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Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 16 OCT 2022 11:30 PDT - Kherson Blackout
🕑 Added 2022-10-16 18:30:27 +0000 UTCThe Ukrainian government has asked for a complete and total media blackout for the ongoing counteroffensive in Kherson, including analysis.
We will honor that request in our Situation Reports and on our maps. We will only share information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Operational Command South. We will only share information that we can verify looking at other sources. Which is to say, we will look at other available sources to authenticate GSAFU reports, but not share that additional information.
I understand for some this may seem unreasonable, given that there will be information available in the public domain, or see this as picking a side.
As a team we are horrified at the treatment of Russian mobiks. For me personally, it has been depressing to see so much wasted human life and potential lost. Honoring the request for operational security will, in the long term, save lives. Ukrainian military lives. Ukrainian civilian lives. And yes, Russian soldiers lives.
The ratio of combat deaths in Kherson is estimated at 1 Ukrainian soldier to 6 to 7 Russian soldiers. Russia's invasion is illegal, horrific, and the litany of verified war crimes is the worst this planet has seen in four to five decades. We are hearing reports that the slaughter, and that's the right word, of Russian troops is taking a toll on the mental health of Ukrainian soldiers. The mobiks are just being thrown to the front lines with regular Russian troops holding the second line of defense behind them. If the mobiks try to retreat without orders to do so, political officers solve the problem.
It is easy to get into the moral trap of, "kill them all and let God sort it out," but if you allow yourself to get to that place, then you become the enemy that you hate. So it is for that reason, we will honor the request from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
I hope you can understand this decision, and how it aligns to our values.
Comments
Thank you and the team for striving for the truth and not sacrificing your dignity for a couple more views or subscribers!! Your team truly deserves this recognition. Thank you again
Life is sacred. We tend to think doctos, nurses, first responders, volunteers as saving lives. But soldiers are constantly placed in a position of saving lives (of friend, family, self) while taking lives. Anyone with a conscience would be mentally shattered over what Putin is deliberately doing to not just Ukraine, his OWN civilians. The definition of a sociopath is without feelings of empathy; lack of conscience.
Given the sharp increase in prisoner swaps, even if it small groups, something appears to be up - purely assessment
Shervyn von Hoerl
Saving as many lives as possible. Russian or otherwise should be what we all work towards. The only monsters here are Putin and his cronies. Everyone else is a victim.
When you commit to the truth- that sometimes means picking a side. And as you say, "The truth matters"...
I’m hearing of a lot of surrendering by Russians at the front lines in Kherson (before the blackout). I’m hoping that this is the mass desertion that tips the scale!
This is a very honorable position and completely understandable. I am grateful for your work and for sorting through the horrors of this war so we don't have to.
Keep combatants as safe as possible should be the main concern. We will learn the details when we can. Thank you for keeping us informed. The many gods of this world please bless Ukraine.
Thank you for your outstanding work, and thank you for honoring Ukrainian military's request for a blackout to maintain operational security.
Understand and appreciate that you do this. Thank you
We understand and appreciate your work. It’s going to take a long time to decompress when this is finally over.
Thanks for taking the time to explain it.
I appreciate you all
