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
All the agreements we brought home from our partners are being implemented already. First of all, F-16 jets. The tasks are obvious. For the international team, it is to maximize the expansion of training missions. For the military, it is to accelerate the preparation of the infrastructure as much as possible, to send pilots and engineers to ensure Ukraine's full readiness. And all together, it is about bringing closer the moment when F-16s will help us keep Russian terrorists away.
Today I held a meeting on the results of the visits. It was a long meeting. The issue of coordination was specifically about the jets. Preparation of new defense packages – with exactly the content that our warriors need and that they told me about when I visited the front.
We are also preparing our new international events for the autumn, new steps in relations with partners that should strengthen Ukraine. The autumn will be eventful in terms of our diplomacy.
Glory to all who are fighting and working for Ukraine!
Glory to Ukraine!
A great little video of the Russian soldier running up so they could capture him.
https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/9942
"Prigozhin's trolls" said that Putin had no motive to kill Prigozhin
A network of Internet bots that previously sided with Yevgeny Prigozhin blamed external enemies for the crash of his plane and stated that the Russian authorities were not involved in it, two experts who monitor the activity of trolls in two social networks - VK and Twitter - told the Agency. (now known as X).
Details . The main theses of the bots are as follows: Putin does not need to kill Prigozhin, because “they are friends”, this is “the work of the West”, which is “dissatisfied” with the activity of the Wagner PMC in Africa, the creator of the Chef’s Trap project, who does not reveals his name publicly. According to his calculations, this version is supported by several thousand comments from more than 15 thousand replies on various topics, which were left in VK by almost 1900 fake accounts, starting from 18.30 Moscow time on Wednesday. These are comments on posts from major news communities.
▪️The “Agency” got acquainted with some comments left on the VK network by accounts classified as bots by the “Chef’s Trap” project: “It’s clear who could do this - the West does not change its traditions”, “The West removes the person who began to establish order in Africa", "That's why he died because he finally decided to liberate Africa from the influence of the West", and also "Putin had no motive to kill Prigozhin".
The bots that left such comments are at least very similar in behavior to those who previously worked for Prigozhin, the creator of the Chef's Trap project believes. So perhaps these are the same individuals who worked at his troll farm, or the same team that worked for the businessman.
▪️On Twitter, the bots blamed the catastrophe on "Ukrofascists", "saboteurs" and named the following reasons: "catastrophes happen", "a terrorist attack orchestrated by the West", "a conspiracy by France and ECOWAS because of the events in Niger". This was reported to the Agency by the creator of the Bot Blocker Twitter project, who analyzed more than a hundred messages from several dozen accounts that the project considers to be bots. These messages appeared on August 24 from 00.00 to 18.00 Moscow time.
▪️The main messages that the bots are spreading are: “While there is no official information, the conclusions are definitely premature, of course, this is not beneficial for Putin, only for the West and / or Ukraine, the staging is excluded, it’s more like explosives on board than air defense.” At the same time, the expert noted, almost none of the bots claims that Prigozhin is a traitor - on the contrary, they glorify him.
▪️According to Bot Blocker, these trolls were controlled by Prigozhin’s structures back in mid-July 2023, as they promoted the theses that were beneficial to him that everything from the payment from the state to Wagner PMCs was legal.
Context . In the early 2010s, Prigozhin created the Internet Research Agency (it was also called the “troll factory”). The trolls of this “factory” created fake accounts on social networks and wrote comments on their behalf. In 2018, the US authorities accused Prigozhin of interfering in the 2016 US presidential election and imposed sanctions on the Internet Research Agency and its founder.
▪️At the height of the conflict between the businessman and the Ministry of Defense, starting in May 2023, out of 15,000 VK accounts previously controlled by Prigozhin, the vast majority began to work against him. Only about 1,400 VK accounts regularly supported Prigozhin after May.
Source: Agency
🇺🇦 @GalaxyCurse 🇺🇦
😠 In the ninth year of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the National Geographic website is still displaying a 2019 map that shows Crimea as part of Russia.
The only indication of the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine is a small red arrow with the comment: "Boundary claimed by Ukraine". This suggests that Ukraine is being portrayed as an aggressor who is "claiming" Russian territory.
This map has the following description: "National Geographic's wall map of Europe, developed by experts, is an authoritative map of Europe by which other reference maps are measured." Since many cartographic firms follow this approach, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The National Geographic map of Europe is one of many examples of how Russia is using cartographical propaganda to support its claims to Crimea. This propaganda is harmful because it undermines Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
До Дня Незалежності України Міністерство оборони збило до купи відео подяки друзям і партнерам, які прийшли на допомогу нашій державі 🤝
Це як нагадування, всі ми вдячні та цінуємо підтримку та допомогу друзів України.
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For the Independence Day of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence made a bunch of videos thanking friends and partners who came to the aid of our state 🤝
This is as a reminder, we are all grateful and appreciate the support and help of friends of Ukraine.
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All of these are worth watching!
Enjoy!
@DiDiAussie
До Дня Незалежності України Міністерство оборони збило до купи відео подяки друзям і партнерам, які прийшли на допомогу нашій державі 🤝
Це як нагадування, всі ми вдячні та цінуємо підтримку та допомогу друзів України.
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For the Independence Day of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence made a bunch of videos thanking friends and partners who came to the aid of our state 🤝
This is as a reminder, we are all grateful and appreciate the support and help of friends of Ukraine.
💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛
All of these are worth watching!
Enjoy!
@DiDiAussie
Interview with an openly gay Ukrainian soldier.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=iZA_vu603MilQOON&v=ppmiZF_jmP4&feature=youtu.be
Say hello to inmate P01135809
https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/say-hello-to-inmate-p01135809
From "The Analyst"
CRIMEAN STRIKES SURPRISE
The Russians are feeling gloomy. The anti-S400 raid makes a lot more sense as it seems the Ukrainians have a special forces raid going on in Crimea. Because of blanket OPSEC there’s no real news that the Kherson bridgeheads have been expanded but some reports suggest they keep growing but it takes time and the Ukrainians don’t want to gloat or over stress the situation until it’s more stable.
In the south the Russians have had to drain troops from trenches closer to Tokmak and moved them to fill gaping holes in the lines south of Robotyne and south of Urazhine.
Russia’s milblogers do seem very depressed, which is always fun because they bring down everyone.
Now Crimea. The probes and then destruction of the S400 systems have been truly remarkable. On top of that the Ukrainian spokesperson stated that at least three S300 systems had been destroyed in occupied Kherson. This is a huge problem for Russia as it means there’s no real air cover in a very large area. There aren’t that many S400 systems that another can just be moved in without detracting from somewhere else.
This morning Ukrainian special forces have attacked the very site of the missile battery -
it seems the Ukrainians got in and got out - but what were they after? The comms systems and codes of the radar and jamming systems that are based on that peninsula? It’s sort of like the Wurzburg raid in WW2. Frankly dramatic and exciting but where will it lead? Is this the start of a campaign of disruption in Crimea?
Happy National Day! Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦!
ATESH put up leaflets in Mariupol
Residents of Mariupol know better than anyone what the “Russian world” has brought to their homes. We call on all Ukrainians in the occupied territories to join our ranks and resist this evil that has come to Ukrainian soil.
The fight against rashists continues and we need people. Let's show the invaders that they don't belong here.
We are working together with mrplSprotyv to expel rashists from our Mariupol.
Join the ranks of "ATESH" - liberate your land! atesh_fire
🪤 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are populating the frontline with mock-ups of military equipment to neutralize enemy lancets and high-precision shells.
They are made at Ukrainian metallurgical plants. Externally, they are identical to real combat units.
Factories have already made and given 250 such mock-ups to the army free of charge. Most often they imitate artillery guns, radars and REB stations, the highest priority targets for enemy lancets.
The presence of such mock-ups at the front leads to a significant reduction in the loss of our equipment.
Europe celebrated with Ukraine
On February 22, 2022, time seemed to stand still for the Ukrainian nation.
But the hours, days, months, and already years of this terrible war are counting down. The time has come to fight for our independence, freedom, and the future of our children and grandchildren.
It was our destiny to complete the eternal mission of the Ukrainian people - to defeat the enemy and gain the true independence of Ukraine, to build a strong, prosperous state.
Despite the hot war, the process of building the country has already begun. We are on the way to a civilized world. Ukraine is not Russia! And no "brotherly people"! The world has already understood this, and the world is helping us fight for freedom!
In this battle, the best sons and daughters of the Ukrainian people and citizens of other states who joined our liberation struggle - in the sky, at sea and on earth - are dying! Eternal glory and memory to the WARRIORS who died in battle!
Thanks to the courage and heroism of such people, our descendants will have a happy future! Ukraine will win!
And in conclusion, I will quote the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny: "No matter how difficult it is for us, we will definitely not be ashamed!"
🇺🇦 Happy Independence Day, Ukraine!
- Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk
@DiDiAussie
Govt awards over a billion for vaccine research.
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/995715?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal_etid5784407&uac=425294EJ&impID=5784407
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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