Rat u Ukrajini

Filipenko wrote:Idu neke optuzbe da Rusija planira da koristi hemijsko oruzje u Ukrajini. Verovatno da se zabasuri skandal sa laboratorijama za "bioloska istrazivanja". Anglikanska klasika, optuzi neprijatelja za ono sto ti radis i to da se ponovi 1000 puta iz 300 "nezavisnih" izvora.

Janko Suvar wrote:luis martinez
@LMartinezABC
Kirby says U.S. intelligence assesses that the transfer of MIG 29's to Ukraine "may be mistaken as escalatory and could result in significant Russian reaction that might increase the prospects of the military escalation with NATO"

A young Russian pianist who was set to perform with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra this week has been struck from the schedule after protest.

However, the orchestra maintained its praise for 20-year-old Alexander Malofeev, who has been outspoken against the invasion of Ukraine, where he said he has some family members.

"The OSM feels that it would be inappropriate to receive Mr. Malofeev this week," wrote a spokesperson for the orchestra, Pascale Ouimet, in a statement.

"We continue, however, to believe in the importance of maintaining relationships with artists of all nationalities who embrace messages of peace and hope. We look forward to welcoming this exceptional artist when the context allows it."

Malofeev will no longer be performing on March 9, 10 and 13 in Montreal, though the concerts will still go ahead with different performers.

Some Ukrainian Montrealers had emailed the OSM to ask it to cancel Malofeev's performances, saying it wasn't about his stance on the war but about promoting a Russian product, in this case a "cultural product."

“I frankly don’t understand why Montreal Ukrainians have to fight this with OSM while we live every minute in anguish for our families in Ukraine,” Mariya Makivchuk told CTV News last week. Makivchuk is one of several Ukrainians who asked the OSM to cancel.

The orchestra at first declined, saying Malofeev had spoken openly against the invasion. But it ultimately decided it was the right call "considering the serious impact on the civilian population of Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion," Ouimet wrote.

The orchestra's statement on Tuesday said it wanted to "reaffirm its solidarity" with the Ukrainian people and is making a donation in support of them, and also urges the public to do the same.

But OSM musicians and their conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas, stressed that they still have an "excellent collaboration" with Malofeev, according to the statement.

"I was very pleased to be working in Montreal for the first time with the extraordinary young pianist Alexander Malofeev," Thomas said.

"It is regrettable that political situations have made it impossible. I look forward to the possibility of collaborating with him in the near future."

In two Facebook posts, Malofeev has decried the war, first writing on March 2 that "the truth is that every Russian will feel guilty for decades because of the terrible and bloody decision that none of us could influence and predict."

On Monday, however, he added that he's upset by the "hatred going in all directions, in Russia and around the world," and that he "still believe[s] Russian culture and music specifically should not be tarnished by the ongoing tragedy, though it is impossible to stay aside now."

He also said he'd been asked to make more anti-war statements but was "very uncomfortable" about it and was worried it would affect his family in Russia.

"Honestly, the only thing I can do now is to pray and cry," he said, adding that nothing can be solved by war.

"I do understand that my problems are very insignificant compared to those of people in Ukraine, including my relatives who live there," he wrote.

"The most important thing now is to stop the blood. All I know is that the spread of hatred will not help in any way, but only cause more suffering."

Malofeev became internationally famous after a performance at age 13 and has performed in many countries over the past several years. But he still hasn't made a Canadian debut -- other concerts planned for Vancouver later this year have also been cancelled.

CTV News hasn't yet been able to reach the Ukrainian Montrealers involved in the email campaign for comment.

Anduril wrote:Ma ovo sto se radi po raznim filharmonijama i univerzitetima prosto pokazuje koliko tamo ima zlih i glupavih bez obzira na talent.

I would suggest ignoring the maps Readovka posts, their reporting is mostly fine, even really good sometimes, but their maps, whoever draws them, are only vaguely related to reality

— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) March 7, 2022

An actually accurate map.

Liveuamap is heavily self censoring to keep morale up
Readovka is too optimistic

This is true pic.twitter.com/YiNaLnr4TW

— yokalli (@yokalli2) March 6, 2022

Mr.Pink wrote:pa brate ukrajinci protiv ovih nemaju sansi

Mattia Nelles
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Today, I attended an emergency online conference of mayors from Mariupol, Kharkiv, Trostianets (Sumy region), Merefa (Kharkiv region), and Zhytomyr organized by the Ministry for Regional Development. What the mayors reported raises alarms on many different levels. A small 🧵 
Sergej Orlov, deputy mayor of Mariupol, said that we witness is a "medieval siege" and he emphasized that the humanitarian situation is getting worse every day. For several days, the city is cut-off and there is no heating, water, gas, or proper food and medicine supply. /1 
Citizens of Mariupol are hungry and use any wood they find to cook and to melt snow to drink. 3000 babies are deprived of food and will soon need medical attention. About 300,000 citizens remain trapped in the middle of this brutal siege. /2 
The city is shelled from all directions and by all sorts of weaponry. The city's civilian infrastructure was deliberately targeted, hospitals were hit and destroyed. There are at least 1200 civilian casualties that the city knows of. Many more are expected beneath the rubble. /3 
The deputy mayor stressed that for several days the attempts to open corridors out of Mariupol failed because the Russians either shelled the meeting place, mined the routes, or refused to let evacuation buses in or out of the city. Private cars trying to leave were shot at. /4 
Ihor Terekhov, the mayor of Kharkiv, also spoke of war crimes committed by the Russian forces, which deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure and now use heavy weaponry to sow terror. Over 400 multi-story residential buildings were destroyed. /5 
The shelling from the air and by artillery remains a big problem for Kharkiv. Despite a huge risk for their lives, the city's many workers continue their duties to keep utility companies going and public transport running- even the trash is collected. /6 
Because of the ongoing shelling, thousands of people continue to flee Kharkiv every day. Most of them use the few trains which leave the city. But hundreds of thousands remain in Ukraine's second-largest city. The mayor said that fuel supplies are running low. /7 
Yuri Bova, the mayor of Trostianets south of Sumy reported that his city is surrounded. Occupants have raided shops and even make burials impossible in the city. Citizens cannot leave and no humanitarian supply is reaching the city. /8 
The mayor of the small town of Merefa in the Kharkiv region told that his city was severely shelled even though there is not even any army present in the city. Power supplies have collapsed but the city is working to restore them. /9 
Serhiy Sukhmolyn, the mayor of the central Ukrainian city Zhytomyr, said that the city has turned into a fortress, expecting the worst. It was shelled by air and by cruise missiles. Houses, schools, kindergartens, a maternity ward, and an oil depot were hit and destroyed. /10 
All utilities are working in Zhytomyr and aid and most other crucial supplies are still arriving. But the feeling in the city is one of fear not knowing whether new strikes might hit the city. /end 

Mr.Pink wrote:Roman Abramovich ima EU pasos