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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #345 : Августа 23, 2024, 09:10:31 pm »
It's been a long time since a week has passed for me as fast as it is now. Work is very tiring, but I'm glad that I'm still effective and have recovered enough. In a week, I'll be refining the treatment plan with the doctor again and these loads will help me understand the objective situation. I like the team. Today, one colleague cooked chicken and fed me. I guess I'm a pity party)

When I come home I usually see that the electricity was turned off during the day because the electronic clock powered by the socket shows a strange time. So I was surprised to learn that Ukraine plans to resume electricity exports to neighboring countries from August 25. This was reported by the press service of the energy system operator of Ukraine NEC "Ukrenergo". Source: https://biz.censor.net/n3506272

The mass media write about multiple successful attacks by Ukrainian drones on military airports and oil depots in russia.

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #346 : Августа 24, 2024, 05:44:12 pm »
It’s great to hear that the work is going well, Wlad!

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #347 : Августа 24, 2024, 06:28:34 pm »
It’s great to hear that the work is going well, Wlad!
Agree! And that he's being paid for it!

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #348 : Августа 24, 2024, 09:29:21 pm »
Work is important in many ways. I had to change my rhythm. Today I got up early. Many people prefer to sleep until lunch on weekends, but I prefer to stick to a routine. So I got up early again, had breakfast, rode my bicycle, checked what was sent to me late yesterday in my work email to understand what awaits me on Monday, had a zoom call with Colin G3ZAF and even made a few QSO. I got KH0W from the Mariana Islands on 28MH.

I also met with Sergiy UT3UFD. He is also very tired, but is happy with his results. Work has added the need to iron shirts and wear suits. Sergiy can wear T-shirts.

Yesterday I talked to a friend who complained about "burnout" and dissatisfaction with life. It is difficult for me to say anything to those who have been working all this time, live with their family and have no illnesses.

But in the evening I did everything I planned and felt sad that I was again spending my wedding anniversary without my wife and family. Independence Day does not evoke any emotions in me at all. Another friend of mine said that two more of his colleagues were killed in the frontline Pokrovsk and people are being evacuated from the remnants of Ukrainian territory in the Donetsk region in the east. Against this background, congratulations and loud statements about successes in the Kursk region by officials are disgusting. The exchange of 115 Ukrainian soldiers for russian soldiers captured in the Kursk region is good news https://suspilne.media/820511-ukraina-povernula-115-zahisnikiv-z-rosijskogo-polonu/ , but unfortunately, among those released there is not a single "Azovets", who were ordered to surrender back in 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/24/world/europe/ukraine-war-mariupol-azovstal.html

Sometimes I hear questions about the price of this offensive, but no one knows the answers. The authorities come up with new reasons and goals for this offensive every time, but pootin remains in power, the russians do not rebel against him, the russian army continues to advance in the south and east, and Sumy is subjected to missile strikes every day https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/u-sumah-chuli-kilka-vibuhiv-povitryani-sili-zayavlyali-pro-shvidkisnu-cil-na-misto-novini-ukrajini-50445622.html. Today is the second air raid alarm and I think the night will be restless.

Meanwhile, Washington is not ready to jeopardize the national security of the United States for the sake of supporting Ukraine, given that in the future the United States may seek to restore relations with Moscow. This is reported by Politico https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/23/ukraine-biden-weapons-restrictions-00176210

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #349 : Августа 26, 2024, 10:13:08 am »
In the morning, a large-scale missile attack. All over Ukraine, power structures were hit and destroyed. In Kyiv, in part of the city, there is no electricity and water. I have everything for now, but I am sure there will be outages.

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #350 : Августа 26, 2024, 01:24:17 pm »
Most of my colleagues have no power, but I'm lucky so far. The damage is much greater than what is officially reported.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cvg58p0d55dt

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #351 : Августа 26, 2024, 08:06:11 pm »
Well, that was a big attack. Air defense forces shot down 102 missiles and 99 drones launched by the russian army. In total, there were 127 missiles and 109 UAVs. The missiles that hit their targets damaged many energy facilities, including two that hit the dam of the Kyiv reservoir. Many trains were delayed, there were long power outages across the country, and some cities have no water. I also had no electricity for 5 hours, but still have water.

https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/cr7r92yy5nmo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d90ke0ello

However, I am so engrossed in my work that my mood has not even deteriorated. I have a laptop, a phone, the Internet and batteries. Everything a lawyer needs for full-fledged work!

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #352 : Августа 27, 2024, 12:32:21 am »
So happy that you are OK!

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #353 : Августа 27, 2024, 11:28:00 pm »
There was another missile attack last night and I barely slept. I went to the office, found out there was no power and went home. At home I found power and charged everything. Today there was power for 2.5 hours, then no power for 5-6 hours and then power for 2.5 hours. Tomorrow the energy companies promise fewer outages. https://toneto.net/news/kultura/mi-budemo-pratsyuvati-z--ukrenergo---shchob-pereyti-na-prognozovan---graf--ki--kmda---pro-v--dklyuchennya-sv--tla-v-ki--v---v--dnovlennya-poshkodgeno---kritichno-----nfrastrukturi-triva---gittya-stolits--

"Ukrenergo" recognized the russian attack on energy facilities on August 26 as the largest since the beginning of the war https://interfax.com.ua/news/economic/1009915.html

Two nights like that in a row have had a bad effect on me and my heart has started to hurt again. Tomorrow I will stay home anyway and try to rest.

The President once again demonstrated his inadequacy at another press conference. In response to questions about the effectiveness of his team, in particular the controversial deputy head of the Office of the President Oleg Tatarov, Zelensky unexpectedly announced that Tatarov and head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Malyuk "killed Chechens in Kyiv" at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the russian federation.
"The United States and everyone knows about it. Oleg Tatarov, together with Vasyl Malyuk, killed Chechens in Ukraine, in Kyiv. Is it not enough? To expel him? To be killed by the russians?"

Oleg Tatarov, the deputy head of the office of President Andriy Yermak, was at the epicenter of several scandals before the full-scale invasion began. In 2021, he became a participant in the case of the illegal seizure of National Guard property worth more than 81 million hryvnias by representatives of one of the capital's developers. Tatarov worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the Revolution of Dignity, and activists accuse him of involvement in the persecution of protesters. Observers assume that Oleg Tatarov can now oversee the direction of the law enforcement system in the Office of the President. https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/clygdk9xxp9o

At the beginning of the invasion, one of the fakes was the alleged appearance of Chechens (this is what all the inhabitants of the Caucasus who are loyal to pootin are usually called, after the name of one of the republics, although this is incorrect. It is more correct to speak of "Kadyrovtsi" by the last name of their leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramzan_Kadyrov , but Zelensky said what he said.) in Kyiv, although it was later found out that all the cases of shooting in Kyiv were friendly fire and there was not a single sabotage and reconnaissance group in Kyiv. People laugh, suggesting that these hallucinations of the President were caused by his improper nutrition in the bunker. This is another reference to Shuster's book "Showman", where he described the time he spent with Zelensky at the beginning of the invasion:
"There was not much to eat. Sweets got passed around at meetings, and tinned meat with stale bread was in the communal kitchen. One minister told me he survived for days on chocolate. Zelensky and his team kept a supply of alcohol even after the government banned its sale, and he would on occasion pour wine for the aides who joined him for a meal."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/0/year-zelensky-bunker-ukraine-russia-war/

Of course, I don’t want to think that these were peaceful Chechens who could have been in Kyiv at that time.

This is the kind of funny circus we continue to live in.

Today I heard an anecdote that previously a trip to the Maldives was considered expensive, but now even going on vacation to neighboring Moldova starts at 10,000 dollars. There is also an old joke about how a disabled woman or one with three children used to be considered as having no future, but now she has become a profitable bride.
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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #354 : Августа 29, 2024, 12:02:04 am »
Today I decided to stay and work at home. The electricity was on a new schedule - three hours off and five hours on. It's much better that way. It was windy during the day and although I tried to rest as much as possible, I still felt exhausted. I guess everything has that effect on me at once.

During the day I went to the store and again found that the prices had gone up a bit since my last visit. The Ukrainian economy is something unique. The law on increasing taxes was changed again and taxes were left only for the poor. They decided to abandon the planned increase in income tax for banks and for car purchases.

Ukraine has finally reached an agreement with creditors on the restructuring of the state debt for 20 billion dollars by 2029. The owners of Eurobonds of Ukraine made the decision almost unanimously. This will allow us to save $11.4 billion on foreign debt service over three years. In addition, in this way, Ukraine has already definitely avoided default. More than 95% of owners of Ukrainian Eurobonds approved the relevant proposal of the Ministry of Finance. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal. https://www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/ekonomika-glavnaya/analytics-and-forecasts/defoltu-tochno-ne-bude-ukraina-ostatochno-domovilasya-z-kreditorami.htm

But I still don't believe that someone gave up their money just like that. The state and state-guaranteed debt of Ukraine as of July 31, 2024 amounted to 6 trillion 374 billion hryvnias or 155.36 billion dollars. This is reported by the Ministry of Finance. During July 2024, the amount of Ukraine's debt increased in hryvnia equivalent by 206.16 billion hryvnias, in dollar equivalent the debt increased by 3.20 billion dollars. https://minprom.ua/news/315885.html

I was interested to see confirmation of my opinions and conclusions in the Foreign Policy publication. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/27/russia-establishment-ukraine-war-end-ceasefire/

For some time, there has been a debate among Western politicians, experts and the general public about how the war in Ukraine should end. The same conversations are taking place in russia, writes Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasian program of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Public Administration in a column for Foreign Policy. "Only a small minority believes that russia should fight for a complete victory in Ukraine, including the annexation of significant new Ukrainian territories or the creation of a client regime in Kyiv. The vast majority would prefer an early ceasefire roughly along the existing battle lines. Most of the interlocutors are sure that the Ukrainian military will never be able to win back the significant amount of territories lost by Ukraine.

Most of my conversations took place before the Ukrainian invasion of the russian Kursk region. However, as far as I can tell, this Ukrainian success has not changed the main russian calculations and views - not least because at the same time the russian army continues to advance further east in the Donbas, where the russians are closing in on the key city of Pokrovsk. On the other hand, every person I spoke to said that there could be no retreat from the russian-held territories in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow allegedly annexed. In the end, of course, russia's position in the negotiations will be decided by pootin."

Together with the clear demonstration of the West's reluctance to escalate and the continuation of the active offensive of the russians, I remain pessimistic in the medium term and think that real changes will begin after the elections in the USA.

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #355 : Августа 30, 2024, 08:36:38 pm »
So another working week ended and I was really tired. On the other hand, I already got the opportunity to demonstrate good results, first of all to myself. Back-up power in the office makes power outages invisible, and at home I just lie down and rest if there is no power. The weather continues to be very hot and I don't even want to eat, so I have almost nothing in the fridge. For the majority of the population, backup energy is one of the most important issues. Nobody knows what will happen in winter. How to solve the problem of heating in cities - too.

An interesting story happened with one of the shortwave receivers that I restored earlier. Its owner asked to look at it again because it started to lose sound a few seconds after turning it on. The radio is old, so I assumed that maybe something in it broke again. It had batteries in it, but I turned it on with external power and it worked great. Then I paid attention to the AA batteries, which turned out to be completely discharged. Apparently, their energy was enough for the radio to turn on, work for a few seconds and turn off again. Then they recovered a little and history repeated itself. It is obvious that this radio was not used after the restoration and was turned on only during the last blackouts. Apparently, people have completely forgotten what a radio is and how to use it...

The problem of not allowing lawyers to illegally detained people in mobilization centers in one of them was "solved" in an original way. After the scandal, a room was allocated in the Volyn mobilization center for a meeting of lawyers with conscripts. On August 15, a post was published on the official Facebook page of the Volyn regional recruitment and social support center stating that lawyers should not interfere in the mobilization process. Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada's human rights commissioner, reacted to it and declared a violation of the rights of men of conscription age to receive legal aid. In particular, the ombudsman compared the Volyn mobilization center to places of deprivation of liberty and noted that even prisoners are allowed lawyers, but Volyn conscripts are not.
https://zaxid.net/skandal_u_volinskomu_ttsk_dlya_zustrichey_advokativ_z_prizovnikami_vidilili_kimnatu_n1592372

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports a significant increase in the reserves of the Armed Forces thanks to the new law on mobilization. According to the agency's data, the number of military conscripts increased by 2.5 times compared to the first quarter of the current year. https://news.telegraf.com.ua/ukr/ukraina/2024-08-30/5869395-mobilizatsiya-zbilshila-rezervi-zsu-u-25-raza-minoboroni-vidpovili-chi-mozhliva-rotatsiya-biytsiv

Poland will not shoot down russian drones or missiles over Ukraine, nor will it train Ukrainian soldiers on Ukrainian territory. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland Paweł Zalewski during the meeting of the heads of the defense departments of the EU countries, reports RMF24.

"We are not considering in any format what is one of Ukraine's expectations, namely the possibility of shooting down missiles or drones from Polish territory," Zalewski said. He believes that "the radical strengthening of the air defense of Ukraine by the West should be sufficient and does not require such support from the Polish Air Force." He noted that "Ukraine must have something to defend itself," but emphasized that "NATO and EU countries are not parties to the war."

As such, he strongly rejected a Ukrainian proposal that NATO allies such as Poland shoot down russian missiles or drones that fly at them but are still in Ukrainian skies. Zalewski also resolutely rejected Kyiv's idea of ​​training Ukrainian military personnel on Ukrainian territory.

This idea has the support of France and some Northern European countries. However, it did not receive unanimous support in the EU countries. First of all, Germany and Austria believe that russia may perceive this as a provocation. There are also fears that the EU will not be able to ensure the safety of European instructors.
https://www.rmf24.pl/raporty/raport-wojna-z-rosja/news-polskie-podwojne-nie-dla-ukrainy,nId,7769380#crp_state=1
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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #356 : Августа 30, 2024, 08:56:38 pm »
The fate of Ukrainian children, of whom there are fewer and fewer, remains a big problem. In the occupied territories, Russian propaganda works on them, abroad they are integrated into host countries, and in Ukraine they are not given due attention. https://gordonua.com/ukr/blogs/petr-andriuschenko/okupanti-ne-zajmajutsja-nikim-okrim-shkoljariv-diti-nesut-proukrajinskim-batkam-rosijski-narativi-1717535.html

Volodymyr Kudrytsky, the head of the board of Ukrenergo, is expected to write a statement of resignation of his own free will in the near future. This decision was announced by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, at a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. On the evening of Friday, August 30, Kudrytsky refused to write a statement of his own free will. The press service of "Ukrenergo" neither confirmed nor denied this information. The reason for Zelensky's decision is the unfinished protective structures around the Ukrenergo substations, which, after the massive russian shelling on August 26, led to interruptions in the supply of electricity. "Ukrenergo" is the operator of the Ukrainian energy system, the country's energy security depends on its stable operation. Volodymyr Kudrytsky holds the position of chairman of the board of Ukrenergo under a contract that expires in August 2025. In 2023, the government approved the allocation of UAH 9.7 billion to Ukrenergo for the protection of substations. But these funds were unavailable to the company for a long time due to bureaucratic procedures, Kudrytsky said in an interview with Forbes.
https://forbes.ua/news/stavka-verkhovnogo-golovnokomanduvacha-virishila-zvilniti-kerivnika-ukrenergo-kudritskogo-vin-mae-napisati-zayavu-pro-zvilnennya-za-vlasnim-bazhannyam-30082024-23346

I don't know what actually happened there, but evil tongues say that he was made a scapegoat. Probably the same as the General Mykola Oleschuk. On Friday, August 30, President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Mykola Oleschuk from the position of commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It should be noted that Oleshchuk's dismissal took place against the background of the recent plane crash of the Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet. Source: https://censor.net/ua/n3507568

The decision was made individually, emotionally, unreasonably and without investigation or even pointing out the shortcomings. This resembles the dismissal of Zaluzhny. Or were there investigations and dismissals because of the bad work of these guys? Then this is a very strange way to maintain a reputation.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the crash of an F-16 fighter jet and the death of the pilot while repelling one of the russian air attacks on August 26. https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2024/08/29/7193122/

At the same time, the media reports that Captain First Rank Roman Hladky, former First Deputy Commander of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces, has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Command of the Forces of Unmanned Systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Nothing is known about Roman Hladky's work experience with unmanned systems, but journalists drew attention to his problematic reputation.
In 2018, the then Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Stepan Poltorak, removed Hladky from his post pending an official investigation. Even then, the media wrote that it could allegedly be related to financial and economic violations, as well as to information about the russian citizenship of Roman Hladky's wife Elena. In particular, it was reported that for the first two years after the start of the war, Hladky's wife apparently continued to live with her children in the temporarily occupied Crimea, while the Ukrainian officer's daughter was engaged in swimming and successfully participated in competitions for the Central Sports Club of the russian Army. All this information has not been officially confirmed, but many are wondering if another person has been found for this position?  https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/politics/sili-bezpilotnih-sistem-nachalnikom-shtabu-priznachili-romana-gladkogo-50447026.html
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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #357 : Августа 31, 2024, 04:08:11 pm »
It’s tragic that the F16 pilot was killed and the precious plane lost. But of course battle is always extremely risky and the outcome uncertain, and mistakes happen even with the best people, training and equipment. I wonder who will want to lead any Ukraine forces given the frequent firing of commanders?

What was the conclusion of the 2018 investigation of Hladky?

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« Ответ #358 : Сентября 01, 2024, 12:21:48 am »
I've heard some experts say that it would be almost impossible for a pilot who is accustomed to Russian or Soviet jets, to adapt to flying an F16 with less than a year's training. So, I wonder if that was a factor. Especially when the crash was attributed to pilot error.

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Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Ответ #359 : Сентября 01, 2024, 02:40:34 pm »
I've heard some experts say that it would be almost impossible for a pilot who is accustomed to Russian or Soviet jets, to adapt to flying an F16 with less than a year's training. So, I wonder if that was a factor. Especially when the crash was attributed to pilot error.
Did I overlook a link to the accident investigation conclusion? I’d be surprised if there is a published cause yet since this happened only a few days ago, assuming that the investigation is legitimate and not a quick coverup.

No doubt it’s very difficult for a pilot knowing only Soviet style aircraft to fly a Western fighter proficiently under combat conditions. OTOH it’s easy to erroneously or corruptly blame the dead pilot, which has been done throughout aviation history.