The “unification spoiling” grand public relations operation at Krasny Liman

In the map below, orange lines represent Russian claims about their control, yellow ones represent Ukrainian claims about Russian control. The dotted orange line is from a Russian Ministry of Defence map shown in the briefing of 30th September. The dotted yellow line is from liveuamap (for Ukraine) for 29th September. The solid orange line is from a More...

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By P W Laurie On Wednesday, September 28th, 2022
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Down at Mi7 (corporate-media division) – to look incredulous is FACECRIME

  The punchline is a real headline, Lugansk the threatened region: Alternatively: Human Wave Sacrifice For Blue Map In Kharkov, Ukrainian Failure Still Fait Accompli, And How Criterion For A Good Result Likely More...

By P W Laurie On Friday, September 9th, 2022
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A conquest at Vysokopillya by legerdemain: the Ukrainian virtual “Kherson counteroffensive” in a nutshell

This week a Ukrainian flag was raised in what might be called a vacant village located in an area shown on maps charting the Special Military Operation as being under Russian control. After claiming the settlement More...

By P W Laurie On Sunday, August 28th, 2022
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Some quietly stated surprises despite general Russian silence in Special Military Operation

The Russian Special Military Operation (SMO) in the Donbas is going through a “quiet” phase. This is not due to loss of momentum, although this may be the impression given by open source intelligence (OSINT) More...

By P W Laurie On Wednesday, June 29th, 2022
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Never mind the hype; the twin by-elections, as typical Fake Brexit era results, only demonstrate Parliament’s continuing legitimacy crisis

When the corporate-media reported the results of the by-elections that took place last Thursday it pronounced an historic happening, and it could do this – as anyone who has read the pertinent article(s) at this More...

By P W Laurie On Sunday, April 10th, 2022
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As in Nineteen Eighty Four, US/UK intelligence-media complex invents information for propaganda

The UK Ministry of Defence is operating a “service” whereby it “tweets” intelligence updates regarding the Special Military Operation in the Donbas, as the Russians call it. This Sunday, it published a statement More...

By P W Laurie On Monday, March 14th, 2022
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The attack on the Yavorov International Peacekeeping and Security Centre; A prelude

Although the Russians would probably say that it was a thing done, first and foremost, out of military necessity, yesterday’s airstrike involving 30 missiles (either ballistic or plane-launched), on a target near More...

By P W Laurie On Saturday, March 12th, 2022
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Utilising Mi7 propaganda to tell the story of Russian success in Ukraine it doesn’t want to

A fact of life for anyone who is frustrated by not having a complete and accurate and frequently updated awareness of the progress of Russian forces, as they execute their “Special Operation in the Donbas”, More...

By P W Laurie On Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
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Although its Ukraine conflict propaganda is corporate-media (Mi7) futilely going through the motions, there’s some good use to be had

Regarding the output of the corporate-media (the lion share of Mi7, as it is styled in these pages) in respect of the military operation that Russia is currently undertaking in the Donbas – and for strategic purposes More...

By P W Laurie On Monday, January 31st, 2022
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As UK Government is apprehensive about “dire” turnout, all the more reason not to vote in the Southend West by-election

Evidently, there is some anxiety in certain quarters about the very low turnout expected at the Southend West by-election (to take place this coming Thursday). It’s being mentioned in The Times in conjunction More...