DanCar
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A tour of U.S. weapons being used in Ukraine:
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Russia/Ukraine conflict
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Russia losing more top brass:
This would be excellent if it somehow pans out:
This would be excellent if it somehow pans out:
Latest drama, seems more plausible this time but still file in “believe it when we see it”:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/...ytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said he planned this week to advance a long-stalled national security spending package to aid Israel, Ukraine and other American allies, along with a separate bill aimed at mollifying conservatives who have been vehemently opposed to backing Kyiv…
…came days after Iran launched a large aerial attack on Israel, amplifying calls for Congress to move quickly to approve the pending aid bill.
…Mr. Johnson said he would cobble together a legislative package that roughly mirrors the $95 billion aid bill the Senate passed two months ago but is broken down into three pieces. Lawmakers would vote separately on a bill providing money for Israel, one providing funding for Ukraine and a third with aid for Taiwan and other allies. They would cast a fourth vote on a separate measure containing other policies popular among Republicans…
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/...ytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Well, it makes Marjorie Taylor Greene mad so that's a good sign.
I still think he's playing stupid games.
I still think he's playing stupid games.
DanCar
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Since there aren't details for House Ukraine aid, the soonest a bill could come to vote is Friday, most likely much later.
I'll only believe it when it lands on Biden's desk. Johnson has been trying to play Lucy and the football with Ukraine aid ever since he became Speaker.
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SwedishAdvocate
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Anyone here has any connections with someone at YOUTUBE/Google/Alphabet?
It seems the Russians Dictator's trolls/bots (or Insiders?) at YOUTUBE/Google/Alphabet has managed to get the Reporting From Ukraine Y-tube channel to get scheduled for deletion...
If the Russian Dictator succeeds in deleting him from Youtube it's allegedly free to continue watching on Patreon:
It seems the Russians Dictator's trolls/bots (or Insiders?) at YOUTUBE/Google/Alphabet has managed to get the Reporting From Ukraine Y-tube channel to get scheduled for deletion...
If the Russian Dictator succeeds in deleting him from Youtube it's allegedly free to continue watching on Patreon:
SwedishAdvocate
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It unfortunately seems like the Russian Dictator has a new cruise missile that Patriot alone seemingly can't handle. This new missile flies too low. So the West may not have any other choice but to start flying missions with AWACS/Erieye or some such to help UKR spot these missiles if UKR is to have a chance of shooting these missiles down.
The russians Used the Latest Kh-69 Missiles to Attack the Trypilska TPP | Defense Express
Kh-69 is a subsonic cruise missile for tactical aircraft, which the enemy can launch from Su-34 and Su-35 tactical aircraft. As practice has shown, the use of this missile by the russians, in terms of its consequences for Ukrainians, may be more dangerouse than the use of the Kh-47M2 Kynzhal missileen.defence-ua.com
Source in Swedish:
This was not accurate. See below:
Zelensky: Russia destroyed key power plant near Kyiv since Ukraine 'ran out of missiles' for its defense
Russian forces destroyed the Trypillia Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in Kyiv Oblast because Ukraine had run out of missiles to defend it during an attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with PBS NewsHour published on April 16.
kyivindependent.com
SwedishAdvocate
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UKR has started trials with a Turkish semi-automatic shotgun in an attempt to better combat the Russian Dictator's drones.
In Ukrainian:
armyinform.com.ua
In Ukrainian:
Маємо справу з 70 ворожими FPV-дронами на день: наші воїни показали, як дробовик робить небо чистішим
Вже в армії мене часом засмучували моменти стосовно підготовки і культури поводження...
navguy12
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Nothing has changed; there should be no vote on aid to Israel until after aid to Ukraine has been confirmed. But Johnson will want the vote for Israel first and promise to (insert soothing meaningless rhetoric here) for Ukraine after the first vote.
navguy12
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Form today’s Guardian, somewhat tangential to the specific Ukrainian theatre of operations but worth mentioning:
www.theguardian.com
Undersea ‘hybrid warfare’ threatens security of 1bn, Nato commander warns
Underwater infrastructure vulnerable to Russian threats, says V Adm Didier Maleterre, after suspected sabotage of gas pipelines
www.theguardian.com
navguy12
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Ukraine war briefing: attacks on nuclear plant are Russian ‘false flag’, Kyiv tells UN security council
Zaporizhzhia ‘getting dangerously close to a nuclear accident’ says IAEA chief, as Russians and Ukrainians trade accusations. What we know on day 783
www.theguardian.com
SwedishAdvocate
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Netherlands to send six additional F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine - Euromaidan Press
This latest commitment increases the total number of aircraft pledged to Ukraine by the Netherlands to 24.
euromaidanpress.com
Netherlands to provide $4.7 bn in aid to Ukraine until 2026 - Euromaidan Press
The financial aid will be allocated for military and humanitarian support Ukraine with $4.7 bn in military and humanitarian aid over the next 3 years.
euromaidanpress.com
SwedishAdvocate
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...] Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said this during a discussion of the issue of civilian hostages held by Russia, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
"The Russian Federation, according to our observations, does not release civilians because they can automatically be witnesses of Russian atrocities in temporarily occupied areas. In general, in my opinion, the detention and holding of civilians is a new system of pressure on the civilian population that remains in place and thrives in those areas. This is a system of pressure in line with the worst practices of 1937, during the rule of the Soviet government," Lubinets noted.
According to the ombudsman, his Office has confirmed data that Russia tortures civilians, subjects them to sexual and psychological violence, gives them no access to medical care, and holds them in inadequate conditions. [...
www.ukrinform.net
"The Russian Federation, according to our observations, does not release civilians because they can automatically be witnesses of Russian atrocities in temporarily occupied areas. In general, in my opinion, the detention and holding of civilians is a new system of pressure on the civilian population that remains in place and thrives in those areas. This is a system of pressure in line with the worst practices of 1937, during the rule of the Soviet government," Lubinets noted.
According to the ombudsman, his Office has confirmed data that Russia tortures civilians, subjects them to sexual and psychological violence, gives them no access to medical care, and holds them in inadequate conditions. [...
Ombudsman: Russia not releasing civilians as witnesses of atrocities
The Russian invasion forces refuse to release illegally held Ukrainian civilians because they can automatically be witnesses of Russian atrocities in the temporarily occupied territories. â Ukrinform.
www.ukrinform.net
navguy12
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Wants to transfer air defenses, perhaps. But can or will they? Russia has been struggling to cover their asse(t)s.
Doesn’t look like Russia will be able to lower their key interest rate of 16% anytime soon (raised from 14% in December).
Excellent. Then Israel can join in the fun of taking that crap out.
