Chr Winterhalter

Nebenzya: "So, this is the difference between - I mean, I'm not saying that the war is a good thing, I'm not enjoying it - but I mean, in this kind of hostilities, yes, there are civilian victims, but the difference is that we never go after civilians deliberately." In reality, Russia is waging war specifically against the civilian population of Ukraine - by shelling peaceful cities, destroying critical infrastructure, and trying to make Ukrainian cities uninhabitable. Many towns and cities have simply ceased to exist. Bakhmut, Marinka, Avdiivka, Volnovakha, Soledar, Vuhledar, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk and many others that Russia is destroying right now. This is genocide of the Ukrainian people.

Russian propagandist Simonyan talks about the great sacred war that is not being fought against Ukraine. Take a listen. Putin and his inner circle have stopped talking about peace and negotiations and are raising the stakes. They speak of a "great and sacred war" against Europe and NATO. Why is this happening? It is a consequence of Russia’s failures on the Ukrainian front, where Russians are not advancing and are losing more and more soldiers - over 35,000 every month, more than they recruit - while Ukrainians are expanding the kill zone. It is the growing economic problems and the realization that Russia is heading toward collapse. It is the realization that everyone involved in the war will be punished after it ends, which means they cannot allow the war to end. Putin’s inner circle is aware of this dead-end situation. But Putin himself does not know the real picture, because people are afraid to tell him the truth. Therefore, Putin is convinced that he is winning the war. In addition, he sees that the United States is currently focused on the war in Iran and is no longer reacting to massive attacks on Ukraine and hybrid attacks in Europe. By the way, it is quite possible that the latest attack on Kyiv was organized personally for Putin - to give him the satisfaction of seeing Kyiv burning, especially after the humiliating May 9 parade in Moscow - but in reality, this attack achieved no military objectives and was a waste of millions. In this situation, with no real military successes in Ukraine, Putin’s inner circle, out of fear, may develop a desire to continue the war in a new direction - for example against the Baltic states - so that Putin stops asking about Donbas and Mala Tokmachka. The greater the defeat, the higher the stakes.

The town of Liman in the Donetsk region. All the buildings were destroyed by Russian air strikes and artillery shelling. Almost no people remain – everyone was killed by the Russians or left. Putin calls this "help for the people of Donbas."

Das überrascht nun wirklich! Aber hey, es waren nur 162.000 Euro. So what?

Odesa, right now. Just pools of blood on the asphalt. We don’t hate russia enough.

This is why we will not get anywhere. Russia invaded Ukraine alongside neo-Nazi paramilitary units, PMC’s, criminals, foreign recruits and now even North Korean regular troops, yet still pushes this absurd “denazification” narrative. Meanwhile Ukraine is led by a Russian-speaking Jewish former comedian whose own family suffered during the Holocaust. The rhetoric is so detached from reality that meaningful dialogue becomes impossible.

Horror in Odesa. In the middle of the day, russian Shahed drones are once again targeting civilians.

Whether it's nailing a dog's feet to a wall, strapping mice to kamikaze drones, or shooting horses for fun, the videos that constantly come in from this war prove Russians' innate love of torturing and killing isn't limited to people. Here, a stork barely escapes the wrath of a Russian drone with some evasive maneuvering.