TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 72 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
A delay in the onset of dementia is a good thing
Stealing Ukrainian children
https://mailchi.mp/kyivindependent.com/the-witness-nfs62eeafu?e=7763f0b74a
In Paris, 15 Russian athletes will compete at the Summer Olympics under the “neutral.” Some of them support the war and Putin.
Among the neutral Russian athletes:
◾️Tamara Dronova (cycling).
She worked for the Dynamo security forces and traveled to the occupied Crimea in 2016 and 2019, as described in an interview.
◾️Olena Ivanchenko (cycling)
She left “likes” under several social media posts in support of the war, including posts questioning Ukraine's right to exist and posts supporting the annexation of Donetsk and Luhansk.
◾️Anzhela Bladtseva (trampolining)
She competed in a competition in Krasnodar, Russia, where the championship was held against the backdrop of a banner with a “Z” symbol (a symbol of the Russian invasion of Ukraine) made of a St. George's ribbon.
◾️Alexey Korovashkov (canoeing)
Positions himself as a “Russian-Transnistrian athlete”. It should be remembered that the self-proclaimed Transnistria is not recognized globally, so this violates the IOC regulations.
@liveukraine_media
Ukraine war latest: Around 20,000 Russians killed in Kharkiv offensive, Zelensky says
President Zelensky said in a July 20 interview that no one can force Ukraine to give up territory in order to achieve peace. "If one person in the world, and this person is Donald Trump, can stop the war in 24 hours, the question is at what price, and who will pay?" Zelensky said in an interview with BBC.
Meanwhile, Hungary is facing a fuel shortage following Ukraine's decision to ban Russian oil passing through its territory.
@Ukraine_Report ~ 4rrasoe 🇮🇩❤️🇺🇦
‼️ Russia’s vast stocks of Soviet-era weaponry are running out
It may have to scale back its offensive in Ukraine
When the then-Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, boasted in December last year that 1530 tanks had been delivered in the course of the year, he omitted to say that almost 85 per cent of them, according to an assessment by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London think-tank, were not new tanks but old ones (mainly T-72s, also T-62s and even some T-55s dating from just after the World War II) that had been taken out of storage and given a wash and brush-up.
Since the invasion, about 175 reasonably modern T-90m tanks have been sent to the front line. IISS estimates that annual production this year could be approaching 90.
Pavel Luzin, an expert on Russian military capacity at the Washington-based Centre for European Policy Analysis, reckons Russia can build only 30 brand-new tanks a year. When the Ukrainians captured a supposedly new T-90m last year, they found that its gun was produced in 1992.
Luzin reckons Russia’s ability to build new tanks or infantry fighting vehicles, or even to refurbish old ones, is hampered by the difficulty of getting components.
Stores of components for tank production that before the war were intended for use in 2025 have already been raided, while crucial equipment, such as fuel heaters for diesel engines, high-voltage electrical systems and infrared thermal imaging to identify targets, were all previously imported from Europe and their sale is now blocked by sanctions.
The lack of high-quality ball bearings is also a constraint. Chinese alternatives are sometimes available, but are said not to meet former quality standards.
Furthermore, the old Soviet armaments supply chain no longer exists. Ukraine, Georgia and East Germany were all important centres of weapons and components manufacture. Ironically, Kharkiv was the main producer of turrets for T-72 tanks.
Source
@Ukraine_Report ~ 4rrasoe 🇮🇩❤️🇺🇦
Inflation is greedy billionaires seeking to wring every last cent out of you.
Mr. Vance has no respect for the free travel protections enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/stunning-new-leaked-audio-from-jd-vance/57328/
Good Morning Resisters everywhere. My kitty alarm failed me this morning. One cat is huge and has a hard time with the kitty door. The other is tiny. For some reason he was on the roof this morning I woke myself up late.
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 72 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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