Batumi is a city that rising. High rising to be exact. Every where you look high rise apartment buildings are going up, competing for who can reach the highest.
One has a two story sign along it base boasting 35,000 units for sale. Imagine that. 35,000 apartments in one building.
I don’t know the number of apartments in the building where I live. I am on the twenty eighth floor of a thirty seven story building. I have a beautiful view of the city and the Black Sea, but will that be the case after the building next door is built? I will still be within easy walking distance from the beach.
I love the ocean and the long walks on the beach.
It was storming today and I didn’t get out until after dark. That’s when I caught sight of these two self propelled cranes. They are used to construct the larger cranes that cling to the sides of the high rise buildings as they are constructed. They can reach up about fifteen floors and then the crane that they are assembling lifts them to the top floor from which they continue to construct that same crane up even taller. I haven’t seen how the disassemble the tall crane yet and how they get down after the building is built. I expect I shall soon. One of these buildings, under construction, will have to be completed sometime.
I walked home from church on the Boulevard. To my surprise, I was greeted with a barrage of fireworks.
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.
#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
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