Ukrainian Paper, Prison Breaks, and the Maduro Fit
Quotes from recent reads: three for everyone and another three for paid AG supporters.
The Man Bringing the News to Ukraine’s Front-Line Villages
It’s a cold, foggy morning in early November, and Myroshnyk Vassyl Savych is driving north on a narrow road in eastern Ukraine towards the Russian border. He’s headed to villages where, owing to increasing exposure to Russian fire, only a fraction of residents remain. The war has cut them off from regular services. They no longer receive mail, and Russian transmitters often overpower or interfere with their Ukrainian mobile-phone signals. Before large-scale signal jamming was introduced to counter drones, Russian television and radio channels were accessible on televisions and radios in border-area communities.
In his trunk are bundles of Zorya Visnyk (The Dawn Bulletin), a local newspaper that Vassyl edits and delivers to front-line communities in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. The newspaper doesn’t turn a profit, and distribution is dangerous, but Vassyl says it’s often the only reliable source of news that residents get all week.
Having documented the bombing of civilians in his hometown of Zolochiv, also in eastern Ukraine, when the Russian invasion began in February 2022, the editor says he feels compelled to set the record straight, village by village.
Maduro Outfit Sells Out After Viral Photo
Hours after the U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, President Trump shared an image on Truth Social showing Maduro, blindfolded and handcuffed, wearing a grey Nike tracksuit.
Memes quickly popped up online claiming that outfit quickly sold out after the picture was published.
And it’s true.
Inmates Could Escape Jail on Drones, Warns Top Prison Governor
Inmates could be airlifted out of prison by drones capable of carrying adult men, the president of the Prison Governors Association has warned.
Tom Wheatley, a former prison governor, said a new generation of drones designed for agricultural use can lift up to 100kg — 15kg more than the weight of the average British man — and warned that an attempt could happen “any day now”.
DJI’s Agras T100 drone can be broken down for easy transport and reassembled, boasts ultra-fast charging and can be bought online for about £20,000. Wheatley said organised crime gangs could buy it or similar technology to airlift prisoners out of jails.
