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
Assad Smuggles Millions to Russia Amid Syrian Economic Crisis
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad smuggled at least two tonnes of euros and dollars from the Syrian Central Bank to Russia, reports the Financial Times.
Between 2018 and 2019, the Assad regime sent planes loaded with cash to Moscow, despite Syria facing a severe foreign currency shortage. During this period, the country’s reserves were “almost zero,” according to an informed source.
The total cash, equivalent to $250 million, was flown to Moscow's Vnukovo airport in $100 and €500 bills, weighing around two tonnes. From March 2018 to September 2019, there were 21 such flights, with the money later deposited into Russian banks.
Additionally, the Assad family secretly purchased assets in Russia, including at least 19 luxury apartments in the elite Moscow City district, worth over $40 million.
Zelensky:
Our medics fight for life every day at the front and in the rear. They save our soldiers and civilians in the most extreme conditions, under shelling and alarm signals, evacuate the wounded and carry out extremely complex operations.
Thank you to everyone who devotes themselves to this extremely important work - to help, treat, save Ukrainians - despite all the challenges and trials, protects the lives of our soldiers, our people, returns their health.
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Photo: Roman Pilipey, Viacheslav Ratynskyi, 129th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kostyantyn and Vlada Liberov, 128th Separate Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade, 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade.
🇳🇴Norway will provide Ukraine with over $240 million to strengthen its navy.
“It is important to protect the Ukrainian population and infrastructure from attacks by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet,” emphasized Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
He also noted the importance of safeguarding maritime exports of grain and other products that generate critical income for Ukraine.
▪️Earlier, Norway allocated $4.5 million to the “Grain from Ukraine” initiative.
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Sued a cow on Twitter that was mean to him.
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/trump-makes-up-best-jobs-for-best?r=70k1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
I think he owes every U.S. citizen $2500 to compensate
https://open.substack.com/pub/steady/p/oh-never-mind?r=70k1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Ukraine plans mass-production of fibre-optic E-Banshee hexacopter - Forces News
Ukraine is fast developing a foolproof way to beat the electronic jamming of attack drones on the battlefield – its very own home-produced fibre-optic controlled hexacopter drone.
In a war dominated by drones, it may seem counter-intuitive to put one on a leash, but the Chinese have been doing just that for some time and sharing their tech with Russia.
This is why Russia has already been fielding the technology in its so-called special military operation in Ukraine.
How Azov Infantry Intercepted a Rus Recon Team: Occupiers' Confessions and GoPro Footage - Azov
"Called fire upon ourselves". Elite Russian reconnaissance troops captured by Azov fighters.
Infantrymen from the 2nd Battalion of the 12th Azov Brigade captured five occupiers during a combat mission in the Toretsk sector.
These Russians were far from being ordinary "mobiks"[forcibly mobilized] or prisoners. Decorated and experienced reconnaissance group resisted Azov fighters for several days. Ultimately, the group's commander was eliminated, and his subordinates chose life and surrendered.
While in captivity, the Russians revealed details about their "achievements" in the war, as well as constant orders from their command to execute both prisoners of war and civilians.
How did Azov fighters capture the enemy reconnaissance group, and what happened next? Watch now.
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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