Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Powerful explosions ring out in Kherson

"Roman Mrochko, the head of the Kherson City Military Administration said "There are
powerful explosions in Kherson! Stay in safe places! Do not go out into the open space
!"
Pravada

Canada parliament speaker resigns after calling Ukrainian Nazi veteran a ‘hero’

"The speaker of Canada’s parliament has resigned after inviting a Ukrainian Nazi veteran to
attend a special session of parliament, and then calling the man a “hero” amid two standing ovations.
Earlier in the day, Canada’s foreign minister, Mélanie Joly, called the situation “deeply unacceptable” and an “embarrassment”. The government house leader said Rota should do the “honourable thing” and step down. 
The Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, also criticized Justin Trudeau for the fiasco, saying the prime minister had “brought shame on Canada” after the government’s failure to have its “massive diplomatic and intelligence apparatus vet and prevent honoring a Nazi”." Guardian

Poland Considers War Crimes Extradition for WWII Nazi Applauded by Trudeau and Zelensky

"The Canadian government insists two rounds of standing applause for a 98-year-old Waffen-SS volunteer was a mistake borne of ignorance, meanwhile, Poland is moving to extradite the
elderly trooper over potential war crime charges.

Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian who moved to Canada after the Second World War, hit major public prominence in the past week after he was introduced to the Canadian Parliament during a special session attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “Ukrainian hero, Canadian hero” who had “fought [for] Ukrainian independence against the Russians”. This warm introduction led to Hunka enjoying two standing ovations, including whoops and cheers from the floor.
What was not mentioned at the time, however, is that Hunka fought “against the Russians” as part of a Nazi unit in the Waffen-SS recruited from ethnic Ukrainians." Breitbart

Russian Black Sea Commander Seen In Video The Day After Ukraine Said It Killed Him

"Ukriane's Special Operations Forces announced in a Telegram post that "the commander" of
the Black Sea Fleet was among 34 officers killed in last Friday's attack on the fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol. The fleet's commander is Viktor Sokolov. The statement claimed that he was killed, and that there were additionally "dozens of dead and wounded occupants, including the senior leadership of the fleet."

But on Tuesday Russian television aired fresh images of Viktor Sokolov attending a meeting of military leaders, the day after Ukraine announced he supposedly died. "In video and photographs released by the Russian defense ministry and shown on state television on Tuesday, Sokolov is seen taking part in a video conference with Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and other top admirals and army chiefs," Al Jazeera writes. Sokolov doesn't speak in the footage, but is shown multiple times." ZH

Moscow-installed head of the Russian-annexed Ukrainian region of Donetsk imposed a curfew

"Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-installed head of the
Russian-annexed Ukrainian region of Donetsk imposed a curfew, from 11pm until 4am from Monday to Friday. The decree outlaws any kind of public assembly or mass event without official military approval and includes “military censorship of postal mail and messages transmitted via telecommunications systems as well as control of telephone conversations”." AJ

Ukrainian air defenses destroy 26 out of 38 kamikaze drones overnight

"Ukrainian
air defense forces destroyed 26 out of the 38 Shahed-136/131 attack drones
launched by the
Russians overnight." Ukrin

German weapons sent to Ukraine non-functional

"Some of the weapons Berlin has given Kiev to aid in its fight against Russia were either in
bad condition or outdated,
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has admitted....Baerbock pointed out that Ukraine would not benefit from promises to deliver arms that remain unfulfilled, or shipments of inoperable military equipment. “Some of our systems are really old-fashioned… and we said in the beginning that some are not functioning,” she said." RT