Russia Reinforces Kherson, Ukraine Evacuating Nikolaev, Shoigu Warns of Ukraine Dirty Bomb
Sun 11:52 pm +01:00, 23 Oct 2022 2Very different narratives about Kherson circulating. For the moment Alexander thinks the Russians may be digging in to the Kherson area, or even planning an offensive of their own. (Mayor of Nikolaev has advised all citizens to leave. This has not been reported by the Western media.) Yesterday Russia cut off internet in Kherson city.
Ukrainian offensive thus far has consisted of relatively small forces. Perhaps over next week larger forces will arrive. Or perhaps their goal is to cause resupply problems for the Russians so that they will pull back without fighting. Russian commander has not ruled out the possibility of a pull back.
Missiles still being fired at Ukraine.Considerably damage being done, beginning to affect Ukrainian railway system.
Directly after meeting with Ben Wallace, Austin contacted Shoigu. Russians now saying they fear Ukraine will use a dirty bomb. Shoigu in touch with France, Turkey Defense Ministers. Could evacuations be related to this? A developing story.
Turkey has relaxed its restrictions on the movement of Russian submarines through the Black Sea via the Dardanelles.
Western powers now have massive added burden of keeping Ukraine going economically.
Steady cranking up of actions on the part of western powers which the Chinese would see as hostile. Why be surprised if the Chinese start to push back? Is it surprising that politicians friendly to the west are being replaced with those with a more skeptical view? Western politicians do not seem to understand the consequence of their actions.
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MOSCOW, October 24. /TASS/. Ukraine is preparing a provocation on Monday in the Kharkov Region with mercenaries’ firing against civilians to accuse Russian Armed Forces, the Interdepartmental Coordination Center for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine said on Monday.
“The Kiev regime is preparing a bloody provocation with death of their citizens for the purpose of accusing the Russian Federation of a war crime. On October 24, a unit of foreign mercenaries will shell the crowding point of civilians from artillery pieces in the city of Volchansk of the Kharkov Region during food aid distribution,” the Center said.
The terrorist act was planned by the Kiev regime to discredit Russian Armed Forces and accuse Russia of killing noncombatants, the Center added.
23 Oct, 16:23
Shoigu informs British counterpart about Ukraine’s possible provocations with dirty bomb
On Friday Shoigu held phone talks with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, which was requested by the US
MOSCOW, October 23. /TASS/. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has told his British counterpart, Ben Wallace, that Ukraine’s provocations with the use of a ‘dirty bomb’ are possible, the Russian defense ministry said on Sunday after their telephone conversation.
“Telephone talks between Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergey Shoigu and UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace were held on October 23, 2022. They discussed the situation in Ukraine,” it said, adding that the Russian minister informed his British counterpart about Russia’s concerns over Ukraine’s possible provocations with the use of a dirty bomb.
Earlier in the day, Shoigu spoke over the phone with his French and Turkish counterparts, Sebastien Lecornu and Hulusi Akar, to convey Russia’s concerns over possible provocations with the use of a dirty bomb in Ukraine.
On Friday Shoigu held phone talks with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, which was requested by the US.
The topic of Ukraine’s nuclear blackmail was raised by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who said earlier that Kiev has planned to make a dirty bomb of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.