Avdiivka is over. Syrsykyi fails on debut. Armenia place to watch.

Alexy Navalny – Died in Siberian prison 17th Feb 2024. But no word about Gonzalo Lira from US State Department.
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According to Russian accounts, Alexei Navalny took a short walk at his Siberian penal colony, said he felt unwell, then collapsed and never regained consciousness.
2020 poisoned
2013/14 suspended sentences for embezzlement
Western friendly
The weight of international opinion does not appear to tally with Russia’s account of what happened to him at IK-3, or “Polar Wolf” – one of Russia’s northernmost and toughest prisons.
Not the ideal western democrat many may think and the Western papers will today make him out to be.
Often referred to as opposition leader – not the case – his party was unregistered and the opposition role Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Gennady Zyuganov
Interestingly still no word from the US State Department on US CItizen Gonzalo Lira’s death. Tortured and died of neglect in Ukraine in January.

Ukraine

Avdeevka has fallen. GO TO MAP
Avdeevka – Syrskyi – 3rd brigade/Azov – being depleted to reduce threat of coup attempt.
Reports from Ukrainian channels of wounded men left to fend for themselves – evacuation not possible – those that try are likely to die on the way.
Geroman – Colonel Cassad
Boris Rozhin (
@colonelcassad
) reports:

Avdeevka on the morning of February 16.

1. The enemy confirms the loss of Zenit, Cheburshaki and Vinogradniki.
2. Also, the enemy indirectly recognizes the loss of the DFS and its transition to the gray zone.
3. The enemy also recognizes the loss of positions south of the coke plant in the city and the advance of the Russian Armed Forces to Lastochkino.
4. In the city itself, the Russian Armed Forces took over the fire department and completely controlled the motor depot and most of Industrialny Avenue. At night, attack aircraft reached the outskirts of Khimik.
5. The current front line in the city will become clear in the coming hours. Cartographers are still late to see what is happening.
6. South of Avdeevka, the Russian Armed Forces have already occupied about 50% of Pervomaisky. The fighting is taking place in the center of the village.
7. The road through Lastochkino is under fire from our troops. You can take another road to the south to Khimik, but it is also constantly under fire. The situation is close to the operational environment. There is no physical boiler at the moment.
8. At Stepovoy and Ocheretino, as well as at Severny – without significant changes.

The Pro Ukrainian press is working magic with spinning this as a success:
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
NEW: Russian forces are conducting a tactical turning movement through Avdiika likely to create conditions that would force Ukrainian troops to withdraw from their positions in the settlement. Key Takeaways on Avdiivka: (1/4)
Inconsequential township – no strategic value
Took 10 years to capture
These are all real comments coming out to try to make the fall of Avdeevka sound like a positive thing.
Mind bending really.

Germany signs a hollow security guarantee – nothing concrete – PR victory for Zelensky is all – all support is completely at Germany’s discretion.

Funding to Ukriane now being tied to Trump – blaming Trump

Rezident:
Zaluzhny – Jan said withdraw from Avdeevka
According to the survey, the majority of Ukrainians (80.45%) are categorically against Zaluzhny’s resignation, and the ex-commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine would receive almost twice as many votes as Zelensky in a hypothetical presidential election in Ukraine.
That is, if the presidential elections were held today, the result would be as follows:
Zaluzhny – 38.16%,
Zelensky – 16.17%,
Tymoshenko – 9.91%,
Poroshenko – 8.08%.

Our source in the General Staff said that Syrsky cannot give the order to withdraw the military from Avdiivka without a decree from Zelensky, who went on a European tour and will be able to discuss the issue only in the evening. The President’s Office refuses to even discuss this issue, so as not to spoil Zelensky’s tour and demands that Syrsky hold the city.

NUclear SPace WEapons seems to have calmed down now that congress has gone on two weeks leave without voting on Ukraine funding.

More reports of StarLink being used by RUssians – more reliable comms service that other available ones – makes sense multiple satellites and no doubt good design and dev.

Reporst US The Hill – Laura Cooper, the Pentagon’s deputy secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, said 315,000 Russian soldiers have died or been

78K Killed 237k wounded – lines up nicely with BBC and Mediazona reports
MOD go here https://t.me/mod_russia_en/12431
5,550 = 24kmonth
60 arty
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