Putin wasn’t bluffing when he promised to destroy the $61 bil arms shipments to Kiev
Putin said Russia would destroy new arms shipments before they could get to the front lines. Today a Russian air strike struck a train carrying Western arms to intermediate storage.
Putin said Russia would destroy new arms shipments before they could get to the front lines. Today a Russian air strike struck a train carrying Western arms to intermediate storage. The arms never saw the front.
Here is your daily air strike update for May 4, 2024
Map of Ukrainian oblasts
You are witnessing history in the making here.
Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
May 4, 2024
A train with Western weapons in Ukraine was struck
Russian Ministry of Defense: a train with Western equipment and weapons was hit in Ukraine
In Ukraine, a train carrying Western equipment and weapons, which were supplied to Kiev by NATO countries, was hit. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced this on Saturday, May 4, during a briefing.
The Ministry also stated that within a week, the Russian military, using missiles, artillery and drones, destroyed two combat vehicles of the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, two launchers of the S-300PT anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) with detection and guidance radar [detection radar first discovers the threat and tracks it and the guidance radar then guides the intercept missile of the air defense system to the threat in an attempt to hit it and shoot it down], and a launcher of the German IRIS-T air defense system and a fuel depot for equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense also reported that from April 28 to May 4, Russian troops attacked energy facilities in Ukraine in response to attacks on Russian territory. In addition, Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises, missile and ammunition storage sites, and drone production workshops were also targeted.
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https://topwar.ru/241769-v-noch-na-4-maja-naneseny-udary-po-obektam-logistiki-vsu-v-chugueve-harkove-i-palovgrade.html?ysclid=lvsdxki7u1419868842
On the night of May 4, attacks were carried out on logistics facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Chuguev, Kharkov and Palovgrad
On the night of May 4, attacks were carried out on logistics facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Chuguev [Kharkov oblast], Kharkov and Pavlograd [Petropetrovsk oblast]
At night, the Russian Armed Forces launched strikes against Kiev regime targets in Kharkov and the oblast. New arrivals are reported at the military logistics hub in Chuguev. Through this city, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are transferring forces and assets to several directions, including Kupyanskoye and Slavyansko-Kramatorskoye.
Chuguev itself is an important transport hub in the Kharkov oblast, so military cargo, including in the form of ammunition, passes through it almost every day in the direction of the front.
Terekhov, a Kiev protege in Kharkov, published a message about explosions in the oblast center at night. After the explosions, electricity was lost in the city once again. As a result, several military [railway] echelons were immobilized. Whether there were any strikes on them is being clarified.
It was also noisy in the aforementioned Slavyansk, occupied by Ukrainian troops. According to one of their locations in this city of the DPR, a strike took place.
Strikes were also carried out against targets in the Dnepropetrovsk oblast. A target was hit in Pavlograd, which, like Chuguev in the Kharkov oblast, is an important transport hub for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction. Through Pavlograd there is a transfer of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine towards Pokrovsk, to which, following the liberation of Avdeevka and Ocheretino, Russian troops are getting closer and closer.
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04.05.2024
"VH": The Russian Army launched a Kinzhal attack on the air defense command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kiev
Anastasia Selivanova
The Russian army launched a strike with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles at the air defense (air defense) command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Vyshgorod area near Kiev. This was reported by the Military Chronicle.
It has been clarified that the strike was carried out by two missiles, while an air raid alert was not announced on the territory of the Kiev oblast at the time the targets were hit. [This is not unusual in the case of Kinzhal strikes. These missiles fly at hyperson8ic speed, too fast to trigger a warning before they hit]
As follows from the online map data for alerting the population of Ukraine, the alarm sounded in the Kiev oblast in the period from 15.31 Moscow time to 15.39 Moscow time. At the same time, a short-term alarm was announced in Kiev.
There has not yet been official confirmation of the strike on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air defense command post in Vyshgorod.
Vyshgorod is an urban-type settlement, which is located north of Kiev, on the banks of the Dnieper near the dam of the Kiev Reservoir.
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DMITRY KUNTSOV
STRIKES ON UKRAINE ON MAY 4: LOCATION OF STRIKES, WHAT WAS HIT
Russia has dealt another massive blow to the military and military-industrial targets of the armed formations of the Kiev regime. Explosions were recorded in Odessa, Kharkov, as well as in the corresponding oblasts. We report everything that is known at the moment.
The Russian army is seeking to knock out the air defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces before a new massive strike on the military of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. [The Russians are in a hurry to weaken the Ukrainian forces before the new congressionally authorized shipments of arms arrive. It is safe to assume the Russians also want to create an obvious checkmate of Ukraine – if not an official capitulation -- before the November elections in the US – to punish Biden, who was part of the Obama team that deliberately provoked Russia to attack by inflicting genocidal shelling on ethnic Russian Donbass. Well-informed military reporters are increasingly aware of this provocation and are reporting that the shelling was intentionally stepped up in the weeks prior to the Russian incursion. It was reported here (OSCE first reported it), here, here and here and in many other publications. If this proof were published in Western media and a fair investigation were done, the world would learn that the US-backed Kiev deliberately goaded Putin into launching his special operation. In a moral and fair-minded West, Zelensky and the Biden team would be brought to a Nuremberg type trial and found guilty of genocide. The US would be made to pay reparations to Russia and assume the costs of rebuilding what was once known as Ukraine before the war, and this territory would be legally added to Russia]
“The trajectory of the missiles that flew to the Odessa oblast was through the Kherson oblast - then the former Snigirevsky district of the Nikolaev oblast - Voznesensky district of the Nikolaev oblast - flight to the Odessa oblast,” writes one of the Ukrainian military resources.
“Low-flying Iskanders and Kalibers were used. We expect shelling in the next few days. The target will once again be the energy infrastructure in different regions of the country, with an emphasis on the central and western regions,” he writes. [The Iskander is hypersonic and cannot be intercepted, while the Kaliber is supersonic but low-flying and maneuverable to avoid interception, and in addition, much of the air defense system in Ukraine has been destroyed]
Strikes on Odessa on May 4
A missile strike on a target near the village of Velikodolinskoye near Odessa.
After today's strikes in the Odessa oblast, an infrastructure facility was damaged and three people were injured, regional authorities report. Earlier, Ukrainian public pages wrote that the attack was carried out on Ukrainian air defense positions.
Strikes on Kharkov on May 4
Guided bombs struck targets in Kharkov and the oblast.
Launches of guided aerial bombs by tactical aviation in the Kharkov oblast, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces first reported. Kharkov has been hit, Mayor Terekhov said. It is also possible to launch KABs into the city.
A powerful fire started at an enterprise in Kharkov after arrival.
Ukrainian channels report that there is a factory in the Industrial district where the explosion occurred.
Footage of the aftermath of tonight’s strike on Kharkov. https://t.me/XU_kraine/54544?single
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a special operation in Ukraine, which, according to him, was caused by the need to protect the residents of Donbass. He noted that Russia had no other choice. [The entire corrupt Western press has lied outrageously for years claiming the Russian special operation was unprovoked. Tomorrow’s issue of my Substack will feature another attempt to show that Russia was goaded beyond human endurance to intervene to save the residents of Donbass. The video by Patrick Lancaster linked here best illustrates the human aspect of this genocidal shelling campaign. The events in Gaza since Oct 2023 lends credence to the fact that the US does not hesitate to serve as a willing accomplice to genocide.]
The West condemned Moscow's actions, deciding to support Kiev with financial assistance and weapons. In this regard, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized that the geographical objectives of the special operation in Ukraine have changed, and they will not be completed within the territories of Donbass only.
Europe is still confident that sanctions can stop the Russians, and therefore suffers losses and a destructive impact from its own decisions on its own economy. Respectable citizens in Europe do not understand why prices in stores are rising, and fuel is becoming more expensive, and why the Kiev authorities do not compromise in order to sit down at the negotiating table with the Kremlin.
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4 May 2024, 12:06
The Russian army launched new attacks on Ukrainian military targets
News is coming in about explosions in Kharkov and in Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk oblast.
And the latest data from the front lines. Our artillerymen destroyed militant strongholds and equipment on the right bank of the Dnieper. Real-time fire adjustment using drones.
Another stronghold was eliminated by the crews of our Su-25 attack aircraft. A strike by unguided missiles, after which maneuver - the pilots release heat traps.
Another direction is the Fagot anti-tank missile system in action. Fast and precise work - machine gun emplacements of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.
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https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2024/05/03/ne-fantaziya-ssha-gotovyat-evropu-k-realnoy-voyne
“Not a fantasy” - the United States is preparing Europe for a real war
May 3, 2024
War plans are already at the headquarters of European countries, said Igor Shatrov, head of the expert council of the Strategic Development Fund. This is how the expert commented on the words of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that the conversations of the EU leaders about a possible war in Europe show their real intentions.
“French President Emmanuel Macron has already spoken openly, explaining when such a situation will arise - if Russia breaks through the front and a request from is received. That is, he openly said that France was ready to send troops in this case. No one has made such a frank statement yet. So I think Orbán is, of course, right. All these thoughts about the war in Europe have a specific basis; there are plans to involve the armed forces of NATO countries in the war. These plans are clearly already at headquarters,” Igor Shatrov said on Sputnik radio.
War is not in the interests of Europe; the United States is pushing it towards this, the political scientist believes.
“Europe, of course, is being pushed towards war, pushed from overseas, using all the tools. Europe's dependence on America is now manifested in this way - by the fact that Europe cannot withstand this pressure, and it is really preparing for war. More precisely, she is being prepared for war. Europe itself, of course, does not need this. But those elites who now lead European states are not able to withstand this [US] pressure. There have been so many conversations about the war, they have become so frank that this is clearly not a discussion. And this is a very alarming fact," concluded Igor Shatrov.
Earlier, Viktor Orban said that Europe is playing with fire. This is how he commented on the recent statement by the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell that “the spread of war to Europe is no longer a fantasy,” as well as the words of Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski that the Ukrainian conflict “has no diplomatic solution, it can only be solved by military force."
“These are not communication bubbles, but the implementation of real political intentions and reflections. Europe is playing with fire at this moment, we are balancing on the border of war and peace,” said Orban.
[What the US Neocons don’t understand is that once Russia is goaded into attacking a NATO country, it will no longer be constrained to avoid hitting targets in the US!]
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Our thanks to JS for this. I have known for some time about Ted Pike’s exposes on “Christian” Zionism but have never read him. I need to see if we agree on everything. Thanks for the link.
Sat 5/4/2024 5:19 PM
Thanks for the introduction to James Li, Don.
The United States is under complete control from a foreign nation
Posted by James Li, May 2, 2024
Video: 1m 31s
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Here he is on another aspect of the issue of foreign domination of the USA:
The entire world knows exactly why the U.S. is trying to ban TikTok
James Li declared on March 16 to his nearly 100,000 followers on the social-media platform. His video then cut to a subtitled clip of a Taiwanese speaker purportedly discussing how “TikTok inadvertently offended the Jewish people” by hosting pro-Palestinian content. “The power of the Jewish people in America is definitely more scary than Trump,” the speaker goes on. “They have created the options: either ban or sell to the Americans. In reality, it’s neither—it’s selling to a Jewish investment group.”
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And James Li is not the only one to believe this:
A foreign government is influencing the 2024 election
Former Bernie Sanders Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray declared on X in March. “I’m not talking about China, but Israel. In a leaked recording, ADL head Jonathan Greenblatt admitted that Israel had a ‘TikTok problem.’ Suddenly, a divided Congress agrees on one thing: A social media ban.”
https://twitter.com/briebriejoy/status/1767987059279507636
Here is Ms. Gray’s full discussion of that issue on YouTube:
TikTok Ban PASSES HOUSE: Anti-Palestine WITCH HUNT or "National Security Threat"?
Briahna Joy Gray breaks down the House's vote to ban TikTok.
[Video: 12 minutes] and worth every minute!
The Hill, Mar 13, 2024
In my view, when it comes to practicing genuine journalism, Briahna Joy Gray is right up there with Abby Martin and Amy Goodman.
Thanks also for the introduction to Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi. Her full video statement is here:
Meet The ‘Wrong Jew’ The Media Doesn’t Want You To Know Exists [my brand-new copy of Word no longer copies the URLs of hyperlinks, although it did when I first got it a few months ago…?]
"All around the world there are hundreds of thousands of Jews saying 'not in our name'," Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi is co-founder of Jewish Voice for Labour.
[Video: 4 minutes]
Double Down News, Apr 28, 2024
Finally, the last video you link to is from Ted Pike, and was originally created in 1987.
https://twitter.com/bdnews24/status/1775561600969089287
You might be interested in this lengthy documentary he produced entitled:
Ted Pike - Zionism and Christianity - Unholy Alliance
A century ago the Arab world was at peace with the West. Then Jewish Zionists, encouraged by Christian evangelicals, established themselves in Palestine. From that moment, mideast tensions mounted. Ultimately, after nearly a century of Zionist abuses, the Arab world has been driven to frenzy. This is not only against Israel, but against its arch supporter, Christian America. Such outrage erupted in fury on September 11, 2001. Why has Jewish presence in Palestine proven so abrasive to the Arab world? Why do most evangelical Christians unblinkingly support Israel? These are questions which have very deep roots - roots which "Zionism and Christianity: Unholy Alliance" plumbs as never before.
Directed by Alynn Pike, 2003
[Video: 95 minutes]
https://archive.org/details/TedPike-ZionismAndChristianity-UnholyAlliance
Reverend Pike’s wife, Alynn, who also appears in the 1987 video, ended her life in 2011:
https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2012/07/body_recovered_from_willamette.html
Ted Pike’s Eulogy:
https://truthtellers.org/alerts/Ted-Pike-My-Wife-Died-A-Martyr-For-God-And-Freedom.html
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https://libya360.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/shooting-children-the-other-idf-specialty/
Shooting Children: The Other IDF Specialty
Posted by INTERNATIONALIST 360° on MAY 2, 2024
C.B. Forde
Salma Jaber, 4 years old. Killed by an Israeli tank crew.
Israeli soldiers enjoy killing Palestinian children. This is not hyperbole. This is a tragic fact.
The endless cruelty that we are witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank raises a crucial question—what is the point of remembering the Holocaust of the early 1940s when the people on whom it was committed have now became perpetrators of a Holocaust upon the Palestinian people, whom they see as non-human? All the intimidation that the Holocaust Industry has carried out through the years, all the name-calling of anti-Semitic this and anti-Semitic that, all the laws to protect the Jews—was it all a ploy to hide what has been and is going on in Israel since 1948?
Is the current Palestinian genocide the bitter fruit of this Holocaust Industry, because it has made us blind to Israel’s cruelty, because we are forever lost in the cruelty of yesteryears?
More https://libya360.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/shooting-children-the-other-idf-specialty/
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Palestinian student addressing injustices
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It’s the truth so it’s not propaganda!
https://twitter.com/Sprinterfactory/status/1786338845841088997
Chinese Foreign Minister:
“The United States has sought to overthrow more than 50 foreign governments, grossly interfered in elections in at least 30 countries, and attempted to assassinate more than 50 foreign leaders.”
[And let me add that one of the grossest examples of meddling was in the Kiev Maidan, where the US transformed a peaceful protest into a violent coup, installing Nazis who immediately began committing genocide against the ethnic Russians in Donbass. This is what triggered the current war in Ukraine. And then these Satanists lied and claimed the war was unprovoked!
It was PROVOKED!]