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 with 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 are tons of other ways that my tax dollars get lit on fire by government, so 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

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of a Russian Ka-52 helicopter using an X-39 LMUR guided missile in combat in Ukraine. The video shows a Russian X-39 missile striking a temporary Ukrainian army deployment site in a building in the village of Senkovo, in the Kharkiv region. The X-39 missile struck and destroyed the building.

 

[Soldier30]

On the night of November 18, Russian Geran-2 kamikaze drones struck targets in the city of Dnipropetrovsk. Video footage shows Geran-2 drone strikes on the Ukrainian TV tower and the building of the television and radio center. Residents counted at least 20 explosions. Geran-2 kamikaze drones also struck the Ukrainian locomotive depot, substations, rolling stock, and other railway facilities. The railway station was also reportedly damaged.

 

[Relic]

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

The reality is that my Government is never giving Ukraine $33 Billion in a single year and I fully understand that. But with the amount of money Canada wastes on absolute nonsense, we could easily invest $6-$8 Billion into weapons purchases for Ukraine (3-4x our current annual contribution), without batting an eye. Our politicians simply sink our money into awful causes, with limited returns.

 

[MaciekRS]

Russia started to sabotage railway in Poland.
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Poland's prime minister has said an explosion on a railway line leading to the Ukraine border this weekend was caused by "an unprecedented act of sabotage", and vowed to catch those responsible "regardless of who their backers are".

Visiting the scene on Monday, Donald Tusk said the damage done to the railway tracks on Sunday was deliberate and likely aimed at blowing up the train. He expressed relief there were no casualties."

Poland rail explosion: PM says blast was 'unprecedented act of sabotage'

Authorities say the blast happened on a line leading to the border with Ukraine.

www.bbc.com

 

[Relic]

Spain has agreed contribute $1.2 Billion to thr purchase of PURL packages for Ukraine, via the United States. The Spanish contribution is enough to purchase two full packages, each valued at $500 million usd, and they will contributed $300 million usd to a third package.

Contributions such as these a paramount to Ukraine's defense. The countries that no longer have much in the way of military equipment that they can donate, and who lack the manufacturing capability to purchase much on their own, absolutely should be contributing the U.S. program to sell weapons to Ukraine, the Czech led ammunition procurement program of the Danish model of supporting Ukraine's domestic weapons production.

The U.S. is willing to sell Ukrainian Allies $12-$15 Billion usd worth of weapons via PURL packages in 2026. It's vital that those packages be fully funded, as it will represent similar quantities of weapons flowing into Ukraine as the U.S. was providing while the Biden Government was in power. U.S. makes some of the best weapons in the world and many of them have been devastating against the Russians. If Ukraine consistently receives billions of dollars worth of those weapons monthly, the life and material cost for Russian advancement will be tremendous in 2026.

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❗️🇪🇸Spain to buy €1 billion worth of 🇺🇸US weapons for 🇺🇦Ukraine under PURL program, — El País The funds will also go towards purchasing generators to mitigate the effects of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as winter approaches.

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