There is some very interesting news about the inner turmoils of the Zelensky Regime in its death agony. I have this piece by reporter Andrei Rezchikov, concerning the forced resignation of Ukraine’s “official” Ombudsman, a person named Ludmila Denisova. In her official capacity, Ludmila was responsible for guarding the human rights of Ukrainian citizens. Other job duties include: Organizing humanitarian corridors. Assisting refugees. Enabling prisoner of war exchanges. None of which she did.
The breaking news (and lede): After a vote of no-confidence, Ludmila was removed from her post as Chief Human Rights Advocate by Deputies of Zelensky’s political party, Servant Of The People. Parliamentarians accused Ludmila of making unsubstantiated allegations about atrocities committed by … [wait for it] Russian soldiers.
What!?
Spoilers: I’ll give away all the twists right up-front, and then we can delve into more detail on every point. Russian analysts do not believe that Ludmila was dismissed because of her war-porn propaganda per se, but more like just the daily workings of the Zelensky regime and its struggle against the Opposition (Poroshenko-based) faction. But the fact that Servant of the People deputies actually accused Ludmila of spreading disinformation about Russian atrocities, is startling in and of itself; this coming from a government which lies every time it moves its lips.
To be honest, I wasn’t following the “baby rape” story very much, and I can’t remember exactly when this was breaking news, a week ago? two weeks ago? Ludmila accused Russian soldiers of raping Ukrainian babies and toddlers; raping them repeatedly until they died of trauma. When challenged for corroborative evidence, she had none. But the damage was done: Westie mainstream media picked up her accusations and ran with them. I remember seeing something in American online MSM, I think it was CNN, please don’t ask me to find the link now. I remember being outraged that they chose to illustrate this atrocity story with a photograph of a Ukrainian mom leading a crying toddler by the hand, a little girl who looked to be about three years old. The photograph was probably taken on some street in Europe, among the recent refugees. I am pretty sure it was just a random photo (Editor: “Get me a photo of a crying Ukrainian kid.”) But the implication being, this little girl had been raped by Russian soldiers. Either way, the photo should never have been published because (a) if this child had actually been attacked, they should never show the face of a rape victim, especially a minor; and (b) if this was just a random photo, then this little girl and her family have been stigmatized for all eternity. Imagine that kid getting older, and her friends in her new school: “Oh, I saw a picture of you in the paper when you were little? Did you really get raped by a Russian soldier?” Pure, disgusting dishonesty that ruins lives; but what can you expect from the jackals at CNN?
Too Outlandish To Be True?
Okay, before moving on to the real story about Ludmila, and how she fell out of favor with Tsar Zelensky, let’s quickly address the issue of war atrocities. Some people think it’s enough to just laugh at such allegations: Gang-raping babies until they die? How ridiculous! I feel that, rather, when people make such accusations, then other people need to investigate and determine the truth. I addressed this issue in this post which I wrote way back in 2016 about Galina Pyshnyak and her allegations against Ukrainian Colonel Heletei. Galina alleged that the Ukrainian army, when it captured Slavyansk away from the Separatists in 2014, ordered a punitive spectacle for the locals. This gladiatorial spectacle allegedly included several executions of adults and the crucifixion of a little boy on a cardboard political poster. Pro-Ukrainians laughed their heads off at such an “outlandish” accusation. The “the crucified baby” is still a meme with them. The implication being, the more horrendous the crime alleged, the less likely it is to be true. As if there is some limit to the depth of Evil within the human soul. I made the point at the time that Galina was a credible eye-witness: Either she was telling the truth about this incident, which she witnessed with her own eyes; or she made the whole thing up for political reasons. Either/Or. But that such things happen, and could happen, unfortunately one cannot deny the possibility. One must investigate instead of simply dismissing out of hand.
And, by the way, the days are numbered now before the DPR forces re-take Slavyansk. If such a crime was actually committed at that time, then they may be able to find some corroboration, even now, eight years later. Possibly there are witnesses, or even forensic evidence. Unless Galina just made the whole thing up. We shall see.
This is the point I am trying to make: Is it possible, in theory, that somewhere out there, exists a Russian soldier, so cunning as to talk his way into the army; so vile and evil, that he would take advantage of his power to commit unspeakable acts against helpless children? Yes, it is theoretically possible. There are some very evil men out there, dwelling within every society.
Ludmila’s problem was that, when challenged in her assertions, she couldn’t cough up any corroboration. This just made her look like a ridiculous hysteric, and it was convenient for Zelensky’s team to fire her, saying she had turned them into a laughing stock. They were even willing to give up such a convenient anti-Russian meme as the price to pay for their political clean-up operation.
No Confidence In Denisova
Rada Deputy Pavel Frolov penned the following on his social media page, explaining why they voted to oust Denisova: “This Ombudsman spent an extraordinary amount of time and focus on all the gory details of these alleged sexual crimes committed in a completely unnatural manner, which she was then unable to corroborate with actual proof; and all of this just harmed [the reputation of the] Ukraine.”
The implication being that Denisova has some type of unhealthy obsession with the issue of child rape. Again, either she knows something that she can’t prove; OR she needs to take up this theme with her psychotherapist.
For example, at the beginning of April, Denisova accused Russian soldiers of raping babies in Bucha and Irpen. In May, interviewed by a German magazine, Denisova accused Russian soldiers of mass raping Ukrainian girls with the intention of turning them off to the very idea of having children. [Which, by the way, does happen in wars, and is a component of ethnic genocide, an attempt to destroy families via sexual violence.] In her account, young boys were also raped by the Russian soldiers. Towards the end of May, Denisova upped her game and started posting about the rapes of toddlers and infants, including a 6-month-old.
Being an Ombudsman as she was, one might assume she had access to real facts, like maybe these families turned to her for help. Which is why the Ukrainian press was initially willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. But when they asked her for actual facts (who, where, when), she had none. Nor has one single criminal case been opened as a result of her “revelations”. Ukrainian dissident Oleg Tsarev theorized that Denisova’s motive was to draw attention to herself and “shine” to the public.
Frolov, on the other hand, theorizes that Denisova was just blowing smoke to deflect from her own incompetence: Her real job was to help organize humanitarian corridors and prisoner of war exchanges, and boring stuff like that. At which tasks she failed dismally. Frolov: “After February 24, she has spent all her time abroad, but not in Russia or Belorussia, where her status could have made her actually useful. No, she’s been spending all her time in Davos, Vienna, Warsaw, and other cozy places in Western Europe.”
On the cynical thought that nobody in the Ukrainian government ever gets fired for simple incompetence at their job, Russian pundit Vladimir Kornilov sees a deeper reason for Denisova’s disgrace: the internal feud currently taking place between the Kiev “clans”. Cracks are starting to show even within Zelensky’s team. And Denisova was never his person, to begin with. He inherited her from Poroshenko. Who, in turn, inherited her from Julia Timoshenko. Denisova held several positions in the Timoshenko government and took the Ombudsman job in March 2018. In other words, Zelensky has no reason to dote on her, and is currently in the process of ruthlessly purging everybody he doesn’t trust. Replacing them with people who are completely loyal to his personality. Against the backdrop of his bloody feud with ex-President Poroshenko.
