Videos Show Performance of Ukrainian, Russian Troops, US Operators Say

  • After three months of fighting, Ukraine is holding off its larger, better-armed Russian attacker.
  • Battlefield videos show why that has been the case, former US special operators say.

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has dragged on for three months, a duration that is likely a surprise to the Russian troops who were told they were being sent on a short operation to topple Ukraine’s government and to many around the world who expected Russia’s military to overwhelm its smaller neighbor.

The Russian military has so far failed to achieve any of its primary objectives, suffering tens of thousands of casualties and losing hundreds of tanks, armored vehicles, and aircraft.

The lack of progress and heavy losses can be attributed in large part to Ukraine’s military, which has stalled and in some places turned back Russia’s offensive, forcing Moscow to lower its ambitions in the conflict.

Ukraine’s success

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Russian Forces Left ‘High-Quality Vodka’ at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Before They Retreated: WSJ

  • Russian forces seized the Chernobyl nuclear plant on the first day of the Ukrainian invasion.
  • Hundreds of workers were held hostage during the occupation until the pullout in March.
  • Workers are now left to clean up the mess Russian troops left behind — including vodka and feces.

Ukrainian workers who are cleaning up the Chernobyl nuclear plant following the Russian troop withdrawal have found “high-quality vodka,” The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Hundreds of workers were held hostage at the plant for weeks after Russian forces took over on February 24 — the start of Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war on Ukraine.

“When the invasion started, the front guards got a call to fall back because a huge flow of Russian troops were coming,” said Julia Bezdizha, a spokeswoman for the plant, told The Journal. “They fled mainly because it was very dangerous to stay and engage

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How ‘Neutron Jack’ Fired Thousands, Made Trump and ‘Broke Capitalism’

  • Jack Welch ran General Electric from 1981 to 2001 and helped reshape the US business landscape.
  • In “The Man Who Broke Capitalism”, NY Times reporter David Gelles evaluates Welch’s legacy.
  • Gelles says Welch was responsible for aggressive layoffs and populism that helped elect Trump. 

Few people born since the 1980s have heard of Jack Welch. But they do know Trump, the Boeing 737 Max disasters and a US economic landscape that has led to populism and rising inequality.  

“When people look around and say ‘why is the system like this? why are things unfair?’ there’s actually a guy who made it happen. There was a guy who set a precedent for the economy today, and that guy was Jack Welch,” says David Gelles, a reporter for The New York Times and author of a new book called “The Man Who Broke Capitalism”.

Welch took over

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Netflix, ESPN, NBCU, and Amazon Are Competing for Formula 1 US Rights

  • Netflix is chasing Formula 1 rights in the US, sources told Insider, in its first foray into live sports.
  • Disney’s ESPN, which currently holds the rights, Comcast’s NBCUniversal, and Amazon are also in the mix. 
  • Netflix doc series “Drive to Survive” has stoked Americans’ interest in the global luxury auto sport.

US media rights for Formula 1 are up for grabs and


Netflix

is among the suitors, according to three people familiar with talks. 

Netflix has been holding talks for months, the sources told Insider, along with Disney-owned ESPN, which has held US Formula 1 rights since 2017. One person told Insider that Comcast’s NBCUniversal, which held the rights for the previous five years, is in the mix, as previously reported by Sports Business Journal. That person and a fourth source said Amazon is also a bidder. ESPN submitted an opening bid in the region of $70 million, one

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Amazon Recruits Tesla Workers Upset by Return-to-Office Demand

  • Recruiters at major companies offer to hire Tesla employees who want to keep working remotely.
  • On Tuesday, Elon Musk told Tesla employees they must return to the office or resign, reports say.
  • Remote working opportunities have become a key benefit amid the great resignation.

Tesla workers might not have to return to the office after all — if they’re willing to jump ship.

On Thursday, tech recruiters put out calls to Elon Musk’s employees who might be looking to dodge his return-to-work edict.

On Thursday, Zafar Choudhury, who identifies himself as a technical recruiting leader at Amazon Web Services on LinkedIn, issued a call for disgruntled Tesla engineers to join the tech giant.

“If the Emperor of Mars doesn’t want you, I’ll be happy to bring you over to #AWS,” Choudhury wrote on LinkedIn, referencing Musk’s fixation with colonizing Mars.

Choudhury didn’t respond to a request

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