Ukraine and the Russian invasion, Feb 2022 - tangentially related crap

[YouSir]

Interesting thread on Wagner Group, mercenaries and PMCs (private military companies):

Wonder how badly the war will hurt them. If Russia's pushing to deploy more mercenaries in Ukraine then that might mean pulling them out of places in Africa and reneging on contracts there which I can't imagine inspires return business. Also they must be taking losses which harm them. All to the good really, mercenaries are a blight on any situation wherever they're from, even worse when they're enabled by and profit a regime like Putins.

 

[The39thStep]

Interesting thread on Wagner Group, mercenaries and PMCs (private military companies):

Thanks. Can you post this on the Invasion/Fascism thread as well please?

 

[The39thStep]

Interesting thread on Wagner Group, mercenaries and PMCs (private military companies):

The founder of Blackwater the American 'private security firm ' allegedly tried to do a deal with them a couple of years back "offering to supply a ground force as well as aviation-based surveillance,"

Erik Prince Offered Lethal Services to Sanctioned Russian Mercenary Firm

 

[nogojones]

Eric Prince is more than an equal in the cunt world to Dmitriy Utkin.

 

[Dystopiary]

Thanks. Can you post this on the Invasion/Fascism thread as well please?

Yeah, sure.

 

[andysays]

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere yet (though some posters will probably try to argue it's actually a result of Brexit)

Supermarkets set limits on sale of cooking oil​

Some supermarkets are limiting how much cooking oil customers are able to buy as supplies are hit by war in Ukraine. Tesco is allowing three items per customer. Waitrose and Morrisons have limited shoppers to two items each.

The majority of the UK's sunflower oil comes from Ukraine and disruption to exports has led to some shortages and an increased demand for alternatives. The British Retail Consortium says the restrictions are a temporary measure "to ensure availability for everyone."

 

[8ball]

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere yet (though some posters will probably try to argue it's actually a result of Brexit)

Supermarkets set limits on sale of cooking oil​

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Is that sunflower oil being marketed as high in Omega 3?

 

[zahir]

Labour rights under martial law.

The war on workers? What is wrong with labor regulations during the martial law

The effects of new labour relations legislation on workers during and after the war.

commons.com.ua

 

[The39thStep]

Anniversary of the Odessa Massacre 2014 where 48 people were killed in clashes between pro unity and federalist supporters.42 of these were federalist supporters who died from suffocation or burns or threw themselves off the Trade Union Centre when it was set alight. The fascist Right Sector was part of the pro unity demonstration.

United Nations report "Ultimately, what is needed is the political will to ensure justice in these cases.The seventh anniversary is the perfect occasion for the authorities to take firm action to move forward on accountability in relation to the 2 May 2014 events and to show that the rule of law is a guiding principle in Ukraine, rather than a biased system based on political positions"

7 years with no answers. What is lacking in the investigations of the events in odesa on 2 May 2014?

What happened on 2 May 2014 in Odesa? After the end of the Maidan protests in Kyiv, Odesa anti-Maidan groups – critical of the newly established central Government – called for the federalization of Ukraine, while Maidan supporters opposed this.

ukraine.un.org

 

[nogojones]

Anniversary of the Odessa Massacre 2014 where 48 people were killed in clashes between pro unity and federalist supporters.42 of these were federalist supporters who died from suffocation or burns or threw themselves off the Trade Union Centre when it was set alight. The fascist Right Sector was part of the pro unity demonstration.

United Nations report "Ultimately, what is needed is the political will to ensure justice in these cases.The seventh anniversary is the perfect occasion for the authorities to take firm action to move forward on accountability in relation to the 2 May 2014 events and to show that the rule of law is a guiding principle in Ukraine, rather than a biased system based on political positions"

7 years with no answers. What is lacking in the investigations of the events in odesa on 2 May 2014?

What happened on 2 May 2014 in Odesa? After the end of the Maidan protests in Kyiv, Odesa anti-Maidan groups – critical of the newly established central Government – called for the federalization of Ukraine, while Maidan supporters opposed this.

ukraine.un.org

The 7th anniversary would have been a good time for the authorities to take firm action to move forward. The 8th anniversary they had other shit to deal with.

 

[The39thStep]

Curfew was imposed in Odessa from May1-May3 to prevent any demonstrations or protests

 

[nogojones]

Curfew was imposed in Odessa from May1-May3 to prevent any demonstrations or protests

Nothing to do with the Russians blowing up bridges there, stirring the pot in Moldova and Transnistria, increased landing craft and other naval activity in Crimea, along with the renewed offensive then?

 

[The39thStep]

Nothing to do with the Russians blowing up bridges there, stirring the pot in Moldova and Transnistria, increased landing craft and other naval activity in Crimea, along with the renewed offensive then?

I have to take the opinion RTP (the nearest equivalent to a Portuguese version of the BBC) in good faith but who knows perhaps you are better placed?

Recolher obrigatório em Odessa

A medida entra em vigor das 22h00 deste domingo e as 5h00 de terça-feira. Isto porque o dia 2 de maio de 2014 deu-se o "massacre de Odessa" com 46 mortos e por isso mesmo foi decretado o recolher obrigatório nesta data.

www.rtp.pt

 

[Flavour]

Times of Israel reporting that Russian anti-aircraft opened fire on Israeli jets conducting missions in Syria last week

 

[andysays]

Times of Israel reporting that Russian anti-aircraft opened fire on Israeli jets conducting missions in Syria last week

What were Israeli jets doing conducting missions in Syria last week?

 

[Pickman's model]

What were Israeli jets doing conducting missions in Syria last week?

up to no good i've no doubt

 

[DaveCinzano]

What were Israeli jets doing conducting missions in Syria last week?

Spreading good time vibes

 

[Cid]

What were Israeli jets doing conducting missions in Syria last week?

The point is more that Russia up to now has tacitly allowed Israeli use of Syrian airspace.

 

[Flavour]

What were Israeli jets doing conducting missions in Syria last week?

Bombing people they don't like, militias affiliated with Iran most likely

 

[Dogsauce]

They bombed a Russian-built air defence truck, operated by the Government. Not sure what their specific beef was with that item.

 

[The39thStep]

Ian Austin ex Labour MP's version of 'the real enemy is at home'

 

[teqniq]

'See that passing bandwagon? I am going to jump on it'

 

[pogofish]

Is that sunflower oil being marketed as high in Omega 3?

Yup - The high oleic sunflower oils that Ukraine is probably the world leader in development and production of do contain a high proportion of Omega-3 as well.

 

[8ball]

Yup - The high oleic sunflower oils that Ukraine is probably the world leader in development and production of do contain a high proportion of Omega-3 as well.

What’s the 3:6 ratio with this stuff?

 

[pogofish]

What’s the 3:6 ratio with this stuff?

Pretty much ideal IIRC - Ukraine has put a lot of effort into developing strains and refining processes that meet the grade. More impressive is that many if not all have been developed by traditional hybridisation techniques and improvements to the refining process, without the GMO approach taken by other countries/companies.

 

[8ball]

Pretty much ideal IIRC - Ukraine has put a lot of effort into developing strains and refining processes that meet the grade. More impressive is that many if not all have been developed by traditional hybridisation techniques and improvements to the refining process, without the GMO approach taken by other countries/companies.

Thanks.

 

[strung out]

This is potentially good news, as long as Ukraine can find a way of getting their grain out of the country.

 

[zahir]

Predicting the disappearance of the Mariupol Greek dialect.

The Mariupol Greeks, their language and their books | Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages

A couple of weeks ago my friend Roger Green, who used to be the Taylorian’s Greek cataloguer many years ago, suggested to me that the Taylorian might like to put on a little display of Greek books published in Mariupol in the 1930s. At the bottom of the page I have listed 3 or 4 items based on...

www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

 

[likesfish]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61726733

2 British Ukrainian fighters sentenced to death for being "mercenaries" although both had joined the Ukrainan military so should be protected by the Geneva convention. But Russia doesn't really belive in the rules of war.

 

[cupid_stunt]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61726733

2 British Ukrainian fighters sentenced to death for being "mercenaries" although both had joined the Ukrainan military so should be protected by the Geneva convention. But Russia doesn't really belive in the rules of war.

Thar's under discussion on the main thread - from THIS POST onwards.