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You are here: Home / Foreign Affairs / War For Ukraine Day 170: Your Daily Patron!

War For Ukraine Day 170: Your Daily Patron!

by Adam L Silverman|  August 12, 202210:19 pm| 22 Comments

This post is in: Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Military, Open Threads, Russia, Silverman on Security, War, War in Ukraine

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Just been a long week. A good week, but a very long one. We’ll be back to more regular style updates tomorrow night. Until then…

Your daily Patron!

The peculiarity of Ukrainians is to be grateful. Always and forever. When some neighbours tried to kill us, others opened their doors to us. We’re forever in your debt, good people. Thank you! @Jamala , @MFA_Ukraine , @Banda
Watch the full video here: https://t.co/BiiqmwkX2w pic.twitter.com/wMSddPrU4e

— Patron (@PatronDsns) August 12, 2022

And a new video from Patron’s official TikTok!

@patron__dsns

Сьогодні моя мрія лизьнути @nadyadorofeeva нарешті здійснилася!😍🥰

♬ різнокольорова – DOROFEEVA

The caption translates as:

Today my dream to lick @nadyadorofeeva finally came true!😍🥰

Open thread!

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22Comments

  1. 1.

    AJ of the Mustard Search and Rescue team

    August 12, 2022 at 10:26 pm

    Glad it was a good one.

    Health seems to be improving here, more x-rays next week. Big client things finished and delivered to positive reviews. Time to rest.

  2. 2.

    HinTN

    August 12, 2022 at 10:35 pm

    Rest well, Adam. All hail Patron! Slava Ukraini.

  3. 3.

    NutmegAgain

    August 12, 2022 at 10:39 pm

    My turn to say Thank You! so much for these wonderful updates. Of course I am hooked on Patron (my sister had a well loved JRTerriorist, who, amazingly, was best pals with one of my Newfies. Fun to watch.)  Your updates have so much info–much of it sails over my head, but I think it’s really important to stay clued in to the situation in Ukraine. So again, thank you.

  4. 4.

    Bill Arnold

    August 12, 2022 at 10:41 pm

    Since Adam usually does this:
    Ministry of Defence@DefenceHQ – United Kingdom government organization (1:18 AM · Aug 12, 2022, twitter says)
    (2/6) On 9 August 2022, explosions occurred at the Russian-operated Saky military airfield in western Crimea.
    (3/6) The original cause of the blasts is unclear, but the large mushroom clouds visible in eyewitness video were almost certainly from the detonation of up to four uncovered munition storage areas.
    (4/6) At least five Su-24 FENCER fighter-bombers and three Su-30 FLANKER H multi-role jets were almost certainly destroyed or seriously damaged in the blasts. Saky’s central dispersal area has suffered serious damage, but the airfield probably remains serviceable.
    (5/6) The loss of eight combat jets represents a minor proportion of the overall fleet of aircraft Russia has available to support the war. However, Saky was primarily used as a base for the aircraft of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet.
    (6/6) The fleet’s naval aviation capability is now significantly degraded. The incident will likely prompt the Russian military to revise its threat perception. Crimea has probably been seen as a secure rear-area.

  5. 5.

    Alison Rose 💙🌻💛

    August 12, 2022 at 10:43 pm

    Patron is getting a little dirty, ain’t he? ;)

    I’ve been really liking the content from the United24 YouTube channel. Today’s video is entitled “How does modern Western weaponry affect the war in Ukraine and redefine modern warfare?” and it was informative and also pretty fucking cool.

  6. 6.

    Chetan Murthy

    August 12, 2022 at 10:44 pm

    https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/08/12/7362994/#:~:text=The%20families%20of%20Russian%20soldiers,at%20the%20airbase%20in%20Crimea.

     
    The Russian occupiers have begun taking their families out of Mariupol – advisor to the mayor
    Source: Petro Andriushchenko, advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, on Telegram

    Quote: “After the explosions in Crimea, all the families of the occupiers have urgently left the coastline settlements where they were staying, from the village of Melekine to the village of Bilosaraiska Kosa. Fear reigns among the collaborators and the ruling elite of the occupying administration of Mariupol.”

    Details: He added that Kostiantyn Ivashchenko, the illegitimate proxy official whom Russia appointed the “mayor” of Mariupol, has increased the number of his bodyguards from 4 to 7.

  7. 7.

    Ninedragonspot

    August 12, 2022 at 10:49 pm

    A break well deserved.   Thanks, as always, Adam.

  8. 8.

    Gin & Tonic

    August 12, 2022 at 10:50 pm

    @Chetan Murthy:

    Fear reigns among the collaborators

    So sad.

  9. 9.

    Chetan Murthy

    August 12, 2022 at 10:51 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Cry harder, Soviet shitpile rashists!

  10. 10.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 12, 2022 at 10:52 pm

    @Bill Arnold: I found a bunch of really good imagery with analysis earlier today that I’ll include in tomorrow’s update.

  11. 11.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 12, 2022 at 10:52 pm

    @NutmegAgain: You are most welcome. And thanks for the kind words.

  12. 12.

    Adam L Silverman

    August 12, 2022 at 10:53 pm

    @Chetan Murthy: This was the effect they wanted to achieve.

  13. 13.

    the pollyanna from hell

    August 12, 2022 at 10:55 pm

    Amnesty International came door to door today. I pitied the brave young woman who endured my tirade. I spurned the excuses and double-talk I recognized from our coverage a couple of days ago. I demanded apology and detailed corrections. I expect the message to get through, in two months or twenty years I can’t tell which.

  14. 14.

    David 🌈☘The Establishment☘🌈 Koch

    August 12, 2022 at 11:04 pm

    Wow gorgeous Ukrainian. The girl is also nice looking.​

  15. 15.

    Carlo Graziani

    August 12, 2022 at 11:17 pm

    @Adam L Silverman:  No doubt about it. The military effect of the raid, whatever it was, is transient and will soon be healed. The psy-ops effect is a deep and lasting scar. A master class of the genre.

  16. 16.

    Carlo Graziani

    August 12, 2022 at 11:30 pm

    Just been a long week. A good week, but a very long one.

    Some interesting/stimulating professional development, then?

    Well, weekend is here, in any event.

  17. 17.

    Jay

    August 12, 2022 at 11:33 pm

    The best tank driver in the RA

    https://mobile.twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1557660617300910080?cxt=HHwWgICx7YOF9p0rAAAA

  18. 18.

    Another Scott

    August 12, 2022 at 11:43 pm

    We don’t deserve this meme. It’s too perfect. pic.twitter.com/Tv2gHZoifX

    — Adam (@swagner1213) August 12, 2022

    (via nycsouthpaw)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  19. 19.

    counterfactual

    August 12, 2022 at 11:53 pm

    @Jay: There’s a version of that with “Yakety Sax” as a soundtrack. It was on the DailyKos Ukraine Update a day or two ago

  20. 20.

    Torrey

    August 13, 2022 at 9:18 am

    @Alison Rose 💙🌻💛: ​
      United24 is pure genius. In addition to solving a host of problems, including providing a direct-to-Ukraine donation portal for the average person who wants to donate but who is also concerned about the inevitable scammers, the whole idea is brilliant marketing: clear, concise, memorable, and actionable.

    I hadn’t been aware of that YouTube channel, so thank you for mentioning it. And, while I’m at it, thank you to Gin & Tonic for providing so much helpful background since the start of the invasion. And of course to Adam for providing these updates. This really is the best place to go, as far as I can tell, for clear and focused information about what’s going on.

  21. 21.

    Gin & Tonic

    August 13, 2022 at 10:11 am

    Reports from Zaporizhzhya say the russians are shelling the nuclear plant complex again.

  22. 22.

    Gin & Tonic

    August 13, 2022 at 10:23 am

    @Torrey: Glad I can be of some help.

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