[NYPOST] A Florida man freed last month after spending 32 years behind bars for a murder he’s always denied committing could be heading back to prison — after an appeals court ruled that his conviction should not have been overturned.
Crosley Green, now 64, was convicted of first-degree murder in 1990 for shooting dead Charles "Chip" Flynn, 22, in Brevard County, largely because of testimony from Flynn’s ex-girlfriend who was with him at the time, the Washington Post noted.
However, the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... the conviction was overturned in 2018 by a federal judge who accused prosecutors of withholding crucial evidence — including the fact that both responding cops had suspected Flynn’s ex was the killer.
No physical evidence tied him to the case, and three witnesses who claimed Green had confessed later recanted, the outlet said.
Green — who’d initially been sent to death row, where he spent 19 years — was finally freed just over a year ago, on April 8, after defeating an initial appeal by Florida state.
However, the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... he faces the possibility of being sent back behind bars after the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit threw out the decision to vacate his conviction, saying that the concerns over withheld evidence had been exhausted ahead of the federal judge’s decision.
As his legal team fights to appeal that decision, Green gave an emotional presser, praying that "the judge will keep me free and take a look at this once again."
"Yes, a wrong has been done to me ... With the grace of God, I hope it will be straightened," he said, according to footage posted by WKMG.
"I look forward to staying home, staying free and putting this behind me."
Diane Clark, then a sergeant who first arrived at the 1989 murder scene, said at the presser that "things didn’t add up" in the slaying.
"In this particular case with Crosley Green, the truth was hidden," Clark said.
"To me, that’s a travesty of justice. He spent half his life in prison for something that I don’t believe he did."
Green’s attorneys are asking that the full 11-judge appeals panel reconsider the decision — and will push for a governor’s pardon if it fails, they told the Washington Post.
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"Prosecutors withhheld..." Should be a capital crime.
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In the interest of justice both sides should be required to fully disclose evidence. The purpose of a trial is not to convict but to judge.
Patrick Rose Sr., 67, pleaded guilty to 21 counts of child rape and sexual assault that occurred over a 27-year period, involving victims ranging in age from 7 to 16
On Monday, the ex-Boston police union chief was sentenced to up to 13 years
Rose had previously denied the charges but reached a plea deal
He wept in court as he listened to some of his victims deliver impact statements
'I saw you for what you really are — a coward, a predator of the weak'
Another victim said Rose has lost his reputation as a protector
Rose expressed remorse in a statement he read in court on Monday
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Hopefully he'll be held among the general prison population.
Yeah even amongst dealers and bangers, pedophilia is absolutely abhorrent.
Possibly because not a few of them have been victims themselves.
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The “cho-mos” (slang for child molesters) are unfortunately segregated into their own section nowadays to prevent prison justice. That being said there are some who are wrongfully convicted. A big tactic during nasty divorces/custody fights is to accuse the father of molestation. Just the accusation is enough. Jurors are eager to put away the accused on the flimsiest evidence. Sometimes the accusation is all the evidence needed.
[Breitbart] Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Thursday urging her to stand up for veterans by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to acknowledge illnesses caused by burn pits and toxic materials.
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation called the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act on February 16, 2022, which would require the VA to recognize the connection between the illnesses of post-9/11 veterans and exposure to burn pits and toxic materials. Budd asked Pelosi to "expeditiously bring to the floor" the legislation for a vote in the U.S. House, with the hopes of quickly sending the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk for approval. Budd said in his letter to Pelosi:
Congress has an obligation to care for our veterans who made significant sacrifices in the preservation of our freedoms during the War on Terror. I am confident that S. 3541 will overwhelmingly pass the House. Therefore, given how long burn pit exposed veterans have waited for the care they deserve, the House must advance this critical legislation immediately.
According to the Washington Post, the U.S. military used burn pits "throughout Iraq and Afghanistan to dispose of waste, medical and hazardous materials, and jet fuel, exposing veterans to toxins that have caused long-lasting medical problems." However, veterans exposed to burn pits "often face difficult disability benefit claims processes" with the VA to access the health care they need.
Another Post report noted that between 2007 and 2020, the VA denied almost 80 percent of all disability claims related to burn pit exposures, claiming there is "scant and inconclusive evidence" on whether burn pits are the cause of these illnesses.
The bill, which is co-sponsored by every member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, would update the VA’s healthcare and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances. It would also extend the eligibility period for VA hospital care and other medical services for veterans who served after September 11, 2001 and were "exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or other conditions, including those who did not enroll to receive VA care during the eligibility period," according to the bill summary.
The VA would additionally be required to annually train its healthcare and benefits personnel on the matter and "analyze total and respiratory disease mortality in veterans who served in specified locations on specified dates." The VA would be required to conduct a study to determine trends in the rates of the incidence of cancer in veterans and publish resources for veterans, families, and caregivers.
A Post column pointed to activists’ comparison of the VA’s neglect of veterans with burn pit-related illnesses to the Agent Orange debacle following the Vietnam War. Agent Orange is an herbicide the military used to clear jungles that "sickened thousands of veterans, but it took the government years to recognize its effect."
"The government would do well to avoid another such disgraceful episode. As the United States grapples with the legacy of its war in Afghanistan, it should not avoid facing the immense toll that such conflicts have had on our troops," the column reads.
[Breitbart] "went ballistic"
A 74-year-old golfer lost his mind on Sunday when he saw a man walking his dog on Delray Beach, Florida, golf course, but he didn’t just yell at the guy. Instead, he reportedly broke out a rosco and started shooting at him. Then he attacked with a club when he ran out of ammo.
Certainly, it is against the rules to walk a dog on the golf course. That goes without saying. But the golfer’s reaction is extreme, to be sure.
According to a report at WPBF TV, witnesses alleged that 74-year-old golfer Robert Levine went ballistic when he saw 64-year-old Herbert Merritt walking his dog along the 15th hole on Sunday evening at about 7 p.m.
Levine became furious and began shooting at and chasing Merritt around the green. He maimed the dog lover in the ankle and then smacked him with a golf club after setting the gat aside.
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I'm guessing this isn't their first "discussion"
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I'm a lifelong golfer, and yes, some of the clan get too wound up over non-golfers on the course. OTOH, I'm pretty much dog agnostic, but have had lots of trouble with "dog people" from time to time.
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If the dog did what doggies sometimes do on the green...
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Many years ago I was playing golf with some friends when we got to the 10th hole tee. There was a couple who were setting up a picnic in the middle of the fairway halfway to the green. When I pointed out this was a golf course and not a picnic ground the young woman said, "We are in this park and we have every right to be here". I then pointed to the actual park and told her that was the park. They refused to leave so we played through. When we got to the green and looked back the course manager was escorting them off.
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Many years ago I was playing golf with some friends when we got to the 10th hole tee
Evergreen CO is in the mountains west of Denver, @8000 ft. Common course practice was to issue a bucket of range balls with each cart. The 10th hole was wide and long, like a mountain pasture.
On more than one occasion, range balls were used to startle and drive the elk herd from the green into the rough.
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The consumer is screwed and again with wings already at $4.40lbs. We can only guess what the prices for eggs and etc... will be in the next few months.
BTW: Since it takes about 5 to 6 months from a chick hatching to laying an egg. Which means by December we should be back to normal. But the egg and poultry prices will likely remain inflated for another 6 months to a year.
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I live in the county. My neighbor across the street has had chickens for years. Unlikely to feel the impact of this. Urban folk on the other hand...
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Mayo $5 dollars Dollar General, 5 gallon tub mayo $138. Dollars(restaurant food service supplier). Chain grocer $8.00 dollars a jar. 1 and 1/2 dz $8.00 dollars- eggs. Oils expensive or out of stock. Chips prices going up dramatically. No effort to fix anything. Biden just asks for more money. He helped UK and two other countries with our national reserves. Supplied at reduced prices we will never see here in this country. So gas shortages next and higher prices. They only seem to do everything wrong.
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^#9 Yes, Convenience chain stores increased gallon milk price $1/gal. They normally sold 30 gallons over a weekend. Then after increase sales dropped to 9 gallons. Where food stamp usage was high, store sales volume of milk gallons remained unchanged.
Poland has sent 200 T-72 tanks to Ukraine as part of heavy weapons shipment Mobile artillery, drones and missile launchers also sent as part of $1.6bn package
Comes as allies step up support to Ukraine, with US pledging $33bn in support
Fierce fighting is underway in Ukraine's east, as presidential adviser admits suffering losses but says Russian casualties are 'colossal'
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Russia has been able to maintain a significant tempo in artillery bombardment - so far.
On paper they have well over a thousand units some new, some early cold war. How many are usable -- a big unknown.
Ukraine knocks a few to a dozen out each day but that leaves plenty.
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The Russians dread enduring the cold years of war. They however will endure. Putin is playing the long game. Right or wrong Putin is no Hitler. He has a plan. He has the will to proceed. My interest now is China. They want Taiwan. So as things develop they will strike when the time is right. Putin will stop but after Taiwan China will move on.
[BBC] A British national has been killed in Ukraine and a second is missing, the UK Foreign Office has said.
Sources in Ukraine told the BBC the dead man is Scott Sibley, who is understood to have been fighting for Ukrainian forces.
He is the first British national confirmed to have been killed in the conflict and has been described as a "friend like no other".
The Foreign Office has not released the identity of either person.
But a spokesman said it was supporting both their families.
Details of Mr Sibley's death and how or when the second person went missing have not been given.
Diplomatic sources have said it was most likely the two individuals were foreign volunteers serving with Ukrainian armed forces in either Mariupol or elsewhere in Donbas.
Tributes have been paid online to Mr Sibley, who is understood to be a former member of British armed forces, including on Facebook and on fundraising pages set up in his memory.
A post on the Logistics Support Squadron Facebook page described him as a "former serving soldier" of the squadron and said he had "showed Commando spirit until the end".
The founder of a fundraising page described Mr Sibley, also known as Sibs, as a "friend like no other" and "the bravest person I've had the pleasure to have known".
"His life may have been cut short but he lived to the full and did things the Sibs way, right until the end," he wrote.
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Former US marine Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, of Orange County, New York, the husband and father of a seven-month-old son had died in the Ukraine on Monday.
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[Korrespondent] 23:56 Israel urged its citizens to leave the territory of Transnistria "as soon as possible."
23:55 The Russians launched a missile attack on the Khmelnitsky region - they hit an infrastructure facility in the Shepetovsky district. There are no casualties, Governor Sergei Gamaly said.
23:53 Guterres is shocked that Russia launched a missile attack on Kiev while he was in the Ukrainian capital, UN Secretary General told BBC journalist Ben Brown.
23:34 417 members of the House of Representatives voted for lend-lease for Ukraine , 10 voted against. The document is sent to Biden for signature.
23:30 Evacuation from Azovstal is not a topic for negotiations, Peskov said: "Putin has clearly said that civilians can leave Azovstal, and the military can lay down their arms."
23:25 Zelensky said that if any pseudo-referendums are held in the occupied territories, they will not be recognized by Ukraine and the world and will complicate possible negotiations between Kiev and Moscow.
23:21 Nuclear war is "unthinkable", and Ukraine needs and deserves the full support of the world, UN Secretary General António Guterres told the BBC following his visit to Kiev. He also called for doing everything possible to avoid a nuclear conflict.
23:18 In Kiev, ten people were injured as a result of enemy shelling, the State Emergency Service reported.
23:15 Zelensky said that during the meeting with Guterres, a lot of attention was paid to how to save Ukrainians from Mariupol: "I believe that with the help of the UN it is possible to organize an evacuation mission. Ukraine is ready for these steps. But it is also necessary that the Russian side reacted to this issue without cynicism and really did what she was talking about.
The Ukrainian president stressed that despite Moscow's statements about a ceasefire in Mariupol, the bombardment of the positions of the city's defenders continues. Russian strikes on Mariupol did not stop even when the UN Secretary General was at the talks in Moscow.
21:11 Kiev and Sofia agreed on the supply of Ukrainian electricity to Bulgaria and the use of the capacities of the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline together with the Bulgarian side, Zelensky said.
23:09 Zelensky said that the first ten Russian soldiers from the 64th motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Ground Forces, who committed crimes against Ukrainians in Bucha, received the status of suspects. "However, some of them still may not live to see trial and fair punishment, but only for one reason: this Russian brigade was transferred to the Kharkiv region. There they will receive retribution from our military," the president added.
23:07 After a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation faced an unprecedented number of sanctions, ranking first in the world in this indicator. Read more in the material What awaits the Russian economy .
22:54 Bulgaria can replace all its gas supplies from Russia and will not face gas shortages this winter, Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vasiliev said.
22:35 Guterres said that the leadership of Ukraine and Russia agreed to organize the evacuation of the civilian population from Mariupol by international organizations, including the UN and the Red Cross. According to the UN Secretary General, "intense discussions" are now underway to translate this proposal into reality.
22:31 Based on the current situation, the United States considers it most important to supply Kiev with long-range air defense systems such as the S-300, which play a decisive role on the battlefield, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said. According to him, heavy weapons need to be delivered to Ukraine as quickly as possible, since they are urgently needed for the current battles in the Donbass.
22:28 Under the worst-case scenario, 25 million Ukrainians may need humanitarian assistance, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a briefing after talks with Zelensky. According to him, at the moment the UN provides assistance to 3.4 million people in need, and by the end of August 8.7 million Ukrainians are ready to provide it.
22:17 The House of Representatives of the US Congress supported Lend-Lease for Ukraine. The law makes it possible to significantly speed up the supply of arms, transport, food and aid from the United States to Kyiv.
22:14 The UN Security Council could not do everything in its power to resolve the conflict, recognized António Guterres. He stated that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a violation of the UN Charter.
22:12 The leader of the so-called "DPR" Denis Pushilin said that Mariupol is already carrying out an inventory of the port and in May they are going to make the first shipment, said the adviser to the mayor of the city Petr Andryushchenko.
21:58 The Ukrainian army will soon receive hundreds of artillery installations with "NATO" caliber. Details - in the material Howitzers from the West .
21:55 The strike with cruise missiles on a residential building in Kiev was inflicted from the territory of the Crimea, it is already known about six wounded, they are in the hospital, Gerashchenko said.
21:51 Gerashchenko said that after the attack on Kiev, there are already at least two wounded, and showed a video from the scene:
21:32 Yermak on the shelling of Kiev: "During the visit of the UN Secretary General to Kiev, Russia fired missiles at the capital. This is proof that we need a quick victory over the Russian Federation, and the entire civilized world must unite around Ukraine. We must act quickly. More weapons "More efforts to resolve humanitarian issues, more assistance. Because every day Ukraine pays a big price for the defense of democracy and freedom. And in this fight we cannot lose. Russia needs to be stripped of its veto power in the UN Security Council."
21:23 The invaders plan to create a quasi-formation called "Southern Russia" in the occupied Ukrainian territories, Radio Liberty reports. Thus, in the intercepted document, the Manifesto of the South Russian People's Council , it is noted that the so-called "Southern Russia" is "the successor of Kievan-Novgorod Rus, the Zaporozhian Sich", the so-called "New Russia of the times of Catherine the Great" and the Ukrainian SSR.
Through the metadata of the document, it was established that the leadership of United Russia was involved in the development of the scenario.
21:14 Svetlana Vodolaga, the speaker of the State Emergency Service, clarified information about the explosions in Kiev to Suspilny: "We have two hits, one object, one residential sector near the object." She added that there were victims, the hit was on the lower floors, and there were people at the top of the building. Rescuers were on the scene.
21:12 Over the Odessa region, Ukrainian air defense shot down three enemy missiles, said the head of the OVA Maxim Marchenko.
21:10 One of the missiles aimed at Kiev was intercepted by the Ukrainian air defense forces, Gerashchenko said.
21:07 Anton Gerashchenko said that three cruise missiles of the invaders had just hit Fastov.
20:59 Podolyak about the shelling of Kiev: "Rocket strikes on the center of the capital during the official visit of the UN Secretary General. The day before yesterday, Antonio Guterres was sitting at a long table in the Kremlin, and today explosions are heard a kilometer away. A postcard from Moscow? Remind me why Russia still holds a seat in the UN Security Council?"
20:50 Vereshchuk, after Zelensky's meeting with Guteres, announced the start of planning an operation to evacuate civilians from Azovstal. "There is hope," she said.
20:45 Servicemen of the Special Operations Forces destroyed a bridge in the south of Ukraine in the rear of the Russian aggressors, which was an important logistics facility on the way from Crimea to Melitopol, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
20:41 Occupants from Gradov fired at Bolshaya Kostroma in the Dnepropetrovsk region, said the head of the regional administration, Valentin Reznichenko. According to him, a 71-year-old man died. Several residential buildings were damaged, the village was partially left without electricity and gas.
20:39 The Russians fired at Kiev in the evening, Klitschko reported two hits in the Shevchenko region. "All services are in place. Information about the victims is being specified," the mayor wrote.
20:25 Germany must be ready for a "sudden" cut in gas supplies, Scholz said. According to him, "no one can guess" how Putin will behave.
20:18 In Genichesk, Russian occupiers demand to provide lists of teachers who are ready to teach according to the Russian program from September 1, said Yuriy Sobolevsky, first deputy head of the Kherson Regional Council. Those who agree are going to be sent to the Crimea for retraining in the summer, the rest are threatened with expulsion from work.
20:16 Russian invaders seized the Melitopol City Museum of Local Lore, where Scythian gold of the 4th century BC was kept. They were brought there by collaborators, the Zaporozhye OVA reported.
20:14 The Russian military robbed an agricultural enterprise in Kamenka-Dniprovska, Zaporozhye region and stole 61 tons of wheat, the regional prosecutor's office said.
20:05 Zelensky, after negotiations with Guterres, said that he now believes in the possibility of a successful result "in terms of deblocking the Azovstal plant." The UN Secretary General, in turn, said that he had held "intensive discussions" with Zelensky on the evacuation from Mariupol, Reuters reports.
20:04 The Swedish government opposes a referendum on NATO membership, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said: "The security policy is determined by the government after a decision in parliament. Such issues are rarely put to a referendum anywhere. Most NATO countries have not had a referendum."
20:01 The US has "information that Russia's plans for further invasion of Ukraine include the forced surrender of Ukraine's democratically elected government, including the dissolution of all local municipal governments in Ukraine," US Ambassador Michael Carpenter told the OSCE.
"Plans for a new government and a new constitution are being developed by Russian officials and so-called separatists. This planning includes a moratorium barring legitimate Ukrainian leaders and those who support Ukraine's legitimate government from holding leadership positions," he said.
19:59 According to Nikolaev, a blow was again struck by Smerch multiple launch rocket systems. Dozens of private households, cars, shops were damaged, according to the Pivden Operational Command.
19:40 Ukrainian cities will be rebuilt using the most modern world approaches to ensure a comfortable and safe life for citizens, said Minister for the Development of Communities and Territories Oleksiy Chernyshov.
19:29 Arestovich said that the enemy's offensive in the Zaporozhye direction had slowed down. He also said that today near Melitopol "for some reason" the railway bridge exploded, which provided the supply of the enemy near Mariupol and in the Zaporozhye direction.
19:27 Near Kharkov, the Armed Forces of Ukraine returned control over the village of Kutuzovka , the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. At the same time, the enemy tried to advance in the directions of Brazhkovka and Dovgenkiy and take control of the main objects of Bolshaya Kamyshevakha. The invaders had no success, they suffered losses and retreated.
19:11 Biden said that Russia's statements that it is fighting not only against Ukraine, but also against NATO, is evidence of desperation due to defeat.
19:09 Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused the West of open calls to attack Russia: "I would like Kiev and Western capitals to take seriously the statements of the Ministry of Defense of our country that further provoking Ukraine to strike at Russian targets will certainly lead to harsh response from Russia.
19:06 Russia began to export Wagner PMC fighters and Syrian mercenaries from Libya. So, according to Western and Syrian sources, about 200 Russians and thousands of Syrians have already been taken out of Libya. About five thousand mercenaries remain in the African country. According to the Financial Times, they can be transferred to the front in Ukraine.
19:03 Biden: "Investing in the freedom and security of Ukraine is a small price to pay to punish Russian aggression and reduce the risk of future conflict."
19:01 The US Department of Energy has allowed the supply of liquefied natural gas to Europe, including countries that do not have a free trade agreement with America.
18:53 In the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion, many were sure that soon everything would end and Ukraine would fall. Now, the opinion that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia can drag on for months and even years is increasingly heard. More about this in the material New Rhetoric of the West .
18:42 Biden said that another package would be sent to Congress "to contain the Russian oligarchs": "We will hunt for their yachts, for their luxury goods, and we will send the withdrawn funds for these assets to Ukraine."
18:40 One British citizen killed in Ukraine, another missing, British Foreign Office said. At the same time, the department did not specify what they were doing in Ukraine.
Sky News reported that the British citizen who died in Ukraine was called Scott Sibley, he was a veteran of the British armed forces.
18:39 The OSCE Chairman and Secretary General announced the closure of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
18:32 Zelensky, at a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, said that Ukraine is ready to supply electricity to Bulgaria. In addition, according to him, Kyiv is interested in diversifying gas supplies, in particular, through the use of the possibilities of the trans-Balkan gas pipeline together with the Bulgarian side.
Also at the meeting, an agreement was reached on the transportation of agricultural products from Ukraine through the Black Sea port of Varna.
18:28 Biden makes a statement supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression:
18:24 The Biden administration sends a request to the US Congress for assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $33 billion. This includes 20.4 billion for military and security assistance. The package includes artillery, armored vehicles, anti-tank missiles and anti-aircraft systems; assistance in cyber warfare; intelligence sharing; support in the production of ammunition; assistance in mine clearance and defense against chemical, biological and "dirty" bombs; further buildup of the US presence on NATO's eastern flank.
18:09 Zelensky said that Ukrainian military equipment will be repaired in Bulgaria. This initiative was agreed upon during the visit of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to Kyiv.
18:07 Vereshchuk announced a new exchange of prisoners: 45 Ukrainians were released today - 13 officers, 20 soldiers and 12 civilians.
18:04 Zelensky gave an interview to Time magazine, which became the main material of the latest issue of the publication. According to him, the military leadership of Ukraine understands that the battle for Donbass has already begun, but does not know whether it has begun in full force. The President is convinced that this battle will be a turning point for the current war - it will affect "the dialogue, the arrangement of pieces on the chessboard."
The President stressed that communication with the Ukrainian defenders at Azovstal is maintained continuously - by phone or in text form. The Azov Regiment and the Marines communicate directly with the head of state.
Asked how he had changed since the invasion, Zelensky replied: “I grew old with wisdom that I never wanted. It is wisdom related to the number of people killed and the torture committed by Russian soldiers. Such wisdom… To be honest, I never had a goal acquire such knowledge. At the same time, he admitted that he does not regret for a second the decision to go into politics.
17:55 Russia, a few weeks before the invasion of Ukraine, transferred detachments of trained dolphins to a military base in the occupied Crimea. They were probably sent to protect the Russian fleet in the Bay of Sevastopol from an underwater attack, the US Naval Institute said. The American special structure recorded two detachments of dolphins on satellite images of naval military bases in Sevastopol.
17:48 The German police recorded more than 1,700 crimes related to the war in Ukraine. Of this number, more than 160 cases are violent crimes, and the vast majority are related to property damage, graffiti and other offences. According to the German police, at least 162 investigations have also been launched in the country in connection with the use of the Z symbol.
17:46 CNN published an exclusive video from Bucha, which once again confirms that the Russian military shot civilians. The video was filmed from a drone on March 12 and 13, during the days when the city was under the occupation of the Russian military. CNN correspondent Matt Rivers notes that Russian equipment is clearly visible in the recording next to the bodies of civilians. These bodies were later discovered by the Ukrainian military when they entered the city.
17:35 The occupiers do not have "extras" to remove the so-called "referendum" on the creation of the KhNR in Kherson, said Yuriy Sobolevsky, the first deputy head of the Kherson Regional Council.
17:33 There is a high probability that the war in Ukraine "will drag on and last for months and years," Stoltenberg said at a summit in Brussels. At the same time, he added that NATO is ready to support Ukraine in the war against Russia for many years, including helping Kyiv in the transition from Soviet-era weapons to modern Western weapons and systems.
17:22 Several EU countries are demanding clearer explanations from the European Commission about Russia's requirement to pay for gas supplies in rubles. They consider the current recommendations "too ambiguous and ambiguous". In particular, Poland, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Slovakia, Denmark, Belgium, Austria and Hungary insist on such clarifications, writes Bloomberg.
17:14 The head of the National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mizintsev, said that "without the participation of the Ukrainian authorities," the occupiers took a total of 1,002,429 people from the territory of Ukraine.
17:03 Germany not only approved the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine, but also removed its fundamental objections to the disconnection of Russia's Sberbank from SWIFT in the sixth package of EU sanctions, writes Bloomberg.
4:44 pm Biden will submit to Congress a proposal for a comprehensive legislative package strengthening the government's powers to hold the Russian Federation and Russian oligarchs accountable for the war against Ukraine, the White House said.
16:42 The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Valery Gerasimov, personally arrived in Izyum to command the troops in the Donbass, according to the Ukrainian edition of Defense Express.
16:39 About a quarter of Ukrainians who left their homes because of the war have already returned, Forbes writes, citing data from the UN, the governments of Ukraine and other countries, as well as movement analytics from Vodafone Ukraine.
16:24 The "mayor" of Kherson, appointed by the Russians, was informed of suspicion of treason - he faces five to ten years in prison, the regional police said.
15:50 Ten Russian servicemen involved in torturing civilians in Bucha, Kiev region, have been exposed, Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova said . During the occupation of Bucha, the military took unarmed civilians hostage, starved them to death and thirst, kept them on their knees with their hands tied and their eyes glued over, mocked and beat them.
15:11 The leader of the so-called "DPR" Denis Pushilin canceled the "victory parade" and the procession of the "immortal regiment" on May 9, allegedly because of the threat of shelling, Russian media reported. According to him, this decision was made "for the safety of people." He added that the parade would be held "after a complete victory and the entry of the "DPR" to the constitutional borders."
14:59 The Azov regiment claims that the Russians dropped powerful bombs on Azovstal, which caused the collapse of the ceilings in the underground rooms where the field hospital was located. There are dead and wounded.
14:37 The representative of the "People's Militia of the DPR" Eduard Basurin said that there are more than three thousand captured Ukrainian soldiers in the "DPR".
14:26 There will be no "referendum" on the creation of the "Kherson people's republic", instead the Kherson region can be annexed to the Crimea, Kherson Mayor Igor Kolykhaev said in an interview with NV.
14:23 In Nova Kakhovka, as in the entire Kherson region, local residents massively leave for neighboring regions and territories where there are no military operations. There is a shortage of specialists in the city, in particular, in the medical and communal sectors, Mayor Vladimir Kovalenko said.
14:21 Finland will sell confiscated bitcoins in the amount of 75 million euros and transfer this money to support Ukraine, Euronews reports citing Finance Minister Anika Saarikko.
14:19 In Akimovka near Melitopol, a railway bridge was blown up, through which the invaders delivered weapons and fuel from the Crimea, said the speaker of the Odesa OVA Serhiy Bratchuk.
14:17 More than 70 residents were evacuated from the Lugansk region today: 27 from Popasna, 36 from Lisichansk and ten from Severodonetsk, Gaidai said.
14:15 Traffic across the bridge in Zatoka, Odessa region, has been resumed, Mayor of Izmail Andrey Abramchenko said. The bridge across the Dniester estuary was fired upon by the invaders on April 26, and then again on the morning of April 27.
14:14 Erdogan and Putin spoke on the phone again. According to the office of the Turkish President, Erdogan announced his intention to build up the Istanbul process between the negotiating delegations of Moscow and Kyiv.
14:03 In Kharkov, the SBU discovered a hidden warehouse of tank spare parts of the invaders. The underground storage contained 19 tank engines and other components for armored vehicles with a total value of about $1.5 million. This property is enough to repair half of a tank battalion.
13:28 Russian intelligence said that Washington and Warsaw are working on plans to "establish tight military-political control" of Poland over "their historical possessions" in Ukraine. Moscow believes that the first stage of such a "reunification" should be the entry of Polish troops into the western regions of Ukraine under the slogan of "protecting them from Russian aggression."
13:26 There will be no more water in Lisichansk - water supply will be able to resume only after the end of hostilities, said the head of the city administration Alexander Zaika.
Governor Sergei Gaidai specified that without water also Rubizhne, Popasna, Severodonetsk - that is, almost all free cities of the Lugansk region.
13:24 The operation to defend Kiev has been completed, but the threat of an attack on the city remains, said the head of the Kiev city military administration Nikolai Zhirnov.
13:13 Podolyak: "Ukraine should decide for itself whether to strike at Russian military facilities, Blinken said. Russia has attacked Ukraine and is killing civilians. Ukraine will defend itself in any way, including attacks on the warehouses and bases of Russian assassins. World recognizes this right.
13:06 Guterres after visiting Bucha: "Here you feel how important a thorough investigation and prosecution is... I fully support the international criminal court and urge Russia to agree to cooperate with the ISS. But when we talk about war crimes, we cannot forget that the worst of crimes is war itself."
13:04 British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that Putin is an ethnic nationalist who is trying to become a "cancerous tumor" in Ukraine.
13:01 The UN system coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani, on behalf of the Secretary General of the organization, left for Zaporozhye to prepare the evacuation from Mariupol. She wrote about this on Twitter, but did not specify the details.
13:00 The Government of Ukraine has set an "ambitious goal" - to rebuild the infrastructure in one or two years, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said. According to him, the damage caused to infrastructure as a result of the war is almost $90 billion. First of all, we are talking about railway, road and bridge infrastructure.
12:55 The occupiers confirmed the export to Donetsk of more than two thousand unique exhibits from the museums of Mariupol, the Mariupol City Council reported. These are original works by Arkhip Kuindzhi and Ivan Aivazovsky, ancient icons and a unique handwritten Torah scroll made by a Venetian printing house for the Mariupol Greeks, the Gospel of 1811 and more than 200 medals from the Kharabet Museum of Medal Art.
12:53 The transformation of Russian gas into a political weapon did not surprise anyone in the West, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: "Unfortunately, this is exactly the step that was supposed, practically turning energy resources into a weapon."
12:47 Yermak presented the action plan to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation to the ambassadors of foreign states: "We are not so naive as to expect that economic pressure on the aggressor country will lead to a quick end to hostilities. However, this second front - the front of international sanctions - will significantly limit Russia's aggressive aspirations. Economic difficulties have usually been its best pacifier."
12:38 Approximately 100 thousand Mariupol residents who remained in the city are in mortal danger not only because of the shelling, but also due to unbearable living conditions and unsanitary conditions, Mayor Vadim Boychenko said. According to him, even now the air temperature reaches 20 degrees, and soon epidemics may break out in the city - due to the lack of centralized water supply and sewerage, the decomposition of thousands of corpses under the rubble, the catastrophic shortage of drinking water, food and medicine.
Adviser to the mayor Petr Andryushchenko added that the city has not taken out garbage for a month and a half - this also contributes to the spread of infections. Treatment facilities, sewerage and pumps are not working. Against the backdrop of warming, rising groundwater and in the absence of medical assistance, the city is threatened with a sharp deterioration in the epidemiological situation.
12:30 The Bundestag adopted a statement calling on the government to provide comprehensive support to Ukraine, including by increasing the supply of heavy weapons.
12:29 The Russian Foreign Ministry called the "incidents" in Pridnestrovie acts of terrorism and strongly condemned "attempts to involve him in what is happening in Ukraine."
12:21 The Cabinet of Ministers has banned employees of state-owned enterprises and their leaders from working remotely outside of Ukraine. This is possible only in the case of an official business trip. Within Ukraine, you can work remotely, but only by decision of the management.
11:50 A delegation headed by Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov headed to Kiev, Petkov himself said. In Kyiv, he is to meet with Zelensky.
11:46 As of April 28, NATO allies have promised and provided military support to Ukraine in the amount of at least $8 billion, Stoltenberg said.
11:31 Stoltenberg said that if Finland and Sweden apply to join NATO, then the states of the bloc will be able to find a solution on guarantees of their security until the moment of official accession.
11:27 In the Popasnaya Luhansk region, street battles are taking place between the Ukrainian and Russian military, said the head of the Military Administration Nikolai Khanatov: "You can get hit by bullets from both sides. Art is working on both sides. Real military operations. We get in touch with people, we tell, where to move. People are afraid to come out of their hiding places." According to him, about 100-150 people now need to be evacuated.
11:12 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that last night the Armed Forces of Ukraine "delivered a massive missile strike with Tochka-U ballistic missiles and high-power multiple rocket launchers on residential areas in the central part of Kherson." The targets of the "non-selective missile attack", according to Moscow, were residential areas in the area of Ushakov Avenue.
The Russian Defense Ministry claims to have repulsed the attack by shooting down 12 high-powered MLRS shells and two Tochka-U missiles.
11:08 Ukraine, along with heavy artillery and rocket launchers, has requested from the United States the supply of MQ-1C Gray Eagle attack drones with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, Reznikov told Politico. These drones are capable of flying at higher altitudes and covering greater distances.
Politico writes that there is a difficulty in transferring such UAVs to third countries. Drones are subject to strict regulations, including a missile technology control regime. Previously, the United States has already denied a number of countries the sale of Gray Eagle to them.
11:04 British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that Ukraine's attacks on Russian facilities are legal, Kiev's actions comply with international law, since the country has been subjected to aggression.
11:02 The war in Ukraine will continue until Russia decides to stop it, UN Secretary General António Guterres said in an interview with CNN after his visit to Moscow: "The war will end when the Russian Federation decides to stop it, and when, after the ceasefire, there will be the possibility of a major political agreement We can have all the meetings, but that's not what will end the war.
Now Guterres is in Kyiv. He is scheduled to meet with Kuleba and Zelensky on April 28.
11:00 Radio Liberty journalists received evidence of mass executions of civilians in two neighboring villages of Chernihiv region during the Russian occupation. So, on the first day, when the Russian troops captured the village of Stary Bykov, they shot six civilian men who were simply grabbed on the street. For nine days, the Russian invaders did not allow relatives to bury the bodies of the dead.
In the basement of the boiler house in the neighboring village of Novy Bykov, the Russian military set up a real torture chamber, where at least 40 people were kept. One of the captives witnessed how a Russian prisoner took the captives one by one and shot them nearby in the village cemetery.
10:44 According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the servants of the Russian Orthodox Church received clear instructions to agitate the parents and relatives of young Russians to encourage them to enter into a military service contract.
10:35 At night, the enemy continued to shell Azovstal, Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment Captain Svyatoslav Palamar said: "This night is just a colossal number of air strikes, phosphorus bombs, missiles, artillery and everything that a barbarian can use against humanity."
He again called on the military-political leadership "to take decisive action to deblockade or evacuate everyone who hopes and believes in the Motherland."
10:26 The General Staff announced the losses of the enemy on the morning of April 28:
personnel - about 22,800 (+400) people liquidated,
tanks - 970 (+31),
armored combat vehicles - 2389 (+47),
artillery systems - 431 (+10),
MLRS - 151 (+2),
air defense systems - 72 (+1),
aircraft - 187 (+2),
helicopters - 155 (+0),
automotive equipment - 1688 (+22),
ships/boats - 8 (+0),
tanks with fuel and lubricants - 76 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 215 (+8),
special equipment - 31 (+0),
OTRK/TRK launchers - 4 (+0).
10:17 Military training has been announced in the so-called "MRT". According to Ukrainian intelligence, a letter from the "Ministry of Defense of the PMR" to the heads of local administrations discloses information about the call-up of citizens for "special gatherings" in order to "ensure 100% of the staffing of the peacekeeping contingent of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, as well as provide employment for the able-bodied population of the republic" .
Men up to 55 years old can participate in the training camp, they are guaranteed "monetary and material security, accommodation and meals." Monetary allowance of non-working citizens is promised from 2800 "Transnistrian rubles". The fees will last 90 days.
Despite the formal voluntary participation in the training camp, there is information that the call will be compulsory. It is noteworthy that the letter is dated April 21, that is, it was written before the start of the latest Russian provocations in Transnistria. This is reminiscent of the events in the so-called "LDNR".
10:04 The Russians launched a missile attack on Zaporozhye in the morning, three people were injured, including a child. Damaged two houses in the private sector. The IVA said the strike was carried out by a Kh-55 air-to-ground missile.
09:35 More than half of the 90 long-range American howitzers transferred to Kiev are already on the territory of Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. According to him, 50 Ukrainians have been trained in the use of these weapons, and they are also sent to their homeland to pass on the knowledge to other military personnel. He clarified that this was the first stage of training.
09:33 In the Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russians "successfully demilitarized an abandoned industrial zone," said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. According to him, the rocket hit the former factory.
09:29 Russia has doubled revenue from the sale of fossil fuels to EU countries since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, The Guardian writes, citing the findings of the Finnish Center for Energy and Clean Air Research CREA. The rise in prices brought about 62 billion rubles to Moscow.
For the EU, imports amounted to about 44 billion euros in the last two months, compared to about 140 billion euros for the whole of last year, or about 12 billion euros per month.
08:55 During the day, four people were killed in the Luhansk region, four more were injured, ten houses were destroyed in Popasna, 13 houses in Lisichansk, Gaidai said.
08:50 The United States is preparing another act that will allow weapons and ammunition to be provided to Kiev under a simplified procedure, Voice of America reports. The Republicans are already demanding that permission be written there for the supply of Soviet MiG fighters.
08:48 Moldova will send qualified sappers to Ukraine to clear the liberated settlements, as well as humanitarian packages to the affected Ukrainians, President Maia Sandu said. Also, according to her, Moldova joins the economic sanctions against Russia imposed by the EU countries.
08:47 Biden will make a statement today about Ukraine, the White House said.
08:43 The United States will soon send $35 million worth of weapons to Georgia as part of a package of military assistance to Ukraine and allied countries in connection with Russian aggression. The total amount of the package is $713 million.
The delivery will include combat equipment kits for military personnel, the latest field artillery systems, systems to combat unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as mobile communications and cyber defense equipment, the State Department said.
08:31 According to British intelligence, there are currently about 20 ships of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea operational zone, including submarines. The Bosphorus remains closed to Russian warships, making it impossible to replace the cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea. But despite the loss of the landing ship Saratov and the cruiser Moskva, the Russian Black Sea Fleet retains the ability to strike at Ukrainian and coastal targets.
08:26 The American Institute for the Study of War reports on the advancement of Russians near Izyum and in the north of Donbass. Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have occupied several small towns west of Izyum, analysts say. Experts suggest that Russian units "intend to outflank Ukrainian defensive positions on the roads leading to Barvenkovo and Slavyansk."
08:18 British Foreign Minister Liz Truss made an appeal on the situation in Ukraine, in which she stated that Russian troops should be expelled, including from Crimea and the Donbas "republics". She also stressed that "this is a general war, since Ukraine's victory is a strategic imperative for all of us."
Truss urged "to look deeper into our stocks" of heavy weapons, tanks, aircraft and to step up production. She also believes that the West should help build up the defense capabilities of Moldova and Georgia.
In addition, it is necessary to use all possible economic levers to oust Russia from Western markets and deprive Putin of the opportunity to declare his victory in Ukraine and "use this war as a catalyst to establish a new world order."
Truss did not rule out that the war in Ukraine could last "up to ten years," and therefore the West should be more active in supplying Kyiv with weapons - so actively that Ukraine would return Crimea during the current war. The head of the British Foreign Office did not rule out that Putin "may use weapons of mass destruction in a desperate attempt to break the deadlock."
08:10 The invaders will not hold a referendum in the Kherson region yet, Kirill Stremousov, "deputy chairman of the military-civil administration" of the region, told the Russian media. According to him, now the main task is "restoration of the region's economy."
08:08 PACE expressed its full support for all efforts to investigate Russia's international crimes and called for the creation of an international tribunal.
08:06 The United States has reliable information that the Russian military executed Ukrainians who tried to surrender in the Donetsk region, US Special Envoy for International Justice Beth Van Schaak said at a UN meeting.
07:39 Russian troops are increasing the pace of the offensive operation, the greatest activity is observed in the Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in the morning summary .
The army of the Russian Federation is concentrating its main efforts in the direction of Kherson - Nikolaev and Kherson - Krivoy Rog in the Yuzhnobuzhsk direction. As a result of the assault actions, the enemy has entrenched himself in the area of the settlement of Tavrichesky, is shelling the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Aleksandrovka and Novaya Zarya. Near Stanislav and Molodetsky, he is building up units of rocket and cannon artillery, conducted reconnaissance in the Zatoka area.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the group of Russian troops continues to strike at Kharkov. The main efforts of the enemy are concentrated in the Izyum direction. Russian units are trying to carry out an offensive in the direction of Suligovka - Novaya Dmitrovka and Andreevka - Bolshaya Kamyshevakha. In order to advance on Izyum, the occupiers additionally moved units of the airborne troops, as well as up to 500 pieces of equipment.
06:58 The invaders announced the transition to rubles in the Kherson region from May 1, according to Russian media, citing local "authorities". According to them, "the transitional period will take up to four months."
05:15 The US House of Representatives passed a bill calling for Biden to sell frozen luxury goods of Russian sanctioned oligarchs, and send the funds to help Ukraine.
04:21 The House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament recognized Russia's crimes in Ukraine as genocide.
01:40 In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, deputies almost unanimously supported the decision to import vegetables and grains from the Kherson region.
00:32 Moscow sent a note to the IAEA, which called false allegations in the media "about the imminent development of acute radiation sickness in Russian servicemen after visiting the Red Forest."
00:04 The Committee on the rules of the House of Representatives agreed and submitted to the lower house of Congress a bill on lend-lease for Ukraine. The bill could be voted on this week.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:51 In Svyatogorsk, the Ukronazis placed artillery right in the monastery. According to available information, Ukrainian militants deployed their artillery directly on the territory of the Holy Dormition Monastery of the Svyatogorsk Lavra. Local residents say that there are about 10 self-propelled guns and MLRS near the temple. 22:47 Putin clearly said civilians can leave Azovstal and military lay down their arms, this is not a topic for negotiations - Peskov
22:45 The US Congress voted for the law on Lend-Lease for Ukraine.
22:20 Washington has set up an intelligence center in Lvov, where the Americans work together with General Staff officers to obtain quick information from reconnaissance aircraft, UAVs and satellites that collect data around and above Ukraine in space.
22:16 Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, after Zelensky's meeting with the UN Secretary General, announced the start of planning an operation to evacuate civilians from Azovstal
21:57 Air raid alert sounds in almost all regions of Ukraine. There were four explosions in Odessa.
21:56 Zelensky said he was ready for immediate negotiations with Russia on Azovstal.
21:56 The Office of the President of Ukraine is against the evacuation of only civilians. Zelensky, in talks with the UN Secretary General, said that he believes in the possibility of a successful result “in terms of deblocking the Azovstal plant and evacuating everyone indiscriminately.
21:55 An explosion occurred in Khmelnitsky (western Ukraine).
21:55 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that in Kharkov and Odessa, neo-Nazis, hiding behind civilians as a "human shield", equipped firing positions and placed heavy weapons. Also in Liman, the Ukrainian military is shelling residential areas, and Western journalists are filming for the subsequent accusation of Russia, the ministry said.
21:01 Russian air defense is working again in the sky over Kherson. The VFU once again tried to strike at the civilians of the city.
21:00 A missile attack in Kyiv was carried out on the defense plant "Artem". Klitschko: two hits in the Shevchenko region. The Artem plant produces a fairly wide range of ammunition: missiles for anti-tank systems, for the Vilkha MLRS and anti-ship missiles for the Neptune coastal systems, as well as air-to-air guided missiles
20:59 Three rockets hit military facilities in the city of Fastov, 75 km from Kyiv.
19:57 High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 38 military facilities in Ukraine.
19:56 Operational-tactical and army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 76 military facilities of Ukraine.
19:56 Russian air defense systems shot down three Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missiles and seven drones.
19:56 Russian missile forces destroyed the Ukrainian launcher of the Tochka-U tactical missile system.
18:54 Today, another exchange of prisoners took place, during which 45 Ukrainians were released from Russian captivity - 13 officers, 20 soldiers and 12 civilians, Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk said.
18:53 US will not allow Russia to use its oil and gas to avoid the consequences of Western sanctions - Biden.
18:53 We are not attacking Russia, we are helping Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression - Biden.
18:53 London confirmed the death of a Briton who fought in Ukraine on the side of Kyiv - Sky News.
18:06 The bridge blown up by saboteurs in Vladimirovka, near Melitopol, along which troops were transferred from the Crimea, is already being restored by Russian specialists.
18:05 Air defense is working again in the Belgorod region.
17:04 The Russian army attacked the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkov.
17:03 There is a big fire in Kherson. Local residents write in social networks that the city is literally shrouded in smoke.
16:02 "The Ukrainian army does not care about the civilian population of Kherson." Vice-Governor of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov issued a statement in connection with the shelling of residential areas in the central part of Kherson by the Ukrainian armed forces.
“Glasses were broken even in the city council, the House of Trade Unions. Most importantly, the released Tochka-U was shot down by air defense systems. If she had flown, of course, the destruction would have been more serious.
16:00 A part with a serial number was found at the crash site of a Ukrainian rocket in Kherson, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
14:58 Ukraine will defend itself against Russia in any way - Podolyak. Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, notes that Ukraine will defend itself against the Russian Federation in any way, even by attacking Russian warehouses and bases. Podolyak wrote about this on Twitter.
“Ukraine should decide for itself whether to strike Russian military targets,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. Russia has attacked Ukraine and is killing civilians. Ukraine will defend itself in any way, including strikes against warehouses and bases of Russian assassins. The world recognizes this right,” Podolyak stressed.
14:57 The head of the Foreign Intelligence Service announced plans to establish Polish control over part of Ukraine.
13:56 Russian air defense units repelled a missile attack by Ukrainian troops on residential areas of Kherson - Russian Defense Ministry.
13:54 Ukraine asks the United States to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine with MQ-1C Gray Eagle attack drones with the appropriate ammunition - AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. UAVs of this class are under special control in Washington. Previously, Qatar and Indonesia wanted to get the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, but they were denied.
13:53 Two more W-Points shot down over Izyum.
12:59 The Indiana National Guard is preparing to transfer M113 tracked armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, which fought in Vietnam.
12:56 In the village of Velyka Znamenka, Zaporozhye region, the Russian flag is raised over the administration.
11:49 Ukraine wants to seize ammunition from warehouses in Transnistria. The West is not supplying enough weapons to Ukraine, which has led Kyiv to want to seize ammunition depots near the town of Kolbasna in the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic, said Vitaly Kiselev, assistant head of the Interior Ministry of the Luhansk People's Republic.
11:48 The US showed how 155mm howitzers are being loaded for Ukraine. Howitzers are loaded onto a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at a reserve airbase in California. According to Pentagon Speaker John Kirby, more than half of the 90 howitzers promised by the United States are already in Ukraine.
11:48 The Pobeda cinema is reopening in Melitopol. From May 1 to May 9, screenings at the cinema will be free.
10:59 FSB officers prevented a terrorist attack in a shopping center in Simferopol. It was prepared by a former Ukrainian marine who acted on orders from neo-Nazis from the Azov organization banned in Russia. As a result of the search, a bomb and paraphernalia of Ukrainian national formations were confiscated from him. A criminal case has been initiated.
10:57 Houses, a communication center and a polyclinic, the mayor's office, a maritime house, a maritime college and the House of Trade Unions were damaged from fragments of rockets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kherson.
10:57 According to the internal report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three tanks, 15 armored vehicles, 19 field artillery guns and mortars, eight MLRS, one long-range and medium-range air defense systems, two short-range air defense systems, 14 vehicles and special equipment, onw helicopter and six UAV.
10:56 During the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 680 people killed, wounded and captured. The total losses in killed, wounded and captured in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, NGU and State Border Service are over 46,000 people.
10:56 At 6 am, another Point U was shot down over Izyum. In total, three rockets were launched into the city. One exploded in the center.
10:55 In the liberated Melitopol, the Order of Victory was returned to the central arch. Also, a St. George ribbon and the inscription "Glory to the winners" were also placed on it.
10:54 Ukraine agreed with Western partners the allocation of monthly funding in the amount of $5 billion for three to four months to meet the country's humanitarian and civil needs. However, the mechanisms of this assistance have not yet been worked out, Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko said.
10:54 More than three million refugees have arrived in Poland from Ukraine since February 24.
10:53 More than 7,200 tons of humanitarian aid have been delivered to the territory of Donbass and regions of Ukraine.
09:50 A part with a serial number was found at the crash site of a Ukrainian rocket in Kherson. It contains the number 43003500100 N 100229 and the technical control stamp of the OTK that the part was accepted.
09:22 A Russian humanitarian convoy came under fire from Ukraine near Belgorod.
08:55 During the shelling of Kherson by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there were no dead, information about the victims is being specified.
08:55 Deputy head of the Kherson region Stremousov ruled out the return of the region under the control of Ukraine.
08:30 Kherson region will move to the ruble zone from May 1.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:37 As a result of the shelling of Makiivka with Hurricane rockets, 19 people were injured, four of them are children. 21:13 Multiple launch rocket systems are operating at the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the vicinity of Avdievka.
21:13 The nationalists who have settled in Azovstal use the ceasefire hours to strengthen their positions and probe for weaknesses in the environment. They don't find it. And they won't find it - Voenkor Akinshin.
20:13 More than 100 Ukrainian soldiers and officers from among prisoners of war were arrested on cases related to the commission of various military and criminal offenses in the Donbass. Now they are waiting for the court of the Donetsk People's Republic.
20:11 According to the updated data of the city administration of Makeevka, during the shelling of the city by Ukrainian Hurricanes, three people were injured, one of whom is a child. Earlier it was reported about two wounded. Apparently, the blow was delivered at the Plekhanov AS, but the fragments fell on the courtyards of residential buildings in the neighborhood.
19:00 Since the beginning of the current day, Kyiv militants have fired more than a hundred shells of 122mm and 82mm caliber at the DPR. Seven settlements came under fire, 16 residential buildings, five civilian infrastructure facilities and two cars were damaged. Six civilians were killed and 26 were injured.
19:00 Since the beginning of the current day, the forces of the People's Militia of the DPR have destroyed 31 Ukrainian nationalists, two firing positions of 122mm D-30 howitzers, one armored personnel carrier and two cargo vehicles. One armored personnel carrier and one cargo vehicle were captured.
17:32 Four civilians were injured under the fire of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Pervomaisk (LPR).
17:12 Ukrainian Nazis fired on the village of Zheleznaya Balka. They fired 15 mines at him with a caliber of 82mm. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
17:00 239 people were evacuated from Mariupol to Bezymennoye, including 37 children.
16:05 Ukrainian Nazis fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. They fired five 122mm shells at him. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
15:00 Private houses, school No. 5, industrial facilities were destroyed in Yasinovataya.
15:00 The number of residents of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk killed under fire by Kyiv militants has grown to five people. Another 23 were injured.
15:00 Ukrainian Nazis shelled Pervomaisk in the LPR. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
14:04 In Yasinovataya, a civilian was killed during shelling by the Ukrainian military.
14:02 The militants blocked at the Mariupol "Azovstal" are trying to probe the situation and continue to fire.
14:02 As a result of the shelling of the Tekstilshchik microdistrict in Donetsk, two people were killed. Another five were injured.
13:13 In a few minutes, Kyiv militants fired twice at Donetsk from the Grad MLRS. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
13:13 Ukrainian Nazis opened fire on Pervomaisk in the LPR, firing eight shells of 152mm caliber and 20 grenades from the Grad MLRS. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
13:13 Ukrainian Nazis fired on Panteleimonovka and Yasinovataya. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
13:13 Kyiv militants fired at Holmovsky from mortars. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
12:36 Ukrainian militants expect to stop the offensive of the Russian Army and the LDNR and mine the Merchant Bridge in Slavyansk (the occupied part of the DNR).
12:36 AFU fired at the market at Tekstilshchik (Kirovskiy district of Donetsk). There are reports of a large number of victims.
11:42 Ukrainian Nazis fired four shells with a caliber of 122mm in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
11:42 In the port of Mariupol, dozens of bodies of militants of the Azov National Battalion* were found.
11:26 The forces of the People's Militia of the LPR and the Russian army are fighting for the complete liberation of the city of Popasnaya.
11:26 In the LPR for ten weeks, 19 people died due to shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:26 APU struck with the use of MLRS "Hurricane". A rocket projectile flew into the courtyard of a residential building in Makeevka (DPR) and did not explode.
10:59 Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft over the village of Nikolaevka LPR.
10:26 During the day, the Ukrainian Nazis lost 14 people in battles with the forces of the People's Militia of the LPR.
09:47 The Ukrainian military notes the poor training of the British marines. This was stated by the commander of the air assault platoon of the first separate battalion of the Marine Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Starchuk, who surrendered.
09:47 Ukrainian troops fired four 152mm shells at Pervomaisky in the LPR. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
09:47 Almost 630 people, including 93 children, were evacuated from Mariupol to Bezymennoe in a day.
09:47 Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs of the Luhansk People's Republic Vitaly Kiselev said that Ukraine is preparing provocations in Transnistria.
09:31 Over the past day, the forces of the People's Militia of the DPR destroyed 59 Ukrainian nationalists, one firing position of a 120-mm mortar, one tank, two trucks and a field artillery depot. One 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system, one infantry fighting vehicle and two armored personnel carriers were captured.
09:11 Assistant to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR Vitaly Kiselev said that Kyiv wants to seize ammunition in Transnistria.
09:11 Over the past day, Kyiv militants opened fire 20 times on the DPR, firing almost 200 shells at it.
08:55 Activists and journalists delivered humanitarian aid to refugee children in Rubizhne.
08:55 Kyiv punishers fired at three settlements in the DPR, firing 122mm shells at them. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
08:55 After the area was liberated from Ukrainian nationalists near Mariupol, the sowing campaign began.
08:55 Rossotrudnichestvo is discussing with the authorities of the DPR and LPR the issue of opening representative offices in the republics.
08:30 Over the past day, Ukrainian Nazis opened fire six times on the territory of the LPR. Four settlements were under fire. A child and a woman were killed, another woman and a man were wounded.
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[DW] The South Korean captain allegedly received a wristwatch with a spy camera to help him steal information. Both the captain and the businessman were paid in cryptocurrency, according to South Korean police.
A North Korea ...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche... n agent recruited two people and paid them cryptocurrency in a bid to gain access to a South Korean military system, South Korean police said on Thursday.
The police said they arrested two people on spying charges, both of them South Korean nationals. One of them was identified as a businessman who had been running a cryptocurrency exchange, while the other was an army captain.
Authorities said both individuals knew that they were communicating with a North Korean agent. The whereabouts of the agent remain unknown.
PYONGYANG TARGETS SOUTH KOREA'S COMMAND NETWORK
According to the police, the agent and the 38-year-old businessman first made contact in an online cryptocurrency community six years ago. The North Korean agent approached the 29-year-old army captain separately, authorities say.
The agent seemed to be interested in the Joint Command and Control System, South Korea's confidential military network.
The entrepreneur allegedly bought a wristwatch equipped with a hidden camera and sent it to the captain, but — despite the military officer's bringing the device to the base — he relied on his smartphone instead, police said. The authorities also believe the businessman was planning to use a USB hacking device, the AP news agency said citing a statement from the Korean National Police Agency.
The businessman is said to have attempted to bribe a different military officer in exchange for secrets, but the officer rejected the proposal.
OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN CRYPTOCURRENCY
Investigators claim that North Korea used cryptocurrency as a means of payment to the South Koreans, transferring an equivalent of 700 million won (roughly $550,000 or €520,000) to the crypto entrepreneur and giving the army captain another 48 million won.
South Korean authorities said North Korea failed to gain access to the Joint Command and Control system. However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... the captain is believed to have passed on login information for the network, as well as some images of its website and military security guidelines.
Both South Korean nationals have been indicted under the country's strict National Security Act.
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Do they truly have horrible diseases that escaped from from their labs over there, or is that, having started the isolation theater copied world over, if they stop now they’ll lose face?
Shanghai remains in lockdown as China pursues brutal 'zero-Covid' strategy
One video shows hazmat-suited workers drilling doors of a restaurant shut to prevent those inside from leaving, as two elderly men were pictured in disbelief
Another showed young children arriving at school clad in white hazmat suits
#12
My theory is still more or less: whoever sold the previous bug to China told them it wouldn't mutate that much, and it did, and now they're scared.
China's massive buy-up of Australia has stalled as tensions rise between nationsStricter rules have turned cash tap off but China still owns vast tracts of nation
Beijing has spent $153billion buying Australian firms since global financial crisis
Australian water, milk, energy, real estate, port and mines are Chinese-owned
Spending by Chinese companies has shrunk by almost one-thirtieth of its peak
[FoxWeather] With every rocket launch, millions of dollars in hardware are used just once. Rocket Lab is looking to join companies like SpaceX, re-flying its rocket boosters multiple times to drive down launch costs, but the two space companies are going about it differently.
On Friday, Rocket Lab plans to fully test its method of retrieving a rocket booster after launch by catching it using a helicopter and parachute system. It will be the first end-to-end test of this recovery technique for the California-based company that launches in New Zealand.
Here's the set-up: The Electron rocket will launch from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula, carrying 34 ride-sharing satellites to orbit.
After separation, the booster or bottom half of the rocket will begin returning to Earth, performing a series of complex maneuvers to allow it to survey the extreme heat as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere.
A parachute will then deploy from the booster, slowing Electron down enough to allow Rocket Lab's Sikorsky helicopter to catch the parachute.
What will it look like: Besides the usual awe of a launch, Rocket Lab also plans to have a camera on the booster and provide views from the rocket as it returns. The company said this feed might cut out, but that will be a wild view if the video stays up.
When is it happening: Rocket Lab is targeting 6:35 p.m. ET on Friday (10:35 a.m. NZST, April 30) to launch the mission called "There and Back Again."
A live stream of the launch will begin about 20 minutes prior on YouTube.
[AirForceMag] The manned fighter aircraft that will form the centerpiece of the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance program will cost hundreds of millions of dollars per plane, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told members of Congress on April 27—but the service can reduce costs in development and sustainment.
Speaking before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal 2023 budget request, Kendall specified that the main NGAD fighter would cost "multiple hundreds of millions of dollars ... on an individual basis," acknowledging that such a price tag "is a number that’s going to get your attention." And, that's before the cost overruns start...
By comparison, the F-22 cost roughly $135 million per tail, making it the most expensive fighter the U.S. Air Force has ever developed. The F-35A, meanwhile, costs around $80 million per jet, but that number could rise.
NGAD, according to Kendall’s estimate, will dwarf those costs, at least when it comes to price per plane. But the sixth-generation platform will fulfill a key air dominance role, Kendall noted.
"It’s going to be an expensive airplane; F-22 was an expensive airplane. It was one of my aircraft in one of my earlier positions, but it’s also an incredibly effective aircraft. It’s been dominant in the air for decades now. And we expect NGAD to be the same," Kendall said.
With such a massive cost per plane, though, work will have to be done in other areas to keep the program’s overall cost down.
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Somehow, having ten really qualitative aircraft against 400 lesser ones still seems foolish.
Somewhere in my WWII history recollection, I recall the quote from Stalin. "Quantity has a quality of its own". Stalin was really fond of this bit of Hegelian wisdom, somewhat bastardized by Engels and completely watered down by Lenin.
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drones w laser that can kill a tank or a missile
each
probably $5M by 2030
making them stealthy probably quintuple the cost but still relatively cheap
range would still be an issue however
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...Some years ago, there was a novel - the name escapes me - that featured a future war in 2020. One of the stars was a combat plane called BLUE LIGHT.
It was so expensive - and nobody knew HOW expensive, because everything about it was classified, including its budget - that the military could only afford 12. On the other hand, they were invisible and invincible.
NGAD had better be both of those things.
Mike
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Chuck Yeager had an opinion on such things. My opinion is drone swarms will become a thing. Countermeasure for swarms is to attack command and control. Countermeasure to that is drone autonomy. That begets the singularity. Sky Net wins in the end.
#1
...We pretty much knew this fifty years ago when the first generations of Soviet tanks with automatic loaders came out - that's why the shells are in that 'carousel'. Of course, it's understood that to this day the autoloaders still aren't quite perfect, because from time to time they still try and load one of the crew members.
What should be terrifying - and enraging - Russian tank crew members is this: see those boxes on the tank's exterior? They're for Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA). Short version is that if they get hit by something, they explode outwards, cancelling out the effect of the hit. Now, missiles like JAVELIN have a double warhead which can defeat them, but they still provide considerable protection against garden-variety RPGs, artillery/cannon rounds, and some ATGMs. (They don't do much against the A-10's cannon, because they might stop the first round but they won't do much against the other hundred or so coming right behind it.)
The thing is that there's pics out there of destroyed Russian tanks where the ERA boxes have been blown open by whatever killed it.
And the boxes were empty.
Mike
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Of course, it's understood that to this day the autoloaders still aren't quite perfect, because from time to time they still try and load one of the crew members.
LOL, my senior thesis in High school was on the difference between the soviet mindset of quantity vs the NATO one of quality. One of the articles I read mentioned the autoloader's tendency to grab the gunner's arm and attempt to load it. The next line of the article was and I quote as I remember it vividly, "Supposedly, this has been fixed."
#4
Massive corruption revealed, and obviously widespread. But also simple reality of not actually having massive inventory sustainment funding, hence empty ERA containers. Maintenance of any system in the Soviet/Russian inventory is always suspect, but conscript soldier, weak NCO corps, and slavishly pliant junior officers don't make for confidence in actual operation readiness.
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^^^^
God, I remembered filtered Listerine mouthwash through a 1/2 loaf of french bread from the commissary, cut with Welch's grape drink... USMC 1969
#7
Well Somebody had a late night checking hydraulic fluid levels.
Anyone else catch that video of the gal in the loading position in a M1? Took like a minute to load and almost managed to breech he hand. One of the comments was like, "That took long enough to step out of the tank and have my last smoke." Hopefully it was one of those 'Trying something new LOL' videos and not 'Hey check me out in my MO!' vids.
#8
And another nice thing about the T-72 is not only is there ammunition stored around the turret, the fuel is under that! So one boom leads to another!
These tanks were made for conscripts. You can always get new conscripts.
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#5 #6, Also recall it was popular with Soviet airforces to report that they were experiencing "icing" which would then give cover for draining out the deicing agent to filter and then consume. Tasty.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[NYPOST] A Florida man freed last month after spending 32 years behind bars for a murder he’s always denied committing could be heading back to prison — after an appeals court ruled that his conviction should not have been overturned.
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] 
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] 
...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche...
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] 
[AirForceMag] The manned fighter aircraft that will form the centerpiece of the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance program will cost hundreds of millions of dollars per plane, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told members of Congress on April 27—but the service can reduce costs in development and sustainment.
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] 
