The Russian invasion of Ukraine has now lasted 5 weeks of war. Stage 2 has ended, we have shifted to Stage 3. The Ukrainian army is now starting the hard effort of pushing back the invader Russian army on all 3 fronts. Let's do update Thread at Wk 5
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/2
Stage 1 of the war - Russian advances - ended weeks ago. We entered Stage 2, an exchange of positions on the edge, towns & villages taken & retaken, by both sides for a few weeks which now ended. Russia has no ability to advance anymore, only retreat
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/3
The biggest prize, Battle of Kyiv was decisive victory for Ukraine. Kyiv was never invaded, not even sieged, not even encircled. The Russian army was stopped at the Battle of Irpin. Now that army is in retreat
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/4
The other object was to take Odesa in the South, but that advance was also defeated by Ukraine, Russians never encircled Odesa either and are in retreat in the South.
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/5
Russia's Defense Minister has been disappeared by Putin
The Deputy Defense Minister issued bold promise Russia will shift combat to Eastern front as their losses in North & South were blatant, but Ukraine is now pushing them back in the East as well
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/6
The Russian invader army, 150,000 troops from Russia, 40,000 gangsters, terrorists & thugs from Donbas = 190,000
has lost 17,500 men = 9% of the total invading army killed. Plus about 40,000 more injured. About 30% of Russia's army is out of action
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/7
There is reporting of communication failures, Russians shooting down their own jet plane. Russians disobeying orders. Killing at least one of their commanders aka Col Tanky McLeggy. Failure of logistics, no food, no fuel, no ammo. Death by frostbite
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/8
Putin even ordered the Northern front to dig defensive positions into the Red Forest of Chernobyl, where Russian troops were being irradiated, developing symptoms of radiation poisoning, so Putin is actively sterilizing and killing his own army.
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/9
That Eric Trump level lunatic battle plan has now been abandoned and Russian troops allowed to withdraw from Red Forest to Belarus. But yes, the 'mighty' Russian is in RETREAT away from Kyiv and North into cover and safety of Belarus
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/10
Russia is sending reinforcements to its losing army in Ukraine. 1,000 mercenaries and 2,000 active Russian military from countries occupied by Russia like Georgia, have been sent into Ukraine as reinforcements. They don't even replace the 17,500 dead
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/11
Russia is organizing a new offensive on the Eastern front. This is plain to see on satellite images that USA and EU are sharing with Ukraine, so there will be no 'element of surprise' to the eventual attack. Ukraine will prevail.
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/12
Potentially the biggest single military battle loss to Russia since the middle of the First World War, would be if the (remnants of the) 35th Combined Arms Army are caught in a pocket North of Kyiv & forced to surrender
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/13
Russia lost the Battle of Kyiv. The 35th Combined Arms Army is in retreat, back North towards Belarus. The key is strategic town of Ivankiv & some pontoon bridges near it. Area is swampy forests with 1 road through it. Russia has 12,000 troops there
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/14
It is possible Russia can get most of the 35th CAA out of the Kyiv Pocket aka Bucha Pocket. But over the next 10 days or so, this battle could well turn into one of the biggest surrenders in modern warfare and massive humiliation to Putin
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/15
Talking about #CzarLilliPutin - Bunker Boy and notorious serial collector of long tables has apparently been receiving false reports about the war, as his advisors fear telling the truth to #LilliPutin. So expect more madness from Putin
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/16
Russia cannot win this war on the ground. So they will avenge by slaughtering civilians from afar. This war will turn ever more brutal, & it will take a long time for Ukraine to expel the invaders
West needs to supply Ukraine with tanks, jets etc
Ukraine War Week 5 Update/17
Ukraine will prevail. The Russian invader will be killed, captured or expelled. This third stage of the war will take much more time, months. But have patience & support Ukraine. Ukraine will not give up territory to Putin #SlavaUkraini#HeroiamSlava
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On Monday Judge Chutkan in DC (Jack Smith 2) case will hold a hearing about putting a gag order on Herr Hezbollah, the nation's Terrorist-In-Chief. Trump was under protective order. He breached it many times. So this is now his 'final warning'
Let's do a Thread
GAG ORDER THREAD/2
Don't look at me like that! This is JUSTICE. It is EXACTLY the same legal standard that would apply to you and me. Nothing more, nothing less. Trump is a FIRST TIME OFFENDER; has NEVER been convicted of any crime (yet). He was put on a 'protective order' FIRST
GAG ORDER THREAD/3
Then Trump repeatedly broke that protective order. We WITNESSED IT LIVE on TV and on social media, REPEATEDLY
But the Judge CANNOT do anything about it. Until she is FORMALLY told by the prosecution. She CANNOT do anything yet. It would be same for you and me
We certainly feel it was taking too long. In reality this is about par for the course, in some ways FASTER than normal, for such a large criminal conspiracy. Timing is similar to Watergate
FIRST of PLANNERS of Jan 6 go to trial, in Georgia in two weeks !!!
So January 6th, 2021 was two years and 9 months ago. Over 1,000 of the violent mob have been caught, over half prosecuted, and prison sentences for those running up to more than a decade in prison. That is justice
The ORGANIZERS of the Jan 6th plot are Trump, the Seditious Six..
The ORGANIZERS of Jan 6 are
Trump
Seditious Six (Giuliani, Flynn etc)
Evil Eleven of Congress (Gosar, Gym, Gaetz etc)
and a handful others (Roger Stone, Bannon etc)
They are ALL CAUGHT
Jack Smith STARTED to prosecute the organizers. Look who he has as WITNESSES to this crime
Trump calls Hezbollah "very smart" for their terrorist attack? Same Senile Man called Putin smart for invading Ukraine. And called murdering dictators MBS and Kim Jong Un smart
Meanwhile Trump has called HIS OWN CABINET and HIS OWN GENERALS idiots & stupid
General Mattis: Trump's not mature, a 5th grader
General McMaster: he's a dope, kindergartner idiot
Colonel Esper: irresponsible
General Milley: crazy
General Hytin: an idiot
General Kelly: Trump's crazy, an unhinged idiot
Next...
Then let's ask Trump White House staff, people Trump selected:
VP Pence: Trump is reckless
CoS 1 Priebus: he's an idiot
CoS 2 (Kelly, in above)
CoS 3 Mulvaney: terrible human being, a clown show
CoS 4 Meadows: Trump is worthless
SoS Tillerson: he's a fucking moron
Trump was massively embarrassed in New York, and that trial still continues. But this incident (Trump sitting in NY court for 3 days and then bailed) exposes insight into how incredibly stupid, and self-destructive Trump is
Let's do a Thread
New York New York Thread /2
So what happened? Trump sat in the civil trial - he is NOT required to be there (he must attend all criminal trials which start in March 2024). He feuded with the judge, got hit with a gag order, then stormed out of New York. Let's see how dumb it was
New York New York Thread /3
Donald the Duck McTrump's whole brand is based on the carefully constructed fake illusion, that he is somehow a 'billionaire'. WE know he is not. That Trump is a fake, a con-artist, living on other people's money. But his SUPPORTERS believe that lie
What happens next? The House cannot conduct any other business until it has selected a new House Speaker. The GOP is in civil war. It may be chaos for a while. Most likely they find a suitable Republican Speaker
DEMs do not have votes for DEM Speaker
BUT DEMs could make a deal
If a slice of Republicans (as few as 6) ally with DEMs, then that alliance could select (a Republican) speaker
Realistically the most logical such choice is an EX House Republican, like Liz Cheney
Because of GOP civil war, DEMs have leverage now
This is the deal I suggest:
DEMs make deal for ANY Republican who they can trust (like Liz Cheney, Kinzinger) where promise is 2 House Votes every week. One vote on legislation provided by GOP, the other vote legislation provided by DEMs. Both will get a floor vote each week
With Friday's bombshell news in court filing by Jack Smith of 3 more prosecution witnesses - now just about as big as they come - let's do a Thread about the flippers in Trump's life, the rats who all testify under oath, in criminal courts, against Trump
Flipper Thread/2
Trump committed an act of insurgency against America. That word is rarely used. The legal EFFECT is the same as 'treason'. Trump committed a crime which is essentially as bad as treason
So who does Jack Smith have as a witness? Trump's OWN Attorney General Barr
Flipper Thread/3
Bill Barr was not just the nation's top lawyer, as Attorney General, when this plot was first hatched - Barr learned of the idea - and TOLD TRUMP IT IS ILLEGAL. That is what Barr will testify under oath. That Trump KNEW this plot is illegal