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
Ukraine war latest: Kremlin claims 'provocations' from US drones over Black Sea, prepares potential response.
Moscow's defense minister has ordered the Russian army to develop measures to deal with what the ministry called "provocations" from U.S. strategic drones operating over the Black Sea, saying they are increasing the risk of a "direct confrontation" between Russia and NATO.
In a statement on June 28, the Russian Defense Ministry said the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were being used to conduct reconnaissance and find targets for "high-precision weapons supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Western states."
"This indicates the increasing involvement of the U.S. and NATO countries in the conflict in Ukraine on the side of the Kyiv regime," the statement added.
NATO drones operating over the Black Sea are no secret and can even be followed using publicly available flight-tracking websites. And any country can fly drones over the areas of the Black Sea designated international waters, so long as they enter over the territorial waters of a country that gives its permission.
Only ruZZia believes that all nations have to ask THEM for permission to fly over international waters...
Why so many Ukrainians speak russian?
Ukrainian language was banned by russia 134 times! Here are most notable events:
⭐️ 1720: A decree by Tsar Peter I banned the printing of books in Ukraine.
⭐️ 1753: A decree by Catherine II prohibited teaching in the Ukrainian language.
⭐️ 1768: A decree from the Synod of the russian Orthodox Church called for the confiscation of Ukrainian primers from the population.
⭐️ 1775: Closure of Ukrainian schools after russian troops destroyed the Zaporizhian Sich.
⭐️1830-1840s: russification of Ukraine intensified. Even the very name "Ukraine" was prohibited to be used.
⭐️ 1889: At an archaeological congress in Kyiv, it was permitted to read papers "in all languages except Ukrainian."
⭐️ 1895: A ban on Ukrainian children's literature.
⭐️ 1914: A ban on the Ukrainian press.
⭐️ 1938: Mandatory study of the russian language was introduced throughout Ukraine. At the same time, there was a mass closure of national schools, and the prestige of the Ukrainian language declined.
⭐️ 1926-1939: Physical deportations of Ukrainian activists accused of nationalism. Four family members on my mother’s side were deported.
⭐️ 1929: Newly printed dictionary of Ukrainian was prohibited.
⭐️ 1960s:Extermination of the young generation of Ukrainian intelligentsia.
130 years ago, Ukrainian-speaking area was not limited by Ukraine, but also some parts of russia and Belarus spoke it (see the red area, that's the result of russian Empire census in 1897, when people identified themselves by the language).
So, when someone says that some region of Ukraine is “russian speaking”, read the above list again. It’s a miracle that Ukrainian language even survived, and many people sacrificed their lives for it.
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"If I could hold a Russian by the throat, my hand would heal quicker!" Stories of the badly wounded - hromadske
"At first I came here for an amputation," Oleksandr says in the corridor of a Polish hospital, showing us his right hand.
Oleksandr Sivash, a tractor driver by education and a driver by his main profession, with the beginning of a full-scale war rushed together with other fellow villagers to defend his native Hadiach district in Poltava region. This operation, during which ordinary volunteers actually resisted the Russians with their bare hands, setting Russian equipment on fire, will later be called the "Hadiach Safari".
After Oleksandr pounced on the Russian "Ural", he was shot by an enemy sniper. For the third year, he is treating a severely injured hand.
For the third time, Oleksandr is visiting the Polish city of Chelyadz, where Canadian surgeons come for a few weeks every six months to save severely wounded Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.
"I have a damaged elbow, it was planned to have it replaced here. But when I got here, they refused to amputate and said they would try to do something with what was left. And they did it almost perfectly. They sawed the bone into pieces, fastened it, fixed it - and here it is," says Oleksandr, who has already started to push himself on his hands.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the fifth mission of the Canada Ukraine Surgical Aid Program (CUSAP) has taken place in Poland, within which Canadian plastic surgeons and traumatologists operate on wounded Ukrainian military and civilians.
In total, there have already been 12 such CUSAP missions - since 2014, when Canadian doctors came to Ukraine – to Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa.
See the stories of seriously wounded Ukrainians and the long-term treatment of their limbs in the hromadske report.
See the first part about super-complicated operations on traumatized faces here.
The only thing Alisa remembers are shouts, "Is anyone alive?"
She was in the hallway of her apartment when a part of the building collapsed a few meters away.
She is still shaking, and the only thing the girl realizes is that she won't be able to return to her room.
The horror to which terrorists condemn our people will not be tolerated.
📹: Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration
A Ukrainian pilot drops two French AASM-250 "Hammer" aerial bombs from a MiG-29 on a Russian position.
Both hits
Tomorrow Steve reports to prison.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/bon-voyage-steve-bannon-4/56847/
No coffee for me this morning. I have an 11 AM appt at outpatient. No food or caffeine since 4 PM yesterday. Fun
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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