The Situation in the Ukraine. #30

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nero wrote:Today the Ukrainian defense minister Andriy Taran suddenly resigned. No reasons were given.

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ALAMO wrote:They might be surprised by what hit them back ...

miketheterrible wrote:Luka is hoping this gesture will give him love from Ukrainians.

It won't.

Ukraine was part of the coup attempt too.  No one said the guy is smart.

Plus, he may be given a fat cheque for the electricity. Who knows.

franco wrote:

miketheterrible wrote:Luka is hoping this gesture will give him love from Ukrainians.

It won't.

Ukraine was part of the coup attempt too.  No one said the guy is smart.

Plus, he may be given a fat cheque for the electricity. Who knows.

Luka knows which side of his bread is buttered... probably a game of good cop / bad cop with a fat cheque as a bonus.

JohninMK wrote:Russia stopping the coal and Luka supplying power at least ensures that a part of the gas transit money continues to go east not west.

ALAMO wrote:

JohninMK wrote:Russia stopping the coal and Luka supplying power at least ensures that a part of the gas transit money continues to go east not west.

100%.
Another way they would be forced to pump the electricity either from Pribaltica via the Belarussian grid, or via Poland.
In both scenarios, $ would end up in the western pockets.
The funny part is, that a high-voltage connection between Poland and Khmelnitsky is turned off at  the moment, but after the maidan, there used to be quite loud statements that it will be restored, and the power from Khmelnitsky NPP will be directed to Poland and Hungary.

flamming_python wrote:Russia did not cut coal supplies to the Ukraine, it imposed a quota for them, as the lion's share of its coal right now is being sold to the highest bidders in Asia and Europe, and it needs to save enough of several grades of coal for itself over the winter. One of the types of the coal that Russia has decided to accumulate is one that Ukraine is short on, hence the situation.

VARGR198 wrote:Disaster is near.. "Ukrainian thermal power plants are running out of coal. Is there a difficult winter ahead" writes the ukrainian version of Obozrevatel..

"Today in the warehouses of thermal power plants of Ukraine there are 530 thousand tons of coal. This is 230 thousand tons less than the required minimum. And 2 million tons below planned reserves.."

Украинские военные, которые сами несколько дней назад использовали для нанесения удара по ДНР беспилотный летательный аппарат, сегодня решили выставить себя в качестве жертв действий НМ ЛДНР. В пресс-штабе так называемой Операции объединённых сил (ООС) заявлено о якобы применении войсками ЛДНР беспилотников.

Пресс-служба ООС публикует релиз, в котором утверждается, будто бы народная милиция республик (в украинской терминологии «российско-оккупационные войска») применила БПЛА, «пересекавшие линию разграничения».

Из сообщения украинской стороны:

“Противник применил БПЛА, которые осуществили сброс ВОГ-17 (гранатомётные боеприпасы 30х29 мм - прим.«ВО»). Было зафиксировано пересечение беспилотником линии разграничения. В результате этих действий один военнослужащий получил ранение, несовместимое с жизнью. Также ещё двое военнослужащих ВСУ ранены.

При этом добавляется, что с позиций ВСУ в тот момент вёлся артиллерийский и миномётный огонь, названный «ответным». Хотя о ведении этого огня сама же украинская сторона объявила как минимум за час до того, как появились заявления о якобы применении НМ ЛДНР беспилотников.

The Ukrainian military, who themselves a few days ago used an unmanned aerial vehicle to strike the DPR, today decided to present themselves as victims of the actions of the NM LPR. The press headquarters of the so-called Joint Forces Operation (JF) announced the alleged use of drones by the LPNR troops.

The OOS press service publishes a release claiming that the people's militia of the republics (in Ukrainian terminology “Russian-occupation troops”) used UAVs that “crossed the line of contact”.

From the message of the Ukrainian side:

“The enemy used UAVs, which dropped VOG-17 (30x29 mm grenade launcher ammunition - approx. VO). The drone was recorded crossing the demarcation line. As a result of these actions, one soldier was injured incompatible with life. Also, two more servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were wounded.

At the same time, it is added that from the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at that moment artillery and mortar fire, called "return", was fired. Although, the Ukrainian side itself announced the conduct of this fire at least an hour before there were statements about the alleged use of NM LDNR drones.