Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 **Media Thread** NO DISCUSSION #2

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Military equipment including missiles and ammunition has arrived into Ukraine from Australia, Defense Minister Peter Dutton said Sunday.

“We want the Ukranians to have the best opportunity to defend their homeland, and to protect women and children,” Dutton told Australian Broadcasting Corp. TV’s “Insiders” program. “There’s more assistance that we want to provide.” Dutton declined to specify where the supplies had arrived in Ukraine, and said the delivery had been carried out with help from the U.S. and U.K.

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'Polish Pen Farthing' risks his life to rescue more than 100 cats and dogs stuck in Ukraine | Daily Mail Online

 

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to discuss the Israeli leader’s talks with Putin earlier Saturday.

Scholz and Bennett agreed during a 90-minute meeting in Berlin “to remain in close contact.” They’ll continue working toward the goal of ending the war in Ukraine as quickly as possible, according to the statement.

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US working with Poland on the possibility of providing fighter jets to Ukraine

As part of the conversations with Poland, the US is determining what “capabilities we could provide to backfill Poland if it decided to transfer planes to Ukraine,” said the spokesperson, who would not detail what backfill options are under consideration.

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Putin Allows Foreign Credit Payments in Rubles

Russia and Russian companies will be allowed, for now, to pay some of their foreign creditors in rubles, according to a decree signed by Putin on Saturday.

The temporary rules let the government and other entities circumvent technical problems when dealing in foreign currency and pay instead in quickly depreciating rubles.

The decree applies to payments of more than 10 million rubles per month to creditors from “countries that engage in hostile activities” against Russia, its companies and citizens. The government will prepare a list of such countries within two days.

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Thousands of American Volunteers To Fight Alongside Ukrainians

Ukrainians Show Defiance In The Street

 

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U.S. in Talks With Poland, Slovakia on Fighter Jets

The Biden administration is considering backfilling any Soviet-era fighter jets Poland may send from its own fleet to Ukraine, a White House spokesperson said.

The decision is Poland’s to make, the spokesperson said, adding that there are logistical and other challenges, including how to transfer aircraft from Poland to Ukraine.

F-16 fighter jets are what the U.S. would likely send Poland, according to a person with the matter. The process would be time consuming and involve bidding for and awarding a contract, as well as building planes specific to the country and providing training.

A member of Congress said the U.S. is also in talks with Slovakia.

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SAS & US special forces 'training for high-risk rescue of Ukrainian president'


SAS commandoes and US special forces are training for a high-risk rescue of hero Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sources say.

More than 70 UK elite soldiers are said to have joined 150 US Navy Seals at a remote base in Lithuania to plot the daring night mission.

They are understood to be training with elite Ukrainian soldiers.

Defiant President Zelenskyy has already turned down a US rescue offer — saying: “I need ammunition, not a ride”.

But the situation has deteriorated and Russian Spetsnaz special forces are said to be targeting the 44-year-old president.

A rescue mission could be launched if he requests it.

A senior UK source said: “The most likely sensible option could be to relocate Zelenskyy out of Kyiv where he could be picked up.

"We have aircraft but the distance is critical.”

An MoD spokesperson said: “We do not comment on special forces.”

 

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Don't fuel flames in Ukraine, China tells US

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told US secretary of state Antony Blinken during a phone call on Saturday that Beijing opposes any moves that "add fuel to the flames" in Ukraine.

Mr Wang called for negotiations to resolve the immediate crisis, as well as talks on creating a balanced European security mechanism. He said the US and Europe should pay attention to the negative impact of Nato's eastward expansion on Russia's security.

The US state department added that Blinken underscored that the world is acting in unison in response to Russian aggression and ensuring that Moscow will pay a high price.

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Secretary Antony Blinken on Twitter - Video
The Russian government is blocking media outlets and restricting social media -- all to obscure the truth about what is happening on the ground in Ukraine. The Russian people deserve to know the truth about the death and destruction happening in their name.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 19 minutes ago
️Russian troops are headed towards the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant, about 100 kilometers south of Kyiv, the General staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on March 5.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
WSJ: The U.S. is working with Poland on the possibility of Poland providing fighter jets to Ukraine in return for American F-16 jet fighters, U.S. officials said on March 5. The deal would require White House approval and congressional action, U.S. officials said

 

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PM announces six-point plan to defeat Putin amid threats sanctions are almost declaration of WAR | Daily Mail Online

In his action plan, Mr Johnson called for: the creation of an international humanitarian coalition for Ukraine; a boost to Kyiv's military self-defence; a ratcheting up of sanctions on Moscow; concerted diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis; and 'a rapid campaign to strengthen security and resilience across the Euro-Atlantic area'.

In addition, Mr Johnson wants to combat 'the creeping normalisation of what Russia is doing in Ukraine' as he fears that the shock value of Putin's actions will start to fade.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will be welcomed to No 10 tomorrow, followed by the leaders of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – the countries on the front line of the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict.

 

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Russia-Ukraine war latest: UK sets out international ‘plan of action’ for crisis; Ukraine calls for more Nato help in meeting with US – live | World news | The Guardian
11m ago 21:32

Russian forces in Ukraine may have entered a possibly brief operational pause as they prepare to resume operations against Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolayiv, and possibly Odesa in the next 24-48 hours, according to a US-based think tank and policy research organisation.

A recently published report by the Institute for the Study of War, claims:

Russian troops did not launch major ground offensive operations against Kyiv, Kharkiv, or Mykolayiv in the last 24 hours

Ukrainian forces near Kharkiv, on the other hand, conducted a counter-offensive that reportedly penetrated to the Ukrainian-Russian border.”

The institute adds that Russian troops continued to encircle, bomb, and shell Mariupol while Russian forces east of Kharkiv and in northern Luhansk Oblast appear to be trying to link up.

“Russian troops around Kherson city are likely preparing to resume offensive operations against Mykolayiv and ultimately Odesa and Russian naval infantry in Crimea continue to prepare for amphibious operations, which would most likely occur near Odesa,” the assessment adds.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 5 | Institute for the Study of War (understandingwar.org)

 

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More Than 600,000 Children Have Now Been Displaced By War

See moment that made Clarissa Ward stop reporting and help
(Approx 7:10 mark and again at 7:50)

 

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German Embassy in South Africa slams Russia's "de-Nazification" claim

The German Embassy hit back at the Russian tweet saying: “What [Russia] is doing in [Ukraine] is slaughtering innocent children, women and men for its own gain.
“It's definitely not ‘fighting Nazism.’ Shame on anyone who's falling for this. (Sadly, we're kinda experts on Nazism.)”

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The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
️Ukraine’s nuclear regulator Energoatom told the International Atomic Energy Agency that radiation levels remain normal at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, a day after Russian forces took control of the site, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Voice of America: 3,000 U.S. volunteers have responded to Ukraine’s call for people to serve in an international battalion that will help resist Russia’s all-out invasion, a representative of the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington told VOA.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces said those interested in fighting against Russia could apply by going to their Ukrainian embassy.

 

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Crowd of Ukrainian protesters stands ground as gunfire starts

‘Jesus ... this is just awful’: See haunting report about children fleeing Ukraine

Man jumps on top of moving armored Russian vehicle while waving Ukrainian flag

In the last video ^ @ about the :34 mark, is an undetonated bomb.

 

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How to Talk to Kids About Ukraine

Unplugging from the 24x7 News about Ukraine might not be a bad idea for families with children. My own daughter called me today, quite upset about Ukraine/Russia. She had her life upended by Covid, now this...

 

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Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher fundraiser for Ukraine refugees tops $6.8M | ABS-CBN News
Hollywood couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have raised over $6.8 million as of Friday, a day after setting up a GoFundMe page seeking humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees.

Kunis, who was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine in 1983, moved to the United States in 1991.

"I have always considered myself an American, a proud American... But today, I have never been more proud to be a Ukrainian," Kunis said in an embedded video.

"The events that have unfolded in Ukraine are devastating. There is no place in this world for this kind of unjust attack on humanity."

Kutcher, sitting by Kunis' side in the video, said the funds would be used to provide refugee and humanitarian aid to Ukrainians affected by Russia's invasion of the neighboring country.

"The principle challenge right now is logistics. We need to get housing and we need to get supplies and resources into the area," said Kutcher. "And I have never been more proud to be married to a Ukrainian."

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Operation Ganga: Special flight carrying 183 Indian citizens reaches Delhi (thestatesman.com)
A special flight carrying 183 Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine reached Delhi on Sunday.

The special flight had departed from Hungary’s capital Budapest on Saturday under Operation Ganga.

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav received the passengers at Indira Gandhi International Airport. He also interacted with the students.

 

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Top of the kill list': Rep. John Garamendi speaks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

A Russian Mom Thought Her Son Was On 'Drills.' Now He's A POW.

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Why urban warfare is the bloodiest type of combat - and could decide Russia's war against Ukraine | National Post

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