Russian Ops in Ukraine Update: Pentagon Sends Old Vehicles & Ukraine’s True Colors Begin to Show

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for May 1, 2022

1. US continues sending old equipment including M113 tracked armored transports;

2. US is not discussing sending US-made air defense systems – likely because it is so impractical;

3. Pentagon is providing crash-courses, unable to replace the loss of trained personnel created over the last 8 years;

4. US narrative continues to center on Russian “war of aggression;”

5. US also continues to ignore Russian security concerns;

6. US media admits Ukrainian security forces are dragging Russian-speakers away to prison for political speech.

References

US Department of Defense – Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing APRIL 29, 2022:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…

Xinhua – Friends of Syria recognizes opposition coalition as legitimate representative of Syrian people (2012):
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/wor…

Al Monitor – Friends of Syria Deliver Nothing New (2013):
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/origi…

BBC – Neo-Nazi threat in new Ukraine: NEWSNIGHT (2014):
https://youtu.be/5SBo0akeDMY

BBC – Ukraine conflict: ‘White power’ warrior from Sweden (2014):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe…

BBC – Ukraine underplays role of far right in conflict (2014):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe…

BBC – The far-right group threatening to overthrow Ukraine’s government – Newsnight (2015):
https://youtu.be/sEKQsnRGv7s

The Hill – The reality of neo-Nazis in Ukraine is far from Kremlin propaganda (2017):
https://thehill.com/opinion/internati…

BBC – Ukraine: On patrol with the far-right National Militia – BBC Newsnight (2018):
https://youtu.be/hE6b4ao8gAQ

Al Jazeera – Profile: Who are Ukraine’s far-right Azov regiment? (2022):
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3…

Business Insider – Video appears to show Ukrainian soldiers executing Russian soldier captured in an ambush outside Kyiv, New York Times reports:
https://www.businessinsider.com/video…

US Department of Defense – Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing APRIL 29, 2022:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…

CSIS – Russian Air and Missile Defense:
https://missilethreat.csis.org/system…

TASS – Territorial defense militants torture pro-Russian residents of Nikolayev – top brass:
https://tass.com/defense/1445987

AP – Ukraine hunts down ‘traitors’ helping Russia:
https://youtu.be/OR_E8dvyaOI

NPR – The view from border city Kharkiv, Ukraine, as Russian troops appear ready to invade:
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/107286…

Financial Times – ‘Don’t confuse patriotism and Nazism’: Ukraine’s Azov forces face scrutiny: https://www.ft.com/content/7191ec30-9…