Saturday, March 19, 2022

All Kinds of News About Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

A plethora of news about the Russia-Ukranaine War:

Russia claims it hit Ukrainian weapons storage with hypersonic missile.

Nearly 10 million have fled their homes. But the Ukrainians defense has slowed Russia's attack.

Elon Musk and Tesla, in an effort to help,  have provided Ukraine with high-powered batteries.

Fox's Sean Hannity says Vladimir Putin was "channeling his inter Donald Trump" at a war rally in Moscow.

President Joe Biden says China will face "consequences" if it aids Russia. 

A resident of St. Petersburg explains why Russians do not rise up against Russia. But she says she does not know a single person in St. Petersburg who supports the war. 

The U.S. imports very little from Russia and Ukraine, but still expects food prices to rise.

Warlord Ramzan Kadyrov is a "psychopath who personally tortures his political prisoners," says Russian expert Michael Weiss. 

Ukraine says it has killed five Russian generals.

Putin made his first public speech Friday. Supporters held up signs saying, "For a world without Nazism."

The Russian station carrying the speech cut out in the middle of the speech.

One Russian expert compares Putin to Constantine and says he is "the new Constantine."

A Ukrainian mayor has spoken out on his abduction by Russian troops.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns that Russia's invasion was "a turning point for the world" and said if Russia wins, it will herald "a new age of intimidation." 

Ukraine's president, Volodomyr Zelenskyy, is pleading for new peace talks as Russia ratchets up it's attack.

Retired U.S. General Jack Keane says the Russians know they cannot capture a key Ukrainian city, so they've halted that effort.  He says Russia is bringing in more troops for the overall war effort.

A refugee said his escape brought safety but also brought him shame and heartache.

Putin's attack was a blunder as his troops were not prepared well enough, says Michael Clarke, former head of a think tank in Britain. 

The U.S. has sent Ukraine tank-killing weapons, but not fighter jets. 

Days after the Russian attack, a Ukrainian mother downloaded a private network before Russia blocked the public internet service, thus allowing her to catch Facebook updates on the war, and allowing her to chat with a friend in America. 

Russia ridiculed the assertation that it's cosmonauts wore yellow in a support of Ukraine. It said the cosmonauts wearing yellow did not indicate they support Ukraine. 

Ukrainian forces are battling as Russia attacks the city of Mariupol.

Sanctions may hurt the people of Russia more than they hurt Putin and his cronies.

A Russian priest was fined for calling the Russian invasion a war. Russia does not want that term used to describe what it is doing. 

Russians protesting the war will face fines and 15 years in prison. 

Actor Mickey Rourke said it will take a a higher power to stop Russia.

Rescue workers found a survivor after Russian forces attacked the barracks of Ukrainian troops in Mykolayiv.

A Ukrainian medic and mother of 12 was killed in fighting near Donetsk.

The biggest oil field suppliers in Russia are pulling out. Only SC Johnson, Subway and Barilla remain.

Koch Industries says it will continue to operate two glass factories there.  

Ukrainian ballet star Artem Datyshyn was has died from injuries he suffered as Russia shelled the city of Kyiv.

Russian protester Arina Vakrushkina was arrested and asked if she is an American spy. 

Ukrainians who fled to Poland have received permission to stay.  

The world and particularly Los Angelans are supplying "bread brigade" in Ukraine.

Europeons are feeding supplies to the Ukrainian front lines. 

An American -- an Idahoan, James Hill -- was killed by the Russians as he stood in a bread line. 

The U.S. is challenging China, now that help is needed to defeat Russia.  

Almost one-fourth of the Ukrainians have fled their homes. 

Italy has seized the $116 million property from Russia's richest man, Alexei Mordashov.

Fifteen million children have fled Ukraine in wake of Russian trafficking and exploitation. 

The EV industry is facing nickle shortage has prices soar as a result of the war.

Arnold Schwarzenegger tells Putin, "You started this war, you are leading this war. You can stop this war."

Now is not the time to brand Putin "an evil madman," says a writer in an opinion piece in Al Jazeera.

Bulgaria is refusing military aid to Ukraine. 

Pepsi is sparking outrage as it prepares to supply Scottish seed potatoes to Russia.

Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall has escaped Ukraine after being seriously injured. 

A Ukrainian media outlet says Russia is holding one of its journalists captive. 

At the U.S. border, Ukrainian refugees say they are being allowed to stay in the U.S. for a year. 

Australia is banning export of aluminium ores to Russia. 

Germany is hoping Qatar and UAE will be an alternative allowing it to be less reliant on Russian natural gas. 

Silicon Valley is ending contracts with Russian investors. In reply, Russia is planning to create its own Silicon Valley in the Skolkovo Technopark near Moscow.

China says sanctions against Russia are outraging. 

The U.S. fears Russia is planning to use a nuclear weapon. Former CIA director Leon Panetta says this is a dangerous escalation of the war.

Serbian soccer fans called out U.S. and NATO while singing John Lennon's song, "Give Peace a Chance."

Some are saying that if the U.S. steps up its attack in Ukraine, it will have to resort to a draft. 

The U.S. is offering $5 million for information about Russian Oligarchs' yachts, mansions, and assets.

A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators visiting Poland say there is an urgent need to support Ukraine in every way. 

Ukrainian singer Serge Tiagniryadno says residents in Kyiv.

The U.S. says Turkey should transfer it's Russian-made military system to Ukraine. 

Retired General David Petreaus says the Russians "are fighting against a very determined, quite capable Ukrainian force." 

The U.S. is seeking to get it's hypersonic missile program up to speed. 

Russia might have the most gas reserves in the world. 

A former top Obama economist says the Russian invasion will not cause a recession. 

Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North says Putin "is crazy, but he's not stupid." He says Putin has designed the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe since World War II.

Russia has used hypersonic missiles to destroy a Ukrainian weapons depot in Ukraine.

The UN says at least 847 civilians have been killed and 1,399 civilians have been wounded.

Putin is healthy, sane, and "in better shape than ever," according to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

Andrei Kosyrev, a former Russian Foreign Minister under Boris Yeltsin said sanctions against Russia should serve as a wakeup call to Russians who have been brainwashed. 

Claudio Graziano, chairman of the European Union Military Committee, says Putin's Plan A has failed. 

Putin said Wednesday that Russian traitors are being used to fight against his power. He said, "Any people, and especially the Russian People, will always be able to distinguish the true patriots from the scum and traitors and just spit them out like a midget that accidentally flew into their mouths."

Marine military veterans Dakota Meyer and Chad Robichaux have flown to Poland to provide help the Ukrainian refugees there.  





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