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
Two grumpy old men discuss The Post's Oligarch Watch. (We need one in the US)
"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 ❤️
@ukrainejournal
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.
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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