TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 73 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
I am inside today. It's 23⁰ outside with a 16⁰ windchill. But a fast warmup. 25⁰ tonight. Then 34⁰, 43⁰, and 53⁰. The high Saturday is 72⁰. Two cats are inside sleeping on the bed.
Republicans-sleeping with the enemy.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/sleeping-with-the-enemy-2/54739/
Good morning Resisters everywhere. Special Good morning to those resisting in Iran.
The overturning of Roe was one of the stupidest mistakes the Republican Party has ever made. Right up there with picking Donald Trump in 2016.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/these-numbers-are-just-ugly-for-the-gop/54738/
Ukrainian reporting indicated that the A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft shootdown on February 23 temporarily halted Russian aviation operations elsewhere in the theater.
The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that Russian forces ordered five Su-35 fighter aircraft to terminate ongoing combat missions following the A-50's destruction and that some of these missions included conducting airstrikes near recently captured Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast.
Ukrainian media reported that sources in Ukrainian security services also stated that Ukrainian forces shot down the aircraft with a modernized S-200 air defense system and that all 10 crewmembers of the Russian A-50 died in the crash.
Russian information space actors continued responding to the February 23 A-50 shootdown and largely denied that Ukraine is responsible for the downing of any recent Russian aircraft. Russian milbloggers continued to claim on February 23 and 24 that Russian forces were responsible for shooting down the A-50, but offered many different theories about the shootdown.
One prominent russian milblogger claimed that Russian authorities are investigating a Russian S-400 crew for shooting down the A-50 while trying to intercept Ukrainian missiles targeting the A-50
Other russian milbloggers continued to claim that Ukrainian forces could not have shot down the A-50 because the aircraft was out of range of Western-provided Patriot air defense systems and complained that Russian air defenders are so systemically incompetent that they shot down five of their aircraft in February 2024.
Source: ISW
🇺🇦@ukraine_report🇺🇦🔱Liz
Japan is planning new sanctions against the Russian Federation. Support for Ukraine will remain one of the main priorities this year.
According to Kishida, today it is important to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine, as the situation is difficult due to protracted hostilities. Support for Kyiv will remain one of Tokyo's top priorities this year.
In particular, the Prime Minister talked about the Japanese-Ukrainian conference on promoting economic growth and reconstruction, which took place in Tokyo on February 19. At the same time, Kyiv and Tokyo signed more than 50 memorandums of cooperation, including those on the disposal of land mines and the restoration of agriculture.
In addition, he stated that he plans to introduce additional sanctions against Russian individuals and organizations.
"Kishida emphasized that the export of weapons from North Korea to Russia is a violation of UN Security Council resolutions. He stated that the use of North Korean-made ballistic missiles in Ukraine is absolutely unacceptable," writes NHK.
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TOP NEWS TODAY
🎉 Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 2 Russian SU-34 today!
🔥 Air Force of Ukraine destroyed 10 Russian aircraft in 10 days
🇫🇷 Macron announced the creation of a coalition to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons.
🇩🇪 Update: New German military aid to Ukraine!
🇺🇸 AFU will not be ready for defense without the help of USA, - Zelensky
🇳🇱 The Netherlands allocate €100 million for the purchase of artillery shells outside the EU.
🇮🇱 Israel is working on providing Ukraine with early warning systems for missile strikes.
🇵🇱 Duda stated that main topic at Summit was deployed of NATO ground forces into Ukraine.
🇨🇳 Russia plans to take a loan in yuan from China, - Reuters
🇰🇵 North Korea sent about 3 million 152 mm shells to Russia, - South Korean Defense Minister
🇪🇺 European Parliament voted for assistance to Ukraine 50 billion euros (4 years)
🤔 Russian government will ban the export of gasoline from March 1 for six months, - Babel
🇸🇦 Zelensky in Saudi Arabia: peace formula and return of prisoners - the main topics.
Russians about Navalny's death
On February 16, Alexei Navalny was murdered in the Polar Wolf colony. Vladimir Putin did it: no other gave the order and it was Putin who wanted and did everything to make it happen. After the news of the assassination, thousands of people in Russia and around the world took to the monuments to the victims of political repression and Russian embassies.
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Navalny’s body was given to his mother. This is a rare case in recent years when public exposure of the authorities’ arbitrariness and international pressure helped. MO
Alexei Navalny's press secretary Kira Yarmysh reported less than 24 hours ago that the oppositionist's body was given to his mother and thanked everyone who demanded this along with Navalny's team.
“For now Lyudmila Ivanovna is in Salekhard. The funeral is yet to come. We don’t know whether the authorities will interfere with carrying them out the way the family wants and as Alexey deserves. We will report information as it becomes available,” Yarmysh said.
According to ally of the oppositionist Ivan Zhdanov, the Navalny family will have the most ordinary funeral, where people can come and say goodbye. The usual funeral service in the church and burial.
All week, thousands of Russians and citizens of other countries demanded that Navalny’s body be given back. Video messages were recorded by many famous journalists and public figures, people from the world of art and business.
That includes Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov, choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov, historian Tamara Eidelman, TV presenter Tatyana Lazareva, leader of the Time Machine group Andrei Makarevich, musician Noize MC, businessman Evgeny Chichvarkin.
The refusal to release the body was absolutely illegal, Zhdanov insisted: “The powers of the Investigative Committee end as soon as they have established the natural causes of death. From then on, they must hand over the body within 24 hours.” Zhdanov noted that the mother was not even given a death certificate - this also turned out to be the subject of manipulation.
Today, on the 9th day from the day of death, in Moscow, a queue of people gathered at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior who came to honor the memory of Navalny. But the “eschniks” began to selectively detain those leaving the church, allegedly to “check documents,” Sotavision reports.
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Z-blogger "Murz" committed suicide because of the harassment of propagandists. He wrote about the heavy losses of the Russian army, including in Avdiivka.
Andrei Morozov, the author of the Telegram channel "They write to us from Yanina", committed suicide due to harassment by official Russian propagandists, employees of Vladimir Solovyov, Yulia Vityazeva and Armen Gasparyan. "Farm garbage dumps rushed en masse to defend the military blogger Morozov and his searing truth about the losses near Avdiivka from the criticism of Vityazeva and Gasparyan. What can I say...," Gasparyan wrote after reports of Morozov's suicide. The same message was reposted by Yulia Vityazeva.
The suicide note was published on Morozov's channel. In it, he explains his death by pressure from the Russian military. On February 18, Murz wrote about the colossal losses of the Russian army during the assault on Avdiivka - 16.000 people were irretrievably lost (compared to 5-7.000 people on the part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine). He also said that the military prosecutor's office of St. Petersburg refused to consider the complaint of a soldier of regiment 1487 about the actions of the command during the assault. According to Morozov, the command decided to keep silent about the losses, allegedly because of the criticism of propagandist Vladimir Solovyov.
On February 20, Morozov deleted the post. In his suicide note, he mentioned that he was forced to do so. "Comrade Colonel, on your order, I was forced to delete the post from my Telegram channel "They write to us from Ioannina".
And you were forced to give this order by your command, relying on the good old army collective responsibility. If I refuse, they won't give you supplies. Shells. Copters. New tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.
And they, your command, was forced to do this by political prostitutes led by Vladimir Solovyov, who are pissing themselves to
come and pull the trigger. Well, I'll do it myself. I will shoot myself if no one dares to take on this trifling task. And you will be given tanks and copters," Murza said in his suicide note.
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Zlers caring for their own, ehm... 🙈
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I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 73 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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