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
EU ports refuse to accept damaged ship carrying Russian fertilizer over 'megabomb' suspicions.
Moscow Times report 7th October
The Maltese-flagged cargo ship Ruby, which was damaged en route to Africa and was carrying Russian fertilizers, has been barred from ports in the European Union for several weeks due to concerns about the possible detonation of the ammonium nitrate it was carrying, The New York Times (NYT) reports. According to the publication, the bulk carrier left the port of Kandalaksha in the Murmansk region on August 22. It was supposed to deliver the cargo — 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate — to Africa. However, shortly after leaving the port, the ship ran aground and suffered damage to its hull, propeller, and rudder.
The situation forced the ship's captain to start cruising the coasts of Northern European countries in search of help. Norway allowed the damaged vessel to enter the port of Tromsø, where it stayed from September 1 to 4. After that, the ship's crew planned to go to the Baltic for repairs, in particular, to Lithuania. But the country's Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė told parliament that the bulk carrier would be denied entry to the port of Klaipeda. Then the ship was refused entry in Malta and the UK.
As the ship approached British shores, Lithuania's former ambassador to the kingdom, Eitvydas Bajarunas, wrote in a column for a European think tank that the vessel was a "floating megabomb," warning of possible Russian sabotage.
As the NYT notes, Europe fears a repeat of the incident that occurred in the port of Beirut, where 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded on August 4, 2020. The explosion occurred due to welding work being carried out in a warehouse with ammonium nitrate. As a result, 280 people died, another 7 thousand were injured, and about 300 thousand were left homeless. The economic damage from the disaster exceeded $15 billion. After the explosion, protests began in the country, against the backdrop of which the Lebanese government resigned in full.
📸 26th October A damaged Russian-operated ship carrying 20,000 tonnes of explosive cargo is floating close to the Kent coast UK.
Link to our previous report. https://t.me/Ukraine_Report/25010
🇺🇸Trump at the first meeting with Putin asked about the supply of weapons to Ukraine : NYT learned about the details
October 5th Article.
In 2017, the first personal meeting of the presidents of the USA and Russia - Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin - took place within the framework of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. During the meeting, the leaders discussed key issues of world politics, including the role of Ukraine in international relations.
Former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reported that the Russian dictator tried to convince Trump of the negative aspects of Ukraine, calling it a corrupt and fabricated country.
Putin emphasized that Russia has every right to influence in Ukraine, especially in connection with its historical past and military actions in the east of the country. In response to the discussion of possible US aid to Ukraine, Trump suggested that Putin evaluate the possibility of supplying American weapons to Ukraine, to which the Russian dictator responded negatively, warning that "it would be a mistake."
Although Trump arrived at the meeting with a hawkish stance prepared by his advisers, he was unable to resolutely counter Putin's arguments. This meeting became an important moment for understanding Trump's future foreign policy position on Ukraine, which turned out to be ambiguous and often criticized.
Trump's policy on Ukraine has become a key issue of his presidency, particularly during his repeated meetings with Putin and has led to further controversies, including an impeachment inquiry related to his conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2019.
The real events of the 2024 election campaign once again focus attention on Trump's attitude towards Ukraine and his foreign policy views.
Link 🖇️
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Alina Peregudova lived in Mariupol. Loved animals, had a dog. She loved rollerblading in the yard with her friends.
She was engaged in weightlifting. She was a member of the candidate athletes of the national team of Ukraine.
"Alina was very hardworking, diligent, purposeful. Like all young people, she had many goals for the future," said Natalya Stepova, deputy director of the school.
During the full-scale invasion, the girl, along with her mother, uncle and grandmother, lived at 48 Morsky Boulevard. This area was one of the first to come under heavy and daily shelling by the Russian army.
At the beginning of March, communication, electricity, water and gas disappeared in the city. In order to survive, the people of Mariupol were forced to cook outside. On March 29, 2022, 14-year-old Alina, together with her mother and uncle, went to fetch water and came under fire. The girl and her relatives died.
🥇The Tank Turret Toss world record is being disputed!
We have kindly been informed of this competition entry from April 2023 by the 116th brigade of the TrO. The judges are currently evalutating the VAR.
The turret can be seen landing after a 8 second flight. Using S = UT + 1/2 AT squared this could have reached a height of 78.5m, which would exceed the 76 meters of the previous entry.
The marine from the 36th Marine Brigade, Yurii Hulchuk, who was returned on September 14 along with 102 other servicemen, lost his ability to speak and feel emotions due to torture in Russian captivity.
Yurii was studying Chinese philology but decided to join the marines in 2021. He was captured on April 12, 2022, at the Illich Steel Plant in Mariupol.
He was moved between several Russian prisons, including in Mordovia, one of the harshest places for Ukrainian POWs. His comrades reported that Yurii was starved, and he was tortured with a stun gun by a guard known as 'Dr. Evil.' As a result of the beatings, Yurii also lost the ability to walk. He spent over two years in captivity.
We wrote about Yurii just after his return from Russian captivity following a prisoner exchange. He is now undergoing rehabilitation.
Despite grim predictions, he now began to walk and speak!
According to his mother, the first thing he said was: 'Why so much pain? Why are people so cruel to one another?'
❗️At night, the enemy tried to attack Kyiv with the help of UAVs
Thanks to the air defense, all targets were shot down. There were no casualties or damage.
In the summer, the russians executed four Ukrainian soldiers at the Vovchan Aggregate Plant.
russian prisoners of war told about the execution during interrogation. Investigating such crimes is usually difficult due to hostilities that make access to evidence difficult. But this case is unique - a person who can become a suspect is now in Ukrainian captivity.
If the russian is proven guilty, he can be sentenced to life imprisonment.
▪️Ukraine released the Vovchan aggregate plant in Kharkiv Oblast on September 24.
@ukrainejournal
🇵🇱 Poland will begin constructing defense fortifications along its borders with russia and Belarus by the end of this year, as part of the "Eastern Shield" program.
Deputy Minister of Defense Cezary Tomczyk announced that Warsaw has secured support from the Baltic states, as well as British and American troops, for the project. The completion of this defense line is projected for 2028, aiming to bolster the region's security in response to growing tensions with russia and Belarus.
@ukrainejournal
🇵🇱 Poland will begin constructing defense fortifications along its borders with russia and Belarus by the end of this year, as part of the "Eastern Shield" program.
Deputy Minister of Defense Cezary Tomczyk announced that Warsaw has secured support from the Baltic states, as well as British and American troops, for the project. The completion of this defense line is projected for 2028, aiming to bolster the region's security in response to growing tensions with russia and Belarus.
@ukrainejournal
⚠️Warning: Sensitive content Real content from Ukraine. Russian soldiers are executing captured Ukrainian fighters in Niu York (a village in the Donetsk region)
A drone captured the moment of this brutal crime by the occupiers. The Russians shot three unarmed Ukrainian soldiers from a neighboring unit at close range.
Later, fighters from the 12th Special Purpose Brigade "Azov," together with the 49th Separate Assault Battalion, captured one of the occupiers responsible for this atrocity.
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The conclusion.The OSINT has identified, the Russians confirm, that it was not a Su-25, but a heavy strike UAV S-70 "Okhotnik" that was shot down.
Mission gone wrong
The Russians have announced the start of its serial production this year. Currently, according to them, it is undergoing testing. Apparently, the Russian command decided to shoot it down so that it would not fall into Ukrainian hands intact.
However, it still fell on Ukrainian territory, and, of course, its wreckage will be of interest. @ukrainejournal
Russia agrees to accept payment in Pakistani tangerines amid payment difficulties
TASS reports that Russian chickpeas and lentils will be exchanged for tangerines and rice from Pakistan.
The decision to move to an exchange was made because the parties “are experiencing certain difficulties in making mutual payments,” explained Pakistan’s Deputy Minister of Commerce Nasir Hamid.
Under the agreement, the Russian company will supply 15,000 tons of chickpeas and 10,000 tons of lentils in exchange for 15,000 tons of tangerines and 10,000 tons of potatoes. @ukrainejournal
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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