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Feb 17 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
On February 16th, Russian occupation forces in the east of Ukraine fired on defenders 8 times – twice with weapons prohibited by the Minsk Agreements.

A troubling attack by armed formations of the Russian Federation was near the settlement of Syze, 3km from the UA-RU border. Image
Early on February 17th, Russian mercenaries fired 122mm artillery on the outskirts of Prychepylivka.

Near Vodyane, the occupiers fired at Ukrainian defenders with 120mm mortars.

#RussiaInvadedUkraine 7 years, 11 months, 28 days ago. Image
Ukrainian troops "continue to carry out tasks to repel and deter armed aggression by the Russian Federation."

Source: Morning report on the situation in the area of ​​the Joint Forces Operation, Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of 07:00 on 17 February 2022
mil.gov.ua/news/2022/02/1…
This is an extension of shelling with 122mm artillery by armed formations of the Russian Federation near Prychepylivka earlier today. Krymske is 9km farther east, also on the south bank of the Siverskyi Donets River. #RussiaInvadedUkraine

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Feb 10
I live in downtown Ottawa. I experience and understand that what's going on here is a titushki rent-a-mob attack.

I know about the 2014 "Russian tourist" attack on Luhansk in detail. I was communicating with a Luhansk resident daily from the moment the SBU building was occupied.
In Luhansk, Russia-backed active measures – an invasion by outsiders – started with an attack on a peaceful pro-Ukraine rally. Then the SBU building was occupied – organized and led by agents provocateurs. Then the border station was attacked. Then Luhansk airport was destroyed.
It doesn't matter what the members of the titushki rent-a-mob say they want. All that matters is what they do, which is a manifestation of what the organizers and funders really want.

The purpose of these attacks is the overthrow of the government by non-democratic means.
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Feb 5
Well-funded mobs are being directed to attack Canadian cities, notably Ottawa. This is a Chekist active measure of titushki rent-a-mobs, similar in nature to the “Russian tourist” attacks on Ukrainian cities in March-April 2014 – the first months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Do-nothing Canadian officials ignore the experience Ukrainians have with hybrid warfare. They don’t know that the way to defeat titushki rent-a-mobs is to hit them hard, hit them early, and most of all take away their money.
The Government of Canada should use the Emergencies Act to defeat hybrid warfare ongoing in Canadian cities. But it may be too late. Areas like Parliament Hill in Ottawa are occupied by a titushki rent-a-mob – lawless and outside government control.
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Feb 4
As many as 2000 more titushki will join the rent-a-mob this weekend to bolster the attack on the people of Ottawa. As many as 1000 "take back our city" defenders will confront them, given that the authority of civic officials has collapsed.
The people of Ottawa, Canada's capital, are under assault by a sponsored mob of outsiders. A Chekist active measure is being executed against my city.

The attack on Ottawa has frightening parallels with the invasion of Luhansk and Donetsk, Ukraine, by "Russian tourists" in 2014.
In Ottawa, Parliament Hill and surrounding blocks in Centretown are no longer government-controlled. The laws of Canada and city bylaws don't apply there. The heart of the capital is in the hands of the titushki rent-a-mob.
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Jan 31
The Russian Federation's army of occupation in the east of Ukraine is composed of the so-called 1st (Donetsk) and 2nd (Luhansk) Army Corps. The soldiers are colonial troops – auxiliaries who are mostly mercenaries. These illegal armed formations are commanded by Russian officers.
The Russian occupation army in Donetsk and Luhansk regions is in abysmal shape. Staffing is perilously low because mercenaries don't want to sign contracts and Ukrainians resist being conscripted. Theft by Russian officers means matériel doesn't make it to the front.
Morale among Russian-terrorist troops in Donbas is poor. Desertion is common, including crossing the front line and surrendering to Ukrainian defenders. Alcohol and drug abuse is rampant. More Russian soldiers die by their own hands than in combat with Ukrainian defenders.
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Jan 30
"Keep our Canadian armed forces safe and secure" is the primary goal of a military, right?
Being pulled out of harms way before enemy action will demoralize Canada's military. The Trudeau government's defeatist order will encourage Russian aggression, just as the Zelenskyy administration's order to withdraw Ukraine's military from Zolote and Petrivske in 2019.
In the face of Japanese armed aggression, in November 1941 Canada sent two battalions (from the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles of Canada) to defend Hong Kong. Canadian troops were not withdrawn when Japan attacked on December 7. They fought bravely in the losing battle.
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Jan 29
A titushki rent-a-mob has descended on Ottawa, under the cover of protesting public health measures in Canada.

It is organized, directed, financed with dark money, and primed for violence.

Participants have mixed motives, but the agents provocateurs come from far-right groups.
As I was driving through Ottawa this morning I saw a significant police presence. I noticed one access route to Lowertown was blocked by police with heavy snow removal machinery.
Canadians get a taste of far-right, titushki violence with which Ukrainians and Americans are familiar.

Ukrainians know it from the organized attacks on public buildings at the start of Russia’s invasion in March-April 2014.

Americans know it from the January 2021 insurrection.
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