TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian 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 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
Russia is launching newly manufactured missiles at Ukraine, which may suggest a rapid depletion of its pre-war stockpiles, according to The New York Times.
Analysts from the British non-governmental organization Conflict Armament Research (CAR) examined the Kh-101 missile that struck the Ohmatdyt hospital on July 8 and determined it was produced between April 1 and June 30, 2024.
"This indicates that Russian forces are using these weapons as soon as they come off the assembly line," the article states. It also highlights that Russia continues to produce advanced weapons despite Western sanctions aimed at slowing down its production.
Since November 2022, analysts have studied fragments of 12 Kh-101 cruise missiles and found that most were launched within about two months of production. This, they believe, suggests that the Russian military has quickly exhausted its pre-war reserves.
🤡 Meanwhile the commander of the Akhmat "special forces", Apti Alaudinov, claims that "most of the territory in the Kursk region where the Ukrainian Armed Forces were located is under control".
- Under the control of whom?
Regional banks in China have stopped accepting payments from Russia
Russia's financial isolation continues to deepen. The situation with settlements between Russia and China has become more complicated since July, when small regional Chinese banks began refusing to accept payments from Russia.
Russian businesses, which began actively using these banks to circumvent Western sanctions in May, have encountered new problems. Direct transactions in yuan are currently blocked in 98% of Chinese banks.
"America started a war, attacked us. I don't know why. We Russians are so kind and sympathetic."
Residents of Karelia, one of Russia's worst regions in terms of quality of life, shared their thoughts about the war in Ukraine.
"Why occupiers? Ukraine is very cruel to Russia. Poles and Finns have always hated us. But we haven't done anything bad," they say.
📹: Current Time
US senator suggested inviting retired American F-16 pilots to fight on the side of Ukraine
According to RBC-Ukraine, US Senator Lindsey Graham said that retired F-16 pilots who want to fight for freedom can be hired by Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv.
According to Graham, in this way, Ukraine will be able to use the F-16 aircraft transferred from the allies earlier, while its pilots undergo training.
It was not immediately clear what the process would be and if there are any obstacles.
Mickey Mouse is who HE is running against.
Vance has never stepped OUT of it.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/jd-vance-just-stepped-in-it/57677/
Goodnight Resisters all over the world. Cooking Mac and Cheese Casserole so it takes an hour and 45 minutes to cook and allow to cool to eating temperature. Heading in now
Drones attacked the Chkalovsky military airfield outside Moscow, according to local residents
In Shchyolkovo near Moscow the residents heard gunfire and an alarm.
The outcome of the attack is not known. Enemy channels claim that the UAVs were shot down.
Psychologically the attack will likely increase the alarm in russia of the Ukrainian counter-attack and increase the pressure on Putin and the military leadership.
Ukrainian military counterintelligence and Warriors from the 95th Separate Polesian Air Assault Brigade used a drone with a loudspeaker to convince a Russian occupier to voluntarily lay down his arms and surrender.
Ukraine prepares for potential russian attack on "Decision-Making Centers" following Ukrainian Armed Forces counter-attack in the Kursk Region
Kyiv is preparing for the possibility that russia may launch missile strikes on parliament and other government buildings in response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' (UAF) incursion into the Kursk region, a senior Ukrainian defence ministry source told The Times.
"Russia feels the need to give a very tough response, something big, to show the world that it is all-powerful and that something like Kursk will not go unpunished," the source said.
According to him, Russia could launch "not just four missiles" at Kyiv, but hundreds, including cruise and ballistic missiles.
"And this could become a big problem for our air defense. But I believe that we will be able to stop them," the representative of the Ukrainian military department noted.
Another Ukrainian official confirmed Russia's preparations for a large-scale missile attack on "decision-making centers" in Ukraine in a conversation with AFP.
BREAKING NEWS
Ukraine is storming the Kolotilovka border crossing into the Belgorod oblast - apparently started a couple of hours ago.
This could finally give us a clue as to what the real objectives are. Belgorod is a vital core centre for military supplies along the whole eastern front.
The objective won’t be taking the city, just cutting the logistics lines and support for frontal operations.
The Analyst, Military & Strategic
@Dianna_DiDi
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian 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 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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