Let's start with a quote from an article in Politico,The Real Goal of Kremlin Disinformation Isn’t What You Think: "We live in a hyperactive attention economy of unprecedented scale and intensity. And as we swipe and scroll through our news feeds, the Kremlin is biding its time and waiting for us to succumb to 'Ukraine fatigue'. In fact, they are banking on it."
That draws a few interesting observations not all realted to the War in Ukraine. But the most pertinent observation isn't that I have fatigue, but I get more and more annoyed. In fact, it makes it even more important that Russia gets hammered in any surrender agreement. Or to paraphrase Basil Fawlty,
"You keep mentioning the war."
"Well, you started it."
"We didn't start it."
"Yes, you did...you invaded Ukraine."
Part of me wants to see Russia get as hammered as Germany was after the 14-18 War, but that treaty was too harsh. Anyway, This is today's update from the New Voivce of Ukraine:
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been going on for a month. Today, March 23rd, is the 28th day of Putin's war.
UPDATE (1233): Operational information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Russian invasion as of 1200.
· The return of certain units of the Republic of Belarus to points of permanent deployment has been partially confirmed. At the same time, the Lukashenka regime continues to hold a significant group of troops near the state border of Ukraine;
· The invaders tried to advance to the area of the village of Teterivske in Kyiv Oblast (about 70 kilometers north-west of central Kyiv), but due to limited forces they did not succeed and were forced to withdraw.
· As a result of the fighting in the area around Izyum, the Ukrainian defense forces destroyed up to 60% of the personnel and military equipment of an invading Russian force.
· On the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in the area of Dzhankoy, the arrival and concentration of personnel and military equipment of units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation has been recorded.
· The Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting a stabilization operation in certain areas, holding back the advance of the enemy, and in certain directions forcing the enemy to retreat.
Which takes us back to the Politico article which gets into how Russian propaganda works. The best way to counter propaganda is to know how it works. Again, that has interesting ramifications, especially for the Russiagate Crowd. In fact, it confirms my opinion of Russiagate, but that is totally off subject since the an important part is:
Predictive projection. Predictive projection is a preemptive flying of a false flag. If you want to understand what the Kremlin will do next, pay attention to what it says others will do first. Before Putin’s invasion, Russian officials claimed that Ukraine was preparing to taunt the 150,000 Russian troops amassed on its border and attack its own sovereign eastern territory under Kremlin occupation. Now Russian state media is conjuring the specter of Ukraine building a “dirty bomb” and making biological weapons in secret labs with American conspirators. Russian military officials are tying themselves in knots to allege that Ukrainians in the city of Dnipro are laying mines in their own hospitals so as to cause them to explode while Moscow’s jets fly overhead. Such ominous finger-pointing is a characteristic projection of the Kremlin’s own actions and intentions.
In other words, when Russia is talking about biolabs or chemical warfare, it means that Russia may use those methods. In fact, Russia is using landmines in Ukraine. The video above shows where the Russians want to take this war.
Bottom line is Russia has its back against a wall by continuing a losing war. Their intentions are not good.
And the Ukrainians are the real protectors of the World since the "superpowers" are messing with the world.
