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
🥹🐈 Rescuers of the State Emergency Service rescued the kittens after the fire.
During the liquidation of the consequences of the fire in the destroyed building, the Ukrainian rescuers heard sounds from the basement. They found and rescued four kittens who were successfully returned to their cat mother.
Video: State Emergency Service.
The Military & Strategic Analyst:
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS ‘NEAR COLLAPSE’
Russia is a country that is highly reliant on its rail systems. They are the means by which large quantities of anything are moved around the country.
The war has strained the railways to breaking point, with some 50% of railway stock being used for military purposes getting equipment to the front.
This hampers the available transport for domestic and industrial use. That in turn, forces the system to cut back on maintenance and reduce down times to maximise the availability of rolling stock.
That level of constant pressure eventually results in higher degrees of wear and tear which of course, happens more quickly, requires more maintenance and so it goes on.
Add to that the increased activity of Ukrainian agents in Russia and the increasing pressure from partisan attacks.
Things have become so bad that a remarkable recording of the deputy director of Russian Railways has come out. In it he berates the regional directors for failing to do anything about anything outside of their mediate areas, they weren’t operating in support of each other and the lack of communication and cooperation was unacceptable.
Now to be fair this is how Russia works. You do your job in your area and that’s that. You wouldn’t dare interfere in someone else’s so the whole concept of working with each other is simply not done.
However the deputy director is clearly minded to change things - so much so that he actually told the regional directors that if they carried on ignoring each other and didn’t help their neighbouring regions he would have them all ‘lined up and shot’. So now we’re back to soviet era methods of motivation!
His read on the state of the rail system and its rolling stock was harsh. The partisan damage is also clearly an issue for them. As many as two or three major derailments have been happening each week. These are incredibly hard to manage, expensive to fix, require specialised equipment to clear and repair. Then there’s the loss of valuable rolling stock and repairing the lines.
Of course this is also more complex in Russia. The distances involved mean that it can take an age to get to a derailment in a remote area. That blocks entire rail lines in key areas - often for days at a time with knock-on consequences.
Appreciating that Russia is so dependent on rail infrastructure, hearing the level of panic in the senior most managers of the system, shows you quite how bad things have become. Far more than perhaps we have ever truly appreciated.
Just another part of the structure of Russian systems that is already creaking under the weight of lack of money, over use, and poor maintenance. Never mind the over centralised system and lack of initiative.
@Dianna_DiDi
A video of a Ukrainian strike on a Russian military convoy near Rylsk has emerged.
The Ukrainian strike was carried out at night when the convoy was not moving. Judging by the video, four strikes were carried out.
@liveukraine_media
These photos are of five-year-old Ruslan and one and a half-year-old Yarik from the village of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast. They and their mother were evacuated a few kilometers from the front line by the White Angel police special forces.
On August 5, a large-scale evacuation of families with children from 28 settlements in Donetsk Oblast began. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the police and the State Emergency Service, 1687 children have been evacuated.
@liveukraine_media
European sports newscaster Eurosport marks Ukrainian Lviv as a part of Russia in a profile of a rhythmic gymnast, representing Ukraine at the Olympics, Mariia Vysochanska.
@liveukraine_media
The Russian government paid each of these people $110 for their inconvenience.
J.D. is about as popular as a fart in church.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/bad-news-for-jd-vance/57644/
Good morning Resisters everywhere. My kitty alarm did not awaken me this morning.
⚡️It is reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine entered the village of Poroz in the Belgorod Region of russia
An enemy channel also reports “Under the cover of artillery, the Ukrainian Armed Forces entered the settlement of Poroz, Graivoronsky urban district of the Belgorod region”
The date the video was filmed is unknown.
The video footage can be geolocated to the Porozovsky village club in Poroz, Belgorod region of russia.
50.57777100785142, 35.450145231149385
This information needs further confirmation
"It won't be possible to kick them out quickly": the State Duma deputy called not to expect a quick Russian victory in the Kursk region
State Duma deputy Andrei Gurulev acknowledged the occupation of one of the districts of the Kursk region and called on Russians to look at the situation “soberly.”
Which in itself is already funny, given the general’s inclinations for alcoholic drink.
According to him, the Ukrainian army has deployed "serious forces and resources" for the offensive. "There will be serious fighting there" and this will have to be taken into account.
He seems gloomy.
2 children were identified among the dead in Kostyantynivka - Prosecutor General's Office
These girls are 9 and 11 years old. Examinations are ongoing to establish the identities of 6 more people, including, probably, 1 child.
According to the latest data, the number of dead as a result of shelling by the armed forces of the Russian Federation in Kostyantynivka is 14 people, 43 people were injured
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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