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Ukraine Military Conducts Training Drill, To Test "Combat Readiness"
Just out from the Ukraining defense ministry:
- UKRAINE ARMED FORCES CONDUCT TRAINING DRILL: DEFENSE MINISTRY
- UKRAINE DEFENSE DRILL AIMED AT TESTING `COMBAT READINESS': MIN
It may not be an abrupt ICBM launch, but it certainly increases the odds of some unintentional, or fully intentional, provocation between the Ukrainian and Russian militaries which as we have been following over the weekend, are amassing in very disturbing numbers in Crimea and, soon, east Ukraine.
For those who missed our coverage over the past few days, here are some of the clips foreshadowing this "drill" announcement. The first clip below captured the 80th Airborne Regiment out of Lviv moving out, direction mainland, preparing to repel foreign attack.
The next video shows what are allegedly Buk SAM batteries deployed in the Donetsk region, a city in Eastern Ukraine which in the past week has swayed between Ukraine and Russian authority.
The clip below shows the 95th Airborne brigade also moving out of their barracks in Zhytomyr in western Ukraine, heading East, with an impressive deployment of trucks and APCs.
2S19 "Msta-S" 152mm Howitzers on the move to Crimea.
Finally, 20 T-64 tanks preparing to depart in Bila Tserkva, a city in central Ukraine:
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The Ukraine military having a chat to US military.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DZP3fYurqU
Would have done the combat readiness drills a month ago....but better late than never.
watch Lavrov - Kerry back channel..these guys are increadbly smart and can sell anything to their bosses. they were the ones who made the Syria deal back in september...
Ha! "Combat Readiness".. Another military oxymoron !
But at least it's better to start with clean weapons and underwear!
They might want to save that fuel and ammo. Just in case anything crazy like a war starts.
pods
Shutting the stable door after the Cossack has bolted!
Or did somebody else shoot their bolt?
Meh. Our 'leaders' will posture and bloviate but they know that Russia can start a domino chain of bank collapses if they want to. They'll have referendums in various parts of Eastern Ukraine; the Eastern-most ones will say they want to join Russia, the rest will say they don't, Russia will 'respect the voice of the people' and annex the areas that voted to join, Netanyahu will start going on about the Iranian threat, everyone will forget Crimea/Eastern Ukraine, and the petrodollar will live another day.
That's my prediction, up/downvote as you agree/disagree.
On a side note, why is the USD dropping in this situation? What happened to the whole 'flight to quality' and 'flight to safety' meme?
I mean, along with most ZHer's, I regard the USD (and every other fiat) akin to toilet paper wrt to medium/long term risk; but I thought 'the market' thought differently?
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The thugs running Kiev are getting nervous. Better to have the military use up as much ammo and fuel in training before they turn on them.
UKRAINIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY: MILITARY FULLY PREPARED TO REPEL TSAR'S DIRIGIBLE FLEET
Does Ukraine have any nuclear weapons? Did Russia get them all out of there after the USSR collapsed?
They have none. They gave them all up in 1994 when the USA, the UK and Russia guaranteed their territorial integrity. Yeah, that's right, we (USA) guaranteed that Ukraine would remain intact.
well, they should get at least 100 nuclear warheads and point one at each russian oligarch
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You're half correct.
"Secretary of State John Kerry — a haircut in search of a brain"
-- JHK
underestimate them at your own peril ...
John Kerry was candidate for President, a key Senator for decades, one of the most powerful men in the United States, therefore in the whole World !!!
When Kerry sneazes as the expression goes the Middle East catches a cold ...
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It's still early, but this will end up being the funniest comment of the day.
THEY DID!! Obama allowed the Russians to train with the American troops so they could learn all American tactics and weak points!
oh... or where you reffering to the Ukrain troops?
THE BEST TIME TO START TRAINING YOUR TROOPS IS WHEN THE ENEMY IS AT THE GATE!!!
.....or inside the compound.
No worries....according to the agreement....NATO should be here anytime.
you are missing the point.
it is not about training, it is to show to the Russians what they will be up against if they attempt to stroll down to Kiev !!!
You go Ukraine!
No worries....according to the agreement....NATO should be here anytime.
So ok, when they do perhaps turn up will they have much in the way of ammo, just thinking back to a cluster of shortages in a previous holiday excursion......
They're just waiting for the blue paint to dry on their freshly painted helmets....
Well, then they might as well practice on the enemy.
Watched 300 yesterday... the best strategy is to kill Putin in front of his son's eyes.
Um...
Didn't Russia just walk in already and Ukraine wasn't ready? Bit late to be doing readiness drills.
If you're considering the "unmarked" troops in Crimea... they we're already there. According to the "rental" agreement between Moscow and Kiev, the Russians can maintain up to 25,000 troops in Crimean bases. I've visited the Crimea several times few years ago and personally saw Russian troop presence out in the open. No one was a least bit concerned...
Wait, I think I have seen this movie before...
The Pain
in Ukraine
will fall from a jet plane
That is so 80's.....but funny.
Regards.
It's the Bankster/Gangster war bitchez..... Let the central banks get crushed with this. I am fucking tired of this shit.
Will Obama lead from behind?
As usual, he has to sit back and see how things are going to turn out before swooping in and taking credit.
He's holding the football and is really to spike it at a moments notice.
...not yet big guy!
More like, he's holding a clipboard that contains his all impotent basketball brackets. You know, a brutha has to unwind!
Is this "training" to test the readiness or False Flag readiness. The latter seems more feasible.
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A more effective use of time and resources would be to train for white flag readiness.
Nuck, nuck.
Obama Nobel Prize #2
Obama Golfer in Chief
OK. So, they are testing "combat readiness." What happens if they turn out to be not ready? Will there be enough time to get ready?
But, are they....wait for it...BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!!
But, are they....wait for it...BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!!
Simply the best, better than all the rest......
Ah, sorry, can't get that gal out of my head......
T-64 tanks.....Lol. Did they get those antiques from an army surplus sale?
shhh- like every appliance from back then they probably still work great
I know military equipment is not the same as a toaster, but I'd bet the idiom holds true
Hey are you my mother-in-law? That sounds like something she would say, and she is a crazy cat lady too.
mmmmmmmmmmmm- could be
But actually, i think i was overly ambitious to make that statement after reading up on the T-64. Im just a poor girl who realized quick how much value was in an older car, or toaster, or house, etc. We built things so much better in times past. Today this is a paper world in so many ways
Cat Lady,
Weeeeeelll, it is kinda like a toaster ... in an icky, sinister sort of way.
Look pretty neat to me and they even have working head lights. Perhaps Mattel will do a range for collectors.
I think Russia used a few even older... 08/08/08 after Georgia attacked South Ossetia.
Are they going to shit and get off the pot or what?
Everyone is pretending to be going to war.
This is this kind of thing that happens when gays are allowed in the military.
Im really having trouble deciding if this is for realz or not yet. They did remake Red Dawn last year out of the blue
And it was worse than the original.
You know, you don't have to attend every dispute or argument that you're invited to.....
get your war on, morons.
Can't these folks sit down and talk things over for a few hours, drink some beers, have a laugh or two and then go back home?
I mean, life can't be that bad for them in Crimea and Ukraine or is it?
The Finns beat the Russians with cross country ski, some shotguns and food.
The Russians always forget to bring along a good lunch before the slaughter.
Ukraine just needs to starve the fuckers.
And Obama is no Napoleon.
He'd like to fuck a Dane?
Regards.
Napoleon was Finnish?
He hid it well.
A little local difficulty.
Is this a fucking joke? Seriously. A mob boots out the old leader and within days the new leader and military are readying to make war on the Russians? Obviously totally pre-planned by outside forces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEcZFgSnVP0
If they gotta test for readiness now, they ain't ready and know it.
The Keyesians love war and so do the socialists but I repeat myself.
come on people stop being so negative
we can win this.
yes blackwater and aegis and britam defence along with are mossad sniper teams and cia folks have been a little sluggish last week but this is a new weak.
we are flat out shipping in guys from the libyan theatre via incerlik have some fucking faith in satan godamit.
stop this time fascism bullshit we saturn folks run time so do not lecture us on that score.
are friends in poland,canada and the aussie sas are all getting special forces briefings in kiev today.
even sack ass villi of georgia has sent his best men for the civilian slaughter.
LOOK YOU LOSERS EVEN IF WE DO NOT WIN WEE CAN AT LEAST TURN THE COUNTRY INTO THE NEW DECONSTRUCTED SYRIA.
FORWARD TEAM ZION
lets roll people
a you with me
hello
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The reality of today's world summarized :
Oil situation :
http://iiscn.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/jlliquidsworld.jpg
Leading to :
http://iiscn.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/bp-oil-price-2013.jpg
In other words current crisis is primarily a monstruous oil shock, and only the beginning.
Reminder :
Contrary to the legend on the above graph (barrel price), the first oil shock was much more the direct consequence of US 1970 oil production peak :
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/US_Oil_Production_and_Imports_1920_to_2005.png
Associated to the rebalance of barrels revenues between majors and countries, and dropping of B Woods in 71 and associated $ devaluation.
The "embargo" an epiphenomenon, very limited, lasted 3 months, but pratical to hide US peak and "put the blame" on "the Arabs".
Geopolitical summary :
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.png/768px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.png
Ukraine combat readiness means no more Vodka, but then morale suffers.
Mobilization means get ready to deploy----which means half defect East to Russia and the other half defect West to EU. Remaining citizens in the middle experience bankruptcy, default and starvation. Well done Nuland, McCain, Kerry. What a marvelous record in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and now Ukraine.
We need a vodka summit in WH.
With any luck, it will turn into a drunken brawl and Obama will end up a hostage.
Harvest of Despair: Soviet-engineered Ukraine Famine Genocide 1933 - VideoFamine was also in Russia, to through the Volga regions and Kasakhstan also.
Stalins depradations were not only to Ukraine.
Russians suffered more than any under Soviet.
Is it combat readiness or run away readiness?