Russian Missiles Destroy Aircraft Repair Plant in Ukraine's Lviv

"Russian forces on Friday destroyed an aircraft repair plant in the western Ukrainian city of
Lviv but no one was hurt, the mayor said. A thick pall of grey smoke streamed across the clear blue sky over Lviv's airport and ambulances raced to the scene." MT

Nicaraguan Lawmakers Call for International Investigation of US Biological Labs in Ukraine

"The United Nations and Europe should investigate US activities concerning a network of  biological laboratories in Ukraine, two Nicaraguan Assembly lawmakers told Sputnik." Sputnik

Italian Activists Rally in Rome, Pisa Against Weapons Supplies to Ukraine

"Activists of a major Italian trade union, USB, have organized rallies in Rome and Pisa against
sending weapons to Ukraine.

A week ago, the union's branch in Pisa reported that workers at the airport cargo terminal found crates of weapons and ammunition bound for Ukraine and marked as humanitarian aid. The workers reportedly refused to load weapons into the aircraft. According to a USB statement, lethal weapons are supplied to Ukraine under the guise of humanitarian aid, though the airport administration and the Italian government have denied the claims." MT

Russian tanks enter Mariupol as fighting hampers Ukrainian evacuation

"Russian tanks entered the battered Ukrainian port city Mariupol Saturday after relentless
bombardment since the start of the invasion on Feb. 24.

Street fighting in the besieged city hampered efforts to evacuate civilians and rescue people still trapped in the basement of a theater used for shelter that officials said Russia bombed on Wednesday.

Should Mariupol fall, Russia will have a land corridor from Crimea, stretching for most of the south coast and up the eastern regions of Ukraine." NYP

Russian general killed after Ukrainian forces destroy command post in Kherson

"Another Russian general has been killed in Ukraine, the country’s military claimed Saturday,
the fifth senior leader to fall since the invasion began 23 days ago.

Lieutenant-General Andrey Mordvichev, commander of the 8th army of the southern military district, was killed when armed forces destroyed a command post at an airfield in Kherson, a port city in southern Ukraine, officials said." NYP

Elon Musk's satellites help Zelensky dominate the skies: US billionaire's internet system is allowing Ukrainian drones to pound Putin's helpless tanks

"Aerorozvidka (Aerial Reconnaissance) is being used to attack Russian drones and target
Vladmir Putin's army of tanks with the help of the newly available Starlink system which improves internet and connection speeds. 

US billionaire Elon Musk's new technology helps to keep Ukrainian drones connected with their bases. 

It comes as the country has continue to suffer through internet and power outages throughout the invasion. 

The Starlink app is the most downloaded in Ukraine with global downloads tripling in the last two weeks." DailyMail

Are Biden's Afghanistan & Ukraine Blunders Behind NYT's Change of Heart About Hunter's Laptop?

"The New York Times finally admitted that Hunter Biden's abandoned "laptop from hell" is
worth a story and that emails recovered from it were "authenticated", despite previously overlooking and casting doubt on the New York Post's laptop bombshell in October 2020.

"The NYT piece on Hunter Biden's laptop comes as Joe Biden's presidency is mired in messes of his own making", says Wall Street analyst and investigative journalist Charles Ortel. "Decisions early on to attack fossil fuel production while spending trillions more dollars on fantasy programmes have fuelled historically high inflation rates that threaten a vast majority of Americans who have little savings, mounting debts, and live paycheck to paycheck. Abroad, American errors in foreign policies have been compounded by the arrogant, insolent incompetence of Biden, Harris, and their Cabinet who botched the withdrawal from Afghanistan, opened up our now violent southern border and incite mayhem at many flashpoints, especially in Ukraine now and perhaps soon over Taiwan".

It seems the NYT has finally had enough and now will be amenable to housecleaning well before the looming midterm elections this November, according to the Wall Street analyst.

 Politico revealed that the NYT had sued the State Department under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain emails that were sent or received by officials at the US Embassy in Romania between 2015 and 2019 mentioning Hunter Biden. The lawsuit stems from a 2019 report by the newspaper concerning Hunter's dealings with a Romanian real estate tycoon facing corruption charges, who "hired" the then-vice president's son in 2015.

According to Politico, the NYT's inquiry into Hunter was spearheaded by investigative journalist Kenneth P. Vogel, who had been at odds with Team Biden throughout 2020. It did not prevent the NYT from attacking the New York Post's inquiry into Hunter's laptop shortly before the 2020 presidential election. At that time, the US legacy media denounced the New York Post story as "Russian disinformation".

Yet, judging from the January 2022 FOIA, the NYT's 16 March piece is just one of a potential series of reports concerning the president's son." Sp

Russian Superyacht Stranded In Norway Because No One Will Sell It Fuel

"Norway's parliament outlawed discrimination, but some Norwegians are finding an exception
by restricting fuel to an unsanctioned superyacht owned by Russian oligarch Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, a former KGB agent and linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ragnar, a beautiful 68-meter (223-foot) commercial vessel turned luxury superyacht, is stranded in the Port of Narvik because Norwegian fuel suppliers reject all requests to refill it. The suppliers say they don't want to help entities associated with Russia." ZH

Russians Claim Underground Arms Depot Destroyed by Hypersonic Missile

"A Ukrainian military official has confirmed to a local news outlet that Russian forces carried
out a missile strike Friday on a missile and ammunition warehouse in the Delyatyn settlement of the Ivano-Frankivsk region in western Ukraine.

Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, said the Russian military hit the underground warehouse in Delyatyn with the hypersonic Kinzhal missile in its first reported combat use.

According to Russian officials, the Kinzhal, carried by MiG-31 fighter jets, has a range of up to 1,250 miles and flies at 10 times the speed of sound." Breitbart

BIDEN ABANDONS TAIWAN TO CHINA

"The White House did not immediately produce a readout of the video call between President Joe Biden and Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Friday morning, but the Chinese Foreign Ministry produced a detailed account of the call immediately, publishing it within the hour through Chinese state media. In China’s account of the call, Xi told Biden he could not expect any help from Beijing cleaning up the mess he made in Ukraine. 

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Biden told Xi the United States does not “seek a new Cold War with China” — a favorite talking point of the Chinese Communist Party. Biden further assured Xi the U.S.  does not support “Taiwan independence,” 

According to the Chinese readout, Biden repeated these pledges to Xi twice during the call." NYP

Russia's Burger King refuses to shut and 800 restaurants will remain open

"Russia has refused to close down their 800 Burger King restaurants despite demands from the
company to suspend all trading, owners have said.

The parent company of Burger King, Restaurant Brands International, announced that all operations would end for their franchised outlets in Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which is now well into its third week. 

But the main operator of the business, businessman Alexander Kolobov, who is in a joint partnership with Restaurant Brands and oversees the day-to-day of the 800 restaurants, has 'refused' to close down the chain." DM

Russia Threatens Countries Arming Ukraine

"Russia on Friday warned countries arming Ukraine that they will be considered "legitimate
targets" for retaliation.

"We clearly said that any cargo moving into the Ukrainian territory which we would believe is carrying weapons would be fair game," Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told RT television, a state-controlled network, ABC News reported." Newsmax

Bidenflation: Amazon Drivers Launch Protest Demanding Higher Pay to Deal with Gas Prices

"Amazon Flex drivers and other gig economy drivers have staged a protest outside an Amazon warehouse calling for an increase in pay to deal with surging gas prices during the unprecedented inflation under President Joe Biden.

Amazon Flex drivers do not drive Amazon delivery vehicles, but rather use their personal vehicles to deliver packages. As a result, they must pay for their own gas and with prices spiking during the Biden administration, many are claiming they can no longer afford to work for the e-commerce giant.

In an attempt to offset surging gas prices, other companies like Uber and Lyft have added extra charges for customers, but many Uber drivers have stated that the added surcharge is not enough to cover the higher cost of fuel.

An Amazon spokesperson told CNBC that the e-commerce giant is “closely monitoring the situation,” stating: “We’ve already made several adjustments through pricing surges in impacted areas to help ease some of the financial challenges. As the situation evolves, we’ll continue to make changes where we can to help support our partners.” Breitbart

An Unprecedented Wave Of Brazen Gasoline Thefts Is Rippling Across The US

"If we are seeing this much criminal activity already, what will happen when the price of
gasoline really spirals out of control?  I had heard that gasoline thefts were happening around the nation, but I had no idea how bad things really were until I started looking into it.  From coast to coast, gas stations are being targeted, and this is often being done by organized groups.  In other cases, criminals are going to private homes and are actually drilling directly into gas tanks in order to steal gasoline.  What we are witnessing is quite frightening, and it is yet another sign of how far our society has fallen." ZH

Putin arrests his own military chief for ‘leaking’ as Russian army suffers heavy losses

"As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – originally forecast to be over in less than a week – limps
into its third week, furious Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin is looking for someone to blame.

Reports are emerging that General Roman Gavrilov, the deputy chief of Russia‘s Rosgvardia unit which was the spearhead of the first push into Ukrainian territory, has been arrested by the feared Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation – The FSB.

The reason for Gavrilov’s arrest is not immediately clear.

One source quoted by Bellincat’s Christo Grozev say the charge was “wasteful squandering of fuel” while a more serious charge of “leaks of military information that led to loss of life” has also been rumored." DailyStar