There's news of another prisoner exchange. I think this is the 4th time. It's good that this is continuing. I would like some guarantees (from both sides) that they will not return to the front (I know they did this for some Azov leaders).
Also more news, evidence that Russian have abandoned the western bank of Kherson. Unsure if this means they plan to fight it out on the eastern bank though.
Thought below story was interesting. Some serious crowdfunding to help out Ukraine. Doing the math of $5.5M / 50 = $110K each. Heck, I might just shell out $110K for that novelty and have it parked in my front yard.
‘A joke that went out of control’: crowdfunding weapons for Ukraine’s war | Ukraine | The Guardian
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By Christmas, 50 hardly used FV103 Spartan armoured personnel carriers (APCs), until recently the property of the British army, and currently in warehouses in secret locations across the UK, will arrive on the frontline in Ukraine’s war with Russia in time for the toughest winter conditions.
The transfer, the largest of such APCs to Ukraine, is not due to British munificence nor to procurement by the Ukrainian ministry of defence.
It is instead just the latest example of the extraordinary scale and indeed speed of the crowdfunding campaigns that have been powering the Ukrainian military since the early days of the war.
The fundraising appeal for the armoured vehicles – tagline “Grab them all” – had only been launched on Wednesday by the Serhiy Prytula charity foundation, named after its founder, a popular comedian and TV presenter with a sizeable online following.
It had been hoped that the $5.5m (£4.8m) required for the major purchase would be secured within a week.
Within nine hours, half of the funds had been pledged by donors, ranging from private individuals to big Ukrainian corporations and smaller high street firms, such as the bedding company World of Mattresses.
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The British army has been using FV103 Spartans since 1978 but they are being phased out for newer designs. The 50 on sale are in private hands and each is said to have fewer than 10,000 miles on the clock.
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