Brother Ursus

https://yugmarg.in/kazakhstan-national-jailed-for-enlisting-in-wagner-pmc-sentenced-to-six-years-and-eight-months-amidst-countrys-pushback-on-russian-recruitment-for-ukraine-war/ Kazakhstan National Jailed for Enlisting in Wagner PMC, Sentenced to Six Years and Eight Months Amidst Country’s Pushback on Russian Recruitment for Ukraine War Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan – November 30, 2023: The Qaraghandy regional court in central Kazakhstan pronounced a verdict on November 15, 2023, against 34-year-old Alexei Shompolov, a Kazakh citizen. Shompolov has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison due to his involvement with the Wagner private military company (PMC) and his active participation in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The court’s decision came after Shompolov, who pleaded guilty to the charges, was arrested upon returning home. The charges brought against him included “mercenaryism” and “committing a serious criminal offense against the peace and security of mankind,” along with actions aimed at “changing the territorial integrity and constitutional structure of a state.” Shompolov revealed in court that his desperate need for money led him to accept an offer from Wagner. He explained that he had come across an advertisement on VKontakte, Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, offering a monthly salary of TENGE 1.2 million ($2,700). Motivated by financial distress, he traveled to Russia in March, underwent military training, and was subsequently sent to join Wagner in Bakhmut in May. It was during his time with Wagner that Shompolov suffered injuries, leading to his hospitalization. Eventually, he was discharged with a payment equivalent to one month’s salary. However, upon his return to Kazakhstan, legal actions were taken against him under Article 170 of Kazakhstan’s Penal Code, which explicitly forbids activities related to mercenary involvement and participating in armed conflicts that aim to subvert the constitutional order or violate a state’s territorial integrity. Despite Kazakhstan’s close economic and political ties with Moscow, the country has maintained a stance resisting the Kremlin’s calls to endorse Russia’s invasion or annexation of Ukrainian territory. The court, adhering to the penal code, specified that the sentence for mercenaryism could range from seven to twelve years with property confiscation. Shompolov, having pleaded guilty, received a reduced sentence, but his payment from Wagner was confiscated as “illegal earnings.” Denne fyren vervet seg altså til den russiske hæren, ble skadet i krig, og fikk bare en fraksjon av pengene han ble lovet... og for alt trøbbelet sitt ble pengene konfiskert og han fikk nesten 7 år i fengsel 🙈

Samme her! Det er et helt opplagt mål, men selv om russerne ønsket det ville de aldri klare å sikre en så lang jernbanestrekning 😁

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-railway-tunnel-china-explosion-sabotage-1848265 Russia's Main Link to China 'Paralyzed' After Tunnel 'Sabotage' Severomuysky-tunnellen nær Kina er antagelig meget hardt skadet. Det ser ut til at fire bomber gikk av inne i tunnellen, og tok med seg et tog med 44 vogner drivstoff. Det er også gjennom denne tunnellen at våpen fra Nord-Korea transporteres.

https://www.utrop.no/nyheter/verden/350537/ Wilders får nei fra nøkkelparti i Nederland "Den nederlandske valgvinneren Geert Wilders åpnet onsdag for å styre i mindretallsregjering, men fikk så et kraftig skudd for baugen fra protestpartiet NSC." "NSC, som ledes av den svært populære Pieter Omtzigt, «ser ikke noe grunnlag for å starte samtaler med PVV, verken om flertalls- eller mindretallsregjering,» heter det i et brev til «speideren» som skal begynne sonderingene." "Wilders ønsker seg en regjering med NSC, det høyreliberale regjeringspartiet VVD og bondeprotestpartiet BBB. VVD har varslet at de vil gå i opposisjon, men at de kan støtte en mindretallsregjering fra PVV." "Neste uke legger han fram sin rapport. Mindretallsregjeringer er svært sjelden kost i Nederland, men kan altså bli nødvendig i dette tilfellet."

https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/RGMVq8/russland-gjoer-skeive-til-ekstremister-alle-skeive-blir-betraktet-som-kriminelle Russland gjør skeive til «ekstremister»: − Alle skeive blir betraktet som kriminelle Russisk høyesterett avgjorde torsdag at den internasjonale LHBT-bevegelsen skal erklæres som «ekstremistisk». – En kriminalisering av alle skeive, frykter ekspert. – Folk går gjennom de sosiale mediene sine for å fjerne gamle regnbue-emojier i frykt for at det skal kunne brukes i en tiltale, forteller Skouen.

Jeg kjørte bildet gjennom Google Translate. Det er et fenomen som har begynt å bre om seg litt i Russland nå som er klistremerker på biler. Tekstene er foreløpig vage nok til at man ikke kan arrestere dem for å være imot krigen.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/28/take-a-surplus-anti-sub-rocket-launcher-bolt-it-to-a-truck-and-brace-it-with-lumber-voila-the-latest-russian-panic-weapon/?sh=31a0210133c4 "But don’t count on the RBU-6000 working very well from an armored tractor, to say nothing of working well from a lumber-braced truck. In its naval role, the RBU-6000 integrates with the Burya fire-control system. On a ground vehicle, it’s likely to be manually aimed ... and wildly inaccurate." Considering the havoc Ukrainian forces—FPV drones in particular—are wreaking on Russia’s purpose-built, fully-integrated and armored rocket-launchers around Krynky, the truck-mounted RBU-6000 probably won’t just fail to hit anything of value. It also will be extremely vulnerable to Ukrainian air-attack.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/29/historians-come-together-to-wrest-ukraines-past-out-of-russias-shadow Historians come together to wrest Ukraine’s past out of Russia’s shadow 90 international and Ukrainian historians are coming together under the umbrella of the new London-based Ukrainian History Global Initiative to wrest Ukraine’s past from the shadow of Russian and Soviet narratives.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/biden-admin-map-states-benefit-ukraine-aid-00129068 Drøyt 90% av støtten til Ukraina går til fabrikanter i USA.

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russians-classify-minefield-maps-occupiers-1701244037.html Russians classify minefield maps, occupiers explode on their own mines https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-vows-to-stick-with-ukraine-as-long-as-it-takes/ NATO vows to stick with Ukraine ‘as long as it takes’ We are pretty much becoming a de facto NATO army,” Ukraine’s foreign minister says in his first NATO-Ukraine Council meeting. https://gazette.com/news/wex/nato-backs-ukraine-as-western-leaders-argue-war-going-better-than-realized/article_f7df515c-25d6-5751-9ba3-8450e7984cce.html NATO backs Ukraine as Western leaders argue war going better than realized "Some are questioning whether the United States and other NATO Allies should continue to stand with Ukraine as we enter the second winter of Putin's brutality," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Brussels on Wednesday. "But the answer here today at NATO is clear and it's unwavering: We must and we will continue to support Ukraine." https://essanews.com/ukrainians-seize-russian-putins-pride-t-90m-proryv-tank,6967701975537281a Ukrainians seize Russian "Putin's Pride": T-90M Proryv tank https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-general-jones-interview-long-range-weapons/32700251.html Retired General James L. Jones: West 'Too Cautious About Giving Ukraine Weapons That Could Strike Into Russia' https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-29/russia-wants-foreign-visitors-to-sign-loyalty-pledge-to-regime Russia Wants Foreign Visitors to Sign ‘Loyalty’ Pledge to Regime

Det russiske idiotiet fortsetter på dag 644. Ser ut til at det fremdeles er vanskelig værforhold en del steder. Men det stanser ikke russiske soldater fra å forsøke å avansere til fots, eller der hvor bakken er tørr eller fryst, i kjøretøy.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/29/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish-russias-naval-defense-dolphins-may-have-escaped/ So Long And Thanks For All The Fish! Russia’s Naval-Defense Dolphins May Have Escaped

Ukrainske droner skal ha truffet et russisk varehus i Bryansk hvor Shahed-droner ble oppbevart. Russerne klager på manglende antiluftskyts.

Jeg tror vi klarer oss igjennom, men som vanlig, med nød og neppe, og bare etter at alt annet har vært forsøkt. Det er den store svakheten til demokratiene. Vi er gode på å kjempe krig, men vi er aldri forberedt på det. Tvert imot tror jeg samtlige land i Ondskapens Akse vil kollapse. Kina, Russland, Iran, Nord-Korea, Venezuela. Jeg tror alle vil gå økonomisk og sosialt på dunken. I det minste delvis slik at det blir noe endringer. Derimot er jeg redd for at Ukraina må betale for vår manglende forståelse og villighet til å støtte og gjøre det som er nødvendig. Og jeg er redd for at Ukraina i fremtiden med RETTE vil klandre oss for det.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/29/ukraine-military-aid-american-economy-boost/ Here is the best-kept secret about U.S. military aid to Ukraine: Most of the money is being spent here in the United States. That’s right: Funds that lawmakers approve to arm Ukraine are not going directly to Ukraine but being used stateside to build new weapons or to replace weapons sent to Kyiv from U.S. stockpiles. Of the $68 billion in military and related assistance Congress has approved since Russia invaded Ukraine, almost 90 percent is going to Americans, one analysis found.

Jeg vil tippe Venezuela forsøker å hjelpe Putin med å skape kaos. Vi kan forvente oss fler angrep på ting som kan øke oljeprisen globalt. EDIT: Blir sagt videoen er gammel, og fra Colombia. Men resten av informasjonen skal stemme.

Genialt nok hadde russerne også lagret en AT-mine på toppen av BTR'en sin.

https://www.defenseone.com/business/2023/11/race-make-artillery-shells-us-eu-see-different-results/392288/?oref=d1-homepage-top-story In race to make artillery shells, US, EU see different results DOD’s early success may founder on Congressional inaction, while Europe’s private firms await orders. By February 2023, European production was at 300,000 rounds annually, according to Estonian defense officials. By November, capacity had risen again, though assessments differ. European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton suggested that Europe could now make some 400,000 rounds annually. Estonia’s Pevkur, speaking at a November media roundtable, put the figure between 600,000 and 700,000—and said it would reach one million rounds in 2024. In March, the EU announced it would spend 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) to send one million 155mm shells to Ukraine within a year. The money is split between paying countries to send stockpiled shells to Ukraine and acquiring new shells from EU members and Norway under a joint procurement scheme. But the EU will not meet its goal this year, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius confirmed recently. In September, Estonian defense official Kusti Salm said the plan would likely be fulfilled by mid-2024. And in the long term, Pevkur said, even more shells will be required—to backfill stocks, support NATO regional plans, and keep Ukraine in the fight. “My estimation is that we have to produce in the next ten years around 3 million rounds in a year,” the Estonian minister said. In October, NATO’s senior military officer, Adm. Rob Bauer, said that the price for one 155mm shell had risen from 2,000 euros ($2,171) at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion to 8,000 euros ($8,489.60). For comparison, the U.S. currently pays $3,000 for its most modern shells, according to an Army spokesperson. That price includes the charge, fuze, and shell body. Unlike the U.S., European 155mm production is primarily in the hands of the commercial market. That means that European countries can incentivize production increases through purchases, but cannot order factories to invest in automation, double shifts, or build new plants, as the U.S. has. “There really isn’t any government that can command industry to produce more, they have to place orders through contracts,” said CFR’s Loss. European munitions firms, meanwhile, have few opportunities to raise money from private hands, thanks to regulations on banks and arms makers, Loss said. They therefore have trouble increasing production merely on the expectation of higher orders. Jeg mangler ord. Det er idiotisk.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-debunks-his-own-propaganda-by-disarming-russias-nato-borders/ From Norway in the Arctic north to Kaliningrad in the west, Russia is making a mockery of Putin’s claims by dramatically reducing its military presence along the country’s borders with the NATO Alliance

https://censor.net/ua/video_news/3458351/putin_zaklykav_rosiyiskyh_jinok_narodjuvaty_po_8_diteyi_video "Russian dictator Vladimir Putin called on Russian women to give birth to 8 children each to overcome the demographic crisis" Tar minst 19 år å få dem klare da, Putin... da lever ikke du lengre.

Ser ut til at vinterstormene har gjort stor skade på de russiske forsvarsverkene foran Krim-broen også, samt muligens ødelagt eller i det minste skadet tre skip

+1 general i russiske tap i dag også