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War, War, War See other War, War, War Articles Title: One Million Ukraine Soldiers Flee To Russia After Thousands Die In Key Battle Sorcha Faal... A stunning new report circulating in the Kremlin today prepared by the Federal Migration Service (FMS) states that over 20,000 Ukrainian forced military conscripts have fled across the border these past few weeks bringing their total number in the Federation to an astounding 1,193,000. [English translation HERE] According to this report, the US-EU backed Ukrainian neo-Nazi led government began the illegal conscription of its military age male population this past May by issuing a presidential decree bypassing their normal laws, which in turn has caused millions of them to flee rather than be forced into a conflict where neighbors are being forced to kill neighbors. The Ukrainian government’s response to these fleeing conscripts, this report continues, has been to annihilate their citizens rights on civic freedoms while at the end of January, President Poroshenko ordered Ukraine’s government to adopt legislation to forbid travel abroad for those eligible for conscription, and in February the armed forces said it would forbid draft-eligible men from leaving their home provinces without permission from their local military commissar. Strengthening the fears of these Ukrainian military conscripts against their own government even more than the growing oppression against them, FMS experts in this report say, was their governments abandonment of thousands of soldiers completely encircled by rebel forces Debaltseve this past week leading to the needless deaths of up to 3,500 Ukraine troops. As this conflict has now cost the lives of over 50,000, this report further notes, it shows no signs of ending soon either as just this morning Ukraine's deputy foreign minister, Vadym Prystaiko, warned that his nation is now preparing for “full-scale war” against Russia. Also, in what this report calls “a tragedy obscured by farce”, the debacle of the Ukrainian army in Debaltseve was in reality a situation wherein President Poroshenko sacrificed thousands of Ukrainian soldiers because he did not want to incur the wrath of the US-led war party in Kiev by ordering their retreat. To the fate of those few Ukrainian soldiers who did manage to flee Debaltseve, this report says, not even the Obama regimes public propaganda arm, called the New York Times, was able to disguise the disgraceful abandonment of these young men by their own government and President Poroshenko, and who reported: “…demoralized Ukrainian soldiers straggled into the town of Artemivsk, griping about incompetent leadership and recounting desperate conditions and gruesome killing as they beat a haphazard retreat from the strategic town of Debaltseve. Gunshots rang out on the central square, as many soldiers began drinking heavily. One soldier stood, swaying, on the sidewalk mumbling to himself. Others, who had escaped from Debaltseve after weeks of shelling, were seizing taxicabs without payment. It was not clear that all of them had been given places to sleep, and one group stood silently, shivering on a street outside the Hotel Ukraine.” Even worse, FMS experts in this report say, with rebel forces in eastern Ukraine allowing Russian media sources to document the thousands of dead Ukrainian soldiers so that their remains may be reunited with their grieving mothers, wives and children, earlier today the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) banned all Russian media from their country in order to keep secret the full scale of this tragedy. Should the truth be known to the Ukrainian people about the lies and deception of President Poroshenko, this report further states, it could significantly damage him thus bringing to fruition the warning given yesterday by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergey Arbuzov that another coup against Ukraine’s government is nearer than many realize, and as, perhaps, best articulated by a Ukraine fighter who stated: “What are the police going to do? They could not do anything against the peaceful protesters on Maidan; they are hardly going to withstand armed fighting units.” With the Ukrainian government providing almost nothing for their soldiers causing them to use their own money for uniforms, weapons and equipment, and as Yuriy Biryukov, an adviser to the President Poroshenko and to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, claimed late last month that between 20-25% of money allocated to the Ministry of Defense was stolen, and that the military prosecutor’s office was in a state of “total corruption”, FMS experts in this report warn that the Federation can expect hundreds of thousands more of these military refugees to flee across the border. Also, this report grimly notes, with the amount of equipment lost by the defeated and retreating Ukrainian troops called “beyond description”, and with only one Ukrainian volunteer battalion left in the battle zone, General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, NATO’s deputy supreme allied commander in Europe nevertheless continued the West’s war rhetoric today by stating that tensions with Russia could lead to all-out war. President Putin, of course, this report notes, countered NATO’s General Bradshaw by warning the West: “Nobody should have any illusions that it’s possible to achieve military superiority over Russia – or put it under some sort of pressure – as we’ll always have an adequate response to such reckless schemes. Our soldiers and officers have proven that they are ready to act decisively, coherently, professionally and courageously, performing the most difficult unconventional tasks, as befits a modern, experienced, combat-ready army, which values its traditions and military duty.” And with Ukraine being the 6th war since 9/11 the US and its EU allies have embroiled themselves in (along with Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Yemen) this report concludes, one wonders when the people in the West, especially America, will awaken to the fact that NATO only exists to manage the wars created by its own existence…and has astoundingly lost them all! Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 4.
#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
One million soldiers? I doubt there are half that many on both sides combined.
Ukraine plans to double military budget against fighting in east Kyiv intends to double its military spending and conscript 40,000 people to boost its forces fighting pro-Russian rebels. Amid economic troubles, officials may increase defense spending by cutting social payments. Ukrainian troops on tanks Photo: Konstantin Cherginsky/TASS Ukraine wants to increase military expenditures in a bid to reinforce its forces fighting pro-Russian rebels in the country's east. Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak told parliament that the military budget would increase to 50 billion hyrvnias (2.5 billion euros or $3.2 billion) and that more men would be conscripted to fight for the Ukrainian military. "We foresee calling up 40,000 men in 2015 and training 10,500 people who will do their service [as professional soldiers,]" Poltorak announced. Once implemented, the size of Ukraine's army would grow to 250,000 from the current 232,000. Social payments at stake Many new recruits would replace soldiers who had completed their tours. Conscription was scrapped in Ukraine in 2013, only to be reintroduced this May following fighting against separatist, pro-Russian rebels. Kyiv would also bolster forces in its southwest bordering Moldova, where Transdniestrian, pro-Russian separatists have posed a threat. The Ukrainian armed forces also plan to spend about $110 million importing new weapons next year and another $365 million buying arms from local manufacturers. The money for the weapons would come at the expense of social payments, Reuters news agency quoted Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk as saying. Ukraine had also asked for increased foreign aid to stave off bankruptcy. 'Real chance for peace A soldier near weapons Photo: ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP/Getty Images More than 4,300 people have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine Kyiv had sought international help to fight pro-Russian rebels in the country's east, but NATO countries did not want to antagonize Russia in the process. However, the United States, Canada and Poland sent non-lethal aid to Kyiv and Lithuania also promised military aid while being unspecific about its lethal or non-lethal nature. For now, the truce between Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels in its east seems to be holding. Andrei Purgin, a separatist leader in Donetsk, told Russia's Interfax news agency that apart from sporadic fighting, there seemed to have been no serious skirmishes with Kyiv's army. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was also optimistic about the ceasefire that began on Tuesday for 24 hours and was prolonged by Ukraine. "A real chance for peace" has appeared, Lavrov said, adding that "it was hard, but a ceasefire was established after all." mg/sms (dpa, Reuters, AFP) DW recommends In Donetsk, desperation sets in The people in the mining region of Dunbas in eastern Ukraine are growing weary of the promises made by pro-Russian separatists who control the area. Their trust in the Kyiv government, however, is also in short supply. (11.12.2014) Facing default, Ukraine calls for more foreign funding Ukraine's leaders warn the country needs new loans to stave off bankruptcy. But the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has said Kyiv must adopt economic reforms to qualify for more credit. (11.12.2014) Ukraine-Russia truce holds, but peace talks remain uncertain Ukraine has reported a drop in rebel attacks during the second day of a new truce dubbed the "Day of Silence." It remains unclear, however, whether hoped-for peace talks will go ahead. (10.12.2014) Date 12.12.2014 Keywords news Ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Russia and Ukraine Share Send Facebook Twitter Google+ More Feedback: Send us an e-mail. Please include your name and country in your reply. Print Print this page Permalink dw.de/p/1E3Oc
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