TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org

More about the hit on the Russian base in Crimea
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3763997-ukrainian-military-destroy-russian-military-base-in-crimea-sources.html

Why Ukraine will win.
https://t.me/liveukraine_media/13989

Video up close of the wrecked Minsk

https://t.me/liveukraine_media/13829

In the ATACMS issue, we are at the finish line, I am sure, — Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with CNN.

The President of Ukraine expressed hope that Joe Biden will make a decision on the transfer of long-range missiles as soon as possible. If the US response is negative, it will lead to "even greater losses on and off the battlefield," Zelenskyy said.

He once again added that Ukraine undertakes not to use ATACMS to attack objects on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Biden could use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977 to transfer frozen Russian reserves to Ukraine

A group of experts led by Professor Larry Tribe came to this conclusion, writes New York Times columnist Bret Stevens.

“The IEEPA expressly states that the President may investigate, block, regulate, direct, and compel, revoke, prevent, or prohibit the transfer of property. This authority refers to the transfer of "any right, authority, or privilege" over property in which a foreign country has an interest and is under the jurisdiction of the United States," the panel's report said.

American presidents have already resorted to this practice. For example, after the invasion of Kuwait, George W. Bush froze Iraqi assets in the United States and transferred them to the UN Commission for the Victims of Saddam Hussein's Aggression.

Denmark plans ammunition factory
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/denmark-plans-to-launch-ammunition-production-plant/

Lithuania will be repairing Leopard tanks for Ukraine.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/lithuania-to-repair-ukraine-s-leopard-tanks-this-month/

I went to my Doctor appointment and she was not there. They tried to call me but yesterday and the day before Straight Talk had turned off my home phone. I guess in retaliation for my FCC complaint.

Wagner forces in Sudan hit by possible Ukrainians
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/cnn-ukrainian-special-services-likely-behind-strikes-on-wagner-backed-forces-in-sudan/

A drone hit an oil depot in Sochi
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/a-drone-hit-an-oil-depot-in-sochi/

Saboteurs hit a Russian base
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/saboteurs-explode-russian-planes-and-a-combat-helicopter/

DTEK energy workers helped restore a substation in Kherson, which was damaged after the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station

Just like last fall, after the de-occupation of the Kherson region, DTEK energy workers helped local electricians in restoring the energy infrastructure.

Together they resumed operation of the high-voltage power line, which made it possible to power critical water supply facilities and supply water to Kherson residents.

They also put into operation a substation that had not worked for a long time due to flooding after the explosion of the hydroelectric power station.

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Sketch on the sidelines of the UN Security Council meeting:

💬 Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzya: “On what basis do you want to give the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky the floor before the members of the Council, many of whom are also represented at the level of heads of state and government, speak? We regret that the Albanian chairmanship demonstrates open disregard for the procedures and practices of the UN Security Council, placing NATO-wide political and ideological guidelines above the responsibilities of the chairman of the Security Council.”

💬 Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama: “I would like to assure our Russian colleagues and everyone present that this is not a special operation... of the Albanian Chairmanship, but a continuation of the long-standing and established practice of the Council, and therefore today’s order of speeches is fully consistent with the order of work of the Council. But there is a solution if you agree. You stop the war, and President Zelensky will not speak."

🇺🇦@GalaxyCurse 🇺🇦

🇺🇦 "People's Satellite" - the first year of work for the victory of Ukraine!

☝️ Exactly one year ago, on September 20, 2022, volunteers handed over the ICEYE spacecraft to the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine!

👉Throughout this year, the "people's satellite" has brought many benefits in our fight for freedom - its capabilities allow us to receive intelligence data critical for combat operations and burn tons of enemy deadly equipment every day!

❗️ ICEYE, for example, played a very important role in the attack on Sevastopol Bay on September 13, 2023, when the Russian landing ship "Minsk" and the submarine "Rostov on Don" were destroyed.

🤝 We express our deep gratitude to all citizens and volunteers who joined the collection, the Serhiy Prytula and Ihor Lachenkov Foundation , and provided Ukrainian scouts with excellent visibility from space!

🫡 "People's Satellite" continues to work in the interests of military intelligence and the Ukrainian people!

🇺🇦 To victory - together!

- GUR
@DiDiAussie

"FROM THE ANALYST"

FRENCH MIRAGE-2000 FOR UKRAINE

Agreement for Ukraine to obtain Mirage-2000D ground attack versions has apparently been made.
France has been training Ukrainian pilots quietly for months.
The D version is specifically designed for ground strikes and they’re undergoing a mid-life upgrade to fully modernise them.
These are capable of launching a whole suite of ground attack systems including ScalpEG/Storm Shadow and Taurus, laser guided bombs and HARM type weapons.
Equipped with the latest NATO standard battlefield comms integration datalink, (LINK16), they can report battlefield operations back to commanders and be rapid updated on potential targets. These are also completely compatible with the F-16’s.
Mirage-2000D’s mid life refit includes major air to air upgrades. The D was a variant developed from the 2000N tactical nuclear delivery variant.
How long? Who knows? For Ukraine it can’t be sooner enough!

Vive La France 🇫🇷 et Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

It's about to start raining so I bid you good night. We are supposed to get 2.5 inches between tonight and tomorrow. A good rain.

An 8-year-old boy, who endured 45% burns as a result of a Russian missile attack last year, has returned to Ukraine.

During the missile strike on the center of Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, Roman's mother was killed by the Russian missile, and the young boy himself sustained burns covering 45% of his body. Roman was transported to Lviv in critical condition, with doctors unable to provide any guarantees regarding his survival or the feasibility of transporting him abroad. It took several weeks to stabilize the child's condition, but eventually, Roman was transferred to Dresden for treatment.

In Germany, the child underwent multiple surgeries each week, including skin grafts, removal of debris, and excision of dead tissue. A year later, Roman and his father have returned to Ukraine.

While Roman's life is no longer in jeopardy, he must wear a special compression mask to minimize scarring on the burn sites. As he grows, the scars will require further attention to ensure they do not cause pain or restrict mobility.

🇺🇦 Sites in Kyiv and Lviv have been added to the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger, — The Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy:

🔹 On September 15, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, approved the inscription of the sites "Kyiv: St. Sophia Cathedral and Adjacent Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra" and "Ensemble of the Historic Center of Lviv" on the List of World Heritage in Danger of Destruction caused by russian aggression.

🔹 The inclusion of Ukrainian sites on this List provides the state with additional legal arguments to collect evidence of russian aggression against Ukraine's cultural heritage.

🔹 In general, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee notes that in order to fully guarantee the protection of the outstanding universal value of a site, the optimal conditions are no longer met and it is potentially endangered by war. These sites are also vulnerable to shock waves caused by russian bombing.

Jens Stoltenberg explains again that Putin proposed NATO before the invasion of Ukraine.

"So he went to war to prevent NATO, more NATO, close to his borders"

"The background was that President Putin declared in the autumn of 2021, and actually sent a draft treaty that they wanted NATO to sign, to promise no more NATO enlargement. That was what he sent us. And was a pre-condition for not invade Ukraine. Of course we didn't sign that.

The opposite happened. He wanted us to sign that promise, never to enlarge NATO. He wanted us to remove our military infrastructure in all allies that have joined NATO since 1997, meaning half of NATO, all the Central and Eastern Europe, we should remove NATO from that part of our Alliance, introducing some kind of B, or second class membership. We rejected that.
So he went to war to prevent NATO, more NATO, close to his borders. He has got the exact opposite" Jens Stoltenberg said.

Now the ruzzians are claiming that the NATO boss admitted that NATO provoked Putin’s bloody war.

NATO was right not to sign Putin’s trap.
But if NATO hadn't gone eastward, Putin would have gone westward. That’s proven in Ukraine.

@wouter21