TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@social.cleverlibre.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 71 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
They largely upheld the gag order. So Chump, shut your mouth.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4350071-read-trump-gag-order-appeals-court-ruling/
A woman is less value to the state of Texas than a dead baby.
🏥 From January 1, occupants will not provide medical care to residents with Ukrainian passports in the temporarily occupied territories — National Resistance Center of Ukraine.
A similar practice already exists in Starobilsk (Luhansk region): Ukrainians here are not provided with medical services without Russian documents, and pharmacies do not dispense medicines under social programs.
"In this way, the enemy is pursuing a deliberate genocidal policy to destroy Ukrainians as a nation on their ethnic lands," the National Resistance Center of Ukraine said.
From "The Analyst":
‘THE AMERICANS JUST DIDN’T UNDERSTAND’
In a piece published this morning in the Washington Post, it’s become clear that the Ukrainians felt pressured into attacking in a single spot of the southern front - and didn’t do it, wasting the time the Americans thought they needed.
Americans wanted the offensive to start in April to cut the time the Russians had to prepare defences but didn’t seem to understand the mud problem.
Over and over again the Americans failed to take into consideration how the battlefield was so different to the one their doctrine required for the offensive to work.
They didn’t understand the effect of drones and how fast they were changing the battle space. And for whatever reason, they didn’t seem to fully appreciate the lack of air support was fundamentally going to change the way Ukraine had to operate.
Once the offensive started they tried to second guess every move - failing to grasp the way drones and helicopters were taking out mine clearing equipment and support units. There was lack of appreciation that while trained, Ukrainian troops -70% of them had never seen battle before.
Things got so bad the Ukrainians cut communications with the American Commander in Europe who constantly tried to second guess them.
The Americans didn’t understand the land, the drones and the way the Russians operate in defence. In the end Ukraine had to do it its own way.
The problem as we have seen is that by starting it one way, getting badly mauled and then doing it a different way, it alerted the Russians and concentrated their resistance.
The failure to give Ukraine enough of what was needed quickly enough is now understood, if reluctantly.
The failure to supply aircraft the biggest mistake of all.
On the frontlines little of much consequence happened yesterday because the weather is dire and movement limited. However the Russians appear close to regaining the trench network at the top of the hills overlooking Klieshievka. If they take these then Ukrainian gains east of that point - everything the achieved in the summer months- will be lost, their positions untenable.
The situations I’ve written about in the past couple of days as to how the summer went down are enough to make me cry. When you are ‘retired’ and merely consulted ad hoc and don’t say what they want to hear, they just ignore it even when they should know better. Younger minds with less experience are always listened to because they have ‘new’ ideas.
There are no new principles in war only new machines and technologies by which to wage it. There may be new tactics and new obstacles but the environments and the principles are not new.
Yet somehow those facts are ignored.
It’s a good job the Americans were not using their own forces. It would have been a messy lesson in adapting to a new environment. They learned they got it wrong in Vietnam. They learned they got it right after the Yom Kippur lessons and Iraq.
But this is not that war.
Give Ukraine what it needs and let them win. They can and they will. Give them the tools and they will finish the job.
Slava Ukraini🇺🇦!
🇦🇺Australia will hand over a batch of Bushmaster armored personnel carriers to Ukraine by December 25, according to Australian Ambassador to Ukraine Bruce Edwards.
“Not much says Merry Christmas to a close friend far across the seas quite as well as saving lives. Proud to see the role of Bushmasters recognised among key military assistance provided to Ukraine. And more are on their way! Do feel very free to open them before December 25 !” he wrote on December 7 on X (Twitter).
After a long pause of 79 days, the enemy resumed strikes with cruise missiles
Earlier, this morning, about 10 Tu-95MS missile-carrying bombers fired cruise missiles of the X-101/555/55 type from the area of the city of Engels, Saratov region.
None of the missiles aimed for Kyiv reached the target. Air defense forces shot down all the missiles used to attack Kyiv on the approach to the city, Serhiy Popko, the head of the KMVA, reports.
"As you can see, the enemy bided his time and began to use strategic aviation again for attacks on peaceful cities. Therefore, protect yourself and your loved ones, do not ignore air warning signals," he emphasized.
In total, the Russians fired 19 missiles from the Saratov region, 14 of which were destroyed over Dnipropetrovsk region and the Kyiv region.
Some of them were aimed at infrastructure facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Another group, having reached the Dnipro, changed the direction of movement towards Kyiv.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, "Unfortunately, one person is dead. Preliminarily, four people are wounded. They are all in hospital. Two people are in severe condition," Dnipropetrovsk's regional governor Serhiy Lysak said.
The missile count. Killed 14 out of 19.
Venezuela wishes to emulate Russia. GREED.
https://t.me/liveukraine_media/16075
Russia has deported 19k children from Ukraine
https://t.me/liveukraine_media/16078
Russia hides bodies to avoid paying compensation
https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/16099
The Ukrainian St, Nicolas does not crawl down chimneys.
https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/16107
Zelensky:
I came to "Okhmatdyt" to see the children who are being treated after injuries, to hear about their hobbies and about themselves. And, in particular, to meet with Maryna Ponomareva from the Kherson region.
Earlier, I recorded a birthday video for the girl, in which I promised to meet her in person. Now Marina is undergoing rehabilitation. She became the first child with a war injury to receive prosthetics in our country. A strong girl.
I am proud of all our people who are helping Ukrainian men and women to overcome the consequences of Russian strikes and rebuild their lives.
Every day we fight for Ukrainian children to live in a peaceful, independent Ukraine, to feel happy, for all their wishes to be fulfilled, and for their dreams to come true.
I find this amusing. Inappropriate for on air
https://t.me/United24media/16129
Gay Palestinian man beheaded
https://t.me/visegrad24official/2430
Breaking News concerning Hamas
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 71 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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