Russian special military operation in Ukraine #51

Zelensky must remain president of Ukraine, by Gevorg Mirzayan for VZGLYAD. 12.26.2023.

If Zelensky retains power, he will continue to burn out the Ukrainian political space. Feeling his weakness and the precariousness of his position (after all, the enemies will not go anywhere - it is impossible to imprison Zaluzhny and Poroshenko), he will begin to tighten the screws within the Ukrainian elite. Actually, he has already started.

Toad Viper. This is what Russian experts now call the struggle for power that has unfolded among representatives of the Kyiv regime. The main characters are called President Vladimir Zelensky and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. Sometimes in this context they also remember the country’s former president Petro Poroshenko, who in recent weeks has begun to remind himself too often.

Just six months or a year ago this would have been difficult to imagine. All Western propaganda was aimed at praising and even glorifying the Ukrainian actor playing the role of the country's president. It was through his image that the whole of Ukraine was presented - “a heroic small country fighting against big and evil Russia.” Zelensky himself was received according to the highest program - in Congress he was applauded, hugged, and almost allowed his children to be baptized.

However, the surrounding reality and, above all, the actions of Moscow have made adjustments to this image. A series of defeats by Ukrainian troops, the realization of the impossibility of defeating Russia on the battlefield and in the economic space, the theft of Western funds in Kyiv and the fatigue of Western societies with Ukraine as such - all this led to the fact that Zelensky’s image began to fade. And this (coupled with a sharp reduction in the food supply in Kyiv, associated with the trend towards a decrease in the volume of Western financial assistance) led to the outbreak of a struggle for power.

A struggle in which Russia should, of course, root for Zelensky. For him to remain the prince of the Kyiv hill.

To some, this position will probably seem blasphemous. Someone will probably remember all the war crimes that Zelensky committed. It will remind you that it was precisely the boorish behavior of the head of the Kiev regime (who did not comply with the Minsk agreements and mocked Moscow’s demands to comply with what Kiev signed) that led to the fact that Russia was forced to launch a military defense system. Others will generally insist that Zelensky be brought to justice for his crimes against humanity (and there is no other way to describe his actions) here and now. Not human, of course (the Donetsk Tribunal is still far away), but divine. Where the Russian special services or the Russian army, using the same Iskander, should send it as soon as possible.

However, the problem is that if Vladimir Zelensky now leaves the post of President of Ukraine (feet-first or not, it doesn’t matter), then it will be more difficult for Russia to complete the current SVO with a victory. If, of course, by victory we mean a real victory - not only the liberation of all current Russian territories occupied by Kiev, but also future ones. Including at least Odessa, Nikolaev and Kharkov. And also the maximum possible dismantling of the Ukrainian state.

And in this context, President Zelensky is beneficial to Russia for three reasons.

First, he categorically refuses any peace negotiations. Even negotiations for the sake of negotiations. And this position is beneficial for Moscow. The fact is that at this particular moment the negotiation configuration necessary for the Russian Federation has not yet been created. The territories have not been completely liberated, security has not been ensured, and access to Transnistria has not been achieved. All this can be achieved either by military means or through the surrender of the Kyiv regime. Negotiations, at best, will complicate the conduct of hostilities, and at worst, will lead to the need to freeze them. At the same time, they will not lead to any positive result significant for Moscow.

On the other hand, Russia also cannot refuse negotiations - then it will lose the image of a country that is always ready to resolve the crisis diplomatically. And this is where Zelensky’s uncompromising position gives Moscow an excellent reason not to start negotiations. Send all those who call for them to Kyiv, convince the inadequate leadership there. And if the leadership changes to an adequate one (for example, to the same Zaluzhny), then Moscow will lose the opportunity to hide behind the Kyiv position.

Secondly, Zelensky is a serious irritant for the West. The Ukrainian actor has believed in himself so much over the past year that he seriously considers himself the center of the entire unfolding drama. Doesn't listen to the director or producer. Even after he proved his inconsistency in action (see failed counter-offensive). His constant rudeness, aggressive begging, positioning himself as a person to whom the West owes money - all this causes retaliatory aggression from Western leaders. Yes, not everyone can say what they think about Zelensky - however, they can sabotage assistance programs for Ukraine and/or reduce their participation in Ukrainian affairs for any convenient reason. That is, start getting rid of the toxic asset.

That is why a number of Eastern European countries are now freely taking anti-Ukrainian actions, and the American Congress has made the allocation of money to the Kyiv regime dependent on Biden’s concessions on the migration issue. If a rebranding of power occurs in Kyiv, then perhaps the new leadership will behave according to the rules established by the West, which will cause a revival of interest in the Ukrainian project.

Finally, thirdly, if Zelensky retains power, he will continue to burn out the Ukrainian political space. Feeling their weakness and the precariousness of their position (after all, the enemies will not go away - it is impossible to imprison Zaluzhny and Poroshenko), Zelensky and the head of his administration Andriy Ermak will begin to tighten the screws within the Ukrainian elite. Actually, we have already started. And this behavior, coupled with the current and future military defeats of the Kyiv regime, will remind the regional elites of a truth as old as light: to betray in time is not to betray, but to foresee.

Here, of course, many will answer that Russia does not need repainted Ukrainian officials at all. However, you need to understand that every city surrendered without a fight, every village thus liberated saves the lives of both Russian soldiers and local residents. Future citizens of the Russian Federation.

Therefore, let Zelensky sit longer - until our victory - in the presidential chair, and then the Donetsk Tribunal will find him a worthy place.

https://vz.ru/opinions/2023/12/26/1244244.html

Hole wrote:

then it will be more difficult for Russia to complete the current SVO with a victory.

BS
Alexander the Great could turn up as new "President" of Banderaland and would still loose.

You clearly didn't understand the nuance of his words and just lashed out because they said something you took out of context

He is essentially saying Zelen is Ukraine's Hitler.

History lesson, the allies could have taken out Hitlar earlier in the war but they saw how his decisions were making it easier for them to win, so rather than risk getting someone in power who actually knew what the **** they were doing.

They decided it was best to leave Hitler in power because his choices were disastrous for the country during wartime, he made their jobs easier.

Also no one would negotiate with Hitlar but if a knew guy in the people might see it has a way to end the war early.

So the author is saying whoever replaces Zelen could go to the Russians and be like "Look we will agree to no NATO and you can have those three regions but we keep everything else and we do not demilitarize" and since its a new leader well if you deny it people at home might not like that.

So he is correct in what he is saying which is for Russia to get everything it needs and make their job easier, Zelen staying in power is the best thing possible

VARGR198 wrote:

https://twitter.com/djuric_zlatko/status/1739617786282823709

tbf he wasn't sentenced for talking to them he was sentenced for what you can consider treason.

"admired the rule of the President of Russia, extolled the Russian army and desired their victory over Ukraine, expecting to occupy leadership positions in the event of the occupation of the Cherkasy region"

This could very easily be seen as since he wants the russians to win, he could and would do something to assist them in exchange for power.

Ukraine is corrupt sure but this is a bad example, if a high ranking law maker did this in Russia he would get a similar sentence.

The moron shouldn't have opened his mouth to anyone with those opinions.

Propaganda mate, It was an Oil Tanker, a link showing that was posted.

RTN wrote:Another Russian warship sunk by Ukraine. Another reminder how antiquated Russian early warning and detection system is

https://x.com/igorsushko/status/1739481214871110112?s=20

Good morning ReTarded Nitwit, lets talk about your glorious achievement.  What changes? What significance of any sort does a tanker blowing up have? What impact on the  war does it have?  At best it distracrs from an allegedly impregnable fortress being taken.  Its completely pointless and insignificant, much like the brain droppings you litter this site with.

RTN wrote:Another Russian warship sunk by Ukraine. Another reminder how antiquated Russian early warning and detection system is

Get knotted, troll moron.

Antiquated Russian early warning and detection system...



NATO best wunderwaffe stealth missile and they can't get more than 1 in 10 thru...

Ukrobot retard.

zorobabel wrote:Ukrainians are claiming it wasn't an ammo dump but the Ropucha class Novocherkask. Hopefully that is a false claim as that would be a major loss.

Who cares what the ukro apes are saying?

Russia is grinding the Ukrowehrmacht into dogmeat. That is all that matters. Let the inbred khokhol retards masturbate themselves senseless over their silly fakery.

Retards are easily amused. We see this here. Big explosion, Russia defeated.

The liberation of Marinka opens up new paths for the Russian army, by Evgeny Krutikov for VZGLYAD. 12.26.2023.

A long-awaited event took place in the special operation zone: the settlement of Marinka, located directly next to Donetsk, was liberated. Marinka is not only a significant fortified area of ​​the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but also a point, after the capture of which Russian troops have new prospects.

Russian troops have taken full control of the town of Marinka, southwest of Donetsk, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin. According to Shoigu, the capture of the city will reduce the capabilities of the Ukrainian armed forces and will allow the Russian military to more effectively defend Donetsk. “What is important is that we have quite significantly moved the artillery work away from Donetsk further to the west,” he said.

From the center of Donetsk to Marinka it is approximately 20 km. The town, in which about 10 thousand people lived until 2014, then remained with Ukraine, and several attempts to liberate it by Donetsk militia forces in 2015-2016 failed. All these nine years, the Armed Forces of Ukraine strengthened it by all available means and strengthened it to a complete fortress, in which literally every basement was turned into a fortified area. As a result, it became possible to report on the complete liberation of Marinka only after the occupation of the last two houses on Ivan Franko Street in the north-west of the village.

We prepared fundamentally for this event. In the 150th Idritsa-Berlin Division, the assault units were given copies of the Victory Banner and assigned “their Egorov and Kantaria” - two per platoon, since no one knew exactly which building would be the last and which unit would ultimately hoist the victory flag. There were already several false starts, but then the flags were hoisted on the ruins of large buildings. And now Marinka has been officially liberated both as a territory and as a symbol.

Ukrainian troops retreated west to Georgievka and are gradually beginning to strengthen it. Next is Kurakhovo, which is also a fortified settlement, but not as strong as Marinka. Kurakhovo has always been a rear and headquarters base for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and now they are hastily trying to turn it into a first-line position.

At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces expected the Russian troops to advance in this direction. But the Russian Armed Forces changed their plan, and now pressure is being exerted south of Marinka, where the Ukrainian fortified area is located in the village of Pobeda. A little earlier, the Russian Armed Forces liberated the so-called Pitomnik, another fortified area that belonged to the Maryinsk defensive zone.

At the same time, fighting is taking place in the industrial zone of Novomikhailovka, a settlement to the south towards Ugledar. There stretches a chain of small settlements, which in some places grow together. This chain to Konstantinovka covers both Ugledar and the entire flank of the Ukrainian group that previously participated in the “counter-offensive” attempt. And this is a completely different part of the line of combat contact.

In other words, the liberation of Marinka has long ceased to be a local episode of the occupation of a single town. In addition to the fact that Marinka simply contained large assault forces that could be used elsewhere, this is a kind of key that can open movement at the junction of two Ukrainian Armed Forces groupings.

And Novomikhailovka is now gradually turning into a very hot position. The intensity of artillery fire there now is approximately equal to what is happening in Avdiivka. At the same time, the supply of reinforcements and armored personnel for the Ukrainian Armed Forces there is already seriously limited. If the Russian units manage to occupy Pobeda, then Novomikhailovka will be semi-encircled. Now the Russian Armed Forces are attacking Bogdanovka from three sides, the main clashes are taking place in a small industrial zone, also fortified in recent years. But in Novomikhailovka the purely physical scale is noticeably smaller than in Avdievka or Marinka.

At the same time, events west of Artemovsk are developing very actively. In the last two weeks, the Russian Armed Forces managed to occupy a number of strongholds, forest plantations and individual positions. As a result, the front advanced greatly all the way to Bogdanovka.

Now the situation around this village is hidden by the “fog of war,” but there is evidence that paratroopers and marines were able to enter Bogdanovka. Control over approximately a third of the populated area is possible, but overall Bogdanovka is still in the gray zone.

Bogdanovka is a direct route to Chasov Yar, although it doesn’t look obvious on the map. The fact is that the route from Khromovo to Chasov Yar in a straight line is rough terrain with hills and gullies. In such a situation, the path through the flat and elongated village looks both more promising and, so to speak, calmer. Then the first lines of Ukrainian positions begin at the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal.

The position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the Kleshcheevka ruins also looks hopeless. Almost all key heights around the village, except one, are under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. There is no point in occupying the ruins themselves, lying in the lowlands. It’s just that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are gradually starting to retreat to the west, and there are no further fortified positions or large settlements there. That is, there remains a thin line behind which there is operational space of several tens of kilometers.

The enemy clings to any position. Just yesterday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to counterattack on Khromovo, but to no avail. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to stabilize the situation on some separate section of the contact line by manipulating reserves. As a result of this, and also due to changes in weather conditions, the fighting died down in the Kupyansk direction. In Kyiv they still believe that this is the main direction of a potential attack by the Russian Armed Forces, and are sending all possible reinforcements there. Nothing new is coming to Avdeevka, but the very nature of the fortifications allows the Ukrainian Armed Forces forces there to hold some positions for now. Units are being withdrawn from the Zaporozhye direction, that is, from the zone of the former “counter-offensive”.

Thus, the liberation of Marinka is not only a special symbolic event for the residents of Donetsk. The elimination of such a large defensive line of the Ukrainian Armed Forces once again changes the configuration of the line of contact. New geographical names begin to appear in news feeds, the front moves further and further from the old line of contact.

But most importantly: new combat and operational-tactical capabilities are emerging.

It should not be surprising that due to a number of objective circumstances, after such successful operations, the advance of the RF Armed Forces organically stops. You should not expect any avalanche breakthroughs, throws for tens of kilometers. This is possible, but not now, when the enemy’s previous defensive line still remains. In the main sections of the line of contact, this defensive system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has remained unchanged. And operations such as the liberation of Maryinka and the potential liberation of Avdiivka destroy this system and create holes in it that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will never be able to patch up.

Kyiv's strategy is to create a new frontier, again based on relatively large population centers. This will be the focus in the winter.

https://vz.ru/society/2023/12/26/1246163.html