Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #4

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An evacuation of the besieged city of Mariupol was scheduled to begin at noon (5 a.m. Eastern time), with a convoy led by the Red Cross leading the effort to get civilians out of increasingly dire conditions, city officials announced. A cease-fire and evacuation effort on Saturday fell apart before it could begin because of Russian shelling, according to the Ukrainians. On Sunday, city officials told residents to gather in three locations and be prepared to move, although it was not clear if they would move ahead with the plan if there was intense fighting along the proposed evacuation route.

What Happened on Day 10 of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
 
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in Moldova, a nation on Ukraine’s western border that formally applied to join the European Union last week, after Russia’s invasion. Responding to Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita’s request for America’s endorsement for its application, Mr. Blinken said that Moldova “can count on that support across the board.”

What Happened on Day 10 of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
 
South Korea said on Sunday that it was tightening export controls against Belarus, which has provided a staging ground for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Its foreign ministry did not release details other than to say that its restrictions against Belarus would be similar to those imposed against Russia. South Korea had earlier banned shipments of strategic goods to Russia and joined Western countries in suspending financial transactions with several major Russian banks.

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If only those massive yachts could be turned into hospitals.
March 6 2022
Fleeing sanctions, oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachts | The Star
''Working with the U.K.-based yacht valuation firm VesselsValue, the AP compiled a list of 56 superyachts — generally defined as luxury vessels exceeding 24 meters (79 feet) in length — believed to be owned by a few dozen Kremlin-aligned oligarchs, seaborne assets with a combined market value estimated at more than $5.4 billion.

The AP then used two online services — VesselFinder and MarineTraffic — to plot the last known locations of the yachts as relayed by their onboard tracking beacons.''

''While many are still anchored at or near sun-splashed playgrounds in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, more than a dozen were underway or had already arrived in remote ports in small nations such as the Maldives and Montenegro, potentially beyond the reach of Western sanctions. Three are moored in Dubai, where many wealthy Russians have vacation homes.

Another three had gone dark, their transponders last pinging just outside the Bosporus in Turkey — gateway to the Black Sea and the southern Russian ports of Sochi and Novorossiysk.''
 
Ukraine warns of threat to hydroelectric power station

The Ukrainian military warned on Sunday morning that Russian forces advancing north toward Kyiv could be moving to seize the dam of a key hydroelectric power station.

The threat to the Kaniv hydroelectric power station, located about 100 miles south of Kyiv on the Dnieper River, is part of what Ukrainian officials describe as a systematic effort to gain control over parts of the country’s critical infrastructure.
 
Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine reaches 1.5 million | CBC News
Last Updated: 7 minutes ago
''Zelensky says Russia is preparing to shell strategic port of Odesa
'Drive this evil out of our cities'
''Ukrainian police said there was relentless Russian shelling and air raids in the northeast Kharkiv region, reporting many casualties, while the UN World Health Organization said there had been several attacks on Ukrainian health-care facilities.'

Elsewhere, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on those in areas occupied by Russian troops to fight.

In a televised address on Sunday, Zelensky said Russia was preparing to bombard another southern city, Odesa, on Ukraine's Black Sea coast.''
 
BREAKING VLAD: Meet the morons in Putin's fan club | Toronto Sun
''Isolated as he is, Vladimir Putin is not without a fan base.
The Russian strongman and aspiring czar is still getting love from politicians, activists and influencers who have taken to wearing T-shirts and buttons with the letter Z to show their support for obliterating Ukraine.

Russian tanks and military vehicles rolling over Ukraine also have Z painted on their sides. Predictably, the Putin propaganda pushers at Russia Today are behind the campaign. Proceeds from the maniacal merch are said to be going to a charity supporting “children of war.”
The T-shirts with the letter Z are selling for 1,190 rubles (about $13), the Daily Mail reports.
Among those sporting the evil ensemble are former spy and Russian MP Maria Butina, who was convicted in 2018 in the U.S. for acting as a foreign agent. She sported one of the spiffy T-shirts in a photo.''
 
dotr said:
Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine reaches 1.5 million | CBC News
Last Updated: 7 minutes ago
''Zelensky says Russia is preparing to shell strategic port of Odesa
'Drive this evil out of our cities'
''Ukrainian police said there was relentless Russian shelling and air raids in the northeast Kharkiv region, reporting many casualties, while the UN World Health Organization said there had been several attacks on Ukrainian health-care facilities.'

Elsewhere, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on those in areas occupied by Russian troops to fight.

In a televised address on Sunday, Zelensky said Russia was preparing to bombard another southern city, Odesa, on Ukraine's Black Sea coast.''
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Ukraine Warns Russia To Shell Historic Port City Odessa

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday that Russian forces are preparing to shell Odessa, a historic port city on the Black Sea coast.

"They are preparing to bomb Odessa. Odessa!" he declared, in a video address.

"Russians have always come to Odessa. They have always felt only warmth in Odessa. Only sincerity. And now what? Bombs against Odessa? Artillery against Odessa? Missiles against Odessa?" he demanded.

"It will be a war crime. It will be a historical crime."

Russian forces have made progress in southern Ukraine since their February 24 invasion, overrunning the city of Kherson and besieging the port of Mariupol, but Odessa has so far been largely spared.

Almost a million people live in Odessa, a cosmopolitan harbour on Ukraine's southern coast with both Ukrainian and Russian speakers and Bulgarian and Jewish minorities.

The Russian advance from occupied Crimea has in part turned east to link up with Russian-backed separatists and to seize the Azov Sea port of Mariupol.

But another part of the force has also headed west to Kherson, on the road towards Odessa. The city is also close to the Moldovan border and the Russian-occupied region of Transnistria.
 
CrimeAway said:
I was under the impression that the Keystone pipeline at issue wasn't completed and would not necessarily have a significant impact on US gas supply, since it was tapped to transport oil extracted from tar sands, which is of a different grade than that used for gasoline (petrol).

Keystone Pipeline - Wikipedia

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/02/ins...nt-have-helped-ease-surging-energy-costs.html
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The keystones pipeline is operational, noted in the article you posted. The extention into Texas was stopped by EO from Biden. This means the oil comes into Cushing, OK, via KSPL, is bottle neck and overflow must be transported by rail car or truckers, at much greater risk.

We are a partner with Canada to purchase oil. We reneged on our agreement to build our portion of the pipeline. We could purchase more, reducing our dependence on Russian oil.

We are hostage to many of our enemies for oil. We have plenty of oil on this continent. We must decide how to safely transport, reduce our usage for oil, or remain hostage.

MOO, Pipelines are much safer, than ships, rail car or trucks. I have two in my area. The problems arise when pipelines refuse to work with locals and redirect pathways due to cost.

Yes, I did cook for and support our Tree Sitters in Virginia, when the Atlantic Piipeline refused to redirect the route from crossing vials streams, and caused land destruction due to poor practices. We need cooperation from the pipelines to achieve a solution.

All my opinion only and trying to understand a complex situation.
 
Bit of hope said:
It's behind a pay wall....
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The mortar shells fell first 100 or so yards from the bridge, then shifted in a series of thunderous blasts into a section of street where people were fleeing.

As the mortars got closer to the stream of civilians, people ran, pulling children, trying to find a safe spot. But there was nothing to hide behind. A shell landed in the street, sending up a cloud of concrete dust and leaving one family — a mother, a father, a teenage son and a daughter who appeared about 8 years old — sprawled on the ground.

Soldiers rushed to help, but the woman and children were dead. The father still had a pulse but was unconscious and severely wounded.

Their luggage, a blue roller suitcase and some backpacks, was scattered about, along with a green carrying case for a small dog that was barking...

The shelling suggested either targeting of the evacuation routes from Irpin, something of which the Ukrainian authorities have accused the Russian army after a railroad track used for evacuations was hit on Saturday, or disregard for the risk of civilian casualties.
 
There is a lot going around about evacuations from cities cancelled because of continuing bombardments. It feels like now they are all in the mix....meaning...sometimes we see terrible pictures of people from Irpin, trying to flee, but text about other major cities in the south...Or am I the only one noticing that.
 
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