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| Latest Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment by TemplarLandry: 3:54am On Apr 13, 2023 |
April 12, 5:30pm ET The Kremlin’s campaign of “Russification” in Ukraine is burning back into Russia itself as it continues to empower and amplify overtly nationalist voices and ideologies. Russia is engaged in a campaign of deliberate “Russification” within Ukraine aimed at the destruction of Ukrainian identity through a multitude of military, social, economic, legal, bureaucratic, and administrative lines of efforts. The ideologies that underpin the basis of this “Russification” also form the rhetorical backbone of the pro-war information space, which frequently mirrors its militarism with staunch Russian nationalism and intense xenophobia that is directed both at Ukraine and Ukrainian identity as well as at domestic minorities within Russia itself. The domestic ramifications of the acceptance of the ideology of “Russification” are manifested in the responses by Russian authorities and prominent Russian milbloggers to ethnic minorities in Russia. Several Russian milbloggers and commentators published their reactions to a recent news story about the murder of a 17-year-old Russian student by a group of Tajik migrants in Chelyabinsk and used the story to criticize Central Asian migrants and ethnic minority communities for failing to integrate into Russian society. Head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin accused migrants of destabilizing Russia by importing terrorism and extremist ideologies and emphasized the role of migration policy in ensuring public order. Former Russian officer and ardent nationalist Igor Girkin amplified a criticism that authorities of the Tuvan Republic are returning the indigenous Tuvan names to 104 administrative-territorial units, which one milblogger decried as “pushing boundaries” unnecessarily during wartime. Social media footage circulated on April 12 shows a group of Russian men reportedly giving the Nazi salute and walking past administrative buildings in Ufa, Bashkortostan while shouting “Russia is for Russians.” These instances of xenophobia and racism exemplify the crux of domestic “Russification.” The war in Ukraine has empowered the most virulent voices in the information space to consolidate their ideology and project it both towards the Ukrainian people and towards non-Slavic minorities in Russia itself. This dynamic will likely escalate as the war continues and will outlive Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, pervading the Russian domestic space for years to come. Key Takeaways The Kremlin’s campaign of “Russification” in Ukraine is burning back into Russia itself as it continues to empower and amplify overtly nationalist voices and ideologies.The domestic ramifications of the acceptance of the ideology of “Russification” are manifested in the responses by Russian authorities and prominent Russian milbloggers to ethnic minorities in Russia.These domestic-facing ramifications of “Russification” ironically continue to place the onus of the war effort on the exact communities that it marginalizes.Russian milbloggers offered a muted response to a Kaluga Oblast court’s refusal to hear a case against Russian military doctor and “Union of Donbas Volunteers” member Yuri Yevich for “discrediting the Russian armed forces.”The Russian nationalist community continues to glorify atrocities and advocate for the expansion of brutality.Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks near Kreminna.Russian forces continued ground attacks in and around Bakhmut and along the Avdiivka-Donetsk line.Russian forces continue to construct defenses in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast and Crimea.Russian officials continue to advance a law aimed at improving the effectiveness of issuing summonses and cracking down on Russian draft dodgers.The Ukrainian Resistance Center released a report detailing the extent of illegal deportations of Ukrainian children from Donbas to the Russian Federation. SOURCE: https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-12-2023 1 Like
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| Re: Latest Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment by Nobody: 5:27am On Apr 13, 2023 |
The biggest mistake putin made was trusting his "yes" men to tell him the truth about ukraine before he invaded. The second mistake is not being able to take over Ukraine in the first 30 days What putin ended up achieving is having an 800 mile long boarder with NATO, Having over a million battle hardened enemy just outside his gates. How ever you look at it, russia is screwed. The have lost their soft power and they have shown that they are not the military might everyone thought they were. Regardless of how this war goes, russia will never regain the peace and authority it had in the region. Any rogue platoon can mobilize and do some tree top flying into russia to assault them even when the war is over because they seek revenge or just for the fun of it. Granted russians can do the same thing but ukraine is already in ruins plus they have a million battle hardened mf just waiting for you to fucck around and find out. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Latest Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment by Essential(m): 7:37am On Apr 13, 2023 |
Fake one sided story your anti Russia is not going to work. Putin is the leader of the free the world. American and N.a.t.o. imperialist organisation has stand too long. They have cause choas in all corner the world Iraq to Libya, Syria and Korea. They divide and rule. Now Putin is standing up to the bully. This why countries like China, India, Brazil and South Africa are all standing with Russia economy through Brics. Victory to Russia and God bless Putin. God 2 Likes |
| Re: Latest Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment by Tiopii: 9:11am On Apr 13, 2023 |
Essential: LOL.. First, Russia isn't the leader of the free world, The US has caused chaos, true, so also the Russian Federation. Both are imperialist countries, but the US is by far the smarter and stronger country. China, India, Brazil, SA ain't standing with the Russian economy, they are standing for their own economy. China for a fact need Europe, more than Europe needs China, Russia needs China more than China needs Russia. China like everyone other country have their perculiar problems, and needs. Aside getting cheap oil from Russia what other function can Russia play in Chinese economy?? probably next to nothing. The country standing up to a bully is Ukraine standing up to Russia. BRICS have nothing compared to EU. All the country you mentioned standing with Russia have larger economic ties with Europe. China is a producing country, same as Russia esp after the sanctions, both countries are out for consuming countries to sell their products, in the long run Russia and China would be competing for the same market, only that Russia would be the weaker nation cos of the war in Ukraine. 1 Like |
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