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The “Information Resistance” group has obtained some details about the events that triggered today’s hasty decision by the Crimean parliament on the Autonomous Republic of Crimea’s accession to Russia.
In particular, according to our sources, yesterday, the Ukrainian Joint Staff worked out a plan to conduct a military operation in Crimea.
This decision on a military operation followed the Russian authorities’ statement that there are no Russian troops in the Crimea. This statement allowed the Ukrainian armed forces to plan the operation without fear of provoking a full-blown armed conflict with Russia.
By morning today, restaffing has been completed for certain units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to participate in the operation. Earlier, the 79th Independent Airmobile Brigade (Nikolayev) moved out to the [Perekopskiy] Isthmus in order to support the concentration of forces. We do not possess information about the starting date of the planned operation.
In the main, I use this blog for my own ruminations, but from time to time I am delighted to be able to use it as a platform for interesting and authoritative guest posts, such as this one from Dick Krickus, Professor Emeritus at the University of Mary Washington.
While Western officials have condemned Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine, they have cautioned the new government in Kiev not to fall into the trap that Georgian President Mikhail Sakashvilli did in 2008 and respond to Moscow’s provocation with force. Given the advantages that the Russian Army enjoys over its Ukrainian counterparts in terms of soldiers, air craft, tanks, artillery and other instruments of war, any violent showdown with Russia would end badly for the Ukrainians. No objective military analyst would challenge that assessment. But it rests on the judgment that the war will be fought along conventional lines and if…
The Crimean occupation by “unidentified soldiers under Russian command” (dubbed the “little green men” by Ukrainian military) continues…
But today’s lesson comes from the talented and brave Marines under siege on their base in Kerch, Crimea, military unit А 0669, who are showing the world: to never stop being creative even under the worst circumstances, because creativity is resistance.
Even as hostages under siege (their base is surrounded by “little green men” with rather large weapons) Ukrainian Marines serenade their Russian brothers with an impromptu outdoor concert. Even our marines are talented musicians and generous hosts!
Alexander “Sasha” Sema
Meet Sasha (Alexander Sema), the lead singer in the video below, who is a poet, a Junior Sergeant and was a peacekeeper in Kosovo. In this video clip he sings a song from Okean Elzy, one of Ukraine’s most popular and successful…
A Chronicle of My Peace Corps Service in Uganda, beginning in June 2014. This blog is a reflection of my own personal experiences and opinions and are in no way intended to represent the views of the Peace Corps or United States Government.
A Chronicle of My Peace Corps Service in Uganda, beginning in June 2014. This blog is a reflection of my own personal experiences and opinions and are in no way intended to represent the views of the Peace Corps or United States Government.
A Chronicle of My Peace Corps Service in Uganda, beginning in June 2014. This blog is a reflection of my own personal experiences and opinions and are in no way intended to represent the views of the Peace Corps or United States Government.
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