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
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Another video from this morning's despicable attack:
Russia attacked Sumy centre with ballistic missiles.
At 6 o'clock this morning, the russians launched a rocket attack on the residential quarter of Sumy. The rocket hit a carpark.
2 people were injured, 10 cars were destroyed by fire, at least 5 more were damaged. In the city, a headquarters was deployed to help victims of the attack.
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More from the anonymous military analyst about Kursk. Again, not very positive. What do you think?
OBJECTIVE REVEALED
This morning has seen a whole series of Ukrainian statements placing the Kursk offensive squarely in negotiation ploy category. From the president to the CinC, talk of an ‘(territorial) exchange fund’, ‘negotiations on our own terms’ and so on have been coming pretty thickly.
The destruction of key bridges that will protect the Ukrainian positions and hamper Russian movements tends to indicate that in places, the offensive has peaked, while it drives on in others.
If this pans out as I suspect this will be the order of things.
1. Partial consolidation in sectors easily defended. While deeper sectors have their comms and supply lines bolstered.
2. Some areas will continue to push forward but the steam is running out as lines reach maximum viable supply points.
3. Those areas will then try to consolidate.
4. The Russians will take their time to prepare a counter offensive.
5. Ukraine withdraws the elite units it used to spearhead the operation to shore up defences in the eastern front regions.
6. The Russians launch their counter attack and slowly but surely the Ukrainians loose what they have taken.
7. The worst scenario is that the front caves in because it’s too wide, and then you have Russians coming over the border in an area you have to defend, that if you had never started this, they would never be.
I appreciate this is a very negative view of things but this is what I am most afraid of. Long term, unless something drastic and dramatic happens in Russia, I can’t see anything else. How else is this to go? It’s just widened the front and left Ukraine’s valuable newly mobilised forces not reinforcing the desperate eastern front, but spread out propping up this collapsing bubble.
I am seriously worried this has opened up more than Ukraine can cope with.
Unless the Russians make some appallingly bad decisions and screw things up really badly, which given their form is quite possible, does anyone see this ending well? It could be two months maybe three or more, but if this front becomes a burden, its strategic value is worthless.
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Germany issues an arrest warrant for the blowing up of Nord Stream.
https://kyivindependent.com/germany-issues-arrest-warrant-over-nord-stream/
Even his plane is tired of him.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/jd-vances-plane-just-had-to-make-an-emergency-landing/57754/
Who would have predicted that in 2024, two German Bundeswehr officers are discussing, on TV, the strategic benefits of invading Kursk in russia?
💔 Mark Pogozhin's life was taken by the Russian shelling of Odessa on March 2, 2024. At night, the enemy attacked the city with drones. The boy's father, Vitaly, died nearby, and his mother was hospitalized.
"A few hours before the explosions, we were still communicating with them via video link. Markusha mumbled something and asked his mother not to film him. He didn't like it when he was filmed without permission," Aunt Masha said.
Mark was three years old. Relatives affectionately called him Markusha. He grew in love. He walked a lot, played, smiled, liked to splash in puddles. Went to kindergarten.
"An interesting fact about Mark: he didn't really like attention, he preferred to be left alone. As much as we wanted to see him on video and talk, but if he said no, it meant no - that's how businesslike he was. I admit, we often asked Nastya would quietly point the camera at him when he was watching cartoons, just to admire this little miracle. And Markusha loved his great-grandmother Viktoriya Yurczyk very much, with her he shone," said grandmother Nataliya Martyniuk about Mark.
"Markushya and I were very close. When he was born, I saw him almost every day. When I heard our mother talking to Markushya via video link, I ran all over the house, wanted to hear his little voice... Nastya had gentle methods of upbringing. She always gave my son the right to choose. I remember, my sister filmed us offering candy to Markus, and he refused it in favor of porridge... I dreamed of meeting him, hugging him, and going for a walk," said the boy's aunt.
Mark Pogozhyn is survived by his mother, grandmother, aunt and other relatives.
NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Christopher Cavoli, has commented on Russia's sluggish and disjointed reaction to Ukraine's military operations in the Kursk region. According to Cavoli, Russia is struggling to determine who should be responsible for addressing hostilities within its borders. Additionally, Moscow faces a shortage of available military reserves to counter Ukraine’s advances in Kursk.
Cavoli highlights that a significant portion of Russia's ground forces are tied up in Ukraine, leaving few reserves within Russia itself. The remaining units are largely made up of conscripts who are legally barred from being deployed in Ukraine, resulting in slower mobilization. He also notes that while Russia has transferred a large number of air forces to the Kursk region, the extent and effectiveness of any additional ground force reinforcements remain unclear.
The general underscores that some units from eastern Ukraine have been moved to the Kursk region, but it is uncertain how quickly these forces can be deployed or how much priority they will be given compared to other areas of war.
Residents of Sudzha in the Kursk region of russia debunk russian propaganda that residents are treated badly by the Ukrainians
This couple lives at home, they are not hiding in basements. "No one touches us, they told us to live in peace, everything is fine."
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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