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
Good morning resisters. Cloudy skies her with a forecast of morning rain
Goodnight. Worn out and already inside. So no picture. But got a lot done
Kursk region captured orcs resist but get thrown in the back of the truck anyway ..russian will probably make a complaint to the UN @ukrainejournal
From the Military & Strategic Analyst
AUKUS FINALLY SHOWS SOME ADVANCES
The United States has finally agreed to a major policy and administration change in the way the country shares its military equipment with the UK and Australia.
Some 80% of American made weapons and components will no longer need a licence for purchase and export by the two allies. The other 20% will still need a licence and includes missile guidance systems and items specifically defined by congress. Overall it’s a huge advance in the often bureaucratic and complex licensing process. A single licence can take a month or more to process and the backlog is considerable, so this makes a big difference.
Australia and the UK have reciprocated - the US buys around £5 billion in licensed British equipment a year and around £630 million in Australian.
Australia is also set to begin joint production of shells and army missiles with the US - this will ease that process greatly.
The Americans know they still have a lot of work to do to make the administration and process of technology transfers between the allies a simpler and refined process. Their resistance goes back to the Cold War and even now they remain largely obsessed with technology security - it’s a major Chinese espionage target, both human and cyber.
In any event all parties recognise huge progress has been made in relatively short time, so there’s a good deal of international back slapping going on.
AUKUS it seems is actually moving in the right direction.
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🟠 The Ukrainian armed forces are capturing more than 100 or 150 Russian soldiers every day, — The Guardian, citing sources in the Ukrainian government
🟠 80% of all prisoners of war captured during the Kursk operation were conscripts, — The New York Times
🇸🇪🇺🇦 "We [Sweden] have never put any restrictions on the weapons that we have delivered to Ukraine, and we do not intend to do it now. And Ukraine has put those weapons to good use", - Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström.
📈 During the year of operation of the maritime corridor, Ukraine exported more than 64 million tons of products. Moreover, almost 44 million tons are grain.
⚠️🚢 2 379 vessels
🌐 46 countries of the world
🏗 64.4 million tons – total cargo turnover
🌾 43.5 million tons – products of Ukrainian farmers
🕛 Work around the clock.
The temporary sea route, also known as the "Ukrainian Corridor", is one year old. On August 16, 2023, the first blocked vessel, the JOSEPH SHULTE, used the temporary corridor established by the Ukrainian Navy for merchant ships.
Now, more than 2,300 ships exported Ukrainian goods to 46 countries of the world. This was achieved thanks to the successes of the Defense Forces in the Black Sea, the restoration of Ukrainian ports and war risk insurance for merchant ships.
Photo: Ministry of Reconstruction
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English subtitles thanks to Ukraine Journal member, Kelly Hudson
‼️ A Public Council will be created at the Coordination Headquarters, the negotiation group will be expanded, and special attention during the negotiations will be paid, in particular, to women, the seriously ill and seriously injured.
A briefing was held on the results of the Staff of the Supreme Commander.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the head of the Coordination Staff Kyrylo Budanov, the Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, the head of the SBU Vasyl Malyuk, the Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko, the head of the SSR Oleg Ivashchenko, the deputy head of the Central Department of the General Staff of Ukraine Oleksandr Verbovenko took part in the communication with the press.
Kyrylo Budanov reported that a report on the work of the Coordination Staff was heard at the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and a number of decisions were made. In particular, by order of the President, it was decided to create a Public Council at the Coordinating Headquarters and a coordinating body, which will include the heads of the structures involved in the work of the Coordinating Headquarters.
Also, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced the principles by which negotiations on the release of prisoners will be conducted: Ukraine first of all demands the return of the seriously ill and seriously injured, as well as women. Preference will be given to those who have been in captivity the longest.
💬 "We will also make every effort to return civilian prisoners," Kyrylo Budanov noted. "In particular, those who have been in captivity since 2014. Special attention is given to the defenders of Mariupol and, in particular, to those who defended Azovstal. We will not forget about the Crimean Tatars either".
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The parents of a captured russian soldier supposedly did not recognize their own son. Even when he showed them his tattoos, they refused to admit it was him!! How would the son feel?!
Let's face it, mum has already booked a hotel in Yalta for a month, and dad has pre-ordered a Lada Granta, they even bought a dacha, in short, the old people spent 5 million and buried their son with honours. And Roma is alive, damn it! 🤣
Ruzzian world!
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👾 The developer of nuclear munitions was paralyzed - details of a new cyber operation in russia
🤝 Cyber specialists of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ukraine together with the hacker group "VO Team" worked productively near Chelyabinsk and paralyzed the work of an enterprise that develops nuclear weapons of the aggressor state of russia.
✔️ As a result of a successful attack on the only provider in the city of Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk region of the russian Federation - the company "Vega" - its 1173 switches and 10 servers were disabled. Information on Vega servers is destroyed.
👉 A number of strategic enterprises of the city remain without Internet and communication services for almost a week.
☑️ Among them is "VNIITF" (All-russian Research Institute of Technical Physics). This is a russian nuclear munitions developer that was only connected to the Vega provider.
❗️ A successful attack in the cyberspace of the aggressor made it possible to obtain personal data of employees and an array of other documents of the specified plant, which is under sanctions.
☝️ The obtained information, in particular, makes it possible to establish mechanisms for circumventing sanctions and the persons involved in it.
🔥 As a result of the cyber operation, there was also a threat of disrupting the state defense order of the aggressor, as evidenced by the comments in the local publications of Snezhynsk.
🦉 The cyber hunt for russia continues!
🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine!
- GUR
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Operational information of the General Staff of Ukraine as of 10:00 p.m. 08/17/2024 regarding the Russian invasion
The defense forces give a decent rebuff to the invaders in all directions. The main efforts of our troops are aimed at disrupting the occupiers' performance of offensive tasks and reducing the enemy's combat potential. The enemy suffers significant losses in personnel and equipment.
During the current day, 98 combat clashes took place. On the territory of Ukraine today, the terrorist state carried out three missile strikes using three missiles, 64 airstrikes, dropping 58 anti-aircraft missiles. In addition, the invaders used 463 kamikaze drones for strikes and carried out 2,668 attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas using various types of weapons.
In the Kharkiv direction, Russian terrorists stormed the positions of our units in the Vovchansk and Lyptsi districts six times. The battle is still going on in Vovchansk.
According to the currently available information, the Ukrainian defenders in the Kharkiv direction eliminated and wounded more than sixty occupiers, destroyed a tank, an armored combat vehicle, two artillery systems, 28 unmanned aerial vehicles, four units of automobiles and two units of special equipment, three artillery systems were also damaged, three car and six units of the occupier's special equipment.
Eight times the enemy attacked our positions in the Kupyan direction. Near the settlements of Berestov and Stelmakhivka, units of the Defense Forces repulsed seven offensive operations. The situation is tense, three clashes are ongoing.
On the Lymanskyi direction, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian defenders 17 times during the day in the areas of Makiivka, Nevsky, Grekivka, Novoehorivka, and Dibrova. At this time, two clashes continue.
In the Siversk direction, the enemy tried seven times to dislodge our defenders from their positions in the areas of Spirny, Vyimka, and Pereizny. All attacks were repelled, the enemy had no success.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled six attempts by the invaders to advance near Chasovoy Yar and Ivanivskyi. Four attacks have been repulsed, two battles are ongoing. The situation is under control.
In the Toretsk direction, where the occupiers, with the support of aviation, attacked our positions 14 times near Severnoy, Toretsk and Zalizny - nine clashes ended. Fighting continues in five more locations.
The main efforts of the enemy are concentrated in the Pokrovsky direction, here, during the day, the aggressor attacked 35 times in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Myrolyubivka, Novotroitskyi, Novogrodivka, Grodivka, Mykolaivka, Zhelanny and Zavitny. Ukrainian defenders have already repelled 20 attacks, 15 more clashes are ongoing. Today, the occupiers lost more than 270 soldiers killed and wounded in this direction; a tank and six cars were destroyed. Also, the Ukrainian defenders caused significant damage to four artillery systems, an anti-aircraft missile system, a tank and 12 enemy vehicles.
At this time of the day, our defenders repelled four enemy attempts to attack our positions in the Kurakhiv direction. The invaders tried to advance near Kostyantynivka. Two skirmishes are currently underway. The situation is under control.
Today, the aggressor once tried to storm the front edge of the defense in the direction of Vugledar in the Vremivsk direction. Ukrainian soldiers stopped the enemy's attack .
In the Dnieper direction, one assault of the enemy was not successful. Loss of positions is not allowed.
Today, the soldiers of the 66th separate mechanized brigade named after Prince Mstislav the Brave of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine should be recognized for their effective combat work.
Let's beat the enemy and bring our Victory closer!
Glory to Ukraine!
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Medical cannabis has been legalized in Ukraine . Here are the main changes.
🔴 Cannabis can be used for medical purposes.
🔴 Medicines based on it will be sold by prescription in licensed pharmacies.
🔴 Every transaction with medical cannabis will be registered in an electronic system.
🔴 The National Police will strictly control the cultivation of this plant, the production and sale of medicines based on it.
Medical cannabis differs from ordinary cannabis by its lower content of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a substance that causes a feeling of euphoria, changes consciousness and behavior. Instead, it is rich in cannabidiol, which relieves pain, relaxes, improves sleep and appetite.
The Ministry of Health writes that cannabis is effective for the treatment of chronic pain, arthritis, rheumatism, epilepsy, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, etc.
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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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