US Ret-Colonel Douglas MacGregor on the battle of Bakhmut:
Sadly, that was it. Which I hate because in the end it's just noise and misinformation.In Spanish speaking countries today is the Day of the Innocent Saints, which traditionally is the equivalent of April Fool's Day. That was probably it.
Пельменчики это круто! Одобряю однозначно!That's it, break, I'll go make dumplings(pelmeni)
Reuters: шаманы в Перу предсказали окончания конфликта на Украине в 2023 годуReuters: shamans in Peru predicted the end of the conflict in Ukraine in 2023
Peruvian shamans predicted the end of the conflict in Ukraine by August 2023, Reuters reports. They noted that this issue will be resolved peacefully.
"All this will calm down. There will be peace, tranquility. This is what we saw," the agency quotes one of the shamans, Cleofe Sedano.
It is noted that the prediction was made during the New Year's ritual on the hill of San Cristobal. Shamans dressed in traditional Andean clothes welcomed the coming year with a purification ceremony using flowers, incense, snakes and photos of the presidents of Ukraine and Russia.
RTVI: вернувшийся на Украину британский наёмник Пиннер заснял видео боя с ВС РоссииRTVI: the British mercenary Pinner, who returned to Ukraine, filmed a video of the battle with the Russian Armed Forces
British mercenary Sean Penner, who previously fought on the side of the Kiev regime and was released from captivity, published a video in which he again takes part in battles on the side of the Ukrainian army. This is reported by RTVI TV channel.
RTVI: the British mercenary Pinner, who returned to Ukraine, filmed a video of the battle with the Russian Armed Forces
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"They were going to attack the trench with five or ten Russians, but there were up to thirty of them with the support of the T—90M," the TV channel quotes the words of a British mercenary. As specified, the video originally appeared at the disposal of the channel "War History Weapons".
In early December, the British tabloid The Sun reported that Sean Pinner, who previously fought on the side of the Kiev regime and was captured, returned to Ukraine.
The newspaper wrote that the Briton promised his mother and son "not to fight on the front line anymore."
The defence of Ukraine is not solely men’s business.
In 2021, there were around 30,000 women in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion, the number of female military personnel has been growing.
Currently 41,000 women serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Another 19,000 are civilian women that supply the needs of the army.
Around 5,000 women are directly involved in hostilities.
Today Ukraine has an impressive ratio of women in the armed forces even compared to NATO member states. The amount of female military personnel in the armies of NATO countries ranges from 0.3% to 20%. For example, in the USA the respective percentage equals 17%, in Great Britain – 11%, in Poland – 7%, in Denmark – 8%, in Estonia – 10% etc. In Ukraine women constitute 9% of the Armed Forces.
At the same time, the question of availability of suitable clothes and underwear for our servicewomen was quite acute.
When in summer, the Ministry of Defense at the initiative of #ArmWomenNow project and public initiative #FormaTwo as well as the participation of the Advisor & Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for barrier-free environment started working on samples of women’s uniforms and studied relevant experience, it turned out that there are not a lot of countries that have women’s field uniforms. By the way, not even all the NATO countries (whose standards are used for tailoring) have women’s uniforms.
Generally speaking, women’s military uniforms were not commonplace in any country for a long time.
For instance, in the USA women are allowed to serve in the army since 1948. And only in 2011 the American Armed Forces developed a female version of the uniform suitable in terms of body parameters.
So, for several months, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense together with volunteers worked on this issue.
And finally, I can announce: the first batches of women's uniforms and underwear have already arrived to several brigades for testing.
Together with volunteers, two versions of uniform and underwear for female military personnel have been produced. They will be tested during experimental wear in military units. During testing, the existing model of the field suit will also be investigated by dividing it and providing our servicewomen with a jacket and trousers within different size charts.
Therefore, in accordance with the procedure, after testing the unforms by our servicewomen and recording their comments and proposals, the samples will be revised by the manufacturer. After that, I will issue the amendments to the order of the Ministry of Defence “On the approval of Rules for wearing military uniforms and insignias by military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and students of military lyceums”.
Along with this, we continue to explore possibilities of using fabric with elastane. Given its properties and the anthropometry of the female body, this fabric allows to fit the uniform based on servicewomen’s needs.
Clothes are not the only matter on our agenda. In a couple of weeks’ time, in January, we plan to start the work on introducing a separate type of high-toed boots for female military personnel.
The same goes for body armor that takes anthropometry into account. By the way, an experimental sample of women’s body armor has already been developed by our domestic manufacturers. Among other things, it has means for redistributing weight. After completing the test cycle, this body armor will be sent to the troops.
Uniform for pregnant women should be considered a separate issue. Unfortunately, there are gaps here. And we must work on them too.
Such a uniform already exists for female military personnel in Germany. Last year, testing of overalls for pregnant women began in the US army.
I know that our volunteers got involved in this matter too: I read about a uniform for pregnant women which was sewn for one of our servicewomen.
I am confident that in addition to sewing the usual women’s field uniform, we should also take up the task of sewing uniforms for pregnant women.
Ukrainian women are brave and professional. Ukrainian women are embodiments of resilience, strength and character. They are independent, just like our Homeland.
Female snipers, gunners, tankers… They fearlessly defend out land and destroy the enemy. Women in medical forces assist out warriors, our men and women, on the front lines under enemy fire.
Therefore, defending Ukraine from a terrorist invader is not solely men’s business. Women stand side-by-side with their male comrades to protect our country and people.
And we have to do everything to make them comfortable and at ease.
And we will do it.
Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your service.
Glory to Ukraine.
Well, actually, they will also offer a funeral uniform, a fashionable coffin and a trump place in the cemetery....Uniforms for pregnant women: tankers, artillerymen, snipers!!!?
Chopped healthy in the head Ukrainian psychopaths. Soon they will propose uniform designs for elementary school children, kindergartens and old people's homes, and otherwise everything normal....