Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #6

[PommyMommy]

NEXTA on Twitter - Video
Kadyrov informs in his Telegram channel that the deputy of the State Duma Adam Delimkhanov is in #Ukraine

NEXTA on Twitter
In addition, Kadyrov appealed to Zelensky: "A personal appeal to Zelensky and his gang. Wherever you go, wherever you hide, our fighters will catch you up. They will napalm every one of your henchmen every one who has ever encroached on lives of peaceful population of Ukraine."

I do not like this guy or the fact that he's in Ukraine. Articles describing some of Kadyrov's crimes against humanity:

Jan 2022 - Russia: Federal authorities must ensure the release of Zarema Musaeva and stop intimidation against Ramzan Kadyrov’s critics - Amnesty International

2020 - Chechen teen 'tortured' in humiliating video - BBC News

2019 - ‘We can find you anywhere’: the Chechen death squads stalking Europe | Chechnya | The Guardian

2017 - Gay men in Chechnya are being rounded up, jailed and tortured | CBC Radio

Ramzan Kadyrov - Wikipedia

@gitana1

 

[dotr]

March 13 2022
(7) Ex-KGB agent weighs in on 'bizarre' Putin photos - YouTube
Toxic Putin is going for bust. The west must stop him before this contagion spreads | Simon Tisdall | The Guardian
''Politically speaking, Vladimir Putin is a dead man walking. As dictators always do, he has fatally over-reached. Bunker-bound and bonkers, there’s no way back into the world for him. At home, too, he looks increasingly isolated.

But, militarily speaking, he’s not giving up. In Ukraine, the toxic president is going for bust. The worrying question: what will he do next?

Insofar as Putin still has a plan, it is to bomb and batter the Ukrainian people into submission, by whatever means necessary, as quickly as possible. If that requires using chemical weapons, such as chlorine gas, as in Syria, who can doubt he will do so. Last week’s Mariupol maternity hospital war crime was a harbinger of worse, perhaps far worse, to come.''

''The west must now maximise pressure on Putin – military as well as economic – as a matter of utmost urgency. Ukraine’s citizens and soldiers cannot be expected to hold out for very much longer without increased, all-round support. Ukraine’s future as an independent democratic state may be decided in the coming fortnight. So, too, may be the future of Putinism in Russia itself.''

 

[PommyMommy]

NEXTA on Twitter
"Negotiations with #Russia will take place tomorrow morning via video link. They will start at 10:30 #Kyiv time" This was reported by David Arahamia, a member of the #Ukrainian negotiating team.

NEXTA on Twitter
Zelensky said that the task of the #Ukrainian delegation in negotiations with the Russian Federation is to achieve his meeting with Putin He also stated that the goal of negotiations with the #Russian Federation is to obtain "effective guarantees."

NEXTA on Twitter
Launches of "Iskander" missiles continue from the territory of #Belarus In the #Volyn direction along the border of #Ukraine, units from the #Belarusian Armed Forces “carried out demonstration actions,” the General Staff of Ukraine reports.

NEXTA on Twitter
Russia is developing a special operation in which they plan to disguise Belarusian soldiers in Russian uniforms and send them to Ukraine, NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov said. "if we find Belarusians here they will have the same resistance as Russians have today" Danilov said.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
Russian invaders have killed a military chaplain, Hegumen Platon (Morhunov) in Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine reported on Facebook. Russian invaders kill Ukrainian military chaplain in Volnovakha (ukrinform.net)

NEXTA on Twitter
The head of the #Sumy Regional State Administration said that there will be no "green corridors" in the region on March 14. None of the routes as of today has been agreed.

NEXTA on Twitter
#Russia will seek arbitration over #US abuse of its capacity as #UN host in issuing visas to #Russian diplomats. This was announced by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei #Vershinin.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Pro-Kremlin local MP in Melitopol announces broadcasting of Russian TV. Halyna Danylchenko cited a “great deficit of trustworthy information” as a reason to introduce Russian state-owned TV in the occupied city. Prior, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedoriv was kidnapped by Russia.

 

[PommyMommy]

MAR 13, 2022
Ukraine War: 'We must hold on. We must fight' - Zelenskyy to Ukrainians

 

[LadyL]

Kara Alaimo: The U.S. families in limbo during the Ukraine-Russia crisis (nbcnews.com)

 

[PommyMommy]

Russia-Ukraine war latest news: Zelenskiy urges Nato to implement no-fly zone after air base attack near Polish border | World news | The Guardian

2h ago 01:09
Russia to ban Instagram over 'calls for violence against Russians'
Russia’s state media and communication regulator, Rozcomnadzor, says Instagram will be banned, citing the social networking site “calls for violence against Russians” as the reason behind the embargo.

2h ago 01:26
The UK defence ministry has just released its latest defence intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine, claiming Russian naval forces are “effectively isolating Ukraine from international maritime trade”.

The report reads:

Russian naval forces have established a distant blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, effectively isolating Ukraine from international maritime trade.

Russian naval forces are also continuing to conduct missile strikes against targets throughout Ukraine.

Russia has already conducted one amphibious landing in the Sea of Azov and could look to conduct further such operations in the coming weeks.”

2h ago 01:51
The Ukrainian military has just released its daily operational report, claiming cases of “mass refusals by Russian servicemen” to partake in the war on Ukraine.

According to military officials, Russian forces continue to destroy stationary military and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, ignoring the norms of international humanitarian law.

Russia’s launch of short range ballistic ‘Iskander’ missiles from the territory of Belarus continues, the report adds while noting that attempts to capture Mariupol remain unsuccessful.

1h ago 02:27
Negotiations are set to continue between Ukraine and Russia on Monday with officials on both sides offering cautious optimism despite little evidence that Russian president Vladimir Putin’s position has changed.

1h ago02:31
The Australian government has slapped fresh sanctions on Russian oligarchs, including the prominent billionaire Roman Abramovich, who is the London-based owner of Millhouse Capital and the Chelsea Football Club.

Australia on Monday designated 33 individuals, including the chief executive of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, and the chair of Bank Rossiya, Dmitri Lebedev. The move against Abramovich, one of the world’s richest men, brings Australia in line with the UK and the US.

42m ago 02:49
The United States will try to persuade China not to supply arms to Russia at a high-level meeting in Rome which the White House sees as critically important not just for the war in Ukraine but also for the future of the global balance of power.

Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser, will meet his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, in the Italian capital amid reports that Russia has asked China for weapons to bolster its faltering invasion of Ukraine.

19m ago 03:13
Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechnya region, is reportedly in Ukraine alongside Russian forces, according to footage shared by Chechen television channels and posted to Kadyrov’s Telegram account.

[...]

“The other day we were about 20km from you Kyiv Nazis and now we are even closer,” Kadyrov reportedly wrote as he called on Ukrainian forces to surrender “or you will be finished”.

[...]

Kadyrov and his forces have been accused by international NGOs of serious human rights violations in the tightly controlled Caucasus republic. He is a former rebel turned Kremlin ally who has previously described himself as Putin’s “foot soldier” with a paramilitary force at his command.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Ukrzaliznytsia launches additional evacuation trains from Kharkiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih. Two trains from Kharkiv are bound for Lviv and Uzhhorod, while the trains from Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih are bound for Chop and Chelm, Poland.

NEXTA on Twitter
#CzechRepublic to provide additional military aid to #Ukraine worth at least $31.5m The official speaker of the Czech government, Vaclav #Smolka, has announced this.

 

[LadyL]

How this Kherson baker is resisting the Russian onslaught without picking up a gun - CNN

 

[Charlot123]

And that would mean? Another war crime report to The Hague? I agree on that totally...but what's that bringing on....

What I saw on day 3 - shelling Kharkiv, kids in the subway. I understand, journalists... however, they choose this job, they risk. And whether these soldiers were truly mistaken, or total scumbags... this happens. Kids, civilians... it breaks my heart.

 

[Charlot123]

NEXTA on Twitter - 3 hrs ago
Dunkin'Donuts has suspended all investment in #Russia.

NEXTA on Twitter
Vans suspends operations in #Russia from March 14

NEXTA on Twitter - 56 min ago, Video
Vitaly Kim reports that the occupiers hit a school in #Mykolaiv.

NEXTA on Twitter
#Ukrainian intelligence reports that #Russia is actively recruiting mercenaries in #Syria.

NEXTA on Twitter
#French Foreign Minister said that a new package of sanctions will come into force in near future Sanctions will affect imports of iron and steel from Russia and exports of luxury goods. There will be a ban on any investment in the oil sector and new sanctions list of oligarchs.

NEXTA on Twitter - Video
Luka Safronov, son of the artist Nikas Safronov, handcuffed himself to the entrance of McDonald's.

NEXTA on Twitter
A list of luxury goods that will be forbidden for import into Russia from March 16:
- alcohol
- tobacco products
- Cosmetics and perfumes
- Suitcases,handbags
- natural fur items, silk,carpets
- jewelry
- marine engines,motorcycles,electric cars
- watches, art, and collectibles.

Sorry, guys... I know that cars and engines and handbags are important, but...I'd thank for Dunkin' Donuts leaving, sorry!

 

[badgersmythe]

Britain to pursue more options to bolster Ukraine's self-defence


UK welcomes 21 cancer-hit Ukrainian children as Britain aims to bolster Ukraine's self-defence | Daily Mail Online

 

[sds71]

A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has learned. Images of the woman being rushed to an ambulance on a stretcher had circled the world, epitomizing the horror of an attack on humanity’s most innocent.

In video and photos shot Wednesday by AP journalists after the attack on the hospital, the woman was seen stroking her bloodied lower abdomen as rescuers rushed her through the rubble in the besieged city of Mariupol, her blanched face mirroring her shock at what had just happened. It was among the most brutal moments so far in Russia’s now 19-day-old war on Ukraine.

Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombed maternity ward

 

[Elley Mae]

Russia open to Ukraine negotiations in Jerusalem

https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-701101

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Sanctioned oligarch Abramovich's private jet in Israel, source says

https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-701230

 

[sds71]

Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand

Just in: President Zelensky has informed the Council of Europe that he is now unable to address them given urgent matters in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Prime Minister will address the council instead later today.

 

[sunshineray]

It's my opinion that the other authoritarian, tyrannical dictators of the world are closely watching how the democratic nations are handling the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Kim Jong-Un, Xi, the leaders of Iran and Venuzuela...what do they see? That the leaders of the free world have money and power, but obey the laws and principles laid down by contracts such as in NATO. That the free world is giving billions in aid, but will not cross the line of actually getting our countries involved. Which I do understand, from the point of view of our agreements to not fight in a war that is not directed at us.

And since we are run by democratically elected officials, not a one-man tyranny, and because we have Congress, Parliament and so on to prevent the presidents or prime ministers from imposing a unilateral decision to go to war, that our response to a war is necessarily slowed down by these constitutional formats. With which I also agree, this is the government we want. Of the people, by the people, for the people.

Yet, it's my belief that China's Xi, North Korea's Kim Jung-Un and others of their ilk are eyeballing their free neighbors, like Taiwan and South Korea, and carefully calculating what they can get away with now. The world's great democratic powers clearly won't cross the red line even when dictators do.

I'm a law-abiding citizen who is relieved to live in a country ruled by democratic law; but again IMO, lawless strongmen see that nothing is stopping Putin. What will stop them?

I'm too young to remember the Cuban Missile Crisis, but there's an example of a dictator holding America's feet to the fire, even though Castro only ruled over a small, poor island. China is a superpower like Russia. North Korean citizens know very little of the outside world and consider Kim to be a god. Iran is an oil powerhouse. I truly fear what they can do if they expect little pushback from the free world.

Jmo

I hear and understand everything you just said so perfectly. There does have to be a considered process to war.

Then the other side of my peaceful brain and heart and yes my righteous anger and justice rears up. It's then I wonder if Ukraine's people will ever forgive us for not banding to together with them in the physical to stop their slaughter. And it is their slaughter that we're all watching. It brings such sorrow. AJMO

 

[PommyMommy]

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 6 hrs ago, video
Apartment block in Kyiv on fire after shelling. Firefighters are putting out fire in the 9-story apartment block on 20 Bohatyrska St. in the Obolon neighborhood, according to the State Emergency Service. The building was hit at around 5 a.m. Video: State Emergency Service

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
More photos from the scene published by the State Emergency Service.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter- 5 hrs ago
UPDATE: 2 people found dead, 3 taken to the hospital as of 7:40 a.m.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
Russian shelling destroyed 7 houses in Zhytomyr Oblast, injuring at least 4 people. Another attack hit the TV tower in Rivne, a northern-western city, stopping the TV signal.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Airstrike on the city of Snihurivka in Mykolaiv Oblast kills at least 1 person, damages 5 houses.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - Video
Firefighters rescuing people from the apartment building in Kyiv, badly damaged by Russian shelling on the morning of March 14. Video by the State Emergency Service.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 3 hrs ago
UPDATE: The State Emergency Service now says one person was killed in the early morning shelling of the apartment block in Kyiv, not two as it earlier reported.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 2 hrs ago
At least 3 civilians killed by bombardment in Sumy Oblast's Okhtyrka. The mayor said Russia’s attack on residential area in the north-eastern city happened overnight and the search for victims continues.

 

[GRT]

Can't read this Telegraph article in full as it's paywalled but the headline and intro alone are chilling...

Pro-war Russians target opponents by daubing 'Z' insignia on doors

The symbol of pride in Vladimir Putin's invasion in Ukraine is being used as a warning to anti-war protesters

Pro-war Russians are targeting those who oppose the invasion by daubing the letter Z on their homes, the rallying symbol for supporters of Vladimir Putin...

Pro-war Russians target opponents by daubing 'Z' insignia on doors

Painting a "Z" on their door may keep them from being targeted by pro-Russian combatants, but it could target them for reprisal from anti-Russian combatants.

That's a double-edge sword. JMOO

 

[PommyMommy]

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 2 hrs ago
Several loud explosions heard in central Kyiv, according to our reporters. The explosions appear to be the city's air defense systems shooting down the missiles targeting Kyiv.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Contrails seen in the sky above Kyiv right after the explosions. Photo: Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
10 humanitarian corridors negotiated for March 14: 7 in Kyiv Oblast, 3 in Luhansk Oblast. Still no corridor for the besieged Mariupol. Ukrainian authorities continue trying to get a humanitarian convoy to the city.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 1 hr ago
Parts of a Russian missile shot down in Kyiv hit a residential building and a trolley bus on Kyrylivska Street. One person reportedly has been killed. Photo: Interior Ministry advisor Anton Gerashchenko via Telegram.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Russian embassy in U.S. denies earlier reports of Russian authorities threatening to seize Western assets and arrest business leaders.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Police report intensified shelling of Kharkiv Oblast overnight, with Russians "destroying residential areas, infrastructure, hospitals non-stop." The number of casualties is yet to be reported.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Russian state media cited pro-Kremlin leadership in the annexed peninsula of Crimea saying that Russia established a "strategic corridor" connecting Crimea and besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

 

[mickey2942]

Watching this from our cozy home is ghastly. It is difficult to balance, is the United States/NATO supposed to be the "watchdog" for the world?

Can Russia just bully it's way wherever it wants? How about China?

What country is next?

 

[PommyMommy]

Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
Meanwhile, in the Opera and Ballet theater of occupied Donetsk

Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 3 hrs ago
A former UK Army Chief says West should not rule out assassinating Putin Colonel Richard Kemp said Osama Bin Laden, ISIS chief Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, Iran's Qasem Soleimani were all killed to counter threats & Putin represents "permanent and deadly threat" Western allies should not rule out killing Vladimir Putin, former Army chief says - World News - Mirror Online

Dmytro Kuleba on Twitter - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
To those abroad scared of being ‘dragged into WWIII’. Ukraine fights back successfully. We need you to help us fight. Provide us with all necessary weapons. Apply more sanctions on Russia and isolate it fully. Help Ukraine force Putin into failure and you will avert a larger war.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
"The point is that Putin must be defeated. Losing with dignity and integrity can’t happen. The consequences of that are too serious." -@BobRae48
, Canada's ambassador to the UN #StandWithUkraine #CloseTheSky

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
@NicolaSturgeon , First Minister of Scotland, says NATO should not rule out #NoFlyZone over Ukraine: "Perhaps only thing nuclear weapons are deterring now is ability to properly and directly help Ukraine ... world cannot stand by & watch Ukraine’s independence be extinguished"

Euromaidan Press on Twitter -2 hrs ago, photos
They went to war when Russia invaded Ukraine
They believed in Freedom & the right to live and work in their God-given land Remember their faces & their sacrifice
Leonid Dovhopoliuk, Serhiy Vasyliovych, Andriy Yanush, Ihor Momot
Eternal Memory!
Heroes Never Die!
#PlanesforUkraine

 

[PommyMommy]

Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 1 hr ago
French activist Pierre Afner breaks into villa of Putin's daughter in Biarritz Announces it is ready to host Ukrainian refugees, finds documents belonging to Gennady Timchenko & Kirill Shamalov French activist seized the villa of Putin's daughter in Biarritz, he intends to settle refugees from Ukraine there (video) (theins.ru)

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
The fourth round of Russia-Ukraine talks are underway, having started 10.30 EET via video link. Prez Office advisor says Ukraine demands ceasefire, full withdrawal of troops, security guarantees; later makes update that there is "discord"

Михайло Подоляк on Twitter - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy
The parties actively express their specified positions. Communication is being held yet it’s hard. The reason for the discord is too different political systems. Ukraine is a free dialogue within the society & an obligatory consensus. Russia is an ultimatum suppression of its own society

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
Activists break into mansion of Kremlin tycoon Oleg Deripaska, one of 7 oligarchs sanctioned last week for having "blood on their hands"
Squatters invade £50million Knightsbridge mansion of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska | Daily Mail Online

Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 17 min ago
Russia remains unable to capture Mariupol after 14 days of siege, and overall, in recent days, the tempo of its offensive stalled, as did plans to encircle Kyiv
War in Ukraine: Russian attempts to capture Mariupol unsuccessful, Kyiv offensive stalls | Euromaidan Press