I know that this instance is nominally in Finland, but as far as I know this is the most active Ukrainian-news on Lemmy. I'm expecting that a fair number of US Citizens are here.

Now is the time for action

On Friday of this week, Congress will enter recess as currently planned. If Ukrainian aid fails, USA's aid will not be ready until January at the earliest, and maybe later (February??).

Congress is scheduled in waves of discussion, where Representatives sit in Congress to discuss... as well as fly back home to hold town halls or other such activities. Recess periods are important (its not "just a vactation", Representatives tend to work hard even during a recess to meet with their constituents), but it does mean that no new funding will be approved during the recess.

Political summary

A bill must pass:

1. The House of Representatives (Republicans)
2. The Senate (Slim control by the Democrats)
3. The President's signature (Joe Biden, a Democrat)

Before a bill becomes law. We need a new bill that provides new funding for Ukraine, or else we will no longer be legally allowed to give aid to Ukraine. This would be devastating for the Ukrainian cause.

Democrats are unified in their support. Joe Biden is the President and has huge support for Ukraine. The Senate is a 50-50 split, but the Vice President gets the tie-breaker vote.

The issue is the House. Republican Mike Johnson is the Speaker of the House, and Republicans control the House. Mike Johnson has tied Ukrainian aid to Border / Immigration stuff, meaning he will not discuss any Ukrainian-aid bill unless it provides substantial pro-Republican side border/immigration changes.

Find your Representative/Senator and contact them.

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

Use these webpages here. Find your Representative, and start emailing them, or maybe contact them through other social media to pressure them into providing Ukrainian support.

Tell everyone you know: now is the time. We need to push this through. We cannot afford to have this Ukrainian aid get dropped. Not only this, but Ukrainian aid MUST pass before the recess, otherwise Ukrainian aid shipments will be halted.

I'm confident that all of our Representatives care enough to "eventually" support Ukraine. But that's not good enough. An interruption of aid over the next month would be incredibly harmful to the Ukrainians. We need to immediately call to action everyone politically. Contact your Representatives (and Senator for good measure) TODAY.

If you aren't American, please help by spreading the word. Make sure all Americans you know recognize how important this week is for Ukrainian aid.

Mirror:

Source: https://t.me/azov_media/5199

Cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/6607071

Original link: https://istories.media/en/stories/2023/11/23/mironov-kidnapping/

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Source: https://t.me/noel_reports/5955

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Translation:

⚡️18 IMPACT UAVS and 8 BALLISTIC MISSILES DESTROYED

➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖

On the night of December 11, 2023, the occupiers attacked Ukraine with "Shahed" type drones from the occupied Crimea, the launching areas were Chauda, Belbek.

🛬 A total of 18 "Shahed-136/131" strike UAV launches were recorded.

💥 All enemy drones were destroyed by air defense in the area of responsibility of the Southern Air Command. Most of them are in Mykolaiv Oblast. Anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully worked.

🚀 Around 4 am on December 11, 2023, the Russian occupiers hit the Kyiv region with eight ballistic missiles. The blow was struck from the northern direction, previously from the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation.

💥 All eight targets were destroyed by anti-aircraft missile units of the "Center" air command.

✊ Let's keep the sky!

🇺🇦 Together - to victory!

https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2023/12/11/the-total-combat-losses-of-the-enemy-from-24-02-2022-to-11-12-2023/

​Ukraine's Troops Were Reinforced by the American M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle

November 4, 2023

Ukraine became only the second operator of the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (M1150 ABV) in the world after the USA, while their number is very small even in the US Army

The Armed Forces of Ukraine received the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle that is U.S. military mine- and explosives-clearing vehicle, based on the M1 Abrams chassis. This is seen in the video that was published by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi were he is awarding and congratulating defenders on the Day of Rocket Forces and Artillery as well as the Engineering Troops Day.

There were no separate reports on the delivery of the M1150 ABV from the US, but it is likely that it arrived together with the Abrams tanks, the batch of which was received by Ukraine no later than mid-October. And thus the Armed Forces of Ukraine became the second in the world after the USA and the first foreign operator of this vehicle (in 2021, Australia received permission to purchase, but nothing has been reported about the signing of the contract as well as its implementation at the moment).

The M1150 ABV is a new vehicle for creating passages in mine barriers, for which it combines two systems at once. The first is a a mine plow.

The second is a system for launching line charges, as implemented in the M58 MICLIC system. That is, the vehicle can blast passages in minefields about 100-150 meters long at a time.

But if the MICLIC has only the charges themselves and is based on the M113 armored personnel carrier, then the M1150 ABV is a more versatile and, most importantly, much more protected vehicle. The latter allowed it to be used in the role of a truly assault tank to defeat the enemy's protected positions.

At the same time, their number in the US army is quite small, according to Military Balance - only 149 units, although an order for 187 units was made for the ground forces during the operation in Afghanistan. Moreover, the US Army's available M1150 ABVs include an estimated 30-50 that were transferred from the US Marine Corps following the decision to withdraw the tanks from the Marines.

In view of the above, it can be concluded that the transfer of the M1150 ABV to Ukraine is a rather serious step for the USA - in view of the obvious shortage of such systems. This also means that the USA is very careful about meeting Ukraine's needs in combat systems, which are necessary to solve the tasks currently facing the Armed Forces of Ukraine - breaking through the enemy's defenses and completely liberating the temporarily occupied territories and restoring the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine.

Love this lady's channel. Nice video where she interviews volunteers who build FPV's.

https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2023/12/10/the-total-combat-losses-of-the-enemy-from-24-02-2022-to-10-12-2023/