Oh my. The sad tale of a bad romance. I think Zalozny and Zelenskyy will not hug each other.
Ukrainian General Zalozhny seems to have more life than a cat. There have been news reports every day for the past week that Zalozny is out. We were informed last weekend that comedian Zelenskyy fired Zalozny in a face-to-face meeting and Zalozny asked him to abide by it. (For my foreign readers who are not native English speakers, the phrase “stick it,” means that Zelensky should push the suggestion into his anal canal. Given Zelensky’s proven prowess as a pianist, he should be able to carry out the course recommended by Zaluzny. From the job.)
Then there were reports that Zalozhny was outside and that intelligence chief Budanov was inside. Sorry. That proved to be a dry hole. CNN claimed on Thursday that a reliable source told them that Zalozny would be replaced on Friday. Friday came and went, and Zalozny was still at work.
Well, Saturday. Definitely Saturday. Well, as I write this, it's 4:48 a.m. on a Sunday in Kiev and Zalozny is on hold. the curse. Zelensky appears to be as adept at shooting people as he is at running a counterattack or holding on to Bakhmut. In short, he is not qualified.
And you know things are getting bad when the neocon nest known as the Institute for the Study of War admits that things are going bad for Ukraine:
Open source investigations suggest that Russian forces are taking advantage of ammunition shortages in Ukraine and their inability to wage adequate anti-battery warfare. The Ukraine-based open source organization Frontelligence Insight reported on February 1 that Russian forces had previously established fixed artillery firing positions for extended periods from late 2022 to early 2023 when ammunition shortages limited the counter-warfare capabilities of Ukrainian batteries.[20] Frontligence reported that Russian forces began focusing their artillery in a similar manner in January 2024, suggesting that Ukrainian forces were starting to run out of artillery ammunition again. Frontligence reported that Ukrainian forces can sometimes hit Russian artillery but generally lack sufficient ammunition for effective counter-battery fire. Frontligence reported that the lack of counterfire from Ukrainian batteries allows Russian artillery to largely destroy the settlements, making it almost impossible for Ukrainian forces to defend the settlements. Frontligence reported that many Ukrainian FPV drones lack the range needed to hit several Russian artillery pieces deployed 15 to 24 kilometers from the front line. Western and Ukrainian officials have recently highlighted Ukraine's need for artillery ammunition.[21] ISW continues to assess that artillery shortages and delays in Western security assistance will create uncertainty in Ukrainian operational plans and potentially push Ukrainian forces to equip, which may force Ukrainian forces to make difficult decisions about prioritizing certain sectors of the front over sectors that Where lands with limited setbacks are the least harmful.[22]
“suspicion?” This is a euphemism for “taking a beating.” Let's do a thought experiment for a minute. If we were receiving reports from Moscow that Vladimir Putin tried and failed to fire General Shoigu and that Shoigu refused to follow Putin's orders, do you think the West would experience a Meg Ryan orgasm?
You can bet the house they will. Champagne corks will appear in London and Washington. So what we are witnessing in Kiev is not just a weird TV series (aka telenovella for Spanish and Portuguese speakers). Alex Cristoforo calls them “Kiev Days.” Funny, but I prefer As Kiev Waves, also known as As the World Turns.
This kind of chaos in the political and military leadership makes it impossible to carry out any kind of coherent and competent military operations. The Colonel and Brigadier General move into duck and cover position. No one wants to make the wrong decision or make the wrong choice of who to support until there is a clear winner. Making the wrong choice during this type of turmoil can make one a target for revenge.
This leaves front-line Ukrainian units behaving like a headless chicken, with a lot of frenetic activity and bleeding with death as the end result.
Partition is not only in Kyiv. There is reportedly a disagreement between Washington and London, with Washington favoring Zalozny while the British are eyeing Zelensky. I think the British are fascinated by Zelensky's ability to pound ivory with his microscopic organ. Who do you know?
As I told the judge on Friday, when it comes to coups and political shenanigans, I always bet on the people with the guns. Zalozny has it, Zelensky does not. Stay tuned for the next episode of the series “As Kyiv Churns”.
