Kherson offensive?

Indeed.

 

Your post makes my point. Thanks.

 

Practically speaking, you are associated with Russia. Whether that's because you're paid to be or are just gullible is immaterial.

 

You made no point, other than the fact you made no point, Jack 'CNN' Hays.

 

Do you think everyone agrees with you that the Monroe Doctrine was a collective defense agreement?



I mean besides Durandal of course,

 

You are the only one who has referred to it as a collective defense agreement. This has been pointed out several times. I have concluded you simply don't understand the discussion. Thus:
You lost.

 

He didn't say "agreement." Why you always lyin'?

 

Your current picture , Jack 'CNN' Hays, is this an effigy resemblance of you with the narrative?

 

It is a famous scene from the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven. More homework for you.

 

No. If you're going to use historical media to represent how you go about procuring your info, at least be honest and own it. Dreaming up more narratives like CNN, gotta put a firehose on that one for sure!

 

You obviously haven't followed the discussion.

 

Ukraine Conflict Updates
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment December 21

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu presided over a Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) Collegium in Moscow on December 21 and made significant statements pertaining to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the strategic direction of the Russian military.
Key Takeaways

• Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu proposed a series of expansive reforms and goals for Russian force generation that Russia is highly unlikely to complete in time to be relevant to the current conflict.
• Putin and Shoigu reiterated maximalist Russian aims for the war in Ukraine.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin has intensified efforts to make peace with the critical pro-war nationalist community. Russian failures to achieve Putin’s stated goals jeopardize Kremlin efforts to regain control over the domestic narrative and to set conditions for the second year of the war.
• Russian nuclear rhetoric is most likely an attempt to appease domestic audiences and intimidate Western audiences and not an indicator of preparation to use nuclear weapons.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Washington, DC on December 21. ISW will report on the details of Zelensky’s visit and Russian reactions to the visit on December 22.
• Russian and Ukrainian forces continued counterattacks along the Svatove-Kreminna line.
• Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Donetsk City areas.
• A Ukrainian official confirmed that Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to establish control over the Dnipro delta islands.
• Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu boasted about the growing Russian Young Army Cadets National Movement (Yunarmia) movement.
• Russian officials intensified law enforcement crackdowns to deter partisan activities and target partisan sympathizers. . . .

Ukrainian forces reportedly continued counteroffensive operations in the Kreminna area on December 21. Luhansk Oblast Head Serhiy Haidai reported that Ukrainian forces are currently a few kilometers away from reaching Kreminna but that dense mine concentrations in the area are slowing Ukrainian advances.[37] Russian milbloggers posted footage purporting to show the aftermath of Russian forces repelling a Ukrainian assault in the vicinity of Kreminna.[38] Haidai reported that decreasing temperatures have produced conditions more conducive to fighting and that he expects current Ukrainian counteroffensive operations to experience success by the end of the year with the intensified pace of fighting.[39] The Ukrainian General Staff confirmed that Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian ammunition depots near Kadiivka (60km southeast of Kreminna) on December 15 and 16.[40] . . . .

Ukrainian forces continued to target Russian force concentrations and rear areas of Kherson Oblast. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian force group and concentration of 30 artillery pieces at an airfield near Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast on December 20.[60] Ukrainian sources amplified reports from residents of explosions from unspecified causes near Velyka Lepetykha in Russian-occupied eastern Kherson Oblast on December 21.[61] Satellite imagery showed Russian forces in Chaplynka (16km from the border of Kherson Oblast and Crimea) attempting to obstruct satellite imagery by installing covers over revetments.[62] Separate imagery of Chaplynka taken on December 14 shows a seemingly abandoned Chaplynka airbase.[63] The Ukrainian General Staff further confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck a concentration of Russian soldiers and equipment and destroyed 8 pieces of heavy military equipment in the vicinity of Vasylivka, Kherson Oblast on December 19.[64] Russian forces are likely making renewed efforts to obscure their positions in eastern Kherson Oblast. . . .

 

I have been. You were talking about the "Magnificent 7" right, the historical media. Or have you forgotten already?

 

Sounds like Putler is even copying the Hitlerjugend. How droll!

 

As I suspected, you don't understand the discussion.

 

As I suspected, you hold your firehose too loosely.

 

Russia warns more US arms to Ukraine will aggravate war as Kremlin mulls boosting troops

"The Kremlin has warned that increasing the supply of US arms to Ukraine would aggravate the devastating 10-month war ignited by Russia's invasion, as Russia's defence minister has called for expanding Moscow's military by at least 500,000 troops."

 

Biden launches investigation into how 82% of components found in drones made in Iran, deployed by Russia and downed in Ukraine are manufactured in the US

• White House has launched an 'all hands on deck' task force with multiple agencies to find out how US-made components are ending up in Iranian drones
• Russia has been using Iranian-made drones to wreak destruction on Ukraine

 

Yes. Investigations are under way. Last I heard, these were Russian intel operations to circumvent sanctions.

 

I saw there were some recent charges and arrests related to that. Russian and US nationals were scheming to ship sanctioned military components circuitously to Russia. That's got to be damned hard to track down and prevent.

 

Really?

 

Yes, really. You have again made my point.
You lost.

 

So says the lying Biden Administration. He does not support congressional oversight into the money and weapons being poured into Ukraine. And there is no oversight into the taxpayers money going to the MIC. Last you heard sounds like more phony Russian collusion.

 

Five Russians, 2 US Nationals, charged with ... - Mr. Watchlist
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22 hours ago — ... the Russian Military and Intelligence Agencies Evade Sanctions The ... for the Eastern District of New York, and the FBI on this case.”.

 

Target Russia’s Capability, Not ...
Nataliya Bugayova

US policy should recognize that the Kremlin’s intent regarding Ukraine is maximalist, inflexible, and will not change in the foreseeable future. The West should stop expending resources trying to change a reality it does not control and focus on what it can shape plenty: denying Russia’s ability to wage a war against Ukraine.

Negotiations, ceasefires, and peace deals are not off-ramps but rather on-ramps for the Kremlin to renew its attack on Ukraine in the future under conditions that advantage Russia. They are means to the same ends—full control of Ukraine and eradication of Ukraine’s statehood and identity.

The vital US interest in preventing future Russian attacks on Ukraine can be best achieved by denying Russia the capability to carry out those attacks. The immediate requirement is preserving Ukraine’s momentum on the battlefield—accounting for a possible renewed offensive from Russia this winter—to ensure that Ukraine secures the most advantageous position possible. The West should also eliminate Russia’s ability to attack Ukraine in the future, including by denying Russia a military foothold in Ukraine from which to launch attacks, resisting "peace" deals that the Kremlin will use to buy time to reconstitute its forces, not empowering the Russian defense industrial complex with access to Western markets, and committing to building Ukraine's defensive capabilities over the long term. . . .