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Inspectors arrive at nuclear power plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have arrived at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine, the Reuters news agency reports.

A reporter from the news agency observed the UN team arrive at the plant in a large convoy with a heavy Russian military presence nearby.

Ukraine's state nuclear company Energoatom also confirms the IAEA mission has arrived at the complex.

Meet the foreign journalists promoting Russia’s war propaganda[

Several foreign journalists in Ukraine are promoting Russian narratives on the war. Although portraying themselves as independent reporters in search of truth, scrutinizing their content and background reveals their own biases, fabulations, and in some cases, connections to the Russian state.

Journalism plays a key role in the war in Ukraine. On-site reporting of the devastation and causalities wrought by the invading forces is vital in keeping the world’s attention on the conflict and rallying international support.
Foreign reporters have a unique position – they bring news to international audiences in their native languages and their foreign nationality lends them at least an appearance of impartiality.

Yet, a vocal minority of Western reporters portray Ukraine as extremist and warmongering while whitewashing Russia’s invasion. Positioning themselves as independent voices who do not conform to “Western mainstream propaganda,” their depiction of the war mirrors the Kremlin’s narrative.

Their reach is not limited to the pro-Russian media bubble. This content is gaining traction on social networks and on alternative media outlets, pandering to the growing demand for anti-system voices.

However, scrutinizing their content and background reveals their own biases, fabulations, and in some cases, connections to the Russian state, uprooting their image as objective and impartial journalists.
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Concluding paragraph:
It would be naïve and dangerous to discard any scrutiny of the Ukrainian leadership or military. However, one needs to examine the source of criticism, to distinguish between honest, critical journalism and amplifiers of Russian narratives. Lancaster, Phillips, Bocquet, and others display pro-Russian biases and parrot already debunked disinformation, identifying them clearly as the latter of the two.

Read whole article at https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/09/01/ ... /?swcfpc=1

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:14 pm Graham Phillips, Patrick Lancaster, Anne-Laure Bonnel, Sonja van den Ende, Adrien Bocquet: open and honest reporters or just tools?

Meet the foreign journalists promoting Russia’s war propaganda[

Several foreign journalists in Ukraine are promoting Russian narratives on the war. Although portraying themselves as independent reporters in search of truth, scrutinizing their content and background reveals their own biases, fabulations, and in some cases, connections to the Russian state.

Journalism plays a key role in the war in Ukraine. On-site reporting of the devastation and causalities wrought by the invading forces is vital in keeping the world’s attention on the conflict and rallying international support.
Foreign reporters have a unique position – they bring news to international audiences in their native languages and their foreign nationality lends them at least an appearance of impartiality.

Yet, a vocal minority of Western reporters portray Ukraine as extremist and warmongering while whitewashing Russia’s invasion. Positioning themselves as independent voices who do not conform to “Western mainstream propaganda,” their depiction of the war mirrors the Kremlin’s narrative.

Their reach is not limited to the pro-Russian media bubble. This content is gaining traction on social networks and on alternative media outlets, pandering to the growing demand for anti-system voices.

However, scrutinizing their content and background reveals their own biases, fabulations, and in some cases, connections to the Russian state, uprooting their image as objective and impartial journalists.
.....
Concluding paragraph:
It would be naïve and dangerous to discard any scrutiny of the Ukrainian leadership or military. However, one needs to examine the source of criticism, to distinguish between honest, critical journalism and amplifiers of Russian narratives. Lancaster, Phillips, Bocquet, and others display pro-Russian biases and parrot already debunked disinformation, identifying them clearly as the latter of the two.

Read whole article at https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/09/01/ ... /?swcfpc=1

laurent wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:16 pm Adrien Bocquet is so discredited now in France it's laughable: ex army he was thrown out I believe.
He claims he was Special forces (debunqued by the army)
He claimed he was in bucha when the ukrainians perpertrated massacre on their own population. (his passport tells he was not in ukraine at the time of the massacres) ...
He is Walter Mitty.

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:29 pm

laurent wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:16 pm Adrien Bocquet is so discredited now in France it's laughable: ex army he was thrown out I believe.
He claims he was Special forces (debunqued by the army)
He claimed he was in bucha when the ukrainians perpertrated massacre on their own population. (his passport tells he was not in ukraine at the time of the massacres) ...
He is Walter Mitty.

You have to wonder why people will make claims that are so easily disproven, but unfortunately some readers will not know any of this and believe the lies, or they know but don't care...

The chairman of Russian oil and gas giant Lukoil — which spoke out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine — has died after falling out of a hospital window, state news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS reported Thursday.

Gumboot wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:08 pm

The chairman of Russian oil and gas giant Lukoil — which spoke out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine — has died after falling out of a hospital window, state news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS reported Thursday.

So clumsy.

Gumboot wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:08 pm

The chairman of Russian oil and gas giant Lukoil — which spoke out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine — has died after falling out of a hospital window, state news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS reported Thursday.

So clumsy.

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:29 am

FalseBayFC wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:22 am

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:29 am

In South Africa we talk about 'boere krag' and 'boer maak 'n plan". 'Farmer power' and 'farmer makes a plan'. Its a reference to the toughness and resilience of farmers. Those Ukrainian 'boertjies' look like tough buggers!

Putin ordered the occupiers to fully invade the Donetsk region by 15 September, Ukrayinska Pravda reports, citing Oleksii Hromov, the Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of Ukraine. “The Russians continue to keep hold of the occupied territories of Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts and are also trying to create favourable conditions for the resumption of the offensive. The Russian occupying forces are once again altering their plans and actions in accordance with Putin’s order to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk Oblast by 15 September.

Hromov also reported that the Russians are continuing to regroup the formations and military units of the 3rd Army Corps to the occupied territories, presumably to increase the staffing of Russian forces and create conditions for the resumption of the offensive in the Donetsk operational district.

According to the received information, due to considerable losses of personnel, the high command of the Armed Forces of Russia made a decision to disband the 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade and 22nd Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade. Due to losses, less than 20% of personnel are left in these brigades, Hromov added.”

Hellraiser wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 2:53 pm Seeing some assessed casualty figures from OSINT sources as follows:

Russia:

KIA - at least 50,000 and possibly as high as 65,000
WIA - 80-90,000

Total - 130-140,000 at least

Killed to wounded ratio of almost 1:2 which is insane. Basically 19th Century battlefield stats.

Ukraine:

KIA - 9-10,000
WIA - 40,000

Total - 50,000

Killed to wounded ratio is approximately 1:4.5, which is NATO standard.

Essentially six Russians are dying for every Ukrainian and it's partly down to Stone Age battlefield triage on the Russian side.

Ymx wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:56 pm Class

Uncle fester wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:21 pm Wtf is up with his legs?



Also, the director is a cert to fall out a window for panning out like that.

EnergiseR2 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 5:46 pm Putin going to try and end it soon alright. He is goosed militarily

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:36 am

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:02 am Need more of this

Hellraiser wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:48 am There are more and more pictures and videos of Russian POWs emerging in the last few days. March was the last time I saw as many being posted to social media.

_Os_ wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:27 pm

Hellraiser wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:48 am There are more and more pictures and videos of Russian POWs emerging in the last few days. March was the last time I saw as many being posted to social media.

There's a big increase in the amount of TB2 drone footage also, hasn't been this much for months. Also the odd vid/photo of captured vehicles. Points to Russia being in very big trouble in Kherson, and in parts of that front Ukraine having a lot of ground and air control, some maps of territory Ukraine has taken are now well past the first and second lines of defence in places. Anyone's guess why Russia haven't withdrawn yet, but if the rumours of Putin being personally in overall command of Russian forces are true he's not going to allow further retreat.

laurent wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:29 pm

_Os_ wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:27 pm

Hellraiser wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:48 am There are more and more pictures and videos of Russian POWs emerging in the last few days. March was the last time I saw as many being posted to social media.

There's a big increase in the amount of TB2 drone footage also, hasn't been this much for months. Also the odd vid/photo of captured vehicles. Points to Russia being in very big trouble in Kherson, and in parts of that front Ukraine having a lot of ground and air control, some maps of territory Ukraine has taken are now well past the first and second lines of defence in places. Anyone's guess why Russia haven't withdrawn yet, but if the rumours of Putin being personally in overall command of Russian forces are true he's not going to allow further retreat.

They are taking swimming lessons before the next goodwill gesture...

_Os_ wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:27 pm

Hellraiser wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:48 am There are more and more pictures and videos of Russian POWs emerging in the last few days. March was the last time I saw as many being posted to social media.

There's a big increase in the amount of TB2 drone footage also, hasn't been this much for months. Also the odd vid/photo of captured vehicles. Points to Russia being in very big trouble in Kherson, and in parts of that front Ukraine having a lot of ground and air control, some maps of territory Ukraine has taken are now well past the first and second lines of defence in places. Anyone's guess why Russia haven't withdrawn yet, but if the rumours of Putin being personally in overall command of Russian forces are true he's not going to allow further retreat.