Day 1232 War in Ukraine

 

Current Prime Minister of Georgia. As Molly Ivins would say “Sure does have a good head of hair.”

The toddler killed yesterday was done in by an FPV (First Person View) drone. The killer saw hi victim right before the drone hit!

Hey “only” 415 drones and missiles last night (it was 741 the nigh before).

Zelenskyy says Putin wishes to prolong the war.

Georgian protester asked to take urine test. She was seen later, so the test was either still being done or it came back negative.

Young protester sentence to 4.5 years based on extremely skimpy evidence. In a statement, he says he fears a dictatorship.

Mzia Amaghlobeli’s lawyers requested to question Prime Minister Kobakhidz for her case. They were turned down. She’s widely considered to be a political prisoner.

“Ukraine, UK pen deal for Thales air defense missile. supply.”

For first time, Trump sends weapons to Ukraine under his own Presidential Drawdown Authority (taken out of US stocks and then replaced). Before this, he did so under Biden’s authority.

Russia has launched roughly 24k drones since January. The US blockade of aid occurred in the middle of anticipated drone attacks.

“An officer of the Ukrainian SBU security service's Alpha special forces unit has been shot dead in Kyiv”

Russian air defense systems get blown up.

A Colombian international unit also has volunteers from Peru, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Italy, and Mexico.

Kyiv wreathed in smoke from drone strikes.

Children’s hospital in Chernivtsi has to be evacuated.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/10/war-for-ukraine-day-1232-the-cost/

Day 1230 War in Ukraine

 

Coffee shop at 6:00am and at 2:00pm. They just put their shoulders to it and got it up and running again!

The usual air attacks on Ukraine.

The First Lady uses her funds to start “Cosmocamp,” a summer camp for Ukrainian youngsters.

Georgian activist is taken from his home and given a drug test.

Lots of Georgians being picked up by police and hen released for lots of money.

Yeah, the "evidences" against Onise Tskhadadze is that he apparently picked up something very light, looks like a plastic 12oz soda bottle and threw it. For THAT they want to give him a seven year sentence!?!? Evidence against many others I similarly unimpressive. Oh, and the musician Kordz was picked for “anti-regime songs/mixes.”

Apparently, Trump has no idea who’s doing what In his administration. When asked who ordered the pause in weapons shipments to Ukraine, Trump replied: “I don't know. Why don't you tell me?” Pentagon then announced they were resuming shipments.

Huh! Trump FINALLY figures out that Putin doesn’t want peace! Wonder what clued him in? Later in the blog post: “(Ukrainian equivalent to our Chair of the Joint Chiefs) Syrskyi reports a 1.6-fold rise in Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine over the past month."

EU plans to fill in Ukraine’s $19 billion budget gap caused by US withdrawal.

“Exactly one year ago today, Russia struck Ohmatdyt, Ukraine's largest children's oncology hospital."

The “human safari” continues in Kherson.

Head of the city of Crimea “falls out of a window” (died from unknown causes, but likely assassinated by Putin for something or other.

A Russian drone that’s been in development since 2011 crashes on a test run.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/08/war-for-ukraine-day-1230-another-early-morning-under-ukraine-wide-air-raid-alerts/

Day 1225 War in Ukraine

Kyiv undergoing massive bombardment by Russia. Mir of Kyiv says: “It’s only 1am and it’s already easily top 5 of the worst nighttime air attacks”

Very interestingly, this is right after Trump & Putin had an hours-long phone call. Putin’s willing to talk about Ukraine, but has no desire to make any concessions

Zelenskyy honors an 11-year old who raised 34k Danish Kronen (almost $5,400) for school supplies for Ukrainian children.

Georgian mountaineers, skiers, climbers, etc., are gathering to march through Tbilisi.

Mother of political prisoner calls for calm and for resourcefulness so as to achieve victory.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says that China cannot afford for Russia to lose. Blogger thinks that’s an interesting statement.

Yes, US has cut off weapons shipments to Ukraine. Germany s not permitted to buy Patriot anti-aircraft system and pass it on to Ukraine. Blogger professional assessment: “Trump falls somewhere between not caring what happens to Ukraine to actively wanting Putin to win.”

New Ukrainian drone can surveil up to 100-120km or bomb 2.5 to 5kg payload up to 100km.

Russian drones dive to attack “Russians have attached sirens to them to instill terror like Stuka dive bombers”

Russian drones attack Poltava as well.

Russian-appointed mayor of Lugansk was killed in an explosion.

Three Russian radars in occupied Crimea destroyed with drones.

Guard Major General, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy killed.

Russian industrial site struck.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/07/03/war-for-ukraine-day-1225-another-long-night-of-russian-ballistic-missile-and-drone-strikes-on-ukrainian-civilian-targets/

 

Peace efforts

                

Elections: Unlike the US Civil War of the 1860s, where foreigners didn’t have the capability of interfering in our election, Russia has the demonstrated capability of doing just that. Moldova recently saw an election where the people voted against Russians, but there was a LOT of Russian intervention in that election!

Corruption: In 2022, Ukraine was second only to Russia in corruption. A recent OECD report says: “Ukraine has made significant strides in reforming its anti-corruption framework in the past decade.” Ukraine is far from being “out of the woods,” but they’re fully aware of the problem and are working on it.

Disrespect: Ugh! Please! Only in mind of VP Vance and President Trump did Zelenskyy show any disrespect.

Laundered: See “corruption” above.

Journalists: Again, this is a problem that Europe has in general. Russia has the demonstrated capability to interfere in elections and media. Ukraine is aware of the problem and is working to resolve it.

Peace: It’s far from clear how peace can be arrived at. Trump has tried and can’t even get Russia to even agree to a meaningful ceasefire. The Kyiv Independent sees the peace effort by Trump as lazy and focused more on PR than any coherent plan, but making peace between Russia and Ukraine is a very heavy lift and can’t be done by casual, intermittent efforts. Personally, I think Russia’s goal in the war is simply not up for negotiation.

More weapons: Is the ONLY practical answer!