Posts Tagged ‘shelled’

Ukraine war: Kherson counter-offensive, Kharkiv shelled again, and visa ban proves divisive

From France accusing Russia of using gas as a “weapon of war” to Zelenskyy telling Russian troops to “go home,” here are some of the most important news about the conflict on Tuesday, 30 August.

Ukrainian Cities Shelled, Including One Near Nuclear Plant

Nikopol, a city close to the country’s biggest nuclear power plant, sustained a barrage of shelling amid Russian attacks in several regions. Source

Cuomo’s sliding scale

“My political future….” Well, I would have thought that anybody who was thinking about a political future would retain at least a vestige, maybe just the appearance of, well, political independence? You don’t want to look like “Stand with Israel” owns you. Source Article from http://mondoweiss.net/2016/06/cuomos-sliding-scale/

While NATO is blathering, Putin orders creation of National Guard [Video and Reports]

“We have made a decision to create a new federal executive body within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, namely the National Guard,” the president said Tuesday. The National Guard “will be fighting terrorism, organized crime, all in close cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They will also continue to perform the functions which are […]

Archbishop who wasn’t ‘sure’ child molestation was a crime gets slammed by Samantha Bee for anti-Girl Scout comments

     Samantha Bee put her money where her Thin Mints were on Monday as she offered support to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri against St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson. “You have underestimated our love of girl power — and our love of cookies,” Bee said to Carlson before revealing that the program bought a […]

9 quick facts about Russian Su-24 jet downed by Turkish Air Force

LIVE UPDATES: Russian warplane shot down at Syria-Turkey border 1. The Russian jet went down at 9:30am local time on Tuesday “Today at 9:30 the Russian aircraft, which performed combat counterterrorist missions was shot down by an aircraft of the Turkish Air Force,” Russia’s Ministry of Defense wrote on its official Facebook page. The ministry […]

Russia’s critics can’t get seem to get their facts organized on Syria

     Were it not a serious issue, the righteous criticism of Russian action in Syria would’ve had a comedic attribute. Last week’s exchange between Fox News host Sean Hannity and Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump, saw Hannity parrot some provincially inaccurate comments about Russian action in Syria and how America has been passive in […]

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