UKRAINE/RUSSIA NEWS: Russian military drills begin near Ukraine day after militants announce 100k strong mobalisation!!!p.7387

Earlier this year Iranian officials, unsolicited, issued President Putin a very frank warning regarding the power of American financial and economical sanctions - do not underestimate the American's global reach and influence. The WSJ article below explains the Iranians warnings to the Kremlin. [link to blogs.wsj.com]

Iranian Officials Warn Russia Not to Dismiss U.S. Sanctions Threat

TEHRAN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has belittled the threat of more American sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine. But Iranian officials and businessmen are privately warning the Kremlin not to be so dismissive.

Government technocrats and bankers in Tehran, during interviews over the past week, voiced astonishment over just how much damage the U.S-led sanctions campaign on Iran has had on their economy over the past three years.

Many said they had initially believed that a large oil-producing country like Iran — or Russia for that matter — would largely be immune to Western financial penalties. They said they didn’t believe European countries would back up Washington’s economic threats, due to the energy supplies and corporate profits they stood to lose.

These Iranians said they had been mistaken, and that Russia should be worried.

“The U.S. sanctions are vicious because they largely just targeted our banks,” said a senior Iranian banker. “The Americans essentially forced businesses to choose between doing business in dollars or dealing with Iran. That’s a no-brainer for most.”

The Obama administration says they’re looking to fashion a financial war on Russia from lessons they’ve learned from Iran over the past three years.

The point being, Americans came to a continent to claim their own freedom, liberty and pursue their own happiness. It is in American DNA and it's why America is the greatest nation on earth.
Yes, a lot of bad stuff happens when their is too much power concentrated in a government focused on military and economic dominance.
But I trust the American people to keep fighting for their constitutional rights.

I would never trust any Russian to do such a thing. Ever.

And that's all I need to know if it comes to choosing between Russia and USA as to in which people I place my faith.

Here is a report from a german couple who was spending some time to visit family in Ukraine

[link to translate.google.de (secure)]

During our stay, the third wave of mobilization was proclaimed and put into effect. As I previously reported, the villages are now "scouring" to collect the men for the war. At that time there was a report from the region Sumi, but only 2 days after our departure, the city where we were, surrounded and now the drafted men be collected. The son of my wife now has the luck, not belonging to the group of persons liable for military service because he is retired for health reasons. ("White TIKET") But he could see how the men were taken away from the building of the "military" live.

In short, the people have the "snout" full to the brim and wish ardently that the nightmare is over. (Positive of course) ... they just want to live in peace, without fear, hatred and violence ... The people experience day every day, as members are being assigned in this war and that the members of which only come back in the coffins.

This is exactly correct. It's probably the case that not enough people will rise up against the system b/c things are 'too good' from the perspective of the welfare state, until it's too late (ebola virus, martial law, collapsed commerce, etc.). USA is in the end stages, unless things turn around now. Somehow I don't see it happening. It's not just Obama. Seems like the entire system has been infiltrated and subverted. I mourn for my child. I don't have a target, from where I am at my home. The break has to come from within the existing systemic structure.

I would say furthermore that all of our sworn officers, whether military, elected official, or police, are either cowards or complicit. In both cases, they have no honor.

My apologies for posting something that is not related to this thread, but I felt it appropriate to respond to the previous two posters.

Will sanctions work against Russia? Iran’s experience offers a few clues. [link to www.washingtonpost.com]

When the United States first threatened Russia with sanctions in April, Iranian officials reportedly cautioned the Kremlin against ignoring the American warnings. Having experienced the effect of such restrictions on their own country, the Iranians apparently advised Russia not to underestimate the possible impact.

This week, the United States and the European Union imposed their strictest sanctions yet on Russia. Nevertheless, Russian officials seem confident that their nation would weather the storm. The most important questions now are: How long and how many measures will it take for Russia to feel the pressure? And even if the effects become visible — how much pressure will it take for Russia to change its policy on Ukraine? The Iranian example could be illuminating.

There are some obvious similarities between Iran and Russia: Oil is an important source of revenue for both countries, and they behaved similarly confident when the danger of tougher sanctions loomed. In 2009, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called U.S. sanctions "childish"; Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the United States earlier this year, saying that sanctions would be "harmful to the national long-term strategic interests of the American state, the American people."

Losses for Ukr army


9,321 dead and wounded
20 hostage
6,340 deserters


The Figures Include:

2,590 extremists of the Right Sector, for the most part, who joined the so-called “National Guard” (sic). Major General Sergei Kulchitsky, head of combat training of the “National Guard” (sic), was killed near Slavyansk, Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), Novorossiya (SRN), on 29 May 2014. Colonel Radievsky, commander of the Chernigov Battalion of the “National Guard” (sic), was killed in Lisichansk, Lugansk People’s Republic (LNR), SRN, on 21 July 2014. Lieutenant Colonel Snitsar, the commander of the Kirovograd Battalion of the “National Guard” (sic), was killed in Lisichansk, LNR, SRN, on 23 July 2014.

2,150 domestic mercenaries from I V Kolomoisky’s “battalions”)

115 SBU officers (Sumy Alpha Group completely destroyed, other Alpha Groups from Kiev, Poltava, Ternopol, Ivano-Frankovsk, Lvov, Rovno, Lutsk, Volyn, Vinnitsa, and Zhitomir suffered heavy losses)

334 foreign mercenaries, including:

“ASBS Othago” (Polish PMC) had 139 losses
“Greystone” (American PMC) had 44 losses
“Academi” (American PMC, known as “Blackwater” until 2009) had 125 losses
Baltic female snipers had 26 losses
200 troops of the 95 Airmobile Brigade (Zhitomir)

480 troops of the 25 Airmobile Brigade (Dnepropetrovsk)

480 troops of the 79 Airmobile Brigade (Nikolayev)

490 troops of the 24 Mechanised Brigade (Yavorov, Lvov Oblast)

190 troops of the 80 Airmobile Regiment (Lvov)

70 troops of the 3 Spetsnaz Regiment (Kirovograd)

30 troops of the 8 Spetsnaz Regiment (Khmelnitsky)

10 troops of the 10 Separate Brigade of the Spetsnaz of the GRU of the Minoborony Ukrainy (Kiev)

190 troops of the 93 Mechanised Brigade (Cherkasskoe, Novomoskovsk Raion, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast)

360 troops of the 72 Mechanised Brigade (Belaya Tserkov, Kiev Oblast)

110 troops of the 28 Separate Guards Mechanised Brigade (Chernomorskoe, Kominternov Raion, Odessa Oblast)

100 troops of the 128 Mountain-Infantry Brigade (Mukačevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)

100 troops from territorial defence battalions

80 troops of the 1 Tank Brigade (Goncharovskoe, Chernigov Oblast)

55 troops of the Lugansk border detachment

55 troops of the Donetsk border detachment

30 troops of the 51 Army Aviation Brigade of the “National Guard” (sic) (Aleksandriya, Kirovograd Oblast)

35 troops of the 16 Army Aviation Brigade (Brody, Lvov Oblast)

40 troops of the 831 Combat Aviation Brigade (Mirgorod, Poltava Oblast)

5 troops of the 114 Tactical Aviation Brigade (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk Oblast)

30 troops of the 299 Combat Aviation Brigade (Nikolayev)

9 troops of the 25 Air Transport Brigade (Melitopol, Zaporozhe Oblast), Il-76 crewmembers

5 troops killed in the shootdown of an An-30 recon aircraft near Chuguev (Kharkov Oblast) on 6 June 2014

25 CIA officers and FBI agents (13 killed, 12 wounded)

50 MVDU personnel

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DESTROYED EQUIPMENT
1 unknown aircraft downed on 30 July 2014
2 An-26 aircraft
1 An-30 reconnaissance aircraft
2 Il-76 transport aircraft
16 Su-25 attack aircraft + 1 more Su-25 captured in the LNR on 7 July 2014
7 Su-24 aircraft
5 drones
19 combat helicopters (Mi-8/17/24)
185 T-64 tanks
7 T-72 tanks
1 “Bulat” tank
5 Hummers
1 Jeep
19 GAZ-66 trucks
1 staff vehicle
1 mobile crane
1 ZIL-131 trucks
26 Ural trucks
29 Kamaz trucks
3 UAZ-469 off-road vehicles
3 Nona self-propelled mortars
2 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers
2 ZU-23-2 towed anti-aircraft twin-barrelled autocannons
8 truck-mounted Grad multiple rocket launchers
6 Uragan self-propelled multiple rocket launcher systems
23 D-30 howitzers
17 122 mm mortars
103 BMP infantry fighting vehicles
94 BMD amphibious infantry fighting vehicles
211 BTR armoured personnel carriers

SOURCE:
Igor Panarin, political scientist, PhD in Psychology, Doctor of Political Sciences, member of the Academy of Military Sciences. Member of the Scientific and Methodological Council of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, a member of the Expert Council Committee on CIS Affairs of the RF Federation Council.

russinas, on your knees, unworthy beasts!
[link to censor.net.ua]

The Pro-Russian mercenaries have lost an enormous amount of territory since this conflict started.

Mass defections oe propaganda?

over 400 Ukranian troops flee to Russia according to this report:

[link to rt.com]

"More than 400 Ukrainian troops have been allowed to cross into Russia on Sunday night after they requested sanctuary, Russian border guards reported.

According to the Rostov Region’s border guard spokesman Vasily Malaev, a total of 438 soldiers, including 164 Ukrainian border guards, have been allowed into Russia. "


50% rule.

AJSB ‏@A_J_S_B 2 Min.
VIDEO:
#Ukraine 93th Brigade SMERCH/GRAD Commander interrogation (captured ?!) confirm fired 2 Donetsk & Gorlovka !?!
[link to youtu.be]

Forced video confessions of POW's (who've obviously been tortured as well) are a violation of the Geneva Conventions, are of course not indicative of true guilt, and just yet more indications of the terroristic and morally absent nature of the Russians that Ukraine is dealing with.

NSDC of Ukraine @NSDC_ua
ATO forces have begun liberating Donetsk from the North after encircling the city.


NSDC of Ukraine @NSDC_ua
ATO forces have liberated Yasynuvata.


NSDC of Ukraine @NSDC_ua
5 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the last 24 hours, and 14 more have been wounded

Russia to conduct military exercises with 100 aircraft near Ukraine

[link to sundiatapost.com]

aircraft such as Su-27 and MiG-31 fighter jets, Russia’s newest frontline bomber Su-34, and Mi-8, Mi-24 and Mi-28N helicopters would be used in the exercises and the aircraft would conduct missile practice.

The exercises were planned for Aug. 4-8.