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Google “Evaluation of Russia by Finnish intelligence Colonel” to compliment this post . It gives a riveting account of the background to what Russia is to day, how it is managed , etc, etc. It’s on U tube and is just over an hour long

I assume this is it "field east "

This is the subtitled version , there are a couple of terrible computer voice english versions , but i do remember listening to it in a normal human voice translation,

Yes and no to a certain degree by 2014 we had started to see NATO joint exercises inside Ukraine, the US marines In Particular became regular visitors to train and work alongside newly formed Ukrainian marines ,I know the national guard regularly had units training the Ukrainians along side other NATO countries Germans and the British, but during the initial invasion and occupation in 2014 they were pretty poorly led and equipped, post 2014 the best units operating against the Russians were civilian militia battalions the Azoz and others based off football hooligans at the time ,all the while alot of the senior members of the military were Russian officers, in previous threads at the time you'd see new American equivalent such as hummvee (some not fit purpose) and counter battery radars arrive on a Monday to Ukrainian unit's and by Thursday the Russians would be parading the captured vehicles and radars ,donesk airport was another they got feck all support from the military Leadership at the time, Ukrainians and Russians at times only separated by a concrete wall and sandbags ,they fought to the point the Russian just demolished what was left of airport which entombed Ukrainian soldiers, but not far from the airport the Russians set a artillery fire base in a quarry if I remember correctly, which was used to pound Ukrainian positions,but yet civilians could walk up on the high ground surrounding the positions while the Ukrainian military never went after the positions to knock them out,

it's not knocking them but it years to make effective changes in some cases didn't happen until 2020s invasion for changes to happen,

And the story that doesn't seem to want to go away Valerii Zaluzhnyi is to sacked this week according to multiple sources now

A formal announcement on the dismissal of Ukraine's top commander could come by the end of the week, according to a report.

"Questions have been swirling over the future of General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, after several reports emerged this week that he had either been fired or resigned.

One report suggested he had been offered a different role, but refused. The Ukrainian defence ministry itself denied the rumours.

But two sources close to the matter have now told CNN that General Zaluzhnyi was called to a meeting at the president's office on Monday and told he was being dismissed,

Followed by a short statement from the Ukrainians it wasn't true ,

But they wouldn't answer the question what wasn't true, did or General Zaluzhnyi resign or was he sacked

The Russian land this side of the Urals is one of the largest tracts of the most fertile soil in the world, same as the south west of Ukraine.

A Russian ship took on some sea water.

It was rightly totaled. Cost 60 to 70 million$.

Seems to be various claims its old video,

This was coming from Ukrainian accounts the same ones are now celebrating it

Now over to the US. They need to sort it and do the right thing.

Would any of the 50 billion be military aid?

10 -12 billion military aid over 5 years but thanks to Orban it's now going to be reviewed every year

If he got something (like billions more funding released, or even some assurance he is safe from Article 7 and a promise no more funds will be cut) it is depressing. I don't know if leaders are realising the damage they are doing by cowardice, and not facing down these leeches.

The only negative our cautious liberal/democratic leaders like Varadkar etc. seem to consider is the big stink these people will create when they are finally challenged, they don't weigh properly (IMO) the damage done by indulging them again and again, and bowing to blackmail.

Nice to see the EU stepping up there.

Seems Johnson still taking the piss in the US though. Although I don't think the full details of the bill have been released yet.