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
❗️After the withdrawal of the Armed Forces to the north of Bakhmut, the Russians will find themselves surrounded, - Svitan
💬 "The Russians are preparing to increase their offensive momentum. After the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are introduced for the breakthrough of the Zaporizhia Front, at this very moment the enemy is preparing to strike in the Luhansk direction.
Mainly along the Kupyansk-Svativsk direction. Also, the enemy will try to hold back our troops, which are now bypassing Bakhmut.
If in the north of Bakhmut we advance a few more kilometers in the Berkhivka region, then the Russian garrison will be in a difficult situation," explained military expert, reserve colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, military pilot-instructor Roman Svitan.
Cynicism and a parody of generosity — the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, criticized Russia's desire to "gift" grain to African countries.
Speaking at the G20 leaders' meeting in India, Michel openly accused the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergey Lavrov.
"What cynicism, Mr. Russian representative, you not only decided to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative but also attack the port infrastructure. You block the ports that give access to the Black Sea and even to the Danube. And to top it off, Russia offers 1 million tons of grain to African countries as a parody of generosity.
What cynicism and contempt for African countries when we know that the Black Sea Agreement has so far secured over 30 million tonnes of exports, mostly to the most vulnerable countries. And that the alternative routes developed by the EU have already made it possible to export 40 million tons of grain," he said.
https://t.me/United24media/13480
Zelenskyy met with the Japanese official to discuss security guarantees
In the next 2 years, Russia will probably be able to reach the level of production of up to 2 million artillery shells per year, — Reuters
This will be twice as much as the estimates that were previously "on the hands" of Western officials, but many times less than the real needs of the Russian army on the battlefield in the war against Ukraine. Last year, the Russian occupiers used 10 to 11 million artillery shells in the battles against the Armed Forces.
The unnamed official also told the newspaper that the Russian Federation will be able to produce 200 tanks per year. But even under such conditions, the Russians will need at least 10 years to at least simply restore the losses received during the war against Ukraine.
For many years, in our country, two professional communities have been celebrating their day simultaneously on the second Saturday of September – the Day of Physical Culture and Sports and the Day of Ukrainian Cinema. And there are too many such coincidences in our calendar. The Day of the Lawyer and the Day of the Artist. The Day of the Builder and the Day of Veterinary Medicine Workers. There are coincidences of professional days and days of remembrance. For example, next year, in May, the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Crimean Tatar People coincides with the Day of Science.
Obviously, there are many unacceptable confusions in meaning. Some professional communities celebrate their day according to Soviet templates. Some incredibly important days of remembrance and days of Ukrainian achievements are not reflected in our official calendar at all. Some professional communities, whose work deserves both respect and attention, do not yet have their professional day – for example, the community of Ukrainian historians. In fact, I have instructed the government of Ukraine, relevant public institutions to review this entire system of state attention and update it fairly and logically.
And today I thank everyone who brings sports victories to Ukraine, who trains our athletes, who teaches children the correct sports strength and now – this is extremely important – adds Ukrainian sports infrastructure, relevant experience of our sports, experience of physical culture to the new system of rehabilitation, to the system recovery of Ukrainian men and women after injuries.
And today, on the Day of Ukrainian Cinema, I thank all the employees of our film industry for every combination of emotions that our people, adults and children, are now feeling while watching Ukrainian movies, Ukrainian TV series, and Ukrainian documentaries. A nation with its own strong and emotional cinema will also have its own confident destiny in this world, its own dreams and its own vision of life.
Glory to Ukraine!
Pinned to my chair right now. Sammie, who used to be totally feral, is sleeping in my lap this #caturday. The third time.
Three years ago he used to creep through the kitty door at 3AM to eat the dry cat food. I would let him eat for awhile, then talk to him. At first he would run. But then he just stayed and gorged himself. A year later I could pet him briefly. Nowadays he is pretty tame.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/9/7419068/
It seems there are problems all over the occupied territory.
Here is the news story. Will post video next. Destruction of Russian election headquarters in temporarily occupied Ukraine.
White minister preached damnation for any whites who accepted integration.
http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/sep/09
Russia is once more conducting sham elections at the point of a gun in the temporarily occupied territories.
More happiness about the flag launch. It gives hope to those in the temporarily occupied territory
https://t.me/United24media/13464
43 down literally. 25 still to go.
https://t.me/United24media/13467
Students are learning how to grow crops in war contaminated fields.
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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