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
🇪🇪 Ragnar Sass, Estonian tech entrepreneur and angel investor, has kick started his latest way of supporting the Ukrainian War – The Darkstar Coalition.
👉🏻 Scroll the slides and read our newest special to know more!
#Estonia #Europe #Baltic #Defense #Technology #Military #Assistance #Ukraine #War
🗣🐵 If Putin does not make concessions and refuses to negotiate except on his own terms, Kyiv will have no choice but to remain in the Kursk region and move forward to increase pressure on Moscow. In anticipation of such a scenario, Ukraine has created a "military commandant's office" in the occupied areas as a demonstration of a new front line opposing Moscow, — The Times
⚡️👀 The third and last bridge across the Seim River was destroyed, — Russian war correspondents
Now about 2,500 Russian troops and about 700 square kilometers may be surrounded
This is roughly equal to the area that Russia has occupied in Ukraine over the past year. Russia can no longer bring supplies/reinforcements/wounded/weapons into or out of this territory via bridges. However, we should not forget about pontoon crossings
⚡️🇩🇪🇺🇦 Germany has updated the list of military aid provided to Ukraine
The new supplies include:
🟠 One IRIS-T SLS surface-to-air missile system;
🟠 14,000 155mm artillery shells;
🟠 10 unmanned surface vehicles;
🟠 26 VECTOR reconnaissance drones with spare parts;
🟠 Materials for explosive ordnance disposal;
🟠 6 high-mobility engineering excavators;
🟠 One armored recovery vehicle, Bergepanzer 2, with spare parts.
🟠 55,000 first aid kits;
🟠 700 assault rifles MK 556;
🟠 10 precision rifles HLR 338 with ammunition;
🟠 50 rifles CR 308.
Good morning resisters. Cloudy skies her with a forecast of morning rain
Goodnight. Worn out and already inside. So no picture. But got a lot done
Kursk region captured orcs resist but get thrown in the back of the truck anyway ..russian will probably make a complaint to the UN @ukrainejournal
From the Military & Strategic Analyst
AUKUS FINALLY SHOWS SOME ADVANCES
The United States has finally agreed to a major policy and administration change in the way the country shares its military equipment with the UK and Australia.
Some 80% of American made weapons and components will no longer need a licence for purchase and export by the two allies. The other 20% will still need a licence and includes missile guidance systems and items specifically defined by congress. Overall it’s a huge advance in the often bureaucratic and complex licensing process. A single licence can take a month or more to process and the backlog is considerable, so this makes a big difference.
Australia and the UK have reciprocated - the US buys around £5 billion in licensed British equipment a year and around £630 million in Australian.
Australia is also set to begin joint production of shells and army missiles with the US - this will ease that process greatly.
The Americans know they still have a lot of work to do to make the administration and process of technology transfers between the allies a simpler and refined process. Their resistance goes back to the Cold War and even now they remain largely obsessed with technology security - it’s a major Chinese espionage target, both human and cyber.
In any event all parties recognise huge progress has been made in relatively short time, so there’s a good deal of international back slapping going on.
AUKUS it seems is actually moving in the right direction.
@ukrainejournal
🟠 The Ukrainian armed forces are capturing more than 100 or 150 Russian soldiers every day, — The Guardian, citing sources in the Ukrainian government
🟠 80% of all prisoners of war captured during the Kursk operation were conscripts, — The New York Times
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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