Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #3

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Snipped by me for focus

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I had to look up Eritrea...

Eritrea, the small unknown country in East Africa, is located at the banks of the Red Sea and is home to one of the world's worst dictatorships and is (un)popularly known as the North Korea of Africa.

So 4 of the world's worst dictators voted with Russia. I wonder if the Russia people are even being told about this UN Assembly vote? It is the kind of news that just jumps up and says,"HEY LOOK AT ME!!" I sure hope they got to see it.

 

[sds71]

Kelly O'Donnell
@KellyO

President Biden will hold a secure video call with fellow Quad Leaders, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, to discuss the war against Ukraine and its implications for the Indo-Pacific.

 

[Bit of hope]

Inserted press conference of the Dutch government in a minute. Very curious. It's belated.

Some parts...

Rutte: Russische agressie totaal ongekend • 'Situatie Kiev moeilijk maar onder controle'

Rutte: violation of human rights must not go unpunished
According to Prime Minister Rutte, any war crimes must be well documented. Partly for this reason, Minister Hoekstra of Foreign Affairs has called for attention at the UN to set up a commission of inquiry to map out any crimes.

"Human rights violations must not go unpunished, justice must run its course," said Rutte.

Rutte: Russian aggression completely unprecedented
Prime Minister Rutte calls the situation in Ukraine terrible. "Russian aggression is totally unprecedented," he just said in a statement. "That aggression is also starting to focus more and more on military targets, but also on civilian targets, so civilians. It's all terrible."

"We have all seen the images of the attack on the mediators in Kiev, but also of the destruction of civilian buildings, government targets and apartment complexes in Kharkov. These are images that are etched on all of us and that we will never forget. "

DPG Media Privacy Gate

At the request of Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky, Rutte will record a video message for the Ukrainian population later today, the prime minister said. ,,I have expressed all support and respect to him on behalf of 17 million Dutch people, he also asked me to do the same in a video message. I will record it.”

The Netherlands continues to send weapons and relief supplies, and preparations are also being made to receive Ukrainian refugees. Rutte could not report on how many refugees he is counting on.

 

[sunshineray]

More need to speak out against the slaughter going on...ill-prepared and deceived Russian boys included. I call them boys because at my age, that's how my Momma's heart sees them.

 

[Bit of hope]

People around the world ask NATO to close the airspace over Ukraine - Online petition

PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ASK NATO TO CLOSE THE AIRSPACE OVER UKRAINE

We, people around the world, are asking NATO member states and Ukraine-friendly countries to close the airspace over Ukraine and deploy peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, provide military assistance to Kyiv and support the Ukrainian people.

1,065,685 Supporters as of now.

 

[SouthAussie]

Kelly O'Donnell
@KellyO

President Biden will hold a secure video call with fellow Quad Leaders, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, to discuss the war against Ukraine and its implications for the Indo-Pacific.

Seems that we (Aus) have started taking refugees. Even though we are a long way away from the Ukrainians home.
We take 30,000 refugees every year. Maybe we are going to up our quota for a while.


The federal government has approved more than 1,000 visas for Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion, with several people due to arrive in Australia this weekend.

The majority are expected to stay in Europe but Australian organisations have already received a large number of requests for help.

"There are people who are fleeing invading troops and bombs. We've also heard from Ukrainians who were working in China, for example, and now can't go home," said Mr Romaniw.

More than 1,000 visas approved for Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion

 

[Bit of hope]

I wonder if it would be possible to hack into Russian state media to get the truth out. Stupid idea...release a huge amount of balloons near the Russian borders with texts about the truth, when the wind is right. Flyers dropped out of an airplane wouldn't be possible I presume.

 

[SouthAussie]

Reports are coming in of fresh explosions in the capital Kyiv.

Kyiv was hit by missile strikes overnight. Now the bombardment appears to have resumed.

Russia Ukraine LIVE updates

 

[sunshineray]

I wonder if it would be possible to hack into Russian state media to get the truth out.

That's what I was hoping Anonymous would do regularly. I think they did it once so far, that's been reported, IIRC?

 

[Mo Thuairim]

Éirinn go Brách

You spelled it correctly!!

 

[Bit of hope]

That's what I was hoping Anonymous would do regularly. I think they did it once so far, that's been reported, IIRC?

Yes, you are right but they took it down...not broadcasting a message for the ignorant Russian people (obviously there are a lot who understand already what this is all about, but they were silenced) about what is really going on.

 

[Amonet]

WHO leader says "critical" oxygen shortage in Ukraine will impact ability to treat Covid-19 patients

“Critical shortage of oxygen will have an impact on the ability to treat patients with Covid-19 and many other conditions. At least three major oxygen plants in Ukraine have now closed and we're seeking ways of accessing oxygen from neighboring countries and ways to deliver it safely to where it's needed,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a news briefing.
Tedros said there is an “urgent need” to establish a corridor so supplies can be transported in the region.

“I think the estimate just last week was 2,000 people on oxygen, high-flow oxygen for Covid,” Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program, said, adding that the number has likely risen since then, including people who need oxygen for non-Covid conditions.”

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Conflict in Ukraine makes it "much more likely" Covid-19 will spread, WHO official says

“Conditions on the ground in Ukraine will make it easier for Covid-19 to spread, Dr. Mike Ryan, director of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Program, said during a news briefing on Wednesday.

“Anytime you disrupt society like this and put literally millions of people on the move, then infectious diseases will exploit that,” Ryan said.

“People are packed together, they're stressed, and they're not eating, they're not sleeping properly. They're highly susceptible to the impacts, first of all being infected themselves. And it's much more likely that disease will spread,” he said.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the organization is “deeply concerned” about reports it has received about attacks on health care facilities and workers.

“We have received several unconfirmed reports of attacks on hospitals and health infrastructure, and one confirmed incident last week in which a hospital came under heavy weapons attack, killing four people and injuring 10, including six health workers. We are currently in the process of verifying several other incidents,” he said.

“Attacks on health care are in violation of international humanitarian law,” Tedros said.”

I would think hospitals there need extra oxygen supplies at the moment for operating on people wounded by the shelling?

 

[SouthAussie]

This happened on a popular current affairs TV show here tonight (on our Australian Broadcasting Commission channel, not a commercial channel) ......


Q&A host Stan Grant took the extraordinary step of expelling a member of the audience from the studio on Thursday night after the young man, named Sasha, expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The young man, identified only as Sasha, said he was “someone who comes from the Russian community here in Australia” as he began his question for the panel.

He said he had been “pretty outraged by the narrative created by our media depicting Ukraine as ‘the good guy’ and Russia as ‘the bad guy’. Believe it or not, there are a lot of Russians here and around the world that support what Putin is doing in Ukraine, myself included.”

Sasha then went on to claim that Ukrainians had been responsible for the deaths of 13,000 ethnic Russians living in the country since 2014. “Where was your outpouring, or even concern, for those thousands of mostly Russians,” he asked.

(The host): “People here have been talking about family who are suffering, and people dying, and I understand you wanted to ask your question about ‘is there some reasoning for this’. But you supported what’s happening, hearing that people are dying. And can I just say I’m not comfortable with you being here. Could you please leave.“

Russia Ukraine LIVE updates: Kharkiv under attack, Kyiv braces for further conflict, Joe Biden slams Vladimir Putin in State of the Union speech, Sydney weather worsens, NSW flood victims in Lismore, Grafton, Ballina evacuated, Brisbane floods continue

 

[Fika]

Yes, you are right but they took it down...not broadcasting a message.

They did broadcast the truth on the Russian news snipped from The Guardian article

“Anonymous also said it had hacked the Ministry of Defence database, while on Sunday it was claimed the group had hacked Russian state TV channels, posting pro-Ukraine content including patriotic songs and images from the invasion.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...llective-that-has-declared-cyberwar-on-russia

 

[Bit of hope]

They did broadcast the truth on the Russian news snipped from The Guardian article

“Anonymous also said it had hacked the Ministry of Defence database, while on Sunday it was claimed the group had hacked Russian state TV channels, posting pro-Ukraine content including patriotic songs and images from the invasion.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...llective-that-has-declared-cyberwar-on-russia

Oh..ok...wonderful. Thank you for "setting me straight"

 

[Fika]

Oh..ok...wonderful. Thank you for "setting me straight"

There is so much information out there, impossible to keep tab on everything

I’m glad that they did that. Russian people have the right to know the truth and I really hope that more is coming.

 

[Bit of hope]

Russia's Ministry of Enlightenment announced it will stream an ‘All-Russian Open Lesson’ on why “the liberation mission in Ukraine is a necessity” on Mar. 3 at 12 p.m. Moscow time.

Did somebody find something about the content of this All-Russian Open Lesson?

 

[sunshineray]

You spelled it correctly!!

English, Irish, Welsh/Scot on one side, Russian, Polish on the other

Edit: and some German married into that Irish too...just a real American mutt

 

[Mo Thuairim]

Moscow police detain children for laying flowers at Ukrainian embassy

Five children aged seven to 11 with peace signs held for hours while two women face trial on unspecified charges

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Police in Moscow detained two women and five children who wanted to lay flowers at the Ukrainian embassy.

Photographs of their detention showed the children holding a poster saying “No to War.”

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Video footage on social media apparently showed one of the women explaining to a crying girl from inside a cell that the “task is for fewer people to gather and say they’re against the war”.

Arkhipova said that police allegedly threatened to strip the women of custody over the five children. They face a trial and a fine on unspecified charges, Arkhipova added. She wrote: “The parents are in fear.”

(...)

 

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That's what I was hoping Anonymous would do regularly. I think they did it once so far, that's been reported, IIRC?

Replying to myself because I have found some articles about what Anonymous is doing, including supposedly hacking into Russia's state tv, but I'm sure the website is probably not WS authorized but if you look info is out there