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
Subtitles..Various documents of foreign mercenaries found in the Kursk region even include soldiers from Sri Lanka. It's no surprise that the Russians need help in the form of North Koreans.Most of the foreigners captured by AFU and fighting on the Russian side are from Sri Lanka and Nepal, - The Economist.
❗️Many of these soldiers have died because Russian forces are using them as a cheap assault force.
Ukrainian soldiers also hold people from Serbia, Slovakia, Cuba, Morocco, India, Egypt, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and African nationalities. @ukrainejournal
The gap in ammunition between Russia and Ukraine has narrowed to a record low. Currently, the ratio of artillery shells is approximately 1 to 2.
This was reported by the First Deputy Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Ivan Gavrilyuk.
"If we talk about artillery ammunition, for example, at the beginning of the year the ratio of shots (from Ukrainian and occupation forces) was 1 to 7, 1 to 8, and even more in some months. As of the beginning of the summer, this ratio was 1 to 3. Now this ratio is approximately 1 to 2," he said.
According to the deputy minister, the successful strikes by the defense forces on Russian ammunition depots played a role in this. @ukrainejournal
"When there is such a war in Ukraine, I cannot stand aside."
Britney, call sign "Captain," is a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces. She served as a crew chief of a Leopard tank.
When Canada donated the first Leopard tanks to Ukraine, Britney signed a contract to train the crews as an instructor. That's where she met the Ukrainian military.
"I was very impressed by the patriotic attitude of the Ukrainian tankers and their desire to learn. When I returned from the training, I was overwhelmed with emotions. And the decision to go to help Ukraine came naturally, because I clearly realized that there is a large-scale war going on there, and I simply cannot stay away. I am a professional military woman and I have to be where my knowledge and experience will help win peace," Britney said.
Now "Captain" speaks Ukrainian well enough to understand the commander and communicate with the crew.
Britney is a gunner, but she plans to study and learn from the experience of her comrades in order to fight our common enemy more effectively and grow in her career.
"I will do my best to be effective on the battlefield and help Ukraine be free and independent," the "Captain" added.
Source: Communications Department of 25th Separate Airborne "Sicheslav" Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
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Eileen Cannon on Trump's short list for Attorney General.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/george-conway-explains-trumps-endless?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=70k1h
6th OCTOBER. ,2024. near Selidovoy - an investigation into the murder of 4 captured soldiers of the NGU has been launched
According to operational data, on October 6, 2024, four soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine performed service and combat tasks at positions in the Selidove area. Around 1:00 p.m., the occupying forces launched an assault on the fortifications, during which they captured our defenders. Later, representatives of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation recorded the interrogation of the wounded, unarmed National Guardsmen on video.
The next day, the Defense Forces regained lost positions and, during search operations, discovered the bodies of killed Ukrainian servicemen.
The pre-trial investigation is carried out by investigators of the State Security Service of Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. @ukrainejournal
18th OCTOBER 2024 orc's shot two captured soldiers of the Armed Forces near Selidove - an investigation has been launched
Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office, a pre-trial investigation was started in criminal proceedings on the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to operational data, on October 18, 2024, at 2:38 p.m., representatives of the Soviet Union captured two Ukrainian servicemen in the Pokrovsky district. The occupiers, who stormed the plantation near the town of Selidove, put the unarmed prisoners of war face down. They kept them in this position, pressing their feet to the ground, and after some time they shot them at close range with automatic weapons.
The pre-trial investigation is carried out by investigators of the State Security Service of Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. @ukrainejournal
Operational information of the General Staff as of 08.00 on 10/25/2024 regarding the Russian invasion
Glory to Ukraine!
The nine hundred and seventy-fifth day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.
The situation at the front remains difficult. The enemy, using their advantage in manpower and equipment, is relentlessly attacking our positions. Ukrainian defenders steadfastly restrained the onslaught of the occupiers and inflicted losses on the enemy.
In total, 187 combat clashes were recorded during the past day.
According to detailed information, yesterday the enemy launched one missile strike against the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas using two missiles, as well as 85 airstrikes, including dropping 153 anti-aircraft missiles. In addition, it carried out more than four thousand attacks, of which 130 were from rocket salvo systems, and engaged about one and a half thousand kamikaze drones for destruction.
The aggressor carried out airstrikes, in particular in the areas of Basivka, Bilovody, Velyka Pisarivka, and Zhuravka settlements of the Sumy region; Kupyansk, Petropavlivka, Andriivka, Kharkiv region; Terny, Siversk, Druzhkivka, Toretsk, Sukha Balka, Stara Mykolaivka, Volnovakha, Rizlyv of the Donetsk region; Mali Shcherbaki, Ternove, Mali Tokmachka of the Zaporizhzhia region; Novotyaginka of the Kherson region.
Over the past day, aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit one control point of the UAVs, an ammunition warehouse, four personnel concentration areas, an air defense vehicle, four enemy artillery systems and another important object of the occupiers.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy stormed eight times near the settlements of Vovchansk and Staritsa.
In the Kupyan direction, 14 attacks by invaders took place during the day. Defense forces repelled enemy assaults near Golubivka, Pischany, Lozova, Kruglyakivka, Novoosynovy, Kolisnyvka, and Vyshnevoy.
The enemy attacked 23 times in the Lyman direction. He tried to penetrate our defense near the settlements of Druzhelyubivka, Katerynivka, Grekivka, Tverdohlibove, Terny, Zarichne, Torske and Serebryanka.
On the Siverskyi direction, our defenders repelled one enemy assault near Vyimka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked twice in the areas of Chasovoy Yar and Predtechyny.
In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 55 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in Myrolyubivka, Krutoy Yar, Novotoretsky, Lysivka, Krasny Yar, Mykolaivka, Sukhoi Yar and Mykhailivka districts. The main efforts of enemy attacks were concentrated in the direction of Selidove and Promin settlements.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled 20 attacks. The occupiers most actively tried to advance near Novodmytrivka, Zoryanyi, Kreminnaya Balka, Novomykolaivka, Maksimilianivka, Antonivka, Katerynivka, Kostyantynivka, Novoselidivka, and Gostroy.
In the Vremivsk direction, the enemy carried out eight assaults on our positions in the Bogoyavlenka and Novoukrainka districts. Actively engaged bomber aircraft for strikes in the direction.
With the support of aviation in the Orihiv direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders near Novodanilivka and Novoandriivka four times last day.
The invaders unsuccessfully tried three times to dislodge units of the Defense Forces from their positions in the Dnieper direction.
The operation is ongoing in the Kursk region. Over the past day, Russian planes carried out 23 airstrikes, enemy artillery fired more than a hundred shots.
No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Poliske directions.
On the border with the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy from the territory of Russia is actively using artillery and aviation in the areas of Ukrainian settlements.
Our soldiers inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces and actively undermine the offensive potential of the enemy in the rear.
Glory to Ukraine!
@ukrainejournal
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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