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
"We continue to advance in the Kursk area, having seized 1,294 square kilometers of territory to date. We have also replenished the exchange fund," Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian army, Syrsky, said during Zelensky’s press conference, as reported by the Kyiv Post correspondent.
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Russia has announced a "review of its nuclear doctrine." President Zelensky remarked that Putin loves his life too much to press the red button:
"They always use intimidation-part of this programme involves nuclear threats. I believe that Putin loves his life too much, so I think he will hold onto his seat, his Kremlin, and the support of his actions from society."
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Russia's Largest Oil Refinery Shuts Down Almost Half of Its Capacity After Explosion
An explosion that rocked the Omsk oil refinery on Monday knocked out almost half of its capacity, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the situation. According to the agency's source, the incident damaged and shut down the AVT-11 primary oil refining unit, the most productive at the refinery.
AVT-11 processes 8.4 million tons of oil and 1.2 million tons of gas condensate per year and provides 41% of the capacity of the Omsk Oil Refinery.
According to Reuters sources, the accident could completely stop the hydrocracking process at the plant, since it is supplied with raw materials (vacuum gas oil) directly from AVT-11.
Last year, the Omsk Oil Refinery processed 21.28 million tons of oil and produced 5.07 million tons of motor gasoline (11.5% of production in the Russian Federation), 8.1 million tons of diesel fuel (9.2%) and 1.63 million tons of jet fuel (15%).
Soldiers of the 22nd separate mechanized brigade shows the abandoned fortifications of the 1434th "Akhmat-Chechen" regiment in the Kursk region of russia.
It is clear that they simply bolted - ran away without bringing any of their items with them.
🤡 "We have not received official requests from Ukraine to withdraw troops from the border. We saw the statement, but only on the Internet. We would be grateful if someone could explain the logic of these statements", - spokesman of Belarussian MFA, Anatolyi Glaz.
I can only surmise that Belarussians are unable to comprehend logic
Below is the statement in question - the logic would seems pretty unequivocal:
"We call on the officials of Belarus not to make tragic mistakes for their own country under the pressure of Moscow, and its armed forces to stop unfriendly actions and withdraw troops from the state border of Ukraine to a distance that exceeds the range of fire systems available in the Republic of Belarus.
We warn that in the event of a violation of the border, Ukraine will use all necessary measures for self-defense, and all troop concentrations, facilities and supply routes in Belarus will become legitimate targets for the Armed Forces"
Night assault on a Russian position. Azov special recon team captures the occupiers
A reconnaissance unit conducted a raid on enemy positions in the Serebryansky Forestry.
The Azov fighters took advantage of their superior equipment and, under the cover of darkness, approached the Russian trenches undetected.
The enemy infantry that resisted was eliminated. The scouts offered the remaining Russians the chance to surrender in exchange for guarantees of life, health, and the provision of first aid.
The result of the operation — a cleared enemy position and two captured Russian servicemen.
The new video shows the full footage of the raid captured by the thermal imaging sights of the reconnaissance unit of the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov.
🕯 Dmytro Shapoval's life was cut short during Russian shelling of the village of Mogrytsia in the Sumy region.
On the morning of August 8, 2024, the enemy attacked this settlement with guided aerial bombs. Dmytryk's older brother, 23-year-old Bohdan, also passed away. They were in the yard of the school, which was completely destroyed as a result of the impact.
Dmytryk was six years old. He was born in the Sumy Oblast and grew up in the village of Mogrytsia. He studied in the first grade. He was a good, positive boy. Always smiled. He adored spending time with family and friends, playing various games.
Due to shelling, the bodies of the boy and his brother were taken out of Mogrytsia by volunteers. They were buried in the village of Podlisnivka the next day, August 9.
Rest in Peace Vitaly
Vitaly Alimov worked as a firefighter driver in the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of the Odesa Region. He had the rank of master sergeant of the Civil Defense Service.
On March 15, 2024, during a Russian missile attack on Odesa, Vitaly and his colleagues, as well as policemen and medics, arrived at the site of the attack. Then the enemy struck a second time. As a result of the second "arrival", Vitaly was seriously injured and died in the hospital the next day.
"Vitaly will always remain in our memory as a good friend, a sensitive and kind person, a professional in his field," colleagues said about the deceased.
Vitaly is survived by his wife, son and other relatives.
🤡Russia - a huge country with a population of over 146 million people and plenty of natural resources - has no long term future without war, destruction and murder, according to Putin
"The successful completion of the Special Military Operation is, as I have said many times, the main, fundamental condition for the realization of Russia's long-term development plans" the dictator stated at a meeting for the economic development of the Russian Federation.
⚡️🇺🇸🧠⚠️Technology company Shield AI, in partnership with Kratos and Parry Labs, has conducted a “groundbreaking” demonstration of coordinated autonomous flight using two high-performance, jet-powered MQM-178 Firejet drones.
💻🤖The planes were flown by the company’s Hivemind artificial intelligence pilots, collaborating to execute coordinated maneuvers under realistic combat scenarios, marking a significant leap toward blended operations between crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
🗣️“In the next decade, AI pilots will command and maneuver all unmanned systems, enabling the 🇺🇸US and our 🇪🇺allies to deploy millions of intelligent, resilient drones,” said Brandon Tseng, Shield AI’s President, Co-founder and a former Navy SEAL. “These Firejet flight tests represent a key milestone on our journey to bring autonomy to the world. What’s awesome is that the algorithms are not limited to the number of aircraft. For test objectives and budgetary reasons, we limited the number of Firejets to 2, but it could have been 4, 8, 16, 32, and so on.”
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SBU notifies Iranian commander visiting Crimea of suspicion over UAV deliveries to russia
"The Security Service has collected evidence on Brigadier General of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Sharifi Molasarei Abbas Musa, who was involved in the russian Federation's war against Ukraine. According to the investigation, he directly helped the command of the russian occupation groups to carry out air strikes on Ukraine using Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles,"
the SBU said.
According to the service, the IRGC transferred at least 1,500 combat drones of the Shahed-136 and Mohajer-6 types to russia in August-September 2022. At the same time, General Sharifi Molasarei Abbas Musa arrived in annexed Crimea and brought with him a group of Iranian drone instructors. Under his leadership, russian military personnel were trained in the combat use of drones.
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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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