Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.
- He’s a liar (but we’re not booting him just yet) “Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly on Monday accused the Russian ambassador to Canada of spreading misinformation and propaganda to the Canadian public but said she has no plans to expel him from the country …” (cbc.ca)
- First granular piece on what life’s like in newly-Russian-occupied Ukraine (teaser: people evacuated from other areas into occupied zones get more $ than locals – that’s gotta set up a great “hey, neighbour” vibe) “Occupied Donbas: lack of water and men, return of hryvnia, and hatred towards “refugees” ” (UKR media)
- Still trying to get ’em out UKR National Guard on troops still @ Azovstal: “… We are announcing the steps taken to evacuate at least some people and evacuate them to other cities. Evacuation itself is an extremely complex process, from the establishment of a regime of silence to the need to dismantle the blockages …” (Text, Google English from Ukrainian) – Original National Guard FB post (in Ukrainian)
- Good question from a conservative think tank “If NATO blood would in fact be spilt should Russia invade Poland or the Baltic states, why have we utterly rejected the prospect of spilling it to help protect Ukraine from Putin’s mass killings, torture, rape and destruction? ….” (Gatestone Institute)
- Latest on the cyber front “Cyberattack Knocks Out Russian Video Platform Rutube” (AFP via RUS independent media) – “Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine -Western officials” (Reuters) – “The cyber war between Ukraine and Russia: An overview” (Reuters)
- UKR Pres: Hey, enough with the expecting a win EVERY day ” Zelensky asks not to put pressure on Armed Forces of Ukraine with daily expectation of victories” (UKR media)
- Canadian media find out the stories of some of the victims of Bucha “The last brave acts of the five Ukrainian men found dead and bound in a Bucha basement” (Globe and Mail)
- Interesting that Canadian manufacturers are interested in this specifically (enough to write about it in an industry outlet) “Is Russia increasingly likely to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?” (CanadianManufacturing.com)
- RUS rubbing UKR’s nose in it over Snake Island “Kiev loses 30 drones in attempt to seize Snake Island – Russian Defense Ministry” (RUS state media) – “Bodies of 27 Ukrainian special ops troops, nationalists left on Snake Island – top brass” (RUS state media) – Russian Defense Ministry: Attempt to seize the Zmeiniy Island has become a disaster for Kiev” (pro-RUS amplifier)
- If the first bit is true, how much should we trust the second bit, right? “US intel questioned for misjudging Afghanistan, Ukraine” (Associated Press) – “Putin seeking goals beyond Ukraine’s east: US intelligence chief” (Al Jazeera)
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