Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[Soldier30]

Russian Geran-2 drones struck Ukrainian port infrastructure in the Odesa region. The Geran-2 drones targeted the port of Izmail. The attack damaged several vessels, electrical substations, and other facilities within the port. A Turkish gas carrier was also damaged, causing a fire.

 

[Perun]

The Turkish vessel Orinda, which was carrying LNG, caught fire after being attacked by a Russian drone in the port of Izmail, Ukraine.

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What if the Bosphorus were closed to Russian merchant ships?
Nearly half of Russian trade passed through here.

In a time of war;

• If Turkey is not belligerent; merchant vessels, under any flag or with any kind of cargo, shall enjoy freedom of transit and navigation in the Straits.
• If Turkey is belligerent;
  • Merchant Vessels, not belonging to a country at war with Turkey shall enjoy freedom of transit and navigation in the Straits on condition that they do not in any way assist the enemy. Such vessels shall enter the Straits by day and their transit shall be effected by the route which shall in each case be indicated by the Turkish authorities.
  • Warships’ passage shall be left entirely to the discretion of the Turkish Government.

When war is imminent;

• The provisions of Merchant traffic shall nevertheless continue to be applied except that vessels must enter the Straits by day and that their transit must be effected by the route which shall, in each case, be indicated by the Turkish authorities.
• Warships’ passage shall be left entirely to the discretion of the Turkish Government.

Op-Ed: Can Turkey close straits to Russian ships? - Naval News

Ukraine's ambassador asked Turkey to close the straits to Russian ships in favor of Ukraine. Is it compatible with the Montreux Convention?

www.navalnews.com

 

[Relic]

Say bye-bye to your (taxpayer) money.

Major corruption scandal engulfs top Zelensky allies - BBC News

The Ukrainian president has called for the justice and energy ministers to be removed from their posts.

www.bbc.com

My own government flushes infinitely more of my tax money down the toilet wish bullshit consulting and pet projects. As two examples, they're going to spend approximately $33 Billion this year on their indigenous peoples file and consulting for government projects.

While $100 million is much more corruption than we'd like to see in Ukraine, nobody should be delusional enough to think that corruption isn't a serious issue in the country to start with. Their own politicians admit it and know that it's a problem they need to clean up. That said, there tons of other ways that my tax dollars get lit on fire by government, ao this one isn't in any way unexpected.

 

[contricusc]

As two examples, they're going to spend approximately $33 Billion this year on their indigenous peoples file and consulting for government projects.

Imagine how many missiles and drones for Ukraine could be bought with $33 billion…

 

[Iskander]

In a time of war;

• If Turkey is not belligerent; merchant vessels, under any flag or with any kind of cargo, shall enjoy freedom of transit and navigation in the Straits.
• If Turkey is belligerent;
  • Merchant Vessels, not belonging to a country at war with Turkey shall enjoy freedom of transit and navigation in the Straits on condition that they do not in any way assist the enemy. Such vessels shall enter the Straits by day and their transit shall be effected by the route which shall in each case be indicated by the Turkish authorities.
  • Warships’ passage shall be left entirely to the discretion of the Turkish Government.

When war is imminent;

• The provisions of Merchant traffic shall nevertheless continue to be applied except that vessels must enter the Straits by day and that their transit must be effected by the route which shall, in each case, be indicated by the Turkish authorities.
• Warships’ passage shall be left entirely to the discretion of the Turkish Government.

Op-Ed: Can Turkey close straits to Russian ships? - Naval News

Ukraine's ambassador asked Turkey to close the straits to Russian ships in favor of Ukraine. Is it compatible with the Montreux Convention?

www.navalnews.com

Absolutely correct. According to the agreement, Turkey is obligated to allow Russian merchant ships through. But it doesn't stipulate that if a Turkish vessel enters a port in a war-torn country on the Black Sea, Russia is obligated to attack it with Shahid drones
Especially since Turkey, Ukraine, and Russia have a "Grain Corridor" agreement.,

Colleague "Russia" and "agreement" are two incompatible concepts.
Croatia is far from Russia, they don't know it.
All of Russia's neighbors have long known who they're dealing with