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Ukraine Open Thread 2024-159
News & views related to the war in Ukraine ...
Of interest:
In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit (archived) - New York Times
A German medic said he was so troubled that he confronted his commander. Others boasted about killings in a group chat.
Caspar Grosse, a German medic in that unit, said he saw the soldier plead for medical attention in a mix of broken English and Russian. It was dusk. A team member looked for bandages.That is when, Mr. Grosse said, a fellow soldier hobbled over and fired his weapon into the Russian soldier’s torso. He slumped, still breathing. Another soldier fired — “just shot him in the head,” Mr. Grosse recalled in an interview.
Mr. Grosse said he was so upset by the episode that he confronted his commander. He said he spoke to The New York Times after what he regarded as unwarranted killings continued.
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In a second episode, a Chosen member lobbed a grenade at and killed a surrendering Russian soldier who had his hands raised, video footage reviewed by The Times shows.
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In a third episode, Chosen members boasted in a group chat about killing Russian prisoners of war during a mission in October, text messages show. ...
Posted by b on July 6, 2024 at 15:43 UTC | Permalink
DJ, NATO very likely since the start has been a "follow up" of nazism...

https://english.news.cn/20240707/f384d30a47f6423fa2b214332e273977/c.html or https://english.news.cn/20240707/f384d30a47f6423fa2b214332e273977/c.html ;
BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Belarusian armed forces are set to conduct a joint army training in mid-July near Brest, Belarus, announced the Ministry of National Defense on Sunday.
The ministry noted that the training, which is in accordance with this year's plan and a mutual agreement between the two countries, will focus on counter-terrorism operations.
Through mixed-team training exercises, soldiers from both sides will jointly carry out hostage rescue operations and counter-terrorism missions.
The training aims to enhance the training levels and coordination capabilities of the participating troops, as well as deepen practical cooperation between the armies of the two countries, according to the ministry. ■
DJ, China now openly on the side of Russia/Belarus...defending BRICS+ against NATO agression...

https://tass.com/economy/1813499 or https://tass.com/economy/1813499 ;
DUBAI, July 6. /TASS/. Moscow and Tehran have finalized integration of Russia’s Mir and Iran’s Shetab payment systems, Iranian Central Bank Governor Mohammad Reza Farzin said.
https://tass.com/politics/1813497 or https://tass.com/politics/1813497 ;
MOSCOW, July 6. /TASS/. The program of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow will be extensive and the two leaders will be able to have informal talks, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Modi will travel to Russia on an official visit on July 8-9.
https://tass.com/pressreview/1812809 or https://tass.com/pressreview/1812809 ;
MOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. What came out of the SCO summit in Astana; Russia and India look to grow ties; and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky softens stance on talks with Russia. These stories topped Friday's newspaper headlines across Russia.
DJ...there is NO alternative for talks to get out of the NATO provoked wars in West Asia/East Europe...

In words the coming july 9-11 NATO top in D.C. may still go for escalation...Behind the scenes the "west" knows it has lost...