General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine appealed to military of Russian Federation and Belarus: In case of order to invade - surrender. VIDEO

The Armed Forces of Ukraine appealed to the servicemen of the joint group of troops of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation

This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine appealed to the servicemen of the joint group of troops of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation

This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Military personnel of the Republic of Belarus, if you are forced to take part in Putin's war against the people of Ukraine, and if you cannot help but carry out this criminal order by crossing the state border of Ukraine, stop as part of a unit. Shut down your engines, spread your weapons, raise your white flags and wait for the meeting with the representatives of the command of the Armed Forces," the appeal states.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasized that the refusal to kill Ukrainians will be regarded as an act of friendly and neighborly relations.

"We will be grateful for this. In this case, we guarantee you the possibility of an immediate, free return to the territory of the Republic of Belarus. If you are afraid of persecution by the current Belarusian authorities, we will offer you a dignified stay on the territory of Ukraine in specially equipped military towns. We will provide you with the necessary household conditions, food and medical care in accordance with the norms of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the command noted.

Also, Belarusians who refuse to fight against Ukraine will be given the opportunity to call their relatives, as well as 24-hour access to the Internet.

The General Staff also appealed to representatives of the Russian occupation forces.

"If you decide to become part of the Russian army of occupation, you have only two options:

- surrender. In this case, we guarantee you compliance with all international conventions regarding prisoners of war. ...

- otherwise, inevitable death awaits you," the Armed Forces added. Source: https://censor.net/en/v3379947

Germany allocated 1 billion euros for cyber defense of Ukraine and recording of war crimes

The German government has allocated an additional 1 billion euros from its budget for 2023 to support Ukraine - the funds will be used to protect against Russian cyberattacks and collect evidence of war crimes.

As Censor.NET informs, Reuters writes about this with reference to a document that the agency has seen.

"The additional funding comes amid controversy over whether Germany should step up military aid to Ukraine, which says it needs offensive combat weapons, including tanks, to fight back against the Russian army.

The allocation of funds is a victory for the Greens, the coalition party that has been the strongest supporter of military support for Ukraine since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion in February.

Germany is the third largest military donor to Ukraine, although it is significantly inferior to the United States, whose arms supplies were crucial to the successes of the Ukrainian armed forces on the battlefield, culminating in the capture of Kherson on Friday, the publication adds.

"Ukraine's budget clearly shows that our support goes far beyond important and necessary arms supplies. We are investing huge amounts of money in peace in Europe and Ukraine," said German MP Robin Wagener, who heads the "Ukraine" parliamentary group.

Part of the funds will be directed to support groups that record evidence of human rights violations and war crimes, including those that were discovered after the withdrawal of Russian troops.

Additional funds will also go to support civil society, including the protection of journalists in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3379965

In some places, Armed Forces have already reached right bank of Dnipro, - General Staff

Operational information as of 6:00 p.m. on 11.11.2022 regarding the Russian invasion.

This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"The two hundred and sixty-first day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian nation to the large-scale Russian invasion continues.

Defense forces continue to liberate Ukrainian lands in the Kherson direction. In the course of successful offensive actions, advanced units of our troops have already reached the right bank of the Dnipro in some places. Measures to identify and destroy the enemy in a number of settlements are ongoing. Due to the safety of the operation, the official release of the results will be provided at a later date.

The enemy is concentrating its efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces in certain directions, improving the fortification equipment of the defensive lines on the left bank of the Dnipro and in the north of the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. At the same time, it conducts offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavliv directions.

During the current day, the enemy launched 3 missiles and 9 air strikes, carried out more than 10 attacks from rocket salvo systems.

Areas of populated areas of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Vinnytsia, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions suffered enemy attacks.

The situation in the Volyn and Polissia directions has not changed significantly. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, providing it with infrastructure, territory and airspace. The formation of the Russian-Belarusian grouping of troops on the territory of the Republic of Belarus continues. There is still a threat of the enemy launching missiles and air strikes from the territory and airspace of this country.

The enemy shelled in other directions:

in the Slobozhansk direction - from artillery of various types, in the areas of the settlements of Aniskine, Bolohivka, Vilkhuvatka, Ohirtseve, and Strelecha of the Kharkiv region;

in the Kupiansk and Lyman directions - from tanks and artillery of various calibers, in the areas of the settlements of Berestove in the Kharkiv region and Myasozharivka, Novoselivske, Nevske, and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region;

in the Bakhmut direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of Andriivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Bilohorivka, Mayorsk, New York and Yakovlivka settlements of the Donetsk region;

in the Avdiivka direction - from tanks and the entire range of artillery, in the areas of Avdiivka, Vesele, Krasnohorivka, Mariinka, Nevelske and Pervomaiske settlements of the Donetsk region;

in the Novopavlovsk and Zaporizhzhia directions - from tanks, mortars, barrels, and rocket artillery, in the areas of more than 30 settlements. Among them are Bohoiavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Vodiane, Vuhledar, and Novopil in Donetsk region and Huliaipole, Mali Shcherbaky and Olhivske in the Zaporizhzhia region.

According to detailed information, the destruction of an enemy Mi-8 helicopter was confirmed in the area of ​​the settlement of Dniprovka, Zaporizhzhia region.

In the area of ​​the city of Enerhodar, an enemy control post was hit - more than 50 occupants were killed and more than 40 were wounded. A Ka-52 helicopter was also destroyed.

As a result of accurate strikes by the Defense Forces on the headquarters of the Russian occupying forces in the settlement of Chervony Maiak, Kherson Region, more than 30 occupants were killed, 2 tanks and 4 trucks were destroyed.

During the current 24 hours, the Ukrainian aviation carried out 5 strikes on areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated.

Soldiers of missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces during the current day hit the command post, 2 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 2 ammunition warehouses and 3 other important military objects of the enemy," the message reads. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3379973

Western weapons can get from Ukraine to Iran. It’s risk we took calculatedly - Wallace

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace admitted that there is a risk of Western weapons provided to Ukraine reaching Iran, but such weapons do not contain advanced technologies, and therefore this fact does not cause great concern.

Wallace said this in an interview with Sky News on Friday, Censor.NET reports with reference to "European Truth".

Britain's defense chief said his office was looking into reports that Moscow had delivered British and American anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Iran, along with 140 million euros, in exchange for dozens of drones intended for use against Ukraine.

"Of course, we don't want such things to happen. But, in fact, this is the risk we took when we decided it was important to help Ukraine," Wallace emphasized.

He noted that this phenomenon also has the opposite effect: Britain and its NATO allies were able to learn from Russian weapons captured by Ukrainians.

"Russia lost a significant number of its Class A capabilities - they were captured by the hundreds and thousands. This is an amazing opportunity for NATO countries to understand the technologies used in Russian equipment, and this will give us a very important strategic advantage in the future," the minister explained.

Wallace explained that the NLAW anti-tank missiles that Britain has transferred to Ukraine and that could end up in the hands of Iran are extremely effective weapons, but are not equipped with next-generation technology.

"That would mean that there would be differences between what the Iranians develop - if they have nuclear weapons - and what we have, and the same goes for the American Javelin... So I'm not particularly concerned. But of course it was a risk we took with calculation," he said. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3379979

Never heard of that, I only know "flussaufwärts" (towards the well) and "flussabwärts" (towards the ocean).:salute:

For me, it is normal communication in the Netherlands it is not unusual on major rivers to replace the term "afvaart" with "Talfahrt" as this appeals to German speakers and many skippers in Europe understand German.

Please, i thought you were german :O: And there is also the term "kalter Druck" :03:
Talfahrt kommt wohl vom flößen. Bergfahrt wäre treideln.

:haha:
Left and right is always left and right from your viewpoint.
Buoys as you described them are only set up this way in America (and only the US of it), Japan, Korea and the Philippines!
In the rest of the world (according to the IALA (International Association of Lighthouse Authorities) buoys are red on the left (port) and green on the right (starboard) side when going upstream.

And which side do the Ukrainians mean when they say left bank? Hint, it's not Starboard.

^ going upstream the Dnyepr (eastward, from its estuary), left (north) should be port and thus have red buoys at the left again: when going upstream :hmmm:

Lets talk about Erdgeschoss/ground floor, and 1st floor. :D

Afvaart = Abfahrt ;) I assume :D, in the meaning of Abwärtsfahrt. But both do not match the nautical purpose here, in german language. Abfahrt either means "departure, departure time (on timetables for trains, busses etc)", or it means to race down the snowy mountain track on skis.

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Russian political scientist and sociologist Greg Yudin cites three reasons why Putin will lose the war. Two of them are beyond the Kremlin's control.

For Greg Yudin, it is clear that Russia will lose the war. The professor of political philosophy at the Moscow University of Social and Economic Sciences makes this point based on three points he lists on Twitter.

First, motivation. "The Russian army has no business in Ukraine. No amount of conscripts will solve this problem. On the contrary, it will only make things worse, because each additional group is less motivated than the previous one," he writes. And Russia's youth is becoming a problem for Putin, he adds. "Russian youth is skeptical of this war and will increasingly reject it."

Yudin's second argument: the Russian army "is too hierarchical and corrupt. Replacing one butcher (sic) with another in the military leadership will not change that. The Russian military is built on contempt for soldiers' lives and suppression of their initiative because Putin's state is based on the same principles. To fix the army, the state must be changed," analyzes the political science professor.

And third, Russia is "dealing with a coalition that has virtually unlimited resources." Ukraine will "never stop fighting because Putin is portraying the war as a genocidal war. The question is whether Ukraine has the resources."

This, he said, is currently "Putin's only hope. Blackmail with nuclear weapons, energy or grain, divisions in Europe and the U.S. - all this is to break the coalition."

For Yudin, whose research is primarily on the political theory of democracy, it is clear: "Putin is not invincible. He will be thoroughly defeated, and pretty soon. If only some useful idiots don't step in to save him."
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Said in the news here earlier this evening.

- I don't think we can fathom how big this victory is for the Ukrainian by retaking Kherson.

My own word

They may feel strong and want to continue south to retake Crimea-I would rather move troops north to help the defence around Bakhmut and further north to help the offensive there.

When they have cleaned Donbass and Luhansk they can gather more division to retake Crimea.

Markus

I do believe you are correct sir. Cardinal points never change. Left and right however are terms used to describe a direction relative to the direction one is facing or traveling.

If I am transiting inbound/upbound on the waterway. Kherson is on the west bank, on my left or off to port. If I am transiting outbound/down-bound, Kherson is still on the west bank but is now on my right side or off too starboard. Buoys just mark a channel and are colored so you know which ones to stay between and not run aground. In the U.S. it’s “Red Right Returning” . Which means I keep the red channel markers on my right when I’m returning from sea. They will be on my left when a leave port.

I’ve been a licensed U.S. Merchant Marine Officer, operated and crewed civilian inspected passenger vessels and military vessels on the Saint Lawrence, all of the Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Chesapeake Bay, Damn near every port along the east and gulf coast of the United States and a few on the west coast, Panama Canal, Greenland, Bahamas, and West Indies, just to name a few. I have never once in all my years heard any captain, cook or able body seaman base the relative direction of land or point of interest on the flow of a river system. Especially if that river’s water flow changes direction every six or so hours with the tides.