Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
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Having just gotten back to WiFi access, I was able to re-view the video and stills of this poor woman’s unprovoked murder. I saw one report that video was from video system of the train itself. I also found that initial reports of her being stabbed in the neck were incomplete. She was actually stabbed three times. Apparently the major bleeding may have been from body wounds rather than the neck wound, unlike the neck attack I was unfortunate enough to view.
I also observed that the people closest to the murder shrank back in fear? horror? or? At any rate the murderer came back to get a second look at his victim, and as soon as the train stopped and he left, the people seated nearby appeared to quickly leave. It was people more distant on the train who tried to come to her aid, and they were also people of color. I’m sure we will be hearing more from the people who actually witnessed the murder in days ahead, and why they reacted as they did. A truly terrible event for anyone to have to see.
This young Ukranian girl received ZERO help from the Black train passengers, and she was stabbed in the neck. Hope this helps, but I doubt it.
“Trump says Putin has ‘really let me down’”
Sanctions in 2 weeks!
I am currently listening to Trump speaking from his British trip about his thoughts on Ukraine and Russia. He just pointed out that Russia is loosing more of its people in this war than Ukraine. He is pointing out the value of getting opposing leaders together in his room to discuss serious, even deadly problems, and finally coming to a life saving agreement. This is on Bloomgerg radio.
Earlier he was pointing out the importance of our cooperation with Great Britain. I guess Dugin/Putin are not yet destroying the Atlanticist alliance of use with the UK and Europe.
Regarding the case of that poor murdered refugee from Ukraine killed in the US, apparently some critics/propagandists are still unable to look at a complete video of this tragedy. It is definite that this poor woman suffered both neck and body stabs. However, the neck stab must not have severed a carotid artery or major neck vein so her severe bleeding must have come from body wounds. Also the later part of the video I saw definitely showed people of color, race like Hispanic or African was not specified, but she did not die alone. People of whatever race did care and touched or held her at the end. As to the people who saw the murder and fled as soon as the murderer got off the train, I’m sure we will hear more about their motives as they are identified and talked with by authorities and lawyers. What I saw as the first reaction was a drawing back whether from fear, shock, or horror, and then flight as soon as safely possible. Watching anyone bleed to death is horrible as I can personally testify.
Once again my stupid chrome book has decided it knows better what I wanted to say. This time my NEW Chromebook. GRRRRRR.
At any rate I did not write: “alliance of use with UK” in the second paragraph. I wrote either US or us rather than “use”. At any rate, that is excellent news that Trump is continuing to promote our Atlanticist alliance(s).
The Trump administration reportedly approved its first European-financed foreign military sales to Ukraine through the Prioritized Ukrainian Requirements List (PURL) initiative. Reuters reported on September 16 that two familiar sources stated that the Trump administration approved its first weapons package to Ukraine through the PURL initiative, which allows NATO members and partners to finance the supply of American weapons and technology to Ukraine.[1] The sources told Reuters that Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby approved as many as two shipments worth $500 million each that include air defense systems.[2] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on September 17 that the US package will include Patriot interceptor missiles and HIMARS rockets.[3]
Senior Russian officials continue to publicly signal the Kremlin's unwillingness to engage in negotiations that result in anything less than full Ukrainian capitulation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on September 17 that territorial exchanges will not “stop” Russia's war in Ukraine, in contradiction to US President Donald Trump's recent statements that peace between Russia and Ukraine will require “land swaps.”[4] Lavrov also asserted that attempts to “entice” Russian President Vladimir Putin with the restoration of US-Russian trade will also not end Russia's war. Lavrov reiterated longstanding Kremlin demands that any future peace settlement eliminate the “root causes” of the war, which Kremlin officials have repeatedly defined as Ukraine's alleged discrimination against Russian-speakers in Ukraine and NATO expansion, among other demands of both Ukraine and NATO.[5] The Kremlin has often used this “root causes” phrase to call for the replacement of the current Ukrainian government with a Russian puppet government, Ukraine's commitment to neutrality, and the revocation of NATO's Open Door Policy.[6] Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on September 17 that Russia remains open to the negotiation process and that Russia's “preferred solution” is a political and diplomatic settlement.[7] ISW continues to assess that Russia is uninterested in good-faith negotiations that will require Russian concessions and is willing to protract the war in order to achieve its original, maximalist war demands on the battlefield.[8]
The Kremlin is using the threat of aggression to try to prevent European states from committing troops to postwar Ukraine as part of Western security guarantees. Lavrov claimed that Russia would view any European forces deployed to postwar Ukraine as “legitimate military targets.”[9] Lavrov’s statements follow similar statements from other high-ranking Kremlin officials in recent weeks, rejecting post-war Western security guarantees for Ukraine.[10]
Senior Kremlin officials, likely with Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval, pushed Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff Dmitry Kozak out of his senior Kremlin position following years of disagreement with Putin's policies about the war in Ukraine. Russian state media outlet RBK reported on September 17 that two familiar sources stated that Kozak “resigned” from his post over the weekend (September 13 to 14) and is considering various offers to move into business.[11] Russian political scientist Arkady Dubnov similarly reported on September 17 that sources in Moscow stated that Kozak “voluntarily” left his position.[12] Dubnov stated that Kozak was the only participant in the February 21, 2022, Security Council meeting who opposed the launch of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian journalist Alexey Venediktov confirmed Dubnov’s information on September 17.[13] Kozak reportedly brokered a deal with Ukraine at the start of the war that would have prevented Ukrainian membership in NATO, but Putin reportedly rejected the deal since Putin also wanted to annex Ukrainian territory.[14] The New York Times additionally reported on August 10 that Western and Russian sources indicated that Kozak lost his influence in the Kremlin after Kozak advised Putin in the past few months to immediately stop fighting in Ukraine, start peace negotiations, and reduce the power of Russia's security services.[15] Kozak’s reported repeated disagreements with Putin suggest that Putin and possibly other Kremlin powerbrokers, such as Russian Presidential Administration Deputy Head Sergei Kiriyenko, removed Kozak from his position or pushed him to “resign” on his own. Putin signed a decree on August 29 abolishing the Presidential Administration's Department for Interregional and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and Department for Cross-Border Cooperation, both of which Kozak supervised, likely in preparation for Kozak’s departure.[16] The September 17 reports that Kozak is considering offers in business also refute previous reports from late August 2025 that Kozak was a candidate to become the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Northwestern Federal Okrug, suggesting that Putin may have decided in recent weeks to remove Kozak from the government entirely.[17]
Kozak was previously one of Putin's closest advisors and oversaw Kremlin strategy in Ukraine before the Kremlin shifted this responsibility to Kiriyenko in 2022.[18] Kiriyenko has also reportedly recently taken over Kozak’s management of the Kremlin's Moldova portfolio.[19] Kozak’s move out of the Kremlin will cement Kiriyenko’s power and responsibilities within the Presidential Administration. Putin's likely decision to push an established senior Kremlin official from his inner circle after expressing a desire to end the war in Ukraine further indicates that Putin and his advisors are coalescing around their commitment to continue the war in Ukraine and around Putin's maximalist war demands.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) identified the base and commander of Russia's Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies. RFE/RL reported on September 17 that Colonel Sergei Viktorovich Budnikov, who previously served in the 61st Separate Naval Infantry Brigade (Northern Fleet) and the 9th Artillery Brigade (6th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Leningrad Military District [LMD]), is the commander of the Rubikon Center.[20] RFE/RL reported that Rubikon elements played a role in retaking Kursk Oblast in late 2024 and operated in the Kupyansk and Pokrovsk directions in late January 2025, the Kharkiv and Vuhledar directions in mid-February 2025, and southern Donetsk Oblast in early March 2025. RFL/RE noted that Rubikon has been primarily operating in Donetsk Oblast since early May 2025 as part of Russia's Summer 2025 offensive. Rubikon has shifted from primarily conducting drone strikes against ground targets to striking Ukrainian drones. A Russian milblogger claimed on September 4 that the number of published cases of Rubikon destroying Ukrainian Baba Yaga drones increased by more than 20 times to over 440 cases between the end of February 2025 and the end of August 2025.[21] Rubikon elements have been striking Ukrainian ground lines of communication (GLOC), including in the Dobropillya and Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical areas.[22] Rubikon strikes have contributed to Russia's ability to achieve some effects of battlefield air interdiction (BAI) in Ukraine.[23]
RFL/RE identified the location of Rubikon’s headquarters in the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center within Patriot Park near Moscow City.[24] There are multiple other military units based near Patriot Park, and the Avangard Education and Methodological Center for Youth Military Patriotic Education, which Russia uses to militarize Russian youth, is located in Patriot Park.[25] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is directing recruits to the Avangard Center, and Russian forces are reportedly training foreign recruits at Avangard.[26] Russia has been leveraging the Rubikon Center to improve its theater-wide drone capabilities in Ukraine, and Rubikon may be working with the Avangard Center and other military elements at or near Patriot Park to train Russian soldiers and youth in drone operations.
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) command and staff military exercises are occurring in Kyrgyzstan from September 17 to 20. The CSTO and Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that the Rubezh-2025 exercise began on September 17 and that military contingents from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, and operational groups of the CSTO Joint Staff and Secretariat are participating in the exercise.[27] The CSTO stated that the core of the Russian contingent consists of elements of the Central Military District (CMD), including from its 201st Military Base in Tajikistan, and that a total number of 1,200 personnel and 500 pieces of military equipment, including aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and combat boats, are participating in the exercise. Russia concluded the Zapad-2025 joint military exercises with Belarus on September 16, during which Russia shared with Belarus tactical lessons that Russian forces have learned from their experience fighting in Ukraine, including lessons about drone warfare.[28] Russia will likely share similar lessons during the CSTO Rubezh-2025 exercise.
Russian State TV Host Solovyov Accidentally Reveals Secret Drone Warfare Base “Rubicon”
Russia's elite drone operations center “Rubicon” has been identified inside the Patriot Exhibition Center near Moscow after details in state media broadcasts inadvertently revealed its location.
According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) on September 17, the discovery came through open-source analysis of video reports by Russian state TV host Vladimir Solovyov.
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Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of Dmitry Kozak, which was the finale of the latter's struggle with Sergei Kiriyenko. Earlier, our interlocutors said the following: “It seems that he (Kiriyenko - Ed.) is preparing the state apparatus for himself and wants to lead Russia after Putin.” But for now, let's pay attention to three points related to Kozak’s resignation.
Firstly, although he advocated the speedy completion of the NWO [war in Ukraine], he was and remains an adept of non-military influence measures. And yes, he is far from the only one who opposes the war. Although many in power have adapted and found their place - someone earns money on construction, someone is engaged in the supply of weapons, and so on.
Secondly, Kiriyenko has already strengthened his influence in the post-Soviet space, but in some countries Kozak still has strength. For example, in Moldova. A lot will depend on the outcome of the elections.
Thirdly, Kiriyenko plans to shift a number of expenses to the regions. Thus, reducing the pressure on the federal budget and leaving only key projects. The heads of regions only guess about this, but in many respects this decision does not depend on them.
Putin ordered to urgently stop strikes on our refineries
According to sources in the Ministry of Defense, the president gave such an order a few days ago. “Vladimir Vladimirovich said that strikes on refineries are an extremely serious problem that needs to be urgently solved. We are thinking about how to carry out the order,” said one of our interlocutors in the ministry.
The Kremlin confirmed this data. “Strikes on refineries have become a very serious problem, because of which the economy suffers. For example, now, due to the rise in the price of gasoline and the threat of rising prices, there is a possibility of introducing food cards (we wrote in which regions they can be introduced in the first place, our insider information is confirmed - ed.). This must be stopped. Military and local authorities in the regions must take urgent measures. Otherwise, measures will be taken against them,” our source in the Presidential Administration said.
While the military is thinking about how to solve the problem, the Church is increasingly involved in the defense of the refinery. The channel's interlocutor, close to Patriarch Kirill, once again called on all Russians to pray for the safety of these strategically important enterprises. And he expressed confidence that special icons and crosses sent to a number of refineries “will definitely begin to protect them, in a maximum of a week and a half.” “We also returned to the idea of holding religious processions at refineries and other facilities important for the life of Russia and our Victory in the NWO. If nothing else helps, we will take this measure. Believers in a number of regions are already preparing for it,” the Russian Orthodox Church added.
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6192
This will work !
“Mordvichev will soon be imprisoned.” Gerasimov does not want to leave and started a dangerous game
Valery Gerasimov after many “buried” his prospects of remaining as chief of the General Staff (we wrote more about this here), took a retaliatory step. The general checked how the tasks are carried out in the zone of the NWO. And it is no coincidence that the video of this check appeared after Gerasimov was absent next to Vladimir Putin at the Mulino training ground. “Valery Vasilyevich showed that he is healthy. And he was engaged in business while General Mordvichev was selling his face at the Zapad-2025 exercises and trying to show his usefulness to Vladimir Vladimirovich. I do not think that now there is a question of Valery Vasilyevich's resignation,” a source close to Gerasimov told us.
Another confirmed that there are rumors that Andrei Mordvichev is now claiming to become the head of the General Staff. “But this is ridiculous. Moreover, Mordvichev will soon be imprisoned for an attempted armed coup d’état. Materials about this have been collected and will be handed over to Vladimir Vladimirovich in the near future,” says an associate of the head of the General Staff.
We asked a source in the Ministry of Defense to comment on such accusations. He doubted them and believes that “Gerasimov started a very dangerous game.” “Valery Vasilyevich would have retired, but he can't stop. It's all somehow alarming,” the channel's interlocutor said.
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6189
None of them seem to understand that they are waging a war in which 1,000 of their own citizens are killed or injured every day. When it ends, so will they. When they realize that their own colleagues are maneuvering to overthrow them, the end comes faster.
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Ukrainians started a counterattack in western Donetsk, where Ukrainian forces pushed back Russian units from exposed frontline villages near the Mokri Yali River. The aim was to collapse vulnerable salients, reset the frontline, and gain more favorable terrain, especially while Russian battalions were still overextended from their previous advances.
Now, a new player on the Ukrainian side has joined the fight. The Russian Volunteer Corps, a unit made up entirely of Russian citizens who rejected Putin’s so-called special military operation, has joined the battle on the Ukrainian side. Newly released footage shows the conducting of house-to-house clearing in Russian-occupied villages, targeting Russian positions with FPV drones, and capturing enemy troops and weapons. In one of the key engagements, the unit’s assault groups advanced through treelines near Andriivka-Klevtsove and engaged entrenched Russian positions. Bombers and tanks supported the push, while FPV drones isolated defenders by striking dugouts and movement corridors. By the end of the operation, the Russian volunteer Corps had taken sixteen Russian soldiers prisoner, with dozens more killed or wounded.
The volunteer unit was not operating alone, because Ukrainian special forces conducted a parallel assault in the same village, reportedly eliminating over 90 Russian troops and capturing 5 more. They also seized several Russian strongpoints near the settlement, likely forward observation posts, which gave them better fire control over the surrounding terrain. The footage now makes it clear: the attack began from the west, with special forces, softening up enemy positions and clearing the path for the main assault units to follow.
With early success confirmed, the Ukrainian command has now expanded the operation. The 225th Assault Brigade, best known for breaching Russian defenses during its successful offensive in the Kursk region, has redeployed and launched a new thrust further south. Combat footage from Vorone village shows the 225th using Bradley armored vehicles to engage Russian positions and clear treelines. This push appears to be aimed at eliminating Russian infiltration groups that had tried to bypass the frontline and threaten Ukrainian supply nodes near Sosnivka. According to reports, this southern thrust stopped what could have been a serious Russian breach. It is a clear sign that Ukraine is not only regaining ground but actively reinforcing weak points and stabilizing the entire sector.
What makes this so effective is that, first, Ukrainian units are relying heavily on drone-coordinated assaults, allowing them to strike Russian positions from the air before moving in with ground units. Second, the area offers unusually favorable conditions for Ukraine’s tactics, because the terrain includes open fields and light treelines that improve drone connectivity and provide clear sightlines. There are no deep gullies or dried riverbeds, terrain features that usually disrupt drone signals. Finally, the Russian positions here are poorly prepared, and because this was not a long-held front, Russian troops were never able to inherit solid fortifications. Their trenches lack top-down protection, making them highly vulnerable to drone-dropped munitions.
The result is that Russian forces have been forced into passivity because after Ukraine’s initial strikes, Russian soldiers had to retreat into underground dugouts and basements, reducing their ability to move or coordinate defense. Ukrainian footage shows several Russian positions taken almost intact, with defenders surrendering rather than holding ground.
Overall, Ukraine’s counteroffensive in this sector is not only regaining territory, but it is also systematically undoing months of slow Russian gains. Once again, Russian units appear to have hit their operational ceiling, as seen in Sumy; they can advance through weaker positions but struggle to hold ground under pressure. That this collapse is now being accelerated by Russian nationals themselves from the Russian Volunteer Corps, which adds a powerful symbolic layer. And with the 225th Brigade, which broke through Russian lines in Kursk, reinforcing the front, Ukraine is turning battlefield momentum into political messaging.”
I wonder how many other Russians will join this fight against the stupidity and cruelty of Putin and Dugin, as the prospect of years more useless war becomes the only expectation for Russians who have hoped for peace in the near future.
“Ukraine and the U.S. held the first board meeting of an investment fund tied to a resources deal that has been a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s administration’s talks with Kyiv in his second term.
The meeting on Sept. 3 launches the operations for the fund, designed to sustain American interest in Ukraine and help its war-torn economy with foreign investment now and for future reconstruction.
During the meeting, the board authorized the opening of bank accounts, appointed an administrator and investment advisor, and named the members of the four committees responsible for overseeing the funds’ operations, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko wrote on her Telegram channel.
The U.S. also announced its three board managers to the fund, who include Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Chief Investment Officer Connor Coleman and Vice President and General Counsel Robert Stebbins from the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
Kyiv previously announced its three representatives on Sept. 1: Economy, Environment, and Agriculture Minister Oleksiy Sobolev and his deputy Yegor Perelygin, and State Secretary of the Foreign Ministry Oleksandr Karasevich.
“I think it went very well,” Perelygin told the Kyiv Independent after the meeting.
“The fund is not only a complex mechanism for economic growth and reconstruction — it’s a market maker level instrument in the making that can foster the development of strategic sectors like mining and refining critical minerals.”
The next steps are to sign off on the investment guidelines and create a list of initial projects that “align with the Fund’s vision and objectives” that can be “feasibly developed,” Perelygin said. The board hopes to kickstart the development of three “high-quality” projects in the next 18 months, he added.
The board is planning follow-up discussions on potential projects through the fund, and a U.S. delegation will start scouting sites when it arrives in Ukraine next week. The government has already announced an auction for the Dobra lithium mine.
Sobolev told Bloomberg TV on Aug. 29 that the fund was “progressing very nicely,” adding that Ukraine is preparing to auction more mining licenses to create investment opportunities for U.S. companies. He noted the recently greenlit Dobra lithium project, saying that mining would be one of the more “interesting” areas for the U.S.
The lithium deposit in central Ukraine contains 80-105 million metric tons of the highly coveted material, used in batteries. Washington-backed mining company TechMet said it will bid on the project, although it could run into a legal battle with Australian firm European Lithium, which claims to have the rights to Dobra’s license
Kyiv and Washington signed a deal on April 30 giving the U.S. special access to investment projects in Ukraine, spanning natural resources, related infrastructure, and even defense projects. New military aid could be included as part of Washington’s future contributions, if the U.S. chooses to consider military assistance for the fund.
Many Ukrainian companies believe that if it works out, the agreement will inject critical foreign capital and technology into cash-starved sectors like critical raw materials. Natural resources, oil and gas, infrastructure, and defense projects are also on the table...
...The U.S. will have off-take rights — meaning the U.S. has first dibs on materials extracted — but it will be on commercial terms rather than special terms. The DFC will also back investments with political risk insurance to ease the concerns of investors.”
If you don’t believe I saw what I reported in what you quoted then you did not see the end of the video I saw.
I may be idiotic trying to report facts to some people, but it has nothing to do with glasses, only with what is shown. I tried to find if there were reports of interviews with the people who saw the actual stabbing and found the AI overview below:
“AI Overview
As of September 2025, authorities have interviewed witnesses in the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, train.
Details on witnesses
* Identification: An affidavit obtained by ABC News states that a witness directed officials to the suspect’s location after the stabbing.
* Media reports: The train attack, which was captured on surveillance video, was widely reported by the press. The uncle of the victim, Iryna Zarutska, also gave an exclusive interview to Good Morning America.
* Public outcry: Some news outlets have reported public debate and outrage regarding bystanders who did not intervene during the attack. However, some observers note that the suspect’s actions were so sudden that other passengers had little time to react. [Since at least one witness was able to point police to the suspect, his violence was already known to at least one witness, who chose not to intervene in a situation where the victim was already stabbed and dying, without any subsequent attack.]
Status of the case
* Suspect: The man accused of killing Zarutska, Decarlos Brown Jr., was arrested shortly after the incident on August 22, 2025, and charged with first-degree murder.
* Federal charges: In September 2025, federal charges were also filed against Brown. The Justice Department is seeking the maximum penalty, which could include the death penalty.
* Upcoming evaluation: Brown has been ordered to undergo a 60-day mental health evaluation. [Elsewhere I have seen reports that the murderer has wandered around for years with violent schizophrenic behavior. A not uncommon problem after many hospitals for the insane were closed, and promised community treatment facilities were never established. This also explains a fair number of the homeless seen in cities.]
Other notable cases
* It is important to note that other murders of Ukrainian refugees have occurred in Europe in recent years. Authorities and press have identified and interviewed witnesses or suspects in some of these cases.
* Germany (2025): In July 2025, a 16-year-old Ukrainian male confessed to killing a Ukrainian woman and her 1.5-year-old daughter in Dorsten, Germany.
* Germany (2024): A German couple was convicted and sentenced in February 2025 for murdering two Ukrainian refugee women in March 2024. They confessed to the crime after being arrested, and the baby they kidnapped was returned to family in Ukraine.”
Obviously the people who refuse to believe I have seen actual people of color attend this poor women in her dying moments with available current videos, are trying to follow the Russian Special Services plan of promoting interracial hatred and conflict. Alexandr Dugin’s recommendations in his 1997 book on how to conquer Eurasia and control much of the world are being followed here. Get your lying selves off this forum and go back to Muscovy mir where you will be SO happy.
Descriptions or translations of the items in the boxes or with lines drawn to them in these photos would be useful.
Since there are a lot of Ukraine refugees spread out across the west in quite a few countries, including here in the Charlotte area, no doubt some percentage of them will die in one way or another, including murder..
Had we not had the video footage to shock and horrify us, and for some to use to shame us, hardly anyone would know about Iryna’s death or about the freak show who killed her or the reason why he was loose.
But we do now. And that her now public murder was followed so soon by Charlie Kirk’s even more public in real-time assassination seems to be more than just new examples of America’s consequences for electing demonrat soft on crime politicians and the cognitive dissonant reality they have mandated we live in.
But they are examples, nonetheless.
I hope you can get over the need to analyze her death in such detail, and with help from JP, too.
Like others, I’ve lived it again and again with each retell and viewing, along with Charlie Kirk’s equally shocking death and the video of that cruel Russia soldier shooting that beautiful horse to death for sport, too, more than enough times now.
Fwiw, I’m full to overflowing and don’t need or want anymore.
Ymmv, of course.
Sergei Kiriyenko...quite a character. He is Putin’s loyal servant who implements what Putin wants done. He just might take over when Putin croaks, and soon God willing.
More on Sergei Kiriyenko>>>>
https://archive.is/aeGfL#selection-717.0-781.81 —— NY Times Aug. 10, 2025 (excerpt)
The Quiet Technocrat Who Enacts Putin’s Ruthless Agenda
For three years, Sergei V. Kiriyenko has handled the political aspects of the war in Ukraine, rising among a cadre of skilled managers who oversee the sprawling Russian state.
He added that Mr. Kiriyenko left the impression of a calm, ambitious bureaucrat “solving a concrete, technical problem.”
Since that meeting three years ago, it has become more clear than ever that Mr. Kiriyenko is the man who turns President Vladimir V. Putin’s ideas into action.
As the Russian leader wages war, Mr. Kiriyenko oversees wide-ranging government efforts to tighten Mr. Putin’s grip on the country and on occupied Ukraine. He has also recently gained new power inside the Kremlin, taking over much of the portfolio of another Putin aide who disagreed with the invasion of Ukraine.
Read more about Dmitri N. Kozak
He Was a Key Aide to Putin. Then He Balked at the Ukraine War.
Despite his modest title of first deputy chief of staff to Mr. Putin, Mr. Kiriyenko represents an underappreciated aspect of how the Russian president exercises power, forming part of a cadre of skilled, loyal and opportunistic managers who direct the sprawling apparatus of the Russian state.
For more than three years, Mr. Putin has leaned on Mr. Kiriyenko, 63, to manage the political aspects of the Ukraine war. Cracking down on domestic opposition. Expanding the Kremlin’s control of the internet. Pushing Mr. Putin’s narrative into Russian schools and culture. Shaping propaganda and governance in occupied Ukraine. Attempting to legitimize Russia’s land grab.
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