{"id":264682,"date":"2023-02-05T11:04:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T11:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=264682"},"modified":"2023-02-07T08:03:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T08:03:30","slug":"is-the-war-in-ukraine-nearing-the-culminating-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=264682","title":{"rendered":"Is The War in Ukraine Nearing the Culminating Point?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Larry Johnson \u2013 Son of the New American Revolution Feb 4, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_von_Clausewitz\">Carl von Clausewitz<\/a> in his book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On_War\">On War<\/a><\/em> (published in 1832) introduced the concept of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culminating_point\">The Culminating Point<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The <strong>culminating point<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_strategy\">military strategy<\/a> is the point at which a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_organization\">military force<\/a> is no longer able to perform its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_operation\">operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you set aside emotion and consider the current situation unfolding in Ukraine, the evidence shows that Kiev\u2019s army and government is flailing and moving backwards. Without support from the United States and NATO, Ukraine does not have the manpower, munitions, tanks, artillery, air craft, financial resources and industrial capability to stop Russia. Even with more Western support trickling in, Ukraine will still lack the military power to staunch the Russian advance.<\/p>\n<p>Doug MacGregor does his typically masterful analysis summarizing Ukraine\u2019s dire situation:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NyNA9f6kPcU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8212;<\/div>\n<p>I am mystified by the Western analysts who are downplaying the Russian offense in the Donbass along the defensive line that stretches from Bakhmut in the south to Seversk in the north as some sort of sideshow with no strategic importance. I disagree. I do not think that Russia is waiting for a \u201cSpring offensive.\u201d A Russian offensive is underway on multiple fronts and Ukraine is paying a heavy toll. Here are some of the summary reports describing the action in the last couple of days:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In the Soledar sector, assault detachments of the Wagner PMC are attacking the positions of the 10th Airborne Forces of Ukraine on the outskirts of Razdolovka , and are also moving westward from the village of Sakko and Vanzetti to Vasyukovka .<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Clashes continue in the vicinity of Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka . The enemy suffers significant losses: the Ukrainian command withdrew in the direction of Slavyansk separate units of the 46th detachment of the DShV and 147th about 116th TRO from Krasnaya Gora .<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In Bakhmut , the \u201cWagnerites\u201d entered the Stupka area in the north of the city. Fierce battles are going on in urban areas. Statements about a breakthrough in the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not true \u2013 Ukrainian formations continue to resist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">At the same time, the partial withdrawal of units from the northern suburbs of Bakhmut and the departure of 63 mechanized brigades from the city yesterday indicate preparations for a possible surrender of the garrison. Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrating their efforts on holding the route to Chasy Yar in order to preserve the logistics hub.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is transferring manpower and armored vehicles from Konstantinovka to the vicinity of Chasov Yar . At the same time, additional defensive lines are being prepared in Konstantinovka itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Russian artillery is conducting a massive shelling of the areas where enemy reinforcements are concentrated on the Konstantinovka -Chasov Yar \u2013 Bakhmut highway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">https:\/\/t.me\/Slavyangrad\/31998<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_264685\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Soledar-sitrep-Feb-4-2023.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-264685\" class=\"wp-image-264685 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Soledar-sitrep-Feb-4-2023-300x298.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-264685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The United States, Germany and other NATO partners have made a fatal mistake in trying to ratchet up their support for Ukraine by sending a paltry number of tanks and new weapons, such as ground launched small diameter bombs (GLSDBs). Instead of frightening Russia or increasing pressure on Moscow to reconsider its military operations in Ukraine, the recently announced expansion of Western military aid, especially from the U.S., is hardening Russian resolve. Don\u2019t take my word for it. Listen to Maria Zakharova\u2019s impassioned remarks on this very point. She is defiant and explains in detail that Russia perceives this threat as a new attempt by the progeny of the Nazis to do what Hitler could not:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o3PbvWdweMY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8212;<\/div>\n<p>One final and unrelated, but important point. I have linked a document (Global Counterspace Capabilities) that is revealing and sobering in terms of the military capabilities the major countries have developed and deployed for space war. This will keep you awake at night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swfound.org\/media\/207162\/swf_global_counterspace_capabilities_2021.pdf\"><strong>GLOBAL COUNTERSPACE CAPABILITIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a snippet from the Executive Summary:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">From a security perspective, an increasing number of countries are looking to use space to enhance their military capabilities and national security. The growing use of, and reliance on, space for national security has also led more countries to look at developing their own counterspace capabilities that can be used to deceive, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy space systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The existence of counterspace capabilities is not new, but the circumstances surrounding them are. Today there are increased incentives for development, and potential use, of offensive counterspace capabilities. There are also greater potential consequences from their widespread use that could have global repercussions well beyond the military, as huge parts of the global economy and society are increasingly reliant on space applications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonar21.com\/is-the-war-in-ukraine-nearing-the-culminating-point\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATO and Russia are heading inexorably toward direct confrontation over Ukraine. Two things illustrate this: note in the first video how NATO Admiral Bauer talks about the formation of new battle groups to face Russia. Then in the second video how Kremlin spokeswoman Zakharova evokes memories of Russia\u2019s clash with Nazi Germany. Together they add up to a recipe for war <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":255285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,91,116],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-264682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-Commentary","category-russia","category-ukraine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=264682"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":264689,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264682\/revisions\/264689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/255285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=264682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=264682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=264682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}