TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@social.cleverlibre.org

Russia's Storm Z was really hit hard by their attempts to prevent the Left bank landings.

https://eng.obozrevatel.com/section-war/news-some-have-10-15-of-personnel-left-ukrainian-armed-forces-report-on-storm-z-losses-in-tauride-sector-18-11-2023.html

So now my pain is only about a 2_3 after 1 pill. Tonight I will take 1½ pills and one drink. That ought to get me to sleep. I think I will let the fire burn itself out so I can sleep the night through. That cold wave never made here. We were supposed to have a mild freeze but it will probably be in the 40s. In the 60s today.

In Smolensk, Russia, on the morning of November 17, loud explosions were heard near a local aircraft factory where missiles are also produced.

Residents suggested that it was “being bombed again".

The Russian authorities announced an attack by “Ukrainian UAVs,” which was allegedly repulsed.

However, the ruzzians posted online that it could be a hit, because fire trucks rushed to the area of the explosions.

According to eyewitnesses, there were three explosions in total — and such a force that for some, “the house shook.” Then they saw a bright flash above the aircraft factory.

At the aircraft plant in Smolensk, the aggressor country produces X-59 missiles, which it fires at Ukraine, according to oboz.ua.

On October 1, UAVs flew into the plant - three out of four drones were able to damage the facility.

👀 GUR and "Return Alive" opened the "Black-box" - what's inside?
☑️ As part of the charity project of the Army Competent Assistance Fund "Return Alive" called "Black Box", a special officer of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with the call sign "Hummingbird" partially revealed the intrigue about the contents of the charity chest.

🫡 A soldier of one of the special units of military intelligence of Ukraine "Hummingbird" works directly with the "box" where citizens made their monetary donations and now continue to do so.

💥 So, among the contents of the "Black Box" is the Ukrainian-made Beaver attack drone.

🔥 This barrage ammunition is capable of covering a distance of up to 800 kilometers.

💰 In total, during the 8 months of its existence, the "Black Box" caused terrorist Russia more than 900,000,000 dollars in damages!

🎯 The list of affected targets includes enemy objects involved in the planning and implementation of war crimes against Ukrainians.

🛻 The next 15 million hryvnias collected as part of the "Black Box" initiative will be used to purchase vehicles for special intelligence officers to increase mobility and our ability to reach the pain points of the aggressor state!

🤝 We express our deep gratitude to the Ukrainians who help us destroy the offensive potential of Moscow!
🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine!
- GUR

My old guy skunk

Good morning. Rough night. But tonight will be better. Pharmacy opens in 15 minutes

The devil will be throwing a party on the 7th level.

https://t.me/NewsWorld_23/2215

My surgery went well but very late. 3PM when they took me to the OR. Mine ran about 2½ hours although it was scheduled to be 1 hour. He kept fine tuning. I was wide awake so he had me open and close the hand until he was satisfied. At first they had a sheet hung so I could not see. But after hearing me talk about what I saw in the Army they ended up taking the sheet down. And I think he enjoyed showing off his excellent work.
Because of the way things are situated, I have to reach across with my left hand to start the car. Little inconveniences.
I was able to easily restart the fire when I got home. Still a few coals.

Very slow typing this though

https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/14831

Chip Roy screwed up and told the truth.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/house-republican-screws-up-and-tells-the-truth-for-once/53218/

VICTORIES FOR UKRAINE

Time for some good news. Today 105 ships have now arrived at and departed from Odesa, carrying grain to the wider world. They sailed down the Ukrainian coast and through Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish territorial waters.
Why is this such a great victory? For one Ukraine has no navy. None. Yet it has destroyed a Russian submarine, sunk a massive missile cruiser, several frigates, landing ships, recaptured gas rigs and driven the Russians out of the eastern Black Sea. They have crippled the air defences in Crimea and completely dominated the environment in that zone. And despite the Russian strikes on Odesa and its port it’s not stopped foreign ships and it hasn’t halted exports - vital income generating exports. However you look at it, it’s a huge strategic victory and a total failure for Russia.
And today, Ukraine announced it had landed on the south bank of the Dnepr. Officially admitting it has taken a foothold on the occupied Kherson side of the river totally undermined the declaration from the Governor of Kherson that they weren’t there and had been destroyed. That they are there is a victory.
Every day that Ukraine exists and every day it fights is another victory. Every dead Russian soldier, destroyed tank, drone, artillery, BMP and support vehicle is another victory.
Every act of resistance inside Russia - and there are many - is another victory.
The war is not won but it is far from lost. Everyone who keeps the Ukrainian banner flying in their mind and in their heart is another step towards the final victory.
It will come. And Russia’s fascist regime will meet its doom.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦!
The Analyst

Breaking News

https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/14826

I love this video of a Persian not wanting to get his hands dirty

https://t.me/NewsWorld_23/2203

This Muslim calls Winston Churchill a war criminal.https://t.me/NewsWorld_23/2205

In Poland, a book was recently published by journalist Zbigniew Parafianowicz about the "behind the scenes" of the first months of the full-scale Russian invasion. The author spoke to government officials and the military (on anonymous terms), and here is what he has to say:

◾Yes, you've heard that the US was confident that Kyiv would fall in 3 days. The journalist writes that Jake Sullivan even argued about it with Polish presidential secretary Jakub Kumoch, who was convinced of a Ukrainian victory. Washington finally agreed to hand over the tanks after a meeting between Biden and Duda.

◾But the situation with the fighter jets was "not so clear". Then the Poles decided to act on their own. They disassembled 10 MiG-29s and left them in a wooded area near the border. Kyiv was informed about the "orphan" parts, which were quickly collected by our military. This happened several months before the official handover of the aircraft by the international coalition.

◾Polish special services ensured the safety of Ukrainian delegates participating in the negotiations in Belarus (March 2022). They accompanied them in helicopters, which landed on the Belarusian territory and took them out after their work. By coincidence, the Polish military was also present at the Brovary site when the full-scale war broke out. They stayed a little longer and collected information.

◾The book describes how the Poles used specially created private companies to bypass the bureaucracy in the transfer of military goods, and why Polish-Ukrainian relations at the governmental level blossomed last year and then began to "wither". By the way, the moment with the missile that fell in the Polish village of Przewodów is mentioned here.

For more details, see the thread by Filip Dąb-Mirowski, a publicist who retold these fragments.

@liveukraine_media

https://t.me/liveukraine_media/15579?single

At least 2,442 Ukrainian children have been taken to Belarus since the beginning of full-scale invasion.

These children (between the ages of 6 and 17) have been deported to at least 13 facilities in Belarus. They underwent a process of "re-education", where they were propagandized with cultural, historical, social, and patriotic ideas that "meet the political interests" of the regimes in Belarus and Russia. Some of the children have undergone military training, including at the internal security bases in Belarus.

This is stated in a study from Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), which found that the displacement of Ukrainian children was directly coordinated by Oleksandr Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin with "support from the intelligence agencies of Russia and Belarus."

The report emphasizes that the deportation of Ukrainian children to Belarus and Russia as well as their "re-education" are systematic things.

🇸🇪🏫Sweden to give €6.5 million to rebuild schools and kindergartens in Ukraine.

The money will be transferred to the UNESCO fund and used to equip shelters in schools and kindergartens to make them winter-proof, as well as to ensure water and toilet facilities, the Swedish government's press service reports.

According to the Swedish government, more than 3,000 educational establishments have been damaged and 360 have been completely destroyed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin might face a potential war crime case related to the planned famine in Ukraine. Evidence suggests that the Kremlin orchestrated the famine in Ukraine in advance, intending to seize substantial amounts of Ukrainian grain months before initiating a full-scale invasion.

Global Rights Compliance (GRC), an international human rights law firm, highlights that following the invasion's commencement, the aggressors deliberately targeted regions abundant in grain and essential food production infrastructure.

The state of Iowa in the USA recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people. This is already the 33rd state that has made such a decision.