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Caribbean-Latin America
Crackdown on ‘birth tourism' as pregnant Russians flock to Argentina
[TheGuardian] South American country has seen rise since Ukraine invasion in Russian women arriving to have children and thus gain citizenship.

Immigration authorities in Argentina are cracking down on Russian women who since the invasion of Ukraine have started travelling to Buenos Aires to give birth in order to gain Argentinian citizenship for their children.

The director of Argentina’s immigration office, Florencia Carignano, said on Friday that a judicial investigation has been launched into what she described as a lucrative business that promises Argentinian passports for the Russian parents.

Carignano spoke after 33 expecting women – all between 32 and 34 weeks into their pregnancies – arrived on the same flight late on Thursday. Several of the women were initially turned away at passport control but were eventually let into the country.

While the concept of birth tourism isn’t new, Moscow’s isolation from the west as a result of the war has made Argentina, where Russians face no visa requirements, a popular destination for families looking to give their children the privileges of second citizenship.

Some 10,500 pregnant Russians have arrived in the South American country in the past year, Carignano said.

Carignano said in a Telenueve channel interview on Friday that “5,800 of them [were] in the last three months, many of them declaring they were in the 33rd or 34th week of pregnancy.”

The official said that about 7,000 of the women returned home after giving birth, leaving Argentinian lawyers charged with applying for Argentinian citizenship for the baby – and then the parents.

“The problem is that they arrive, have their children and then leave Argentina never to come back,” Carignano said. “We cannot allow them to shamelessly lie to us saying that they are tourists when they are not.”
The Times of Israel brings out another angle of this story:
Argentine officials are expressing concern over the large number of pregnant Russian women who have recently entered the country to give birth as a way to obtain an Argentine passport, claiming three Russian spies who were recently detained in Slovenia were citizens of the South American country.

Anyone born on Argentine soil is immediately granted citizenship and having a national-born child accelerates the citizenship process for the parents.

The judiciary is currently investigating whether there is some sort of criminal organization bringing Russian women to Argentina
...a country located on the other side of the Deep South. It is covered with Pampers and inhabited by Grouchos, who dance the Tangle. They used to have some islands called the Malvinas located where the Falklands are now. They're not supposed to cry for Evita...
. While authorities did not say why such a ring would bring pregnant women to Argentina, some speculate the country has the right mix of lax immigration laws with Russians not needing visas, free universal healthcare and a passport that allows access to many countries without a visa.

Authorities emphasized officials do not have any issues with Russian citizens arriving in Argentina, but they want to make sure they really have plans to live in the country.

"We don’t have any problem with people from any nationality who want to come live in Argentina, who want to raise their kids here, invest in Argentina. The problem is that these people come, leave and don’t return to Argentina and they leave with a passport," Carignano said.

Argentina is a country that has traditionally been open to immigrants colonists, but red flags were raised in immigration offices after three Russian spies were detained in Slovenia with Argentine passports, Carignano said.

"These people surely came to have children in Argentina," she said.

In late January, Slovenian media reported that authorities had detained two alleged Russian spies and this time the reports said one of the two held Argentine citizenship.

"If we don’t start to control who we give passports to what’s going to happen to us Argentines is that they’re going to start asking for visas everywhere and the passport will no longer have the trust that it has with other countries," Carignano said, noting that Argentines can enter 171 countries without a visa.
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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Moldova's pro-Western government RESIGNS a day after Zelensky warned of a Russian plot to 'destroy' the country
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • President Maia Sandu accepted PM Natalia Gavrilita's resignation on Friday

  • She is set to be replaced by Dorin Recean who said he will continue EU bid
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#1  Moldavia/Moldova--a principality existed 1359- 1859. In 1812 Russia took the region East of the Prut river, and created Besserabia; however, the southern region had been taken by the Turks in the 16th century and renamed it Budjak. (It now forms part of Ukraine. Meanwhile, a principality of Moldova/Moldavia (with the capital and most cities situated West of Prut river) continued to exist. It unified with Wallachia in 1859 under a new state called Romania, and in 1918 it was able to take back from Russia the rest of Moldavia (the part that had become known as Besserabia). Then, the USSR recaptired Besserabia and from 1944-1991 created the Soviet Republic of Moldova. And now we have a new Moldova with truncated borders and which should be assimilated by Romania. Confusing? No?
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#2  My guess is that she is a very tough individual because when the going got tough, she certainly got going.
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Afghan Digest — Tajikistan Notes
[AfghanDigest] They aren’t actual Russians as the white supremacists measure such things, but they’ll help make up the body count.
  • The number of Tajiks seeking Russian citizenship has grown from approximately 63,000 in 2020 to 174,000 in 2022 and is expected to rise further in 2023.

  • As more Central Asian immigrants head to Russia for work, Russia plans to open pre-migration centers in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan in 2023 to train labor migrants in skills needed across Russia. The center in Tajikistan is expected to open in late 2023.
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#1  The civil war that broke out in Tajikistan in 1992 was supported by Islamic radicals from neighboring Afghanistan. Groups of militants began to attempt to cross the Tajik-Afghan border, which was guarded by Russians. Eventually, the situation was calmed thanks in large part to Russian involvement, and whose border guards remained in Tajikistan until 2005 or thereabouts. There has since remained a close working Russia-Tajik relationship, moreso there than in any of the other 'Stans'.
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#2  Where is a khan when you need one?

(Ghengis, Kublai, Ricardo?)
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 11th, 2023
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 22:50 Danilov said that Russia plans to carry out a coup d'état in Moldova in the near future. In this regard, Chisinau strengthens its power bloc in order to counteract the plans of the Russian Federation: "Russia really wants everything to flare up there again. With the help of Russia. So that there is a point of tension, to which we should pay maximum attention."

According to the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, the Kremlin can involve Chechen militants in the coup attempt in Moldova, whom Russia sent to Ukraine in February last year with the task of eliminating the country's leadership. Danilov added that these Chechens are currently in Turkey and are working there as "rescuers". "We are now carefully monitoring to prevent these 'rescuers' from ending up in Chisinau. We know their names and surnames," he assured.

18:37 PMC Wagner mercenaries are cooperating with Serbian paramilitaries to smuggle unmarked weapons and military uniforms into Kosovo, Kosovo President Vyosa Osmani said. According to her, the covert operation is intended to lay the foundation for a possible hybrid attack by Serbia to seize Kosovo territory.

Osmani said the covert arms-smuggling strategy for the alleged annexation has been going on for at least six months and is exactly the same as the one used by Putin in Crimea in 2014.

18:04 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he had held several meetings with representatives of the defense sector and law enforcement agencies in order to strengthen the state institutions of Ukraine: "The Security Service of Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Prosecutor General have significant results in protecting our state from those who worked for the aggressor state. There will also be NSDC retaliatory steps that will continue our line of defense of the state."

16:58 Zaluzhny, during a telephone conversation with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, shared his concern about the use of maritime surface drones by Russia, which poses a threat to civilian shipping in the Black Sea.

The parties also discussed the course of hostilities: "The most tense situation today is in the Donetsk direction, here the enemy makes up to 50 attacks daily. Tough battles are taking place in the area of ​​​​Ugledar and Maryinka. We are holding the defense reliably. In some sectors of the front, we managed to restore previously lost positions and gain a foothold there. Despite the constant pressure of the enemy, we continue to keep Bakhmut under control and take measures to stabilize the front line around this city."

16:22 Historian Timothy Snyder has raised more than $1,268,000 for the "Shaheed Catcher" for Ukraine, Mikhail Fedorov, head of the Ministry of Digital Development, said. In total, through UNITED24, 11,278 donations were made to the Shaheed Catcher. And the collection was supported by Hillary Clinton and Yuval Noah Harari.

14:41 An emergency session of the UN General Assembly on February 22 is going to approve a resolution called Principles underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine. As the Associated Press found out, the document is broader and less detailed than Zelensky's ten-point peace plan.

The draft resolution echoes the General Assembly's previous demand that Russia "immediately, completely and unconditionally" withdraw all of its military forces from Ukraine's internationally recognized borders. The document also confirms that no territory captured through the threat or use of force will be considered legal.

The draft resolution emphasizes that Ukraine needs peace, but it must be ensured along with the unity and territorial integrity of the country. The vote on the resolution is expected to take place late on 23 February.

13:18 Zelensky is convinced that Ukraine will be able to become a full member of the EU in two years, and join NATO after the victory.

12:45 SBU reported suspicion to the head of the investigative committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, who promotes mass repressions in the occupied regions of Ukraine.

12:16 The State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine has banned the operation of four power units of the Zaporozhye NPP due to the inability to eliminate the identified violations of nuclear and radiation safety requirements.

11:44 Russia does not have the resources to launch a large-scale offensive by the anniversary of the invasion on February 24, Andriy Chernyak, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said in a comment to the Kyiv Post: "While information is spreading about Russia's planned large-scale offensive on February 24, Ukrainian military intelligence reports that Russia had already launched a full-scale offensive on February 24 last year, which continues today."

Russia plans to step up its efforts in eastern Ukraine in the coming weeks, Chernyak said, and is now trying to find weaknesses in Ukrainian defense. "However, according to our information, the Russian command does not have sufficient resources for large-scale offensive operations. The main goal of the Russian troops remains to achieve at least some tactical success in eastern Ukraine," he said.

Chernyak also noted that Russia lacks precision weapons: "Russia is facing a shortage of precision weapons, and despite this, it will continue to use missile terror against civilians in Ukraine. The Russians have already used more than 80% of precision-guided missiles. They are trying to restore their production, but so far they have not succeeded.

11:25 The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a coin with the image of the Ukrainian Easter egg. The design of the silver pysanka is made in the style of Trypillia art. The entire collection - 7,500 coins - was completely sold out in one day, and the proceeds from the issue of the coin will be used to provide humanitarian support to Ukraine, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv said.

11:16 The first batch of Swedish L-70 anti-aircraft guns, which Lithuania is transferring to Ukraine, as well as ammunition for them, has already arrived in Ukraine, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said.

11:13 On the evening of February 10, two thermal power plants of DTEK Energy again suffered from Russian shelling. As a result of the strikes, the equipment of the thermal power plant was significantly damaged, people were not injured, the company said. Since the beginning of the energy terror, the Russians have already attacked DTEK's thermal power plants 28 times.

11:09 At night, the Russians again attacked energy facilities in the southern and southeastern regions with drones: there are hits on thermal power plants and main grid facilities, Ukrenergo reported. However, emergency shutdowns were avoided. The situation in the power system is complicated, but controlled.

Emergency shutdowns have been applied in Kharkov. Also, with an increase in consumption, emergency shutdowns are possible in Khmelnitsky, Zhytomyr, Kyiv regions and Kyiv. In the Odessa region, work continues on the return of power supply. Actual consumption measurements will continue next week as scheduled.

10:57 Zelensky announced that he had met with top managers of the world's largest investment bank JP Morgan and took part in an investment summit organized by the holding. We discussed the creation of a platform for attracting private capital to the restoration of Ukraine, as well as promising areas for major investment projects in Ukraine, in particular in the sectors of green energy, IT and agricultural technologies.

10:24 At night, the Russians attacked the Odessa region from planes and the Bastion coastal complex, got into the coastal zone, there were no casualties. The enemy also dropped four air bombs on Zmeiny Island, said the head of the Odessa OVA Maxim Marchenko.

10:03 Governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Gladkov said that an infrastructure facility was attacked by drones in the Yakovlevsky urban district, there were no victims or injured.

09:51 Today, in the occupied part of the Luhansk region, the Russians officially turned off the mobile Internet in order to limit access to information to local residents, the Luhansk OVA reports. In some localities, this service began to disappear a week ago. The Russians did not change the subscription fee for the package.

09:29 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person died - in Krasnaya Gora. Four more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.

09:26 In the Dnipropetrovsk region at night, "shaheeds" hit two energy facilities in the Krivoy Rog region and one in Nikopol. Moreover, in Krivorozhsky, the same object was attacked twice in a day, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak. Significant damage, fires broke out. People were not hurt.

08:53 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the unsuccessful attempt of the Russian Federation to attack Ugledar testifies to the poor systemic preparation of the mobilized Russians. So, the day before, a video with fragments of an unsuccessful Russian assault near Ugledar appeared on social networks, which caused outrage in the Russian information space. Bloggers were sharply critical of the Russian military leadership because, according to them, the commanders continue to make the same mistakes as before.

ISW analysts state that the Russian troops are using extremely dysfunctional tactics, indicating rather poor training of those mobilized in the 155th Marine Brigade than poor command. But bloggers habitually blamed commanders for tactical failures in order to transfer the overall responsibility for military failures in Ukraine from the Russian armed forces as an institution to individuals.

08:42 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of February 11.

  • personnel - about 136,880 (+1140) people liquidated,

  • tanks - 3267 (+9),

  • armored combat vehicles - 6474 (+3),

  • artillery systems - 2270 (+19),

  • MLRS - 463 (+0),

  • air defense systems - 234 (+1),

  • aircraft - 295 (+0),

  • helicopters - 286 (+0),

  • UAV operational-tactical level - 1997 (+27),

  • cruise missiles - 857 (+61),

  • ships/boats - 18 (+0),

  • automotive equipment and tankers - 5134 (+8),

  • special equipment - 214 (+3).

08:33 Over the past day, the Russians fired 106 missiles across Ukraine: 32 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and 74 air and sea-based cruise missiles, 61 of which were destroyed by air defense forces. In addition, the Russians launched 59 air strikes, 28 of them using Shahed-136 UAVs, of which 22 drones were shot down. Also, the enemy made more than 90 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems, the General Staff said in the morning report .

Despite significant losses, the Russian army continues to conduct offensive operations in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Kremennaya, Shipylovka and Belogorivka of the Luhansk region and Krasnaya Gora, Bakhmut, Ivanovskoye and Paraskoveevka of the Donetsk region.

06:24 Brazilian President Lula da Silva took the initiative to discuss with the leaders of Russia, China, Indonesia, India and the United States the achievement of peace in Ukraine. The United States refused, saying that it would be up to the President of Ukraine to decide, said John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the White House National Security Council: “It is up to President Zelensky to determine whether negotiations are appropriate, and if appropriate, under what circumstances. said US President Joe Biden, nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine."

Kirby also stressed that the US will support Zelensky when and if he decides to negotiate with Russia.

Kirby also noted that any sovereign country, including a NATO member and even a non-NATO member, can provide Ukraine with combat aircraft, as well as conduct pilot training for them, because "this is their sovereign right."

05:55 The Slovak authorities are starting negotiations on the transfer of their MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine at the domestic political level, as well as with the European Commission and Ukraine, the official Slovak agency Teraz reports. According to Prime Minister Eduard Heger, MiG-29 fighters have been withdrawn from service and Slovakia is not going to use them in the future.

02:20 The New York Times writes that the troops of Ukraine and Russia are preparing to attack after several months of static fighting, however, Russia started first. According to the newspaper, the Russians want to occupy Donbass by March, encircling the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the north and south through Kremennaya and Vuhledar. They will also try to distract the Armed Forces of Ukraine by opening a new front, most likely in the Sumy and Kharkiv region.

At the same time, Ukraine is also preparing a counteroffensive - so that Russia thinks about where and when the Armed Forces of Ukraine can strike. However, according to the NYT, it will be difficult to advance in the east, since the Russian Federation has strengthened its positions there since 2014. The most "promising" is a counter-offensive in the south: Melitopol would be an obvious target, as it is located at the intersection of two highways and an important railway line. If Ukraine can divide Russian forces near Melitopol, this will weaken Russian control over the Kherson region.

01:21 Russia will continue to try to deplete Ukraine and at the same time restore its forces in order to be ready for a new offensive in the spring, said John Kirby, coordinator of the White House National Security Council. According to him, Putin is using the current winter period to replenish supplies, provisions, re-equip forces, replenish personnel and resume offensive operations in the spring. Therefore, the United States and other partners have increased military aid to Ukraine in recent weeks, Kirby added.

00:54 OK Pivden speaker Natalya Gumenyuk explained why sometimes enemy drones fly to Ukraine, but there is no air raid alert. According to her, the Russians are launching Iranian kamikaze drones at a very low altitude, which is why radars do not record them and the alarm is not announced. "However, our vigilance remains quite high, because, let me remind you, the shaheeds can be heard even by sound," Gumenyuk added.

00:17 During the day, a record 54 military clashes took place in the Bakhmut direction, said Sergey Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, the Russian army has concentrated its forces in the Bakhmut direction and is trying to establish control over the Konstantinovka-Bakhmut highway. Only during these days, Bakhmut was fired on 124 times by various types of artillery.

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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief February 11th (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 22:19 Ukrainian media report explosions in a number of regions of the country.

According to Politika Strana, the sounds of explosions were heard in the Dnepropetrovsk region. They also thundered in Kupyansk.

An air alert was announced on the territory of the Zaporozhye region controlled by Kyiv.

21:32 Near Artemovsk eliminated militant of the Nazi regiment "Azov" Taras Stakhov.

He was the champion and winner of the regional competitions in Zendokai karate-do, had a black belt, but could not cope with the devastatingly beautiful sound of the Orchestra.

20:30 First person combat.Tanks T-90M Proryv and Storm of the 3rd Motor Rifle Division are attacking the enemy's defensive formations in the area of ​​the Zhuravka gully. Front Svatovo-Kremennaya.

20:28 An air raid alert sounds in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, as well as in the Kyiv-controlled part of the Zaporozhye region, data show online maps Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation.

19:13 Arestovich continues shock Ukrainians with the truth

1. Russia has its own geopolitical interests, and I recognize them.
2. Russia has interests within Ukraine, and I recognize them (said in the context of the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine)
3. Russia has the right to defend its interests in the world by force of arms, and I also recognize this.
4. I am a Russian-speaking population of Ukraine….

18:12 Ugledar: guided missile and projectilearrivedaccording to the “eyes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” at the highest point of the city, observation systems were installed in the optical and thermal imaging spectra, as well as a counter-battery radar.

17:17 Fighting in Kharkiv region:offensive in the Kupyansk direction, large calibers are supported
Soldiers of the Western group are hitting the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gryanikovka, destroying the defenses and helping the advance of the assault groups. After our fire, the Ukrainian militants flee in panic to the other side of the Oskol River.

17:15 Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine settled down in another school building

16:26 Combat work crews of 152-mm D-20 ZVO howitzers and UAV crews

Artillerymen conduct counter-battery combat, destroy MLRS, mortar crews and other targets that are identified by scouts.

“With the help of a drone, we observe, identify targets, and adjust fire crews. And we strike,” the soldier said.

16:26 Attack on Ugledar: Solntsepek heavy flamethrower systems burn enemy positions

15:34 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:

◾️On February 10, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a massive blow to critical facilities of the energy system that ensure the functioning of defense industry enterprises of Ukraine. The goals of the massive strike have been achieved;

◾️As a result of a massive strike on February 10, the work of energy-intensive industries of the defense industry of Ukraine was stopped, the transfer of foreign weapons, ammunition and reserves by rail was blocked;

◾️Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction per day amounted to 120 soldiers;

◾️The depot of artillery ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region was destroyed;

◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed about 95 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the US-made M109 Paladin artillery system in a day in the Yuzhno Donetsk direction;

◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two radar stations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Nikolaev and Kharkov regions;

◾️Russian troops destroyed up to 40 soldiers and a D-30 howitzer in the Kupyansk direction;

◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed three ammunition depots in Elizavetovka, Dobrovolye and Novoukrainka;

◾️Russian air defense systems destroyed almost 20 Ukrainian drones and five HIMARS MLRS shells in a day;

◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed over 140 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two US-made M777 artillery systems and a Polish-made Krab howitzer in the Donetsk direction;

◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed three ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Berdychi, Avdeevka and Novopokrovsky DPR;

◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed two Msta-B and D-30 howitzers in the direction of Kherson.

14:33 CrewsRussian BMD-4 tirelessly accompany the offensive of our infantry with fire support

“We work day and night. The principle of operation of our crews is to help infantry directly from open positions, as well as from closed positions. That is, we have 2-3 minutes of time - we calmly rolled out, aimed. They gave us adjustments and we hit the target pointwise. We don’t let them relax at all, ”the unit commander with the call sign Shuya spoke about the working moments.

14:33 Burning Column armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Svatovo-Kremennaya area

14:28 Ukrainian human rights activist Oleksiy Oskerresentsinnovations in the laws of Ukraine, according to which now, in order to pick up the body of a deceased soldier from the morgue, you need to take a certificate from the prosecutor's office, which, in turn, does not work on weekends

13:17 Combat work artillery and airborne assault units of the Airborne Forces at the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

On one of the directions in the NVO zone, Russian paratroopers destroyed about 20 Ukrainian nationalists during the battle.

With the help of UAVs, scouts discovered a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine advancing towards a forest plantation to equip a stronghold and an ammunition depot.

Their coordinates were transmitted to the artillery control point. With precise blows, the enemy was destroyed.

Massed fire from the standard weapons of the BTR-82A and automatic grenade launchers AGS-17 "Flame" suppressed the resistance of the remaining nationalists.

12:18 Russian military destroyed Ukrainian M113 manufactured by the USA in the Donetsk area. Enemy reinforcements did not reach their destination.

11:19 Russian military hurt Czechoslovak wheeled self-propelled guns "Dana" in the Donbass It is assumed that it was hit by loitering ammunition.

11:17 broken Column armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Svatovo-Kremennaya area

11:17 To achieve at least some payments, the ukrovoin decided to undress and show his injury

10:38 The increase in salaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is going according to plan, though in the opposite direction!

Ukrovoin tellst hat they received a salary of almost 1000 hryvnia less than usual, and without exception!

10:37 Kharkiv citizens routerebuiltto Artemovsk (Bakhmut)

Residents of eastern Ukraine continue to be sent to slaughter from all places available for agendas.

09:54 Ukrainian used drones attacked an infrastructure facility in the Yakovlevsky urban district of the Belgorod region. This was announced by the Governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov.

“An infrastructure facility was attacked by drones. The operational services went to the place to eliminate the consequences, ”Gladkov wrote in histelegram channel. He stressed that there were no casualties or damage as a result of the drone attack.

09:30 Russian Ministry of Defense publishes frames combat work of artillery and airborne assault units of the Airborne Forces at the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

08:59 Special forces scouts stated artillery on an enemy tank.

Scouts of the special purpose unit of the RF Armed Forces, using modern means of observation and target designation, discovered an enemy tank and aimed artillery at it. The target was destroyed.

08:25 Personnel combat work of crews of 152-mm howitzers D-20 artillery units of the Western Military District and crews of UAVs when performing fire missions.

The crews are staffed by military personnel called up from the reserve as part of partial mobilization. Soldiers destroy mortar crews and camouflaged fortified positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the special operation.

08:10 Russian paratroopers from the Nona-S self-propelled gun mount support the offensive of Russian forces during a special operation, spending up to 150 shells per day.

07:20 Night combat work calculations of the MLRS "Tornado-S" ZVO during a special operation. Crews of Tornado-S MLRS disable and destroy command posts, ammunition depots and fuel and lubricants, communication centers and other important targets located at a great distance.

06:20 Artillery and mortars of the 9th brigade destroy Ukrainian fighters.

Crews of the 152-mm D-20 gun-howitzer and 120-mm mortars of the 9th Brigade of the Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 9th Regiment of the NM DPR) support the advance of the assault groups with their fire, inflicting colossal damage to the enemy.

05:02 The crews of the Russian BMD-4 are actively work during the day, preventing the enemy from becoming active and helping the Russian infantry.

01:48 The network appeared video, which, presumably, recorded a strike on the bridge in Zatoka in the Odessa region by an underwater drone.

01:02 In Kharkov observed"Geranium".

Ukrainian soldiers use small arms instead of air defense systems. At the moment, there have been no reports from the Ukrainian media about the arrivals.

0:58 The sounds of explosions are heard in the Kyiv region, where an air raid alert was previously announced, according to the Ukrainian edition "Strana".
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#1  Ask your hero Vladimir Vladimirovich if he's serious about all his "the west is evil" preaching.

https://twitter.com/officejjsmart/status/1624764341210816521
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#2  These are now daily features. Many with wives begging their governors to intervene. In a way, I feel bad for these guys. Russians just do not give a damn about each other, I thought we were callous:

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1624753486545014787
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#3  More on Solovyev's "SON" living as a model in London. For those who don't see Russian TV, he's the chief spokesman for the state TV pr campaign:

https://twitter.com/markito0171/status/1624843589351010304
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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: February 11th, 2023
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 23:56 Over the past day Representationreported about 31 facts of firing by the VFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 17 attacks from the Himars and Grad MLRS, 155 mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 12 shelling from 155 mm artillery, 120 mm mortars.
On Yasinovatsky 2 shelling from 155 mm artillery.

By releasing 155 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Mayorsk, Gorlovka (Kalinin district), Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district), Mospino.

Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian - a woman, in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.

Four civilians received injuries of varying severity in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.

4 houses were damaged in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, as well as 3 civil infrastructure facilities.

INprevious36 shellings were recorded from the VFU side in 24 hours.

21:50 Militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine once again fired at the Holy Assumption St. Nicholas and Vasilyevsky Monastery in the village of Nikolskoye

Fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to shell the Holy Assumption Nikolo-Vasilyevsky Monastery, located in the village of Nikolskoye near Vugledar, for which fighting is currently ongoing. Nothing is known about the victims yet.

20:43 A civilian was injured as a result of the shelling of Aleksandrovka in Donetsk by Ukrainian troops, the mayor of Donetsk saidAlexey Kulemzin.

“As a result of the shelling of the urban-type settlement of Aleksandrovka, a man born in 1961 was injured,” Kulemzin wrote in his Telegram channel.
19:40 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for February 11, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Petrovsky district):

- on the street. Magdeburskaya, 10, a woman born in 1969 was killed, a woman born in 1989 was injured.

- on the street. Rodnikova, 17 wounded man born in 1956

- on the street. Progressive, 2/2 wounded man born in 1956

- on the street. Shkolnaya, 173 wounded man born in 1961

19:25 Vladimir Rogov reported updated data on the consequences of the shelling of Melitopol by militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Last night, the Ukronazis fired on Melitopol with HIMARS MLRS. Russian air defense destroyed most of the missiles as they approached the city, but their fragments fell on the roofs of several residential buildings.

According to updated data, as a result of the shelling, six residential buildings were damaged. One civilian was killed, the number of wounded increased to three people.

18:35 EveningsummaryHeadquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 11, 2023.

18:20 Ukrainian troops shelled the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, fired 10 rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

18:16 Ukrainian nationalists werefired uponPetrovsky district of the city of Donetsk.

On February 11, a private sector along Magdeburgskaya Street, Petrovsky District of Donetsk, was subjected to shelling by Ukrainian militants. According to preliminary information, as a result of the shelling, 1 civilian was killed, 1 wounded, several houses and power lines in the area were destroyed and damaged.

18:05 Ugledar.Defeatguided missile at the highest point of the city, where surveillance systems were installed in the visible and thermal imaging spectra, as well as a counter-battery radar system.

17:45 "Brave"strengthenedon recaptured Ukrainian positions.

The fighters occupied Ukrainian positions in the Svatovsky direction and equipped them for themselves. Our soldiers have settled down in dugouts, trenches and trenches of the enemy and now thank him with fire from all barrels.

17:25 Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forcesinflictedfire defeat on the positions of Ukrainian nationalists in the Seversk direction.

17:00 Ukrainian troops shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing six shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

16:49 Nazis with the use of MLRS "HIMARS" firedshellingresidential buildings located in the city of Melitopol, Zaporozhye region. At the time of the shelling, there were people in the houses. Three civilians were harmed to varying degrees and one was killed. Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation recorded the fact of the criminal actions of the VFU.

16:12 Artillerymen of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kremensk directiondestroyedNazi positions.

The MLRS Grad and D-30 worked immediately, and a barrage of fire was set up for the enemy. After the elimination of the enemy, our infantry was able to move forward, taking the positions of the destroyed enemy.

16:09 Ukrainian troops shelled the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing four shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

15:59 Ukrainian troopsfired uponprivate sector in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. According to eyewitnesses, there is at least one dead, as well as injured civilians.

15:55 Ukrainian troops shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing five shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

15:43 Ukrainian troops shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing six shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

15:37 Fighting in the suburbs of Ugledar.coveringpositions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Solcepecom". Fierce fighting in the area of ​​Ugledar continues.

15:22 New Kakhovka after yesterday's shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

15:02 ConsequencesUkrainian strike on a peaceful house in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. Under the rubble can be 2 people. Emergency personnel are on the scene.

14:35 There are reports of an arrival at a residential building in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. Under the rubble, presumably, two people. Emergencies Ministry personnel are on the scene trying to save people.

14:25 BurningColumnarmored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Svatovo-Kremennaya area

13:50 Ukrainian troops shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing two shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

13:44 Reconnaissance of the special forces "Akhmat" onpositionsArmed Forces of Ukraine near Kremennaya - like at home. And you can see the equipment, and the soldiers, and the fiery greetings of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

13:43 Ukrainian troops shelled the village of Yasinovataya, firing two shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

13:39 Personnelcombat work of the ATGM "Kornet" on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction.

13:22 Colorsnear Kremennaya: Our troops are destroying the armored forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of drones.

With the help of UAVs, scouts discovered a group of Armed Forces troops, which advanced to a forest plantation to equip a strong point and an ammunition depot. After our artillery stopped the advance of insolent Ukrainian terrorists. To consolidate the result, the BTR-82A and the AGS-17 grenade launcher unit worked on the enemy.

12:59 Ukrainian neo-Nazis shelled the Kalininsky district of Gorlovka. An enemy shell damaged the scrap metal base at the address: st. Rumyantseva, 1, the arrival of a shell was recorded on the territory of the Severny AK, one of the shells pierced the roof of garage No. 507. No casualties. This was announced by the mayor of Gorlovka Ivan Prikhodko.

12:57 Stormstronghold of the Ukrainian army near Kremennaya. Result: minus one position for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and several two hundredths, the rest retreated.

12:49 Nightcolorsnear Donetsk: the Sparta battalion destroys the enemy near Donetsk with Mavic drones

“Pervomaiskoye is an extended village northwest of Pesok. We are catching the enemy all over the district, ”said the commander of the Sparta battalion, Artyom Zhoga.

12:29 Circumstancesouth of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) through the eyes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Constant shelling, machine gun bursts and undermined equipment - all these are the results of the joint work of the RF Armed Forces and units of the Wagner PMC.

12:01 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC on February 11, information was received about damage as a result of shelling of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Petrovsky district):

— fixed damage to the building of the boiler house on the square. Petrovsky;

- st. Fedkovicha, 23 - apartment building;

- sq. Petrovsky, 2 - apartment building.

Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.

11:51 Ukrainian troops fired at the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeyevka, firing six shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

11:45 Front-line summary for the morning of February 11, 2023:

In the Uludar sector, Russian troops, after artillery preparation on the ground, attacked in the direction of Prechistovka. Novopol and Zolotaya Niva were under shelling. Powerful blows to Ugledar himself.

On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation tried to advance to the local Paraskoviivka. With the support of artillery, they attacked the fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnohorivka and Avdeevka. In the first case, from the side of Staromikhaylovka, in the second, from the Spartak region. Novomikhailovka, Georgievka, Pervomayskoye, Kamenka, Severnoye and Toretsk were under shelling. The Armed Forces of Ukraine responded with strikes on Aleksandrovka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Shirokaya Balka, Gorlovka and Mayorsk.

To the south-west of Artemovsk, the Wagner PMC continues its assault operations near Ivanovskoye. Fierce battles are going on near this settlement, which is key for both sides. "Orchestrants" are also attacking on the eastern outskirts of Artemovsk itself. APU hold positions. And to the south, Ukrainian troops were in a critical situation. PMC "Wagner" is already in the southeastern part of Paraskovyovka. She also conducts assault operations on the eastern outskirts of Red Mountain. Partially under the control of the "musicians" the northwestern part of the village. And north of Soledar, they attack in the direction of Fedorovka. APU hold positions.

In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops are attacking from Dibrova towards Zarechny. But without much success. Also an attempt to advance towards Stelmahovka. With the same result. Much to the north, Russian troops were conducting assault operations near Masyutovka. Here the Armed Forces held their positions. And to the north, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation established control over Dvurechnaya. This settlement is located on two banks of the Oskol River. Russian troops took the eastern part on the left bank. The Ukrainian army is trying to hold a small foothold in Gryanivka, which is being fought over fiercely. The road to the right bank of the Oskol passes through this village.

11:14 Ukrainian troops shelled the village of Mospino, firing three rockets from the Himars MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

11:10 AfternoonsummaryHeadquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 11, 2023.

10:38 Ukrainian troops shelled Mayorsk, firing five mines with a caliber of 120 millimeters, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

10:37 At night in the area of ​​N. p. Yantarnoye (Kherson region) an artillery strike was carried out on one of the positions of the Armed Forces brigade, as a result of which, the artillery crew was destroyed by 122-mm. howitzer D-30, 4 - servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of; 3 were seriously injured.

This calculation carried out the criminal orders of the command by shelling the civilian infrastructure of the settlement. Naked Pier.

10:24 Ukrainian troops fired eight shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

10:05 Yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 59 shells at the civilian infrastructure of the Kherson region - a source in emergency services.

- New Kakhovka: 12 shells from cannon artillery;

- Cossack Camps: 9 shells from cannon artillery;

- Staraya Zburyevka: 5 cannon shells;

- Dnepryans: 23 shells from cannon artillery;

- Alyoshki: 6 shells from cannon artillery;

- Peschanovka: 4 shells from cannon artillery.

Also during the night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 39 shells from cannon artillery at peaceful villages.

09:57 Ukrainian troops fired five shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters at Yasinovataya, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

09:55 Daily summary of the Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 11, 2023.

As a result of the shelling of the VFU in the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, 1 civilian was injured.

According to the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC, the enemy opened fire on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic using 155 and 152 mm cannon artillery, 120 and 82 mm mortars. The areas of 10 settlements of the Republic fell under the shelling of the VFU. 3 housing construction and 3 civil infrastructure facilities were damaged. The total number of ammunition used by Ukrainian militants is 246 units.

09:35 Ukrainian troops fired three shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

09:29 Under Ugledar with the help of the OBTF Cascade dronediscoveredthe position of the Nazis.

Thanks to the adjustments from the air with a jeweler's accuracy, already from the second salvo, the projectile flew clearly into the dugout. The enemy has been destroyed.

08:21 Attack UAV OBTF DPR "Cascade" in Ugledardestroyedanother tank of Ukrainian neo-Nazis.

08:10 During the day, 1 person was wounded on the territory of the DPR - Headquarters of the DPR TarO.

Over the past day, from 00:00 on February 10 to 00:00 on February 11, 1 civilian was injured as a result of shelling of the VFU on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.

02:08 Ukrainian troops fired 13 shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk and Makiivka, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

01:30 APUkilledcivilian in Melitopol. Neo-Nazis launched a missile attack on the residential area of ​​​​Melitopol. Unidentified ammunition hit house 42 on Proletarskaya Street. As a result, one person died and one was injured.

01:19 Ukrainian troops fired 16 shells of 155 mm caliber in Donetsk and Makiivka in 10 minutes, the DPR office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.

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How the West is whitewashing Ukrainian Nazism
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Link to the original article via Russian military blogger Boris Rozhin:

[InoSMI] Washington's whitewashing of Ukrainian Nazis is a national disgrace to the United States, writes American Greatness. America is ready to turn a blind eye to all the crimes of Nazism in Ukraine for the crazy idea of ​​destroying Russia and regaining world hegemony.

Our American politicians, united in a "monolithic party" of warmongers, whitewash the Ukrainian Nazis in order to justify their crimes and deceive the world community.

On January 1, the world celebrated the New Year - a celebration of introspection, self-renewal and hope. But in Ukraine, the emphasis was completely different. There, on January 1, the birthday of Stepan Bandera, the Nazi national hero of Ukraine, is celebrated.
One would imagine that, like in Russia, Ukrainians celebrate the Orthodox New Year of the old Julian calendar, which currently is January 14 on the Gregorian calendar we use in the West.
Bandera is the founding father of Ukrainian Nazism, and his birthday is a national holiday. In Ukraine, paying tribute to its most famous anti-Semite and the main Nazi collaborator of the Second World War is a very important thing.
Would Stalin be Russia’s most famous antisemite, or do they have someone worse? To be fair, unlike Mr. Bandera, Stalin was a bit of a polymath — he also was among Russia’s worst anti-kulaks, anti-Ukrainians, anti-intellectuals...
COLLECTION OF ALL NAZIS
Under President Volodymyr Zelensky, the level of Nazi influence and control in Ukraine was unprecedented. Zelensky outlawed all 11 independent and opposition political parties, but left the parties and organizations of his Nazi partners and allies intact and in power. So it is not surprising that on Bandera's birthday, the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament (in which no one but the Nazis remained), burst into wild applause. Later, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, published a photograph in which he proudly poses in front of a portrait of Bandera.

The message of the top legislators and the chief general of Ukraine was clear. "Don't doubt for whom and for what our government and army are fighting in the "proxy war" between NATO and Russia."

Honoring the main Nazi of Ukraine was not liked in Poland. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki angrily condemned "the ongoing glorification of Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera."

And where does this outrage of the Poles come from?

In order to understand the reason for the Polish fury over Bandera worship in Ukraine, we must take a quick look at what happened in Ukraine during World War II and separate fact from propaganda.

"UNIMAGINABLE ATROCITIES"
Bandera was the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) (the organization was recognized as extremist and banned on the territory of Russia - approx. InoSMI) - Ukrainian accomplices of the Nazis, who dreamed of a racially clean Ukraine, free from Jews, ethnic Russians and Poles. During World War II, primarily in Volhynia, the OUN massacred at least 100,000 Poles.

To give the impression that the bloody brutality was only a spontaneous peasant uprising (and out of its own sadistic pleasure), the OUN preferred to kill its victims with axes, scythes, knives, hammers, steel bars and pitchforks. Hundreds of Bandera stuffed the unfortunate into houses and sheds and burned them alive. And this method is still preferred by the Ukrainian Nazis.

Bandera crowds roamed the country like packs of mad dogs. The Polish edition of The First News talks about the barbarism of the Ukrainian Nazis:

In a bloody frenzy, the Ukrainians tortured their victims with unimaginable brutality. People were scalped alive. Their noses, lips and ears were cut off. Their eyes were gouged out, their hands were cut off and their heads were clamped in a vise. Women's breasts were cut off, and pregnant women were stabbed in the abdomen. Men's genitals were cut off with a sickle.

The 2016 Polish film Hate (also known as Volyn or Volhynia) is a historically accurate account of the crimes of Bandera. The film is shockingly graphic - many scenes are almost impossible to watch. Because of the truth contained in it, the Ukrainian authorities banned its screening.

BANDERA AND THE HOLOCAUST IN UKRAINE
One in four Jewish victims of the Holocaust — 1.5 million — were killed in Ukraine. The Germans did not build gas chambers to exterminate Jews in Ukraine - they did not need them. The scale of cooperation between Ukraine and the Nazis was colossal. More than 250,000 Ukrainians volunteered for the Waffen SS and other German Nazi military formations. Thousands of others served as volunteer executioners, both as auxiliary police in Ukraine and as death camp guards in Poland.

It was the Holocaust of bullets. One and a half million Jews were captured and shot in the fields, forests and ravines. Bandera played the main role in this. OUN forces openly operated on their own, integrated into police units and served as highly motivated auxiliaries in the "Einsatzgruppen", German mobile killing squads.

The Germans invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, capturing the Ukrainian city of Lvov in a week. Bandera from the OUN handed out leaflets with instructions to the Ukrainian population: "Do not throw away your weapons. Look for them and arm yourself. Destroy the enemy ... Muscovites, Hungarians, Jews. These are all your enemies. Kill them." The OUN also handed out leaflets to Lvov Jews that said, "We will bow your heads at Hitler's feet," which they did. During the ensuing pogrom, initiated by Bandera, seven thousand Jews were killed in two days. Thousands more innocent victims followed.

The massacre of Jews in Lvov was documented by the Nazi collaborators themselves. The photographs of those years are simply shocking. But today there is a $47 million monument to Bandera in Lviv, and one of the city's main streets is named after him.

ZELENSKY IS A MOTIVATED ACCOMPLICE
For more than 70 years, Ukrainian Nazis and their apologists, both inside and outside the country, have waged a disinformation campaign to whitewash Bandera and rewrite history. Their main goal is to turn Nazi Bandera into a "freedom fighter". These efforts have intensified dramatically with the acceleration of the Nazification of Ukraine under Zelensky. Throughout Ukraine, more than 50 monuments and statues were erected in honor of Bandera, 500 streets were named after him.

The Ukrainian Jewish president is a willing accomplice to the Bandera farce. Zelenskiy completely ignored Bandera's anti-Semitic Nazi legacy and his complicity in the murder of more than 1.6 million Ukrainian Jews, Poles and Russians. He stated that if Ukrainians revere this Nazi assassin as a national hero, then "that's okay. That's cool." This is cool, because in Zelensky's book, Bandera was "one of those people who defended freedom for Ukraine."

Zelensky's ideas about freedom are different from those of most Americans. In addition to cracking down on freedom of the press, outlawing all non-Nazi political parties, and banning the Russian Orthodox Church, Zelenskiy directs and controls the Nazi poisoning of all levels of the Ukrainian government and military. Among Zelensky’s significant encouragements to the Nazis are the awarding of the commander of the Right Sector (the organization is recognized as extremist and banned on the territory of Russia - approx. InoSMI) with the Hero of Ukraine medal, the appointment of the co-founder of the Right Sector * Dmitry Yarosh as an adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the replacement of the head of the Odessa Regional administration by the commander of the Nazi battalion "Aidar". *

UKRAINIAN JEWS SUPPORTING THE NAZIS
Can Jews support the Nazis in Ukraine?

When questions about the Nazi regime in Ukraine began to surface, the Ukrainian media were quick to silence them and prevent them from being discussed. A common media reaction across the Ukrainian political spectrum has been to constantly highlight Zelensky's Jewish heritage. Thus, the very question of Ukrainian Nazism was portrayed as absurd. The simple "logic" of this ploy was as follows: "Zelensky is a Jew. A Jew cannot support the Nazis. Therefore, there are no Nazis in Ukraine." Zelensky was untouchable - no talk about the Nazis touched him. The implication was that as long as Zelensky was president, there could not even be any Nazis in Ukraine.

But, as I noted earlier, Zelensky not only created his own completely Nazi regime, but also did more to support and institutionalize the Nazis in Ukraine than any other president before him.

His Jewish critics take a different view. Zelensky does not identify himself as a Jew. He mentions his Jewish origin only when it is politically beneficial for him - for example, when he hides the truth about his Nazi regime.

Zelensky does not profess Judaism, married a Christian, baptized children in the Orthodox Church, observes Christian holidays. In fact, during his presidential campaign, he and his spokesman refused to even confirm whether he was Jewish.

Zelensky mocks Jewish culture. Hawa Nagila ("Let us rejoice") is a revered Jewish folk song performed at Jewish holidays around the world. Zelensky's idea to honor this piece of Jewish cultural heritage was to perform Hawa Nagila with his penis as a comedy act on stage.
Correction: Hava Nagila was written in 1918 as a Zionist celebration of the Balfour Declaration promising a Jewish homeland in the Holy Land. I believe it was Harry Belafonte who brought it into the popular culture as one of his signature songs. As for Mr. Zelensky’s peepee, comics have done really stupid, crude things for laughs since time immemorial.
Finally, during his world tour to demand billions more in money and weapons, Zelensky angered members of the Israeli Knesset with a disgraceful speech about Holocaust denial in Ukraine. Refusing to acknowledge the history of Bandera-Nazi collaboration, Zelenskiy absurdly claimed that the significant Ukrainian military effort against the Germans was that they were "saving the Jews." He was exterminated by Jewish critics for "distorting the Holocaust."

His speech before the Greek Parliament was also infamous. It was attended by the "Azov *" Nazi, whom Zelensky brought with him. Some MPs left in disgust, calling Zelenskiy's speech a "Nazi fiesta."

But Zelensky was not the first wealthy and powerful Ukrainian Jew to support the Nazis. Igor Kolomoisky is a Ukrainian Jewish billionaire oligarch and the original financial backer of the Azov and Aidar battalions. He also funds other Nazi militias. Kolomoisky was Zelensky's main financial backer as president. And as the owner of Burisma Holdings, he was Hunter Biden's boss.

So can Jews support the Nazis in Ukraine? It is clear that they can and do it.

WESTERN MEDIA WHITEWASH THE NAZIS
Ukraine is the first openly Nazi state in the world since 1945. But over the course of the past year, the Western media launched a propaganda campaign aimed at whitewashing the Ukrainian Nazis as if they never existed. There are two reasons for this attempt to erase and rewrite history.

First, it is the need for warmongers to control information and manipulate public opinion.

Americans hate Nazis. We fought the world war to defeat German, Italian and Japanese National Socialism and militarism, and 420,000 Americans died helping to achieve this hard victory. The ruling elites of the US military-industrial complex and political establishment know that if the American people learn the truth about Zelensky and his Nazi regime, Ukraine will not get a dime from America.

The second reason is Vladimir Putin.

Putin said that one of the main tasks of Russia's special military operation is the "denazification" of Ukraine. This is a big problem for Joe Biden, NATO and the warmongers in Congress.

For 20 years, the military-industrial complex and the mainstream media have portrayed Vladimir Putin as evil incarnate. It would be terribly disadvantageous for warmongers if, after all this demonization, Americans find out that Putin has been telling the truth about the Nazis in Ukraine all this time.

Before being ordered to erase the history of Ukrainian Nazism, the Western media told the truth about the Nazis in Ukraine. Here is a short list of their materials before the latest attempts to "whitewash" the Nazis.

The Hill: 'The reality of neo-Nazis in Ukraine can't even compare to Kremlin propaganda'
Time: 'Inside white supremacists in Ukraine'
BBC Newsnight: 'Neo-Nazi threat in new Ukraine'
Al-Jazeera: '
BBC: Ukraine underestimates role of far-right in military conflict
BBC: "Ukrainian conflict: White power warrior from Sweden
BBC Newsnight: "Ukraine: On Patrol with Far-Right National Militia"

GLOBALIST ELITES ALL IN ACTION
The Western globalist elites are fully supporting the military conflict being waged by Washington in Ukraine. During the recent meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, it was not about peace there, but only about escalation and waging "eternal war".

Big Tech corporations are also taking Nazi whitewashing disinformation to the next level. META (The Tverskoy Court of Moscow has decided to ban the activities of Meta (owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) in connection with extremist activities - Note by InoSMI) Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook * removed the status of a "dangerous organization" from the Nazi battalion "Azov" (the organization is recognized extremist and banned on the territory of Russia - approx. InoSMI). White supremacists now have full access to the platform.

In a country saturated with Nazi military organizations, associations and political parties, the Azov Battalion* remains the most infamous in Ukraine. The ideology of "Azov" is pure Nazism, and its emblem and symbols are straight from the Nazi SS.

The combat wing of the Azov Battalion* was handed over to the national police. Due to the too high Nazi status of Azov, the disinformation campaign of the Western media aimed at rehabilitating their image is intensified. But it is easier for Azov's apologists to talk about whitewashing it than to really achieve it.

Even NATO's Atlantic Council has concluded that Azov's ties to other white supremacist organizations remain intact. Azov* is an international center for white supremacists with a global recruitment network. White nationalists travel to Ukraine to gain combat experience and return to their homeland with deadly combat skills.

The Azov Battalion* proudly displays its Nazi pathology. In May, Russian troops captured the city of Mariupol and captured 2,500 Ukrainian soldiers, most of them Azov Nazis. The video of the searches of the prisoners shows their extensive Nazi tattoos. Here, as in the proverb: "It is better to see once that hear a hundred times."

Congress knows the truth about the Azov Nazis

The National Socialist roots of the Azov Battalion* have never been a secret to the US Congress.

In 2015, Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan) introduced an amendment barring the United States from providing further military assistance and training to Azov Nazis in Ukraine. The amendment was passed, but was repealed under pressure from the Obama Pentagon.

In 2018, Congress passed a spending bill barring the United States from providing weapons and training assistance to the "Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion* fighting in Ukraine."

In 2019, 40 Democrats in the House of Representatives signed a letter asking the State Department why they did not list Ukraine's Azov Battalion* on the US "Foreign Terrorist Organization" (FTO) list. Among the signatories were Rep. Ro Hannah (D-CA) and Jamie Ruskin (D-Maryland). Democrats have found links between "Azov" Nazis in Ukraine and white supremacist terrorist attacks around the world, including Christchurch, New Zealand, and El Paso, Texas.

But that was then.

Today, every Democrat and corporate Republican belongs to the "one party" of warmongers committed to promoting the interests of the military-industrial complex of the Congressional political establishment through the waging of permanent war. That's why Congress voted to allocate $100 billion to support the Nazi regime in Ukraine and to support the Azov Battalion, a group they know is a white supremacist Nazi terrorist organization. The "united party" of warmongers whitewash these Nazis in order to justify their betrayal and deceive the public.

Last fall, a delegation of Azov Nazis in military uniforms were welcomed like heroes in our Capitol building, where they were received by 50 members of the House of Representatives and senators. Among the special guests was Adam Schiff (D-CA), then chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. This Nazi parade continued throughout the United States, with stops in New Jersey, Detroit, Chicago, and Stanford University. Azov stormtroopers met with large audiences, including children, spread disinformation and collected money. Auctioning Nazi patches and battle colors, they welcomed the Americans to the Nazi club: “Now you are all Azov.”*

NATIONAL DISGRACE
Is there anything more dishonorable than America's support for Nazism? The whitewashing and support of Ukrainian Nazis by the American media and legislators is a national disgrace.

Joe Biden, the military-industrial complex and congressmen, neoconservatives from the State Department and Western globalist elites have dragged the United States and NATO into a "proxy war" with Russia. Ukraine for them is just a disposable puppet.

The well-being of Ukraine is not of interest to warmongers.

Their real goal seems to be to overthrow Putin and divide Russia, and in order to achieve this they are ready to see the death of millions of Ukrainians.

Ukraine is the perfect puppet to fight and die against Russia. Its political parties and military are already guided by a racist, Nazi ideology built on hatred of Russians. And in the person of Zelensky, they have an ideal protege - a corrupt front for the globalist elites, ready to sacrifice the Ukrainian people and endlessly drag out the war. Even if Zelensky's Ukraine is completely destroyed.

The welfare of the United States is also of no interest to warmongers.

They sent 100 billion dollars to continue the military conflict, which is not in our national interest. The war they should be fighting should be fought here at home. Our country is invaded by millions of illegals, our cities are being destroyed by uncontrolled crime, and 100,000 Americans die every year from fentanyl supplied by Mexican drug cartels.

The conflict in Ukraine could end today with one phone call.

Zelensky is a puppet, and Washington is pulling his strings. The conflict will end the minute Biden picks up the phone and tells Zelensky that the game is up and it's time for peace. It's time for Republicans in Congress to demand that Biden pick up the phone.

(c) Maurice Richards

Posted by: badanov || 02/12/2023 00:00 || Comments || Link || [27 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Like racism for the Left here, everything is nazism for the Russians these days. Don't confuse gangs and thugs engaged in cosplaying with the original.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 02/12/2023 7:37 Comments || Top||

#2  Ukrainian Nazis celebrate the butcher Bandera. Just as with Hitler a minority rule with terror and fear. This useful tool of the west will be used accordingly.
Posted by: Dale || 02/12/2023 9:01 Comments || Top||

#3  And Russians celebrate the butcher Stalin, Dale. Both are about equally evil. And Russian society is fairly corrupt as well, so it’s hard to take Russian accusations as seriously as they would like.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/12/2023 11:31 Comments || Top||

#4  Russkies actually believe that when they invade and suppress, they're somehow "helping" or "liberating".
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 02/12/2023 12:00 Comments || Top||

#5 
Posted by: ACA JOE || 02/12/2023 14:31 Comments || Top||

#6  ^3 and 4 I disagree. Stalin is a vestige of the past as is the USSR. How many countries have been invaded and coup changed as in Ukraine by USA specifically. The thirst for power is never ending. I have spoken to many veterans who have served twenty years, retired and demonstrate an absolute hatred for Russia. Meanwhile The new Russia has dramatically rebuilt. They are not the easy pushover promoted so often in the Western media. When WW1 began they said it would be over in a few weeks as with the start of the civil war. The only one maintaining composure is Putin. He will respond as needed should Russia be threatened. World conquest is the talk of NATO with USA and subservient countries. There is your cabal.
Posted by: Dale || 02/12/2023 14:33 Comments || Top||

#7  ^5 I respectfully request your response is quite out of order here.
Posted by: Dale || 02/12/2023 14:35 Comments || Top||

#8  The people you support in Ukraine;
Posted by: Dale || 02/12/2023 14:47 Comments || Top||

#9 
Posted by: Fat Bob Thrart2867 || 02/12/2023 16:48 Comments || Top||

#10  #6. I'm convinced. Investing heavily in New Russia™.
Posted by: Frank G || 02/12/2023 17:16 Comments || Top||



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