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
"Don't brush your teeth, don't wash your feet. Water comes once every 3 days" - hromadske
The 23rd mechanized brigade entered Chasiv Yar in June 2024. When asked if he had been coming out of the basement in the city to civilization since then, Serhiy, the platoon commander, replied that he had not. He's been there for a month and a half. In this basement, the entire life of the unit takes place: logistics are planned here, the situation at the positions is monitored, they eat, sleep, go to the toilet here (it is too dangerous to go outside).
On this August evening, logistician Vitaliy is going to deliver packages to the positions, as he does every night. He fills his backpack with cigarettes, water, and batteries for walkie-talkies. 3.5 km one way, the same back. Under fire from artillery and FPV.
But this is not the most difficult thing for him. The most difficult thing is when he does not go alone, but takes other soldiers to the positions.
"It's scary when you lead people, because you worry about them so that no one gets lost, because no one knows the way.
If someone gets lost, it is not clear where he will go – to ours or to the Russians. I lost a friend like that. He was studying to be a logistician, I showed the way, a mine flew by – three of us were thrown into a trench, and he ran somewhere. As if, they say, they found it, but he was KIA," Vitaly says.
In a few hours, he receives a new task: not only to distribute provisions, but also to get five new people to the position. The mission is dangerous. The more people there are, the more visible the target for drones. A group of six people is already too much.
By the time of the exit – just before dawn – Vitaliy and his commanders are visibly nervous and carefully make a plan.
According to Donald Trump, if you vote for him as the President of the United States, he will end the war in Ukraine (on the day he is elected no less), and if you don't, there will be World War III.
It is a stark message: "Vote for me and there will be peace, but if you don't, the world will come to an end!".
And it sounds like an easy choice - everyone wants wars to end and new wars to be prevented.
"Just vote for Trump and it will all be fixed overnight."
So what will it take to stop the war against Ukraine according to Donald Trump? Essentially a deal with Putin, where Ukraine gives up the occupied Ukrainian territories and then Putin would agree to stop.
For Putin it would be perfect at this point as we move to winter to pretend to agree to this - it would allow him to consolidate the territories that he has taken and rebuild his mechanised armed forces that Ukraine has been wearing down with a fair amount of success for the last two years. He would be seen as willing to compromise and make Trump look like the peacemaker. Some might even say that this is a plan they have already agreed during Orban's visits to Mar-a-Lago.
The problem? A bully doesn't stop when you give in to him, when you show weakness. A hungry thief doesn't stop stealing if you let him keep what he has already stolen from you. Putin will be back for more.
Putin plays the long game, longer than the US 4-year election cycle, not having to worry much about elections himself.
If you attempt to appease Putin, you can be certain that he (or his successor) will be back to build the ruzzian empire ever larger soon again. It will not be a lasting peace.
That is the lesson from World War II. That world war wasn't avoided by appeasing Hitler, and appeasing Putin won't prevent World War III. If anything, it will only encourage China, Iran and other autocratic countries.
A lasting peace in Ukraine is achieved by defeating Putin, by showing strength, by allowing deep strikes against the enemy in self defense and by providing enough support to win.
Anything else will cost many times more. Many republicans (and democrats) in the US believes this. Trump doesn't.
J
Ukrainian soldier on leave with his best friend 😻
Good night friends, wherever you are ❤️
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Illegal Starlink terminals helped Russia advance on the front, including the capture of Vuhledar — The Washington Post.
According to Ukrainian military personnel, there is a thriving black market supplying Starlink terminals to Russians on the front line, and their distribution has become a key factor in Russia’s recent successes during its offensive.
Six Ukrainian soldiers and officers from various units in Donetsk told The Washington Post that Russia has bridged the technological gap, making its forces more cohesive and increasing the number and accuracy of their attacks.
An officer from the 72nd Mechanized Brigade, which has been defending the Vuhledar area since 2022 and was recently forced to retreat, called Russia’s use of the Starlink system one of the critical factors, alongside a shortage of manpower and weapons, that hastened the fall of Vuhledar.
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The completely idiotic Russian propaganda filmed a video with Ukrainian prisoners, where they are driven around the so-called LPR to show how life supposedly is in Luhansk, claiming that they are not savages
At the same time, the idiotic Russian propaganda forgot its previous statements that Ukraine had allegedly been "bombing Donbas" for eight years, which promoted the invasion, yet in the footage they show a completely intact Luhansk.
Meanwhile, what the so-called "Russian army" is doing to Ukrainian cities is something we've all clearly seen and know — it doesn't just bomb them, it reduces them to dust, and then drops munitions on the peaceful residents of Kherson and other cities.
If Russia's supporters think they can get away with all this, they are gravely mistaken.
Source: WarTranslated
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Footage from the 30 Seconds to Mars concert in Belgrade, Serbia
It seems that what is a war for Ukrainians is merely an inconvenience for Jared Leto, preventing him from performing in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
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In Donetsk oblast, Russian forces killed 2 people and injured 10 more
The occupiers launched an FPV drone at a civilian vehicle, killing a 19-year-old driver. A woman was also killed as a result of Russian shelling.
Several people were injured in attacks on Selydove, Siversk, Myrnohrad, and Shevchenko.
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Ukraine training army of robot drones to take out Russian targets - Forces News
Ukraine is training an army of robot drones, teaching them how to distinguish Russian soldiers on the battlefield by their uniforms and the way they move, a new report has said.
Ukraine has been called a 'war lab for the future' and nowhere more so than in the military use of drones, with Kyiv aiming to produce a million UAVs this year.
However, the report, written by US-Ukrainian journalist David Kirichenko, warned Nato that Western military ethics may hand Russia an advantage when it comes to the use of AI drones.
⚡️Russian fighter jets likely left Belarus, monitoring group says.
Two Russian MiG-31K jets that were transferred to Belarus this week have most likely returned to Russia, the Belarusian monitoring group Hajun reported on Oct. 12.
Their sudden appearance in Belarus prompted speculation from Ukrainian officials and military experts that Russia may have moved the jets to Belarus to evade Ukrainian strikes, or to prepare for another massive attack.
Hey, I want my very own space laser. If meteorologists can afford them then surely I can.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jefftiedrich/p/maga-morons-are-now-threatening-meteorologists?r=70k1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Ukraine Report News Update 🗞️
🔹Ukrainian defenders eliminated another 1,300 Russian occupiers in a day.
🔹An anti-missile shield base will soon be operational in Poland, which will shoot down Russian missiles flying towards Poland.
🔹The Armed Forcesprobably shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter from an American F-16, - ISW
if confirmed, the incident would be the first Ukrainian downing of a Russian manned aircraft from a Western-provided F-16 fighter jet," the report said.
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According to the journalist, Russian soldiers killed in action in 2024 tend to be increasingly older in age as the average age for volunteer recruits continues to soar. The plurality of volunteer recruits killed in the war fall most prominently between the ages of 48 and 50 years old.
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Russian military shot 9 captured Ukrainians in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, claims Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState
Analysts cite sources in the 1st Separate Brigade. According to them, this happened on October 10 in the area of the settlement of Zeleny Shlyakh.
"Additional details of the circumstances are being clarified, but it is known that the guys went to positions thinking that they were in the relative rear, but were forced to make contact with the enemy and fired back. However, the number of ammunition was limited and they were forced to surrender," the report says.
There is no confirmation of this information however :
📄 The Ombudsman sent letters to the UN and the Red Cross regarding the shooting of soldiers in the Kursk region.
"These actions should not go unpunished, and the enemy should bear all responsibility. Russia is a terrorist country that violates all the rules and customs of war. The international community should not turn a blind eye to such crimes," emphasized Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets.
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The Wildberries feud - flashback
All 26 people arrested in the criminal case on the shooting near the Wildberrys office in central Moscow have stated their desire to go to war, reported state controlled Lenta.ru.
Earlier, the State Duma adopted a bill that will allow defendants to sign into contracts even before sentencing and exempt them from criminal liability for participating in the war.
The Z-channel Alex Parker Returns commented on the elegant legal loophole that will simultaneously help the Kremlin save face and the Chechens to avoid punishment:
"The circle is closed. The attackers on the WB office in Moscow will go to the SMO after killing two people. 26 arrested defendants in the case were charged with murder, attempted murder and other articles, but all of them have already expressed their desire to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense, so they will be able to avoid punishment. Akhmat Circus will avoid punishment because it will go to serve in Akhmat Circus. Cleverly!"
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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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