dixiegrrrrl
dixiegrrrrl's JournalFantastic news source...
Global map which shows current/incidents. You can choose the country/areas.
Area settings are at top of map.
For instance, Ukraine
https://liveuamap.com/
I'm picturing Lin Manual-Miranda writing the play about Ukraine..
And Zelensky having a dance number in it. He does have dance skills.
Too far fetched?
Finally found why Putin wants to have all the Ukraine.
Ukraine has enormous oil and gas fields,one by Crimea is ginormous, but Zelenskyy lacks resources to adequately tap them.
Plus, Crimea gets its water from Ukraine river,and when Putin invaded, Zelenskyy damned up the river to Crimea.
Russia gets half its money from selling gas and oil, Ukraine could become a huge seller if it were developed.
Now the big oil companies have pulled out, and Nordstream pipeline has been blocked.
Obviously the oil companies are anxious to help Zelenskyy make boatloads of money for his country. And he IS a rich business man,after all.
Lots of reasons given for the invasion,but nothing clicks like fuel and water wars.
In video, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=If61baWF4GE
Some Russian troops are surrendering or sabotaging vehicles rather than fighting:
WASHINGTON Plagued by poor morale as well as fuel and food shortages, some Russian troops in Ukraine have surrendered en masse or sabotaged their own vehicles to avoid fighting, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday.
Some entire Russian units have laid down their arms without a fight after confronting a surprisingly stiff Ukrainian defense, the official said. A significant number of the Russian troops are young conscripts who are poorly trained and ill-prepared for the all-out assault. And in some cases, Russian troops have deliberately punched holes in their vehicles gas tanks, presumably to avoid combat, the official said.
The Pentagon official declined to say how the military made these assessments presumably a mosaic of intelligence including statements from captured Russian soldiers and communications intercepts or how widespread these setbacks may be across the sprawling battlefield. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational developments.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/world/europe/russia-troops-pentagon.html
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