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More than 50 high-ranking Ukrainian officers and generals were destroyed by Russian missiles
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets

Yesterday at 12:30, sea-based missiles "Caliber" hit the command post of Ukrainian troops near the village of Shirokaya Dacha, Dnepropetrovsk region.

At that moment, there was a working meeting of the command staff of the operational-strategic group of forces "Alexandria."

"As a result of the strike, over 50 generals and officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including the general staff, the command of the group of forces "Kakhovka," air assault troops and formations, were destroyed, operating in the Nikolaev and Zaporizhzhia directions,” the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Added information from blogger L Vershinim:

Firstly, I saved myself from the temptation to giggle in the morning on the topic "50 generals and officers", according to the gene. Konashenkov controlled by the blessed fire on the southern front. I wanted to, because it was too much, but I decided to wait - and thank God, otherwise I would now be in an awkward position. Now, having received accurate information from people who are absolutely in the know, I inform you: yes, the Holy Fire descended, exactly on a solid headquarters, head to head at the time of an important meeting, and several dozen high-ranking officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (including two with stripes) out of order, most of them forever.
Russian Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian ministry of defense
Secondly, the same people who are absolutely in the know confirm that the Kyiv Nazis have finally taken, and their Western curators have approved the decision to attack on about. Serpentine with the aim of deblocking Odessa and ousting the Russian Navy from the western Black Sea region. For this, in the opinion of the enemy command, enough forces and imported equipment have been accumulated - first of all, anti-ship missiles and air defense systems - to seriously count on success. If you ask what is good here, I answer: all this, from "a" to "z", is not a secret for anyone, primarily for the command of the Coalition.

Wunderwaffe is not a wonderwaffe

[Chernovec] Every third M777 howitzer has to be taken for repairs after the first artillery duel

Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Sharapov shared his feelings about the tenderness and unreliability of the advertised "three axes", their poor suitability for artillery duels

Gun nodes are damaged by debris from the arrival of shells, which, according to the deputy minister, indicates the fierceness (and effectiveness) of the counter-battery fight.

Sharapov also complained about the problems with the repair of these guns, in particular, the lack of spare parts, since the United States simply did not supply them.

But experts warned back in early May that the Armed Forces of Ukraine would not be able to repair American military equipment.

And this artillery system is very capricious. In the United States, during exercises in range conditions, these howitzers required repairs after an average of 4 days of firing.

Artillery design was sacrificed in order to reduce weight. In combat conditions, this led to many complaints : the

howitzer is too light and fragile for powerful 155 mm ammunition. This led to the fact that the recoil absorption mechanisms in the M777 wear out dangerously quickly in combat conditions

. The American howitzer has serious problems with metal fatigue, instability when firing, the barrel often fails, since the M777 cannot be fired with a rate of fire of more than 2 rounds / min .

Here it must be remembered that India at one time refused the contract for these howitzers, after one fell apart during demonstration firing. Moreover, there were cases of similar destruction in other countries.

Posted by: badanov || 06/20/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Any objective observers out there that can verify this about the M777?
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 06/20/2022 11:04 Comments || Top||

#2  More than you probably wanted to know about the M-777

BLUF: Every design is a compromise. This time, it is weight vs continuous fire.

The M-777 was designed to be a lightweight howitzer that could be transported by helo in the mountains of Afghanistan. The use case is sniping at clusters of jihadis, so fire rate is not important.

In Ukraine, the game is protracted (if not continuous) rounds of artillery ping-pong. The important parameters are continuous fire rate and range. Having to take tubes offline for repair is not good.

One big difference between the US vs Russian styles of war is maintenance. We assume the tools, manuals, and spare parts will be readily available. Classic Russian equipment is designed to be fixed in the field by semi-literate peasant conscripts with no Pep Boys around for 500 kilometers.
Posted by: SteveS || 06/20/2022 12:01 Comments || Top||

#3  ^^ Word.
Posted by: badanov || 06/20/2022 12:08 Comments || Top||

#4  Another Russian design principle is that equipment/personnel have a life expectancy. Why bother with repair/rebuild/refurbish if you are going to just expend it anyway? Certainly cuts down on log tails. If you have no problem with 'burning through your manpower and equipment' in the first couple of waves, the degree of finesse in that equipment or troop skills is much lower.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/20/2022 13:32 Comments || Top||


War in Ukraine. Summary 06/19/2022
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin

[ColonelCassad] 1. Severodonetsk.
The village of Metelkino has been taken, the AFU grouping at the Azot plant is in operational encirclement (bridges have been destroyed, transportation across the river by boats does not provide full-fledged supplies), Ukrainian sources confirm heavy losses.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, obviously, are striving to completely block Azot, and then proceed to eliminate the remnants of the enemy grouping.

2. Soledar.
Battles near Belogorovka and Berestovoye. There are also battles near Nikolaevka. The Artemovsk-Lysichansk highway is actually blocked for the enemy. The main supply goes along the Artemovsk-Seversk-Lysichansk highway, although attacks are also being made on it.

3. Zolotnoye.
Fighting in the Vrubovka area, as well as on the outskirts of Zolote. There are attempts to advance to Novoannovka.

To the north of Gorskoye, our troops were able to enter Chekhirovo from Toshkovka, which is located directly on the Lisichansk-Gorskoye highway.

4. Artemovsk.
Fighting near Novolugansky and Semigorye. The enemy holds the Uglegorsk thermal power plant and uses the road through Kodema for supplies after our troops cut the Artemovsk-Svetlodarsk highway north of the Uglegorsk thermal power plant.

To the east of Artemovsk, the front line runs at Pokrovsky and Klinovoe. The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine removed the command of one of the brigades due to an attempt to retreat from Artemovsk.

5. Avdievka.
There is no serious progress towards Krasnogorovka and Ochertino. The enemy is even trying to counterattack in order to try to push our troops back from the Konstantinovka-Avdeevka highway, but without any success.

Along the way, the enemy continues intensive shelling of Donetsk and Yasinovataya. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the army of the DPR are stepping up counter-battery work.

Fighting continued on the outskirts of New York.

6. Ugledar.
Fighting intensified in the area of ​​Ugledar. The enemy tried to push back our troops in Pavlovka, but had no success. On our part, attempts to advance at Novomikhailovka were unsuccessful. There is also a front in
Marinka and Velikaya Novoselovka.

7. Zaporozhye.
On the Kamenskoye-Orekhov-Gulyaipole-Velikaya Novoselovka line, there are no significant changes, although the intensity of artillery fire is growing. The offensive of the RF Armed Forces on Zaporozhye, which Ukrainian propaganda used to scare, never began.

8. Nikolaev.
Positional battles in the Nikolaev and Krivoy Rog directions. The enemy is trying to resume active operations, but due to heavy losses, he again does not achieve significant success.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Black Sea Fleet continue to strike at Ochakovo and Nikolaev, destroying military infrastructure.

9. Slavyansk.
Battles at Tatyanovka, Prishib and Bogorodichny. Fighting also continues in the area of ​​the Valley and Krasnopolye. Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is already working on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the settlement. Lighthouses.

10. Izyum.
Battles at Kurulka and Velikaya Kamyshevakha. The enemy is trying to probe the defense of the RF Armed Forces in the direction of Balakleya.
The headquarters of the operational group "Alexandria" was destroyed by the strikes of cruise missiles - the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses in the command staff.

11. Kharkov.
Attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to regain lost positions in the area of ​​​​Ternovoye and Rubizhnoye ended in failure. The battles for Upper Saltov and Bolshoi Passages continued.
The enemy expects the Russian Armed Forces to soon go on the offensive and is preparing public opinion for the need to withdraw to the outskirts of Kharkov. However, the assault on Kharkov can hardly be expected now. Active work is also underway on the Zolochiv fortified area.

* * *

Plus answers to questions from the military commander Kitten:

1. Is it true that in battles reservists, therodefense and mercenaries are crushed, and the most combat-ready units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in the 3rd echelon and are protected for a counteroffensive?

- Materials from the front show that the remnants of personnel units, including officers and sergeants, also suffer serious losses. The increase in the number of losses among reservists, Volkssturm and mercenaries is explained by the fact that they are just plugging holes in the regular structures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to the lack of trained soldiers, sergeants and officers.

Of course, the enemy tries to save the remaining personnel, because he understands that he will not be able to quickly replace them.

2. What is the probability that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will approach Kherson?

- Such attempts will certainly be made from the Krivoy Rog direction. But it is unlikely that the enemy will be able to count on operational success here now. The failed offensive at Davydov Ford perfectly showed the cost of such actions in people and equipment.

3. Is Kyiv planning a "Budennov scenario" and do such plans have a chance of success?

- Various terrorist attacks on the territory of Ukraine, as well as attempts to stage terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation are inevitable.

There is no fundamental difference between ISIS and Ukraine in matters of terror. We must be prepared for this and, accordingly, tune in to methodical work within the CTO.

4. Kyiv announces negotiations for August, which will begin after a "successful counteroffensive." What does the minimum program for the Ukrainian leadership look like?

- Kyiv does not have its own program of action. The US and Britain are determined to drag out the war as much as possible. Therefore, Kyiv will act within the wishes of its owners.

You should not pay attention to the chatter of Kyiv - you need to concentrate on achieving the military goals of the operation and liberating new territories. The best path to peace is military success, not negotiations with the Nazi gang, which is devoid of real subjectivity.

Posted by: badanov || 06/20/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Economy
Un-American: Air Travel in the US Descends Into Chaos
[Red State] Over ten thousand flights were canceled across the nation this weekend, leaving frustrated, desperate passengers stranded in airports thousands of miles from their homes. Ten thousand flights. It’s almost too many to comprehend.

If you read my travel-hell story from Thursday night, you’ll know that I was one of those passengers, and that after my flight was canceled, I was forced to get a rental car (at my expense) and drive 12 hours through the night to get my minor children, who were being let out of camp. My kids could go get a COVID vaccine, a tattoo, and probably an abortion too, but the one thing they would not be allowed to do is check into a hotel room without an adult present.

Today (Sunday), it would seem that we’re victims of double jeopardy: our flight to Los Angeles was summarily canceled, and we have no way of getting back today. The airline’s best offer is two days hence.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/20/2022 01:50 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Nothing will be resolved until the US Gov't assumes total control over banking, medicine, education, the oil industry, trucking, commercial air travel.

[sarc off]
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/20/2022 2:17 Comments || Top||

#2  Remove the artificial protection airlines get for overbooking and scheduling. They have their own 'through put' problem, but are not interested in fixing it. It's become semi-governmental anyway, over promise and under deliver.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/20/2022 5:51 Comments || Top||

#3  The US government mandated shots to all. The pilots knew the risks and otped out, retiring early. The ATC employees did the same. We are living the bad decisions of our CDC and government...
Posted by: 49 Pan || 06/20/2022 8:29 Comments || Top||


#5  Scrap the TSA and hire those employees.
Posted by: Chris || 06/20/2022 9:36 Comments || Top||

#6  The goal is to make air travel a thing for those who can afford NetJets or some such only. Proles should buy and electric car, ride a bike or walk. Or not travel at all.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/20/2022 9:47 Comments || Top||


#8  The left has always hated air travel. For them this is a feature, not a bug.
Posted by: Angstrom || 06/20/2022 9:59 Comments || Top||

#9  Supply chain issues persist under the illegitimate regime.
Posted by: Black Charlie Slairt1430 || 06/20/2022 12:04 Comments || Top||

#10  Trump’s fault. He failed to get himself re-elected. Bad campaigner.
Posted by: KBK || 06/20/2022 12:52 Comments || Top||

#11  49 Pan is right. Self inflicted by stupid people that don't realize the trickle down effects of their stupidity.
Posted by: ruprecht || 06/20/2022 15:38 Comments || Top||


Europe
Edward Luttwak's take on Ukraine
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 06/20/2022 11:24 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Luttwak believes that both Putin and Zelensky could be brought around to accepting such a compromise, especially if the war grinds on with no victory for either side in sight.

Yeah, that game worked from 1916-1918 when the Central Powers and Western Alliance were grinding away. Not.

Luttwak ridicules those in the West who compare Putin to Hitler or even Napoleon.

Yeah, geographical aggrandizement was never in those cards. Just ask the people of Alsace Lorraine Moselle Lorraine Moselle.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/20/2022 13:24 Comments || Top||

#2  95%+ of this is just monday morning quarterbacking

However, I agree that UKraine and Russia should agree to a cease fire and eventually come to terms similar to the plebiscite solution

Posted by: Lord Garth || 06/20/2022 20:17 Comments || Top||


Government Corruption
The Controlled Demolition Of America
[Townhall] Historically, opposing political parties have fought hard against each other during elections before coming together in the end to unite the country around the winner. While differences on policy positions have always existed, the belief that one or the other party has evil intentions was largely unheard of. It was assumed that everyone loved their country - the Republic that was founded in 1776 - and truly wanted what is best for it and all its people, regardless of political differences. Sadly, those days are long gone.

Newton's third law states: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." From crime to inflation to uncontrolled immigration to everything in between, the United States is falling apart. Nothing is going right. So much so that it’s hard not to imagine it isn’t purposeful, especially considering that key policy changes could at least begin to get things on the right track. But instead of embracing clear, simple solutions or simply reversing the current disastrous course, our overlords keep stubbornly clinging to the policies that are obviously leading to financial and societal ruin.

What is going on today in America is unprecedented in the more than two centuries of our history, a controlled demolition managed by hostile forces who clearly intend to replace our once-great country with a socialist/communist hellscape of their own making. Like it or not, it’s the only logical conclusion. They know, however, that in order to initiate the Great Reset they so desire and force the majority of people to at least tolerate it, they have to destroy the current order and bring the population to its knees begging for relief. And while they would never admit what they are doing, at least right now, their actions speak louder than any words they say possibly could.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/20/2022 02:07 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Destroying our 'Energy Independence', Trump's single most significant accomplishment, is all the proof I need of the intentional demolition. Additional crippling proofs of the intent of these globalist, heathen bastids continue to manifest themselves.

Posted by: Besoeker || 06/20/2022 5:11 Comments || Top||

#2 
Posted by: Pholing Crererong6639 || 06/20/2022 7:11 Comments || Top||

#3  Pushing a rock off a cliff is not "controlled"...
Posted by: Mercutio || 06/20/2022 8:33 Comments || Top||

#4  Ref #2: "Pod" living is vastly overrated.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/20/2022 9:12 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Texas Republican Party passes resolution declaring Biden government illegitimate
[WSWS.org] In the midst of the January 6 House Select Committee hearings detailing the attempt of Donald Trump to overthrow the government, based on the lie that the 2020 election was "fraudulent," Texas Republicans ended a three-day convention over the weekend by adopting a resolution declaring that "President Joseph Robinnette Biden Jr. was not legitimately elected by the people of the United States."

The resolution passed "without any real debate," the Texas Tribune reported.

In reality, Biden defeated Trump 306-222 in the Electoral College vote and by some 7 million in the popular vote. The first three hearings established that Trump was repeatedly told by top officials in his Justice Department and some members of his inner circle that there was no truth to his claims of massive voter fraud.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/20/2022 09:01 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  All other evidence withstanding, could there be a clue with regard to the source of this article which might indicate the Texas Republican Party resolution was accurate ?
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/20/2022 9:06 Comments || Top||

#2  Is this the 1st step in declaring the Conservative States of America?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 06/20/2022 10:05 Comments || Top||

#3  the source of this article

Texas Republican Convention calls Biden win illegitimate and rebukes Cornyn over gun talks
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/20/2022 10:09 Comments || Top||

#4  An article written for the "peoples" by true believers of a system that has worked every time!
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 06/20/2022 11:13 Comments || Top||

#5  Trump was repeatedly told by top officials in his Justice Department Deep State...

FIFY
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/20/2022 13:26 Comments || Top||

#6  WSWS.org = International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/20/2022 17:33 Comments || Top||

#7  Every appointment, bill signed into law, SCOTUS appointment, etc. etc. etc. > Invalid...
Posted by: Cletle Shinese1880 || 06/20/2022 18:26 Comments || Top||


Olde Tyme Religion
Speculation mounts that the Pope is about to RESIGN as Francis postpones Africa trip and announces unusual meeting of cardinals
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/20/2022 10:01 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:



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