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Russian special military operation in the Ukraine – Day 19

The big news of the day is that the Russian forces finally decided to, shall we say, change pace, and by all accounts the intensity of the artillery, aerial bombing and missile barrage which hit the Ukie forces in the town of Avdeevka was absolutely unprecedented and following this barrage the LDNR forces broke through 8 kilometers of just about the most heavily defended sectors in the entire theater or

New book – ‘France’s Yellow Vests: Western Repression of the West’s best values’

Ramin Mazaheri for the Saker Blog As the journalist – in English or French – who has covered more Yellow Vest demonstrations than any other, I thought it was my responsibility to give them something I can’t find anywhere: an objective, accurate and complete history. I am publishing here, in a chapter-by-chapter serialised format, my new book – France’s Yellow Vests: Western Repression of the West’s Best Values. Soon after

Sitrep : Sanctions and quite major economic news

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held an important joint press-conference following talks in Moscow. The links are here:  The Ruptly link was on their live stream and now simply shows that the event has concluded.  I have not been able to get to the other link, as shortly after the following sanctions news, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs site went down again. https://www.ruptly.tv/en/events/202203151000-LIVE10285-Lavrov-Amir-Abdollahian-hold-press-conference-in-Moscow

This is too funny to miss!!! (MUST SEE!)

First, a video from our heroic information warriors: Then realize this: https://www.rt.com/news/550717-snake-island-guards-surrendered/ Then look at this:   This is a satellite view of Snake Island AFTER the Russian either killed all the Ukie martyrs or evacuated the Ukie traitors (you pick). And, finally, the commentary by Andrei Maryanov: They invent a “story” of some defiant ukie grunts (long since debunked), and now, by showing some MLRS (Grad most likely) salvo,

Three important missile strikes (UPDATED!)

First, as the entire Western press is clamoring in impotent range, Russia has fired 8 Kalibr missiles at a major NATO base in Western Ukraine.  The base is utterly destroyed and there are many (well over 180+) dead mercenaries and even more wounded ones.  The base was near the Polish border which, of course, triggered even more hysterics. What is important about this strike is this: Russia has just proven

MOD Russia: Meeting of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine

https://t.me/mod_russia_en/174 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Meeting of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine ▪️ Unfortunately, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate rapidly, and in some cities it has become critical. ▪️ Mariupol has been in an extremely difficult situation for a long time. Today, as a result of effective actions, the formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic, with the support of units of the Russian Armed Forces, have

Briefings by the Russian Defense Ministry

Early Morning Briefing ▪️Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, continuing the offensive, reached the border of Vodyanoe, Sladkoe, Stepnoe, Taramchuk and Slavnoye. The advance per day was 11 kilometers. ▪️The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic, having previously blocked Severodonetsk from the eastern and southern directions, is fighting against nationalists on the northeastern outskirts of the city. ▪️💥During the night of March 14, 4 Ukrainian

Amateurs think strategy, generals think logistics … Or why Ukraine is doomed

By F(unny) Man for the Saker Blog A simple analysis of the events in real-time(1). No matter which one of the levels in the Battlespace (Tactical, Operational or Strategic) of this War (or Combined Arms Police Action, as of Mr. A. Martyanov’s definition) Is impossible because there is the fog of war, the information we are receiving is old, compromised, unsure. We do not have the full of it on

The Menticide Manual – Wipeout

After a few weeks of hiatus, we welcome back Thorsten J Pattberg for the Saker Blog Wipeout is the man-made annihilation of the weak. It is superior to evolution, which masquerades as natural selection. Part I. Homo Erectus Pekinensis. On September 1st, 2003, the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China promoted a previously unremarkable biologist from Stanford University and member of the Chinese Academy of

“Ukraine, Bio-weapons, & the Pentagon”

by Keith Hartzler for the Saker Blog Are there American-run bio-weapon labs in Ukraine? After reading Dilyana Gaytandzhieva’s 29 April 2018 article “The Pentagon Bio-Weapons,” my answer is “Yes, but with caveats & qualifiers.” Gaytandzhieva claims there are eleven—three in Lviv; two in Dnipro; one each in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, & Uzhgorod. The fact sheets she provides appear to be from a United States government website, though she

On maps wars and hate-filled mobs “canceling Russia”

First, the obligatory map of the day:   Now I need to make a note about maps, as some clearly struggle with the concept.  Okay, first, a map is NOT a faithful representation of reality.  But it is just that, a REPRESENTATION.  Which means that depending on the author of the map and the intended public, two different maps representing the same situation on the ground can look very different.

Sitrep: Housekeeping – Translations in comments for Saker Blog – please read!

We ask that anyone that writes in a language other than English, please keep writing in your home language, many of us understand more than one language, but also please provide in your post a translation to English.  Use deepL.com or use translate.yandex.com/.  Chinese and Japanese are very difficult to translate with these engines but for Chinese, you have Baidu.  Japanese I do not know. The mods are not able

FM Lavrov’s statements following talks with FM Turkey and FM Ukraine

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following talks with Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu and Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba, Antalya, March 10, 2022 10 March 2022 22:12 Ladies and gentlemen, Today I had a meeting with Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu. After that, we held a trilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba at Turkey’s initiative. The idea was voiced

Russian MOD: Early morning update

https://t.me/mod_russia_en/142 Video: Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov – Spox 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry ▪️ Units of the People’s Militia of the Donetsk Republic, with the fire support of the Russian Armed Forces, took control of Valerianovka, Zeleny Gai and blocked Novoandreevka from the south and east. The advance was 9 kilometers. ▪️ The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic, continuing offensive operations, took control of Surovtsevka, Schedrischevo, Zhitlovka

Boomerang Sanctions

by Ghassan Kadi, for the Saker Blog Do Western sanctions have any chance of achieving their objectives? Perhaps we need to look back at history and see how the earliest recorded sanctions were implemented. Before the age of electronic transfers and massive international trading and complex technology came into existence, warring factions enforced sanctions on each other by way of imposing sieges, and therefore cutting off food and water supplies

Of skirmishes, wars and parasites

By Naresh Jotwani for the Saker Blog It is extremely difficult to relate general statements about human nature to very specific present-day situations. If one is close to the scene, he may miss the forest for the trees; from a distance, he may miss both. Fortunately, Saker does not object to forays into treacherous terrain! In that spirit, we start with a list of ten fairly simple words, referring to

Sitrep: UNSC on biolabs in the Ukraine + Russia Transcript

A quote from the Sirius Report: Whatever people’s opinion are about the war, one thing that should alarm everyone is the attempt in the west to effectively wipe out any vestige of Russia, including its language, culture and effectively the people. This is a very short report.  The hatred was so palpable in that meeting room that I felt physically affected. The summary is: Russia, China, Brazil, India, and Kenya

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