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2022-05-16 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

From the Russian Perspective: Operation on Denazification of Ukraine: operational summary May 15th (updated)

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Posted by badanov 2022-05-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top

#1
https://iamamalaysian.com/2022/05/16/us-gen-eric-olson-british-ltc-john-bailey-nato-officers-surrendered-at-azovstal-steel-plant/

BREAKING! US Admiral Eric Olson–a highly decorated special ops commander–captured in Azovstal steel work
And that would be 4 traitors scumbags identified and captured so far:

- US Lt. Gen. Roger Cloudier
- Canadian General Trevor Cadieu
- US Admiral Eric Olson
- British Lieutenant Colonel John Bailey

Posted by Acapulco JOE 2022-05-16 01:03|| 2022-05-16 01:03|| Front Page Top

#2 The admiral was apparently born in 1952, making him 70 years old.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-05-16 01:35|| 2022-05-16 01:35|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ "Acapulco JOE" has to take a victory somewhere

Posted by Frank G 2022-05-16 06:33|| 2022-05-16 06:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Clowns have already defaced Admiral Olson's Wikipedia page with the claims. It seems to have an edit war going on.

Joe! Get over there and add a citation! I'm sure "I Am Malaysian" is an authoritative source on news out of the Ukraine.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-05-16 08:04|| 2022-05-16 08:04|| Front Page Top

#5 The entry at 10:40 sounds to me like the Russians shelled a prison and want to get out ahead of the news.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-05-16 08:07|| 2022-05-16 08:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Olson is scheduled to be at a SOCOM conference today. If he's a conference no-show, it might add credence to the report.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-05-16 08:09|| 2022-05-16 08:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Good to know, Besoeker. If someone could let us know later, that would put the rumour to bed one way or the other.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-05-16 08:47|| 2022-05-16 08:47|| Front Page Top

#8 I will attempt to follow up on it.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-05-16 08:48|| 2022-05-16 08:48|| Front Page Top

#9 - Canadian General Trevor Cadieu

A name that was in the news recently:
Decades long career with the Canadian Armed Forces.
Left in April over a sexual harassment complaint from 1994.
Went to Ukr as a 'civilian' - I believe the intel term is "sheep dipped".
Captured by Russians while trying to escape from Azovstal.

Posted by SteveS 2022-05-16 10:17|| 2022-05-16 10:17|| Front Page Top

#10 Can't even spell Cloutier right: And no, he wasn't captured.

https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-cloutier-captured-idUSL2N2W914L

Posted by European Conservative 2022-05-16 10:51|| 2022-05-16 10:51|| Front Page Top

#11 Too bad they didn't grab Nancy, Mitch and retainers.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-05-16 10:58|| 2022-05-16 10:58|| Front Page Top

#12 ^ Those are the people signing the checks. No way would they get grabbed.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-05-16 11:01|| 2022-05-16 11:01|| Front Page Top

#13 May 15 Replying to @zaborona_media
The shortage of water at #Azovstal now is so critical that #Azov fighters drink only a sip of water every 5-6 hours, said the wife of one of the soldiers.

zaborona_media

The wives of defenders of #Mariupol who are currently blocked in #Azovstal are giving a press conference. There are hundreds of severely wounded soldiers but no medicine, no antibiotics, and a critical shortage of food and water in the bunkers.

Posted by Snuse Greamble4666 2022-05-16 12:33|| 2022-05-16 12:33|| Front Page Top

#14 The wives of defenders of #Mariupol who are currently blocked in #Azovstal are giving a press conference. There are hundreds of severely wounded soldiers but no medicine, no antibiotics, and a critical shortage of food and water in the bunkers.

Morale at Azovstal is at a low ebb.

Nine fighters reportedly surrendered today.

Posted by badanov 2022-05-16 12:44|| 2022-05-16 12:44|| Front Page Top

#15 Trevor Cadieu is now in Moscow awaiting trial. He does not have enemy combatant status. Reports are that he tried and failed to escape AzovStal using one of the humanitarian corridors.

Given that he fled Canada to escape criminal charges by the Canadian authorities, it's a good bet he can be turned by the Russians (a la Snowden).

As the former next-in-line to head up the Canadian Armed Forces, ex-Gen. Cadieu would be an extremely valuable source of operational information for the Russians. This is a huge development.

Posted by Threng Black9013 2022-05-16 12:52|| 2022-05-16 12:52|| Front Page Top

#16 IF Olson was captured...this is a major deal. I remember no similar incident in the past where a former SOCOM commander is captured on the battlefield. IF he was captured, I hope he had the common sense to destroy all of his comms gear, phones...

IF this happened, this is likely we hear a report that SECDEF Austin reached out to the Russians looking for a cease fire...if that is true as well. WTF

Posted by Tennessee 2022-05-16 12:59|| 2022-05-16 12:59|| Front Page Top

#17 Morale at Azovstal is at a low ebb.

Understandably so:

May 15 @zaborona_media
Even not severely wounded soldiers at #Azovstal now get amputations without antibiotics and painkillers, #AzovWives say

Ouch. Blood will soon be "at a low ebb," too.

#15 Given that he fled Canada to escape criminal charges by the Canadian authorities, it's a good bet he can be turned by the Russians (a la Snowden).

Yes, Cadieu faces arrest if he returns to Canada. He's a "man without a country." An excellent prospect for turning.

As the former next-in-line to head up the Canadian Armed Forces, ex-Gen. Cadieu would be an extremely valuable source of operational information for the Russians. This is a huge development.

At minimum he can tell the Russians operational details about all the NATO forces and mercenaries on the ground and help the Russians target them. Huge development, for sure.

Posted by Snuse Greamble4666 2022-05-16 13:02|| 2022-05-16 13:02|| Front Page Top

#18 Cadieu's desperate. He's also got an eye for the ladies. Set him up in a luxury dacha in Rublyevskoye with a trio of Canuck-speaking slender Slavs, and Cadieu will sing like Anne Murray.

Posted by Ulavick Ulairt8519 2022-05-16 13:07|| 2022-05-16 13:07|| Front Page Top

#19 We kill their generals. They capture ours alive and turn them. Brilliant strategy, we have...

Posted by Threng Black9013 2022-05-16 13:12|| 2022-05-16 13:12|| Front Page Top

#20 Even not severely wounded soldiers at #Azovstal now get amputations without antibiotics and painkillers, #AzovWives say

Back to the Future. Went the way of arch-villain Anatole Kuragin in 1812.

Posted by Threng Black9013 2022-05-16 13:17|| 2022-05-16 13:17|| Front Page Top

#21 "Russian and allied troops blocking the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol will allow injured Ukrainian soldiers to leave the stronghold and go to hospital in Novoazovsk, the Russian defense ministry said on Monday. The evacuation is planned for later on Monday after an agreement was reached, the military said.

"According to the Russian ministry, it has suspended hostilities at Azovstal to allow the humanitarian evacuation later in the day.

"Novoazovsk is a small city about 40km east of Mariupol, which is controlled by the militia force of the Donetsk People’s Republic. The evacuated troops will apparently remain in the custody of the breakaway republic, which Russia recognized as an independent state before launching its attack against Ukraine in late February."

Posted by Snuse Greamble4666 2022-05-16 13:47|| 2022-05-16 13:47|| Front Page Top

#22 https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-cloutier-captured-idUSL2N2W914L

Scathing, European Conservative. Good find!

ex-Gen. Cadieu would be an extremely valuable source of operational information for the Russians. This is a huge development.

Eh? NATO HQ has been riddled with Russian (and previously Soviet) spies from the day the doors opened for business. I can’t imagine there is much left to be revealed.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-05-16 14:06|| 2022-05-16 14:06|| Front Page Top

#23 ^ Which leads to the question, is he a POW or a spy who came in from the cold?

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-05-16 14:09|| 2022-05-16 14:09|| Front Page Top

#24 #18 Cadieu will sing like Anne Murray.

Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from in that day

That I left forever is untrue
And if I could you know that I would
Fly-y-y-y-y away with you, Tovarishchi!

Posted by Threng Black9013 2022-05-16 14:21|| 2022-05-16 14:21|| Front Page Top

#25 #23 is he a POW

No. He will be interrogated and tried and sentenced as an ordinary criminal. Definitely not a spy. Why the hell would a spy get caught in the Mariupol killing field?

The Canadian government disavowed him long ago. The Ukrainians have repeatedly told foreign mercenaries to stop coming and fucking things up for them.

This is an enormous loss.

Posted by Threng Black9013 2022-05-16 14:25|| 2022-05-16 14:25|| Front Page Top

#26 Yes, Cadieu faces arrest if he returns to Canada. He's a "man without a country." An excellent prospect for turning.

Perhaps not There are suggestions that his 'crime' from 30 years ago was ginned up to separate him from the Canadian military. Having official Canadian/NATO forces caught fighting in the Ukraine would be bad on several fronts (heh). Hence, the "sheep dip" to remove any NATO connections. "Hey, he's just some guy who went to the Ukraine in the middle of a war."

Posted by SteveS 2022-05-16 14:33|| 2022-05-16 14:33|| Front Page Top

#27 Definitely not a spy. Why the hell would a spy get caught in the Mariupol killing field?

"The key to the benefits program is not going to Mariupol!"

Posted by Hupung Snealing8116 2022-05-16 15:05|| 2022-05-16 15:05|| Front Page Top

#28 #21 "Russian and allied troops blocking the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol will allow injured Ukrainian soldiers to leave the stronghold and go to hospital in Novoazovsk, the Russian defense ministry said on Monday. The evacuation is planned for later on Monday after an agreement was reached, the military said.

This is good news. I can only shudder at how horrible it must be to starve to death, or to endure an amputation without anesthesia.

Here's hoping these poor souls can Kay down their arms, retire and convalesce in a peaceful village. Good on the Russians for doing this.

Posted by Hupung Snealing8116 2022-05-16 15:12|| 2022-05-16 15:12|| Front Page Top

#29 Cadieu is still in trouble and does not want to return to Canada.

As reported by the CBC:
"Cadieu could still face charges as a civilian if the investigation finds evidence of wrongdoing. Other retired military members have been called back to face courts martial in the past."

Posted by Threng Black9013 2022-05-16 15:41|| 2022-05-16 15:41|| Front Page Top

#30 "Cadieu could still face charges as a civilian if the investigation finds evidence of wrongdoing

...could... strong>if...
Nice journalistic use of the conditional mood to suggest something might possibly could maybe happen. Dollars to donuts, it won't.

To me, the story stinks. Guy with 30 year mil career, in line to become head of the Army, retires due to a 30 year old allegation of 'sexual harassment'. First act as a civilian is to vacation in Mariupol which is currently under siege by the Russian army. Combine this with RUMINT about British and NATO advisors and it smells even more.

Posted by SteveS 2022-05-16 17:16|| 2022-05-16 17:16|| Front Page Top

#31 Was this the guy who allegedly arrived in Ukraine at a time when Mariopol was already surrounded?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-05-16 19:01|| 2022-05-16 19:01|| Front Page Top

#32 Was this the guy who allegedly arrived in Ukraine at a time when Mariopol was already surrounded?

As soon as two weeks ago, a Ukrainian naval lift MI-8 helicopter made its way to Azovstal.

Who originally reported this escapes me at the moment.

Posted by badanov 2022-05-16 20:34|| 2022-05-16 20:34|| Front Page Top

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