September 3, 2023
Russo Ukrainian War
President Zelenskyy has replaced the Ukrainian Minister of Defense.
Russian drones hit the Danube River port infrastructure in Ukraine.
September 6, 2023
Russo Ukrainian War
Ukraine has designates PepsiCo and the Mars candy company as :international war sponsors" due to their continued operations, and continued tax payments in and to Russia since the start of the Russo Ukrainian War.
PepiCo has operated in Russia, if you consider the USSR its predecessor, since 1974, as opposed to Coca-Cola which did not until 1985. It has nineteen plants in the company and employs 20,000 people directly, and 40,000 agricultural employees indirectly. It's Russia' fourth-largest food and beverage company. Since the war started, its net profits have increased by 333%.
Mars profits have increased 59% since the start of the war.
To give an illustration of the absurd nature of consolidation and market domination in corporate capitalism, PepsiCo trademarks (brands) include the following (list courtesy of Wikipedia):
- Agousha (Russia)
- Alvalle (Spain)[3]
- AMP Energy
- Aquafina
- Aquafina Flavorsplash
- Aunt Jemima/Pearl Milling Company
- Baconzitos (Brazil)
- Cap'n Crunch
- Cheetos
- Chester's
- Chipsy (Egypt, Serbia)
- Chudo
- Cracker Jack
- Crunchy
- Diet Mountain Dew
- Diet Mug
- Diet Pepsi
- Diet 7UP (only outside of the United States)
- Diet Sierra Mist
- Domik v Derevne (Russia)
- Doritos
- Duyvis (Netherlands)
- Elma Chips (Brazil)
- Emperador (Mexico)
- Evervess (Russia)
- Fandangos (Brazil)
- Frito-Lay
- Fritos
- Fruktoviy Sad (Russia)
- Frustyle (Russia)
- G2
- Gatorade
- Gatorade Zero
- Grandma's
- Imunele (Russia)
- Izze
- Ivi (Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Serbia)
- Kas
- KhrusTeam (Russia)
- Kurkure (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan)
- Lay's
- Life
- Lifewater
- Lubimy (Russia)
- Manzanita Sol
- Marias Gamesa
- Matutano (Spain, Portugal)
- Marbo (Serbia)
- Mirinda
- Miss Vickie's
- Mountain Dew
- Mountain Dew Code Red
- Mountain Dew Game Fuel
- Mountain Dew Kickstart
- Mug
- Munchies
- Naked (naked?)
- Near East
- O.N.E.
- Paso de los Toros (Uruguay)
- Pasta Roni
- Pepsi
- Pepsi Max
- Pepsi Next
- Pepsi Zero Sugar
- Pioneer Foods
- Propel
- Quaker
- Quaker Chewy
- Rice-A-Roni
- Rold Gold
- Rosquinhas Mabel (Brazil)
- Ruffles
- Russkiy Dar (Russia)
- Sabritas
- Sakata (Australia)
- Saladitas
- Sandora (Ukraine)
- Santitas
- 7UP (only outside of the United States)
- 7UP Free (only outside of the United States)
- Sierra Mist
- Simba (Southern Africa)
- Smartfood
- Smith's (Australia)
- Snack a Jacks
- SoBe
- SoBe Lifewater
- SoBe V Water
- Sonric’s
- Stacy’s
- Star
- Starry
- Stiksy (Brazil)
- Sting
- SunChips
- Tonus
- Tostitos
- Trop 50
- Tropicana
- Tropicana Farmstand
- Tropicana Pure Premium
- Tropicana Twister
- Twisties (Oceania Region)
- Vesely Molochnik
- Walkers (United Kingdom)
- Ya (Russia)
- Yedigün (Turkey)
- 3 Musketeers
- Ben's Original
- Bounty
- Celebrations
- Cirku
- CocoaVia
- Combos
- Dolmio
- Dove
- Ebly
- Ethel M
- FLAVIA
- Fling
- Flyte
- Forever Yours
- Galaxy
- Galaxy Bubbles
- Galaxy Minstrels
- A Twix bar
- M-Azing
- M&M's
- Maltesers
- Marathon
- Mars
- Masterfoods
- Milky Way
- Munch
- Promite
- Revels
- Seeds of Change
- Snickers
- Topic
- Tracker
- Treets
- Twix
- 5 gum cobalt packaging
- 5 (gum)
- Airwaves
- Alpine
- Altoids
- Big Red
- Bubble Tape
- Doublemint
- Eclipse
- Eclipse Ice
- Excel
- Extra
- Freedent
- Hubba Bubba
- Juicy Fruit
- Life Savers
- Lockets
- Orbit
- Ouch!
- Rondo
- Skittles
- Spearmint
- Starburst
- Surpass
- Tunes
- Winterfresh
- Wrigley's
- Pedigree dry dog food
- ADVANCE (Australia and New Zealand only)
- Aquarium Pharmaceuticals
- Buckeye Nutrition
- Cesar
- Chappi
- Crave
- Dreamies/Catisfactions
- Dine (Australia and New Zealand version of Sheba)
- Exelcat
- Eukanuba
- Exelpet
- Frolic
- The Goodlife Recipe
- Good-o
- Greenies
- Iams
- James Wellbeloved
- Kit-e-Kat
- My Dog
- Natura
- Natusan
- Nutro Products
- Optimum
- Pedigree
- Pill Pockets
- Royal Canin
- Schmackos
- Sheba
- Teasers
- Techni-Cal
- Temptations
- Trill
- Whiskas
- Winergy
Russian forces have reportedly made notable changes to their command and control (C2) in Ukraine to protect command infrastructure and improve information sharing, although Russian force deployments are likely still exacerbating issues with horizontal integration. Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) Deputy Director of Analysis Magarita Konaev and CSET Fellow Owen Daniels stated on September 6 that Russian forces moved headquarters out of range of most Ukrainian strike systems and have placed forward command posts further underground and behind heavily defended positions.[1] It is unclear if Russian forces have employed this more protected command infrastructure throughout Ukraine and to what degree these defensive efforts have impeded Ukraine’s ongoing interdiction campaign.[2] Konaev and Daniels stated that Russian forces have improved communications between command posts and units at the front by laying field cables and using safer radio communications.[3] The Royal United Services Insitute (RUSI) stated on September 4 that Russian forces are also trying to improve signals through the wider use of application-based C2 services that require less training.[4] Konaev and Daniels noted that signals at the battalion level downward are still often unencrypted and that Russian personnel still frequently communicate sensitive information through unsecure channels.[5]
The Russians, the same ISW report notes, are changing their artillery tactics to emphasize accuracy over mass fire, a change that was long ago implemented in Western armies but comes about here due to ammunition shortages.
These changes, it should be noted, if successful, would amount to improvements in Russian capabilities.
North Korea
The Old Salt's Blog, which is linked in at the side, reports that there are reasons to doubt the capabilities of North Korea's new, and diesel, powered submarine.
September 12, 2023
Russo Ukrainian War
Kim Jong Un has traveled to Russia to meet with Putin. He traveled by armored train, an anachronism if ever there was one.
The Russo Ukrainian War has served to make Kim relevant in ways he was not before, one of the ways being that, given the fall of the Warsaw Pact following the end of the Cold War, it's one of the few countries in the world manufacturing the old Soviet patter munitions that Russia is consuming which will also export to Russia.
South Korea, for its part, has became an arms supplier as well, shipping armor to Ukraine and Poland, and artillery to Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
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