Ukraine.

[Declan]

Would I be right in saying this awakening is jusy a bit over three months old

 

[jpc]

i am shocked by the rapid change in ordinary people who for the first time in their lives now see the state as their enemy and it propaganda office RTE as a pusher of lies and omissions --people for the first time generally do not trust RTE anymore .
nobody really has a handle on why things have developed this way and why so many politicians are resigning and leaving politics altogether .
they as a group see what is coming and it does not look good to them .
the people who imposed lock-down and made us take the biological weapon are in big trouble .
varadked in particular would have been aware of the DNA altering side of the so called vaccine which china refused permission for even one Chinese person to take .

I'd sum it up personally thus
After the rainbow government 95 _98 the political system went down the buy people's votes with their own money.
After the 2008 crash our pensions were robbed and the money squandered.
We all partied remember that.
The start of the fuck the electorate.
The covid debacle was the real eye-opener for me
The government became essentially a uniparty.
Varadkar wasn't selected by the electorate.
He became Taoiseach after loosing a substantial majority which Kenny had managed to achieved post the FF 2008 implosion.
Essentially a failed FG DEI strategy.
Now a party where half the sitting zTDs are bailing out and the hapless incumbent Taoiseach Harris blathering at the Beal na Blath about misinformation.
FFS!
Now we're saddled with a dysfunctional government, with the greens having a totally disproportionate say in the running of the country.
And we're all aware of how that's gone for the country.
FF led by an pathetic opportunist weasel .
And the opposition.
Mary Louise !
The bottom line is the current government have calculated there's nothing stopping them doing whatever they want
They have the media paid off.
Totally lied about the recent referendums.
Next bring in a hate speech legislation that wasn't asked for or required.
Yeah you can see why!

 

[Wolf]

A handy target for Russia.

Ukraine to resume construction of unfinished nuclear power plant, Energoatom says

According to Energoatom, the plant will be equipped with AP1000 reactors built by U.S. company Westinghouse.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

Scum rallying scum.

Stoltenberg to convene NATO-Ukraine Council at Kyiv's request

The news come a day after Russia's largest drone and missile attack against Ukraine since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion. The strikes hit several civilian, energy, and fuel facilities, including a dam in Kyiv that is part of the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

Excellent news.

North Korea could have sent over 6 million artillery shells to Russia, Seoul says

North Korea sent containers to Russia that could contain as many as more than 6 million artillery shells, Yonhap reported on Aug. 27, citing South Korea's military intelligence report.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

7,000 dean Neo-Nazis.
Excellent work.

Russia issues new estimate of Ukrainian losses in Kursk​

Kiev has lost nearly 7,000 men in its attempt to penetrate deep into Russian territory, according to Moscow’s latest tally











A view shows a missile strike from a Russian Iskander-M missile launcher on Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles in the border area with the Russia's Kursk Region. © Sputnik / Russian Defence Ministry
The Ukrainian military’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region has cost it dearly, with Kiev’s forces suffering 6,600 casualties and losing 73 tanks in their cross-border offensive, according to the latest figures published by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Ukrainian forces invaded Kursk Region on August 6, in the largest attack on internationally recognized Russian territory since the start of hostilities in February 2022. The advance was quickly halted by the Russian military, but fighting in the region continues, and Ukrainian troops still hold a number of settlements in the border area.
In the three weeks since the incursion began, Ukraine has lost more than 6,600 troops, 73 tanks, 34 infantry fighting vehicles, 62 armored personnel carriers, 432 armored fighting vehicles, and 201 other motor vehicles, the ministry announced on Tuesday.
Russian forces have also destroyed 45 artillery guns and 13 multiple-launch rocket systems, including four US-provided HIMARS launchers, the ministry added.













Source: Russian Ministry of Defense
Over the last three weeks, Moscow has published videos of its forces destroying Ukrainian tanks, weapons, and personnel involved in the incursion.
It is unclear how many troops the Ukrainian military sent into Kursk Region, although American media outlets claimed earlier this month that as many as 10,000 servicemen were pulled from other sectors of the front to take part in the offensive. In Tuesday’s report, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Moscow’s forces had engaged elements of Ukraine’s 22nd, 61st, and 115th mechanized brigades, 80th and 82nd air assault brigades, and 1004th Security and Service Brigade in the previous 24 hours.

Read more
Ukraine failed to achieve key Kursk offensive objective – top commander
In the Ukrainian armed forces, a brigade typically consists of between 1,000 and 8,000 men, although severe attrition has left some Ukrainian brigades operating with as little as 10% of their pre-conflict strength since April, according to Western military analysts.
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky initially said the capture of Russian territory was necessary to intimidate the Russian public and obtain a stronger position during eventual peace talks with Moscow. The messaging later shifted, with Zelensky claiming that he aimed to create a buffer zone inside Russian territory and deter Moscow from ordering an attack on Ukraine’s Sumy Region, which borders Kursk.
In a press conference on Tuesday, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Gen. Aleksandr Syrsky, said that the attack was aimed at forcing Russia to divert troops from two key points along the frontline in the Donbass. However, Syrsky admitted that Moscow had seen through this plan and “increased its efforts” in these areas instead.

 

[Wolf]

Looks like the Uki's have given up trying to defend their own kip.

Ukrainian Forces Reportedly Attempt Breakthrough in Russia’s Belgorod Region

According to the pro-Kremlin Telegram channels, around 60 Ukrainian soldiers, supported by 8 armored vehicles, launched the operation at approximately 8:00 AM.

www.kyivpost.com

 

[Wolf]

Ho hum!!

Ukraine Introduces Extensive Blackouts After Monday’s Power Grid Strike

Though repair work is ongoing, a former official said heavy restrictions could extend well into next week even if there are no fresh strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

www.kyivpost.com

 

[jpc]

7,000 dean Neo-Nazis.
Excellent work.

Russia issues new estimate of Ukrainian losses in Kursk​

Kiev has lost nearly 7,000 men in its attempt to penetrate deep into Russian territory, according to Moscow’s latest tally











A view shows a missile strike from a Russian Iskander-M missile launcher on Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles in the border area with the Russia's Kursk Region. © Sputnik / Russian Defence Ministry
The Ukrainian military’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region has cost it dearly, with Kiev’s forces suffering 6,600 casualties and losing 73 tanks in their cross-border offensive, according to the latest figures published by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Ukrainian forces invaded Kursk Region on August 6, in the largest attack on internationally recognized Russian territory since the start of hostilities in February 2022. The advance was quickly halted by the Russian military, but fighting in the region continues, and Ukrainian troops still hold a number of settlements in the border area.
In the three weeks since the incursion began, Ukraine has lost more than 6,600 troops, 73 tanks, 34 infantry fighting vehicles, 62 armored personnel carriers, 432 armored fighting vehicles, and 201 other motor vehicles, the ministry announced on Tuesday.
Russian forces have also destroyed 45 artillery guns and 13 multiple-launch rocket systems, including four US-provided HIMARS launchers, the ministry added.













Source: Russian Ministry of Defense
Over the last three weeks, Moscow has published videos of its forces destroying Ukrainian tanks, weapons, and personnel involved in the incursion.
It is unclear how many troops the Ukrainian military sent into Kursk Region, although American media outlets claimed earlier this month that as many as 10,000 servicemen were pulled from other sectors of the front to take part in the offensive. In Tuesday’s report, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Moscow’s forces had engaged elements of Ukraine’s 22nd, 61st, and 115th mechanized brigades, 80th and 82nd air assault brigades, and 1004th Security and Service Brigade in the previous 24 hours.

Read more
Ukraine failed to achieve key Kursk offensive objective – top commander
In the Ukrainian armed forces, a brigade typically consists of between 1,000 and 8,000 men, although severe attrition has left some Ukrainian brigades operating with as little as 10% of their pre-conflict strength since April, according to Western military analysts.
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky initially said the capture of Russian territory was necessary to intimidate the Russian public and obtain a stronger position during eventual peace talks with Moscow. The messaging later shifted, with Zelensky claiming that he aimed to create a buffer zone inside Russian territory and deter Moscow from ordering an attack on Ukraine’s Sumy Region, which borders Kursk.
In a press conference on Tuesday, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Gen. Aleksandr Syrsky, said that the attack was aimed at forcing Russia to divert troops from two key points along the frontline in the Donbass. However, Syrsky admitted that Moscow had seen through this plan and “increased its efforts” in these areas instead.

"Was necessary to Intimidate the Russian public!:
How is that working out?
Chutzpah?

 

[Mad as Fish]

Another escalation on the way!

Ukraine Might Be Gearing Up To Attack Or Cut Off Belarus’ Southeastern City Of Gomel

Its Foreign Ministry’s ominously implied ultimatum to Minsk and reaffirmation of Ukraine’s right to self-defense suggest that Kiev might invade Belarus’ Gomel Region and/or Russia’s Bryansk Region.

korybko.substack.com

But what exactly are they going to attack Belarus with?

 

[Mad as Fish]

LOL, Like the last talking shop of wankers???

Kursk operation is related to Ukraine's 2nd peace summit, Zelensky says

"The Kursk operation is not related to any of the points of (Ukraine's) peace formula. Is the Kursk operation connected to the second peace summit? Yes, it is. Because the Kursk operation is one of the points of Ukraine's victory plan," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

kyivindependent.com

“Ukraine’s victory plan” Is that the one Putin has written down on the Kremlin Andrex?

 

[Mad as Fish]

Out and about on my travels again talking to a couple of Hungarian gentlemen who are utterly sickened by the conflict and are not at all impressed by the west. A view shared by their countrymen they tell me, so all this finger wagging from the EU is probably quite counter productive.

 

[Wolf]

Poland can only provide additional MiG fighter jets to Ukraine when it receives modern F-35s, Polish Defense Minister says

Ukraine can only expect to receive additional Polish MiG-29 fighter jets once the country receives modern F-35 fighter jets as replacements, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Aug. 27, in response to President Volodymyr Zelensky's call for Poland to provide additional...

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

$7 billion of western taxpayers money.

Ukraine has invested $7 billion in defense industry this year, Umerov says

The funds are going towards drones, robotics, and electronic warfare systems, all of which are "already yielding tangible results on the battlefield," Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

Damn right.

West wants to send ‘expensive’ Ukrainians back – Zelensky​

Kiev is not looking to get draft-dodgers back by force, the Ukrainian leader has claimed

© YouTube / PresidentGovUa
Some European countries hosting Ukrainian refugees actually want to send the men home to fight and have brought this up privately, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has claimed.
Speaking at the ‘Ukraine 2024. Independence’ forum in Kiev on Tuesday, Zelensky was asked about a recent Bloomberg report that several EU countries rejected Kiev’s demands to return men of fighting age.
According to Zelensky, some Western leaders approached him privately about sending Ukrainians back, because it’s “very expensive”to support refugees who are nothing but a burden on the host countries. Saying so publicly would be “politically disadvantageous” for them, he said.
“It’s easier to raise this issue at a meeting with the president of Ukraine, and then say that the president has asked to return the Ukrainians,” Zelensky told the audience. “I am all for it, but without coercion,” he added.
READ MORE: Ukraine to introduce ‘fight or work’ regime – PM
Zelensky said that some 7.5 million Ukrainians have sought refuge abroad since the conflict with Russia began. UN estimates have put the number at 6.5 million.
“We need to return the adult population, children to Ukraine,” he added, explaining that Kiev needs both conscripts and workers in order to afford to “feed” 10.5 million pensioners. He insisted that this needs to be done “without coercion, so that they want to do it.”
At the same event, Prime Minister Denis Shmigal said that Ukrainian men will have to choose between working and fighting, since Kiev is facing a shortfall of tax revenue. The government estimates that some 800,000 male Ukrainians have “gone underground” for the purpose of avoiding the draft.
READ MORE: EU nation restricts free housing for Ukrainians
Many of them are working secretly so as not to draw unwanted attention from conscription officers, which means their wages are paid under the table and don’t get taxed, Shmigal explained.
The National Bank of Ukraine recently estimated that another 700,000 Ukrainians might leave the country by next year. Unless economic conditions “normalize”and soon, most of the refugees will not want to return, the bank said, urging Kiev to create jobs and rebuild the housing infrastructure damaged by the fighting.
Some EU countries have recently imposed restrictions on Ukrainian refugees, unwilling to spend dwindling welfare budgets on migrants from areas unaffected by the fighting.

 

[Wolf]

In other words, Zitler has ballistic missiles he got from the terrorists in Washington, is going to stick 'Made In Ukraine' on them and lob them at Moscow claiming they're not American missiles so he doesn't need permission from his handlers.
This has the potential to get really nasty really quickly.

Zelensky claims Kiev tests first ballistic missile​

The Ukrainian leader did not give details, but said he wanted the public to appreciate domestic defense producers

Vladimir Zelensky. © Getty Images


Ukraine has test-fired its first domestically-produced ballistic missile, Vladimir Zelensky has said. Kiev has been asking its Western backers for months to allow it to use foreign-made missile systems to hit targets deep inside Russia.
The Ukrainian leader made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday. “What other developments are there in Ukraine? I thought it was too early to talk about it, but… there was a positive test of the first Ukrainian ballistic missile. I congratulate our military production complex on this,” he said.

Zelensky declined to provide any further details, technical specifications or even the name of the weapon, but said that he wanted the public to “know and appreciate domestic defense producers working 24/7.”
The announcement came after Kiev claimed to have used a Palyanitsa missile drone against Russian targets. While many specifications of that projectile are also secret, Ukrainian officials have said it is ground-launched and has the range of up to 700km.

Read more
West ‘playing with fire’ – Lavrov
Ukraine still heavily relies on Western-supplied missile systems such as the US-designed HIMARS and ATACMS in its fight with Russia. However, despite Kiev’s repeated pleas, Western nations still preclude it from using their weapons to strike most targets on internationally recognized Russian territory.
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder confirmed on Tuesday that Ukraine can use US security assistance to “defend themselves from cross-border attacks, in other words counterfire,” but nothing beyond that. Washington allowed Kiev to carry out such attacks in late May to counter a Russian offensive in Kharkov Region which Moscow said was aimed at establishing a “cordon sanitaire” to protect civilians from Ukrainian strikes.
The West’s current stance on Ukraine using foreign-made long-range weapons for strikes deep into Russia looks like “blackmail” according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “It is an attempt to create an impression that the West wants to avoid excessive escalation, but in fact this is a ruse… We will repeat that playing with fire… is a very dangerous thing to do for grown-ups who are entrusted with nuclear weapons in one or another Western country.”

 

[Wolf]

Uki's getting some beating this week.

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 7, injure 36 over past day

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven civilians and injured at least 36 over the past day, regional authorities reported early on Aug. 28.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

Duh...obviously....

Russia moves 90% of military planes beyond ATACMS range, US official claims

Russia has responded to Ukraine's acquisition of ATACMS by moving most of its aircraft beyond the missiles' range, the unnamed official told the WSJ, citing a new U.S. intelligence report.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

What mind altering drugs is the little Uki despot on this week?

Up To 60,000 Russian Soldiers Could Face Disaster in Pokrovsk, Zelensky Said

President Zelensky reported that Russian forces are attempting to replicate the capture of Bakhmut in the Pokrovsk sector, despite potential losses of up to 60,000 soldiers.

www.kyivpost.com

 

[Wolf]

West ‘playing with fire’ – Lavrov​

Any talk of using long-range missiles to strike Russian territory is very dangerous, Moscow’s Foreign Minister has warned

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov © Sputnik
Ukraine’s demands for Western permission to strike deep into Russia with long-range Storm Shadow missiles are blackmail, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference on Tuesday.
Lavrov was asked to comment on recent media reports that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has stepped up appeals to his backers to lift all restrictions on the use of Western weapons against targets on Russian territory.
“This is blackmail, it is an attempt to create an impression that the West wants to avoid excessive escalation, but in fact this is a ruse,” Lavrov said, stressing “The West does not want to avoid escalation. The West is asking for trouble, to put it bluntly. I reckon that this is already obvious to everyone.”
Lavrov further warned that the West would be embarking on a dangerous course if it expanded authorization for the use of its weapons.
“For a long time, we have been hearing these speculations about allowing the use of not only Storm Shadow, but also US long-range missiles...”
“We will repeat that playing with fire – and they are like children playing with matches – is a very dangerous thing to do for grown-ups who are entrusted with nuclear weapons in one or another Western country,” Lavrov stated.
READ MORE: Zelensky lashes out at West
Ukraine has lobbied for months to use Storm Shadows against targets inside Russia. Kiev wants to launch the missiles at Russia’s heartland as “demonstration” attacks, The Guardian reported on Saturday. The outlet cited a senior Ukrainian official as saying Russia would consider negotiating only if it believed Ukraine had the ability “to threaten Moscow and St Petersburg.”
Storm Shadow missiles were developed primarily by an Anglo-French collaboration and are now manufactured by European joint venture MBDA. At the same time, some of components are supplied by the US, which means the White House also has to agree to their use inside Russia. The Biden administration has so far refused to do so.
Zelensky has previously urged the West not to fear a potential escalation by Moscow, and has said that Kiev’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region proves that Moscow has no “red lines.”
The assault, which started on August 6, is the largest of its kind on Russian territory since hostilities erupted between Moscow and Kiev in 2022. According to the Defense Ministry in Moscow, over 6,600 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the incursion and around 800 pieces of military hardware have been destroyed.
Russia has alleged that Ukrainian troops have been using Western-supplied weapons in the attack on Kursk Region – claims that have seemingly been supported by reports in the Western media.
Lavrov said last week that “Zelensky would never have decided [to attack Russian territory] if the United States had not instructed him to do this.”