PostsCommentsPayoutstobixen (63)in Team Ukraine • 2 years agoRE: Greetings from occupied Kherson. Kherson is Ukraine. / Привіт з окупованого Херсону. Херсон це Україна. I have one big question. Is it possible (for a grandmother and a 5 years old granddaughter) to leave Kherson? I've heard "no, absolutely not", but also "that's easy, there are…tobixen (63)in Life Stories • 3 years agoRE: Benefits are slowly being cut off for the Ukrainian refugees - NetherlandsAlmere :-) I have a Ukrainian cousin-in-law there (not a refugee, he settled down there permanently quite some ears ago). His father was staying in Almere in the beginning of…tobixen (63)in Life Stories • 3 years agoRE: Benefits are slowly being cut off for the Ukrainian refugees - NetherlandsI was intending to write some posts on a bit of the same topic, but never got to it. In Poland, where the large bulk of immigrants are staying, there is as far as I've…tobixen (63)in #mywartimediary • 3 years agoRE: My Wartime Diary. Kyiv, day 79th. The cost of livingThe Ukrainian state is not (yet) to be trusted, but the alternative is so much worse? Reminds me a bit of one of the quotes from Churchill, "democracy is the worst form of…tobixen (63)in LeoFinance • 3 years agoRE: After Receiving Millions in Crypto Donations, Zelensky is Now Banning Bitcoin Purchases in Local CurrencyDomestically Kremlin is "selling" the war as a liberation campaign against a drug-addicted nazi regime that is performing a genocide against the Russian-speaking population…tobixen (63)in Team Ukraine • 3 years agoRE: The invincible Russian army fooled itself. Непереможна російська армія надурила сама себе.So this is the reason why there haven't been any really massive bomber attacks on Ukraine? Media reports that the Russian has thousands of military airplanes, but reality is…tobixen (63)in Team Ukraine • 3 years agoRE: Russian soldiers stole a diesel tank, but it turned out that was not the case. / Російські солдати вкрали цистерну з дизелем, а виявилося, що там не те.I have some troubles believing they really were stupid enough to try to fill diesel from a full septic truck, but anyway the story made me smile :-)tobixen (63)in Team Ukraine • 3 years agoRE: RE: Wartime Diary, Kyiv, 14.04.22I was reflecting a bit on this earlier. The big Russian celebrations on the 9th of May and 23rd of February is quite a bit distasteful. Unlike the Germans, the Russians didn't…tobixen (63)in #mywartimediary • 3 years agoRE: My Wartime Diary. Day 50It's nice that you are able to reflect on the good things in all the misery and bad luck.tobixen (63)in #mywartimediary • 3 years agoRE: My Wartime Diary. Day 50Yes ... I know about one such apartment. It was quite deep, not that much heat lost through the walls, but the windows were leaking a lot, and temperatures on the outside…tobixen (63)in #mywartimediary • 3 years agoRE: My Wartime Diary. Day 50We can probably help with deliveries from Poland if needed. An Ukrainian lady moved in at my place yesterday, her husband is driving almost non-stop between the Polish border…tobixen (63)in #mywartimediary • 3 years agoRE: My Wartime Diary. Day 50Also when living west of Ukraine, I think it's important to keep the temperature low now, to reduce the need for gas imports. Even here in Norway, as we're connected to the European electricity grid.tobixen (63)in #operationminibus • 3 years agoRE: Charity exhaustionI also believe that serving hot meals may be one of the better options. It's slightly more social and fun to eat together with other people rather than that each family takes…tobixen (63)in #operationminibus • 3 years agoRE: Charity exhaustionIt is said that in many shops in Ukraine now it's only possible to buy Polish food. That begs a question - was this food that is sold in the shops actually come from food…tobixen (63)in Team Ukraine • 3 years agoRE: Wartime Diary, Kyiv, 12.04.22Unfortunately too many of them believes in the Russian propaganda. Those people who sincerely believes that the Russian soldiers are on a "peace keeping mission" in Ukraine to…tobixen (63)in Team Ukraine • 3 years agoRE: Wartime Diary, Kyiv, 12.04.22I can't stay completely silent on this one. The actions performed and the attitudes shown are absolutely horrendous - and the evidences are overwhelming. Still, I politely…tobixen (63)in Team Ukraine • 3 years agoRE: Russians are born to conquer, plunder, rape, kill. Росіяни народжуються для того, щоб завойовувати, грабувати, гвалтувати, убивати.And it's going to be even worse. I was in St.Petersburg for the first time in 1998, right after the stock market crash. Several times a day I could see some big western car…tobixen (63)in #standwithukraine • 3 years agoRE: My Wartime Diary. Day NI don't remember where I read it - but some few days ago I read a report that when it comes to bread, human touch is the most significant contributor of mould spores. Wearing…tobixen (63)in Team Ukraine • 3 years agoRE: russia destroyed my educational project in Trostyanets, Ukraine / росія знищила мій освітній проєкт у Тростянці (EN-UA)Perhaps it's a "super power syndrom". I do remember quite some years ago that the US was going to launch a "shock and awe"-campaign against Iraq. My friend from the US was…tobixen (63)in #operationminibus • 3 years agoRE: "Operation Minibus", summary of efforts over the last two weeksI'm not sure if it's legal to drive like that - but it wasn't going far, and most of the time was probably spent passing the Ukrainian border guards.