Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #2

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That Times of Israel link also has a piece about Brazilian President Bolsinaro maintaining a neutral position about the attacks:

"Bolsinaro says that Russia has no intention of carrying out any massacres and that in some regions of Ukraine “90% of the people want to get closer to Russia.

The Brazilian president also criticizes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying people “entrusted the fate of the nation to a comedian"

Bolsinaro had met with Putin in Moscow in January this year.
 
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Wars and rumors of wars….and for what?

This is so sad. Unnecessary loss of life. All for power?
 
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Wars and rumors of wars….and for what?

This is so sad. Unnecessary loss of life. All for power?
To put the USSR back.
MOO Ukraine is its own region and was until the USSR took them over and then they got free in 1991.
They know what living under Russian rule is, and that is why they are fighting.
 
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This man called the right tune on Feb 24 2022, might check out the book, imo, fwiw.imo.
@4:00
What is Putin’s Endgame? Garry Kasparov on Russia’s Attack on Ukraine | Amanpour and Company - YouTube

Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov lists moves to checkmate Putin (theprint.in)
REWATI KARAN
25 February, 2022
''Continuing his condemnation of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, grandmaster Garry Kasparov said, “Every dollar in trade with Russia since he invaded Ukraine in 2014, every Euro of corrupt deals with his cronies, helped Putin build the war machine he is using to slaughter civilians in Europe today.”
 
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I did read that :
Febr 24
‘Eight Dutch fighter planes are being deployed to monitor NATO airspace over Eastern Europe. Two Dutch F-35s were the first to take to the air for this on Thursday. Later in the day, they were replaced by two F-16s, the Defense Ministry said.’

This deployment is separate from the two F-35s that will monitor the airspace in southeastern Europe in April and May. Both these aircraft are then stationed in Bulgaria with about ninety support personnel.

SBM
Nederland stuurt acht gevechtsvliegtuigen naar Oost-Europa

According to google (?)/people ask:

Can F-35 be tracked?

Stealth fighters such as America's F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aren't technically invisible, but they are difficult to track on radar. Now the People's Republic of China is claiming its latest fixed-wing early warning aircraft (AEW) can track such aircraft.
ETA...I'm sure the fuel planes are refilling all NATO allies planes
I've been looking for the F16s/any jets, they are not showing up. What I observed were the refueling planes, MANY doing circles just inside the SE border of Poland, one a little future N and then 2 on the Romanian border. They were all US, one out of England and the others Ramstein. The jets aren't showing up.

There are many C17 Cargo planes in and out of Poland. I do know the 82nd Airborne is in Poland. Would Poland be of higher risk of attack than Romania?

Moo
 
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From that link.

“The AN-225 was sometimes drafted in to help airlift aid during crises in other countries. In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake it delivered relief supplies to the neighboring Dominican Republic. During the early days of the Covid pandemic it was used to transport medical supplies to affected areas.

Its popularity in the aviation world meant it often drew large crowds wherever it went, particularly when it made star appearances at air shows.”
 
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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) Tweeted:
⚡️Belarus will renounce its non-nuclear and neutral status, allowing Russia to place nuclear weapons on its territory, as a result of the referendum held today.

65.16% of citizens allegedly supported these constitutional amendments. https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498087626544492552?s=20&t=pwvHRsxw44wakFKNKDUTeA

Stomach turning.

BBM:
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has edged even closer to Russia amid crippling Western sanctions over his crackdown on domestic protests, said he was confident that Belarusians will support a set of constitutional amendments that would allow him to stay in power until 2035.

The revised main law also sheds Belarus’ neutral status, opening the way for stronger military cooperation with Russia, which deployed forces to Belarusian territory under the pretext of military drills and then sent them rolling into Ukraine as part of the invasion that began Thursday.

Belarus holds constitutional vote as crisis in Ukraine rages
 
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So hard to keep up...I'm working at the same time.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said Ukraine belongs in the European Union and the bloc would like to see the country be a part of it in time.

“Indeed over time, they belong to us. They are one of us and we want them in,” Von der Leyen said in an interview with Euronews on Sunday in an interview.

Her comments came hours after the 27-nation EU decided to supply weapons to Ukraine, a first in the bloc’s history.

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed he had a phone conversation with Von der Leyen where the pair talked about “concrete decisions on strengthening Ukraine’s defence capabilities” as well as macro-financial assistance and Ukraine’s membership in the EU.

Russia-Ukraine war latest news: US condemns Putin’s nuclear deterrence order; Russian tank column heading towards Kyiv – live updates
 
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*&#% Bolsinaro and Lukashenko/Belarus!
said aloud uncensored here a few times
 
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What a nightmare. These poor people. :(

Russia's war on Ukraine: Where fighting is on now (Feb. 27 live updates) (kyivindependent.com)

5 p.m.


Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast: Ukraine’s National Guard stopped food trucks with ATB signs on them. ATB is Ukraine’s widespread supermarket chain. Inside the trucks there were Russian military personnel. As a result of the battle, all of them were neutralized.

[...]

4 p.m.

Sumy, Sumy Oblast: Russians opened fire on a civilian car. There were two adults and three children in the car, including an infant. One woman was hit in the head by a bullet. The woman died.

[...]

Konotop, Sumy Oblast: Russian saboteurs entered a local meat processing plant, breaking the locks. They change into civilian clothes and go back to the city, Suspilne Sumy reports.

[...]

3 p.m.

Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast: Ukrainian army destroyed a tank company, both the vehicles and the soldiers, of the Russian army not far from Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast.

[...]

Vinnytsya, Vinnytsya Oblast: Ukraine’s Police arrested a saboteur. The man was placing special marks, allegedly used to help the enemy maneuver around the country. He had an automatic gun with an optical sight, additional ammunition and other relevant equipment.

Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast: Another residential area was shelled in Mariupol.

2 p.m.

[...]

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast: Russian saboteur has been spotted trying to plant explosives in one of Kyiv’s residential complexes. A local resident has noticed a bearded man leaving a backpack in the hallway of the building and leaving shortly. A man called the police. Policeman found explosives in the backpack and later caught an enemy himself. They are now looking for two more members of his sabotage reconnaissance group.

Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast: Russians shelled the downtown of Chernihiv, a city in the north of Ukraine. Apparently the enemy targeted the local city council, but the missile hit the yard between the dental clinic and a residential building, Suspilne Chernihiv reports.

Black Sea: Russian warships took control of two more Ukrainian civilian ships. Ukrainian tanker “Afina” and a dry cargo ship “Princess Nicole” were given a command by a Russian warship to approach for a check-up. As soon as they approached the communication with them was cut off, the next time both of them were spotted on the radar were some 18 miles from the shore of the occupied Crimea. Both ships were heading to Zmiinyi (Snake) Island.

1 p.m.

Irpin, Kyiv Oblast: Three private residential buildings are on fire in Irpin, a small town not far from the capital, Suspilne reports. The houses caught fire after a recent shelling. There is a risk that there can be people taking shelter in the basements of the buildings.

Kahovka, Kherson Oblast: Police warn city residents to not leave town. The Russian forces open fire at all the civilian cars.

[...]

12 p.m.

Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast: Street fights have been ongoing in the city for the last 4 hours. Locals report enemy vehicles in many parts of the city, including the downtown. Ukrainian army forces fight back – many Russian soldiers and saboutures are taken captive, cars and armed vehicles destroyed.

Trostyanets, Sumy Oblast: Russian soldiers steal food supplies from a local store, reports State’s Special Communication services sharing a video from, what looks like, a store’s surveillance camera.

Dmytrivka, Kyiv Oblast: Russian armed vehicle column marked with letter V is spotted near Dmytrivka village in Kyiv Oblast,not far from Bucha, Kyiv’s satellite town heavily shelled during the last two days. The column is reportedly heading towards Zabuchya, another small village in the area north of Kyiv. Early Ukraine’s Army Commanders asked Ukrainians to watch out for this particular column. According to the army message distributed online, the column has some “special tasks”.

11 a.m.

[...]

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast: Two more explosions audible from city center.

Koryukivka, Chernihiv Oblast: A crowd of unarmed people in the city of Koryukivka stepped out in front of Russian tanks, halting their forward movement, Novoye Vremya reported. The news site posted a mobile phone video of stationary tanks in front of a big group of civilians. A second video showed the crowd slowly walking towards the tanks that were backing up.

[...]

Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast: Ukrainian Public Broadcaster Suspilne reported that Russian forces have shot up a bus full of civilians around Okhtyrka and are not allowing ambulances to reach the site. According to Suspilne, the area has been mined but family doctors are making their way to the spot on foot.

10 a.m.

Chornobayivka. Kherson Oblast: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted a video of what appears to be a convoy of trucks getting hit from the air — Ukraine’s top commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi said this was a strike against Russian vehicles by a Ukrainian, Turkish-made Bayraktar drone.

Bucha, Kyiv Oblast: The Ukrainian military blew up the bridge between the towns of Bucha and Irpin to slow down Russian troops, Novoye Vremya reported, posting a picture of a large plume of smoke in the area. Russian troops have been blocked off in Bucha, according to Novoye Vremya.

9 a.m.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast: The air force has shot down a cruise missile fired at Kyiv from Belarus, Ukraine’s top military commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi reported on Facebook. He called it “yet another war crime” by Belarus and Russia.

A 16-story building in Kyiv’s outer Troeshchina district has been blasted by an explosion, igniting seven nearby parked cars, according to the Kyiv City State Administration.

Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast: Two Danish journalists were shot in the town of Okhtyrka but have been taken to the hospital and are “out of danger,” according to the Daily Beast. Okhtyrka has seen some fierce fighting since the invasion began.

8 a.m.

Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast: Russian troops have broken through into the center of Kharkiv, Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the regional government, posted on Facebook at 7:35 a.m. The Ukrainians are waging street battles with the Russians, civilians have been advised not to leave their homes or shelters.

Bucha, Kyiv Oblast: Several Ukrainian news outlets and Telegram channels posted photos of a burning nine-story residential building in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast. Ukrainska Pravda cited sources in the President’s Office and among other authorities that the fire was caused by shelling.

[...]

This is heart breaking.

Putin doesn't want peace talks. He wants to destroy Ukraine before daybreak. He wants every living person dead. I think its clear and our leaders have realized he's lost his mind/ability to be reasoned with. He is pure evil, straight from the pits of XXXX.
Moo
 
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Stomach turning.

BBM:
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has edged even closer to Russia amid crippling Western sanctions over his crackdown on domestic protests, said he was confident that Belarusians will support a set of constitutional amendments that would allow him to stay in power until 2035.

The revised main law also sheds Belarus’ neutral status, opening the way for stronger military cooperation with Russia, which deployed forces to Belarusian territory under the pretext of military drills and then sent them rolling into Ukraine as part of the invasion that began Thursday.

Belarus holds constitutional vote as crisis in Ukraine rages

Quoting self to show a pattern:
(April 2021)
Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will allow him to run for the presidency twice more in his lifetime, potentially keeping him in office until 2036.

The Russian president signed the legislation on Monday, ending a year-long process to “reset” his presidential terms by rewriting the constitution through a referendum-like process that his critics have called a crude power grab.

Vladimir Putin passes law that may keep him in office until 2036
 
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*is hoping jets have arrived*

Something, anything.

JMO
 
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ETA...I'm sure the fuel planes are refilling all NATO allies planes
I've been looking for the F16s/any jets they are not showing up. What I observed were the refueling planes, MANY doing circles just inside the SE border of Poland, one a little future N and then 2 on the Romanian border. They were all US, one out of England and the others Ramstein. The jets aren't showing up.

There are many C17 Cargo planes in and out of Poland. I do know the 82nd Airborne is in Poland. Would Poland be of higher risk of attack than Romania?

Moo
Translated from the same link:

‘The fighters can stay in the air for a long time with the help of tanker aircraft. The ministry does not disclose exactly where they will be deployed. The aircraft will return to their base in the Netherlands after their daily deployment.


A pool of eight Dutch combat aircraft is available 24/7 for this task in Eastern Europe. It concerns four F-35s that are stationed in Leeuwarden and four F-16s from Volkel Air Base. The aircraft are always deployed in pairs.’
Nederland stuurt acht gevechtsvliegtuigen naar Oost-Europa

It seems that Russia was spotted in Sweden, Turkey at sea,at the beginning of this year. Seems like they were scouting..

Yesterday Russia shot down their own plane;
Russia 'shoots down own aircraft' in friendly fire | ITV News

Poland
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russian-threat-behind-polands-f-35-purchase-199587
 
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Canada has announced that it will ship non-lethal protective military equipment such as helmets and body armour to Ukraine’s army, but ruled out sending troops in against Russian forces.

Ukrainian troops need bulletproof vests, helmets, gas masks and night vision equipment, Canadian foreign affairs minister Melanie Joly said at a press conference on Sunday.

The contributions will amount to 25m Canadian dollars (17.6m euros), said Joly, stressing that she had received the request “directly” from Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Olha Stefanishyna.

Russia-Ukraine war latest news: US condemns Putin’s nuclear deterrence order; Russian tank column heading towards Kyiv – live updates
 
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