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
🇮🇷 Iran has confirmed that it has transferred missiles to Russia. An Iranian MP said that Tehran gives Moscow missiles and drones, and Moscow gives soybeans and wheat in return
He also added that the partnership with Russia helps Iran circumvent sanctions and receive foreign currency for arms sales.
Meanwhile, Iran's mission to the UN denied supplying missiles to Russia, and the Foreign Ministry said that Iran “has never been a part” of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
The WSJ newspaper wrote the day before that Iran had already transferred several hundred ballistic missiles to Russia.
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⚡️ Russian POWs held in Ukraine no longer allowed to call relatives, ombudsman says.
Russian prisoners of war (POWs) held in Ukrainian camps are no longer allowed to make phone calls to their relatives, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on Sept. 7.
Lubinets said that the ban does not violate the Geneva Conventions, as Russian POWs can still send written letters to their families.
Russian UAV crashed in Latvia on Saturday.
According to the Latvian defence ministry, the incident occurred on Saturday in the Rezekne region in eastern Latvia.
The competent institutions are still investigating the event, but preliminary data indicates that a Russian military drone entered Latvian airspace from Belarus.
In accordance with established procedures, Latvian defence forces notified high-ranking government representatives, law enforcement officers, and NATO commanders.
As far as it is known, this is the first time a Russian military drone has violated Latvian airspace since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In light of this, Latvia's Minister of Defence, Andris Sprūds, emphasised the importance of continuing the work initiated to fortify the country's eastern border, particularly the development of air defence capabilities and electronic warfare.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics emphasised the necessity of a unified reaction to incidents involving Russian drones, stating that "the number of such incidents on NATO's eastern flank is growing".
⚡️Ukrainian Military Intelligence has carried out a cyber attack on Russian infrastructure
According to Kyiv Post source in Ukrainian intelligence, on September 4, a cyber operation by the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR), targeted network infrastructure in Russia.
The attack hit Lukoil, the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate (GIBDD), and the Bank of Russia.
A total of 18 servers were destroyed beyond recovery, and the infrastructure of the company Antenna, which provides services to numerous government agencies and commercial enterprises involved in supporting Russia's aggression against Ukraine, was also compromised.
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Vovchansk: Another Ukrainian City Wiped Off the Map by Russia
Vovchansk is located about 5 kilometers from the Russian border. Over 17,000 Ukrainians lived here before the war.
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Lessons from Ukraine: How to Build a Global Brand in Times of Crisis
On Saturday, Sept 21, at the Weekend Media Festival in Croatia, Luc Chénier, CEO of Kyiv Post, will share insights on how crises can become catalysts for brands to grow and how Ukrainian businesses are doing this by becoming global players with influence.
"Today, Ukraine is not just a country but a global brand," Chénier believes.
In an era of instability and challenges, Ukraine sets the standard: Never giving up, moving forward, and becoming even stronger on the global stage.
Amid the war, with daily rocket and bomb attacks, Ukrainian businesses are showing that it is possible not only survive, but also to advance on the global stage under the harshest conditions.
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While the US continues to forbid Ukraine from striking Russia’s launchers and airfields, Russians increase the massacres across the country, an hour ago launching 5 Iskander/North Korean ballistic missiles onto a residential neighborhood in the town of Pavlohrad.
There are now at least 55 victims, the youngest, 4 year old child, the oldest an 82 year old woman.
Rescue efforts ongoing.
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Today, a father buries his 3 daughters and wife that were killed when Russians targeted the center of Lviv with hypersonic missles.
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Today, a father buries his 3 daughters and wife that were killed when Russians targeted the center of Lviv with hypersonic missles.
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🔱Kyiv oblast. The village of Velyka Oleksandrivka
The world's largest coat of arms of Ukraine and the inscription Glory to Ukraine
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Peskov promised that the announcement of a new mobilization in Russia is not under discussion.
Just like he promised there would be no mobilization previously. And that Russia wasn't going to attack Ukraine. A man of his word, definitely.
Too often it’s taken waves of frontline complaints to get attention to problems in the field and Ukraine clearly has a problem with old soviet era mentality trained officers who need retiring. They have no place in this war anymore.
It’s also a little bit damning that Kursk which has gained hectares of farmland, had the general staff’s attention while in effect the Pokrovsk front burned and was left to less than capable commanders. Now that’s been rectified - just about as last minute as you could manage. I can’t help but see the history books condemning Kursk not just as a strategic folly but as having been responsible in yet another way, for what’s gone on in the central front.
Thank god that sense and resolve has been restored to the centre and that Syrski I hope, has learned a valuable lesson about not taking his eye off the ball.
We can only be intensely grateful for the junior officers and frontline troops who have held the line despite terrible odds and conditions, who had the guts to speak up and save the day.
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Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦!
Volodymyr Terelyuk worked as an oncodermatologist in a private medical center in Kherson.
He had a higher category and about 30 years of experience. He was a bright, sensitive person and a highly qualified specialist.
The man was killed by Russia on September 2, 2024. Then the occupiers launched an attack from a drone on the Kindyika area.
"A wonderful person and a doctor from God. It is impossible to believe in this grief. It is impossible to realize that the life of such a wonderful person was taken away. I am grateful to have worked with you. We will never forget you," said colleague Tetyana Shahina.
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The former defence secretary of the United Kingdom writes:
"I have a concern that has grown ever larger this summer. It is now so pressing that I cannot stay quiet about it any longer.
Given the way that Putin is targeting men, women and children using glide bombs frequently launched from Russia, we must now urgently approve the use of our long-range weapons into Russia.
Just last week, a devastating Russian missile attack targeted the city of Poltava, striking a hospital and surrounding residential area, killing at least 51 people and injuring more than 200, marking one of the deadliest attacks of the year.
We know that many attacks are launched from Russia itself. And yet, with the exception of our giving permission to allow UK missiles to strike Crimea, we have remained cautious about allowing our Ukrainian allies to target the source of these attacks.
It is no longer credible for us to cheer on Ukraine, invite the president to No 10, and yet fail to allow our defensive weapons to be used where they would be most effective.
It’s time to stop asking President Zelensky’s brave population to fight with one arm tied behind their backs.
Instead the UK must issue a straightforward warning to Putin. If you continue to murder men, women and children with glide bombs launched from Russia, then we will lead the rest of the world to authorise our long-range missiles to take out your launchers, regardless of where they happen to be — even inside Russia.
Now is the moment to remind ourselves that what is happening in Ukraine isn’t just about them. It is about us too. It is about defending our entire way of life. Our imperfect, often frustrating system of self-government. The same system that sometimes leads to the governing party being booted out of office due to underperformance.
Putin is wrong about us. Maintaining a system with democratic winners and losers isn’t weakness. It is strength. But we can only maintain that legitimacy if we stand up for others whose democracy is under attack. And that does need raw muscle. So Britain must regain her place as the country willing to lead again.
We should provide permission for our Storm Shadows to be used, and invite the French, the Americans and even our more reticent German partners to follow us. With a simple ultimatum to Putin: stop your inbound attacks on Ukraine, or we will support Ukraine’s response.
I know that freedom, democracy and elections are complete anathema to Putin. But we are stronger because we willingly accept that elections may not always go our way. He would rather impose his autocracy on Ukraine, but if you value freedom, this is not just a battle for Ukraine, it matters the free world over. Or to put it another way, this is a battle for the right to be a political loser."
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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