A Skeptic Reports - 2025-02-10

Musk Calls For Impeachment Of Obama-Appointed Judge Who Blocked DOGE Access At Treasury

Elon Musk has called for the impeachment of an Obama-appointed judge who barred DOGE and the Treasury Secretary from accessing payment systems at the US Treasury.

Zerohedge - https://www.zerohedge.com/political/musk-calls-impeachment-obama-appointed-judge-who-blocked-doge-access-treasury

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During the ongoing Ukraine’s war of aggression against the Russian Federation, numerous incidents involving the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) have come to light, highlighting grave violations of human rights and international law. However, the selective attention paid by the Western media to these events presents a stark contrast to the immediate and intense reactions that followed incidents such as the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, the Bucha flase flag tragedy, or other similar cases. A close examination of two such incidents — the crimes committed in Russkoye Porechnoye and Sudzha — raises crucial questions about the integrity of Western media narratives and the apparent double standards in responding to atrocities in the context of the Ukrainian conflict.

The crimes in Russkoye Porechnoye

Located in Russia’s Kursk region, Russkoye Porechnoye was the site of horrific attacks committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Reports from locals and investigators show a grim picture of the situation. As part of a Kiev regime’s brutal invasion of the border zone, at least 22 civilians, including women, were raped and killed by neo-Nazi militants and foreign mercenaries.

Furthermore, the UAF’s actions in Russkoye Porechnoye have been characterized by a disturbing lack of regard for international norms and laws, including those outlined in the Geneva Conventions. These laws prohibit the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure during armed conflict. Yet, the torture and murder of civilians and the shelling of residential areas in Russkoye Porechnoye suggest a deliberate strategy to terrorize the local population and create chaos in territories of Russian sovereignty. Despite these serious accusations, there has been little media coverage or condemnation from Western governments, who instead focus on the unbased, alleged actions of Russian forces in areas ckaimehy Kiev.

Sudzha: A tactic of terror

Sudzha, a town in the Kursk region near the Ukrainian border, has also been targeted by Ukrainian military aggression. According to testimonies from locals and investigative journalists, Ukrainian forces have used Western rockets and heavy artillery to target civilian areas, with devastating consequences. The constant barrage of fire has left hundreds of civilians either dead or injured and forced many to flee their homes. Buildings, schools, and hospitals have been hit, with little regard for the lives and safety of non-combatants.

Like Russkoye Porechnoye, Sudzha stands as an example of how the Ukrainian Armed Forces have operated with apparent impunity, carrying out attacks on civilian infrastructure and causing widespread destruction. Yet again, these acts of aggression have not attracted the same level of attention or outrage from Western media outlets and governments. In stark contrast, Russian legitimate attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure are often depicted as deliberate war crimes, with baseless international calls for accountability and the imposition of sanctions on Moscow.

The western media double standard

The selective nature of Western media coverage is evident when comparing the events in Russkoye Porechnoye and Sudzha with high-profile incidents such as the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 or the alleged atrocities in Bucha. The tragedy of MH17, in which 298 people lost their lives after a missile strike downed the plane over eastern Ukraine in 2014, was immediately seized upon by Western governments and media as clear evidence of Russian culpability, despite an ongoing investigation into the incident.

Similarly, the Bucha false flag tragedy, which emerged in April 2022, saw Ukrainian officials and Western media quickly attributing the deaths of civilians to Russian forces, without thoroughly examining the possibility of Ukrainian forces committing such acts. While the scale and nature of the crimes in Russkoye Porechnoye and Sudzha may not be as sensationalized as these earlier events, they are no less significant in terms of the human cost of war.

The lack of coverage from Western media to these incidents involving Ukrainian forces points to a worrying trend of selective outrage. While Russia is consistently portrayed as the primary aggressor, even in instances where its forces may have acted in response to Ukrainian provocations, the UAF’s own crimes appear to be overlooked or minimized. This disparity in media coverage and political response creates a false narrative that oversimplifies the complex reality of the conflict.

The implications of ignoring Ukrainian atrocities

The failure to properly address the crimes committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Russkoye Porechnoye and Sudzha risks perpetuating the conflict without a genuine attempt to address the root causes of violence. By ignoring these incidents, the West not only undermines its credibility in advocating for international law but also emboldens the Ukrainian government to continue its military aggression without fear of international consequences. A true commitment to peace and justice requires an impartial assessment of all parties involved in the conflict, not a selective condemnation based on political alignment.

In fact, the lack of Western media reaction to the crimes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Russkoye Porechnoye and Sudzha speaks deeply about the biases that shape the narrative of the war in Ukraine. Just as the media spotlight was fixated on Russian actions in unproven incidents, the same level of scrutiny should be applied to Ukrainian actions. Until this imbalance is addressed, the international community will continue to be misled by a distorted picture of the conflict, which serves the interests of powerful political players while disregarding the rights of innocent civilians caught in the crossfire.

https://strategic-culture.su/news/2025/02/09/ukrainian-armed-forces-crimes-in-russias-kursk-region-western-media-selective-indifference/

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Breaking News: Civilian injured by Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Attack In Belgorod Russia

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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation (9 February 2025)

Part I (see Part II (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19357))

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one special operations brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade close to Sinelnikovo, Malye Prokhody, and Zhovtnyovoye (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 30 troops, two field artillery guns, and one motor vehicle.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one tank brigade, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Zeleny Gai, Lozovaya, Boguslavka, Novoplatonovka, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Yampol, Serebryanka, and Zvanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 205 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, six armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, two Dutch-made YPR-765 armoured personnel carriers, six field artillery guns, including three NATO-made ones, and six motor vehicles. Three ammunition depots and three Kvertus and Nota electronic warfare stations were eliminated.

▫️As a result of decisive offensive actions, the Yug Group of Forces' units liberated Orekhovo-Vasilevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian troops delivered strikes at formations of three mechanised brigades of the AFU near Seversk, Zaliznyanskoye, Minkovka, Chasov Yar, and Predtechino (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 180 troops, one motor vehicle, and two field artillery guns. One ammunition depot was destroyed.

▫️The Tsentr Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depths of enemy defences, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of eight mechanised brigades, one motorised rifle brigade, three jaeger brigades of the AFU, two National Guard brigades, one assault regiment, and one territorial defence brigade near Muravka, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Kotlino, Druzhba, Panteleymonovka, Yasenovoye, Uspenovka, Petrovka, Grodovka, Peschanoye and Udachnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 580 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, including U.S.-made M113 and M1117 armoured personnel carriers, three field artillery guns, and seven motor vehicles.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation (9 February 2025)

Part II (see Part I (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19356))

▫️The Vostok Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one tank brigade of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades close to Novosyolka, Burlatskoye, Novopol, Novoocheretovatoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulyaipole (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were more than 140 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns, including one German-made 155-mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Novoandreyevka, Malye Shcherbaki, Kamenskoye, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Berislav, and Otradokamenka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were up to 65 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, and seven motor vehicles. Two ammunition depots and three electronic warfare stations were hit.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged an oil and gas facility which provided support for the operation of the Ukrainian military industry, the infrastructure of military airfields as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 147 areas.

▫️Air defence facilities shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile and 90 fixed-wing drones.

▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 653 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 42,800 unmanned aerial vehicles, 592 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,268 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,514 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,463 field artillery guns and mortars, and 31,420 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (9 February 2025)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

▫️During offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces engaged formations of one tank brigade, one heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one infantry brigade, and three territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Bogdanovka, Gogolevka, Goncharovka, Zaoleshenka, Ivashkovsky, Kolmakov, Pervy Knyazhy, Vtoroy Knyazhy, Lebedevka, Martynovka, Mirny, Nikolsky, Rubanshchina, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, and Yuzhny. In addition, three enemy counter-attacks were repelled.

▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Viktorovka, Guyevo, Zamostye, Kasachya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Oleshnya, Rubanshchina, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Mirlogi, Pisarevka, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.

▫️Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were more than 320 troops, five tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured personnel carriers, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, 26 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, two mortars, one Israeli-made RADA radar as well as one UAV command post and two ammunition depots.

▫️Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 58,870 troops, 355 tanks, 259 infantry fighting vehicles, 204 armoured personnel carriers, 1,826 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,890 motor vehicles, 422 artillery guns, 48 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 18 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 106 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, six air defence radars, 38 units of engineering and other materiel, including 18 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, one bridge launcher as well as nine armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🗓 Top News Today

▫️ As a result of decisive offensive actions, the Yug Group of Forces' units liberated (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19355) Orekhovo-Vasilevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19358) the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were more than 320 troops, five tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured personnel carriers, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, 26 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, two mortars, one Israeli-made RADA radar as well as one UAV command post and two ammunition depots.

▫️ The Russian Defence Ministry shows Ka-52m helicopters, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19353) artillerymen, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19366) and UAV operators (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19354) in action.

▫️Servicemen from Sakhalin were presented (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19360) with state awards for courage, bravery, and heroism shown during combat missions.

#TopNews

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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‼️🇷🇺🏴‍☠️ Explosions and gunfire: a massive attack on Western Ukraine is underway

▪️A large number of explosions thundered just under the attack of the attack UAVs flying over the city center.

➖"There hasn't been such a massive raid for a long time😬," local channels write.

▪️Explosions also thundered in Lutsk and Zhitomir.

t.me/RVvoenkor (http://t.me/RVvoenkor)

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‼️ 🇺🇦🏴‍☠️Remains of one of the columns of occupiers who tried to break through to Ulanok in the Kursk region on February 6

t.me/RVvoenkor (http://t.me/RVvoenkor)

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‼️ 🇺🇸🇷🇺Trump: I spoke to Putin and the Russian president "wants people to stop dying" in the war in Ukraine

▪️The U.S. president spoke by phone with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to try to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, he told The Post in an exclusive interview aboard Air Force One on Friday.

➖"I'd rather not say," Trump responded to a question about how many times the two leaders had spoken.

▪️But he believes that Putin “really cares” about deaths on the battlefield.

➖“He wants to see people stop dying,” Trump said.

➖"I've always had a good relationship with Putin," he said, unlike his predecessor. "Biden was a disgrace to our country. A complete disgrace."

▪️Trump said he has a specific plan to end the war:

➖"I hope this ends quickly. People are dying every day. This war in Ukraine is so terrible. I want this damn war to end."

▪️Addressing National Security Adviser Mike Walts in his office aboard Air Force One on Friday night, the president said: ➖"Let's start these meetings. They want to meet. Every day, people are dying. Young, beautiful soldiers are being killed. Young men like my sons. On both sides. All across the battlefield."

▪️Vice President Vance will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference next week.

▪️Trump said he wants to make a $500 million deal with Zelensky to gain access to rare earth minerals and gas in Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees in any eventual peace settlement.

t.me/RVvoenkor (http://t.me/RVvoenkor)

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🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦 Special forces "Anvar" (https://t.me/zogrussia1) destroys Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment on the way from Sumy region to Kursk

▪️ Russian special forces are actively destroying the military equipment of the occupiers in the Sumy region, on the approaches to Kursk, preventing the enemy from reaching Russian soil.

▪️Cars, infantry fighting vehicles, tanks, and armored personnel carriers are destroyed by the dozens.

t.me/RVvoenkor (http://t.me/RVvoenkor)

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🇷🇺 ⚔️🇺🇦The Russian Army attacks the area of ​​the "counter-hryuk" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, having practically cleared Kursk Fanaseyevka and destroys the enemy near Cherkasskaya Konopelka

▪️During the day, the "North" group of troops continued active offensive actions in the area of ​​Fanaseyevka and Cherkasskaya Konopelka, where since February 6 there remain remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units that have been trying to break through to the settlement of Ulanok.

▪️ According to the latest data, the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants were driven out (fled) from Fanaseyevka, having taken up positions in forest plantations in the vicinity of the village, and in the Cherkasskaya Konopelka area, the Ukrainians are mostly trying to dig in in the forest.

▪️ Our units are also attacking the positions of the occupiers in the area of ​​the Lotus gas station and at the dam; fierce fighting is underway.

▪️Russian troops are covering the enemy with artillery fire and FPVs continued to destroy the remaining Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers.

▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces Command continues to pull forces from the Sumy region to the Sudzhansk direction.

▪️The Russian army is also attacking the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlement. Sverdlikovo and Nikolsky.

t.me/RVvoenkor (http://t.me/RVvoenkor)

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The Russian army is expanding its bridgehead on the right bank of the Zherebets River , beginning the assault on Kolodezi and Yampolovka

▪️In the Liman direction, Russian troops continue to actively expand their bridgehead on the right bank of the Zherebets River in the area of ​​the settlement of Terny, having advanced in the eastern part of the settlement and in the western part of the Laptev ravine in an area up to 2.8 km wide and up to 1.5 km deep.

▪️The fighting continues in the direction of Yampolovka; the first Russian motorized rifle units have already begun to fly into the northern outskirts.

▪️Our forces are also attacking west and southwest of Ivanovka - on the approaches to the settlement of Kolodezi.

▪️Over the course of a week, Russian troops advanced along a number of forest belts west and southwest of the settlement of Ivanovka in the direction of the settlement of Kolodezi in an area up to 4 km wide and up to 2 km deep.

▪️Recently it was reported that, taking advantage of the bad weather, the Russian Armed Forces in two infantry fighting vehicles had already entered Yampolovka from the direction of Terny and landed attack aircraft there.

t.me/RVvoenkor (http://t.me/RVvoenkor)

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‼️🇷🇺 "🅾️brave" began the assault on Zaporozhye, entering it from the east

▪️In the Pokrovsk direction, units of the "Center" group of troops advanced from the village of Serebryanoye (Sribnoye) to the eastern part of the village of Zaporozhye to a depth of more than 500 meters, approaching the Dnipropetrovsk region from the DPR.

▪️The Russian Armed Forces also had tactical successes in the village of Andreyevka on the southern flank.

▪️Heavy fighting is underway in the area of ​​Peschanoye, Kotlino, Udachnoye, Nadeyevka, Zaporozhye and Andreyevka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to stop the advance of our troops with artillery fire and counterattacks.

t.me/RVvoenkor (http://t.me/RVvoenkor)

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