TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z 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
Rest in Peace
✈️ Vlad Saveliev's wife - Lyubov with her daughter Kira visited the American air base in the city of Columbus, Mississippi. Here, on the memorial of glory, next to the American heroes, the name of her husband - a pilot of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - is engraved.
It was at this airbase that Vladyslav Saveliev took a flight training course even before the full-scale invasion of Russia.
❗️In Ukraine, he was one of the TOP candidates for the F-16!
But... A year ago, on June 23, after hitting the occupiers with American bombs and missiles from the MiG-29, a Ukrainian pilot was killed by an enemy missile.
I asked Lyubov to thank his partners for their strong support and to hand over the coin of the commander of the Air Force to the commander of the American air base, Colonel Justin Grieve. I also signed our "calendar of war" for 2024 as a reminder. On its pages are brothers of Vladyslav Saveliev, as well as equipment and people who hold the Ukrainian sky every day and every night and beat the occupier on the ground!
There is also a MiG-29 - the plane on which Major Saveliev flew, and an F-16 - on which Saveliev Jr. - Vlad's brother - will fly.
Thank you for your support, thank you for the memory of our Heroes!
🇺🇦🤝🇺🇸 Together to victory!
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🦅 Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk
Ukraine Soldier that died in Russia Captivity out of starvation and torture
His wife:
"When we arrived in Kyiv on January 25 to identify the body, I was shocked by what I saw. It was a very horrifying sight. What struck me the most was how emaciated the body was. The pathologist said it weighed less than fifty kilograms. Sasha was tall — 180 cm. Before captivity, he weighed 110 kg and was physically healthy. What was left of him was just skin and bones. His head was completely bruised, his nose was crooked, and his index fingers had no nails. Whether they were torn out or broken off, I don't know. There were signs of torture all over his body.His cellmates later told me how they were abused. They were beaten every day, either in the cell or taken outside. They were beaten very harshly, especially my husband. Because he was tall, well-built, and refused to speak Russian."
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Ukrainians who returned home on June 25 from Russian captivity
📷libkos
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Jamming GPS again
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/35121
Laser rangefinder for Ukrainian snipers
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/ukrainian-snipers-receive-a-batch-of-laser-rangefinders/
I didn't know it could get worse. When all your black friends are AI you have hit the bottom.
When I went to outpatient at the hospital yesterday, they said I wasn’t on the list. First time that has happened to me. But I am sure there is an explanation. I will be burning up the phone lines in another half hour.
Did everyone have a good weekend? I did. Found several pictures on my phone of the 3r group in Ukraine. Knew them on Twitter.
Good morning Resisters everywhere. Especially the defenders on the front lines in Ukraine
Official U.S. response to Russia
https://t.me/Ukraine_Report/23329
Cigar smoke saved Pablo Picasso
From "The Analyst" (Military & Strategic):
NORTH KOREA SENDS ENGINEERING TROOPS TO RUSSIA
The latest statements from Russia and N.Korea suggest that, following a a statement from Pyongyang, an engineering division is to be sent to the Ukraine front to support Russian forces. In exchange Russia is said to be providing long range missile technology to Pyongyang.
This is unlikely to be something the Chinese approve of, they cannot abide it when N.Korea manages to get outside of its box and their influence over it is superseded by Russia. This is not how the Chinese like to do things and will be causing them considerable disquiet. They like things done on their timetable not someone else’s.
Putin of course knows all this. He’s playing a careful game and reminding the Chinese that while they may think they have him by the economic short and curlies, he is still more than capable of wielding his own power regardless of Chinese leverage, if not in spite of it.
China is increasingly afraid of N.Korea going too far, possibly even triggering a conflict with an increasingly twitchy S.Korea, which is already moving quietly to an early but still low stage of readiness.
All of this comes as an increasingly desperate Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, trying to stay in power to avoid prosecution for corruption, looks to be set on an offensive against Southern Lebanon and Hezbollah. This will not be a pretty conflict and it seems almost inevitable. There has long been a feeling in Israel that Hezbollah ‘needs dealing with’ sooner rather than later.
Things are getting tense.
@ukrainejournal
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z 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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