Ukraine: Two Russian High Value Targets (HVTs) Eliminated in Storm Shadow Missile Attack
The moment two Russian HVTs joined the Choir Invisible from their command post in Lgov, Kursk (Credit: East2West)
The Ukrainian military unleashed a (UK-manufactured) Storm Shadow missile attack targeting Russian HVTs hiding in a bunker in Kursk on 30 Dec 2024. At least 30 of the enemy were WIA.
Among those rendered ineffective were Russian Lieutenant Colonel Valery Tereshchenko, chief of communications of the 76th Pskov Airborne Division, and Colonel Pavel Maletsky, commander of 656th separate engineer-sapper battalion.
The late Russian Colonel Pavel Maletsky. (Credit: East2West)
The late Lt-Col Valery Tereshchenko. (Credit: East2West)
The strike was carried out on 30 Dec 2024, but recent funeral announcements confirmed the Battlefield Damage Assessment (BDA).
The UK, like the US, has done yeoman's work helping the Ukrainians against Russia. But only the UK and NATO will continue assisting Kiev after the Trumpf/Putin/Musk cabal assumes power in two weeks. Expect the Ukrainian military to exert maximum force against the Russian invaders until the last possible minute. Because of the quickly compressing timetable, the Ukrainian sabotage network inside Russia may accelerate plans to target HVTs before any ceasefire. Last year, the Ukrainian GUR may have done the US a tremendous service by neutralizing Lt-General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's CBRN defense unit who was also under investigation for alleged war crimes by the Kiev government.
Sources:
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/two-high-ranking-russian-officials-killed-in-missile-attack-as-ukraine-fires-at/
https://www.thesun.co.uk
https://apnews.com/article/russia-explosion-head-of-nuclear-defense-forces-killed-9656bce946a9f552454df9debe5fbd18
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I have long labored under the premise that Trumpf fears Vladimir Putin.
These fears arose from either kompramat or perhaps subtle hints from Putin that he can reach out and get anybody, anytime, anywhere, including members of Trumpf's family. Donald Trump Jr received an envelope with white powder last year. I don't think a suspect was ever arrested and this may very well be unrelated to Putin.
The editorial points out Putin's weakness because of battlefield disasters and losing an energy corridor. On top of that, somebody apolitical suggested to me that Trumpf does not need Putin anymore after the 2024 election. With the full might of the USG, oligarchs, and Elon Musk's intergalactic wealth and communications systems behind Trumpf, Putin is in a weaker position and Trumpf can call the shots. I don't know if I agree with that because ultimately, I think Trumpf fears Putin.
As Yogi Berra once said: "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.’
Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/26/politics/donald-trump-jr-police-investigation-letter-white-powder/index.html