What is the truth? -

in every war we are fed lies.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65630022


By Adam Durbin in London and James Landale in Kyiv
BBC News



Kyiv's authorities said it seemed all incoming missiles had been destroyed, but debris falling from the air caused some damage in two districts.

One person has been killed and two more wounded in a missile strike on the Black Sea port of Odesa, officials say.

Blasts were also heard in the central-western regions of Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky and Zhytomyr.

Overall, 29 out of 30 missiles launched by Russia overnight were shot down, Ukraine's Air Force said in a statement.

In a separate development, rail traffic was suspended between Simferopol and the city of Sevastopol after a freight train carrying grain derailed. Simferopol is the regional capital of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

Vladimir Konstantinov, the Moscow-installed head of the regional parliament, told Russia's state media that the derailment was caused by an explosion. An investigation is now under way.

In the latest overnight attack on Kyiv, Russia used cruise missiles and reconnaissance drones, the capital's military administration said in a statement.

It said that "a series of air attacks on Kyiv, unprecedented in their power, intensity and variety, continues".

On Tuesday, Ukraine said it had shot down six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles as part of an "exceptionally dense" attack.


Ukraine says one of the Russian missiles shot down over the Kyiv region fell in the backyard of a house:

The Russians have an active army of over 800,000 soldiers. Ukraine has an active army of about 200,000. The way the Russians are killing Ukrainians, it is no surprise that the Ukrainian military is conscripting civilians to fight in the army.

If the Indonesians got expansionist enough, I bet we Australians would have conscription within a few years of conflicts starting.

They have been fighting Russia for a decade and haven't lost yet, so they can't be losing too badly.

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aquascoot wrote on May 18^th, 2023 at 7:19pm:


Allegedly.

No proof whatsoever that what you say is true.

No proof that they're even Ukrainian.

Looks like the USA is already tying one hand behind the backs of Ukraine:

https://www.rt.com/news/576506-ukraine-us-f16-training/








Without Washington’s approval, Ukrainian airmen could only receive lessons on technical language and tactics, an official in Kiev has told the outlet
US won’t let Europe train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s – NYT
FILE PHOTO: A Belgian F-16 jet fighter takes part in the NATO drills. ©  AFP / Kenzo Tribouillard

The US has forbidden its European allies from providing Ukrainian pilots with training on F-16 fighter jets, the New York Times has reported, citing a high-ranking official in Kiev.

Without approval from Washington, the best that Ukrainian airmen can hope for are lessons on technical language and tactical training on the ground, the outlet said on Wednesday.


The unnamed Ukrainian official told the NYT that four nations, including the Netherlands and Norway, have “quietly signaled” that they are ready to supply Ukraine with the warplanes produced by Lockheed Martin.

F-16s contain classified technology and Washington’s allies must obtain special “releasability” permission from the Pentagon to even discuss it with outside partners such as Ukraine, a senior US Defense Department official explained to the paper.