Putin: Morning, September 21, 9:00-10:00 Moscow Time.

And now, on a lighter note, from an excellent channel with a very clever name. Putinger's Cat is a Texac Recommended channel. Comment below if you "get" the name of the chan.

A Russian started a stream just for Europeans. It shows nothing but a gas range with all burners lit up 24/7, while songs by an old Soviet/Russian band named “Gaza Strip”, which in Russian also sounds like “A gas sector”, play in the background. The streamer claims that he pays less than 2 euro a month for his performance.

Trolling level: Emperor of the Galaxy.

For those in "The Free World" whose governments don't allow you to watch RT, here is Putin's speech from this morning. He announces "limited mobilization" of reserve soldiers and veterans with specific skills. He promises to protect and fully liberate the people and territory of Donbass. He assures aggressive politicians in the West that Russia is ready to use all means to protect itself and its people. It is a good, if late, start. So far this morning, I have not heard any shelling going either way.

Khodakovsky's reaction from the Front lines near Kharkov to Putin's speech in Moscow -

" "Brothers and sisters" sounded in a limited context, partial mobilization of the reserves was announced - almost everything I wanted. About conscripts, I continue to remain of the opinion that there is nothing for them to do on the front line. Now the enemy needs to seize the moment, and until the results of the decisions made begin to work, the enemy will try to move us to the maximum. The question are we ready? - remains open. I observe the accumulation of the resource, but the linking processes need to be improved."

Guarded optimism, putting more weight on actions than words. I feel the same.

Реакция Ходаковского с передовой под Харьковом на выступление Путина в Москве -

"Братья и сестры" в ограниченном контексте прозвучало, частичная мобилизация запасников объявлена - почти всё, как я хотел. Про срочников продолжаю оставаться при мнении, что нечего делать им на передовой. Теперь противнику нужно ловить момент, и пока результаты принятых решений не заработают - попытаться нас подвинуть ещё по-максимуму. Вопрос - готовы ли мы? - остаётся открытым. Накопление ресурса наблюдаю, но процессы увязки требуют доработки.

Tex, I heard a song today by a guy named Luke Bell, he overdosed recently, the song is call “The Bullfighter”. For some reason I thought of you when I heard it. 🤠

I knew him, he used to jam with my niece, Carson McHone. I am sorry to hear he died in such a useless way.
I will have to listen to the song. Thanks for keeping in touch, JT. ✊🏻

Great song. Yeah it’s sad such a talented man couldn’t beat his demons. Or at least learn to live with them. 🙏

Actually, to be honest, he was Carson's boyfriend for quite a while, and I knew him pretty well.

R.I.P. Luke, see ya soon enough. Davai, Bratan.

And AGAIN, WHAT THE FUCK???

Many of ours were exchanged and returned. Including after the defeat in the Kharkov direction. There were pilots among our exchanged men. And it is very good that our heroes came home. It is very bad, even shitty, that we learn such news from the enemy. That again we see satisfied snouts of Ukrainian bastards, but we don't see our heroes. Again we remain silent...

Perhaps there is an objective reason for our silence, an important meaning, a higher purpose, but I am too stupid to understand it. Please forgive my stupidity, which makes me consider another silence to be total f@cking.

@NeoficialniyBeZsonoV

READ #4 TWICE AND THEN TWICE MORE. When I saw Putin say "Liberate the Donbass" was the goal of the Operation, I could not believe it. I almost cried, it was the first time I ever saw him lie. God save me from ever seeing it again.

https://t.me/dancingrussians/676

OK. Let's get some realism:

1) A limited draft of 200-300 thousand is needed to hold the occupied territories, but not enough to lead an offensive;

2) The tragic abandonment of the Kharkov Region has all the signs of a top-down, controlled action, hidden from most of the performers;

3) the Russian Federation, in parallel with harsh rhetoric, releases mercenaries and exchanges those very Ukrainian nationalists who needed to be “denazified”;

4) The goals of the SMO, according to the Russian authorities, will be fulfilled, but these goals have changed many times, devalued from the general demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine to the liberation of the territory of the LDPR. There is no guarantee that they will not change again;

5) the plywood marshal, those who are responsible for the military-industrial complex and the leadership of Rostec, who failed their mission, are all in their places.

The internal battle of Russians for subjectivity in Russia has not yet been won.

Our exchanged and returned a lot. Including after the defeat in the Kharkov direction. Among our exchanged there are pilots. And it is very good that our heroes returned home. It is very bad, even bad, that we learn such news from the enemy. That again we see the satisfied snouts of Ukrainian bastards, but we do not see our heroes. Silence again...

Perhaps in our silence there is an objective reason, an important meaning, a higher goal, but I am too stupid to understand this. I ask you to forgive my stupidity, because of which I consider the next silence that is happening to be total pi@dets.

Наших обменяли и вернули много. В том числе после поражения на Харьковском направлении. Среди наших обменянных есть лётчики. И это очень хорошо, что наши герои вернулись домой. Очень плохо, даже хреново, что подобные новости мы узнаём от врага. Что снова видим довольные рыла украинских ублюдков, но не видим наших героев. Снова молчим...

Возможно в нашем молчании есть объективная причина, важный смысл, высшая цель, но я слишком глуп, чтобы это понять. Прошу простить мою глупость из-за которой считаю происходящее очередное молчание тотальным пи@децом.

@NeoficialniyBeZsonoV

From a real Donbass Hero Danil Besonov -
Our exchanged and returned a lot. Including after the defeat in the Kharkov direction. Among our exchanged there are pilots. And it is very good that our heroes returned home. It is very bad, even bad, that we learn such news from the enemy. That again we see the satisfied snouts of Ukrainian bastards, but we do not see our heroes. Silence again...

Perhaps in our silence there is an objective reason, an important meaning, a higher goal, but I am too stupid to understand this. I ask you to forgive my stupidity, because of which I consider the next silence that is happening to be total pi@dets.

Stalin said, "I do not exchange a private for a general." Remember, he said this about his own son.