TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 72 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 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
Selling the world for a billion.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/trumps-faustian-deal/56004/
Trump thinks he is ambidextrous.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/sorry-donald-trump-thats-not-what-that-means/56000/
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that he expects “Russian successes soon” despite the new funding package. Sullivan emphasized that “you can't flick a switch instantly.”
He stated that Ukraine will hold its defenses through 2024 with the new aid. Sullivan said that next year Kyiv intends to “move forward to regain territory taken away by the Russians.”
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🔥Further footage of the missile attack on an oil depot in Rovenki , Luhansk.
Russian media presumes, the strike was carried out using ATACMS long-range missiles.
🇺🇦@ukraine_report 🇺🇦🔱 Liz
🇵🇱Tomasz Szmydt, a judge of the provincial administrative court in Warsaw, left Poland for Belarus and said he intends to apply for political asylum due to his "disagreement" with the Polish government's policies.
Tensions between Poland, a NATO country, and Russian ally Belarus have surged following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
"I express my protest to the Polish authorities who, under the influence of the U.S. and Great Britain, are leading the country to war," Szmydt said at a press conference in Minsk on May 6.
"The Polish nation supports peace and good neighborly relations with Belarus and Russia. That's why I'm in Minsk and I'm ready to tell the truth."
Szmydt claimed that he was subject to political persecution and intimidation by Polish authorities for his pro-Russian viewpoints and that he was "forced to leave" Poland.
Polish officials denounced Szmydt as a traitor following the press conference.
"I don't know what Tomasz Szmydt is running away from," Stanislaw Zaryn, a Polish presidential adviser, said on X.
"In the past, similar acts were performed by those who were afraid of responsibility for their actions in Poland. No one in their right mind runs away to Belarus to become a puppet in the hands of Putin and Lukashenko."
Zaryn said that he expects the former judge to begin a new career as "a propaganda star for Russia and Belarus."
Link to his telegram channel
https://t.me/Tomasz_Szmydt/15
🇺🇦@ukraine_report 🇺🇦🔱 Liz
🔱 Operational information as of 18.00 on May 7, 2024 regarding the Russian invasion
❗️ The main summary:
🔵 During the day, 64 combat clashes were recorded. In total, the enemy launched 1 missile and 40 air strikes, launched 72 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
🔵 In the Kupyansk direction, our soldiers repelled 11 attacks in the areas of Sinkivka and Pishchane settlements of the Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka, Luhansk region.
🔵 In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 2 attacks near the settlement of Nevske, Luhansk region.
🔵 In the direction of Bakhmut, our soldiers repelled 10 attacks in the areas of Verkhnokamianske, Vyimka, Spirne, Rozdolivka, Ivanovske, Novy and Andriivka settlements of the Donetsk region.
🔵 In the Avdiiv region, our defenders repulsed 18 attacks in the areas of Oleksandropil, Novooleksandrivka, Progress, Yevgenivka, Novoselivka Persha, Umanske, and Netaylovye settlements of the Donetsk region.
🔵 In the Novopavlivskyi direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka, Vodyane, and Urozhane settlements of the Donetsk region.
🔵 In the Orihiv direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders 4 times in the Staromayorsky district of the Donetsk region; Robotynoye and north-western Vervovyo of the Zaporizhzhia region.
🔵 In the Kherson direction, the enemy launched 2 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops in the area of the settlement of Krynka, Kherson region.
🔥 During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces and units of the missile forces struck the self-propelled mortar 2C4 "Tulip", the command post and 5 areas of concentration of the enemy's personnel.
Support the Armed Forces! Let's win together!✊
Glory to Ukraine!🇺🇦
AFU report.
🇺🇦@ukraine_report 🇺🇦🔱
Russia mounts 'surprise' assault on northern Ukraine in most serious cross-border offensive in two years.
"At approximately 05:00, there was an attempt by the enemy to break through our defensive line under the cover of armoured vehicles." the defence ministry said.
Ukraine military command were aware of this and anticipated their forces to meet the enemy with reserve troops, brigades and artillery.
Russian soldiers penetrated at least one kilometre towards the town of Vovchansk. The aim, was to get 10 kms deep and create a buffer zone at the border to secure Russian territory from feeling the war.
Russian forces had also penetrated five kilometers towards the village of Krasne by four Russian battalions - about 2000 men.
Ukraine northern troops have been launching the most powerful artillery and airstrikes against the enemy since yesterday evening.
"I think as of now we have stopped the enemy with artillery fire,” Zelensky said
Read more here, here and here
@Ukraine_Report
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Georgian Ambassador To France Quits In Protest Over 'Foreign Agent' Bill.
Georgia’s ambassador to France has resigned in protest against the so-called “foreign agent” bill, becoming the first senior official to do so amid ongoing protests.
In a posting on Facebook on May 9, Gotcha Javakhishvili said the proposed legislation, which has passed on two readings in parliament already, would steer Georgia away from further integration within Europe.
"The current tensions and climate generated by the revived draft law in our relations with our foreign friends and partners make my mission...extremely difficult," wrote Javakhishvili, who was appointed Georgian ambassador to France in 2022.
He said that while he did not personally know any Georgian officials or diplomats who were "openly pro-russian," he believed the draft law "may be a kind of tactic to achieve a certain goal."
“Georgian parliamentarians and government officials formally defend the bill as providing transparency, but they make no secret of its intended purpose,” said Hugh Williamson, the rights watchdog's Europe and Central Asia director. “By labeling independent groups and media as serving foreign interests, they intend to marginalize and stifle critical voices in the country that are fundamental for any functioning democracy.”
Weeks of protests against "the russian law" - legislation pushed by the ruling Georgian Dream party despite widespread anger from much of the country -- have been met with tough police actions to disperse crowds, while roving bands of thugs have targeted demonstrators.
"We are aware of increased reports of harassment and physical assault of civil society and opposition activists and journalists. We condemn this and we call for a full, independent, and timely investigation," U.S. State Department spokesperson Miller said.
The comments came as reports emerged that Ucha Abashidze, a military expert, blogger, and activist, was arrested at his home in Tbilisi, accused of illegally purchasing and storing weapons. As police searched Abashidze's home, a crowd gathered outside to protest. An unspecified number of arrests were reported.
While police is cracking down violently on protestors, Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri promised that the attacks by unidentified assailants on international relations specialist Gia Japaridze, activist Lasha Gvinianidze, and Dimitri Chikovani, a member of the National Movement opposition party, would be investigated fully and that he condemns "all kinds of attacks."
The tens of thousands of Georgians who have taken to the streets in Tbilisi and other cities faced violent reprisals by riot police, which included chemical spray and tear gas, water cannons, and the alleged use of rubber bullets on protesters and journalists which the government has denied. But several protesters have shown wounds consistent with those inflicted by such projectiles.
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REPORTING FROM UKRAINE:
Bradleys located in Poland before being transported to Ukraine.
(Nice - Rory)
◾️ During Putin's inauguration, music from A Life for the Tsar opera played.
◾️ Patriarch Kirill called Putin "Your Highness" and wished him to rule until his death.
◾️ Putin has a throne in his personal church.
There is no doubt that he considers himself an all-powerful monarch and has "crowned" himself to "reign for life."
@ukrainejournal
Another Russian oil depot.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/32340
‼️EU Backs Plan to Tap Profits From Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine‼️
European Union member states have tentatively approved a plan to use the profits generated by Russian sovereign assets frozen in the bloc to support Ukraine’s recovery and military defense.
Under the plan agreed to by EU ambassadors on Wednesday, most of the proceeds generated from Feb. 15 onwards would be transferred to the European Peace Facility, a mechanism that reimburses weapons supplied to Kyiv, and to the EU budget’s Ukraine facility.
- Bloomberg
Russian Attack Hits School Stadium, Injures Four Children in Ukraine's Kharkiv
A Russian air attack hit a school stadium in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv on Wednesday, injuring at least four children and three adults, officials said.
Two teenagers were hospitalised in serious condition, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said on the Telegram messenger.
The prosecutor's general office added that the school and nearby residential buildings were damaged in the attack.
- US News & World Report
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 72 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 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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