Category: Ukraine

TheVoiceOfJoyce The World cannot abandon Ukraine, till every Russian invader is removed from their territory. I agree with Zelensky, Ukrainians are fighting for our freedom and the Freedom of the Taiwanese to exist. With Russia’s dwindling population, manpower shouldn’t be expendable. Under Putin, everyone is expendable. Why embark on Genocide, when it’s cheaper to provide goods and services to your own people and the World? The grain deal, goes ahead on 3/18, Putin willing. If I were the Countries dependent on Ukrainian and Russian grains, et Al, I’d lobby for its release and an end to Putin’s invasion.

March 8, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/08/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-378-of-the-invasion Russia has sustained “20,000 to 30,000 casualties’’ – killed and wounded – in trying to capture the city, western officials estimated at a briefing on Tuesday. While no firm figure was offered for Ukrainian losses, the official said it was “significantly less”. Ukraine’s defence of Bakhmut is forcing Russia to engage in a costly … More TheVoiceOfJoyce The World cannot abandon Ukraine, till every Russian invader is removed from their territory. I agree with Zelensky, Ukrainians are fighting for our freedom and the Freedom of the Taiwanese to exist. With Russia’s dwindling population, manpower shouldn’t be expendable. Under Putin, everyone is expendable. Why embark on Genocide, when it’s cheaper to provide goods and services to your own people and the World? The grain deal, goes ahead on 3/18, Putin willing. If I were the Countries dependent on Ukrainian and Russian grains, et Al, I’d lobby for its release and an end to Putin’s invasion.

TheVoiceOfJoyce The EU is accelerating efforts to arm Ukrainian forces. The Wagner group has run out of ammunition. Fighting is fierce in Bakhmut. It’s time to heavily arm Ukraine and allow Zelensky to free Ukrainians from Russian Genocide. The Black Sea wheat and grain negotiations are continuing, with all sides speaking through intermediaries. The UN is actively pursuing security arrangements for Ukrainian wheat destined for the Global South and others. My 2 cents: our foreign policy is in need of a shake up. Why distance ourselves from China? China has not interfered in our elections. Can they be helpful in negotiating peace between Russia and Ukraine? Russia has interfered in our elections and continues to spread misinformation. Russia does not tolerate free speech in their own Country and is sentencing people, in opposition to Putin’s Genocide, for 8-10 yrs imprisonment. No wonder Russia’s youth are leaving their Country, though they would prefer to stay in a free Russian society. There is a schism in Russia, push Zelensky’s military advantage.

March 7, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/07/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-377-of-the-invasion Ukraine has started online talks with partners on extending the Black Sea grain initiative aimed at ensuring Kyiv can keep shipping grain to global markets, a senior Ukrainian government source has said on Tuesday. The source said Ukraine had not held discussions with Russia, which blockaded Ukrainian Black Sea ports after its invasion last … More TheVoiceOfJoyce The EU is accelerating efforts to arm Ukrainian forces. The Wagner group has run out of ammunition. Fighting is fierce in Bakhmut. It’s time to heavily arm Ukraine and allow Zelensky to free Ukrainians from Russian Genocide. The Black Sea wheat and grain negotiations are continuing, with all sides speaking through intermediaries. The UN is actively pursuing security arrangements for Ukrainian wheat destined for the Global South and others. My 2 cents: our foreign policy is in need of a shake up. Why distance ourselves from China? China has not interfered in our elections. Can they be helpful in negotiating peace between Russia and Ukraine? Russia has interfered in our elections and continues to spread misinformation. Russia does not tolerate free speech in their own Country and is sentencing people, in opposition to Putin’s Genocide, for 8-10 yrs imprisonment. No wonder Russia’s youth are leaving their Country, though they would prefer to stay in a free Russian society. There is a schism in Russia, push Zelensky’s military advantage.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Why is the city of Bakhmut so important to Russia, that they’re pouring manpower into this battle? According to The Economist, Russia is losing it’s population. Many of their intellectuals, 500,000 to a million people have left Russia. With Russian men dying, there are 10 women for every man. With the Russian population down to 145 million , why is Putin persisting and losing men in battle? Are the Southern Ukrainian territories protected? On a positive note, Ukrainian crops are ready for shipment and awaiting a new safe transport agreement. Germany is pushing for peace negotiations. The war will not end favorably for Putin. The only failed state will be Russia.

March 6, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/06/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-376-of-the-invasion Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu visited Mariupol, in a rare visit to occupied Ukraine by a senior Moscow figure. The Russian defence ministry issued images on Monday of Shoigu “inspecting Russian reconstruction efforts of infrastructure”. During his visit, it said, he was presented with a medical centre, a rescue centre, and a “new microdistrict” … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Why is the city of Bakhmut so important to Russia, that they’re pouring manpower into this battle? According to The Economist, Russia is losing it’s population. Many of their intellectuals, 500,000 to a million people have left Russia. With Russian men dying, there are 10 women for every man. With the Russian population down to 145 million , why is Putin persisting and losing men in battle? Are the Southern Ukrainian territories protected? On a positive note, Ukrainian crops are ready for shipment and awaiting a new safe transport agreement. Germany is pushing for peace negotiations. The war will not end favorably for Putin. The only failed state will be Russia.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Putin’s, Wagner Group, troops are no match for Ukrainian soldiers. With new Russian recruits coming into Bakhmut, hand to hand combat is taking place. Is Russia running out of munitions? Why haven’t the Russians been able to capture this city or region? Unfortunately, Russia’s second strategy, deporting Ukrainian children to Russia and targeting apartment houses in Kherson, is a win? Can Ukraine mount a decisive counteroffensive this year, as predicted and end the War?

March 5, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/05/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-375-of-the-invasion Kyiv said it has held off attacks from Russian troops still attempting to surround Bakhmut. The Ukrainian general staff said “more than 130 enemy attacks” had been repelled over the past day, adding: “The enemy continues its attempts to encircle the town of Bakhmut.” A woman and two children were killed in Russian mortar … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Putin’s, Wagner Group, troops are no match for Ukrainian soldiers. With new Russian recruits coming into Bakhmut, hand to hand combat is taking place. Is Russia running out of munitions? Why haven’t the Russians been able to capture this city or region? Unfortunately, Russia’s second strategy, deporting Ukrainian children to Russia and targeting apartment houses in Kherson, is a win? Can Ukraine mount a decisive counteroffensive this year, as predicted and end the War?

TheVoiceOfJoyce Why would Russia’s Wagner group, want a Pyrrhic victory in Bakhmut? Most civilians have left and the town has suffered enormous damage. Why sacrifice so many Russians to this War? There are cracks in the kremlin’s facade. Ukrainians have developed whole technologies to discover Russian positions and fix coordinated bombing. Russia, under Putin, is not winning the land battle, so they’re deporting women and children. By marrying Ukrainian women to Russian men and integrating kids into Russian society, they’ve committed state sponsored Eugenics. This is a War crime. Are there consequences for Putin?

March 4, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/04/bakhmut-ukraine-russia-donetsk-severe-pressure The city’s deputy mayor, Oleksandr Marchenko, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “There is fighting in the city and there are also street fights, but thanks to the Ukrainian armed forces they still haven’t taken control over the city.” He said of the Russian attack: “Their only goal is killing people and the genocide … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Why would Russia’s Wagner group, want a Pyrrhic victory in Bakhmut? Most civilians have left and the town has suffered enormous damage. Why sacrifice so many Russians to this War? There are cracks in the kremlin’s facade. Ukrainians have developed whole technologies to discover Russian positions and fix coordinated bombing. Russia, under Putin, is not winning the land battle, so they’re deporting women and children. By marrying Ukrainian women to Russian men and integrating kids into Russian society, they’ve committed state sponsored Eugenics. This is a War crime. Are there consequences for Putin?

TheVoiceOfJoyce The leader of the Wagner Group, has asked Ukrainian forces to leave the area of Bakhmut. Why? It appears that the Wagner group, after concentrating their efforts on this region for months, is at a stalemate. More Russian forces have been lost, then Ukrainians. Military victory can not be achieved by the Russians, why don’t they retreat? This is a black eye for the Wagner Group. Meanwhile, is Zelensky waiting on scheduled ammunition, tanks and aircraft for a decisive Counteroffensive? FYI: on another topic; according to the historian, Timothy Snyder, Crimea was never a part of Russia. There are 1 million Russian military families spending their retirement there. Crimea is a peninsula, not an island. Too bad, the land bridge was rebuilt.

March 3, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/03/bakhmut-ukraine-war-russia-wagner Russian shelling was seen hitting routes leading west out of Bakhmut, in what appears to be an attempt to block Ukrainian forces’ access in and out of the city. Amid mounting speculation that Ukraine’s defenders might be preparing to withdraw, Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of the national security and defence council of Ukraine, said … More TheVoiceOfJoyce The leader of the Wagner Group, has asked Ukrainian forces to leave the area of Bakhmut. Why? It appears that the Wagner group, after concentrating their efforts on this region for months, is at a stalemate. More Russian forces have been lost, then Ukrainians. Military victory can not be achieved by the Russians, why don’t they retreat? This is a black eye for the Wagner Group. Meanwhile, is Zelensky waiting on scheduled ammunition, tanks and aircraft for a decisive Counteroffensive? FYI: on another topic; according to the historian, Timothy Snyder, Crimea was never a part of Russia. There are 1 million Russian military families spending their retirement there. Crimea is a peninsula, not an island. Too bad, the land bridge was rebuilt.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Direct from The Financial Times, a far right extremist, who heads the Russian Volunteer Group , struck the border zones of Russia this week. Proving Russian borders can be broken. He urges all Russians to overthrow Putin’s government and rebel. Will his group have an impact on Putin’s War?

March 3, 2023

on.ft.com/3EULZhf Denis Nikitin, a notorious extremist who heads the Russian Volunteer Corps, told the Financial Times that his Ukraine-based fighters had proved they could breach some of Russia’s most heavily guarded border areas. The incident, which lasted just a few hours on Thursday before the group retreated, prompted Putin to cancel a planned trip and … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Direct from The Financial Times, a far right extremist, who heads the Russian Volunteer Group , struck the border zones of Russia this week. Proving Russian borders can be broken. He urges all Russians to overthrow Putin’s government and rebel. Will his group have an impact on Putin’s War?

TheVoiceOfJoyce Russia is not winning in Vuhledar. Russia is losing Russian troops, employing tanks in columns. The Ukrainians united by a common cause, fight defensively and are at a stalemate. In Russian, 2/3 rds of the Russian population knows a soldier lost in Putin’s War. Between 100-500,000 skilled people and tech workers have fled Russia. Even the Russian commentators, question Putin’s War, gently. How long can Putin continue? It’s up to him. After seeing the damage done by missiles to Donetsk and other regions once annexed by Russia, everyone must wonder what’s Putin’s endgame? ( additional information taken from the latest edition of The Economist)

March 1, 2023

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/world/europe/ukraine-russia-tanks.html When it was over, not only had Russia failed to capture Vuhledar, but it also had made the same mistake that cost Moscow hundreds of tanks earlier in the war: advancing columns into ambushes. Blown up on mines, hit with artillery or obliterated by anti-tank missiles, the charred hulks of Russian armored vehicles now … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Russia is not winning in Vuhledar. Russia is losing Russian troops, employing tanks in columns. The Ukrainians united by a common cause, fight defensively and are at a stalemate. In Russian, 2/3 rds of the Russian population knows a soldier lost in Putin’s War. Between 100-500,000 skilled people and tech workers have fled Russia. Even the Russian commentators, question Putin’s War, gently. How long can Putin continue? It’s up to him. After seeing the damage done by missiles to Donetsk and other regions once annexed by Russia, everyone must wonder what’s Putin’s endgame? ( additional information taken from the latest edition of The Economist)

TheVoiceOfJoyce Confirmation of drone sightings, in St Petersburg, flights grounded. Possible destruction of oil depots in Southern Russia. Hacking of Russian radio broadcasts, also confirmed. Ukrainian Counteroffensive?

February 28, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/28/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-370-of-the-invasion Russia’s Pulkovo airport in St Petersburg temporarily suspended all flights on Tuesday amid unconfirmed media reports of an unidentified object such as a drone being seen nearby. Some flights were diverted back to Moscow while the airport was shut for around an hour. Russia’s ministry of defence later announced there had been a training … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Confirmation of drone sightings, in St Petersburg, flights grounded. Possible destruction of oil depots in Southern Russia. Hacking of Russian radio broadcasts, also confirmed. Ukrainian Counteroffensive?

TheVoiceOfJoyce Putin has miscalculated the invasion of Ukraine. According today’s 9 am, broadcast on WQXR, I heard a brief mention that Russian towns bordering Ukraine’s eastern borders have been attacked? ( Note: I have not heard or seen corroborating news.) Radio stations within Russia have been hacked and citizens were urged to seek shelter. Further, listening to DW news out of Germany, professor Sonnenfeld, Yale School of Management, discusses the impact of sanctions on Russia. Russia says they’ve had no impact and continues their attack. Evidently, like all propaganda from Russia, this may not be true. Leopards are entering Ukraine. What’s next? Planes? After one year their are many casualties and devastation of Russian troops and civilians. Is Putin ready for peace talks?

February 28, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/feb/28/russia-ukraine-war-live-news-russian-forces-bakhmut-china-us He ordered officials to step up the protection of key Russian infrastructure, and prevent any attempts by western security services to revive what he called “terrorist cells” on Russian territory. He said: Western intelligence services have traditionally always been actively working in Russia, and now they have thrown additional personnel, technical and other resources … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Putin has miscalculated the invasion of Ukraine. According today’s 9 am, broadcast on WQXR, I heard a brief mention that Russian towns bordering Ukraine’s eastern borders have been attacked? ( Note: I have not heard or seen corroborating news.) Radio stations within Russia have been hacked and citizens were urged to seek shelter. Further, listening to DW news out of Germany, professor Sonnenfeld, Yale School of Management, discusses the impact of sanctions on Russia. Russia says they’ve had no impact and continues their attack. Evidently, like all propaganda from Russia, this may not be true. Leopards are entering Ukraine. What’s next? Planes? After one year their are many casualties and devastation of Russian troops and civilians. Is Putin ready for peace talks?