Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #2

[dotr]

UN Web TV
''General Assembly: Eleventh Emergency Special Session''

 

[dotr]

Updated: 28/02/2022 - 15:57
Snake Island border guards are alive and well, says Ukrainian navy
''Ukraine's Navy has said that 13 border guards defending Snake Island are alive and have been captured by Russia.

The men had initially been reported dead last week, but Ukrainian authorities now say they were "captured by the Russian occupiers".

"We are very happy to learn that our brothers are alive and well," the Ukrainian Navy said on its official Facebook page.

"The Marines and frontier guards [were] captured by the Russian occupiers on Snake Island."

 

[fred&edna]

No military experience but I can identify aircraft, location and country of origin.

9:45 AM 3 military chopper in the southern Polish border, 2 unidentified, 1 Poland. Again today, Boeing KC-135T Stratotanker, US originated from Germany, Romania E of Brasov circling in a large area. No military jets are showing on radar, as was the case yesterday. I'm sure a refilling pattern. A Boeing E-8C, US Air force circling over Lubin, Poland.

Poland is much busier today, than Sunday.

The air space s full of identifiable military craft, with by origin of flight, type of craft or origin of country.

Click on the aircraft for flight pattern and identity.

Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24

Yes, I'm on the same page with you regarding understanding/reading There were some Italian military jets in the air earlier today... took off from Milan. There was also a Russian IL-76 over the Black Sea that seemed a bit worrisome (at least to me). Thanks for replying - maybe we can compare notes as time moves on! (And on a side note NASA809 flying over the states now which I just found interesting)

 

[Bit of hope]

Actually I had to laugh about it...I know I'm bad Sorry...I wanted to quote...it's about the sinking of the ship. Ukrainian sailor is arrested for 'partially SINKING' £5m yacht owned by Russian boss | Daily Mail Online

 

[Sarahlou]

Updated: 28/02/2022 - 15:57
Snake Island border guards are alive and well, says Ukrainian navy
''Ukraine's Navy has said that 13 border guards defending Snake Island are alive and have been captured by Russia.

The men had initially been reported dead last week, but Ukrainian authorities now say they were "captured by the Russian occupiers".

"We are very happy to learn that our brothers are alive and well," the Ukrainian Navy said on its official Facebook page.

"The Marines and frontier guards [were] captured by the Russian occupiers on Snake Island."

What will happen to them though? I wouldn't like to imagine.

 

[Simply Southern]

Yes, I'm on the same page with you regarding understanding/reading There were some Italian military jets in the air earlier today... took off from Milan. There was also a Russian IL-76 over the Black Sea that seemed a bit worrisome (at least to me). Thanks for replying - maybe we can compare notes as time moves on! (And on a side note NASA806 flying over the states now which I just found interesting)

Private jet left Minsk for St Peterburg, about an hour ago. This is the only flight I've observed in Belarus, yesterday or today.

 

[dotr]

Russia-Ukraine war latest news: Putin ‘willing to consider’ halting attacks on civilians, says France – live | World news | The Guardian
''Jon Henley
In further evidence that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is radically changing European views, a survey for the Finnish public broadcaster YLE has found a majority of the country’s population is in favour of joining Nato for the first time.
According to the poll, conducted last week over three days before and immediately after the attacks with a representative sample of nearly 1,400 people, 53% of Finns would now support Finland’s accession to Nato, with 28% opposed and 19% unsure.''

''Russia’s invasion has also increased support for Nato membership in Sweden, with a survey commissioned last week by Swedish public broadcaster SVT showing 41% in favour and 35% opposed. The Finnish poll suggested that if Sweden applied to join the alliance, support for Finnish membership would rise to 66%.

Finland, an autonomous part of the Russian empire for more than a century until 1917, shares a 1,340km (833 miles) border with Russia, the longest of any EU state. Though not members, Finland and Sweden closely cooperate with Nato, allowing, among other things, the alliance’s troops to exercise on their soil.

Helsinki and Stockholm have also substantially intensified their bilateral defense cooperation in the past years, and secured close military cooperation with the United States, Britain and neighbouring Nato member Norway.''

Russia warned last week that if either country sought to join the alliance they would face “serious military-political consequences” from Moscow''

 

[PrairieWind]

Won't shutting down social media in Russia make it difficult for the Russian people to get outside information about what is going on?

 

[CSIDreamer]

Private jet left Minsk for St Peterburg, about an hour ago. This is the only flight I've observed in Belarus, yesterday or today.

Negotiations crew?

 

[cujenn81]

Whoa… this is huge!

Switzerland says it will freeze Russian assets, setting aside a tradition of neutrality.

GENEVA — Switzerland, a favorite destination for Russian oligarchs and their money, announced on Monday that it would freeze Russian financial assets in the country, setting aside a deeply rooted tradition of neutrality to join the European Union and a growing number of nations seeking to penalize Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.

After a meeting with the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland’s president, Ignazio Cassis, said that the country would immediately freeze the assets of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail V. Mishustin and Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov, as well as all 367 individuals sanctioned last week by the European Union.

Switzerland said it was departing from its usual policy of neutrality because of “the unprecedented military attack by Russia on a sovereign European state,” but expressed a willingness to help mediate in the conflict. It also joined European neighbors in closing its airspace to Russian aircraft, except for humanitarian or diplomatic purposes. But said it would evaluate whether to join in subsequent E.U. sanctions on a case-by-case basis.

 

[dotr]

Russia closes its airspace to 36 countries, including Canada | CP24.com
February 28, 2022
''MOSCOW — Russia has closed its airspace to carriers from 36 nations, including European countries and Canada, responding in kind to their move to close their respective airspaces to all Russian aircraft.

The move, announced Monday by the state aviation agency, follows a decision by the EU and Canada over the weekend to close their skies to the Russian planes in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.''

 

[CSIDreamer]

Anyone able to translate? It's a video.

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1498324285001195525?t=OJadwaGvqKO3r41GgrhWTQ&s=19

 

[Bit of hope]

Whoa… this is huge!

Switzerland says it will freeze Russian assets, setting aside a tradition of neutrality.

GENEVA — Switzerland, a favorite destination for Russian oligarchs and their money, announced on Monday that it would freeze Russian financial assets in the country, setting aside a deeply rooted tradition of neutrality to join the European Union and a growing number of nations seeking to penalize Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.

After a meeting with the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland’s president, Ignazio Cassis, said that the country would immediately freeze the assets of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail V. Mishustin and Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov, as well as all 367 individuals sanctioned last week by the European Union.

Switzerland said it was departing from its usual policy of neutrality because of “the unprecedented military attack by Russia on a sovereign European state,” but expressed a willingness to help mediate in the conflict. It also joined European neighbors in closing its airspace to Russian aircraft, except for humanitarian or diplomatic purposes. But said it would evaluate whether to join in subsequent E.U. sanctions on a case-by-case basis.

Finally...applauding....

 

[Bit of hope]

Anyone able to translate? It's a video.

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1498324285001195525?t=OJadwaGvqKO3r41GgrhWTQ&s=19

No sorry.....I can't...

 

[Bit of hope]

Russia closes its airspace to 36 countries, including Canada | CP24.com
February 28, 2022
''MOSCOW — Russia has closed its airspace to carriers from 36 nations, including European countries and Canada, responding in kind to their move to close their respective airspaces to all Russian aircraft.

The move, announced Monday by the state aviation agency, follows a decision by the EU and Canada over the weekend to close their skies to the Russian planes in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.''

Desperately kicking back.

 

[PrairieWind]

Desperately kicking back.

Exactly. It isn't punitive to those countries and helps Russia not at all.

 

[Bit of hope]

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Zelensky warns next 24 hours will be "crucial" as Ukraine-Russia peace talks begin

Ukrainian and Russian officials arrived at the Ukraine-Belarus border for peace talks that kicked off at 6am ET Monday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Day 5 of the invasion that the next 24 hours would be "crucial" to Ukraine's fate.

The latest: A senior U.S. defense official told reporters that Russia's advance on Kyiv from the north moved only 5 kilometers from Sunday, putting them roughly 25 kilometers outside the center of the capital.

• Russia has deployed nearly 75% of its assembled combat power inside Ukraine, and has launched approximately 380 missiles so far, the official said.
• Five days into the war, Russia has still not achieved air superiority over Ukraine, with its ground forces "running out of gas and having logistics problems," the official added.
• The official said the Russians' goal continues to be to "encircle Kyiv from multiple locations," and to capture the cities of Kharkiv and Mariupol to allow them to section off eastern Ukraine.

State of play: An adviser to Zelensky tweeted at 9:40am ET that a third round of talks were getting underway, nearly four hours after negotiations began.

• As peace talks were ongoing, Ukraine's Interior Ministry said dozens of civilians had been killed and hundreds wounded by indiscriminate shelling in Kharkiv, a city on the border with Russia.
• French President Emmanuel Macron had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which Putin said a deal "is possible only if Russia’s legitimate security interests are unconditionally taken into account," according to a Kremlin readout.
• The State Department accused Russia on Monday of "widespread" human rights abuses during the invasion: "Russia’s invasion has damaged and destroyed schools, hospitals, radio stations, and homes, killing and injuring civilians, including children."

The big picture: Zelensky's office called for an "immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine" as several high-ranking Ukrainian officials headed to the talks, but he expressed little optimism that the negotiations would result in an end to the attack.

What else is happening: In his latest address, Zelensky called for Ukraine's immediate accession to the EU — one day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Ukraine is "one of us and we want them in."

• 16 Ukrainian children have been killed and 45 have been wounded during the war, while Russia has suffered 4,500 casualties, Zelensky said. International monitors have not verified these numbers.
• Zelensky said that he will allow prisoners with combat experience to be released to help defend the country and "compensate their guilt."
• Ukraine's deputy defense minister also claimed Ukraine has received "thousands" of requests from foreign volunteers to join a new "International Legion" to fight Russia.
• Russia closed its airspace to Germany, France, the U.K. and 33 other countries, after the EU froze out Russian aircraft on Monday.
• More than 500,000 refugees have fled to neighboring countries, including Poland, Hungary, Romania and Moldova, the U.N. said.

Zoom out: Russia's currency collapsed in overnight trading, with the ruble plummeting against the dollar as the West imposed unprecedented, crippling sanctions and massive corporations said they would end their business in Russia.

• The Russian central bank raised interest rates from 9.5% to 20% and announced a raft of measures — including the suspension of stock trading on the Moscow Exchange — in a desperate attempt to stop the bleeding.
• The Biden administration announced Monday morning that Russia's central bank will be prohibited from undertaking transactions in dollars under a new concerted effort by the U.S. and its allies that is set to accelerate Russia's economic tailspin.

 

[PrairieWind]

I believe the Russian people will gradually start to become aware of just how incredibly destructive this invasion is to Russia. Even if the Russian forces seize all of Ukraine, which they probably will before long, Russia is going to be economically destroyed, and it may take decades to recover. Unfortunately, the Russian people may have very little recourse against their government.

 

[Bit of hope]

It's probably not what is said in American English but "a cornered cat makes weird jumps" I'm very afraid what this loonie is able to do next.

 

[Simply Southern]

Negotiations crew?

That's what I'm thinking.