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
⚡️🇩🇪🇺🇦 Germany has updated the list of military aid provided to Ukraine
The new supplies include:
🟠 One IRIS-T SLS surface-to-air missile system;
🟠 14,000 155mm artillery shells;
🟠 10 unmanned surface vehicles;
🟠 26 VECTOR reconnaissance drones with spare parts;
🟠 Materials for explosive ordnance disposal;
🟠 6 high-mobility engineering excavators;
🟠 One armored recovery vehicle, Bergepanzer 2, with spare parts.
🟠 55,000 first aid kits;
🟠 700 assault rifles MK 556;
🟠 10 precision rifles HLR 338 with ammunition;
🟠 50 rifles CR 308.
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.
@ukrainejournal
🟠 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
@ukrainejournal
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".
@ukrainejournal
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!
@ukrainejournal
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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