The gist: Russia's Supreme Court has a hearing on May 26 for Russia's Prosecutor General office submission for recognizing Azov militant nationalistic formation, and its other branches and titles, as a terrorist organization. Prosecutor General acted upon submission by FSB.
So, as you see, they will not be even tried as military criminals, they will be tried as terrorists and, boy, that has some serious international repercussions, because some people in EU and North America will have to consider who they are dealing with. And we can only wait until all horror stories will be told and shown and perpetrators, including both cadre and volunteer NATO personnel, will be paraded in a front of the world at those tribunals, while looking in the eyes of those victims who survived. The new Nuremberg is coming and that makes many people really uncomfortable.
Meanwhile new ones are being "evacuated" and every single of them will have a story to tell.
Many will live, many others will want to die after being sentenced for life to one of the Russia's max security prisons, others will die by firing squad. I would suggest hanging and not wasting bullets on them. As Vlad Shurigin correctly wrote today (in Russian)--the mythology of Azov and Ukie Nazism died today. In related news, the US is readying the block on Russia's sovereign debt payment on May 25, to declare "default" on Russia. Sure. Russia doesn't really care--she lives by Ruble and real economy. Renault learned about it today. Many more will get the message soon too. But, of course, Western "Free" media will forget to report that. Meanwhile:
Oh, that is to put it mildly. But then again, what do you expect from people with degrees in political "science" and law who move not just Europe but the US closer to the precipice.
But then again, since we all know now that these were US and Great Britain who defeated Hitler, with some marginal help from those Rooskies, and that Russians lose daily the equivalent of motor-rifle division in 404 (that is what BBC and NBC think) and soon will try desperately to defend Moscow against Ukie juggernaut, we all should expect:
1. Declarations that this means absolutely nothing;
2. Declaration that Russians lost there no less than the whole Military District (army group) worth of personnel;
3. That in the end, Azov Nazis and VSU defeated Russians.
I agree, I would also suggest to British to introduce to Sandhurst's programs this event as a way to defeat Russians. I am sure that will improve the educational level of UK's officer corps. Pentagon should also follow suit. After all, we all saw how triumphantly those "planners" conducted operations in Afghanistan. In the meantime, FSB is having its hands full "processing" homicidal criminals from Azov and their Western "colleagues". Prepare for some big stories.
Excellent introduction into narcissists' reaction when they get figured out.
But while human world and the world of geopolitics are distinct, geopolitics is driven not by geography but human reaction to geography and other aspects of natural surrounding which do provide nations and alliance with characters relatable to human behavior. Needless to say, in this excellent intro to narcissists' losing control over their victims present character, that of the losing control narcissist, of the combined West absolutely shines through.
In related news, Welt in Germany opened "second front" today against... and you have guessed it.. Masha and the Bear.
Translation:The animated series "Masha and the Bear" is a Russian export hit.The plot is packed with Russian culture.But is Masha also Putinesque, as has already been claimed?And is the bear propaganda?If you look closely, you won't get rid of a queasy feeling.
Generally speaking, they don't know how else to make Russia "suffer" and European Commission joined "intellectual" forces with IAE and came up with a plan:
Excellent. Once Masha and the Bear are defeated and EU core nations begin to stink to heavens due to not taking proper showers, full victory over Russia will be declared. Somebody posted in the discussion thread the video of Alex Christoforou lamenting EU committing a suicide, but the issue here is extremely simple--it is not some "weak Scholz" or just "elites", truth is, these are Europeans themselves, especially this so called "middle class", who made sure that people like von der Leyen or Macron are kept in place to finish off the European Civilization. Just watch France, which will finish herself off on April 24 (in three days) and the deal will be sealed. Not that it would have been much different if Le Pen would have won. Not really.
The United States gets its lunch consisting of EU and its industries but that too doesn't change much since the United States suddenly discovers that it barely has enough for itself, especially in terms of what matters the most--energy--and even coming trashing of Democrats at mid-terms changes very little in terms of overall national economic and political health, because the realities on the ground in Ukraine are such that the US made a very wrong bet. It is not surprising, American "elites" are as incompetent and ignorant as their European counterparts.
Per Azov Steel--good decision by Kremlin. Not only Russia saves the lives of her soldiers but makes sure that somebody inside the plant is (are) convinced by hunger, thirst and the onset of Kubler-Ross paradigm to come out and surrender. Or die. Not only Mariupol is liberated but it is the fact that it was the most heavily armed and trained grouping of VSU and Nazi brigades which was supposed to repeat Stalingrad which was annihilated. The plan for defense of this festung was developed in Pentagon and, naturally, it failed. Somebody is hiding there, somebody interesting. Who could this be, hmm? I wonder. Will this or those hiding there commit a suicide in order to not surrender to those nasty Rosskies or will they decide that they may have a chance to be "exchanged" into their native countries? We'll see. It is getting curioser and curioser.
.... Russian senior marine officer. While US generals who spew BS on Russian operation in 404 continue to parade themselves as nothing more than propagandists, here is a good glimpse by Vladislav Shurigin (a famed Russia military journalist) into what is going on in reality.
Translation:“Why are you talking about deadlines all the time? We need to talk about something else! When we are done with Azovstal, we will have ten thousand of the best fighters in the world under arms, hardened by a month of the hardest urban battles, with which we will move on. And Ukraine will receive fifteen thousand corpses of its most stubborn and trained Nazis.
Therefore, today I do not count them dead - this makes no sense. Let's destroy everyone! Today I, first of all, take care of my fighters. Each of them is worth its weight in gold. And for "Azov" in the Russian army there are enough remote means of destruction. Calmly, methodically and without any glory for them. Urban disinfection of rats…”
Read the whole thing using Google Translate. A lot of good info in there, including dispelling all those myths about some fighting qualities of VSU. He also admits the surprise with the brainwashing of VSU in the first days of SMO which has created a bit of a confusion, which was fast overcome. This single interview debunks most of BS spread over in the West. Which brings us to Larry Johnson and his (correct I may add) assessment not just of the Russian Army, but West's BS:
Also, read the whole thing by following this link to Larry's blog.
In related news, as was expected, US (primarily) controlled regime in Kiev denied those left in the bunkers of Azov Steel the right to surrender. Well, what can I say, the birds are flying again.
The FAB-500 "presents" will (not may, even Shurigin's interview touches on the myth of Azov Steel) ensure that this piece of land where those hapless up to 3000 Nazis (most likely much fewer by now) are hiding underground will be flattened, including underground hideouts.
This is the piece of land where (or rather under which) all those remnants of Azov and VSU are hiding. This night one of the Commander of the VSU Brigade and 50 of his "heroes" tried to break out. Bad idea. The colonel whatever his name was liquidated together with his "escort", those who survived were taken prisoners. So, here is a primer for Sunday.
The reason this is funny because you cannot train (nor buy) moral aspect of training because, as I repeat non-stop, NO US military person top-bottom ever fought in defense of their land, their families, and their well-being. You cannot "train" this, no matter how desperately you try. Without this factor any US war against military "peer" will have a sad outcome for the US military. Much better professionals than US Army tried it before with Russia, didn't work out for them. But then again, the way military history is taught in the US in 9 cases out of 10, there is no surprise with the US military's record in the last 20 years.
UPDATE: Another 700 VSU surrendered today in Mariupol.
So, the process of removal of remnants continues in Mariupol.
Here is (in Russian) Evgeny Poddubnyi from the front lines:
He doesn't say anything what is not generally known from Kharkov region, but at 6:50 he begins to confirm what was suspected all along, that primarily US "advisers" who are engaged fully in combat control of VSU insist on VSU to hide behind civilians. Whenever combat contact happens between Russian forces and VSU (and Nazis) in the open or in the urban civilian areas which do not have civilians in them, combat performance of VSU drops dramatically and they run. When hiding behind civilian backs they do offer resistance. What a tactics, this one should make it into NATO combat manuals, with a special focus on using kindergarten kids as a good cover for armor. Sadly, this may not seem as far fetched as I thought before. But then again, what would one expect from "advisers" who can not win a single war even against third-rate opponents.
But there is a story developing and it is a significant one. It is from Russia's MoD.
Translation:During April 16, 2022, there was a sharp increase in the intensity of radio communications by militants of nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries blocked in Mariupol at the Azovstal metallurgical plant. At the same time, the content of radio intercepts (only 367 such intercepts were received in the past 24 hours) indicates that the resisting militants are in a hopeless situation, with virtually no food and water. They persistently demand permission from the official authorities of Kyiv to lay down their arms and surrender. At the same time, representatives of the Ukrainian authorities categorically forbid doing this and threaten with subsequent executions under the terms of "wartime".
Out of humanitarian considerations, Russian MoD guarantees, for those who will lay down their arms, life. If not, TU-22M3s will arrive again and Russia has a shitload of free-falling munitions which will simply block those remaining (by different estimates up to 4000 troops) in Azov Steel and will make sure that they never see the light of day. In related news, more and more UK (there are some from US, confirmed) and other lovers of safari on Russians learn the hard way about realities of a real war.
The start of the War Crimes Tribunal promises to be a wowser, when other, much bigger foreign fish, will be paraded in a front of the world. I guess those "advisers" who built ukie defenses around civilians and behind their backs should think really hard if they will have the chance to escape.
But then again, as was demonstrated, Russia can turn pain dial to 11 if need be, that is why promises by the US of supplying such "weapons" as M-113 APCs (good Lord, that thing is older than me) or towed artillery to VSU is, in fact, act of desperation for purely political (primarily domestic) purposes, which the scale of grotesqueness of the US propaganda proves without a doubt. When taken in the proper (real) context of massive, tectonic really, geopolitical and global economic shifts, these facts add quite well to the overall picture of the events, at the core of which is a decline of the US Dollar as reserve currency and ongoing process of the combined West's self-isolation based on increasing totalitarianism and betrayal of all values which were in the foundation of its post-WW II success. That combined West is no more. Here is an example:
Of course, it is patently not-true and Germany IS the party both to a catastrophe it helped to precipitate in Ukraine in 2014 and bringing Nazis to power, and now, as a party to the economic sanctions on Russia. Germany will be treated as such. As a party. Mentioning of International Law by Germany is hilarious.
It is a classic spin ("anonymous officials" are usually US journos themselves or some low level hacks), but it should be noted from the same text:
According to the New York Times citing US officials, the note was
sent through normal channels, and was not signed by any senior Russian
officials. The formal correspondence indicates Russia is concerned
about the United States' ongoing material support for Ukraine, an
anonymous US official told CNN.
So, in this case this whole tempest in the teacup is Russia merely obeying the forms and is nothing more than some propaganda straw to grasp at by the US, because even propaganda setback with RKR Moskva, cannot hide the obvious fact that Mariupol, with the exception of Azov Steel's blocked bunkers, is fully liberated and Mariupol's, considered the best of VSU by VSU itself, grouping ceased to exist. I am positive that US "advisers" in 404 know what it means, including their plans to hide behind backs of women and children. But then again, I am on record, it is only in Hollywood that wars are won gloriously and freedom reigns supreme.
... Jehoshaphat. This is the work of TU-22M3s on Azov Steel today. FAB-500s in all of their glory.
I think the fate of it is pretty clear now. I don't think that many will survive that and those who will, they would want to die. It fits well with Russia's Investigative Committee statement yesterday that it has many NATO servicemen in Russia proper. I am sure many of them have been "harvested" during numerous attempts to "break out", all of which have been thwarted by Russian forces, including the latest one yesterday--yet another 200-strong formation is done with, including many POWs who survived.
Here is the latest (aggregate):
For April 14th. Now Ze "admitted" 3,000 KIAs on Ukie side. Sure. The glory of Baghdad Bob is such an attractor. Just ask General Keane, according to him Russia is about to collapse, you know... for the 100th time.
In related news, more and more of these specimens will appear (courtesy of FSB and SK) who demonstrate WHO the combined West supports. Ukraine uber alles, Nazi crosses and tattoos of this nature are just some of the features of Nazis from 404, who, if to believe people like Kirby and CNN, are non-existent.
That brings us back to this "Russia is not answering the phone" issue, because Russia doesn't negotiate with Nazi enablers. Good friend of mine sent me this link to American Thinker re: Bucha "massacre".
Well, it is good that many begin to question propaganda which combined West's media spread, but this is too late now in a sense that Russia knows everything and more conclusively what she needs to know about combined West politically. There is nothing to discuss with present leadership. There is, however, one continuous misunderstanding on part of American neocon cabal and European lapdogs about the nature of the operation in 404--not surprising considering utter military incompetence top-bottom--and that is this issue of "Afghanistan 2.0" fro Russia. This is all a result of military incompetence by CIA and State Department creatures (aided by such military "professionals" as Keane or Kirby) who cannot recognize both military outcomes in Afghanistan 1.0 (no, USSR didn't collapse because of that war and it didn't spend itself out there) and how serious wars are fought.
As I already am on record--at this stage the combined West finances Russia's operation in 404 and those in the Western elites who, unlike BoJo, still have their brains not completely liquefied, they understand that Russia is not bound by materiel expense in this operation and IS NOT going to run out of resources. I know, that hurts, but numbers are not there for the West. Moreover, judging by the fact that Russian Coast Guard prevented today yet another attempt on "saving" some interesting people, this time Coast Guard ship opened fire at Ukie vessel trying to get to Mariupol, there are some very interesting cadres blocked at the Azov Steel. As one of the Nazis taken POW by Russians confirms today, there are around 300 foreign military (and mercenaries) and around 2,000 Nazis and VSU remaining at Azov Steel. Russians would love to get hands on many of them, and will proceed with a proper caution in order to take a look and talk to these foreign (primarily NATO countries) assets there.
Here is how Azov Steel (Azovstal') looks like today and I am sure we are in for many revelations of purely military and war crimes nature, once this plant-fortress is mopped up. But yes, I am sure "admiral" Kirby would like to learn that VSU is about to defeat Russia and is at the approaches to Moscow. In related news, I saw a unicorn today.
P.S. Compare Pentagon's and Russian MoD spokespersons' General Konashenkov's backgrounds.
