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More Russian stuff blowing up: Olympics will allow Russian athletes to compete as neutrals [1]
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Date: 2023-12-08
That’s one hell of a bavovna. There isn’t anything I have found saying where this was, when it was or what it was that blew up. The consensus among commenters is that it must have been a Russian TOS thermobaric system. That’s certainly a possibility. The blast wave you see in the video is likely so visible because of moisture in the atmosphere.
x Again, unique ability of the Russian arms industry to create equipment that makes sure Ivan is not going coming back home.
https://t.co/WEdUQW0ZEs — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) December 8, 2023
Merry Christmas, Russia.
x Christmas presents on their way! pic.twitter.com/CB5iwcB9dK — Getty (@region776) December 7, 2023
I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of that.
x Beautiful footage of the M2 Bradley BMP firing its 25mm cannon at Russian positions. Probably the Avdiivka direction. pic.twitter.com/CC5AAl3WtJ — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) December 8, 2023
I also wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of this. You don’t see a lot of close combat with tanks in this war.
x In the Avdiivka direction, a Ukrainian tank from the 116th mechanized brigade fires from pretty close range at Russians hiding in a private house. After a while, they run off. pic.twitter.com/xieeIm3c2Z — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) December 8, 2023
A soldier takes video as he walks through what is left of a Russian trench.
WARNING: There are many dead Russian soldiers in this video.
x A russian trenches pic.twitter.com/mKsHb6gNn3 — 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔇𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔱 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇺🇲🇬🇷 (@TheDeadDistrict) December 8, 2023
This is an appropriate response to a country that is involved in cheating. Attempted genocide is not the same as a cheating scandal.
x 🙄 "Athletes from Russia and Belarus were allowed to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics", - Reuters
They must perform in a neutral status without the symbols of Russia and Belarus. Teams are not allowed - only athletes in individual sports. pic.twitter.com/NiKk1vYuUs — MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) December 8, 2023
x "Every athlete from Russia...now represents murder, represents Putin...We cannot allow Russian athletes to play with us in the current circumstances" - @hasek_dominik, ice hockey player, 2-times Olympic medalist, explains why Russian athletes shouldn't be allowed into any… pic.twitter.com/wRvxZSQiqi — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) June 12, 2023
And an interesting thread that looks into the politics of this with the IOC:
x Bach began his career as a fencer. He won Olympic gold as part of West Germany’s team in 1976.
However, he’d soon be immersed in a political battle, unsuccessfully leading opposition to the boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/mQNvAU36dV — Bad Baltic Takes (@BadBalticTakes) June 9, 2023
That battle defined Bach's politics. Over the years since, he's frequently described how hurt he felt by the boycott. He also claims the boycott achieved nothing. So he especially refers back to it when defending the IOC for its close cooperation with authoritarian regimes. After that, Bach stepped into the world of business and also got more involved with sport governance as cofounder of the IOC’s Athletes Commission. Business and sport didn't overlap as much in those days, but that was about to change - with Bach playing a key supporting role.
Good news.
x The Bulgarian Parliament overrode a presidential veto on sending 100 APC's to Ukraine as aid. The legislature reconfirmed, in a 162-55 vote, the ratification of an agreement between the Defence Ministries of Bulgaria and Ukraine for the provision of aid.
https://t.co/r1gwnowoBZ — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) December 8, 2023
The EU says this is totally not giving in to blackmail. Totally.
x The European Commission is expected to unblock $10 billion for Hungary
This is reported by the Guardian with reference to unnamed sources.
It is assumed that the frozen funds will be allocated next week on Tuesday. This amount is about a third of the total suspended financing… pic.twitter.com/YeMCXkEZNG — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) December 8, 2023
Putin announced today that he is running for re-election. Surprise!
These folks would be MAGAs if they lived in America.
x "Putin's Squads" celebrate Putin's plans to run for president of the Russian Federation.
It's like they really didn't know whether he would really run for president.
Their t-shirts say "Only Putin!"
https://t.co/C7lRCpNCuT pic.twitter.com/D1lXN3Gb2l — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 8, 2023
Ummmm, no thanks. We had enough of him already. But I get the point — Republicans were staunchly anti-Soviet when he was around. Now they are too busy figuratively fellating Putin. Reagan is surely rolling over in his grave.
x Grandpa Ronald, please get back to us pic.twitter.com/zFEIA1Q5cK — Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) December 8, 2023
Kyiv is protected by a Patriot system, which explains why almost nothing gets through there.
x Today, around 10 bombers launched cruise missiles of the Kh-101/555/55 type at Ukraine. All missiles heading towards Kyiv were destroyed, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration
Missile strike on Pavlograd district, one person died - Dnipropetrovsk RMA
Preliminarily,…
https://t.co/Jmp5g8ysis — Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 (@maria_drutska) December 8, 2023
US aid to Ukraine has been a bonanza for US defense firms.
The Washington Post article is here.
x The Washington Post published a very important article - it is a large and very detailed investigation of US aid to Ukraine. According to the article:
1/n pic.twitter.com/SZwChgJ2ql — Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇦 (@rshereme) December 7, 2023
2/ Most of the money allocated to Ukraine stays in the US. Out of $68 billion in military and related assistance, almost 90% remains in the United States as public procurement for American companies and worker salaries. 3/ US aid to Ukraine has rejuvenated (and in some cases saved) the US military industry. Weapons for Ukraine are produced in at least 31 states and 71 cities in the US. Some weapon units started production for the first time since 2005, such as Stinger missiles. 4/ The successful use of American weapons by Ukrainians has created significant international demand for these weapons which will fuel the US economy for decades to come.
Plane tickets in Russia should come with life insurance policies.
x Tenth Russian airline plane suffered a breakdown within eight days.
The S7 Boeing 737 returned to Tolmachevo due to both engines failing this morning. On takeoff, passengers heard the sounds of explosions and saw flames from the turbines, the transportation prosecutor's office… pic.twitter.com/RKU0Xi7rs8 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 8, 2023
A drone drops a grenade onto one of three Russians. The Russian picks it up and tosses it onto one of his comrades.
Lucky Russians. They will likely get home in one piece.
x 🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The surrender of a Russian trench to the soldiers of the 65th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/vxeAoOYNuY — Astraia Intel 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@astraiaintel) December 7, 2023
OK, so he was a little off. We can’t all be Nostradamus.
x Medvedev's post in his Telegram channel from December 26, 2022:
I'm guessing he won't make any money as a fortune teller any time soon.
"Before the new year, everyone likes to make predictions.
Many people practice futuristic hypotheses, competing to propose the most… pic.twitter.com/gcsudqaoVg — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 8, 2023
What could happen in 2023: 1. Increase in the price of oil to $150 per barrel and the price of gas to $5,000 per 1,000 cubic meters. 2. Britain's return to the European Union. 3. The dissolution of the European Union after the return of Great Britain and the abolition of the euro as the currency of the former EU. 4. The seizure by Poland and Hungary of the western regions of the former Ukraine. 5. Creation of the Fourth Reich on the basis of Germany and its satellites (Poland, Baltic States, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Kyiv Republic and other marginalized countries). 6. War between France and the Fourth Reich. Division of Europe, including a new division of Poland. 7. Separation of Northern Ireland from the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and annexation to the Republic of Ireland. 8. Civil War in the United States, secession of California and Texas into separate states. Creation of the union state of Texas and Mexico. Subsequent victory of Elon Musk during the US presidential election in the part of the states assigned to the Republicans after the Civil War. 9. Transfer of all major stock markets and financial activity from the U.S. and Europe to Asia. 10. The collapse of the Bretton Woods financial system, including the collapse of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. Abandonment of the euro and the dollar as the world's reserve currencies. Return of the gold standard. The transition to the active use of digital fiat currencies.
I’d bet cash money that the shells from South Korea perform a hell of a lot better than the shells from North Korea.
x So it was real.
"South Korea is the largest supplier of shells to Ukraine, after the United States" Washington Post.
The publication notes that the country delivered more shells than the entire European Union, and did it in just 41 days. more than three hundred thousand 155mm… pic.twitter.com/CiOBTWdXY8 — ハク Mason (@mason_8718) December 7, 2023
This guarantees Ukraine won’t have to wait and hope to get this system donated.
x ❗️Ukraine and the USA signed a statement of intent regarding joint production and exchange of technical information, — Pentagon.
In particular, the Pentagon provided Ukraine with technological data for the start of production of FrankenSAM hybrid air defense systems. pic.twitter.com/PRtJuCgPl9 — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) December 7, 2023
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
x Punishment in the Russian army
This one is for being drunk pic.twitter.com/jKXgJMrrIP — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) December 7, 2023
But Ukraine still has the Secret Jewish Space Laser (SJSL) we gave them, right?
x Russian forces have destroyed 550 Ukrainian warplanes since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported:
https://t.co/xQfeHrY4Af pic.twitter.com/5Z0yMqw3fj — TASS (@tassagency_en) December 7, 2023
Unbelievable.
x Finland decided to not extradite the head of the russian neo-Nazi group "Rusich" Jan Petrovsky to Ukraine.
The Supreme Court of Finland believes that Petrovskyy's rights may be violated in a Ukrainian prison. The court also ruled that it no longer makes sense to detain… pic.twitter.com/mnU5lqENM9 — Saint Javelin (@saintjavelin) December 8, 2023
Just heartbreaking.
x Omg. 💔
The pain is so intense that it feels like it couldn't possibly get any worse.
SRC: united 24 media pic.twitter.com/QTL8syAPdW — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) December 8, 2023
I especially like the sleigh-dropped munitions.
x Ukrainian artists play major role in propagating images of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Art transcribes what's happening & how artists perceive Ukraine reality
St Nicholas Day in today’s Ukraine depicted by Ukrainian artists.
#yuriyzhuravel #kostalavro #nikitatitov #natashale777 pic.twitter.com/kHIho8eR7U — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) December 8, 2023
Audio on for this.
x ❤️ A Polish song, in support of Ukrainians and the Armed Forces
🇺🇦 🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/CrEwGsDFIK — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) December 8, 2023
I’m staying right here. It’s too cold out there.
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