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
Using the example of a story from Vladivostok, Z-channels tell about how in many regions “veterans” have become a way of 'earning money':
In Vladivostok, a SMO fighter attempted suicide due to pressure from bandits extorting money. He wanted to die and for his death to serve as a reason for inspections in the region, so that the security forces from Moscow would stir up a hornet's nest. "We, SMO fighters, come home, and here we are met by bandits. It has been like this all my life, I ask Bastrykin to put the guilty ones in jail after my death." In the video before his suicide attempt, he claims that he was not the only one.
"The guy recording the farewell monologue is only 21 years old. He returned from the SMO due to injury - he lost his arm. Payments followed, but local bandits began to extort money. The SMO fighter went to the Investigative Committee and the police, and there they told him directly that no one was interested in his problems. There are suspicions that the security forces are in collusion with the bandits and are leaking information to them. The guy sent his farewell video to his family. A few hours later he was found alive, but in serious condition," - "News from the World of Eternal Struggle."
"In Vladivostok, local cops leak data on returning SMO participants to bandits and they start to put it up for money. This is far from the first case and there are even attempted murders, where veterans wounded after the SVO are maimed, beaten and even killed. Such cases are common in Primorye, where gangs consist mainly of ethnic [Ukrainians] who hate veterans of the battles in Ukraine. The Investigative Committee has already opened a criminal case and started an investigation into those involved in the lawlessness. Big hello to those who love the myths that SMO participants will return and restore order," - Alex Parker Returns.
"Every month, our native police is burning more and more interestingly. And there is no limit, no bottom. For reference, the police are the first thing that disappears from the streets immediately with the beginning of unrest. It does not matter in which hemisphere of the planet and on which continent - from Venezuela to Cairo or San Francisco. And confused taxpayers are left alone with their problems. There is only one conclusion - there is some flawed, destructive detail in the law enforcement system", - "Russian Tarantas".
"The problem is not specific to this region. This trade is widespread in all units from Kunashir to Borzya. The local population naturally feeds at the expense of the military. The authorities do not react to this in any way. The servicemen are intimidated, they come to their homes, threaten them and their loved ones. The situation with the wounded is exactly the same, but in an even more brazen format. A soldier returns to his unit after completing his tasks, receives compensation, after which local organized crime groups find out about this through their people in the units. At first they simply demand money, and then more and more persistently. Some who returned on leave are simply fleeced blind during their vacation. I know of cases when unit commanders had to negotiate with such elements, since people did not want to sign contracts in military units due to banal fear. All this has been undermining the BG units for several years now,” - REVERSE SIDE OF THE MEDAL.
“The central government is not strong everywhere , and the tyranny that occurs locally, when the authorities are literally under the influence of local “elites,” often leads to tragic consequences,” says TopaZ.
Well guys, this is your country, rotten to the core - but you still find it more important to attack neighbours and wage war than to fix it.
@freerussia_report
Russian scientists, on the orders of Putin's friend, were ordered to urgently come up with a cure for old age.
In early June, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation demanded that Russian research institutes (SRIs) urgently provide developments in the fight against aging. This follows from a letter from the Department of Science and Innovative Development of the department, which was reviewed by Meduza and Sistema.
In particular, scientists should offer:
- the development of medical products aimed at reducing the burden of cell aging (sarcopenia, frailty, osteoporosis, etc.), "with the assessment of biological age by various methods";
- the development of new neurotechnologies and related medical products aimed at the "prevention and development of cognitive and sensory impairments";
- the development of new methods for correcting the immune system "based on its identified critical indicators in aging";
- development of new methods of medical technologies and products "based on bioprinting technology".
"We were asked to urgently send all our developments, and the letter came, let's say, today, and everything had to be sent yesterday," a doctor at one of the National Medical Research Centers (NMRC) confirmed in a conversation with reporters.
An employee of another center admitted that he was "dumbfounded" when he saw this "paper". "Well, of course, we have no one to restore now, except for these old stumps [of elderly Russian politicians], yes. That is, right now [when the war is going on] we must give them everything. This cynicism is even puzzling," he said.
According to scientists, they have not yet sent the developments to the Ministry of Health and are unlikely to be able to send anything significant - the letter is drawn up on the principle of "give at least something". "The biggest boss set the task, and the officials rushed to implement it in all possible ways," one of them explained.
This comes after Putin announced the need for a new national project at the Forum of Future Technologies in February this year, which will be aimed at "preserving the health of citizens," later called "New Technologies for Health Care".
Meanwhile the life expectancy in Russia is decreasing again, having peaked in 2019, although Putin is repeating every time how his policy is to increase it.
@freerussia_report
Ukraine announced the development of missiles and drones with a range of 1.500 km.
Ukraine has drones and missiles of its own production with a range of 1.500 kilometers, Ukrainian Minister for Strategic Industries Alexander Kamyshin said in an interview with CNN. According to him, these shells have already been used to strike Russia. Kamyshin did not disclose other details.
On August 27, President Zelensky said that Ukraine had successfully tested the first ballistic missile of its own production. At the same time, the head of state did not give any details, citing secrecy.
A few days earlier, Zelensky announced the successful launch of the Ukrainian long-range Palyanytsa drone missile.
In Soviet times, Ukraine had the capacity to produce military missile technology. In particular, ballistic missiles were produced at the Southern Machine-Building Plant in Dnipro.
@freerussia_report
🇱🇻Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, following Russia's ballistic missile strike on Poltava, called for the removal of all restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western weapons.
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🟡 Another video showing the use of a drone with thermite to set fire to Russian positions on the eastern front
Russian POWs after they return to Russia.
https://youtu.be/600vHSwz2Mo?si=DUXObR6baPRlp_NF
Well, Florida Health Dept lost a major lawsuit. Wait until Rebekah Jones gets her case into court. It's in here.
Got a small start on firewood. Trying not to get blisters and backaches
both her husband and son are KIA and the bodies are missing....
they died near kharkiv so
NO combat pay for her
NO combat bonus for her
NO combat benefits for her
people that die in the northern buffer zone are NOT considered to be combat vets!!!
GOOD!!!!
They volunteered for this!
English subtitles care of our own Kelly Hudson.
*July 2024 🙃
@ukrainejournal
But where are the war crimes??? All the so called charges are normal acts in a war.
Landing in Crimea: russian court sentences captured GUR officer to 20 years
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, russia, sentenced Oleksandr Lyubas, an employee of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, to 20 years in prison.
The court claims that in October 2023, Lyubas, along with other GUR fighters, "crossed the russian state border on jet skis and a boat to land on the coast of the Black Sea region of Crimea." Lyubas was also accused of "attacking russian servicemen." The Ukrainian side has not yet commented on the russian court's decision.
On October 4, 2023, the GUR reported that its units "landed on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula and inflicted a fiery defeat on the Moscow occupiers." Later, the head of the GUR, Kyrylo Budanov, confirmed that one of the department's special forces was captured during the landing.
Budanov also confirmed that the fighter captured by the russians was named Oleksandr Lyubas, a video of whom was then shown on some russian Telegram channels.
@ukrainejournal
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been pushing allies to ramp up supplies and lift restrictions on deep strikes into Russian territory.
His government has argued that such attacks are necessary to hit airfields and launchers used for assaults on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
Last month’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region has so far failed to blunt a grinding advance from Moscow.
Ballistic missile transfers to Russia would likely be met with additional sanctions on Iran, though their effectiveness would be uncertain given the raft of measures already targeting Tehran, including on drone supplies to Moscow.
Among previous measures discussed by allies are fresh restrictions on Iran Air.
Group of Seven nations are also expected to publicly condemn any transfer promptly and to press their concerns with governments in the Middle East through diplomatic channels, the people said.
The G-7 has already imposed sanctions on Iran and North Korea for supplying Russia with weapons. The group has been looking to ramp up restrictions on firms in China and elsewhere that provide Russia with parts and technologies needed by Moscow to manufacture weapons — or for components found in them. More recent restrictions have targeted companies and individuals enabling such transactions.
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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