Month: January 2023

Complete MoD of Russia Reports for January 23rd, 2023…


23.01.2023 (17:30) Baltic Fleet’s helicopter crews conduct scheduled training flights in Kaliningrad region Main emphasis was placed on nighttime flights.
23.01.2023 (14:25) Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine
23.01.2023 (11:00) Krasnopol guided projectiles actively employed by Pacific Fleet’s towed howitzers within special military operation These projectiles capture targets illuminated by a laser beam and go into guided mode accomplished by means of aerodynamic control surfaces.
23.01.2023 (06:30) 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery units from Southern MD engage AFU military facilities and hardware within the special military operation The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue an offensive during the special military operation.
23.01.2023 (06:15) CMD mortar crews continue their preparatory course in rear areas of special military operation Mortar operators practise deploying the guns, orienteering, aiming, and firing from sheltered positions.
23.01.2023 (05:45) SMD T-90M Proryv tank crews hammer AFU positions in one of tactical directions Observation posts, ordnance depots, and foreign military hardware, deployed on the right bank of Dnepr, are destroyed according to the coordinates transmitted by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
23.01.2023 (05:30) Su-25 crews launch strikes at AFU military facilities and hardware The action of airpower has resulted in the elimination of hostile camouflaged fortified field positions and armoured vehicles.
23.01.2023 (05:15) SMD Tornado-G MLRS crews continue their combat action within special military operation Rocket artillery neutralises hostile batteries, destroys command posts, as well as armament, ordnance, and fuel depots.

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Fedora “Silverblue” and I have found my Linux!


https://silverblue.fedoraproject.org/

We are proud to announce the release of Fedora Silverblue 37. Please try it and tell us what you think!

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Yes, and I have been busy…

And, I will be writing about this phenomenal OS in the next few days…

I was testing the last release of Fedora Workstation 37 and fell in love with it. Literally fell in love with it. Yet, I was enticed to look at Fedora Silverblue, info at the halfway point of the main page. I installed it first within Gnome Boxes and while I loved the base Workstation Fedora 37. I jumped ship (sorta) and embraced Silverblue Fedora…

Note: Unless you are at least intermediate level in Linux do not try to play with Silverblue. It is in testing stages. You will have lots to do to make it stable right now. Workstation 37 stable is perfect for beginners and up, so stay with it. But, if you like to “hands on” your systems, Silverblue will do you proud…

Linux Distros: I have tried them all and I mean I have tried them all and did I say I have tried them all?

Silverblue? God has finally allowed me to find a Linux that I will run with until Fedora either changes path and or I become more proficient at coding than Fedora and the latter just will not happen…

If Silverblue is Fedora future? (I am onboard…)

Continued soon… (Below)

Fedora Silverblue, at least it is my future…

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MoD of Russia Reports for the last few days…


23.01.2023 (06:15) CMD mortar crews continue their preparatory course in rear areas of special military operation Mortar operators practise deploying the guns, orienteering, aiming, and firing from sheltered positions.
23.01.2023 (05:45) SMD T-90M Proryv tank crews hammer AFU positions in one of tactical directions Observation posts, ordnance depots, and foreign military hardware, deployed on the right bank of Dnepr, are destroyed according to the coordinates transmitted by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
23.01.2023 (05:30) Su-25 crews launch strikes at AFU military facilities and hardware The action of airpower has resulted in the elimination of hostile camouflaged fortified field positions and armoured vehicles.
23.01.2023 (05:15) SMD Tornado-G MLRS crews continue their combat action within special military operation Rocket artillery neutralises hostile batteries, destroys command posts, as well as armament, ordnance, and fuel depots.
22.01.2023 (12:00) SMD unmanned aircraft operators support Russian Armed Forces’ offensive UAV crews uninterruptedly reconnoiter airspace, search for Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups, and adjust fire of Russian artillery and tanks.
21.01.2023 (06:30) Engineering units of SMD perform daily combat tasks to clear unexploded ordnance on territories liberated in the course of special military operation Since the beginning of the special military operation, military engineers have cleared more than 32 thousand hectares of liberated territories, checked more than 2.8 thousand buildings and 280 km of roads, found and neutralised more than 975 thousand explosive objects.
21.01.2023 (06:00) Engineering units of Airborne Troops continue to clear liberated territories within special military operation Particular attention is paid to roads, life support facilities, buildings and structures, residential neighborhoods and industrial areas, as well as agricultural land.
21.01.2023 (05:30) Engineering units of CMD on their professional holiday carry out demining of routes of military equipment within special military operation The engineers also perform tasks of clearing terrain and civilian infrastructure from explosive ordnance, the basis of which are antipersonnel mines PFM-1.
21.01.2023 (05:00) Crews of Ka-52 and Mi-28 attack helicopters of Russian Aerospace Forces destroy AFU tank and lightly armoured vehicles The army aviation is responsible for escorting convoys, destroying armoured vehicles, landing operations, delivering military cargo and air support to the units involved in the special military operation.
21.01.2023 (00:45) Cavalier of Order of Courage Captain Ilya Kapitonov led his unit out from under fire of HIMARS MLRS The officer commanded a combined engineering and positioning detachment as part of the engineering grouping in Izyum direction (Kharkov region).
20.01.2023 (18:40) Russian Deputy Defenсe Minister Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin meet with president of International Committee of Red Cross The parties discussed the most urgent issues of cooperation between the Russian Ministry of Defence and the ICRC in the Ukrainian direction.
20.01.2023 (16:45) Baltic Fleet’s sappers practise defusing explosive remnants The mine action groups learnt to detect and defuse anti-tank mines, trap mines, improvised explosive devices, and camouflaged tripwires.
20.01.2023 (16:00) Baltic Fleet’s artillery units practise operating 152mm Giatsint gun Personnel practise shooting at day- and nighttime, as well as qualification shooting exercises within their units.
20.01.2023 (12:30) Russian servicemen attend special training in Transnistria Personnel not only learn foreign language, but also amplify their knowledge of the culture, traditions, and ethnographic characteristics of the region.
20.01.2023 (06:00) Mobilised personnel practise operating NSV large-calibre tank machine guns The training course takes place at Borzya-Novaya training ground in Zabaikalye region under the command of the officers who have been involved in the special military operation.
20.01.2023 (03:00) Su-35S airplanes’ sorties within special military operation The flights were carried out with missiles of various classes.
19.01.2023 (19:15) Russian Defence Ministry hosts meeting with Prime Minister of Central African Republic The sides discussed in detail current projects of cooperation, the international situation, issues on regional security, and stressed the importance of the relations between both countries in the field of defence.
19.01.2023 (18:30) Baltic Fleet’s BMP-3 vehicle crews practise shooting in Kaliningrad region The crews reached the firing line, and neutralised the targets located up to two kilometres away, using 100mm guns and 30mm twin-barreled cannons.
19.01.2023 (16:15) Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu holds telephone talks with Belarusian defence chief Viktor Khrenin The heads of the military departments have discussed the set of strategic deterrence measures being implemented, as well as the training of the regional grouping of troops (forces).
19.01.2023 (15:30) Submarine Generalissimus Suvorov navigates to Northern Fleet The crew of the submarine are to attend a combat training course, and to be examined within necessary course tasks.
19.01.2023 (13:30) EMD Iskander-M system crews practise managing missile strikes in Transbaikalia Some tasks were practised at unprepared positions, and while redeploying to alternate ones.
19.01.2023 (05:00) Grad MLRS crews destroy Ukrainian militants’ positions within special military operation The personnel launch strikes from various positions to disorientate its counterbattery warfare measures.
19.01.2023 (03:00) Su-25 ground-attack fighter crews launch missile strikes at AFU military facilities The action of airpower has resulted in the elimination of the camouflaged fortified field positions and hardware of Ukrainian militants.
18.01.2023 (15:30) NBC Protection professionals practise blocking focus of simulated contamination in Altai The personnel reconnoitered the conditionally contaminated area, localised its limits, and identified the type of chemicals.
18.01.2023 (14:00) Pacific Fleet’s Marines attend shooting training in Primorye based on experience of special military operation Personnel practise operating Kalashnikov assault rifles, and RPG-7 shoulder-fired grande launchers.
18.01.2023 (13:00) Russian Aerospace Forces’ Su-35S fighter crews conduct air patrol, support bomber and ground-attack airplanes within special military operation Within one of the sorties, an AFU airplane was timely detected and destroyed.
18.01.2023 (12:00) CMD Buk air defence missile system crews destroy over 60 AFU targets within special military operation The personnel are tasked to detect, track, and destroy hostile aircraft and airpower, protecting Russian Armed Forces’ positions.
18.01.2023 (08:15) Armoured vehicle operators practise extreme driving BMP-2 within training in Buryatia The training had involved around 120 personnel, and over 30 pieces of armament, military and special hardware of EMD tank formation.
18.01.2023 (06:30) WMD 82mm automatic mortar crews continue launching fire strikes within special military operation The crews are also manned by personnel conscripted within the partial mobilisation, and volunteers.
18.01.2023 (05:45) SMD T-72 tank crews neutralise AFU positions on right bank of Dnepr Fire adjustment and damage control were performed by UAVs.
17.01.2023 (17:00) Two Tu-160 strategic bombers conduct scheduled flight over neutral waters of Arctic Ocean lasting All the flights of Russian Aerospace Forces’ aircraft are conducted in strict compliance with the international rules of using air space.
17.01.2023 (16:30) Separate missile brigade of WMD performs electronic launches of Iskander-M missile defence system In addition, the servicemen practised camouflaging of missile systems, performed standards for the deployment of operational-tactical complexes, and established stable communication.
17.01.2023 (13:45) Tactical training with mobilised servicemen of EMD takes place in Transbaikalia The focus was on the organisation of cooperation on the battlefield and the firing skills using various weapons.
17.01.2023 (12:30) Russian Defence Minister chairs session on building up Russian Armed Forces Large-scale changes of the Armed Forces’ structure, increase in their strength, amendment of military administrative structure of the Russian Federation to be introduced in 2023¬2026 will require all the deputy defence ministers, branch commanders-in-chief, commanders of military districts, the Northern Fleet, and arms to take relevant appropriate decisions.
17.01.2023 (08:15) Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspects headquarters of the ‘Vostok’ Group within his work in special military operation area The Minister of Defence of Russia placed the main emphasis on organising comprehensive provision to the forces involved in the special military operation, installing fortifications, and creating conditions for safe accommodation of personnel in field environment, as well as the work of medical and logistic units.
17.01.2023 (05:00) In territories liberated within special military operation in Zaporozhye region, the restoration of civilian infrastructure continues Repair work is carried out as part of the global reconstruction of water networks in Melitopol district of the region.
16.01.2023 (19:30) Bologovsky missile formation deploys Yars rocket launchers on combat patrol routes Strategic Missile Forces are performing tasks and missions, including intensive manoeuvring on combat patrol routes.
16.01.2023 (19:10) Russian airspace control facilities detect air target approaching over Baltic Sea to State border of Russia The trespass on the State border has been prevented.
16.01.2023 (18:00) Scouts from Russian military base in Tajikistan hone their abilities in severe combat vehicle driving. During the practical training sessions, drivers practise manoeuvring at speed by travelling as part of a convoy at maximum and minimum speeds.
16.01.2023 (15:30) CMD signal units practise deploying covert force control system in Siberia Personnel used modern equipment within the training: R-160-0,5 signal station, and P-240I-4 Pereselenets digital system.
16.01.2023 (14:30) Mobilised personnel train to eliminate simulated armour at the training ground of the Baltic Fleet During the practical phase of the exercise, the grenade launchers practised reconnaissance, identifying target types and distances to them, and destroying armoured vehicles and enemy personnel at maximum ranges.
16.01.2023 (11:30) Large landing ship Nikolay Vilkov (Pacific Fleet) conducts a landing on the coast during an exercise During the exercise, the Marines trained to seize and retain the coastal area until the arrival of the simulated airborne assault.
16.01.2023 (07:30) S-400 Triumf SAM systems conduct air defence training in Primorsky Krai As part of a comprehensive exercise, the S-400 Triumph SAMs trained to search, detect, and escort enemy aircraft at all altitudes.

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Lets talk about a serious issue and fact…


I would like to mention that the United States (USA) remains the only country whom still possesses chemical weapons, which, despite the offering by other countries to help in the disposal, having adequate financial capabilities, and that the rest of the world has even complied themselves with the mandates of removal…

The USA has and is delaying the completion of the destruction of its declared stocks of illegal chemical weapons in every way possible…

This is a serious threat to humanity and a serious violation of international law…

Typical nasty USA attutude toward the world at large…

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Feeding little piggy chickadees… (Updated with videos)


It is cold, it is hard ice packed everywhere, and it is a rough walk to where the chickadees gather by the hundreds…

Very very nasty slick roads…

Our main feeder in the woods…

Empty sunflower seeds, everywhere…

We created a spot in the deep woods, about a 5 kilometer walk from home. It has many chickadees whom love it now…

I call them the, “Pigadees”…

Went back next day and fed next day early…

and…

We have happy Pigadees…

Yes, Chickadees…

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Statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the statements of the head of EU diplomacy J. Borrell…


This is regarding the comparison of the policy of the United States and its allies towards Moscow with the actions of A. Hitler

💬 The statement of the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy J. Borrell regarding the comparison of the policy of the United States and its allies towards Moscow with the actions of A. Hitler, cited by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrov during a press conference on January 18, sounds hypocritical, especially against the backdrop of racist statements by the head of EU diplomacy, who divided the world into a “flowering garden” inhabited by “a billion citizens of the EU and the United States”, and the “jungle” advancing on it, as well as the EU’s open support for the Kyiv neo-Nazi regime. Since 2014, the armed forces of Ukraine and nationalist battalions have been shelling with impunity the peaceful cities of Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Russia, killing civilians, including. children. At the same time, the EU is training Ukrainian Armed Forces militants, preparing to supply even more weapons and military equipment, which will continue to be used to destroy civilians. The EU members declare that there are no parallels, but they themselves turn a blind eye to the swastikas on the chevrons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Nazi flags and the very symbols with which the Europeans barbarously invaded our lands more than 80 years ago.

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Once again, we see how individual organizations are trying to push different nations and peoples together. We have to remind you that it was our people that more than 80 years ago stood up to protect humanity from the plague of fascism, misanthropy, Nazism and aggressive imperialist militarism, without dividing it into nationalities. While the Nazis were persecuting Slavs, Jews, Gypsies and other nations in the same gas chamber, our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought the Wehrmacht and freed the prisoners of concentration camps. It is their memory that we sacredly honor and will honor for centuries. We must not forget that January 27 is annually celebrated in the world as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day precisely as a token of gratitude to the soldiers of the Red Army who liberated the prisoners of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz (Auschwitz-Birkenau) on that day in 1944. At the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, we were faced with the desire to discredit the role of our country in the fight against Nazism and neo-Nazism, with outright Russophobia and calls for the “abolition of Russia”. Any attempt to rehabilitate Nazism, racist practices must be resolutely opposed. This is what should unite peoples, not divide them.

☝️ In the ranks of the Red Army, as well as other armies of the anti-Hitler coalition, hundreds of thousands of Jews fought against the Nazis. During the Great Patriotic War, about 501,000 Jewish soldiers served in the army. <…>

Ignoring the so-called “democratic coalition” of the West of the glorification by the modern Ukrainian regime of the Nazis who committed crimes in Lvov, Babi Yar, Khatyn, ignoring the facts of the use of Nazi slogans, Nazi symbols and names in honor of SS divisions at the state level and units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is a distortion of the memory of the Holocaust and Nazi victims. Just like the numerous unpunished crimes against the Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine and the statements of Ukrainian politicians that the murder of the maximum number of Russians is the goal of their struggle and existence.

❓ I would like to ask where were such structures as the EJC when they demolished the monuments to the soldiers-liberators in Europe; when the Nazis marched through the capitals of precisely European cities under anti-Semitic symbols and with Judeophobic slogans; when exactly did the Europeans try to torpedo our resolution at the UN on combating the glorification of Nazism?

❗️ It is never too late to admit your mistakes and make the right moral choice, therefore we call on Europe to raise its voice to fight anti-Semitism, Russophobia and other manifestations of discriminatory policies against certain nationalities and ethnic groups.

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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (21 January 2023)…


The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

◽️In Kupyansk direction, aviation and artillery of the Western Military District (WMD) have hit units of the 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Berestovoye (Kharkov region).

💥More than 35 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 armoured fighting vehicle and 2 motor vehicles have been destroyed. In addition, 1 AFU artillery munition warehouse has been destroyed near Olshana (Kharkov region).

◽️In Krasniy Liman direction, artillery fire from the Central Military District (CMD) has hit units of the 111th Territorial Defence Brigade near Torskoye and Terny (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥More than 20 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 infantry fighting vehicle, 1 D-20 howitzer, and 1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station have been destroyed.

◽️In Donetsk direction, volunteers of assault detachments, supported by Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Southern Military District, have liberated Dvurechye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥The AFU suffered up to 50 servicemen killed and wounded, 2 armoured combat vehicles, 3 pickup trucks and 2 D-20 and D-30 howitzers.

💥In addition, 1 warehouse of the AFU artillery munition has been destroyed near Vodyanoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and 1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station has been destroyed near Malinovka.

◽️In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of the offensive actions, units of the Eastern Military District (EMD) have taken more advantageous lines and positions.

💥More than 30 fighters, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 pickup trucks, 1 Akatsia self-propelled howitzer and 1 D-20 howitzer have been destroyed during the day.

💥Operational and Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised the command post of the 36th Separate Rifle Battalion of Territorial Defence near Kotlyarovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), as well as 67 artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 95 areas.

💥Fighter Aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down 1 Su-24 airplane of Ukrainian Air Force near Vladimirovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥1 Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force has been shot down by anti-aircraft defence forces near Lozovaya (Kharkov region).

💥Also during the day, 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed near Kovalyovka, Kremennaya, Naugolnoye, Novovodyannoye, Ploshchanka, Nezhurino, Zmiyovka, Chervonopopovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), and Novokazankovatoye (Zaporozhye region) and Blagodatnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥In addition, 3 HIMARS and Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems, and 1 HARM anti-radar missile have been intercepted near Vasilyovka and Grozovoye (Zaporozhye region).

📊In total, 375 airplanes and 203 helicopters, 2,922 unmanned aerial vehicles, 401 air defence missile systems, 7,589 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 985 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,883 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 8,128 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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