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
Thousands of Syrians are returning home after the fall of the Assad regime.
Turkish media outlets have released drone footage showing significant traffic congestion on roads leading to Damascus.
Many people are abandoning their cars and continuing their journey to the capital on foot.
Website | WhatsApp | X | FB | Inst | YouTube | LinkedIn | Bluesky
📢 Subscribe to Kyiv Post
North Korea may be preparing to send additional troops and weapons to Russia, reports Yonhap.
Pyongyang is reportedly considering rotating or increasing the number of its soldiers in Russia while continuing to supply missiles and self-propelled artillery systems.
According to South Korean military sources, North Korea has also started producing and supplying kamikaze drones.
Seoul believes that military cooperation between North Korea and Moscow will intensify in 2025.
South Korean intelligence estimates North Korean losses in Russia-Ukraine war at 1,100 soldiers
North Korean losses in Russia's war against Ukraine have reached 1,100 people, Yonhap writes, citing data from South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS). It is specified that this refers to the number of "military casualties," meaning that they probably mean dead soldiers.
Meanwhile, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea said that Pyongyang is preparing to send additional forces and military equipment to Russia to support its army on the battlefield.
"A comprehensive assessment of multiple intelligence sources shows that North Korea is preparing to rotate or increase troop deployment [in Russia], while also supplying 240-mm rocket launchers and 170-mm self-propelled artillery units," the agency noted.
In addition, intelligence has revealed signs that Pyongyang is moving to the production and sending of kamikaze drones to Russia.
Earlier, the Pentagon reported losses of North Korean troops who entered the battle on the Russian side in the Kursk region, estimating them at “several hundred” people killed and wounded.
According to Ukrainian, Western and South Korean data, Kim Jong-un sent a total of 10-12 thousand of his troops to help President Vladimir Putin.
The Pentagon noted that North Korean infantry is participating in the battles, operating both together with Russian units and independently.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also reported on North Korean losses in the Kursk region, without specifying the number.
Several dead North Koreans were seen in photos and videos posted by Ukrainian troops.
💥 Warehouse with parts for “Shaheds” worth $16 million destroyed in Russia - GUR
✔️ A warehouse caught fire in the territory of the “Alabuga” economic zone in Russia, where parts for the “Shahed-136” UAVs were stored, which the aggressor uses for strikes on Ukraine.
75-year-old Lyudmila Demchenko was killed on November 11, 2024, as a result of Russian artillery shelling of the city of Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region. She was walking down the street with a friend and was hit.
Lyudmila was a member of the folklore group "Mykytyn Rih". She worked in the cultural and sports complex of the Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant. She sang at various events in the city. Recently, she was a chorister in the church. She is remembered as active and cheerful.
"This is a great loss. Ms. Lyudmila was the soul of our community, who gave joy and inspiration with her voice. Such people leave a mark not only with their creativity, but also with their strength of spirit. Her voice, her presence and love of music became a part of everyone who had the honor of hearing her sing or being near her. Memories of her are like a song that will always sound, uniting everyone who knew her," said Oksana Podolska, director of the Nikopol Cultural and Leisure Center.
Lyudmila Demchenko is survived by a daughter and a grandson.
8 Dead Dolphins Found on Novorossiysk Coast
Six dead dolphins washed up on the shore in Novorossiysk, two more are observed in the sea. Another one was found on the beach in the village of Blagoveshchenskaya. In total, according to enemy media, 11 dolphins have died since the defective russian oil tankers broke up and sank in the Kerch strait.
On December 15, two poorly constructed and maintained russian tankers with oil products, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, sank in the Kerch Strait during a storm.
According to media reports, each of the tankers was carrying about four thousand tons of fuel oil.
Russia does not only kill people. They kill and destroy everything around them.
Good morning Resisters. Coffee is brewing. That's not as good as coffee is in my hand, but soon. Right now I feel like this, while waiting
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
TheOldGuy's choices:
