By Nightvision for the Saker Blog
Large amount of significant updates today.
Let’s start with the most pressing – it looks like our reporting on the Transnistria RUMINT last time were accurate, the escalations there are now getting worse. More and more info pours out from every direction that suggests an increasingly grave situation.
Poland and Ukraine both have now announced military ‘exercises’ that will conveniently move equipment towards the east of the country:
⚡️The Ministry of Defense of Poland announced that in connection with the “military exercises” from May 1 until the end of the month there will be heavy movement of columns with equipment in the north, east of the country
“Ukrainian media are reporting that a military exercise has been announced in Kotovsk (AKA Podilsk) from today to the 30th, ~20km from the Transnistrian border.”
https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1519683859004145667
While Transnistria reportedly announced mobilization: https://balkaninsight.com/2022/04/28/moldovas-breakaway-transnistria-orders-general-mobilisation/
And Bulgaria has warned its citizens to leave the country:
“Given the deteriorating situation in the Republic of Moldova and around it, we call on our compatriots to refrain from any trips to the country. We invite Bulgarian citizens who are on the territory of the Republic of Moldova to take measures to leave the country on currently available vehicles .”
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry asks its citizens to leave the country. The appeal is posted on the official website of the department.”
And many citizens in Transnistria were said to be fleeing already as snarled traffic was seen at border checkpoints.
A video of the likely Ukrainian terror attack on Tiraspol’s Ministry building was released, showing several masked gunmen armed with RPG’s shooting the building:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ydX1GZlR9PY6/
Arestovich has outright called for Moldova to take Transnistria which they “officially” declined, for now: https://www.rt.com/russia/554640-moldova-transnistria-kiev-offer/
Meanwhile the MI6 claims it is Russia that is preparing a mass assault there:
“🔥 Mi-6 sent intelligence to the Office of the President of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that Russia is preparing a landing in Transnistria if an escalation begins, and is also activated on the southern front. Additional forces of the Russian army are being transferred to Crimea, and the Black Sea Fleet is preparing an operation in Bessarabia. British intelligence again recommended Zelensky to refrain from plans to attack the PMR until the Armed Forces of Ukraine are strengthened with new weapons.”
And ex-Prime Minister of Moldova issued the following statement:
“If the Russians manage to get to Tiraspol, it will be the end of Moldova,” ex-Prime Minister of Moldova Iurie Leanca.
“If Bucharest and Chisinau do not implement certain scenarios. Our only scenario is unire (the name of the movement for the unification of Romania and Moldova). When Romania takes this step together with Chisinau, we immediately fall under the security umbrella of NATO and the European Union.”
In the meantime, Washington continues to escalate its involvement, offering even more intelligence assets to Kiev: https://www.rt.com/news/554643-us-intelligence-sharing-ukraine-russia/
And Biden now seeks a gargantuan $33 billion for Ukraine: https://www.rt.com/russia/554685-biden-ukraine-aid/
Keep in mind, this is 5 times larger than Ukraine’s entire annual military budget of $6 billion.
https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/1519714140339806210
WarGonzo reports that Moldova is holding secret consultations with NATO on a combined action to retake Transnistria:
https://zen.yandex.ru/media/wargonzoya/specoperaciia-nato-pod-nazvaniem-krovavaia-maiia-626abccc35423263458fed48 (you can autotranslate the article)
Excerpt:
“So, our high-ranking insiders in Chisinau, who are really concerned about the security of ordinary people, report that the head of Moldova, Maia Sandu, is holding closed meetings with parliamentarians in order to convince them to publicly advocate for Moldova’s participation in hostilities against the PMR and the Russian military contingent deployed there. .
Naturally, Sandu does this not out of a personal militaristic nature, but on the orders of his immediate supervisors – German citizen Hans Martin Sieg and American political strategist Jason Smart, who act on instructions and direct instructions from NATO generals who cut up the corresponding tasks.
In the scenarios proposed by the curators, the Moldovan military themselves will allegedly participate nominally, direct participation in hostilities and their deployment, as well as further military planning, will fall on the shoulders of the Romanian Armed Forces. Thus, the NATO bloc is working out another scheme based on the “proxy” principle – the Romanians are fighting, but under the flag of Moldova. In general, according to the classics.
The reconnaissance has already been carried out, heavy weapons and manpower are being pulled together, but there is a problem – Sandu’s loyal associates, realizing the possible targeted consequences for their own persons, do not want to share with her the title of “bloody Maya” and the fate of the comedian Zelensky’s team, which, as we all understand, long ago decided.”
Large Romanian military convoys spotted heading towards the eastern border:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/g9WHPYB5PcZv/
And now, the Russian head of SVR intelligence agency has stated:
Sputnik/RT both reporting it:
https://www.rt.com/russia/554671-poland-ukraine-spy-split/
And at the same time, it’s being reported that:
“Washington has set up an intelligence center in Lvov where the Americans work with General Staff officers to get quick information from reconnaissance planes, UAVs and satellites that collect data around and over #Ukraine in space. The staff is about 50 people only from the USA. It is located in one of the communication buildings in Lviv.”
Washington has set up an intelligence center in Lvov where the Americans work with General Staff officers to get quick information from reconnaissance planes, UAVs and satellites that collect data around and over Ukraine in space.
Keep in mind, none of this should come as a surprise as it was weeks ago already that Poland was openly requesting a NATO mission to Ukraine: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-propose-ukraine-peacekeeping-mission-nato-summit-says-pm-2022-03-18/
But now it seems things are escalating and they may take matters into their own hands. Personally, I don’t see much problem with it, why shouldn’t they take the Western part of Ukraine? Russia certainly doesn’t want it and it could be a good ‘compromise’ if something is worked out on the back end. Russia only wants Odessa and in fact would prefer not to have to expend massive manpower and lives lost to conquer the western pale of Ukraine. Of course this is an oversimplification and we don’t know what disaster could turn out from these moves, or what Poland/NATO’s ultimate aims might actually be.
On that note Britain has announced the first official British mercenary killed in Ukraine
“London confirms the death of at least one British subject in Ukraine. Another one went missing. It is known that the killed militant’s name was Scott Sibley. According to rumors, he was a retired British military man who, either out of boredom or under a contract, decided to go on a “Russian safari”. Safari didn’t work.”
Photos: https://twitter.com/DanielBerns5/status/1519726107129528323
https://twitter.com/declassifiedUK/status/1519705488857997313
While another group of British mercenaries seen somewhere in Ukraine:
https://twitter.com/DonbasTh/status/1519613453689925633
Two American mercenaries were also badly wounded in Orekhovo, one seemingly blinded for life by Russian artillery. You can read the description in the video below for more details:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ZZkc5HLaKaR6/
Now the most important thing to understand is that all of these escalations are happening for one reason only, and that is: Russia is completely annihilating the Ukrainian armed forces in the Donbass. It is going even more horrifically for the AFU than many imagined. Here are some new videos just from the past day or two alone showing not only possibly hundreds of losses in KIA but new mass surrenders as well:
Today’s mass surrender:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/DOTwGdMPOdJD/
Huge losses (18+): https://www.bitchute.com/video/RFkLPDeIXdfp/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/mWNL0Fr6chjn/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/WYqVnijq5lpX/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/N5f1voh5QTFg/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/TdTiQcK8qV5u/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/nACWZmHmJEOm/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/Y9A3UygWPp5b/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/gvwUN4Mth3Ct/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/abLGT9StjMmC/
These are unsustainable losses – the AFU is getting crushed and obliterated and the long awaited heavier Russian offensive has not even started yet. It’s getting so bad that even the most infamous pro-western sources are becoming extremely worried:
Jihad Julian is chief amongst them:
Here’s the vile Anders Aslund: https://twitter.com/anders_aslund/status/1519678415456149506
“The War: Ukraine has experienced setback in the past few days. A senior Ukrainian official announced yesterday that Russian troops had taken part of the Kharkiv region. Yesterday, Russia announced that it has captured the entire Kherson region. No Ukrainian advances. Not good.”
And another: “Russia is increasing the pace of offensive in Ukraine in all directions, – Speaker of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Oleksandr Motuzyanyk. Apparently, even the Armed Forces of Ukraine are tired of the lulling lies of Arestovich.”
Not only have Russian advances been smashing Ukrainian defenses, but Russian strikes have continued their upswing on many objects of infrastructure:
“According to reliable information received in the south-west of Kharkov, the headquarters of the TRO/Azov was destroyed. There are dead and wounded.”
There are photos from the destroyed HQ, it looks like there could be a lot of dead.
More critical railway junctures west of Kiev were hit.
Ukraine of course continues its escalations into the asymmetric / terror warfare, hitting various sites on Russian territory. There’s still no certainty of how they’re doing it apart from clues like the fact that several ‘saboteurs’ were arrested in Russia by the FSB yesterday, who were working for Ukrainian SBU. One was in Crimea, had explosives and was planning on bombing a shopping mall in Simferopol.
Many in Russia understandably are feeling fed up, and some believe Russia may eventually designate Ukraine as a terrorist state, which could open pathways for eventual formal declaration of war and mobilization, if need be.
@SamRamani2
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Russia is likely to formally recognize Ukraine as a terrorist state The assassination attempts on Russian state media figures, which the FSB links to Ukraine’s SBU, and the attacks in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region are the pretexts for this move.
Margarita Semonyan, head of RT/Sputnik, added her voice to the mix. Western critics and some pro-Russian ‘maximalists’ believe she’s slowly softening the Russian public for the eventual acceptance of nuclear use:
“Explosions and air defense sirens in Belgorod. The Anglo-Saxons publicly offer Ukraine to transfer hostilities to the territory of Russia. And supply it with the means to implement this plan. What choice are you giving us, idiots? Complete destruction of the remaining Ukraine? Nuclear strike?”
https://twitter.com/M_Simonyan/status/1519559715432370178
And other prominent Russian media figures:
https://twitter.com/ClintEhrlich/status/1519584974885687296
Meanwhile, from the MI6 in UK:
“🇬🇧🇺🇦🔥 Mi-6 have passed intelligence to the Office of the President of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that Russia is preparing strikes against decision-making centers in Ukraine. It is recommended not to use the command posts of the Ministry of Defense, the coordinates of which are known to the Russian special services.”
As of this writing, missiles have hit Kiev but so far it appears to have targeted the Artyom military factory and airfields in the vicinity, not decision centers, but we’ll see. The leadership is likely not worried anyway, there are reports that:
“Zelensky’s wife and children have already received British citizenship. Come on, he himself received it, although this should be contrary to the constitution of Ukraine. But the bloody clown’s parents refused allegiance. Well, at least someone in this family has a conscience.
Also, by the decision of the British government, citizenship was granted to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and his family members, as well as Zelensky’s adviser Mikhail Podolyak and his family members. A number of employees of the General Staff of Ukraine and the SBU are in the process of receiving.
The Ukrainian elites have prepared an alternate airfield for themselves, but the majority of Ukrainians will be left with a nose.”
The implication is that all the top Ukrainian elite are already receiving British citizenships and are ready to work from abroad in their new home soon.
One of the new Polish Warmate suicide drones has already been shot down by Russia
https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1519345294898610176
Large amounts of Western weapons shipments destroyed:
And numerous new TB2’s from Turkey’s fresh batch have already been shot down:
https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/status/1519710447418675200
More photos: https://twitter.com/Cyberspec1/status/1519442308449529856
(another 3rd one)
There’s photos of at least 3 separate Bayraktar TB2’s shot down since yesterday online. Two of them I believe were on or near the Russian border towards Kursk.
Now as for the offensives that are generating these massive casualties posted above. Russian troops are said to be storming Lyman on the northern front while having captured several small towns NW of there, like Kymky and Oleksandrivka. There are even some reports that advance scout units have already reached the outskirts of Slavyansk through the forest, although that likely wouldn’t mean much as they are not quite ready to start assaulting yet. However residents of Slavyansk already hear heavy bombardments and blasts in the distance as the Russian advance approaches.
On the Izyum axis Russia was said to have fully cleared Zavody and is now assaulting the actual stronghold town of Velyka Komyshuvakha, while on the southern end they are still said to be pushing on Pashkove, past Kurul’ka.
Here’s a decent map: https://twitter.com/Cyberspec1/status/1519611022813720576
The AFU is already making plans for retreat in Slavyansk as there is footage of the bridge here being heavily mined and ready to blow.
Here’s the video of heavily mined bridge: https://twitter.com/Farnakyboy/status/1519762715119599616
One report: “🔥 Many residents of Slavyansk confirm the information that the Armed Forces of Ukraine mined Kupechesky Bridge in the city. Ukrainian “defenders” are preparing to surrender Slavyansk according to the scenario of Mariupol.”
As can be seen it leads to the city from the eastern end and appears to anticipate falling back and abandoning the eastern entrance.
There’s progress in Popasna and elsewhere as well but will save it for next time.
For now will turn to the final and other most important sector of Mariupol as there’ve been some big updates.
Firstly, both 2nd in Command of Azov Kalina, and 36th Brigade commander Volyna have released new videos absolutely pleading for western help.
Kalina’s message https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1519619631719358466
Volyna: https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/1519309276568866817 with translation of his message:
In short, he begs for a massive WW2 Dunkirk style airlift to save Azov. Unfortunately Russia has reportedly continued bombing them https://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/status/1519645150603055104
and things have gotten really desperate.
The entire northern part (cement factory, etc) appears to be under Russian control now:
https://twitter.com/Krummapper/status/1519642318390927360
Last time we noted how various forces were working to pinpoint the secret Azov lairs and hideouts. Now they’ve managed to finally do it.
“We made a complete diagram of the Azovstal bunkers, and their connections to each other. Above is the number of the defensive structure, below are the exact coordinates.
Green – transitions between protective structures (laying from 18 to 45 meters) The main headquarters of Azov is located in protective structure No. 18182, a bomb shelter for the central chemical laboratory of the plant, for 300 people. The civilians are partly located in object No. 18207 and 18170.”
This report claims negotiators have arrived:
#AZOVSTAL—#Ukraine|ian (!) negotiators have arrived in #Bezymennoye settlement near #Mariupol in an effort to convince #Azov (#Ukrainian #NationalGuard regiment) to release civilians being held by them at Azovstal. Looks like Azov is getting on everyone’s nerves now. #UkraineWar
https://twitter.com/gbazov/status/1519352436636352512/photo/1
It was reported last time how there’s friction between Azov and Kiev leadership. They requested to be sent to a ‘third country’ of preferably Turkey, and I mentioned how in the past Kiev has even bombed the Azov regiment about a month ago.
https://tass.com/world/1416593
Alexander Sladkov said 2 days ago that Azov only had 9 days of food left. In his new report it was said, “The militants used the building of the sanitary and epidemiological station. 3rd floor completed.
DEFENSE FEATURES OF “AZOVSTAL”. THEY HAVE A LOT OF WATER, INSTEAD OF STOVES THEY USE BARREL WITH ANTISEPTIC, THEY DO NOT GIVE SMOKE.
Ours, moving forward, found a huge warehouse of water at the plant. The militants did not even begin to evacuate him – they have a sea of water. They say there is 9 days of food left.”
And according to Maxim Fomkin aka Vladlen Tatarsky, a prominent DPR soldier/blogger, the Azovstal will be taken by 4/30.
Here’s Sladkov’s report showing entire northern section of Azovstal being cleared: https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1519631657799725056
In short, they appear to be only a few buildings away from where the Azov leadership are holed up so things are set to come to a head in some manner soon.
Russia in the meantime continues to move troops out as one western report stated:
“NEW: Russia is moving “significant” numbers of troops out of Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol to the north and northwest: senior U.S. defense official Russia is still hitting Mariupol with airstrikes. had about a dozen battalion tactical groups in the city.”
Lastly, here’s one of the many advanced things aiding Russian forces in the final capture of Azovstal:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/qN0CQDYGgSO6/
A Russian Fara-VR tactical battlefield radar system that detects both troops and vehicles, through walls at distance, and can relay that information to tankers and troop units for immediate focus fire destruction of the enemies. It’s a very impressive piece of kit that was used by Spetsnaz in Syria but hasn’t gotten such closeup attention until now.
https://roe.ru/eng/catalog/land-forces/ground-surveillance-radars/fara-vr/
Does anyone have the link to video of nazis threatening to hang zelensky? I saw it on telegram i think but now i cant find it. Thanks
This describes it and has one video, Grayzone are top journalists:
https://thegrayzone.com/2022/03/04/nazis-ukrainian-war-russia/
I just watched a US F16am draw circles by the Romanian/Ukranian border near Tulcea and then fly straight into Ukie airspace to disapear right after (flighttracker) Doesn’t look good..
Why would it have it’s ads b turned on in the first place? In all those weeks i haven’t seen any fighter planes pop up near any of the border areas. Just a lot of stratotankers and nato awacs. There seems to be mass evacuation happening from Moldova and/or troop deliveries with commercial planes the last couple of days. Seems like the war is expanding into another country..
Link found in the comment-section on ZeroHedge:
Declassified documents show security assurances against NATO expansion to Soviet leaders from Baker, Bush, Genscher, Kohl, Gates, Mitterrand, Thatcher, Hurd, Major, and Woerner
Slavic Studies Panel Addresses “Who Promised What to Whom on NATO Expansion?”
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2017-12-12/nato-expansion-what-gorbachev-heard-western-leaders-early
I read this morning (Sputnik citing AFP) that President Putin and the ukrainian zelenshk have been invited for the G20 Summit in November this year, in Indonesia.
https://sputniknews.com/20220429/live-updates-uk-to-send-8000-troops-to-northern-and-eastern-europe-1095137258.html#
Why this ukrainian comedian jeew is so desperate to meet President Putin? He has tried many times before… I am worried about this meeting, if till then (November!) this clown zelenshk is still occupying his position…
will probably be a trap – an attempt for Zelensky the comedian/actor to grab headlines and do a big “takedown” style confrontation of Putin in public for the world to see so the media can use it as new propaganda ammunition. Putin should not place himself anywhere within the vicinity of Zelensky as he will only attempt to create some type of major controversy, maybe even try to attack Putin. Who knows what the cocaine-addled ‘Joker’ is capable of
Yes, and I’m worried about something even worse. Since they (deep state decision-makers) have no scruples, they might inject elensky with a biological agent so he can infect VVP. I hope VVP does not take any risks, he is too important to the world.
Hi NV,
I have my doubts about Zelenskyy even being in control of Ukraine by November.
The Russian’s must realize by now that any agreement by Zelenskyy will be worth no more than the paper the paper it’s written on.
Russia will never be safe with that government in power,and will completely denazify Ukraine from East to West,installing a new government along the way.Either way,the Nazi Nationalist’s will either have a choice to be exterminated in the East or South or be flushed across the Zbruch River to be exterminated by the Poles possibly waiting in Lvov by then.
I hope the Russians realize that the US is playing the same game as they did in WW1 and WW2 – first stir up trouble, provoke a chosen opponent, then arm all others and load lots of money on everyone else and finally when everyone is nearly dead these murderers take all treasures they get..
I hope the Russians react soon enough and pull the emergency line by sending at least 1 nuke to the US to end their evil game..
The Balfour Agreement brought America into WWI. The precursor to International Neocons cajoled Lord Balfour into it. Never saintly, under their influence the American government became evil, as Britain’s had long before.
“[MI6] sent intelligence to the Office of the President of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that Russia is preparing a landing in Transnistria if an escalation begins, and is also activated on the southern front”.
Curious. Normally the intelligence agency (MI6) would inform the UK government, which might – if it so chose – notify the Ukrainian government (if one existed) which would then pass the information on to its intelligence services.
The far tighter integration suggested in the quoted passage proves that the UK is acting essentially as an ally of Ukraine in its military operations.
It’s worth remembering that in 1941-5, when the USSR was locked in a fight to the death against Nazi Germany, the British government was extremely selective and quite miserly in the important intelligence it conveyed to Moscow. Its greatest concern was to hide from the Soviets the very existence of such sources as the Bletchley Park decryption teams.
About ‘historical’ lands. Poland regards West Ukraine / Galicia as their historical land. If this intention to get back their historical territory would materialize, than the Western/ Ukro apologetic agitprop to keep calling Crimea ‘annexed’ territory by Russia looses its last credibility. Moreover, if Russia restores its historical lands in the Ukraine (streching from Odessa to Kharkov), than the West has no valid reason anymore to keep sanctioning Russia for something what Poland is also intending to do.
So from an optimistic point of view the historical reset of the Ukraine (with Galicia going back to Poland, Moldavia to Rumania, and Novorossiya to Russia) would perhaps be able to bring back a lasting peace in the region. Interesting would be who would be first: Poland with its historical reset, or Russia (with historical resetting Odessa oblast & Kharkov oblast). But anyway, a historical reset for the whole of the Ukraine seems IMHO to best for restoring peace and well-being to the people living there.
Yah. And the Native Americans regard all of the Americas as their historical lands. Much good it will do them.
The differance is in nuclear weapons and readines/capability to fight for justice.
The Native Americans failed to defend their borders against illegal migrants. Sound familiar ?
Below is a link to a broader and more general recent analysis form the Swiss Intelligence Analyst Jaccqes Baaud. Perhaps someone already posted the link elswere on this site.
The first part is from March so you will need to scroll down to the most recent update in PART II posted on April 11th.
https://labourheartlands.com/jacques-baud-the-military-situation-in-the-ukraine-update/
I read all Nightvision’s articles thanks, but notice that not a single American died in all these battles………….LOL.
Americans never gets killed :-D.
There are at least two:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/28/politics/american-killed-ukraine/index.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/18/american-jimmy-hill-killed-ukraine-civilian-casualties/7088802001/
But then there are another couple rendered hor’s du combat for an extended time:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/04/28/two-americans-both-former-army-wounded-artillery-ukraine-combat.html
The Russians were kind enough to display the coordinates of Hills body so his relatives can eventually retrieve him.
well since you asked, here’s one for ya https://mobile.twitter.com/ClintEhrlich/status/1519909710534635521
“Clint Ehrlich
@ClintEhrlich
It’s being reported that a former U.S. Marine, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed fighting for Ukraine.
He was just 22. He leaves behind a wife and 7-month-old daughter.
RIP.”
International Neocon: “Let’s you and them have a war!”
In turn, the Moldovan authorities are openly afraid of the war, but no one is interested in their opinion.
My comment above was similar but without euphemisms, stated Moldavia is afraid of the war, but cannot do anything, is just a pawn on the Empire of Lies chessboard.
https://voenhronika.ru/publ/vojna_na_ukraine/do_vojny_v_pridnestrove_ostajutsja_chasy_zapad_gotovit_voennyj_anshljus_rukami_rumynii_i_ukrainy_2022/60-1-0-12000
Hours remain in Transnistria before the war: the West is preparing a military Anschluss with the hands of Romania and Ukraine… (2022)
The situation in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) has seriously worsened over the past day. First, the building of the local MGB was attacked, and later two communication towers that broadcast Russian radio were blown up. The aggravation of the situation in the region occurs against the background of reports of the presence of Romanian troops on the territory of Moldova and a possible attack on Tiraspol. The army of the PMR is on high alert.
There are still unconfirmed reports that the Romanian military is changing into Moldovan uniforms and preparing to invade the territory of the PMR. Romanian troops have been concentrating in Moldova for more than a month. On the part of Ukraine, troops are also accumulating.
In turn, the Moldovan authorities are openly afraid of the war, but no one is interested in their opinion.
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Lone Wolf
Close quarters combat in Mariupol, dislodging Ukronazis from a surrounding building to the rathole they chose for their last stand. Funny to hear the Russian troops talking in French to the mercenaries hold up along with the nazis.
See videos.
https://voenhronika.ru/publ/vojna_na_ukraine/russkie_morpekhi_shturmujut_dom_s_boevikami_azova_protivnik_v_10_metrakh_zhestkaja_khronika_boja_v_tesnom_zdanii_9_video/60-1-0-11999
This is one of the buildings on the border with Azovstal. Approximately 20% of the building is occupied by the Russian Marine Corps, in another part by Azov militants trying to stop us with tear gas. After the entry of our assault group, the APC from the outside constrains the movement of the enemy with fire from the outside on the windows. Pressed militants are finished off by our infantry. Holes in the floor – for throwing grenades. The video was shot about 10 days ago – such a time lag is necessary in order not to reveal the location of the allied forces and the real situation on the frontline, and the military “held”.
Today, Ukrainian “sidekicks” dropped a video of the consequences of airstrikes on bomb shelters with wounded nationalists from Azovstal. Something is dug up in the dark with a shovel, the wounded are bandaged, their situation is difficult – they are hostages of a small group of people who are not ready to be punished for what they have done.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine after the meeting of Zelensky with the UN Secretary General announced the beginning of planning for the operation to evacuate civilians from Azovstal.
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Lone Wolf
Tear Gas ? Like the banned CS gas ?
Used by the Azov/NATO ?
Did I read that correctly ?
@ Exile
My best guess, it is tear gas, like the one used against demonstrators.
Look at the masks Russian troopers are using, simple NK-95, nothing fancy. They are not using those as a protection against COVID-19, mind you.
Lone Wolf
The English elite do love their long game of cricket. I’ve thought since 2015/16 that Brexit was a chess move, European Union nothing to do with us anymore whilst they set about starting a fire in The Ukraine.
NATO was designed to keep the Germans down, the Russians out & the US in, as others have said. This is the same Anglo playbook as WW2 & Napoleon imho.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Great news! Thanks for the update Nightvision!
Go Mother Russia!
I see a huge problem with idiot poland taking western ukraine vs. Russia regime-changing the vile rat zelensky and imposing a friendly and constitutionally neutral government in its place. Obviously idiot-stooge-puppet poland will move its own military into the new territory and allow its nato masters to do the same creating the same threat against Russia and its likely new eastern territory(s) as exists now. If Nightvision doesn’t see a problem with this he should because any behind the scenes agreement between Russia and demented poland to allow such a conquest will surely be breached by the latter. This is the second time I must question Nightvision’s judgment the other time being when he tried to explain away a rising corpse and an arm of another as mere mirror optics. Having driven for decades, I’ve yet to experience such optical illusions when glancing in my rear view mirror. That said, I enjoy his streps and find them very informative and educational. Everyone makes mistakes so I cast no judgment at present.
Oh my God!! The Russians are coming! They are finally coming!
What good news! Nazis, be prepared!
Re: “The implication is that all the top Ukrainian elite are already receiving British citizenships and are ready to work from abroad in their new home soon.” I certainly hope Russia detains those ukrainian “elites” involved in military affairs from 2014 to present as most are likely war criminals and should be tried as such in Russia or Donbass.
Recent reports…………..
1.”More than a thousand soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard are doomed to death near the Oskol reservoir in the Kharkiv region. The command refused to release the units of the 1st brigade of the NSU, which had previously tried to advance on Izyum. The Russian army has pressed them to the water and is methodically destroying them”
2.”After the battle near Aleksandrovka, on the western outskirts of the dam of the Dnieper-Bug Estuary, the wrong choice was made by more than 30 servicemen of the 8th mechanized company of the 28th Ombre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
3. ” there are a large number of Ukrainian forces at risk of being completely surrounded in Olexandrivka. Their situation is bad and they only have communication with the rest of the AFU through a small corridor along the coast, whether this corridor is still open I don’t know.
There is talk of up to 1000 Ukrainian soldiers trapped.”
Looks like the Russians are sweeping up UkroNazis in cauldrons.
INDY
And for my last comment on this most particularly interesting and informative Sitrep, how is it that ukrainian NAZI’s (why use the term “neo”) who have a serious hatred of Jews are taking orders from one or even allowing one as their “head of state”? Just one example is kiev disallowing any surrender of azov and/or AFU units trapped underground at Azovstal. I’ve followed events related to ukraine since the Maidan coup fairly religiously and I don’t recall any serious explanation or analysis of this bizarre phenomena. Note: I purposefully do not capitalize certain proper nouns so as to not give credibility to those names.
> what Poland/NATO’s ultimate aims might actually be.
That’s not correct. We do know. They want regime change in Russia, the ousting of Putin, and the installation of a puppet government subjected to Globohomo.
And they are not gonna stop until either they get what they want or there’s nobody left to fight for their cause. If they have to kill every single Ukranian, Pole, Bulgarian, and Moldovan for this, they will.
The way I see it, there are five ways for this war to end:
1. After continuous protracted wars against multiple countries (that may last for years), Russia is exhausted and loses, EU reverts all of its conquests, including past victories like Crimea, Putin goes to trial for war crimes and is hanged, and a puppet regime is installed. This is the Globohomo victory.
2. After continuous protracted wars against multiple countries, seeing consecutive victories from Russia, the western proxy regimes lay down arms, and tell EU to fight the war themselves, which they won’t. The war shifts from hot to a simmer as EU changes their strategy to support pockets of insurgency and resistance groups, forcing Russia to keep an eternal military presence to suppress those. Outcome unknown. A draw.
3. Russia decides it has had enough, and goes nuclear against the western portion of Ukraine, protecting what it considers to be the Russian population. Again, outcome unknown. It’s possible EU would retaliate. It’s possible they will just say “you’re not EU and we don’t have to”. It’s possible China declares support for Russia and that stops EU.
4. Russia decides the West has given it enough casus beli but does not want an open war so it kills EU and US leadership with assassination squads, sabotage, and similar acts that it can plausibly deny. The West decries it as a double plus bad thing (it’s only ok when we do it), try to hang Putin for war crimes, but gets blocked by Russia allies on UN. Goes for it anyway, and splits the world in two, starting a new cold war.
5. Russia accepts that the West won’t stop until they are all dead, and goes full nuclear, striking US, Germany, UK, France, and Italy, at least. The West retaliates. China retaliates against the West. The end.
In Afghanistan during the 1980s, the Soviets used small teams of spetsnaz commandos to devastating effect. The Soviets did this in the later stages of the war (1985 and after). Essentially, spetsnaz teams intercepted and destroyed mujihadeen supply convoys moving into Kandahar through the Hindu Kush passes.
Also, spetsnaz conducted many spectacular ambushes of tough, experienced mujihadeen units. Sometimes during these small battles entire mujihadeen were wiped-out, as the spetsnaz troops were so incredibly quick, stealthy, and clever in setting-up their fire-zones.
One very prominent UK military analyst (I won’t mention his name) wrote that the Soviets “could probably end the war quickly” if they only sent more spetsnaz to Afghanistan. The USSR had roughly 40,000 spetsnaz troops available in the 1980s, and sent only 7,000 of them to Afghanistan. I guess Moscow held back on using these elite soldiers because their primary purpose was to remain on guard against NATO in East Germany.
Interestingly, many years ago I knew a guy who had personal friends working in the US State Department in the 1980s. This guy told me that his diplomat friends were nicknaming the Afghan guerrillas the “muji-has beens.” US State Department insiders were saying this because of reports of utterly efficient spetsnaz defeats of mujihadeen combat groups.
Anyway, my point is, why isn’t Russia using spetsnaz units to roam the warzone in the country currently called Ukraine, in order to wipe out squads of Nazi who are conducting Javelin and MANPAD ambushes of Russian columns?
If Russia found some kind of surgically precise way to seek-and-destroy these small Nazi ambush crews, the war might end quickly.
They have Special Forces troops commited to finding and eliminating Nazi ambush teams.
I’d imagine they track cell phone traffic to find them.
Cheers M
Russia IS doing exactly what you just described, in fact in the past 1 or 2 sitreps I’ve even talked about it and posted videos. It was where I mentioned how the hunter has become the hunted and Ukrainian saboteur teams are now being hunted by Spetsnaz teams and destroyed all over the countryside, with this recent video being a good example of said fact: https://www.bitchute.com/video/hjcaeR0TzE4P/
Anyone know the percentage of the Ukrainian Army or military near Donbas/Mariupol? I think most of it is destroyed at this point. Was this the best of their military? I wonder if it was say 40% if their military? Any idea?
Kiev started 24.Feb with 25 combat brigades in their Order of Battle. 22 were said to be deployed in the arch from Kiev to Mariupol. Prior to the Donbass Cauldron being closed last week maybe only 6-12 of these 22 combat brigades were fully capable of OFFENSIVE combat operations. Kiev‘s Army has been effectively destroyed.
That being said – company sized units in prepared defensive positions can be difficult to overcome. Even Volksturm in good defensive positions can hold out for a surprisingly long time.
Conclusion – fully pacifying the Donbass Cauldron will take weeks.
On another note: What we are seeing with the scattered company and platoon sized surrenders is indicative of a breakdown in command and control.Therefore, Donbass Cauldron is going to be a long slog with some dramatic breakout attempts and manic firing-to-the-round-then-suicidal-rush-with-knives-drawn type of actions by crazed fanatics. We aren’t going to see a organized capitulation with 20,000 laying down their arms at once.
Thanks for the input. I think one advantage the Russians-LPR/DPR-Chechens have is the modern Russian artillerry seems to be able to target these trenches and fox holes. I would guess drones also help spotters. The average soldier out in the field facing the Russians in squads or platoons is going to be a lonely, sad and dangerous place. I hope they keep surrendering because most of these guys in the Ukie army are poor and or old men.
A young Ukrainian said he paid $1,200 in bribes to get out of service. The others have fled to other countries or are connected and are hiding out far away from any battles. As usual, the poor get used while Zelensky, Kolomoisky, Pinchuk, Poroshenko and others feast on Biden’s $33 billion.
….The average soldier out in the field facing the Russians in squads or platoons is going to be a lonely, sad and dangerous place…..
True and Tragic.
Hypersonics are weapons of the yesterday headlines. While his Moscow-speech Putin spoke about a new weapon system (artillery shells, bombs, rockets) without radioactive radiation. An everyday nuklear GAMECHANGER for a time, basing on a new physical principle.. No chance for Poland, no chance for Romania, no chance for NATO, no chance for the broken western world.
Thank YOU, Nightvision, for YOUR perfect Sitreps.
Voenkor Kitten Z
Military expert Boris Rozhin with a brief summary of the results of the operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine at 17.00 on April 29, 2022, especially for the Voenkor Kotenok Z @voenkorKotenok channel :
1.
Mariupol.
The grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at Azovstal is completely blocked and is subjected to constant attacks. Unable to escape, stocks are running out. A significant part of the forces of the allied troops from near Mariupol was transferred to the Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions.
2.
Zaporozhye.
On the line Vasilievka-Orekhov-Gulyaipole without any changes. Fighting continues on the near approaches to Gulyai-Pole and settlements to the east of it.
3.
Nikolaev.
The enemy was pushed back in the direction of Nikolaev itself, having suffered heavy losses. Attempts to counterattack ended unsuccessfully. Attempts to activate the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol directions have also been stopped.
4.
Odessa.
The city is preparing for a possible start of hostilities in the event of a breakthrough of Russian troops near Nikolaev. There are also signs of an increase in the NATO grouping in Romania, which may enter the territory of Moldova and the Odessa region.
5.
Carbon.
The enemy is holding the Novomikhailovka-Ugledar-Velikaya Novoselovka front line.
6.
Marinka.
Fighting continues in the slag heap area. There is no significant progress in the village yet. The DPR army controls about 35-40% of the territory of Maryinka.
7.
Avdiivka.
In Avdiivka itself, there are no changes. To the north, fighting is going on near the Konstantinovka-Avdeevka highway, in the area of Novoselka-2 and Novobakhmutovka. There are also battles in the Troitsky area.
8.
LPR.
Fights in the industrial zone of Rubizhne, where the remnants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated, defending in the southern districts of the city. There are battles for Orekhovo, south of Lisichansk, as well as on the outskirts of Severodonetsk.
9.
Raisin.
In the Oskol area, the remnants of a free combat group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a total number of up to 1000 people fell into the operational environment. Fighting continues in the Pashkov area, north of the Barvenkovo-Slavyansk highway. Fighting continues in the area of Yampol and Krasny Liman.
10.
Kharkov.
Fighting continues for the village of Russkaya Lozovaya on the northern outskirts of Kharkov. The enemy is also trying to be active, relying on the Zolochevsky fortified area, as well as to the east of Chuguev.
@voenkorKotenok
if they attack/ retake Transnistra with or without Nato support it will be the faught of Putin.
What is he waiting for? His war time schedule is only giving the enemy enough time to prepare for attack
“Personally, I don’t see much problem with it, why shouldn’t they take the Western part of Ukraine? Russia certainly doesn’t want it and it could be a good ‘compromise’ if something is worked out on the back end.”
Do they really need a back end deal with Russia?
Btw imagine how costly it was and it is for Russia to take crimea, donbass,…and Poland will get it for free without any casualties.
Musing from a map….the build up, exercises in Poland near the Belarus border will be a blocking group. Any push south by Russian troops in Belarus would be hindered by that group.
The build up in Moldavia/Romania is not about Transnistria, a ruse, (Orcs will tie that down) the southern group massing will swing east towards Odessa, the Brits lost Crimea 2.0, should they lose Odessa (remember, their words; we are the lead country backing the Ukraine against Russia) they might get mad and take their ball and go home. One wishes. Crimea is Russian cake, Odessa is the icing.
The Russians have most of Kherson under control, with all eyes on the Donbas, a quick pivot west towards Odessa may be coming sooner than later.
Looking for major rail and road egress into the Odessa region from Romania and Moldavia to be destroyed in the coming days/weeks.
Cheers M
One was already hit days ago. https://twitter.com/AZmilitary1/status/1518939305296777218 this photo is from the first strike which didn’t completely destroy it (though likely ruined its structural integrity) but a 2nd strike came later in the day
I really appreciate your updates, I have an ex wife and two year old son- ethnically russian who recently left to live with family in Chisinau only a few weeks ago and I await everything you post. Please don’t take this as anything other than constructive assessment of intel.
The video posted-
Large Romanian military convoys spotted heading towards the eastern border:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/g9WHPYB5PcZv/
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This is the 2/2 CAV a US Army Stryker Company out of Bamburg, Germany. I have the freeze frame from the video that shows the vehicle ID from one of the strykers in the video marked 2/2 on the pumper. The video shows 17 Strykers with a support element of a few LMTV’s and MRAP’s. The police escort is Romanian. The news announced units from Bamburg Germany would be moved into Romania at the end of February.
I can’t tell where they are, but my guess would be in or around Babadag, Romania- close to the Moldovan and Ukrainian border. I believe there is a training range in Babadag, so they could use it as a staging area. Transylvania and Chisinau are well within the stryker’s 500km range if they are at Babadag. Additionally, they appeared to have fuel trucks as part of the convoy.
Maybe we can convince some of those 4chan’s who found shia lebou’s flag can figure out the exact location.
I liked that particular comment about US/NATO trained conflicts from Georgia, Syria, Iraq, Afghan to Ukraine (+ the peppered insurgencies all over). It really does point to their inefficiency. It’s something that might give some relief to their doctine of supreme domination never coming to fruition. However there is another frustrating perspective to this. The global elites, hidden masters thrive from chaos ~ordo ab cao~ and its the fuel driving their entire existence. They weaponize everything from religion, politics, socio-economic fabric of society, health, education, etc all so they can continue their ritual. Hence the biggest and ever growing defence budget of the empire and neverending supply of conflict hotspots. Most of the world govts cannot begin to challenge or oppose this continual Roman Empire movement so the succumb. But RF can, and is for all its intents and personal interests aware of the significance of the need to stop this. It can’t go at it alone especially when they keep throwing up different theatres for it to be entangled in. Putin sees this ruse. I can visualize his brain synapses short circuiting try to pull rabbits out of thin air to prolong his country and the world itself, and I appreciate and applaud him. What I find offensive and insulting is that other capable world elites/leaders who could assist (China, India, Turkey, Iran, basically the entire world) are just standing on the sidelines clutching their pearls cowardly waiting it out in the name of selfish self preservation. Empire (allies, NATO, Anglo-Saxon) have all thrown their lot with the devil whilst the rest stand divided cowering until one day when the mighty RF (God forbid) is to injured to fight, falls in a fury of nuclear releases and we are all destroyed. For all the analysis being put forth this is the most dire one. Empire thrives in death and destruction and unless all nations of the world stand together and put a stop to it, the billionaire thugs and their perfumed generals, media presstitues and compromised leaders will continue dishing it from now till infinity.
“Large Romanian military convoys”
Those are pindo Strykers. Romania does not employ any.
Russia is certainly making headway. However, it must also be admitted that the Ukrainian Army appears to be able to carry our order withdrawls of both men and equipment.
Russia is defeating the AFU, but not destroying it. This will be a problem for Russia and suggests to me that Russia’s efforts are under resourced.
If the AFU escapes intact as a fighting organization – regardless of losses, they will be able to refit and replenish. Keep in mind that the US SecDef Austin announced that US intentions were simply to keep the war going. If the AFU is not destroyed as a fighting force, the US goals are achieved.
Other reports that US MRLS launchers where used yesterday for the first time in Donbass means that Nato weapons coming into Ukraine are making it to the front. Russian attacks on the Rail and transportation networks appear to be disruptive but not decisive.
Of course none of us have clear and complete information and perhaps the AFU will collapse and give up tomorrow. But at this point my assessment is that Russia is winning the short war but is stalemated in the long war. In the end it is the long war that matters.
you appear to be simply reprinting or parroting Strelkov’s commentary. What evidence do you have that Russia is “not destroying” the AFU? They are quite literally destroying it. But of course it all depends on what your definition of ‘destroying’ is, yours appears to be quite specific.
In fact the Ukrainian leadership agrees with me, their own presidential office has stated, and I quote, “Russia has destroyed almost all of Ukraine’s defence industry, Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said on Thursday in a video address where he welcomed the terms of a proposed peace deal as a win for Ukraine.”
Would you contradict their own presidential advisor, do you know more than him about what’s happening on the ground? Please do share.
https://sports.yahoo.com/russia-destroyed-most-ukraines-defence-101722366.html
I saw the radar on a BITCHUTE video.. it can pick out weapons such as an AK.. reminded me of the military radar at an airfield tower I got to see that picked out the bones and feathers of geese at 6 miles, an ultralight: the frame, kite, operator down to his helmet goggles and boots at 12 miles [black and white analog].. and that was in the ’90’s…
Well, that leaves out California. We already have problems keeping the lights on. New York, DC would be fine with me.
What is the significance of the gold and black ribbon? It has a prominent place at the top of the Saker page,
and Night Vision choose it for the Z today.
The Ribbon of St. George:
The ribbon of Saint George (also known as Saint George’s ribbon, the Georgian ribbon; Russian: георгиевская ленточка, georgiyevskaya lentochka, and the Guards ribbon in Soviet context: see Terminology for further information) is a Russian military symbol consisting of a black and orange bicolour pattern, with three black and two orange stripes. It appears as a component of many high military decorations awarded by the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the current Russian Federation.
In the early 21st century, the ribbon of Saint George has come to be used as an awareness ribbon for commemorating the veterans of the Eastern Front of the Second World War (known in post-Soviet countries as the Great Patriotic War). It is the primary symbol used associated with Victory Day. It enjoys wide popularity in Russia as a patriotic symbol, as well as a way to show public support to the Russian government.[1] Since 2014, the symbol has become much more controversial in certain post-Soviet states such as Ukraine and the Baltic states, due to its association with pro-Russian and separatist sentiment.[2]
Unlike the color scheme of the Saint George’s Cross consisting of a red cross on white background, the Russian Ribbon of Saint George has black and orange equal widths stripes while Saint George the Dragon-slayer is white in red field.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_of_Saint_George#:~:text=The%20colours%20are%20said%20to,eagle%20on%20a%20golden%20escutcheon).
@Russian Bear
Thank you. Very interesting history. Especially its resurgence in the past decade and in particular the SMO.
It is quite fascinating and wonderful how Russia honors and keeps all of her history, as opposed to rewriting, twisting and tearing it down as others do.
Margarita Semonyan, head of RT/Sputnik, added her voice to the mix. Western critics and some pro-Russian ‘maximalists’ believe she’s slowly softening the Russian public for the eventual acceptance of nuclear use:
“Explosions and air defense sirens in Belgorod. The Anglo-Saxons publicly offer Ukraine to transfer hostilities to the territory of Russia. And supply it with the means to implement this plan. What choice are you giving us, idiots? Complete destruction of the remaining Ukraine? Nuclear strike?”
Dear God. What an atrocious thing to say. Since Maidan, I have always supported Russia’s position in this but not that. That is madness.
Just heard that Putin said negotiations with Ukraine are over because of what happened in Bucha. Finally. It made no sense to continue with that. It kind of indicated that the accusations were either true or not so bad. (Why negotiate with a terrorist when you have an “unconditional surrender” policy as an alternative?)
NYT today:
“Ukraine Faces Fuel Shortages”
“Long lines formed at gas stations across the country as Russia’s attacks on oil refineries crimped supplies.”
“…and Ukrainians coped with fuel shortages caused by Moscow’s airstrikes on key infrastructure. The troop movements and long lines at gas stations were further signs the war had entered a new chapter that was unlikely to end soon. Russia has doubled down on its costly and stumbling invasion, throwing more soldiers into the fray and raining missiles on targets like rail lines and fuel depots, making it harder for Ukraine to supply its outnumbered but highly motivated troops.” -NYT
Ex-ambassador Michael McFaul says that the U.S. military aid to Ukraine has reached $33 billion dollars and so is more than half of Russia’s military budget for 2021, which was between 65 and 66 billion dollars.