This is great thinking and great insight . Sometimes, those who struggle more and have a very difficult path in any demanding environment and organization, when they succeed, become the very best.
Terrifying footage of firefighters in Kramatorsk being hunted by russian FPVs.
Firefighters have one of the bravest jobs in the world - to rescue people - and this is what they have to deal with. Despicable terrorism.
BREAK: https://t.co/eC7ZrJrVMW - the offshore gambling empire in which George Cottrell is involved - has shut down weeks after we revealed it was implicated in potentially criminal wrongdoing in the UK.
Its website now states: "We are sorry to announce the https://t.co/eC7ZrJrVMW brand is no longer operating"
Though there is a Russia-Syria treaty on extradition (in force since 2023), Russian observers pour cold water on the prospect of Russia extraditing Assad after he was sentenced to death in absentia
https://t.co/6hJLqSM69W
Lavrov previously said extradition wasn't on the table /1
Polish PM Donald Tusk: "We really are building the most modern army in Europe, capable of defending our borders, and that is priceless. It is worth all the money and all our efforts."
Scoop: Ukraine halted an intense campaign of drone strikes on oil tankers using the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in the Russian port of Novorossiysk after a request from US vice-president JD Vance during a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
https://t.co/eLpLEN6vb1
Great enabling fundraiser which directly saves lives while helping to halt Russian advances. I’ll be adding my contribution later tonight. I absolutely encourage you to pitch in. Even just a few dollars helps. These machines have saved equipment worth tens of millions of dollars and the lives of so many people.
Hello everyone, I am starting a new fundraiser to help maintain and repair engineering equipment @LibertyUkraineF has already delivered to Ukraine with your aid. Donation link at the end of this post.
Please read till the end, like, share and quote - it is very important for this fundraiser.
Donations are tax deductible.
Over the past 3 years, we have delivered more than 30 excavators, 40 heavy trucks, and loads of other engineering equipment such as cranes, augers, and off-road forklifts.
90% of the equipment we have delivered has performed exceptionally well, as we picked some of the most durable models. However, even the best equipment can't live forever, and the stress it's been put through on the battlefield shows.
For example, one of the machines worked 12,000 hours over two years. That machine was a Yanmar VIO50 excavator that we bought, delivered, and serviced for $30,000. A new machine like this costs around $100,000. 12,000 machine hours is more than the expected lifetime of an excavator in this class.
Today, this excavator returned to us for major repairs. I can't stress enough the importance of the work this machine performed. It served in the 43rd Artillery Brigade, building fortifications for PzH 2000 howitzers and digging trenches for drone pilots. It saved countless lives from drone threats and tens of millions of dollars in equipment by protecting critical assets.
Today, we have a backlog of around 8 similar machines awaiting repairs. These machines have complex hydraulics, pins, and joints that require special equipment and expertise to repair.
My goal has always been to deliver the best-value solutions for the least amount of funding. For example, a machine used to bore pin seats on an excavator costs around $15,000. We didn't have that kind of funding dedicated to repairs, so my brother @vaycartana built and programmed such a tool himself, and it cost us only $4,000.
However, our ingenuity and desire to help Ukraine can only go so far without funding. We need parts, we need to pay for electricity, and we need to pay something to the workers who perform these repairs. This is back-breaking labor done under constant air raids, bombings, and air raid sirens.
That's why I am asking you to donate to the fundraiser using the link at the end of this post. Our goal is to raise $30,000 to allow us to repair up to 6 excavators.
Please share, quote repost, and like this post. It greatly helps visibility and directly impacts the battlefield.
https://t.co/kW45efUONx
"The Americans" a fantastic TV show about 'Illegals' deep cover Russian agents living double lives to further their nations goals
But the CIA operated 'illegals' too - so how easy was it for the CIA to run 'illegals' abroad and what were the admin hurdles?
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