isn't necessarily a 'good guy'. And politicians attempting to convince voters they are strong leaders tend to hide...
Six Early Thoughts on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 11 Comments • 4 Likes • 2 years ago
“No one knows how this situation will end. But a few things are already clear.”
Too late to spin excuses for a botched up job by Biden. The die is already cast. Here's a possible scenario to consider: The estimate was that there were 30,000 separatists fighting in the war in Donbas. The wild card is how many more the separatists can recruit. If the separatists can...