A well timed explosion (rocket? NOT a truck bomb) on Putin's birthday knocked out a section of the Kursk vehicle traffic bridge and set fire to a train of highly flammable tank cars damaging a section of track and essentially stopping rail traffic. Vehicular traffic is down to one lane. Supplies to the southern and western fronts are limited to rail and highway from Russia across Zaporizhzhia to Kherson and Crimea. All within range of AFU artillery and HIMAR rockets.
Revenge was not long in coming. All day on the 10th, dozens high power cruise missiles, rockets and bombs were deployed against civilian targets in every major city in Ukraine with devastating results. Kyiv was attacked for the first time in months. Reports of numbers of dead and wounder are still coming in as I write.
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Locations of Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities
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In 10 days I will be headed to Ukraine to bring Tanya and Lucky back to Canada. Once I get to Warsaw, the question remains how to get home. I would normally have taken the train from Warsaw to Kyiv but I expect the main railway station in Kyiv will soon come under missile attack. The alternative is bus which is a two day trip most likely. Wish me luck. I will be happy to see both my wife and Lucky again. Tigritsa will be glad to see me as every time she hears my voice on WhatsApp talking to Tanya she comes looking for me, meowing, but cannot figure out the phone.
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In the meantime I am on my way to visit my grandson. He is two months and a week old and has had his two month vaccination. He is 14 lbs and 24 inches long, starting to make sounds in response to being spoken to. Likes Country music. And loves his brother and sister.
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| My best good boy Grayden |
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| Mutual admiration society |
I'll be home next Sunday and will see your comments then as I can't approve them on my phone app. My apologies for not following my go-to blog posts as it has been a bit wild with the goings on in Ukraine. Our apartment block was sprayed for cockroaches on Friday so I spent days emptying all cupboards and closets and moving everything away from walls. Saturday and yesterday was spent putting most everything back. They will come again in two weeks but only do bottom cupboards and baseboards. My nephew in California was getting his house sprayed for cockroaches the same day.
I will take my computer with me when I go to Ukraine as I cannot do everything on my phone.
What a world we live in. Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers.
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Best wishes for a safe journey and a safe return with Tanya and Lucky. In the meantime, enjoy your new grandson! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debra. I had such a good time with Grayden.
DeleteSending all my best wishes for a quick and safe homecoming for you, Tanya, and your furry family. I'll be thinking of all of you...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane. Pets are family. Human family is not so easily persuaded to move but much easier once they decide.
DeleteSafe journey going and returning
ReplyDeleteThanks, Judy
Delete\\A well timed explosion (rocket? NOT a truck bomb)
ReplyDeleteNaah. They showed surveilance camera feed.
That is EXACTLY a truck.
\\section of the Kursk vehicle traffic bridge
Ehm?? Kursk? :-)
Crymian. Or Kerch Bridge.
\\Revenge was not long in coming.
That was not revenge.
That in and out was special operation -- to placate escalation with bombing civilians in the midst of peaceful cities.
Without that. China. And India. Would be look scolding.
Perfect excuse.
\\All day on the 10th, dozens high power cruise missiles, rockets and bombs were deployed against civilian targets in every major city in Ukraine with devastating results.
Well. That was amassing of very different in capabilities booming things. (they even added 24 of that SHAHED suicide drones :-))) to make it look "more than 100")
And HALF of em was shot with surface-to-air defence systems.
AND.
They was UNABLE to make a Second Wave today.
Peace to you and your family.
There is some discrepancy between versions of what blew up the bridge. The video I saw did not show the truck blowing up as the truck was still clearly visible when the blast went off. Also it appeared to hit at an angle. The Russians said truck bomb so it is automatically suspect.
DeleteYou are right, my mistake. Kerch not Kursh.
Putin said it was revenge in his little speech but it turns out the planning had been in the works for some time which I found out later.
The Iranian drones are wreaking havoc even when 75% are shot down. There are so many types of explosives hurled at Ukraine the past few days it is hard to keep up. Civilians and power stations seem to be the main targets. The West never sends weapons in time, always after the fact. Supposedly drone jammers are on their way. Tanya was awake all last night because of Iranian drones hitting Krivii Rih
\\There is some discrepancy between versions of what blew up the bridge.
DeleteThat "discrepancies" created by Putin's Propaganda.
To blurr and falsificate evudances.
That is nothing new.
That is tactic they use from 90th.
And adopted it from Western countries. And adapted it for their cause. Means, made it wholethrough.
\\Putin said it was revenge in his little speech but it turns out the planning had been in the works for some time which I found out later.
Yep. Everything is specop for Putin,
Yeah. Agressor always have initiative... in what new, even more attrocious deeds to commit. :-((((
Tundra Bunny here... Good luck and safe travels to you, Tanya and Lucky! It's sad that you can't also bring your 3 cats to Canada, but I'm sure you've arranged for someone to take good care of them until the war is over.
ReplyDeleteWe have people who will live in our house until the war is over and they will look after the cats
DeleteThere's English-lang channel "privateer station" on youtube
ReplyDeleteInfo about Ukraine. Directly.
Thanks, I'll check it out
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
Thanks, Dora. I hope to be back in Canada in time for your thanksgiving but if everyone votes blue you can hold it early
DeleteIs my original comment in your spam folder.
ReplyDeleteI continue to think of you, your family and Ukraine and wish all of you well.
EC, it must have got lost. Thank you for keeping us in mind
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