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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q198zyppqo

'Everything is finished': Ukrainian troops relive retreat from Kursk
9 hours ago

Jonathan Beale & Anastasiia Levchenko
BBC News
Reporting fromUkraine

Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Russia's Kursk region have described scenes "like a horror movie" as they retreated from the front lines.
The BBC has received extensive accounts from Ukrainian troops, who recount a "catastrophic" withdrawal in the face of heavy fire, and columns of military equipment destroyed and constant attacks from swarms of Russian drones.
The soldiers, who spoke over social media, were given aliases to protect their identity. Some gave accounts of a "collapse" as Ukraine lost Sudzha, the largest town it held.
Ukrainian restrictions on travel to the front have meant it is not possible to get a full picture of the situation. But this is how five Ukrainian soldiers described to us what had happened.

Volodymyr: 'Drones around the clock'
On 9 March, "Volodymyr" sent a Telegram post to the BBC saying he was still in Sudzha, where there was "panic and collapse of the front".
Ukrainian troops "are trying to leave - columns of troops and equipment. Some of them are burned by Russian drones on the road. It is impossible to leave during the day."
Movement of men, logistics and equipment had been reliant on one major route between Sudzha and Ukraine's Sumy region.
Volodymyr said it was possible to travel on that road relatively safely a month ago. By 9 March it was "all under the fire control of the enemy - drones around the clock. In one minute you can see two to three drones. That's a lot," he said.
"We have all the logistics here on one Sudzha-Sumy highway. And everyone knew that the [Russians] would try to cut it. But this again came as a surprise to our command."
At the time of writing, just before Russia retook Sudzha, Volodymyr said Ukrainian forces were being pressed from three sides.
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Maksym: Vehicle wrecks litter the roads
By 11 March, Ukrainian forces were battling to prevent the road being cut, according to Telegram messages from "Maksym".
"A few days ago, we received an order to leave the defence lines in an organised retreat," he said, adding that Russia had amassed a significant force to retake the town, "including large numbers of North Korean soldiers".
Military experts estimate Russia had amassed a force of up to 70,000 troops to retake Kursk – including about 12,000 North Koreans.
Russia had also sent its best drone units to the front and was using kamikaze and first-person-view (FPV) variants to "take fire control of the main logistics routes".
They included drones linked to operators by fibre-optic wires - which are impossible to jam with electronic counter-measures.
Maksym said as a result "the enemy managed to destroy dozens of units of equipment", and that wrecks had "created congestion on supply routes".
EPA Ukrainian forces travel towards the Kursk region on a supply route in Sumy last August. By March of this year, their retreat was in full swing.EPA
Ukrainian forces travel towards the Kursk region on a supply route in Sumy last August. By March of this year, their retreat was in full swing.

Anton: The catastrophe of retreat
The situation on that day, 11 March, was described as "catastrophic" by "Anton".
The third soldier spoken to by the BBC was serving in the headquarters for the Kursk front.
He too highlighted the damage caused by Russian FPV drones. "We used to have an advantage in drones, now we do not," he said. He added that Russia had an advantage with more accurate air strikes and a greater number of troops.
Anton said supply routes had been cut. "Logistics no longer work – organised deliveries of weapons, ammunition, food and water are no longer possible."
Anton said he managed to leave Sudzha by foot, at night – "We almost died several times. Drones are in the sky all the time."
The soldier predicted Ukraine's entire foothold in Kursk would be lost but that "from a military point of view, the Kursk direction has exhausted itself. There is no point in keeping it any more".
Western officials estimate that Ukraine's Kursk offensive involved about 12,000 troops. They were some of their best-trained soldiers, equipped with Western-supplied weapons including tanks and armoured vehicles.
Russian bloggers published videos showing some of that equipment being destroyed or captured. On 13 March, Russia said the situation in Kursk was "fully under our control" and that Ukraine had "abandoned" much of its material.

BBC Verify: What does Putin video tell us about the battle for Kursk?

Dmytro: Inches from death
In social media posts on 11-12 March, a fourth solider, "Dmytro" likened the retreat from the front to "a scene from a horror movie".
"The roads are littered with hundreds of destroyed cars, armoured vehicles and ATVs (All Terrain Vehicles). There are a lot of wounded and dead."
Vehicles were often hunted by multiple drones, he said.
He described his own narrow escape when the car he was travelling in got bogged down. He and his fellow soldiers were trying to push the vehicle free when they were targeted by another FPV drone.
It missed the vehicle, but injured one of his comrades. He said they had to hide in a forest for two hours before they were rescued.
Dmytro said many Ukrainians retreated on foot with "guys walking 15km to 20km". The situation, he said, had turned from "difficult and critical to catastrophic".
In a message on 14 March, Dmytro added: "Everything is finished in the Kursk region... the operation was not successful."
He estimated that thousands of Ukrainian soldiers had died since the first crossing into Russia in August.

Artem: 'We fought like lions'
A fifth soldier sounded less gloomy about the situation. On 13 March, "Artem" sent a Telegram message from a military hospital, where he was being treated for shrapnel wounds suffered in a drone attack.
Artem said he had been fighting further west – near the village of Loknya, where Ukrainian forces were putting up a stiff resistance and "fighting like lions".
He believed the operation had achieved some success.
"It's important that so far the Armed Forces of Ukraine have created this buffer zone, thanks to which the Russians cannot enter Sumy," he said.

What now for Ukraine's offensive?
Ukraine's top general, Oleksandr Syrskyi, insists that Ukrainian forces have pulled back to "more favourable positions", remain in Kursk, and would do so "for as long as it is expedient and necessary".
He said Russia had suffered more than 50,000 losses during the operation - including those killed, injured or captured.
However, the situation now is very different to last August. Military analysts estimate two-thirds of the 1,000 sq km gained at the outset have since been lost.
Any hopes that Ukraine would be able to trade Kursk territory for some of its own have significantly diminished.
Last week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believed the Kursk operation had "accomplished its task" by forcing Russia to pull troops from the east and relieve pressure on Pokrovsk.
But it is not yet clear at what cost

[Derby]

“Solo para inversores” y “ocupado sin posibilidad de visita”: los fondos se deshacen de pisos con familias dentro

Los anuncios de viviendas a precios por debajo de mercado, y advertencias de ocupación, se multiplican en barrios obreros, pese a que en muchos casos los inquilinos tienen un título válido, como un alquiler social o están acogidos a la moratoria hipotecaria

Efectivamente, este es el "producto" que se está comercializando ahora. Y como bien dice la entradilla de la noticia, muchos tienen un título válido; así que no se les puede considerar como "ocupas con k".

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“Solo para inversores” y “ocupado sin posibilidad de visita”: los fondos se deshacen de pisos con familias dentro

Los anuncios de viviendas a precios por debajo de mercado, y advertencias de ocupación, se multiplican en barrios obreros, pese a que en muchos casos los inquilinos tienen un título válido, como un alquiler social o están acogidos a la moratoria hipotecaria

Efectivamente, este es el "producto" que se está comercializando ahora. Y como bien dice la entradilla de la noticia, muchos tienen un título válido; así que no se les puede considerar como "ocupas con k".

Titulo válido es alguien que no paga la hipoteca?

Yo este "producto" también lo he visto... y me ha parecido escandaloso. Si se referían a una casa "okupada" yo entiendo que alguien pueda arriesgarse a comprarlo (ojo que no te van a dar hipoteca, vas a tener que pagar a toca-teja) si sale por 50k ... pero es que he visto casas en el área metropolitana de bcn, en localidades como la mía por 300k ... y siempre he pensado, quien tiene 300k del bolsillo, y se va arriesgar a meterse en juicios, esperar varios años, etc?

[Benzino Napaloni]

“Solo para inversores” y “ocupado sin posibilidad de visita”: los fondos se deshacen de pisos con familias dentro

Los anuncios de viviendas a precios por debajo de mercado, y advertencias de ocupación, se multiplican en barrios obreros, pese a que en muchos casos los inquilinos tienen un título válido, como un alquiler social o están acogidos a la moratoria hipotecaria

Efectivamente, este es el "producto" que se está comercializando ahora. Y como bien dice la entradilla de la noticia, muchos tienen un título válido; así que no se les puede considerar como "ocupas con k".

Titulo válido es alguien que no paga la hipoteca?

Yo este "producto" también lo he visto... y me ha parecido escandaloso. Si se referían a una casa "okupada" yo entiendo que alguien pueda arriesgarse a comprarlo (ojo que no te van a dar hipoteca, vas a tener que pagar a toca-teja) si sale por 50k ... pero es que he visto casas en el área metropolitana de bcn, en localidades como la mía por 300k ... y siempre he pensado, quien tiene 300k del bolsillo, y se va arriesgar a meterse en juicios, esperar varios años, etc?

No creo que vaya por ahí.

No en todos los casos, pero en todos los contratos firmados después de 2019 se eliminó la posibilidad de "vender el piso sin bicho" si había un arrendamiento válido y en vigor. Si el inquilino lleva menos de 5 años de uso y disfrute, 7 si el propietario no es particular, se puede hacer venta pero el nuevo propietario se subroga al contrato hasta que legalmente se pueda pedir que termine.

Los fondos se largan, simple y llanamente.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q198zyppqo

'Everything is finished': Ukrainian troops relive retreat from Kursk
9 hours ago

Jonathan Beale & Anastasiia Levchenko
BBC News
Reporting fromUkraine

Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Russia's Kursk region have described scenes "like a horror movie" as they retreated from the front lines.
The BBC has received extensive accounts from Ukrainian troops, who recount a "catastrophic" withdrawal in the face of heavy fire, and columns of military equipment destroyed and constant attacks from swarms of Russian drones.
The soldiers, who spoke over social media, were given aliases to protect their identity. Some gave accounts of a "collapse" as Ukraine lost Sudzha, the largest town it held.
Ukrainian restrictions on travel to the front have meant it is not possible to get a full picture of the situation. But this is how five Ukrainian soldiers described to us what had happened.

Volodymyr: 'Drones around the clock'
On 9 March, "Volodymyr" sent a Telegram post to the BBC saying he was still in Sudzha, where there was "panic and collapse of the front".
Ukrainian troops "are trying to leave - columns of troops and equipment. Some of them are burned by Russian drones on the road. It is impossible to leave during the day."
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Me imagino siendo un chaval, me paran en la calle un día que estaba en el lugar equivocado, me reclutan a la fuerza y me mandan al frente. Después de meses pasando calamidades oigo la radio y escucho que Trump, que no pinta nada en todo esto pero que manda mucho, está a punto de terminar esta guerra. Estoy triste por la invasión, enfadado por lo que han hecho los rusos, pero contento porque mi infierno se acaba.

De un día para otro, cuando parece que pronto volveré a casa, me encuentro bajo una tormenta de fuego enemigo viendo como llegan drones sin parar. Mis compañeros caen uno tras otro y yo no se si el siguiente dron se va a fijar en mí o en el que tengo al lado, a veces desando que se fije en mí para que se acabe este infierno, y a veces temblando y rezando para que ese dron que acaba de reventar a 100 metros de mi posición sea el último.

Y Boris Johnson tomándose unos pelotazos en copa de balón en Londres con música ligera sonando de fondo.

Espero que algún día, en el más allá, se nos juzgue a cada uno de nosotros por lo hicimos en vida. Que esos chavales rusos y ucranianos que se mataron unos a otros se abracen y pasen la eternidad felices, y que gente como BoJo lo vea desde su mazmorra en el infierno.

[Derby]

“Solo para inversores” y “ocupado sin posibilidad de visita”: los fondos se deshacen de pisos con familias dentro

Los anuncios de viviendas a precios por debajo de mercado, y advertencias de ocupación, se multiplican en barrios obreros, pese a que en muchos casos los inquilinos tienen un título válido, como un alquiler social o están acogidos a la moratoria hipotecaria

Efectivamente, este es el "producto" que se está comercializando ahora. Y como bien dice la entradilla de la noticia, muchos tienen un título válido; así que no se les puede considerar como "ocupas con k".

Titulo válido es alguien que no paga la hipoteca?

Yo este "producto" también lo he visto... y me ha parecido escandaloso. Si se referían a una casa "okupada" yo entiendo que alguien pueda arriesgarse a comprarlo (ojo que no te van a dar hipoteca, vas a tener que pagar a toca-teja) si sale por 50k ... pero es que he visto casas en el área metropolitana de bcn, en localidades como la mía por 300k ... y siempre he pensado, quien tiene 300k del bolsillo, y se va arriesgar a meterse en juicios, esperar varios años, etc?

Sí, es título válido. Hasta que no hay un auto de adjudicación y se inscribe en el Registro de la Propiedad, seguidos los trámites de una ejecución por impago del préstamo hipotecario, el deudor hipotecario es propietario de su vivienda. Y en ocasiones, con posterioridad a la adjudicación, hay que acudir al juzgado para recuperar la posesión por parte del nuevo propietario.

Efectivamente, es una inversión a largo plazo y no exenta de riesgos para el inversor. Por ejemplo, el deudor hipotecario puede pagar su deuda en cualquier momento (antes de la adjudicación en subasta) y enervar esa acción ejecutiva.

[Derby]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-17/audi-to-cut-7-500-jobs-in-germany-to-become-more-efficient

Audi to Cut 7,500 Jobs in Germany to Become More Efficient


Volkswagen AG’s Audi deliveries fell 12% last year.Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Volkswagen AG’s Audi plans to cut as many as 7,500 positions in Germany by 2029 as the automaker tries to shore up its flagging profitability.

The reductions, which correspond to roughly 14% of the brand’s German workforce, won’t affect factory workers, Audi said Monday. The carmaker plans to invest around €8 billion ($8.7 billion) in its German locations during the period.(...)

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Buenas tardes

Cómo encajan el comentario de Asustadisimos y este vídeo del pro-anglo !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq1nG2UMLQs

Sesgos a un lado me resulta increíble la coincidencia.

Von Der Leyen nos tiene en sus oraciones, utilizar los fondos para invertir en empresas pero qué gran idea !
Mucho mejor que cuando lo hacían los empresarios por propia iniciativa.

No voy a pedir ya un reparto equitativo de las empresas; si tenemos que cerrar negocios aquí para poder mantener los hoteles y los bares, pues qué le vamos a hacer si así no volvemos a hacer la competencia a la industria de Alemania y las nucleares y campo de Francia... y el aceite ? pues con marca italiana que se vende mejor.

Me muero de ganas de oír a la comisaria lo del MFBH !
Por favor, que esa parte no la toquen

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Y si nos queremos poner todavía más radicales:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRjGVS1FIwk

El último vídeo es un ejemplo perfecto de vivienda básica, que es de lo que hablamos aquí (no de lujos asiáticos). Se hacen los módulos de 3 dormitorios, se construyen zonas verdes, se excavan parking y piscina y ya tenemos algo mucho mejor de lo que tienen el 80% de españoles.

No sé que tal aguantará el paso del tiempo, pero no creo que peor que muchas construcciones modernas. La otra ventaja es que estos no hay que demolerlos, se desmontan y se reciclan.

Un buque de carga de categoría Neo-Panamax, con capacidad para unos 7.000 contenedores de 40 pies, podría transportar 5000 viviendas de ese tipo en cada viaje.

[Derby]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/business/trump-trade-war-global-economy.html

Trade War Expected to Weigh on Global Economy

Growth outlooks in the United States and several other countries are projected to slow this year and next, as uncertainty on trade and economic policy takes their toll.

The growing trade war and rapid policy shifts are expected to drag down economic growth in the United States and around the world, according to projections released on Monday.

The resilience that was evident last year is slipping, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in its latest interim economic report, which estimated that global growth would dip to 3.1 percent in 2025 and to 3 percent in 2026, from 3.2 percent last year. The United States is likely to see a sharper drop, falling to 2.2 percent this year and to 1.6 percent next year, from the 2.8 percent growth in 2024.

“Some signs of weakness have emerged, driven by heightened policy uncertainty,” said Mathias Cormann, the organization’s secretary-general. “Increasing trade restrictions will contribute to higher costs both for production and consumption.”

President Trump has imposed tariffs — including a sweeping 25 percent penalty on foreign steel and aluminum — on once-close allies like Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Japan and Britain, as well as on longtime rivals like China. Most have already issued countermeasures or have threatened to. Mr. Trump has vowed to impose another round of tariffs next month.

One result of the tariffs is that inflation looks to be rising faster than previously thought, the O.E.C.D. said, explaining why it revised its previous estimate, published in December. Both business and consumer confidence have also ebbed.

The outlook for the 20 countries that use the euro is limp. This year, growth is expected to increase 1 percent; next year, it should rise to 1.2 percent. The grimmest forecast is for Mexico, where growth is expected to decline to negative 1.3 percent this year and negative 0.6 percent in 2026.

India, by contrast, is on track to record the strongest growth, according to the O.E.C.D. report, which estimates that gross domestic product, which rose last year to 6.3 percent, will increase to 6.4 percent in 2025 and 6.6 percent in 2026. China’s economy, too, looks to be in better health, with 4.8 percent growth expected in 2025 and 4.4 percent in 2026. If trade restrictions escalate, inflation could rise and economic growth could decline even more than anticipated, the organization warned.

The one potential bright spot is artificial intelligence, said Álvaro Santos Pereira, the group’s chief economist. A.I. is expected “to significantly boost labor productivity growth over the next decade,” he said, with even greater gains if combined with advances in robotics.

[Cadavre Exquis]

Fidelity Investments · Quarterly Business Cycle Update (Q1 2025)

Global business cycle in a less synchronized expansion

Many major economies displayed signs of late-cycle expansion, experiencing stable services activity and employment but softening manufacturing. The U.S. showed indications of both mid- and late-cycle dynamics. Weak domestic demand and structural headwinds raised recession risks in the Eurozone, while China continued to struggle to emerge from its growth slump. Canada is now on the cusp of early cycle, having benefited from lower rates and an improvement in economic activity.

https://institutional.fidelity.com/app/proxy/content?literatureURL=/9919292.PDF

Saludos.

[Betancourt]

[En las guerras en las que está en juego tu vida, tienes que elegir bando. Si no, serás enemigo de los dos.]

El 'Telegraph' bautiza a Ayuso como la "Margaret Thatcher española" y ella pide en una entrevista "más diplomacia y menos testosterona a los líderes internacionales"
Marca distancias con Donald Trump y reconoce su admiración por Reagan: "Mi gobierno en Madrid será siempre pro-EEUU, pro-OTAN, pro-UE, y especialmente pro-Occidente"

https://www.elmundo.es/madrid/2025/03/17/67d87291e9cf4a86208b4593.html
https://archive.is/qQaed#selection-3135.0-3141.165

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