goatman Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 i remember a ukraine person saying the euc was wrecked in an anti-tank net and wanted money for a new wheel because he couldnt get parts to fix his wheel because everything was closed, i thought, if you cant get parts because everything is closed then how you going to buy a new wheel? then on another forum, same thing but their ebike was wrecked and needed money and another popped up asking for money, i call that grifting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 6 hours ago, goatman said: if you cant get parts because everything is closed then how you going to buy a new wheel? Amazon - Prime delivery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jswizzy84 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-12/what-if-markets-plan-doomsday-if-russia-turns-off-the-gas Dark Winter incoming for the shortsighted Europeans. Meanwhile the United States is selling off it's strategic reserves to China and India. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeforester Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Meanwhile, in the developing world: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniVehje Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 So we don’t forget… I wonder how the riding season has been for our Ukrainian friends. At least in Russia it’s business as usual. Doesn’t feel fair. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 28 minutes ago, UniVehje said: I wonder how the riding season has been for our Ukrainian friends. I can only imagine - that it were/will be very "bumpy". Little bit of dark humor. In very sad world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniVehje Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Nice work there. Congratulations to our Ukranian friends. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFartRides Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 That’s friggin crazy that bridge is 12 mi. long ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Some discussion that got a bit too far away from the topic at hand has been moved here: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/media-satellite-images-show-11-russian-strategic-bombers-close-to-norwegian-border https://www.faktisk.no/artikler/z25lo/satellittbilder-viser-11-strategiske-bombefly-20-mil-fra-norge Media: Satellite images show 11 Russian strategic bombers close to Norwegian border October 14, 2022 12:27 am by The Kyiv Independent news desk Russia has moved strategic bomber planes to the Kola peninsula, about 32 kilometers from the Norwegian border, according to satellite imagery obtained by Faktisk, a Norwegian fact-checking website. The images of the Russian Olenya Air Base on the Kola Peninsula near the Norwegian border show an increased presence of long-range strategic bombers, including Tu-160 and Tu-95. The planes have the capacity to attack targets in the U.S. and all of Europe with nuclear bombs. The planes are usually stationed at Engels Air Base, 720 kilometers southeast of Moscow, Faktisk reports. A satellite image taken on 7 October shows seven Tu-160 strategic bombers (marked in red) and four Tu-95 aircraft (marked in yellow) at the Olenja air base on the Kola Peninsula. Photo: Planet Labs PBC _________________________________________________________ Kola Peninsula _______________ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faktisk.no Faktisk Faktisk.no ("Actually.no") is a Norwegian fact-checking website produced through a cooperation between the major media companies of Norway, including the state broadcasting company NRK, the media conglomerate Schibsted (which owns Verdens Gang and Aftenposten) and the liberal newspaper Dagbladet. It is part of the International Fact-Checking Network.[1] The website was founded in 2017. Its editor-in-chief is Kristoffer Egeberg.[2][3] In 2018 it announced a partnership with Facebook to fact-check content on the platform.[4] 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-hits-ukraine-homes-evacuates-kherson-warns-escalation-2022-10-24/ October 25, 2022 Reuters Russia could plan 'dirty bomb' pretext, Western countries say U.S. warns Moscow against any nuclear use Russia preparing forces to work in radioactive contamination Kyiv spy chief says Moscow planning to defend Kherson UNITED NATIONS/KYIV, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Rebuffed by Western countries, Russia doubled down on its claim that Kyiv is preparing to use a "dirty bomb" in Ukraine and said it would bring the issue to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday. The foreign ministers of France, Britain and the United States rejected Moscow's allegations as "transparently false" and reiterated their support for Ukraine. Later, the United States issued a warning to Moscow. "We've been very clear with the Russians ... about the severe consequences that would result from nuclear use," State Department spokesman Ned Price said. "There would be consequences for Russia whether it uses a dirty bomb or a nuclear bomb. Russia's defence ministry said the aim of a "dirty bomb" attack by Ukraine would be to blame Russia for the resulting radioactive contamination. The ministry has begun preparing for such a scenario, it said, readying forces and resources "to perform tasks in conditions of radioactive contamination. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the Russian accusation was a sign Moscow was planning such an attack itself and would blame Ukraine. EVACUATION Russia has ordered civilians to evacuate territory it controls on the western bank of the Dnipro River, where Ukrainian forces have been advancing this month shortly after Moscow claimed to have annexed the area. This month, Russia started a new campaign using long-range cruise missiles and Iranian-made drones to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure before winter sets in. __________________________________________________________ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/reuters/ Overall, we rate Reuters Least Biased based on objective reporting and Very High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information with minimal bias and a clean fact check record. Detailed Report Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED Factual Reporting: VERY HIGH Country: United Kingdom Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE Media Type: News Agency Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY History Founded in 1851, Reuters is the world’s leading international multimedia news agency. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Not Ukraine. Next likely major war within the decade. Why Taiwan matters to the United States Caspian Report Oct 31, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/11/03/russian-flag-disappears-from-kherson-administration-in-first-signal-of-potential-retreat-a79282 4 November, 2022 Russian Flag Disappears from Kherson Administration in First Signal of Potential Retreat The Russian flag hanging in front of the regional administration in Ukraine’s occupied Kherson region has been taken down, pro-Russian Telegram channels said Thursday. “I drove up to the building of the former government of the Kherson region; I confirm that there is no [Russian] flag over it,” pro-Kremlin war correspondent Alexander Kots said on his Telegram channel. Kherson’s Russian-installed administration has been evacuating tens of thousands of civilians to the left bank of the Dnipro River in the regional capital of the same name amid an advancing Ukrainian counteroffensive. The flag’s removal is the first indication that the Russian military may be preparing to abandon the city of Kherson, the only regional capital that Moscow has captured in its eight-month invasion. ________________________________________________________________ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/moscow-times/ Overall, we rate the Moscow Times Left-Center Biased based on an editorial bias that generally favors the left and rejects the authoritarian right. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record. Detailed Report Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER Factual Reporting: HIGH Country: Netherlands Press Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT Media Type: Website Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/swedish-pm-seeks-to-win-turkish-support-for-nato-membership/2022/11/08/acfc8d58-5f45-11ed-a131-e900e4a6336b_story.html November 8, 2022 Sweden's leader courts Turkey's support for NATO membership ANKARA, Turkey — Sweden still has “many steps to take” to win Turkey’s approval for its NATO membership bid, a top Turkish official said Tuesday as Sweden’s new prime minister visited Ankara in hopes of eliminating the hurdle to his country joining the military alliance. Sweden and Finland abandoned their longstanding policies of military nonalignment and applied for NATO membership after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February, fearing that Russian President Vladimir Putin might target them next. But Turkey, which joined NATO in 1952, has not yet endorsed their accession, which requires unanimous approval from existing alliance members. The Turkish government has accused Sweden — and to a lesser degree Finland — of ignoring its security concerns. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson inspect a military honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Kristersson is meeting Erdogan in an effort to clinch Turkish approval for his country’s bid to join NATO. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-orders-pullout-west-bank-dnipro-kherson-2022-11-09/ November 10, 2022 Reuters Russia abandons Ukrainian city of Kherson in major retreat LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson and take up defensive lines on the opposite bank of the River Dnipro. The announcement marked one of Russia's most significant retreats and a potential turning point in the war, now nearing the end of its ninth month. In televised comments, General Sergei Surovikin, in overall command of the war, reported to Shoigu that it was no longer possible to keep Kherson city supplied. "Having comprehensively assessed the current situation, it is proposed to take up defence along the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River," said Surovikin, standing at a lectern and indicating troop positions on a map whose details were greyed-out for the TV audience. "I understand that this is a very difficult decision, but at the same time we will preserve the most important thing - the lives of our servicemen and, in general, the combat effectiveness of the group of troops, which it is futile to keep on the right bank in a limited area." The news followed weeks of Ukrainian advances towards the city and a race by Russia to relocate more than 100,000 of its residents by ferrying them to the opposite side of the river. Kherson is the main city of the region of the same name - one of four Ukrainian regions which President Vladimir Putin proclaimed in September he was incorporating into Russia "forever", and which the Kremlin said had now been placed under Moscow's nuclear umbrella. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Russian defence minister orders troops to leave Ukrainian city of Kherson Guardian News 2.9M subscribers Nov 10, 2022 Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered the country’s troops to leave Ukraine’s city of Kherson, the only regional capital Moscow captured since the invasion began in February. Ukrainian victory in Kherson, one of the main objectives of Kyiv’s southern offensive, will be widely seen as a significant blow to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, only weeks after a high-profile ceremony in Moscow in which he announced the 'forever' annexation of Kherson region along with three others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul A Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Russian troops abandon ammunition, mortar shells as they pull out of Kherson region The Sun 3.52M subscribers Nov 12, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Ukrainian forces shower missiles on Russian troops fleeing Kherson The Telegraph 3.23M subscribers Nov 11, 2022 Russian forces in southern Ukraine were on the brink of collapse on Thursday as Ukraine cautiously gained ground, edging closer to the port city of Kherson. A day after Moscow’s defence minister ordered its troops to retreat from the regional capital, the fighting reached within 10 miles of city limits. Russian soldiers were abandoning wounded comrades as they made a hasty retreat, sources on the front line told The Telegraph. Kyiv announced the liberation of more than a dozen surrounding towns, reclaiming some 60 square miles, en route to Kherson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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