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Ravenlocke

8th July 2024, 21:51

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https://www.rt.com/russia/600627-kiev-missile-strike-kinzhal/

‘Untrue’: Russia slams Ukrainian claim of attack on civilian targets
Claims by Ukrainian officials that Russia deliberately attacked civilian targets in Kiev on Monday are “absolutely untrue,” the Defense Ministry in Moscow has stated.

The Ukrainian capital was rocked by a series of powerful explosions earlier in the day, according to numerous videos published by local media. Civilians on the ground were reportedly injured.

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has accused Moscow of deliberately targeting a prominent children’s hospital, claiming that “it’s impossible that Russia does not know where its missiles fly and must fully answer for its crimes.”

Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klimenko has branded Russia “a nation of terrorists and scum,” adding that at least seven people were killed in the capital.

The Russian military confirmed firing a barrage of long-range missiles on Monday, but stressed that it was targeting military factories and airfields in Ukraine.

“Claims by representatives of the Kiev regime alleging a purportedly deliberate Russian strike on civilian sites are absolutely not true,” the statement said.

“Numerous photos and videos from Kiev irrefutably confirm destruction by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile, which was fired by a launcher positioned inside the city,” it stated.

Russia reportedly used hypersonic air-launched Kinzhal missiles in the barrage. Senior Ukrainian officials have claimed that the weapons are vulnerable to interception by Patriot missile systems. Last week, a senior air defense commander said that no Kinzhal had pierced the American-made shield so far, despite Moscow firing over 20 of them.

“All the Kinzhal missiles launched at the Ukrainian capital since the deployment of Patriot systems was announced were successfully stopped. Not a single ballistic missile since May 2023 reached its target in the capital,” Colonel Sergey Yaryomenko, commander of the 96th air defense brigade, told the Ukrinform news outlet.

Moscow has previously said that Kiev exaggerates its interception rates. The Ukrainians claim to have shot down more Kinzhals than Russian forces have actually deployed, according to senior Russian military officials.

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Ravenlocke

8th July 2024, 21:54

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1810378315091345827

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https://www.rt.com/russia/600622-estonia-bunker-tests/

EU state testing bunker designs
Estonian authorities are planning to build a defensive line along the border with Russia by 2025

Estonia is preparing to test a series of prototype bunkers, set to be part of a fortification line along its 294-kilometer border with Russia, the news outlet ERR reported on Monday.

The project is set to include 600 bunkers and is expected to cost Estonian taxpayers some €60 million ($65 million). The government is still deciding on a final design for the bunkers, and is currently considering three different models. The Estonian Defense Forces will be testing the prototypes in September by firing 155-millimeter shells at them.

The government is yet to determine the exact locations of the structures, but the procurement process for building them has already concluded. The head of the infrastructure department at the State Center for Defense Investment, Kadi-Kai Kollo, told ERR that authorities are looking to place the bunkers on state-owned land, but will also be in talks with private landowners by the end of the year.

The construction of the so-called ‘Baltic Defense Line’ was initially announced in January by Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur. Latvia and Lithuania have also joined the project.

In addition to the bunkers, the defense line is set to feature anti-tank barriers, concrete triangles dubbed ‘dragon’s teeth’, razor wire, and anti-tank mines. It is noted, however, that these devices would only be put in place in the event of a conflict.

The authorities in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, announced last week that they had drawn up plans to ring the entire city with anti-tank obstacles, namely steel-beam ‘hedgehogs’ and concrete dragon’s teeth structures, before the end of the year.

Mayor Valdas Benkunskas said the city expects to have the obstacles ready by the fall of this year, claiming that Vilnius is “one of the main military targets, so it is necessary to do everything possible, in addition to military measures, to protect it.”

A number of NATO countries, particularly those in eastern Europe, have recently claimed that Moscow might choose to attack a member of the US-led military bloc once the conflict in Ukraine is concluded. The alleged threat has been used by the Western leaders as justification for increasing military spending and providing additional support for Kiev.

Moscow has vehemently denied plans to attack any EU or NATO nation, dismissing such concerns as propaganda. Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that such claims by Western leaders are “utter nonsense and intimidation of their own population just to beat money out of them.”

Ravenlocke

8th July 2024, 21:58

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦💥 As far as #Russians deliberately hitting a children's hospital in Kiev, here's a video and a photo by Ukrainian sources.

The photo depicts the remains of an air defense missile with striking elements.

The video depicts not a single child being rescued but, instead, a bunch of military, some with their backpacks on, which is not usually seen during rescue operations and is indicative of them leaving their quarters with their stuff in a hurry.

In short, it appears Ukrainians hit their own quarters with their own air defense. #Ukraine

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Ravenlocke

8th July 2024, 22:03

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Russia was targeting military objects in Kiev, and the strike on the hospital was caused by an AIM-120 air defense missile from the NASAMS system used by the Ukrainian side. This is evidenced by the proportional dimensions of the missile (diameter and length) and the nature of the damage (collapse of only a small part of the building and shrapnel damage on neighboring buildings). Footage showing shrapnel typical of air defense missiles was shared directly on Ukrainian Telegram channels.

The length of the AIM-120 missile is 366 cm, the diameter is 17.8 cm, and the length-to-diameter ratio is 1/20.6. For the X-101, these parameters are 745 cm, 74.2 cm, with a ratio of 1/10, and for the Kh-55, they are 588 cm, 51.4 cm, with a ratio of 1/11.4. In the screenshot from the video, it is clearly visible that even with the angle of the footage, the length of the missile exceeds its diameter by more than 15 times.

Indirect evidence includes the absence of the characteristic sound of Russian missile engines (the whistle in the second video is present but differs from that of a X-101) and the arrival of the projectile from the western direction.

@ukraine_watch
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Ravenlocke

8th July 2024, 22:11

Ravenlocke

8th July 2024, 22:14

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦The Russian Armed Forces break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsky direction:

What is known about the Russian offensive in this section of the Northern Military District zone?

❗️ Units of the Russian Armed Forces in a short period knocked out the enemy from the villages of Sokol, Novopokrovskoye, Umanskoye, Yasnobrodovka and Netailovo. This success was partly the result of a mistake by the Ukrainian command and the flight of the defeated 115th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Ocheretino, writes Sputnik Near Abroad;

❗️The elite 47th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was pulled out to “put out the fire.” It had to destroy half of its M1A1SA Abrams tanks and M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA fighting vehicles just to delay the advance of the Russian Armed Forces along the Durnaya River;

❗️The hope of Ukrainians was another line of fortifications. But she was not destined to save the situation. The Russian Aerospace Forces crushed it with FAB-500 and FAB-1500 aerial bombs with UMPC. Now the enemy hopes to get a hold on the Volchya River;

❗️New successes in this sector of the front became possible due to the fact that the reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were constrained by a series of strikes by the Russian Armed Forces. They have to defend in the South Donetsk, Toretsk and Kupyansk directions, as well as maintain a group on the border with Russia.

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Ravenlocke

8th July 2024, 22:19

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🇷🇺🇺🇦Regarding questions about what kind of missile hit the hospital in Kiev.

1. Here is the rocket caught in the video.
2. Russian X-101 rocket
3. Anti-aircraft missile SAM "Patriot PAC-3"
4. NASAMS anti-aircraft missile

The conclusions, in my opinion, are obvious.

Thanks to the resident of Kiev who photographed this rocket.

intelslava

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Ravenlocke

8th July 2024, 22:21

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Ravenlocke

8th July 2024, 22:27

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‼️🇷🇺💥🇺🇦 In Krivoy Rog, a plant owned by oligarch Akhmetov, which manufactures equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has been destroyed.

The footage shows the aftermath of a missile strike on the northern mining and processing plant of the "Metinvest" holding, which produces modular bunkers for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other. #Ukraine #Russia

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1810369300529820058

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Tintin

9th July 2024, 10:55

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1810398999893127582

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https://x.com/dana916/status/1810405221966684526

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Suggestions are that this was a AIM-120 NATO supplied air defence missile which either went off-target (not for the first time) or a convenient provocation by the Kiev regime ahead of this week's NATO meeting. I suspect atrocity propaganda here, again (recalls what happened at Konstantinovka market about 10 months or so ago. See here for a reminder on that (https://avalonlibrary.net/Tintin/Various_%28of_interest%29/Konstantinovka_thread_from_Lord_Bebo.pdf)).

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Video_%2B_photographic_coverage/2024-07_%28July%29/2024-07-08_Russian_Kh-101s_%28X-101%29_Kinzhal_cruise_missile_strike_hits_Artem_plant_in_Kiev.mp4

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Video_%2B_photographic_coverage/2024-07_%28July%29/2024-07-08_Russian_Kh-101s_hits_military_target_Artem_plant_in_Kiev_while_Ukrainian_air-defence_hits_Okhmatdyt_children%27s_hospital.mp4

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Video_%2B_photographic_coverage/2024-07_%28July%29/2024-07-08_Ukrainian_air-defence_missile_likely_AIM-120_hits_Okhmatdyt_children%27s_hospital_in_Kiev.mp4

https://avalonlibrary.net/Tintin/hospital_aim-120_missile_strike.jfif

I've also sent the BBC a helpful correction via X :)

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Tintin

9th July 2024, 11:38

Russian strikes continue to pummel bridges over the Oskol River:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1810418639792697344/pu/vid/avc1/958x720/jr58lphzYJsS4IgI.mp4?tag=12

gini

9th July 2024, 15:14

7DaVBp3IUO0--40 min--8 Jul 2024 BUDAPEST
'In an exclusive interview with Paul Ronzheimer, the Hungarian Prime Minister discusses his controversial trip to Moscow and meetings with Vladimir Putin. He emphasizes the need for peace negotiations and the role of Hungary's EU presidency. The Prime Minister warns of an escalation in the Ukraine war in the coming months and underscores the importance of an autonomous European foreign policy. He highlights that a unified European stance against Russia is crucial and criticizes the EU's current war strategy as ineffective. Despite criticism of his visit, he defends his diplomatic efforts and stresses the moral and political obligation to promote peace. He concludes by discussing the perspectives of American and European politics and the importance of leadership in times of crisis.'

Vicus

9th July 2024, 18:45

Ukrainian troops wanted to turn Donbass into death valley — expert

Roman Pukalov stressed that hydrocyanic acid is a highly-volatile gas which depresses the central nervous system causing intoxication, fainting spells, and paralysis

MOSCOW, July 8. /TASS/. The fact that a Ukrainian chemical weapons laboratory was found in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) proves that the Ukrainian army wanted to turn Donbass into a death valley, a Russian expert told TASS.

Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov said earlier on Monday that a Ukrainian chemical laboratory for the production of toxic agents, including hydrocyanic acid which falls under the Chemical Weapons Convention, was found in one of the locations near the settlement of Avdeyevka in the DPR.

"Naturally, the lives and health of our people are of top priority. Such toxic agents are deadly poisonous for all living creatures. There is a Death Valley on the Kamchatka Peninsula near the Valley of Geysers. It is known for natural cyanide emissions from under the soil. We find lots of animal carcasses there - all local fauna, including bears. Wild animals’ sense of smell is much better developed that humans’. Animals are much more careful than humans but even they could not escape death from cyanide emissions. It gives an idea of the lethality of this toxin. And they wanted to turn Donbass into such a death valley," said Roman Pukalov, director of environmental programs of the Green Patrol public organization.

He warned that hydrocyanic acid is a nerve agent. It is a highly-volatile gas which depresses the central nervous system causing intoxication, fainting spells, and paralysis. It kills animals in several seconds.

https://tass.com/politics/1814177

Vicus

9th July 2024, 19:01

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PlKzXNGiI4
9 hours ago

norman

9th July 2024, 23:57

Putin winds up a grand tour of Asian leaders, Europe is experiencing '2020' level election stealing disbelief, and NATO is doing a promo hyped Summit in Washington.

Seems (to me) us little folk are the last to be told something big has been well planned and is about to happen.

Bring your own puke bag, for this.
https://t.me/UnityNewsNetwork/18915
UnityNewsNetwork/18915

Bruce G Charlton

10th July 2024, 06:04

wrt the NATO advert. Pure Orwellian rhetoric!

But it's interesting that "they" still need to lie about their real nature and objectives in an advert.

To me this confirms that the Western "masses" are significantly less corrupt than the leadership class: it's the difference between the "ordinary" evils of human corruption (short-termism, selfishness, pride, fear, mental laziness etc) - and the extreme (demonic) evil of actual value-inversion among our leaders; for whom sin is virtue, loathsomeness is beauty, lies are truth, and accelerating chaos is unity.

Mike Gorman

10th July 2024, 09:30

Yes, we little folk are blissfully unaware of the true scale of this: NATO and its EU/UK/USA cohorts have become an evil alliance of elitist ugly criminality, they have completely lost their original ethical merit. This absolute rejection of amiability with Russia is the true root of the problem, Russia is a positive, wonderful country, nobody is perfect but Russia is now the true manifestation of the original merits of our European and Christian western ideals: what we are seeing is an ultimate catastrophe, we are now approaching the final confrontation and 'the public' is completely unaware of what is at stake. BRICS is shown to be a viable way forward, that is what they hate, YES the western masses are much less corrupt than the leadership class, but of course we are fully immersed into the Fog of War, if only there was a giant fan to blow all of this away, to clear the landscape and demonstrate what is truly happening here.

Tintin

10th July 2024, 10:08

Shared by Simplicius here (https://x.com/simpatico771/status/1810843376482390116):

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Wow, actual first hand info from someone on the ground in Sumy:

⚡️🇷🇺2 Days ago, I told you about the Ukrainian military shooting down a Russian missile above Sumy. I can now confirm that in fact it was a Russian Iskander that hit a Ukrainian convoy. 2 Independent witnesses told me that Ukrainians suffered heavy casualties.

The Russian MOD did release a video about this incident, but I did not link it until now. The person that I spoke to, told me that they can not put into words the carnage of the attack, and will go for psychological treatment. The other person explained that they live in the next village and saw the explosion in the sky and then the efforts to repatriate the wounded.

The reason the Ukrainians were able to pass this off as an AD operation was that everyone saw the explosion in the sky, but did not think of it as cluster munitions.

I didn't initially quote the Russian military figures that they released (65), because I thought it was unlikely, however I am now as certain as I can be, that the number is actually higher.
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Here's the video:

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Vicus

10th July 2024, 19:13

Moscow reacts to reports of Western mercenary war crimes in Ukraine

RT
Sun, 07 Jul 2024

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Russian soldier captured on the Donbass frontline

The New York Times has revealed multiple atrocities allegedly committed by international fighters against Russian POWs.

Russia's Investigative Committee has said it will probe war crimes allegedly committed by a mercenary unit fighting for Ukraine. The statement comes after the New York Times (NYT) claimed the so-called Chosen Company, led by a former US Army National Guard soldier, has committed multiple war crimes and executed Russian prisoners of war.

In one reported incident described by the NYT on Saturday, members of the so-called Chosen Company murdered a seriously injured Russian serviceman who was allegedly surrendering and pleading for help.

The agency stated on their Telegram channel:

"Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee will look into more crimes by Ukraine's armed formations. Information is being circulated in the media about a crime committed against a wounded Russian prisoner of war who was killed with a shot to the head."

Commenting on the NYT report, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that US media previously chose to ignore multiple reports of human rights violations submitted by the Russian Foreign Ministry, which had also been circulated in the UN Security Council.

Zakharova, in an interview with the Russian newspaper Izvestia, published on Sunday, stated:

"It is amusing to watch how American journalists and media platforms pretend they knew nothing about the abuse of the peaceful population of Donbass, now new Russian regions, by the Kiev regime. They act as if they are unaware of the torture inflicted on people by the Ukrainian army and security forces. Ridiculous."

Last year, Moscow launched an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by French mercenaries, after a photo surfaced showing three Russian POWs shot at point-blank range.

According to the Investigative Committee, more than 3,100 foreign mercenaries are currently fighting in Ukraine, most of them US, Canadian and British citizens. Moscow has repeatedly warned that mercenaries are not viewed as combatants under international law and "the best thing" they can hope for if captured alive is "a trial and maximum prison terms."

https://www.sott.net/article/492960-Moscow-reacts-to-reports-of-Western-mercenary-war-crimes-in-Ukraine

Vicus

10th July 2024, 19:34

Russia Prevents Attack on Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier July 10, 2024

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Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov

This operation was supervised by the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Intelligence.

On Wednesday, the Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed that it thwarted a sabotage attempt prepared by Ukraine against the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. This operation was supervised by Kiril Budanov, the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

Through social media, a Ukrainian intelligence officer, who identified himself as “Oleg,” contacted a young Russian navy officer and offered him large sums of money and a fake passport to flee to Finland.

Threatening to send false evidence to the Russian authorities so that the young officer would be prosecuted for financing the Ukrainian army, Oleg proposed that the Russian officer participate in an attack on the aircraft carrier.

To this end, the Ukrainian agent sent the Russian officer components to build an explosive device and asked him to record a video of the attack. However, by that time, the Russian officer had already informed the Federal Security Service about what was happening.

Under the FSB’s supervision, the crew of the Admiral Kuznetsov simulated a fire on board and filmed a video of the fake attack, which was then sent to the Ukrainian agent, who deleted all his contacts after receiving the video.

The Russian Federal Security Service opened a case against the Ukrainian agent and other unidentified individuals on charges of recruitment and incitement to commit terrorist acts, which can carry a life sentence for those involved.

On Wednesday, Russian media revealed excerpts of statements made by the young navy officer whom Ukraine attempted to recruit to sabotage the vessel. In Moscow, authorities detained a Russian citizen born in 1994, who organized the delivery of three powerful explosive devices, disguised as gifts, according to Ukrainian intelligence instructions.

The Admiral Kuznetsov began construction in 1982 at the Black Sea Shipyard, was launched in 1985, and participated in anti-terrorist operations in Syria years later. Currently, this military vessel is under repair and will return to active duty at the end of 2024.

https://www.telesurenglish.net/russia-prevents-attack-on-admiral-kuznetsov-aircraft-carrier/

shaberon

10th July 2024, 22:53

christian

11th July 2024, 14:55

christian

11th July 2024, 15:11

Maybe look at it this way. Ukraine doesn't need an attack on a children's hospital before a NATO summit to get more support. More NATO support is guaranteed anyway. There is no real benefit in the hospital attack for Ukraine. Quite the opposite, cause people online will speculate, as I did and as people do here, if it was a false flag. In that sense, from Putin's perspective, why not bomb a children's hospital, demoralize Ukrainian citizens, and cast suspicion on Ukraine cause people just can't believe that you would be so evil to attack a children's hospital.

In any case, the jet engine at the end of the missile is what convinced me it's some kind of Kinzhal. That bulge at the end is just too obvious, I don't see that in any of the missiles that have been suggested on the Ukrainian side.

Bruce G Charlton

11th July 2024, 16:17

Surely that photo of a missile approaching a building is a fake?

Open to correction; but I would have thought it impossible to get a photo of an incoming missile, and impossible-squared if the missile is hypersonic.

But maybe smartphone camera technology - and the ability of smartphone users to point their cameras at incoming rockets - has made quantum leaps while I was not looking...

ExomatrixTV

11th July 2024, 16:34

Scott Ritter Warns: Nato Vs. Russia, Big War Has BEGUN! The Western DRAGS World Into Global War:

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Jaak

11th July 2024, 16:57

Russia has always been the same, minus the foreign-backed Bolshevik/Communist era. What were the original merits of pan-Europa?

I mean, I keep hearing, there is "something" so European and wonderful that its loss is a tragedy, and I can never figure out what it is.

Before jews took over russia and started massmurdering people it was 80% percent or so illiterate. Stalins industrialization did give russia quite a boost but that cost tens of millions of lives.
And all them foreign backers were also jews .
¨What were the original merits of pan-Europa?¨ To destroy local cultures and replace them with other people .
Just another jewish plan that has largely succeeded https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_von_Coudenhove-Kalergi

You say your roots are in western europe but i thought you were a jew ? Jews dont originate from there...
So it doesnt suprise me that you have zero empathy when dozens of cultures and subcultures of Europe (or whats left of them ) get wiped out if the jews manage to bring along the WW3.

Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 17:11

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Norway supplied Ukraine with the NASAMS air defense system, from which a missile was fired at a children's hospital in Kiev, stated Russian Ambassador to the UN Nebenzia.

"We are also waiting for a response from the Norwegian authorities... Did they sanction its use to strike a children's hospital and to be placed in residential areas in violation of international humanitarian law?"

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova reported that it was indeed a NASAMS missile that hit the hospital.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1810728089976230069

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 17:12

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Nothing sacred: Ukrainian regime cashes in on own strike on children's hospital in Kiev

The Kiev regime and its Western allies groundlessly accused Russia of striking the Ohmatdet Children's Hospital ahead of the jubilee NATO summit.

A building on the grounds of the Okhmatdet hospital was hit by a surface-to-air missile fired from the Western-made NASAMS air defense system during a Russian attack on military targets in Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.

◻️ Photographs and videos taken in Kiev confirm that the hospital site was hit by a Ukrainian SAM, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The ministry linked the Kiev regime's accusations to the NATO summit, which will discuss Ukraine's potential membership among other issues.

◻️ The US is silent on the incident, hoping to use the controversy for approving new arms deliveries to Kiev, according to Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov.

◻️ In March 2022 Ukraine and its Western allies used the "Bucha massacre" hoax to justify Kiev's decision to tear up a draft Russo-Ukrainian peace deal struck in Istanbul in March 2022. The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed in December 2023 that no list of victims in Bucha has ever been published, and international organizations show no interest in investigating the matter.

◻️ Kiev's claims that Mariupol Maternity Hospital №3 was hit by a Russian airstrike in March 2022 also turned out to be a hoax, with local residents confirming the "bombing" never took place. Nonetheless, the fake incident was featured in a documentary that won an Oscar in March 2024.

◻️ Kiev and the Western media routinely ignore evidence of Ukraine's attacks on civilian areas — including the latest cluster munitions strike on a Sevastopol beach, the killings of Russian POWs by Ukrainian nationalists and foreign mercenaries and the Kiev regime's torture chambers.

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 17:20

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"A Norwegian NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system missile hit a children's hospital in Kyiv."
--Vasily Nebenzya, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, at a meeting of the Security Council.
""We are also waiting for a reaction from the Norwegian authorities, who, apparently, supplied the Zelensky clique with a NASAMS installation. Did they authorize it to be used to strike a children's hospital, as well as to be placed in residential areas in violation of international humanitarian law?" the Russian diplomat asked.

As previously reported on July 9, the official representative of the Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, it has already been confirmed that a NASAMS air defense missile hit the building on the territory of the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv.
NASAMS is a mobile air defense system designed to combat maneuvering aerodynamic targets at low and medium altitudes. It was developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace in conjunction with the American Raytheon.

Nebenzya noted that the Russian military did strike at military industry facilities Ukraine, one of the targets in Kiev was the Artem plant, which is part of the concern "Ukroboronprom". It is one of the main manufacturers of aircraft missiles, weapons and ammunition. The enterprise is located about two kilometers from the Okhmatdyt hospital.

As the diplomat emphasized, there is every reason to believe that the Ukrainian air defense missile that hit the hospital was designed to intercept the Russian missile that hit the plant."

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 17:30

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 17:41

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 17:51

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Attempts by #Zelensky's regime to use the tragedy at the children's hospital in Kiev for propaganda confirm its inhumane nature, said Zakharova.

It has already been confirmed that one of the NASAMS SAM missiles hit a building on the territory of the "Ohmatdet" children's hospital, noted the Foreign Ministry representative.

She reminded that the "Artem" factory is located next to the clinic, and within walking distance are the Ministry of Defense of #Ukraine's complex and the Ukrainian Armed Forces' warehouses.

Of course, no one mentioned that Banderites deliberately place air defense systems in residential areas, using civilians as "human shields." #Russia

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 17:52

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CNN claims Russia attacked a Ukrainian children's hospital.

The headline likely leads many to believe the 37 deaths mentioned all occurred at the hospital.

In the article, it admits only 2 died at the hospital out of *at least* 600 people located there.

The main building was not even hit, but damaged by a nearby blast.

It clearly was not a direct attack on the hospital itself, but great effort is being put into convincing people it was.

For CNN and the rest of the Western media, what really happened doesn't matter, just how this incident can be used to prolong this conflict further and cause more death and destruction.

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 17:55

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Pro-UAs are again desperately pushing the narrative that civilian objects in Kiev were hit. Here's the photo from the video that shows what looks like a civilian skyscraper.
Now look up the Artyom (Artem) defense company which manufactures missiles/etc. in Kiev: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Артем_(хо%D0%90%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC_(%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B 0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)
Look at its location, which is exactly at 50.46310642024305, 30.482698648663217 as per their official site.
What do we see at that location? Check photo #2 (from google streetview):

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 17:59

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 18:02

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 18:04

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Poland refuses to shoot down Russian missiles in Ukraine without NATO's consent

Poland will not shoot down Russian missiles flying in the direction of Western Ukraine without receiving permission from NATO, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh told Polish Radio.

He appealed to the US position, which does not want an escalation of the conflict.

“Of course, there are other procedures regarding missiles on the territory of the Republic of Poland. Then it’s our decision,” he said.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1811339590180983292

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 18:06

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France prepares to deploy 2,000 servicemen in Ukraine while US recruits drug cartel goons to fight for Kiev regime – Russian intel

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has released information obtained from Russian covert operatives, shedding light on the direct involvement of the collective West in the proxy conflict in Ukraine.

◾️ The French Defense Ministry is worried about the increasing number of casualties among its citizens in Ukraine. This concern was highlighted by the recent incident in Kharkov on January 16 where 'dozens' of French nationals were killed when a temporary deployment point of foreign mercenaries was destroyed by the Russian armed forces. Despite this, a French contingent of 2,000 men is being prepared for deployment to Ukraine.

◾️ The FBI, US private military companies (PMCs), and the DEA have ramped up efforts to recruit imprisoned members of Mexican and Colombian drug cartels to fight in Ukraine in return for a full pardon. The first such group numbering several hundred people is to be dispatched to Ukraine in the summer. If the pilot project is successful, it may be extended to include other countries with a high crime rate.

◾️ The United States is attempting to steer the investigation into the May assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in a specific direction. Their objective is to present the incident as a lone wolf attack with no connections to foreign entities. This is being done to prevent it from being exposed as an act of targeting individuals with dissenting viewpoints, such as Fico and Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban.

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 18:07

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The Russian Battlegroup Zapad took more advantageous positions, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) losing up to 460 militants and an electronic warfare station.

🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry’s daily briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

◻️ The Russian Battlegroup Sever struck the manpower of five UAF brigades, Territorial Defense, and National Guard in the Sumskaya and Kharkovskaya oblasts.

◻️ The UAF in the area of responsibility of the Russian Battlegroup Sever lost up to 355 militants.

◻️ Units of the Russian Battlegroup Vostok took more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two UAF brigades.

◻️ The UAF lost up to 155 militants in the area of responsibility of the Russian Battlegroup Vostok.

◻️ Russian air defense forces shot down 24 UAVs and 5 HIMARS MLRS projectiles.

◻️ The UAF losses in the area of the Russian Battlegroup Tsentr in the DPR included up to 335 militants, two IFVs, including one Bradley.

◻️ The UAF lost up to 700 militants, a tank, and a Grad MLRS as a result of actions by the Russian Battlegroup Yug in the DPR.

◻️ Russian forces struck UAF manpower and equipment in 127 areas.

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Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 18:09

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🚨🇷🇺The Russian FSB reports that Ukraine tried to carry out a terrorist attack on the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.

“In March 2024, a Ukrainian intelligence officer who introduced himself as Oleg contacted a Russian serviceman on a cruiser and offered to carry out a terrorist attack on the ship, for which he promised a large sum of money.

The Russian officer immediately reported to his superiors and FSB employees. After this, the special services began conducting operational game. The Ukrainian told the Russian military that the entire operation was personally supervised by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov, and in preparation for the terrorist attack, components for assembling an incendiary device were sent from Ukraine.

As a result, the Ukrainian curator was sent a recording of the terrorist attack on the cruiser. After that, he stopped communicating. "

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Michel Leclerc

11th July 2024, 18:44

NATO and its EU/UK/USA cohorts have become an evil alliance of elitist ugly criminality, they have completely lost their original ethical merit.

My question would be, what was its original ethical merit?

From what I can tell, we could say the United Nations was founded on ideals, with the somewhat misunderstood inclusion of "Nazi Argentina" slipping under the radar. From this maneuver, NATO was founded as nothing other than a basically non-elected war machine; has never been anything other than a screaming Russophobe.

Similarly:

Russia is now the true manifestation of the original merits of our European and Christian western ideals: what we are seeing is an ultimate catastrophe, we are now approaching the final confrontation and 'the public' is completely unaware of what is at stake.

Russia has always been the same, minus the foreign-backed Bolshevik/Communist era. What were the original merits of pan-Europa?

I mean, I keep hearing, there is "something" so European and wonderful that its loss is a tragedy, and I can never figure out what it is.

Baltic Defense Line, Ukrainian friendly fire on a hospital...someone is living deep in a fevered dementia.

On the street level, in a social way, I would say yes that in Europe it is much different compared to the social breakdown of America. The place where I live is very nearly spooky. My guess is I would find something similar in Cambodia, Niger, or Colombia, if I acted right to gain acceptance. So I think America is very artificial compared to that.

As a descendant from western European genetics, I would say, it was originally Druidry, which was voluntarily intellectually mixed with Greekness. By the process of conquering "tribes", by around the 500s what happened was that local leaders, magistrates, etc., were mostly left intact, and what you got was a Roman Bishop who told everyone what to think. Going forward, most of what is found does not paint a pretty picture or constitute lofty ideals, but leads to what I could understand my personal ancestors fled in horror in the 1700s.

If there is any way to help me figure out the Golden Thread that somehow went missing in the past few years, and shows up in Russia's hands as if it were brand new, does it have a name?

Ahh Shaberon.. a little disappointing, your observation.

I tend to think that a civilisation’s highest feats are its art forms – which I have elsewhere defined as the ways in which a person, or a civilisation, turns its sorrow (because of suffering endured) and remorse (for suffering inflicted) into beauty – : forms of "artificial” beauty that can stand the comparison with Nature’s beauty – or represent the veneration of God’s beauty.

This is done through recovery from psychosis through psychoanalysis transcended into psychosynthesis, and by assuaging, soothing of neurosis through joy as in sex, communion of souls, mystical union.

A crucial experience that brings this about is the discovery of thought as a tension that “holds” the difference between meaning and word (the two sides of Logos) because it is a vibration within the body electric – or the soul electric – or the spirit electric. A tension which is not dvaita nor is it the dvaita between dvaita and advaita and certainly is it not the philosophical flat earth theory called Yin-Yang.

It is a dialectical tension. Dia-logos. It is only possible in the difference between two beings, never only in one. It is their golden mean.

This golden mean, or golden meaning, is born when the two Indians discover each other as other I’s/Me’s and You’s – id est: when they speak "dif-ferent" (bearing asunder– not the brutal throwing asunder of the dia-bolos) languages.

As well as their mother tongues.

That is the European experience. As the word “Europe” is related to the word “Arab”, both meaning “sunset" , it includes the Semitic experience – and even – if I may stretch it so far, the Nostratic experience (broken by the two Meteors, on Greenland, not near the Black Sea)...

The Greeks who birthed Pindaros, the greatest poet of world literatures, also spoke Phoenician and Egyptian - and Persian. The Romans of Augustus’ epoch around Vergil and Horace were bilinguals in Latin and Greek. In the Near East melting pot Jesus spoke Hebrew, Aaramaean, Greek and Latin. Muhammad spoke Arabic, Coptic, Aramaean and Greek.

This experience was revived in all major epochs of brilliance in the history of their countries. Shakespeare, or whoever the pseudonym covers, was fluent in Italian, Goethe in German, French, Italian. Spinoza spoke Dutch, Portuguese, French.

(You yourself will have learnt Japanese, I guess.)

That this living experience of thought as kaleidoscopically reflected by so many meaning mirrors is being broken now by brutes does not disprove the real existence of the Idea, or ideal.

Bill Ryan

11th July 2024, 19:39

Just recording a personal note here. :flower:

In recent interviews on Judge Napolotano's YT channel (https://www.youtube.com/@judgingfreedom/streams) with Gilbert Doctorow and Pepe Escobar, both of whom speak Russian and follow internal Russian affairs very closely and with excellent personal contacts, Doctorow and Escober both stress clearly the magnitude of the internal domestic pressure on Putin to take stronger and more decisive action. It's a serious thing.

My opinion and intuition, for whatever it's worth: Putin will soon agree. I think he'll have to, though first he'll have very quietly consulted with Xi and Modi (China and India) to be assured of their full support. And that private consultation may have already happened.

Putin will keep his instinctive reluctance to himself, but it's increasingly easy for him to justify whatever decision he makes. That justification may be handed to him by NATO, and may of course be a purposeful tripwire, of which Putin will be entirely well aware.

The gamble by NATO will be that Putin will make a reckless move and lose out. But that's not gonna happen. What I do fear, rather, is a significant and dramatic military escalation in which Russia will certainly prevail but not before a great deal of damage is done to NATO and its assets.

Mike Gorman

11th July 2024, 19:52

Those F16's will certainly get trashed in quick time Bill, which will embarrass Blinken and Co, escalations seem inevitable at this point.

Bruce G Charlton

11th July 2024, 20:05

@Bill - That sounds plausible to me.

I believe that Putin has been holding back as much as possible and for as long as he can, in the hope that saner heads will prevail in influencing the current policy and strategy of NATO/ US/ UK etc.

But that has not happened. And indeed I see no significant sign that it is going to happen.

As Putin has said, ceasefires and the like will solve nothing, unless there is a genuine and long-term structural and strategic de-escalation from The West; and a cessation of the tactic of multi-front destabilization and fomentation of chaos abroad (Ukraine, now Poland; the Middle East, Taiwan, Korea, various parts of Africa - to name a few of the places).

This deliberate destruction and amplification of chaos happening within Western nations too, and is indeed insisted upon (anyplace that tries to reverse lethal mass immigration is threatened and sanctioned) but I guess voluntary and zealous national suicide (like we have in the UK) doesn't much concern Russia/ China/ India.

But probably - since the architects of foreign and domestic Western policy are the same people - the one kind of destruction cannot stop without the other also stopping.

If the current NATO et al gang sustain and encourage the current conflict, and continue their current provocations and escalations against the Russian territories and people, then a very substantially expanded multi-nation war seems unavoidable. And once that has begun, who can predict what will happen?

ExomatrixTV

11th July 2024, 20:07

Reacting To Biden's Dangerous NATO Speech:

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ExomatrixTV

11th July 2024, 20:23

BREAKING! Putin Issues Threat as NATO goes Nuclear, Project 2025 (https://rumble.com/search/all?q=Project%202025), Biden 'Big Boy' Day | Redacted:

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rumble.com/search/all?q=Project 2025 (https://rumble.com/search/all?q=Project%202025)

Bill Ryan

11th July 2024, 20:33

BREAKING! Putin Issues Threat as NATO goes Nuclear, Project 2025, Biden 'Big Boy' Day | Redacted:

N1g9FV6LajYYep, watching right now. I wrote my post above (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1622030&viewfull=1#post1622030), less than an hour ago, about a coming NATO tripwire, before I learned about the wording in the new NATO document. I'd written (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1622030&viewfull=1#post1622030), with emphasis added here:

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Putin will keep his instinctive reluctance to himself, but it's increasingly easy for him to justify whatever decision he makes. That justification may be handed to him by NATO, and may of course be a purposeful tripwire, of which Putin will be entirely well aware.

The gamble by NATO will be that Putin will make a reckless move and lose out. But that's not gonna happen. What I do fear, rather, is a significant and dramatic military escalation in which Russia will certainly prevail but not before a great deal of damage is done to NATO and its assets.

ExomatrixTV

11th July 2024, 23:18

NATO In Panic! Sitrep:

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aviarlabs.com/skyglass (https://www.aviarlabs.com/skyglass) :dog:

Ravenlocke

11th July 2024, 23:42

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US is working with Ukraine on a forceful response to the Kiev hospital incident - Security Advisor

"We are working with the Ukrainians to deal with that attack and to respond with force and vigor," said Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor.

Kiev and Washington unsubstantiatedly blame Russia for the incident with the Okhmatdyt hospital, which, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, was damaged by a Ukrainian air defense missile.

Footage from Kiev shows that the damage to the children's hospital was caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile launched from a system in the city, the ministry said earlier.

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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 00:11

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Beijing Blasts NATO’s Rhetoric: “Lying” & “Belligerent”

The planned statement from NATO suggesting that China is the creator of the crisis in Ukraine is “full of provocations, lies, incitements, and smears,” the Chinese mission to the EU has said.

“China's core position on the Ukraine issue is to promote peace talks and political settlement, which has been widely recognized and appreciated by the international community," the spox added.

Beijing’s FM spox echoed the sentiments, stating that “NATO hyped up China's responsibility. It makes no sense and comes with malicious intent. We urge NATO to reflect on the root cause of the crisis and what it has done, and take concrete action to de-escalate rather than shift blame.”
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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 00:36

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At today's
@NATO
Summit in Washington, we took another step to make the Alliance stronger and our citizens safer. We agreed to provide further assistance to Ukraine to help it better defend itself against Russian aggression. I also welcome the fact that recommendations for a new NATO strategic approach to Russia as a comprehensive and long-term threat will be presented before the next Summit. We also thanked
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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 00:38

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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 00:39

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Ukrainian drone strike that injured children is a ‘deliberate terrorist attack’ - Moscow

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described a Ukrainian drone strike that injured children in the Belgorod Region as a deliberate terrorist attack.

"Another terrorist attack by the Kiev regime. In Shebekino, a Ukrainian drone dropped an explosive device on children playing in the courtyard … A deliberate terrorist attack against children! ‘Bloody creatures’ from the Bankova [street] must be immediately subjected to international condemnation!" Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel.

Earlier in the day, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the attack on a playground in Shebekino injured five children.

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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 00:42

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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 00:50

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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 01:10

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/11/russia-says-us-missiles-in-germany-signal-return-of-cold-war

Russia says US missiles in Germany signal return of Cold War
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes the plan, says it is ‘something of deterrence and it’s securing peace’.

The United States’s decision to station long-range missiles in Germany could lead to a Cold War-style “direct confrontation”, Russia has warned, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz hailed the move.

The White House announced the decision on Wednesday during a NATO summit in Washington, arguing the stationing of long-range weapons, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, in Europe acts as a deterrent.

“We are taking steady steps towards the Cold War,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state TV reporter on Thursday.

“All the attributes of the Cold War with the direct confrontation are returning.”

Washington’s move has prompted criticism in Germany, even among members of Scholz’s Social Democrats.

Defending the decision, Scholz told reporters at a NATO summit in Washington it is “something of deterrence and it’s securing peace, and it is a necessary and important decision at the right time.”

The US on Wednesday said the “episodic deployments” of long-range missiles to Germany will begin in 2026.

The White House said it would eventually look to permanently station them in Germany, and the missiles would “have significantly longer range” than current US systems in Europe.

“Exercising these advanced capabilities will demonstrate the United States’ commitment to NATO and its contributions to European integrated deterrence,” it said in a joint statement with the German government.

Russia’s ambassador to Germany warned the German government of a further deterioration in relations between Moscow and Berlin if the deployment goes ahead.

“It is to be hoped that the German political elites will reconsider whether such a destructive and dangerous step, which contributes neither to the security of the Federal Republic of Germany nor the European continent as a whole, is advisable,” Sergei Nechayev said.

“Not to mention the irreparable damage to German-Russian relations.”

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told broadcaster Deutschlandfunk that the deployment decision addressed a “very serious gap” in the country’s capabilities.

The German army does not have long-range missiles that launch from the ground, only cruise missiles that can be fired by aircraft.

The announcement led to an outcry in Germany, where the deployment of US missiles brings back painful memories of the Cold War.

Ralf Stegner, a member of parliament for Scholz’s Social Democrats, told the Funke media group that the missile decision could signal the start of a new “arms race”.

“This will not make the world safer. On the contrary, we are entering a spiral in which the world is becoming increasingly dangerous,” warned Stegner.

Sahra Wagenknecht, a prominent far-left figure in Germany, told the Spiegel weekly that US missile deployment “increases the danger that Germany itself will become a theatre of war”.

The 1980s deployment of US Pershing II ballistic missiles in West Germany at the height of the Cold War prompted widespread demonstrations, with hundreds of thousands coming out in pacifist protest.

US missiles continued to be stationed through the reunification of Germany and into the 1990s.

But following the end of the Cold War, the US significantly reduced the number of missiles stationed in Europe as the threat from Moscow receded.

NATO countries – spearheaded by the US – are rushing to bolster their defences on the continent in the wake of Russia’s 2022 invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 01:13

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What has NATO promised Ukraine – and did Gaza figure in summit talks?

NATO leaders have drummed up more military and financial support for Kyiv, but the war in Gaza was absent from the bloc’s agenda.

Led by US President Joe Biden, NATO unveiled a series of new pledges to Ukraine at its three-day summit in Washington, DC, this week, marking the 75th anniversary of the military alliance.

“Autocrats want to overturn the global order” and “terrorist groups” continue to plot “evil schemes”, while Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to wipe “Ukraine off the map”, Biden said on Wednesday.

“But make no mistake, Ukraine can and will stop Putin, especially with our full, collective support,” the US leader added, as NATO leaders drummed up more military and financial support for the war-torn European country, while committing to Kyiv’s future in the bloc.

Here’s what Ukraine got from the summit, more than two years after Russia launched a full-fledged invasion of its smaller neighbour — and the parts of the world that NATO chose to ignore.

The bloc said it will be outfitting Ukraine with several additional strategic air defence systems, including four additional Patriot batteries and a SAMP/T defence system.
NATO leaders have also pledged at least $43bn in military aid to Ukraine.
The alliance’s members also announced other individual and joint steps to boost Ukraine’s security.
The United States, Netherlands and Denmark announced that the first NATO-provided F-16 fighter jets would be in the hands of Ukrainian military pilots by this summer. The US also said it will be deploying longer-range missiles in Germany in 2026, responding to the bloc’s fears of Russia’s growing threat to Europe.
Kyiv has also long vied for a seat in the transatlantic alliance. While differences among member states persist, the summit’s declaration said that “Ukraine’s future is in NATO” and that the country is on an “irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership”.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg emphasised, however, that Ukraine would not join immediately, but when the war with Russia is over.
Has Gaza figured at the NATO summit?

The war in Gaza has been largely ignored at the summit in Washington, DC.

There was no mention of the conflict in the 38-point joint communique NATO released on Wednesday, save for how “conflict, fragility and instability in Africa and the Middle East” directly affects NATO security. Biden and most European leaders also remained silent on Gaza.

But some leaders did speak up.

Yosuf Alabarda, analyst and retired Turkish colonel, said Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reminded Western leaders in his speech on Tuesday that NATO values were being trampled upon in Gaza, values that NATO leaders said were being violated by Russia and China.

“Erdogan clearly said in his speech: What happened to your Western values in Gaza?” Alabarda told Al Jazeera.

“In the eyes of the whole world, there is a massacre going on in Gaza,” he said, adding that NATO has largely ignored this, instead choosing to focus on Ukraine.

Spain, too, had piercing words for its counterparts in the alliance, and called on the bloc to show the same “unity and consistency” for Gaza as they have demonstrated for Ukraine.

“We cannot be accused of applying double standards that would weaken our support for Ukraine. On the contrary, we demand the same unity and consistency for Gaza as we do in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told fellow NATO heads of state at an Atlantic Council session, according to Spanish press reports based on sources from the prime minister’s office.

“If we’re telling our people that we support Ukraine because we defend international law, we must do the same for Gaza. If we demand respect for international law in Ukraine, we must demand it in Gaza, as well,” Sanchez pressed.

Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna, reporting from the summit on Wednesday, said the lack of discussion about Gaza has been “conspicuous”, particularly with the US’s announcement that day that it was resuming shipments of 500-pound (227kg) bombs to Israel.

Did NATO signal any other shifts in policy?

The 32-country bloc does not appear to have veered too far from its earlier policies during this year’s summit, throwing continued full support behind Ukraine and portraying Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as the biggest threats to global security.

But some shifts were apparent.

China: The alliance stepped up its rhetoric against China, accusing it of being a “decisive enabler of Russia’s war against Ukraine” through its “large-scale support for Russia’s defence industrial base”. The bloc also levelled accusations at Iran and North Korea of fuelling the war by providing direct military support to Russia.

Georgia: Relations between the country and the West have deteriorated in the last couple of years, with NATO warning in May that Tbilisi’s controversial new foreign agents law was a step away from Georgia’s ambitions to integrate with Europe and join NATO. Since 2008, Georgia has been among a small set of countries that NATO has said will someday join the alliance — if they meet a series of requirements.

At the NATO summit this week, however, the declaration that leaders agreed to was silent on Georgia’s path towards membership in the alliance, even as it mentioned Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina — the other aspirants for membership.

Has the UK’s new government affected Ukraine support?

The summit has been the first opportunity for newly elected UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss his government’s foreign policy as well as bilateral relations with allied leaders.

On Ukraine, Starmer has pledged that his Labour Party government will continue the previous Conservative administration’s support to Kyiv.

According to Steven Seegel, a professor at the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas in Austin, a Labour government may deepen these ties with Ukraine on the three fronts of military, finances, and humanitarian diplomacy.

“Starmer has had a positive effect with his high-profile visits to Ukraine … He met personally with [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy on several occasions. I recall his trips to Irpin and Bucha in February 2023, to see Russian war crimes up front; these were the most significant,” Seegel told Al Jazeera.

Are Biden’s domestic challenges affecting NATO?

Biden’s political struggles, however, loom large on the bloc’s future.

Serious questions about Biden’s age and fitness for office have been raised domestically in recent days, following a debate performance against Republican contender and former President Donald Trump in which the incumbent president appeared lost and unable to communicate effectively.

Trump is leading Biden in polls in key swing states ahead of the November election. He has threatened to pull the US, a founding NATO member and its biggest funder, from the alliance and is staunchly against providing more aid to Ukraine.

Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 01:16

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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 01:46

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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 01:47

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🇺🇦🏳️ 'Everyone is over 50': a captured AFU serviceman told about his fellow servicemen

Valeriy Andronyuk, a POW of the Ukrainian armed forces, says that all his fellow servicemen were quite old: 'Everyone is over 50. In my section most of them are over 50, and I am 53 years old. They just shaved us and sent us to the front lines. There was no medical examination. They took my passport. Since I did not serve, I had no military documents.

It is recognized that Ukrainian men of conscription age abroad are indifferent to the fate of their country, as the president has lost legitimacy and power is in the hands of usurpers.

Russian Defense Ministry

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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 01:49

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🇷🇺Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

▫️Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 115th Mechanized Brigade, 106th, 117th, 125th territorial defense brigades, and 13th National Guard Brigade bear Basovka, Novenkoye, Veselovka (Sumi region), Volchansk, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and liberated Voshod (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The Russian Defense Ministry shows mortar crews of Dnepr Group of Forces, Zu-23-2 anti-aircraft gun crew, 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled artillery system crew, FPV drone operators, BMR-3M Vepr mine clearing vehicle, Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer crews, and Fagot ATGM crew in action during the special military operation.

▫️'Everyone is over 50': a captured AFU serviceman told about his fellow servicemen.

▫️Missile Formation based in Tagil launches final stage of Strategic multidiscipline competition.

Russian Defense Ministry

https://x.com/dana916/status/1811573402664407464

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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 02:22

https://x.com/aussiecossack/status/1811530996472512533

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shaberon

12th July 2024, 03:03

¨What were the original merits of pan-Europa?¨ To destroy local cultures and replace them with other people .
Just another jewish plan that has largely succeeded https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_von_Coudenhove-Kalergi

This was a directed question where I am trying to get some insights.

Read through it again. I obviously am not talking about the Kalergi Plan. I stole his word to pan for something historically different.

You say your roots are in western europe but i thought you were a jew ? Jews dont originate from there...

That is because you are obsessed with Judaism.

You are the first person in the world to say that to me. I have no idea where it came from.

So it doesnt suprise me that you have zero empathy when dozens of cultures and subcultures of Europe (or whats left of them ) get wiped out if the jews manage to bring along the WW3.

I suppose nothing will surprise you about the Jews and World War Three.

Do you represent the British Union of Fascists?

Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 03:12

https://x.com/SenoreAmore/status/1811343249224688051

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Ravenlocke

12th July 2024, 04:31

You say your roots are in western europe but i thought you were a jew ? Jews dont originate from there...

That is because you are obsessed with Judaism.

You are the first person in the world to say that to me. I have no idea where it came from.

So it doesnt suprise me that you have zero empathy when dozens of cultures and subcultures of Europe (or whats left of them ) get wiped out if the jews manage to bring along the WW3.

I suppose nothing will surprise you about the Jews and World War Three.

Do you represent the British Union of Fascists?

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

shaberon

12th July 2024, 05:05

I tend to think that a civilisation’s highest feats are its art forms – which I have elsewhere defined as the ways in which a person, or a civilisation, turns its sorrow (because of suffering endured) and remorse (for suffering inflicted) into beauty – : forms of "artificial” beauty that can stand the comparison with Nature’s beauty – or represent the veneration of God’s beauty.

This is done through recovery from psychosis through psychoanalysis transcended into psychosynthesis, and by assuaging, soothing of neurosis through joy as in sex, communion of souls, mystical union.

You have defined Architecture.

Relief from suffering of the elements, and then sex, and many other activities take place in a building. I won't get that from a book or a portrait.

Europe was Art Dark for how long?

It is a dialectical tension. Dia-logos. It is only possible in the difference between two beings, never only in one. It is their golden mean.
I get that one. Yes, in general I would say the major benefit is to be gained from outside of one's psyche.

Could this perhaps be Gemini.

Unfortunately what I'm not getting is:

That is the European experience. As the word “Europe” is related to the word “Arab”, both meaning “sunset" , it includes the Semitic experience – and even – if I may stretch it so far, the Nostratic experience (broken by the two Meteors, on Greenland, not near the Black Sea)...
Are you simply upholding the value of multi-linguism?

The Greeks who birthed Pindaros, the greatest poet of world literatures, also spoke Phoenician and Egyptian - and Persian. The Romans of Augustus’ epoch around Vergil and Horace were bilinguals in Latin and Greek. In the Near East melting pot Jesus spoke Hebrew, Aaramaean, Greek and Latin. Muhammad spoke Arabic, Coptic, Aramaean and Greek.

This experience was revived in all major epochs of brilliance in the history of their countries. Shakespeare, or whoever the pseudonym covers, was fluent in Italian, Goethe in German, French, Italian. Spinoza spoke Dutch, Portuguese, French.

I mean, we could sit here and debate if Jesus ever spoke.

Virgil is exactly where all of this gets flipped around. He spoke of the Golden Age of Saturn, which, in context, was well-known as the pre-Roman Latium that traded peacefully with the Etruscans.

It was switched to turn in to a prophecy about Jesus.

So, there are tremendous difficulties in understanding.

Greek was primarily the educated language from Spain to the Black Sea. At the very least, something was lost when forcibly replacing it with Latin.

(You yourself will have learnt Japanese, I guess.)
Only bits and pieces.

The difference is this. We are Five Families. We are really Okinawan. The relationship to Japan is a tense thing. When we bow to someone it is an "I trust you" because it is offering your head to get cut off. The Japanese really did this. If they thought you were ugly, or just didn't look afraid enough, they would decapitate you, like Aristotle, they believed that "other" humans were livestock to be slaughtered.

We are actually descended from or in league with China. And because of this then ultimately we are in the same Shaolin umbrella as, I don't really know how many, but, lots of legitimate branches.

These are Arts.

On a verbal basis, what I know does not come from before the 1920s, but it is actually a human chain that passes back before recorded history, to include Indian Kalaripayattu.

This gives me familiarity and fluency with quite a few things that can be named, and, I am having a hard time coming up with the "true" pan-Europa that is something like a Shaolin and branches.

Around here, the community of Pierre Vaudois was hounded out of France as recently as the 1700s and settled nearby.

It's too easy for me to start naming systems of persecution.

Now, the possible contributions, or some developments worth continuing, in trying to come up with suggestions, I have found:

Saffron

Music of the Spheres

Animal Magnetism

Discovery of Plasma

The "Shakespeares" used suspicious language such as "eye of newt", which comes from herbalism. And so on a popular level, I would tend to say that Bards and Herbalists were perpetuating knowledge in a coded way, similar to Alchemists who generally required royal patrons. So particularly with Dante you have something so symbolic and allegorical that it takes a lot of work to begin to understand it. But I have not heard anyone say "Well, yes, Dante represents our way of thinking...", and I'm not quite sure if the difference of Plato and Aristotle sinks in, which makes it blurry for me.

Again, I am looking at places that would burn you to death for what you think as recently as the 1700s, and then, if you wanted to write an atheist or other alternative pamphlet, you better not sign your real name to it, until maybe the 1900s.

The only thing I can come up with is what we would call "Bohemian", underground, informal. Coffee houses initially had a terrible reputation, because there people found they could speak freely. So it was attempted to suppress coffee! I might have to accept "Bohemian" coffee drinkers as the Shaolin of Europe. Except it is of course Turkish. Drat. Another imported identity.

I don't have this difficulty with Russia.

Perhaps, in general, it is the para-Jesuitical Liberal Arts and Humanities. But that might be being a snob to the person who didn't go to school. Nevertheless, it seems where we are in agreement, although it is vague and open if it cannot be more specific than "Education"--with the meaning of not just "memorizing data", but "living better". Eep. Except that is Chinese Confucian.

My final guess for now is Peace of Westphalia. Wasn't that a school of thought and what happened to that?

Would they be able to say "Westphalian" = "accepts state of Palestine"?

Better yet, "withdraws from NATO"?

Get me a Westphalian Europe, and I think you might have pan-Europa before there was Pan-Europa, while it lacks the severity of the Roman Empire or Holy Roman Empire. Then they will stop grinding Ukraine.

Tintin

12th July 2024, 06:47

https://avalonlibrary.net/Tintin/hospital_aim-120_missile_strike.jfif

I first suspected a false flag, because why attack a children's hospital right before a NATO summit?

But the missile clearly has this jet engine at the end, which looks like a bulge on one side. That's typical for Kinzhals. As the dimensions in the above photo suggest, not an X-101, but the shorter X-55 (https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/russia/as-15-kent-kh-55-granat/), which is less than 6 meters.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSCdl-eXcAAAtqh?format=jpg

There is a distinct difference between this and the missiles that hit the plant as is clearly seen in the video. This isn't a Kinzhal in the still image.

The missile that hit the children's hospital came in from a westerly direction. If the hospital had been targeted by Russia - which it wasn't - it will have been totally flattened by a Kinzhal. Ukrainian sources themselves have pointed out that this was an air-defence blunder of some kind.

I rather suspect that western observers in NATO command centres utilising the NATO ISR canopy data over the SMO fully well know the real source of the missile launch. They'll know it wasn't Russia.

As for menus: I've done some work in hospitality. Trust me, these things are planned weeks ahead. Putin isn't using chicken as a weapon.

BMJ

12th July 2024, 07:54

I was looking up another matter and came across the listing by country on wikipedia of the military aid supplied to Ukraine since the start of the war. It is interesting to see how much has been know supplied I was unaware Australia had donated so much equipment.

List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War

As of December 2023, Australia's military support to Ukraine was worth about AU$730 million in monetary terms.[17]

Armoured personnel carriers
56 M113AS4 [Delivered from June 2022 onwards. 28 more pledged in June 2023]. Some M113AS4 Armoured Logistics Vehicle variant also donated .[18][19]

Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles
120 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles [Delivered from April 2022 onwards].[18][20]
Vehicles

Other Vehicles
14 Supacat HMT Extenda MK2 special operations vehicles [June 2023].[19][21]
28 armored RMMV HX 40M military trucks with 14 trailers [June 2023].[19][22]
Sentinel 830R rigid hull inflatable boats.[23]

Towed artillery
6 155mm M777 [April 2022].[18]

Ammunition
Joint manufacture of 155mm artillery ammunition with France with Australia supplying the gunpowder [January 2023].[24][25]
105mm artillery ammunition [2022/2023].[19]
"Ammunition" [March or April 2022].[18]

Loitering munitions
300 DefendTex D40s [August 2022].[26][18]
Corvo PPDS [Since May or June 2023].[18][27]

Unmanned aerial and unmanned ground systems / Radar systems
Part of A$25 million package announced in [March 2022].[28] Oryx describes the unspecified systems as Reconnaissance UAVs,[18] while ABC News reported they were radar systems.[29]

Small arms (delivered along with ammunition)
A$70 million worth of lethal military equipment ("including missiles and weapons") [March 2022].[30]
A$26.5 million worth of anti-armour weapons and ammunitions [April 2022].[31]
Small number of Australian Combat Assault Rifles.[32]

Miscellaneous equipment
''Tactical decoys'' (part of A$25 million) [March 2022].[28][18]
A$21 million worth of "Australian Defence Force stocks" including ammunition and body armor [March 2022].[33]
Demining equipment.[34]
Portable X-ray machines[34]
A 3D metal printer[34]
Counter UAV systems.[34]

Training
Training of Ukrainian soldiers by 70 Australian instructors [from January 2023 onwards].[35] In 2024 the number of instructors increased to 90.[17]
Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft

One Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft will be based in Germany for approximately six months from October 2023 to provide early warning in the event of any threats outside of Ukraine.[36]

Financial aid
A$3 million contribution to a NATO trust fund [February 2022]. Later increased to AU$24 million (as of December 2023).[37][38]
A$50 million grant to the International Fund for Ukraine for the purchase of military equipment.[39]

Also.

https://x.com/aussiecossack/status/1811530996472512533

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Hey Albo how about giving that money to Foodbank since the lucky country has a very serious problem in that 1 in 5 children are going hungry.

" Slava Australia " Albo and NOT Slava Ukraini.

[B]How does Foodbank get food and groceries to thousands of Australians

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0.42 Light House Care
1.45 School Breakfast
3.31 Hot Lunch

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Jaak

12th July 2024, 11:48

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norman

12th July 2024, 14:53

https://t.me/UnityNewsNetwork/18952
UnityNewsNetwork/18952

https://t.me/UnityNewsNetwork/18930
UnityNewsNetwork/18930

Vicus

12th July 2024, 18:12

Either NATO or Ukraine must go – Medvedev 11 Jul, 2024

The proclamation that Kiev’s movement towards membership is “irreversible” demands a response, the ex-Russian president has said

NATO’s declaration that Ukraine’s eventual membership of the US-led military bloc is “irreversible” means that either the nation or the alliance – and preferably both – should disappear, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has said.

A joint statement adopted by the leaders of NATO states during a summit in Washington this week expressed support for Ukraine’s “right to choose its own security arrangements,” and declared that it is on an “irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership.”

Russia has consistently said that Ukraine’s accession to NATO would cross a ‘red line’. It cited the expansion of the bloc in Europe as one of the key triggers of the current hostilities with Kiev.

“The conclusion is obvious. We have to do everything to make sure that the ‘irreversible path of Ukraine’ towards NATO ends with either the disappearance of Ukraine, or the disappearance of NATO. Better, both,” Medvedev said on Thursday. :ROFL:

The wording of the joint statement, according to media reports, was intended to appease Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, who has claimed that his nation deserves to be fast-tracked into NATO in gratitude for fighting to supposedly “defend” the West from Russia. But member states, including the US, have made it clear that Ukraine will not be able to join them as a full participant while the conflict remains unresolved.

Kiev has signed numerous bilateral security agreements with Western nations in recent months in lieu of guarantees provided for under the NATO Treaty. The most recent pact was finalized with Luxembourg this week.

Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chair of the Russian Security Council, previously called for caution in the event that Kiev made a U-turn and accepted Russia’s conditions for a negotiated peace.

He argued that such a deal, which would include Kiev’s renunciation of its NATO aspirations, could lead to a new coup in Ukraine and an even more radical government eventually seizing power.

In that scenario, he said, hostilities would resume and Ukraine’s statehood would be lost for good. But “the enemies of Russia will not go anywhere” and will “gather strength for a new attempt to destroy our country,” Medvedev predicted.

https://www.rt.com/russia/600841-medvedev-nato-ukraine-irreversible/

Vicus

12th July 2024, 18:17

Peace talks will begin when Ukraine ‘gets real’ – Moscow 11 Jul, 2024

Kiev’s current terms are a complete non-starter, a senior Russian diplomat has said

Ukraine must assume a more rational position for peace negotiations to resume, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has said.

Rudenko was asked by a journalist with the RBK news channel to comment on a recent report that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, expect peace talks to begin by the end of 2024.

The diplomat advised against “setting deadlines or outlining specific timetables.” He stressed, however, that “the proposals put forward by the Ukrainian authorities, which are controlled from abroad, cannot serve as a basis for any serious negotiations.”

Talks can only resume once Kiev “takes a more realistic position,” Rudenko stated.

continue: https://www.rt.com/russia/600830-peace-when-ukraine-real/

Vicus

12th July 2024, 18:27

Russia accuses EU mission of spying in ex-Soviet country 12 Jul, 2024

Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin claims Brussels may be gathering intel on Russian facilities in Armenia

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin has claimed that the EU mission in Armenia may be acting as a front for intelligence-gathering activities. He also alleged that NATO is covertly using Brussels’ presence in the country to gain a foothold in the South Caucasus region.

Last November, Yerevan signed off on an agreement stipulating the status of the EU mission on its border with Azerbaijan, which the Armenian parliament ratified in March 2024.

Speaking to RIA Novosti on Friday, Galuzin said that Russia views “the EU mission’s activities in Armenia negatively.”

“There is every reason to assume that Westerners are gathering intelligence on Russian facilities as well as all of Armenia’s neighbors,” the deputy foreign minister alleged. He pointed out that the EU mission personnel in Armenia are sending their reports directly to Brussels, apparently leaving even the host country in the dark about their contents.

Russia has a military base in the Armenian city of Gyumri, located in the northwest of the country, not far from the Turkish border. The air force component of the Russian contingent is stationed in the capital, Yerevan.

According to the diplomat, the EU is seeking to establish itself in the South Caucasus region to the detriment of such neighboring nations as Russia, Iran, and Türkiye.

The official noted that Canadian representatives joined the mission back in April, despite the country not being a member of the EU. Given that Canada is part of NATO, Galuzin conjectured that its presence in Armenia de facto means that the US-led military bloc is attempting to increase its influence in the region.

The deputy foreign minister expressed concern over the prospect of the EU mission becoming permanent even though it has not tangibly improved the tense situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

continue: https://www.rt.com/russia/600925-russian-fm-eu-mission-armenia-spying/

Vicus

12th July 2024, 21:48

After my last post come this: The Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea has long served as a launch site for cruise missiles. Typically known for the Kh-101 AS-23 “Kodiak” and Kh-555 AS-15 Kent air-to-surface cruise missiles from the Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber, this recent event showcases an unexpected twist in the region’s military activities.

Reports have emerged confirming that Russia is conducting long-range strikes on Ukraine using ships from its Caspian Flotilla with Kalibr cruise missiles. This claim is supported by a video filmed by Russian fishermen in the Caspian Sea, which captures the flight of two such missiles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU6xDaHklCQ
Two cruise missiles soaring at low altitude caught the attention of some unsuspecting fishermen. Engaged in their favorite pastime, one fisherman, hearing an unusual sound, instinctively grabbed his phone. Little did he know, he was about to capture what might be the most compelling footage of a cruise missile since the onset of the war in Ukraine.

Interestingly, the range of Kalibr cruise missiles is estimated to be between 1,500 km and 2,500 km. Even at the lower end of this range, these missiles can strike significant areas from the Caspian Sea, including sizable portions of Ukraine.

Adding to this, the Russian Federation’s Caspian Flotilla includes three small Project 21631 “Buyan-M” missile ships, each capable of launching up to 8 Kalibr missiles. This flotilla is primarily based at the port of Kaspiysk in the Caspian Sea.

Furthermore, Russia can transfer vessels from its Black Sea Fleet to the Caspian Sea. This transfer is feasible via waterways connecting the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea through the Sea of Azov, the Don River, the Don-Volga Canal, and the Volga River.

Vicus comment:

This last 2 post show the Russia preparation in his backyard for whatever may come...
They know that whatever end for Ukraine come ,it will be not the end from satanic West to try to
destroy Russia with whatever means...
Just to reed the repulsive rhetoric from all of them today is more as clear for everybody with a brain...
Long range missiles in Germany? that country exist today only because 2 favor from Russia...
1) they were not exterminated and 2) Russia allowed the reunification !

WW3 has began long ago...Ukronazi was just the preamble...

Vicus

12th July 2024, 21:57

Russia never sleep, they cant afford such luxury...

Russia begins production of the first Su-75 Checkmate prototypes

The production phase is set to kick off for the Su-75 Checkmate light single-engine fighter program, as announced by Rostec’s press service. The necessary preparations for this phase have already been initiated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p4CMCqGcWQ

Further information suggests that the Russian aircraft manufacturer is also developing an unmanned version of the fighter. As the company’s chief told the TASS agency, “The idea of the unmanned version of Checkmate has been in the works since the initial design stages. Plans revolve around creating an unmanned version in conjunction with a single-seat aircraft. In theory, the development of the unmanned version will go hand-in-hand with the testing of the crewed version.”

The article by 19FortyFive argues that the Su-75 Checkmate currently has only one distinct edge – the utilization of equipment and components from its predecessor, the Su-57. As emphasized by the American publication, the fighter reuses existing research and components—“a crucial factor that could help meet the Su-75’s demanding timeline.”

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/13/russia-begins-production-of-the-first-su-75-checkmate-prototypes/

Rawhide68

12th July 2024, 22:27

N4bFqW_eu2I

I felt that people in this forum should listen to this
and I do not know why!

words from a crumble gumble
:happy dog:

Bill Ryan

12th July 2024, 23:07

Satori

13th July 2024, 01:11

N4bFqW_eu2I

I felt that people in this forum should listen to this
and I do not know why!

words from a crumble gumble
:happy dog:~~~

Well, the song is about a guy with an addiction who's resigned to his fate, unable to escape his self-made, ruined reputation and all the consequences that go with that.

There might be quite a few US/UK/EU/Ukrainian politicians whom that story fits rather too well. :flower:

Plus it’s a very good song. When I first picked up a guitar in 1964 (while living in Germany when my father was stationed at Ramstein AFB) this was one of “the” songs you had to learn.

edina

13th July 2024, 02:01

Ha, completely unrelated side note: When I was in the Air Force I was stationed at Ramstein AB in the 80's. I lived in Ramstein Village, Kaiserlautern, and then a decade and a half later, in Kindsbach. I loved my time in Germany.

The House of the Rising Sun is rich in symbolism and metaphor, probably why it resonates so much.

Thanks for following your intuition and sharing this here Rawhide. :sun:

Tintin

13th July 2024, 07:58

For students of materiel and weaponry, and for the record.........

And also here on X (https://x.com/bozwy/status/1811260970741731495)

Text:

Evidence about the children Hospital in Kiev:
Russia was targeting military objects in Kiev, and the strike on the hospital was caused by an AIM-120 air defense missile from the NASAMS system used by the Ukrainian side. This is evidenced by the proportional dimensions of the missile (diameter and length) and the nature of the damage (collapse of only a small part of the building and shrapnel damage on neighboring buildings). Footage showing shrapnel typical of air defense missiles was shared directly on Ukrainian Telegram channels.

The length of the AIM-120 missile is 366 cm, the diameter is 17.8 cm, and the length-to-diameter ratio is 1/20.6. For the X-101, these parameters are 745 cm, 74.2 cm, with a ratio of 1/10, and for the Kh-55, they are 588 cm, 51.4 cm, with a ratio of 1/11.4. In the screenshot from the video, it is clearly visible that even with the angle of the footage, the length of the missile exceeds its diameter by more than 15 times.

Indirect evidence includes the absence of the characteristic sound of Russian missile engines (the whistle in the second video is present but differs from that of a X-101) and the arrival of the projectile from the western direction.

Comparison of X-555 and X-101 missiles
Source: https://amalantra.ru/raketa-x-101/

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Video_%2B_photographic_coverage/2024-07_%28July%29/X-555_and_X-101_missile_comparison.jpg

Tintin

13th July 2024, 09:30

Surely that photo of a missile approaching a building is a fake?

Open to correction; but I would have thought it impossible to get a photo of an incoming missile.......if the missile is hypersonic.

That did occur to me as well actually. The photo may well have been doctored/photoshopped (?). This kind of imagery always reminds me of the material that did the rounds in the early days of hardcore 9-11 research, so, I'm always a little wary in some of these instances, especially concerning still images showing projectiles of any kind.

For clarification for anyone reading here: the X-101 missile max speed at altitude is Mach 0.78. As it descends to target it will inevitably reduce speed. (The minute long version video early sections, as the missiles hit the Artem plant shows this clearly.)

I seldom ever use my Android device but do use it to take some film and photo only very occasionally. What I have observed when filming is that stabilisation is very very much improved these days, eliminating wobble.

Without claiming any expertise here I too would doubt that anyone could take a reliable photographic shot of an object moving at close to Mach-1 :) Sure, you can freeze-frame from a video, but getting a happy snap of an object even moving at the speeds shown in the video here, next to impossible I'd imagine :)

Bruce G Charlton

13th July 2024, 11:02

@Tintin - Sorry if I am missing the point, but Mach 0.78 is less than Mach 1 which is (surely?) categorized as sub sonic, i.e. less than the speed of sound; and therefore not hyper sonic - which is supposedly at least five-times the speed of sound?

Tintin

13th July 2024, 11:10

Kryztian

13th July 2024, 13:41

It isn't going to be a pretty scene on the Autobahn.

Media publishes Germany’s alleged war plan
According to Der Spiegel and Bild, key highways would be at NATO’s full disposal in case of a conflict with Russia
https://www.rt.com/news/600958-media-germany-war-plan-russia/

The German Defense Ministry has drawn up contingency plans for a potential military conflict with Russia, Der Spiegel and Bild have reported. The document reportedly envisages Germany serving a key role as a transit state for NATO troops, with its population and civil services being expected to assist foreign military personnel.

Last month, the German government officially updated its wartime guidelines for the first time since 1989, which now include such measures as mandatory conscription and forcing manufacturers to produce war goods.

https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2024.07/l/66924782203027254b77ea81.jpg

In its report on Friday, Der Spiegel alleged that under the classified ‘Operational Plan Germany’ (OPLAN DEU), the country should be able to arrange the transfer of 800,000 NATO troops and approximately 200,000 vehicles, including tanks and other hardware, from ports in the Netherlands and Belgium to the East, within three to six months. Several key highways would supposedly be used for this purpose, meaning that they would be closed to civilian traffic. Local communities would be expected to supply the passing military personnel with food, housing, resting areas, and fuel, both media outlets claimed.

Der Spiegel quoted Ralph Tiesler, president of the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, as predicting that “enemy actors could take measures to hamper or slow down the movement of NATO troops,” be it through sabotage or a missile strike. German police and emergency services would reportedly have to prioritize protecting these key routes and eliminating the consequences of any attack on them.

According to Bild, citing a Defense Ministry spokesperson, aside from its role as NATO’s logistical hub, Germany would also need to establish a major prisoner-of-war camp on its soil should a military confrontation with Russia break out.

The two media outlets quoted Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer as estimating that Berlin has until 2029 to get ready for a potential military conflict with Moscow, as Russia could supposedly be in a position to attack NATO by then.

Local communities are already making provisions and holding drills for this worst-case scenario. According to Der Spiegel, citing the mayor of an unnamed town, locals have not shown any enthusiasm regarding the efforts.

“Only a few have so far comprehended what the ‘turn of eras’ means,” the media outlet quoted the official as saying.

While multiple NATO member states have claimed in recent months that Russia is harboring plans to attack the US-led military bloc, Russian President Vladimir Putin last month dismissed such allegations as “nonsense” and “bulls**t.” He suggested that those pushing such narratives have “gone completely insane.”

Vicus

13th July 2024, 14:22

Nazis revival and counting...

That will be a real fun for the patriotic war soldiers grandchildren , who knows from years how to manage all kind modern weapons...
And now go to get the chance to shoot again the German cross... :Party:

While the German tin soldiers know that only from shooter games... :gaming:
Only that this time would be their definitive LAST TIME. :fire:

Vicus

13th July 2024, 14:51

'We're no one's proxy': Serbia's President Vucic fires back at former NATO commander Clark

Great Game India
Fri, 12 Jul 2024

Former US and NATO general Wesley Clark recently accused Serbia of being a puppet for Russia and said President Vucic wanted to expand Serbia's borders. President Vucic fired back: "To Mr. Clark and everyone else, it's obvious Serbia isn't anyone's puppet — not Russia's, not America's, and never will be." Vucic also reminded people of Clark's brutal legacy in the Balkans, where he was responsible for killing Serbs and Serbian children during the 1999 NATO bombings.

There are persistent challenges to stability and hazardous Russian "ambitions" in the Balkans, according to the former commander of NATO's bombing operation in the late 1990s to protect ethnic Albanians and compel the evacuation of Yugoslav soldiers commanded by Serbs from Kosovo reports that Serbia and its former province Kosovo remain at odds with one another, according to retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark, who also said that "Serbia is a magnet, drawing Russian imperialist ambitions into Europe."

Comment: Serbia does have good relations with Russia, however it would probably be more accurate to say that Kosovo is NATO's imperialist hub with US base Camp Bondsteel.

More than ten years of Western-mediated negotiations aimed at restoring relations between Belgrade and Pristina have generally stagnated over recognition and representation of Kosovo's ethnic Serb minority. Serbia continues to reject the independence that Kosovo declared in 2008.

"Serbia doesn't want peace, and Kosovo doesn't want to surrender its independence," Clark said in an interview marking the 25th anniversary of the end of the 79-day NATO bombardment during Kosovo's war of independence.

"The way out is Russia's defeat in Ukraine, to take the Russian backing of Serbia down to a different level," Clark said, "so Serbia understands its future with the West. When Serbs understand that, there'll be no problem with Kosovo."

Comment: It's likely that it is indeed intended as a warning. As statements go, one probably couldn't get more brazen and inflammatory than that last paragraph.

continue: https://www.sott.net/article/493078-We-re-no-ones-proxy-Serbias-President-Vucic-fires-back-at-former-NATO-commander-Clark

Vicus

13th July 2024, 16:04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYoVnWYGyew
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ExomatrixTV

13th July 2024, 23:06

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shaberon

13th July 2024, 23:09

The House of the Rising Sun is rich in symbolism and metaphor, probably why it resonates so much.

While we're at it, this is a traditional song of unknown origin first recorded in 1933. Again on final album from Krokus around 2017:

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There are not many songs in the whole rock genre that have this kind of legacy.

I have no idea how The Animals picked it up, but, their version more or less gave music a slap in the face. I guess I have the vocals in mind here. No one famous in the early 60s had that kind of edge that I know of. Blues and rock of course, does, but in terms of sales and getting on the radio and so forth, I think they may have pushed the envelope. I'll say this again:

Music killed the first Cold War

Ravenlocke

14th July 2024, 00:34

https://x.com/ArthurM40330824/status/1812229920107508177

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Ravenlocke

14th July 2024, 00:39

https://x.com/Hawkeye1745/status/1812222391411499394

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Ravenlocke

14th July 2024, 00:45

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1811688003980406836

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Ravenlocke

14th July 2024, 00:47

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1811686507792515237

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ExomatrixTV

14th July 2024, 01:44

Tulsi Gabbard Dismantles Biden’s Dangerous NATO Speech!:

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CNN = Crap News Network ... Misrepresenting ... Framing ... Leaving key-info out ... Spin doctors working overtime ... Totally Corrupt "Perception Managers" ... Spewing status-quo talking points 24/7 ... Spreading more misleading statements, most FACT CHECKERS sites (funded indirectly by a.o. Bill Gates (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?110573-Look-Who-s-Coming-to-the-Rescue--Bill-Gates...) & Soros (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?111279-George-Soros)) won't check nor correct >>> on purpose!

Propaganda, Brainwashing, Mass Hypnotizing "News" Channel spewing only Tunnel Vision Narratives abusing NLP techniques to condition all viewers to think they are "informed" ... Really?

Complicit in help pushing illegal wars ALL based on lies & deceit, where major war crimes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime) are committed & endless traumas inflicted on so many innocent children creating a huge blowback (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowback_(intelligence)) on so many levels, then acting as if they did not see that coming.

Time to break the mass conditioning.

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Ravenlocke

14th July 2024, 03:27

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Special Operation, 13 July 2024, Main

▪️ During the day, formations of 40 AFU brigades were defeated, 17 counterattacks were repelled, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported;

▪️ Enemy losses amounted to 2075 militants, Kiev lost 1 tank, a combat vehicle of the Strela-10 air defence system, 6 armored vehicles, including 4 US M113 APCs;

▪️ The RFAF hit an explosives production plant, air defense shot down 2 ATACMS missiles, and 1 S-200 antiaircraft missile converted for firing at ground targets;

▪️ Donetsk, Gorlovka, Makeyevka and Vladimirovka were repeatedly shelled by NATO artillery and drones on Saturday, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported;

▪️ President of Belarus Lukashenko ordered the withdrawal of troops from the border with Ukraine, because tension on the border had been eliminated;

▪️ As a result of a strike in the Odessa suburb of Chabanka, senior officers of the AFU, as well as foreign mercenaries, were destroyed, the coordinator of the Nikolayev underground reported to RIA Novosti;

▪️ Turkish President Erdogan expressed his opinion that the conflict in Ukraine will not end soon and promised to continue making efforts to stop it.

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https://x.com/dana916/status/1812313744694796740

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Ravenlocke

14th July 2024, 03:29

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🇷🇺Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 24th, 72nd, 93rd mechanized brigades, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades, and 79th Air Assault Brigade near Antonovka, Grigorovka, Nikolayevka, Katerinovka, Uspenovka, Spornoye, Slavyansk, Zaliznyanskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️ The Russian Defense Ministry shows Msta-S self-propelled howitzer crews, mortar crews, Ka-52M helicopter crew, FPV drone operators, and Lancet loitering munitions team in action during the special military operation.

▫️ The Bal missile system of the Caspian Flotilla strikes the imitated naval target.

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https://x.com/dana916/status/1812311225478369432

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BMJ

14th July 2024, 04:37

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1810225988673962083

1810225988673962083Hungarian Prime Minister Orban announced that he is going to Washington from Beijing. To meet with Trump, maybe...??? That would send the entire US and EU political circus into immediate rabid melt-down. :ROFL:

Thank you firstly Ravenlocke for uploading the tweet.

To Bill yep it did happen.

Poor Viktor had a dilemma which was do I go and spend the " Weekend At Biden's " or spend a beautiful day in Florida with CIC Trump, and CIC Trump got the visit and the rest as they say is history.

Amazing isn't it that all these current foreign ministers want to go see a former president instead of creepy Joe?

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There is love there, look at Viktor face he's got that " I just meet my hero " look about him and now you know why Viktor is Trumps mini-me.

Tintin

14th July 2024, 21:49

More on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital here from Dmitry Polyanskiy (https://x.com/Dpol_un/status/1812139236583231633) sourced from the RezidentUA Telegram (https://t.me/rezident_ua/23510) account, translated by AI from Ukrainian original.

More on the topic of Kiev’s children hospital strike from Ukrainian Telegram channels (AI translation):

“Our source in the Ukrainian delegation at the NATO summit reported that Western leaders refused to discuss the case of the missile strike on Ohmadit due to the publication of a video featuring a missile from the NASAMS air defense system. The West does not want an investigation into this incident in order to avoid discrediting the NASAMS air defense system, which missed the Russian missile strike and hit a children's hospital. This case demonstrates the inefficiency of Western air defense systems, which were supposed to protect Kyiv but allowed 6 missiles to hit a military factory”

And the earlier post from Dmitry Polyanskiy (https://x.com/Dpol_un/status/1810310843713593623) from July 8th referencing the Legitimniy Telegram channel (https://t.me/legitimniy/18293):

That’s how Ukrainian Telegram channels themselves comment on the situation around children’s hospital in Kiev (AI translation):

“The Presidential Office has instructed everyone to only publish and promote information related to the children's clinic Ohmatdet in order to:
A) divert attention from other issues, as there are interesting sites nearby where people could question the government about why military facilities are located so close to residential areas and hospitals.
B) attempt to boost the morale of the army and the people by fueling hatred towards the enemy. They claim that the enemy intentionally targeted children, although everyone knows that the rocket was accidentally shot down.
C) distract the masses from the daily lawlessness of the government, corruption, tariff increases, price hikes, growing disillusionment, etc.
D) divert attention from the constant retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU).
E) create a media hype in the Western press before the NATO summit.

Overall, this tragedy has served as a great advantage for Zelensky, who has seized it as a lifeline for himself”

Vicus

15th July 2024, 16:18

Mainstream Media Downplays Tremendous Losses of Western Military Equipment in Ukraine - Journo 8 hours ago

The Western public has little, if any, knowledge of the scale of losses in troops and equipment sustained by Ukraine since the beginning of the special military operation, international observers say.

The Western press is concealing information about the real state of affairs on the ground in Ukraine, including the mass destruction of NATO weapons provided to the Ukrainian military, and the loss of Ukrainian soldiers, Irish journalist and entrepreneur Chey Bowes wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on July 15.

"Here, yesterday, another €150 million [$163.4 million] of German taxpayers' money was vaporized in Dictator Zelensky's Ukraine," Bowes continued, attaching a video showing the elimination of the German-made IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system (SAM).

"Russian Iskander missiles completely destroyed the entire complex consisting of an IRIS-T SAM launcher and its TRML-4D radar station - these are the high-tech systems Zelensky is so desperately begging the EUSA for," the journalist pointed out.
According to Bowes, the reason "the Western media doesn't want" the public to see this, is "to maintain your ignorance and, therefore, your complicity in the "Ukraine can win fantasy.'"

On Sunday, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage of the destruction of an IRIS-T launcher in the Dnepropetrovsk region. The air defense missile launcher, the TRML-4D radar station, and the crew operating the system were eliminated, per the ministry.
As of July 14, 551 air defense missile systems, including those supplied by NATO, have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240715/mainstream-media-downplays-tremendous-losses-of-western-military-equipment-in-ukraine---journo-1119377302.html?rcmd_alg=collaboration2

Vicus

15th July 2024, 16:32

German blogger was persecuted and tortured by the SBU in Ukraine for two years July 13, 2024

Yesterday I reported that I know a German blogger who was persecuted and tortured by the SBU secret service in Ukraine. The German embassy in Kiev played an inglorious role in this, because they fobbed him off when he tried to get the necessary papers to leave Ukraine to escape this hell. Fortunately, the blogger is now finally safe.

When I opened Anti-Spiegel in 2018, a few months later, when Anti-Spiegel had barely a thousand visitors a day, a blogger contacted me who had discovered Anti-Spiegel and found it interesting. He is a Russian-German and at that time opened the YouTube channel "Golos Evropy" ("Voice of Europe", Russian "Голос Европы"). In his videos he called himself Daniel Bauer and I know that many Russians remember him because his channel grew very quickly and had around 600,000 followers in 2022.

He published videos in Russian in which he pointed out the absurdity of German and European politics, although these were mostly just translations of German politicians or German media reports. Later he also translated a lot of Anti-Spiegel and Tacheles programs, which sometimes even found their way into Russian news programs.

We also researched some topics together. For example, he was the one who had the right idea for the first Anti-Spiegel research that went viral (see here ). At the time, it was about the Spiegel fake story about “Putin’s puppets” in the AfD.

The blogger left Germany for Ukraine shortly after the Maidan, although he was not yet a blogger at that time; he only started this activity in 2018. He also started a family there.

In Ukraine, it has been dangerous to criticize the government since the Maidan coup, as I already demonstrated in 2019 with the 13 political murders of Ukrainian regime critics after the Maidan . Today it is known that the CIA supported the Ukrainian secret service in the murder program .

Because of this danger, the blogger decided to run his YouTube channel under the pseudonym Daniel Bauer and not under his real name Michael Albrecht. Since we became friends in the many phone calls we had, I already knew that he lived in Ukraine and I also knew his real name.

Torture by the Ukrainian police

Even when Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine, Michael continued to post videos. But in early April 2022, his channel went silent and no more videos were uploaded. While many Russian fans wondered what happened, it was immediately clear to me that the Ukrainian authorities had tracked him down because he was no longer reachable after that.

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https://anti--spiegel-ru.translate.goog/2024/deutscher-blogger-wurde-in-der-ukraine-zwei-jahre-lang-vom-sbu-verfolgt-und-gefoltert/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Vicus

15th July 2024, 16:46

Footage of the destruction of an Ukrainian Armed Forces tank with the help of a Lancet, which flew into the hangar through a hole in the roof, is shown. today

https://topwar.ru/uploads/posts/2024-07/83d76d0781_screenshot_10.webp

Footage has been published online showing an extremely accurate hit. tank T-64BV of militants of the Kyiv regime loitering with Lancet ammunition. It is noteworthy that the Lancet overtook the enemy combat vehicle inside the hangar, flying there through a hole in the roof of the building.

On those taken using drone Objective monitoring footage shows how a loitering munition flew into the hangar identified by aerial reconnaissance through a small hole in the roof, hitting an Ukrainian Armed Forces tank with surgical precision. As a result, the ammunition of the Ukrainian combat vehicle detonated and the tank was completely destroyed.

It was previously reported that at the end of June this year, the anniversary, two-thousandth recorded strike on a target with the Lancet loitering ammunition was registered. In total, for the period from January to June 2024, confirmations of 1121 Lancet strikes were published, which is more than four times higher than the figure for the same period in 2023 (258 strikes).

At the same time, the joint work of the “X-drivers” with the operators of ZALA reconnaissance drones, Z-16 models, played an important role in achieving this impressive result. Each strike with loitering ammunition, shelling of enemy positions with cannon or rocket artillery, and the use of FAB with UMPC VKS is a loud finale of many hours of work by reconnaissance drone operators, which often remains in the shadows. Conducting aerial reconnaissance, tasks to identify camouflaged targets, escorting them to parking areas, objective control - all this is included in the scope of activity of operators of ZALA Z-16 and other reconnaissance drones.
https://en.topwar.ru/246440-pokazany-kadry-unichtozhenija-tanka-vsu-pri-pomoschi-lanceta-zaletevshego-v-angar-cherez-otverstie-v-kryshe.html

Vicus

15th July 2024, 16:52

Paul Craig Roberts: The US plans to open a second front and stab Russia in the back in the Caucasus today

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The United States is not abandoning its plans to defeat Russia, despite statements about the need for dialogue. Moreover, Washington plans to open a second front by stabbing Russia in the back in the Caucasus. This opinion was expressed by American political commentator Paul Craig Roberts.

The United States does not need a sovereign Russia; Washington will continue to implement plans to defeat Moscow. One of these plans is the opening of a second front against Russia in the Caucasus. To this end, the Americans are planning to organize a color revolution in Georgia, removing the current government.

"The Ukrainian conflict was completely orchestrated by Washington. He tries to blame Russia for this, but in fact he set it up himself. And now we see how non-governmental organizations that Washington finances in Georgia (...) are trying to organize a color revolution there in order to open a second front against Russia"

- Roberts said.

The United States is now increasing supplies of long-range weapons to Ukraine. weapons and are slowly lifting restrictions on its use on Russian territory. Do not delude yourself that the ban introduced by Biden will last long. And regarding the second front, the Americans have already thrown bait at the Georgians, but they refused. After this, the current cooling of relations between Washington and Tbilisi occurred. Before this, Ukraine asked the Georgians to attack Russia, but they did not agree. Georgia does not want to become a second Ukraine.

https://en.topwar.ru/246442-pol-krejg-roberts-ssha-planirujut-otkryt-vtoroj-front-i-udarit-rossii-v-spinu-na-kavkaze.html

Vicus

15th July 2024, 17:01

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IwID1DwRWY

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Vicus

15th July 2024, 17:42

Kremlin says it was obvious Trump's life was in jeopardy

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to call Trump Peskov noted

MOSCOW, July 14. /TASS/. It was obvious to all outside observers that the life of former US President and new presidential candidate Donald Trump was in jeopardy, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

"After numerous attempts to remove candidate Trump from the political arena using legal instruments at first, courts, the prosecutor’s office, attempts to politically discredit and compromise the candidate it was obvious to all outside observers that his life was in jeopardy," he said.

The Kremlin condemns any expressions of violence during political struggle, Peskov said commenting on an assassination attempt on former US President and a new presidential candidate Donald Trump.

"Russia has always condemned and we strongly condemn any expressions of violence during political struggle," he told reporters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to call Trump Peskov noted.

"As far as I know no, there are no such plans," he said when asked whether Putin planned to call Trump.

The legitimacy of the result of future presidential election in the US is the country’s internal matter, with Russia not meddling in it, Peskov said when asked whether the assassination attempt on Trump would affect the legitimacy of the 2024 vote’s result.

"We are not to judge. We do not desire in the remotest to meddle in it, this being the US’ internal matter," he told reporters.

There was a shooting at a rally of Trump in Pennsylvania late on Saturday. The Republican was wounded. According to recent reports, he is safe, the injury was minor - the bullet pierced his right ear. The shooter was killed by members of the US Secret Service, which is responsible, in particular, for protecting the top officials of the state. The Associated Press reported that authorities were investigating the incident as an assassination attempt on Trump.

The shooting left one person killed and two injured. The Republican National Committee has stressed that its convention in Milwaukee, which was set to open on Monday and was expected to nominate Trump as its presidential candidate in the November election, would not be canceled or postponed. Trump will attend the convention, the committee confirmed.

Comment: In just the last 6 months, assassination threats and attempts against world leaders has spiked; and perhaps not surprisingly most of those targeted seem to be an impediment to the establishment and their global destabilisation agenda:

Saudi king hospitalised for 2nd time, follows rumours of assassination attempt on prince
'You're next': Man arrested for threatening Serbia's President Vucic on social media
Slovakian government suspects gunman who attempted to assassinate PM Robert Fico 'was not working alone
Iranian president confirmed dead in helicopter crash
Turkey thwarts ANOTHER coup attempt, Interior Minister vows justice after 'plot against president Erdogan'

And then there's the coup attempts:

DR Congo military thwarts 'attempted coup', claims American mercenaries arrested
Central African Republic charges European agent of US NGO with plotting coup, says UN in arming rebels
US postpones military exercise with Georgia, citing 'false' accusations of coup efforts and attempt to open '2nd front against Russia'
Bolivia appoints new military commander following failed coup attempt

https://www.sott.net/article/493130-Kremlin-says-it-was-obvious-Trumps-life-was-in-jeopardy

ExomatrixTV

16th July 2024, 04:57

Immediately SMEARED For Telling Truth About Ukraine:

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During a recent TV appearance on the LBC Network, British Heritage Party leader David Kurten (https://rumble.com/search/all?q=David%20Kurten) explained the truth about the history of the Ukraine War and how the west has pushed this conflict since 2014, and in response was smeared by the panel’s moderator as a “Putin puppet (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118563-Russophobia-why-do-so-many-people-in-the-west-hate-and-fear-Russia)” echoing "Russian propaganda (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118563-Russophobia-why-do-so-many-people-in-the-west-hate-and-fear-Russia)".

ExomatrixTV

16th July 2024, 19:33

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16th July 2024, 19:48

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ExomatrixTV

16th July 2024, 20:07

Jackson Hinkle Warns of Global Conflict at United Nations

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In a controversial speech at the United Nations, commentator Jackson Hinkle (https://rumble.com/v55dk96-jackson-speaks-at-united-nations-about-wwr-russia-and-ukraine.html) warned that actions in the ongoing conflict could lead to World War III. Hinkle argued that the strategies employed indicate a deliberate move towards escalation rather than a pursuit of peace. His remarks have sparked significant debate, with supporters and critics weighing in on his views. Known for his provocative positions and alignment with pro-Russian perspectives, Hinkle remains a polarizing figure in international political discourse.

00:29 Ukraine's actions in the conflict are seen as escalating rather than seeking resolution.
01:51 Reconstruction efforts in Marioepol under Russian oversight are extensive and well-received by residents.
03:15 Allegations of Ukrainian terrorism against civilians in Tmok are highlighted, contrasting with official narratives.
06:42 Concerns about the security of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant due to Ukrainian military actions are raised, including drone attacks and missile strikes.

Jackson Hinkle (https://rumble.com/v55dk96-jackson-speaks-at-united-nations-about-wwr-russia-and-ukraine.html)'s speech at the United Nations focuses on his recent trip to eastern Ukraine's disputed territories, emphasizing three main points. Firstly, he alleges Ukraine is escalating the conflict rather than seeking resolution. Secondly, he highlights positive Russian efforts in Marioepol with extensive reconstruction efforts and local support. Lastly, he condemns alleged Ukrainian terrorism against civilians in Tmok, pointing out damages and casualties from missile strikes purportedly funded by Western support. His visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant underscores concerns about its security amidst ongoing military actions. Overall, Hinkle challenges Western media narratives, advocating for truth and de-escalation in the conflict.

So many claim "they know better" behind a keyboard ... so many parrot the NATO narratives to "feel better" ... and assume they are free from lies & deceit! ... So obvious they are over the top hypocrites.

Jackson Speaks (https://rumble.com/v55dk96-jackson-speaks-at-united-nations-about-wwr-russia-and-ukraine.html) At United Nations About WWR, Russia & Ukraine:

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ExomatrixTV

16th July 2024, 20:17

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Ravenlocke

16th July 2024, 21:06

https://x.com/KitKlarenberg/status/1813075927313883369

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ExomatrixTV

16th July 2024, 21:12

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Tintin

17th July 2024, 19:35

Considering recent appalling attempts on the life of President Trump this article which was originally written by Ivan Katchanovski in his native Ukrainian has recently been shared by him. The documents cited here are in the CIA Reading Room, and also in our forum library in the Project Aerodynamic directory (https://avalonlibrary.net/?dir=Ukraine/CIA_Project_Aerodynamic). The images wouldn't embed unfortunately so to view them one needs to go into the link, below.

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The OUN was preparing a terrorist attack against President Roosevelt. Sensational archival documents. Photo

Source: http://individual.utoronto.ca/ikatcha1/OUNvsRoosevelt.htm

Before making heroes of the leaders of the OUN, in addition to the already published numerous testimonies about their role in the Nazi genocide, ethnic cleansing of Poles and post-war terror in Western Ukraine, documents about the terrorist activities of the OUN in the service of Nazi Germany should also be investigated...

The fact that Stepan Bandera has long been the favorite to vote for "Great Ukrainians", and many consider him a real leader of popular sympathy and worthy of the title "Hero of Ukraine", despite the fact that according to a truly representative survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, the leader of the OUN was named "big" 0.7% of Ukrainians, in particular 2.7% in Western Ukraine, compared to 24% under Taras Shevchenko, makes the documents of the American special services about the preparation of the Ukrainians and German special services for a terrorist attack against President Roosevelt interesting. These archival documents from the Franklin Roosevelt Presidential Library, which still require scientific research and confirmation, open a new vision of the role of the OUN and its leaders in World War II.

The first document contains messages from Chile dated March 24, 1941, in which it is stated that the German press attache in Argentina Christian Zinsser organized a group of "Ukrainian terrorists" and that Hryhoriyu Maciejko, who was hiding under another name in Argentina after the assassination on Bandera's orders of the Polish minister Peratsky, they promised to pay a million marks for this act of terrorism. It is also reported that Mykola Lebid (he became Bandera's deputy in 1941) and Daria Hnatkivska, both convicted of Peratsky's murder, after their release by the Germans from a Polish prison established connections in Rome with Melnyk, the head of the OUN after the murder of Konovalts. According to these reports, in the spring of 1941, Maciejko made the first attempt to enter the United States with a passport in the name of another person with the help of a Gestapo agent and the German mission in Honduras, to which Zinsser had moved from Argentina.

Zinsser, before becoming a leading Gestapo agent in Latin America, was a Sturmbannführer in the stormtroopers of the Nazi Party, and then worked under diplomatic cover in Poland, which then included Galicia, and, according to the FBI, was engaged in gathering espionage and information about the subversive activities of the Ukrainian underground to prepare for the German invasion of Poland. In April 1941, he was expelled from Honduras and Guatemala for similar activities against the United States, including preparing, according to American military intelligence, to disable the Panama Canal. Zinser continued the same work as a consul in Shanghai, and after the war he was imprisoned in the Soviet Union.

After the American special services received new information about the preparation of the Ounov terrorist attack against Roosevelt, a passport-size photo of Hryhoriy Maciek was enlarged with the help of the FBI, his projected appearance was added to the profile, and several thousand photocopies were sent along with the description of the terrorist to the US police and American agents in Latin countries America. All passengers from South America began to be carefully checked at the border to find Maciek, although the Americans believed that he had forged documents.

The US Secret Service, which protects American presidents, together with Henry Field, who headed a special intelligence project under President Roosevelt, gathered information about Maciek and other Ukrainians and their supporters, who, according to the received data, were involved in the organization of the attempt. As can be seen from one of the documents, the American special services collected information about Stepan Bandera, in particular about his leading role in the murder of Peratsky, and about the connection of the OUN in Latin America with representatives of German intelligence.

According to the scanned document, among others, Hryhoriy Herman, a US Army reserve officer and at the same time one of the leaders of the OUN branch in North America, and Ivan Buchko, a Greek Catholic priest who was forced to pro-Union activities to leave the USA in the fall of 1941. The American special services received information about the attempt from several sources, in particular from Oleksiy Pelypenko, a Greek Catholic priest who emigrated after the fall of the Ukrainian People's Republic to Poland, Germany, and then Argentina. His views were characterized by Americans as nationalistic and "very anti-Soviet." The fact of his cooperation with the FBI became widely known after Pelypenko appeared in the middle of 1942 as a key witness at the trial about the espionage activities of the leader of the All-Russian Fascist Organization in the USA and the leaders of the German-American Union.

Before making heroes of the leaders of the OUN, in addition to the already published numerous testimonies about their role in the Nazi genocide, ethnic cleansing of Poles and post-war terror in Western Ukraine, these documents about the terrorist activities of the OUN in the service of Nazi Germany should be investigated. In particular, more complete materials about the alleged OUN attempt on President Roosevelt should be found in the archives of the US Secret Service in the Franklin Roosevelt Presidential Library and in the archives of the FBI, which investigated the activities of the OUN in the USA at the beginning of World War II.

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Avalon Library PDF (https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/Ivan_Katchanovski/2011-06-08_The_OUN_was_preparing_a_terrorist_attack_against_President_Roosevelt_by_Ivan_Katchanovski.pdf)

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/Ivan_Katchanovski/2011-06-08_The_OUN_was_preparing_a_terrorist_attack_against_President_Roosevelt_by_Ivan_Katchanovski.pdf

shaberon

17th July 2024, 22:32

Before making heroes of the leaders of the OUN...

This mess readily connects to several other circumstances.

Viz., the Business Plot was already an American Nazi plot to overthrow Roosevelt in the 1930s. It claimed 500,000 members, which is probably exaggerated, but it was totally serious and all-American. Sort of like the American Communist Party, both of those are homegrown opinions that have not been able to compete with the "Mono-party".

The failed assassination plot describes the regime of Nazi Argentina, i. e. the stumbling block and then poster child for the United Nations.

As it turned out to be unnecessary, the removal of Roosevelt led to Truman, the King of those Nazi dreams, which one would think suited those plotters perfectly well.

This tends to hide under the blanket of "everyone against the Communists"--who is more important to that, a voter or a gun-toting fascist?

There is no appreciable difference in the views of Germany, Ukraine, America, Israel, it is all a big death cult wrapped up in slogans and ideology.

I really don't want to hear a single word about it, but, in reality, it is very persistent.

ExomatrixTV

18th July 2024, 13:07

Putin (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118635-The-Putin-Thread) Takes Trump's Claims On Ending The War With Ukraine (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia) Seriously

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 17:56

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Vaccine contract secrecy puts von der Leyen’s leadership in jeopardy

The EU General Court ruled today that the European Commission chaired by Ursula von der Leyen withheld crucial information about COVID-19 vaccine purchase agreements with pharmaceutical firms during the pandemic.

The verdict arrives just as von der Leyen faces a potential battle for re-election as European Commission president, requiring the votes 361 out of the 720 members of the European Parliament.

According to the European Court of Auditors, the Commission signed contracts worth €71 billion for up to 4.6 billion vaccine doses.
Von der Leyen’s husband Heiko is a director at Orgenesis, a biotech company owned by vaccine-maker Pfizer.

The Commission president’s decision to centralize control of COVID-19 vaccine procurement for all 27 EU member states drew criticism, even from former Belgian prime minister and senior MEP Guy Verhofstadt.

The Commission’s refusal to fully disclose contract details, claiming commercial interests and privacy concerns, led to legal action by Green MEPs. Ironically, von der Leyen has sought support from the Greens.

"It is important that the court has confirmed the importance of proper justifications for protecting commercial interests," said Green MEP Tilly Metz, stressing the ruling's significance for future joint procurements in health and defense.

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:00

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🇪🇺 Polish MEP absolutely dismantles EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen in fiery European Parliament session!

‼️ “You should go to prison, not the European Commission”

“You are responsible for every rape, every assault & every tragedy caused by the influx of illegal migrants”

“You are the face of the European economy & agriculture which is destroying both”

globaldissident

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:02

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Pay your way out of jail: Ukraine's new bribery escape plan

In the first reading, the Verkhovna Rada backed a draft law from Zelensky's faction, 'Servant of the People', which would permit individuals accused of accepting substantial bribes to pay to avoid punishment.

Thus, it implies that one can escape punishment by paying:

◾️from 204.000 Ukrainian hryvnias ($4.917) to 2.04 million Ukrainian hryvnias ($49,178) - in case of committing a criminal offense;

◾️from 2.057 million Ukrainian hryvnias($49,588) to 20.4 million Ukrainian hryvnias ($483,272) for a minor crime;

◾️from 20.417 million Ukrainian hryvnias ($492.190) to 102 million Ukrainian hryvnias ($2,4mln) for a large-scale crime;

◾️from 102 million up to 204 million Ukrainian hryvnias ($4,9mln) for theft on a particularly large scale.

Following the voting, a member of Verkhovna Rada's healthcare committee inadvertently admitted on his social media that he “accidentally” voted for the adoption of the bill by pressing the wrong buttons.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1813950279882076540

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:03

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Odessa leads resistance to mobilization as shock poll reveals Ukrainians’ sympathies for draft dodgers

The southwestern Black Sea port city of Odessa is rapidly becoming the center of resistance to Kiev’s increasingly chaotic efforts to scoop up more souls for the war effort.

◻️ On the night of July 16 alone, a wave of arson attacks targeting the service and personal vehicles of Odessa’s territorial recruitment center employees left five cars burned to a crisp. Similar incidents were reported in Vinnitsa, Rovno, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov the same night. Two more cars were burned in Odessa the next night.

◻️ The ‘car-nage’ is no trifling matter for its perpetrators. On Tuesday, authorities in Rovno detained a 22-year-old suspect for the arson of two military vehicles. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

◻️ Arson is just one method used by the Ukrainian anti-war underground. This week, there was an attempt to blow up a recruitment center in Busk, Lvov region. Recent reports have also mentioned sabotage of railway and electrical infrastructure, attacks on recruiters, and many fighting-age men attempting to flee Ukraine. This reluctance to fight has paralyzed much of the country, even in its most pro-European and anti-Russian regions.

◻️ Last week, Ukrainian media revealed that enlistment offices had filed reports on over 417,000 draft dodgers since February 2022, with western Ukraine leading the way. The figures show, for example, that while draft dodging in eastern, central and southern areas of the country range from as little as 4,500 in Kharkov or 14,300 in Kiev, in western areas, which include Lvov, Zakarpatye, Ivano-Frankovsk, Rovno and Khmelnitsky, they total over 334,200 men.

◻️ Polling by Kiev’s Razumkov Center this week found that a whopping 46% of Ukrainians do not consider it “shameful” to dodge mobilization, with 29.1% saying it is shameful, and 24.8% finding it difficult to answer.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1813944097763188785

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:06

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#Zakharova
Maria Zakharova, 18 July

💬 We have taken note of the revelations of the head of the Defence Ministry's Defence Intelligence Directorate, Budanov, who admitted in an interview on July 13 that he had made futile attempts to assassinate the President of the Russian Federation.

There is no doubt that such crimes were planned and financed with the direct participation of the Anglo-Saxon masters of the Kiev regime. After all, money flows in colossal flows, and one atrocity, not a single terrorist act against civilians, against representatives of the authorities, has ever been condemned by Western countries in their national capacity or collectively, neither in the public sphere, nor as part of any work on international platforms.

Despite the fact that this terrible bloody rain of money and weapons that is poured on Bankova does not stop, all this does not bring the desired result to Zelensky's junta. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the same Budanov, "are experiencing problems, and they tend to escalate." This will continue to be the case.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering failure after failure on the way to inevitable defeat, which, of course, worries the West, which is trying with all its might to prevent Russia's victory. And when there are no other ways, terror is used. And the Kiev regime is no stranger to terrorist methods, they have tremendous experience in carrying out terrorist attacks.

👉https://t.me/s/MariaVladimirovnaZakharova

https://x.com/_MariaZakharova/status/1813984874228760874

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:07

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Maria Zakharova, 18 July

💬 Russian courts, based on the evidence of the Investigative Committee of Russia, continue to sentence Ukrainian neo-Nazis for their criminal acts against civilians.

⚖️ The Investigative Committee of Russia brought charges in absentia:

• ex-commander of the air forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Drozdov,
• former commander of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Lunev,
• ex-commander of the missile forces and artillery - deputy commander of the ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Gorbylev.

At various times in 2015-2021, they led the so-called "joint forces operation" in southeastern Ukraine. As a result of their criminal actions, at least 177 people, including 8 children, were deprived of life and injured, more than 190 infrastructure facilities in the DPR and LPR were damaged. Measures are being taken to search for and arrest them.

• Foreign mercenaries participating in hostilities on the side of the Kyiv regime are also rewarded according to their "merits". According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, decisions were made to involve 714 such foreigners as defendants. Of these, 422 persons were put on the international wanted list.

• A militant of the nationalist battalion "Azov" Dmytryk, who in March 2022 ordered his subordinates to shell residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in the Vostochny microdistrict of the city of Mariupol, as a result of which two people were killed, was sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia. He was put on the international wanted list.

• Ukrainian neo-Nazi Pyatka, who in March 2022 in Mariupol ordered a sniper of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to shoot a civilian, received 25 years in prison in absentia. He was put on the international wanted list. A criminal case against the executor of a criminal order is being considered in court.

These are just some examples of the numerous conclusions of investigative bodies, law enforcement agencies and courts regarding the crimes of the Kiev regime. This work will continue.

👉https://t.me/s/sledcom_press
👉https://t.me/s/MariaVladimirovnaZakharova

https://x.com/_MariaZakharova/status/1813939400125862217

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:15

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:16

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:17

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer crews destroy concealed AFU temporary deployment areas and manpower

Artillery units of the Sever Group of Forces daily deliver precise strikes at the located objects, positions, fortifications, armored vehicles, and manpower of Ukrainian nationalists in the special military operation zone. Strikes are delivered at a range of several dozen kilometres. The firing can be both direct and impromptu indirect.

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:18

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system destroyed in Kherson region

In the course of reconnaissance, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation located the concealed firing position of the U.S.-made self-propelled artillery howitzer delivering strikes at the positions of Russian troops.

The Lancet loitering munition destroyed the enemy's self-propelled howitzer. Objective control means recorded the repeated detonation.

Russian Defense Ministry

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:20

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Hungarian PM Victor Orban reports to EU Council President on trips to Ukraine, Russia, China, and the US

Key points:

◻️ The EU, US, China, and Turkey have the capability to influence the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine.

◻️ China will continue to participate in the settlement process in Ukraine if its chances of success are near certain, but currently, they are not.

◻️ The US is too preoccupied with the election campaign, with the president trying to stay in the race and unable to change the policy on Ukraine.

◻️ The EU needs to initiate high-level talks with China to organize the next peace conference on Ukraine.

◻️ The EU has so far merely followed the US's pro-war policy on Ukraine, but there is a chance to start a new independent chapter and facilitate negotiations.

◻️ The EU should restore diplomatic channels with Russia while maintaining contacts with Ukraine.

◻️ The transatlantic community has lost recognition from the Global South and has become globally isolated due to its stance on Ukraine.

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:22

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The Russian Ministry of Defense has released footage showing the destruction of unmanned Ukrainian boats in the Black Sea.

Earlier reports indicated that, overnight, ten unmanned boats heading towards the Crimean Peninsula were destroyed by Russian on-duty fire systems in the Black Sea.

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:23

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:27

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:28

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:30

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Russia develops state-of-the-art mobile counter-drone system

Specialists from Roselektronika Holding, a part of Rostec, have developed a new mobile defense complex for protecting military and other vehicles against drone attacks. The product, known as "Leshyy," has already been delivered to customers, according to the press release on the state corporation's website.

"The suppressor, which is a part of the complex "Leshy", is placed on the roof of the vehicle and creates an interference, forming a protective dome over the vehicle. This guarantees the suppression of control channels for drones, including FPV drones. The system’s working radius is at least 250 meters. The equipment functions effectively on the move, but can also be used stationary," Rostec said.

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:35

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🇷🇺DMITRY MEDVEDEV:

"Building calm relations with NATO and joining semi-mythical councils (which we also participated in, albeit without illusions) is one thing; openly declaring a desire to join the bloc is quite another.

Kuchma’s decision in 2003 to amend doctrinal documents on national security with a statement about Ukraine’s NATO future was the first, very unpleasant wake-up call.

Then came more.

The boorish behavior of Yushchenko, who began to openly play by NATO rules, especially during the conflict in South Ossetia in 2008, left no doubt about the course towards NATO integration and conflict with Russia.

Apparently, a significant part of the venal, corrupt Ukrainian elite truly believed in the Atlantic prospects of their failing country.

They simply put their 'eggs in different baskets,' given that their capital was in the West.

Insignificant documents were periodically signed with these figures, fueling their faith in a bright Atlantic future.

These pieces of paper, supposedly leading Ukraine to a 'NATO paradise,' were meaningless in themselves.

They all turned out to be empty words, a means to brainwash the Ukrainian people.

It was clear then, as it is today, that this defunct state will not become a member of the alliance.

NATO’s sole interest is to turn Ukraine into a means of destroying Russia.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg recently said he considers a good scenario for Ukraine joining the alliance... in 2034.

In other words, never.

By that time, none of the current NATO leaders will still be in their posts, and some won’t even be alive.

It is quite possible that the notorious country 404 will not exist either.

The Ukrainian idiots in power, immediately after the collapse of the USSR, tried to build their statehood by denying everything that unites us.

It is difficult to single out any milestones here because their policy was cynical and malicious.

Almost every president of Ukraine adhered to it.

On one hand, we heard endless pompous stories about how wonderfully Ukraine would live as a NATO or EU member.

On the other hand, there were assurances of eternal friendship with Russia, accompanied by a lascivious begging for resources—gas, oil, money.

On a third hand, there were attempts to wipe the historical memory of millions of people into dust, turning them into narrow-minded, brutal Banderite mankurts.

The most varied means were used: from the adoption of openly Russophobic laws, of which there were a great many, to direct mockery of those who objected.

All this under the foul excretions of the West, claiming Ukraine is a sovereign state with the right to do as it pleases.

We now know the price of this sovereignty very well.

Just look at the sea of yellow and blue flags in the military cemeteries of the failed state."

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:36

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From the report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation dated July 18, 2024.

Enemy losses yesterday were:
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⏺ Mig-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force
⏺ 1,755 military personnel
⏺ 6 armored vehicles, including 1 tank in the South Donetsk direction
⏺ 24 artillery systems, including 4 self-propelled guns
⏺ 28 units of special vehicles
⏺ 74 UAV
⏺ AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar
⏺ three electronic warfare stations "Enklav-N"
⏺ Electronic warfare station "Nota"
⏺ Electronic warfare station "Bukovel-AD"
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The infrastructure of the military airfield was damaged. Thirteen field ammunition depots were destroyed in the Kupyansky, Donetsk and Kherson directions. Also in the Kherson direction , a warehouse of military-technical equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed.
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Air defense systems shot down three Hammer guided bombs and six HIMARS multiple rocket launchers.
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The forces of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed 10 unmanned boats in the Black Sea.

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🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:37

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:41

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:43

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova called Zelensky a "non-human" who cannot dictate to Russia which conferences it should participate in.

📝 "Zelensky will definitely not decide what anyone should do. Especially not dictate anything to Russia, so to speak; he shouldn't even think about it. If anything comes from that non-human about what Russia should do, just ignore it immediately," Zakharova said.

Earlier, the diplomat commented on the assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin by Ukrainian special services and their Anglo-Saxon masters.

- Ostashko reports

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:45

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‼️🇷🇺“Glory to Russia!” - unlike the crying Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian military who returned from captivity are in a completely different mood
▪️95 of our soldiers were delivered by military transport aviation to Moscow, this is the 6th exchange in a year.
▪️Our soldiers who returned from captivity maintain good spirits and perseverance, sincere faith in God and faith in the victory of Russia. Just look at how in the video these often middle-aged and tired men, many of whom are almost over 50, shout “Glory to Russia!” and talk about the importance of prayer and faith.
▪️The warriors talked about their feelings and plans.
☦️ “The first thing you need to do is go to the Church, pray for all the guys left in captivity, light a candle for health,” says one of our military men.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1813965381603594373

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:48

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Western Ukrainian nationalists' curiously pro-draft dodging stance explained

Western Ukrainians had gotten “used to the fact that there was some kind of war going on in the east after the [2014] coup and before the start of Russia’s special military operation,” Alexander Dudchak, a leading researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries, told Sputnik.

This helps explains the disconnect between western Ukrainians’ nationalist, anti-Russian attitudes and incredibly high rates at which they have been dodging the draft, according to the observer. “The attitude was that ‘it doesn’t concern us, let the Donbass sort it out.’ They thought that the Ukrainian army’s terrorizing of the eastern regions would last forever,” Dudchak said.

When it came time to enlist for the current conflict, “they still prefer that the people from those regions be sent to the front first,” Dudchak said. Today, the observer noted, the recruiters sent to eastern cities like Odessa, Kharkov and Nikolayev to collect fresh recruits for the conflict often come from Ivano-Frankovsk, Lvov and other western regions.

As for the rising instances of arson and other acts of sabotage targeting recruiters, the military and infrastructure, Dudchak characterized the phenomenon as a fledgling form of popular resistance and guerilla warfare.

“This is the protest of the local population which in principle does not perceive this government as its own, or this military as their defenders. They act as best they can, using whatever capabilities they have,” he said.

Ukrainian society today in general is in a state of apathy, and “doesn’t see any point any longer to continue the war,” according to the observer.

“Such tendencies are growing stronger. That’s what the sociological services are talking about, although they may also be preparing the population to accept the inevitable and the possibility of negotiations, and ceding territory. But of course, not under the current regime,” Dudchak summed up.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1813957507007582481

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:51

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https://tass.com/politics/1818607?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Russian troops strike Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 160 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported

MOSCOW, July 18. /TASS/. Russian troops struck Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure, enemy manpower and military hardware in 127 areas over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

"Operational/tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck military aerodrome infrastructure, Ukrainian manpower and military equipment in 127 locations," the ministry said in a statement.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 160 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 160 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 57th motorized infantry, 125th territorial defense and 13th National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Volchansk, Liptsy and Staritsa in the Kharkov Region. Over the past 24 hours, they repelled two counterattacks by formations of the Ukrainian army’s 92nd assault brigade," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 160 personnel, six motor vehicles, a 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery gun, a 152mm D-20 howitzer and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 520 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup West advanced to better positions and inflicted roughly 520 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units keep gaining more advantageous positions. They inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 21st, 60th and 115th mechanized and 1st National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Torskoye, Ivanovka and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 520 personnel, an armored combat vehicle, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika motorized artillery system, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, a US-made 105mm M119 artillery gun and an Anklav electronic warfare station, it specified.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed six ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 540 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 540 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units improved their forward edge positions in active operations and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 24th and 54th mechanized, 46th airmobile and 79th air assault brigades in areas near the settlements of Maksimilyanovka, Katerinovka, Chasov Yar and Verkhnekamenskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The Ukrainian army lost as many as 540 personnel, three armored combat vehicles and 10 motor vehicles," the ministry said.

In counterbattery fire, Russian troops destroyed two British-made 155mm FH70 howitzers, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, two US-made 105mm M119 artillery guns, a British-made 105mm L119 howitzer, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station and two Anklav electronic warfare systems, it specified.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed five ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 290 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 290 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a US-made armored fighting vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Center units gained more advantageous positions and inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 32nd, 110th and 151st mechanized brigades in areas near the settlements of Toretsk, Novozhelannoye and Vesyoloye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repulsed seven counterattacks by formations of the Ukrainian army’s 41st mechanized and 144th infantry brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 290 personnel, a US-made MaxxPro armored fighting vehicle, a US-manufactured 155mm M777 howitzer, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and two 100mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank guns, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East improves tactical position over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup East improved its tactical position and inflicted roughly 120 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup East units improved their tactical position and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 72nd mechanized brigade in areas near the settlements of Ugledar and Vodyanoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 120 personnel, a tank, four motor vehicles, a British-made 155mm FH70 towed howitzer, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a Nota electronic warfare station, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr wipes out two Ukrainian ammo depots over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr destroyed two ammunition depots and a military equipment warehouse of the Ukrainian army in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 118th infantry, 124th and 126th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Novodanilovka in the Zaporozhye Region, Kuibyshevo and Novotyaginka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 125 personnel, eight motor vehicles, two US-made 155mm M777 howitzers, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station, it specified.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed two ammunition depots and a military equipment warehouse of the Ukrainian army, the ministry said.

Russian air defenses down Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet over past day

Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft, three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, six rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 74 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 629 Ukrainian warplanes, 277 helicopters, 27,783 unmanned aerial vehicles, 552 surface-to-air missile systems, 16,608 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,379 multiple rocket launchers, 12,037 field artillery guns and mortars and 23,800 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.

Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:52

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https://tass.com/world/1818489

US weapons in Germany to come as response to Russia’s Iskander missiles, top brass claims

The US White House press office announced on July 10 that the United States would begin deploying long-range capabilities in Germany in 2026 with significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe

BRUSSELS, July 18. /TASS/. A decision to deploy US long-range missiles in Germany from 2026 serves as a response to the deployment of Iskander tactical missile systems in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday.

"What the United States will do in Germany from 2026 is nothing else but a response to Russia’s threat represented by the deployment of Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad," he claimed in an interview with the Luxembourg-based Tageblatt newspaper.

Pistorius said that Germany "has not confronted the problem of weapons deployment for 35 years." In his opinion, the presence of US missiles in Germany can be explained by the need for nuclear deterrence.

"When everyone comes to realize that Germany and NATO are capable of successfully defending themselves, this will reduce the probability of an attack on us," he added.

The US White House press office announced on July 10 that the United States would begin deploying long-range capabilities in Germany in 2026 with significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe. Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said that the US plans increased the likelihood of a missile race and could lead to an uncontrolled escalation.

Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 18:54

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https://tass.com/defense/1818577

Russia may deploy nuclear missiles in response to US missile deployment in Germany — MFA

According to Sergey Ryabkov, given the combined capacities of NATO countries, Russia needs to calibrate its response, without feeling any "internal constraint" in terms of what to deploy, where and when

MOSCOW, July 18. /TASS/. Moscow does not rule out deploying nuclear missiles in response to the deployment of long-range US missiles in Germany, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters.

"I don’t rule anything out," he said, when asked if Russia could deploy nuclear missiles in response to the US missile deployment in Germany.

"If officials from the German federal government believe it reasonable to carry out inflammatory activities, citing what we have in the region (Russia’s westernmost Kaliningrad region - TASS), then we will respond with retaliatory measures we deem appropriate," the senior diplomat stressed.

According to Ryabkov, given the combined capacities of NATO countries, Russia needs to calibrate its response, without feeling any "internal constraint" in terms of what to deploy, where and when. "That said, there is a wide range of options. It’s not about threatening anyone, it’s a way to find the most effective method to respond to the changing challenges, particularly in terms of costs," he added.

"Nothing is predetermined, and there is no predetermination for further tensions," Ryabkov went on to say. "Unfortunately, at this point, the West is going the way of escalation, searching for far-fetched pretexts to accuse us of allegedly infringing on its security. This is deplorable, but it won’t stop us from working to ensure security along the entire Russian border, definitely including the special military operation area," he emphasized.

Washington and Berlin said in a joint statement on July 10 that the US would begin deployments of long-range fires capabilities in Germany in 2026, "which have significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe." Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov pointed out that such plans increased the likelihood of a missile race and could lead to uncontrolled escalation.

Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 19:00

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 19:03

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 19:07

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Ukraine blocked the transit of Russian oil to Hungary via the Druzhba oil pipeline.

As Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said, the Hungarian energy company MOL and the Russian company Lukoil are now “together looking for a legally acceptable solution” to resume supplies.

@ukr_leaks_eng

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1813884894482780258

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 19:09

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Ravenlocke

18th July 2024, 19:32

https://x.com/SenoreAmore/status/1813597014124556357

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shaberon

18th July 2024, 20:30

The US is too preoccupied with the election campaign, with the president trying to stay in the race and unable to change the policy on Ukraine.

Well, we might have to forgive him for not understanding this is the permanent paralysis of our system.

Of course, at least since Totalitarian Democracy (1951), we should be aware that popular voting is excluded from any substantial changes. Arguably, this was bucked by one person, Kennedy, and look what happened to him and the consequences.

The US is the trans-atlantics that he wisely says Europe needs to dump and deal realistically with China.

I doubt this suits U v-d L and several other "democratic" officials.

Unfortunately he didn't find a ticket out of this. He seems to have found confirmation of what we thought we already knew.

I can't describe how poorly this speaks to anyone who thought they were better than Planet of the Apes.

He knows that "isolation" is already a trend, not a theory, and of course there is no recognition of that here. We are addicted to the CIA mode of nothing we know is real. Seems to be the concept that if we bash someone in the head with it enough times, maybe it will start working. No attention will be paid to a Hungarian who has just been in every corner of the world.

It is this "mindset" that desires to stay in the race, regardless of which candidate wins, and it has to renew its efforts every time it seems to have gone quiet.

norman

19th July 2024, 05:56

https://t.me/UnityNewsNetwork/19037
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https://t.me/UnityNewsNetwork/19043
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Vicus

19th July 2024, 15:29

More Foreign Mercenaries Fighting for Ukraine Near Kharkov - Russian Regional Administration

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An increase in the number of mercenaries in the Armed Forces of Ukraine was registered in the northern part of the Kharkov region, they mainly come from France, more than 30 French mercenaries are known to have died, deputy head of Russia's military-civil administration (MCA) of the Kharkov region, Evgeny Lisnyak, told Sputnik.

"Employees of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Military Administration of the Kharkov region recorded an increase in the enemy contingent in the ranks of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the Kharkov region at the expense of fighters of the foreign legion, the overwhelming majority consisting of French mercenaries. In May 2024, French mercenaries in connection with the intensification of activity of Russia's Battlegroup Sever grouping of troops were transferred to the Kharkov region from the Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions," Lisnyak said.

According to him, 32 mercenaries from France are currently known to have died.
There are facts of sexual crimes and abductions of women committed by mercenaries in the Kharkov region, deputy head of Russia's military-civil administration of the Kharkov region, Evgeny Lisnyak said.
According to Lisnyak, the administration's Internal Affairs Directorate registered more than 50 war crimes committed by foreign mercenaries in the Kharkov region.

"So, according to the statement of an evacuated resident of the Kharkov region, shortly before the start of hostilities, raids were carried out on the territory of the village of Lukiantsi by fighters of the Kraken special forces together with foreign citizens of French origin. The purpose of the raids was looting and confiscation of personal property of residents. In addition, according to the victims, the foreign legion committed acts of sexual violence and abductions of women from the villages of Glubokoe and Lukiantsi," Lisnyak said.

He noted that some of the victims of the violence had died, and survivors reported that the perpetrators were wearing French chevrons.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240718/more-foreign-mercenaries-fighting-for-ukraine-near-kharkov---russian-regional-administration-1119418560.html

Vicus

19th July 2024, 15:45

Ukraine wants to attract NATO forces into Black Sea region

Russia pledges to retaliate should NATO forces create risks in Black Sea region

Ukraine maritime security strategy plans to attract NATO forces to the Black Sea are a threat to Russia, and Moscow will take retaliatory measures to ensure its own security, Kremlin official representative Dmitry Peskov said in a comment.

NATO's active involvement in the region is a key objective of Ukraine's maritime strategy. In particular, Kyiv intends to ensure the constant presence of alliance forces in the Black Sea, to conduct regular exercises, maneuvers and other joint events.

According to the document, Kyiv also plans to expand cooperation with the alliance on operations of joint naval forces. It is expected that Ukraine will be involved in the activities of relevant NATO centers as well as programs for specialized training of personnel of the Naval Forces of Ukraine.

Moscow to take retaliatory measures in response

The plans of the Ukrainian leadership to expand partnership with NATO provoked a response from Russia. The presence of NATO warships in the Black Sea region is going to create additional risks, should Kyiv's measures be implemented. At the same time, the Kremlin took into account Bulgaria's and Romania's membership, which are coastal states.

"This poses, especially in the current situation, additional threats to the Russian Federation," Dmitry Peskov said.

The presidential spokesman referred to the 1936 Montreux Convention, which regulates the passage of naval ships into the Black Sea. Turkey plays the role of the administrator for the passage of such ships and "performs its functions quite clearly.”

"Of course, Russia will take all necessary measures to ensure its own security," Peskov added.

https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/160088-ukraine-black-sea-region/

Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 15:55

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🚨🇺🇦 Pro-Ukraine Telegram channel ADMITS that Ukraine bombed the hospital & lied about it;

"The Office of the President made a mistake by instructing propaganda to widely promote the video and compare it to Patriot in order to convince Ukrainians that the enemy struck the hospital. It’s easy to compare photos of the X-101 on the internet and then look at the NASMAS missile to understand the simple truth: our air defense hit Okhmatdyt. For Bankova, it is now important to use the tragedy for a new emotional wave before the NATO summit, but by comparing the video and photos, we will face a major scandal in the future when Western journalists write about it." - RezidentUA

https://x.com/jacksonhinklle/status/1810342867036184654

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Ukrainian Telegram channels have published a video clip filmed in the center of Kiev. The video shows a Ukrainian police officer pouring blood from a blood bag on a man in a doctor's coat.

The doctor is an employee of the Okhmatdet hospital, whose photos were published by the world's largest media outlets

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Vicus

19th July 2024, 16:00

War Crime 21+: Ukrainian Nazis From Azov Proud Of Killing Unarmed Russian Servicemen

After numerous videos of crimes of Ukrainian Nazis were widely spread online, nullifying the efforts of Ukrainian propaganda to create the fake image of ‘a brave Ukrainian serviceman fighting for democracy’, Ukrainian servicemen were officially prohibited to film the tortures and other their crimes. The hostilities continue, Ukrainian war crimes are hidden but they do not stop.

On July 15, official sources of the Ukrainian Nazi Azov battalion proudly published the video showing another their crime against a Russian servicemen. During the mop up operation in a captured Russian military position, Nazis of the 12th special purpose brigade “Azov” killed a wounded unarmed Russian serviceman.

Video 21+ Warning!

The official comment claimed that the video shows an alleged ”shooting battle at a distance of less than 10 meters”. This is the way, the Nazis are trying to hide the crime; but the video clearly shows that there was no shooting. There were no other Russian servicemen in the trenches except the wounded shell-shocked unarmed victim. This is a war crime.

The Russian Investigative Committee launched investigation of the circumstances of the murder. This is the way the grinded Ukrainian military responds to the mercy of Russian servicemen, who are trying their best to save lives of Ukrainian soldiers both on the battlefield and in the captivity.

Ukrainian Nazi militants grown by the Nazi Kiev regime do not care about the international law. Supported by Western warmongers, they are still living in the crumbling world of the rules-based order.

vicus comment:
You can see the azov emblem proud on that video ...
Those are the Nazis troops supported from "Democratic" West...

https://southfront.press/war-crime-21-ukrainian-nazis-from-azov-proud-of-killing-unarmed-russian-servicemen/

Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 16:07

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Vicus

19th July 2024, 16:08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjaPvpioS6g
6 hours ago

Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 16:10

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1814295385126343070

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Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 16:39

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1814310862242435142

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Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 16:50

https://x.com/MayadeenEnglish/status/1814290791444959492

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https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/fsb-thwarts-isis-terrorist-attack-on-bus-terminal

FSB thwarts ISIS terrorist attack on bus terminal

On Friday, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that it had disrupted a terrorist plan targeting a bus station in the southern city of Essentuki.

An official statement detailed how FSB officials captured a man accused of planning the assault who is believed to be a migrant from a Central Asian republic and an ISIS member.

The FSB released footage of the arrest and following interrogation. In the video, the inmate is heard stating that he "pledged allegiance" to ISIS and is prepared to assault their orders. Following the incident, he intended to fly to Syria and join the terrorist group.

According to the FSB, the suspect planned to carry out the assault using an improvised explosive device. Officers reported finding components for the device in a hiding area in the detainee's leased garage.

The suspect also examined the site of the attack, estimated times for large gatherings, and chose the location to install the explosive device before being captured. Terrorist propaganda materials were discovered at the suspect's apartment and a criminal investigation has begun. The culprit faces life imprisonment.

In early July, the FSB announced that it had foiled an attempt by Ukrainian special services to carry out a terrorist attack targeting Russia's sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, stationed in Murmansk.

"The Russian Federal Security Service has stopped attempts by Ukrainian special services to commit terrorist attacks on the heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in the city of Murmansk," the statement read.

In detail, in March 2024, a Russian military serviceman stationed on an aircraft carrier was contacted through online messaging platforms by a Ukrainian special services operative. The operative employed psychological manipulation tactics to provoke the serviceman into planning a terrorist attack on the warship.

Upon the serviceman reporting the incident to security authorities, comprehensive measures were undertaken under their supervision to gather evidence of the Ukrainians' illicit activities and identify potential collaborators and accomplices in Kiev.

In March, a terrorist attack took place at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. that claimed the lives of more than 137 people. At least 7 people were taken into custody and charged with terrorism.

Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 17:34

https://x.com/ug_chelsea/status/1814322095674822949

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Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 18:19

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1814355899038752866

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Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 18:30

https://x.com/aussiecossack/status/1814303340945342717

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Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 19:07

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1814267458137600424

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https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1814372006697054379

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Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 19:10

https://x.com/MayadeenEnglish/status/1814281020276912171

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https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/zelensky-requests-long-range-missiles-in-meeting-before-uk-c

Zelensky requests long-range missiles in meeting before UK cabinet
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United Kingdom cabinet on Friday, a move that demonstrates newly-elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer and London's support for Ukraine, as Zelensky asked Western allies for additional leeway on long-range capabilities.

Following a forum of European leaders at Blenheim Palace, Starmer continued his effort to elevate Britain's role in global affairs by inviting Zelensky to speak to his top ministers. According to Starmer's office, the last foreign leader to address the cabinet was US President Bill Clinton in 1997.

Reportedly, Zelensky reiterated a call for Western allies to allow long-range strikes deep into Russian territories and asked the UK to influence its allies to adjust their policy on the matter.

"Right now we are missing the main answer to this question and that is our long-range capability. Please convince the other partners to remove the limits," Zelensky pleaded at the meeting in Downing Street.

Moreover, Starmer assured Zelensky that his country would expedite the delivery of crucial aid to Ukraine. This follows the defense minister's statement earlier this month that the aid pledged by the previous Conservative government would be delivered within 100 days.

"Ukraine is, and always will be, at the heart of this government's agenda and so it is only fitting that President Zelenskiy will make a historic address to my cabinet," the prime minister said in a statement shortly before the meeting was convened.

Labour's support lies with Ukraine

Since taking office, Starmer reaffirmed the UK's unwavering support for Ukraine amid its war with Russia.

On Thursday, he announced that Britain would implement a new strategy to hinder Russia's attempts to bypass shipping sanctions. Additionally, Britain imposed sanctions on 11 vessels used for transporting Russian oil.

The new measures target Russia's "shadow fleet" by planning to share data on the network of often older tankers used for shipping Russian oil, enabling identification and action against individual vessels.

He also introduced the Defence Export Support Treaty, set to be signed by defense ministers, which will allow Ukraine to access £3.5 billion ($4.5 billion) in export finance to strengthen both countries' defense industries and increase production.

Last week at a NATO meeting, Starmer reaffirmed a commitment made by his predecessor, Conservative Rishi Sunak, to provide £3 billion annually in military support to Ukraine until 2030-31 and potentially beyond if necessary.

Labour to maintain decision allowing Kiev to hit targets in Russia

The new UK Labour government will not reverse the decisions of its Conservative predecessor regarding allowing Kiev to strike targets on Russian territory with weapons provided by London, the Financial Times reported last week.

In June, the United States and some other countries, including the UK under Rishi Sunak's premiership, allowed Kiev to use Western-donated weapons to strike inside Russian territory.

The newspaper mentioned that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signaled that the UK arms must be used in accordance with international humanitarian law for defense, but it will be up to Kiev to decide how to use the ammunition.

"Today and tomorrow and the next day is all about standing together with our allies, discussing practically how we provide further support for Ukraine," Starmer told reporters before he headed to Washington to attend NATO's 75th-anniversary summit.

Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 19:27

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⚡️Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Russian Mission to the EU Kirill Logvinov answers a question by TASS News Agency, 18 July 2024

❓Question: How accurate were your predictions regarding the appointment of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission? How should we understand the daily publications in the Western media over the past month about various "risks" for the confirmation of Ursula von der Leyen, given that she is supported by the four mainstream political forces of the EU, which control 2/3 of the seats in the European Parliament, and her candidacy was the only and uncontested one from the very beginning?

💬Anyone who doubted a positive vote for Ursula von der Leyen right up to the end obviously did not fully understand the processes that are shaking the European Union. Today, Brussels tends to give the impression that there is a choice, but in reality it is only an illusion.

The triumph of Ursula von der Leyen is a triumph of the Eurocracy and the existing political system. Despite the painful results of the European Parliament elections, which should have affected this system, it continues to pursue a policy that has led to the strengthening of the positions of right-wing forces in Europe. Moreover, it has distributed the leading positions in the EU behind the backs of the voters and against their will.

❌The recent vote gave a clear answer to the question that worried many - what will change in the European Parliament after the elections? Well, absolutely nothing. This was a kind of first test of commitment to democracy, and the European Parliament failed it.

It would seem that the new MEPs should have taken into account the opinion of those voters who expressed their dissatisfaction with the current course of the EU, which is being pursued not by some abstract forces but by the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen. Instead, the MEPs voted for Ursula von der Leyen, and the people of Europe saw their wishes disregarded.

❗️The so-called "people's representatives" have made it clear that there will be no change, but rather a cementing of the existing political landscape. The newly elected MEPs have joined this system not to change it, but to enjoy its benefits and to stamp out globalist decisions that serve the interests of transatlantic lobbyists.

https://x.com/RusMission_EU/status/1813920615650230373

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Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 19:36

https://x.com/mfa_russia/status/1814055761124761958

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NOTE: Originally published on July 13, 2024 by Compact dubbed in German.

This 80-minute interview lead to the German government outright banning the entire publication and harassing the media's associates only 2 days after the video was published. Among the many topics touched upon in the interview were facts about the origin of the crisis in Europe and developments in the Kiev regime-controlled Ukraine since 2014, its war on the people of Donbass that lasted for nearly 8 years as well as the topic of NATO non-enlargement promises given in the early 1990s and the terrorist attack on the Nordstream pipelines and the hard fact that should the German authorities wished it, the remaining line could go operational in a matter of a month, thus alleviating Germany's dire need for energy.

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jaybee

19th July 2024, 20:21

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Just seen this - is this really happening? Is Britain actually pulling back from the brink...? of war with Russia...

over Ukraine....

Is NATO facing the realities that a hot war with Russia would NOT go well.... for all involved AND in particular for the West - especially the UK and Europe...

I will look for more about it but it looks like although long range deadly weaponry will still be sent to Ukraine there will be restrictions on it's long range use...?

If the new Labour Government is pulling back from war with Russia I might have to say something nice about them... :)

Won't Help Ukraine...': UK PM Starmer Shocks Zelensky With Clear Refusal To Take On Russia(3:03)

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edit to add.... I see that post 15912 (from Ravenlocke) talks about all this and it's not as simple as it might seem - BUT - I still hope that while the warmongers are saving face - there may be a glimmering of common sense happening...?

:pray:

Ravenlocke

19th July 2024, 20:45

https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1814387300060553332

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https://tass.com/world/1819115?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

US may stop helping Ukraine in future, says Blinken

Nevertheless, the US Secretary of State recalled a security agreement recently inked by the US and Ukraine

WASHINGTON, July 19. /TASS/. The United States may stop providing aid to Ukraine in the future, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a fireside chat at the 2024 Aspen Security Forum.

"Every [US] administration has an opportunity, of course, to set its own policies. We cannot lock in the future," the top US diplomat said when asked if Washington would continue to honor its obligations to Ukraine if Donald Trump is reelected president.

Nevertheless, Blinken recalled a security agreement recently inked by the US and Ukraine.

"Now if we were to renege on this, I suppose that’s possible. But happily, we have another 20 <..> countries [of the West that have similar agreements with Kiev]. And we are heading towards more than 30 that will be doing the same thing. These are long-term commitments to Ukraine," Blinken said.

On July 18, former US President Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The presidential election will be held in the United States on November 5.

jaybee

19th July 2024, 20:46

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"Ukraine is, and always will be, at the heart of this government's agenda and so it is only fitting that President Zelenskiy will make a historic address to my cabinet," the prime minister said in a statement shortly before the meeting was convened.

Labour's support lies with Ukraine

Since taking office, Starmer reaffirmed the UK's unwavering support for Ukraine amid its war with Russia.

On Thursday, he announced that Britain would implement a new strategy to hinder Russia's attempts to bypass shipping sanctions. Additionally, Britain imposed sanctions on 11 vessels used for transporting Russian oil.

The new measures target Russia's "shadow fleet" by planning to share data on the network of often older tankers used for shipping Russian oil, enabling identification and action against individual vessels.

He also introduced the Defence Export Support Treaty, set to be signed by defense ministers, which will allow Ukraine to access £3.5 billion ($4.5 billion) in export finance to strengthen both countries' defense industries and increase production.

Last week at a NATO meeting, Starmer reaffirmed a commitment made by his predecessor, Conservative Rishi Sunak, to provide £3 billion annually in military support to Ukraine until 2030-31 and potentially beyond if necessary.

Labour to maintain decision allowing Kiev to hit targets in Russia

The new UK Labour government will not reverse the decisions of its Conservative predecessor regarding allowing Kiev to strike targets on Russian territory with weapons provided by London, the Financial Times reported last week.

In June, the United States and some other countries, including the UK under Rishi Sunak's premiership, allowed Kiev to use Western-donated weapons to strike inside Russian territory.

The newspaper mentioned that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signaled that the UK arms must be used in accordance with international humanitarian law for defense, but it will be up to Kiev to decide how to use the ammunition.

"Today and tomorrow and the next day is all about standing together with our allies, discussing practically how we provide further support for Ukraine," Starmer told reporters before he headed to Washington to attend NATO's 75th-anniversary summit.

no I can't say anything nice about the new Labour Government YET when it comes to their warmongering for the Globalists and Western based Deep State...

They clearly are still fully on board with the Globalist Agenda and the desire to convert and absorb Russia into the One World Government - while at the same time getting control of Russian natural resources...

and never mind how this affects the British People and how the money could be better spent...

looks like they will continue money laundering for the Military Industrial Complex - and the MIC won't be letting them off the hook any time soon.....

:/

Tintin

20th July 2024, 08:39

christian

20th July 2024, 15:35

NOTE: Originally published on July 13, 2024 by Compact dubbed in German.

This 80-minute interview lead to the German government outright banning the entire publication and harassing the media's associates only 2 days after the video was published.

The banning of Compact coincided with police raids on several private homes and offices all over Germany. It was a concerted action, planned long in advance. The government's stated reason for the ban was Compact's continued spread of hate against foreigners. In the words of the government, Compact propagates "a völkisch-nationalist concept of society that excludes 'ethnic foreigners' from the national population wherever possible."

Compact really does that, but, in my opinion, spreading such opinions should be allowed in a free society. I would expect a fair trial and a conviction before a ban, but Compact was never convicted of anything, the ban was arbitrary. In any case, the ban was certainly not a consequence of Compact's interview with Russia's Maria Zakharova. The interview just happened to be the last (or one of the last) that was uploaded to Compact's YouTube channel before it was shut down.

christian

20th July 2024, 15:50

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This is propaganda indeed, but from Russia.

Shoes are different, pants are different, blood stains are different. These are two different people.

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shaberon

20th July 2024, 19:02

This is propaganda indeed, but from Russia.

Is that because of the lettering on the guy's back?

I don't remember the "heroic doctor" as I don't usually pay attention to those things.

Reports like you just said about Compact are good, since we see the government didn't freak about one article, but were in a long argument with the press.

When we are at the point of questioning analysis of fake videos, how does that consist of propaganda?

Usually, if we say "Russian", in the sense of a state announcement, they give five or six points of doubt about a story (such as the missile that hit the hospital), and so if one point is not good, the rest probably still make the case.

If I take the last posted dispute, it is not a state announcement, is it? So it could not be state propaganda, but a private opinion.

I may have missed something, as I really don't put much into this, as it appears to be the lowest possible function of the human mind. Making fakes should not be a job or even a hobby.

Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 19:52

https://x.com/aussiecossack/status/1814301388371005807

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Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:02

Are these all Russian propaganda?

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🚨🇺🇦 Meanwhile in Ukraine

Legacy Media working on behalf of the West to bring you fake blood, fake injuries & fake victims to help garner flailing support for Ukraine.

These images are created & supplied straight to the BBC & CNN to help convince the masses that Ukraine needs your tax dollars.

The entire World is a stage.

https://x.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/1814605956451328167

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A video filmed in the centre of Kiev was leaked to the internet. The video shows a police officer pouring blood from a bag on a man in a medical gown.

The man in the medical gown is allegedly an employee of Okhmatdet hospital, whose photos were published by major Western media.
It turned out that the photos of the surgeon from the Ukrainian Okhmatdet hospital, which were published in Western countries, were staged.

The hospital employee acted as a so-called crisis actor - an actor who must credibly portray a person injured as a result of an incident.

https://x.com/peacemaket71/status/1814316696573775927

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🇺🇦🤡 How a “wounded” doctor from Okhmatdyt was prepared for Ukrainian propaganda for the Western media.

The Okhmatdyt surgeon, as it turned out, acted as a “crisis actor” after flying to the hospital in Kiev.

🩸 The policeman in the video does not spare red paint to create a bloody effect, which ultimately gave away the production - people on the internet noticed the unnatural color of the blood on the robe.

❗️ By the time this video appeared in Ukrainian public pages, the photographs of the “injured” doctor, circulated in the West, had already completed the task of manipulating public consciousness.

TheIslanderNews

https://x.com/lindibiachi/status/1814559370698760336

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Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:06

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A PARADE OF 8000 DEFEATED UKRAINIANS AND MERCENARIES ON RED SQUARE IN MOSCOW ... JUST LIKE IN 1944! The NATO Secretary General has asked for the cancellation of the event...

RUSSIA: Whether it ultimately comes to fruition may depend on the US election and Trump's primaries.

The heroic government is preparing a tour of 6-10,000 defeated Ukrainians and mercenaries in Moscow, similar to the one that took place in July 1944 with thousands of German Nazis.

"Moscow wants to repeat the 'parade of the defeated'," Russian media report.

At the same time, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg even asked the Russian authorities to cancel it.

"You Russians are behaving 'uncivilised'," he said.

Although it's not really about impressions, but the regular humiliation of Ukrainian prisoners along with mercenaries of various nationalities, what Moscow ultimately does is likely to depend on the US election and Trump's primacy. From RU Telegram

https://x.com/peacemaket71/status/1814347937192837508

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Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:08

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🎙 Russian MFA Spox #Zakharova:

❗️ The Swiss/NATO agreement to open a NATO “liaison office” in Geneva is another testament to Switzerland's progressing departure from its neutral status.

❌ We are convinced that at this stage Switzerland has provided enough "confirmations" that it's unfit to play the role of an "honest broker" in conflict resolution.

🔗 FULL: https://tinyurl.com/285fuje5

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Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:11

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UKRAINIAN DRONES DELIBERATELY TARGET RUSSIAN FIRE TRUCK

The Ukrainian Armed Forces released a video showing a kamikaze drone operator deliberately targeting a Russian fire truck, reported the regional office of the Russian Emergency Ministry in the DPR.

On July 17, Ukrainian drones attacked an emergency services vehicle responding to a fire in the Yasynuvata district of the DPR twice. Fortunately, the firefighters were not injured.

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Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:15

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Scott Ritter: deployment of US missiles in Germany is an ‘extraordinarily destabilizing development’, ‘Russia will respond’

The decision do deploy surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, cruise, and hypersonic-capable US missiles in Germany is an irresponsible escalation that, unless it's reversed, can only lead to very tragic conclusions, former US marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter told Sputnik.

“This is an extraordinarily destabilizing development, and Russia has said it will respond. The specifics of a Russian response aren't known, but Russia did stop development or stop deployment of an intermediate-capable system, the RS-26, back in 2017. And it's believed that Russia could bring this system back into operation and deploy it in short order,” he said.

The three systems in question are the SM-6 Typhoon missile, a variation of the Tomahawk Sea Launched Cruise missile, and the hypersonic-capable Dark Eagle missile system.

“One mistake, one miscalculation, one misjudgment could lead to a situation where these missiles are fired in anger, and this would lead to the potential of a general nuclear exchange between the United States and Russia,” Ritter pointed out.

The move to deploy such systems in Europe is one of the most dangerous decisions made by the US and NATO in “a season of dangerous decisions”, he noted.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1814368488779133038

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Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:19

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🚨🇩🇪🇧🇾The captured German mercenary sentenced to death by firing squad in Belarus admits to working for the American Government.

⚡️🇺🇸''I worked as a Special Security Officer for the American Foreign Ministry in Berlin, where I gained valuable experience in armed security operations.'' - Rico Krieger admitted in court today.

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Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:23

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Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:30

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I guess the defeat of Nazis in the Great Patriotic War needs to be revenged according to Scholz, hence the support for Ukrainian nazis...

Scholz:
"Just out of a sense of responsibility to its own history, in this case only one option is possible for Germany: to be on the side of Ukraine."

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christian

20th July 2024, 20:30

Are these all Russian propaganda? [...]

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This clearly is propaganda. Don't you see the difference?

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/attachment.php?attachmentid=53413&d=1721490423

This is propaganda indeed, but from Russia.

Is that because of the lettering on the guy's back?

No, the doctor wears different clothes. Look at the length of the pants, the shoes, the blood stains.

Usually, if we say "Russian", in the sense of a state announcement [...] it is not a state announcement, is it? So it could not be state propaganda, but a private opinion.

I meant "Russian propaganda" in the sense of "pro-Russian-government propaganda." It doesn't originate from an official government account, but a government would also be stupid to disseminate such propaganda through official accounts, that's what sock puppets are for. So it could be state propaganda.

Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:36

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"Ukrainians are now talking about conscripting another 100,000 or 200,000 unwilling Ukrainian men and youths and destroying them using them as gallon fodder. For what? So that Zelensky can buy another Cyprus surrounded hilltop mansion in Tuscany or somewhere to retire to with his millions when he leaves finally," British rock star and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters said.

Earlier, Waters was added to the Ukrainian Kill List after calling on Kiev to make peace with Russia.

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Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:39

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https://tass.com/world/1819211?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Zelensky plans personal meeting with Trump

He also congratulated US ex-president on his nomination as the Republican Party's presidential candidate and condemned the assassination attempt against him
MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had a telephone conversation with former US leader Donald Trump and agreed to meet in person to discuss ways to settle the Ukrainian conflict.

"We have agreed to discuss in a personal meeting exactly what steps can make peace fair and truly lasting," Zelensky wrote in his Telegram channel.

He also congratulated Trump on his nomination as the Republican Party's presidential candidate and condemned the assassination attempt against him.

Trump has repeatedly stated that if he wins the presidential election this year, he intends to bring about a quick settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. In a debate with US President Joe Biden on June 27, Trump promised that if re-elected, he would be able to end the conflict before he takes office on January 20, 2025.

Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:41

https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1814632019772547403

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Russian forces destroy two Patriot launchers in past day

Ukraine lost up to 140 troops in the area of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr

MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed two launchers of the US-made Patriot missile system and its radar in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Russian tactical aircraft, drone teams, missile forces and artillery units destroyed two launchers and an AN/MPQ-65 radar of the US-made Patriot missile system. In addition, enemy troops and equipment were hit in 113 areas," the statement reads.

Ukraine loses up to 140 troops in area of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr

Ukraine lost up to 140 troops in the area of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Units of Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted a defeat on the forces of the 141st Infantry Brigade and the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces, as well as of the 106th and 108th territorial defense brigades, near Kamenskoye, Belogorye, Mirnoye and Pyatikhatki in the Zaporozhye Region. The Ukrainian army lost up to 150 troops," the statement reads.

Ukraine also lost several armored combat vehicles, six motor vehicles, a US-made Paladin 155 mm howitzer, a Giatsint-B 152 mm gun and a D-20 152 mm howitzer. "A Nota electronic warfare system, a US-made AN/TPQ-36 radar system and a field ammunition depot were destroyed," the Russian Defense Ministry added.

Russia’s Battlegroup North repels three Ukrainian counterattacks in Kharkov Region

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted a defeat on three enemy brigades in the Kharkov Region, repelling three counterattacks by assault teams and making the enemy lose up to 185 troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Units of Battlegroup North hit the troops and equipment of the 42nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces, the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade and the 13th National Guard Brigade near Volchansk, Staritsa, Malye Prokhody and Liptsy in the Kharkov Region. Attacks by assault teams of the 92nd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces and the 26th Marine Brigade were repelled. The enemy lost up to 185 troops, two pickup trucks, a D-30 122 mm howitzer and a Plastun radio-electronic reconnaissance station," the statement reads.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center repels eight Ukrainian counterattacks in past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Center improved its tactical positions and repelled eight Ukrainian counterattacks in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Units of Battlegroup Center improved their tactical positions, inflicting a defeat on the forces of the 32nd, 41st and 47th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces near Toretsk, Novgorodskoye, Rozovka, Progress and Novosyolvka Pervaya in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They also repelled eight counterattacks by assault teams of the 31st and 151st mechanized brigades and the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces and the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s Liut Assault Brigade," the statement reads.

The ministry added that the ministry had lost up to 280 troops, four armored combat vehicles, five motor vehicles, a Gvozdika 122 mm self-propelled howitzer, two D-30 122 mm howitzers and two Rapira 100 mm anti-tank guns.

Battlegroup East makes Ukraine lose up to 110 troops in past day

Russia’s Battlegroup East moved to more advantageous positions in the past day, making Ukraine lose up to 110 troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Units of Battlegroup East moved to more advantageous pistons, hitting the trips and equipment of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces, the 120th and 129th territorial defense brigade and the 21st National Guard Brigade near Vremevka, Makarovka, Storozhevoye, Vodyanoye, Razliv and Oktyabr in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the statement reads.

The ministry specified that the enemy had lost up to 110 troops, four motor vehicles, a British-made FH-70 155 mm towed howitzer, a Gvozdika 122 mm self-propelled howitzer, a D-30 122 mm howitzer and two Nota electronic warfare systems.

Ukraine loses up to 540 troops in area of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup West

Ukraine lost up to 540 troops in the area of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup West in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Units of Battlegroup West improved their frontline positions, hitting the forces of the 44th, 54th, 60th, 115th and 116th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces, as well as of the 103rd and 110th territorial defense brigades, near Peschanoye, Petropavlovka and Berestovoye in the Kharkov Region, Torskoye and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People’s Republic. Two counterattacks by assault teams of the 66th and 67th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces were repelled," the statement reads.

According to the ministry, the enemy lost up to 540 troops, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, six motor vehicles, a British-made Braveheart 155 mm self-propelled howitzer, two Gvozdika 122 mm self-propelled howitzers, a Bukovel-AD electronic warfare system and a field ammunition depot.

Russian air defenses down two ATACMS missiles, 74 Ukrainian drones in past day

Russian air defenses downed two US-made ATACMS missiles and 74 Ukrainian drones in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Air defense downed two US-made Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), four US-made HIMARS rockets and 74 unmanned aerial vehicles, of which 27 were shot down over Russia," the statement reads.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a total of 630 planes, 277 helicopters, 27,915 unmanned aerial vehicles, 554 missile systems, 16,620 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,379 multiple rocket launchers, and 12,120 field artillery mounts and mortars, as well as 23,870 special military motor vehicles, have been destroyed since the start of Russia’s special military operation.

Russia’s Battlegroup South makes Ukraine lose up to 640 troops in past day

Russia’s Battlegroup South moved to more advantageous positions in the Donetsk People’s Republic in the past day, making Ukraine lose up to 640 troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Units of Battlegroup South continued to move to more advantageous positions. They hit the troops and equipment of the 22nd, 24th, 30th and 72nd mechanized brigades, the 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade, the 81st Air Mobile Brigade, the 79th and 80th airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces near Grigorovka, Krasnogorovka, Zaliznyanskoye, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar and Raigorodok in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Two counterattacks by the forces of the 5th Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces were repelled. The enemy lost up to 640 troops, an armored combat vehicle and 18 motor vehicles," the statement reads.

According to the ministry, a British-made Braveheart 155 mm self-propelled howitzer, a US-made M198 howitzer, a US-made M777 howitzer, an Akatsiya 152 mm self-propelled howitzer, a Msta-B 152 mm howitzer, two D-20 152 mm howitzers, a Gvozdika 122 mm self-propelled howitzer and two British-made L119 105 mm howitzers were hit by counterbattery fire. Besides, an Anklav electronic warfare system and two Ukrainian field ammunition depots were destroyed.

Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:47

https://tass.com/politics/1819079

Russia delivers 11 strikes at Ukrainian air bases, military, energy sites over week

Almost 20 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to Russian troops over the week, the ministry reported

MOSCOW, July 19. /TASS/. Russia delivered 11 strikes by precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles at Ukrainian air bases, military and energy sites over the week in the special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

"On July 13-19, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 11 combined strikes by precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles at enemy air bases, energy facilities of Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises, air defense and electronic warfare systems. The strikes also targeted the deployment sites of Ukrainian army units, trains with armament and military hardware, depots storing ammunition, including munitions supplied by Western countries and equipment warehouses. The goals of the strikes were achieved. All the designated targets were destroyed," the ministry said in a statement.

Ukrainian army loses 13,075 troops in all frontline areas over week

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 13,075 troops in battles with Russian forces in all frontline areas over the week, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released by Russia’s Defense Ministry.

Over the week of July 13-19, the Ukrainian army suffered roughly 1,370 casualties from Russia’s Battlegroup North, 3,920 casualties from Battlegroup West, 3,930 casualties from Battlegroup South, 2,215 casualties from Battlegroup Center, 925 casualties from Battlegroup East and 715 casualties from Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest data show.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 1,370 casualties on Ukrainian army over week

Russia’s Battlegroup North repelled 23 Ukrainian army counterattacks and inflicted roughly 1,370 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

"During the week, Battlegroup North units improved their forward edge positions and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of two Ukrainian mechanized brigades, an assault brigade and a motorized infantry brigade, two marine infantry brigades and four territorial defense brigades. They repelled 23 counterattacks by enemy assault groups," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week amounted to 1,370 personnel, five tanks, 25 motor vehicles, 28 field artillery guns, including seven 155mm foreign-made howitzers, and seven electronic warfare stations, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 3,920 casualties on Ukrainian army over week

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 3,920 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 38 enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position as a result of successful operations and inflicted casualties on formations of four Ukrainian mechanized brigades, a tank brigade, two infantry brigades and three territorial defense brigades. They repelled six counterattacks by enemy assault groups," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week amounted to 3,920 personnel, a tank, eight armored combat vehicles, among them three US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 46 motor vehicles and 38 field artillery guns, including twelve 155mm NATO-produced howitzers, it specified.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed 30 field ammunition depots and six electronic warfare stations of the Ukrainian army, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 3,930 casualties on Ukrainian army over week

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 3,930 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and 24 field ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units gained more advantageous positions and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of three Ukrainian mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, two airmobile brigades and two air assault brigades. They repulsed 10 counterattacks by enemy assault groups," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week amounted to 3,930 personnel, a tank, 14 armored combat vehicles, among them two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers and three US-manufactured HMMWV armored vehicles, 48 motor vehicles and 71 field artillery guns, including 28 Western-made weapons, it specified.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed 10 electronic warfare stations and 24 field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army over the week, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center liberates Yuryevka community in DPR

Russia’s Battlegroup Center liberated the community of Yuryevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Center units liberated the settlement of Yuryevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of active operations," the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 2,215 casualties on Ukrainian army over week

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 2,215 casualties on the Ukrainian army and destroyed 27 enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

Battlegroup Center units "inflicted casualties on formations of three Ukrainian mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, an infantry brigade, an air assault brigade and two territorial defense brigades. They repelled 38 counterattacks by enemy formations," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week amounted to 2,215 personnel, 11 armored combat vehicles, including a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, two M113 armored personnel carriers and a MaxxPro armored vehicle of US manufacture, 26 motor vehicles and 27 field artillery guns, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East liberates Urozhainoye, repels five counterattacks over week

Russia’s Battlegroup East liberated the community of Urozhainoye and repelled five Ukrainian army counterattacks in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup East units liberated the settlement of Urozhainoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of successful operations and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of five Ukrainian army brigades, three territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade. They repelled five counterattacks by enemy formations," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week amounted to 925 personnel, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, among them two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 35 motor vehicles and 26 field artillery guns, including 19 NATO-produced howitzers and self-propelled weapons, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 715 casualties on Ukrainian army over week

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 715 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 11 enemy ammunition depots over the week, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted casualties on formations of two Ukrainian mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, a marine infantry brigade and three territorial defense brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week amounted to 715 personnel, two tanks, 37 motor vehicles and 21 field artillery guns, it specified.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed nine electronic warfare stations and 11 field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army over the week, the ministry said.

Russian forces destroy 10 Ukrainian seaborne drones over week

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet destroyed 10 Ukrainian seaborne drones over the week, the ministry reported.

"The Black Sea Fleet’s forces destroyed 10 naval drones in the Black Sea," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses down three Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets over week

Russian air defense forces shot down three Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets over the week, the ministry reported.

"During the week, air defense capabilities shot down three Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft, eight US-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, 10 French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, an S-200 surface-to-air missile upgraded for striking ground targets and 44 US-made HIMARS rockets," the ministry said.

Russian air defense forces also shot down 305 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, including 94 UAVs in the airspace of western Russian regions, it specified.

Almost 20 Ukrainian soldiers surrender to Russian troops over week

Almost 20 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to Russian troops over the week, the ministry reported.

"During the week, 19 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered at the engagement line," the ministry said.

Russian troops destroy 630 warplanes in Ukraine operation

Russian troops have destroyed 630 Ukrainian combat aircraft since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, the ministry reported.

"In all, the Ukrainian army has lost the following since the start of the special military operation: 630 aircraft, 277 helicopters, 27,841 unmanned aerial vehicles, 552 surface-to-air missile systems, 16,611 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,379 multiple rocket launchers, 12,059 field artillery guns and mortars and 23,829 special military motor vehicles," the ministry said.

Ravenlocke

20th July 2024, 20:51

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shaberon

21st July 2024, 03:36

This clearly is propaganda. Don't you see the difference?

I meant "Russian propaganda" in the sense of "pro-Russian-government propaganda." It doesn't originate from an official government account, but a government would also be stupid to disseminate such propaganda through official accounts, that's what sock puppets are for. So it could be state propaganda.

Well, of course I see the difference in the photos.

On the left is a Ukrainian photo of a real Ukrainian cop putting theatrical blood on someone. That's what was said, the "theatrical" version is Ukrainian.

The live action shot appears somewhat different, so we would tend to guess these are not the same, probably are not connected.

The target audience was the west, according to the Ukrainian production. Western consciousness was affected by Ukrainians. That would be "propaganda".

I'm not sure what is Russian about it, except a perhaps mistaken connection about the photos.

Yes, of course, if they allow "free press" to push what they want to say, that is close to doing that state's work for them.

Here, we have had editorial policies since the beginning of broadcasting that amount to this. Plus, we have CNN winning a famous court case where it was declared that "news does not have to tell the truth".

Russia will say whatever it wants, mainly Tass and Sputnik push this material, and I don't think the issue of "Ukrainian fake news" is absent here. There is so much, I am not sure if Ukraine is able to publish anything that is actually true.

Unless a lot of Americans follow Maimunka, it could hardly be a propaganda outlet. We can't even try that with RT since it is blacklisted. Hardly anyone here pays attention.

This may be different in Europe. I would guess there are more people who at least want to "hear" both sides, rather than pretending one doesn't exist.

I may be responding to something different than the point you are making; I mean that propaganda is a technique designed to change the way I feel about something. It could be 100% factual. It *may* be seeded with misdirection or other forms of untruth, but, it will *fail* if it crosses a certain threshhold and I deem it untrustworthy.

World-wide, I suppose there must be a swing group who had no idea if they were pro- or anti-Ukraine and may be heavily influenced by every tiny little thing they hear about it; if so, those are the ones who could be "manipulated" one way or the other.

The main issue here appeared to be that of a missile hitting a hospital, at the time when five or six Russian missiles hit a factory.

From what I recall, when one plowed apartments in Odessa, they were willing to say yes, that is ours, after being hit by a defensive round. The main issue is supposed to be about Russia attacking civilians, isn't it?

norman

21st July 2024, 10:21

Russia Scrambles Fighter Jets After US Bombers Approach Border: Moscow
July 21, 2024

Russian jets were scrambled to prevent two U.S. military long-range bomber aircraft from crossing over into Russia, Moscow's defense ministry said on Sunday.

Russian MiG-29 and MiG-31 fighter jets identified two U.S. Air Force B-52H heavy bombers closing in on the Russian border after Russia detected aerial targets over the Barents Sea, the Russian government said in a statement posted to social media.

The Barents Sea sits north of Finland, Sweden and Norway, as well as northwestern Russia.

"As the Russian fighters approached, the U.S. strategic bombers turned away from the State Border of the Russian Federation," Moscow said in a statement.

The Russian fighter jets "safely returned to their base airfields," it added.

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-scrambles-fighter-jets-us-air-force-b-52h-bombers-border-1928078

christian

21st July 2024, 15:45

This clearly is propaganda. Don't you see the difference?

Well, of course I see the difference in the photos.

On the left is a Ukrainian photo of a real Ukrainian cop putting theatrical blood on someone. That's what was said, the "theatrical" version is Ukrainian.

What about the main point?

It is claimed, by a pro-Russian-government source, that the doctor on the left is the same as the doctor on the right.

But it's clearly not the same doctor. The shoes are different, the pants are of different lengths, and the blood stains don't match.

The pro-Russian-government source further claims a Ukrainian policeman prepared the doctor on the left side of the image to appear in the situation on the right side of the image.

But since it's, in fact, not the same doctor, it's also doubtful that it's a real Ukrainian policeman. More likely someone complicit in producing pro-Russian-government propaganda put on a Ukrainian police uniform.

Ravenlocke

22nd July 2024, 02:14

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🇷🇺Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Rozovka (Lugansk People's Republic) and Peschanoye Nizhniye (Kharkov region).

▫️Air defense systems shot down one Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force, two French-made Hammer guided bombs, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 40 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles during the day.

▫️ The Iskander-M operational-tactical systems carried out group missile strikes against two military echelons (each of 20 platforms).

▫️ The Russian airspace control systems located a group aerial target over the Barents Sea waters approaching the State border of the Russian Federation.

▫️The Russian Defense Ministry shows Mi-8PSG helicopters, repair units, M-46 gun crews, D-30 howitzers, and units of the 58th Army employing agitation leaflet projectiles in action during the special military operation.

▫️ The Tsentr Group of Forces' motorized riflemen were awarded state awards for bravery and courage during completing missions in the special military operation zone.

Russian Defense Ministry

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Ravenlocke

22nd July 2024, 02:49

Ravenlocke

22nd July 2024, 02:59

The various explanations,

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Story of a "fake": The Ukro that we saw in a video removing debris with the entire back of his robe covered in blood is called Oleg Golubchenko. He says he was preparing to operate on a child when the hospital was bombed. He actually works in a shopping center!!!

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In the photo Oleg Golubchenko. At the time of the attack, he was operating on a child. The shock wave threw him onto the operating table, but he and his colleagues (anesthesiologist Yaroslav Ivanov) managed to do everything necessary to transfer the baby to manual mode of artificial respiration (the child was under anesthesia). The operation was completed in another hospital. The child survived.

#RussiaIsATerroristState
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🇺🇦🤡📽️🍿 The ketchup man, according to the script, is surgeon Oleg Golubchenko. He was so fast that in one morning he managed to operate on a child, fall on him on his back, smear his back with blood, but without staining his pants, finish the operation in another hospital, return 🔜

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norman

22nd July 2024, 03:10

Bluster or truth ?

https://t.me/THEREALTORIABROOKE/49083
THEREALTORIABROOKE/49083

Ravenlocke

22nd July 2024, 03:15

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🇵🇱 Even Polish "Russia experts," who have long claimed that "the Russians have already lost," are now forced to admit: "It is becoming clear that Ukraine will not win the war!"

This is from a recent podcast by expert Marek Budzisz on the Perspektywy Wschodnie website. Polish analyst Adam Wielomski, who faced harsh criticism for predicting this earlier, is now amused by the "narrative shift" of his mainstream colleagues: "And yet it was enough to simply compare the potentials of both sides: the military, the economy, resources, and population."

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1815124920080441518

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jaybee

22nd July 2024, 08:16

Bluster or truth ?

https://t.me/THEREALTORIABROOKE/49083
THEREALTORIABROOKE/49083

REPORT — Space Force announced that the U.S. is about to deploy a new ground-based jammer designed to prevent Chinese or Russian satellites from transmitting information about U.S. forces during a conflict. (Bloomberg)

The thing is....... what's good for the goose is good for the gander........ and if the US has the capability to use the 'ground based jammers' then I would expect Russia and China to be able to do it as well...

Modern warfare - and modern society is now so reliant on advanced technology and the internet and whatnot there is a deep vulnerability that is growing by the day - as illustrated by the huge cyber outage thing last week - whoever or whatever caused it...

Perhaps behind the scenes all sides have a tacit agreement not to go for the Cyber Jugular / the Achilles Heel because that would mean EVERYONE going back to a society like there was in the 1940s and 50s.....?

The wanna~be world dictators must have an ongoing dilemma.....if the internet goes down..... REALLY goes down for a long time then their nefarious plans go down with it...

just having a little ponder ......

pounamuknight

22nd July 2024, 12:56

Story of a "fake": The Ukro that we saw in a video removing debris with the entire back of his robe covered in blood is called Oleg Golubchenko. He says he was preparing to operate on a child when the hospital was bombed. He actually works in a shopping center!!!

I'll just add confirmation that Oleg is indeed a dentist. He's an independent contractor, and looks to be employed with several private dental practices in Kiev. So yeah, he may well have been "performing surgery on a five month old child at Okhmatdyt hospital" (albeit dental surgery)

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However, if we contrast his actual dental profession against MSM manipulating him as a "doctor undergoing surgery at a childrens hospital" while headlining his bloodied shirt like the main character of a movie

Call me conspiratorial, but it just reads like a dramatization rather than news. And maybe thats the point :worried:

Vicus

22nd July 2024, 16:50

Ukrainian troops shooting civilians attempting to evacuate to Russia — DPR head 22 Jul

Denis Pushilin noted that this situation is unfolding in a number of the region’s residential areas. Investigators are currently working with rescued civilians

DONETSK, July 22. /TASS/. Ukrainian troops are targeting residents from the frontline areas of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) who are trying to flee to Russia, DPR head Denis Pushilin told the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

"Right now, we are focusing our efforts on refugees. The adversary, in order to prevent the locals from entering our territory, is simply opening fire on them," he said.

He added that this situation is unfolding in a number of the region’s residential areas. Investigators are currently working with rescued civilians.

https://tass.com/politics/1819725

Vicus

22nd July 2024, 17:06

Ukrainian armed units’ losses amount to nearly 2000 in 24 hours 5 hours ago

22.07.2024, Moscow.

The Ukrainian armed units lost 1,970 people over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on July 22.

The largest number of Ukrainian armed units’ losses of the AFU were incurred under the strikes of the Russian Group of Forces Yug. According to the Russian military, the losses on this direction amounted to up to 620 militants.

In addition, soldiers of the Russian Group of Forces Zapad hit a German Leopard tank.

The Russian Defense Ministry estimates that the Ukrainian armed units lost more than 10,000 military personnel in the zone of Russia’s special military operation during the last week.

https://rossaprimavera.ru/news/ccf8757c?tlg=1

Vicus

22nd July 2024, 17:10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1JIIB0uV0

Niu York Surrounded By Russians⚔️ Ukrainians Giving Up Krasnohorivka🔥 Military Summary For 2024.7.22

shaberon

22nd July 2024, 22:43

But since it's, in fact, not the same doctor, it's also doubtful that it's a real Ukrainian policeman. More likely someone complicit in producing pro-Russian-government propaganda put on a Ukrainian police uniform.

As far as I can tell, your dispute is with Maimunka. It's ok if you say "Maimunka" and let the rest of us decide if it is a "pro-Russian propaganda source".

The "point" seemed to be it was originally a Ukrainian report on the "real" doctor, and, this whole thing is irrelevant to the missile that hit the hospital in the first place.

My current estimate is that zero minds abandoned Ukraine and ran to Russia based on, well, either story.

Also that perhaps millions believe it was an intentional Russian strike anyway, and, the effect of that is, rather than attracting new followers, they get angrier.

Meanwhile, here's something about silent Italian and German terrorists (https://southfront.press/russian-fsb-discovered-supply-chain-of-explosives-from-europe/):

On July 22, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) reported that it discovered a supply chain of explosives from the European countries to Russia. The dangerous cargo was aimed to conduct terrorist attacks on the Russian territory.

According to the official report, explosives and detonators were sent to Russia in several parcels from Italy and Germany. They were hidden in cavities of automobile spare parts.

The explosives were stored for 2 months in the St. Petersburg transport company. The head of the company tried to contact the recipient but he did not get in touch. In the footage shared by the FSB, the woman said that they checked the parcels and found explosives after they found out that the recipient was wanted.

A criminal case was launched under Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code (smuggling of explosives).

The FSB officially reported that the security agencies have requested the relevant European special services within the framework of cooperation in the field of combating international terrorism in order to identify the organizers and accomplices of the thwarted acts of sabotage and terrorism. To date, these requests have remained unanswered.

shaberon

22nd July 2024, 23:06

Perhaps behind the scenes all sides have a tacit agreement not to go for the Cyber Jugular / the Achilles Heel because that would mean EVERYONE going back to a society like there was in the 1940s and 50s.....?

Not quite.

Russia would, but America would be closer to the 1600s.

Because the simple reason from Nuclear War 101 is that modern (i. e. solid state) electronics will be rendered useless. Russia has kept the use of vacuum tube technology. Their strategy has provided for a minor amount of being able to use, for example, radios, even if you have to hand-generate electricity. In that sense, even after a major disaster, they at least have a grasp towards something 1940s-ish.

There are no backups here.

If we lose oil or electricity, I don't have steam engines lying around, or even wagons for horses. America is always eight meals away from total disaster. It's quite fragile.

In the sense of internet or information jamming on its own, the above does not really apply. It's really a Soviet doctrine to have considered that aspect of survival. As far as the ultra-modern blocking satellites at a specific time, yes, this a volatile arena where you never really know if anything will work until you try it.

Does anyone remember what happened when they switched the way radar works about two years ago?

That's right, the U. S. Air Force went and shot down multiple UFOs.

So, yes, we might keep this one a bit tongue-in-cheek as "product may not work as advertised".

I personally prefer there would not be forces in conflict to transmit information about.

christian

23rd July 2024, 00:09

As far as I can tell, your dispute is with Maimunka. It's ok if you say "Maimunka" and let the rest of us decide if it is a "pro-Russian propaganda source".

My dispute is the misidentification of the doctor. Maimunka shared a video in which a man with a Ukrainian police uniform covers a man in doctor's clothes in (fake) blood. Maimunka further claimed that this man in doctor's clothes is the same man who was photographed helping to clear the rubble at the children's hospital in Kyiv. However, looking at the evidence, Maimunka's claims are false because the man in the doctor's clothes on the left wears different shoes, his pants are of a different length, and the blood stains are quite different from the man on the right side. Would you agree with that?

If the video with the imagery on the left was indeed, as you say, "originally a Ukrainian report," I would like to see a source for that.

ExomatrixTV

23rd July 2024, 06:01

Meanwhile, Sending Billions to CORRUPT Ukraine! :facepalm:

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Meanwhile, Sending Billions to CORRUPT Ukraine! :facepalm:

Tintin

23rd July 2024, 11:38

More Russian propaganda?

The banks started a money collection for the hospital three days before it was bombed.

https://x.com/SororInimicorum/status/1810841638085775577

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https://x.com/SororInimicorum/status/1810843032553476542

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Well, hopefully that will clear things up for those that have convinced themselves that Putin is using ketchup as a weapon :facepalm:

This reminds me of Mike Adams' find back in December, 2012 with regard to the Sandy Hook fundraiser (https://avalonlibrary.net/Sandy_Hook/SandyHookNaturalNews.pdf), before the event.

shaberon

23rd July 2024, 16:52

Maimunka's claims are false because the man in the doctor's clothes on the left wears different shoes, his pants are of a different length, and the blood stains are quite different from the man on the right side. Would you agree with that?

If the video with the imagery on the left was indeed, as you say, "originally a Ukrainian report," I would like to see a source for that.

Yes, the photos seem different, and, it seems a bit odd to have one of the "decorating moment".

I was just responding to the vague text in the first post (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1623792&viewfull=1#post1623792) of the incident, and at the top of the page above that:

Ukrainian Telegram channels have published a video clip filmed in the center of Kiev. The video shows a Ukrainian police officer pouring blood from a blood bag on a man in a doctor's coat.

Plus the logic that if an incident in Ukraine was filmed, that was done by Ukrainians. So, the photos for comparison are both Ukrainian, according to that.

I would tend to say that the Maimunka articles *do* have an edge, or spin, based in the language that Ukraine = dishonest and Russia = honest. It may be unquestioningly nationalistic. But in this case, it appears they are not the "source" of the doctor/actor thing, and we are confused about the connection.

jaybee

23rd July 2024, 17:48

norman

23rd July 2024, 21:42

Another "oops".

https://t.me/police_frequency/122357
police_frequency/122357

christian

23rd July 2024, 22:49

I was just responding to the vague text in the first post (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1623792&viewfull=1#post1623792) of the incident, and at the top of the page above that:

Ukrainian Telegram channels have published a video clip filmed in the center of Kiev. The video shows a Ukrainian police officer pouring blood from a blood bag on a man in a doctor's coat.

If that clip came from Ukrainian Telegram channels, I would like to see the source. Of course, if I were a pro-Russian-government channel sharing such a thing, I'd also say the video came from Ukraine.

Tintin

24th July 2024, 12:22

Another terrorist incident in Moscow is being reported.

Sourced from Victor victop55 (https://x.com/vicktop55/status/1816023788124831996)

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In the north of Moscow, in the courtyard of a residential building, the deputy chief of one of the secret military satellite communications units, Andrei Torgashov, and his wife were blown up in the car. His feet were torn off and doctors are fighting for his life. The wife was also injured.

Another provocation of escalation of tension on the part of well-known foreign intelligence services - if only there were no negotiations...

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WARNING: Graphic

The moment of the explosion caught on film:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1816017115494612992/pu/vid/avc1/960x540/3GGt3gvJgp2wJe8e.mp4?tag=12

Vicus

24th July 2024, 17:25

Suspect in Moscow car bombing arrested in Türkiye – Interior Minister

A Russian citizen suspected of blowing up a car in Moscow has been detained in Turkish city of Bodrum, Interior Ministry has said

A Russian citizen suspected of being responsible for a car bombing in Moscow on Wednesday morning has been detained by police in the Turkish city of Bodrum, the country’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.

The arrest comes after a Toyota Land Cruiser, reportedly belonging to a Russian serviceman, exploded near a residential building in Northern Moscow earlier in the day. The bomb went off when the owner of the vehicle and a person believed to be his wife, got inside. Both suffered injuries, with the man reportedly losing his feet and the woman receiving shrapnel wounds. Both have been hospitalized.

Following the incident, Russia’s Investigative Committee told the TASS news agency that the identity of the culprit behind the explosion had been established and that they had found the car he used to get to the scene of the crime.

Several hours later, the Turkish Interior Minister published a statement on X that Russia’s Interpol unit had informed Türkiye’s Interpol/Europol bureau that the person behind the car bombing, identified as Yevgeny Serebryakov, a Russian citizen, had boarded a flight from Moscow and traveled to Bodrum.

After that, the man was arrested by the Mugla Provincial Police units in the city, Yerlikaya said. The arrest was caught on video, which was shared by the minister.

According to media reports, citing sources within the Turkish Interior Ministry, Serebryakov was able to enter the country as a tourist, given that he was not yet placed on any international wanted list.

While investigators in Russia continue to examine the details of the terrorist act, no official statements have been made yet regarding potential reasons for the brazen attack.

https://www.rt.com/russia/601599-suspect-moscow-car-bombing/

Vicus

24th July 2024, 17:36

WATCH Russian missile blow up Ukrainian military HQ 24 Jul, 2024

An Iskander rocket destroyed a command-and-control center in Krasny Lyman, also taking out numerous drones, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said

Russia has conducted a powerful missile strike on a Ukrainian military headquarters in Donbass, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said, releasing footage of the attack.

In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said Moscow’s forces had destroyed the command-and-control center of the Ukrainian 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade in Krasny Lyman. The town lies around 30km northeast of the strategic regional city Slavyansk, an important logistics hub which is now in the rear of the front line.

The strike was conducted with an Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile and destroyed the personnel inside the HQ, as well as two drone command-and control vehicles, ten UAVs, more than 300 FPV drones, an antenna mast device, and three all-terrain vehicles, according to Russian officials.

The video released by the ministry shows aerial footage of several houses in the settlement, one of which is seen being struck by a rocket, sending a shockwave in all directions and a plume of smoke into the air. The roof of one of the buildings – which the ministry said was the drone control station – was set ablaze and several Ukrainian military vehicles can be seen pulling up beside it.

Russia routinely uses hypersonic Iskander missiles – which can carry a 700kg payload up to 500km – to pound Ukrainian targets, including those far from the front line. Earlier this week, the Defense Ministry released a video purporting to show a successful missile strike on a facility in Kharkov Region, which it said housed Western “instructors and mercenaries,” around 50 of whom were killed in the attack.

Russia has repeatedly warned that it considers foreign military personnel and equipment used by Ukraine to be “legitimate targets.” At the same time, Moscow maintains that it only targets military facilities and not civilians.

https://www.rt.com/russia/601591-lyman-islander-strike-brigade/

Vicus

24th July 2024, 17:42

Russia's Su-27 Intercepts UK Reconnaissance Aircraft Over Black Sea 3 hours ago

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian fighter Su-27 was scrambled as an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon fighters of the Royal Air Force approaching the state border over the Black Sea, foreign aircraft made a turn, and no breach of the state border was allowed, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

"On July 24, Russian means of airspace control over the Black Sea detected air targets approaching the state border of the Russian Federation. In order to prevent any breach of the Russian state border, a Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces on duty was scrambled," the statement says.
The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air targets as an RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon fighters of the Royal Air Force.

"As the Russian fighter approached, foreign military aircraft made a turn from the Russian state border. The Russian aircraft returned safely to its home airfield. There was no breach of the state border of the Russian Federation," the ministry said.
The flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace over neutral waters, without crossing air routes or dangerously approaching aircraft of a foreign state, it added.

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Vicus

24th July 2024, 17:47

Russian Troops Destroy Key Ukrainian Air Defenses
6 hours ago
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The Armed Forces destroyed two S-300 air defense systems, along with a command post and a drone storage site, over the past day, Russia's Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday.
"Operational-tactical aviation, UAVs, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a command post and a UAV storage site of the Ukrainian 63rd Mechanized Brigade, a low-altitude detector, a target illumination and guidance radar station, a combat control cabin, and two S-300 air defense system launchers. Additionally, concentrations of Ukrainian military personnel and equipment in 146 locations were targeted," the ministry said.

Additionally, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 700 soldiers in battles with Russia's Yug Battlegroup in the past 24 hours.
"The losses of the armed forces of Ukraine amounted to up to 700 military personnel, an armored personnel carrier, two armored combat vehicles, five vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.
In battles with Russia’s Zapad Battlegroup, Kiev has lost up to 550 servicepeople, a tank and an ammunition depot was destroyed, while the Tsentr Battlegroup has repelled a counterattack and Kiev has lost over 395 soldiers.
Kiev has also lost up to 140 soldiers in battles with Russia's Sever Battlegroup and up to 120 soldiers in battles with the Vostok Battlegroup, the ministry added.

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Vicus

24th July 2024, 18:40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU_ApNO7jTU

2 Companies Were Surrounded🔥Breakdown Of Negotiations💥Terrorist attack⚔️ Military Summary 2024.07.24

shaberon

25th July 2024, 01:22

If that clip came from Ukrainian Telegram channels, I would like to see the source. Of course, if I were a pro-Russian-government channel sharing such a thing, I'd also say the video came from Ukraine.

The original post (July 8) is X user Jackson Hinklle claiming to quote a Ukrainian Telegram:

"The Office of the President made a mistake by instructing propaganda to widely promote the video and compare it to Patriot in order to convince Ukrainians that the enemy struck the hospital. It’s easy to compare photos of the X-101 on the internet and then look at the NASMAS missile to understand the simple truth: our air defense hit Okhmatdyt. For Bankova, it is now important to use the tragedy for a new emotional wave before the NATO summit, but by comparing the video and photos, we will face a major scandal in the future when Western journalists write about it." - RezidentUA

It's not linked, but, the story that unfolds appears to come from *that* Telegram user. It appears that it is intended to represent Ukrainian dissension against the official narrative, but, as to who it really is, I have no idea.

norman

25th July 2024, 11:30

What sanctions ?

[ I've not checked the data ]

https://t.me/AzazelNews/642691
AzazelNews/642691

Vicus

25th July 2024, 17:57

The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed the office of a Swiss foundation in Kharkov, which was used as a traffic control center for foreign mercenaries yesterday

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Today, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched at least six strikes with guided bombs on Kharkov. Explosions occurred in industrial areas of the city and at facilities used as locations for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries.

One of the flights hit the building of the Kharkov office of the Swiss foundation FSD. According to the official Ukrainian version, this organization is engaged in humanitarian demining, but in fact provides direct assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The office building itself in Kharkov was used to house foreign mercenaries. As a result of the arrival, the façade of the building was destroyed, and the ceilings of the floors inside collapsed. Several vehicles were damaged, but no personnel casualties were reported.

In addition, Ukrainian media report the arrival of volunteer Yuri Sapronov at the house, who used his residential building as a warehouse for drones and other equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As a result of the strike, a fire broke out over an area of 300 square meters, destroying military property. The accomplice of the Ukrainian militants himself was not injured.

Several explosions were heard at the FED machine-building plant. Local Gauleiter Terekhov reported that an infrastructure facility had been hit, followed by a fire.

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Vicus

25th July 2024, 18:05

It became known about the liquidation of the commander of the artillery battalion of the 92nd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was shelling the Belgorod region yesterday

The website of the Chuguevsky (Kharkiv region of Ukraine) local council published information about the death of the commander of the artillery battalion of the 92nd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Grechka. The material says that on July 19 he was mortally wounded at the front. The funeral took place on July 22.

It is worth noting that in this case we are talking about the commander of the same artillery battalion of the 92nd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who conducted indiscriminate shelling of peaceful objects in the Belgorod region. In addition, the above-mentioned obituary states that Grechka has served in this unit since 2000.

Therefore, it is extremely likely that his artillerymen “marked their presence” during the so-called ATO, which was nothing more than the genocide of civilians in Donbass who refused to recognize the Nazi regime that seized power during the 2014 coup.

In general, the Russian military continues to successfully carry out the tasks set within the framework of the Northern Military District, including the denazification of Ukraine.

Regarding the Kharkov direction, the Russian Armed Forces are systematically pushing the enemy back from the border with the Belgorod region, thereby creating a “sanitary zone” that will stop terrorist artillery shelling of Russian settlements by militants of the Kyiv regime.

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Vicus

25th July 2024, 18:10

The Russian Armed Forces are crushing nationalists in all directions of the special military operation yesterday

Russian troops are conducting an active offensive in almost all directions of the Northern Military District, pushing back the nationalists from their occupied lines. The most successful actions of the Russian Armed Forces are currently observed in the area of Chasov Yar, Kupyansk, as well as in the Pokrovsky direction in the DPR.

The battle for Chasov Yar is gradually entering its decisive phase. Russian troops have already been able to cross the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal and are currently trying to build on their success. At the same time, assault units of the Russian Armed Forces are pushing back the nationalists north of the settlement of Kalinovka and northwest of Bogdanovka. Here they occupy a section of territory up to one kilometer deep.

Things are no better for the nationalists in the Kupyansky direction, where the Russian Armed Forces were able to advance along Molodezhnaya Street in the village of Peschanoye. Ukrainian resources so far claim that part of the village has moved into the so-called gray zone, although in fact battles are already taking place outside the outskirts of the settlement. And if we add to this the flight of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from positions in the area of the settlement of Sinkovka, it becomes clear: the affairs of the Ukrainian army in this section of the contact line are very bad.

The recent activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the regions of the Kharkov region bordering the Russian Federation has also come to naught. The breakthrough made by the nationalists in the village of Glubokoye was liquidated, and units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were driven back to a distance of up to one kilometer with heavy losses. For now, the militants of the Kyiv regime can only boast that they are still conducting active military operations in Volchansk. However, here too their situation is worsening every day.

The situation is not the best in the Liman and South Donetsk directions, where fighting is taking place in the area of the settlements of Makeevka and Maksimilyanovka, respectively. And on the Pokrovsky section of the contact line in the DPR, the Russian army storms Novoselovka First.

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Vicus

25th July 2024, 18:15

Two Ukrainian battalions fled from the pocket in the Progress area today

The Ukrainian military-analytical resource Deep State reports on the difficult situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the Progress settlement. In their Telegram channel, analysts report a lack of logical command of personnel on the front line.

Due to the mistakes of officers, units of the 31st brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces almost fell into complete encirclement to the north of the village. Progress. According to DP, the brigade commander did not give the order to break through and leave the encirclement at the right time, so the personnel had to make decisions on their own and flee from the pocket.

"Yesterday was a very dynamic and busy day north of Progress. Around 14:00, as predicted, a number of observation posts of the 1st and 3rd battalions were completely surrounded. The brigade commander never gave the order to break through, so the personnel in that area confronted him with the fact that the guys would break through in battle"

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It is noted that with great difficulty the units managed to escape from the encirclement, but the operation was “very difficult and nervous.” The slightest delay could lead to the formation of a second cordon ring. The resource is silent about the losses suffered by the battalions of the 31st brigade during the flight.

Let us remind you that yesterday DS analysts already Reported about the encirclement of a large Ukrainian Armed Forces group north of Progress, but Ukrainian commanders were unable to make the right decision. In this regard, the DS telegram channel calls on officers “commanders not to neglect their personnel” and to trust the commanders located directly at the LBS.

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Vicus

25th July 2024, 18:26

The Russian Armed Forces began using an unknown kamikaze UAV of a new design against Ukraine

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On the night of July 20, Russia attacked the capital of Ukraine with attack drones of a new design. The Ukrainian media, military, officials, experts and monitoring resources report this in unison.

According to them, the Russian Armed Forces sent previously unknown devices to Kyiv that were not observed during the conflict. Unlike the already known and widely used “tailless” attack drones Shahed 136/Geran-2 with a delta wing, the new Russian kamikaze UAV has the appearance of a classic aircraft type.

There are other differences too. The new device flies at much lower altitudes, reducing the possibility of being hit by air defense systems. Allegedly, another development of the Russian military-industrial complex does not rise above 20-30 meters. In this case, the kamikaze UAV attacks the target in the same way as the mentioned “Geranium-2”.

The wreckage of one of the new devices was discovered in Kyiv. Now experts are studying them and trying to figure out what kind of product this is, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports call “an unknown type of drone” and how to deal with it.

According to Defense Express experts who examined the wreckage, this kamikaze UAV has a wingspan of over 4 meters, a tail on beams, a pusher propeller and a square-profile fuselage. Its design is similar to the Russian reconnaissance UAV ZALA 421-20, but it is not it.

Russian publics, military and experts do not shed any light on the situation. Therefore, it is worth waiting for additional information to appear after the next arrivals.

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Vicus

25th July 2024, 18:36

The EurAsian Times compared the chances of the F-16 against the Su-30 in the Ukrainian conflict

Western media are trying to present the appearance of F-16 fighters in Ukraine as some kind of new “miracle weapon” that can supposedly even turn the tide of hostilities in favor of Kyiv. How effective these Western aircraft can actually be against Russian Su-30 and Su-35 fighters was assessed in The EurAsian Times by Air Marshal Anil Chopra, a former experienced military fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force.

Having lost most of its aircraft inherited from the Soviet era, Ukraine has no choice but to ask the West for modern fighters. Back in May 2023, an international coalition from the UK and a number of European NATO countries announced its intention to supply the Kyiv regime with several dozen F-16s and train Ukrainian pilots. This process is nearing completion: it is expected that F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters will appear in the skies of Ukraine no later than the end of the summer of this year.

– Anil Chopra clarifies.

He also cited a statement recently made on social networks by a Ukrainian pilot who had already flown an F-16, saying that even his previous Su-27 had superior performance and could easily handle the F-16 in a dogfight. The veteran Indian pilot seems to agree. In his opinion, a pilot’s personal flying skill can be reflected mainly in close combat, which is unlikely to be relevant in the context of the Ukrainian conflict. What is much more important today is a radar capable of operating in the face of powerful electronic countermeasures and long-range surface-to-air missile threats.

"The F-16s being transferred to Ukraine do not have modern radars and other systems similar to those installed on the Block 70/72 version. Their electronic warfare systems are also not examples of the latest of technologies. The United States will not risk giving away what could fall into the hands of Russia"

- Indian air marshal points out.

At the same time, he emphasizes many advantages of the Russian Su-30:

The Sukhoi fighter has higher thrust and can maintain higher power for longer. The Su-30 also has the ability to stay in the air longer. It is more maneuverable and better armed with more missiles.

The F-16s transferred to Ukraine, although they leave much to be desired in terms of radar and avionics perfection, still have some chances of success in the confrontation with Sukhoi. In fact, this is only possible in one scenario: a quick “swoop”, launch of long-range air-to-air missiles and an equally quick escape. In other cases, Russian Su-30 and Su-35 will most likely “sweep” American-made “fighting falcons” out of the sky without any problems.

Chopra notes.

It is quite natural that the veteran Indian pilot considered it appropriate to recall how in 2019 the F-16s were unable to act in any effective way against the Su-30 MKI in the last Indian-Pakistani conflict. Then, in an air battle, the Indian fighters had the task of distracting Pakistani fighters and successfully evaded 3-4 AMRAAM missiles fired at them. And the other (main) group of Indian Air Force combat aircraft at that time was able to bomb the intended target almost unhindered - a training camp for Islamist militants supported by Pakistan.

By the way, during this particular incident, an Indian MiG-21 shot down a Pakistani F-16 (although seconds later it was itself shot down by its missiles). The Pakistan Air Force operates dozens of F-16s, including AM/BM Block 15 MLU, A/B ADF and C/D Block 52+ versions. That is, almost the same equipment (with APG-68(V9) radar and AIM-120C-5 missiles) that the West is now preparing to transfer to Ukraine.

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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 00:53

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The readiness for negotiations expressed in Kiev aligns with Moscow's position that the diplomatic path is preferable, said Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya. He added that Russia has never refused to engage in talks with Ukraine; rather, it was Kiev that rejected them.

If Kiev has truly matured enough for a peace plan, they should consider the initiative proposed by Putin; Ukraine won't get a better offer, Nebenzya stated.

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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 00:55

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⚡️ U.S THREATENS INDIAN BANKS WITH SANCTIONS FOR TRADE WITH RUSSIA

🇮🇳🇷🇺🇺🇸 Financial institutions that do business with Russia's military industrial base “risk losing access to the U.S. financial system”: Reuters citing a letter by Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo to the Indian Banks' Association

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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 00:58

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FLYING ACE AND WAR HERO: WHO IS THE NEW DEPUTY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE RUSSIAN AEROSPACE FORCES?

In a recent reshuffle, Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash, who previously served as commander of Long-Range Aviation, was appointed as a deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

What is known about Kobylash?

◻️ He began his service in the Soviet Armed Forces' aviation group in Germany as an Su-17M4 fighter-bomber pilot, and then held various command positions in the Russian Air Force.

◻️ Kobylash participated in the restoration of the constitutional order in Chechnya between 1994 and 1996, and then took part in counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

◻️ During Georgia's invasion of South Ossetia, Kobylash, then a regiment commander, piloted an Su-25SM attack aircraft that was hit twice over the Tskhinval area on August 9, 2008. He managed to fly the damaged jet away from a residential area and successfully ejected from the aircraft.

◻️ In September 2016, he was appointed to the position of a commander of the Long-Range Aviation, a sub-branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces responsible for delivering long-range nuclear and conventional strikes.

◻️ Early last year, Kobylash announced that the Russian strategic aircraft of the Long-Range Aviation would take part in the special military operation in Ukraine in 2023.

◻️ Kobylash was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for taking part in the counter-terrorist operations in the North Caucasus. He was also awarded the Order of Courage, the Order of Military Merit, the Medal of Courage and other military awards.

◻️ He was born on April 1, 1965 in Odessa and graduated from the Yeisk Higher Military Aviation School in 1987. He also studied at the Gagarin Air Force Academy and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. His total flight time exceeds 1,500 hours.

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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 00:59

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦The Russian army cleared all the surroundings of Glubokoye, pushing the enemy away from the village to the border area
▪️In the border area of the Kharkov region, which was occupied during the offensive by the “North” group of troops, fierce fighting continues in Volchansk and in the Glubokoye area, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces counterattacked and were previously able to enter the gray zone in the enemy’s village.
▪️As RVvoenkor reported, the enemy was knocked out of the village on Sunday and then the area was cleared.
▪️Today, Ukrainian military analysts belatedly geolocated new personnel and admitted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had lost all positions in the Glubokoye area.
▪️ “The Russians have already gained a foothold on the farms north of Glubokoe,” they write.
▪️AFU militants wrote on their channels even earlier that the Ukrainian infantry was knocked out from the outskirts of Glubokoe, including from agricultural buildings north of the village.
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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 01:06

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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 01:51

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Russian Tu-95MS aircraft together with Chinese strategic bombers conducted joint patrols over the Chukchi and Bering seas, as well as the northern part of the Pacific Ocean - Russian Defense Ministry

The flight duration was more than five hours, and at some stages of the route the air group was accompanied by fighter jets from other countries.

The joint air patrols are not directed against third parties, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang stressed, adding that they were conducted in accordance with the annual cooperation plan between the two countries’ armed forces.

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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 01:55

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Russia says its battlegroup North eliminated up to 235 Ukrainian troops

In addition to 235 troops, the Ukrainian forces lost four motor vehicles, a 152 mm D-20 howitzer, a 122 mm D-30 howitzer, a US-made 105 mm M101 howitzer and a Khortitsa-M signal reconnaissance system

MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. The Russian battlegroup North struck three enemy brigades and repelled six counterattacks over the past day, causing Ukraine to lose up to 235 troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a daily bulletin of the special military operation.

Here are the details of this and other combat actions that happened over the past day, according to the bulletin.

Battlegroup North

"Units of the battlegroup North hit the troops and equipment of the 42nd Mechanized Brigade, the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces and the 36th Marine Brigade near Volchansk, Glubokoye, Liptsy, Staritsa and Shestakovo in the Kharkov Region. Six counterattacks by the forces of the 92nd Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces were repelled," the ministry said.

In addition to 235 troops, the enemy lost four motor vehicles, a 152 mm D-20 howitzer, a 122 mm D-30 howitzer, a US-made 105 mm M101 howitzer and a Khortitsa-M signal reconnaissance system.

Battlegroup West

"Units of the battlegroup West units improved their frontline positions and inflicted casualties on the Ukrainian 144th infantry brigade, 110th and 112th territorial defense brigades, 1st National Guard brigade near the settlements of Petropavlovka, Stepovaya Novosyolovka, Peschanoye in the Kharkov Region and Makeyevka in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

Ukrainian losses in that area over the past day were up to 460 personnel, five motor vehicles, a 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, a 152mm D-20 howitzer and a Ukrainian Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Russian troops also destroyed two Ukrainian ammunition depots.

Battlegroup South

The battlegroup’s forces moved to more advantageous positions and struck units of five Ukrainian brigades near Chasov Yar, Krasnoye, Konstantinovka, Krasnogorovka and Verkhnekamenskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

"Ukrainian forces lost up to 680 troops, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armored fighting vehicles, four pickup trucks, a UK-made 155 mm FH-70 towed howitzer, two US-made 155 mm M198 howitzers, a Polish-made 155 mm Krab self-propelled howitzer, a US-made 155 mm M777 howitzer, a 152 mm D-20 howitzer, three 122 mm D-30 howitzers and a US-made 105 mm M119 howitzer," the ministry said.

Battlegroup Center

"Units of the battlegroup Center improved their tactical position, striking the forces of the 28th, 31st, 32nd, 41st, 47th and 151th mechanized brigades, the 68th Infantry Brigade and the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces and the 111th Territorial Defense Brigade near Timofeyevka, Vozdvizhenka, Mikhailovka and Kalinovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 410 troops, two tanks, including a US-made Abrams tank, two pickup trucks, a 152 mm Msta-B howitzer and a 100 mm Rapira MT-12 gun," the ministry said.

Battlegroup East

"Units of the battlegroup East improved their frontline positions and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian 72nd mechanized, 58th motorized infantry brigades, 123rd territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Vodyanoye, Prechistovka, Neskuchnoye and Razdolnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

Ukrainian losses in that area over the past day were up to 125 personnel, a tank, two motor vehicles, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery gun, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, two Ukrainian Anklav-N electronic warfare stations and a field arms depot.

Battlegroup Dnepr

"Units of the battlegroup Dnepr struck manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian 128th mountain assault brigade, 38th marine brigade and 15th National Guard brigade in the areas of Lugovoye, Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporozhye Region; as well as Tyaginka, Pridneprovskoye and Antonovka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

Ukrainian losses were up to 115 troops, two armored combat vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery unit, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations.

Air Force and air defenses

"Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket troops and artillery of Russian battlegroups destroyed a Ukrainian fuel and lubricants depot, up to five US-made Bradley IFVs on a site with foreign military equipment and a sea drone base. In addition, they struck repair and recovery workshops of an armored vehicle plant and clusters of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment in 104 locations," the ministry said.

"Air defenses shot down three HIMARS rockets and 52 unmanned aerial vehicles, including 26 outside the area of the special operation," the ministry said.

Tally of destroyed equipment

Since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed a total of 630 Ukrainian warplanes, 278 helicopters, 28,382 unmanned aerial vehicles, 556 surface-to-air missile systems, 16,660 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,383 multiple launch rocket systems, 12,363 field artillery guns and mortars and 24,046 special military motor vehicles.

Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 02:02

https://tass.com/world/1820599

Top Ukrainian diplomat says Kiev ready for talks with Russia — Chinese MFA

According to the Ukrainian foreign minister, "talks need to be rational, substantive and aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace"

BEIJING, July 24. /TASS/. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said at a meeting with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in Guangzhou that Kiev is preparing for talks with Russia, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning.

"Ukraine is willing to engage in dialogue and talks with Russia and is making preparations for that," Mao said at a briefing, citing Kuleba.

According to the Ukrainian foreign minister, "talks need to be rational, substantive and aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace."

Kuleba stated that Ukraine highly appreciated China’s active and meaningful role in facilitating peace and maintaining international order. Kiev highly values Beijing’s opinion and has studied the initiative of China and Brazil aimed at finding a political solution to the conflict, the top Ukrainian diplomat pointed out. He noted that "China is a great country," and added that Ukraine and China were important economic and strategic trade partners.

Ukraine’s TSN TV channel, in turn, reported that Kuleba and Wang had discussed ways to peacefully settle the conflict; however, the Ukrainian foreign minister has not yet commented on the outcome of the discussion. "The meeting lasted longer than expected and we did not have time to talk to Kuleba. He is scheduled to hold another series of meetings, and not only in Guangzhou," the TV channel’s reporter accompanying the Ukrainian delegation said on air.

According to the journalist, the meeting lasted over three hours. "Apart from bilateral relations, the parties also discussed the peace plan. The Chinese Foreign ministry reiterated that China called for an early ceasefire and a political solution," she pointed out, citing sources in the Ukrainian delegation.

Kuleba is on a visit to China on July 23-26 at Wang’s invitation.

Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 17:31

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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 17:32

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AP: Adviser to the head of Zelensky's office Podolyak spoke out against a potential peace agreement with Russia. In his opinion, it could make Russia stronger.

"It could lead to a freeze of the conflict. This means that the Russian Federation will work on its mistakes and modernize its army," Podolyak noted.

@ukr_leaks_eng

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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 17:36

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💥Russian Uragan MLRS crews launch leaflet projectiles on Ukrainian positions in Avdeyevka direction

Leaflet projectiles are rocket-propelled rounds in which propaganda leaflets are installed instead of strike elements and explosives.

Each such shell contains more than 4,000 A5 leaflets calling for voluntary accumulation of weapons by Ukrainian servicemen and surrendering to captivity, which will preserve life and guarantee a return to their relatives. Such a munition has a distinctive red color in comparison with conventional projectiles, and the fuse has a trigger timer, which is adjusted depending on the range of the target.

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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 17:37

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Ravenlocke

26th July 2024, 17:41

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Pentagon accounting errors raise transparency questions, open door to sending $2 billion in arms to Ukraine

The Pentagon has found another $2 billion worth of accounting errors for Ukraine aid, paving the way to sending additional arms to the Kiev regime.

Combined with $6.2 billion in overestimated arms and equipment, the improperly valued assets have reached a total of $8.2 billion.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is facing challenges in assessing the cost of military items sent to Ukraine due to the vague definitions of value in the Foreign Assistance Act, as per the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

⚡️ Last June, the DoD acknowledged a $6.2 billion error stemming from its overvaluation of military items provided to the Kiev regime.

⚡️ On June 13, 2024, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) raised a red flag over the Pentagon's failure to implement updated policies to tackle its accounting errors. According to preliminary estimates, the department overvalued defense equipment provided to Ukraine by an additional $1.9 billion.
The apparent waste of funds related to the provision of military aid to the Kiev regime has been exacerbated by suspicions of Ukrainian corruption.

⚡️ In January, the DoD OIG concluded that officials and diplomats in the US and Europe had failed to quickly or fully account for around 40,000 weapons sent to the front.

⚡️ The same month, Ukrainian contractors and Defense Ministry officials were accused of embezzling nearly $40 million allocated to buying 100,000 mortar shells, as per Ukraine's Security Service (SBU).

⚡️ Watchdogs allege the figure of misappropriated funds could be higher. Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) also refers to growing concerns over Ukrainian weapons smuggling.

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