This is the punch line that I was allowed to deliver last night on air at the conclusion of a twenty-minute panel discussion of the destruction of the Kakhovka dam on “The Spotlight,” Press TV (Iran).
http://www.urmedium.net/c/presstv/124434
My logic in saying this is that the current rate of loss of men and materiel in the ongoing Ukrainian “counter-offensive” is unsustainable and is bleeding their armed forces white.
Two days ago Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to the nation on the results of the first three days of that counter-offensive: 3,615 Ukrainian soldiers were dead and large quantities of tanks, including the newly arrived German Leopards, aircraft, helicopters, armored personnel carriers were destroyed. The Russians lost a total of 72 dead and 130 wounded. That juxtaposition of losses tells us that for the Russian side this was like shooting herrings in a barrel.
Yesterday, Russian armed forces spokesman General Konashenkov announced that the results of the latest day of battle were another 750 dead Ukrainians.
All of this brings us back to the Russian calculations at the very outset of the Special Military Operation that the Ukrainian military would respond by throwing off the yoke of the neo-Nazi controlled civilian government in order to save the nation.
That initial assumption immediately proved to be false, as we know. To their pain, the Russians found that the radical nationalists had a chokehold on the military, which they had infiltrated when the Azov battalion and other radical paramilitaries were incorporated into the main army.
However, many of these neo-Nazis and other radical nationalists died in the defense of Mariupol and in other lost causes over the past year. And now the senior professional military in Ukraine is faced with a threat not to the nation but to the continued existence of an army as it is being slaughtered in a hopeless “counter-offensive” thrust upon it by Zelensky and his Western backers to justify further funding and arms deliveries.
This is not tenable.
Zelensky may have U.S. security guards around him, but nothing can hold back a palace coup.
©Gilbert Doctorow, 2023
Translations below into French (Youri), German (Andreas Mylaeus), Spanish (Hugo Guido) and Brazilian Portuguese (Evandro Menezes)
Zelensky sera assassiné par son commandement militaire
C’est la conclusion que j’ai prononcée hier soir à l’antenne, à l’issue d’un débat de vingt minutes sur la destruction du barrage de Kakhovka sur « The Spotlight » Press TV (Iran).
http://www.urmedium.net/c/presstv/124434
Mon raisonnement est le suivant : le taux actuel de perte d’hommes et de matériel dans la « contre-offensive » ukrainienne en cours est insoutenable et saigne à blanc les forces armées de ce pays.
Il y a deux jours, le ministre russe de la défense, Sergei Shoigu, a présenté à la nation les résultats des trois premiers jours de cette contre-offensive : 3 615 soldats ukrainiens ont été tués et de grandes quantités de chars, y compris les Leopards allemands nouvellement arrivés, d’avions, d’hélicoptères et de véhicules blindés de transport de troupes ont été détruits. Les Russes ont perdu au total 72 morts et 130 blessés. Cette juxtaposition de pertes nous montre que pour les Russes, c’était comme tirer des harengs dans un tonneau.
Hier, le porte-parole des forces armées russes, le général Konachenkov, a annoncé que le bilan de la dernière journée de combat s’élevait à 750 morts ukrainiens supplémentaires.
Tout cela nous ramène aux calculs russes effectués au tout début de l’opération militaire spéciale, selon lesquels les militaires ukrainiens réagiraient en se débarrassant du joug du gouvernement civil contrôlé par les néo-nazis afin de sauver la nation.
Cette hypothèse initiale s’est immédiatement révélée fausse, comme nous le savons. À leur grand dam, les Russes ont découvert que les nationalistes radicaux avaient la mainmise sur l’armée, qu’ils avaient infiltrée lorsque le bataillon Azov et d’autres paramilitaires radicaux avaient été incorporés dans l’armée principale.
Toutefois, nombre de ces néonazis et autres nationalistes radicaux sont morts dans la défense de Marioupol et dans d’autres causes perdues au cours de l’année écoulée. Aujourd’hui, les hauts gradés de l’armée ukrainienne sont confrontés à une menace non pas pour la nation, mais pour la pérennité de l’armée, qui se fait massacrer dans le cadre d’une « contre-offensive » sans espoir lancée par Zelensky et ses bailleurs de fonds occidentaux pour justifier la poursuite des financements et des livraisons d’armes.
Cela n’est pas tenable.
Zelensky peut avoir des gardes de sécurité américains autour de lui, mais rien ne peut empêcher un coup d’État de se produire.
Zelensky wird von seinem Militärkommando ermordet werden
So lautete die Pointe, die ich gestern Abend zum Abschluss einer zwanzigminütigen Podiumsdiskussion über die Zerstörung des Kachowka-Staudamms in der Sendung “The Spotlight” von Press TV (Iran) vortragen durfte.
Ich habe das damit begründet, dass die derzeitige Verlustrate an Männern und Material bei der laufenden ukrainischen “Gegenoffensive” untragbar ist und die Streitkräfte ausbluten lässt.
Vor zwei Tagen berichtete der russische Verteidigungsminister Sergej Schoigu der Nation über die Ergebnisse der ersten drei Tage dieser Gegenoffensive: 3.615 ukrainische Soldaten waren tot und große Mengen an Panzern, einschließlich der neu eingetroffenen deutschen Leoparden, Flugzeuge, Hubschrauber und gepanzerten Mannschaftswagen wurden zerstört. Die Russen hatten insgesamt 72 Tote und 130 Verwundete zu beklagen. Diese Gegenüberstellung der Verluste zeigt uns, dass dies für die russische Seite wie ein Schuss auf Heringe in einem Fass war.
Gestern gab der Sprecher der russischen Streitkräfte, General Konaschenkow, bekannt, dass die Bilanz des letzten Kampftages weitere 750 tote Ukrainer sind.
All dies bringt uns zurück zu den russischen Überlegungen zu Beginn der militärischen Sonderoperation, dass das ukrainische Militär reagieren würde, indem es das Joch der von Neonazis kontrollierten Zivilregierung abwirft, um die Nation zu retten.
Diese ursprüngliche Annahme erwies sich, wie wir wissen, sofort als falsch. Zu ihrem Leidwesen mussten die Russen feststellen, dass die radikalen Nationalisten das Militär im Würgegriff hatten, das sie bei der Eingliederung des Asow-Bataillons und anderer radikaler Paramilitärs in die Hauptarmee infiltriert hatten.
Viele dieser Neonazis und anderen radikalen Nationalisten sind jedoch im vergangenen Jahr bei der Verteidigung von Mariupol und bei anderen verlorenen Gelegenheiten gestorben. Und nun sehen sich die hochrangigen Berufssoldaten in der Ukraine mit einer Bedrohung nicht für die Nation, sondern für den Fortbestand einer Armee konfrontiert, die in einer hoffnungslosen “Gegenoffensive” abgeschlachtet wird, die Zelensky und seine westlichen Unterstützer ihr aufzwingen, um weitere Finanzmittel und Waffenlieferungen zu rechtfertigen.
Dies ist nicht haltbar.
Zelensky mag US-Sicherheitsleute um sich haben, aber nichts kann einen Palastputsch aufhalten.
Zelensky será asesinado por su comando militar
Esta es la conclusión que se me permitió pronunciar anoche al aire al final de una mesa redonda de veinte minutos sobre la destrucción de la presa de Kakhovka en el programa “The Spotlight”, de Press TV (Irán).
http://www.urmedium.net/c/presstv/124434
Mi lógica al decir esto es que la tasa actual de pérdida de hombres y material en la “contraofensiva” ucraniana en curso es insostenible y está desangrando a sus fuerzas armadas.
Hace dos días, el ministro de Defensa ruso, Sergei Shoigu, informó a la nación sobre los resultados de los primeros tres días de esa contraofensiva: 3.615 soldados ucranianos murieron y grandes cantidades de tanques, incluidos los Leopard alemanes recién llegados, aviones, helicópteros y vehículos blindados de transporte de personal fueron destruidos. Los rusos tuvieron un total de 72 muertos y 130 heridos. Esa yuxtaposición de pérdidas nos dice que para el lado ruso esto fue como disparar arenques en un barril.
Ayer, el portavoz de las fuerzas armadas rusas, el general Konashenkov, anunció que los resultados del último día de batalla fueron otros 750 ucranianos muertos.
Todo esto nos lleva de vuelta a los cálculos rusos al comienzo de la Operación Militar Especial de que el ejército ucraniano respondería liberándose del yugo del gobierno civil controlado por los neonazis para salvar a la nación.
Esa suposición inicial demostró inmediatamente ser falsa, como sabemos. Para su desgracia, los rusos descubrieron que los nacionalistas radicales tenían en un puño a los militares, entre los cuales se habían infiltrado cuando el batallón Azov y otros paramilitares radicales se incorporaron al ejército principal.
Sin embargo, muchos de estos neonazis y otros nacionalistas radicales murieron en defensa de Mariupol y en otras causas perdidas durante el año pasado. Y ahora el ejército profesional de alto rango en Ucrania se enfrenta a una amenaza no para la nación, sino para la existencia futura de un ejército, ya que está siendo masacrado en una “contraofensiva” desesperada, empujada por Zelensky y sus partidarios occidentales para justificar más fondos y entrega de armas.
Esto no es sostenible.
Zelensky puede tener guardias de seguridad estadounidenses a su alrededor, pero nada puede detener un golpe de estado a palacio nacional.
Zelensky será assassinado por seu alto-comando militar
Este é o furo que me foi permitido proferir ontem à noite, no ar, na conclusão de uma discussão de vinte minutos sobre a destruição da barragem de Kakhovka em “The Spotlight”, na Press TV (Irã):
Evacuação em andamento na Ucrânia após explosão de barragem causar grandes inundações
Meu raciocínio ao dizer isto é que a atual taxa de perda de homens e de equipamento na “contra-ofensiva” ucraniana em andamento é insustentável e está exaurindo suas forças armadas.
Há dois dias, o Ministro da Defesa russo, Sergei Shoigu, relatou à nação os resultados dos três primeiros dias desta contra-ofensiva: 3.615 ucranianos mortos e grandes quantidades de tanques, incluindo os recém-chegados Leopard alemães, de aeronaves, de helicópteros e de blindados de transporte de tropas foram destruídos. Os russos perderam um total de 71 mortos e 210 feridos. Este contraste das perdas nos diz que, para o lado russo, foi como atirar em peixes num barril.
Ontem, o porta-voz das forças armadas russas, o General Konashenkov, anunciou que os últimos resultados do dia de batalha foram outras 750 mortes ucranianas.
Tudo isto nos traz de volta aos cálculos russos no início da Operação Militar Especial de que os militares ucranianos responderiam jogando fora o jugo do governo civil controlado pelos neonazistas para salvar a nação.
Esta suposição inicial imediatamente se provou falsa, como sabemos. Para seu azar, os russos descobriram que os nacionalistas radicais tinham um domínio sobre os militares, que haviam se infiltrado quando o batalhão Azov e outros paramilitares radicais foram incorporados ao exército propriamente.
No entanto, muitos destes neonazistas e de outros nacionalistas radicais morreram em defesa de Mariupol e em outras causas perdidas no ano passado. E agora os militares profissionais de alto escalão na Ucrânia enfrentam uma ameaça não à nação, mas à própria continuação da existência de seu exército, que está sendo massacrado numa “contra-ofensiva” sem esperança, lançada por Zelensky e por seus apoiadores ocidentais, para justificar mais financiamento e novas entregas de armas.
Isto não é sustentável.
Zelensky pode ter guardas de segurança dos EUA a seu redor, mas nada pode impedir um golpe palaciano.
Reblogged this on Unorthodox Truth.
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I don’t know. There have been numberous leaders throughout history who have ordered uncountable thousands unto millions of their people into certain death and who were not overthrown. You need to get to where it’s a true Praetorian state and the interests of the Praetorians are violated by the ruler. Beyond my capacity as an odds maker. I think Ukraine is a version of a Praetorian state, and Zelensky specifically remained alive because he realized that to make peace was suicidal for him. That was awhile ago. Now? It’s gone to his head. He’s a psychopathic narcissistic maniac now – my guess. He must understand that forever he has to live in a bubble to remain alive. I think, Gilbert, you may be forgetting for a moment the lessons of the Kennedy murders. They’ve really upped their security. It’s a global panopticon. One way is possible, I guess: A strike via drone, artillery, fighter jet or missile that takes him out but can be blamed on the Russians. If so, given the existing panopticon, guess what? It could only go forward with the approval of the vampires at 1600 Transylvania Avenue.
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Taking out Z won’t help if the nazis replace him instead of level-headed army staff [how many of those are there, even Zaluzhny sports regalia in photos]
But I agree, it might take a while. Look how long Hitler lasted in his bunker.
This is a death cult.
Wasn’t it Bandera or Dmitri Dentsov or some other integral nationalist luminary who said that love of country was not being willing to sacrifice yourself, but to sacrifice others.
They have used ethnic minorities, they have pressed the local (largely not Maidan minded) population including old guys into front line service, whenever things get sticky they have their Azov or Kraken or Aidar batallions of barrage groups and Safari units to shoot people who surrender or collaborated (by teaching school), they are willing to genocide Crimea b/c they are content to be Russian, and they have an iron grip at all levels of the military and key ministries with enough of their own to enforce discipline (you only need a few tattle tales at every level of decision making).
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I have for quite awhile resisted your warnings about WWIII. I can’t any more. As an aside, what is transpiring is in fact simply a continuation of WWII. In that regard, a fascinating question to pose is what would Hitler have envisioned as modern Germany had he won? But moving on, what we now have is WWIII creep. The latest is the proposal that while NATO cannot declare war on Russia, individual NATO countries can enter Ukraine under their national colors as allies to Ukraine.: WWIII. It is a pity that modern Nazi’s control the world. But they do, and they have the same death wish as their forebears. Yes, the end of the human race. Will the earth recover? An irrelevant question. But let us hope it can’t get any worse.
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John Helmer characterises it as a continuation of WW2. It makes understanding history a bit easier: the three Punic Wars between Rome & Carthage lasted across 120 years (I think). But the degree to which a government driven by fascist nationalism is celebrated and supported by ordinary folk in the West is a real primer on how Hitler came to power in Germany and was supported by popular acclaim in the ’30’s. Prior to this Ukr episode, Hitler’s rise was hard to fathom: no more: the Western general populace’s enthusiasm for Ukraine is a living example of what most find hard to understand about the 1930’s.
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The US military high command has long been purged of any officer not loyal to the neocon narrative. If the equivalent has been achieved in the Ukrainian forces perhaps justice for Z will have to come from a little lower in the ranks.
On the other hand whoever does it would have a chance of leading whatever is left of Ukraine so ambition might trump everything else.
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