19 Nov, 2024 11:45

UK insisted on failed Ukrainian operation – media

Kiev’s costly attempt to break through to Crimea was reportedly demanded by the British authorities, sources have told Ukrainskaya Pravda

A failed landing operation by Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kherson Region last year was reportedly demanded by Britain, the Ukrainskaya Pravda news outlet reported on Monday, citing military and political sources.

According to the publication, officials from the UK convinced the political leadership in Kiev to send troops into the village of Krynki, a stretched settlement on the left bank of the Dnieper River.The area was seen as a possible bridgehead with the ultimate goal of breaking through to Crimeaand drawing Moscow’s forces away from Russia’s Kherson and Donetsk regions.

In particular,British diplomats reportedly insisted that Ukraine should order marines to leave the fighting in Donetskand conduct more maritime operations.In February 2023 then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunakannounced that the UK would expand its military training programs for Ukrainian fighter pilots and marines, according to the outlet.

Kiev was reportedly reluctant to heed London’s advice at first, citing a lack of equipment. However, the British leadership insisted and even sent an official delegation in early 2023 to meet with Ukraine’s top commanders.

“The British said: you need to show that you are preparing several battalions of marines to cross the Dnieper, so that the Russians start scratching their heads. Even the preparation of such maneuvers would be a serious message for the Russians,” one person “related to the marines” told Ukrainskaya Pravda.

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky officially announced the creation of the Marine Corps as part of the country’s armed forces in May 2023.

The landing operation near Krynki was launched in October of that year, with the participation of several marine brigades that had been trained in the UK.

However, the operation quickly fell apart, according to Ukrainskaya Pravda's sources. Kiev’s forces did not have enough manpower or necessary equipment, including boats to traverse the Dnieper, they noted.

By the winter, Kiev’s troops gradually started to withdraw from the area and retreat back across the river. By May 2024, the situation became “catastrophic” and in July, the last Ukrainian marines were forced from the shore, according to the report.

One brigade commander who participated in the operation was quoted as saying that the offensive was a “stillborn child.”

In February 2024, then-Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu officially declared that the village of Krynki had been liberated, and reported that Ukraine had lost some 3,400 soldiers in the area since the summer of 2023.

(Zelensky is starting the blame gameand pointing to Sunek/UK as the one that wanted it. Z is afraid he will take all blame for this farce. More articles to come, the last revealed will be Bidan. They will go to Shultz/Germany and Macron/France next)

https://www.rt.com/russia/607873-uk-promoted-failed-ukraine-offensive/

19 Nov, 2024 12:08

Kiev fires ATACMS missiles at Russia’s Bryansk Region – MOD

Air defenses have intercepted five US-made projectiles and damaged another, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said

The Ukrainian military has launched multiple US-made ATACMS missiles at Russia’s Bryansk Region,some of which have been intercepted, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

US President Joe Biden reportedly authorized the use of American-supplied weapons for strikes deep inside Russia last week. Moscow had previously said thatlong-range strikes with Western weapons would constitute a direct war between NATO and Russia.

According to the statement,Kiev fired six long-range ballistic missiles identified as ATACMS early on Tuesday morning. Five of them were intercepted with S-400 and Pantsir air defense systems, whileanother was damaged and hit the groundat a Russian military site in Bryansk Region, causing a fire that was quickly dealt with. The Russian militaryclaimed that no damage was caused by the incident.

Ukrainian media earlier reported thatKiev had fired ATACMS missiles into internationally recognized Russian territoryfor the first time during the conflict, releasing purported footage of the launch.The attack reportedly targeted an ammunition depot in Bryansk Region, though military officials in Kiev have not confirmed the claims.

Earlier on Tuesday,Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the enactment of the country’s new nuclear doctrine. The document says that an attack on Russia by a non-nuclear power backed by a nuclear one should be considered a joint attack by both.

In September, Putin warned that long-range attacks by Ukraine using Western weapons would be a serious escalation of the conflict. Kiev cannot launch such attacks without direct input from NATO member states, he noted.

Bryansk Region is located in western Russia and borders Ukraine and Belarus, which is a Russian ally.

https://www.rt.com/russia/607877-bryansk-long-range-strike/

(Kiev did not direct the bombs to Moscow, but to the border near Belarus, so thats a sign, they know what will happen to them. But Russia will not tolerate any more. If Zelensky wants to live, he should stop this.Even if Zelensky is out of the country, Russia knows where he is, guaranteed.)