Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #7

[Chelly]

Putin's war has me wondering if US government is effectively funding our Special Forces and CIA.

 

[sunshineray]

Russia threatens to fine Wikipedia if it doesn't …
Russia threatens to fine Wikipedia if it doesn't remove some details about the war

The Russian government is threatening to fine Wikipedia if it doesn't remove content that contradicts its narrative about the war in Ukraine.

Communications regulator Roskomnadzor announced on Thursday that it had asked the online encyclopedia to remove a page containing "unreliable socially significant materials, as well as other prohibited information" about its operations in Ukraine, according to an English translation. It accused the site of intentionally misinforming Russian users.

EUROPE
Are Russians able to get any real news about what's going in Ukraine?

It said it could fine Wikipedia up to 4 million rubles, or nearly $47,000, for failing to remove those materials, which are illegal under Russian law.

Russia enacted legislation last month that criminalizes war reporting that doesn't echo the Kremlin's version of events — including by calling it a war.

Seems to me, in looking it up on Wikipedia
that they're pretty much not sue-able, successfully, unless the information is proven to be liable/damaging and wrong OR the sources (links) for claims have link-rot. I'm sure, really sure, probably 99.999% sure, that there's a bounty of links to replace any link-rot to prove each and every item in question by the Russian government

Not wanting to call a war a war and other moronic word-play to keep the Russian people in the dark to what's really happening, does not a lawsuit makeAJMO

Wikimedia Foundation - Wikipedia

Litigation involving the Wikimedia Foundation - Wikipedia.

Link rot - Wikipedia

 

[Sundog]

Similar atrocities took place under Mao in the PRC. Both countries still have citizens who line up to see them as they both lay in state in their respective mausoleums in Moscow and Beijing.

Stalin’s body wasn’t kept in the mausoleum for long. A few years after his death the USSR realised what a murderous swine he was and removed his body. Lenin is still there however, looking very waxy from what I recall.

O/t but Stalin was a handsome fella in his youth. Shame about the millions of deaths he was responsible for…

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Thanks for the correction, I meant to say Lenin's body is still there in his Moscow Mausoleum, not Stalin.

I recall Mao's body looking very waxy as well in his maosoleum in Tiananmin Square.

It is interesting that the Chinese name for "steel" or Stalin was very popular for a certain age of Chinese boys. Several of our friends have this name, shows you that Stalin/steel was a very popular name in that era.

 

[worldwatcher]

An aid convoy from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) failed to reach Mariupol in southern Ukraine on Friday.

Circumstances made it impossible for the three-vehicle convoy to get to the heavily contested Ukrainian port city, which was surrounded by Russian soldiers, the ICRC said. We hope to try again on Saturday. The vehicles returned to Zaporizhia, about 220 kilometers away. In order for the convoy to get through, it is very important that all warring parties stick to agreements and give the necessary security guarantees, the ICRC said.

Ukraine: Hilfskonvoi kann Mariupol nicht erreichen

Fingers crossed for tomorrow

 

[LadyL]

Massachusetts Man Recounts How His Daughter and Her New Baby Fled Ukraine on Foot

 

[sds71]

Britain’s most advanced portable missile system is thought to have shot down a Russian helicopter in its first use on the Ukrainian battlefield.

Starstreak, a high-velocity projectile that destroys targets with three kinetic darts, was filmed cutting the aircraft in two over the Luhansk region in the east of the country.

Verified footage of the attack shows the tungsten spears breaking the tail off the Mi-28N, after Ukrainians using British techniques opened fire.


A Ministry of Defence source believed that the video showed Starstreak in action over Ukraine. The source added that the anti-aircraft system had been deployed in the country for almost a week. Senior defence industry sources who examined the film also believe it to be the weapon.

UK missile shoots down first Russian helicopter in Ukraine war | News | The Times

 

[worldwatcher]

An aid convoy from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) failed to reach Mariupol in southern Ukraine on Friday.

Circumstances made it impossible for the three-vehicle convoy to get to the heavily contested Ukrainian port city, which was surrounded by Russian soldiers, the ICRC said. We hope to try again on Saturday. The vehicles returned to Zaporizhia, about 220 kilometers away. In order for the convoy to get through, it is very important that all warring parties stick to agreements and give the necessary security guarantees, the ICRC said.

Ukraine: Hilfskonvoi kann Mariupol nicht erreichen

Fingers crossed for tomorrow

Just got out - faster then I thought!!

A column of buses carrying Ukrainian evacuees, including residents of the besieged port city of Mariupol, arrived Friday evening in Zaporizhzhia, a Ukrainian city controlled by the Ukrainian army. This is reported by the French news agency AFP.

“The refugee inhabitants of Mariupol had managed to reach Berdiansk, a city occupied by Russian troops. There they were picked up by the convoy, official officials told AFP. From Berdiansk it went to Zaporizhzhia, which is more northwestern, the city that was originally supposed to be the final destination of a humanitarian corridor. It is not clear exactly how many inhabitants of Mariupol were involved”

Oekraïense vluchtelingen uit onder andere Mariupol bereiken Zaporizhzhia | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl

Last report that I could find was this:
“March 30 - A Ukrainian presidential adviser says street fighting is heavy in Mariupol and half the city is in the hands of Russian forces.”
Timeline: Russia's siege of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol

 

[LadyL]

Descent into Hell: Ukrainians reclaim shelled homes near Kyiv

 

[LadyL]

Belgorod: Russia accuses Ukraine of helicopter strikes on fuel depot in Russian territory

 

[cujenn81]

Russia threatens to fine Wikipedia if it doesn't …
Russia threatens to fine Wikipedia if it doesn't remove some details about the war

The Russian government is threatening to fine Wikipedia if it doesn't remove content that contradicts its narrative about the war in Ukraine.

Communications regulator Roskomnadzor announced on Thursday that it had asked the online encyclopedia to remove a page containing "unreliable socially significant materials, as well as other prohibited information" about its operations in Ukraine, according to an English translation. It accused the site of intentionally misinforming Russian users.

EUROPE
Are Russians able to get any real news about what's going in Ukraine?

It said it could fine Wikipedia up to 4 million rubles, or nearly $47,000, for failing to remove those materials, which are illegal under Russian law.

Russia enacted legislation last month that criminalizes war reporting that doesn't echo the Kremlin's version of events — including by calling it a war.

Oh, good grief.

 

[LadyL]

TikToker's old phone enables social media updates from behind Russia's "iron curtain"

 

[LadyL]

Companies with euro gas contracts should not meet Russia's rouble demand, EU says

 

[PommyMommy]

Ukraine helicopters attacked fuel depot in Belgorod, Russian officials claim | ITV News

If confirmed, it would be the first attack of its kind by Ukrainian forces inside Russia since Vladimir Putin's forced invaded five weeks ago.

Read more here: Ukraine helicopters attacked fuel depot in Belgorod, Russian officials claim | ITV News

U.S. official confirms Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory

Ukraine is denying any involvement in an attack on a Russian oil depot in Belgorod, but a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News that Ukrainian helicopters did carry out the strike. Holly Williams has the latest.

 

[PommyMommy]

NEXTA on Twitter - 8 hrs ago
The United States and 30 other member states of the International Energy Agency at an emergency meeting agreed to release 60 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves to the market. U.S. and 30 Countries Commit to Release 60 Million Barrels of Oil From Strategic Reserves to Stabilize Global Energy Markets | Department of Energy

NEXTA on Twitter - 7 hrs ago, video
Invaders from the territory of #Crimea fired 3 rockets from the Iskander complex and hit them at a settlement in the #Odessa region, there are wounded - the chairman of the Regional State Administration Maxim Marchenko.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 6 hrs ago
Metsola: Ukraine's candidacy can count on European Parliament support. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said, during a visit to Kyiv, that the EU will help rebuild Ukraine. “Ukraine is Europe,” Metsola said.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 5 hrs ago
Ukraine's Air Force: Russian aircraft increase activity in Donbas, avoid direct confrontation. “The enemy doesn’t control Ukrainian skies,” said Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk. Instead, Russia uses missile strikes, primarily in eastern Ukraine, he added.

NEXTA on Twitter
The #Kyiv region is almost completely liberated from the invaders.

NEXTA on Twitter - 3 hrs ago
The #Netherlands partially suspends the work of its embassy in #Moscow and the consulate general in St. #Petersburg.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 1 hr ago
Volunteers in Lviv Oblast prepare food for Ukraine’s defenders. Local women in Lviv Oblast came together to cook and pack 230 cans of stew, 60 cans of meat pate, 300 kilograms of dumplings (also known as varenyky) and 100 kilograms of pastries to be sent to Ukrainian soldiers.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
The act of the Russian Army stealing kitchen utensils from the Chernobyl NPP hotel was immortalized by Ukrainian graphic artist @marikinoo
This is the "2nd most powerful army in the world" Photo: Mari Kinovych on Instagram

 

[cujenn81]

U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will work with allies to transfer Soviet-made tanks to bolster Ukrainian defenses in the country’s eastern Donbas region, a U.S. official said on Friday.

The decision to act as an intermediary to help transfer the Soviet-made tanks, which Ukrainian troops know how to use, comes in response to a request from President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, the official said. It marks the first time in the war that the United States has helped transfer tanks.

The official said the transfers would begin soon, but declined to say how many tanks would be sent, or from which countries they would come. They will allow Ukraine to conduct long-range artillery strikes on Russian targets in Donbas, said the official.

 

[PommyMommy]

APR 1, 2022
Live updates | US giving Ukraine $300M more in military gear | AP News
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement Friday evening that the gear in the new package includes laser-guided rocket systems, unmanned aircraft, armored vehicles, night vision devices and ammunition. Also included are medical supplies, field equipment and spare parts.

War in Ukraine fuels fears among draft-age Russian youths | AP News
“I don’t trust them when they say they won’t send conscripts into combat. They lie all the time,” said Vladislav, a 22-year-old who is completing his studies and fears he could face the draft immediately after graduation. He asked that his last name not be used, fearing reprisals.

We must protect Ukraine's state officials from Russian abductions | Euromaidan Press
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the press March 17 to expect additional “systematic” abductions of local officials and attempts to replace them with Russian puppets. That is what happened in Melitopol where a Russian plant stood ready to do the Kremlin’s bidding as “acting” mayor.

WARNING: Viewers may find the content of this video disturbing.
Destruction On The Road To Kharkiv Reveals Intensity Of Battle For Ukrainian City (rferl.org)
Burned-out Russian tanks, cars, and bodies littered a highway leading to the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. It reveals the intensity of the fighting that occurred there when Ukrainian forces launched counterattacks on occupying Russian troops. On March 31, RFE/RL reporter Roman Pahulych surveyed the destruction along the highway near the village of Mala Rohan just east of Kharkiv.

Ukraine drastically lacks weapons to defend its airspace - Air Command | Euromaidan Press
Article by: Ukraine’s Air Force Command
In a post on Facebook, Ukraine’s Air Force Command stresses that despite statements to the contrary, Ukraine drastically lacks the weapons it needs to defend its airspace in order to win the war against Russia. Ukraine’s requests to western allies to provide air defense has not been met. MANPADS and Javelins are not enough to counter the dominating Russian air force and until Ukraine receives weapons to protect its sky, Russian bombs and cruise missiles will continue to destroy Ukrainian cities and kill civilians.

Russian "military police" destroy Ukrainian books and archives | Euromaidan Press
Editor's Note: Russian “military police” seize and destroy books on Ukrainian history and culture in the occupied territories in the Northeast of Ukraine. There are also cases of destruction and damage to the Ukrainian archives with documents about the Soviet repression and attempts to introduce Russian re-educational programs in Melitopol. Although still officially unconfirmed, appalling instances of deliberate murders of teachers in Bucha were also reported.

 

[JerseyGirl]

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