Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #7

[PommyMommy]

NEXTA on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
Almost all territory of Ukraine is on air alert There is information about explosions in #Kyiv, #Kharkiv and #Khmelnytskyi. There are reports of a mass launch of rockets towards #Ukraine from the #Khoyniki district of the #Gomel region of #Belarus.

NEXTA on Twitter - 3 hrs ago
Signing an agreement on security guarantees for #Ukraine is possible only after the return of #Russian troops to their positions as of February 23, 2022, Ukrainian permanent representative to the #UN Security Council Sergey Kyslytsya said.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 2 hrs ago
UK Ministry of Defense: Highly likely Russia will look to refocus combat power to their offensive in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Izyum has not received humanitarian convoy since March 14. Max Strelnyk, a deputy of the Izyum city council, told the CNN on March 29 that the city has not received any food, water, or medicine since March 14 and that the humanitarian situation in the city worsens everyday.

Izyum - Google Maps
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Live updates: Ukraine ambassador: Russia being demilitarized | AP News
Ukraine’s U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that the “demilitarization of Russia is well under way.”

Since the beginning of the invasion into Ukraine, Kyslytsya said the Russian occupiers have lost more than 17,000 military personnel, over 1,700 armored vehicles and almost 600 tanks.

He also said Russia also has lost 300 artillery systems, 127 planes and 129 helicopters, almost 100 rocket launchers systems, 54 air defense systems and seven ships.

Kyslytsya said that is “an unprecedented blow to Moscow, where the numbers of Soviet losses in Afghanistan pale in comparison.”

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[Puzzles]

It is unfathomable to me that one man can order the massacre of other humans and create fear throughout most of the world.

One man. And seemingly, nothing can be done to terminate the slaughter.

In the 21st century.

 

[PommyMommy]

MAR 29, 2022
Leaders of Moscow Patriarchate's exarchy in Ukraine pledging to Kyiv | Euromaidan Press
When Vladimir Putin began his full-scale war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, he destroyed many things but none more completely than the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP) whose clergy and laity have been transferring their allegiance to the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).

That was demonstrated by a poll conducted in early March which found that most believers in Ukraine no longer wanted to be associated with a church based in the capital of the country attacking their own and were pressing the UOC MP to allow them to join the OCU.

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AP PHOTOS: Day 34: Shattered lives in war-torn Ukraine | AP News

Emergency personnel work at the site of the regional government headquarters of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, following a deadly Russian attack, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A man walks with his dog near an apartment building damaged by shelling from fighting on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, in territory under control of the separatist government of the Donetsk People's Republic, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

A woman cooks in a yard of apartment buildings damaged by shelling from fighting on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, in territory under control of the separatist government of the Donetsk People's Republic, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Ukrainian servicemen stand in trenches at a position north of the capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Journalists walk inside a destroyed warehouse for storing food, after an attack from Russia twelve days ago in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

(10 more photos at the link)

 

[Charlot123]

Roman Abramovich has been seen at peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul.

Roman Abramovich seen at peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul after allegations he was poisoned

The billionaire was spotted this morning with both delegations wearing a suit and translation headphones.

to be honest, he doesn’t look his brightest here. He is 55 and despite grey hair, usually looks youngish and well-fed. This is the first photo where he appears under the weather.

 

[Bit of hope]

I wish Biden would just be quiet. I concur with his outrage, but his comments are dangerous. The White House has to keep correcting and spinning what he says. Now, his comment has been denounced by our allies, so it's best he just stays out of the fray, so to speak. JMOO and all just my own opinion.

I'm not sure I agree with this. I understand what you're saying, diplomacy is maybe better. At the same time I admire people who step up and say the truth or what they truly feel. Somebody has to do that sometimes.

 

[Bit of hope]

MAR 29, 2022
Leaders of Moscow Patriarchate's exarchy in Ukraine pledging to Kyiv | Euromaidan Press
When Vladimir Putin began his full-scale war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, he destroyed many things but none more completely than the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP) whose clergy and laity have been transferring their allegiance to the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).

That was demonstrated by a poll conducted in early March which found that most believers in Ukraine no longer wanted to be associated with a church based in the capital of the country attacking their own and were pressing the UOC MP to allow them to join the OCU.

[...]

AP PHOTOS: Day 34: Shattered lives in war-torn Ukraine | AP News

Emergency personnel work at the site of the regional government headquarters of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, following a deadly Russian attack, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A man walks with his dog near an apartment building damaged by shelling from fighting on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, in territory under control of the separatist government of the Donetsk People's Republic, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

A woman cooks in a yard of apartment buildings damaged by shelling from fighting on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, in territory under control of the separatist government of the Donetsk People's Republic, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Ukrainian servicemen stand in trenches at a position north of the capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Journalists walk inside a destroyed warehouse for storing food, after an attack from Russia twelve days ago in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

(10 more photos at the link)

Thanks sweetie for giving a "visual" of how war looks like. Imagine when you see this stepping out of your house.....if it's still there......unimaginable....the unspeakable truth....hard to take in, but it must be shown. What if you are six....and see your mother crying.....what does it do with you, with you as a child.

 

[PommyMommy]

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 5 hrs ago
General Staff: Russia transfers 2,000 troops from occupied parts of Georgia to Ukraine. According to Ukraine’s military, 5 battalion tactical groups were sent from military bases in Russian-occupied South Ossetia and Abkhazia to strengthen the Russian army attacking Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
UK Intelligence: Some Russian units returned to Belarus, Russia to reorganize and resupply. This is placing further pressure on Russia’s already strained logistics and demonstrates the difficulties Russia is having reorganizing its units, according to U.K. Defense Ministry.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
“Russia will likely continue to compensate for its reduced ground maneuver capability through mass artillery and missile attacks,” the report reads.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Russian forces blasted Kharkiv Oblast with Grad multiple rocket launcher systems 180 times on March 30. Russians also shelled the oblast with artillery and mortars, damaging residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, according to governor Oleh Synehubov.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 3 hrs ago
Deputy PM: Special UN mission needed to eliminate risk of nuclear accident at Chornobyl. Iryna Vereshchuk said that Russian forces had set up an ammunition warehouse near Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
“We demand that the UN Security Council adopt immediate measures to demilitarize the Chornobyl exclusion zone and dispatch a special mission to eliminate the risks,” Vereshchuk said.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 2 hrs ago
Media: Priest kidnapped in Russian-occupied Kherson. Serhii Chudynovych, a priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, was abducted by 3 men who had introduced themselves as “police officers,” searched his church, checked his ID and messenger apps, local media Vgoru reported.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 1 hr ago
Russia sees no breakthrough in Ukraine's peace proposals. According to Reuters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia hadn’t noticed anything “really promising” in the proposals Ukraine presented at peace talks on March 29.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Mayor says Chernihiv under 'colossal attack' after Russia pledged to halt assault. “They actually have increased the intensity of strikes,” Vladyslav Atroshenko told CNN. He said that a ‘colossal attack’ on central Chernihiv injured 25 civilians on March 30.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Following March 29 Ukraine-Russia talks, Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, said that Moscow would reduce its military activities in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv in northern Ukraine.

Ukrainian designers swap fashion week collections for army apparel (kyivindependent.com)
While international designers may be busy doing shows at Milan and Paris fashion weeks, Ukrainian designers are making clothes for war.

After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Ukrainian designers have decided to use their sewing skills to support the Ukrainian army. Instead of fashionable shoes and stylish outerwear, they are now making camouflage nets, combat boots, and even armored vests.

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[PommyMommy]

NEXTA on Twitter - 5 hrs ago
Boris #Johnson said that he intends to supply #Ukraine with "more lethal" weapons.

NEXTA on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
The Prosecutor General's Office of #Ukraine has registered a total of 3,236 war crimes committed by #Russian troops. Since the start of the invasion, 144 children have been killed.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
In Mariupol, Russian occupiers deliberately target building of the International Red Cross, marked by a red cross, with artillery and aviation bombs, Azov regiment says https://t.me/polkazov/4332

Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 2 hrs ago
Despite announcements of cutting down military activity, Russian Army shelled Chernihiv, Nizhyn & oblast all night, destroying civilian infrastructure, libraries, shopping centers - RegHead Chaus Telegram: Contact @chernigivskaODA
PHOTOS: Destroyed Korolenko library, Suspilne:Chernihiv

NEXTA on Twitter - 1 hr ago
More than 4 million people left #Ukraine since the beginning of the war Most people left for #Poland (2.3 million), #Romania (609 thousand) and #Moldova (388 thousand). According to the #UN, #Belarus received 10,902 Ukrainian refugees during this time.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
UK not ready to give security guarantees to Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab says his country isn’t ready to become a guarantor of Ukraine’s independence as part of Kyiv’s proposed peace deal with Moscow. “Ukraine is not a NATO member,” he said.

Putin's super-sniper mother-of-two seen relaxing between kills before she was captured by Ukraine | Daily Mail Online

• A female sniper working for the Russian army, with 40 kills, has been captured
• Irina Starikova, codename Bagheera, was 'left for dead' by her comrades
• The mother-of-two is married to fellow pro-Russian fighter Alexandr

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There are claims she was abandoned by her Russian protectors.

'Knowing that I was injured and having the opportunity to pick me up, they simply decided to leave me there, hoping I would die,' she is quoted as saying.

In a devastating criticism of the Russian war tactics, she said: 'They abandoned me.'

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[Sundog]

Regarding this post above by @PommyMommy from the Kyiv Independent on Twitter, I was wondering if some of the countries recommended by Ukraine negotiators to serve as security guarantors would agree to do so. According to the Kyiv Independent, the UK is not ready to do so. I wonder what the U.S. position would be. I think it would probably be the same.

UK not ready to give security guarantees to Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab says his country isn’t ready to become a guarantor of Ukraine’s independence as part of Kyiv’s proposed peace deal with Moscow. “Ukraine is not a NATO member,” he said.

 

[worldwatcher]

NEW: “We have information that Putin felt misled by the Russian military,” the U.S. official tells me. “There is now persistent tension between Putin and the MOD (Ministry of Defense), stemming from Putin’s mistrust in MOD leadership.”

https://twitter.com/PeterAlexander/status/1509162529259503618

 

[PommyMommy]

MAR 30, 2022
Live updates: Hungary accuses Ukraine of election meddling | AP News
ISTANBUL, Turkey - A senior Ukrainian official says the country’s delegation to talks with Russia has remained in Turkey to discuss military issues.

David Arakhamia, a member of the Ukrainian delegation who also leads the governing party’s group in parliament, posted on social media that meetings with “high-ranking Turkish officials during which cooperation in the military-technical field will be discussed” were planned for Wednesday.

Turkey is a supplier of drones which Ukrainian forces have used to destroy Russian vehicles from the air.

Russian media reported that the Russian delegation returned home Tuesday after the talks with Ukraine.

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway says it has donated a further 2,000 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine to help the country defend itself against the Russian invasion, adding to protective equipment and about 2,000 anti-tank weapons that were sent previously.

Norwegian Defense Minister Odd Roger Enoksen said that if Ukraine succeeds in repelling Russia’s attack, “it will both ensure Ukrainian sovereignty and help maintain the norm of peaceful conflict resolution and respect for borders in Europe.”

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ROME — Italy is renewing its offer to be a guarantor should any peace deal be reached between Russia and Ukraine that involves a neutrality clause.

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Wednesday that Italy “will put at disposal all our efforts, competence and experience” so that it can made a “fundamental contribution” to an agreement.

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GENEVA — The U.N.’s top human rights body has chosen a Norwegian former judge at the European Court of Human Rights to head a three-member panel to investigate possible abuses and violations in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.

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The three panel members will lead a team that has a one-year mandate to “to establish the facts, circumstances and root causes” of any human rights violations and abuses in Ukraine that could eventually contribute to international justice over the war.

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s prime minister says his country will take steps to end Russian oil imports by the end of 2022.

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Poland said Tuesday it was banning imports of Russian coal. Morawiecki said he expects coal imports will be cut in May and called on other European countries to follow suit.

Poland is arguing that money from oil and gas exports are fueling Russia’s war machine and that that should stop.

 

[Charlot123]

Thanks sweetie for giving a "visual" of how war looks like. Imagine when you see this stepping out of your house.....if it's still there......unimaginable....the unspeakable truth....hard to take in, but it must be shown. What if you are six....and see your mother crying.....what does it do with you, with you as a child.

God! And about the refugees? I understand it better, when I was young, people had to work for years for a 280-sq-feet apartment in Moscow. Ukrainians are poorer. So they lost their places of living, their land is shelled, their sea, mined. Mined by themselves, but still. How are they supposed to live there?

 

[Charlot123]

OK here is a new joke.

(With a foreword: you remember how here, there are jokes about a rabbi, a Catholic priest and a Buddhist? In old times, Russia used to have similar jokes about an American, a Frenchman and a Russian. For example, the Frenchman would always be an expert in love, as to the Russian, he'd be "inventive out of necessity", so to say. )

Here comes the new one, straight from Russia:

"Due to the sanctions, USA and EU are recalling their citizens from the jokes about an American, a Frenchman and a Russian".

 

[Charlot123]

NEW: “We have information that Putin felt misled by the Russian military,” the U.S. official tells me. “There is now persistent tension between Putin and the MOD (Ministry of Defense), stemming from Putin’s mistrust in MOD leadership.”

https://twitter.com/PeterAlexander/status/1509162529259503618

Misled in what way? That Ukraine was planning to join NATO? Or that it would be easy to take Ukraine? These are two different kinds of being misled. I am reading George Friedman “the next 100 years”, and thinking, if he foresaw this geopolitical situation in 2008 or so… it might have nothing to do with either.

 

[sunshineray]

I thought the Russian withdraw was,... due to their losses..and Ukraine forces took back some area’s?!
And Russia’s shifted combination of economics focus..:

”The city of Mariupol, which has been besieged and surrounded for weeks, is important because of its port, says the military expert. “If the Russians own that port, they can export coal from the mines in Donbass, something that was not allowed by Ukraine from the two people's republics. With the port you also control access to the land bridge to Crimea.”
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The above post nipped by me for focus...

In his interview with those Russian journalists the other day, President Zelensky mentioned the flooding in those coal mines.

I just found this and what an eye-opener it is! Since Russia took over Dombas and Crimea in 2014 they've made a toxic mess in the Dombas mining system and surrounding rivers and aqua fill. All because they didn't want to spend money keeping the water pumped out of these coal mines. Literally poisoning the water supply from Dombas that they so strongly covet for Crimea drinking.

Is Russia Committing an Environmental War Crime in Donbas? - ICDS.

 

[sunshineray]

to be honest, he doesn’t look his brightest here. He is 55 and despite grey hair, usually looks youngish and well-fed. This is the first photo where he appears under the weather.

He looks horrible compared to photos taken of when he was in London at the start of the invasion...I guess being poisoned will have that effect on a person.

 

[Vern]

It is unfathomable to me that one man can order the massacre of other humans and create fear throughout most of the world.

One man. And seemingly, nothing can be done to terminate the slaughter.

In the 21st century.

Oh it can be done.

Certain organizations just need to get off their butts and start walking the talk. Innocent people are dying. Lots. Of. Them. For shame.

 

[worldwatcher]

The above post nipped by me for focus...

In his interview with those Russian journalists the other day, President Zelensky mentioned the flooding in those coal mines.

I just found this and what an eye-opener it is! Since Russia took over Dombas and Crimea in 2014 they've made a toxic mess in the Dombas mining system and surrounding rivers and aqua fill. All because they didn't want to spend money keeping the water pumped out of these coal mines. Literally poisoning the water supply from Dombas that they so strongly covet for Crimea drinking.

Is Russia Committing an Environmental War Crime in Donbas? - ICDS.

That is concerning! I am speechless and to think...about Chernobyl and other powerplants..even if Russia withdraw - completely, the consequences will be devastating...oh my god!!

 

[CSIDreamer]

Oh it can be done.

Certain organizations just need to get off their butts and start walking the talk. Innocent people are dying. Lots. Of. Them. For shame.

What organizations?

 

[worldwatcher]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...sh-airspace-earlier-month-equipped-NUKES.html
Two Russian fighter jets that violated Swedish airspace earlier this month 'were equipped with NUKES with the aim of scaring Stockholm'

• Four planes had taken off from Kaliningrad in Russia before flying over Sweden
• The jets violated the country's airspace over the island of Gotland on March 2
• Two of the aircraft - Sukhoi 24 attack planes - are now said to have carried nukes

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10668961/Russian-fighter-jets-violated-Swedish-airspace-earlier-month-equipped-NUKES.html