I have talked about this rhetoric and hubris issue many times on this website. Yet no one has been listening. I guess until now, everyone has been to scared to talk about it…

The Empire of Lies and Chaos was actually the Empire of Hubris & Rhetoric…

and now… (Good Read Below Link)

Hubris consists in believing that a contrived narrative can, in and of itself, bring victory. It is a fantasy that has swept through the West – most emphatically since the 17th century. Recently, the Daily Telegraph published a ridiculous nine minute video purporting to show that ‘narratives win wars’, and that set-backs in the battlespace are incidentals: What matters is to have a thread of unitary narrative articulated, both vertically and horizontally, throughout the spectrum – from the special forces’ soldier in the field through to the pinnacle of the political apex.

Just a few of the posts that I have talked about that worthless western rhetoric and hubris…

In 2008 I talked about the huge increase in Anti-Russian rhetoric and look where we are now!

Is Political Rhetoric in Russia Being Stirred by the West?

Same Old Political Rhetoric (G7)

Rhetoric and Hubris do not a war win…

In fact they only reiterate and compound your defeat in the end. Thus, when you only have hubris, you have already lost the main battle and thus the war…

Social Media is full of rhetoric and hubris. Armchair Generals are constantly showing their armchair general deficits and even western governments are all armchair generals now…

Now we enter the final stage of the Western Coalition’s demise…

Terrorism…

USA spreads terrorism, for it is the number one terrorist country in the world…

I am glad to hear that someone has stepped up and told it like it is…

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Kadyrov calls them Ukronato – pretty accurate description!

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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

The AFU continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive actions in Donetsk and Krasny Liman directions.

In Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated and courageous actions by units of the Yug Group of Forces, aviation and artillery, 13 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Berestovoye, Belogorovka, Kurdyumovka, Pervomaiskoye and Maryinka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

In addition, ammunition depots of the Liman Operational-Tactical Group, the 53rd Mechanised Brigade and the 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU have been destroyed close to Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Kramatorsk and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 320 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, one Msta-B howitzer, two Rapira anti-tank guns, and one U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station.

In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems launched attacks on AFU units near Chervonopopovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Terny, Yampolovka and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Two enemy attacks have been repelled close to Chervonaya Dibrova and Karmazinovka (Lugansk People’s Republic).

The activities of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been disrupted close to Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer.

In South Donetsk direction, as a result of active actions by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces, AFU manpower and hardware have been defeated close to Urozhaynoye and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye region).

In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of coordinated actions by Russian troops, enemy manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit close to Marfopol, Novosyolovka, Shcherbaki and Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region).

In addition, the actions of one Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been disrupted close to Charivnoye (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy losses were up to 240 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, three Msta-B howitzers, one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer.

One ammunition depot of the AFU 33th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).

In Kupyansk direction, as a result of active action by units, aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the Zapad Group of Forces, AFU units have been hit close to Novosyolovskoye and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Sinkovka and Ivanovka (Kharkov region).

The enemy losses were up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, four armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one D-20 howitzer, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, eight motor vehicles, one Verba multiple-launch rocket system and one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 73 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 68 areas.

One fuel depot for the military hardware of the Liman Operational-Tactical Group has been destroyed near Kramatorsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Air defence facilities have intercepted three Storm Shadow cruise missiles and three HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectiles.

In addition, 19 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Zaliman, Ploshchanka, Shipilovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Vodyanoye, Nikolskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Removka, Lyubimovka (Zaporozhye region) and Korsunka (Kherson region).

In total, 455 airplanes, 242 helicopters, 5,047 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,731 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,139 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,487 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,717 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

The Crimean Bridge structural underpinnings were not damaged, according to preliminary data, Russian Deputy PM Marat Khusnullin said.

Within two hours, there will be a decision on the possibility of starting car traffic, Khusnullin added.

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⚡️ On the night of July 17, the Crimean bridge was subjected to another terrorist attack using two Ukrainian surface unmanned aerial vehicles. One of the sections of the roadway was damaged.

Civilians died – Aleksey and Natalya Kulik, residents of the Novooskolsky urban district of the Belgorod region, who were following the bridge in a car. Their 14-year-old daughter Angelina was left an orphan and was hospitalized in a moderate condition.

In Kyiv, they said that the incident was the result of a joint operation of the Naval Forces and the Security Service of Ukraine. This confirms the involvement of the country’s political leadership and special services in the terrorist attack . Even more cynical and monstrous was the reaction of a number of Ukrainian parliamentarians to the tragedy of the Kulik family. They began to mock at human grief, which allows us to draw conclusions about the level of moral and mental development of Kiev politicians.

A criminal case has been initiated on the fact of the act of terrorism , within the framework of which the necessary investigative measures are being taken . We are confident that the perpetrators will be identified and will not escape justice . If the Western origin of the surface unmanned vehicles that attacked the bridge, as well as the role of Western countries in planning, sponsoring and carrying out this operation, is revealed, then this will confirm their complicity in the terrorist activities of the Kiev regime.

❗️ The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the terrorist attack against the Crimean Bridge, which is a purely civilian facility. We hope that the international community and specialized multilateral structures will show integrity and give a proper assessment of the next crime of the Ukrainian authorities .

Damage to the roadbed of the Crimean bridge resulting from the terrorist attack will be repaired as soon as possible. All attempts to disrupt transport links with the peninsula and tear off Crimea from the rest of Russia are obviously impossible.

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