This guy was a joke even before Russia went into Ukraine. A Ukrainian "governor" of an Oblast which does not even control the majority of the population of that Oblast. He was elected in contradiction to the Minsk accords, where everyone in the Oblast, both the Ukraine and separatist side, were supposed to elect the representatives. Instead Ukraine made a mockery of the peace accords and "elected" a clown like this in the sliver of territory they had under their control, ignoring the will of the majority of the people in the Oblast, and claiming he represented everyone. Ignoring the votes of the majority of the population on the separatist side. Macron even smugly said to Putin's face that this clown, and his mate in Donetsk, were now the legitimate representatives and that the Minsk peace accords were null and void. Guys like this one are part of the problem why this conflict exploded in the first place. His office should not even exist.
The War in the Ukraine
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Looks like Russian forces are about to abandon Kreminna
The leader of Mozart admits that Ukranians have commited plenty of atrocities, that they have pulled support for groups during central américa civil wars for less than what the Ukranians have done. And that the country is filled with corruption and run by "some terrible people"
This from @milchronicles. I find this quite detailed.
Armed Forces of Ukraine may lose Bakhmut due to lack of reserves: 1.2 thousand soldiers died in ten days
Since December 15, reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost about 1.2 thousand people killed and seriously wounded in Bakhmut. According to the Military Chronicle, the largest losses were suffered by units transferred to Artyomovsk from the south.
The largest number of dead and seriously wounded was recorded in the reconnaissance company of the 24th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 34th and 17th motorized infantry battalions of the 57th infantry brigade, in the 9th, 10th and 11th territorial defense battalions of the 59th separate motorized infantry brigade.
Reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses at the positions of the 30th and 54th brigades in the southern suburbs of Bakhmut - Opytny and Kleshcheevka. After the arrival of the Ukrainian infantry at the positions that had been sighted in and partially destroyed by artillery fire, which were under the supervision of the PMC "Wagner", the tactics of the fire shaft with the use of "Hyacinth-B" howitzers of 152 mm caliber were used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Also, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 62nd mechanized brigade from the 4th army corps of the reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses. These units came under barrage fire from the artillery of the Wagner PMC when the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to counterattack in the area of Kurdyumovka and Ozeryanovka, 20 km south of Bakhmut.
A particularly difficult situation is developing in the 59th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In just three days, from December 23 to 26, the formation lost about 185 people killed and wounded. The reconnaissance company of the brigade and the self-propelled division with Gvozdika 122-mm howitzers were almost completely destroyed.
On December 24, due to the impact of the 300-mm Smerch complexes, the brigade lost the command post of the artillery reconnaissance battery with the American AN / TPQ-37 Firefinder counter-battery radar and the Starlink satellite terminal in the Ivanovsky area (a southwestern suburb of Bakhmut). After that, the headquarters structures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area switched to the exchange of data using the Iridium PTT (Push-To-Talk) system, which complicated and slowed down the exchange of information and counter-battery combat in the area.
The destruction of the AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar also made it difficult to use the French 155 mm TRF1 howitzers deployed under Bakhmut. Due to the lack of intelligence, Ukrainian artillery lost the ability to conduct aimed fire for several days and twice hit the positions of the 54th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the southeast of Artyomovsk.
The Bakhmut garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffers heavy losses on the first and second lines of defense, where, in addition to the "orchestra" artillery, "reactive" tanks T-80BV / BVM show high activity. According to the Military Chronicle, the Ukrainian infantry in this area suffers from a shortage of anti-tank grenade launchers and is gradually losing the ability to deal with fast tank penetrations into the defense depth at a speed of 60-70 km/h.
According to UAF radio intercepts, the infantrymen left on the first two lines of defense are dying without weapons and cover, while the reserves inside Bakhmut are working on a plan of action in urban battles in case the front collapses. The reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are forced to prepare the fortifications inside the city for the fall of the defense around Bakhmut manually due to the shortage of engineering equipment, which the Military Chronicle earlier.
Armed Forces of Ukraine may lose Bakhmut due to lack of reserves: 1.2 thousand soldiers died in ten days
Since December 15, reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost about 1.2 thousand people killed and seriously wounded in Bakhmut. According to the Military Chronicle, the largest losses were suffered by units transferred to Artyomovsk from the south.
The largest number of dead and seriously wounded was recorded in the reconnaissance company of the 24th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 34th and 17th motorized infantry battalions of the 57th infantry brigade, in the 9th, 10th and 11th territorial defense battalions of the 59th separate motorized infantry brigade.
Reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses at the positions of the 30th and 54th brigades in the southern suburbs of Bakhmut - Opytny and Kleshcheevka. After the arrival of the Ukrainian infantry at the positions that had been sighted in and partially destroyed by artillery fire, which were under the supervision of the PMC "Wagner", the tactics of the fire shaft with the use of "Hyacinth-B" howitzers of 152 mm caliber were used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Also, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 62nd mechanized brigade from the 4th army corps of the reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses. These units came under barrage fire from the artillery of the Wagner PMC when the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to counterattack in the area of Kurdyumovka and Ozeryanovka, 20 km south of Bakhmut.
A particularly difficult situation is developing in the 59th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In just three days, from December 23 to 26, the formation lost about 185 people killed and wounded. The reconnaissance company of the brigade and the self-propelled division with Gvozdika 122-mm howitzers were almost completely destroyed.
On December 24, due to the impact of the 300-mm Smerch complexes, the brigade lost the command post of the artillery reconnaissance battery with the American AN / TPQ-37 Firefinder counter-battery radar and the Starlink satellite terminal in the Ivanovsky area (a southwestern suburb of Bakhmut). After that, the headquarters structures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area switched to the exchange of data using the Iridium PTT (Push-To-Talk) system, which complicated and slowed down the exchange of information and counter-battery combat in the area.
The destruction of the AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar also made it difficult to use the French 155 mm TRF1 howitzers deployed under Bakhmut. Due to the lack of intelligence, Ukrainian artillery lost the ability to conduct aimed fire for several days and twice hit the positions of the 54th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the southeast of Artyomovsk.
The Bakhmut garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffers heavy losses on the first and second lines of defense, where, in addition to the "orchestra" artillery, "reactive" tanks T-80BV / BVM show high activity. According to the Military Chronicle, the Ukrainian infantry in this area suffers from a shortage of anti-tank grenade launchers and is gradually losing the ability to deal with fast tank penetrations into the defense depth at a speed of 60-70 km/h.
According to UAF radio intercepts, the infantrymen left on the first two lines of defense are dying without weapons and cover, while the reserves inside Bakhmut are working on a plan of action in urban battles in case the front collapses. The reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are forced to prepare the fortifications inside the city for the fall of the defense around Bakhmut manually due to the shortage of engineering equipment, which the Military Chronicle earlier.
Did they just imply they worked for the US government?
When he said along the lines "If someone working for the US government was involved with a group committing such atrocities in latin america they would be pulled out but here in Ukraine ...."
Update on Engel base attack, 3 killed could be pilots as the pilot waiting area was hit.
All too tempting to interpret this as meaning that 3 pilots (or even co-pilots etc) were killed/wounded - which would be huge. There could/would be many more basic support staff in addition to the pilots/flight crews there.
As a Bulgarian, I can say that the Bulgarian Christo Grozev is not a reliable source of information. In Bulgaria, Christo Grozev has a very low level of trust. His propaganda is aimed at the deluded Western public.