The average age of soldiers in the Ukrainian army is well over 40 and the situation with personnel is critical

This was stated by the commander of the 5th separate assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexey Tarasenko.

“We really lack young guys. <...> Those who came at the beginning of a full-scale war have simply ended in many units,” the military man said.

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Itay Regev one of the hostages released by Hamas gets beaten up by Israeli occupation police in a hostage protest in “Tel Aviv”.
I guess Hamas took better care of him and his sister.

❗ "Ukrainians, wake up - this government is not worth dying for!"

🇺🇦 A Ukrainian woman is shocked by the Nikolaev head Vitaly Kim's statement that those who try to avoid mobilization don't have any rights

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🇮🇱🇵🇸🇹🇷 A remarkable incident took place yesterday in the Turkish championship during a football match between the Antalyaspor and Trabzonspor teams. In the 68th minute, Israeli football player Sagiv Yehezkel, while celebrating a goal, decided to display a headband with the inscription "100 days. 7:10."

Shortly after the match, Antalyaspor management announced the termination of Yehezkel's contract for violating national values. Subsequently, Turkish law enforcement officers detained the footballer on charges of publicly inciting hostility and hatred.

In Israel, the decision to arrest the football player received criticism, with the country's Defense Minister, Yoav Galant, even referring to Turkey as the executive body of Hamas. Nevertheless, through diplomatic negotiations, the parties managed to agree on Yehezkel's release and his return to his homeland.

❗️It is worth noting that this is not the first scandal involving an Israeli football player amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the end of October, Yehezkel refused to participate in a match against Gaziantep due to a minute of silence held in memory of the Palestinians. However, no sanctions were imposed for this action.

🔻However, these events are not surprising. Similar cases have occurred with European championship players who, for example, shared Hamas propaganda videos on their social networks. As a result, the football player Youssef Atal from the French club Nice was sentenced to eight months of suspended imprisonment and fined 45 thousand euros.

Regarding Russian football players, most of them prefer to remain silent about their stance on the special operation in Ukraine. So far, the Russian football community can only boast of providing assistance to Russian military personnel, as well as the isolated example of former national team player Andrei Solomatin, who volunteered in the SMO zone last summer.
#Israel #Palestine
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❗️🇪🇨 Emergency in Ecuador
What is known as of 16:00 on January 15

Over the past 24 hours, assaults have taken place in the country's largest prisons - in Tungurahua, Cuenca, Machala, Loja, Latacunga, Esmeraldas. As a result, the national police and armed forces have reported that they have taken control of the penitentiary institutions.

▪️ Despite the fact that the Ecuadorian authorities have begun to report success in the release of all hostages, the special operation has continued for more than a day. According to some reports, more than forty people have been freed.

▪️ In addition to one dead hostage in Machala, information has also emerged about one person killed in Esmeraldas. There is practically no information about losses from criminal groups. In some provinces, relatives of fallen security forces have begun to receive the bodies of their loved ones for funerals.

▪️ Individual human rights activists and NGOs have begun to raise issues of illegal detentions, as well as extrajudicial executions and reprisals. The topic has not yet received any clear coverage - the authorities are "celebrating" the seizure of prisons.

▪️ Despite statements about establishing order in the most problematic prisons, it is clearly too early to talk about stabilizing the situation. President Daniel Noboa has said that the country is "struggling every day to avoid becoming a narco-state" and also needs foreign military, intelligence, and artillery support to fight terrorism.

▪️ Additionally, information has emerged that the Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Ecuador is preparing for a possible call-up of reservists to restore order in the country.

▪️ Disputes continue over the bill, which proposes increasing the value-added tax from 12% to 15%. It has been revealed that this could potentially raise $1,306 million a year, which is planned (at least officially) to be used to "strengthen security."

❗️In fact, the funds can go towards strengthening the security apparatus and at the same time, into the wallets of those who support it. The prospects for the adoption of this law are not yet very clear - although Noboa's opponents are clearly expressing their dissatisfaction - but it is obvious that amidst what is happening, the security apparatus can reasonably expect considerable revenues from the budget.

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If you ever feel that your life is useless and absurd, just look at German police officers covering these cold and freezing climate activists, who are protesting against global warming, with warm blankets.

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US to send 1,500 troops to Syria and Iraq

Multiple factions in the region have been conducting operations in an attempt to kick US troops out of the region