Sometimes, the light of the moon is a key to other spaces. I've found a place where, for a night or two, the streets curve in unfamiliar ways. If I walk here, I might find insight, or I might be touched by madness.
That would still be a bit counterproductive as that would tie up russian troops in Belarus when they could be sent to Ukraine...as badly trained as as the russians are I assume their equipment and training is still better than the Belarussians... On the other hand russia has been robbing the Belarusian ammo stockpiles so it's not as if they could do a lot anyway.
I think that is part of Lukashenko's plan - to be seen as helping Russia without actually having to get his troops across the border - by first claiming that they helped with ammo and then that they cannot send any troops, since they are out of ammo.
And a completely different worrying sign:
Norway capturing another Russian flying drones and photographing airports.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...ty/ar-AA12ZoTa
"Truth...justice, honor, freedom! Vain indulgences, every one(...) I know what I want, and I take it. I take advantage of whatever I can, and discard that which I cannot. There is no room for sentiment or guilt."
"Truth...justice, honor, freedom! Vain indulgences, every one(...) I know what I want, and I take it. I take advantage of whatever I can, and discard that which I cannot. There is no room for sentiment or guilt."
"Truth...justice, honor, freedom! Vain indulgences, every one(...) I know what I want, and I take it. I take advantage of whatever I can, and discard that which I cannot. There is no room for sentiment or guilt."
All it takes is one man to be greedier than the rest. Besides, ever heard of the Praetorian Guard? No? Well, those were the bodyguards of the Roman emperors, more than one emperor got unalived by his own bodyguards.
Being the richest man in the world is only a guarantee in the short term, you see, if the guy that wants to replace you is the leader of your bodyguards you have an issue. Assassination is a real option.
buncha orcs in belograd got slotted
Russian officials say two volunteer soldiers opened fire at military firing range near Ukraine, killing 11 and wounding 15 before they were killed. They said the volunteers were from an unnamed ex-Soviet nation.
Its also what happens when you build an 'alliance' on fear and submission rather then actual genuine cooperation.
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
Renowned conductor Yurii Kerpatenko killed by Russians
This is just pathetic. They could not even pretend for a month that the referendums were legit. Though this does again bring up the question of what will happen to the collborators if Ukraine is finally able to take the city back.Yurii Kerpatenko, principal conductor at the Kherson Music and Drama Theatre, has been killed by Russian occupiers in Kherson.
His death was announced on 14 October, said the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy.
The ministry said Yurii Kerpatenko had been shot dead by the Russian military in his own home after he refused to cooperate with the invaders.
Journalist Olena Vanina was the first to report the conductor’s murder. She noted that it is now difficult to find out any details of the murder.
Ukrainska Pravda
Sat, October 15, 2022 at 5:34 AM
Mykhailo Zahorodnii, staff writer at UP.Zyttia
Yurii Kerpatenko, principal conductor at the Kherson Music and Drama Theatre, has been killed by Russian occupiers in Kherson.
His death was announced on 14 October, said the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy.
The ministry said Yurii Kerpatenko had been shot dead by the Russian military in his own home after he refused to cooperate with the invaders.
Journalist Olena Vanina was the first to report the conductor’s murder. She noted that it is now difficult to find out any details of the murder.
"Today it became known that the conductor of the Kherson Philharmonic has been shot by the occupiers. He had refused to cooperate with them, and they said they would be back. They showed up at his house and shot him right there", Vanina wrote on Facebook.
Vanina also noted that Kerpatenko had stopped contact with colleagues back in September.
The Ministry of Culture, citing regional media, said the invaders and collaborators had planned to organise a "gala concert" featuring the famous Hilea Chamber Orchestra on International Music Day, 1 October.
The occupiers wanted to use this concert to show that "peaceful life" had supposedly been established in Kherson.
Yurii Kerpatenko had been working at the Kherson Oblast Philharmonic since 2000, and he became principal conductor at the Mykola Kulish Music and Drama Theatre in Kherson in 2004.
Kerpatenko was also the principal conductor of the Hilea Chamber Orchestra.
Yurii refused to leave Kherson after the beginning of the full-scale war and the occupation of the city and was open about his pro-Ukrainian stance.