Notices by Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host), page 17

Today’s Dog of War, Flynn. This handsome pup was spotted by Alessandra.

These people are inspiring.

And their continued determination is a lesson for Ukrainians who might be feeling a lot forgotten. 

“Sometimes you get pessimistic, but eventually, you have to rise up from there and just keep living,” al-Hamouri said. 

It’s a reminder that Ukrainians can go on.

Because they must. 

Western air defense are making Kyiv safe.

Kyiv’s defenses are now bolstered by 🇩🇪 Gepard and 🇺🇸 Avenger systems that shoot down drones and cruise missiles. So, 🇺🇦 Air defense forces can integrate modern systems with Soviet ones.

https://www.politico.eu/article/western-air-defenses-ukraine-kyiv-rare-safe-spot-war-russia/

Congress wants to approve additional aid to Ukraine in an aid package before Christmas.

The package will include aid to Israel, Ukraine and changes to the immigration system.

If both parties are unable to agree on this before the New Year, the chance of getting all four parts of the plan decrease significantly.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congressional-leaders-are-aiming-pass-ukraine-israel-supplemental-aid-rcna125845

Ukrainian mothers rescuing children from Russian-occupied territory by going undercover.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rescuing-abducted-ukrainian-children-60-minutes-video-2023-11-19/

Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

Ukrainian combat medics are now able to perform blood transfusions before the wounded soldiers are admitted to hospitals.

The first transfusions have already been performed in trenches.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/12/7428430/

Ukrainian MP who helped Rudy Giuliani, acting as Donald Trump’s lawyer, is charged with treason.

The MP received money from Russia for spreading fake news about Ukraine, including accusing Ukrainian politicians of manipulating the US election.

https://www.politico.eu/article/oleksandr-dubinsky-ukraine-treason-russia-rudy-giuliani-joe-hunter-biden/

Here’s what we are reading today:

#Ukraine is now the most mined country in the world, overtaking #Syria and #Afghanistan.

264 civilians have been killed by mines since the start of the full-scale invasion, and a third of the country is mined.

https://time.com/6330445/demining-ukraine/

Here's what The #Counteroffensive is reading today:

“We have information that the Russian military has been actually executing soldiers who refuse to follow orders,” U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.

Entire units are under threat of execution if they try to retreat.

https://www.politico.eu/article/kremlin-executes-russia-soldiers-refuse-to-follow-moscow-orders-ukraine-war-white-house-washington/

#Ukraine

Hundreds of people gathered in central #Kyiv for a rare protest demanding answers for missing Ukrainian soldiers.

The crowd chanted and called on #Zelenskyy to deliver the missing back home.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/world/europe/ukraine-missing-soldiers-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#Ukraine

The new House Speaker, Mike Johnson, met with Biden yesterday to discuss aid for #Ukraine and #Israel.

After the meeting, Johnson confirmed that the GOP would not abandon Ukraine.

But House Republicans will propose that Israel receive aid first.

https://apnews.com/article/congress-speaker-johnson-republicans-trump-98143477c7cd0069d8d59e59594a277b

Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

#Putin arrives in #Beijing today to meet with Xi Jinping.

This is his first international trip outside of former Soviet Union states since the ICC arrest warrant was issued in March.

The visit marks the 10th anniversary of Xi’s Belt and Road initiative to build infrastructure in the East.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-counter-offensive-putin-war-latest-b2430834.html

#Ukraine

Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

A Kremlin insider told ISW that #Putin has given Shoigu until October to repel the counteroffensive.

Putin has been claiming the continued Russian defense as battlefield success, and Ukrainian success would refute these claims.
#Ukraine
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-24-2023

Good morning to readers; Taipei remains in Taiwanese hands.

Concerned citizens here are training for a worst-case scenario: #Chinese invasion.

And we bring you a story of a Ukrainian in #Taipei, who won't stop protesting outside Russia's office.
#Ukraine

Read at http://counteroffensive.news

#Taipai residents Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu met while volunteering in #California – teaching in #prison – and quickly bonded over their mutual love for books about revolt and rebellion.

They’re both from what they called ‘mixed marriages’ (one from #Taiwan, the other from #China).

Michelle, a lawyer who specialized in working with marginalized communities in the U.S., needed some convincing to move to Taipei.

Albert, a historian, had told her that his dream was to live there.

Would you like to see more dispatches from outside #Ukraine but still relevant to #Russian aggression around the globe?

Let us know!

You can read the full article here:
http://counteroffensive.news

The couple ultimately moved to Taiwan two years ago, and have closely observed the full-scale #Russian invasion while noting just how many parallels there are between #Taiwan and #Ukraine.

"We're young democracies... [we both had a] transition to democracy in the 1990s, and so we're really trying to figure out what it means to be a multicultural democracy,” Albert said.

Both #Taiwan and #Ukraine erupted in popular protest in 2014 – Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity and Taiwan's Sunflower movement happened around the same time, as an act of resistance against an autocratic neighbor.

The Sunflower Movement emerged in opposition to a trade agreement between #China and Taiwan. Protesters occupied the country's legislature and executive offices, and hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets, ultimately forcing the government to back down.

The Russian full-scale invasion was a wake-up call for this region of the world: deep historical, cultural, linguistic, familial, and business ties don’t mean that an all-out war can’t happen.

A Chinese invasion may not be imminent, but one lesson of the Russian invasion is clear:

when your autocratic neighbor says that you don’t exist as a distinct identity and is willing to use violence to impose this misguided conclusion, you should take that threat seriously.
#Ukraine

Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

Rumors about Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov’s health have been swirling for months, but most recent reports by Ukrainian intelligence suggest he has been in a coma and will be treated in the UAE.
#Ukraine
https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-chechen-warlord-kadyrov-in-critical-condition/