Grandpa Toms
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I am a Vietnam veteran living in Russia.  My community is about the daily life in the town of Kimovsk, Russia and the local peoples perspective of current affairs.
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THE LONG JOURNEY

"The longest road in the world on foot is from Cape Town (South Africa) to Magadan (Russia). There is no need for planes or boats, there are bridges. It's 22,387 km, and the journey takes 4,492 hours.

It will be 187 days of walking non-stop or 561 days of walking for 8 hours a day. Along the route you pass through 17 countries, six time zones and all seasons."

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The Beautiful Botanical Gardens in Batumi

Today I took the number 10 bus to the Botanical Gardens. Don’t take the 10A because it doesn’t go that far. It was a beautiful day, one of Batumi’s 300 beautiful days each year.

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Ukraine is winning, because there are no queues at Ukrainian gas stations.

Here's a video proof by a Ukrainian driver who drove by two gas stations to prove that there are no queues for fuel.

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🥨 Radiologist Anastasia Mudrak has opened a social bakery in the city of Rubezhnoye

#PeopleOfDonbass
Since then, she has been working on two "fronts" in her white coat: at the hospital and by the ovens. It all started with a couple of old ovens found among the ruins of shelled factories. But now she bakes up to 2,000 of loaves a day and those are distributed around the city and to the front. In most cases - absolutely free of charge.

There is a lot of work to do. Shifts last 12 hours. The line of contact is nearby, and shelling can start at any moment. But Anastasia's bakery tries not to stop production.

🔗 Source - Yulia Baranovskaya

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A big shout out to the people who follow me. Unfortunately I’ve had to leave Russia. It became impossible to receive any funds from the US. I am currently living in Batumi, Georgia.
This is my family in the living room of my apartment in Kimovsk, Russia. I am a disabled Vietnam veteran. Seventy eight years of age. My son Aleksandr (left), and my granddaughter Dasha (center) look in on me. Here, I had hoped to live out my retirement years.

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Military Summary for 4 July 2026

#UkraineRussiaWar #MilitarySummary

🏴 KOSTIANTYNIVKA CAPTURED — After 186 days of brutal fighting, Russian forces raise flags across the city. Geolocated footage confirms control of the Chervony micro-district. Ukrainian officials deny full capture, but the maps tell a different story.

🗡 NORTHERN FRONT COLLAPSES — Russian Group of Forces "North" captures Losivka & Zemlyanoy Yar, pushing toward Bely Kolodez. Kharkiv region under unprecedented pressure. Sabotage groups already operating near the city outskirts.

📍 BAROVE POCKET TIGHTENS — Multiple villages fall in 48 hours. Novyi, Lubovka, Cheshna, Shyikivka now under Russian control. Ukrainian forces forced to retreat toward Siversk defensive line.

⚔️ LYMAN BATTLE NEARS END — Russian Ministry of Defense reports clashes inside the city itself. Full capture announcement expected before NATO summit.

KOSTIANTYNIVKA HAS FALLEN🏴 NATO Summit in 72 Hours🏛 Ukraine Seeks Retaliation⚔️ Military Summary And Analysis For 2026.07.04

Premiere 10:30 PM GMT+3

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