I’m busting out some serious liquor to celebrate when Russia loses their 1000th tank! W00t!!!
And today’s bit of news from the Chatter & Unconfirmed Rumor Department:
1. Eighteen young Russian men of plausibly Jewish ancestry appeared at the Israeli Embassy in Turkey requesting asylum in Israel which was granted. The eighteen reportedly made their escape from the Russian Army aboard an unspecified ship that loaded cargo in the Sea of Azov bound for the port of Samsun.
2. It is reported that approximately sixty T-55 tanks are being taken from storage and are in the process of being placed back into service. The T-55 is noted for an extensively armored turret that was designed to survive a nuclear attack and may be capable of withstanding direct hits from anti-tank missiles.
3. The museum-piece cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov alongside at Novorossiysk showed a thermal plume on August 28th indicating that its engines had been successfully started. Numerous rumors and intel indicate this ship is being placed back into service by the Russian Navy.
4. Several explosions and subsequent large fires were noted in Yurga, home of the 120th Artillery Brigade of the 41st Army. A nearby grocery store reported broken windows and fires.
5. The 37th Mechanized Brigade (Kyakhta) along the Russian-Chinese border reports significant Chinese forces on the opposing side of the border (perhaps for the announced war games...but the 37th report indicates concern)
That is all.
“Biden will request $11.7 billion in emergency funding from Congress to provide lethal aid and budgetary support to #Ukraine: White House”
Some will complain, but I say RuZZia is being demilitarized on the cheap.
“EU states, except for Hungary, agree to provide 5 billion euros in aid to Ukraine.
EU economy ministers are expected to sign a political declaration in support of the macro-financial assistance package next week in Prague, Euractiv reported.”