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
In exchange for sending soldiers, North Korea is receiving money and nuclear technology from Russia.
According to the head of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, North Korea has already dispatched at least 500 officers and three generals to Russia. By the end of October, North Korea plans to send an additional 2,600 troops to Russia’s Kursk region.
Unlike Russian troops, North Korean soldiers are highly motivated, driven by a rigid ideology, and aware that their families back home could face severe consequences if they fail to comply. This makes them effective at addressing “certain problems” for the Russians, and, as Budanov noted, their involvement raises significant concerns.
However, North Korean troops have not yet encountered the realities of modern warfare, where tactical strike drones play a dominant role. It will take them several weeks to adapt to these conditions.
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Seven countries oppose Ukraine joining NATO
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🚨 after Ankara attack Turkey retaliates launched airstrikes on targets in northern Syria and Iraq, reportedly destroying numerous Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK, banned in Turkiye as a terrorist organization) militants and at least 32 targets, according to state TV channel TRT Haber.
The strikes follow a terrorist attack in Ankara that left up to five people dead and 22 injured.
Photos and video from social media. @ukrainejournal
Zelensky's evening address:
I held a meeting with the Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, on current issues and some urgent decisions that need to be made. There was also a meeting with the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, about monitoring the implementation of NSDC decisions and preparing some military agenda for the next meeting of the Staff.
Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi delivered a report: the frontline situation and the Kursk operation. The major focus is on the challenging directions in the Donetsk region, and also, the needs of our warriors and our combat brigades for timely supplies from partners. Timeliness always means better results. Today, I want to highlight the efforts of our warriors: the 38th separate marine brigade – this is the Pokrovsk direction – and the 79th separate airborne assault brigade – this is the Kurakhove direction. Thank you, guys!
I thank everyone who helps! Glory to all those who fight for Ukraine!
Glory to Ukraine!
I like your shirt, Mr. President! 👍
@ukrainejournal
A terrorist attack is taking place in the capital of Turkey against an aerospace defense industry that works with Ukraine. Explosion and gunshots were heard in the city
Information in Turkish media that the terrorist attack is taking place in front of the building of the Turkish Aerospace Industry was confirmed by the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
"A terrorist attack was carried out on the facilities of Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI) in Ankara. Unfortunately, we have casualties and wounded after the terrorist attack,"
An explosion and a shootout were reported. The workers of the enterprise were evacuated.
According to Turkish media, the criminals drove up to the entrance in a car, after which shooting began. Then an explosion was heard near the checkpoint.
There are reports of three dead and 14 injured.
It is currently not clear who are behind the attack.
Turkish Aerospace Industries: (background)
Turkish Aerospace Industries experience includes the licensed production of General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon jets, CASA/IPTN CN-235 light transport/maritime patrol/surveillance aircraft, SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 trainers, Cougar AS-532 search and rescue (SAR), combat search and rescue (CSAR) and utility helicopters as well as the design and development of Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Ukrainian companies like Motor Sich and Ivchenko-Progress are known for producing advanced engines for aircraft and helicopters. TAI has worked with Ukrainian firms to source engines for Turkish projects, including drones and helicopters.
For instance, Ukraine has provided engines for Turkey's Bayraktar Akıncı drones and is expected to supply engines for TAI's upcoming TF-X fighter jet and ATAK-II heavy attack helicopter projects.
TAI's work with Baykar (another leading Turkish defense company specializing in drones) has benefited from Ukraine’s supply of engines. Ukrainian-made engines power Turkey’s high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) drones like Bayraktar Akıncı.
This partnership helps both countries advance in drone technology, which has been strategically important, especially given the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Turkish Special Forces from the "Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command" (JÖAK) is deployed to counter the terrorist attack against the defence industry in Turkey.
We didn't do it.
Akhmat commander Alaudinov admits that the russian military rapes and kills in the Kursk region, but assures these are not Akhmat fighters.
In an interview with pro-war blogger Maxim Kalashnikov, said that the Ministry of Infernal Affairs recorded 187 crimes committed by the Russian military in the Kursk region. The the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Kursk region, Viktor Kosarev allegedly told him that among the crimes of the Russian military are murders and rapes, but allegedly none of them were committed by Akhmat fighters. He did not name the period during which these crimes were allegedly registered.
Earlier, the authorities did not officially report on the number of crimes committed by the Russian military in the Kursk region. At the same time, CCTV cameras repeatedly caught cases of looting by the military, and in at least one case, a Akhmat soldier participated in it...
@freerussia_report
Don't worry, the Kremlin signs for you
In the second region, conscripts were treated as if they had signed a contract and sent to war.
In the Kurgan region, at least seven conscripts received payments for allegedly concluded contracts with the Ministry of Deceit. Funds in the amount of 405.000 rubles came to the accounts of each of the conscripts. The transfer was made by the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the region. One of the conscripts, 20-year-old Kirill Vyunov from the Krasnoyarsk Territory, told the Okno project that neither he nor his colleagues signed contracts and did not intend to do so after demobilization.
"I'm a mechanic. I am 20 years old, I only managed to graduate from a technical school. <… >I never intended to sign a contract and I am not going to. I understand that this is a one-way path. <… >It's really scary now. I don't want to die," Vyunov said.
All soldiers who received a sudden transfer were drafted into the army in December 2023. Now they serve in military unit 31643, stationed in the Kurgan region. However, according to Vyunov, the command notified that "tomorrow" they would be sent to Rostov-on-Don and to the border with Ukraine.
Another conscript of the 232nd brigade told the project that earlier they tried to force them to conclude a contract. "At first, they pressed "amicably", like sign voluntarily, and now like this - they just signed for us," he said. The soldier added that the command does not admit the fact of the transfer of funds and says that it will "figure it out", but does nothing. "No statements that this is a mistake or a "failure". They throw us to Rostov, and then they will throw us to the front," he is sure.
According to the conscripts, they also refused to let them out of the unit so that they could go to the bank and write a refusal to the transfer.
The same happened to a man from annexed Crimea, and to at least ten conscripts from Chelyabinsk.
@freerussia_report
BRICS news
Imagine you're Vladimir Putin.
The West has dubbed you a pariah for invading Ukraine. Sanctions are aiming to cut off your country's economy from global markets.
And there's an arrest warrant out for you from the International Criminal Court.
How can you show the pressure is not working? Try hosting a summit.
Putin claimed that "more than another 30 countries want to join Brics", but that "it was important to strike a balance in any expansion". In Kazan this week expect a lot of talk about Brics representing the "global majority".
And Putin hopes for ways to circumvent sanctions - apart from his moment of glory on the geopolitical stage.
Saudi Arabia rejects BRICS membership. The Kremlin announced back in January that Saudi Arabia had joined the BRICS from the beginning of 2024 along with the UAE, Ethiopia, Egypt and Iran. Two weeks later, the kingdom's Minister of Commerce, Majid al-Qasabi, denied these statements, the invitation to join the BRICS being still under consideration. Despite this, Saudi Arabia was included in the summit presentations as a full member, and the Kazan meeting, according to the Kremlin, was supposed to clarify the position of the Saudis. Now, the Kremlin admitted that Saudi Arabia has not become a member of the bloc, but is participating only as an invited state in the Outreach/BRICS Plus format, instead of the BRICS summit.
Putin faced calls to end Ukraine war at BRICS summit from some of his closest and most important "partners" Chinese President Xi Jinping told the summit there must be "no escalation of fighting" in Ukraine. Without referring to any specific conflict, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also issued a call for peace. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also called for avoiding escalation in both the Middle East and Ukraine. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian stayed more local, urging BRICS members to "use all their collective and individual capacities to end the war in Gaza and Lebanon". And this despite that Putin used the meetings to tout "the very positive dynamics on the front for the Russian armed forces."
Kazan declaration
-on Ukraine: "We emphasize that all states should act consistently with the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter in their entirety and interrelation. We note with appreciation relevant proposals of mediation and good offices, aimed at a peaceful resolution of the conflict through dialogue and diplomacy."
-on the middle East: "We reiterate our grave concern at the deterioration of the situation and humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in particular the unprecedented escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip and in West Bank as a result of the Israeli military offensive, which led to mass killing and injury of civilians, forced displacement and widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure."
-on western sanctions: "We are deeply concerned about the disruptive effect of unlawful unilateral coercive measures, including illegal sanctions, on the world economy, international trade, and the achievement of the sustainable development goals."
-on BRICS grain exchange:
"We welcome the initiative of the Russian side to establish a grain (commodities) trading platform within BRICS (the BRICS Grain Exchange) and to subsequently develop it including expanding it to other agricultural sectors."
@freerussia_report
P.S. Putin won't attend the G20 in Brazil - not because he's afraid to get detained, as he "has wonderful friendly relations with President Lula", and Putin "could bypass the ICC's arrest warrant very easily with a bilateral agreement to limit its jurisdiction, if need be", but "his presence would 'undermine' the important work there" Aha.
She is there to help win the Senate race
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/the-real-reason-kamala-harris-is-going-to-texas/58671/
They got a bit more attention than they wanted.
https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/update-texas-library-committee-suspended?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=70k1h
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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