Psychological operation: The myth of a "Russian invasion" and the truth about the war in Ukraine

Comment: This piece provides a good overview of the latest developments in Ukraine: the success of the Novorossiya Armed Forces, the defeats suffered by the Ukrainian Army, and the psychological operations put into effect to save face and provide the necessary 'interpretation' to the victims of mainstream media. Be sure to see our analysis of some of the same topics: Ukraine on verge of collapse as Kiev forces capitulate: U.S. 'catapults the propaganda' with another desperate 'Russian invasion' ploy The Ukrainian civil war saw yet another decisive turn of events this week as the NAF (the Novorussiya Armed Forces) went on the offensive for the first time in the war. The Response by Kiev and the west was to hype up an imaginary Russian invasion. Once again the US State Department, NATO, and the western press made complete fools of themselves. The information war has also seen a decisive turn as well. To use the terminology of the civil war recent days have seen the mainstream media yet again trapped in a cauldron by their own stupidity. Now they will be hammered away at and discredited yet again by articles such as this one. Sites like Vineyard of the Saker and Slavyangrad.org were vindicated in their analysis while media dinosaurs like the New York Times were exposed once again as liars and incompetents. A lone blogger in Crimea writing under the name Colonel Cassad provided better military analysis then professionals like Janes Defense weekly. In my last article I predicted based on reading the above mentioned sites that the mainstream media which was foolishly predicting the imminent victory of the Ukrainian army was in for a major embarrassment. The Ukraine Junta's latest offensive had resulted in them being trapped yet again in what the NAF call cauldrons (a trapped pocket of the UA army brought to boil by NAF rocket and artillery strikes). Basically the strategy has been for the Ukraine Junta to launch an offensive, the NAF allow them to enter and once they are deep into Novorussiyan territory they are surrounded, their supplies cut off and they are shelled day after day by distant artillery. The new offensive resulted in the Ukrainian army trapped yet again in a number of different pockets. After months of catastrophic losses the Ukrainian forces no longer had the troops to properly defend their territory. The NAF seized the opportunity to go on the offensive, outflanking and surrounding the forces committed to the assault on Iloviask. Then it launched an attack south and west towards Mauripol which they have since surrounded. Kiev Forces panicked and fled in abject terror. It was this dramatic turn of events which led to the story of a Russian invasion. Since Kiev and western media had been busy turning truth on its head, how could they explain this sudden reversal? They had been promising victory and the collapse of Novorossiya. Now for the first time Novorossiya was recapturing territory lost months before. In paranoid fascist Kiev people believe that they are being actively betrayed and that their generals are secretly paid by the Russians to intentionally send their troops to their deaths. Actually, in the notoriously corrupt Ukraine this might be possible. After all, the US and NATO frequently bribe generals into betraying their country; many an Iraqi and Libyan general was rewarded with suitcases of cash and safe passage to western Europe or the US. To sort out what is truly going on behind the scenes will take years. War breeds chaos, paranoia, madness. Wild rumors proliferate since no one can trust official information which is invariably mere war propaganda.