(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: North Koreans reportedly already arriving in Kursk area [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-10-24 A Ukrainian soldier repels a Russian assault group. WARNING: The video shows close combat, although from a distance. It does show Russian soldiers being shot, so if that bothers you, don’t watch the video. I include this not because it is ghoulish — as someone in a diary about annieli accused me — but because of the bravery of the Ukrainian soldier. x A Ukrainian Defender single-handedly repelled an attack by a Russian infantry group. I don't think any other army in the world would be capable of such things. Glory! 📹: Skala Assault Battalion pic.twitter.com/5HcACyaBaE — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 24, 2024 This is another close combat video. It shows a Ukrainian soldier who was attacked by two Russians trying to clear the basement he was in. The Russians are lying down, apparently wounded if not already dead. The Ukrainian finishes them off with his rifle. WARNING: The video shows the Russians being shot. I include this because I am not sure what to think of it. It’s easy to judge and say he should have taken them prisoner instead, but there may have been circumstances preventing that. For instance, there may have been other Russians close by. Also, in a life-or-death situation like this, you can’t take chances. What do y’all think? x 💪 A paratrooper of the 79th ODSHBr with an AK-12 finishes off two Russians who tried to storm his position. Probably in the village of Katerynivka, Donetsk pic.twitter.com/Fo1LNBom9q — PS01 △ (@PStyle0ne1) October 24, 2024 I have posted numerous times about Russians engaging in a “human safari” in Kherson, attacking civilians seemingly out of sport. CNN has a story about this also. The story indicates that one reason Russians are doing this is to show to their superiors that they are doing something. Apparently they worry about being sent somewhere like Pokrovsk if they don’t look busy enough. Several Russian military blogger accounts on Telegram posted about an unofficial “Red Zone” in Kherson at the beginning of September, declaring that “all critical infrastructure” and “any vehicular movement will be considered a legitimate target.” After that, there was an uptick in videos posted on Telegram that appeared to show Ukrainian civilians being attacked or running from drones, with Russian commentators mocking them. One video filmed from overhead, geolocated by CNN, shows an explosive device being dropped on a Ukrainian woman riding a bicycle in Antonivka, with comments calling her derogatory names and claiming they will “find her” because she is the daughter of a Ukrainian soldier. It detonates very close to her but she pedals on. Another aerial video posted online shows a man in civilian clothing trying to hide from a drone under a tree. CNN was unable to geolocate the video, but the Russian Telegram account that posted it blogs about the Kherson region specifically. The blogger claimed it shows a member of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and mocked the man for crawling on all fours. Zelenskyy held a meeting with staff that mostly went over routine stuff. So why did I include this post? Because of his fabulous T-shirt. x Evening address: “I held a meeting with the Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, on current issues and some urgent decisions that need to be made. There was also a meeting with the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, about monitoring the… pic.twitter.com/zBIe0ONaSx — Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 (@maria_drutska) October 23, 2024 United Russia is the ruling party. Perm is a city of about 1 million and is about 1,100 km northeast of Moscow. Interestingly, the city was known for a time during Soviet days as Molotov. x Unknown persons set fire to United Russia office in Perm Two women threw Molotov cocktails at the United Russia office building on Plekhanov Street, 12 in Perm, local media write, citing eyewitnesses. A fire broke out, it has already been extinguished, and the arsonists are… pic.twitter.com/7sWYzQ9yEz — Malinda 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇱🇨🇦🇮🇹🇦🇺🇬🇧🇬🇪🇩🇪🇸🇪 (@TreasChest) October 24, 2024 What’s the over/under on the percentage of North Korean troops who will either desert or surrender? x The first troops from North Korea that underwent training in eastern Russia has already arrived in the Kursk region of Russia. - 🇺🇦 GURhttps://t.co/J3Twz6P2gv pic.twitter.com/1Cq468IS1T — Kvist.P 🇩🇰🇺🇦 (@kvistp) October 24, 2024 The surrender rate might actually be quite low, if reports that at least some of the North Koreans in Russia/Ukraine are from elite units. These soldiers likely get quite a few privileges back in the workers paradise. Link to FT story. x The troops sent to Russia are from North Korea’s Eleventh Army, an elite unit known as the “Storm Corps”, according to South Korea’s National Intelligence Service. @maxseddon @crsdavies @IKoshiw https://t.co/G5KFYBm8P8 — Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) October 24, 2024 A reminder that not all Republicans kiss Putin’s ass. Mike Turner is chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and wants Biden to consider direct military intervention over North Koreans being sent to fight. He doesn’t specify what action he thinks Biden should order. x If North Korea's military enters the Russian-Ukrainian war, the United States should consider direct military action, says House Intelligence Committee Chairman Turner. According to him, the DPRK's entry into the war should be a “red line” for the United States and NATO. I… pic.twitter.com/v9r4gtEpDc — Slava 🇺🇦 (@Heroiam_Slava) October 24, 2024 Who knows where Lukashenko is going with this absurd comment. x The involvement of North Korean troops in Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine would be "a step towards escalation," Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with the BBC published on Oct. 23. — The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 24, 2024 I must say amen to this. And I’ll add that as the war has dragged on I have seen regular posters on Twitter gradually become more frustrated/angry/strident about it, about the Western aid response, about some Western leaders’ realpolitik approach. I, too, have gotten more exasperated by the restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American-supplied weapons. x “our strongly worded letters are the shield europe needs against Rashist psychotic murderers” — Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) October 24, 2024 What tickles me most is that these countries know nobody in their population is joining their military service. Recruitment numbers are shit, their military readiness is crap. And even still, knowing that full well, they are doing jack shit to help the country that is fighting for them. Ukraine will eventually become a NATO member (my opinion, YMMV), but it will be a rocky road to get to that place. x Belgium, Slovenia and Spain are among seven NATO countries reluctant to grant Ukraine an invitation to join NATO, Politico reported on Oct. 23, citing four anonymous U.S. and NATO officials and diplomats. — The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 24, 2024 I’m surprised there haven’t been more than seven of these shot down. x A Russian Orion drone was shot down in Kursk region. This drone is very dangerous as it can carry air-to-ground weapons, including precision missiles and bombs. Reportedly, this is the seventh Orion drone shot down since the start of the full-scale invasion. 📹: TSN pic.twitter.com/F1Ko3V70Q1 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 24, 2024 Train in Vain x 🔥 A train with fuel tanks caught fire tonight in Unecha,Bryansk It is not the first time The place has a strategic value pic.twitter.com/yWU1BBOGJw — PS01 △ (@PStyle0ne1) October 23, 2024 Another 45 artillery systems gone. The Russian blogger called Fighterbomber, who seems to have good sources in the Russian Air Force, bemoans how in today’s Russia you can commit terrible crimes, get out of jail by going to Ukraine and be transformed into war heroes. x Yeah... Fighterbomber suddenly realized that the Russian army is an army of criminals, allowed to do whatever they want. You can kill a family, and a few days later be sent to the front. You can loot, rape, and easily become a hero. Dear Fighterbomber, let me share a little… pic.twitter.com/zXesIF17yH — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) October 24, 2024 It seems to me we're walking on extremely thin ice when we've essentially equated criminals with volunteers and soldiers. And defending the Motherland has become equivalent to serving time for particularly serious offenses. Sure, this is all temporary, but today criminals can do practically anything, knowing that even if they're caught for serious charges, including collaborating with the Ukrainian Armed Forces (no one even talks about murder charges anymore), they'll be sent to the war zone (SVO). From there, they could very well return as war heroes, veterans with all the honors, benefits, and more. Apparently, there are no other options. Or maybe it's just me. One of Viktor Bout’s buddies was on the cargo plane that was carrying supplies to Sudanese rebels when the rebels apparently shot it down by mistake. x #ruZZian businessman Viktor Granov, associated with arms dealer Viktor Bout, was on board the IL-76 shot down in Sudan. Reuters reports that the agency managed to obtain the documents of the two #ruZZian citizens who were on board https://t.co/lx3O4lZhmz pic.twitter.com/NgyjponxRq — Aurora Borealis 🤫 (@aborealis940) October 24, 2024 The secretary-general of the UN hugs a dictator (Lukashenko of Belarus) who brutally suppresses dissent, jails opponents, enables Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, hosts Russian nuclear weapons and steals elections. x The UN Secretary General continues his “trip of shame” in the company of war criminals and dictators at the BRICS summit in Kazan. After bowing to Putin, António Guterres went to embrace Belarusian dictator Lukashenka. pic.twitter.com/BBCA9ovcuS — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 24, 2024 This is welcome news, but there are many, many more children who were stolen. x Some good news - another six stolen children were returned home to #Ukraine. Aged 3 to 17, the Ombudsman's office in Kyiv says they "endured difficult ordeals during the occupation, including forced education in Russian schools where the curriculum was filled with propaganda." pic.twitter.com/MX2JCLruk9 — Tim White (@TWMCLtd) October 23, 2024 It would be a damn shame if Russian TV viewers could no longer tune in to hear suggestions of nuking London or marching all the way to Portugal. 🙄 x Russian propagandists are certain that the first long-range missile strike on Russia will hit their propaganda studio. They don't seem to have any faith in their air defense. pic.twitter.com/aox7lnCqW0 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 23, 2024 You have to have completely run out of fucks to give to be a Russian soldier and make a video like this. He’ll probably be sent on another meat assault or maybe thrown into a punishment pit. x Toretsk, present-day - the commander of a Russian assault unit shows the bodies of fallen soldiers who couldn't even make it to the next building due to heavy fire. He complains about the complete lack of evacuation in the regiment and criticises the leadership for setting… pic.twitter.com/UEcMwVeox3 — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) October 23, 2024 Yesterday there was a post about Ukraine hitting a five-story building with two French-supplied AASM Hammer bombs. Unfortunately these two drone operators weren’t eliminated. x Russian FPV drone operators flee from a high-rise building hit by French AASM Hammer bombs pic.twitter.com/ojsPaucQF0 — Slava 🇺🇦 (@Heroiam_Slava) October 23, 2024 North Korean morale officer: Fight or your whole family will be executed with an anti-aircraft gun. NOTE: No, it does not specify the form of execution. I added “anti-aircraft gun” because that has been done in North Korea before. It’s sarcasm. x ❗️ Tomorrow the first DPRK troops will arrive in Kursk region, - Budanov The head of the GUR also noted that 2,600 North Korean troops will be deployed to the Kursk region by the end of October. The DPRK troops will be motivated - they have families at home who could be… pic.twitter.com/Rr6Txoui6D — Slava 🇺🇦 (@Heroiam_Slava) October 22, 2024 Doubtful Russia will agree to this. Russia seems obsessed with trying to make its enemies freeze in winter. x Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered Moscow a mutual refusal of strikes on energy infrastructure “During the first [peace] summit, we saw that a decision on energy security can be made. In other words: we don't attack their energy infrastructure, they don't attack… pic.twitter.com/X5zZgb1O5M — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 23, 2024 This is quite beautiful. I hope I get to see Ukraine one day. x Temple of the Sun in Crimea pic.twitter.com/GWSkWnvZNl — Malinda 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇱🇨🇦🇮🇹🇦🇺🇬🇧🇬🇪🇩🇪🇸🇪 (@TreasChest) October 24, 2024 They might be related to Patron. I once had a pet goat, so I can appreciate unusual pets. x Dnipro 🇺🇦 Just someone walking her pet pic.twitter.com/nEJWe2plgT — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) October 24, 2024 Certainly makes a statement. x Ukrainian composer and musician Roman Hryhoriv used a Russian missile as a musical instrument in Oxford. 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