Transcarpathia
29 Jul. NATO has sponsored a project involving Romanian and Ukrainian scientists to monitor river pollution on the Tisza river. This is a major source of drinking water for the region and passes through Uzhhord. This is a major town situated close to the border with Romania. This strikes me as an opportunity to insert SIS types into the region under NGO/environmentalist cover.
5 Aug. The head of the region, deputy Valeriy Lunchenko claimed there were a few dozen citizens of the Russian Federation inciting the local people to protest against mobilisation. Lunchenko claimed that mobilisation is not forced and all moblised persons are volunteers.
7 Aug. Reports of the protesters acting against mass military mobilisation in the Transcarpathia region are turning into a full scale uprising. Local residents are blocking the roads, stopping trains and are taking over the control of places of strategic importance. The town of Mukachevo is at the heart of the rebellion. Protesters have also taken actions in the Mukachevo region: villages of Chervenovo, Domboki and Strabichevo, in the Beregove region: villages of Gat and Muzhievo and four towns in the Hustsky region
19 Aug. 1500 Ukrainian troops sent to Transcarpathia to control possible separatist action forming a second front. The effect of this has been exacerbated by the arrival of a similar number of trained volunteers in the east.
20 Aug. More than 100 activists from Irshava district rallied near the Transcarpathian Regional Administration. One of their main demands was to enforce the district council decision whereby two-thirds of the deputies passed a motion of no confidence in the head of Irshava District State Administration, a member of the Svoboda party Vasyl Svichkar.
24 Aug. Kiev passes decree intended to popularize signs of Ukrainian patriotism and to prohibit the use of the coat of arms, flag and anthem of undemocratic regimes. In particular, totalitarian, self-proclaimed quasi-state formations, terrorist, separatist organizations or groups. This is obviously aimed at Novorossian symbology.
25 Aug. Migration Service of Ukraine acts in Transcarpathia to identify illegally residing foreign & stateless persons.
26 Aug. Transcarpathians from western Ukraine will join the resisistance in the International Rusyn Battalion of Lugansk Republic.
27 Aug. Reports from Delatyn that the 5th Battalion of the Carpathian defence force has deserted from from the front in the south east. This video shows a battle-scarred convoy en route presumably back to Transcarpathia.
Transnistria
10 Jul. An article in the New York times mentions that Strelkov, described as a former intelligence agent, fought in the post-Soviet conflicts in Transnistria, Serbia and Chechnya. I like their further description – “Mr. Strelkov, a native Muscovite whose real name is Igor Girkin, is a figure as mysterious as he is fearsome”. Can we look forward to him reappearing in Transnistria in the near future? If the Novorossia story is ever filmed, will there be a rejuvenated Sean Connery playing his part saying “My name is Strelkov…. Igor Strelkov” in a soft Scottish-Russian accent? Stay tuned.
27 Jul. Ukraine starts construction of a large ditch 3.5 m wide and 2-3 m deep, along the whole border with Transnistria. The intent is to stop the movement of heavy military equipment and the movement of contraband goods. The US Senate adopted Resolution SR 500 in support of the territorial integrity of Moldova and the condemnation of Russian economic pressure on Moldova. It also calls for the EU to deepen political and economic integration with Moldova. Once more, the EU becomes the fall guy for US foreign policy with respect to Russia.
3 Aug. Reports of concern in Transnistria that Ukraine will attack Tiraspol, the capitol, in order to draw Russia into the conflict, being framed as the aggressor.
11 Aug. Transnistria anounces that it is not preparing to attack anyone, but it is ready to repel any aggression against it.
20 Aug. Transnistria’s government just announced it was mobilizing its military from 21 August.
21 Aug. Transnistria mobilizes its army. All employees of state agencies will undergo combat training. Russian official visits region.
22 Aug. Following his meeting with Transnistria’s leadership, the Russian vice-premier Dmitriy Rogozin noted that even at this very difficult time Russia will continue supporting its compatriots.
26 Aug. More American soldiers are spotted at a bar in Moldova. Keep in mind the military build up in Transnistria. Moldova proposes introducing legislation making it a criminal offence to promote ‘separatism’ and ‘extremism’.
28 Aug. Ukraine has increased the scope of its existing regulations preventing the passage of Russian males aged 18-60 across the border with Transnistria to include children, women and elderly people.
Background:
The Wiki links (with obvious caveats) Transcarpathia, Zakarpatia oblast and Transnistria form a starting point. Given the complex ethography, history and politics of both regions, there are multiple interpretations of events, which must be borne in mind. Anonther source is the blog Springtime of Nations in which the author looks at the emergence of small states throughout the world, including seccession movements in the US. The interpetation of both regions seems to come from a conventional US/Western perspective, especially regarding foreign policy. He also considers the Armenia/Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is another proxy for US/Russia conflict.
Winter is coming: Ukrainians educated in energy saving, alternative heating — RT News
Glory to heroes — Brrrr!
SWIFT and it makes complete sense of cahoot. Thanks Cameron.
And, further sanctions which doesn’t harm Russia and which will become history. Thanks Cameron cahoot is in.
SWIFT is the next stage.
Best regards,
Mohamed.
Can Ukraine and Moldova dare blockade Transnistria?
Should it happen, I think Russia will act and make a corridor to the sea, thus Transnistria becoming no more land-locked.
NATO has sponsored.. another aide convoy of 298 kamaz trucks filled with small pox infested blankets.
Oh wait this is not another humanitarian mission?
Until very recently nato had not crossed my mind. Seeing Libya I wonder how long such evil had persisted in our midst..
If you dont look you dont see it. You can only ignore things for so long.
That was my first thoughts when SHOOTER left the building. However, I did not want to publicly express that possibility.
Nevertheless, I found an article you and your readers will find immensely interesting:
http://syncreticstudies.com/2014/08/30/understanding-the-astounding-novorossiyan-victories/
Right on Saker, just right on, for putting all this together you’re doing a service to the world that’s immeasureable, by bringing light, truth and an honest compassion to where murky darkness loitered.
Slan Espina
“The Russian tactic will change now, and will for the time being allow more of the real facts to emerge that the NM is winning. Its victories are such that they are becoming impossible to hide.”
And here is the video that speaks volumes to that “Simulacrum” shift:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=058_1409415214
Odessa and Kharkov are next in a brilliant campaign by the Russian Federation to counter 4th Generation War plans of the Anglo-Zionist Empire against the Russian Federation and the Eurasian Movement.
Understanding the Astounding Novorossiyan Victories-by: Joaquin Flores illuminates the strategic thinking behind the battle raging across the globe for the human mind. What will the future be for humanity? The tactical victories on the ground in the Ukraine are better understood in the context of strategy. The war in Novorossiya is a continuation of the sea based Western Empire’s one hundred year plus effort to control the destiny of Europe and Asia.
I will copy a few paragraphs from the article by Joaquin Flores at The Center For Syncretic Studies.
“To understand on the macro level the use of simulacrum, with whole broad historical periods as narratives appearing as something other than what they were, is to give is a key insight into how this synthetic reality is manufactured on the micro level of the news cycle as it revolves around a context specific phenomenon exemplified within the conflict in the former Ukraine.”
“2.) Allowing a victimological narrative to be developed favoring Novorossiyans based upon civilian areas being shelled and the forced exodus of innocents, including the deaths of 00-hero-slavyansk-03-29-05-14women and children. This is the hardest thing for people sympathetic to the Russian position to understand. The shortest way to rationalize this is to understand that avoiding this would cost more lives in the future, especially since a loss for Russia in Novorossiya would be the beginning of a decade or two long process which would ultimately see destruction of the Russian Federation, but moreover the division of Russia itself into about ten mutually hostile statelettes, leading to a US backed disastrous war between them on the Eurasian continent, ultimately drawing in China and Germany, and costing between perhaps 100 million to 1 billion lives.”
“The Russians have followed their plan in playing the western news cycle and media game. They have also demonstrated a profound understanding of the machinations of the liberal mind as it grapples to rationalize news and information. While a majority of people are aware that official news and information is erroneous, this does not mean that news consumers do not have some ‘system’ of understanding and working through information which may be faulty. Two methods normally used: “the truth is somewhere in the middle” (a common fallacy) alongside: “if both sides claim it, it’s probably true” (another common fallacy).”
“The Malaysian Plane incident was the first time in the 21st century that the US attempted to frame the Russians for an atrocity against civilians, and it was also the first time, perhaps in history, that Russia publicly exposed a standard US hoax/false flag. The long term ramifications of this are still unknown, but we may speculate that the manner in which the US and UK official press essentially made an about face and ‘came forward’ with the James Foley beheading hoax was not only historically unprecedented but perhaps connected to Russian work behind the scenes.”
“As we have also been clear about, Kharkov in the north of Novorossiya and Odessa in the west are critical. When rumblings of partisan/rebel action in these areas was reported, we consistently reminded our friends and readers that this was a necessary part of a larger plan. Previously we had formulated, before the use of the cauldrons maneuver three or four times over in the south of Novorossiya, that the efforts would need to spark in Transdniestra supporting Odessa, and Kharkov almost simultaneously in order to draw the KJ away from the then encirclement around Donetsk. It is not clear now whether this will be necessary.”
Thank you Dalpe for that link to CSS, and also bob kay for running with it. That’s an amazing analysis – I have to spend time exploring their other articles, this is a top-shelf resource I wasn’t aware of.
I always likened Strelkov to the Killdeer bird, which feigns a broken wing to lure predators away from its nest.
Also thanks for your second link, Dalpe, to the address by Alexei Mozgovoy in Yalta – the first part especially ranks in my mind with some of the great revolutionary speeches in human history. I really liked the interview with Mozgovoi in Slanyangrad.org yesterday – it’s wonderful to hear him in person and to absorb his message, which I take to be of class warfare and the true global struggle that he seems to understand very well.
The Ukraine and Moldova have blockaded Trandniestra in the past, but Moldova has to be very careful lest it set Gagauzia off again. Both Ttansdniestra and Gagauzia have held referenda with overwhelming support to join Russia, so if Novorossiyan forces seize Odessa, both regions would probably join Novorossiya.