Ukraine 'shoots down Russian SU-34 bomber over Kursk and takes 100 Russian POWs'

Standard UK ^ | 8/14/2024 | Michael Howie

[marcusmaximus]

Ukraine’s strike on Russia, the biggest by a foreign force since World War Two, has dramatically changed the narrative around the war.

Ukraine claimed to have shot down a Russian fighter jet on Wednesday as Kyiv’s forces escalated the biggest foreign incursion suffered by Russia since the Second World War. Kyiv’s military said its forces destroyed the Russian Su-34 aircraft overnight in the Kursk region while carrying out a combat mission.

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

It's great here. More people driving newer cars than when I moved here originally 3 years ago. Loaf of bread is around .60, milk is cheap, eggs (not a dozen, but 10) are about .90, my son got x-rays for $25.00, my doctor visits are around $10-20 dollars, with great health care here.

Also, regarding food, Mc Donald's isn't Mc Donald's anymore because of the sanctions, but still the same recipes, plus extra stuff like fried shrimp. I can get a Big Mac combo for 399 rubles (about $4.50 USD). We go to nice restaurants here and can get a full dinner for around the same price. The food here is great, vegetables taste better than in the US. Food is fresher. Bread only lasts a few days because lack of preservatives. I can go on and on.

I would say the most difficult thing for me right now is not being able to preach in the open because I don't have my temporary residence permit yet. As a missionary I have to be careful until I get one. I'm helping to build a church, and the pastor can't list me on anything either (until I get the TRP). I did preach last Sunday in his absence but had to do it more as a testimony.

It's a great place to live, especially living on my retirement.

[delta7]

It’s a great place to live, especially living on my retirement.
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I thought the same during my three years there training Ivans. Great to hear you are spreading the Word, God Bless you Brother.

[delta7]

Mc Donald’s isn’t Mc Donald’s anymore
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Macdonalds just opened up in my first visit to Moscow ( 1990s)….Gorbachev, transition from Communism to Capitalism. The Wild West….i watched the entire transition, which included a great resurgence in Christianity. Please do keep posting, boots on the ground witnessing is what the West needs to hear.

[rxh4n1]

“This was also the case during Soviet days that Russian units were basically told from the general down and were discouraged (putting it mildly) from thinking on their own. Having a compliant population who just follows orders has its negative sides.”

I’ve read the Soviet definition of initiative was “finding the best way to carry out an order”.

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

Thanks. I really appreciate the kind words. Kind words are rare here on FR when it involves Russia.

The 1st image posted is the result of going out and evangelizing for about 3 hours the day before yesterday. We had some S. Korean missionaries in town, and they hosted a gathering with our church.

The next image is of all the youngsters when we asked about who loves Jesus. They raised their hand and were invited onstage for prayer and encouragement to grow in their knowledge and faith.

It was a fantastic night!

[laplata]

I would rather live under Putin than Biden or Kamala/Obama, et, al. Putin loves his country. The bastards we’re dealing with are evil and hate us and our country.

[ifinnegan]

Nothing stopping you.

[laplata]

I won’t leave the country I love.