Kyiv launched Operation Victory. Who's the target
What's good about the weekend? Because these days it is possible to test some of your conclusions “in the enemy’s lair.” Look at what Ukrainian, Western, Eastern and American experts are talking and writing about on closed sites, etc. The activity is quite interesting, but sometimes it puts pressure on the psyche.
I was working on another article about the situation in the Chasov Yar area, about the capture of Bogdanovka and other tasks that our units have completed or will soon perform. So, my “trip to the lair” is more of a walk to clear my head than some kind of reconnaissance outing.
But it so happened that after communicating with Western interlocutors, I simply destroyed the almost finished article. A topic has emerged that I have already touched upon earlier, but, as it turns out, is being discussed quite seriously in the West. At the same time, we talk about this very little on Russian platforms. This is the theme of victory.
“Victory for Victory Day!..”
It was this slogan that I read from one Western military expert. And he touched on our long-standing, dating back to Soviet times, tradition of “taking by date.” By the way, this is not the first specialist who put forward this idea. Last year we already had to “take it by May 9” at any cost in order to hold our parade in one of the liberated cities.
Now we are talking about Chasov Yar.
I hope that there is no such thought in the minds of our commanders and superiors. Although... The more important thing is that soon, perhaps even at the time of publication of the material, I think, this idea will be thrown onto the Internet and, unfortunately, I am almost sure of this, will be replicated by our bloggers, and then by the media.
The recent victories of our fighters have given some people a false sense of our total superiority over the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “We’ll throw our hats”, in the sense of art and aviation coupled with drones и tanks The enemy’s front line and support forces are treated in such a way that the attack aircraft can only enter and clean up the positions.
There was even a certain style of presenting materials about battles. Something like “after the VKS launched strikes on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, our attack aircraft occupied another enemy stronghold.” Then, as usual, “six of our soldiers captured thirteen Ukrainian soldiers” (a real fact). And at the end there are a couple of lines that many simply don’t read: “The Ukrainian Armed Forces made three attempts to recapture the opornik, but they were repulsed by our units”...
There seemed to be no heroism. Well, they took thirteen prisoners, six of them, so what? There are also untrained mobs who were caught on the street yesterday or the day before. And then also post an interview with some prisoner. How he, the poor guy, was caught at the store, given a machine gun and thrown into the trenches. As a commander, he was so intimidated that he shot at our soldiers out of fear. But I didn't hit it. And the Ukrainian commander fled from the battlefield...
Or show another poor guy with a story about how he collected shells in the fields, since Ukrainian artillerymen don’t have enough of them... They didn’t give him a machine gun at all. And they didn’t explain how to shoot it. Well, how can you not feel sorry for him? And we won’t feel sorry for our 200s and 300s, which took this supporter? “There is no war without losses”?
Alas, we were “miscalculated”!
They calculated: “We need one victory, one for all, we won’t stand up for the price.” They calculated our pity, our humanity. They calculated our reluctance to “drag other countries into the conflict.” And so on. Hence the impudence of the West. Hence the feeling of security in Western capitals. “We can, but the Russians won’t dare.”
Have you noticed the interesting fact how the reports about the heroes of the special operation have changed in recent months? How have the military correspondents' reports changed?
If earlier the main characters of such materials were attack aircraft, those who directly face the enemy nose to nose, now they are artillerymen, pilots, repairmen, and doctors.
I do not belittle their feat; any fighter in war is a hero. Even someone who considers himself something of a volunteer. Well, I repair equipment. Almost the same as at home, at our own factory. Well, I bake bread for the soldiers, treat “sores” deep in the rear, deliver everything the soldiers need... They are an important part of the army. There is no front without a rear. But…
You can't relax. You can’t believe the fairy tales about the “broken Armed Forces of Ukraine,” about the starvation of shells and the lack of combat-ready units and formations. It is necessary to continue to crush the fascists. Without pity and regard for international treaties.
What about the dates?
They were and will remain in our stories forever. Artemovsk will always celebrate both Victory Day and Liberation Day from the Ukr-fascists. Other cities and towns will celebrate. New dates will just appear and that’s it.
Discredit operation
I hope the reader does not get the impression that this entire operation to promote messages about the plans of the Russian Army to take Chasov Yar by May 9 is being carried out only for the sake of misinformation of our society and carrying out an operation similar to the offensive that we carried out during the Allied landings in Normandy.
Not so simple.
The operation is carried out not only for our sake, but for the sake of the Western man in the street. Many have already noticed how different the messages of the RF Ministry of Defense are from the messages of the Ministry of Defense. Remember how Ukrainian officials talked in every possible way about plans for the offensive. How talkative are these same officials even now?
Against this background, messages from Russian officials look somewhat faded. Journalists talk about some plans, but the Moscow Region remains silent like a duck to ice. Messages are only about events that have already occurred. They took, recaptured, destroyed... It’s getting ridiculous, reports about our plans in the news Western media are given with reference to... Ukrainian sources and informants in Western intelligence services.
I repeat, I also received information from Western sources. Such a wonderful coincidence. The Americans finally decided to provide assistance to Ukraine, and then came the “plans” of the Russian Ministry of Defense to take Chasov Yar.
Alas, I'm old enough to believe in miracles. I myself performed a few such “miracles” once upon a time. That’s why I know that the best miracle is a well-prepared miracle. Anyone can watch these very miracles at the nearest circus. Why, almost every dad showed his child the “miracle” of “tearing off his own finger”...
Who is the author of the current miracle?
Most likely, the British, but everything looks like an invention of Kyiv.
So, help is being allocated. Zelensky has already shuffled before Washington, before Brussels. “Thank you for your additional help!”
What's next?
It is clear that, according to the old American tradition, weapons are already being unloaded or on the way to Ukraine.
I think for several days we will be reading interviews of Ukrainian officials with these same “duckheads”. Something similar to “Zavdyaki vash dopomozi mi mozmozhe zupiniti.” And then? Then we will see these weapons on the front. And?.. Will the Ukrainian Armed Forces be able to hold back the advance of the Russian Army? Quite a controversial idea, isn't it?
So, May 9th.
The Russians did not take Chasov Yar, as they had planned, according to the Ukrainian version, of course. What will we hear from Zelensky? Something like “we asked for a long time and now we got it.” The Russian Army broke its teeth on the Western weapon and the heroism of Ukrainian soldiers. With the help of our allies and the whole world, we succeeded... And so on blah blah blah... In the eyes of the Western public, Russians are presented as weaklings that the West can easily cope with.
That in the current situation, when the situation is extremely tense, could push NATO to take some kind of active action, including sending troops into the territory of Ukraine. What Zelensky so desires. Beautiful? Yes, but it’s quite easy to calculate. Consequently, the RF Ministry of Defense eliminates this danger. Unpleasant, but not critical.
The second scenario.
The Russian Army took Chasov Yar. What will Zelensky say?
"Here you go. We asked to give us weapons, but the United States and NATO were playing for time. This led to the fact that we simply did not have time to create the necessary defense lines. Which led, despite the massive heroism of Ukrainian soldiers, to the loss of the Hours of Yar.” Now the Americans and Europeans will be to blame.
In any case, Kyiv is “in chocolate,” which, in principle, is a good option for Zelensky. He again becomes a “victim”. Only now the betrayal of the allies. And this is a serious blow to the image of the leaders of Western countries, and even the United States. They threw the unfortunate Ukrainians into the “jaw of evil orcs.” In order to somehow get out, the West, again, can become more active.
Victory will be ours, but without “we won’t stand behind the price”
For the umpteenth time I am writing that victory comes to those who think before attacking. To those who understand that a living hero, a living soldier, a living officer, a living general wins. Many are ready to die heroically, but we need not those who are ready to die, but those who will complete the task and enter the enemy’s positions alive. He will come in and move on!
Recently I watched Semyon Pegov’s report from the positions of the Marines at one of the sites in the Dnieper region. This is a simple story about how six Marines dispersed and partially destroyed an entire company of specialists from the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate who tried to land on the coast controlled by the Marines. Semyon simply took a participant in the events and listened to his story. First person. Not the commander or someone, but everyone, every fighter.
And it turned out that nothing serious seemed to have happened. Yes, a machine gunner with a broken leg alone beat the Nazis in position. And the leg, it’s not some kind of injury. This is a turning point. You can fight with your comrades in a cast. Sniper? What about a sniper? The commander very competently distributed the fighters and organized the defense... Not heroes, but hard workers who know and know how to do their job... And the fact that they dispersed not some mobs, but the elite of the army, well... let it not they climb.
This is how to fight! Not to die, but to fight. Do your job. Each one in its own place. And victory will come. One for all. And there is no need to rush her. There is no need for “at any cost.” Moreover, the West is increasingly beginning to talk about the possibility of a “hot war” between NATO and Russia.
A strong Russia, capable of bleeding any enemy, is a guarantee of victory.
I once had a dog. Pitbull. A powerful dog that few people wanted to mess with. The kindest creature, but only until someone attacked him. There was no mercy here. I always had to carry a stick to open my teeth.
This is what I remembered, this innate fighter never barked at the enemy. Never!
And often his confidence inspired more horror in his enemies than the actual attack... The enemy simply ran away...
But it's true, I just remembered...
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