For 1,000 days #Ukraine has been defending against the Russian military, well-equipped and superior in numbers of weapons and people deployed.
Three years ago, Natalia Hrabarchuk was a preschool teacher but on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 17 she took out a Kh-101 (cruise) missile with an “Igla” MANPADS missile (barely possible).
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/42390

Ambassador Zaluzhnui* (center back) in the UK Parliament encounters a group of Ukrainian kids. Hard to explain how this gives me hope.
"Suddenly, in front of my eyes appeared a large group of children in embroidered jackets, who were attentively listening to the story of a member of the British Parliament. I slowed down and quietly approached them. These are our children!!! Today there were special guests here with Ukraine in their little hearts"
#ukraine
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerii_Zaluzhnyi

Korshak has a somewhat encouraging take on #Ukraine and #politics and EU #diplomacy, TL/DR; EU is stepping up and playing 45 like a fiddle. (By the $, EU has far surpassed US but anyway)

Also a lot of zingers. He's really feeling it right now. "Washington and LaFayette at Valley Forge. Some countries come to the assistance of others, when the fight is for Liberty and Freedom. Others, well, not so much."

https://medium.com/@Stefan.Korshak/november-16-day-997-kursk-salient-euro-maneuvers-clever-poles-245058f236f4

Ukraine and EU regard US as unreliable at best. cc @Render
"The net effect of long-term US policy towards European security, has been to marginalize the US as a national security player in Europe."

"anyone thinking a NATO force separating the two sides in #Ukraine could stop the shooting, as far as I am concerned, is either monumentally ignorant, or actually wants to see lots of military funerals"
#politics

https://medium.com/@Stefan.Korshak/november-9-day-990-feckless-yankees-big-battalions-and-big-bux-the-concert-of-europe-tunes-up-f9ebf66326cf

/nosanitize

Putin's dachas are getting leveled. By...him? Interesting. Termites?

President Vladimir Putin has demolished his palatial Black Sea holiday villa
Putin has abandoned $1.2 billion private clifftop retreat in Gelendzhik, 170 kilometers (105 miles) northwest of Bocharov in the Krasnodar Krai region
#ukraine
"I wouldn't like to be a flea
Under your collar
All along that day"
Peter Tosh - Downpressor Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjoE6MiuQUM

Kyiv Independent tracked down the right name, date of birth and photo of Putin's spy chief, and then went about investigating how various governments failed to do it (TBD).

Investigation: Shattering the secrecy of Putin’s top spy chief
#ukraine
https://kyivindependent.com/investigation-shattering-secrecy-of-putins-top-spy-chief/

Ford F550 upgraded by #ukraine per field conditions. Novator II attn @Render https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx9jdcD4DSE

#ukraine in a couple strikes took out over a years worth of Russian ammunition production. Tell your congress critters the USA should unleash Ukraine to delete the Russian military threat to the world. I.e.; Permit ATACM use into Russia. End the war.
Put another way for the rah-rah hawks, Ukraine will do it either way and the USA (Biden) is being a lousy ally in a war against our own declared opponent. We look freaking weak. #politics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KajQp_L5hM

A 10-ish minute summary of Zelenskyy's recent 1.5hr presser, worth it to catch up if needed. Still tl/dr: Zelenskyy is confident, CNN had the unmitigated gall to ask when #Ukraine is surrendering*, and please, please write your representatives and the White House to say, remove the targeting restrictions. They only prolong the death and suffering. Putin is a paper tiger.
*Better man than I he didn't have them defenestrated
https://youtu.be/bbTt-54ZsXk

Brandon Mitchell is noodling around the Finnish border at around the same time.🤔
I'll alibi you son, somehow.

#ukraine
https://youtu.be/CMi1OZUYcrQ

Sometimes ferries just explode. Natural causes. Not this time but sometimes.
"spokesman of the Ukrainian Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk, confirmed the destruction of the "Conro Trader" and noted that the ferry is one of the important links in the chain of Russian military logistics."
#ukraine #politics
https://kyivindependent.com/satellite-image-shows-destroyed-ferry-in-russias-kavkaz-port-following-attack/

Olenya airfield, Murmansk. 2,000 miles. That's gonna need explaining Vlad.
#ukraine
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/37804

holy heck, Ukraine hit an airfield above the arctic circle? I get this right?

#ukraine #politics

Budanov said Putin could expect deeper strikes; he wasn't kidding. “Eleven drones were destroyed” over Moscow and its surrounding region, the defence ministry said.

“This is one of the largest ever attempts to attack Moscow with drones” -- Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin

Can't wait to see them spin that.

#ukraine #politics

Interesting idea. Tough to argue against it given that most of the missiles are hitting civilian targets.

"Zelenskyy calls for a NATO coalition to intercept Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory"
#ukraine #politics
/nosanitize
https://youtu.be/q9qemoYU0Tc?feature=shared&t=20

ANALYSIS: The Battle of Kursk 2024
"Putin will be messaging the U.S. administration here to have them reign in Ukraine."
#ukraine #politics #reignInThis

https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/37222

Why won't anyone respect Belarus.

Belarus Weekly: Russian drones again cross into Belarusian airspace

Minsk summons Ukrainian embassy over drone incursion

Go ahead pout Lukashenko
#ukraine #politics

https://kyivindependent.com/minsk-summons-ukrainian-embassy-over-drone-incursion/

Very cute. "We would gladly tell you what's going on in the Kursk region..."
#politics #Ukraine
https://youtu.be/0zNfUImu4ow

Russia undermines Sudan government to mine gold to fund war in #Ukraine. Tuareg and UKR special forces say no.
Tuareg rebels posing with a Ukrainian flag after defeating Wagner mercenaries over the weekend. (in Mali)
#politics
No more sleep walking. - Tinariwaren
https://youtu.be/H1YIgwPsX5Q

Kamala Harris' stance on Ukraine war in key quotes
"International rules and norms are on the line"
#politics #ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsxhbDljnvE