Posted by Quote for today, 30th December 2022
The true soldier fights not because he hates what’s in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him. G K Chesterton.
Ukraine state-affiliated media
The seaside city of Odesa in Ukraine is known for its vibrant nightlife, stunning architecture and welcoming people. It is now also known for protecting Ukraine from Russian invaders via the sea. What’s life like in Odesa now amid ongoing war and constant power outages?
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United Kingdom government official
Over the last few days Ukraine has suffered one of the worst waves of missile strikes. Ukrainians remain undeterred. The UK in turn will continue to provide them with support to defend themselves. Today, we’re announcing new demining and anti-explosives kit.
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Ministry of Defence
@DefenceHQ
United Kingdom government organization
Large amounts of missiles continue to be fired at the Ukrainian people. Throughout this war, the Kremlin has cynically targeted civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. Yet it claimed that it would only carry out “surgical strikes” on military targets. #StandWithUkraine
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Incase you’re wondering what’s going on. This is 7 of Russia’s cannon fodder soldiers, using the excuse to flee the frontline, by carrying one wounded soldier away. 2nd clip shows a orc commander beating & kicking soldiers for leaving their position to carry 1 wounded man.
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It should be remembered: Andrew Tate has now been detained in Romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation. Before Elon Musk reinstated him, #Twitter banned him for saying women should “bear responsibility” for being sexually assaulted.
https://bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64122628
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Ron Filipkowski
@RonFilipkowski
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the trade growth between the two countries had come about despite “direct blackmail by some Western countries.”
Putin Expects Trade With China to Reach $200Bln ‘Ahead of Schedule’
Russian-Chinese trade turnover will reach $200 billion “ahead of schedule,” President Vladimir Putin said during a videoconference with
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Mikhail Zhilin’s family said he faces torture in Russia for fleeing the military draft announced by President Vladimir Putin in September.
Kazakhstan Reportedly Returns Former Presidential Guard to Russia
This is how emergency service operators work during shelling in Ukraine. Photo: National Police of Ukraine
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Ukrainian soldier in a trench near Bakhmut.
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Valentina Chernykh, often known as “Aida,” entered in the military at the age of 28 to work as a battlefield medic. She passed away in combat, today. She is the daughter of a member of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences and graduated at National Pharmaceutical Academy.
Business Ukraine mag Retweeted
The Dutch Government no longer sees the ‘fear of being mobilised’ as a legitimate reason to grant Russians asylum status.
The Netherlands may repatriate Russian refugees
Optimistic view from the Washington Post: Putin is increasingly isolated as his illegal Ukraine war falters
washingtonpost.com Putin, unaccustomed to losing, is increasingly isolated as war falters With the Russian president refusing to back down in Ukraine, Russia’s elite is split between those who want the war to end and those
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Ukraine government organization
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: “We’re fighting for Ukraine, for the values that unite Europe and the democratic world, for the global value of life. For everything that the terrorist state is trying to destroy. I’m confident we’ll pull through, and aggression will fail”
Same energy. One might say
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got bonksied by smaller opponents.
We present the first ten main photos of 2022, which was full of suffering, hope for victory and retribution for unprovoked aggression and terrible war crimes: https://bit.ly/3jGBZkc
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According to the agency’s calculations, Russian billionaires collectively lost $46.6 billion on the first day of the war.
novayagazeta.eu Bloomberg: Russia’s richest lost $93.6 billion in 2022 Russia’s wealthiest people have lost $93.6 billion since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. According to the
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Democratic Belarus stands more united than ever. In 2022, we created the United Transitional Cabinet to defend our independence & sovereignty, restore the rule of law & secure democratic change. I am impressed by the hard work of our Cabinet members & we’re just at the beginning!
Participants of a kids’ karate contest in Moscow were given medals with this inscription: “This medal was made by Donetsk blacksmiths from the shrapnel of Nato ammunition with which the fascists are shelling civilians in Russian cities. We shall live!”
Who Watches the Watchers? 