Stan R. Mitchell: The view from the front podcast for 8-12-22.

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Source notes

Russia:

Liz Sly @LizSly

The Crimea attack has drawn attention to the role of the undercover national resistance, or “partisans,” led by Ukraine special forces & operating in occupied territory. “If you ask me if there are partisans, I will answer: There are. They are everywhere.”

washingtonpost.comCrimea airfield blast was work of Ukrainian special forces, official saysThe attack marked a dramatic escalation of the war, demonstrating Ukrainian forces’ ability to strike deeper behind Russian lines than previously believed.

ian bremmer @ianbremmer

satellite images of the russian air base in crimea, before & after explosions at least 9 aircraft destroyed

Tyler Rogoway @Aviation_Intel

Post is up and we are live updating it.

thedrive.comRussian Airbase In Crimea Erupts In Massive Explosions (Updated)If Ukraine did strike the base, it would be further evidence that the war has arrived in the Russian-occupied stronghold of southern Crimea.

Petri Mäkelä @pmakela1

Ammo dumps completely gone and several fighter and fighter bombers totally wrecked with more most likely damaged by blast and debris after the Ukrainian strike to the Russian airbase on occupied Crime. Extremely successful operation!

Kriegsforscher @OSINTua

Let me be the first one. And yeah, what air defence doing? Burn, Russians, burn. https://t.co/uLltDD3Z46

David Ignatius on Morning Joe, 8/12: 98 percent of Ukrainians believe they’re going to win the war. And that’s up from 96 in the previous poll.

Ramayan Original-'Ya Tut' to fight the info war @OriginalRamayan

@KyivIndependent ‘This is a question that worries absolutely everyone: when will the war end? Someone says - months, someone - a year, someone - even more. But the question of time actually directly depends on the question of the losses that Russia will suffer.’ ~Zelenskyy

Liz Sly @LizSly

Russia isn't only capturing Ukrainian territory, it's seizing its wealth - 63 percent of its coal deposits, 11 percent of its oil, 20 percent of its natural gas deposits, 42 percent of its metals & 33 percent of critical minerals eg lithium 1/2

washingtonpost.comIn the Ukraine war, a battle for the nation’s mineral and energy wealthRussia’s occupation of eastern Ukraine has given it control over some of the most mineral-rich lands in Europe.

Liz Sly @LizSly

2/ A total of $12.3 trillion of Ukraine's metals, minerals & energy deposits are now under Russian control, much of it in the industrial Donbas area, the focus of the fighting. By @Anthony_Faiola & @DDaltonBennett

washingtonpost.comIn the Ukraine war, a battle for the nation’s mineral and energy wealthRussia’s occupation of eastern Ukraine has given it control over some of the most mineral-rich lands in Europe.

Economist story quoted from: Ukraine’s allies gather in Copenhagen

CNN International @cnni

The "alarming" situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had reached a "grave hour," the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog has said

cnn.itUkrainian nuclear plant facing ‘grave hour,’ UN watchdog saysThe “alarming” situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had reached a “grave hour,” the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Thursday, as he called for an immediate inspection of the facility by international experts.

I discussed several weeks ago in my podcast that Somalia was going to start heating up, and sure enough, here beith some proof of that.

Andrew deGrandpré @adegrandpre

Inbox —> US military says three airstrikes in Somalia on Tuesday killed four Al-Shabaab operatives.

Motivation and inspiration:

Sara🌻 @rosencsa

You are 💜!

Success Minded @_SuccessMinded_

Consistency is the answer to all your problems. Show up every day, put in the reps and you'll work it out.

Success Minded @_SuccessMinded_

Set a goal Make a plan Stay focused Work hard Succeed Stay humble

Daily Dose of Philosophy @PhilosophyDose_

"A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him." - Confucius

Daily Dose of Philosophy @PhilosophyDose_

"Don't count the days, make the days count." - Muhammad Ali

Success Minded @_SuccessMinded_

Do not worry if your path seems lonely right now. You are simply removing energies that no longer match the frequency of your future. You will soon attract people who truly deserve to walk that path with you.

Daily Life Quotes @Life__Quotes

"Refuse to Allow Any Thoughts Based on your Past to Define you." ~Wayne Dyer #quote

Motivational Quotes @motivation_qot

Let your past make you better, not bitter.

Motivational Quotes @motivational

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. -Denis Waitley

That’s it for this edition.

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Semper Fidelis,

Stan R. Mitchell

P.S. Don’t forget to check out my books. I’ve written a CIA/Marine sniper series, a detective series, a private investigator series, an action-packed Western, a motivational/biography book about President Obama, and two realistic war novels: one about World War II and one about Afghanistan.

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