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Sunday, April 3, 2022

Ukrainian forces retake areas around Kyiv from Russian invaders, but horrific massacres of citizens in the village of Bucha are revealed, and Zelenskyy warns that retreating Russians may have booby-trapped dead bodies with explosives

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Washington Post - Russian forces pull back from Kyiv, exposing horrors of war

Call the ‘special operation’ for exactly what it is: Deliberate and purposeful genocide of the Ukrainian people. The free world will not soon forget these atrocities, and Putin will be brought to justice. Dead or alive. The question is, will it be the Russian people who overthrow the tyrant? Or will it be NATO forces? Or will the brave, valiant, and superior Ukrainian forces eventually push deep into Russian territory to capture and kill the dictator themselves? Option three may seem a flight of fancy, but do not place any bets against the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for they are awesome. And they are out for Vlad’s blood. So of those three options, it is becoming clear that the best and most feasible one (coup in Moscow) is also the very least likely. Those Russians who are protesting and dissenting deserve praise and protection, but they are small in number. The majority of the Russian people are not only not going to lift a finger to stop Putin, but rather appear to be firmly standing by him. The Russian people, as a whole, are a lost cause and cannot be trusted. Rather like these grievance-filled losers making up the Vladimir Putin Fan Club in #Murica, but I digress: The future does not belong to dying empires, and the people in both will only grow colder at heart, more isolated, and poorer as the years go on. While nations like Ukraine rise and become vibrant and responsible bastions of freedom, opportunity, and security. Слава Україні

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Skies ‘turn red’ at Ukrainian military base near Polish border, and Putin grows ever more defiant

BBC

Like many, I’ve been torn on the prospect of a no-fly zone over Ukraine, knowing that will provoke Russia further. After the attack on Yavoriv in the far west of Ukraine, it must be done. Putin wants war with NATO, and I have a sinking feeling we’re not going to be able to avoid it. Via the BBC -

Witnesses to a deadly Russian attack on a Ukrainian military base have told how "the sky turned red" as missiles struck the site near the Polish border.
At least 35 people died in the strike on the Yavoriv training base, near a major crossing point into Poland used by refugees from the conflict.
Russia fired around 30 cruise missiles at the base, outside the city of Lviv, early Sunday, the local governor said.
Hours after the attack, ambulances were still rushing to the scene.
Roads leading to the facility were blocked with checkpoints and authorities were conducting search-and-rescue operations.
Russian jets fired around 30 cruise missiles at the site, also known as the International Peacekeeping and Security Center, authorities in Lviv said. Most, though, were intercepted by the air defence system. (Read more)

Russia seeks military aid from China

‘A captured Russian pilot admitted to targeting Ukrainian civilians and urged Russia to call off the assault on Ukraine’

Transmitting their intentions? Head of Russia‘s space agency – an eager Putin stooge - warns sanctions could cause the International Space Station to crash

Thousands of Russians scramble to leave Thailand as sanctions hit

Senator Mitt Romney calls out former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for spreading pro-Putin propaganda, including the lie that the U.S. is operating bio-labs in Ukraine

Monday, November 15, 2021

Russia confirmed to have conducted anti-satellite test (ASAT) that put the lives of astronauts aboard the International Space Station in jeopardy

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In more news that is of vital importance but nobody is talking about, the State Department has confirmed that Russia conducted an anti-satellite test (ASAT) over the weekend. You know, only America's mortal enemy that has interfered in our elections and is the world leader in disseminating anti-democratic propaganda – fake news and conspiracy theories – warping the minds of countless millions. The same Russia that paid bounties on American troops in Afghanistan, of which President Trump and the majority of the American people said nothing about. Yes, this is a pretty severe threat to national security, one in which astronauts aboard the International Space Station were put in grave jeopardy. But nothing to see here, right? -

Russia conducted an anti-satellite test (ASAT) early on Monday (Nov. 15), generating hundreds of thousands of pieces of space debris and threatening the safety of astronauts on the International Space Station, the U.S. government has confirmed.
"Earlier today, the Russian Federation recklessly conducted a destructive satellite test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile against one of its own satellites," U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said during a daily press briefing today (Nov. 15).
“The test has so far generated over 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris and hundreds of thousands of pieces of smaller orbital debris that now threaten the interests of all nations," Price said. He added that this event has posed a serious threat to the seven astronauts currently in space.
"This test will significantly increase the risk to astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station, as well as to other human spaceflight activities," Price added.
Earlier today, the seven astronauts on the International Space Station took refuge within their Soyuz and Dragon vehicles docked to the space station as the station continued to pass through a debris field every 90 minutes. There are currently four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one German astronaut from the European Space Agency (ESA) on board.
With the crew taking shelter, rumors swirled that Russia may have conducted an ASAT test that destroyed a defunct satellite not too far from the station, and the space debris from that interaction could be what is causing this danger.
Price stated that Russia did conduct an ASAT test that created hundreds of thousands of pieces of debris, although he did not specify whether the test created the debris cloud that the astronauts are dealing with. (Read more)