[kellyhound]

A Ukrainian national, whose last known address was in Poland, is being sought by German authorities for the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. He is believed to have acted with two accomplices.

German authorities have issued an arrest warrant over the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines nearly two years ago, according to German news outlets ARD, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Die Zeit.

In an investigation published Wednesday, the outlets reported that the suspect is a Ukrainian diving instructor, named only as Volodymyr Z. for privacy reasons.

It is alleged he attacked the pipelines in tandem with at least two others, who are also believed to be Ukrainian citizens.

The suspect was believed to last be living in Poland, but Polish authorities said they could not act on the warrant because he had left the country.

The Nord Stream 1 and the not-yet operational Nord Stream 2 were major conduits in the Baltic Sea for Russian gas into Europe, particularly Germany. Their use was always controversial for their role in making the EU reliant on Russian energy, and became even more so after Moscow's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

On September 26, 2022, several explosions were detected along the pipelines, leading to gas leaks.

Germany, Denmark, and Sweden all opened investigations into the incident, but the Danish and Swedish probes were closed without pinpointing a suspect.

The explosions attracted worldwide media attention, fueling speculation about who could be responsible. Russia and the West have accused each other of being behind the blasts. It was immediately suspected that Ukrainians were involved, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has strongly denied the state played a role.

According to German authorities, Volodymyr Z. and two others approached the driver of the German-flagged yacht Andromeda, which docked in the northern island of Rügen.

ARD reported that Volodymyr Z. directed the driver out to the location of the pipeline, and two of the three suspects donned diving gear and went underwater.

The driver has reportedly identified Z. from a photo array shown to him by police. According to the report, a white van suspected of being used to transport diving material was caught on a traffic camera on Rügen in September 2022 with a passenger "strongly resembling Z."

A German court issued an arrest warrant for Volodymyr Z. in June.

The news outlets that initially reported on the case said they had based their findings on "information from a foreign intelligence service."

Where is Volodymyr Z.?
The suspect was last known to be living in a village outside of Warsaw, Poland. However, he is believed to have gone into hiding.

Following questions as to why Poland did not honor the European arrest warrant within the required 60 days, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office said that the suspect had fled to Ukraine before they could do so. She said they had serched his resident outside Warsaw, but he was already gone.

No links between the suspects and the Ukrainian government have been found.

The two other suspects, a married couple who do not have warrants issued in their names, have denied knowing Z. and said that they were on vacation in Bulgaria when the attack took place.

A German Justice Ministry spokeswoman said they were "not commenting on the media reports" about the warrant.

[kellyhound]

Sergey (name changed), a Russian deserter, was tricked into signing a contract and, without any preparation, sent straight to the Ukrainian front lines. After six months of hell, he was seriously injured and escaped. In The Insider’s report, Sergey shares how soldiers are forced into deadly "meat grinder assaults," how weapons from killed soldiers are smuggled back to Russia, and how commanders deal with those who refuse to fight—by shooting them and leaving their dead bodies right on the battlefield. The report contains shocking details, many of which are being revealed for the first time.

00:00 - Intro
01:18 - Arrival at the front: “All 20 men were killed that very evening”
04:45 - “There are 10 to 15 people left out of the 250”
05:40 - “What do I do?” - “Chop his arm off”
09:26 - “If I don't have legs, I'll just shoot myself in the head”
10:18 - Drug use in the Russian ranks
11:24 - “I was crawling over corpses”
14:29 - Execution of privates and lower-ranking personnel
19:12 - Minefields
20:30 - “Guns being smuggled out with dead bodies”
21:28 - “Guys, get yourself a gun and shoot yourself in the head”

[kellyhound]

Hvaldimir, a beloved friendly Beluga ‘Spy’ whale, is found dead in Norway.

The beluga whale, who was first spotted in 2019 wearing what looked like a camera harness, was seen floating in Norwegian waters on Saturday.

Sebastian Strand, the founder of the nonprofit, Marine Mind, said that he saw the dead whale floating near Risavika in southwestern Norway on Saturday afternoon.

Its cause of death was not immediately clear, he said. There were markings around the whale that could have been made by birds or other marine animals.

“It’s heartbreaking,” Mr. Strand said. “He’s touched thousands of people’s hearts just here in Norway.”
Mr. Strand added that he was working to send Hvaldimir to a facility where the carcass could be preserved long enough to try to determine a cause of death.

By some estimates, the whale was close to 14 feet long and about 2,700 pounds.

Hvaldimir, whose name is a combination of “hval,” the Norwegian word for whale, and the name Vladimir, was spotted in northern Norway in 2019, at first alarming fishermen.

Belugas tend to move in groups and typically inhabit remote Arctic areas. Adding to the intrigue around Hvaldimir, he was wearing a harness that identified it as “equipment” from St. Petersburg.

There also appeared to be a camera mount.

Some wondered if the whale was on a Russian reconnaissance mission. Russia has never claimed ownership of the whale. If Hvaldimir was a spy, he was an exceptionally friendly one.

The whale showed signs of domestication, and was comfortable around people. He remained in busier waters than are typical for belugas, prompting concerns from scientists, activists and experts.

“He was completely acclimatized to human culture,” Mr. Strand said, adding that it appeared Hvaldimir had “been in captivity for a lot of his life.”

Mr. Strand and his team worked to educate curious residents and tourists about the whale, to protect it as much as possible as it remained outside of its usual habitat.

Last year, Hvaldimir was seen off the coast of Sweden, a southward journey that took him farther away from food sources and on a path toward more industrial and dangerous harbors.

Mr. Strand said that he had been promoting safety measures for Hvaldimir, who had so far enjoyed a calm year, and had seemed to be in good health on Friday based on reports.

“I’m not sure what’s happened,” Mr. Strand said. “But we’ll find out.”

[kellyhound]

1. A pipeline exploded at the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant in the Republic of Bashkortostan, russia.

2. A massive fire and heavy explosions occured at a traction substation of the Trans-Siberian Railway in Mariinsk, Kemerovo region, russia.

[kellyhound]

The russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against Major-General Valery Muminjanov, deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District for logistics, for taking a large-scale bribe.

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

Hvaldimir, a beloved friendly Beluga ‘Spy’ whale, is found dead in Norway.

The beluga whale, who was first spotted in 2019 wearing what looked like a camera harness, was seen floating in Norwegian waters on Saturday.

Sebastian Strand, the founder of the nonprofit, Marine Mind, said that he saw the dead whale floating near Risavika in southwestern Norway on Saturday afternoon.

Its cause of death was not immediately clear, he said. There were markings around the whale that could have been made by birds or other marine animals.

“It’s heartbreaking,” Mr. Strand said. “He’s touched thousands of people’s hearts just here in Norway.”
Mr. Strand added that he was working to send Hvaldimir to a facility where the carcass could be preserved long enough to try to determine a cause of death.

By some estimates, the whale was close to 14 feet long and about 2,700 pounds.

Hvaldimir, whose name is a combination of “hval,” the Norwegian word for whale, and the name Vladimir, was spotted in northern Norway in 2019, at first alarming fishermen.

Belugas tend to move in groups and typically inhabit remote Arctic areas. Adding to the intrigue around Hvaldimir, he was wearing a harness that identified it as “equipment” from St. Petersburg.

There also appeared to be a camera mount.

Some wondered if the whale was on a Russian reconnaissance mission. Russia has never claimed ownership of the whale. If Hvaldimir was a spy, he was an exceptionally friendly one.

The whale showed signs of domestication, and was comfortable around people. He remained in busier waters than are typical for belugas, prompting concerns from scientists, activists and experts.

“He was completely acclimatized to human culture,” Mr. Strand said, adding that it appeared Hvaldimir had “been in captivity for a lot of his life.”

Mr. Strand and his team worked to educate curious residents and tourists about the whale, to protect it as much as possible as it remained outside of its usual habitat.

Last year, Hvaldimir was seen off the coast of Sweden, a southward journey that took him farther away from food sources and on a path toward more industrial and dangerous harbors.

Mr. Strand said that he had been promoting safety measures for Hvaldimir, who had so far enjoyed a calm year, and had seemed to be in good health on Friday based on reports.

“I’m not sure what’s happened,” Mr. Strand said. “But we’ll find out.”

I read this article on another site & was quite sad to hear about his demise.
Humans can't stop fucking around with nature in the name of science & that's why it's fucked.
Some things should be left alone for the betterment of all !

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by Roosta ↗

I read this article on another site & was quite sad to hear about his demise.
Humans can't stop fucking around with nature in the name of science & that's why it's fucked.
Some things should be left alone for the betterment of all !

Animal rights groups have said that gunfire killed a beluga whale that rose to fame in Norway after its unusual harness sparked suspicions the creature was trained by Russia as a spy.

The organisations Noah and One Whale said they had filed a complaint with Norwegian police asking them to open a criminal investigation.

Nicknamed Hvaldimir in a pun on the Norwegian word for whale, hval, and the first name of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, the white beluga first appeared off the coast in Norway’s far-northern Finnmark region in 2019.

He was found dead on Saturday in a bay Norway’s south-western coast.

His body was transported on Monday to a local branch of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute for autopsy.

The report is expected “within three weeks”, a spokesperson for the institute said.

Regina Crosby Haug, the head of One Whale, who said she hadd viewed Hvaldimir’s body on Monday, told AFP: “He had multiple bullet wounds around his body.”

[Roosta]

This or These assholes need a good beating for doing this.

[kellyhound]

Former U.S. Army sniper Daniel Harris has moved to Russia seeking citizenship and wants to help Russia in its invasion -or as he calls it 'special military operation'- against Ukraine. He opposes U.S. foreign policy and is willing to train Russian troops as a sniper instructor, having combat experience from the Middle East.

[Guns N' Coffee]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

Former U.S. Army sniper Daniel Harris has moved to Russia seeking citizenship and wants to help Russia in its invasion -or as he calls it 'special military operation'- against Ukraine. He opposes U.S. foreign policy and is willing to train Russian troops as a sniper instructor, having combat experience from the Middle East.

I hope they revoke his US Passport