Brother Ursus

Han så mye finere ut sånn 😄

Det som var interessant med Johnson var at han tilsynelatende endret mening etter at han møtte med noen ukrainske evangeliske kristne. Skulle likt å være flue på den veggen og vite hva de snakket om.

Det er som om jeg skulle skrevet det selv. Jeg er også prinsippiell motstander av arvelighet, av nettopp det vi har sett de siste årene. Vi var svært heldige med Haakon, Olav, Harald og Haakon Magnus, men nå har lykken snudd, og det er på tide å relegere monarkiet til historiebøkene hvor de hører hjemme.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/38245 Russian Soldiers Driven to Suicide by Kremlin Propaganda A sense of hopelessness, no means of evacuation and instilled myths about conditions if captured by Ukraine, are pushing Russian soldiers to pull the trigger on their own lives. Among Russian servicemen, the practice of committing suicide on the battlefield is becoming increasingly common. When Russian soldiers are wounded or find themselves in desperate situations, evidence suggests they quickly realize that they will not receive evacuation or help from their commanders, leading to a sense of despair, hopelessness and the perception that suicide is the only viable option. The situation is exacerbated by Russian propaganda, which actively spreads myths that soldiers captured as prisoners of war by the Armed Forces of Ukraine are subject to torture and abuse, thus making capture appear a worse alternative to death. The issue has been covered in a statement by Ukraine’s “I Want to Live” project, a state initiative which launched a hotline in September 2022 and offers all Russian soldiers a mutually beneficial deal. It guarantees them life in exchangefor “normal, humane conditions under the supervision of the Red Cross.” The recent statement reads: “[Russian soldiers] go on every assault as if it were their last, because they know that no one will come for the wounded, no one will pull them out, no one will help. Instead of radios and proper first aid kits, they carry instructions in their pockets on how to kill themselves with a grenade, pre-issued by bloated major political officers.” Suicides are often the result of bullying, psychological pressure, and a feeling of despair among Russian soldiers, especially when they are left to fend for themselves. In addition, Russian army commanders on the front lines often threaten their subordinates with severe punishment or even execution if they surrender, making matters worse. “How many thousands have killed themselves in destroyed houses, collapsed trenches, and burning forests, only God knows,” the state project statement says. “Pushed to suicide” A Ukrainian military intelligence official told Kyiv Post on condition of anonymity that there has been a wave of suicides among Russian soldiers, with numbers growing: “Some are deliberately driven to such a step by bullying, threats, and a sense of total hopelessness. Others shorten their lives, abandoned on the battlefield,” the source said, adding that extremely low value is placed on the lives of ordinary Russians. Any other way, Russia simply would not have enough human resources to conduct military operations on such a scale, especially when thousands of people are lost daily in “meat assaults,” the official explained. “They are pushed to suicide. No modern army of the civilized world would ever allow such losses.” In cases where a Russian soldier dies as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound or grenade explosion, their death is not considered to have occurred while performing a combat mission. As a result, the deceased's family is understood to not be entitled to state compensation of 5 million rubles. “A suicide is not considered a battlefield death, and no 5 million will be seen!” the “I Want to Live” project states. The project emphasizes that the reality of surrender is far from the myths being perpetuated within Russian ranks: “Unlike their commanders, we need them alive because they will be exchanged later, and we will return our people from the Russian GULAG.” According to the project: “The conscripts from Kursk, who did not listen to their commanders and [Chechen Leader Ramzan] Kadyrov's bandits and surrendered instead of committing suicide, are a living example of this. 115 of them have already returned home through exchange rather than lying in the ground.” Jeg lurer på om dette er så kynisk fra Kremls side at de ønsker at soldatene skal kjempe til siste åndedrag og/eller ta livet av seg så de ikke blir tatt til fange og må utveksles, eller betale krigserstatning (sorry, militær spesialoperasjonserstatning).

En viss forskjell kunne de selvfølgelig ha gjort. Problemet er at når det da åpnet seg muligheter eller man kom på ene eller andre siden av skyttergravene, så ville man ikke hatt noen til verken å avansere eller forsvare. Skyttergraver, tykk skog, jungler, og urbane områder er de store utjevnerne. Manøvreringsstyrker skal ikke bare angripe, de skal også settes inn som raske responsstyrker på fiendtlige gjennombrudd.

15 millioner kroner kan kjøpe ganske mye medisiner. Kultur er noe som i hovedsak fint skjøtter seg selv. Den eneste kulturen staten bør være involvert i er den av nasjonal interesse. Dette er åpenbart ikke det.

Det kommer heller ikke til å være billig eller enkelt for russerne å ta Pokrovsk, tror jeg. Og først må de tross alt komme seg dit.

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3900719-ukraines-right-to-selfdefense-does-not-stop-at-the-border-stoltenberg.html Ukraine's right to self-defense does not stop at border – Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that Ukraine was fully within its rights to launch its offensive into Russia's Kursk region as an act of self-defense. He stated this to the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, as Ukrinform reports. Stoltenberg reminded that Russia has been waging an unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine for more than 900 days and has carried out numerous attacks from Kursk region, so Russian soldiers, tanks and bases there are legitimate targets under international law. According NATO Secretary General, President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, made it clear that the Kursk operation was aimed at creating a buffer zone to deter Russia from further attacks. At the same time, Stoltenberg denied the Kremlin's accusation that the West was informed in advance about the plans of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to enter Russian territory, and assured that NATO did not play any role in this. He also emphasized the need for greater support for Ukraine on the part of the Alliance so that the country could defend itself and eventually win.

https://apnews.com/article/helicopter-missing-russia-kamchatka-1d9794dc00e57f148119fd9eebd5cfbb Helicopter goes missing in Russia’s Far East with 22 people believed onboard Rescuers are searching for a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east on Saturday with 22 people on board. The Mi-8 helicopter took off close to the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka region, but did not arrive at its destination as scheduled, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said in a statement. It said it believed that 19 passengers and three crew members were on board. The Mi-8 is a two-engine helicopter designed in the 1960s. It is widely used in Russia, where crashes have been frequent, as well as in neighboring countries and many other nations.

Det ble nettopp sagt at han skulle representere Russland i et oppkommende FN-møte, så jeg tviler sterkt.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/the-united-states-has-ordered-3-43-billion-worth-of-gmlrs-rockets/ The United States has ordered $3.43 billion worth of GMLRS rockets The approximate volume of purchases can be seen in the March 2023 request for additional ammunition. At that time, it was planned to purchase 5,016 GMLRS guided missiles from Lockheed Martin for $886 million. Hvis man firedobler kjøpesummen får man antagelig også minst fire ganger så mange missiler, som er over 20,000. Forhåpentligvis får man også volumrabatt.

Det som virker ganske tydelig nå er at det skulle vært mobilisert større for lenge siden, og gravd mye mer forsvar. For med mindre dette er en eller annen form for 5D-sjakk som Ukraina spiller for å lage en felle for Russland, så både mangler det vernepliktige til å forsvare landet, og av én eller annen bisarr grunn er det ikke laget flere forsvarslinjer. Manøvreringsstyrkene i Kursk kunne sikkert bidratt i skyttergravskrig, og sakket ned det russiske avansementet, men de hadde blitt kvernet ned, og ethvert håp om en fremtidig motoffensiv ville vært over.

Spørs om ikke Medvedev nå har sagt "the quiet part out loud".

Topografiske kart viser også hvorfor det kan være vanskelig å frigjøre Donetsk og Luhansk. I Kharkiv og Luhansk avanserte ukrainerne først raskt, men kom etter hvert over større og bredere elver. Russerne gravde seg ned bak flere av disse. Russerne klarte heller ikke å holde Kherson nord for elven, og klarte ikke stabilisere situasjonen før de kom seg bak den. De ofret også voldsomt mye for å holde den posisjonen. I Donetsk sitter alle de større tettstedene på høyere grunn, som gir fordeler i både siktlinjer, artilleri osv. i tillegg til å være områder med god logistikk. Det er således et lite mirakel at ukrainerne har holdt på i Donetsk så lenge som de har. Når russerne er villige til å ofre hvor mange menn som helst for å avansere over åkre og fra høyder i nedadgående retning, så er det nærmest umulig å stanse.

Samme her. I tillegg til å være utrolig cringe i form av dårlig kvalitet, så klarer jeg ikke helt akseptere at dette ikke er en eller annen form for meta-kommentar om identitetspolitikk. Red Thread Games håper nok nå som spillet har bombet at de skal klare å kapitalisere på kontroversen på én eller annen måte. Hoder bør også rulle hos Norsk Filminstitutt som har brukt skattebetalernes penger på denne hatefulle ytringen av et spill.

Det er også utrolig sært å anklage andre for å drive kulturkrig, når man med viten, vilje og overlegg begir seg ut på et prosjekt som handler om nettopp kulturkrig og helt åpenbart er ment som et innlegg i den krigen. Det er som med barnehagebarn. De slår noen, og så griner de når noen til slutt slår tilbake.

Rett ut av den venstreradikale amerikanske spillboken. Lag noe publikum ikke liker eller responderer på, og når det uungåelig bomber, i desperasjon anklag dem for rasisme og trusler, for å forsøke å skape sympati og sympatisalg, og redde siste rest av selskapets omdømme overfor investorer. Sorry Red Thread Games, dere er flere år for sent ute med denne taktikken. Dere er gjennomskuet.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/world/americas/venezuela-ukraine-military-russia.html They Traveled Home After Defending Ukraine, and Ended Up in a Russian Prison Two Colombian soldiers who had fought for Ukraine are now under arrest in Moscow. They wound up there after stopping over in Venezuela, which apparently extradited them. Forholdet mellom Colombia og Venezuela er allerede svært anspent. Maduro fortsetter å yppe til væpnet konflikt.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/eu-to-expand-ukrainian-military-training-by-15-000/ EU to Expand Ukrainian Military Training by 15,000 EU High Representative Josep Borrell said that the training mission would be increased by 15,000 people by the end of the year, according to Ukrinform news agency. This increase will bring the total number of trained soldiers to 75,000. Det er fremdeles alt for få. Hvorfor er ikke dette et løpende program som fortsetter med nye puljer når noen er ferdige!?!?

https://www.politico.eu/article/switzerland-military-neutrality-defense-arms-sales-war-in-ukraine-vladimir-putin/ Putin, cash and guns prompt ‘explosive’ rethink of Swiss neutrality After 500 years of non-alliance, a bombshell report recommends closer cooperation with the EU and NATO. EU ok, men ønsker vi Sveits i NATO? Har vi ikke nok døgenikter i den alliansen allerede?

https://www.dagens.com/war/unconfirmed-reports-suggest-potential-wagner-coup-in-september Unconfirmed Reports Suggest Potential Wagner Coup in September The profile, which purports to be run by former Russian intelligence agents, has not been independently verified, raising questions about its credibility. Dette er altså bare poster på Telegram og andre medier, og ganske sikkert bare spekulasjoner/trolling, men alt som gjør russerne nervøse er positivt

https://kyivindependent.com/silent-killer-russia-boosts-grinding-donbas-advance-with-chemical-warfare/ ‘Silent killer’: Russia boosts grinding Donbas advance with chemical warfare Ukrainian soldiers are often unprepared and unequipped to counter Russia’s surging use of chemical agents.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/white-house-rejects-plan-to-send-americans-to-ukraine-to-maintain-f-16s-34fa1967 Biden Administration Rejects Plan to Send Americans to Ukraine to Maintain F-16s The Biden administration has rejected a military proposal to send American contractors to Ukraine to maintain Western military equipment, including F-16 jet fighters, over concerns about safety, U.S. officials say. Ikke lenge nå til 6 november. Kom igjen, Harris!

https://kyivindependent.com/chinese-banks-stopping-transactions-with-russia-en-masse-reuters-reports/ Chinese banks stopping transactions with Russia 'en masse,' Reuters reports Chinese banks are shutting down transactions with Russia "en masse," with delays in payments intensifying during August, Reuters reported on Aug. 30, citing sources familiar with the matter. The U.S. unveiled a new set of sanctions against Chinese and Russian companies over their support for Moscow's aggression last week. Despite efforts to avoid or mitigate the impact of the trade restrictions, Chinese institutions have begun scaling back their business dealings with Russia. Specifically, a number of major Chinese banks have begun blocking transactions for electronics out of fear of secondary sanctions. Transactions worth tens of billions of yuan are currently stuck in limbo, a source told Reuters.