#ukraine&8217;s

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Ukraine's allies pledge 1 billion euros to help country weather winter challenges

Ukraine’s allies pledge 1 billion euros to help country weather winter challenges

Russia and Ukraine pounded each other’s forces in heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Tuesday, as Kyiv’s allies meeting in Paris pledged just over 1 billion euros ($1.44 billion Cdn) to help Ukrainians survive the freezing winter.

[easorian]

Winter’s Night, Ukraine

[darkmaga-retard]

While the United States is unable to go past the testing phase in the development of hypersonic missiles, Russia is zooming ahead with upgrades to already unrivaled weapon systems it has been fielding for decades at this point. In fact, even much smaller countries such as North Korea and Iran have surpassed the US in this regard, despite being under siege for decades. In line with this, many countries are changing their military doctrine, opting for long-range precision strike capabilities in order to deter NATO aggression. Expectedly, Moscow went furthest in this and is still the only military superpower on the planet with hypersonic weapons on a tactical, operational, strategic and doctrinal level. Namely, the Russian military has approximately two dozen various hypersonic weapons in service or about to be inducted. This stands in stark contrast to the entire political West, which fields exactly zero hypersonic weapons, despite running dozens of programs simultaneously.

The Kremlin has been using this massive advantage to great effect in the special military operation (SMO), wiping out thousands of illegally deployed NATO personnel in Ukraine. The 9-A-7660 “Kinzhal” missile systems armed with the 9-S-7760 air-launched hypersonic missiles have been able to destroy the most heavily fortified enemy targets, while the multirole 3M22 “Zircon” has proven its effectiveness against high-value targets all across Ukraine, whether it was the SBU/GUR personnel that took part in organizing terrorist attacks on hundreds of Russian civilians, or the CIA and other NATO intelligence services handlers who were aiding them. However, the “Iskander” missile system has been the most cost-effective and most common hypersonic weapon used by the Russian military. Just last month, it launched dozens of long-range strikes that have obliterated hundreds of the most valuable personnel and assets, including the overhyped NATO weapons.

As the world’s first land-based hypersonic missile platform, the 9K720 “Iskander” system has two variants. The first is the “Iskander-M”, armed with the advanced 9M723 quasi-ballistic/hypersonic missiles capable of massive speeds of up to Mach 8.7 and reaching a range of up to 500 km (due to INF Treaty limitations). Most Western sources classify it as an SRBM (short-range ballistic missile), albeit it’s far more advanced than a regular ballistic missile. The second is the “Iskander-K”, modified to launch cruise missiles such as the 9M728 (essentially the R-500, with a range of up to 500 km) and the Novator’s 9M729 (which Western sources claim has a staggering range of up to 5,500 km). It has a high degree of modularity, making it easy and affordable to upgrade the system, which gives it a plethora of strike options for various targets, be it large concentrations of infantry, heavy armor, parked aircraft, etc. Its accuracy also allows pinpoint precision strikes on high-priority targets.

[trukker94gurl]

House GOP Wants $14.3 Billion in Israel Aid to Be Paid for by Cuts to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

House GOP Wants $14.3 Billion in Israel Aid to Be Paid for by Cuts to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/us/house-gop-wants-14-3-billion-in-israel-aid-to-be-paid-for-by-cuts-to-bidens-inflation-reduction-act-5519699?utm_source=andshare

Where are they getting this money to send to Ukraine???

I can see some help to Israel...if Biden hasn't unfroze the 6 billion in assets, maybe there wouldn't be a war

[decordreamscom]

The Ministry of Digital Transformation presented the updated Action.Education platform, where everyone can learn new professions free of charge. "It's just a few steps from registering for Diya.Osvita to a new profession. You take a test that helps you decide on a direction — you get recommendations on the profession that suits you the most. You study on educational series. Pass simulators that allow you to test your skills on real cases. Then you get a certificate and find a job in your region. And it's all on one platform." — Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov. Together with leading companies and experts, Diya created more than 50 new educational series and 50 simulators about various professions, and also added an English-language adaptation of the platform. Lessons are taught in the format of series with a combination of education and entertainment, micro-learning with mandatory stop-lessons, podcasts, webinars, guides. The user can choose a personal training schedule. Students who have completed the course will receive an Action.Education certificate and will be able to start looking for a new job on the largest Ukrainian job exchanges on the portal. All content on the platform is available in Ukrainian and English.

[altcryptodaily]

Bitcoin Below $40k As Russia Given Order To Attack Ukraine #Bitcoin #Bitcoinnews #Blockchain #CryptoNews

[awesomeforever]

WWLP Please enter a search term. Please enter a search term. by: Kristina D'Amours Posted: Aug 9, 2022 / 08:06 PM EDT Updated: Aug 9, 2022 / 08:06 PM EDT by: Kristina D'Amours Posted: Aug 9, 2022 / 08:06 PM EDT Updated: Aug 9, 2022 / 08:06 PM EDT WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts tax free holiday is this weekend and with the 6.25% sales tax cut from items under $2,500, it’s often popular to purchase household products like appliances. “It gets very busy, its great for us! The activity has been great,” said Brian Zippin, President of Contractors Home Appliances in West Springfield. For this tax free weekend, utility companies in western Massachusetts, like National Grid, are encouraging customers to upgrade to more energy efficient appliances to save on energy, money and reduce impacts on the environment. This winter, energy rates are expected to once again increase due to global factors like inflation and the ongoing war in Ukraine. “Refrigerators and dishwashers and washing machines for example. They are based upon either electrical usage or water consumption, and they give you different ratings based upon that consumption,” said Zippin. Don’t forget that some utility companies also offer rebates and incentives, some worth thousands of dollars, for customers looking to replace their old appliances and upgrade them to an energy efficient model. Zippin adds that people should contact their utility company if they want to learn how to make their home more energy efficient. Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now source

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[ad_1] 
 Eskom CEO André de Ruyter. 
 High coal costs have made it extra enticing for corrupt suppliers to attempt to cheat Eskom.South Africa's exports to Europe have surged in response to sturdy demand.Eskom mentioned it wants extra help from legislation enforcement on fraud and corruption issues.Get the most important enterprise tales emailed to you each weekday, or go to the News24 Business front page.Extraordinarily excessive coal costs have made it additional profitable for unscrupulous suppliers to swindle Eskom, the utility's CEO has mentioned."What we have found is that, particularly now with the arbitrage created between export coal and the coal that Eskom buys, that there is a three times multiple that you can get by effectively stealing Eskom's coal, replacing it with discard coal … and our coal then gets exported to Europe," Eskom CEO André de Ruyter mentioned on the Joburg Indaba on Thursday.The discard coal is of low high quality, measured by a Calorific Value (CV) of between seven and eight, in comparison with Eskom required coal qualities of between 15 and 18 CV. "So you can imagine that it doesn't burn so well," De Ruyter mentioned.South Africa's coal exports to Europe have surged amid an power disaster exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions. Although costs are coming down from highs of over $360 a tonne in August,  coal shipped out of Richards Bay nonetheless fetched as a lot as $255 a tonne, in contrast with $190 a tonne a yr in the past and a extra traditionally regular coal worth of $60 a tonne 24 months in the past.Among the a number of improper turns in Eskom's historical past which have culminated within the present energy provide disaster, as highlighted by De Ruyter throughout a presentation, is the choice to encourage the transport of coal by truck as an alternative of rail."This was to break the alleged monopoly of a small number of mining companies and open up the Eskom coal market, which I think was possibly well-intentioned at the time, but it did open up the space for substantial corruption and fraud in the coal value supply chain," De Ruyter mentioned. "So crime and corruption in the coal supply chain really is a massive problem and we are regrettably not getting the necessary support from law enforcement that we would have liked."Efforts to divert some vehicles again to rail have been profitable, notably so on the Majuba energy station, the place work to repair the Majubu rail load-out station has lowered the variety of coal vehicles per day from a peak of two 400 to "a couple [of] hundred", De Ruyter mentioned.De Ruyter mentioned fraud - and corruption extra typically - remained a extreme problem to Eskom. "I cannot stress how significant a problem this is. But it is really a huge challenge," he mentioned. "And again, the absence of significant support and intervention from law enforcement and state security perspective is regrettable. I can't run a security agency [on] the sideline, trying to police extended value chains, extended transmission lines and so forth."  [ad_2] Source link

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Live: Amnesty accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as war rages on in east

Live: Amnesty accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as war rages on in east

Live: Amnesty accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as war rages on in east Amnesty International on Monday accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, saying attacks on Kharkiv, many using banned cluster bombs, had killed hundreds of civilians. The report came as fierce fighting continued in the eastern Donbas region, with a Russian attack destroying one of the few remaining escape…

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Joe Biden announces additional $800 million in new security aid for Ukraine after Volodimir Zelensky's emotional appeal to US congress

Joe Biden announces additional $800 million in new security aid for Ukraine after Volodimir Zelensky’s emotional appeal to US congress

Following his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelensky’s impassioned request for help and leadership given to Congress on Wednesday, March 16, US President Joe Biden signed legislation providing new $800 million in extra security funding and support to Ukraine. Before signing a presidential memorandum at the White House to deploy the military assistance, Biden stated, “The world is unified in it…

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Drone strikes hit two buildings in Ukraine's capital Kyiv

Drone strikes hit two buildings in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv

Ukrainian authorities reported explosions in the capital, Kyiv, on Wednesday, saying two administrative buildings were hit in drone strikes in a downtown district that is home to many government offices.

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Dailywire Article

Federal Judge Compares January 6 Riot To War In Ukraine During Sentencing Of Man Who Stole Pelosi’s Lectern

https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-compares-january-6-riot-to-war-in-ukraine-during-sentencing-of-man-who-stole-pelosis-lectern

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While Russian long-range precision strike weapons are raining down on the entire territory under the Neo-Nazi junta’s control, there are still those who insist that the latter “can win” and that “everyone” should ensure “Ukraine’s victory” no matter the cost. One would certainly respect such optimism and self-confidence in peacetime. However, in war, this gets a lot of people killed. Despite being perfectly aware of this, many in the EU/NATO still want war with Russia. This is particularly true in countries with endemic and/or truly pathological Russophobia, with some of the most prominent examples being the United Kingdom, Baltic states and Poland. In all these regions there’s an irrational hatred for all things Russian, particularly among the political elites who are simply poised to wage war despite being aware that the results would be catastrophic.

In the last nearly two and a half years, the NATO-backed Neo-Nazi junta became the proverbial punching bag for probing Russian military might. And while the mainstream propaganda machine is doing a somewhat decent job hiding the atrocious results, the massive amount of resources that the Kiev regime is demanding only keeps growing, clearly indicating what’s really going on. What was supposed to be NATO’s third most powerful member (had it ever joined) turned into a virtual junkyard of the latest Western military equipment. And yet, it seems there are several other nations in NATO that would want this horribly unflattering role as well. Namely, Poland is the “logical” choice for many, although most of those people don’t seem to understand the gravity of the current situation. This includes many Poles who are refusing to assess the consequences.

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Republicans Have Mixed Feelings About Biden’s Plan to Combine Israel and Ukraine Aid

Republicans Have Mixed Feelings About Biden’s Plan to Combine Israel and Ukraine Aid https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/us/republicans-have-mixed-feelings-about-bidens-plan-to-combine-israel-and-ukraine-aid-5517850?utm_source=andshare

No more ANYTHING for Ukraine and Biden helped start the war in Israel

[decordreamscom]

A visitor to the Tokyo Palace in Paris has damaged a painting by Swiss artist Miriam Cahn. The artwork depicts the sexual violence of Russian soldiers in Ukraine. The incident occurred during the exhibition "Fuck Abstraction!". Cahn's painting features a faceless figure raping a victim with their hands tied behind their back. Some visitors were outraged, claiming that the painting depicted the forced oral sex of a child, but both the artist and the museum denied these accusations. The French State Council confirmed that the painting does not depict pedophilia and is an example of freedom of expression.     The artist has repeatedly stated that the painting aims to draw attention to the war crimes committed by Russia. This work is her response to the discovery of mass graves in Bucha and numerous reports of rapes committed by Russian soldiers during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. L'imbécile chauffé à blanc par des démagogues, qui a vandalisé le tableau de Miriam Cahn au Palais de Tokyo, sera-t-il autant haï, lui et ses inspirateurs, que les écolos qui aspergent des murs de peinture, et n'attaquent sans les abimer que des œuvres protégées par des vitres? pic.twitter.com/yXRETvq8cy — claude askolovitch (@askolovitchC) May 8, 2023 On May 7th, an elderly man splashed purple paint on a painting, and was subsequently arrested by the police. The Tokyo Palace will file a complaint for property damage and obstruction of freedom of speech. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the act of vandalism against the artwork, saying, "On May 8th, as we celebrate the victory of freedom, I condemn the act of vandalism committed yesterday at the Tokyo Palace. An attack on a work of art is an attack on our values. In France, art is always free, and respect for cultural creativity is guaranteed."

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Highest recommendation.

"Bolton reportedly understood [t]rump to mean that 'he preferred sending no assistance to Ukraine until officials had turned over all materials they had about the Russia investigation that related to Mr. Biden and supporters of Mrs. Clinton in Ukraine.'

"Now that’s a potentially shocking revelation."

trump wasn't just trying to cheat in the election. trump wasn't just trying to donate the rest of Ukraine to Putin.

trump was looking for some fabricated excuse to actually "lock her up?"

Putin hated and feared Clinton when he was helping his pet troll trump. Guess he still does hate her.